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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
The First Button.

Capt. Cobaugh of Pennsylvania. late chief
of the treasury watch force, today sported
q button bearing portraits Of Mckinley and
Hobart, which he claimed to be the first
button Of the kind worn in this city The
pictures Of the two republican standard
bearers are surrounded by the American
flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Hair Dressing.

It's an art to dress the
hair attrarively these
warm days. n The woman
in charge Of the Palais
Royal hair dressing par
lor knows the art. Treat
nent, soc. Seven tickets
for So. is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

DON'T Be
Per smaded
into paying a high
price for q Swiss
watch. Waltham
Watches are the
most accurate made.
The "RIVERSHDE"
and "ROYAL"
movements
particularly recon-
mended.
For sale by all retail Jewellers
The herald., 1896-11-21
NEW SUITS FILED.

The following complaints on new suits
were nled yesterday in the superior
court:
The estate of Katherine, William, Jo-
mamma, Margaret and Henry Harmon,
minors-The petition of Catherine Har-
mon. the mother, for appointment of a
guardian. The said minors have inter-
est in real and personal property on the
Compton road.
State Loan and Trust company VS.. w.
B. Barber ct ala suit to recover on a
note for $4,000, less $500 already paid, $500
attorneys fees, $45 for searching the
title OF the mortgaged premises and for
decree of sale.
s. Radovich vs. F. A. Mauricio-A suit
to foreclose the defendant of interest in
printing establishment covered by
chattel mortgage to secure payme~t Of
note for $3.50 drawn in favoi o. ~ y.
Pavkovich and by him assigned to the
plaintiff
Sada jackson VS.. George W. Strine ct
ala suit to recover $1,000 on a note, 500
for attorneys fees, and for a decree of
sale Of the mortgaged premises, given to
secure payment.
ed-The petition Of 1. D. Rogers for let
ters Of administration. The estate is
valued at $4500.
The estate Of Lydia r. Harris, de-
ceased-The petition Of Frederick r..
Harris for letters of administration. The
estate is valued at s1110.
The estate Of Mary Smith, deceased
The petition of Alien Smith for letters
of administration. The estate is valued
at $500O
Willard H. Clark VS.. The Silver King
Mining company-A suit to recover 1921
40, with interest and costs, for goods sold
and delivered, on a claim assigned by
the Union Hardware and MetalC.
The herald., 1896-11-21

women had been sntlced INTO tht den
and were held there, the landlady claim
ing that q bill for board was owed her.
Going down with three police oflcers
he stationed them around the premises
to prevent escape and entered by the
front door. Upon making himself known
an attempt was made to get the Murphy
girl out of the place by rear win
dow. She got out, only to fall into the
waitinr arms of officer. Another
young woman named Cecil Forbes was
the next day taken out of the house and
brought to headquarters. Still another,
Minnie Ryman, was not caught, but Will
be run in at the first opportunity.
The Murphy girl has respectable par
ents in this city who are heartbroken
over their daughters disgrace. Cecil
Forbes lately came from the north and
was, it is said by the officers, enticed
into the den by one Grace Raymond
under the impression that she was en-
gagged to do housework. The Ryman
girl is said to be but fifteen years of
age, but appears to be much older. On
Thursday night Cecil Forbes was al
lowed to leave the Jail to go to the post
office, and did not return. This was not
unexpected. but Capt. Clark consoles
himself with the thought that he had
offered her every chance possible.
Meanwhile Minnie Murphy is in jail
and the humane officer is looking up a
good home for her.
The herald., 1896-11-21
INTERESTING LECTURE

Mrs. Elizabeth Strong Worthington,
well known throughout the east as an
entertaining and instructive speaker,
delivered a lecture at Music hall yester-
day afternoon, before a fair audience.
on The Art of Conversation. Owing to
the unfavorable weather and the short
time in which to advertise the lecture,
there were not so many in attendance
as would have been the case otherwise.
Mrs. Worthington will tell delight
full fairy tale which she calls Little Mer-
rywinkle, at Music hall this afternoon
at . o'clock. The story will be illustrated
with seventy-five stereopticon views.
and the frost scenes will seem to Califor-
MIA children veritable fairy land.
Mrs. Worthington is a charming
speaker and gives pleasure to old and
young alike. Children and all who are
interested in them may be assured an
afternoon of rare enjoyment by attend
ing Mrs. Worthington's entertainment.
The herald., 1896-11-21
A SIMPLE PAIsANo
Done Up by Simple Maid, but "All's
Well That Ends Well"

