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MOVING A
This Stupendous Task Was Done in q
California Town.

ANS stupendOus Task Was Done In ~
California Town.
A good section of the mountain at
San Diego ~overhanging Moreno dam
on one side was torn off the other day
by 0 5000 pounds of powder, lifted sew
eral feet straight up, and then pushed
bodily forward 40 or so feet, trembling
over the mighty gorge below the dam,
n then falling with an awful roar
l25 feets. to remain hereafter for all
time as the bulwalk of the great dam
being built to impound water for the
city. The dam is AZ miles east of the
city. For two months or more prepara-
lions had been made for the monster
blast, in common with another blast
thai is nearly ready. The plan is to cut
tunnels into the side of the mountain
at various points about the bed of the
creek, and to place in these tunnels,
first, great stores of black powder,
which ignites slower than giant pow
der, and therefore, has more pushing
power and less SCATTERING effect. On
the surface and in places through the
mountain side were placed big depos-
its of giant powder for the purpose of
SCATTERING the mass and lifting it up.
According to plans. the black powder.
when it exploded, would hurl the mass
straight forward, making a bridge of
granite across the gorge and blocking
the stream. The plans were carried
out with the greatest care. Danger was
constantly feared from the great mines
OF powder, but all went well. and the
blast was finally ready. At lot OF in
sulated electric wires, connecting with
each deposit of powder, and attached
to e%xploders, were gathered into one
circuit in a tunnel across the gorge and
above the blast, where the foreman.
John Duggan, stationed himself to
press the button.
AZ 2:45 o'clock the signal was passed
along that all was ready. The work
men had posted themselves at a safe
distance and eagerly watched to see the
%stupendous break in the hillside. Fore
man Duggan closed the switch, and a
wonderful scene instantly followed.
The side of the opposite hill, composed
of great powders and masses Of gran
lite in bikes, quivered, rose from its
bed of centuries, and shot out thou
sands of little squirming tongues of
dust, that gave the whole hill a pecu-
liar fuzzy appearance. This was for
a fraction of a second. A growl, like
the angry diapason of the ocean,
sounded deep down in the hill, and be-
fore the spectators recovered their
equilibrium after the earthquake the
mass was falling. An incessant rattle
of rocks filled the air like a regiment of
musketry. Dust arose in pillows and
hung over the wrecked hill for an hour.
The falling of small rock continued
for almost AS long. When the dust
cleared away 1t was found that the
blast had ~dislodged a mass of rock 400
feet up and down stream, and an aver
age of 60 feet in height. completely
bridging the canyon. The engineers
estimated that the amount dislodged
weighed 5000 tons. The rock was
thrown exactly as the engineers had
planned.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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Charity.

The conditions in which thousands
of our fellows live and die challenges
society to put away for awhile f~rivolity
and gayety. Our present duty is to
consider soberly how we can help the
cause Of the poor. Philanthropy alone
will not suffice.-Rev. G. r. Gebaur.
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Royal Women smoker.

Six women wearing European
crowns are habitual smokers. The EN-
press of Austria's allowance is from
thirty to forty cigarettes a day; the
dowager Czarina OF Russia smokes a
good deal, but only In her private
apartments; the other smokers are
Carmen Sylvia. the poet Queen Of Rou-
mania. the Queen Regent of Spain,
Queen Margherita OF Italy. and Queen
Amelie of Portugal.
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A UNIFORM QUESTION.
BEING ACITATED BY u. 8.
ARMY OFFICERS.
When Soldiers 60 Into Society They
Cannot AFFORD to Dress LIN Million
aires but Some Think Uniforms Too
Conspicuous.

SERIOUS question
has been a~gitating
the n of army
officers for many
years. Every once
in a while 1t comes
to the surface with
a pronounced bias
for or against and
its latest develop
g has been
reached at Fort
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Wealth.

Wealth is an opportunity for doing
good. l would not destroy wealth,
but I would unlock and employ it for
humanity. The sacred mission OF
wealth is to uplift the fallen and to ev-
tend the friendly hand In sympathy Of
man with man.-Rev. M. c. Peters.
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bilious and conscientious. and has the
reputation Of striving to constantly
Nresent to the public something new
A Late Addition.

