The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-01
He WAITS IN ANGUISH
An Anxious Armenian Now at
San BernardinO
HE FEARS FOR HIS PEOPLE
FL Gran Festividad Is Not Quite All
Paid for
The Arrowhead and Waterman Road to Be
Representatives, In Street Car
Matters-City Notes

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 30.-Mal.
com Stone, young Armenian who re-
sides in this city, is hourly waiting a
cablegram from Constantinope, VIII ich
will probably call him to the land of the
unspeakable Turk. Mr.. Stones position
snd the mental anguish he endures are
di fficult to appreciate. His father and
mother, a brother and many other rela.
tives were residents of Hurpool, one OF
the cities Of Armenia in which the latest
outbreaks occurred, and it 10 barely pos
sible that all his relatives escaped, and it
is even possible each OF them fell VIC
tim to the frenzy of the Musselmans.
For more than two months the only
message which Stone has received from
his native land has been the press dis.
patches. telling of massacre and pillage,
and few weeks ago came word that
Harpool, his own city, had been the scene
OF such an outbreak. Stones family were
prominent smong the Christians OF that
city. His brother is teacher in one of
Armenia's colleges, and his fathers
house adjons one of the missions. Ac.
cording to the dispatches these were
sacked and burned, and there is very little
hope that ths buildings in the vicinity
would escape, or that the lives OF the &C.
cupants would be spared.
Mr.. Stone is a citizen of the United
Statss, having taken out his first papers
and renounced any other allegi lance. He
hopes that owing to this fact he may be
able to enlist some interest in Washing
ton and Ds given passports which will
make it possible for him to accomplish
~, ~l-nx su had pnt
even if he succeeds in getting them, the
subsequent action of Turkish officials is
doubtful, and they may refuse him pass
age into the country, largely due to the
fact that he is an expatriated Armenian.
If word comes to Mr.. Stone that any OF
his friends are still alive, he will 20 direct
to New York, and through influential
friends there secure letters of introduc.
ton to Washington. With these and
through them his passports, he Will sail
at once, and hopes to land in ConstantI
nople In three weeks.
MORE OF THE FIESTA.
The aftermath of the Gran Festividad,
by which this city celebrated the ami
versary of Mexican independence, by
three days ami nights of revelry. is about
to eventuats. Not all of the revelry re-
ferred to has been paid tor, and the cred
itors will wait no longer. A meeting of
those having claims against the Fiesta
committee was held last night, ana suits
will be commenced at once.
1t will be rememb ered that the receipts
of the celebration from all sources fell
below the expenses about $500 The
com M ittee paid out what money they had
without scaling the accounts, and the
result is that $500 is still due, the credit
ors to whom it is owing having received
nothing whatever on their accounts.
Thew met at Wilcox & Roses hard ware
store last night and decided to engage
attorneys and go after the euarantors.
The guarantee fund,as made up origin
amount of $1,000, TO be used in case there
was deficit. The meeting OF creditors
last night was attended by rather more
than half the full amount of the clai
They decided to assign all claims to John
Flagg and to engage Eggers d. Allen to
push the claims and bring Suit against
the guaraptors If that should be neces
sary.
STREET CAR RUMORS.
The:,air has been full of rumors with
reference to the Third-street car line,
and its future, but sifted to the bottom
it develops that the Southern California
people want the road, but that as yet 10
direct proposition has been made for it.
There have been great many things
during the month which indicated that
some sort OF a change was pending.
Among these was the presence in this city
Of Mr.. Lloyd OF San Francisco, who owns
the electric plant on Mill street, where
power Is going to waste, sufficient to run
all the street cars in the valley. 1t is
known, too, that Mr.. Lloyd is trying to
dispose of the powers for the purpose
of applying it to the street cars.
He offered it to the purchaser Of th G
Highland motor. and is anxious to make
some such disposition.
But SO far as can be learned he has
made no absolute arrangement with the
present or prospective owners of the
Third street line. If the road should