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The herald., 1895-01-03

and do all in our power to bring about q
commercial union.
'Of course, this can only bs done by
the construction OF q competing rail
road. 1t might DO argued that one road
is sufficient to carry all the freight he.
tween Los Angeles aud Fresno. but
doubt whether this Is strictly true.
However. if it ia true, how long would
'euch state of affairs prevail If freight
rates were reduced to basis that bore
some relation to the cost of tbs service
Well, only a competing railroad can
bring such a condition about. That il
the great need of she hour-another rail-
road between Southern and Central Gal.
ifornia. Whatever will help toward the
realization of this end is for Il Q laatinG
benefit of Southern California. So | cay
amen to THE HERALD's agitation, and
wish it every succese."
MOST EEsIRABaE END.
"That would ba most desirable end,
that joining OF Central and Southern
California by another band of steel "
said William Wincup. general freig ht
and passenger agent of the Los Angeles
Terminal railway.
''Los Angeles people ars bound TO
work for that plan. 1t would vassly in
crease the commercial Importance oil
this city and be a great boon to tho val
ley farmers, who are suffering from high
freight rates."
The herald., 1895-01-03
AN ATTORNEY TALKS.

f. Cooke Caldwell Says Bakorsfis cid IL
In Line.
F. Cooke Caldwell, prominent Ba.
kersfeld attorney. who has besn viait.
ing Los Angeles, was seen ct the Hollsn.
book last evening aud asked concerning
the tho temper OF the Kern county pee
Pile toward the project OF making Los
Angeles the distributing point for the
produce of the middle counties.
"Our people are enthusiastic over the
PLAN" aaid he. ut would be worth
millions of dollars to Kern county. Los
Angeles cannot move too speedily in the
matter to suit our people. We watch
THE HERALD faithfully to SEQ the pro-
gress made. 1t means our salvation
this valley railroad scheme. Naturally
We are deeply interested in it.
Fresno and Tulare will find Kern
county ready and willing to join them
in the fight for competing line. We
look toward Los Angeles as the children
OF Israel looked toward the land OF Ca.
naan.
II know of people in our town who
have contracts on property and are hold
ing them, st q considerable cost, putting
up good money every month, and just
WhlbIuR W bC6 Whub WALL COulO VI VA 10
agitation 80 bravely started by THE
HERALD of Los Angeles. Ii the COM
peting road ie O success these contracts
will 90 through. the buildings and i'm
provements will be constructed. But if
it fails. as it did in the north-well. that
is a contingency we do not like to con-
template, and ars praying that it will
not happen.
1.-THE construction of the valley road
would give Kern county property an
added value OF 30 per cent in less than
two years. The day the road is known
to be an assured fact, real estate values
will jump up 25 per cent.
"The one thing that Kern county
needs is competing railroad. We have
faith to believe that all other things will
come to Us when we have gained that.
And we would rather center in Los Ans
geles, where we would have the advan~
tage of competition, than in San Fran
cisco. Our people are thoroughly deter
mined on that point.
Local rates are tremendously high
for our merchants and shippers. Re-
Gently a merchant in Bakersfield brought
out some goods from Chicago. He found
the freight from Mojave to Bakersfield
almost as great as it was from Chicag o
to Mojave. And the San Francisco
rates are even more extortionate.
"We can ship goods from San Fran
cisco to Los Angeles by water, shen ship
them to Mojave and reship them to
Bakersfield as cheaply 40 they can be
sent by rail from San Francisco to Bak-
ersfield. The rate from Bakersfield to
San Francisco ia higher than that from
Los Angeles to New York. Think o!
that. Is it any wonder. with such a
condition of affairs staring US in the face,
that we look anxiouslv and readily to.
ward Los Angeles
"We have county OF unbounded re-.
sources, and need only little encour-
The herald., 1895-01-03
LET THE GOOD WORK GO ON.
Ex-Msyor Hazard Says We Need More
Railroads.

