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The herald., 1897-08-17
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

pare estimates regarding the establish
ihent OF sewer system throughout the
entire city. Adopted
Ordinances establishing the grades of
Mentor and San Pasqual were reread and
passed.
City Clerk Dyer reported that all changes
and corrections instructed to be made by
the board of equalization had been made.
Recorder Rossiters July report showed
that six people left horses unhitched in
violation of the hitching ordinance. one
rode a bicycle on the sidewalk and anotbar
sold liquor in violation of the LIQUOR ord
nance. Total fines collected for these
offenses, s2S5.
City Trustee Reynolds, in regard To this
report thought that the report should de-
clare that these fines were paid by the
recorder into the city treasury CITY At
torney Arthur answered that the recorder
was not expected to send his receipts to
the council for examination. He was nm
der $1,000 bonds. which should protect the
city. Trustee Patton's motion to receive
approve and file the report did not pass
Trustee Reynolds motion to receive and
file without approval was carried
A resolution was passed ordering the
sidewalking of a portion of Worcester
avenue
City Clerk Dyer announced that he had
appointed d. D. Kellogg a deputy city
clerk. subject to the approval of the board.
w. w. Mills was granted permission to
erect corrugated iron shed in the rear
of the Natural History store.
"A protest was received from property
The herald., 1897-08-17
PASADENA

PASADENA, Aug. 16.-(Regular Corre-
spondence) At the meeting of the city
council this morning as board of equal
ization j. b. Miller appeared, but failed to
SHOW sufficient reason for the assessment
on his Grand avenue property not being
raised. The assessment was therefore
raised from $2500 to $4,000. After declaring
that the full duty of the board OF equal
ization had been performed the board ad-
Journed sine die. AT the regular meeting
this afternoon only President Hartwell
and Trustees Patton and Reynolds were
present The important business of fixing
the municipal tax rate for the ensuing
fiscal year was performed by this bare
quorum. The rate will be the same as
last year, 100 cents on each S100 of assessed
valuation. This per cent is apportioned
as follows to the various city funds and
expenses General fund, rs; library fund.
6; fire and sewer, IS; library sinking. 1. -
According to the assessors books the
assessed valuation of Pasadena city prom
erty is IS, ,4u4, 260. The city clerks estimate
of expenses for the fiscal year is $74 591. rs.
tax levy at the rate decaerd leaves, ac-
cording to this estimate, a surplus of
$945O.S5. The total expenseslo of the depart
ments is $4,000. Estimated income, other
than taxes, and cash on hand to apply on
present year, s14,09175. Amount to be
raised on tax levy. $60.500.
Trustee Reynolds introduced resolu-
tion instructing the city engineer to pre-
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owners on Earlham street, representing
2612 feet frontage, against the grading OF
that street.
BREVITIES
The Pasadena Lemon Growers assoca-
tion, recently organized with Il. j. Ashby
of La Canada as manager, has Joined the
semi-tropic fruit exchange. Two ship
ments have been made. From the first
there was gross receipt of $91650, and net
to growers of $652. The second shipment
returned gross receipts of S1063.15, and net
proceeds to growers of $14S.35. The ship
ments were 2SS boxes each. The packing
expense to the growers is from 10 to 20
cents on the box less with this organiZa-
ton than with any other similar organiza-
ton in Southern California.
Last night a child of Mr.. and Mrs. White
of Los Angeles was seriously injured in a
runaway on Orange Grove avenue. Mr.
and Mrs. White We're driving with their
children, baby and child years old.
when the breeching of the harness broke.
The horse kicked and SHE'D and finally fell
in the gutter, piling the buggy and occu-
pants in a heap upon him. A. V. Cregier.
who was passing, carried the victims into
Los Angeles. where they were cared for.
The 3-year-old boy suffered a fractured
nose and the other members of the family
were painfully though not seriously
| bruised
| Miss Mertie Bonner is suffering from a
wound in the arm caused Saturday even
| ing by the explosion of boiler in Wal
| lace's cannery on Cypress avenue. About
| forty girls were at work when valve blew
| out. and a rush was made for outdoors.
