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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
NO DISCRIMINATION INTENDED

Jaynes says that the Western Union Tel
egraph Company does not propose to dts
criminates in rates against the proposed
race track at Can Clemente in favor OF
the pool rooms. He declares that no one
has been authorized to make such a state
ment
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
HELD UP A SALOON.

Ouray. Col. June 25.-ora Jones and an
other man, a stranger, entered Chase's
saloon this morning and after having
drinks drew their guns on those present,
picked up sacks containing about S40O,
backed out of the door and escaped on
horseback.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
oAKLAND's LILLIPUT.
She Has Been Engaged as a Member Of
a Theatrical Company.

Oakland. Cal, June 5.-Miss Mary Bar
rail-. the smallest woman in California,
has been accepted as a member OF the
Lnipuuans. She will join the eonpa ny
in September. going from here TO New
York Thence she will go to Europe,
where a thorough training In music and
elocution viii be given her under the
tutelage OF the best instructors. Miss
BarraIl IS a native OF Germany and is now
in her 2lst year, and her stature is only
four feet three inches. She looks like
a child Of nine years.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
CHAMPION SWIMMERS.

San Francisco. June E-Dan Renear
ana H. r. Brewer. the champion swim
mcrs Of this coast, have started Tor Chi
Icago io participate 10 the international
championship swimming tournamen, that
will take place Oh July under the aus
pices Of the Chicago Athletic Association
OF the Amateur Athletic Union.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
BIG CONTRACT FOR oGEGoN.
Millions of Ties to Be Furnished the
Chinese Railroad

Portland. June 25.-The Pacific Export
Lumber Company has been awarded the
contract for 100000 feet of ties by the
Chinese government for the new railroad
now under construction in Manchuria-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26

Washington. June 25.-The senate today
completed the wool. silk and tobacco
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-26
WOOL SCHEDULE COMPLETED.

All Important Schedules of Tariff Bill and
Free List Canvassed.
The herald., 1897-10-02

News was received Wednesday that Mrs.
Thomas A. Rice, wife of Hon. Thomas A.
Rice, had died at o'clock p. m. that day.
Mrs. Rice was a most estimable lady and
legion Of friends mourn with the sorrow
ing relatives. Burial wnl be at Ventura
The N. d. G. W., Of which deceased was
a member. will have charge of the cere-
monies. Interment takes place today.
The Ventura races open today, October
1st to 9th.
A bitterly contested case is now on In
Ventura, and a number of our citizens
have been subpoenaed. The case rests on
a man named Brown, who is charged with
selling some beans upon which rested a
|crop mortgage Wolff & Lehman held
the mortgage. and Brown is alleged to have
sold some beans to A. Levy, the bean king.
1t Is reported here that during the trial
at Ventura today some serious charges
were made, and M. Levy asked the court s
permission to make statement, and upon
its being granted simply said: Gentlemen,
the witness is a d--n liar" The case prom
ises to be racy. and will occupy several
days.
Rev. T. g. Mclean, Baptist preacher.
was the recipient of a beautiful Bible last
week, the gift of his congregation.
Duck and deer hunters are now indulg-
ing some rare sport here.
James Old expects to go to work for
Miller & Lux on their big ranch near Ba-
kersfield.
Jacob Hearst Of Los Angeles is on a
visit to his parents here.
A six-horse team belonging to CASPER
Borcnard went off Conejo grade last
The herald., 1897-10-02
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO. Oct. 1.-(Regular
Correspondence AS there have been ru-
mors that the domestic relations of George
A. Beam, the wholesale and retail liquor
dealer. were not of the happiest for a
number of months past, his sudden depar-
ture for parts unknown was not a surprise
10 his intimate friends.s Before going he
disposed of all his property and then quiz
etly dropped out of sight. His domestic diff
f1culties have been such that he employed
a private detective, and with such good
success that it is said the object of his
espionage was liable to use the gun on
the absentee, hence his flight. There are
also said to be several officials standing
high in social circles who are glad he went
| away rather than call them to account
for the past AS 1t is, they greatly desire
| to learn just how much the detective dis
covered. and if he will keep his own coun-
sci, now his employer has departed.
| A letter has been received from the base
ball aggregation that is coming this way
next month. and move is on foot to Sc
| cure one game between the two visiting
teams at Athletic park in this city. If
| 1t can be done, 1t will be the first game
| on the coast, as they are coming through
on the southern route. The following let
ter to ]. H. Lightfoot will explain the sit
uation:
Dear Sir: Your letter of September 5
to Mr. Joseph Corbett has been handed me
to answer. Would state that the Balti-
| mores and All-America baseball teams will
| reach your locality about November 1, by
way of the Southern Pacific. We are likely
to play in Los Angeles, but feel conf
dent that San Bernardino should be able
to make showing enough for at least one
game. We might later on be able to make
an arrangement to have either the Balti-
mores or All-Americas play against your
local team The scheme. you must realize,
is an, expensive. onehOh' the All-Ameriea
team, who have selected positive stars
from all the league teams. and you can
fully depend upon it that II an arrange
ment is made to play in your city you will
see such game as has never been seen
| in your locality. We are at the present
time receiving inquiries as to dates offer
l. ing remarkable certainties. Kindly notify
me at once, as the time Is limited and we
must close for your vicinity-the size of
| your grounds. seating capacity etc., and
what would be the very best guarantee
you could offer u.s. stipulating If amount
should go beyond guarantee we should
receive certain percentage over and above
such amount. Let me hear from you at
once in the premises. Respectfully yours.
j. FRANK ELINE. Manager.
Baltimore, September 25. 1897.
While the explosion and total demolition
of the smelter at Orc Grande was disheart-
ening to that little mining camp, work
was not stopped and ore is being taken
The herald., 1897-10-02
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Oct 1.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Mrs. f. c. Shelter, who has
been sick for the past month, died this
morning at 10 o'clock. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon Saturday, Octo-
Der q from the Presbyterian church.
The Santa Monica sewer bonds arrived
today and were delivered to the CONNER
cial companys bank. 1t representing the
Oakland Bank of Savings, and paying
over to the city the $33555 for the $50 900
worth OF bonds. The recently voted school
bonds were also delivered to the same bank.
The health officers report shows that for
the month Of September there have been
four births and four deaths.
AS the season opened today for valley
quaii. partridge. wild duck and rail- quite
number OF local nimrods were out with
their guns, and the game markets show the
result.
Miss Ida M. Frye, a Los Angeles high
school teacher. IL here for the fall months.
She Will make daily trips on the electric.
The herald., 1897-10-02
POMONA

