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The herald., 1897-07-26
$l,loO,655
City Engineers Figures on
the Water Plant
THE REPORT is NOW READY
TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CoUN-
GIL TODAY
THE REPORT is NOW READY
A Surprise All Round-The Estimate
Is Considerably Less Than
Anticipated

Within few hours the first chapter Of
the water question history will have
been closed, for today City Engineer
Dockweiler will present to the council
his exhaustive report on and estimate Of
the plant of the City Water company.
Mr.. Dockweiler, in accordance with the
instructions of the council of May 18th,
has arrived at conclusions on the follow
ing four points:
The correctness of the data furnished
by the water company.
The cost of new plant identical in all
respects with the present plant.
The present real worth of the old
plant.
Its available value to the city as
part Of an ultimately complete plant
Mr.. Dockweiler and large and efficient
corps of assistants have for over two
months been engaged on this work, per-
sonally inspecting all the property of the
water company. The result of his in
vestigations occupies f1fty-six pages of
SioSciJ ~ PS"iittcii SoPy anu 10 luc iiiOrt
exhaustive review of the situation ever
prepared.
1t is understood that Mr.. Dockweiler's
figures will be in the nature of surprise
to both the City Water company and the
council, for his figures, it is believed,
will this morning be found to be
$1,190,655,
which is about half million less than
the lowest guess which has been hitherto
hazarded.
Mr.. Dockweiler did not conclude his
footings till o'clock on Saturday after
noon.
The herald., 1897-07-26
AT THE PARKS
A Child Laughs at Superintendent
Garey's Orders

Yesterday was a quiet day at the
parks. The attendance was only fair,
many of those who usually frequent
these resorts having taken advantage
of the pleasant weather to spend the
day at one or the other of the beaches.
The usual Sunday concert by H. F.
Meine's orchestra was given at West
lake park.
There was at least one visitor at Cen
trail park who appreciated the flowers
and shrubbery This was little two
year-old Alice Gertrude Bowen. The
little tot ran away from her parents,
who were out walking, and hurried off
to the park. When the child's absence
was noticed search at once began for
her. The matter was reported at the
police station, and little later an Off
GER found the little girl making bouquets
from the blossoms along the borders,
which she plucked in defiance of the
threatening sign boards bearing the in
scription, do not pick the flowers.
which are posted all over the park.
Alice was brought to the station and
kept there until her mother called for
her,
The herald., 1897-07-26
Yesterdays Yacht Race at
Terminal Island
BIG BOATS AND LITTLE BOATS
ALL START TOGETHER WITHOUT
ANY TIME ALLOWANCES
The Inaugural Event of the Terminal
Island Yacht Clubs Proposed
Weekly Regattas

y Terminal island was crowded yester-
day afternoon to witness the first yacht
race held under the auspices of the Ter
minal Yacht club. The unique and some
what primitive style of the race was in
itself an attraction, many people being
DESTROYS of finding out the relative speed
Of catboat and a schooner when the
full canvas of both was drawing from
the same breeze.
The course, marked out by stakeboats
flying the blue and, white flags of the
yacht club, started almost straight out
from the wharf, the direction being east
by south. On this tack the yachts sailed
for two and oIe-half miles and then went
before the wind for three miles, steering
mn, E. hE. After rounding the stake
boat the course for home was steered
WAS, the last leg of the course being
four and three-quarter miles long.
At 1880 o'clock the first gun was fired
from the steamer Catalina, lying at the
wharf. On this boat were the judges,
Messrs. Hancock Banning, William
Stats and R. H. Lacy, and the time
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HID BEHIND A DRESS
A WOMAN'S WIT ALMOST SAVES
A FUGITIVE FROM ARREST
Pursued by an officer, Otto Miller
Runs Into a Girls Apartment.
Concealed Under a Dress

