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The herald., 1897-10-28
POMONA

POMONA, Oct. 27-(Regular Corre-
| spondence.) Judge F. A. Newell, a Pomo.
ma man. who is now living in Chicago,
writes to the Pomona Times that dur
ing the past orange season, actuated by
desire to ascertain the foreign meth
DDS of handling oranges from the flower
ing season up to the time the perfected
fruit is placed on the market he
called on the more prominent houses and
found that at least three fourths of the
dealers, both wholesale and retail, We're
foreigners and mostly Italians. An in
telligent Italian dealer said to him:
Your Washington navel variety is the
finest orange in the world when in best
form. We have nothing in all Europe
it's peer; but it seldom comes here in best
form. 1t is purely accidental when it
does. That is to say, occasionally an
invoice of ripe fruit thoroughly sweated
before packing, reaches here sweet. mel
low and splendid, and is at once recog-
nized, sold and eaten, you might say. in
a single day. Your methods of handling
are radically defective, to secure the
best reputation, the quickest sales and
the best prices
Your ripe fruit you pack within four
or five days from the trees and often
much sooner. in new paper and new box
es mot seasoned), and when they arrive
here and they are opened up to the con.
sumed are found dripping wet with
sweat, wrappers discolored and fruit
thoroughly impregnated with the dis
agreeable flavor of new paper and new
wood, and are discarded by the best
trade for that reason.
"If I could dictate would never send
an unripe or poor orange from the state;
only the best fruit, thoroughly ripe and
sweated, packed in paper and boxes that
had been in seasoning process at least
one year or more; then this regal fruit,
the autocrat Of the orange family, would
set it's own price and be eagerly sought
in every market"
The ladies of the NJ. e. church rendered
reception to their new pastor. the Rev.
d. II. Gillian and his family last evening
and the church was crowded with
friends of that denomination to welcome
Doctor Gillian and family to their new
home. J. w. Stringfleld was made
chairman of the evening and announced
musical and literary program to follow
the addres of welcome delivered by ].
f. McComas. Rev. F. M. Bowling of the
Christian church. who was to have been
present an behalf os'the Pomona minis
ters. was unavoidably deferred from be-
ing present.
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw did the "hand-
some thing" while in this city recently
which is just coming to the ears of most
people. At the request of the fruit and
flower mission young ladies she con i.
sented to visit the home of Mrs. Rev.
c. F. Loop. patroness of the flower
mission, and sing for her. to the delight
of that estimable lady, who is quite an
invalid.
| The orange growers are bing warned
that this is the last week in which they
can join the Orange Growers associa-
| tion until next season.
City Clerk Overton of Paso Robes q
cousin of W. S Overton of this city, left
today for his home after a visit to his
cousin here, whom he has not seen before
for fourteen years.
The herald., 1897-10-28
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 27.-(Regular Cor
respondence) Mrs. l.. M. Beardslee
died very suddenly of apoplexy on Fri
Pday night at her daughters residence
in Los Angeles, and was buried next day
at Evergreen cemetery, Rev. Coulter of
the Christian church conducting the
services. Mrs. Beardslee came to Cali
fornia in 1876 and has lived in this
neighborhood ever since
Harry Moss is building an addition to
his house.
Mr.. Edwards of Redondo. one of Ri
vera's pioneer builders, is assisting his
old friends Garrison & Son.
Capt. Groton of the Rivera drug store
has been quite i'll for the past week, but
is improving at this date.
Rev. H. NJ. Bell of Long Beach, for
merly pastor of the Rivera Baptist
church, visited old friends here Monday
and Tuesday.
The association is shipping it's walnuts
right along-forty carloads to date. The
picking season is about over, and the
children all started to school again
Monday morning.
The Pallet ranch will yield about 800
centals this season, a fine crop for an
off year.
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cursiOn to JohnSOnS yesterday having
on board Mr.. and Mrs. B. Ogden Dr..
c. A. Mcdonnell and Messrs. Knowles
and Swanson. After pleasant picnic
at Johnson's, they returned in the even
I ing, bringing with them Major II. Il. Lee
| of Los Angeles, who has been enjoying
an extended camping trip at the west
end of the island. Major Lee reports
that the hills surrounding Johnsons are
already covered with new grass and
present a charming picture to the eye.
| The early rains this season have caused
| Dame Nature to change her summer
dress of russet to one of emerald green
much earlier than usual on Catalina.
and the old-time fishermen at the 18TH
mus say that they never recollect an
October when the young grass was so
| forward in growth as it is at present
Major Lee will probably spend day or
| two here before returning to Los An
geles.
]. c. Eckel and Mrs. Eckel of San
Francisco. who are guests at the Metro
pole, enjoyed stage ride to Eagle
Camp and back yesterday. They are
loud in their praises of this unique ride.
The Emerson brothers launched their
power launch Santa Ana this morning.
They have had her on the beach for
two or three weeks. making alterations
and improvements in her and removing
the battle marks of many an encounter
with the waves during the summer sea-
son by a brand new coat of paint.
The Banning company has already
commenced improvements looking to
the increased convenience and accom-
modation of campers next season.
The camping ground on Clarissa ave-
nue. has been replanted with gum trees,
set out at regular intervals. so that each
lot, twenty feet frontage by sixty deep.
will have shade tree, both in front and
in the rear of each tent.
Richard Garstang and wife of st.
Louis and Mrs. Garstang's sister, Mrs.
M. Z. Fry of Cincinnati, arrived yester-
day and are registered at the Metropole.
Mr. Garstang is an enthusiastic fisher
man, having had experience in this line
in most of the well-known fishing
grounds in the states, and has come to
Avalon to investigate it's right to the
reputation it claims as the anglers par
adise. Yesterday afternoon. in company
with the ladies of his party he caught
thirty-two rock bass in less than two
ner. This morning Mr.. Garstang caught
two yellowtail on rod and reel, one
weighing twenty-five pounds and the
other twenty-five. The party leave for
Los Angeles on today's boat
j. r. Donaldson and Quenton Harris,
while out fishing this morning, caught
eight yellowtail weighing from sixteen
to thirty-fve pounds each.
The fishing was never better than it
is now in the bay of Avalon
Percy Neale of this town has just re-
ceived a letter from his brother Harry.
who is in the City of Mexico The lat
ter is interested in the new drainage sys-
tenn to be put in by the Mexican govern
ment throughout the City of Mexico. He
says that President Diaz has consented
to make the first pipe for the concession
with his own hands and that the works
will be commenced about Dec. 18th next.
The herald., 1897-10-28
VICTOR

