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case but thus far there is no clew to the

case but thus far there is no clew to the
perpetrators.
On State street yesterday morning
Charles Weathers, employed OCCASION
ally as bartender at the Peerless saloon,
fired two shots from revolver at Jean
LARGO, fisherman. LARGO ran down the
street, escaping unharmed, and Wealth
ers handed the pistol to a bystander,
with the remark that he might get into
trouble" Larcos friends soon informed
that worthy of the surrender of the gun
and he quickly returned. The two met
again, hot words were exchanged, and q
lively fight ensued, in which Weathers
was numerically whipped. No officer
happened to be in the vicinity at the
time and the scrap was fought to a fin
ish. the man with the gun bleeding pro-
fusely from the punishment received
on his face. Both will be required to ex-
plain their actions in one of the Justice s
courts.
The body Of tramp painter named
Thomas Henry was found hanging to a
tree at SisQuoe last week. When found
the man had been dead several days,
evidently case of suicide. The remains
were taken to Santa Maria and after an
inquest, buried in the potters' field.
Capt. e. c. Smith of Carpinteria was
thrown from a wagon and severely in
jured. Dr. Cauch dressed a serious
scalp wound, and today the patient is
resting easy.
The Courier says today: Were 1t not
for the fact that his term is abou: to ex-
pire. Supervisor E. P. Sawyer would be
impeached for incapacity. He employed
ell dirt on the Summerland road last
week. and everyone here knows they
came from Missouri and haven't yet
been naturalized."
The herald., 1896-09-01
SAN PEDRO
Small Fire-Business Notes and Social
t.rss OOings

A Small Fire-Business Notes and Social
Af'S Doings
SAN PEDRO, Aug. 31.-At 1890 Sat
urday night fire was discovered at the
Costello residence on Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Spring and Mr.. Ditzal put out the
blaze before much damage was done.
The Seaside Social club gave an en-
joyable dance at Swinford's hall Sat-
urday evening. The new social orches-
ira furnished the music which proved
very acceptagle.
After the regular meeting of the Ocean
Queen Rebekah degree lodge, 1. o. o.
F., last Saturday evening at Frater-
nal hall the, male members surprised
the sisters by serving ice cream and
cake.
visiting the family of Mr.. Rimpaw.
Martin Ekenberg, agent of the San
Pedro branch of the Seamans union
OF. the Pacific says a little girl has just
arrived at his residence. Mother and
daughter are doing well.
The schooner Lucy, Captain Peterson,
arrived from the north with cargo of
100000 feet of lumber to San Pedro Lum-
ber company.
The schooner Alice, Captain Kendall,
arrived from the north with a cargo
Of 100000 feet of lumber to the San
Pedro Lumber company.
The steamer Coos Bay, Captain jan
sen, sailed for San Francisco and way
points; passengers and merchandise to
Pacific Coast Steamship company.
The schooner Redfield, Captain Burk-
holm, sailed in ballast for Tacoma.
The schooner Bangor, Captain Aspe,
sailed in ballast for Port Blakely.
Miss Edith Sullings, who has been
visiting the Crittenden family for the
past two weeks, left for home today
at Los Angeles.
Mrs. P. Souter and daughter, Miss
Emily, have, rooms at the Harbor View
hotel for the summer season. They
were former residents here and find this
| the ideal summer home.
The San Pedro fire department holds
its regular meeting tomQrrow night at
the city hall, and as business of import
ance is to be transacted, larSS attend
ance is requested.
Messrs. c. Jorgensen, o. Hanson and
F. F.. Haskell have gone to the noun
tains on prospecting trip.
| c. G. Keyes is here on a few days
vacation from Los Angeles.
The work upon the Kerckhoff & Cuz-
ner site at BoschkS island is almost
completed, and what was once low strip
of land on the waters edge is large
area of high ground, which has taken
months to fill in. 1t Is expected that
the new wharf will soon be under con-
struction.
Mrs. A. r. Barton and child are here,
visiting the family of S. M. Barton this
week.
Mrs. F. S. Nichols, who was suddenly
taken ill last Friday, is reported i'm
proving.
Max Kuhn, one of San Pedro's popular
young men, left last evening on the
steamer Coos Bay for the north.
hA Hpr mi 10 n
erected a new building on the site for
merly occupied, in which they will carry
on a general fish shipping business. Mr..
DE Jarnott has charge of It.
The Southern California Fish company
put up thirteen tons of sardines at the
cannery at East San Pedro last week.
Mrs King and her daughter, Miss
Mary King, have moved into the Ban
ming residence, corner Beacon and Tenth
streets.
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Victim, Of Cruel Fashion.