Several girls were painfully cut, but no
serious injuries were inflicted.
| The site for the new Catholic church will
probably be either the triangular corner
| of Lincoln and Fair Oaks avenue or the
| lnr cnpt ton, nf thn al o,,
West Colorado street. The Terminal COM
pany offer to move their depot to Green
street if the present depot site is chosen.
No choice has been definitely made yet.
The Sunset Telephone company has fin
ished connections with San Diego, National
City, Escondido, South Riverside Elsinore
and Temecula. Therefore Pasadenans
are privileged to hold word of mouth dis
course with people in these places.
PERSONAL
George Mayhem. wife and daughter and
DR.. e. S. Rosenberger and Samuel Palma
teer left for San Francisco this morning.
Wednesday noon they take a steamship
| for South America to investigate the Bo-
ivia gold fields, expecting to be absent
about year.
| Miss Jean Mccormick, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey A. Mccormick Of
North Marengo avenue and Mr. Robert c.
KEENAN, of Cleveland o.. will be married
Tuesday afternoon, August 31st. Mr.. Ken
nan is expected in this city about the 25th
Miss Jessie Ford, who is well known
among Pasadena society people, will be
married on October 14th to Mr.. Henry
Villas at the home of the brides parents
in Pittsburg.
| Miss Eva Chamberlain is expected home
| from Catalina tomorrow, where she has
been the guest of Mrs. P. G.. Wooster.
Mrs. Mary P. King left for San Fran
cisco today.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Buckingham OF
North Raymond avenue have returned
| from the island.
| Fred Conant will go to Dell Camp tomor-
row.
| John Knight of The Herald is taking two
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SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Aug. 16.-,Regular Corre
spondence.) Miss Alice Wilmer has ac-
cepted position as stenographer in the
law Office of Scarborough & Matthews
A marriage license was issued today to
Moses c. Cuddeback of Orange, aged 43,
and Clara E. Irons of Silverado, aged 26.
Lewis C. Welch was brought in from
Buena Park today to await trial on a
charge of grand larceny. Welch is accused
of stealing a horse and buggy last Satur-
day, the property having been taken from
his wife, who resides with her father on
West Fourth street in this city. This morn
ing he drove into Buena Park with the rig
and was arrested by Constable Gilbert
Landell on a warrant sworn to by his
father-in-.aw. He will have his prelim-
mary examination tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. j. H. Walker of Los Angeles Is
here on a visit with Mrs. Leo Cooper.
Walter Stafford and wife and Miss Jo-
sephine Yoch left today for Stanford uni
versity, where Mr.. Stafford has been en-
gagged as instructor in mathmatics Miss
Yoch goes to enter upon a course of study
n the university.
c. S. Rogers and o. Winningstatt of Ana
North Fork, which left San Francisco
Saturday.
A motion for a new trial has been filed
in the case of Irvine VS.. Schutt. which re-
Gently resulted in judgment for the plain
tiff
George W. Cruise and Anna l.. Cudde-
back. who are reported to have eloped
from Randsburg, procured a marriage IL
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beautiful specimens growing on the elms
that dot Boston common, and it was a.
great delight to him to gather them.
This he did with a long pole, bearing a
hook on one end. He used to attract
much attention from loungers and cas-
ual by-passers in the. common when
manipulating this mushroom pole. and
came to be known by thousands as 1.-THE
mushroom man."
Most of this part of his life he earned
MS income, or at least the greater part
of it, as money broker, and his knowl-
edge OF per cent" is understood to be
exhaustive.
WORE HIGH WATER PANTS"
Mr.. Palmer was rather noted in Boston
as man. who felt more comfortable in
eccentric dreas-not picturesque, but
simply queer. His trousers, at the time
he was engaged in hunting the elm tree
mushroom, were often disrespectfully
referred to by the gaping mob as "high
! water pants" and the other articles of
his attire matched his trousers.
