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The herald., 1897-11-11

this city will also be given their atten-
tion.
The efforts of the retail grocers OF TINS
city to establish cash system soieiy
and do away with the credit business al
together have fallen through. AS all OF
the grocery dealers would not enter INTO
the scheme It was not deemed feasible.
Evangelistic services are being held III
the First Methodist Episcopal cnurcn
this week under the leadership or Dea-
coness Spaulding.
The Minuet Dancing club has re-
organized for this winter. Will A. Hun
has been elected president. and viii NC
Lain secretary and treasurer. the nrst
dance Of the season will be given on
Thanksgiving evening.
s. H. Rice and wife Of Ukiah visited
Postmaster Peabody and wife in this
city today.
The Spickett Comedy company IS
billed to appear here all next week at the
Grand.
ID. Patton and wife of Sturgeon, MO-.
have arrived in Santa Ana with view
Of locating here They are old rrienos
of p. HI. Turner and wife.
Marriage licenses were issued TO-DAY
to Henry c. Meyers. aged SS years. ana
Bertha F. Perrelet, aged 80 years. potn
residents of Olive: and Frank f. Proud
aged % years. and Minerva Brown, aged
2S years, both of Orange.
Leslie Hamilton leaves tomorrow Tor
Southern Illinois to remain perma-
nently.
Logan Seitz has petitioned for letters
of administration on the estate OF his
father, John Seitz. The estate. hoth
real and personal property. is valued at
$4,000.
The stockholders of the Orange County
Fair association will hold meeting on
Friday to settle up the business OF this
years meet.
Mrs. H. A. Newman gave children
party this afternoon in honor of little
Miss Carrie Paul of Los Angeles.
The second lecture of the high school
series will be given on Friday evening by
Professor Edwards of the Throop Poly
technical school. Subject "Models."
Mrs. Harry F. Stafford and children of
Los Angeles are visiting relatives in
Santa Ana.
Bayard Baker left today for Victor.
Cal, to remain indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. French of Los An
geles are in Santa Ana for few days.
Mrs. Tom Rowan, the we'll known vo-
calist of Los Angeles came down last
evening to conduct the rehearsal of the
comic opera. "Mikado."
Lieutenant Colonel Evans of the Sal
walton Army spoke in Neill's hall last
Friday to fair-sized audience.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 10.-(Regular Cor
respondence.l The supervisors con-
cluded their November session at noon
today. For some time past the county
has been endeavoring to secure right
of way for a county road from Moreno
to Perris through lands belonging to the
Bear Valley company. The latter re-
fused to give or sell the land and the su-
pervisors instructed the district attor-
ney to begin condemnation suit.
The board adopted last years schedule
for public printing for the coming year.
The action of the superior court of the
county in deciding that country con-
stables are not entitled to mileage lot
bringing prisoners to the county jail Is
likely to cause several vacancies IN these
offices, for the reason that these officers
only receive IS a month salary, and had
to depend on mileage to make the busi-
ness Of catching hobos pay.
The supervisors of this county have
discovered that they, as we'll as the
county, were being imposed on by some.
at least Of those who are on the INDECENT
list. The discovery was the summary
cutting off of one family at yesterday s
meeting, and it is understood more Will
follow.
Sheriff johnson took colored man
into custody today on suspicion that he
was the man who outraged Mrs. Holly
near Los Angeles few days ago. The
man arrived here last evening. He first
stated to the officers that he came from
Chino, but when pressed some admitted
that he came from Los Angeles. The
man resembles the description OF the
negro wanted somewhat, but not fully.
The sheriff has notified the Los Angeles
officers, whom he asks to send full de-
scription of the man wanted.
Work on the large packing houses
which the Southern Pacific company is
having built is progressing slowly. be-
cause of the non-arrival of heavy tim
bers needed for roofs.
The new packing house being built for
the Santa Fe company is about COM
pleted.
Next week the city will try the expert
ment of sweeping the asphalt streets by
hand. 1t costs about SIS a day to do the
work by machine, and the street super
intendent does not expect to get it done
by hand for that money. but the trustees
have been importuned to try hand work
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, November 10.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence An accident
occurred on the Santa Fe route
at Lamanda Park this morning al
about o'clock. Just at the time the
eastbound train was pulling out OF the
depot Thomas Jackman of Sierra Madre
ATTEMPTED to drive across the track with
q horse and buggy Along came the
westbound train, which Mr.. Jackman
failed to see. The engine struck the
hurev in which Mr.. and Mrs. Jackman
we're seated, utterly demolishing it and
throwing out the occupants. Mr. JACK
man was picked up unconscious ana
carried to the house of neighbor. Ills
wife was somewhat bruised but not Sc
riously hurt. Mr.. Jackman had a rid
fractured. Claim Agent McGinnis was
telephoned for and came at once to
Iamanda Park to settle the claim for
damages incurred by the catastrophe.
BREvITIES
The marshal and G. w. Thompson
went to Burbank today in response to
a message stating that Thompson's s
stolen horse and rig had been found.
This information was secured by the
postal card description sent out at once
when the theft was announced. Friday
night. when the rig was taken, it was
abandoned by the thief about mile this
side of Burbank. The man had evil
IDENTIFY started out for a prospecting
trip. as two sets of harness. can of
axle grease, sugar, potatoes, flour, cof-
fee. canvas tent and wrench were found
in the buggy. These articles are in the
ho c
call.
At the meeting of the Culture club this
morning at the home of Mrs. H. j. Ma
comber Prof. Hoag of Throop lectured
upon evolution. There were number
of visitors present besides members of
the club. The next meeting takes place
at the home of Miss Fife.
Five Mexicans Of varying ages and
sizes were brought in from the Chap
man ranch this afternoon charged with
stealing potatoes. They were lodged in
the city Jail over night to await exami-
nation tomorrow.
All Charley, a Chinaman, was arrest
ed this afternoon by Officer Bristol for
selling lottery tickets on the street. He
appeared before Recorder Rossiter and
pleaded guilty, demanding trial. Fail
ing to put up SO bail he was locked up.
PERSONAL
President General Eckert of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, General
Manager Col. Clowry and Superintend-
ent F. James, accompanied by ladies,
visited the city today.
Henry Gentry will have charge of the
Hotel Green news stand this winter.
Miss Gertrude Beecher is i'll.
Judge Merriam is spending few days
at San Diego.
Mrs. M. j. Buckingham and son, B. j.
Buckingham, of Racine, Wis, are the
guests of the lady's son, w. E. Bucking-
ham, of $50 North Raymond avenue.
Miss Ella Lister has returned to her
home in Los Angeles.
Miss Florence Chapman has returned
from a visit with friends in Los Ange-
les.
Miss Ethel McDermid is confined at
her home by illness
Col. L. P. Hansen visited his interests
at Lake View today.
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POMONA

