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A TERRIBLE street duel occurred at Horatio, Ark, Friday in which Dr.. Smith was killed and his broth CT fatally wounded by W. W, Mill wee. The bloody affray was the re- suit of an old feud.
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The bicycle tends to draw population away from oveIcrowded cities. Where the workingman can wheel to his daily tasks, he will not be slow to go out from tho stn1fy rooms which are all he can afford in town to the open country, whore he may have house and garden. In Germany this tendency is especially pronounced. Germans love nature more than people of other nationalities do
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It nas been generally believed and as serted that the quail would not breed in captivity, yet the contrary is proved on a farm near Eureka Springs Ark, where q number of these birds have been kept in a coop nearly year. One of tho females has raised a fine brood of young ones. This looks as if quail breed ing might ill time even become as profit ablo as the rearing of ducks and geese.
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The new Montana inheritance law, which has been pronounced oonstitu- tional by the highest court of tho state, fixes tax of per cent on all legaoies over $7, 800 in value when theso are be- quests to relatives When the bequest is to other than relative and the es- tate is worth moro than S100, 900, the tax is per cent
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John Smith and Fred Harkler of Ken lucky found new way to pay old debts. Ono owed the other small sum of money, and they fought over 1t and killed each other. Their heirs now have an opportunity to continue the contest
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The way to make sure your bequests will fall into tho hands of those whom you desire for your heirs after you arc dead is to give them the property while you are alive.
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Here is the worst thing even the Atchison Globe editor ever said, "An old mans idea of bright and interest ing woman is one who enjoys hearing "reminiscences.
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Alexander Montgomery of Georgia, d colored man, 1l6 years old, thinks he has not lived in vain. He has lived to visit Washington and shake hands with the president of tho United States
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One of the first acts of Captain Gen eral Ramon Blanco on his arrival in Cuba was to liherato the crew of the schooner Competitor, held fer six months ill prison ill the island, on tho charge of dlibustering The schooner had cargo of arms and ammunition and among her passengers a newspaper correspondent, but there was no ovi- denee to show that any of the men were designed to recruit the Cuban patriot army nor were any of them captured with arms in their hands. Their deten tion was therefore ill violation of tho treaty between Spain and the United States.
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CHARLES SpALDING, ex-president and wrecker of the Globe Savings Bank, of Chicago, has been sentenc- ed to an indefinite period in the pen itentiary, but the President can be relied on to pardon him.
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Those inventions which are to revo- lutionizo travel and do away with steam power, likewise with the use of coal as fuel, seom somehow to be long time calninr
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During the yellow fever panic in the south St. Louis alone sheltered 1000 refugees from the stricken states. Mil lions of dollars were lost. It is time measures were taken to prevent the re- currenco of this plague.
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MT. James Bryce recently called at- tention to the fact that i'll consequence of the strike in Great Britain most of tho engineers ill several departments of industry there had already migrated to the United States and secured employ ment. It will be observed that they camc to the United States, not to Canada
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At the French Crystal palace was shown lock that admitted 8,674. sss combinations. Fiohet was four month. in unlocking it. S'''.
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HoN w. J. BRYAN has received an invitation by wire from President Diaz to visit Mexico.
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WE are now having a sample of Klondike weather as it shoots through Chillcoot pass.
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The history of our time might be written from . series of tho picture poster advertisements spread upon fences and walls They show wonder. ful versatility and artistic merit of no mean order.
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According 10 the computation of VII the cost of solomon's temple was SIT. 52l 9G5, ,G36.
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People who talk and chatter all the time waste half their nervo power
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Who killed Irene Meyer?
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Tho editor of British nowspapeT tells his readers that the best and most highly cultivated writers in America are returning to the British spelling and putting again into such words as stla- bor" and "honor" the u which Web. ster so wisely dropped out. The British editor is dead wrong. We have a mum, Der of Anglomaniacs in America, but not one of them is idiot enough to want to put an extra letter into words where it never belonged, ovon in the original Latin Life is too short to write 'labour, D honour, " etc.
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The London Lancet puts forth the ory which will make cold shiyers run down the spine of youths and maidens who are what is vulgarly called in love. It says that mad love and drunk enness from alcohol arc identical in their symptoms and effects on the nervous system. Both produce disease and ab- normality. When one is madly in love, he has no common sense OF correct judg- ment left. It is just so when he is drunk on alcohol Alcohol and mad love produce alike q temporary exaltation ot the nervous system, unreal in both cases and sure to be followed by Q sobering up which brings bitter regrets aIwaysto the alcohol druHkard and nearly always to the love drunkard. According to thia profound medical teaching, therefore, when a young man or woman is wildly in love he or she should pull up in timc and remember that it is only a case of drunk. The cure for both alcoholism and mad love is separation, The Lancet declares.
The herald., 1897-02-26
New Suits Filled