He was also noted during his Boston
life for his chumminess with persons of
foreign birth-Frenchmen, Spaniards
and Italians. For weeks and sometime
months he would spend most of his time
among those who hardly spoke English
at all, and his acquaintance. who did
not understand his motives. used to COM
ment wonderingly upon his taste. To
MS lntlmates it was clear enough-he is
extremely fond of modern languages
and, though he could learn French. Ital-
ian or Spanish from teachers. he could
learn these tongues satisfactorily only
by living among those who used them
habitually and colloquially His method
of study has proved to be most success
full, for he now speaks and writes each
OF the languages mentioned as well as he
does English
1t may be that he was turned from the
religion of his forefathers while study
ing modern languages among Roman
Catholic devoteee At all events he
became convert to the Roman church
some years since, and later his wife
followed him into the fold Her death
occurred about two years ago. Since
then, until he entered the ex-uueen's s
service, he has lived much of the time
summer and winter, absolutely alone
at his country seat, Welfeet, on Cape
Cod. 1t is quite possible that he will
play host to his distinguished employer
at WellHeet, when he takes her to Cane
Cod, as announced last week. Mr..
Palmer's lonely life there has been
counted one of the strangest of all his
peculiarities by his friends. He did not
share his solitude with a servant, but
cooked his own meals and attended to a |,
the work of housekeeping himself.
r pal lroa hoe
society, though his antecedents and
means are such that he would have had
no difficulty in entertaining a most de-
sirable social circle years ago or of main.
tanning his position therein.-New York
Press.
The herald., 1897-08-17
OVERCOMING A PREJUDICE
Flow Napoleon Induced the French tt
Accept an Obnoxious Coin

In order to induce the great public to
buy their tobacco, ingenious Yankee
manufacturers in the past frequently re-
sorted to the plan of packing in money
with their packages of tobacco. This
scheme is not new, however, and none
less than Napoleon I. is said to have
originated a similar idea When he
first introduced the five-franc coins II
was found that people did not take
readily to the innovation, and in some
cases acceptance of these coins was re-
fused. To overcome this antipathy tha
great Corsican, who knew the human
character we'll, gave out that in one OF
these coins there would be hidden a small
piece of asbestos with an order upon the
Bank of France for 100000 francs ($20.-
000). Ever since the demand for thess
coins is great, and they We're but seldom
returned to the treasury in any other
way but cut in half. Although no one
has ever found the asbestos fortune sew
eral thousand of the five-franc coins
from the first decade of this century are
annually mutilated' in this way. This
writing of the order and the imbe dding
of it in a coin is said to have taken place
in the presence of Napoleon Bonaparte,
and fund was set aside by the Bank Of
France to honor it should 1t be produced,
but it has not materialized as yet.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The herald., 1897-08-17
AN ODD GERMAN
His Heart and Liver have Swappo1
Habitations

Charles Schuppel. a German laborer
living on the north side, is in several re-
spects one of the queerest and rarest of
freaks. Nature took unusual liberties
with Shupple and played seldom
pranks on him. Evidently she was in a
happy mood the day she played with the
foreigner, for, despite the oddity of her
antics, Schuppel suffers no evil effects
from them.
Nearly all of the Germans vital or
gans are entirely out of their proper
place, and always have been. The
heart, instead of being on the left side
of the body, is on the right, and the liver
which should be on the right side, is Oh
the left. The position of the stomach is
the reverse of that in which it is .ordi-
narily found.
So far no one has been able to offer
the least explanatio of the remarkable
case. Those most conversant with it
say that there is no explanation, as it is
simply an inexplica BILE freak in nature.
AS the man suffers no pain. sickness or
Inconvenience from the peculiar location
of his vital organs, there is no necessity
for a surgical operation or any medical
treatment whatever
DR.. H. j. Haiselden of ATS Belden ave-
nue. has given employment to SchuppeI
in order that he may conduct thorough
examination of the case. Under the SUI
pervision of DR.. Haiselden the x-ray
The herald., 1897-08-17
SAN DIEGO COUNTY

that Commander Bell belonged to the in
fantry. On the reverse side are the words,
presented to Commander A. j. Bell by
the Southern California Veterans asso-
citation at San Diego August, 1897
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the San Diego. Pacific Beach and La
Jolla Railway company, held Saturday
the following directors were elected ].
Malcolm Forbes, Simon Levi, J. A. Flint,
E. S. Babcock, Herbert Dabney. G. B.
Grow and r. p. Dabney. The directors
elected the following officers: R. p. Dab
ney. president: G. b. Grow, vice-president
Herbert Dabney, secretary and manager;
Merchants National bank, treasurer.