Martiano Gordono-which being trans
lated into good English means simply
Martin Gordon is a paisano who re-
sides at Santa Ana, and is not an ex-
pert in the naughty ways Of the world
as exemplified in Los Angeles.
A few days ago, while in town, he met
young girl named Jane Rosas on Com
mercial street, who struck him. so to
speak, all of heap. She appeared so
meek and guileless that he made the
proposal to her that she come to Santa
Ana and do the cooking at his ranch
for him. She was willing, but stated
she wanted certain articles of clothing,
and he, willing to oblige in such a small
matter, took her into an adjacent store
and bought her what she wanted. There
was a pair of shoes at $1.5O-those she
put on; gold ring at 25 cents, and that
bit of decoration she also put on her
finger, and two hats at $3.50 completed
the list Of purchases. Gordono started
off with his newly engaged cook, he gall
lantly carrying the hats. When the Tenn
pie block was reached the girl re-
lieved her companion of the parcel con-
tanning the hats, and on pretext, en-
tered the doorway, leaving him outside.
He, simple soul, thought the building
had but one place of entrance and exit.
and waited the girls return for about
an nOur. "A aim consciousness tnat ne
had been buncoed broke upon Gordono
and he sadly took the train for Santa
Ana. There he thought the matter over
and got mad so mad, that he returned
to town next day and swore out COM
plant against the girl Rosas, charging
her with robbery. Yesterday she was
brought before Judge Sexton at Univer-
sity, but upon the facts being developed
the assistant district attorney moved
a dismissal of the case, the prosecuting
witness confessing that he had bought
the hats, shoes and ring and given them
to her.
If any offense was committed It was
breach of contract on the girls falling
to go to Santa Ana in accordance with
the verbal understanding.
The last report was that the couple
had made up their differences, and had
returned again into court-to be mar
ried
The herald., 1896-11-21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Lot Of Contributions to the Per
manent Exhibit.

A. s. Martin of this city has placed in
the chamber of commerce exhibits lot
of very fine Dent corn.
]. Gibbs Of Vernon sent tomatoes,
apples and persimmons.
Downey came to the front yesterday In
force. John Kniston contributed big
Washington navel pumpkin, which
weighs lab pounds. 1t is constructed
precisely as the navel orange-a large
pumpkin growing around a small one
at the flower end. Tom Gibson sent y
table beet weighing 80 pounds. B. F.
Witherspoon a pie citron weighing go
pounds. c. e. Smith pie citron which
performed curious freak trick In grow
ing around q piece of fire wood in SO re-
markable a manner as to appropriate the
stick to its own use. Perhaps the idea
was to have wood enough to bake the
pie. B. M. Blythe sent vineless pump
kin. Andy Curtain hard and soft shell
walnuts.
E. L. Lowell of Clearwater sent a
sweet potato weighing 22A pounds.
B. F. Maxson of Ell Monte sent sweet
and Irish potatoes.
DR.. S. M. Woodbridge of South Pasa-
dena exhibits sample Of citric acid.
Downey is doing a very wise thing in
maintaining a table where so many OF
its wonderful productions are on exhibit
tiOn.
The herald., 1896-11-21
Colonel BIanton Duncan's Libel Suit
Against the Times
A Simple Paisano Prosecutes Girl and Then
Msrries Her
The Unhappy Case Of Mrs. Bertha A
Goodrich-A Curious Election Bet
Case in the Township Court-The
Divorce Mill-Court Notes

