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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
NORTH OF TEHACHEPT
Fresno has an ossi6ed man.

Fresno has an ossiied man.
Oranges are now being cultivated in
Cloverdale.
The Petaluma cherry crop suffered sadly
by the frost
The Hazleton Free Public Library was
formally opened today.
There are now 912 patients in the
Agnews Insane Asylum.
Stockton is on the ragged edge for a
slice of the Spreckels railroad.
Grass Valley is to vote on the issuance
of bonds to build a sewer system.
In Yolo county the frost was quite
destructive to almonds and peaches.
Oakland is pulling with might and
main for the terminus of the Spreckels
valley road.
There is said to be little damage sus-
tanned by the apricot trees of Santa Clara
county by the late frost.
For the three weeks ending March End,
San Jose shipped 2,0S3, 800 pounds OF
prunes to the East and about one million
pounds of apricots.
Aprcots will be almost total failure
in Sonoma Valley this season. The Bart
lett pear crop will be short. Peaches and
prunes promise we'll
Justice Carter of Fresno refused citizen
ship papers to Portuguese who said that
if war were to occur between America
and Portugal, he would fight for Portu-
gal.
Edwin Kent an Oakland commuter,
has sued the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company for S199S damages ON account Of
delays caused by stoppage of trains on &C
count OF the strike in 1894
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A FAnOUS CASE

From present indications it is quite
likely that the case of Jarndyce VS.. Jarn-
dyce will soon have a formidable rival in
that of Tregea VS.. Modesto Irrigation Dis
trict, upon the final decision of which
hinges the validity OF several million dol
lars worth of irrigation bonds. The
Wright act, the constitutionality of which
is in question, having successfully run
the gamut of the Township Justice Court,
and all intervening bars, SUCH as County,
District. Superior and State Courts, is
now before the Supreme Court of the
United States for final adjudication. IL
is a well known fact that this august body
moves slowly, and makes haste only with
a deliberatencss which would do credit to
molaSses in an Alaskan temperature, but
Il final opinion is looked for before the
end of the present century. Meanwhile
nearly five million dollars worth of irriga-
ton bonds issued by districts in Califor-
MIA, under the Wright act, are awaiting
sale. There is abundant capital idle
and willing to take these securities but
no investment will be made in these
bonds until the Supreme Court OF the
United States renders its opinion.
Hon. c. c. Wright of Modesto, author
of the act which bears his name, spent
several weeks in Washington during the
past winter, arguing the case and waiting
for decision. There is hope now that
in very brief period this will be given,
and the prospects are that it will be in
line with the decisions which have been
uniformly rendered by every court in.
which the case has been on trial-that the
Wright aGt is constitutional and that the
bonds issued under it are valid. Such a
decision will set the wheels in motion
which will result in the construction of
at least twenty large irrigation enterprises
in the state OF California.
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THEIR POINT OF VIEW.