Marion G. Cullen is a recent debu-
tante upon the dramatic stage who has
given evidence Of fitness for her chosen
calling, and whose future Is bright with
promise. She was born In Boston,
Mass, nineteen years ago, and prior
to the beginning of her professional
career had won a local reputation as
an amateur reader and actress. She
Is now filling her first professional en-
gagement in "The Sunshine of Para
disc Alley" in which she has the prin-
cipal role. Nellie McNally. She is Of
pleasing appearance and of modest de-
meanor; of good stature and of easy,
graceful carriage. Her acting is mark
ed by intelligence and refinement, and
although she has thus far had but lit
tie opportunity for achievement. she
has everywhere made a good impress
sion. and, by furnishing proof of merit.
has fairly won a welcome to the stage.
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Fault Of the Actor.

In the first-night presentation Of
New York" at the American theater
there were 40 less than two illustra-
lions OF the way In which scenes that
ought to be effective may 90 wrong
through entirely unforeseen conditions.
In the first act the principal woman In
the piece, who had murdered her se-
Queer, was supposed to be lying In the
hospital. After her ostensible demise
had been duly recorded, one OF the ply
sicians who had fallen desperately In
love with his patient. came in, and,
discovering signs of life, started to re-
suscitate the woman. 1t was q thrill
ing moment. but when the actor play
Ing the doctor tore on his coat, rolled
up his sleeves and began to run about
the stage. the audience laughed instead
Of applauding. The fault In this In
stance was distinctly with the actor.
Later on In the same piece there was
a scene in a garnet, where three ruff
nans proposed to murder a detective
who had made trouble for them. The
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local stories Of the Widow Wade's
achievements at finding lost ar
ticles would be incredible II there we're
not many trustworthy witnesses to
vouch for every one of them. CASTLE
Is a small town in a fine farming coun-
try and ono would think that the resi-
dents Of the place would look upon the
Widow Wade as the one lion In the
neighborhood, but they don't. A strang-
or visiting the village Is taken first OF
all to see the water cure, as the big
sanifarium which stands on q hill near
by Is called. and then to look over
many trivial features 81 town archi-
lecture and landscape. He would not
be likely to hear OF the widow at all
unless he were to inquire for her. She
has lived in CASTLE all her life and
has been seeing things. hidden from
others, for so many years that the ma
tives have come to regard her extra
ordinary power as q matter OF course.
The reporter asked a man who sat In
front Of the postofTice smoking:
rs 1t true that there is a woman here
who can find things without knowing
when or where they we're lost?"
"Huh?" said the man, looking up in
surprise: you meant the Widow Wade.
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THEATRICAL LETTER.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND DOiNOs
OF STAGE FOLK.
Hilda Thomas and Her veDtures-The
Holland Brothers do Not Appear to
Advantage in tho Same Play-what
Bad Acting Can do.
New York Correspondence

~ ava ~ ~
who h a become
prominent in Iegit-
innate role circles,
was first introduced
TO New York audi
ences by Tony Pas
tor, to whom she
gratefully acknowl-
edges she o " e s
much Of her sue
Cpas. She ALWAYS
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-02
I'll. I..,~hton Memorial.

The Leighton Memorial.
The Leighton memorial In st. Paul's
cathedral Ia to be q monument on the
wall OF the nave, designed by Mr.. w.
n. Richmopd, ara Il viii CT sahes,f.
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published, with some of her verses.
She Is greatly Interested In the woman
question.
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SHE SEES THE UNSEEN
WIDOW WADE AND HER PECUL-
lar POWER.


N most places when
persons lose things
they try to getthem
back either by look
ing for them or by
advertising. In the
town of CASTLE, N.
Y. It is different.
There. II anything
OF value Is lost, the
loser c~onsults the
Widow Wade. The
" A. NAIAf,
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Going Back to Vaudeville.

James Richmond Glenroy, the well
known comedian. was born in Ireland,
In September. 1859, and was brought
to this country in 1861. For the past
eighteen years he has been closely con-
nected with the theatrical business,
and has become widely known as a
capable performer. Accompanied by
his wife. Letha Glenroy, who worked
with him from 1882 to 1896, when she
died, he has been connected with the
following companies: Weber & Fields,
two seasons; Irwin Bros, two sea-
sons; Fred Waldeman's, two seasons
James Hyde's, Robert Manchester's,
the Howard Athenaeum, Fredericks &
Douglass, Ola Hayden's Vaudevilles,
Russell Brothers. Tillotson & Fells'.
and George Castles Celebrities. He is
at present with Davis & Keogh's ION
the Mississippi" but will shortly re-
appear upon the vaudeville stage in
his comedy speciality.
There Is a stage-struck girl In True
to Life and she is a novelty insomuch
that she sees something but roses on
her path. In the first act she Is telling
her partner what she hopes for.
II should get n hundred per-" she
remarks.
Per wbat?" he asks,
! "Per-hops."
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In oressn there are $4,000 acres o.
nuaae orchards.
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Japmn's Empress.