B. c. Platt. who some time ago won an
unsavory reputation in connection with
what he was pleased to call Butchers
Method" for the cure of consumption,
is face to face with more trouble
The methods Of B. c. Platt are not
all that might be desired, and The Her.
aid has previously drawn attention to
certain peculiarities in this direction.
But now a side light is being thrown
upon the inside working of the gullible
public by men of Mr.. Platt's caliber, by
the statements made in complaint that
has been filed against that gentleman
by his late partner and associate, DR..
Tom Foo Yuen.
1t appears that in March, 1893, the Chi
nese doctor entered into business part
nership with B. c. Platt for the purpose
of carrying on business at Redlands, and
also in this city. The firm was to be
known as the Flowery Kingdom Herb
Remedy company, and the contract OF
partnership lasted until May of the pres
ent year.
DR.. Tom Foo Yuen poured the medi-
cine into the patients and B. C. Platt ex-
tracted the shekels from their pockets.
Ine business was fairly prosperous, for
during the three years during which
the partnership existed $4,000 was
received from patients. OF this amount
the Chinese doctor comedies that $23, 500
has been accounted for but the remain
ing $25OO has disappeared into thin air
SO far as Platt's late partner is con-
cerned. Now, DR.. Tom Foo Yuen comes
into court asking that Platt be made
to disgorge in order that fair 'divvy"
be made of the money in accordance
with the contract of partnership.
But this Is not all. 1t is also claimed
that Platt has retained possession of
certain personal property, consisting of
a horse and buggy, one piano and a
quantity of household and office furni-
ture, all of which were bought out of
the partnership funds. Recovery of
these is sought, but upon Marble &
Phibbs bringing suit against B. C. Platt,
he received the unkindest cut of all.
1t was alleged in the complaint that
according to the belief of the plaintiff,
Platt was insOlvent and unless restrain
ed would dispose of the personal prop
erty. Upon the matter coming up be-
fore Judge Smith he appointed w. w
Donnell, son of the district attorney, as
receiver, and that gentleman established
his headquarters at II Barnard Park.
where B. C. Platt and Butchers Con-
sumption Method" hold sway Jointly.
When the case comes up in court it is
quite likely some interesting testimony
may be forthcoming and meantime Mr..
Platt must get in readiness to give an
accounting in his late partnership ac-
counts.
The herald., 1896-11-21
PERSONALS

\ ii n. Kelsey Of Banning is a guest at
9 Nadeau.
H. r Arlingson of San Diego is guest
~ the Ramona.
Y. W. williams Of St. Paul is stopping
~ the Ramona.
& uGnator r. B. Carpenter is in the city
$JIR!R business trip.
MI Xito Brooks of Santa Monica is stop
u 114; 1T the Westminster.
70. II. Walker Of ST. Louis registered at
~ Nadeau yesterday.
SSS5ii5 u. Matthews of Redlands registered
~ The Ramona yesterday.
r n. Trublood. railroad man from
81 (Aicago, is at the Ramona.
=. w. Bailey, Montana mining man,
G El8yxeGistered at the Hollenbeck.
pevidWrit, prominent resident of
Akland, IL at the Hollenbeck.
~. p. Hamilton and wife of Chicago
S1yed At the Nadeau yesterday.
& Harry Miller and wife of Des Moines,
~ are recent arrivals at the Ramona.
0eo. w. Marston and wife of San Dr.
10 were at the Westminster yesterday.
1flnS Loie Fuller and mother, Mrs. D.
y 3Euller, OF New York, are stopping at
n ~ Westminster.
F1 MI Margaret Collier Graham, who
ia ~ been visiting in San Francisco for
~ time, Is expected home next week.
<XfH F. Eckert, Misses Eckert and
II t& ~ Kamer, all OF Fort Wayne, Ind.
41nG Southern California. are at the
I{aubeck
Hiter Siemon. night clerk at the Alb
foFd Inn. returned yesterday from ar
41tded trip to st. Louis and other
NJ b. A. Stone of Redlands, form
~ the Sloane house of that city
<exed yesterday at the Hollenbeck
y Bfanciscans as follows registered
9E1Ay. 1T the Hollenbeck: w. r. Cal
George Van Bergen, H. v. Rear
a. Echeibe, H. N. Floyd, Thoma
Ysrney. John M. Lieut., F. M
rArGy. B. S. Hubbard and L
The herald., 1896-11-21
THE BET OFF
A Suit to Recover $120 on an Election
Bet


A curious civil action was up for
trial in the township court yesterday.
On October 31st one r. G. Guirado de-
posted $120 in the hands of Sam Dewey.
as stakeholder, to hold pending q de-
cision on November 8 as to who should
be elected president, in bet he had
made with NJ. c. Crippin. On Novem-
ber 4th Guirado saw Dewey and the
latter told him that the matter Of the
presidency was still a mooted point,
and that he had not handed over she
money he held as stakeholder. There
upon Guirado forbade him to pay the
$120 to any one at all, and In consequence
of that instruction Dewey still retains
the money in his possession. He was
between two fires If he paid over the
money Guirado might have sued for re-
covery, and If he returned 1t Crippin
might enter suit. AS a matter of fact,
Guirado did assign his claim to Fred
Peschke, and he instituted proceedings
to recover the $120.
Time was given yesterday for the
plaintiff to furnish authorities, but the
probability is that Justice Young will
throw the matter out of court, as bet,
in this state, can have no standing as
contract in court.
The herald., 1896-11-21
BLANToN DUNcAN's SUIT.
A Claim for $40, 900, as Damages, Against
the Times.

