The herald., 1895-08-14
A FOREIGN VESSEL SAILS IN
Bicycle Path Proposition Formally Pre-.
sented 10 Santa Monicans
Preparations for the Catholic Fair Being
Made-Sad End Of . Pleasure Trip.
Notes and Personals

SANTA MONICA. Aug. 13.-After a
sailing voyage Of eighty-two days the
British ship Fingal touched at Port Los
Angeles late last night. She sailed from
New Castle. Australia. May %. in charge
Of Captain J. f. Fullmore. with a cargo
Of 377O tons of coal for the Southern Pa
cifc Co. During the long journey the
FIngal did not speak single vessel and
encountered no heavy gales. She came by
the way of the Tahiti route. ana had
light winds.
After the custom house duties had
been attended to early this morning,
Captain Fullmore came ashore and went
to Los Angeles on business, returning in
the evening. The Fingal will begin to dis
charge her cargo tomorrow, and will prob
ably load with grain at this port for the
return passage.
The business men and those interested
in cycling matters today met with the
committee Of Los Angeles men, appointed
by the Los Angeles business men last
Thursday to investigate the building Of a
bicycle path between Los Angeles and
this city. The committee, consisting Of
the following gentlemen: Charles A.
Ellis, J. A. Kelly, Il. w. Dooner. j. A.
Salkey, W. S. Boyd, W. II. Burke. Fred
Eaton, Fred Baker and G. +. Gates, we're
met at the depot at 80 o'clock by Mayor
Carrillo. S. G. Berry and Roy Jones and
conducted to the hall, where nearly
all the representative business men were
assembled. Chairman Ellis OF the Los
Angeles com ittec stated that the COM
mittee OF nine was appointed by the Los
Angeles business meu last THURSDAY at a
meeting held in the chamber of COM
merce, which was attended by about 20
business men for the purpose OF organiz-
committee desired to present the propos!
tion to Santa Monica merchants and ask
for their cooperation. BY an unanimous
vote it was decided to present the matter
to the chamber OF commerce at the meet
ing tomorrow nighs.
Ross Jackson, formerly managing edi-
tor OF the San Francisco Examiner, who is
at the Arcadia with Mr.. Coleman's 8 yacht
ing party, received q telegram today stat
ing that his daughter. Mrs. Johnson. was
dying IN San Francisco. Mr.. Jackson
left for home i'm ediately.
Great preparations are being made for
the Catholic fair which will open here
August 2l. The dining room at North
Beach Bath house has been rendered for
the use of the fair by Manager Roy
Jones. The fair will last several days,
aud Mrs. Modini Wood OF Los Angeles
will sing. There will be a mum ber OF cal
ented people on the programme and the
affair promises to be highly successful.
Santa Monica will enjoy bearing COM
pany Of colored jubilee singers next
Thursday evening. Miss J. B. Williams.
the celebrated soprano. will render mus
ical solos.
ia mily at the Arcadia today.
Mr.. g. Bowmester of Bakersfield, who
has been at tho Arcadia for several weeks,
left for Monterey today to attend the races.
He will stop at Bakersfield to get string
of ponies, and will return to Santa Mon
ica early in September.
Miss Y. B. Scott and aunt, Mrs. Baker,
of San Diego, who are guests of the Ar.
cadia, left for flying visit to Los An
giles and San Diego today.