Ex-Mayor Hazard Says We Need More
Railroads.
Hon. Henry I. Hazard. who is always
ready to assist good cause by word or
deed. 90 far as lies in his power, Was
visited at his Office few days ago by a
HERALD scribe, and asked for an
expression of opinion on the railroad
question now agitsting so large part of
the people of California. The obliging
ex-mayor said ne was too busy TO sub.
NIT to an interview just then, but he
paused long enough from his labors to
say in general way that he favored a
competing railroad to Fresno or any
where else that would increase the trade
of Les Angeles. II certainly would
benefit this city to have closer CONNER
cial relations with the San Joaquin val
ley, and he had no doubt q competing
line of railroad through that section
would help to bring this about.
AS to the Salt Lake road, Mr.. Hazard
said he was always in favor of that.
Having driven an OK team from that
city to this, when he was boy, he
knew something about the country the
road wauld traverse and the necessity
for such line. 1t would mark an epoch
in the history of Los Angeles whenever
the road would be built. He had helped
to organize several companies to con-
struct such line, but owing to hard
times and delay in securing a deep
water hsrbor opposite Los Angeles,
nothing had ever come of the efforts to
build the road. He believed it would
be built in time, and the time was not
very far distant, either.
The herald., 1895-01-03
ANOTHER ADVANCE MOVEMEA 7.
The Crusade for a Competing
Railroad.
Mass Meetings Called to Consider
the Subject.
Los Angeles and the San Joaquin VAL
ley Acting in Unison on
Vital Question.

Another chapter in tbs crusade for
better railroad facilities for Southern and
Central California was begun yesterday.
when the directors of the chamber of
commerce decided to call special meet
ing of that body to consider the matter
of competing line of railroad into the
San Joaquin valley.
AS the membership OF that body cons
sists OF more than 800 representative
business men, its action on the question
will be of the highest Importance, TIE
meeting will be held at some date be-
tween the 10th and the goth insts., not
yet determined.
Col. W. A. Holabird OF Bakersfield.
will be present to address the meeting.
As Colonel Holabird was in the employ
OF the Santa Fe railroad and stood close
to President Marvel at the time
the latter had surveys made OF the
San Joaquin valley, no one ia better in
formed as to routes and grade, OF the
proposed competing lire, aud the capa.
bilities of the country to DO traversed.
Colonel Holabrd will show maps and
data that will convince the citizens of
Los Angeles both az to the practicable
ity and desirability OF the proposed rail-
road.
About the Hamo time chat this meet
ing will be held at this chamber OF
commerce, a general macs meeting of
representative citizens of the San Joa-
quin valley will be held at Fresno to
consider the same subject. Out OF this
mbined effort plan ia almost certain
to be evoked that will result in uniting
the two sections represented by another
iron banda tie that will bind the
country north OF the Tshachepis to
the region south of the mountains,
more securely than the Southen Pacific
company has ever tried to do.
The HERALD is atill receiving commu.
nications on this subject, and it's alert
reporters are securing expressions of
opinion from many prominent citizsns.
Some OF these, together with opinions
Of the press, are presented below:
The herald., 1895-01-03
WILL NOT GO TO SACRAMENT TO.
Lieutenant-GovernOr Willard Is
Too Seriously Ill.
He Telegraphs to the Incumbent His
Inability to Be Present.
Mr.. Willard Sends His List of Commit ees
and Hopes to b Able to Start for
the Capital in Ten Daya