POMONA, Oct. 1.-(Regular Correspond
ence.) Kittie Nugent, the 16-year-old
daughter of John Nugent, who lives about
mile out of town, at 2:3O this afternoon
took dose of strychnine with suicidal in
tent. The girl was sent to town to change
pair OF shoes for her younger sister, in
orde to enable the smaller girl to come in
town to see the circus parade. Kittie,
instead of returning home, remained in
town until afternoon. Shortly after dinner,
his daughter not having returned, Mr..
Nugent drove up town to find Kittie, and
when meeting her reprimanded her. For
this reason. 1t is said, the girl Immediately
took poison, finding bottle of the drug
which had been purchased to poison
gophers. Drs. Howeth. Johnson and Hen
derson were called to attend the girl,
In spite Of the efforts of the physicians
the poison proved fatal and the young
woman died an hour from the time she
swallowed the dose.
This city was visited by twenty-five
inches OF rain at an early hour this morn
ing, which did some damage to hay and
TO rruit which was exposed in the process
OF drying, aside from which there is gen.
the dust.
The funeral of Sydney H. Page took place
from the family residence on Kingsley
avenue this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
Mrs. Nellie Garnham Switzer, daughter
of Joseph Mullen. is visiting friends in
Los ngeles.
Soils of this valley are being Investigated
by Prof. Whitney of the department of
agriculture at Washington. While here
Prof. Whitney is the guest of ]. w. Mills
of the experimental station.
Peter Fleming is suffering from a pain-
full poisoning of the hands received While
at his mines. 1t is thought to be lead and
copper poisoning.
Mrs. S. e. Rothery, with the Overland
Monthly. was today guest Of the Palo.
mares hotel.
The herald., 1897-10-02
sHREwD CHINESE
Find Means Of Evading the Restric.
tion Law