In the last issue Of the medical reports
of thA Chinese maritime customs reference
Is msdc by the medical officer at Chun-
Khung to the injuries frequently arising
froIri the practice Of COMPRISING the feet
of women and girls. 1t appears that the
worncn Of Se-Tchuan province, and esre-
cially of Ckun- Khung, bind the feet more
tightly than in other districts in the Yang
tsc valley. The practice, too, is more gon-
eral, for the very poor as well as the farm
ing community bind the feet and seem to
regard feet the natural size in women as
rcproachfully as the wealthy classes.
When questioned closely, not one woman
IN hundred will deny that she is con-
slant sufferer owing to the tight bandages.
Many foreigners in China imagine that
after woman reaches maturity sho is free
from pain; but, according to this authori-
ty, this is not the case. DR.. Mccartney,
the writer of the report never found an
elderly woman who did not complain of
pain.
Women with compressed feet cannot
stand for any length of time without great
suffering, in addition to the agony endured
in the carly period of binding. Paralysis of
the legs frequently ensues because of the
practice, and in every case treated by him
the patient recovered rapidly when the feet
were unbound and left free. Eczema and
liberation also are common, not among
the poor only, but among the wealthy and
official classes In several cases within
his own practice gangrcne, calling for am
putation, followed on compression, and in
two cases nature had amputated both feet
after gangrcne caused by bandaging.-
London Times.
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RIVERSIDE
Found Dead on the Desert-Notes and
Personals

Coroner c. G. Shuman was called to
Indio Sunday by telegram, announcing
that man had been found dead by the
roadside about twelve miles from that
place. There was no information as to
who the man was or how he came to his
death in the telegram.
Misses Sora and Flora Tibbot, who
have been visiting with friends in this
city, left for their home in Rialto Sun
day.
James Patterson, jr., of Perris was in
the city yesterday.
Joe Schneider and Joe Shields re-
turned home from their trip to Newport
Beach yesterday morning.
Editor Keith of the Elsinore Press was
visitor to this city yesterday.
Miss Hattie Wheeler of this city and
Miss Rice of East Riverside have re-
turned home from a three weeks camp
ing trip to Strawberry valley.
Attorney William Collier left on yes
terday mornings train for Los Ange-
les.
Miss Maud Hicks left yesterday morn
ing to visit with friends in Los Angeles
a number of monthc.
w. S. Wise of Perris passed through
Riverside yesterday from Los Ange-
les to his home.
Attorney A. A. Adam, his mother and
family returned home from an outing
at Long Beach yesterday.
e. j. Davis was passenger from Los
Angeles yesterday morning.
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SANTA BARBARA
Dastardly Attempt to Burn Church-A Shoot
ing Scrape

Dastardly Attempt to Burn Church-A Shoot.
ing Scrape
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Aug. 81
A dastardly attempt was made last
night to set fire to Grace M. e. church.
About midnight, as A. A. Janssens, Har-
ry Owen and ]. r. Janssens were pass
ing the church on their way home they
were hailed by Mrs. Georgiana Lacy
from her residence in the vicinity and
informed that some inf1ammable mate
rial had been ignited under the steps to
the eastern side entrance Of the church.
The young men at once proceeded to in
vestigate and ascertained that the
would-be incendiaries had placed a
pile of dry eucalyptus branches under
the steps and touched a match to the
rubbish. The incipient blaze was
quenched and two of the men remained
on watch while the others went to noti-
fy the officers. The edifice stands on the
corner of Figueroa and De la Vina
streets and is the finest auditorium in
this city. Had it not been for Mrs. Lacy's
accidental discovery the church would
now be a mass of ruins. The miscreants
could not have chosen a more favora BILE
hour, as the water mains were dry at the
time. The marshal is investigating the
The herald., 1896-09-01
Surprised Marion.