The HERALD published exclusively the
news Of Northumberland Millard's
serious illness two days ago, and stated
that he would be unable to start for Sac
ramepto in time to be present at the
organization of tbs senate. The papers
that hsd been ''scooped" published, and
caused it to be telegraphed, that the
information was not true, and that Mr..
Millard would leave here tomorrow and
would be physically able to preside over
the senate and attend to bis arduous
duties.
The truth ia that Mr.. Milfard ia as yet
very sick man. and has not been able
to leave his bed. The attack OF
grippe, from which he is suffering, has
greatly weakened his constitution, and
even If the fever has left him, he would
be in no condition to be transferred to
damp and mslarial climate, not to speak
about the excitement and labor incident
to the organization OF the upper house OF
the legislature and his other duties 10
presiding officer OF that body. His de-
sire to be present at the opening OF the
Hession led Mr.. Willard to hope that his
phyaician would allow him 60 depart for
sscram ento, but that hope has been ex-
pelled, and this disappointment ia
very severe blow to the unfortunate
suffarer.
HE TELEGRAPHED TO REDDICK.
Mr.. Willard was compelled to tele-
graph yesterday sftern DON to Lieutenant
Governor Rsddick that he could not ex-
pect to be in Sacramento for at least 10
days and probably longer. In the after
noon mail could have been seen reg
istered letter to Sacramento of very i'm
pressive proportions, containing the list
OF the committees as prepared by the
newly-elected lieu acknowledgement. THE
HERALD announced few days ago that
Mr.. Willard had the list prsyared and
did not intend going to San Francisco to
be bothered by place hunters, as he had
fully made up his mind a month ago
how the different committesq were to be
constituted.
SIMPSON OF PASADENA IN LINE.
during the absence OF the lieutenant
governor it will be necessary for the
senate to elect president pro tenn.
1t was reported last evening that Sem
ator Simpson of Pasadena would be
likely to be the president pro tem.
A prominent politician when asked if
he believed that Mr.. Millard's wiahes
regarding the committees would be
ignored and the president pro tenn take
advantage of his Temporary power to
appoint the committees. said: 1.-THE
temporary president would have the
power to appoint committees to suit his
nclinstlons. but think it hardly prob-
able that he would do so. Mr.. Willard
would certainly re-organizs the CONF
mitteee upon bis assumption of his
Office and besides do not believe that
any Republican would have the in
decency to disregard the wishes OF the
officer who 10 entitled to the distribution
OF the patronage"
The herald., 1895-01-03

Ina jaunty article, urging the Traffic
association to do something" the Tu.
lare Regisrer says:
We know we'll enough that it 10 eco.
romically unsound to want two rail-
roads where one can do all the busin ess,
but economy to the dogs! 1t 10 another
railroad that we want and we won't be
happy till we get 1t, and we don't want
go much monkey business about it,
either. We are getting tired OF paper
railroads and paper railroad men.
One railroad May supply the needs of
q community at one period, while two
railroads might be insufficient at anoth-
or period, says the San Francisco Call.
The Southern Pacific company has ex-
acted so large proportion of the earn
ings Of the people Of the valley that one
road can do all the business offered.
But with o competing road there would
be- rapid improvement in this volume
of business. People would flock into
the valley as soon as the fact was estab-
lished that railroad rates were perma-
nently reduced to the cost of service.
One railroad can dictate terms to it's
patrons. With two, where earnings are
not pooled. patrons have something to
say about charges.
The herald., 1895-01-03
The Trousers Were Safe.

Frank johnson and Mike Burns went
into Siegel'a dry goods house near First
and Main streets yesterday to make a
purchase. One OF them selected an
article, and waited in the front Of the
store while the other was being shown
some goods in the rear. When the at.
tsntion of the clerk was called away,
the man in waiting placed three pairs Of
trousers under his overcoat which he
carried on his arm. and attempted to
get away with them. When detected,
he threw the trousers behind the
counter, when both men ran away.
Later Officers Tyler and Steele arrested
them. They will be tried today for
petty larceny.
The herald., 1895-01-03

agement to turn our fertile acres into
productive grain fields and orchards and
vineyards. 1t doesn't pay our farmers
to raise grain nbw, or to put i'm prove
ments on their land. for the freight rates
are 30 high that ell the profit goes to the
railroad.
Kern county will not be backward in
giving her share of money for the val
ley road. Fresno and Los Angeles can
rely on thati'
The herald., 1895-01-03

Near Temple street, from $3.50 to $3.50, on
monthly payments OF $40 Chance for poor
man to stop rent. Lot on Washington street
$275, at So a month. one on Twenty n nth
$4OO, same terms. There is no use talking,
you are shortsighted to pay rent when you can
buy 80 easily. You can be sure the suburbs OF
this citv will go up in value. Lang worthy IL
Co.. 226 South Spring strest, up stairs Take
the holster
The herald., 1895-01-03
THE LAST CHANCE.