firing of the Sunday quiet which pre-
vailed yesterday, two young fellows
named Otto Miller and Frank Sagger de-
cided to relieve the monotony and show
those of more retiring dispositions what
two real sports could do in the way of
making things lively. Accordingly,
early in the evening they began to fill
up on something stronger than water
and did not cease imbibing until they
had acquired a jag of magnificent pro-
portions. Then they hired a livery rig
from a Los Angeles street stable and
drove up and down Spring and Main
streets for several hours yelling and
otherwise behaving in an obstreperous
manner but demonstrating, as they evil
IDENTIFY thought, that they were the real
article.
Officers Hubbard and johnson had
their attention attracted to the young
fellows by the disturbance which they
We're raising and started after them
AS soon as the youngsters saw what
was coming they put off down Broadway
and tried to get out of sight North of
First street Miller jumped out of the
rig and ran into lodging house. Officer
Hubbard followed him. but once inside
the house lost sight of his man, who had
lodged into one of the rooms. He lis
tened at several doors and finally heard
a whispering inside one of the rooms
that caused him to believe the fugitive
was inside. He knocked, but got no re-
spouse, and then knocked again more
loudly. This time the door opened few
inches and a feminine voice called out
asking what was wanted.
II am looking for a man and want to
come inside" the officer answered, at
the same time quietly slipping a No. 10
shoe in the opening. "Is there anyone
else in the room besides you?" he went
on, showing the rest of his body into the
room through the opening made by his
foot.
mo, sir, not a SOUL" the girl replied
Hubbard looked under the bed, in the
closet and every other place where it
seemed possible that man could be
hidden. He had just about concluded
that he had been mistaken after all and
that Miller had gone into another room
and was on the point of apologizing for
his intrusion when he noticed some fe
male garments hanging in a corner and
thought he would look behind them be-
fore leaving. He pulled these aside and
there, sure enough, was the fugitive
crouching behind the dresses. He was
hustled in lively fashion and taken to the
police station, where he was charged
with disturbing the peace.
Miller's companion had already been
caught by Officer johnson and both were
locked up.
The herald., 1897-07-26
PERSONAL

