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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

breaker demolished The coliery was not aban-
doncd because Of lack OF coal. but because the
operators were unable TO keep the water out or
the mines. From the time the breaker was
built until II was leased TO the Reading Coal and
Iron Company which during President
Governs administration 1t was operated by the
Girard estate. The war coming on about the
time ~ the starting OF the colliery. tremendous
demand sprung up for the larger sizes OF coal.
and as the accumulation OF tho smaller grades
proved source Of annoyance, much Of It was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

years utilized. and 1t Is believed that the day
Is not far distant when all these mountains oi
coal refuse will be reclaimed. For instance. there
Is a culm bank at the old Grard coliery. near
Girardville covering many acres and from for
ty-fve to ninety feet high, and now yielding
from three hundred to four hundred tons Of mar
ketable fuel a day. When the breaker was built
n WAS considered one of the largest In that VI
entity. II was I'm continuous operation until
veor ayo when It was abandoned and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
ms REASON.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
licagO Post.

From The Chicago Post
why is it," they asked him. that you prefer
gas 10 electric lignt?'
I'm the case Of electric light" he said looking
at them in establishment. lit can usually be
controlled by means of a button or a spring on
the wall within easy reach
They admitted that he spoke truly.
That being SO" ne went on. IF you had ever
stood over 1t small but pretty young woman
who, with upturucd and ankle us face, was striv-
ing 10 reach the chandelier to light the gas you
never would have To ask me the question you
have seen III 10 put"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

tr,flng. The breaker Is sixty-three feet long ana
seyenty-fye feet high. Experts who nave IN
spected the Bertolet washery say that II IS 'he
best In the world for the purpose Intended IL -
thought that 1t will take at least ten years |"
remove all the coal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
THE household BOSS.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lets See you married Dariingtons "idow'
didn't your
yep" . -, .or r,,rr,, q
ready-rn- N wife. A.. ..t o
''Well. found out afterward that 'h'S one
was made to order"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
AN INVITING THE.

From The Atlanta Constitution.
"Wil this be a long session." asked the voter
from the country. , ,v,,,
cant say" replied the representative DID
you ever feel like leavin' q table when pakeo
'possurn was it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
FUEL FROM THEC ULM BANKS
UTILIZING THE GREAT HEAPS OF REF
USE IN THE ANTHRACITE RE-
ONS-MILLIONS OF TONS

GIONS-MILLIONS OF TONS
TO BE RECLAIMED.
One OF the present wonders Of the anthracite
coal regions is the manner In which the great
culm banks which have been piling UP for many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

A NOVEL. DEPARTURE IN THE cINcINNATi HIGH
SCHOOL.
The herald., 1897-07-24
ORANGE COUNTY

run in occasionally to see how things are
getting along at home.
The work at the laboratory is keeping
the boys quite busy and the percentage
Of sugar in the beets is very good, the daily
average running over 1S per cent. The crop
will be quite large and large amount of
money will be put in circulation when the
re turns come in.
w. w. Scott's little 2-year-old son had
his leg broken few days ago. His mother
had been to the city and the little Fellow
ran out to meet her. While trying to get
into the buggy the horse started, causing
his leg to slip between the spokes of the
wheel and was broken above the knee. The
broken member was set and he is now do
ing well.
Mrs Herman Kruger, who lived about
six miles west of this city, died on Wednes-
day of paralysis and was buried today.
Mrs. H. C. Gade is visiting friends in
Riverside this week.
]. f. Mercereau and sister are visiting
L. ]. and l.. d. Mercereau of West Ana
helm.
the Californian, was in the city Wednes-
day.
Misses Clara and Adele Morseman went
to Anaheim Landing yesterday for their
summer outing.
DR.. Ida Menges has bought the dental
office of DR.. Coffin in this city and will con-
tinue the business.
Miss Seibar of Segourney, Ia, is in the
city. the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Nc
Williams.
The herald., 1897-07-24
SAN DIEGO COUNTY

