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The herald., 1896-08-19
A CELESTlAL'S DILEMMA
He Was Going to Skip and Is Now In
lail

imprisonment for debt is not usual in
the state of California, although such
cases are of record. One came to the
surface yesterday when Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Willis issued a complaint
which has landed Lo Kee Tai, a China
man, prisoner in the county Jail. Lo
is accused by Top Ho. fellow country
man. with having some time ago boz
rowed from him the sum of $25O.SO. This
money he was to pay back within thirty
days. When the debt became due Lo
kee Tai refused to liquidate. He had
Intended to leave the state yesterday in
secret manner and the creditor China
man at once invoked the aid of the law
to prevent his debtors departure Lo
kee Tai was charged with seeking to
skip without having first settled his just
debts; He was arrested and taken be-
fore Township Justice Young, who has
set the case for hearing at o'clock this
afternoon Lo- Kee Tai will now proba-
bly, make an affidavit that he is pau
per, which will result in his dismissal
from custody.
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Wherever Jney cruise. mus IL Is no un-
common thing to see the crews Of a num-
Der of vessels in arctic waters watching
and trusting to the movements of the cap
tain Of one particular vessel, whose luck
has served him particularly well on pre-
vious voyages. There are captains who
have done so we'll in years Of whaling that
they have become very rich men, yet there
is such fascination to them in cruising
among the ice foes and storm beaten wa
ters Of the arctic region that they cannot
resist it, even for the comforts and luxuries
with which they may surround themselves
at home, and they turn their faces eagerly
toward the whaling grounds with every
returning season and sail away to tempt
once more the perils Of those frozen seas p"
New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-08-19
HIGHBINDERS ARE HELD
nust Stand Trial for the Murder Of Wong
Chez

Chew Wing Cow and Gong On Chong
were yesterday morning ordered held for
trial in the superior court by Justice
Owens, who refused to fix any bail The
men will be kept close prisoners until
they are arraigned, which will be with
in a few days, when date of trial will be
set.
Hearing of the case was resumed at
$3.50 in the morning, the prosecution hav-
ing closed its testimony with the evil
dence of Deputy District Attorney
James. For the defense Percy Ham,
mond- Bell was recalled and underwent
a searching examination, nothing new,
however, being elected. No testimony
was offered by the defense and they
rested, evidently preferring to hold their
evidence for the trial. Justice Owens
promptly held the defendants and they
were Immediately returned to the county
jail to await trial.
1t has become evident from the testi-
mony given by several of the witnesses
| for the prosecution that there is dis
crepancy somewhere which has not yet
been located officer John Lennon, the
| first policeman to reach the side of the
wounded Wong Chez when he fell. stated
positively that, when he came out into
Alameda street after hearing the shot
ana tne pOllce WnlS DlOWl, uc toulu
plainly see the body lying al the edge of
the sidewalk and that there was no per-
son near 1t at the time or until he reached
| the spot when crowd quickly gathered.
Probably the most important witness
for the prosecution is Hammond-B
who said that he was but little over
thirty feet away when the shooting oc-
Cured. At the shot he turned and saw
Chez fall, then going to the spot and
being the first man to touch the body as
it lay. He stopped down at Chee's head
and was just getting up as Officer Len
non came up. In confederation of Ham,
|mond-Bell the witness Higgins, who was
across Alameda street. directly opposite
the spot, said that when he ran over he
saw young man who looked like Ham
mond- Bell crouching at the head of Chez
and he also stated that there were sew
eral persons gathered around at that
time and that that was before any po-
liceman arrived.
Here, then, are directly contrary state
ments and which of the witnesses is
mistaken remains to be proked. Lennon
Is most emphatic and declares that he
cannot be mistaken as there was no one
within ten feet of the body when he first
saw 1t. nor die. anyone get there before
him except Deputy Constable Lyman,
who had Immediately gone into Tuck
Sings store and coming out blown his
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A Sisters Sorrow

Miss Lillian Bell. once an accomplish
ed young society young lady of Colum-
bus. escaped the other day from the
Central insane asylum, where she had
been confined some time. She was driv-
en- insane by the troubles of her brother
Sydney Bell, who was sentenced to
hang in California two years ago. and
whose life was saved from the gallows
by the desperate efforts of his family.
His sentence was commuted to life i'm
prisonment, and scarcely had the COM
mutation been made when his sisters
reason was oned.-Cleveland Re-
cor6ar
The herald., 1896-08-19
TIE BOGUS PRIEST AGAIN
Rev." G. A. Berger Has a. Mining. Partner
Arrested