The following complaints in new suits
We're filed yesterday in the superior
court:
+. c. Howes VS.. Sofia Elisalda-A suit
to quiet title to lot II, block 23, town of
Santa Fe Springs.
u. Reed and Myra Reed VS.. Mary Day
interest, attorneys fees, costs, and de-
cree of sale of lot SO of the Leonis tract
The estate of Thomas Wallace de-
ceased-Petition of Belle Wallace for
letters of administration. The estate
is vaued at $3050.
The estate of Thomas Wallace, de-
ceased-Pettion of Sarah Wallace, wild
ow, for the appointment of her daughter,
Belle Wallace, as Administrative of the
estate.
The estate of Sidney e. Smith, an in
competent person-The petition of E. K.
Smith, a brother, residing at Pasadena,
for appointment of a guardian. The es-
tate consists of about $1,000, located at
Grinnell, Iowa, where petitioner is legal
guardian. The property is now about
to be transferred to this state.
Security Savings bank VS.. William
Peters, administrator of the estate of
Laura V. Peters, deceased-A suit to
recover s577.5 on note, with interest.
$75 attorneys fees, costs, and decree Of
sale against lot 5, block 3, of the Sunset
tract.
Norris Levin VS.. Congregation Kahal
Israel-A suit to recover S20,689 as dam
ages for alleged ruination of business,
etc.
The herald., 1897-02-26
THE CITRUS EXHIBIT
A Large Attendance Attracted 10 the
Chamber OF Commerce
Carefully Selected Specimens OF Our Native
Wealth - Representative Entries
From the Citrus Belt

The citrus fruit exhibit opened at the
chamber of commerce yesterday under
the most favorable conditions, Quite
an extensive display of both oranges
and lemons, which had been received
| neatly packed in boxes, was arranged
in the center of the large hall.
The fruit was carefully selected and
represents the best quality of oranges
and lemons grown in Southern Califcr-
MIA.
The chamber was we'll filed all day
and many eastern people were noticed
among those present. The judging of
the fruit began yesterday, but the re-
suit of the contest will not be made
known until tomorrow.
The entries made in the citrus con-
test for the gold medal are as follows:
Glass 1-Washington Navels-A. D.
Hawks. Sierra Madre A. Jacoby, city;
c. F. Huse, Riverside; Henry Fuller,
Redlands Junction; George H. Dole Riv
erside; j. H. F. Jarchow, San Gabriel;
A. 5. Ruggles Redlands; w. c. Ormis-
ton. Azusa; j. NJ. Myloe, Riverside.
Glass 2-Lemons-G. A. Belts, Pla-
centia; G. w. Thayer, North Ontario;
Horace Little. North Ontario; Charles
N. Endicott, North ontario; G. E. Dill
KEY, NOTtH OHldflO, RiNeISiue Trust
company, Riverside; Lemon Growers
Exchange, Santa Barbara; James Slau
son, Azusa; G. Goodrich, Sespe.
Glass 3-George H. Dole, Riverside.
Ruby Bloods; ]. A Murdock, Duarte,
Mediterranean Sweets; r. Gage, River
side, Hart's Tardiff; c. L. Morrison,
Bryn Wawn. Mediterranean Sweets;
Henry Claussen, Cahuenga, Seedlings;
G. Goodrich, Sespe, st. Michaels; F. @.
Story, Alhambra. Malta Bloods; A. P.
Griffith. Azusa. Malta Bloods.
The following is a list of the dona
tions received at the chamber of COM
merce yesterday: Mrs. George Stevens,
Long Beach, lemon guavas; Lane Bros,
Garden Grove, eucalyptus products;
Milo Baker, Duarte, cluster blood or
anges. A. NJ. Denig, Riverside, orange
picking bucket: Henry Claussen. Ca
huenga, one box seeding oranges Whit
tier state school. oranges; E. T. Byram.
Glendale, navel oranges; Rosecrans
tract, banana blossom; H. L. Macneil,
Azusa, ruby blood oranges in cluster;
F. @. Story, Alhambra, one box Malta
bloods; chamber of commerce. San Die
go, oranges and lemons; w. A. Dutton.
city, lemons from Elsinore; chamber
of commerce. Santa Ana, one box pam
phlets; ]. w. Curtis. San Bernardino.
$50 pounds tobacco cured in leaf
The herald., 1897-02-26