VICTOR. Oct. 27.-(Special Corre-
spondence.) The greatest strike yet
made in the Rose mine in Morongo min
ing district. and perhaps in any part of
the state, was made the past few days
between the 800 and 900 foot levels. An
immense body of high grade milling ore
was struck on the 900 foot level being
the greatest depth yet obtained. Be-
tween the 800 and 900 foot levels they
encountered probably the richest body
of ore in California. a solid 4foot vein
of shipping ore that assays from 5000 to
$500 per ton. The greater the depth the
richer and larger are the ore bodies.
The Valley Gold company, w. f.
Pedley, manager, has for the present
abandoned the placer working and
bonded several quartz claims in the
valley and will develop them this win
ter They will work about 20 men and
are now getting in their supplies.
The herald., 1897-10-28
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Oct. 27.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Despite the fact that a
strong northern wind blew today, the
races were very well attended, it being
ladies' day.
The first race was pace for $400. The
entries were Bernard, entered by w. II.
Lawrence; Birdoe, by John Baker; Our
Boy, by Vendome Stock farm; Anaconda,
by L. E. Keating. The race was won
by Anaconda in three straight heats,
Bernard taking second place. Best
time, zv1h.
Running, half-mile dash-Entries were
Charlie Lemon, entered by c. S. and c..
Saticoy, by Howard & Thacker. Queen
May won first place and first money, Sat-
icoy second. Time, 0:50%.
The Orange county running race,
three -eighths of mile DASH came next.
Entries: Maxine, by M. Pryor; Juanita,
by nj. A. Forster; Felie, by r. o. Pryor;
Miss Simmons, by j. Fuentes. Purse. $50.
Maxine won, Juanita second. Time,
O:361a.
A mile hurdle race over seven hurdles
for Orange county horse, proved the
most interesting and exciting event of
the day. The entries were: M. A.
Forster's Bougan, Barber's Brigand, NJ.
Proyor's c. p, and DR.. Van Agnew's
Desdemonda. Desdemonda cleared
every hurdle, and won in 2:0S. c. p. Sec
ond. Bougan threw his rider at the
half and c. p. fell at the last hurdle, but
regained her feet and finished with an
other rider.
Pasorite. the trotter. ran away at the
track today with r. J. Havery, the
driver for the Palo Alto Stock farm,
throwing him out and breaking his leg.
The horse was also badly hurt, his
shoulder being dislocated. He was billed
for the 2:17 trot for tomorrow.
The Orange county mixed race, given
yesterday, was won by Lady Florence,
entered and driven by Cash Harvey The
best time made was 2:34H.
The running race yesterday evening
was won by Bourbon, with Trilby close
second.
The herald., 1897-10-28
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Senator Morgan is slow
ly improving, but confined to his bed,
There was not much change today.
An interesting case has been set down
for trial in the superior court of this
county for Nov. Sth. Judge York Of
Los Angeles will preside for the remark
able reason that he is the only superior
judge south of the Tehachapi who In
not member of the Masonic fraternity.
The case is entitled Heinrich Whitfield
and c. f. Kainman, administrators Of
the estate of Gustav Whitfield de-
ceased, VS.. George Forster trustee, and
San Diego lodge. No. 80, F. and A. M.
The suit is brought to set aside ADDED
made to Forster as trustee of the San
Diego lodge of the property of Gustav
Whitfield. The complaint further alleges
that the said Whitfield was wholly in
competnet to attend to business when
the deed was executed, and that fraud
was practiced to induce him to sign
away his property, which is valued at
$4,000. Inasmuch as the complaint
charges fraud on the part Of the Ma
sonic fraternity it was deemed neces-
sary to find a judge who is not member
of the order.
S. A. Barbour VS.. Warren J. Flick is
the title of a case now on trial in the
superior court before Judge Hughes
The suit is brought to recover deeds to
certain property formerly belonging to
the plaintiff in Chicago, and alleged to
be worth $4,000. 1t alleges that this
property was exchanged for what is
known as the Edge Hill ranch at Vista.
and that the exchange was brought
about by means of gross misrepresenta-
ton on the part of Flick's representa-
tive, Col. E. j. Ensign of Los Angeles.
Barbour claims that Ensign told him
that the Flick ranch was yielding an
annual income of $650O, whereas he
claims it returns nothing approaching
such a sum.
The illness of Senator Morgan has
brought many kilograms to the Misses
Morgan at the Hotel del Coronado from
all parts of the United States inquiring
about the condition of their father. After
returning from a visit to Senator Nor
gan this afternoon, DR.. Parker reports
that the general condition of his patient
is decidedly improved. There are lit
tie, If any, symptoms of fever, but the
indications of erysipelas in the left knee
are not entirely removed, and in conse-
quence it will be several days before the
senator can leave his apartments.
The herald., 1897-10-28
CORONA