James McFadden, a lumber merchan.
from Santa Ana was at the Van Mugs
yesterday.
c. L. Loud, we'll known fruit packer
and shipper from Pomona is registered
at the Van Nuys.
J. Isaacs, clothing man from San
Francisco, is spending his vacation at
the Nadeau.
F. W. Gregg, one Of the judges in the
superior court of San Bernardino county,
is a guest at the Van Mugs.
Charles R. Eager, president of the
California Construction company, is in
Los Angeles on business He is stopping
at the Hollenbeck.
w. s. Jordan of San Joaquin, who is
connected with the Valley road, is a
guest at the Nadeau.
F. M. Sisson, large fruit commission
merchant from Chicago, is at the Ma
deau, accompanied by his wife.
J. Hirsch, one of the members of the
firm of NJ A. Gunet & Co., San Fran
cisco, is registered at the Hollenbeck.
F. C. Morgan, who is at the head Of the
Morgan Oyster company, San Francisco
arrived at the Hollenbeck yesterday.
Andrew Jacob, who is connected with
the wholesale millinery firm of Holm &
Nathan, San Francisco, is spending a
few days at the Hollenbeck.
N. r. Cottman and ]. G. Oxnard of
Chino, who are prominently connected
with the Beet Sugar company, are To-
Gated temporarily at the Van Mugs
Dr. B. H. Scott and J. F. Meyer, OF
Harrison, o., are touring Southern Cali
fornia on a pleasure trip. They expect
to visit Catalina and other points of in
terest before returning east.
B. T. Payne, who was recently pro-
NOTED to the position of general agent on
the Missouri and Pacific railroad, with
headquarters in st. Louis, Is making g
western trip, and is at present quartered
at the Van Mugs.
j. D. Truslow of Santa Barbara is al
the Van Mugs. Mr.. Truslow was for
merly agent for the Santa Fee railroad at
that place, and was recently promote i
to the position of general city passenger
agent located at San Francisco. He
will remain several days.
Mrs. E. A. Pesoli, Miss McKunston and
G. e. Pesoli, form party of pleasure
seekers from Alameda who are doing
Southern California. They are stop
ping at the Van Mugs, and expect te
visit Catalina island before returning
home.
A. D.. Watson, member of the Mu.
steal association, delegate to the. Coun-
Gil of Labor and a member of the Labo,
day committee, leaves tomorrow fol
Dawson, Alaska, where his brother re.
sides. He has already engaged passag4
on the next steamer
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keepers, Messrs. Updegraff and Oscar
Orr as we'll as several prominent men,
bers of the club. Fifteen minutes elapsed
before the second gun was fired, boats
not being allowed to cross the line be-
fore the second gun, nor later than f1f-
teen minutes after the second discharge.
A fleet of yachts, the j. Wiley leading
the bunch, crossed the line very shortly
after the second gun, but several were in
bad position and made late start.
The schooner Nellie took the wind out
of the sloop Allie just as the latter was
crossing the line, the Nellie swinging in
to windward of the sloop, her big spread
of canvas catching every particle of
wind. The Allie had to put up her helm,
and get fresh start, being half mile
in the rear when she finally crossed the
line.
The Nellie, as every one expected,
rounded the first stakeboat in the lead,
having passed all her other competi-
tors on the first leg of the course. The
Defender, jr., which was looked on by
many as a probable winner, got into
trouble on the second tack. Her sailing
master, afraid that her mast would not
hold, gave up the race and tackled for
home. The Nellie led the fleet down the
second leg of the course, the Allie being
the last to round the stakeboat Appar-
emily the Nellie mistook the situation OF
the second stakeboat, for she headed
away on course about four points
north of the mark, running free before
the wind, the whole fleet, with the eX-
ception of the Allie following in her
wake. The Allie saw the mistake made
NV CT
the true course, headed directly for the
stakeboat The Nellie discovered her
error and altered her course, passing
the second stakeboat well in the lead.
On the tack the ]. Wiley had moved up
to second place, and on the last tack
the real race for the first place began
1t was impossible to head straight for
home, and long tack was necessary
for some of the boats that could not sail
so close to the wind. The j. Wiley
showed her superiority in this respect.
She sailed in very close, and making
short tack south of the Terminal island
wharf, crossed the line one minute and
fifty-one seconds ahead of the next boat,
which was the sloop Flying Bird. The
Nellie made a long tack, standing
straight out to sea, and managed to get
third place. though had she been handled
on the last leg of the course as we'll as
the ]. Wiley she would have taken first
place.
Between the first boat to cross the line
and the last one to hear the judges sa-
lutte, forty-four minutes and nine sec
onds elapsed.
The finish of the prize winners and
their time were as follows:
The herald., 1897-07-26

Thirdly-We shall let the workman
have his way with us. Can we foresee
what tools are best to be used upon us?
The things we would shrink from the
most would be for us the best God
may need to use persecution, or sick
ness. or poverty, or toll, or pain, or
helplessness, or bereavement, or hun
bred other tools on you and me before
the work Is finished. We should be glad
we do not know what is ahead and be
trustful in the thought that God knows
and can make all things work together
for our good. We need to say constant
ly: Lord, have thy way with me; chisel
me when and how and where thou wilt,
only keep me and perfect me in Thy like
ness"
At the close of the sermon Miss Jessie
sang 81 Know That My Redeemer Liv-
eth," from The Messiah.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
At 2:30 Miss Harlow, teacher at the
great Wanamaker Sunday school in
Philadelphia, conducted a service for
children. She is pleasing speaker to
the little folks, makes the lessons she
seeks to impress simple and clear to
the infantile mind, nor does she tire
them with overmuch speaking nor long
drawn out session.
At $3.50 an instructive meeting Of
young people was held in the Pavilion,
conducted by E. Vance Hill.
The service of the evening was sort
of round table on practical Christianity.
Rev. c. C. Dorland spoke to the sub
ject from the standpoint of the Old Tes-
lament.
Rev. DR.. Wright, pastor of the M. E..
church Of Riverside, spoke from the New
Testament, and DR.. Lamar closed the
symposium with a talk on practical
Christianity as needed in our own times.
This morning the usual program will
be carried out, the several classes In
sacred history meeting at the regular
hours.
Previous to the regular service a young
peoples meeting was conducted by
Vance Hill.
The herald., 1897-07-26
The VERY Newest Sash

