The herald., 1896-02-29
QUEUES WERE NOT C0ILED
Which Rouses the Ire of iscislinarian
Ludlum
San Diego Committees Complete tie Prepara-
tions for Today's Water Carnival.
Mining News

SAN Diego, Feb. 28.-The new COM
mauder Of the United Ststes cruiser
Monterey is evidently man who will
insist that orders are obeTed, and for
their refusal the six Cinnamon en-
gagged to cook and attend table for the
officers have been in irons since Sun
day last. 1t is the custom Of the Mon
golian to attend to his duties with un-
covered head and the qteue hanging
plated down the back. Orders had
been given by Lieutenant Commander
Wadham, who was in charge of the
cruiser when she came to this port,
that the Cinnamon employed in the
officers mess should war skull cap
and that the queue must be coiled
about the head. These orders had
been neglected, 80 wien Commander
Ludlum took charge Sunday morning,
he personally informpd the Cinnamon
that the orders hithGto given must be
obeyed, and at the SINE time advis ed
them that if they reused he certainly
would have to puniih them. The men
counselled with e,ch other, and then
advised the commander that they
would not obey tbs order. As a re-
suit they we're ordered put in irons,
and since that time the officers have
had to put up with the best service
possible under tie circumstance.
A demurrer tc the complaint in the
case of ex-Courilman Fred II. Robin
son for crimins libel against the Los
Angeles Timeswas filed in the superior
court "Wednesday by defendants. The
case is the oucome of criticism made
by the Timesln the publication of the
Mayne affidgit, in which members of
the city coulcil we're accused OF accept
ing bribes, The amount Of damages
claimed is $4,000.
A mortgge was filed yesterday with
the countyrecorder by which the Sun
set Telephone and Telegraph company
transfers. 20 the California Title Insur-
ance andHrust company, to secure the
paymentof $750,000 in twenty years at
6 per cnt interest, all the telephone
lines, piles, switchboards, ETC., and all
other poperty except the telephones,
of the telephone company in the states
of Warrington and California, includ-
ing Inc to be built between Los An
geles and San Diego.
Th. naval reserves on Wednesday
recefed instructions on the flagship
Philadelphia in handling the six-inch
gun, and also in the use Of the search
IigNs. Lieutenant Ingersoll compli-
melted the men on their efficient
wck.
Committee in charge Of the carnival
| Il be held on the bay Saturday night
| 40 davotipO all their eneroies to mako
! grand success. Grand Marshal
Captain j. E. Friend announces that a
PROCESSION of boats will be by far the
largest ever witnessed in southern
waters.
A marriage license was issued here
yesterday to Benjamin w. Wallace of
Los Angeles and Clara G. Veannalls of
Mexico.
The heavyweight team of the Monte
rey has accepted the challenge of the
San Diego lightweights to pull for a
purse of 500 at the coming tug-of-wsr
tournament. This will be an additional
attraction at the three nights contest
between the Los Angeles and San
Diego teams for a purse of $500. The
tournament begins Monday next.
William Walbert, an old California
miner, has just returned from the
Picacho mining district in this county,
and says that the development of the
great veins of free milling ore in that
section are giving results beyond ex-
pectation. He says that the group of
mines owned by Senator Dorsey and
the Gold Basin Mining and Milling
company will make fortunes for their
owners.