Marion is IL little girl years old. Shs
was going up stairs the other day when
lady came to the door to pay her mother
visit who had in her hands great bou-
quot Of roses. The child was delighted to
be given these and told 20 take them to
mamma. She scampered OF up stairs with
tho flowers, whilo the maid ushercd the
caller into the drawing room. This house
has several small children in it, and their
mother is obliged to forbid their using
some rooms freely. When Marion started
down the staircase again, she saw that the
doors were opened into that sacred apart
ment. She stood still and stared. There
sat the visitor in plain sight. Mamma,
she shrieked to the hostess in her own
room, "the lady has got into the parlor!"
New York Times.
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Winston, Fitzgerald, Roy Jones. Gill.
Corey, Bandini, Orr, Goodwin, Kellogg,
DR.. Kurtz, DR.. Willis, DR.. Ferguson,
Mr. John Mott, Cline, ]. Schumacher,
Banning, Slausor. Frank Schumacher,
Norris, Cunningham, Kellam,.
Mrs. Wilcox was assisted in receiving
by her daughters Mesdames Longstreet,
Drake and Miner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Byrd Dexter cell
ebrated the fifteenth anniversary Of
their wedding at their home on Monday
evening. The reception lasted from
until 10 o'clock p M, during which time
a couple of hundred guests were re-
ceived. The presents were numerous
and beautiful. At 10 o'clock the Santa
Monica band serenaded the happy cou-
pie and their guests. Refreshments
were served and music both vocal and
instrumental, was enjoyed at intervals
during the afternoon and evening.
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Amendment Number Five
(Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 49,
ARTICLE XI.

Section S1s. 1t shall be competent. in all
charters framed under the authority given
by section eight of article eleven of this
constitution, to provide, in addition to
those provisions allowable. by this consti-
tuition and by the laws of the state, as fol-
lows:
|. For the constitution. regulation gov
ernment, and jurisdiction of police courts,
and for the manner in which, the times at
which, and the terms for which the Judges
of such courts shall be elected or appoint
ed, and for the compensation of said
judges and of their clerks and attaches.
@ For the manner in which. the times at
which, and the terms for which the mem
bers of boards of education shall be elected
or appointed, and the number which shall
constitute any one of such boards.
s. For the manner in which, the times
at which, and the terms for which the
members of the board of police commits
sioners shall be elected or appointed; and
for the constitution, regulation, compen-
sation and government of such boards and
of the municipal police force.
A. For the manner in which, the times
at which, and the terms for which the
members of all boards of election shall be
elected or appointed, and for the constitu-
ton, regulation, compensation and gov
ernment of such boards. and of their
clerks and attaches: and for all expenses
incident to the holding of any election.
Where city and county government
has been merged and consolidated into one
municipal government, it shall also be
competent in any charter framed under
said section eight of said article eleven
to provide for the manner in which, the
times at which, and the terms for which
the several county officers shall be elect
ed or appointed. for their compensation
and for the number of deputies that each
shall have, and for the compensation pay
able to each of such deputies.
The herald., 1896-09-01
SANTA MONICA
Tho Wilcox Domino Ball Decided Social
Seccess

Tho Wilcox Domino Ball a Decided Social
SANTA MONICA, Aug. 31-On Thurs
day night the ball room at the Arcadia
presented a brilliant appearance, the
occasion being the domino ball given by
Mrs. Wilcox as her farewell to Santa
Monica for the season.
The masks afforded great fun, and
when they were removed at II O'Clock
there were some revelations and among
them was Mr.. John Bradbury, who had
been taken for a well-known society
belle. He wore some beautiful silk pet
ticoats which he displayed with be-
witching grace. All the dominos were
very beautiful. Supper, which included
all the hot and cold delicacies of the
season, was served at small tables on
the promenade verar la overlooking the
ocean.
The guests present were Mesdames
Baker. Gorham, Tevis, Lester, Hamil-
ton, Bradbury, Ryan, Hoy, Kennedy.
Waring, Young. Gwynne, McKittrick,
Alvord, Ferguson, Wildes, Newmark.
Childs, Banning, Cline, Winston. Wicker
Misses OConnor Scott, Bradbury. Win
ston, Patrick, Patton, Gorham. Jones
Hamilton, Brooks Newmark. Van
Ness. Messrs. Wilcox, Martin. Miner
Drake, Bradbury, Lewis, McKittrick'
Tevis' Alvord, Young. waring. Hoy,
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DOWNEY
The Epworth League Conference Comes to
Gloss