money. and leaves his family in comfort
able circumstances.
The trial of Manuel Chavez for the muir
der of his mistress in May last at the min
ing camp of Senator, near Yuma, COM
menced this morning in the superior court
before Judge Torrance with Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Kirby in charge of the case
for the prosecution. From the evidence
given at the preliminary examination, the
murder was deliberate and cold-blooded,
the only reason for committing the crime
being jealousy.
The sheep raisers in this portion of the
county will shear the second fleece in the
early part of August. Echilar a large
sheep owner, will be the first to shear This
departure from the old rule of shearing once
a year is owing to the tariff shortly to be
placed on WOOL and the comparatively few
wool raisers of our country are made
happy over the fact that millions of our
people have to contribute to this happi-
ness without adequate returns.
George A. Telford, a prominent resident
of Santa Maria valley, in this county,
says that the harvest of grain in and about
the valley this season will be the largest
in its history. while the fruit crop is large
and of fine quality. On the Pratt ranch
the yield of oats on a thirty-acre tract
averaged eighteen sacks to the acre. the
grain being plump and of fine quality.
Barley runs from 10 to 115 pounds to the
sack this year, as compared with So pounds
last year.
Several parties of local sportsmen have
met with success in their deer Staying
expeditions in the mountains of this county
since the deer season opened. Quite a
number have been shot, and the game is
reported to be unusually plentiful. The
benefit of the long closed season for deer
;. to Artc
The herald., 1897-07-24
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, July 2S.-(Regular
Corerspondence.) The Anglo-Amerlcan
Canaigre company is having troubles OF
its own, and that trouble grows out OF the
fact that the company INTENDS WORKING
Cinnamon in preference to white LABOR. Inc
company is putting in large acreage at
Rosina At the present time the principal
work is irrigating and the company claims
that 1t is impossible to secure competent
white labor, especially for night work ana
for that reason a large force OF Cn1nese
arrived at Rosina preparatory to going to
work. AS soon as the Cinnamon arrived
the Canaigre company was in receipt OIL
the following:
ROSINA, July %, 1881
Srs If any attempt is made to put Chi
nese to work in place of discharged en-
ployes at this place. said Chinese Will be
foully dealt with Your property here and
elsewhere will be in great danger. Take
heed. We mean just what we say With
regards, LABORERS.
The sheriff's office was at once notified
and Sheriff Holcomb and Deputy Whaley
at once went to Rosina, but nothing eXcit-
ing was found. Four or five white men
had gathered about the Chinese camp,
but the 200 who promised to be on hand did
not materialize. The Cinnamon intend to
commence work tomorrow night when it
is feared that the white laborers will make
golians out. This is the first batch of
Cinnamon that the company has ever
hired.
A big crowd witnessed the opening of the
duplicate whist tournament at the Ath-
letic club last night. Only two tables were
played last night. At table No. the con-
testants were c. B. Morris and C. w. Foy
VS.. E. R. Fussel and Clyde King, the latter
winning by the score:
Morris and Foy.......S5 6S4 SSS7444-74
Fussel and king......9 6 Sc 10 S7S44 SIS
Table No. 2:
Dunscomb and Rich'n.7 73SS6945 "A
Maier and Cramer. ....6 6675SS77 20
During the whist game the board of
directors held a meeting and decided to
make several permanent improvements in
the club rooms, not to exceed $500. The
south an beast walls of the gymnasium are
to be plastered.
Constable West arrested William Pass
more this morning on the charge of an
assault with deadly weapon. He will
shortly have his preliminary hearing.
What might have been a very serious
accident happened last night between this
city and Harlem Springs. c.. F. Riley of
the Eagle soda works was driving in from
the springs with his family when they
were run into by team being driven by
Ed. Cram of Highland. The Riley vehicle
was a complete wreck, while Grams rig
had a wheel taken off and the tongue
broken. Fortunately no individuals were
injured.
Foreclosure proceedings have been COM
menced by George A. Thurber against
James House and wife ct al, to collect
$500 note dated February l, 1896, at IA per
The herald., 1897-07-24
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, July 22.-(Regular Corre-
spondenceO Preparations for the fifth an
nual encampment of the Southern Califor-
MIA Veterans associations are we'll ad-
vanced and everything possible is being
done to make this the most successful
gathering of the veterans ever held in
Southern California. The camp grounds
occupy two vacant blocks convenient TO
the street cars and transportation lines.
and has been plated into streets and ave-
nues, which are named after important
battles The main entrance to the grounds
will be through a mammoth arch, spanning
the streets diagonaliy, and ample facilities
have been provided for the entertainment
of the many visitors expected.
H. j. Snow. a telegraph operator of st.
Paul, and A. A. Charles, printer of St.
Louis, arrived here last evening on their
wheels, after a journey of 2iSl miles, from
st. Louis. They left St. LOUIS May 14th,
and were seven weeks on the road. They
had the hardest time in Missouri, where
the roads were washed away by the spring
rains. In Western Texas the wheelmen
were attacked by band of wild steers,
and narrowly escaped being run down.
They sped for dear life for several miles,
and managed to get behind a prairie
schooner just before the cattle overlook
them. The hottest weather on the trip
was at Salton, where the thermometer reg
istered ia in the shade. They will go from
here to San Francisco, thence to Portland
and Seattle and back to St. Paul through
Montana.
The Alaskan gold fever has reached here
in it's most violent form, and the first rep
resentatives of San Diego will leave on
the steamer San Francisco this evening.
Four different companies have been organ
lied, and others are talked Of The Bevin
brothers, leaving tonight, will go via Port
Townsend, and will build boat on the
lakes and sail down the Yukon
John T. Gordon, one of the most prom
inent residents of Ell Cajon valley, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon from
stroke of paralysis. Deceased was native
of Delaware and 81 years of age. Prior to
coming here in 1889, Mr.. Gordon had been
actively engaged in the street car business
near Pittsburg, and built the lines con-
Meeting the towns of Oakland and Ale
CHEN, lie accumulated considerable
The herald., 1897-07-24
LOS ALAMITOS