CORONA, Oct. 27.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) G. w. Dickson of River
side was in Corona yesterday transact
ing business for the sheriff's Office.
No reply has been received yet to the
challenge sent Shoemaker by Taber,
and it is very doubtful If the men ever
come together.
The Corona football team is practic-
ing daily and expect to play a practice
game with the Arlingtons next Satur-
day. The Corona boys have several
new players in their eleven and will un-
doubtedly put up a good game.
The Corona brass band gave it's an
nual serenade last night. All the boys
need is a little practice, but we would
prefer to have them do it in some closed
building, instead of taking the streets
for it.
The herald., 1897-10-28
Sd57FERN $FE56lHEs

to California with her parents in 1874,
being little over three years of age
at the time. She was married to DR..
Weeks in September, 1890. One son,
Claude, was the result of the union.
The Long Beach Breaker has changed
hands, Palmer & Smith of the Long
Beach Press having bought the plant,
building and good will. The Press will
move its plant and fixtures to the Break
er establishment on Pine street and will
continue the issue of it's semi-weekly.
Miss Bessie Bailey, who had her left
collar bone broken in a runaway acci-
dent, is able to be about again. though
her arm still remains in a sling.
II. c. Bailey and family with their
household effects have moved into their
new house just finished on Locust ave-
nue. and Fifth street.
Rev. S. c. Kendall of the Congrega-
tional church will, in view of the APP
preaching election on Incorporation,
take as his next Sunday mornings sub
ject "The Duties of American Chris
tian Citizenship"
Attorney w. p. L. Stafford wife and
family, have taken up their residence
temporarily in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. +. A. Johnson drove
up to Los Angeles today and will re-
main until Saturday.
d. ]. Mccarthy returned on Friday
last from his visit to Wisconsin. Chi
cago and other places.
John Linton of Banning. Riverside
county. a brother of Andrew Linton. of
this place, spent few days visiting the
l..xs fXar.
his home at Banning on Sunday.
Walter Hill has gone to El Toro,
Orange county, to visit sick brother.
The herald., 1897-10-28
VENTURA COUNTY
HUENEME

