The herald., 1896-02-08
POLES FOR ELECTRIC WIRES
Will Cause Some Friction at San Ber.
nardino
r1ount Tauquitz Is Smoking Again and a Party
ofNewspapermen viii Investigate
Matters

SAN BERNARD1No, Feb. 7.-Workmen
began planting poles for the lines of
San Bernardino Electricity company at
noon yesterday, and the poles are 60
ing into the ground along B and Q
streets as fast as the work can be done.
The main wire or cable comes to the
city from Kehl's mill, by Waterman
avenue to First street, thence west.
Diverging lines are being run out on
B and 9 streets, and it is evident now
that the work is to be prosecuted in
earnest. The city is divided into five
circuits, according to the plans filed
in the city hall.
But there is jolly fight in prospect
over the poles of the Electric Light
and Power company. Mr.. Fritch as
sured Mr.. Lloyd that whatever poles
we're actually in the way would
be removed, and this morning Elec-
trician Roos came to Mr.. Firth with a
list of the poles which he wished re-
moved. Mr.. Firth WAS asked what the
list included.
"Well," replied the trustee, with
knowing look, "pretty much every
thing so far" which indicates that the
Lloyd company is going to make a
fight to have the poles Of the Electric
Light and Power company removed
from the streets, and cripple it in do
ing a commercial business. The
trustees will object to any such step as
that, and no one doubts Manager Cor
lette's inclinations, when a "scrap" is
imminent.
TAUQITz AGAIN AFLAME
Mount Tauquitz was smoking again
this morning. the trainmen from San
Jacinto reporting that the column Of
vapor could be seen rising very plainly
and they say it looks very little like a
cloud of snow blowing off the noun
tain. They assert that the smoke
rises in q regular column, and this
along with the description of the ap-
pearance of the mountain Tuesday, in
dicates that Mount Tauquitz is an
active volcano once more, or that there
are some vivid imaginations in San
Jacinto.
Two men from San Jacinto say col
umn of vapor can be plainly seen ris-
ing from the highest point and that it
looks nearly as white as snow. People
from Strawberry valley, nearly four
miles from the peak, say at night the
red glow lights up the brow Of the
mountain, and that distinct rumblings
are heard. Tomorrow newspaper rep
resentatives will leave this city on an
expedition to Tauquitz to discover the
truth of these reports. The last four
miles of the trip will have to be made
through banks of snow several feet in
depth, as the mountain is covered with
snow at this season Of the year. 1t is
10000 feet in height.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Max Erkes of the Stewart has 80 far
recovered from his recent attack Of
pneumonia as to be able to leave his
room, and sat in the hotel office for an
hour this morning.
Miss Faith Shoup and Miss Emma
Morgan leave for Los Angeles tomor-
row to enter the Normal.
Marriage licenses have been issued
for John w. Maynard and Marguerite
Brag Ion of Beaumont, and for Stilwell
Wandell and Mrs. julia Encinos Of
Vanderbilt.
OOmpauy ~, Will JouQ6T OdpJ. w. "A.
Ball farewell reception at the armory
Monday night, and the invitation is
general to the friends of the retiring
captain and to friends of the company
TO attend.
w. J. Broderick, receiver of the First
National bank, has filed suit against
D. Fitzpatrick for the collection of two
notes, one dated May 5, 1892, for $4560,
and the other given February IA, 1894,
for $346S67.
w. II. Smith is a-weary of prison life,
even il it is sort CT martyrdom, be-
cause he would not pay his wife ali
mony, and has tilel petition for a
writ of habsas corpus. His attorney,
George B. Cole, presented the petition
to Judge Otis this morning, and the
time for hearing it was set at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
M. Walsh of Daggett is at the New
st. Charles. He says the borax mines
mines on the desert are now shipping
1909 tons per ton.
The Highland motor made a trial
trip over the line yesterday, and the
result of the trial was entirely salts
factory. The road will open for regu-
lar traffic Sunday.