The herald., 1895-05-20
Notes


Considerable interest has been taken
here in the question of a division or the
Episcopal diocese of California. Rev. II.
B. Restarick OF st. Paul's parish is being
warmly congratulated for the efficient
work which he has been instrumental in
performing, and his name has been prom
inently mentioned for the new bishopric.
San Diego county has perfected per-
manent poultry association, with S. l..
Roberts OF Lemon Grove president. G gorge
A. Troxell of Lemon Grove president
Samuel Pettingill secretary and treasurer.
The first consignment OF Southern Cali
fornia wool, some two carloads, aggregat-
ing 5000 pounds. was shipped from here
to Boston on Thursday.
Southern California by right OF previous
promise is entitled to the national Chris
tian Endeavor convention III 1897. and
arrangements are now being made for
fully 70 memb bers from San Diego to at
tend the coming convention at Boston,
July 10th to 18th. and to use their intu-
en- &c towards having this city selected as
the place of the meeting.
Decoration Day will be suitably OBJ
served here by the Datus E. Coon and
HeintzeIman posts, &. a; r., and Wo,,
band gave a concert Wednesday evening
in the band stand on the vacant lot by
courtesy called a plaza. 1t was expected
that the city council would make "a suit
able appropriation for the maintenance
of the band during the summer months,
but the mem bers who were elected to rep
resent the city went back on the antlci-
pated proposition when they found that
it would be necessary to reduce tho rake
off now enjoyed by the various corpora
tions in order to support the band
The action of the county supervisors in
bringing suit against Riverside county for
which occurred during 1Ss6-S7. amount
ing in the aggregate to over $4,000, is an
illustration of the back-number methods
IN force in both the county and CITY Off
ces. By the agreement of division, signed
by both counties there is little probabil-
ity of any claim now holding good. but
it looks like a master stroke of good gov
ernment and watchful prudence. and will
catch some OF the unsophisticated voters.
The pension contagion has spread to
San Diego, several of the public school
teachers having signified to Superb nten-
dent Barley their intention to apply for
future maintenance under the new act
entitled teachers annuity and retire
ment fund"
Some rather curious developments are
expected when the criminal proceed ines
against ex-County Tax Collector H. w.
Weineke, for alleged shortage in public
funds, commence. The mere loss of
S3l4o. AZ Will be bagatelle compared with
the annoyance of ascertaining Just what
property is represented by this amount
This will be bad enough, but the super
visors will have to explain why they al
lowed the bond of Bryant Hawardon, one
of Weineke's sureties in the sum of $50
900, to remain unquestioned after it was
known that his liability as bondsman was
practically worthless.
Now that George W. Vroman, presi-
dent of the San Diego, Pacific and East
ern Railroad company. has arrive it is
confidently expected that something will
be done with at least one of the many
railroad schemes that are kept constantly
on tap here This railroad men s rail
road. however. seems the most feasible of
the propositions now before the public,
and If it can be demonstrated that tn G
railroad men OF the country are back of
it financially, and that they will build
it, the people of San Diego will meet
taem with liberal support.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, who have resided
here for several years, will leave for San
Francisco today for an extended Euro.
pean tour via Panama and New York.
J. c. Wilson, one OF the receivers of the
Santa Fe system. arrived from Topeka
today with his family, and will spend the
summer at Coronado.