San Franoisco Given an Opportunity to
Redeem Itself.
The San Francisco Chronicles Fresno
correspondent gave the following report
of recent meeting of citizens to discuss
the railroad question:
FRESNO, Dec. 31.-A meeting was neld
tonight to start the ball rolling for a
competing railroad. Mayor Firman
Church occupied the chair. One of the
fret motions made. by o. J. Woodward,
president of the First National bank,
was that San Francisco SO no longer
considered az an outlet Cor this valley,
but that all efforts BE- made to reach
Los Angeles and divide the state. Ths
motion carried, but was subsequently
reconsidered in view of the fact that
mass meeting will be held here about
the middle Of January, and it was
deemed best to leave this question to
che decision OF the larger body.
A committee of five will be appointed
tomorrow or very soon to visit the elk
counties OF this valley, Kern, Tulare,
Kings, Fresno. MADEIRA and MERGED and
meet the business men aud invite them
to send delegation to the Fresno mass
meeting. It was recommended that in
Ca6o Shu CThuCioco 10 W 10 luTbuer Cou"
sidered committee of so be sent there
to camp in the city until the Traffic as
ISOLATION answers whether San Francisco
will raise its $3.50. 900 with " hich to begin
the road.
By resolution it was declared the sense
of the meeting that the state constitution
be amended to allow counties to Issue
bonds to build railroads.
Many communications have been res
ceived from Los Angeles people, ex-
tending encouragement to Fresno and
promising to stand with the people of
this valley.
Sentiment here lie strongly in favor OF
state division, com bined with compet-
ing road south. However, there is
disposition on the part Of many to wait
for the Traffic associations finsl answer.
The herald., 1895-01-03

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TURK HAS NERVE.
The "Unspeaknble" Replies to tn
lDnyy0ra

The "Unspenknble'' Replies to the
Powers.
ConstantiEople, June G.-The reply
Of the Turkish government to notes Of
the representatives of Great Britain,
France and Russia i'll regard to the
proposed reforms in Armenia has been
delivered to the ENJOYS. The Porte's
answer is not satisfactory. The Turk
ish government does not agree to the
principle of the control CT the pro-
posed reforms by the powers.
After receiving the reply the ENJOYS
OF the three powers held Il meeting, ut
which they decided to refer the whole
matter to their respective govern
ments. The situation is serious, as
last week the British embassy In
formed the Porte that Great Britain
mad resolved not to accept any moditi-
cations of the propositions affecting
reforms in Armenia, and the repre-
sentatives of the other powers have
made the same declaration to the
Forte. The reply of the Turkish gov.
erhment causes surprise, and it is
thought that such an answer would
not nave been given without encour-
agement from some European power.
but the presence of the British Medit.
erranean squadron, consisting of II
shlps, at Beyrout, points to an agree.
ment between Great Britain, France
ana Russia to force Turkey to comply.
interesting news may shortly be dis,
patched from Beyrout, where it is be-
lleved the British fleet will be called
upon to support the demands of the
three powers.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-06-08
A TERRIBLE DEED
AN INDIANA MAN BUTCHERS HIS
WIFE.
He Takes His babe From the Breast
of Its Mother and Dnshca 1t to
the floor and There Attacks
His Wife With .
Ra1Or.
OVER A HUNDRED CUTS INFLICTED
The Woman IL Literally Hacked to
Pieces-The Man Then Attempts
to Commit Suicide.