POMONA, Nov. 10-(Regular Core
spondence.) The regents of the depart
ment of agriculture of the state uni
versity have instructed Prof. c.. H.
Shinn, superintendent of experiment
stations, to ride a bicycle in going his
rounds when off the cars, and bicycle
is now a part of Prof. Shinns baggage
in travelling.
Pomona is to have the honor of sending
a sample of her picked olives to Presi-
dent Mckinley, Secretary Virgins of
the Los Angeles chamber of commerce
having instructed Captain A. D. Thatch-
er of this city to cure a keg of mission
olives from the Virgins orchard north
east of town and forward to the presi-
dent for his use.
The first car of Pomona oranges of
the season will be shipped out tomorrow
by local firm.
A Pomona ladies' cycling club has been
formed. Mrs. Crapo has been chosen
president, Mrs. O. Sweet secretary and
Mrs. +. d. Green treasurer. The colors
adopted are yellow and blue, and the
membership is limited to fifty.
Isaac Rose has sold his home on White
avenue to r. B. Himrod of Iowa, who
has come here to live. The considera-
tion was $4,000.
NJ F. Ruff has moved his family into
the Zeigler cottage.
w. S. Mccartney, whose home was re-
Gently destroyed by fire, will rebuild
upon the old site.
A reception in honor of Mrs. M. L
Cartwright, who will shortly return tc
her former home in Minnesota, was ten
dered by the Ladies' Aid society Of the
Methodist church at the home of Mr. anG
'iis. w. H. Goodrich yesterday after
IN.
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HAS NOT BEEN CALLED
COL. OTIS NEITHER EXPECTS NOR
WANTS A POSITION
The Subject Dismissed With a Word,
but the Advantages of the Har-
bor Site Dilated Upon

