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The herald., 1897-10-14
CASEBEER RECOVERING
AND vows VENGEANCE ON HIS
SON-IN-LAW
"The Old Cuss Ought to Be Killed."
Said His Daughter-A Tell
Tale Duster

Joseph w. Casebeer, who was nur-
derously asSa ulted on Lucas avenue on
Saturday night, has sufficiently re-
covered to be able to start home this
morning. During the past two days
the old man has improved wonderfully
1t was found that one of his ribs was
broken, which injury has caused him
considerable pain.
The case has not yet been given up by
the detectives, and Casebeer has eX-
pressed a determination to prosecute it
to the last. No arrest has yet been made
but a chain of circumstantial evidence
has been woven around Casebeer's
son-in-law, 1. B. Williams of 1886 Rock
wood avenue, and the officers are only
awaiting for few more connecting
links before they take action.
AS the case now stands, brief sum-
mary of the evidence is as follows;
Casebeer, who had serious differences
with his son-in-law, mailed a letter 10
him last Friday morning stating that
he would call upon him Saturday nigh,
to arrange a compromise of a law suit.
He stated that he would come unarmed.
Saturday night at 8 o'clock Arthur
Lindley, a hack driver, took Casebeer
to Williams house at 1886 lockwood
avenue and saw the old man go up to
the door. Williams asseverates that
he never received any letter from Case
beer and that the old man did not call.
Williams has admitted that he was a.,
home all the evening ard would have
known it if anyone had called. Case
be,er says that his som LAW met him
at the door. The meeting was not .
pleasant one and he left without being
invited inside the house. When the
The herald., 1897-10-14

The first bell will be sounded prompt
ly al l o'clock, whatever the weather.
'If it is raining so hard that the other
side of the track cannot be seen, we will
start promptly" was the announcement
made at the office of the association
last night.
ARRIVALS YESTERDAY
San Francisco is represented at this
meeting by the largest crowd of horse
men that ever came here to attend
similar event. The reduced, rate put on
by the Southern Pacific not only brought
q large number of them, but many peo-
pie who did not intend to come to the
races took advantage of the rate and
came with the horsemen. The result
was that when the San Francisco-Loe
Angeles express and the overland ar
rived yesterday both trains were
crowded.
Several extras sleepers had to be car
ried by both trains to accommodate the
travel. The railroad company estimated
the number of people VINO arrived at
350
Among the visitors are some of the
best known horsemeD on the coast. Al
Murphy, who is known to all horsemen; ;
Col. Dan Burns, Sig Bettman. John C.
Lynch collector of internal revenue, all
of San Francisco and J.W Wilson of Sac
ramento, one of the judges Of the meet
ing, were among the promine mt men who
came to attend the races Quite num-
Der of them were met at the depot by
The herald., 1897-10-14

who are here to do the races are Fred
Mulholland of the San Francisco Call,
John Mines of the Chronicle and. T. E.
Powers, a well-known turf writer, who
is here to do coast racing for the Cincin-
matt Enquirer.
BICYCLE RACES OFF
The bicycle races which were to have
beenrun on some of the days of the meet
ing in connection with the horse races,
have been declared off because there
were very few entries.
LAST NIGHTS BETTING
Pools on today's races were sold at the
Los Angeles turf exchange, PIP South
Spring street. Pool selling will take
place there every night during the
meeting.
Only two races were sold. The bet
ting follows:
Second race, trotting, 2:12 class
Jasper Ayres, $40; Zombro s14; Chris
Peterson, $12; Ethel Downs. S; Mamie
Griffin, IS; field, $4.
Third race, citrus belt handicap
'Ostler doe, 500; Little Cripple, $40; Lady
Hurst, Sc; field, 500.
The herald., 1897-10-14
PERSONAL

