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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27

The San Bernardino Electric company lie
| owned by harles 5. Lloyd of San Fran.
| ci,co and develops power by the waters OF
| Warm creek. Mr. Lloyd announced to the
board hat he was interested in running
the street car lines of the city by electric
ity, and was backed in the latter PROPOSE.
ton by the San Fe Railroad company.
1t Is proposed to run the electric cars from
the Santa Fe depot to H rlem Springs.
Awarding the contract to the new com.
paDy will encourage the publIc-spirted
men at its head to invest large capital in
other cognate enterprises.
AN IMPORTANT OPINION.
A telegram was received BY District At
torney Daley this morning stating that the
supreme court had sustained the ruling of
the superior court of this county in the case
VIII CHI was appealed by j. j. Arbios in his
suit to collect bill from the county.
The point established by the decision is
this: When claim has been presented to
the board of supervisors and allowed in
part. before the claim ant can bring suit he
must notify the board of supervisors. eth
er by again presenting the claim or other
wise. that he is unwilling TO accept the
amount allowed as the full payment of the
claim.
In the present case Constable j. j. Ar.
bios filed his claim with the clerk of the
BOARD, and when il was allowed only in
,art, instead of presenting il second
ime he at once brought suit. This was
turing E. F. Os ers term of office as dis
rIct attorney, and Assistant District At
orney Sprecher entered demurrer. alleg-
ing that the claim had not been presented
a second time, and that Arblos was. there
fore, not entitled to bring s',it.
The court sustained the demurrer. where
upon Arbios appealed. The notice of the
opinion received this morning settles the
question and establishes the point that all
claims which are allow I'd in part must be
presented seco d time before the claim
ant has cause of action against tine
county.
BREvITTEs
Elizabeth r. Newton has filed her petit.
ton for appointment as administrators of
the estate of he late o. Il. Newton. The
petition st ties the value of the estate at
SI2,3l6.
The football game between the high
school team and an aggregation from Soutt
Riverside. resulted in a score of SO to 0, H.
favor of the high school boys The game
was largely attended, but too one-sided to
be interesting.
One of he coming events which will at
tract attention i'll society, is the charity
ball given by the Henrietta Hebrew Benev-
olent society, New Years night. Prepar-
atoms are under way which insureS its
being the most successful charity ball ever
given in the city. Mrs. Helene Open
heimer has general oversight of the prepar-
atoms, and o. p Sloat has consented to
act as floor director.
Dr. Alma Viii lock, the veteran dentist.
who has lived in San Bernardino numbe
of years, died very suddenly at his resi-
deuce on East Sixth street, shortly after
midnight last night.
Frank Payne came before Judge Soule
this afternoon for sentence for his brutal
attack on Professor L. Steinbrenner last
Saturday, and Payne vii. have six months
to think over the matter.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27
Mot her Qoose Adanted

The poet of the West Baden journal
sings thus: "Sing song of penitence a
fellow full Of rye, four and twenty serpents
dancing before his eye. When his eve
was opened he shouted for his life, wasn't
he a pretty chunp TO go before his wife?
chair, his boots we're in the hall, Lis coat
was on the stair. His trousers in the
kitchen, his collar on the shelf, but he
hadn't any notion where he was at him
selfn
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27
san bERNARD|NO AFFAIRS
The Disputes Over the Stewart
Hotel All Settled
A THIEF STEALS AN ORCHARD
He Also Took a Fence. Garden and
Load of Hay
a Supreme Court Opinion Regarding consta-
bIes' Fees General Notes
A THIEF STEALS AN ORCHARD
a Supreme Court Opinion Regarding consta-
bIes' Fees General Notes
OF the Day

SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 26.-The differ.
ences into which the management of TIL
Stewart hotel has recently plunged have
been settled, at least temporarily, and on
of the present agreement it is possiol
that a permanent one will grow. ii. j
Shirley has been agreed upon, and ha>
taken charge of the business of the house,
and during the life of the present agree
ment, which is said to be three months, he
is in full authority.
For several weeks rumors have been on
the street to the effect that there were mat
tiers of serious difference between the pro-
prietors. Messrs. Erkes and Conant, and
it was even stated that the partnership
would be dissolved, and for few DAYS the
future Of the hotel. which has established
such an enviable reputation, was some
what in doubt. 1t is said that Mr.. Erkes
would have withdrawn, but tile Hotel
Building association would not agree to
and refused to permit the transfer of the
lease.
However, another way out of the diff
Guilty has been found, and the proprietors
have agreed upon h. L. Shirley, who is
already installed as manager.
UP FOR YEAR
Valentine Refill, who several months ago
performed the seemingly impossible feat
of carting off neighbours fence, orchard
and garden-consideratei leaving the soil
will do time in San Quentin for the next
year, the eliminating weight of his trans
gressions having induced Judge Otis to
pass that sentence upon him. For the
cffense indicated Refill served short sent
ence in jail, but before he had been at lib
erty the space of day the officers were
again following him for the theft of small
load of hay, which he secured from field
near Highland. He was brought up on
this charge, and sen ence for one year was
the result. This will be Rehl's second
glimpse of states prison walls, viewed
from within.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Owing to conflict of opinion between
the city trustees and the Electric Light and
Power company as to the price of lights,
for the past few weeks the city has been in
darkness. Tonight new bids were opened
and were as follows: Electric Light and
Power company. 81 per month for lights of
1000 candle power; San Antonio Light
and Power company. So so; San Bernar-
dino Electric company, So 90. The latter
bid was accepted and the contract
awarded.
The price is said TO be the cheapest in
the United States.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27
CHRISTMAS AT VENTURA
Celebrated in the Good 0ld.Fashi0ned
Style
Mss Todd's Concert an Artistic Suecess-Re-
bekah Ladies Plant Tree-sociai and
Personal Notes

VENTURA. Dec. 26.-Chrstnas eve was a
merry time for all the little folk in Ven
tura. Santa Claus visited ali the churches
and remembered young and old. A Christ
mas tree at the Presbyterian, a chimney at
the Methodist, tableaux ana exercises at
the Congregational and tree at the Chris.
tian church, filled the vacancy in the
hearts and stomac of our young Amer
leans. The Episcopal church will have a
tree tonight.
The Catholic church held mass at 10
a. m. yesterday. The music was carefully
prepared and rendered by a large choir
and orchestra of the best talent in town.
MISS TopD's CONCERT.
The concert given at Armory hall last
night by Miss Todd. assisted by Miss Wal
ion, Professor Rollins and orchestra and
the male quartet, was quite a society affair
and was well attended. Miss Todd re-
ceived an ovation and was repeatedly en-
cored. Her singing suited the public taste
to a nicely. Miss Todd has recently re-
turned from a course of study in Germany,
and her voice shows excellent training. Ii
is flexible. smooth and musical, and while
it is not particularly strong she had the
rare good taste to attempt nothing which
was beyond her powers The male quartet
ana tue orchestra came III LOT RIeat sHdio
of applause. and violin solo, by Professor
Rollins. was a rare treat and was heartily
encored.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN
Arnold, the barber who was arrested in
Bakersfield and brought back charged with
1atty larceny and embezzlement, Is free
man. He pleaded guilty to the first charge
and Justice Boiling let him go on his own
recosnizance to appear before him for sen
tence on Friday morning. Arnold was
then taken before Judge Hobart to answer
to the charge Of embezzlement, and under
the advice of the district attorney the case
was dismissed. Arnold left town Tuesday
night.
Will Hill of the Las Posas had his left
hand crushed in barley crusher and his
thrd finger taken off. tuesday
Cloyerleaf Rebekah Lodge No. 207, l. o.
o. F.. had Christmas tree Tuesday night
10 which the children of the families repre-
scented were invited. The tree was beauti-
fully decorated and everyone was remem-
bered.
In the superior court on Tuesday Minnie
d. shepherd. She was also granted the
custody of he children and $50 per month
for their support.
Mcclellan ID Brinley and Miss Maggie
Berlier were married on Christmas eve at
the home of the bride on Olive street
lively scene occurred on our streets on
Tuesday. A team belonging to .. ;. Wal
tiers and driven by Frank owham, became
frgh. ened and ran away home. Mr.. Cow
ham was thrown down and bruised little,
but no other damage was done.
French savant has discovered that
manu- narfIrmas aud healtb nv dos
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27
Mistook His OCCUPATION