LOS ALAMITOS, July 23.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The factory here has turned
out it's first batch of beautiful white gran
ulated sugar proving it to be a grand sue
cess in every particular. Clark Bros. are
to be congratulated upon having completed
and in running order the best equipped
and the finest beet sugar factory in ex-
istence The business end of this enter
prise is being handled by J. Ross Clark
who has been associated with his brother.
A. w. Clark of Butte, Mont, in various
successful business enterprises in that
state. Under his management the work
of construction has proceeded without a
hitch. Just about nine months ago work
was commenced on the foundations of the
plant which is now complete in very de-
tail and is working up hundreds of tons of
beets per day and turning out from it's
own refinery finished product of the best
quality white graduated sugar. The busi-
ness interests of the state are to be con-
graduated that the Clark Bros. with their
wealth and shrewd business judgement.
have embarked in this enterprise, and too
much cannot be said in praise of their
sagacity in commencing this work late last
fall, when the finances of the country were
at such a low ebb, and all business inter-
ests stagnant. They are certainly deserv-
ing of the success which seems to have
crowned their efforts.
One notable feature Of the construction
of this factory is that all of the material
and all the machinery are of American
manufacture. even to the beet knives, the
machinery being designed and built by
E. II. Dyer & Co. of ClevelandO. Edward
F. Dyer of that firm is superintendent of
the works, and it is owing to his Skill
untiring industry and executive ability
that the enterprise has been brought to
a successful issue on time.
The herald., 1897-07-24
POMONA

POMONA, July 23.-(Regular Core
spondence) Miss Ochoa, who was thrown
from buggy on Second street yesterday
afternoon, sustaining serious conclusion of
the brain, is still lying in very critical
condition. Her state at times today has
been one of mi-unconsciousness, but
never wholly reused to full consciousness.
The Misses Vejar, who were also in the
vehicle, received no hurt beyond fright
and slight bruises.
City Marshal A. B. Caldwell was noti-
fled by the police department in Los An
geles today that two little runaways,
Ernest and Willy Hunter. hailing from
Pomona, were incharge at Los Angeles.
The two infants, and years old, board
ed one of the in-gong trains at this depot
this morning, and on their arrival in Los
Angeles were bagged by the officers. Mar
shall Caldwell took the 1887 local west
bound for the city, and will bring back
the urchins. He thinks he will suggest to
The herald., 1897-07-24
REDLANDS

