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The herald., 1895-11-03
THE Niger SLOUGH SMELL
will Continue to Pervade the At
mOsphere
The Proposition to Form Sanitary District
and Abate the Nuisance Is Over.
whelmingly Defeated

LONG BEACH, Nov. 1.-The floods re-
suting from the heavy and continuous
rains which visited this section in the
years 1883 and 1889. besides doing consio-
rerable damage at that time, have left
legacy prolific of vexation and trouble.
in the shape Of Niger slough, to the
people living within radius of twelve to
fifteen miles of its influence. All those
domiciled WITHIN that charmed circle
have the benefit of the most pronounced
and diseased breeding stencil that thou
sands upon thousands of dead and decay.
ing fish are capable of producing. These
fish. German carp, were originally in a
private reservoir built in the vicinity of
Compton. and got into Nigger slough by
the breaking of the reservoir banks. AS
the slough has no utlet, there is no way
for the fish to get out, and the conse-
quence has byen that the artificial lake
has become overstooked, and the fish
have died by the million, the resulting
stencil affecting the health Of II those
living within the range of its influence.
This state OF affairs being intolerable, the
board nf supervisors, In answer to re.
pssted requests by petition and other.
wise, on the 10th day of September Or
dered an election. giving the people
affected an opportunity OF forming
san tary district for the regulation of
their own hygienic affairs. The election
resulted in the defeat of the proposition
by the following decisive vote: For the
district, ,59; against the district, 1926.
The herald., 1895-11-03

Grant men wonld set up cheer, then
when Garfield camo in the opponents OF
Grant cheered Garfield. Finally, at the
third day it became plain that none of
the three candidates, Grant. Sherman
and Blaine, could DC nominated, and then
four delegates from as many states of
which number Governor Sheldon was
one, arranged plan to support Garfield
Wisconsin was the first state to cast its
vote FOR him. Garfield said: II protest
against my name peins used without my
consent He knew nothing of any
were cast for him.
Governor Sheldon went on to say he
did not think Senator Sherman au unfair
man. There had been some talk of his
having opposed his Governor Sheldon's)
nomination as governor of New Mexico,
but ali there was to that was simply as
the senator told him when he talked
with him about the matter, that he had
been informed, and when he learned
the truth he withdrew his opposition.
The herald., 1895-11-03
A BIG DAY Fur BIDS
Tenders for the City Work to Be
Opened Tomorrow g
THE CONTRACTS TO BE LET
Street Sweeping and the Central
Station
lie CONTRACTS TO BE LET
Not Enough Honey to Fully Equip the Latter.
The Interest All Centers Around
the Sweeping Contract

1he city council will tomorrow open
bids for public work of various kinds. the
aggregate cost of which will BIZ greater
than any bids ever opened in one day be.
fore in years.
The bids for the new central police
station will come up for examination and
declaration. This is to BIZ n SIS. 900 job
and there is just enough money in hand
TO place in the proposed jail all of the
cells which are needed. Bids for the re-
movnl of dead ANIMALS under the specifi-
cations recently adopted are also to be
opened, and last, but not least, the bids for
the new street sweeping are to be ex-
amined. Most OF the interest about the
city hall centerS about the latter con-
tract, for which 1t seems to be generally
understood the bids will be verv much
higher than the price now being paid for
the work. Expert contractors who are
figuring in the matter have about agreed
among themselves that to leave margin
for profit the CITY will have to pay double
what is now being charged by Contractor
w. J. Hollingsworth, The latter is being
paid 1928 per mile, and the prophets
give it as their opinion that the new
bids will be less than $40 mile.
Contractors say that at least $3.50 a
mile shoald be added to the present price
for the actual cost of doing the work
properly, besides which the life OF the
present contract. which Will also be the
life OF the new one, is to be only ten
months longer. 1t is argued that under
these circumstances no one cares to in
vest several thousand dollars in stock
and machinery unless they can STE their
way to come out at least even.
Contractor Hollingsworth has not yet
been notified officially that he is to be
ousted. He will not receive notice of the
action taken by the council until the new
contract has been awarded.
The finance committee did not yester-
day pass upon his demands previously
held out for work improperly done. as
was expected would be done. Chairman
Stockwall could not get quorum of the
committee together to transact business.
Hollingsworth has rot yet intimated
He is still resting on his oars awaiting
the move of the city authorities in the
matter. He believes that he holds the
trump cards in the present game. and
intimates that at the proper time he will
play them. The new contractor, whoever
ne may be, will doubtedly have Hol-
lingsworth 10 settle with upon some sort
OF basis before the latter permits him to
draw any money for services rendered
from the city treasury. Tne new specih-
cations favor Hollingsworth, in that they
stipulate that the work of sweeping must
be commenced rs soon as the new con
tract mas been awarded. The new con-
tractor will either have to lease the pres
emit mschines or he may be compelled
to purchase them outright.
Bids are also to be opened tomorrow
for the construction of crosswalks as they
may be needed by the city.
The herald., 1895-11-03
PULL FOR THE CONVENTION
Meeting of Commercial Bodies Called
for Monday
The Fund Now Amounts to Seventy two
Thousand Dollars, and nany Mer-
chants VIII Subscribe