A government to be secure must be
built upon manhood and womanhood as
well.-Tucson Star.
Dress an Indian up as Chinaman and
it is very hard to distinguish him from
the genuine Chinaman.-P Prescott Courier.
4 4 4
There is quite growing feeling among
the public that the average grand jury is
a good deal of farce.--Bakersteld Cali
fornian.
Get out and work for the bonds and let
the next generation pay some OF the ex-
pense of adjoining this beautiful CITY,
Los Angeles Record.
The necessity of a manufacturing con-
vention is apparent. when California is
obliged to go East for rails to build her
railroads. Oakland Times.
= = ~
Pasadena at present, with its ripening
oranges. it's fruit trees, almonds, aprieots,
peaches and pears all in bloom. is as near
paradise as one can find on this sphere. =
Pasadena News.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has built high board fence along
the south side of it's track in Tracy, thus
the town.-Hanford Democrat.
Florida growers of pineapples are reap
ing profits of $1,000 per acre, and they be-
lieve that in this they have an industry
which is not threatened with California
competition. Oakland Enquirer.
4 4 &
The position taken by the United States
Government some years ago in nit its nego-
riots in New Orleans will before long
probably be found untenable. Arizona
Citizen.
This state has been so engrossed in it's
fruit, wine and farming industries that it
has neglected one of the valuable fields of
activity. Manufacturing enterprises are
essential to the growth of Cities
Diego Vidette.
Preparations for the Fiesta at Los An
geles are going vigorously forward and
there is no doubt that creditable show
ing will b, made-one that will warrant
eastern people in remaining over to see it.
Pasadena Star.
1t may console us to reflect that while
it is easy to picture an infinite variety of
better Legislatures than this one, it is
only possible for a vigorous and we'll
trained imagination to conceive of a
worse one-Napa Journal.
4 4 4
The raisin- growers who handle their
vineyards intelligen:ly and use good bus
mess sense in marketing their crops will
find raisin-growing more profitable three
years hence than it is at present.-San
Bernardino Times Index.
4 4 4
Under new law passed in California,
fifty hydraulic gold mining companies
will be permitted to begin operations this
year, ar% these will add not less than
IS. OOO 0OJ to the yearly yield of the state.
California's future output of gold prom
Uses to exceed that of the days of the ar
gonauts Tombstone Prospector.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
No Clue to the Missing Funds
at Carson Treasury
UP INTO THE THOUSANDS
The Shortage Will Amount to Some
100000
Director Preston Talks 0uardedIy Concerning
the Hatter-The Investigation 10
Still Going On

WASHINGTON, March 2O-Preston, d.
rector of the mint, speaking OF the re-
ported defalcation in the Carson Nevada,
mint, said today that early last month he
received intimation that there WAS a
shortage in the accounts of the melter
and refner of the Carson mint and Super
intendent Mason of the New York assay
ers Office was Immediately detailed to
make an investigation. On the face Of
the accounts there appeared shortage Of
something less than $4,000. AS far as
Preston knows the responsibilities have
not been located, but he has no doubt
more arrests will be made soon.
An intimate friend of Minister Thurs
ton, now III Washington. says Thurston
has no official information as to the re-.
quest for his recall, while at the same time
he has no doubt such a suggestion would
be made to the Hawaiian government.
1t it likely, however, that Thurston will
continue to look after Hawaiian interests
in an official manner. Thurston's friends
say as a matter of fact he has never been
treated at the State Department as other
ministers have been treated. 1t is inti-
mated that Frank Hatch may be selected
to succeed him. ~
CARSON, New, March 2o.-The only
new development in the mint scandal is =
report which reached here this evening
that two bars of gold bullion had been
sold recently in Virginia City to Joe
Douglas, stock broker. 1t is also re-
ported that the exact amount of the
shortage had been figured at $56, 400. The
mint men still refuse to talk. Lieutenant
Governor Sadler, elected by the silver
party last fall, has openly announced his
intention of leaving that party and going
back to the Republican fold. Sadlef
claims the party has not lived up to its
platform pledges, and his action ha. occa.
stoned some excitement in political
circles.
VIRGINIA, New, March 2O.-In con.
nection with the shortage in the branch
United States mint at Carson, it is stated
that Joseph Douglass, broker. purchased
two bars of bullion two months ago, which
it is supposed came from the mint the
bullion containing no gold. This sale will
be the subject of an investigation. When
bullion is transferred back and forth be-
tween departments of the mint, receipts
are given which fix the responsibility
when a loss occurs. The melting and re-
fning department is believed to be the
department which is short.
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Death of o. p. Parsons

At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Los Nietos and Ranchito Walnut
Growers Association, held at Rivera,
Cal. March 18TH 1895. the following reso-
lutions by Directors Dorman, Gooch and
Montgomery and Secretary j. A. Mont
gomery were passed:
Whereas, The allwise Ruler has seen fit
to remove from our midst o. p. Parsons,
pioneer of the Los Nietos Valley, and
organizer of the Los Nietos and Ranchito
Walnut Growers Associations therefore,
be it
Resolved, That in. the death OF o. P
Parsons the Los Nietos and Ranchito
Walnut Growers Association has lost a
valuable and esteemed member and an
able counselor, the community an upright
and honorable citizen that the sympathy
of this association be extended to the
bereaved family and that they be furn-
ished copy of these resolutions; that
these resolutions be placed ON the min
utes of the association and be sent to the
press for publication.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
SOUTH OF TEHACHEPI