With the gowns that are all a-futter
much of that appearance is due to the
fascinating chiffon or gauze sash worn.
The belt portion Of the sash is usually
laid in loose folds on a foundation. the
effect being that of sash wound easily
once or twice about the, figure. The ends
seem to tie at the back in bow knot,
with softly crisp loops and ends floating
away down by the hem of the gown. The
ends are frilled sometimes the edges at
the end being finished with three or four
little frills set close together, or they are
tucked, the tucks extending half way to
the waist, and sometimes, in intervals
of two or three tucks, to the loops.-N.
Y, Mail and Express.
The herald., 1897-07-26
LODGING HOUSE ROW
John Hill Is Arrested for Disturbing
the Peace

John Hill was arrested at lodging
house on the corner of Commercial and
Center streets last night while creating
disturbance. Hill had difficulty with
the proprietor of the place and started
in to do him up. He succeeded in max
ing himself quite conspicuous in the
back yard, but the scrap was of more
consequence from the amount of noise
raised and the number of windows
broken than from any personal injuries
received by either party officers Ben
Robbins and Craig happened along at
an unfavorable moment for Hill, and
gathering him in, removing him to the
police station in the patrol wagon.
The herald., 1897-07-26
BOLD HIGHWAYMEN
They Hold up a Citizen on Hill
Street

Street
Some bold burglars got in their work
last Saturday night. A. w. Hill was
their victim. He had spent the evening
at the Orpheum and was returning home
at about 1880 p. m. On his way it was
necessary to pass the corner of Third
and Hill streets. This portion of the
street is very poorly lighted, and as he
was walking along the sidewalk at a
rapid rate two men stepped out from the
shadows and commanded him to halt.
Hill brought up short and inquired
what was wanted The answer which
he received was not reassuring, and
came in the nature of demand for his
money. He did not propose to give up
so easily, ard promptly told the men
that if they got his coin they would be
likely to take it from him. They did not
wait for anything further but started to
try their strength. Two pairs of strong
The herald., 1897-07-26
During the Summer

will take few young lady pupils for
lessons in shorthand and typewritng
three hours each day at $1.50 per week.
Typewriting machines furnished and
the benefit of practical office work given.
Call or address Mrs. L., care of Lang
worthy Co., lawyers, 226 South Spring
street.
The herald., 1897-07-26

day night while communicating. His
name was learned to be Philip Besiner,
and he was 81 years old. Besiner was a
German, and during the war belonged to
the first company of California cavalry
He entered the Soldiers home in June,
1890, and had been there most of the
time since until a few days ago, when
he left. The deceased had relatives liv-
ing at Livingston, Mont.
The herald., 1897-07-26
A Gasoline Blaze

A telephone alarm called the fire de-
partment to the corner of Sixth and
Broadway at 1870 yesterday afternoon.
A gasoline stove explosion in the Model
restaurant at that place was responsible
for a small blaze which had started.
Chemical engine No. s was brought into
service and the fire was soon extin-
guished. The loss will probably amount
IN G50
The herald., 1897-07-26
PROVES TO BE PHILIP BEsINER
Inquest Over an Old Soldier Who Met
a Tragic Death Friday Night