Baron Rothschild one day entered an old
curiosity shop to buy some paintings. The
dealer brought out his rare old pictures,
busted them and set them in the bes t
light. "Look at this Rembrandt, quite
authentic, NJ. le baron" "Anthentic. you
say? You have got there a Raphael of
the first style, which is a good deal more
authentic" "Oh! oh!' said the dealer,
"why you are a counoisseur, NJ. lie baron"
"I?" observed RothschIld. with sigh: ''if
had gone into the old curiosity business
should have fortune.'
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27
SANTA MONICA

The Various Christmas Celebrations at the
Churches
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 26.-The Christmas
festivals were ushered in here by The tin
horn brigade of the little OF es, and by the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-27
Proud of Everything But Their Art

As Dumas, the grandfather, prded him
self more upon his wonderful strength and
skill in athletics than his general-hip; as
Dumas the second prded himself more
upon his knowledge of cookery Than the
authorship of The Three Musketeers; SO
Dumas the third prded himself more upon
his knowledge of art than upon the writing
of La Dame aux Camellias.
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1895-06-27
Trcic StGbte.

9ambure. Sn oer 8orltabt
ct. pault 1T cine Wertitdtte CUR @nz
fertigung fal1@er Stempel, pel4e
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
This Picture and That,

The mugwump and certain dem J.
cratic papers have been denouncing, till
they have grown livid with the inten-
sity of their wrath, an alleged determi-
nation of the California republicans to
count out Governor Budd, democrat,
elected to the executive Office of that
state by small majority. The facts
are that repu Olican attorney general
declared that Budd was legally elected,
on the face of the returns, and repub-
lican legislature, canvassing the official
records, proclaimed him elected &C.
cording to law. 1t was unquestionably
true that there were in certain places
well-sustained charges of illegal voting
which the republican state committee
demanded should be investigated, but
there was never any purpose to pro-
coed otherwise than according to the
strict letter and spirit of the law. This
they have done.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
As to Mulberry Trees, Senator's and
Governors.

A correspondent of the Springfield
Republican, writing from Chicago, pro-
fesses to see from that distant point of
observation "a slight movement in the
tops of the political mulberry trees up
in Vermont over the probable success
sor of Senator Morrill," The CORE
spondent had not heard of Senator
Morrill's resignation and expresses the
hope that "over-ambitious politicians
are not waiting for dead mans shoes"
This expression is remarkable from the
fact that the letter develops into a
boom for Governor Stewart for senator,
and an appeal to Vermonters to disre-
gard such "little geographical notions"
as the east and west sides of the noun
tain line. The correspondent, who
subscribes himself sold Windsor" is
evidently Rev. Lewis B. Hubbard,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
Who Shall Collect the School Money!

A correspondent inquiries as to whose
duty it is to collect the money due
the towns from the old school dis
tricts. The only question in the matter
can be as to whether it is the duty of
the selectmen or the school directors.
Section 2, of Act No. 20, laws of 1892,
provides that " the several topnS shall
take charge of the school-houses and
the property belonging thereto" etc.
The supreme court has decided that
the money in the old district treasures,
April l, 1893, and the uncollected taxes,
belonged to the towns. Section IA of
the above act also provides that "the
school districts shall annually
in writing recommend to the seIectmen
the amount of money neces-
sary for the use of the schools, and the
selectmen shall annually apr opriate for
such purposes sum-" etc. For many
years the law has been that " the select
men shall have the general supervision
of the concerns of the town" They
are the towns executive officers. 1t
would seem clearly to be the duty of
the selectmen to collect this money
from the districts, especially as no au.
thority to do it is directly given the
school officers. But the money be-
longs to the towns, and the districts
should pay it over without any demand.
The correspondence inquiry as to
whose duty it is to collect other school
moneys - income from Huntington
fund, United States deposit, school
lands, etc. lis answered in what has
been said respecting the collection of
the money in the treasures of the old
school districts. 1t is clearly the duty
of the selectmen to receive or collect
this money and turn it over to the town
for school purposes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
In the letter referred to elsewhere in