Rev." 6. A. Berger Has a Mining Partner
Arrested
, c. johnson, alias Jansen was yester-
day taken Into custody by the United
States authorities, the charge against
him being that he had on May 23d last,
opened letter addressed to Rev. C. A.
Berger at the American hotel at Ell Paso
1t appears that Berger and johnson were
then partners in the mining business and
the latter claims that he had right to
open all the mail addressed to either
member of the firm. Bail In the case was
fixed at $3.50, bond being promptly fur
nished by the accused with Joseph
Mesmer and Alphonse Gabriel as sure
ties. The preliminary hearing in the
case will be held before United States
Commissioner owens next Monday af-
ternoon at Q o'clock.
Father" Berger's exploits were fully
detailed in the columns of The Herald a
short time ago. He is himself now in
Jail at El Paso, charged with attempted
swindling.
The herald., 1896-08-19
A New Power Company

The Water, Electric and Power COM
pany of Los Angeles filed articles of in
corporate yesterday. The object of
the company Is to acquire water rights
and to transact the necessary business
in connection Herewith. The capital
stock is $3,000,000. divided into 10000
shares at $500 each. Seven thousand
dollars of the capital stock has been paid
in by each one of the board of directors,
who are c. e. Brooks of Pasadena, w. H.
Shinn. w. W. Everett, G. w. Bently, A.
E. Bayley. A. A. Stoiber and l.. Friel,
all Of Los Angeles.
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WILL COST A THOUSAND DOLLARS
An Appeal Probable In the Yndart- coroneI
Gaze

The attorneys for the plaintiff have
not yet determined whether or not they
will appeal from Judge Shaw's decision
In the Yndart-Coronel case. Major
Horace Bell said yesterday that the eff
forts to prove the alleged trust deed a
bona fide document, had not been given
up. He himself believed the paper to
be all that he had tried to prove it to be,
and he based his opinion upon the past
reputation of Jesus Cruz principally,
whom he had known for forty-three
years. The costs for appealing the case
to the supreme court Will be, Major Bell
says, about $1,000. n
The herald., 1896-08-19
Lottery Joints Pulled

Four Chinese were booked at the CEN
trail station last evening for lottery
ticket selling, having been csntured in
Mott alley acd on Main street by Off,
GERS Sparks and Fowler. The Celes-
tials gave the names of Foo Sang, Ah
Fong, All Sing and All Eye. Bail Of $50
each was forthcoming and the pris-
oners released to appear in court today.
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THAT DECISION AGAIN
A Voice From Sacramento Talks About the
Four-Year Law

Another of those very mysterious
straws, which pretends to be able to un-
cover the future, has appeared with the
oft-repeated assertion that the four
year tenure law pertaining to county
Offices Is about to be declared invalid
by the supreme court
The latest news upon the subject is
brought from San Francisco by j. Chas
Jones. now assistant district attoreny of
Sacramento county,, formerly Of this
city. Mr.. Jones says that the law is GER
tain to be Knocked out, and that the de-
cision upon the subject is now due from
the north
The herald., 1896-08-19
An IncorrigibIe Younuster

The United States district attorneys
office yesterday issued a warrant for
George Young. an incorrigible young
ster, who is charged with having set fire
to the timber on the government land
in San Bernardino county The com
plainant in the case is the boys father,
who resides on Philadelphia street.
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police whistle. AS whole, X is conceded
chat very strong case has been made
against the defendants, still the attor-
neys for the defense claim to have
equally strong evidence for their side,
the nature of which they refuse to dis
close until the case comes to trial.
The herald., 1896-08-19
Past Traln on In. Santa monics Branch

Fast runs to Santa Monica and return
Monday were made on the 2 p. m. special
from Los Angeles, and p. m. special
from Santa Monica. They were made
by Conductor Johnson, and the trains
were pulled by Engineer Warrington.
who made the distance in twenty four
minutes, including four stops, with one
Of the company's best engines of the
Yuma overland, No 1891.
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Court Houss Notes