An inquest was held yesterday after
noon over the body of the old soldier
who died in the receiving hospital as a
result of injuries received by falling
from a second story portico at the Ba-
kers' home, Alameda street, on last Fri
The herald., 1897-07-26
Undelivered kilograms

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union office for Mr. Val Merz,
Mrs. Eva jacobson, Mr.. Gus Woolgast,
Samuel Bradigum, VIM. Wood, M. l..
Loomis S. G. Long, ThCs. Franklin, w.
T. Richardson. Mrs. R. R. Ripley, Mr.
j. Lester Gabriel, ALT Hayer.
The herald., 1897-07-26

A church society of town up in Con-
necticut has a favorite form of enter
tainment called a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1t is show in whoich personages of
other times appear in the costumes in
which they are supposed to have lived.
The advantage of it all is that in the
name you get more than value for your
money, even if the effort is not success
otherwise.
The herald., 1897-07-26
"come Seven. Come Eleveno

Albert Corpal, colored, was arrested
on Los Angeles street early yesterday
morning for running a crap game. He
was caught by Sergeant Jeffries and
officer Fowler and will have to stand
trial for running percentage gambling
game,
The herald., 1897-07-26
hands grabbed Hill and he was thrown

hands grabbed Hill and he was thrown
forcibly to the ground. He attempted to
resist, but his asSailants were too much
for him. One of the robbers pinioned
him to the ground ard the other went
through his pockets securing in all about
SIS. When satisfied that they had TAX
en- all the money he had the two high
waymen departed, leaving their victim
unhurt except as to his pocket.
The herald., 1897-07-26
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS


Theatrical employees picnic at syc-
amore grove.
Eastsiders at the Alaskan gold
fields heard from.
A profitable s..1aay spent at the
Chautauqua assembly.
The successful regatta of the Ter
minal Yacht club.
A. w. Hill held up on Saturday
night on the Third street hill.
DR.. Thomson breaches his fare
well sermon to the congregation of
Unity church.
The victim of the fatal sonambulat-
ing proves to be Philip Besiner Of the
Soldiers home.
The city engineer will present to-
day his report on the City Water COM
pany's plant; estimate 81, 10000.
The herald., 1897-07-26

HOLLENBECK-C. Fl. Hunter San
Francisco: T. B. M. Gates, New York;
Paul S. Linquist, San Francisco; j. d.
Moore, Prescott; S. J. Wylie, Chicago; w.
Keilard. San Francisco; B. G. Kraus, New
York; M. ]. Mulryan, San Francisco ].
Hirsch, San Francisco; F. C. Morgan. San
Francisco; Andrew Jacob San Francisco;
Louis Freeman, Chicago; w. H. Campbell,
Chicago; Charles R. Eager, San Francisco;
C. W. Whitton, San Francisco; c. W. Mon
tague, San Francisco; w. S. Gordon and
wife, Kansas City; H. w. Hammond. San
Francisco; w. G. Reimer, Philadelphia;
f. A. Fletcher and wife, WATERFOWL, N. Y.
F. G. Davis and wife. Watertown, N. Y;
Ernest A. P. Cawston, Portland A. E.
Cawston, Portland; Frank Cox, Phoenix;
Mark Plaisted, Riverside; Jules Kaufman,
San Jacinto; E. P. Dunn, Santa Barbara.
The herald., 1897-07-26
Theosophy

Miss Walsh last night delivered her
last lecture of series a the Theosoph-
ical headquarters on Main street. Her
subject was "Theosophy and the Pres
ent Cycle
The herald., 1897-07-26

Class races are the next Thing that the
members of the yacht club propose to
hold. 1t is intended to make these boat
races regular weekly feature at Ter
minal island.
The herald., 1897-07-26
At the Hotels