E1uo means OF GVdu1HS tne Nestr1c-
tion Law
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-About 400
laborers have been landed in this city
during the last five months and have
been given free entry in the guise OF
merchants" and students" They are
now working in the orchards in various
parts of the State, in the salmon can
neries on the Columbia and in dozens of
small Chinese industries of various
kinds. Yesterday forty-one of them were
allowed to pass through the custom
house and an additional hundred went
into quarantine on Wednesday night
from the steamer Doric, and are expect
ed to be released today.
These laborers have nearly all come in
on certificates issued in Macao, a de-
tendency of Portugal, and which, under
an opinion of the Attorney General OF
the United States, delivered May 20, 1896,
must be recognized as prima facie evil
dence of the right of their bearers to
land. The opinion was in effect that the
British Registrar-General at Hong
Kong, the Commissioner of Customs at
Canton and the officer of any foreign
country possessing dependencies in
China should be recognized as compe-
tif1cation at this port is called for, no
previous residence here is called for and,
in short, it seems as though a simple
means has been found to successfully
evade the Chinese restriction acts.
The herald., 1897-10-02
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 1.-(Regular
Correspondence.) The trial of the case OF
Kate Sonoma Williams vs.. ]. w. Case
beer was begun in the superior court today
This Is sensational suit wherein daugh-
ter undertakes to recover from her father
the sum of $4,000 damages for false i'm
prisonment.
Walter Scott Huyck of Lompoc was COM
mitted to the Agnews insane asylum today.
The unfortunate man was taken north or
last evenings train in charge of Deputy
Sheriff John Saunders and Ed. Huyck The
patient is 81 years of age, a native of New
York and resident of Lompoc. He has
twice before been committed from this
county to insane asylums. having been
confined at Stockton and Agnews.
Tax Collector Miguel F. Burke and Su-
pervisor Eduardo de la Cuesta of the Third
district returned from Randsburg on the
noon train yesterday.
Horticultural Commissioner T. N. Snow
The herald., 1897-10-02
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

$780, Today the water came in fast enough
to Interfere with digging, and a pump will
have to be put in before work can proceed.
1t Is understood to be the intention to
dig several feet deeper as soon as the water
can be pumped out. The water was found
in coarse gravel. If this gravel bed is
deep, 1t Is expected that considerable
water will be obtained. 1t has not been
decided whether this we'll will be bored>to o
greater depth. in the hope of striking
better water-bearing strata, or that other
wells Will be bored to a like depth. OF
course the water will have to be pumped.
1t is too early yet to estimate the amount
of water that could be pumped from this
well, but the indications are that several
inches will be secured. There has been
more or less criticism of the city councils
action in sinking this we'll. Very few ex-
pected that water in paying quantity would
be obtained, and 1t was thought by many
that good money was being needlessly
wasted. Today the city trustees may be
said to be on top, and they are naturally
wearing I-told-you-so smiles. If the well
proves success the water problem will
be solved.
The Briggs-Spence company yesterday
shipped a carload of lemons.
The preliminary trial of Mrs Jim Court
ney for shooting Juan Sesmas, will take
place before Justice Cooke Saturday morn
ing. The wounded man Is out of danger,
and is said to be unwilling to prosecute the
case.
The olive crop in this neighborhood is
unusually large and fine this year.
Mrs. A. Nye has sold cottage and half
acre lot on Myrtle avenue to A. Caldwell
of Los Angeles
The semi-annual dividend meeting Of the
First National bank was held Thursday.
Thursday H. w. Hellman, T. L. Duque
and J. F. Sartori, all bank presidents and
residents of Los Angeles, lunched with ].
II. Bartle, president of the First National
bank.
Thursday night half score of Masons
paid fraternal visit to the Azusa lodge,
followed with banquet.
One-quarter Of an inch Of rain fell dur
ing Thursday night.
The Pierian club has issued Invitations
for novelty dance on the 18th.
Miss Applegate has returned from a two
months visit at Santa Monica.
Judge Cohrs Of Los Angeles was a guest
OF colonel r. M. Baker Wednesday night
FRIDAY morning j. b. Harris and wife
le1t Tor Ventura cuonty, where they have
large property interests, near Santa Paula.
Mr.. Harris Is trustee of the large estate of
MS son-in-law, Mr.. Harold, who died re-
Gently.
Professor strne reports that there is
an unusually large attendance in the city
scnools Tor the opening week.
The exchange drier was caught with con-
siderable fruit spread in the field during
Thursday nights rain.
The herald., 1897-10-02
PULLMAN STREETS
To Be Turned Over to Control by
Chicago


CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The city Of Chica-
go will probably take possession Of the
streets in the town of Pullman. Cor
poration Counsel Thornton has decided
that the public has the same right in. on
and under these streets that it has In
other public thoroughfares in other cit
les. The city has decided to give Chica-
go control of ten or fifteen miles of i'm
proved streets in Pullman
The opinion has just been sent to
Commissioner of Public Works Nc
Gam. 1t Is positive, definite and brief.
1t holds that an actual plating or writ
ten dedication to the public is not ne ces-
sary to make the streets public prop
erty, for the reason that the Pullman
Company has treated them as public
thoroughfares for many years, and pub
lie accommodation and private rights
would be materially affected by denial
Of the continued use of the privileges of
the thoroughfares. A legal fight with
the Pullman Palace Car Company and
the Pullman Land Association, both OF
whom are interested, may ensue. The
company officials claim the sole jurisdic-
tion over the streets, and up to the pres
ent have not been disturbed in their
rights or had them disputed. Commits
sioner McGann few weeks ago took up
the question of authority, and 1t was on
his recommendation that the opinion was
given Jurisdiction over the streets in
cludes the right Of the city to grant op-
Grafton privileges for gas, electric light.
street railways, ETC., along, on and un-
der them. On these points the clash be-
tween the city and the Pullman author
tiles will come when an attempt Is made
to assume the rights declared to belong
to the city.
The herald., 1897-10-02
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

for the month of August. was argued this
afternoon before Judge Noyes, and upor
conclusion of the argument the court took
the matter under advisement.
The city is making extensive improve.
ments to the new tract of land purchased
by it some time ago for park. The tract
which comprises about ten acres, just north
t, of the city, will, when all contemplated
improvements are made, make fine pleas.
ure park
The school authorities Of this city have
ARRANGED to open the first kindergarten
school ever conducted here under the con.
troll Of the school authorities on Monday
next A competent teacher, who comes
highly recommended, will have charge OF
the fifty tots who will make up the school
attendance.
Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe was in the city today inspecting
the work of improvement now in progress
here for the company. He also went over
the road between here and Compton, and
the result Of his trip was to order several
larger culverts put in on the line where
large volumes of storm water collect dur
ing the winter storms.
The herald., 1897-10-02
AVALON

AVALON, Oct. 1.-(Regular Correspond
ence.) The Falcon brought twenty-six pas
senegrs yesterday which is very satisfac-
tory for this season of the year.
The first rain of the season occurred
last night-just enough to lay the dust
and today the sun Is shining and the air is
delightfully."- invigorating.
1t is probable that Avalon will branch
out into a new industry in day or two
that of a training place for athletes. W.
McStay, secretary of the Southern Cali
fornia Athletic association. accompanied
by Mortimer McRoberts of San Francisco,
spent Wednesday here to make arrange
ments for training quarters for Joe Nc
Auliffe. who is to give a sparring exhibir
ton of fifteen rounds with Jack Stelzner
in Los Angeles on October %.
Mr.. McRoberts is financial hacker Of one
Of the contestants, and was SO pleased
The herald., 1897-10-02
lTTFERN7E j Sz3a5}F7E5GI31Is s

with the facilities of Avalon for their pur.
pose that he will bring his man over here
tomorrow. and probably accompany him
himself.
w. A. Pitcher and Mrs. Pitcher Of Los
Angeles have been spending a few days
at the Metropole. Yesterday they formed
two Of party who went on a fishing ex.
cursion on the Fleetwing to Seal Rocks
and Gallaghers.
Mr.. c. Hibler of Verdugo was out fish,
ing with W. Gibson this morning and re.
turned with big yelowtail and six bo.
nita, caught on rod and reel before 10 a. m
B. Ogden of Chicago and George Thomas
took an excursion to Middle ranch, leav
ing on Wednesday and returning yester
day, with two goat heads. They stayed
over night at Eagle camp.
sell of San Francisco in four hours fs h.
ing this morning landed three yellowtai
ten bonita and two rock bass.
The herald., 1897-10-02
DoWNEY

DOWNEY, Oct. 1.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The rain shower of last even
ing took the farmers by surprise, but not
much damage is reported as a result.
Albert Taylor and Miss Mabel Jacques
were married on Wednesday evening.
The w. C. T. U. ladies will hold an all-day
meeting tomorrow at the Baptist church
Thos. j. Wood of Santa Rosa Is visiting
his cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. v. r. j. Chap
man.
Will Simmons of Colusa. CAL, has re-
turned to his home after short visit with
his brother and sister, Mr.. John Simmons
and Mrs. E. Wiley
Steve Skidmore returned today from a
weeks bear hunt He returned with
marry a bear"
The herald., 1897-10-02
Real Estate Transfers