In the letter referred to elsewhere in
this issue, "Old Windsor" writes of
the hearing in the case of John P.
Phair, convicted of murder, before the
legislature of 1873, Phair, he says,
:" was executed at Windsor few weeks
after the session adjourned" Our un-
derstanding of the affair is that the
sentence of the court was executed and
that Phair was hanged. 1t is also
probable that the legislature, and not
the session, adjourned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16

The annual meeting OF the St. Adams
Messenger Company was held last week,
when the following directors were elected
E. @. Smith, w. Ii. Hunt, w. Tracy Smith
#. Stewart Stranahan, Charles s. Forbes.
The directors organized by the choice Of &c,
G. Smith, president; w. Fl. Hunt, treasurer
and manager; II. e. Chamberlin, clerk; ex-
ecutive committee, K. G. Smith, #. 8, stran-
ahan and w. II. Hunt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16

Henry Clay Evans, republican, was
chosen governor, on the face of the re-
turns, by small majority. The legis-
lature is democratic. A conspiracy is
Matched to seat Turney, democrat, the
retiring governor and candidate for
reelection, on the ground of alleged
irregularities in the voting in the east
ern counties, which are as strongly re-
publican as Vermont. The laws of Ten.
nessee, like those of some other southern
states, require the payment of a poll
tax as condition precedent to voting,
and the presentation by the voter of a
receipt showing that the tax has been
paid. The charge is that in the eastern
counties republicans voted who had
not paid their poll tax, and that when
these votes are thrown out Turney will
have majority. This is the demo-
cratic claim. 1t is not proposed to
search in the western counties for
democratic votes invalidated by the
non-payment of poll tax. Only the
republican precincts are to be over
hauled.
The official returns give Evans
small majority. 1t is the duty of the
legislature, under the constitution, to
canvass these official returns and de-
clare the result. The legislatures duty
is ministerial, not judicial. If fraud is
charged, the constitution declares that
the legislature shall enact law for the
investigation of the charges. No such
law has ever been enacted The only
lawful course for the legislature to pur-
sue is to canvass the votes as shown by
the official returns and declare the re-.
suit. Then that body may enact law
for the investigation of charges of
fraud and for REORGANIZATION of the
issue of the election in accordance with
the facts disclosed by the investigation.
But the legislature proposes to delay
the declaration of the result of the
election till it can investigate the
charges of republican Irregularities in
voting. Governor Turney will hold
over, pending the issue of the investiga-
ton. The outcome will be the throw
ing out of enough republican votes to
give Turney majority, and the legisla-
ture will declare him the legally-elected
governor. This is the plan of the con
spiracy.
A large number of the democratic
papers of Tennessee, and leading
papers in the South, like the Louisville
! COurier-J Journal and the Atlanta Con-
StitutiOn, denounce the course of the
democrats. The Springfield Republican
in the North sobs in low minor strain
over the waywardness of its wicked
partner; but when republicans raised a
question as to the legality of Governor
Budd's election in California, the Re.
publican was up on its hind legs, eX-
hausting the dictionary ofreprobation in
fierce denunciation of republican wick
edness. The Brattleboro Reforner
roared in sonorous key, but was dumb
as an oyster about the democratic con-
spiracy in Tennessee. The course OF
the Tennessee democrats will make
that state decisively republican in the
future. AS matter of merely partisan
politics, republicans can view the situa-
ton in this southern state with I'M
feigned equanimity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16