D. Mountjoy Cloud was yesterday,
upon motion of r. e. Davis, ESQ.,, ad-
mitted to practice in the superior court
of the state. He presented in court a
certificate from the state of Virginia.
Judge York yesterday continued the
case of Lamb VS.. Lamb to August 21st.
The plaintiff is being sued for divorce
and has been ordered to pay alimony to
his wife. He refuses to do so, and is in
court upon contempt proceedings.
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be confined in the state lunatic asylum
at Highlands. She was ten years ago
an inmate of the asylum at Stockton.
Her tendencies are alleged to be of
murderous character.
Judge York also committed Harry
Hoelstein to the asylum. He is weak
minded
The herald., 1896-08-19
EXECUTORS FOR ESTATES

William Moore. Late OF Highlands, Lett Cum
siderable Property
Thomas Banbury of Pasadena has
filed petition before Judge Clark to be
appointed executor of the estate of Will
liam Moore. late an inmate of the High
lands asylum. The deceased left an es-
tate in this county valued at about $4OO
G. l. Lyman of Pasadena has made an
application for letters testamentary in
the estate of Helen M. Lyman. The de-
ceased left real estate in this city of the
value of S100
The herald., 1896-08-19
rlonthiy Police Inspection

The regular monthly inspection and
parade of the police department took
place yesterday morning at II o'clock on
Broadway near Franklin street. The
force turned out in creditable shape, and
after being reviewed by the chief and
commissioners made a short march
through. the principal streets aCd dis
bonlo1
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Sent "a nichland

Mary Perkins. widow Of Santa Mon
lea, was yesterday adjudged insane in
Judge York's court and was ordered to
The herald., 1896-08-19
WANTS TO CHANGE HIS NAME
J. p. Leonard, Who Would Liks to Bccom.
p. 0oIov

p. r1olov
John Patrick Leonard has petitioncd
the superior court to be allowed to
change his name. He would like to be
legally known as john Patrick Malloy.
He AYERS sthat because of the fatheriy
are and kindness for years of his uncle.
Edward Malloy, IN this city. he has been
known pretty generally by his acquaint-
ances as "a, son instead of a nephew to
Edward Molloy. His parents are living
in Michigan.
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tering night to find no one she knew,
no kindly face, only hurrying and in
different strangers. For a long time
she stood there in the rain, not know
ing which way to turn or what to Go,
and at last, encouraged by one OF the
passengers, she made her way to a no
tel, where she was shown to a room,
and presently, with heart breaking
and weary in body, she threw herself
on the bed without undressing and
slept in her wet clothes, troubled, I'M
happy sleep.
Then with anxious, woebegone face,
she went down stairs to look for her
mamma, for the little girl had no
thought but that her mother must be
somewhere near, nor did she realize
at all that London was five hours dis
tant and that it was a big lonely place
for little American stranger TO be
wandering about in. And she had not
the least idea in the world at what
house or on what street she would find
her mother and sister, for so hurried
had been the departure that no one
had thought to write down the address
In fact, the whole journey seems quite
incomprehensible, yet so it turned out,
and now Gabrielle was alone in South
ampton with absolutely no one who
knew her or to whom She could ap-
peal.
She had hardly come down stairs
when burly, griny-handed man came
UP to her and said:
I've brought yer trunk from the
wharf, miss" and he held out his open
fist.
''Thank you,'' said Gabrielle, with her
sweet child's smile, not understanding
that the man wanted money.
'I brought yer trunk, say, from the
wharf he repeated, not very politely,
she thought, but she said thank you"
again as sweetly as before. Once more
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twenty feet without rubbing or scratch
A DELICATE OPERATION.