The libel suit of Blanton Duncan
against the Times-Mirror company
came to trial yesterday before Judge
Shaw and jury.
The suit had its foundation in the pub
ilcat1on, during the summer of last year,
of te!egraphic dispatch in the columns
of the Times which Col. Duncan consid-
cred reflected seriously upon his char
acter The item of news purported to
have been gathered in San Francisco, in
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals, and in his complaint Col. Duncan
averred that it had been published ma
liciously, with the result that he had suf-
fered in reputation and otherwise to the
extent of $4,000, and for this amount
judgment is asked.
The alleged libelous dispatch reads as
follows:
B. DUNCAN--HIS APPEAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-Attor-
ney Blanton Duncan of Los Angeles has
filed an appeal from Judge Ross decis-
ion against him in the $4,000 libel suit
against the Southern Pacific and Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
companies. The case grew out of dis
pute about a rebate claimed by Duncan
| on the companies charges for shipping
household goods. The companies as
| serted that Duncan had perjured him
| self in statements made to the interstate
| commerce commission"
| The plaintiff contends that the above
| article Is libelOus, false and defamatOry
| in that the plaintiff never had COM
| menced any libel suit against the South
| ern Pacific before any court of competent
| jurisdiction. Also that the Southern Pa
| cific company never asserted that the
| plaintiff perjured himself in statements
| made to the Interstate commerce COM
mission or any other commission, court
| or anywhere else. Col. Duncan claims
| that the defendant intended the words
to mean, and they were SO understood,
that the plaintiff had committed the
| crime of perjury before the inter- state
commerce commission in an action had
by the plaintiff against the Southern Pa
| cine, and that that corporation had
charged plaintiff with the commission OF
the crime of perjury. The article, fol-
these reasons, Exposed the plaintiff tc
hatred, contempt, obloquy and ridicule
and caused him to be Stunned ano
avoided and tended to injure and has
injured plalntiiI In his occupation as ar
attorney-at-law," and was published
maliciously by and to the damage of Col
Duncan to the extent of SO,
TO the above averments, however, the
defendant corporation makes denial ir
detail. 1t is denied that the defendant ut
tached or intended to attach any mean.
ing whatever Of it's own conception OF
expression to the words referred to il
the alleged libelous telegram. On the
other hand it is maintained that the AS
ISOLATED Press is corporation for tran.
sacting business in the United State.
in the gathering of news items proper f,,
public and general circulation. That tn,
business of the Associated Press is t,
transmit said news for compensation b.
telegraph to prominent newspapers ii
the United States. That the article com
- ~ r.
course of business and transmitted b,
the Associated Press to its clients in tn
ordinary manner.
D. Allen. Esq, is associated with Col
The herald., 1896-11-21