"There is no probability whatever that
7 shall be called away, or that should
want to go if were called" said Colonel
II. G. Otis yesterday when asked to cor
roborate a dispatch from Washington
which stated that he had been named
nv the president for a first class federal
position" and would go to Washington
in a few days.
II have had no intimation from any
source, either public or private, on the
subject. If knew anything about the
matter I would tell you," said the col
onel, smiling cordially, "and would like
YOU to be sure and put that last in, be-
cause it is really so; and in these days
everybody is suspected of having some
thing up his sleeve you know.
But I can tell you something of my
trip to Santa Monica and San Pedro with
Assistant Secretary of War G. D. Meikle-
John and party. OF course the general Is
making this trip to inspect the army
posts in the far west. not the harbors;
vet there was a fortunate significance
in the opportunity we had on the trip
Tuesday for presenting certain details
which, added to his personal expert
ences, will tend to clear the mind of the
assistant secretary toward a statement
of fact.
81 told him that the harbor we are
trying to get was not intended for the
benefit of this section only. nor yet fol
the coast, but for the whole country. He
was able to see that the old Spanish
embarcadero is a harbor that is nov
adequate for considerable commerce
that all we want is a seawall to create
deep sea harbor that shall be free tt
all comers, by land or by sea; public
harbor such as the government wants
and the people need.
Il was able to tell him that after the
expenditure of so much money, and witt
the results already achieved. 1t would bt
folly and extravaganza to go away
somewhere else and do the same thing
over again; and we all know that ever,
official investigation has resulted In the
same conclusion, that San Pedro has the
advantages, natural and artificial, fol
such harbOr.
General Meikejohn expressed en-
thusiastic interest in the alertness ant
keen intelligence Of the people here, thu
breadth, extent and fertility Of the coun.
try and the opportunity for commerce
which will find outlet and inlet here.
I'm a little speech he made at the
banquet after we returned from the
trip, the assistant secretary said: 'Hat
the Pilgrim fathers landed on the Pacific
instead of the Atlantic shore, there i.
no knowing what the effect would have
been on the destiny Of the country ant
I replied" said Colonel Otis: That is 6
great idea, happily expressed
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LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Nov. 10.--(Regular
Correspondence.) AS the day of election
draws near the interest in the outcome
becomes little more pronounced, al.
though as a rule the people are seeming
ly apathetic and Indifferent at the result
at issue. The saloon question cuts no
ice, as the platforms of the two parties
having tickets in the field pledge their
nominees to the issuance of license un-
der certain restrictions
The ladies of the local w. r. C. gave
their first social at Sanitarium hall, their
corps headquarters, which was largely
attended the little hall being packed to
The herald., 1897-11-11
RAILROAD NOTES
Excursion Business Increasing-News
of Track and Tie

The Southern Pacific company has
lust established weekly tourist car ex-
cursions to and from Chicago as follows.
in addition to their regular services:
A Judson excursion personally con-
ducted) will leave Los Angeles at 8:15
a. M. on Tuesday of each week, running
via Ell Paso, Fort Worth and st. Louis
to Chicago; westbound, the excursion
will leave Chicago on Thursdays.
A Phillips Rock Island excursion will
leave Los Angeles at 8:15 a. m. on
Wednesday of each week, running via
Ell Paso, Fort Worth and Kansas City to
Chicago. Westbound, the excursion will
leave Chicago on Tuesdays.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany has shipped from here during the
past month to San Francisco and way
stations 265 cars of crude petroleum,
equal to $1,000 barrels. The Southern
California railroad has also shipped over
it's line out of Los Angeles during the
same period 60 cars. or 5000 barrels,
making a total of $4,000 barrels for Oc-
tober.
An excursion party numbering seventy
people arrived yesterday from the east
ern states under the management OF A.
Phillips & Co.
Travelling Freight Agent w. s. Jordan
of the nickel Plate fast freight line
with headquarters at San Francisco, is
here, looking after prospective orange
shipments.
General Agent w. D. Sanborn of the
Burlington railroad at San Francisco Il
here, looking after business for his com.
pany. He says the influx Of eastern
tourists has hardly commenced, but by
the middle of next month the state will
be full of them.
Hereafter all Sunset Gulf route freight
destined for Atlantic coast points will
be routed via Algiers, as there will be nc
steamer connection at Galveston.
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SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Nov. 10.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The cemetery commit
tee. consisting of members of the cham
Der of commerce and Odd Fellows
lodge, will meet tomorrow with the
cemetery company to discuss proposed
improvements in the cemetery grounds.
They intend beautifying them by plant
ing trees, shrubs, ETC., and building new
walks. The roads leading there from
The herald., 1897-11-11

