The herald., 1896-02-19
MINISTERIAL TRANSFERS
Bring q Storm OF Protest From Church
Members
The San Bernsrdino r1iser Was Not a Mi.er
and Had q Very Sad
History


Bishop Warren, summarily transfer
ring Rev. 4. o. McIntier to Ventura,
and bringing Rev. A. A. Graves from
that city to San Bernardino, has stirred
up hornets nest in the local congre-
cation, and some of the powers that be
are likely to hear some disagreeable
things said before the matter is finally
settled.
The surprising thing about it ia that
the San Bsrnardino people were not
consulted, and we're in blissful ignor-
ance that such step was under con-
sideration.
Members OF the church iu this city
are already moving. A meeting was
held last night attended by about
| fifty members, and the result WAS that
this morning telegram was sent
Bishop Warren asking him to take no
could be heard from. Another meet
ing Of the congregation has been called
for Wednesday night, and at that time
formal protest will be presented for
signatures, aud the supporters of Mr..
McIntier say they do not think more
than three families, out of a mem ber-
/ ship OF $50, will refuse to sign the pro-
test, or will favor Mr.. McIntiers re-
moval.
The meeting tomorrow night
promises to be largely attended, and
the members of the congregation are
rallying to the support of Mr.. McIntier
in way that must be gratifying to
him, and indicates that the order of the
bishop may yet be revoked.
GEORGE HEBER's FORMER LIFE
George Heber, the old man who was
found dead in his cabin at Cotton,
Sunday night, has queer history.
The story is told, and is generally be-
lieved in Cotton, that when Heber
came to Cotton he was just out of
penitentiary, where he had served
twenty-hve-year sentence, and that,
too, for crime which he did not COM
NIT. He had been sentenced for life for
murder, but after he had served about
twenty-five years of his sentence the
real criminal died and on his death
bed made the confession which re-
suited in Heber being pardoned.
Heber was always in poor health, and
it is thought that 1t was broken by
prison life. He certainly had the air
of man who had been cruelty
wronged, and who, by cutting himself
off from all society showed his utter
lack of faith is his fellow men.
1t has also been suggested that he was
found with his money clenched in his
hands, not because he was miser, such
as the story books picture, but that he
had brought his treasure out where it
would be found, and would furnish
the means to insure him decent bur-
ial and not at public expense.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Word comes from Daggett that J. b.
Osborne has opened up new ledge in
the Ord mining district that promises
big returns for working. The ledge is
ten feet across, and the ore assays $50
per ton. There seems to be no end to
the supply, and the property will be
developed at once.
Elijah Lyon, the tramp whom no
financial offers could induce to per-
senate Schlatter, was released from the
county jail yesterday afternoon, and
started out toward Rsdlands, whence
he was originally sent to Jail. He is
searching for any kind of work, wood
chopcing preferred.
G. G. Haskell, as attorney for Vice.
President Stevenson, Mrs. Roena Stew
enson, Mrs. Anna M. Bulls and George
b. Pickett, has filed complaint
against the East Riverside Irrigation
district, and temporary Injunction
was issued this morning restraining
the tax collector, Howard r.. Hayes,
from issuing deed for complainants'
property sold to the district for the
non-payment Of the district tax of
1894.
There are two ways in which the va
cancy on the board of city trustees
may be filled, either of which are &C.
ceptable to the people OF the Second
ward. The board must elect man to-
night or submit the question to the
electors of the ward. If the former
method should be adopted, there are
many things which indicate that
George NJ. Cooley will be the man
elected. This may be surprising news,
but there is some reason to believe
that Mr.. Cooley would be induced to
accept it If he was the unanimous
choice of the board, and this presents
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