ton, Fred Eaton, testified that Hen
ming had once given him what
he supposed was silver half
dollar with which to buy some tamales,
but the coin was returned to him, and
he then discovered 1t was counterfeit.
He then brought it backto Henning, who
told him that he and Clark were maxi
ing this kind of coin out in the foothills,
and were going to turn out $500 worth
of them, and would give him 800 If he
would pass the amount into circulation.
Two of the frail sisterhood were also
placed upon the stand, who testified
to Henning's having tried to pass coun-
terfeit silver half-dollar on them.
In defense, an effort was made to shift
all the blame of the counterfeiting upon
Clark, who already stands convicted by
his own confession. During the entire
hearing Henning was greatly affected
and was continually wiping away the
tears that would gather in his eyes.
The testimony was all In last night,
and this morning arguments will begin,
and the case will then go to the jury.
The herald., 1897-02-26
A HEAVY CLAIM
An Orange County Assignse's Claim fof
$I1. 900 Knocked Out

$4,000 Knocked Out
Yesterday rather important opinion
was handed down by Judge York in the
case of E. E. Keech, as assignee in in
solvency of John Beatty, jr., and Robert
Beatty. partners doing business as Beat
ty Bros, against the First National
bank of Santa Ana, ct al.
For a proper understanding of the
case it may be mentioned that in May.
1895, the First National bank of Santa
Ana instituted suit against the Beatty
Bros. and obtained an order for judg-
ment for $2476.S5. The property of the
firm was attached and sold in satisfac-
tion of this judgment, and as a result of
the insolvency proceedings began in
1895 the court conveyed to the bank all
the estate of the Beattys, which they
now claim was worth ST., 900.
A new suit was instituted in this
county which partakes somewhat of the
nature of an appeal from the decision
of the Orange county court, the main
point raised being that the judge who
presided at the time judgment was given
was stockholder in the First National
bank, the plaintiff in the case. On this
and other grounds 1000 damages, be-
ing the value put upon the business sac
rificed, was claimed
L
hold that the judgment in the case OF
the First National bank of Santa Ana
VS.. John Beatty, jr., ct al, was void be-
cause the judge who presided at the
time the judgment was entered was a
stockholder in said corporation. 1 fur
ther hold that said void Judgment is
subject to collateral attack. Sec. 10, C. C.
p prohibits judge from sitting or act
ing in a proceeding to which he is a
party or in which he is interested. While
the judgment was fair upon its face it
was rendered without the presence of a
judge authorized to act because of said
inhibition. 1t is not a case of no juris-
diction of the court; it is case of no
court at all.
The sale of the property. for the con-
version of which plaintiff, as assignee
in insolvency asks judgment, was sold
by the sheriff of Orange county, osten-
sibly under and by virtue of two exc
outions placed in his hands only two
minutes apart, one of which was void
the other valid. The property sold for
less than sufficient to pay the valid
judgment.
Il hold that one of the executions being
void, the sale was. in law, made under the
valid execution only; that the sheriff
conveyed to the defendant Crookshank
purchaser at said sale. a good title to
the property in question; that the sheriff
received the proceeds of the sale in trust
for Richard Beatty, the owner of the
valid execution: that in the payment of
a portion of the proceeds of said sale
to the First National bank of Santa
Ana, said Sheriff did not take such sum
from the defendants in said action, nor
from the assignee in insolvency.
NO point is made by plaintiff on the
question of fraudulent preference under
section % of the insolvent act of 1895.
1t follows that neither the defend
ants In said actions nor the plaintiff
as assignee in insolvency have been in
Jured by defendants in the acts proven
herein and hence that plaintiff should
not recover in this action
The herald., 1897-02-26