This operation is most difficult, and,
in fact, Notwithstanding the great num-
Der of guns that are assembled in the
factory every month, and the expert
ence the men have gained in the work.
there are so many dangers thai the
officers in charge are never sure OF
their results until the entire gun us
put together.
On account of the danger Of the ma
terial cooling, there is at the longest
but about fifteen minutes for the en-
tire operation, and every man must do
his best and do 1T quickly.
A system which has long been in
force at the factory will be found Of
great value should the hundreds of
new gums and mortars be ordered. This
is the registration of all the capable
mechanics who are familiar with the
work of big gun making. In a short
time these men could be gathered from
all parts Of the country. AS the bill
provides for ten years of work, this in
itself would be sufficient to induce the
best men in the business to hustle for
a position.
Private gun making concerns evil
IDENTIFY doubt the ability of the navy
yard factory to meet the requirements
Of the new bill. A consolidation of six
of the largest concerns in the coun-
try has just been effected and huge
factories will be established at Bridge
port, Conn. It is asserted that the new
concerns expect to get the bulk Of the
trade from the South American coun-
tries and to compete actively with Eu-
ropean concerns. Others say, however,
that the officers have their eyes on the
$S7, 100000 to be spent by Uncle Sam.
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the turnkey. with great superiority, as
If Mrs. Horace Greeley was a person OF
not the slightest consequence.
Dear mer' said Gabrielle, II wonder
what I shall do"
And then she walked YEARLY back
to the carriage and told the German
woman that she would have to drive
to some hOhsl and advertise for her
mamma. She had sufficient of the news
paper instinct to think Of advertising.
9Th advertise in the Tribune" she
said, F'and then it will be all right"
1t was utterly incOmprehenSible to
Gabrielle Greeley that there could be
in all the world such a thing as a great
city without a New York Tribune in
it. So they were driving away when
Mr.. Smalley's turnkey. seized with sore
IniSgiVing, came running after them. A
glimmer of inteIHg ence had finally en-
tered his brain and told him it was
barely possibly that this young person
was some strange American girl who
might not be disposed of in the sum
mary way he had adopted.
would Miss Ida Greeley's address be
amy good?" he asked, out of breath
from running.
''Oh, yes indeed answered Gabri-
ellie. "She is my sister. Tell me quick,
where is she? She will know where my
mamma is"
Then the turnkey gave the desired ad-
dress. which was miles and miles away
in Kensington. They ought to have
gone there by the underground railway.
but Of course Gabrielle knew nothing
about that. She could only tell the
driver to drive there as quickly as pos
sible, and sink back into the arms Of
her kindly friend, who did al that a
mother could to so0the the suffering
child.
Poor dear" she kept saying rs they
rode alone, ''she is burning with fever"
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
At last they reached the house the
turnkey had indicated and once mere
Gabrielle climbed out of the carriage.
and, making a last effort, got to the
door, and lifting the brass knocker,
knocked as loudly as she could. Pres
emily a servant opened the door and
asked sharply what she wanted. At
this unwelcome tone Gabrielle almost
burst into tears. She could hardly
speak; indeed, she could hardly stand.
and might have been sent away once
more for new wanderings but for a
fortunate arrival. While she was look
ing with pleading brown eyes into the
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LIES STREAM.

Stream Of my life placid river. fowl
I have no fear Of the engulfing seas;
Neither look before me nor behind,
But lying mute, with wave-dipped hand.
float on.
1t was not always so. Ny brethren, see
This oar-stained. trembling palm. 1t
keeps the sign
Of youths mad wrestling with the waves
that drift
Inmutably, eternaIly along.
fields and flowers,
Giving and taking freshness, perfume,
joy:
It winds through-here. Be silent. on my
SOUL
The finger of Gods wisdom drew its line.
So I lean back and look up to the stars.
And count the ripples circling to the
shore.
And watch the solemn river rolling on
Until it wideps to the open seas.
-Dinah Eufoch ErRtlr.
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order to assure absolute success in the
assembling, for the inside of the jacket
cannot vary in diameter The one-thou-
sandth part of an inch from the calcu-
lated width ON the outside of the tube.
When all is ready one of the travel
ing cranes is brought over and the top
Of the furnace is lifted off. Immediate
ly the other crane takes hold of the
Jacket and brings it over until it is
directly above the upright tubs in the
pit
The interior of the jacket is carefully
wiped out in order that no particle Of
dust or 6trt may interfere as it is Slip
ped over the tube. The great difficult
ties of this performance may be under
stood when it is known that the ex-
banded Jacket is less than one-tenth of
an inch greater than the exterior diam
eter OF the tn De. and that the jacket
must be lower d over the whole length
Of the tube 10 be covered fifteen or
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servants face and finding no hope
there, she suddenly heard d dear and
familiar voice calling from the stairs:
''Why, it's Cable; it's little Gable"
and then there was rush OF skirts
and presently she was in her sisters
arms, laughing and crying at once, and
only able to murmur before she lost
consciousness:
please, sister, pay the carriage fare
for those dear German people; they
have been so good to me-
That was the end Of Gabrielle's jour
rey to find her mamma, and the end
of all her troubles. But she often looks
back to these strange happenings with
a. blending of pride and self-pfty, she
was so ignorant of the world, 50 help
less and yet so brave and determined
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4 VERY KNOWING CRIMINAL.