]. A. Barker of Atlanta, Ca, is in the
city.
T. A. Worden of Prescott Ariz.. is a
recent arrival.
s. Pressler, the we'll known bicyclist,
arrived here yesterday from Ventura.
]. M. johnson, chief clerk of the rail-
way mail service, has gone to San Fran
cisco.
District Attorney ]. A. Donnell regis
tered at the Grand hotel, San Francisco
Monday
Harry Wentworth, manager of the
Echo mountain house, spent yesterday
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Blanchard and 1.
B. Hamilton are among the Angelenos
at present in New York
Mrs. J. w. Scott, who has been visiting
friends in the city, left ou yesterday s
overland for her home in Chicago.
A. H. Shackle' of New York is in the
city accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, Hattie. They expect to remain here
for two or three days and then go to
San Francisco, en- route to Japan.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Montgomery, I. D.
Stimson, Hon. Jas, McLachlan, j. A.
Adams ard C. w. Pendleton are among
the Los Angeles visitors in San Fran
cisco.
Leverett H. Mesick, a we'll known
newspaper man, has arrived from Hon
olulu. He will spend this week visiting
friends in Santa Barbara and Ventura,
after which he will return to Honolulu
to engage in newspaper work.
H. E. Lacy of Tucson, who has spent
the summer in Los Angeles visiting
friends expects to return home in few
days. Mr.. Lacy is one of the Oldest cit
izens of Tucson and was for six years a
member of the board of supervisors of
Pima county.
At meeting of the Scottish Thistle
club, held last night, James Cochran
Was presented with handsome diamond
pin in token of the esteem in which he is
held. Mr. Cochran is about to depart
for Mexico for an indefinite stay. He
has mining interests in the Yaqui Indian
district and intends to give his personal
supervision to the work of developing g
them.
The herald., 1897-10-14
AGRICULTURAL PARK TRACK LOOKING UP THE STRETCH

trict Agricultural association begins.
Instead of the expected auspcious be-
ginning of what promises to be the most
important ting in the history of the
associations the rains of yesterday and
last night may have the effect Of de-
creasing the attendance. But whatever
the weather it can not prevent the as
sociation from furnishing some of the
best racing that has ever been witnessed
in Southerb California. There may be
change in the program which heads
this column, but it will be the endeavor
of the track officials to give to those who
attend the opening races as good q card
as is indicated in that program. That
The herald., 1897-10-14
TOURIST ARRIVALS
Excursionists Coming in From All
Parts of the East

Parts OF the East
The following people came into Cali
fornia via Phillips Rock Island excur-
sion, October 13, j. W. Lyons in charge:
From Bostor.-Mrs. r. Dersmore, C.
E. Monroe and wife, Miss E. Parmenter.
J. b. Parmenter F. Arnold, Miss H. Ma
pier, F. A. Scott w. H. Savage and
wife, e. l.. Jones.
Brockton, Mass.-R. II. Care and wife
Providence, r. I-W. B. HamonG.
Miss A. Fells, F. r. Stewart ard wife.
Bangor. Me.-B. f. Stocton.
Greenfield, Mass.-H. Miller, S. Mil
Ter.
New York-Miss Peterson.
Geneva, Ohio-Mr Munger and wife
Chica go--M. Olson. T. Lowderwail
NJ. ]. Bechtol, Lottie Herman, A. +
Lambert. ID. w. Maishman, w. Maish-
man. G. Maishman. Miss NJ Maishman
M. G. Maishman. ]. Fl. Keeper ana
wife, f. G. Batchelder, It. r. Reynolds
Dayton, Ia.-E. Hughes.
Stuart, Ia.-J. NJ. Exstand, H Clark
Pattor, 1a.-H. M. Markes.
Minsneapolis--W. Leonard, F. T
Klaggs and wife, w Osborn, c. B. Tay-
lor, Mrs S. A. Boss.
Des Moines. lar. c. Baker. DR.. Nc
Arth and wife
Audubon. Ia.-V. C. Weeks and wife
G. A. Cahiil.
Kansas City. Noe Shields, J.
Shields, J. Wilson. S. II. Wilson. c.
Campbell, j. e. Whitrow, p. Whtrow
Miss Whitrow. w. Whitrow, j. NJ. Whit
row, C. Cambell, ]. 2. McCraken, P. A.
Raab and wife.
Cedar Falls Ia.-F. A. Richardson
and wife.
Keokuk, lar. NJ. McWason.
Riley, Kan.-Mrs. J. A. Belmar
Richhill, Mo.-Cora McClang.
Springfield. Mos. Gibson and wife.
Kirkville, Md.-Mrs. N. Thompson.
Athol, NOW. Keller
Danville, Ill.-O. Gi,key, S. "A. Liver
ton, NJ. Liverton.
Wilmington, Del.-E. A. Crawford
Scranton, Pal, w. Ruthven and
wife.
Guelph, l,Ontario-Miss L. Bracy Miss ].
Bracy, Mrs. e. Bragg.
Philadelphia, Pal. H. Mccormick.
The herald., 1897-10-14