The Epworth League Conference Comes to
aCIoss
DOWNEY, Aug. 31.-The Los Angeles
district conference of the Epworth
League reconvened at 8 p. m. Saturday.
The first business taken UP was reports
from the various departments and COM
mittees. The reports show the league to
be in a prosperous and growing condi-
tion.
The election Of officers followed and
was characterized by the greatest good
feeling. and resulted in the election of
the following: President, A. N. Cald-
we'll; first vice president, Gus H. Harper;
second vice president, Miss Ellen Reav-
is; third vice president, N. Newby; re-
cording secretary. Ralph Sewing; cores.
ponding secretary, Miss Madge Adams;
treasurer, Miss NJ. Parish. nF
At $3.50 p. m. the business session ad-
journed sine die.
In the evening literary meeting was
held, the subjects and leaders being as
follows: Apostolic Age Of the Church,
Rev. j. B. Johnson; Rise Of the Papacy,
G. D. Harper; Monasticism, H. N. Cald-
well.
The Sunday morning exercises con-
sisted of an eloquent and touching ad-
dress to the young people by Presiding
Elder Rev. T. J. Duncan.
At 8 p. m. about fifty of the Leaguerss
assembled at the county farm. where a
profitable service was held, led by Rev.
j. b. Johnson, in which many inmates of
the farm participated.
DR.. Burdick and Stewart Rowland
extended every courtesy to the visitors.
At p. m. q "model league" service
was held in the church, led by Miss Mary
Allen. which was participated in by
nearly all present.
In conclusion Rev. E. J. Harper, the
local pastor and a prominent member Of
the league. conducted a conservation
and farewell service. which was very
impressive and earnest. The speaker
urged the delegates to a deeper conse-
Grafton and a purer every day life. After
a short prayer service all the Leaguers
formed in one great circle and sang the
closing hymn, which concluded the ses-
sion Of the conference,
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Auction

SALE OF UNCLAIMED MERCHANDISE
and freight at Naud's ware house, l0se
North Alameda ST., city of Los Angeles,
county of Los Angeles, state of Cali
fornia.
Notice is hereby given that the following
described property. upon which storage
charges have not been paid for more than
one year, will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash at said Naud's
warehouse, Tuesday. September 1st. 1898.
at 10 o'clock a.m.:
E. H. Cowles, 6 boxes household goods:
Ada r. Hawkins, lot household goods:
Herman Schwartz & Co., 10 crates elec.
goods; f. r. Nichols, boxes P. effects;
Fred Weber. incubator, l brooder. r.
Befee, M. T. bbl.; c. Sawvill Q tables 4
boxes household goods. l chest: Pierre
Rambaud, lot household goods: H. C.
Voeckele, crates sponges: John Stewart.
IA boxes household goods; c. H. Wallinger,
boxes household goods. trunk; Mrs. r.
M. Potts, bbls. vinegar; ]. Jockim, roll
sheeting; Prof. d. Allen. sack rock: Jas.
Larquier. 2 boxes household goods: Cali
fornia state board of health, bdls. tent
outfit: Mrs. +. E. Hicks. boxes household
goods Mrs. Leggett. box household goods:'
A. N. Hansen, l box wood; ]. II. McCune.
/ box mdse.; A. Hine. boxes p. effects.
bdl. poles; l.. Il. Walker, box pictures,
box glassware: J. C. Moore. box house
hold goods; I. H. Widey. cot mattress;
Watkins & King. boxes sundries; X. A..
Clamfit, zheet-iron drum. box heaters:
+. j. Fleming. | sack limestone.
THOS. B. CLARK, Auction6er.
Naud's Warehouse, Los Angeles AAug.
S@s~ Assfs -'-s'----.i N ~ - ~ &
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POWER FROM REFUSE.
Eifty.Ave English Towns Generate It From
Household Garbage.

F1fty.Ave English Towns Generate 1t From
Household Garbage.
Garbage and town refuse disposal is one
matter where the cities of Europe are far
ahead Of those of this country. An ideal
plant Of this kind is that at Rockland,
England. Investigators have all agreed
that burning is the best way to dispose of
the accuYlulations. This preference is due
to tie fact that by this method not only is
all organic matter liable to putrefy and
become "a menace to the health of the COM
munity destroyed, but it has been found
by actual trial that the heat derived from
the burning df this refuse may be used for
the. production of steam, which can be
utilized for commercial purposes, and the
revenue received from this source may be
sufficient to moro than pay for the cost of
burning. There are no less than IS such
Instructors In different parts Of England.
The health committee of Rockdale, q man.
ufacturing town of 70, 900 inhabitants, re-
Gently adopted the method, with the idea
of ultimately using the steam produced for
electric lighting purposes. 1t has been
found that this rough, unscreened refuse,
running as much as 85 per cent of clinker
and ash, will evaporate l. pounds Of wa
ter for every pound of refuse burned under
DollerS pullU W ProuuCo sNdIH uV ISO
pounds pressure. Coal burned under the
Same boilers evaporated seven pounds of
water per pound of coal. The two boilers
have g1atc surface of As square feet each.
In building the two destructor cells large
combustion chamber, common to both, was
provided between them and the boilers, SO
that the gases could intermingle and that
time should be allowed for the combustion
of gases before they came in contact with
the comparatively cold surface of the boiler,
noting the fact that if once the organic
matter in the fumes were heated sufficient
ly high no amount Of subsequent cooling
down could again make them malodorous.
1t Is interesting to noto that it is not
necessary to use coal to aid in the burning
Of this refuse. The plant has been able to
produce $40 brake horsepower, burning
two tons of refuse per hour. This high ef-
ficiency is obtained with ordinary boilers
by using forced draft. The weight OF
the refuse is reduced two-thirds, and the
volume threefourths.
The author says in conclusion: "The
disopsal of two-t thirds of the refuse COM
pletely Is an important matter. but when
The herald., 1896-09-01
1ueSdQy, N0VenbeIhe Third, I'D. 1885

