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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
CALVIN HASTINGS MARRIES
The Electric Doctor to Wed Miss Ham
mond, One of His Witnesses

Calvin S. Hastings, who posed before
the public as a medical specialist in
electric trea tment, ard who, in conse-
quence recently posed before jury and
the public to answer the capital charge,
is about to-if he has not already-com-
nit matrimony. The lady of his choice
is Miss L. j. Hammond, who secured the
large bail needed at the time of DR.
Hastings arrest, and later testified N
his behalf.
In a monetary sense the doctor is to
be congratulated, for his fiancee is
lady of considerable wealth. She ar
rived in Los Angeles many years ago
and met with success when she opened
a millinery store. During the buoyant
period of Los Angeles real estate Miss
Hammond was fortunate enough to be
one of those who not only made money,
but kept it, and she has added to her
holdings since by judicious investments
The Hammond block is the most i'm
portant piece of property held by her.
but her interests have been varied, and
for a time she is credited with having
lost considerable money by irdulging in
the expensive luxury Of racing stable.
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
The New Postofice Service Deferred
Again

Last Monday, July 26th, having re-
ceived no further instructions regarding
the changes in carrier and sub-station
service other than postponement from
July LIST, the original date on which they
were to have gone into effect, Postmaster
Mathews wired to the first assistant post
MASTER general at Washington that the
eight new carriers could render fairly
satisfactory service Independent of the
new station service, and asking that he
be authorized to set the eight carriers
at work August 1st Yesterday reply
came signed E. c. Fowler, first assistant
postmaster-general as follows: 1.-THE
department is not prepared to grant the
requisite of your telegram of July 26th."
The exact meaning of this delay the
reason for the procrastination and the
rate the new regime will be put into
effect. furnish somewhat complicated
but diverting material for a thinking
contest or guessing game for the 10000
people, more or less, who are directly
interested in the proposed change.
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Court Notes

Judge Smith went down to Santa Ana
yesterday for the purpose of trying a
criminal case.
No more cases will be brought to trial
in department one before the holiday
recess. On Monday morning Louis
Montariol will be brought up for sentence
and in the afternoon Judge Smith will
leave the city with his family for Cat
alma.
Victor E. Hathaway, fruit and vege-
table peddler at Santa Monica, filed his
petition in insolvency yesterday. His
liabilities are set at $990.64; homestead,
valued at $1,000, with an $500 incum-
brance; personal property, $500; prop
erty exempt from execution, $3.50.
Frank R. Willis deputy district attor-
ney, yesterday received a communica-
ton from Sacramento to the effect that
Governor Budd had reappointed him as
notary public. Rather oddly the law
provides that no one holding office shall
be notary public, but single exception
is made in the case of deputy district at
torneys.
A motion to set for trial the Majors
divorce case will come up for hearing
on Monday in department six. Both OF
the youthful couple are anxious to have
the case disposed of one way or another
On application ten days stay of pro-
ceedings was granted by Judge Shaw
yesterday in the sensational divorce suit
of Nora Stevens against William Stew
ems, wherein the relief prayed for was
denied to both.
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hood, but is ready now as ever to return
to her husband and perform all marital
duties She also maintains that she has
always kept her marriage vows to her
husband.
On the other hand, the husband, claims
that he didn't drive his wife away, but
bought her ticket to Boston and gave her
$50; that she has resources, for she owns
real estate in Los Angeles valued at
$500 and $1,000 worth of personal prop
erty. He repudiates being worth $780,
900, and claims the sum total of his re-
sources consists of $4,000 worth of per-
sonal property. He declares that he
owns no real estate, that he cannot meet
his debts and practically is insolvent.
All the same Mrs. Howard wants the
court to award her 5000, pending the set
Element of the suit, and that her hus-
band be made to pay into court $500 to
defray the expenses incident to her de-
tense of the suit
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East Side Notes

Mrs. J. ]. Brininstool of Sichel street
will leave this morning for Batavia,
N. Y, where she goes to visit her
mother.
Mrs. F. L. Floyd, who has been stop
ping with her son and family at the cor
ner of Sichel and Siegler streets for sew
eral weeks, has removed to the city.
Miss Eva M. Longworthy of Thirty
second avenue spent yesterday at Rubio
Canyon with a party of friends.
Mrs. e. w. Kapp, with her Sunday
school class, spent Wednesday at East
lake park, where a dainty lunch was
served and merry games INDUCED in.
The party consisted of the Misses Amy
McCord Eloise Poor, Ethel Worthing-
ton, Dell Tiel, Lille Schacca, Minnie
Foyne Mary Lamphar, Helen Husmer
Nell Langford Mrs. ]. E. Brown as
sisted Mrs Kapp in entertaining the
young ladies'.
George Ragland of East Lake avenue
has gone to Newhall.
Rev. L. F. Laverty and wife, with a
party of friends, spent yesterday at
Echo mountain.
Mrs. ]. M. Nickel has returned from
Santa Monica, where she has been en-
joying two weeks outing.
DR.. ]. S. Griffin of 1909 Downey avenue
is quite ill at his home.
Two Pasadena electric cars we'll filled
with old soldiers and friends passed
through East Los Angeles yesterday or
their way to Rubio canyon, where the
party spent the day.
Mr.. Benjamin Hayman and family are
spending few weeks at La Canada
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Transportation to Riverside Jubilee
Arranged-New Displays