Arizona has an Indian population of
between 30, 600 and 35, 900.
A Jewish weighing about two hundred
pounds is exhibited at San Diego.
1t cost $77, 729 to run the municipal al
fairs of Pasadena during the past year.
The city authorities of San Bernardino
have declared war upon stray chickens.
Wheat in the vicinity OF Arizola. Arlz.,
is already up to the height OF two feet.
The Southern California Teachers AS
ISOLATION meets at Pasadena. next Wednes-
dav.
In San Bernardino there were six
deaths in February, in Redlands there
were six, and in Ontario three.
Eden School district has been created
out of territory belonging to the Summit
and San Jacinto districts, in Riverside
county .efF wW
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
CAPTAIN JACK WILLIAMS
A Man Who Has Saved l22 Human
Lives
He Is Now Living in this City In Poverty
and Ii Dependent Upon
Charity

There is now living in Los Angeles in
obscurity and almost abject poverty, a
man who but a few years ago was well
known throughout the country. This man
is Captain Jack Williams, who for a
long time held the record as the cham
pion long-distance swimmer of the world,
and as such gave exhibitions in the prin-
cipal cities of America and Europe, his
most notable feat being the swimming of
San Francisco Bay from Oakland mole to
the Oceanic wharf. he being the only
man, SO far as known, who ever accom-
plished it.
Captain Jack Williams is a native of
Portugal having been born in Oporto
forty-six years ago. AT an early age he
took to the sea, and has made voyages to
almost every quarter of the globe. Dur
ing his long career Captain Williams has
saved 122 human lives, his first exploit in
that line being when he was but eight
years of age.
Seven years ago Captain Williams came
to the Pacific Coast, and achieved fame
and some money in the northern part of
the state. He also visited Los Angeles
and other cities in Southern California,
giving exhibitions, after which he went
up to the Sound country.
Up to few months ago he was in Wig
orous health, but finally broke down al
most completely, his nervous system CIV
ing away. and he has since been suf-
ferer from partial paralysis. Five months
ago Captain Williams came to Los Ange-
les, hoping to gain some benefit from the
climate. He had but little money at the
time, and as he was unable to work, when
that was gone he was compelled to live by
charity, his fellow countrymen and others
contributing as far as they were able to
his support.
He is now practically destitute, and the
man who in health never failed to respond
to the call of any deserving charity upon
his services and who has saved LIZ hui
man lives, is now dependent upon
charity of his fellow man. He is located
at the Denver house on Main street but
how long he will be able to keep out OF
some public institution is question to
be solved by the charitably disposed peo-
pie of Los Angeles.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
The Delaware Deadlock

WILMINGTON, Del, March 20. THE
significance of the break in today's S,na.
torial ballots at Dover is that Higgins.
the purpose of electing compromise cans
action today proves this and that il
enough Republicans join them from the
forces of Addicks and Massey a Senator
will be elected. Of course this attitude il
construed to mean that the Higgins reoc,
pie are not willing to 60 to either Ad'lickS
or Massey. Any other Republican, howl
ever. is Satisfactory to them.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
A GIRLS CURIOSITY
A Twelve.Year-Old In San Francisco TRIES to
Kill Herself

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2o.-Hattie
Klein, a 12-year-old girl, wanted to see
what the next world was like, so she
turned on the gas in her room and lay
down to die. She was discovered in time
to be resuscitated, and today was exam
ined by the Insanity Commissioners. She
said she had discussed the future state
with her schoolmates and wanted to in
vestigate. She promised not to do it
again and will be sent to the Boys and
Girls Aid Society,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
A FROST FOR THE RAILROAD i
Heavy Damage Suit Against the Oregon
Short Line p