Ds1noSn In tn prosocutioa cR th6 case.
while white = Monroe and Henry G4Ge.
ESQ. appear for the Tl,nes- Mirror com
empanelins m % j Z jury, T ana by ii:sc the act 4
ual trial OF the case was ready to begin,
the following gentlemen having been
selected to try the cause:
George r. Elliott, j. e. Courtney. VIM.
: Wilson, Asser, ssnnorn.
J. F. Powell, J. s. Pollock, c. A. Robin
son and Millard Fillmore.
After the pleadings had been read,
Judge Bicknell was put upon the witness
stand to prove. in his capacity as attor-
ney for the Southern Pacific company,
that no allegations of perjury had ever
been made against Col Duncan by the
corporation. The witness was not per-
mitted to testify along this line however,
the court sustaining the objections of
defending counsel that such testimony
was immaterial the local attorney for
the company not being in position 20
know what might or might not have
been said or done at San Francisco.
In such case the witness was with
drawn.
Col. Blanton Duncan then took the
witness stand in his own behalf. The
Interrogation of the witness by Attorney
Allen was a very lengthy proceeding, for
against almost every question an OBJ
lection was leveled. Briefly, 1t was
sought to be shown that on several pre-
vious occasions articles had been pub
lished lis led IN the Times derogatory to the
evidence was followed for the purpose
Of showing the malicious intent on the
part Of the Times, after which the wit
ness retired and announced his case as
closed.
Preparatory to opening the case for
20 dwox k1eo +
tention Of the jury again to the alleged
libelous dispatch. He stated that the
defense would introduce the records of
the United States circuit court, show
ing that the plaintiff had instituted suit
against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe and Southern Pacific companies and
they had insinuated perjury against the
plaintiff. They would introduce aff1da-
Wits showing that the San Francisco Ex-
aminer reporter, who had gathered the
news upon which the telegram was
based, had done so in the ordinary dis
charge OF his duty. In some manner,
either though inadvertence on the part
OF the reporter or the telegraphic oper-
ator, the Southern Pacific company had
been named instead of the Southern
California company. This was a tech
nical error. arising from a similarity in
name.
c. E. Washburn, telegraph editor of
the Times, then went upon the etand.
and was examined by Senator White.
He explained the nature of his work in
a general way, and then identified the
dispatch. typewriter on 'fiinsy," bear
ing the marks of his editorial punctua-
ttons and corrections. Upon cross exam
ination he stated that he had not veri-
fed the dispatch for the reason that he
had no reason whatever to question tts
accuracy.
At this point the further hearing was
adjourned until this morning at $3.50.
The herald., 1896-11-21
AN UNHAPPY CASE
A Young Married Woman Who Cannot
Control Her Appetite for Drink


Mrs. Bertha A. Goodrich, young lady
only q years of age. was examined be-
fore Judge York In department three
yesterday on the charge inebriety.
The case was a sad one, for the girl
is of respectable parentage, and about
two years ago married young fellow,
who, without being rich, was in a posi-
tion to crafty her every reasonable de-
sire. But the drink habit had seized
upon her, and soon her husband left her.
AS she sat in the court room yesterday,
sad-faced and abashed, while her par
ents and old school friends were close
beside her all joining in an application
that she be committed to Highlands, the
scene was sad commentary upon the
too common habit of the present day.
1t appeared that before her marriage
Mrs. Goodrich became addicted to taking
paregoric quite copiously. Taken at first
to relieve PAIN she became fond Of 1t,
and then. as with use its effect weak
ened. she almost naturally took to
whisky to obtain the old-time result.
And ~ In time happiness --ead misnomer
The herald., 1896-11-21
A COOPERATIVE CONCERN.
To Mine for Whatever Products May
Pay and Do an Extensive Business.

The Wright association filed incorpo>
ration papers yesterday with the county
clerk. The purposes of the organization
is to buy, hold and develop lands, min
ing claims, mineral rights, oil wells and
other real estate: to engage in the busi-
ness Of boring, producing, refining, dis
tilling and treating oils, gas, asphaltum
and other minerals and hydro carbon
substances; and for such purposes to ac-
Quire pipe lines, tanks, manufactures,
machinery, wharves, steam and sailing
vessels and all appliances auxiliary to
said business. Also to carry on agencies,
offices, tanks and houses.
The directors are named as follows:
A. T. Strine, Downey; M. c. Chase, Nor
walk; w. H. Gilbert. Santa Ana; e. ].
Birmingham, Los Angeles; G. l.. McWill-
Jams, Norwalk; T. G. Barnett, Downey-
and E. B. Woolley, Los Angeles.
Each member of the association has
subscribed and paid $100 for one mem
bership, and it is agreed that the mem
bership shall be equal, and the above
amount has actually been paid into the
treasury of the association, as required
by law,
The herald., 1896-11-21

-7oeoazze = synonym Tor lntoxication,
The feQn1hG Influences OF home and
friends were forgotten, and Mrs. Good
rich would when the at was upon her.
freQuent saloons just to crafty her
frenzy for drink.
Early In the present year she went
voluntarily to Highland. but only re-
mained six weeks leaving against the
protests Of the medical director. Yes.
terday Judge York ordered that she be
charged and this period of time will per-
NIT Of 9 radical cure being effected.