HUENEME, Oct. 27.-(Special Cor
respondence.) Notwithstanding the
east wind which blew q gale, a large
number of farmers and representative
business men met here this afternoon to
discuss the plan proposed by Henry 7.
Oxnard to establish a beet sugar factory
on the Colonia ranch. The meeting was
business-like throughout. The agree
ment to be signed by Mr.. Oxnard and the
several farmers was first read. II pro-
vides that the grower shall, for years
commencing with 1898, devote to the
culture of sugar beets given number
Of acres, and Mr.. Oxnard agrees to pay
therefor 1925 per ton for beets which
shall contain not less than 12 per cent
of sugar, and 25 cents per ton for each
additional one per cent.
In case the Hawaiian islands should
at any time during the existence of the
contract or it's renewal become an
nexed to the United States then the
basic price for beets containing not less
than - per cent of sugar to the weight
of the beet shall be $500 per ton. Then
follows clauses regarding payments.
preparation Of soil, seeding, etc. Mr..
Oxnard agrees on his part to erect in
InlS Valley u ldCtOiy "a SAAS S-'f'oSAsJ ~
1000 tons per day.
The clause which provoked the most
discussion was the last. which provided
that Mr.. OxniAd should retain out Of
the money due for beets delivered an
amount not to exceed 10 cents per ton to
be used in forming fund to reimburse
in full whoever may guarantee the 100
acre site, the right of way from site to
ocean for railroad and drainage bitches
and wharf rights. 1t is understood the
amount required will not exceed in all
$1,000.
1t was questioned by some in the
meeting whether the party could be
found who would guarantee the bonus,
but when the matter was placed before
the prominent growers Immediately
more than twenty men responded, men
who are in the aggregate good for twen-
ty times the guarantee.
This guarantee makes the erection of
the largest sugar factory on the coast
an assured fact.
Much enthusiasm was manifested
when the announcement was made.
The herald., 1897-10-28
ETIWANDA

ETIWANDA, Oct. 27.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Emmett j. Louttuan was
in town on Sunday visiting his parents.
The rain on Sunday seemed to be for
our private and especial benefit. The
shower Seemed to extend no further than
Etiwanda. sunshine being visible all
around.
The Etiwanda Fruit and Packing COM
pany has broken the ice and started
work on the new raisin crop.
The machinery for the Wood & SAT-
ford packing house has arrived and is
being put up.
Thomas Banbury of Pasadena is up to
look after his raisn crop.
The Etiwanda people talk of putting
up a telephone line of their own to the
Santa Fe depot.
The herald., 1897-10-28
NO FAY
TILL
CURED

and politician of Winnipeg, Canada, is
here, the guest of VIM. Sandercook, a
leading merchant of the city. Mr.. Smale
is here for the benefit of his health and
if results are satisfactory may conclude
to dispose of his eastern business and
locate here.
Geo. Wilder, the Arizona deputy sher-
iff who was seriously injured Monday in
the fight with Mexicans at Mammaoth
Tank on the Southern Pacific compa-
ny's road, formerly resided in this city,
and has brother, d. o. Wilder, in bus
mess here now.
The herald., 1897-10-28
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Oct. 27.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Eva j., the wife of
DR.. 0. D. Weeks, died Monday morning
at the family residence, corner of Ocean
and Chestnut avenues. Deceased came
The herald., 1897-10-28
REDLANDS

REDLANDS. Oct. 26.-(Regular Cor
respondence) The illness of Senator
Morgan is causing considerable disap-
pointment here, as he was to make Red
The herald., 1897-10-28
AVALON

AVALON, Oct. 27.-CRegular Corre-
spondence.) The Fleetwing made an ex-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

lar; their hoods, however, were round,
not pointed like those of the brethren.
During work they were thrown back. but
at the approach of a stranger were mod
estly pulled over head and face ''to hide
the loathsome image" A large veil,
reaching front and back 10 the girdle and
resem bling scapular, com pleted the sis
ters' costume. The garments used in
winter were of wool; in summer linen or
cotton. Both sexes went barefooted dur
ing the warm season.
In the course OF time more buildings
were added, partly for worship and the ac-
commodation of mem bers, partly for in
dustrial objects. In 1913 house of con-
siderab BILE dimensions called Zion. was
built upon the hill; another, Pinel mainly
intended for religious service, went up in
1741 Saron, erected in 1745 was 70 be a
convent for self-divcrced couples, the men
and women living in different parts of the
house.
But the plans would not work; the let
ters of divorce were by mutual consent
torn up and the couples returned to their
homes;eads, and Saron was then as
signed to the sisters. 1t was one of the
buildings that are still standing. As new
quarters were required for the monks also,
Bethanla was bGiIt in 1746. 1t was con-
structed in very durable manner and
contained accomm odations for one hun
dred solitary brethren. The industry OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
A LHTE PHOTOGRAPH OF The HIGHEST LA7