A prisoner escaped on the way to his
trial at Berlin and was not again appre-
hended On the afternoon of his escape
a little girl rang the bell of the Moabit
prison and handed to the janitor open
ing the door q. parcel, with the Cequest
to hand it to the warden OF the prison,
Upon opening the parcel it was found,
that the escaped prisoner had therein
returned his prison garb, and a letter
stating that he returned the clothes to
prevent prosecution for ennbezzling cloth
ing belonging to the authorities. 1t is g
fact that the escaped prisoner could have
been prosecuted on the ground OF taking
along clothes belonging TO a public in
stitution,
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he repeated his request, this time push
ing his hand into her face with almost
menacing gesture. At this Gabrielle, a
little frightened, said:
I've said thank you three times,
and, please sir, 1 don't want to shake
hands with YOU" She could not bring
herself to touch the mans dirty hand.
AT this moment gentleman, seeing
her embarrassment, gave the fellow a
shilling. at which he went off with a
bow and a scrape. That was enough
for quick-witted Gabrielle, and from
that moment whenever a servant APP
preached her she drew forth a shilling
very humbly from her purse and hand
ed it to him, and she found that this
worked beautifully wherever she went.
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try and commenced a feast, when his
father, having been disturbed, and fear
ing burglars appeared at the top of the
kitchen stairs.
Punishment was certain if Dick was
discovered so in a moment his resolve
was taken. Grasping his candle firmly in
one hand, and fixing his eyes vacantly on
some distant scene, he walked down the
passage to meet his father.
The irate parent, with a poker raised
above his head, drew back as the bow
approached, and as Richard passed IN
the stairs. he had the satisfaction Of
hearing the murmur:
Poor ladL Poor lad! Walking in his
sleep again.
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CONVENIENT sLEEP-wALx1NG.

Richard was given to walking in his
sleep. but there were times when he
walked at night without the same ex-
cuse-aS, for example, at the close of
a day when he knew the house had been
wild with excitement over jam making.
He had just found his way to the pam
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EAT PINES LIKE BOy-1oNs

Our North American Indians eat the
seeds Of many plants, parching them,
then grinding them and making them
into Cruel. Their fondness for the seeds
of some pines Is we'll known, these "pirf-
ions" being to them what sugar pli1ms
are to us.
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THE SHRINKING PIT.

The most interesting feature of the
Washington gun shop is the shrinking
pit, located in the center of the build
ing In that part of the building. to
the north Of the pit, the very heavy
guns are made, while in what is
known as the south shop the guns of
smaller caliber are turned out. All the
machinery used in the shops is as deli
cately adjusted as the works of a small
watch. The variation of the one-thou-
sandth part of an inch might ruin a
gun on which months of labor and
thousands of dollars had been spent
The shrinking pit is a deep brick
lined hole cut in the floor of the build
ing There are different depths at
which men may stand on stagings con-
structed of wooden gratings, so that
the mechanics during the process of
the assembling of the different parts
of the gun can render assistance at
different heights.
The long steel tube, which is to be-
come the barrel of the finished gun,
is stood upright in the pit, at such
depth that the jackets and hoops may
be put on conveniently. Cold water
from a circular copper tube, which is
placed around it, is continuously
squiuted on the tube in order to pre-
vent any expansion, be it ever so slight,
by the heat radiated from the furnaces
near by and to keep it cool while the
jacket and hoops are being placed on.
ADJUSTING THE JACKETS.
AT the east end of the pit is one of
the hearing furnaces. In this furnace
the jacket has been kept for twenty
four hours, measured carefully from
time to time, both outside and in, in
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IN UNCLE SANS
BIG GUN SHOP
How One Of the Death Dealers
Is Constructed.
RARE WORKMANSHIP USED
MAGNITUDE OF THE TASK HARD
LY APPRECIATED.

War Time Activity at the washing
ton Ordnance Factory IL the
ssz,OOO,OOO Bill Passes-DeIicuoy
of an Operation Where Hun
dredz of Tons of Metal Are
Handled-