the officers of the association and con-
veyed to the California club, where they
We're entertained at luncheon. Sam
Morton, the former welI-knoWn base
ball magrnte. who was recently elected
police judge of San Francisco, and who
has many friends in this city, also ar
rived. Louis Ezell, whose string reached
the track from the Harlem course a
week ago. came in from Chicago. He
was accompanied by Mike Hennessey
who has been success fully riding in the
east for Burns & Waterhouse.
Mic Hall arrived from San Jose with
four horses-Arundel, Elmer F., Two
Che ers and Mcfarland. Marcus Foster
The herald., 1897-10-14
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS

Chronicled on Pages 5. 6, 2, 8, 9 and 10
Woman's parliament elects officers.
Discovery of gold in Elysian park.
Fire commission transacts routine
business.
The dangerous plugging of fire
hydrants.
Another lady admitted to the Cali
fornia bar.
Reasons for the indecision Of the
Davis jury.
Casebeer vows vengeance on his
son-in-law.
All in readiness except the weather
for the races.
The Downey abduction case falls
to the ground.
Councilman Nickel investigating
school sanitation.
Supreme courts decision on the fix
ing of water rates.
The story Of Rees of San Dimas and
stolen typewriter.
Chamber of commerce to consider
street nomenclature.
Plan for the reorganization Of the
Mount Wilson railroad.
The herald., 1897-10-14
Lottery Dealers Go Free

Wong Chung and Wong Chung Gong
were on trial yesterday in Justice Nor
ris,on's court charged with conducting
a lottery A peculiar feature of the
case is the fact that the prosecuting
witness was a Chinaman named Quons
Ng Wo Officer Baker made the Arrest.
The case was tried by a jury and re-
suited in the discharge Of the defend
ants
The herald., 1897-10-14

OF San Juan Capisitrano brought il
Jetrudes, Trabuco and Yuca.
Dan Lynch, much of whose fame Is,
due to his being Tom Sharkey's man
ager, arrived to witness the races and
also the fights next week. Ed Jones.
Enos and Snider were among the
Jockeys who came In vest terd'ay.
Among the visiting newspaper men
The herald., 1897-10-14
.ODAY'S PROGRAM

First race (may be postponed on ac-
count of the condition of the track),
pacing, 2:12 class, purse $soo-Ana-
conda, Birdroe, Our Boy.
Second race (may also be post
poned), trotting, 2:12 class, purse
$12OO-Mamie Griffin, Galette, Jas
per Ayers, Chris Peterson, Ethel
Downs, Margaret Worth, Zombro.
Third race, running, Citrus Belt
handicap, one mile, purse $1,000
Pescador 100, vishnu 80, Nomad 1O2,
Jetrudes 80, Little Cripple 90, Char
treuse 100, Lady Hurst 81, Imp. Dew
il's Dream 1o5, Grady 112, 'Ostler
Joe 121.
Fourth race, running, Maiden plate,
five-eighths of a mile, stake estimated
value $55O-Charley Lemon 100, Sis
ter Vickey 100, Etiwanda 100, Gra-
cias 100, Saticoy 100, Palo Blanco 100,
Ell salado 100, Yuca 100, searchlight
112, Amasa 1O4, Bodacia 100, Tempse
100, Roxy Murphy 100.
The herald., 1897-10-14