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.-The com
mittee of the Union League club which
has in charge the arrangement for the
meeting of the com meroial bodies called
for Monday afternoon at the chamber of
commerce to consider ways and means to
bring the national Republican conven.
ton to San Francisco, has issued invita-.
tlons to all representative bodies Of bust
ness men in the city to attend the meet
Ing. The proceedings then taken NAV
be considered the nitiatory steps of the
merchants OF the city acting together to
secure the convention.
The fund now amounts to $i2, 200 and
the names on the list are constantly in
creasing. Many Of the merchants who
have not yet subscribed will await the
action of Mondays meeting before ad.
ding their names to the roll. They are
DESTROYS OF having the movement assume
definite shape ana placed in charge of
representative men elected by the COM
me cal bodies of the city before pledging
their support to the project. As soon as
the proposition has assumed a business
like aspect. however, there is no doubt
that many men not now subscribers, will
guarantee financial aid.
The herald., 1895-11-03
SANTA MONICA
Notes Of Improvements and Of ADJUSTMENTS.
Personal 1ention

NOte6 OF improvements ana OF AmuSement6,
Personal nention
SANTA MONICA. Nov. Court
Santa Monica, 43s, I. o. F., will give a
ball Thanksgiving evening.
Mrs. ]. G. Hemingway is confined to
her home.
Eugene Davis. private secretary of J.
P. Jones, is at Miramar.
H. W. Keller has returned from his
shooting trip. bringing back some superb
trophies.
Harry Winthrop, the genial assistant
CLERK of the Arcadia, leaves shortly for
Norwalk, where he will serve Mr.. Rine-
hart's nephew. Mr.. A. Rinehart, as book
keeper in his general merchandise estab-
lis nient.
J. NJ. Morris, who is dong the grading
of Third street, has purchased some town
property since his advent.
The yearly inspection Of the local W.
r. G, takes place Tuesday afternoon,
when Mrs. Hartwell, inspecting officer of
the coast, will be present.
Senator and Mrs. ]. P. Jones are ex-
pected home next week.
The Santa Monica contingent who en-
ioyed recently bulls head breakfast will
repeat the bliss only known by the initi-
ated on Sunday morning at the canyon.
Miss Frances Glasenir gave Hallow
cen party on the 31st ut her Fifth street
residence, which was enjoyed by Misses
Mabel and Jessie Wilson, Nellie and May
Crane, Maude and Jessie Saunders, Alice
and Grace Baxter, Blanche Richie, Frances
Glasener, josie Potter, Rose Lowman,
Pearl Dixson, Loa Fay. Theresa Dickin-
son and Mrs. B. W. Saunders,
Messrs. Fred Dickinson. Ansey Richie,
Ed and John Dales, Earl Fay Ru-
pert Parks, Everett Chappell, Bertrel
higgins. Marvin Hostetter, Pere Bundy,
Lee Cham bers and Arthur Gaylord.
The Electric and Power com pany, not
satisfied with the addition of apparatus
costing over $4,000, has decided to add
another boiler.
Mr.. r. C. ellis, business manager OF
after business interests there.
The herald., 1895-11-03
lie WAS BUT A GAY DECEIVER
A Carpenters Son VINO Claimed to Be
Of Royal Blood
TIE Baroness Thought She Married the Heir
to the Hawaiian Throne-Now
She Seeks Divorce

