The herald., 1896-03-15

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I. G. Horton of Santa Barbara said at
The Hollenbeck that salmon are almost
choking up the Santa Ynez river, an occur
renee unprecedented, as usually the upper
waters and those in the valley, being so
low, large numbers of the fish we're de-
stroyed. Already it is proposed to start a
cannery at Lompoc, which. owing to its
close proximity to a railroad terminus, will
now enter upon an era of unparalleled
prosperity.
f. H. Woodwell of San Francisco, refer
ring to the annual meeting of the Califor-
mia state board of trade on Tuesday, said
that the board sent from the state during
the past year 4S.S7l.l carloads of ten tons
each of fruit, vegetables, wine. brandy and
nuts. This is a gain over 1894 of 53i6.4
carloads, and gain over 1898 Of S042.6
carloads. Of fruit alone the shipments
have increased 16,l95.7 carloads in 1890
to 81 i 6O.7 carloads in 1898. Compared
with 1894 fre an deciduous fruits fell off by
rail 1858 carloads in $685. dried fruits by
rail, 1907 carloads. Citrus fruits showed
a gain of $3.50 carloads. The steady in
crease of raIsin shipments is noteworthy,
the crop now averaging about 400 car
loads. The ship nents of wine and brandy
in 1895 was double that of the year 1901 ::
canned fruits decreased 40 per cent. and
vegetables 80 per cent. 1t is predicted
that by 1900 an export of $4,000 cars
would be made from gardens, orchards and
vineyards.
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ter in Los Angeles. lie says that nearly
every Boston no ell man will be represent
ed at the convention of the II. M. NJ. B. A.
in Los Angeles next week, under the presi-
dency of j. W. Tazgart. The following
gentlemen have arranged to leave Boston
April 9th: W. W. Davis of the Norfolk
house. +. e. Risteen OF the Copley Square,
Colonel Keller of the American house, 6.
4. and j. l.. Damon of the Thorndyke. j.
w. Smith of the Bellevue, H. II. Barnes.
manager of the Brunswick; lilly Haynes.
proprietor, and J. G. Hickey. manager. of
the United States, and W. II. Lpointe of
Young's hotel. A large number of promi-
nent Boston business men will accompany
them, as we'll as delegation from Albany,
Rochester, Buffalo Syracuse. Eimira, Sar-
atoga. Richfield Springs, Utica, Coopers-
town, New York City, Brooklyn. Philadel-
phia, Atlantic City and Cape May. There
will be not far short of 750 hotol men.
from eastern cities to see the Fiesta, not
counting those from Chicago. St. Louis,
Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, De-
troit. Duluth, Omaha, Portland and the
sound cities. The city's hospitality will
be taxed to the utmost. for they are all
good feeders.
DIR. Robert Menzies. formerly lecturer on
medical jurisprudence in the University of
Edinburgh, is engaged upon an exhaustive
treatise on this subject and staying with
relatives in various parts of Southern Cali
fornia. In the company of a few friends at
the Nadsau yesterday the venerable and
learned professor said. among other
things of interest: Questions connected
with prolonged CESSATION have given rs e to
much discussion in legal medicine. No Pc
riod has been fixed by law either in CIR eat
Britain or the United States, beyond which
child born in wedlock is to be declared
illegitimate. In the year 1884 there was a
very interesting case. that of And derson VS..
Gibbs, the vice.chancellor deciding that a
child born ten months. or about forty.two
weeks. after cohabitation with the hus-
band. was legitimate. In the celebrated
Gardner peerage case, which came bef ore
the house of lords in 1928, the ques Jon
really was whether a child born 81 days
(forty-four weeks. three days. after in ter
course could be legitimate. The separation
between Lord and Lady Gardner occurred
till July ] lth. A fully developed child was
born on December Sth the same year. All
the most celebrated ob s:etricians were en-
amined on this point, Il very large ma ior-
ity concurring in the opinion that natural
CESSATION might be protracted to such a
period. The decision, which was agains t
the legitimacy of the child. was based en-
trely on moral grounds, Lady Gardner.
after leaving her husband. having lived in
open adultery. In the United States a case
is reported in the American journal of
Medical Science for S 10. in which it was
decided that child born 3l7 days (or
forty five weeks and twenty-eight days.
af ter conception was legitimate. In an
ot h er case, where the child, if that of the
hu sband. must have been born after
twelve months CESSATION. the court de-
cided to grant divorce on the ground that
such a duration of pregnancy is not sup.
ported by any known facts. The talk was
occasoned by the birth of n living child to
parents after forty years of married life.
the mother being in her fifty-eighth year.
They live near Redlands.
S. S. Ealy of New Haven, Ct, said that
he disruption of he rubber trust was i'm
mnent. The Goodyear company com
bined with the other large rubber makers
pany and signed an agreement which
bound them to pay $4,000 if they with
drew. Now they want to get out of by pay
ing $4,000. The trouble eliminated in
New York last week by the resignation of
Joseph Banegan, who has been president
of the company since it was organized
The profits have been enormous. 81 ,75O,-
600 IN the past year. Unless the sqllabble
is settled amicably there will be big rub
ber hose and boot war, which the consumer
will greatly enjoy.
The arrest of Colonel Merritt II. Day, a
well-known mining man and promoter of
western enterprises. was the subject of
much discussion in the various hotels YES
terday, he being well known in this city.
He was arrested i'll Boston and had a pre-
liminary bearing on charge of obtaining
by fraud $4,000 from two well-known
capitalists of Cincinnati. He has always
been regarded as a man of high RESPONSE
bility and standing and his friends are dis
posed to believe his claim, that it ia a case
of blackmail. He was able to find all the
bail he needed, though there are some
rather suspicious features in the case.
which need explanation.
The new placer mines at Cooks inlet.
Alaska, are the richest yet discovered, ac-
cording to Michael j. Daily, who, with his
brother, was in the Lucky Chance Mining
company's employ at Sitka last season,
The new dggings are in an almost unex-
plored and unprospected region. The
richest portion of the field is little south
of Turn Again Arm, which literally teens
with free gold, from $40 to $25 per pan of
coarse gold being obtained. The use of
quicksilver is impossible, owing to the