Away up where the clouds roll around
the rugged peaks of the Andes Mountains,
as if swung between heaven and earth,
is the Ioftiest lake in all the world. 1t
is also a beautiful lake and bears the
pretty name of Titicaca. Old in legend
and history this lovely sheet of water is
scarcely known to the civilized world ex-
cept for the fact that it is higher than any
other broad sheet of water on the face of
the earth.
The general impression of Lake Tit
caca is that it is a small tody of water,
although why this is so is not matter to
be easily understood. The fact is that
Lake Titicaca has an area of about 1900
square miles. Its greatest length is about
I7o miles and its greatest width seventy
miles. Twelve thousand nine hundred
feet above sea level is the elevation of
this lake and the climate there is said to
be delightful.
! The exact location of Lake Titicaca is
On the boundary line between South Peru
and Bolivia. 1t lies between two cordil-
Ieras of the Andes and mountains rise on
all sides to the height of several thousand
feet. The surroundings are picturesque
in the extreme.
AS well as being the loftiest lake in the
world Titicaca also has the distinction OF
being the largest lake in South America.
The general shape Of Lake Iiticaoa is
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
BRAHMR'S ONLY DISCIPLE.
Who Makes His Home in the
United States.

So far as known America has only one
disciple OF Brahma among its native. born
citizens. and he is Norman B. Covert of
Ann Arbor. Mich, according to the au-
thority of the Chicago News. Mr.. Covert
has rem nounced the doctrines believed in by
most of his countrymen and became pro.
nounced disciple of Brahma. he was
brought UP Quaker, his parents belong
ing to that religious body. but at the age Of
IA became dissatisfied with the precepts OF
the Friends and ''evoluted," as he says, to
the Methodist church.
From a Methodist he became Univer.
salist, of the type of John Murray of Bos-
ton. AS mem ber of this church he went
to Ann Arbor in 1874. Religious princi-
Piles still troubled him. He could not
reconcile himself to the idea of the re-
demption. He was looking for religion
in which justice was the guiding princi-
pie. He began reading the doctrines on
which Brah m inism is founded, saws the
New York Herald, and became a convert
to Brahma, and has since continued to be
follower of his.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
SECT Utmost SWE

Yichtel and Jacob Boehme. The craving
after direct communication with God, the
sin king of self into the awful abyss OF the
infinite, the extinction of individual will
and thought, finally the unutterabie
ecstacy of delight springing from the
"divine intoxication' these features
OF mystic religion were present in the
less sons which Conrad Beissel impaired at
Ephrata.
In order to express by words the raptur-
Gus feelings engendered in his state OF
mind, the vocabulary of love was ram
sacked for terms and metaphors of de-
light. GottfrIed Arnold or some Older
mystic had invent ted the divine Sophia,
to whom the devotees paid homage in
impassioned strains of love songs. This
Sophia" together With the Lamb" and
the "Bri !egroom," was addressed by the
ious monks and nuns of Ephrata in the
most endearing language OF amorous
transport. Hence we have the paradox
ical fact that the same people who repu-
dated all earthly love as impure, and
threw slur on married life, would sing at
their devotions hymns like these:
Sweet ere the kisses of thy mouth,
And
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

rior lifting apparatus, the nature of which
has been lost.
There are not many visitors to Lake
Titicaca at any time of the year, although
the climate in the summer is said to be
delightful. In the winter it is very cold,
although few hours travel downward
will bring one to where it is uncomforta-
bly, hot.
AS resort Titicaoa would be an ideal
place were it not so out of the world. The
water of the lake is nearly always smooth
and there is usually enough wind to sail a
small boat at moderate speed. When.
ever the wind does blow in that part of
the world it is a hurricane that tears
things to pieces and covers the lake with
wreckage. These storms occur very sci.
dom. Usually in the summer season the
lake is really an ideal spot.
The people who live on the shores of
the lake are of the Spanish race, good
natured and fond of their siesta. In the
winter they live indoors, seldom budging
out unless it be to buy tobacco or food.
While the towns are lively enough in
summer they are almost deserted when
the snow begins to fly.
The accompanying picture and many of
the impressions> herein mentioned are fur
nished by Mr.. Baoigalupi of this City,
who recently made tour of Peru.