The herald., 1897-03-11

and It's Effect on the Intellect of the
Rising Generation"
Louis James appeared at the opera
house last evening in "Spartacus, thu
Gladiator" There was large atten-
dance and the play was we'll presented.
The proscenium boxes were occupied by
different box parties, including Prof.
loves family, Mrs. r. j. Dobbins and
Mrs. and Miss Ford and party, chape-
roned by Dr. and Mrs. Up de Graff. in
cluding Misses Libby. Daggett, Spindle,
Critchell, Auten, Messrs. Stats. Bruce,
Glow, Ferguson and Chambliss. Mr.
and Mrs. w. C. Stuart. Miss Hubbard
and William Garland occupied one Of
the mezzanine boxes.
INSPECTION TOUR.
A special Santa Fe train composed Of
six coaches which passed through this
city yesterday carried the following Of
ficials Of the road: President Ripley, his
assistant. c. M. Higginson; James
Dunn, chief engineer; j. D. Purdon, as
sistant engineer; W. G. Nevin. general
agent; w. +. Smith, secretary; John
Player, superintendent of machinery,
John A. Mccall president of the New
York Life Insurance company, who Is
one of the directors; Edward N. Gibbs.
and ]. Parker Whitney, directors; C. w.
Smith, receiver; A. G. Wells, general
superintendent; w. H. Smith, purchas-
ing agent, and others. The officials are
making tour of the entire system
BREVrTIES.
John Dutton of Ellis avenue appeared
before the recorder this morning to an
swer for disturbing the peace of Mrs.
Pearl Gertrude Price, who alleged in
her complaint that Dutton chased her
along Colorado streeta week or two ago
with malicious intenY Mrs. Price, when
confronted with Dutton this morning,
said that he was not the man who had
chased her. Deputy District Attorney
Williams then moved that the complaint
be dismissed, which was done. Mrs.
Price is still staying at the Montclalr
home under the charge of the w. e.
4. u. who hope to be able to send her
to her children in New Orleans.
Mrs H. G. WILSON, OF Kensington
place met with q severe accident this
morning, sustaining the fracture of her
wrist, In addition to several bad bruises.
At about 8 o'clock Mrs. Wilson. who Is an
elderly lady was sitting in a horse car
near the Terminal station. The driver
of the car had left 1t standing for a
moment. An electric car starting on it's
eastern trip frightened the street-oar
horses. They reared and plunged, and
Mrs. Wilson, becoming frightened,
jumped from the car. She slipped and
fell ON her head ON the ground. She
was taken to the office OF DR.. F. F. Row
hand. who dressed her broken wrist and
other wounds. after which she was re-
moved to her home.
George w. GiSbreath, aged about u
years, was arrested last evening charged
rw4th the theft Of can Of coal oil from
the rear Of w. ]. Kelley's grocery. He
disposed of the oil to a dealer In second
hand goods who evidently took no
trouble to find out where it came from.
The High school-Throop picnic cx-
cursion to Santa Monica will leave the
Southern Pacific station Saturday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. The Soldiers
home and the wharf at Port Los Angeles
will be visited, and bunch will be had at
Santa Monica The excursion Is open TO
the public, and q round trip rate of As
cents will be charged
The funeral of the late Mrs. Lewis
Swift, wife of Prof. Swift of Mount
Lowe, occurred this afternoon from the
home of Prof T. 8. c. Lowe on South
Orange Grove avenue. There was a
large attendance Of friends and Rev. N.
H. G. Fife off1ciaked. The remains will
be sent east to Marathon, where Mrs.
Swift formerly lived.
Captain Bangham of Company has
received exemption certificates for Sec
ond Lieutenant G. A. Cole. Quarter Ser
geant e. c. Clapp and Private F. l..
Heiss. who havcA>served the statutory
time of seven consecutive years. These
men are now exempt from military and
jury duty.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Randolph leaves on Friday fer
San Francisco.
F. s. Underwood, general manager of
the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault s..
Marie railroad arrived in the city yes
terday In his private car.
Mrs. Jeanne c. Carr left for San Fran
cisco this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington are visiting
friends in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Benshoff have re-
moved to their new home ON Oakland
avenue.
Byron o. Clark has returned from a
trip of some weeks in Tulare county.
]. s. Lewis and wife Of Redlands were
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. j. H. Carlisle, who has been stay
ing at the Green left this morning for
Santa Barbara
Isaac Hopkins left for Tacoma yester-
day.
W. r. Staats left this morning for Cat
alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. R. Hull have return
ed from their trip to the Ojai valley.