Wall paper. late styles, low prices. 1t
y. A. Eckstrom's. "a South Spring street.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
Voted on Free Text Books.

HELENA. Mon. April 6-The school
elections were held all over the state,
at which the new law regarding local
option in the districts as to free text
books, was in operation for the first
time, and resulted in the two principal
cities of the state in a victory for the
advocates Of free text books. In Hell.
ena the majority for free text books
was AGO. The majority was much larger
in Butte. > Great Falls, Billings, Glen.
dive, Big Timber and Hamilton, all
rejected the proposition.
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Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate in
favor of the resolution.
An exciting debate between Mr..
Morgan and Mr.. Hale occurred during
Mr.. Morgan's Cuban speech. Mr..
Hale denied Mr.. Morgan's statement
that Spanish prisons were stuffed with
Americans.
Mr.. Morgan asked Mr.. Hale where
his information came from, and then
asserted that he (Mr. Morgan) knew
who this informant was. The country
knew who it was. The senator from
Maine (Hale) could not conceal the
fact, asserted Mr.. Morgan, hat he was
in communication with the Spanish
government. Mr.. Morgan made an in
dignant denial, stating that not one
item of his information came from
Spanish sources, and that it was en-
tlrely from Americans.
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RESULT OF A FEUD.
One Dead, One Dying. One BADLY Wound
ed and One Flying.

One Dead, One Dying, One Badly wound
ed and One Flying.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April GA feud
which has existed between the fam.
lilies Of Bud Harvill and Jack Nc.
Combs, prominent farmers Of Cullum,
over the location of the divisional line
between their properties, resulted in a
battle between Harvill and one of his
farm tenants named John Atwell ON
one side and McCombs and his 1s.year.
old son on the other. When it was
over Atwell lay dead with a bullet in
his brain. The younger McCombs was
fatally wounded. The elder McCombs
was shot in the leg and body. Harvill
fed and is being pursued by enraged
friends of McCombs.
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AMENDING THE TARIFF BILL.
Members of the Finance Committee Say
1t Will BE Conservative

Members of the Finance Committee Say
1t Will He Conservative
WASHINGTON, April I-Republican
members of the finance committee were
about the senate and talked with sena.
tors regarding the tariff bill. The com.
mlttee expect to report to the senate in
about ten days. No attempt has been
made to maze any figures as to revenue
and no changes yet made are pcrma-
nent. One member of the committee
said the bill was being considered judi
cially and judiciously, when asked if
many reductions were being made.
Another member when asked the same
question said the bill would be con-
sentative. He said the committee was
of the opinion that it was better to
make a conservative bill and let the
senate begin its consideration.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
EYES BURNED OUT.
Terrible Fate of AN Infant at the Hands
of It's 2-lear-Old Brother.

Terrible Fate of an Infant at the Hands
of It's 2-Year-Old Brother.
CHICAGO, April 7.-Edward Freer.
the lO-months old child of Richard
Freer, had both its eyes burned out
by a 21a-year-old brother named Rus.
sell. The children We're playing to-
gether in tn" basement. Russell pro-
cured a poker and holding it in the
stove until it was red hot, poked it into
the infants eyes. The baby was terri.
bly, burned and cried aloud in pain.
The mother hearing the cries Of the in
FAINT, ran into the basement. There
she found Russell standing over the
baby with the red hot poker in his
hands, laughing. On the floor lay the
infant with both eyes burned out. The
little II will probably die from the in.
jurieS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
BONDED ITS LAND GRANT.