THE Brandon Union seems to have
been overlooked by the person or Of
fetal whose duty it was to inform the
newspapers where and how the states
edition de luce of the laws of 1894 could
be obtained. The only information
our contemporary has on the subject
of the publication of the statutes is
that derived from the WATERMAN, re-
lating to the Pocket Edition. The
Union'S subscribers should feel CRATE.
full both for the information as TO the
WATCHMAN's pamphlet, and the lack Of
information as to the states fouT pas, if
we may borrow favorite foreign
phrase of an esteemed contemporary
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16

THE vote refusing to order the pre-
vious question on the motion to adopt
the order of the committee on rules,
fixing a day for taking a vote on the
passage of the Carlisle bill, practically
throws that measure out of the house.
The bill is considered dead, and there
is little prospect of any financial legis-
lation at this session without the aid of
the republicans. They will not aid in
the enactment of any new banking
scheme, but indicate a willingness to
vote for loan, at low rate of inter-
est, to tide the government over the
present emergency. The republican
view, however, is that the right and
business-like thing TO do is to first pro-
vide revenue ample to meet the gov
ernment's necessary expenditures. For
this purpose the republican leaders ex-
press readiness to lay an additional
charge of one dollar a barrel on beer,
and to make horizontal increase of
from fifteen to twenty per cent on all
duties for a specific period. Further
than this they do not feel called upon
to go, until, in the next congress, as
the party of the majority, they are
burdened with the responsibility of
providing means for the support OF
government. To accept at the hands
of the republican minority relief from
their dilemma in the shape of increased
duties would be bitter pill for many
democrats, after their disastrous record
in the cause OF tariff reform. Very
likely they will not take the bolus, but
will shirA the matter on to republican
congress-. In the way of demoraliza-
ton, failure, inco npetency and dis
aster, the party now cropping wildly and
aimlessly about beneath the capitol's
dome at Washington discounts any
thing in political history.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16

The Reformer is catching at straws
and resorting to cheap tricks to save
itself from the consequences of its self
sacrificing devotion to any and every
crazy scheme of its political idols at
Washington. The gold certificates,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16

the contemporary should know, can be
exchanged for legal tenders, and may
thus be employed, by persons 80 wicked
as the New York bankers are reported
to be, "to deplete the gold reserve"
However, in the summary of the va
rious kinds of currency besides the
greenbacks which might be used to
draw gold from the treasury, gold GER
tifcates to the amount of some sixty
four millions were inadvertently and
unnecessarily included. AS the ag-
gregate, as adduced from the article by
Hon. A. B. Hepburn in the December
Forum, to which the Reformer had re-
ferred, will be made good by the inclu-
sion of the silver dollars in circulation,
which were not included in the rough
cast the WATCHMAN made, the con-
temporary is welcome to what satisfac-
ton can be gathered from the exclu-
sion of the gold certificates. The pol
icy of the government to maintain the
parity of the gold and the silver dollar
renders the silver dollars and the silver
certificates agencies as effective as the
greenback for drawing gold from the
treasury. The Reformer is entitled to,
and needs, all the consolation it can de-
rive from its bootless bubble. The
Retormer is guilty of something worse
than bubble when it says that the
WATERMAN "supposes that the ma
tional bank notes "are dependent on
the gold reserve" What the WATCH
MAN supposes, and what it said, was that
the greenbacks, treasury notes, cur
rency certificates, national bank notes
and silver certificates are call depend
ent on the gold reserve and on the gen
erdl confidence that the United States
,0iU redeem its obligations in as good
currency as is knoDn IN the world."
The words in italics apply to the ma
tional bank notes, silver certificates and
similar obligations, and these the Re-
JOfHteT JULIUS W quOIe' IulS is d IIlCh
that even a democrat - we forbear
to say cuckoo, as it offends the Reform
er'S tender sensibilities-in straits as
dire as those that now environ him
should scorn to employ. But demo.
Gratis enough with sounder views of
finance have combined with the repub-
licans to bury the Unconditional meas
ure, and the silence that respects the
faults of the dead should be observed.