LONDON, Nov, "A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Rome gives an
account of the troubles which led to the
divorce suit brought by the Baroness
Giana Sobrero, brilliant writer, known
under the nom de plume of Mania,
against P. W. Wilcox, the Hawaiian re-
evolutionary leader who was sentenced to
death III January Of the present year for
the share he took in the rebellion against
the republic Of Hawaii, but which sem
tence was afterwards committed to thirty
five years imprison ment and $40, 600 fine.
The baroness belonsg to a distinguishes I'd
family of Piedmont. The baroness, it
appears from the testimony, met Wilcox
in Turin, to which city hs had been sent
by the Hawaiian government to study
military tactics. He spent money freely
and declared himself to be the heir to
the throne of Hawaii.
The baroness was smit.en with the
Hawaiian. and succeeded in obtaining
the consent OF her family to their mar
rage, which was celebrated with great
pomp. Among the many splendid pres.
ents received by the then happy couple
was one which appeared TO nave beon
sent from the king of Hawaii"
The baroness later on accom- panied her
husband to Hawaii where. to her dis
gust and. astOnishment, she found that
Wilcox was really the son of a carpenter
and Kanaka woman. When the baron
ess recovered from her surprise and con-
sternation she reproached Wilcox for his
perfidy. and he. fearing she would de-
nounce him, began to treat her cruelty
and kept her under lock and key.
knr &c
mantle adventures, described by the bar
oness in her testimony, she returned to
Italy, where she succeeded in obtaining
dissolution of ner marriage by the ch urch
on the ground that Wilcox was not q
Catholic, ana now the baroness has sue
ceeded in obtaining legal civil divorce,
on the ground of "mistsken Identity"
the sum and substance of which is that
Wilcox in order to marry her misreprs-
sented his position.
The herald., 1895-11-03
HAPPENINGS AT SANTA ANA
A Euchre Party and Other Social
Events
Enjoyable Bic Gle Ra;ing-A Mysterious Die
appearlnce-Victm Of the Halloween
Sh ,oting-Shooter Arrested

SANTA ANA, Nov.2.-One of the most
enjoyable parties of the season was given
last night by Mrs. G. G. Fife and Mrs.
DR.. Garnett at the residence of the latter.
There we're slxty-fiye guests present who
contested for the four prizes offered for
the most points at six-handed euchre.
The successful ones were Mrs. q. A.
Edgar, ladies' first prize; Mrs. A. A.
Dickerson. ladies' second prize; Mr.. 6.
A. Edgar, sentleman's first prize. and
Harry Dean, gentleman's second piise.
Refreshments were served and accounts
cast up, with the above result. Mrs.
Fife and Mrs. Garnet are charming enter
taineis.
A tandem bicycle race W as INDUCED in
this afternoon between rambler team
and a Gear team. The Gear was ridden
by John Engle and Milton Bastian, while
the Ram bier. The race was won by the
Rambler III 2:16. A two-mile handicap
was then run by six or seven amateurs,
reuslting in Gilmore winning first prize
and Congdon the second.
Since the Santa Ana Wheelmen have
such inc racing track these races are
becoming quite frequent, and great deal
of interest is taken in them.
Miss Edna Bristol entertained a num-
Der of her friends last night at Fad"
party, at which great deal of fun was
had.
The football game today between the
Occidentals of Los Angeles and the Santa
Ana team drew good crowd to the ath-
letic park and great interest prevailed all
the way through the game. The score
was % to in favor of the Occidehtals of
Los Angeles.
Quite little excitement was created on
our streets this morning by the report that
Oscar Ingram, the 17-year-old boy who
was the victim of the contents of a
double barrsled shotgun in the hands of
Ira Woodman of Gardsn Grove, had died
from his injuries. On Investigation it
was found that the boy is still alive. with
good chances for recovery. Woodman
las been arrested and will have his hear
ing before Justice j. A. Lane OF GARDEN
Grove next Thursday.
S. W. Wallace, about 30 years old, who
has been working Mrs. Wakeman's ranch
south west OF this city for the past eight
years. mysterlously disappeared Thurs
day night and no tidings of his wherea-
bouts have been learned. He has always
borne good reputation.
Miss Alne Clardy of Missouri, sister
of Mrs. C. M. Holmes OF this city, is
visit Mrs. Holmes to remain indef-
nitely.
Miss D. Marian Carton, who has spent
several months in the east, has returned.
The herald., 1895-11-03
SUNSET LIMITED ARRIVES
A Train of Sumptuous Cars From New
Orleans
Made the Trip in Days, 9 Hours and q
MInutes-The Latest Thing In ReiIinS
Stock From PuIIman's Works