REDLANDS. July 23.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Another wealthy citizen has
been added to Redlands. Fl. H. Daniels
has sold nine acres of navel orange grove
in full bearing to H. B. Gleason of Yuma
for $4,000. This is one of the finest pieces
of property in the city, being situated on
Highland avenue, commanding a magnif-
cent view of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Gleason
are in the city and are deciding on plans for
the erection of a handsome residence. Mr..
Gleason is a retired miner from Arizona
and is reputed to be worth half million
This adds another fine residence to the
many that now grace the heights.
A barn belonging to Max Hentschke of
Grafton was burned to the ground, with its
contents, yesterday. The fire was caused
by his 4-year-old son setting fire to some
hay while playing with bunch of matches.
Several tons of hay, farm implements, a
buggy and a valuable COW were consumed,
entaling a loss of over $500, with no insur-
ance.
Highlands, situated across the river and
about six miles from Redlands, is to have
a domestic water system. Messrs. Prescott
and Lanning of that place are forming a
company to furnish the residents of that
thriving community with pped water. The
supply will be taken from Plungs creek
and run into a reservoir on which work
will soon be begun. Thirty residents have
already contracted for the water under
pressure.
A buggy belonging to j. ]. Large was
wrecked at the depot this morning in the
jam of livery teams to carry members of
the Christian Endeavor excursion over the
heights this morning. The occupants were
thrown out, but were not seriously in
jured.
Mrs. DR.. e. T. Painter and son. Theo-
dore, went to Long Beach this morning
for an outing at the seaside.
Phil McAbee has returned from Chicago,
where he has been attending college, and
will in few days join his mother, Mrs
N. S. McAbee, at Bear valley, where they
will spend the summer.
Walter Little, assistant cashier of the
Lyon County bank of Marshall, Mimi.
spent Wednesday and Thursday in this
city, the guest of his old friends, Prof. and
Mrs Lewis B. Avery.
Rev. A. p. Graves, D. D., noted evan
gelist of New York city, is in the city.
Harry Paine, e. A. Marsh and T. M.
Fairbairn left today for Bear valley, where
they will spend the summer.
The herald., 1897-07-24
SUMMER RESORTS

company has been spending his vacation
here this week, leaving this morning for
his home in Los Angeles.
George Bassett of San Francisco is
among the visitors at the beach this week,
a guest of his brother, Ed. Bassett.
AL. Shoemaker of Los Angeles was seen
on the streets of Redondo this morning.
Prof. j. N. Rumble of Santa Ana was
down today looking for place to locate.
]. w. Teele of Tulare is stopping here for
a few days.
Mrs. William Aaron of Los Angeles is
located in the English block for the season.
George Heay, at one time a resident OF
Redondo, but now of Santa Monica, was
married today at the latter place to Miss
Harris, and left on the Santa Rosa for ASH
Francisco, where they will spend their
honeymoon.
The herald., 1897-07-24
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

nounced at the Home on Monday morning
next at 1880 o'clock, of a large quantity Of
condemned clothing Gold rags, brass iron,
hose, etc. There will be at least six tons
of rags to be disposed of.
Divine services ON Sunday in the Assem-
bly, hall will consist of service and sermon
by DR.. Woods at 10 a. M; Sunday school at
1:45 p. m, and praise song service at I
p m. 1t will not be long now before we
have more suitable place for holding
service and other purposes than the barn
like building now used, as the preparations
for building the new Assembly hall are
in forward state.
Our new governor Colonel Andrew
Smith, has assumed command at the Home
and sgnalized his first visit to the guard
house for the trial of offenders against
the rules by, for this time, forgiving them
all and returning offenders to their quar-
tiers. giving them aiecture and telling them
to sin no more and not to come before him
again.
The herald., 1897-07-24
DoWNEY

DOWNEY, July 23.-(Regular Core
spondence.) The second trial of Joseph
Rogers, charged with battering and rob-
bling old Mr.. Hardy, is being held today.
S. M. Neighbors, who has been resident
of this valley for some twenty-five or
thirty years, died at the home of his
brother, A. w. Neighbors, yesterday, and
was buried today in the Evergreen GENE
terry, Los Angeles, under the auspices of
Nietos lodge, l. o. o. F., of which the de-
ceased was a member.
Sam Cohn, the butcher, had several hides
stolen from his slaughter house on Tues
day evening. On Thursday Mr.. Cohn found
the hides at the Los Angeles soap works,
where the thief had disposed of them
The cooperative creamery people have
been making some improvements in their
plant this week.
C. r. Freeman had one of his horses
stolen on Tuesday night.
The herald., 1897-07-24
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