Park commissioners meet-1O a. m.
District fair opens, Agricultural
park-1 p m.
Ebell society meets, 72O South
Spring street-2:3O p m.
Graduating exercises School of Art
and Design, st. Vincent's hall-8p. m.
The herald., 1897-10-14
Wanted to Ruy House

OF four or five rooms in desirable location;
don't object to going out a ways, If near
car line. Price must be right, and on
monthly payments. Langworthy Co., 226
s. Spring st.
The herald., 1897-10-14
Undelivered Telegrams

The following undelivered telegrams
are, at the Western Union Telegraph
office, First and Spring street: Frances
MacMasters, j. Chase, Mrs. M. E. Sorrel,
Joe Tiger
The herald., 1897-10-14
Il,mher Burned

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 13.-Fire in ths
Stetson & Post Mill compary's plant to-
night destroyed $4,000 worth OF lumber
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
The herald., 1897-10-14
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Los Angeles-"La Boheme."
Burbank-"The District Attorney"
The herald., 1897-10-14
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Re of observations
taken at Los Angeles October 13. The
barometer is reduced 10 sea Level.
The herald., 1897-10-14
Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Sixth District
Agricultural Association
ALTHOUGH THE HARNESS RACES WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO
POSTPONED

The Meeting Promises Eclipse All Angeles
The Latest Arrivals of Horses Men-The
Weather Predictons-Last Nights Betting
The herald., 1897-10-14

Mud dogs" will be i'll their element al
Agricultural park today when the eigh-
teenth annual meeting of the Sixth Dis.
The herald., 1897-10-14
Time Ear. rh'r. R.H. Wind Vel. w'th'r

Time Bar. Th'r. R.H. Wind Vel W'th'r
"a. m. 20 80 5S &c N Cloudy
tp IN. 29s7 6l 80 5 cloudy
Maximum temperature, 6I.
Minimum temperature, 81.
Rainfall past "a hours, trace.
Rainfall for season, 20.
Forecast for Southern California: Show
ers tonight and Thursday morning, fol-
lowed by fair weather; colder; fresh west
erly wind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Pontiac Schools Closed Drunken Men
Tumble Down an Embankment.

The Pontiac schools closed the fail term
Wednesday afternoon. During the term lsg
scholars have been registered in tho different
rooms. In the grammar department. Miss
Snow has registered 20 pupils and the aver
age daily attendance has been 80. in this de-
partm.nt James A. Byrne, William j. Me-
Comb, James K. McKeon, Annie Murray, oil.
ga johnson and Ellen NJ. Nelson have been
pre- sent at every session.
Miss Philips has registered a. pupils in the
intermediate department, and the average
daily attendance has been 30. Willie Heffer-
nan, James Haddock, Eva Albro. Eva La
France and Annie Mackin have been perfect
in Attendance
The largest number of pupils has been reg
istered by Miss Pfanner in the first primary
q epartn ont. the whole number registered be-
ing 90, with an average attendance Of 30, and
eisht of the scholars Nellie Langelier, Harry
Bierkander James Ferguson, Esllel Ga.
hrielson. Adolph Kindlund, Elmer Lundgrep.
Albert Russell and Archie Picard have been
present at every session. In the second
primary room Miss sherman has registered 81
pupils, and the daily attendance has been q.
In this room Edward Conn and John Hefier-
nan have been perfect in attendance.
Maid Marion Circle. g. of r., held very
enjoyable calico ball in Temperance hnll at
Clyde Wednesday evening.
Captain John Lyttell of Lowes, Del. is the
guest Of Samuel Eaton at Riverpoint.
Two men who hal evidently been ohsorv.
ing Thanksgiving ly making round Of the
valley saloons. wandered OF the sidewalk on
High street nt Phenix last evening and fell
down the bank in front OF IS. Peter and
Pauls church 10 the yard below, n distance of
about ten feet bur, with tho usual luck of
drunken uersons, both escaped serious injury
There was "A large number q visitors in the
valley yesterday. manv ~ tie former resi-
dents spending the day at their old horcs
During the rast week number OF the resi-
dents of the valley have received what pur-
ports 20 be typcwritten letters from the man
agcr of one Of the New York Weekly papers
which has been advertising large IN izes for
correct list q the words which they publish
with missing letters, saying that as no prize
has been won In the valley and the manager
wishes some one in the vicinity to win in order
20 convince the public that everything - rs
represented. the prize will be- sent To- the one
who receives the letter " they " ill send a cor
rect list ana % gold watch vulued at SO for a
list containing ten correct words. The only
condition imposed is that the offcr shall hp
t-pt secret and. twenty i've conts sent with
the answer. In noarlv every Instance thu.la
VINO received ths letters ~ once sent their
- y words and the money and waited ua
tcnly iur the prize and watch, which WAS 90
be ssn; by return mail Tut 30 far the money
ana tlnIepiccCs have failed g. matprinlizc and
iney are slowly awakening TO the fact that
they have hocn victimized by n scheme
wnich. although not quite as old as the gold.
bick swindle' is on par with -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
Died of Laughing.