BUTTE. Mont. March 20.-Hattie
Frost today secured verdict OF SIS, 600
in the United States Court against the
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
Railroad for the death of her husband.
an engineer who was killed in a collision
several years ago. The accident was
caused by the operator failing to deliver
an order to the engineer. Judge Knowles
made the important ruling that the ope-
rator was the agent of the company and
not servant, and therefore the raAlfoad
company was responsible for his negi-
penCe.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
Death of II, q, Weston

H. G. Weston, a native of Maine, Cal
ifornia pioneer and for many years a resi-
dent of this county, died early yesterday
extensive business acquaintance in the
gold fields. and his many northern friends
will mourn his demise. He was 63 years
of age and had been i'll for a number OF
weeks. The funeral will take place today
at pm. from the residence, 1910 Figue-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
The War in Asia

YOKOHAMA, March 20.-The peace
negotiations between China and Japan
have been opened at Shimonski. !.
Lii Hung Chang, the Chinese envoys
who arrived off that port yesterday on d
Chinese steamer, has taken quarters
ashore.
NEW YORK, March 20.--A special to
the World from Toxic says: Ii Hung
Chang. the Chinese viceroy who arrived
at Shimonski yesterday as Oh inese envoy
in the peace negotiations. is confined ON
board his snip by illness. :
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby. keeper
of Queen Victoria's privy purse, is dying
O. heart disease. Probably his illness is
caused by excitement over the extrava-
gances of the queen.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
A SPARK AND A WIND

A Prairie Fire Sweeps Over OkIahams
Territory =
GUTHRIE, OF, March 20.-During
high wind spark from a chimney set
fire to straw stack in Pawnee township,
and the fire communicated to the prairie
grass and the country for miles around
was devastated. A number of farmers lost
all their buildings, hay, grain and imples
ments and many head Of live stock. p
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
The Path of q Cyclone

COLUMBUS, Ca, March 2O.-Heavy
winds passed over this city and Girardi
Ala, this morning. Three residences
were leveled OH the Alabama side. and the
Columbus Fertilizer Company's building
was partly unroofed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

Poor Lydia. Thompson, the burlesque
actress over whom our grandfathers used
to rave, was hurt in a New York elevated
railroad accident and taken to Bellevue
Hospital. This cannot be an advertising
dodge ON the part of the fair Lydia?
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

Diaz and Barrios have tired of declaring
war, and now comes an enterprising
Eastern newspaper with statement that
its shoulder and dare Guatemala TO knock
it off. 1t is to be hoped that the Central
American republics will fight or shut up.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

That widowers' and bachelors apart
ment house in San Francisco will doubt
less be very exclusive, but woman will in
vestIgate.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
Timers in Mass-Meeting

POMEROY. o.. March 2o.-At mass
meeting this afternoon 800 miners in the
Pomeroy district resolved to strike against
the proposed reduction of fourth of q
cent per bushe. They demand cents.
The strike is already in effect
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

And SO another rich American girl is
going to marry-this time it is Rus
sian Prince who calls himself Lubecki
The facility with which American heir
esses. some of them charming and intel
lectual women too, are won by Europeans
with titles, suggests plan of competition
to American young men. Why not go
over to Europe and buy title in every
country? They come very cheap. Then
as Prince Maccaroni of Italy he could pick
out the city where the market is strong
est IN Italian counts. ii lie failed there
he could jump on the train ana go to
some other city as the Marquis Bijouterie
OF France. Then if not successful he could
pose as the Prince Moskowski of Russia or
the Baron Won Pretzel of Germany. 1t is
not impossible that some girl richer and
harder Of heart might be dazlzed bv the
whole collection Of titles if thrown at
her in bunch.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

A lady yesterday sent in protest to the
city council against allowing boys to use
little wagons, known as coasters, on the
sidewalk The next petition in that line
will be from some gruff bachelor to stop
baby carriages from being perambulated
on the sidewalks and the heels of people
who are ahead of these vehicles.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