VAN NUYS-J. S. Truslow, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. J. S. Elwell, Philadelphia; Miss
c. Sturges, Philadelphia; N. R. Cottman,
Chino; j. G. Oxnard,. Chino; H. B. Smith,
Cotton; G. M Hubbard. Cotton; C. L. Loud
Pomona; p. K. Frankenheimer Riverside;
M. P. Rich, New York; R. Wylie, St. Louis;
]. McFadden, Santa Ana; E. ]. Hathorn
and wife, Boston; P. L. Wooster, San Fran
cisco; D. w. Aldridge, Cleveland; W. H.
Guerin, Detroit H. G. Post, Grand Rapids
H. c. Post, Grand Rapids L. M. Fletcher,
San Francisco; B. T. Payne, St. Louis; F.
w. Gregg, San Bernardino; Mrs. E. A.
Pesoli, Alameda; Miss M. c. Knutson Ala
media; c. E. Pesoli, Alameda; E. A. Horn
beck, San Diego.
The herald., 1897-07-26
Guessed Right

Sunday School Teacher-What did the
twelve apostles make?
Little Johnny-A dozen, mum.-N. Y.
Journal.
The herald., 1897-07-26
Cycles

A large number of Theosophists gath
cred at Blavatsky hall, 525 West Fifth
street, last evening to listen to an adj
dress by Mrs. Francis Nellis on Cycles. -
The herald., 1897-07-26

TEMPERATURE-Rep of observations
taken at Los Angeles, July 25th. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
The herald., 1897-07-26

Latest style OF wall paper at A. A. Eek.
strom's, "a South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-07-26

Maximum temperature, 81.
Minimum temperature, IS.
Indications for Southern California: Fair
Monday; light fog in the morning along the
coast; westerly winds.
The herald., 1897-07-26
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
The herald., 1897-07-26

Time Bar. Th'r. R.H. Wind Vel. Wth'r
5a. m. S00s 81 90 NV 8 Cloudy
5p. m. 1904 SO ~ W 10 Clear
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
TuLLMAN IN DELAWARE.

He Says the People Made for Them
selves IL King by Electing Mckinley to
the Presidency
Wilmington. Del, March 1S.-Benja-
min II. Tillman, United States Senator
from South Carolina, made a speech al
the Auditorium last evening under the
auspices of the Democratic League. The
audience numbered about three hundred
l.. Irving Handy introduced the Senator
who said:
1.-The American people last fall did not
elect a President; only money elected
him; and you have given yourselves not
chief magistrate who has the good OF
the greatest number at heart, but you
have made yourselves king.
You know already your destiny lor
four years is determined upon. You have
made you bed and must lie in it. Yet
the majority must govern. We are the
American people and while we fought
each other bitterly we are brethren.
While the feeling of bitterness between
the East and West grows, it behcoyes
us to find the remedy and apply it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
HOW M'KINLEY GETS RID OF
THEM.
CIV. f. Curtis in Chicago Record.)

CIV. f. Curtis in Chica go Record.)
President Mckinley is sending his
friends home. He is politely requesting
them to evacuate Washington as rapidly
as possible, so as to give him room to at
tend to his new job. A gentleman who
has been devoted to his interest and of
whom he is very fond called at the White
House Saturday, as is his custom daily,
to introduce party of friends and urge
the Major to appoint somebody to office,
and was asked: tom, when are you go
ing homer
Tom looked up in surprise and said: Il
do not know, Major. / was intending
to stay around as long as you need me. /"
Il don't need you any longer, Tom,' -
said the President, taking him by the arm
and walking him over to the window, Il
am not going to make any appointment
right away, but / am going to take care
CT you when the time comes. What |
need most is an opportunity to think. |
am not going to do anything as long as
this confusion lasts and this office is
crowded with politicians. When they go
away l will endeayor to consider their re-
quests and act upon them as promptly
as possible. / wish you would tell your
friends as much, and when / yant you /
will send for you"
Tom left for home by to-night's train,
and advised everybody he saw to do like
wise.