William Thornton, or Lapine, well
known French resident of Ware, Mass,
literally died of laughing recently. He
was talking with some young men in his
store in Collins block about o'clock in
the afternoon and was laughing immoder-
ately at some jokes they were telling.
While doing so he stopped to lift some
thing out Of the window and was taken
with n severe hemorrhage of the lungs.
He staggered back to chair and i'm five
minutes was dead He had been sufferer
with lung trouble for somo time, and his
lungs were very weak. k.-SpringHel Re
publican.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
SKUNK FARMING FAILS.
Skins Are Too Cheap and the Oil Is In
Less Demand.

Pierre Soucci of Wallagrass, Me-, the
only man in Maine who ever attempted
skunk farming on large scale, offers his
place, stock and fixtures for sale at bar
gain, and says he is going to the goldflelds
of Alaska, where he hopes to make money
moro rapidly than by skinning skunks
and trying out their oil. Though Soucci
had plenty of minnows and whitelsh 10
feed 10 his pets and could catch all tho
rabbits he wanted with two spools of cop
per wire, he has abandoned the business
and confessed that skunk culture doesn't
pay. Last year he took of 200 pelts of his
own growing and caught about 120 wild
skunk. All that time an average skunk
skin sold for Sl.15, while good black
one was worth from 50. 90 10 So. skunk
oil was selling for 81 gallon, SO when
Soucci went into winter quarters with
600 skunlls in stock he felt as if he was
right in the middle of the highway which
leads to wealth.
Last winter after the ponds had frozen
SO deeply as TO make the fish seek deep
water he began to give his skunks diet
of raw rabbits. For few weeks they did
very well, and then they developed canni-
baistic tastes and started in to cot one
another. until half of his herd had been
killed and deyoured by tho other half.
This spring he raised about 400 young
skunks, all of which did well. He was
hoping to retrieve his i'll fortune and get
rich in few years and had good grounds
for his hope until he saw the fall bulletins
of the fur trade. Skunk skins, which
have been fashionable for ten years, are no
longer in demand, mink muskrats and
ottors having taken their place. The best
pelts that would bring SO each a year ago
arc now selling for 81. SO each, and poor,
white marked skins are only worth the
taking off. Skunk oil has gone down 81
on the gallon, making rheumatic patients
feel very happy, but cutting into the earn
ings of the skunk farm. Soucci could find
no profit. He will wait reasonable time
for somebody TO come and buy him out,
and then, if he gets no Offer he will kill
off his stock. New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
Veteran P. H. flaming
Talks of War and a Legacy That
Was Left Him for His Share +,
In It,