The Empress Of Japan writes poetry
and keeps q diary which was recently
The herald., 1897-08-16
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

or lowered the condition of the race. Thus
the aggregate of individual karma is the
karma OF the race, and the aggregate
karma of nations is the karma of the world
TO lift this karma we must lift the minds
and thoughts of men. 1t is the thought
forms or mental deposits" which cling to
man during Mfe, and which, after death.
make the character of his heaven; and
when the time of reincarnation comes they
form the pattern or model upon which the
new personality is built. They are the
karna, which form not only the physical
environment, but especially the disposi-
tion, temperament and natural ability of
the person. The individual who in this life
sinks the idea of self, controls his lower
nature and lives for the good of others. so
far as his circumstances will permit. will
enter the next life with strengthened
power of self-control and with a nature
more pure, more spiritual and more power
ful for good.
BREvITIES
Last night Henry Geiswain of Orange
Grove avenue reported that burglar en-
tered his house, No. 295, and stole several
articles of value besides cash. The family.
except the eldest son, was down town when
the thief entered and ransacked two
trunks. taking IS in silver, four watch
The herald., 1897-08-16
SUMNER RESORTS

are being raised or lowered to grade and
cement or plank sidewalks laid. If there is
any place that needs asphaltum and cement
walks more than this town, it has not been
waded through by the weary reporter in
search of news.
Mrs. Parsons. wife of the captain Of the
Eureka, who has been the guest of Mrs.
D. R. Clay, left on the Santa Rosa for her
home in San Francisco.
Mrs. Harry Edwards of Los Angeles is
the guest of Mrs. D. r. Clay.
l.. A. Brunson, Messrs. Moore and Nc
Dermott left Tuesday for a business trip
TO New York.
D. R. Clay sold house and lot on Thir-
teenth street, the property of S. E. Day of
Los Angeles, to A. B. Bynon, and a lot to
Mary E. Norman.
James Carpenter was arrested, found
guilty and sentenced to fifteen days in the
county pail for stealing yellow dog from
Pat Savage.
An addition is being built to the school
house, and according to contract will be
ready for occupancy September 18TH
The Presbyterian Sunday school will hold
it's annual picnic at White Point on Tues
day next.
Mrs. Capt. Christ gave pleasant pro-
gressive whist party on Thursday evening.
The herald., 1897-08-16
RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Dermot, but the court committed him to
Whittier on account of his youth.
Upon the arrival home last night of Com
pany M, N. G. c.. from the encampment
at Santa Monica the boys were met at the
depot by the City band and a crowd of cti-
zens and escorted to the armory. Here
speech and cheers and tigers were INDUCED
in with hearty good will. The occasion
of the demonstration was the splendid
record the boys made in camp. They
brought home the famous Last medal, won
by score of 67 out of a possible IS points,
also the Long Beach medal, now perma-
nently theirs, having been won three times
consecutively. In the skirmish shoot Com
pany M carried off the laurels with more
than 300 points to spare.
The l.. A w. election for this division
comes off in October, and from now on
there will be some lively canvassing. River
side has Jared very well this last two years
on the official board. but whether there is
anyone here who wants the chief consul
ship or not the writer is unable to find out
|. S. Logan has been prominently men
TONED for secretarytreasurer, while a
number of his friends are urging him to
run for chief consul
Reports from Perris and Elsinore state
that the five-mile teams of those towns
are training faithfully San Jacinto seems