Action by the Duluth and Iron Range
Railroad.
DULUTH, Mimi, April THE Du.
luth and Iron Range railroad has is
sued first mortgage bonds for $500, 600
on all its land grants. The lands thus
transferred are those which the legisla-
ture Is seeking to recover from the
road, the house Friday having passed a
resolution declaring the grants for
feited. The bonds are to be paid out
Of the proceeds of the sale of the lands,
which are also to be applied to defense
Of title.
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NINE BUILDINGS BURNED.

Bad Blaze Reported From wadena.
Minn.-Postofice Escaped.
WADENA, Mimi, April Gone of
the most disastrous fires that ever WIS.,
tied Wadena occurred at 1 q. m. The
fire originated in the Wadena hotel
building and quickly spread both north
and south until the entire block, with
the exception of the brick building
owned by Louis Erickson and the post.
office building, owned by Senator
Whitney, was burned. Nine buildings
We're DESTROYED.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
Against Removals.

BELLE PLANE, Ia, April 6.-Con.
has established a precedent in his rec.
ommendation for the appointment of
postmasters under the new admins
tration. He has practically said he
will refuse TO make any recommends.
ton for a change in any Office until
the term of the incumbent expires,
The decision has cast dismay AMONG
the many applicants who will be af-
fected by this ruling.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April ga
riot occurred here between the Demo.
Gratis and the Republicans as a result of
the late city election. Fifteen persons
were injured, but none fatally. The
affair lasted an hour.
Insane or jealous.
MINNEAPoLIs, April 5.-Jacob S.
Challon, a medical student at the uni.
versity, was shot and painfully injured
by Dr.. Hugh S. Nelson at the latter's
residence, 1888 First emu south. The
circumstances seem to indicate that the
doctor, while in either a temporary
state of insanity or mad jealousy, com.
mitted the deed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
Are Not Cfttxena

HELENA, Mont, April 8.-The attor-
ney general has rendered an opinion
that all reservations to citizenship of
conyicts must be ratified by the board.
The opinion, in which the present state
board of pardons concurred, is import
ant, because there were a great many
re]storations to citizenship under the
administration of Governor Richards,
and in no instance was the ratification
Of the board required.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
Pennsylvania Forest Fires.

BELLEFoNTE. Pa, April 6.-The for.
est fires in the surrounding mountain ms
are spreading at an alarming rate. All
efforts to check the flames have proven
futile and unless a heavy rain sets in
many thousands Of acres Of valuable
timber will 60 up in smoke. The fire
originated from a locomotive spark
falling on dry grass. Another fire has
broken out in the Seven Mountains,
near here, and is burning fiercely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
SOME N IN MAY.
Union Pacific Foreclosure Will Occur ~
Soon as Papers Can He Issued.

Soon ns Papers Can BE Issued.
OMAHA, April General John G.
Gown, special counsel for the United
States government in the foreclosure
of the government against the Union
Pacific railroad, has returned from
Washington. He had been in confer.
ence with the attorney general and
other government officials regarding
the foreclosure. General Gown said
that he saw no obstacle in the way of
foreclosure, but that the event would
come along as quickly as the necessary
legal papers could be issued by the
COurtS.
when will the foreclosure take
place."
1T is difficult to tell the exact date"
he replied. 'but the decree will un.
doubtedly be issued III May. Then it
should not be more than "a matter of 80
or 80 days after that until the fore
closure is complete"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
Large Exports Of Silver.

New YORK, April 5.-The steamer
Umtria took ont the largest shipment
of silver, $50, 900 ounces. since July 10,
1896. The shipment on that date
was 1925, 900 ounces, taken by two
steamers. The total exports Of the
week amount t. 1873, 900 ounces and
70, 900 Mexican dollars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-07
Leased Delagoa Ray.

LONDON, April 5-The Daily Mail
prints a dispatch from Cape Town say
ing it is reported there that Delagoa
bay has been leased to Great Britain
for 80 years at an annual rental of
$500, 900 and that the T%ransvaal gov.
eminent was not aware of the arrange.
ment until completed.
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The Pope VIII Interyana.

PARIS. April 1.-THE Gaulois reports
that the pope intends to intervene be.
tween the powers and Greece with a
view to effecting. if possible, a peaceful
solution of the Cretan difficulty.