Like every city in our Republic Provi-
donce has it's share of veterans who, in
spite of pensions, are themselves dearly
paving for the privilege that they had
enduring exposure, hardships. tolls,
sickness and risk of death for the glory
of their country in the 'iate unpleasapt-
ness" Ii the testimonials received from
old soldiers who endorse all the claims
inade for Doan's Kidney Piils-snd these
same are now appearing in the localities
where they were Dearthed-were pub
lished in Providence they would I'LL every
column of every Providence paper. There
would be nothing gained by the publica-
tion, for neither quantity nor quality OF
foreign evidence can touch testimony
furnished by local citizen. Read what
veteran Patrick ii. Tanning of 33 Zone
street says: Il enlisted with the 35tn
New Jersey Regiment and marched with
sherman through Georgia After my
discharge l moved around bit and
finally settled down in Providence. l
mad the misfortune to fall down stairs.
fracturing my wrist and dislecatiDg my
elbow. This was bad enough OF ITSELF
but worse was TO follow. In fixing me
up the elbow was overlooked, by the doc
tor, and am TO certain extent unit
for active service. the long confinement in
doors told on me, and the first thing l
knew began TO be troubled with my kid
neys. Mrs. Tanning got IA box of Doan's
Kidney Pills ono day at L. l.. Lothrop's
drug store and insisted on my taking
them. The result is quickly told; two
boxes have removed the pains l have
suffered from my pack, and If any reader
of this doubts the merit Of Doan's Kidney
Pills you tell him To call ON Patrick
Tanning"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers, price 80 cents; mailed by Foster
Millburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents
for the u. 5.
Remember the name DOAN'S and
take no other
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
Prof. Hufland

designated the Carlsbad Water
as the most vigorous stone-dis-
solving and evacuating medica-
ment. Carlsbad Water has proven
to be of great value in Catarrh of
the Stomach, Rheumatism, Gout,
Habitual Constipation, Torpid
Liver, Dyspepsia, Diabetes and
Diseases of the Kidneys.
Beware of limitations. The gen.
uine Carlsbad Water and Carlsbad
Sprudel Salt must have the seal
Of the City of Carlsbad and the
signature of "Eisner & Mendelson
Co.. sole agents, New York." on
every label.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-26
WARREN.
Holmes Day Observed by tn, High
School Wedding at ST. Mary's.

At the high school Wednesday afternoon
| special exercises were held, the session
peing observed a. Holmes day. A large
number of the parents of the pupils and
others were present and listened TO the
interesting exercises, mostly from Holmes
writings. The following was the pro-
gram given by the pupils Piano solo,
Elsie Gladding; readings, "Value of Good
Books" Benz Hall; Last Charge, 3"
Mary Mckenna; Reflections of "A Pedes-
trian, F" Louis Barker ''Old IrOnsdes, F"
Song, Claude Carpenter; Visit TO the
Doctor Thomas Wynne: Questions
and Answers Mary Tully; Sunshine
ana shadow, Rosie Seymour; Brjom-
stick Train, Ida Monroe; Lexington"
Theodore Easterbrook; original essays,
KatesO Brien and Addie brown. Solos
were given by Ella McManus, Julia
O Brien and Grace Waite The exercises
ended with the chorus Union and
Liberty" by the school.
TIE WEDDING Of sylvester Il. Coen and
Miss Nary Elisa Murphy occurred at st
Marys church Wednesday morning, Father
O'keefe officiating. Many friends of the
bride ana groom were present. Mr.. and
Mrs Coen left after the ceremony for
New York. On their return they will
reside here.
Samuel W. Mann is recovering from an
attack Of appendicitis at his home on the
Swansea road.
The Girls Friendly society met this
weak and made arrangements for tea
party To he held ut st. Marks chapel.
Uuion Thanksgiving services were held
at the Methodist church Thursday IN rn-
ing at l0:3O, Rev. II. w. WatJen pastor
of the baptist church preaching the SER
mon.
A young child of Mr.. Il. Garvin is
seriously i'll with pneumonia.
LAFAYETTE Guards attended services at
the Church Of ~. John tlis Baptist Thurs
dnv morning.
Tae Young Nen's Catholic Club gave
dnrca at st. Marys Institute Wednesday
evening I'm which 40 couples participated.
Musi, was furnished by Herriek'e orohes.
ira of Providence.