backward about putting in team, but now
that Ed. Wasson is located over there they
should be able to make good showing
Mason, the manager of the Esnore team
has great confidence in his boys. and well
he might, for they are all speedy youths
The Perris lads have built a third d-mi.e
track and are training daily. This team
will lie one of the nobblest of the day and
Will be under the personal supervision of
l.. w. Collins. They will all ride whit e
Rambler racers with gold rims. and their
suits will be white with the word Rambler
IN red across the breast.
Judge James A. Gibson son and daughter
of Los Angeles are stopping at the Glen
WOOD for few days on vacation
Mr. and Mrs. L. Walker of Menefee will
remove in few days to the San Gabriel
valley to reside.
Ii looks now as though the Vale union
high school district will be allowed to lapse
owing to the controversy over its location
1t has been located for several wears at
Menefee, but most of the pupils come from
Winchester. The latter place wants the
school located there, but Menefee is not
willing to give 1t up. The result is a dead
lock, and so far no teacher has been en-
ployed and no arrangements made for next
term of school.
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RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. Aug. 4.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) September 9th is Admission
day in California, generally speaking, but
In Riverside it has been almost entirely sur
rendered to the wheelmen, and is more
often spoken of as Wheelmen's day than in
any other way.
John Devana, an old and highly respected
citizen of this place, died Friday night. He
came here from Kingston, Canada, in 1885,
and lived a retired life. He leaves widow
and one son, W. D. Devana.
Ellis Gerson, the man alleged to have as
saulted Bert Younkin Wednesday night
had his preliminary hearing Saturday and
was held to answer to charge of assault
with attempt to rob in the sum of $4,000.
Rev. w. M. Sterling and wife of Los An
geles are the guests of c. S. Vanston and
wife. Mr.. Sterling was formerly pastor of
the Riverside Methodist church.
C. F. Anderson, who has been in New
York for several weeks on business, re-
turned to Los Angeles several days ago and
arrived in Riverside today.
The Hemet Land company is going into
the potato business on a large scale this
season. Men have been at work with teams
for some time preparing ground and plant
ing. Col. Mayberry reports that he now
has about seventy-five acres planted to the
tubers This amount. if the present prices
keep up, Will be sure to net quite a hand
some income, as no better potato crops can
be raised in California than are grown on
the Hemet lands.
G. o. Newman. the well known civil engi-
neer. is home for a few days from his
work in the San Gabriel canyon for the
San Gabriel Electric company, and reports
great activity. Some 800 men are now at
work and the force is being constantly in
creased There are thirty-eight tunnels to
run, eight of which have already been
started. Mr.. Newman says the mountains
and canyons all over Southern California
are literally alive with surveying and con-
struction parties bent on developing water
electric power, and that the next few years
will see a revolution in railroading. irrga-
tion and manufacturing in our valleys and
cities.
Sheriff Johnson has been notified by the
Whittier reform school authorities of the
escape from that institution of Eugene Nc
Dermot, committed by Judge Noyes of this
county. McDermot is II years old and his
nome is at San Jacinto. His father, a
blacksmith. complained that he could not
control the boy. There was a charge of
grand larceny pending against young Nc
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6QTHERN {EM4EeF3lEzS{ g = Sz:55Rz7E6i3r!s