In department one Of forgery. twenty
days additional time was granted yes
terday within which to present the bill
of exceptions on appeal.
j. ]. Childs, who was examined
week ago for insanity. and was remit
ted to the county hospital. was again
brought before Judge Allen yesterday
and upon recommendation of the medi-
cal examiners he was ordered dis
charged.
John F. Powell is a rancher living
near Newhall who has always been re-
garded as a native of this country. Re-
Gently he proceeded to prove up on his
land and found that he was debarred by
not being citizen. Yesterday he came
into department three to be admitted
to citizenship. and it then developed
that he came from Ireland. when he
was seven years old. has had an advcn-
turous life, served through the war
creditably. and never, until yesterday,
asserted his right to citizenship papers.
The herald., 1897-02-26
THE GREEN SCANDAL
Further Nausenting Details Regarding the
Alleged Offepse

FURTHER investigation was made yes-
terday, in the township court, into the
case OF Dora Green, the pretty 15-year-
old girl, who charged Charles Malk-
I'm with having taken advantage of her
after having rendered her insensible by
administering a glass of drugged wine.
Mrs. Vanevenhuysen, sister of the
complainant, was put through further
examination by lie Compte Davis, esq.,,
OF counsel for the defense, without, how
ever, any new facts of any particular
Importance being elected.
"A. ID. Green, the father of the preced-
ing witness and of the complainant. tes
titled to the fact that his wife and
daughter had told him that Dora had
been outraged by Macklim. They came
10 the place where he was standing
with MS express wagon. That after
noon he met Maxim and asked him
what he was going to do about it. He
told nm that he did not propose any
gun pay or any court play, but he
elousht ne ought TO marry the child
Maxim told him that he would come
around to his house in the evening and
see MIN. In the evening instead of
Maxim two lawyers came around and
pegan asking some Dora questions and
suggesting that some arrarpe,nent
should be rIade and the matter kent
quiet Witness stated that he told the
attorneys that marriage was his origi-
nal proposition, no more and no less.
The witness then went on to tell of
several conversations he had with NAL
kim, in which the subject was calmly
talked over and Maxim agreed to mar,.y
the young lady. He once reached the
point of going with witness up town Cor
the purpose of procuring a license, but
the expedition was switched off by NAL
kim, who wanted to see his lawyers
Witness went down to the bottom of
the stairs and waited until Maxim
came down and told him he would not
go any further until he had seen Col
onel Hotchkiss.
Mr. Green Indignantly denied that he
had been influenced in any manner in all
these several conversations by the fact
The herald., 1897-02-26
THE DANERT CASE
General Testimony Regarding the Storm
Of 1880

OF 1880
Upon the further hearing being re-
sumed yesterday in department four in
the suit of Daneri against the Southern
California Railroad company the testi-
meny was very general in character.
The several witnesses who testified
during the day bore witness to the fact
that the storm of 1889 was of such un-
usual severity that the river rose on
the night of the flood with greater
rapidity and to a greater extent than
had ever before been known. So no.
ticeable was this that it seemed as if
the downpour partook somewhat of the
nature of a cloudburst-the act of God,
against which no adequate provision
could be made.
1t was testified to, also, that the water
Went down the old channel five miles be-
low the break near the Nadeau ranch,
and at that point the winery and other
buildings We're swept away. The plaint-
iff had shown that the leVee turned the
waters of the river across, and that the
full force of the current hit the east
bank. These witnesses yesterday tes-
titled to the heavy bridge timbers hav-
ing been swept by the strong current
to the westward, thus contradicting the
theory advanced by plaintiff.
The herald., 1897-02-26
A MODIFIED CHARGE
Lavaliy Fired to Scare the Conductor and No,
to Hurt Him

L. l.. Lavally is the name of the young
man who fired several shots in the direc-
ton of a conductor of one of the street
cars at Boyle Heights two or three
weeks ago. There had been some un-
pleasantness between the men, and one
evening, when the car having upon it
the conductor against whom Lavally
had a grievance, passed Lavally, the
latter fired a couple of shots just for
luck. He was arrested and held to an
swer the charge of assault with intent
to commit murder
Inasmuch as there was some doubt
whether the charge could be substan-
tiated, in the light of the fact that the
shots were fired over the car and not at
the conductor Lavally was yesterday
permitted to plead guilty in department
one to simple assault. For this modified
offense he was sentenced by the court
to sixty days incarceration in the coun-
ty Jail
The herald., 1897-02-26
SOME SPURIOUS COIN
Frank Henning on Trial in the District Court
for COunterfeiting