A dispatch SAYS that 120 diamond cut
tiers from Antwerp are coming to Amer
lea. Let EN- come. If they can find dia-
monds enough to cut, it will simply be an
evidence of our prosperity.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
DECLINES AN OFFICE

Mary Ellen Lease Does Not Want to Be mayor
Of Wichita
WICHITA, Kan, March 2O.-Mrs. Mary
Ellen Lease today declined the candidacy
for mayor of Wichita. The Citizens con-
vention nominated M. 7. Burrell, one of
the wealthiest men in the state.
To an Associated Press reporter Mrs.
Lease said: II am too busy on the state
board of charities to give to the Office of
mayor the attention which it deserves. =,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
Thev Are Desner.te CrlmIn.Js

BUTTE. Neb, March 2o.-County Att
torney G. w. Lear has arrested two men,
named Hunt and Miller, charged with
lynching Mrs. Hilton, near Brocksburg..
They are desperate criminals.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
perished In the EIames

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 20. Three
children of Charles Ross. laborer, were
locked in their home while the parents
went visiting. A lamp was left burning
and house caught fire. All the children
were burned to death.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

The lynching of those Italians in Colo
RADIO was probably done by some persons
who had not yet learned that Waite, the
through blood to the bride rein" man,
was no longer Governor, but had been
relegated to obscurity along with Simp-
son, Pennoyer and the other fellows who
have turned their skulls into bicycle
Kinks.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

Louis A. Tracy OF Hartford, Conn, took
no vacation for several years. The first
time he did go away his employers exam
ipnd his books and found that he had en-
.Jezzled $40, 900. Isn't this a pretty good
argument in favor of merchants and
bankers, and in fact all employers, oblig-
ing their clerks and bookkeepers to take
vacation every year, even though they
have to continue paying salaries?
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

The Valley Railway is now getting
down to business-that is If asking for
bids for supplies means anything.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

Why wouldn't it be good idea for the
Liquor Dealers Association of San Fran
cisco to get DR.. Spencer, the bacteriolo-
gist, to furnish daily pictures of the mini
AZURE dragons and icthyosauri found IN
the Spring Valley water. Certainly no
man would knowingly take into his sys-
tenn any water that contained such things
az shown by the illustrations published
in the Examiner of Tuesday.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

The New York World says that Langtry
is still beautiful but that she cannot act.
What's the use of her being an actress? She
is said to own $500, 900 worth of jewelry and
precious stones. Only the other day a
man named Terry asked her to accept
some trifing memento and she went
down to Tiffany's and picked out $4,000
ornament. That's better than acting,
isn't it? The World might have added
that Mrs. Langtry in addition to being
beautiful has penty of gall, but then that
scarcely comes within the scope OF dra-
matte criticism.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

A great effort is being made throughout
Salvation Army circles this week in the
United States to raise $50, 600. the amount
due ON the new Memorial building lately
erected in New York CITY
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

Preserve the soft-sounding, romantic
spanish names SO characteristic of South
ern California. 1t means dollars as well
as sentiment Nerdugo pass means a
whole lot more, when spoken in an East
ern state, than would the Headsman S
pass. San Gabriel valley has an added
charm by reason of its pretty name, when
spoken of among those unfamiliar with
the language OF romance. Burbank will
never be as famous rs Santa Ana nor as
attractive to Eastern ears though her
natural prosperity should far outreach it.
There ought to be enough pride IN local
traditions, enough esthetc sentiment in
even a worldly-wise and intensely practi-
cal community to preserve the Spanish
nomenclature in Southern California. 1t
is one Of the charms OF the place. Do not
destroy it.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21

The Washington Navel orange again
proved its supremacy at the Citrus Fair
held in Los Angeles during the present
month. 1t took all the premiums offered
whenever it came into competition with
any other variety, and in the contest for
the Chamber of Commerce gold medal, it
easily carried off all the honors. AS grown
in Southern California this choice variety
of the citrus family sells for the highest
prices paid for oranges in the open mar
kets of the world, and it does this against
all other competition of the best Florida
and foreign -g1own varieties.