The first conversation over the long-dis-
tance telephone line between this city and
Los Angeles was held last night. Although
the heavy wire only extends from this city
to Corona, fifty miles this side of Los An
geles, the conversation was heard quite
distinctly.
| John B. Mannix, the alleged defaulting
| and abscondng assignee of the late Arch
bishop Purcell of Cincinnati, is a resident
and has been for several years, of San
| Diego, where he practices law 1t is said
that he lost all his property thorugh the
! Purcell failure, and has made no attempt
| to conceal his whereabouts, which is well
known in Cincinnati Mr.. Mannix said
today, when questioned by the Associated
Press representative: 1.-THE dispatch is ex-
aggerated. l don't attempt to mitigate my
own part of the most miserable affair.
turned over everything, including nv own
property, to indemnify the loss. I STAYED
there three years, and then came on to San
Diego. hoping to recover myself. and pos
sbly make good some of the losses"
City Delegate George Ruble leaves on
Wednesday to try the Klondyke gold re-
gion.
Miss Katherine Monroe, leading society
belle of Durango, Col. took the black veil
here today and adopted the name of Mary
Regina.
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was made use of, and by its means the
organs were found to be in the unnatural
position as stated above.
1t is seldom the pulsation of the heart
of anyone can be detected by any move
ment of the chest wall distinguishable
by the eye. In the case of Schuppel the
beat of the heart is SO powerful or else
that organ is so close to the ribs that
the throb is easily detected by a pro-
nounced movement on the surface of the
body between the fifth and sixth ribs on
the right breast.
"Schuppel is a very rare and remarka-
BILE freak" said DR.. Haiselden. His
peculiarities, physically, are abnormal.
/ have heard Of one or two cases in whicn
the heart was placed by nature on the
wrong side, but l don't think case has
ever been known before in which an
improperly located heart was accompa-
MED by a reversed stomach and an i'm
properly located liver. intend making
long and thorough study of Schuppels
case al0 expect to find out many more
things of interest beside these easily de-
tected primary features. He is ore
among Millions"
Schuppel is not yet very familiar with
En- nglish, and spoke of himself through
a German interpreter.
"About eight or ten years ago." said
he, "I was working in a cement factory
in Heidelberg, Germany. The dust in
my department Of the works was terri
BILE. AS I worked this dust got into my
nose and mouth
Il could find no way to keep it out.
After a while it became nauseating and
in few months was taken very ILL.,
was so sick that I was removed to the
big Heidelberg hospital. Up to that
time 1 never knew there was anything
unusual about the location of any Of
my vital organs The surgeons per-
formed an operation and removed the
cement that had gotten into my etom-
ach. While performing the operation
they discovered that my heart was on
the wrong side. The discovery seemed
to astound them, and they kept me at
the hospital for a long time that they
might study and experiment on me. At
ter a while they made the discovery
about my liver and stomach. Soon Utter
that l left the hospital.
About five years ago came to this
country and have been here ever since.
l am in perfect health and have never
| had any physical sensation or indispo-
sition whatever that, SO far as I know,
| has been caused by the abnormal posi-
| ton of these vital organs. Chicago
| Chronicle.
The herald., 1897-08-17
SUMNER RESORTS

j. Kerckhoff, wife and son of Los Ange-
les are located on North Beach for several
weeks.
Mrs. j. F. Wylie of Los Angeles is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Browning.
Mrs. William Schlosser of Boyle Heights
returned to her home today after visit
of several weeks at the beach.
Mrs. j. b. Ginther is stopping at the
Outing cottage on the beach for few
days.
Miss Willie Banks of Calabasas, who was
here for several days, left for her home
yesterday.
F. M. Town and family of San Bernar-
dino have rented cottage Is on North Beach
| for the season.
A. Jacobs, a prominent banker of San
Bernardino is domiciled at the English
block.
| l.. p Hoffam was arraigned before JUS
tice Witherel and a jury today, charged
with disturbing the peace and quiet of III.
Clark,
The herald., 1897-08-17
LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Aug. 16.-(Regular Cor
respondence) The dedicatory service at
the new Presbyterian church yesterday
was very impressive and beautiful, and
was attended by very large congregation.
The music was fine and DR.. Denen
preached very able sermon. DR.. Colmer
of Emmanuel church, Los Angeles, and
the ministers of other denominations as
sisted in the exercises. A collection and
subscription amounting to $574.40 was con-
tributed, which leaves an indebtedness of
$146 remaining. DR.. Denen's sermon will
be published in pamphlet form. with views
of the church taken this morning.