Evansville, Ind. June 6.-For some
months Valentine Weissman has been
jealous of his wife, and has had fire.
quent quarrels with her because of
his suspicious that she was intimate
with other men. Last night her broth
ers spent the evening with them, and
after they had gone he showed that he
was jealous even Of them. Mrs. Weiss
man was nursing her 6-months-old
babe, preparatory 10 putting it to bed.
Weissman partially disrobcd and went
into the room where his wife was and
told her he was going to kill her. He
snatched the baby from her arms and
dashed it on the floor. Then lie got
q razor. His wife ran from the house,
but was stopped by high board fence
and he caught her. He Immediately
began to slash her with the razor. He
cut her in the throat three times, sew
eral times in the face, and then began
hacking her bosom. He cut one of
her breasts off, and. then tried to cut
off hand. He cut through the lead
ers and severed an artery. In all lie
cut her in 121 places. The arrival of
neighbOrs frightened him away, and
the poor woman revived sufficiently to
get her babe and flee to a neighbor's
house. She tainted on the way, and
was carried into house. Weissman
escaped. but was captured this MORN
ing. He was trying to commit suicide
by hanging himself with piece of
wire when discovered. The wife and
child will die.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-06-08
BROUGHT A WAGON
WHOLESALE ROBBERY on A RAIL.
ROAD IN INDIANA
Several Men Hold Up Freight
Train, Fill n Wagon With vnlu-
able Merchandise and Then
Drive on to Their
Rendezvous.
BUT THEY COME TO GRIEF.
A Detective DisEuised az IL Tramp
lures Five Of the Men.

South Bend, Ind, June 5.-Freight
train No. IL on the Lake Shore road
was held up last night between here
and Mishawka. The train was a
through merchandise train. When
about halfway between here and the
suburbs the engineer was compelled
at the point of revolver to stop. Two
persons watched him and the fireman
until the rest of the gang went
through the valuable merchandise
cars. Several cars were broken open
and the stolen goods loaded into wa
gons, brought here by other members
Of the gang. In the meantime the
train men in the caboose started to
ascertain the cause of the delay, but
did not get far before they were Or
dered to surrender. The gang sue
ceeded in removing several hundred
dollars worth of goods. The train was
then allowed to depart.
At an early hour this morning De-
tective Frank Brobst brought five To-
cal characters to the city, securely
handcuffed together. 1t took him some
time to explain how it happened that
he was here just at the right time.
Brobst says he was in a box car with
some tramps, being in the guise of q
tramp, working on some case, when
the train was held up. He was an
eye witness to nearly all the proceed
ings. He followed the wagons for
about six miles, when they finally
drove into dense swamp. Brobst
followed on, and in a short time the
party arrived at their rendezvous, an
old log house in the swamp. He cap
tured the five without any trouble, and
using one of their own teams, broght
them to town. He thinks there are
about twenty in the gang, and that
they are all home people.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-06-08
NUDBINs OF NEWS.
Items of General Interest Placed in
Few lines.

n Few Lines.
The Missouri river rose u foot in II
hours last night.
Representative Hit continues to
improve slowly.
Miss Dodge is very weak this MORN
ing and unconscious Il large part of
tile time.
The Ohio Sunday School Teachers
convened in annual session to-day at
Cleveland.
Consul General Karal, ut st. Peters
burg, reports that cholera still con-
tinues in Russia.
has completed the work for the sea-
son, and has submitted Il partial re-
port to the state department..
At fredericksburg. Va. Kings fac
tory and excelsior mill and six dwell
ing houses We're burned. William De-
shaZO. engineer ut the excelsior mill,
was burned to death.
Very favorable advices have been re-
ceived at st. Petersburg regarding the
prospects of n definite settlement of
the questions remaining in dispute be-
tween the powers and Japan.
Mrs. Cleveland and the presidential
family returned to the White House
last evening from Woodley. and will
remain until Mrs. Cleveland's depart
ure for Gray Gables tomorrow.
1t is practically decided to abandon
the Denver Decoration day road race
on account of the bad weather usual
ut that season, and to race over the 25-
mile Brighton course on Labor day.
Twenty-four out of the 60 examining
boards made necessary by the classifi-
cation under the civil service rules of
the internal revenue service have been
organized and will be commissioned ut
once.
1t is reported that Howard Gould
will wed Katharine Clcmons, who cap
tured England by her skill in horse
mnship and her cXpertness with the
pistol as Il member of Buffalo Bills
Wild West show.
In response to a request from Madi-
son, Wis, two Peoria gentlemen will
leave this afternoon for that city to
attend the grand camp Of Modern
WOodmen and labor for the removal of
headquarters to Peoria.
Bierne Gordon, president OF the Sa-
yannah Cotton Exchange, is in New
York. He said in an interview that
the sentiment among Southern repre-
sentative business men is that Presi-
dent Cleveland should succeed himself
us president of the United States.