twelve years. She leaves husband and
son here. Her son is R. S. Bassett, widely
known in Southern California. The funeral
took place from the Bassett home TINS
afternoon at o'clock.
+. L. Downing will leave Tuesday morn
ing for points in Illinois, where he will re-
main two months or more. Mrs Downing,
who has been spending the past -FOUR
months in the east, will return with Mr..
Downing about the middle of October.
Rev. B. c. Corey. pastor of the Methodist
church, this city, and Rev. F. D. Mather OF
Monrovia will exchange pulpits next Sun
day both morning and evening.
l.. r. Matthews has returned from his
recent trip to Colorado. Mr.. Matthews
family are at the beach.
Company D boys have returned home
from the Santa Monica encampment.
W. ]. Cordner's family have come home
from an outing at the seashore.
Morris Keller was one of a party last
week to climb to the summit of "Old
Baldy."
Mrs. Nellie Westerman and mother, Mrs.
Dudley, have returned from an outing at
, the beach.
The association has been compelled to
work in peaches today.
DR.. Howeth was called to attend the bed
side of one of his children, who is staying
with its mother at the seaside, yesterday.
w. B. Horn is in Pomona again.
The herald., 1897-08-16
Arizona

f. H. Stevens who was recently in
Tucson from Duquesne, the great min
ing camp, reports everything prospering
about the camp, the ore bodies looking
we'll and development satisfactorily pro-
crossing There has been considerable
rain IN the mountains and the country
looks correspondingly beautiful.
Some Colorado people have secured
bond on the copper properties near
Rosemont owned by Ed. Hughes, and a
thorough exploitation of the property is
soon to be made. These mines are yalu-
able and make monthly shipments to
Rosemont They will undoubtedly
change hands and be worked on a be-
fitting scale in the near future.
Three thousand dollars worth of gold
bullion was secured from a five days
run working two shifts of men on ore
from the King of Arizona mine, located
about fifty miles north of Yuma. This
was reported less than the average
amount secured.
The large body Of ore in the Dakota
mine, one of the Saginaw group, in
Pima county, continues to hold out as
development proceeds.
trict are under bond 30 California par
ties. 1t is said an immense plant will be
put up on Silver creek to work the
ores.
Andrew Kozik and Mrs. Dora Rowley
own two claims in the Meyer district.
near Gunsight, Pima county. They
have shaft down thirty feet on four
foot ledge which averages $50. There is
a five-stamp mill in the district which
takes care of all the ores mined there
owned by Messrs Carpenter & Owens
of Pasadena.
Messrs. Dougherty and Doyle have a
large body of high grade ore DEVELOPED
in their mine in Helmet peak, in Pima
county, from which they will ship sew
eral car loads of ore carrying from $40
to $50 in gold per ton, besides the silver
and lead
The development on the San Xavier
is going on satisfactorily and nearly all
the water has been pumped out of the
old workings. Several tons Of ore have
been sent to the university for testing
The herald., 1897-08-16
MINES AND MINERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Riverside Globe says: Some min
ing men have secured bond on the
Jumbo property, lying between the San
ia Rosa and the Perris mines, at Perris
and have ordered five stamp mill to be
erected there.
five stamp mill is ordered to take
the place of the arrastra now in use at
the Cincinnati Belle, near Perris Work
is progressing night and day without in
termission, with very encouraging pros
poets.
1. N. Boicourt and Mr. Hamitt have
opened up a new vein of very good ore
in the lower shaft of the Federal Loan
group at Perris.
H. T. Duff, representing the syndicate
of Los Angeles capitalists who recently
purchased the consolidated c. & C.
group of mines in the vicinity of Perris
has completed arrangements for the pur-
chase of the five stamp mill and machin-
cry now standing upon the Alice mine,
which will be removed and set up in the.
Virginia mine, one of the group. The
yield of this mine has proved very salts
factory.
Some very rich strikes have been re-
ported from the placer mines just east
of the San Bernardino mountains. A
miner by the name of e. Pratt displayed
nugget taken from his claim worth
$45.
]. B. Dennis, who, with some Los An
geles parties, own the Old Virginia
claim, has, he thinks, one of the best
mines in the Perris district Mr.. Dennis
said he was erecting twenty stamp
MILL 900 pound stamps, each stamp
striking 1856 blows per minute. The tall
ings are caught in an impounding dam.
All the power necessary to run this
stamp mill is two fifteen horse power
boilers They are enlarging the shaft
and making other improvements neces-
sary to the successful working of the
mine.
Fire brick made of asbestos is another
industry now added to the list for South
ern California. Messrs. Mott and Shell
don have an asbestos mine in Riverside
county and intend shipping a small lot
of 1t to the cement works at Cotton
where it will be ground and pressed into
bricks using a small portion of cement
to give it the proper strength for fire
brick. If the experiment is successful
an important new industry will be
opened up.
The following are some of the i'm
portant sales recorded at Bakersfield
for Kern county last week:
N. NJ Bellows to w. e. Dean, fourth
interest in Big -Four mine, Rand dis
trict; $780,
c.. Minter ct al. to Frank Ellis ct al,
one-third interest in Little Joker mine
Rademacher district; $780,
J. H. Collins to E. F. Baker and w.
Conklin, one-fourth interest in Elephant
mine; $140
A. P. Hitchcock to w. w. Stockton.
one-half interest in Comet mine, Green
horn district $500.
J. N. johnson to E. E. Carpenter. one
The herald., 1897-08-16
PASADENA

PASADENA, Aug. 15.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) 1t is now said that the only
thing standing between Pasadena's having
new Raymond and not having one is the
matter of transportation between here and
the east. A recent arrival is authority for
the statement that Walter Raymond has
been assured of more than enough money
TO build one of the handsomest hotels in
the west. In fact, he has nearly 81 600 0GO
pledged for the purpose, with the condition
that a reduction of rates be made between
here and Chicago. A guarantee must also
be made that certain number of tourists
are TO arrive in Pasadena and at the new
hotel each season. To cover this guarantee
the capitalists exact sum to be laid by to
make up possible deficit caused by the
failure of this certain number to arrive
The money is ready but its holders are
unwilling to risk 1t unless this guarantees
is made.
PHILOSOPHICAL
Miss Edith White read a paper on "The
Law OF Growth" at the meeting of the
Pasadena Theosophical society this even
ing. Every thought or act of man sets in
motion causes which will act and react
Spon himself and others until it has raised