A minor thanksgiving Christian Endeav
or service was held in the evening, with
speaker representing each department of
church work. Judge Dillon spoke for the
town of Long Beach; greetings Were
brought from Emmanuel church of Los An
geles by DR.. Parsons from Pomona by the
pastor: the ladies aid, Miss Grace Denen:
Sunday school by the superintendent. p.
e. Hatch; woman's missionary society
Mrs. Brown: young woman's branch, Miss
Cassell; Y. P. S. c. E., j. T. Lightburn:
Junior Christian Endeavorers, Madieu
Benedict; trustees, w p. Stafford the
church session, DR.. Covert. and a brief ad
dress by the pastor, DR.. Denen.
Tickets for the concert this evening are
selling rapidly, giving promise of a good
audience.
A little child years old. of Carl Hen
erickson died this afternoon.
Henry Newby, assistant cashier of the
First National bank of Pasadena, with his
family, has taken the Andrews cottage on
Atlantic avenue for week.
Mr.. Fuller of the Pioneer Truck company
of Los Angeles, with party of friends,
went out to the fishing grounds yesterday
on the Morning Star.
ir,
fish today, and the sea trout fishing was
especially fine. Mr.. Ward caught fourteen
from the wharf yesterday, and number of
other good catches were made.
Mr. Gistrap. editor of the Visalia News.
with his wife and two daughters, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. White
yesterday, They attended the yacht race
at Terminal island and afterward had a
fine sail around the bay on the Dawn
Some little excitement was caused on the
beach yesterday by lad who was trying
his strength in swimming out beyond the
breakers. Persons on the pier thought
from his shouts that he was drowning
and two or three boats put out to the res
cue, but found that he was merely having
a good time in the water.
Professor Cornell, with a number of fine
soloists and full chorus, will give the
"Mayday" and Beethoven's "Fantasie'
in the tabernacle here on Friday evening.
musical treat is in store for the people
of Long Beach and all lovers of fine music
Dame Rumor says that a bachelor busi-
ness man of this place will repent of the
error of his ways in week or two and
become a benedict. The young woman
who will participate in the interesting cere-
mony is well known to all residents and the
summer visitors as well. There will be no
risks taken by a marriage on the high seas.
1t will be just a plain ceremony on dry
land. That is. If Dame Rumor has made
straight guess.
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school district opened today with q large
attendance of pupils.
Adolph @. Harding and Miss Gertrude
e. Mayberry were united in marriage yes
terday at Grace M. Z. church by Rev. c. A.
Westenberg.
Frank Estacio has applied for letters Of
administration in the matter of the estate
of M. f. Livera.
Licenses to wed were issued as follows
today: Thomas Ovieda, aged So. and Maria
Ayala, aged 26, both natives of California
and residents of Nordhoff, Ventura county;
| Adolph G. Harding, aged S6 native of
New York, and Gertrude E. Mayberry,
aged 22, a native of Maine, both residents
Of Santa Barbara.
Michael Finneran has filed petition
praying the board of supervisors for a road
from his claim on the Santa Ynez noun
tains to the toll road. 1t is stated that
Mike is the victim of persecution from his
neighbors, and he finds it necessary to re-
sort to the authorities for protection.
The defendants have filed demurrer to
the complaint in the case of Mrs. Alma A.
Murray VS.. the Bankers Alliance. j. o.
Curry the president of the Bankers All-
ance, applies for a change of venue to the
J superior court of the county of Los Ange-
les. The defendants also file a notice to
strike out portions of the complaint. The
following counsel are engaged in the case:
Richards and Carrier of this city for the
plaintiff. and Gardiner. Harris and Rod
man of Los Angeles for the defendants.
The petition of the First Congregational
church for leave to sell lots and 9. in block
209, city of Santa Barbara. will come up for
hearing in the superior court on September
10th.
j. c. Reid of the Union oil works at
Santa Paula and Mrs. Anna Hudson of the
same place, who was recently divorced,
are here, and have. it is alleged, engaged
la vessel in order to pass the three-miie
limit early tomorrow morning and be mar
ried hv Cant LARGO