labor could be found. The preference has
been given to home labor, but white labor
has been dissatisfied at the wages of 8
cents box, hand cutting. or IL cents a
tray for spreading from the Briggs cut
ter There are over sixty men employed at
the lessen dryer. about half white labor,
while at the Haight company about one
hundred get employment, Indian labor pre-
dominating, with a constant demand for
more help as the fruit is piling up just the
same.
W. G. Brown drove to Arlington Tuesday
and brought out load of Chinese (nine)
for the West Side dryer; j. Siebenthal
and o. A. lessen secured at San Bernar-
dino ten (white labor and three Chinese,
and yet the cry is for more help.
The E. W. Slygh orchard, with yield
of fifteen tons to four acres, has the name
of having the largest and finest aprcots
in the valley.
Another large yield is that of the Godfrey
orchard on the East Side. Twenty-Five
tons of apricots on five acres, and not all
picked. Frank Leavitt handled the fruit
The report is that seventy-five tons of
aprlcots have wasted in the orchard of
the Wolcott big farm, north of Moreno
because the Haight company could not
handle it and labor could not be found.
Joe Mcdonald who suffered so severely
from blood poisoning, is beginning to i'm
prove. 1t was at one time feared that
his arm must be amuptated, but he has
escaped with the loss of his thumb.
|. There is still no trace of Frank NJ. Miller
the man who disappeared so strangely
early last week from his home at Armada.
MIR. Miller has been much troubled over
the blanket mortgage, he having paid his
full Indebtedness to the Bear Valley COM
pany, which would neither release his
property nor satisfy the mortgage, and he
had threatened to throw up the prop
erty. Still Mr.. Miller. who was much
among his bachelor neighbors, had given
no signs of dementia, and it is thought
there has ben foul play.
The herald., 1897-07-24

Captain E. j. Rising has also been an
nounced as quartermaster of the Home, his
functions to date back to the beginning OF
the fiscal year. July 1st.
Lieutenant James Armstrong, who, for
the last six years, has been the able and
trusted quartermaster sergeant OF the
Home, has rendered his resignation to the
authorities of the Home, to take effect dur
ing the present quarter. During the seven
years that Lieutenant Armstrong has filled
this important position he has not been
absent from the Home and his duties at
any one time twenty-four hours, and he
thinks that he has earned rest. He IN
tends to take a furlough for the purpose OF
visiting his relatives in New Orleans.
The herald., 1897-07-24

the mother, a widow in this place, that
she should try to get the boys sent to the
Whittier reform school
Colonel 7. w. Brooks is in Los Angeles,
where he was summoned by the interested
men of that city to discuss the proposition
of a trip into the Arctic circle mining field.
E. Pratt and Otis Hidden of Pomona,
who have been prospecting in the Barstow
region, got back yesterday. They report
it too hot out there to make much head
way.
Mrs. c. l.. Kauffer of this city is enter
tanning a relative, Mr.. Moore OF Bryan,
Texas, who has arrived for a short stay
in Southern Califrnia. Mr.. Moore reports
the heaviest corn, wheat and oats crop
with flatterirg prospects for cotton
that has been known for years in his state.
The herald., 1897-07-24
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, July 23.-(Regular
Correspondence) The city council APP
pointed Thomas Knightly special officer
to enforce the ordinances relating TO eX-
pectoration. fast driving and bicycle rid
ing. His only duties will be the detection
and arrest of all violators of these munich
pal laws.
The trial of the divorce case OF Mary
d. Mckenzie VS.. George Mckenzie will
take another day. Although the case is
being tried behind closed doors. it is known
that some racy testimony unfavorable to
the defendant was elected from one of the
witnesses.
A long-winded land office contest is in
progress before County Clerk H. II. Doyle.
j. NJ. Stewart contests claim taken up
by William Ferl at the head of Sycamore
canyon.
Auditor Emile Goux. with the assistance
of the comptometer, is engaged in adding
the assessment roll for 1897. He finds the
work of Assessor Frank Smith very sat-
isfactory.
Tax collector M. f, Burke is still in the
northern part of the county.
w. c. Bowman of Los Angeles will adj
dress the Summerland Spiritualist associa-
ton Sunday. The eighth annual camp
meeting of the association is IN progress.
The ladies of Grace M. E. Church So
oial league were entertained this afternoon
by Mrs. C. Y. Roop
Travel TO and from this city at present
is ouite large. The arrivals at the various
hotels today tax accommodations.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will give basket social at Plaza del Mar
tomorrow evening.
Rev. Father j. Nunan of Ventura has
been transferred to the Catholic church
in this city. He will be assistant pastor
II
A unique entertainment was given last
evening at Grace M. E. church by DR.. C.
s. Stoddard, f. l. Kellogg, Miss Louise