The Sunset limited arrived from New
Orleans at the Arcade depot at $3.50 yes
tsrday evening, having made the entire
trip in two days. 8 hours and As minutes.
The time made was an hour and half
slower than was expected would be
made. The extra hour and q half il
charged up to the weight of the cars.
which are among the heaviest in the
Pullman service. There were five cars in
the train, each weighing 100, 900 pounds.
They are each SO feet 6 inches long,
mounted on 12-wheel trucks with 3S.inch
wheels.
At the head of the train was the COM
poslte car, with baggage room, bath, barr
Der shop, side board and gentleman
smoking room. Each department. is com.
plets in it's equipments and elegant IN it's
furnishings. No single detail has been
neglected to make these special features
as perfect as possible.
Next came the ladies' com partner car
which is the latest triumph of the car
builders art. 1t is divided into sevsn
state rooms with an aisle running at the
side. Each state room is separate COM
partment in itself SO arranged that any
nun Der can be opened, making one large
dra wing room. The berths and seats are
of the most perfect pattern and all of the
woodwork is carved in elaborate and
artistic designs. The same is true of all
che cars every one of which is just out OF
the Pullman works.
After the impairment car were two
sleepers. They are palatial affairs with
ten section. each, double drawing rooms
and smoking apartments with Libraries
and writing desks.
The dining car Epicure brought up the
IT, has baan nrOnnnnCo6 the OaE
compIete car of it's kind in the railway
service. 1t has q seating capacity Tor
thirty people and has more the appear
anoe of a fashionable cafe than a dining
car. Some of those who made the trip
through on the limited announce that the
men, and service is equal to the appoint
ments of the car. This assurance waa
abundantly proven by Conductor Dough-
erty, who invited tho press representatives
TO dine and entertained them most hos
pitably with a sumptuous feast.
1t is impossible to find anything with
which to compare the elegant train, az
nothing equal to 1t has ever before come
to this coast. There were forty passen-
gers on the trip, all but ten OF whom went
tn ough to San Francisco. Conductor
Caldwell accompanied them, leaving his
train in charge of F. K. Prior, as, istant
d vision superinten dent, Who met the train
at Yuma.
The entire trip was pleasant one
and every passenger was loud in his ex-
pressions OF praise for the train and its
officers.
The herald., 1895-11-03
NOMINATION OF GARFIELD
Some of the Traits He Displayed at the
Convention
Sherman Has Not Authenticated Upon Him
An Interesting Talk With
Prominent Man

The Herald correspondent at Pasadena
interviewed Gov. Lionel A. Sheldon in
reference to the press reports OF Senator
John Sherman's new book, which has not
yet come from the press.
Governor Sheldon has just returned
from trip east, and was in Ohio at the
time the first dispatches appeared ir the
papers, in which it was stated that Sem
ator Sherman and made staten ents in
his book that reflected upon the honor
and integrity of General Garfield, in the
matter of the presidential nomination OF
1880. He says that when these first press
reports appeared there was naturally
much Indignation on the part of the old
time friends of the martyred president,
and intrviews from prominent politicians
all over the east were published, COM
pletIy generating him from all charges,
whether expressed or implied. These in
.erviews came out in many of the leading
papers, and Harry Garfield, son of the
general. stated that the friends of his
father would answer the charges, either in
the shape of biography or in some other
manner, but they would not let the mat
ter rest.
Then before the excitement over the
matter had diminished, the portion of
the book which referred to General Gar
field was published verbatim, and 1t was
found that not only were there no charges
against Garfield in the book, but there
was nothing Of the kind implied or hint
cd at in any manner. In fact, what it
did say was that all Garfield had done to-
wards bringing about his nomination
consisted In his good conduct before the
convention.
Governor SHIELD IN. who was1an intimate
friend of Garfield, and was delegate 10
the convention from Ohio, occupying
seat next to him, bad the best of oppor-
tunity to know just how everything went
whcih in any way related to the action of
the convention, and Gariield's part there's
in. He says Garfield disting uished him.
self before the convention by his advo.
oacy. OF several motions that came up
with such signal ability that in each case
he won the day, although pitted against
such men as Roscoe Conkling and the
Grant supporters. He won his point both
in com batting the adoption of "the unit
rule" and in opposing Conkl,ng's resolu.
ton that each delegate pledge him self
Ia advance to support the nomination of
the convention. Garfield took the posi-.
tion that the matter should be left to the
honor OF each delegate, and the convep.
tion so voted. While Garfield was nomi-
mating Sherman somebody called out
rom the gallery. "Why not nominat e
oaIneidf The convention sat seven DAYS,
ana during the latter part Of the time
whsn Conkling would ente, the hall the
The herald., 1895-11-03
VEAIURA'S NEW RAILROAD