FRIDAY, October 1, iSp1. Z
F. T. and M. Mcclellan to 8. e. Hfett6
Lots to 5, block D. Mountain View tfaotj
s11O0.
/. e. Hill and c. e. Podlech to M, 3, PuiS'
Lots and 4, block Ss, Long Beach; &l60s
F. J. and A. Gilmore to e. 8. Rowley-
All interest In lot 3. block II. Urmston tract:
$1,000.
R. and NJ L. Dunnigan to J. H. Braiy,
trustee-Lots 40 and so, block 2. Meadow
Glen tract; also strip of land in South
Santa Monica; 5000. +.
l.. D. and S. A. Conner to C. Clark-West
65 IT of lot 8, block 153. Pomona; $500.
w. and d. M. Bailey to A. M. Greene
Lot and south half of lot 2, block B.
Bailey &, Bishops subdivision; $1,000
Antelope Valley bank to p. B. Mathiason
Part Sec 20. N IL; 1925.
F. H.. and C. B. Hendenreich to Mrs. c.
A. McCray-Lot 40, resubdivision' Of Tur-
ner tract; s140O.
G. w. Juden to NJ. e. Cahill-Part Sec.
2s. 2 8; $500.
R. Nuckolls to c. Carvell-East "A IT Of
lot S, block 5, Brooklyn tract; $1,000.
]. NJ and Carrie e. Sickler to s. H. FL
lis. trustee-Lot 29. Bancroft tract: 5000.
c. w. Kerr to NJ. E. Carpenter-Part Of
lot 80. Mcdonald tract; $1,000.
J. l.. Toler. Administrative, to Mrs A.
Morris-16O acres in Antelope valley; $780,.
G. and A.. Jahnke to w. Vetter-Undivid-
ed nalI interest IN part OIL Clement tEdct,
$500.
A. P. and c. Converse, executors, to r.
Strong-Part of lot g. block E, San Pas
quail tract: $1,000.
H. and F. Kivel to X. W. Gibbs-Part
of lot 8, block 20. Park tract; $4,000.
H. B. Alexander to H. Kivel-Lots 8 and
Is, block 5; lots 8, II and II. block 8, High
land tract addition No. /; $500.
T. and B. Welsh to ]. Lahey-Part Sec.
1s, N Is: $500.
K NJ. and c. Swenson to A. Swenson-
Lots 46, so and 81. Goldeworthy Chronis
subdivision; $780,
A. K. Peterson to NJ. H. McGinty-Lot
10, block 37 Electric Railway Homestead
Association tract; $780,,
A. E. Brown to F. E. Browne-Lot IL.
block G, West Los Angeles; $500.
A. T. and H. A. Blain to J. A. and ].
Griffes-Part of Rancho Canadya and water
right, etc.; $4,000
D. and S. Milne to H. W. Cole-Lot 50.
Waver,y tract; 5000.
E. B. Arnold to L. Kellogg-West 30 It
of lot 1, Dickinson subdivision Of lot 5,
Moulton tract; s400.
z. D. and j. E. Mathuss to C. W. Ing
mire-Agreement to convey lot 81, M L.
Wicks subdivision; $500.
Pickering Land and Water company to
T. E. Newlin-Lots l, 2, g. block 16, Whit
tier. and lot l. block 8, same; $1O50.
SUMMARY
NOMINAL Observation-Disclosures. Z2
lotal ,5z5
The herald., 1897-10-02
RIVE RSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 1.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) A heavy shower of rain fell
here at 2 o'clock this morning. The shower
lasted fully an hour. and the precipitation
touches close upon half an inch. 1t will
do some harm to the few raisin grapes
now in the trays in the vineyards. On
the other hand the roads, which were very
dusty and badly cut up by heavy teaming
in the country sections, will be greatly
benefited.
The habeas corpus case Of Frank Miner.
the slayer Of s. ]. Darrah of Banning,
came up in the superior court this morn
ing. The petitioner was represented by
John North. ESQ.,, and the state by Dis
trict Attorney Gill and Colonel Bledsoe
of San Bernardino, who is assisting the
prosecution. The arguments of counsel
were not concluded by the noon hour and
the case went over until tomorrow at 10
a. M
The mandamus proceedings in the case
Of Constable Burrell Of this township who
seeks to compel the county auditor to
draw his warrant for his (Burrells) salary
The herald., 1897-10-02
SIN DIEGO COUNTY

horse from liveryman in this city sew
eral months ago, has been captured in
Lower California, and will be tried at I'm
senada for smuggling the horse into Mex
leo.
A. Silverthorn, resident of this city,
has received word from his son, at Lytton,
B. c., that he had found $14O0 gold mug
get in his mine, the Faith claim.
An astonishing suit was commenced
In the superior court today by Clara L.
1ngle, private secretary of E. s. Babcock
of this city. against the San Diego Flume
company and its directors, asking for a re-
ceiver for the company. The complainant
has only seven shares Of stock in her name
out of 10000. The charges under which a
receiver is asked for are general extrava-
gance Of management Ten thousand dol
lars damages are asked on stock of the par
value of 500,