Frank Henning was on trial all day
yesterday in the United States district
court on a charge of counterfeiting.
Henning and a companion named
Clark had a cabin in the hills, out near
Burbank, where their counterfeiting op-
erations were carried on. Detective
Auble was put to work on the case, and
several weeks ago raided the den and
obtained possession of the complete out
fit, consisting of a kettle, metal from
which was made the spurious coin, and
other instruments used in its manufac-
ture.
Both men were arrested, but while
Clark admitted his guilt. in the hope,
probably, of having modified sentence
passed upon him, Henning preferred to
stand trial.
The paraphernalia used in making the
spurious money was introduced in evil
dence yesterday. as well as seven half
dollars, which the defGndants claim is
the only amount ever nsNde by them.
One of the witnesses for the prosecu-
The herald., 1897-02-26

that Mr.. Malkim owned several houses,
and was pretty we'll provided with this
worlds goods. He said he did not really
know that Mr.. Maxim had any property
except that he had said so.
An attempt was made to have the
witness reply to question that he had
about three years ago, while intoxicated,
gone to Mallnm's house AMI asked him
to marry his eldest daughter, but the
court ruled it out.
Mrs. Green next went upon the wit
ness stand and gave in detail the facts
as they came to her knowledge from
Dora herself and her married daughter.
She confessed that no legal steps wouli
have been taken against Maxim if ne
had married Dora as he had promised.
and that the pressure of legal proceed
ings had been brought to bear because
he failed to repair the damage he had
wrought.
Several other witnesses were exam
ined for the purpose of proving isolated
facts, and then the prosecution rested.
The manner of testimony put forward
by the defense upon opening their case
indicates that q very strong effort will
be made to impugn the chastity of Dora
Green and show that a conspiracy eX
listed to force Maxim into marriage
with her
Mrs. Carmen webster residing at ooo
Center street, was the first witness to
testify. She stated that Dora Green
had visited at her house with Eugene
Abbott, whose sister, Mrs. Bernard, was
living in the other half of the house.
Upon one occasion they went into Mrs.
Bernard's room and in a little while
the latter came into the kitchen and re-
manned with witness for an hour or so.
The witness, at the request of Mrs. Ber-
nard went into the bedroom to light
the lamp and found Eugene Abbott ly-
ing upon the bed and Dora sitting upon
its side. The witness, in proceeding to
describe in detail the confusion of Dora
end the disarrangement of her compan
ions clothing left little room for conject-
ure as to what was to be inferred.
Further testimony in the case will be
taken this morning.
The herald., 1897-02-26
TOBACCO CULTURE
San B.rnard,no drower Is Satisfied With
His Experiments

A San B.rnard'no drowsr Is Satisfied With
His Experiments
Joseph w. Curtis has placed an ex-
hibit at the chamber of commerce con-
sisting of three cases of leaf tobacco.
aggre eating 150 pounds. which was
raised on his ranch in the Cajon canyon,
San Bernardino county.
The tobacco is cured in three shades OF
dark, and Mr. Curtis says that in his
experiments upon the plant he has been
able to cure the tobacco to any color
desired.
He has also recently been experiment.
ing with a native wild tobacco, which
he claims when properly cured, is equal
to any Havana brand.
Mr.. Curtis says that the only thing
needed to make tobacco culture a pay
ing occupation here is the establish
ment of factories to work up the pro-
duct. He has had long experience at
tobacco raising in the south, but thinks
that the soil in certain sections Of South
ern California vii! produce a heavier
Yield and better grade of tobacco than
can be grown even in Kentucky.
The herald., 1897-02-26
East Side News

very enjoyable social was held on
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Mr.. j. b. Elmore, corner of Baldwin and
Thomas streets, by the Christian church
An interesting program was given by
the young people. after which light re-
freshments We're served.
MI and Mrs. Freeman Gay enter
tanned few friends at dinner Wednes-
day. During the afternoon the company
were favored with some delightful mu-
sic by the Misses Gay. Among those
present were Rev. and Mrs. Healy Mr.
and Mrs. c. Piummer. and Mrs Cook.
The many friends of Mrs. r. w. Drom-
gold will be panied to learn of her seri-
Gus illness at her home, 220 East Twen-
ty third street.