military drama, 'Twixt Love and Duty,
about the 14th of this month.
Mrs. A. NJ. Forbes gave an afternoon
tea to number of lady friends Friday
afternoon at her home on Oak street.
Those present we're: Mrs. DR.. Bard, Mrs.
George of Antioch. Mrs. FORBES. Mrs.
Valentine of MontaIvo, Mrs. Keppy, Mrs.
Grannis of Lo. Angeles. Miss Arnell,
Mrs. Sly Mrs. White Mrs. Vincent. Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Hammons and Mrs.
Crecelus.
An I'D pioneer, David Taylor, died on
Thursday at 1880 q. M, at his residence
on Ash street, aged 60 years and 8 days.
Mr.. Taylor was a native of New York.
In 1851 he removed to Oregon. where he
lived until he came to California in 1866.
He resided in Ventura since 1867, being
at the time of his death in the transfer
business. the funeral was held Satur-
day at p. m. under the auspices of the
Society of Pioneers.
Attorney Barnes is IN Los Angeles on
business connected with the Ventura and
Ojai Valley railroad.
The W. K. G. gave a very pleasant So
cial last evening in Odd Fellows hall.
The proceeds were for the soldiers monu-
ment funi,
The herald., 1895-11-03
Known by Their Canes

"You know" said discerning gentle
man yesterday, cit used to be said that
a man who carried a cane every dav was
an idler. a dawdler, worthless for all
practic purposes. If you let me see how
fellow handles cane I'll tell you
whether he's worthless or not. It's not
in the fact of carrying a cane. but how
it is carried, that the significance lies.
When a man comes into my office with
a cane in his hand watch him CLOSELY.
If he sits and twirls it idly and aimlessly
about in his fingers he is a worthless
idler. But If he walks in, puts it up
against the wall and proceeds TO business.
there is something in him: you may hope
for him. If he holds it firmly while he
The herald., 1895-11-03

is talking to you and does not twill it
about, he's ali right. The fellow who
plays with his cane. swings 1t ar una,
marks figures On the carpet with it
punches the furniture with the tip, isn't
fit fol- much else. Yes, a decent, ha ID
working, straightforward fellow 0aa
carry a cane all the time, and they do so,
many of them, and the act does not inni-
cate that they are idlers. But the fellow
who goes around SWINGING a cane and
playing with it 10 a nuisance anywhere
you put him. "-London Blade.
The herald., 1895-11-03
A Fireman's Leap

CHICAGO. Nov. 2.-The st. Louis
flyer of the Chicago and Alton railroad
ran into an open switch at Gardner ILL.,,
sixty-four miles south OF Chicago, last
night. William House, the fireman,
jumped and was crushed to death. No
passengers we're hurt.
The herald., 1895-11-03

Ladies' are greatly benefited by the use Of
DR.. Siegerts Angostura Bitters, the renowned
South American tonic Hlh
The herald., 1895-11-03

Returns just pablished show that dur
ing the last year IS, 4l5 sailors shipped at
American ports, an inrease OF 5000. OF
Americans there were 1881; Scnndina.
VANS, -, 1872; British and Germans,
about II 900 each.