The said amendments are respectively
designated
Amendment Number One.
Amendment Number Two.
Amendment Number Three.
Amendment Number -Four.
Amendment Number Five.
Amendment Number Six.
Each ballot used at such election must
contain. written or printed thereon, the
words:
For the Amendment Number One" and
Against the Amendment Number One"
For the Amendment Number Two."and
Against the Amendment Number Two"
For the Amendment Number Three.-
and Against the Amendment Number
Three
For the Amendment Number Four"
and Against the Amendment Number
Four"
For the Amendment Number Five"
and Against the Amendment Number
Five"
For the Amendment Number Six" and
Against the Amendment Number Six
Witness my hand the great seal Of the
state, the day and year first written.
JAMES H. BUDD.
Governor.
Attest: L H. BROWN. Secretary Of
state.
(seaD By W. T. sEsNoN, Deputy.
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element or misappropriation Of -.
money. and no person who shall no9 -
able to read the constitution In the -
lish language, and write his or her no14
shall ever exercise the privilege Of an 49,
tor in this state; provided, that the pfo>
visions of this amendment relative - -
educational qualification shall not apply -
any person prevented by a physical die-'
ability from complying with its requtsl-
tions, nor to any person who now has tho
right to vote, nor to any person who
shall be sixty years of age and upwar0
at the time this amendment shall taxa
effect. n
NOW, THEREFORE,, Pursuant to the
provisions of the constitution, and an act
of the legislature entitled "An act to pro-
vide for the submission of certain proposed
amendments to the constitution Of the
state of California to the qualified electors
for their approval" approved March z, ~
d. 1888. the said amendments as submit
ted. to be separately voted upon by ballot
by the qualified electors of the state. ON
The herald., 1896-09-01
Velocity of Light and sound.

1t has been calculated that the deepest
motto which the human ear perceives as n
continuous sound is produced by 16 vibra-
tions in second, the acutest by $4,000.
The extremes of color arc red and violet
The former is given by 45s, 900, 900, 900 Of
vibrations per second, the latter by 7e7,-
900, 900, 900. IN this way the relative vcloc.
tiles of light and sound are compared -
st. Louis Republic.
The herald., 1896-09-01
Awful.

"Rivers, was that filled cheese we had
at the FREQ lunch counter little while
ngo?"
II think 1t was.''
"It was abominable stuff. Why don't
they runnet out of the country?"
II suppose they will, Brooks, as soon as
they can make out kase against it.
And in the silence that followed nothing
was heard except the monotonous sound of
burglars breaking into the various houses
in the neighborhood and carrying away
rich booty.-Chicago Tribune.
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sIgnlucany.

Kate-Ma1nie Carson is terribly mashed
on Charley Sweetscr
Edith-What makes you think so?
Kate-Why, he has been three weeks try.
ing to teach her to ride wheel, and she
doesn't make the least progress. The very
instant he let's 60 of her she falls off,
Boston Transcript.
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,me of his hits were literally applaud

ed.
The secretary of the club after the
meeting adjourned reported a member
ship of sixty.
Mrs Rudolph Nickle will leave Orange
today for her home in Cole Camp, Mo.
Mr. NJ. T. Morgan will move this week
from his present location on Olive street
to the property known as the w. NJ. Bor-
ing ranch on east Chapman street.
Captain Charles Baker visited his api-
ary in the mountains yesterday.
Rev George e. Dye of Los Angeles
Will address the people of Orange on the
cause of free silver on Thursday even
ing of this week at the Bank hall.
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Section 1. Every native citizen of the
United States, every person who shall
have acquired the rights of citizenship
under or by virtue of the treaty of Quere-
taro, and every naturalized citizen there
of, who shall have become such ninety
days prior to any election, of the age of
twenty-one years, who shall have been a
resident of the state one year next pre-
ceding the election, and of the county in
which he or she claims to vote ninety days,
and in the election precinct thirty days,
shall be entitled to vote at all elections
which are now or may hereafter be au-
thorized by law; provided. no native of
China. no idiot, insane person, or person
convicted of any Infamous crime. and no
person hereafter convicted of the emhex-