Satisfactory arrangements have al
ready been made with both railroad COM
panies for transportation of the members
of the chamber of commerce to and from
Riverside for the banquet and reception
to be given in celebration of the Citrus
Tariff Jubilee. The excursion down will
be over the Southern Pacific and the re-
turn trip will be made over the Santa Fe.
The directors will be driven all over
Riverside before the banquet, which will
take place at $3.50 p. M, August 8, and
there will be speeches and other firew orks
during the evening.
Blanton Duncan reports phenomenal
yield from his 17-acre ranch at Redondo
this year. He has taken $40 sacks of
grain and over so tons of hay. The inde-
fatigable colonel promises the chamber
a sample of his grain after 1t has been
threshed to put on exhibition in the hall.
Other recent displays are: Mammoth
radishes from Clinton Blythe of Downey,
branch of Kelsey Japan plums from j.
C. Shere of Verdugo, blossom of flame
eucalyptus from the Paradise nursery
of South Pasadena, branch of Burbank
plums from L. S. Porter of North Pasa-
dena a sunflower feet and inches in
circumference and measuring IL inches
in diameter from ]. C. Probst and white
Adriatic figs, Satsuma and Burbank
plums, sugar pears and crab apples from
H. R. Smith of South Los Angeles.
Secretary Virgins is in receipt of an
other letter from ]. A. Filcher of the
state board Of trade, who is in charge OF
the California exhibit at Hamburg. The
letter reports undated and growing in
tereslt in the California display, and says
that the southern section is showing ur
to great advantage. He also states thai
labels and trade mark of a Southern Cal.
ifornia firm are being utilized by parties
in another section of the state to boom
their goods. The affable secretary says
he is going to look into" this last state
ment with dispatch.
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I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HEREBY GER
tify that l am carrying on and conducts
ing and transacting dry and fancy gooda
business in the State of California:
That the principal place of said business
is at the City of Los Angeles, in said State
of California, and that l am conducting
and carrying on and transacting said BUS
mess under the name and style of vile De
Paris"
That 1 have no partner in said business
and am the sole proprietor thereof.
That my full name is Auguste justin
That my place of residence is at Believes
dere in the County of Marin, in the State
of California.
AUGUSTE JUSTIN GEORGES FUSE
NOT.
On this gst day of July, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-seven, before me, H. G. Bath, q
Notary Public in and for said County Of
Los Angeles, State of California. residing
therein, duly commissioned and sworn.
personally appeared Auguste Justin
Georges Fusenot, known 10 me to be the
person described in, and whose name il
subscribed TO the within instrument, and
acknowledged to me that he executed the
same.
my hand and affixed my official seal, in
said county, the day and year in this cer-
(Seal) II. G. BATH.
Notary Public in and for the County Of
Los Angeles, State of California.
| State of California, County of Los Ans
geles. S.
1, T. E. Newln, County Clerk and ex-
offico Clerk of the Superior Court, do here
| by certify the foregoing to be full, true
and correct copy of the original certificate
showing use of fictitious name in business
under the name and style of ''Ville dc
| Paris" on file in my Office and that have
carefully. compared the same with the
original
| In witness whereof I have hereunto set
| my hand and affixed the seal of the Su.
perior Court, this 21st day of July, 1897.
| (SeaD T.. E. NEWLIN
| County Clerk
By SAM KUTZ, Deputy 3O-6-13-20
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
An Entertaining Afternoon
of Short Stories
THE RECOGNITION EXERCISES
CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE
ASSEMBLY TODAY
Address by Bishop Fallows-Miss
Benfy Will Give Another After
noon of Recitation

1t was learned by advices received yes
assembly that the cause of Professor
Seymour's failure to keep his engage
ment here was the sudden death of his
wife. He received the sad news on Fri
about to leave for Long Beach, and at
once left for his home in Tacoma, Wash.
In the Bible class that opened the ex-
ercises yesterday morning Mr.. Blake
ley impressed upon his hearers the i'm
portance of the home training of child
rem and of the necessity at all times of
high ideals, instancing the devotion and
courage of the early Christians in pro-
noting the interest of the people.
DR.. Wright, continuing the lessons in
the New Testament, dealt with the
scenes in the garden of Gethsemane, the
trial of Christ before PLATE; the death
and burial; the resurrection and the
period spent on earth when he appeared
to his deciples, and finally the ascension
into heaven.
The class in Old Testament study, by
Rev. c. p Dorland, discussed the sub
ject of prophecy and its relation to the
development of religious ideas in Israel.
Prophecy, said the speaker, does not
necessarily imply prediction. 1t is only
an incident. The true scope of prophecy
is to set forth the truth in any FORM it
is not foretelling so much as forth telling.
All prophecy is to be interpreted in the
light of the times in which it was given,
taking into considera ton the mental and
moral condition of the people addressed
the historical situation, the needs of the
people, the character of the speaker, the
evils spoken against and the ideas or
teaching sought to be enforced. 1t is
a perversion of Scripture to read our
ideas with the text and say that is the
true Interpretation. There is a growth
and development in prophecy just as
there is a development in the ideas of
God from the simple conceptions of
wandering nomadic tribes to an estab-
lished kingdom with a complicated ritual
and temple service from form aliSm to
the full manifestation of the love and fell
lowship of God toward his children and
toward all humanity as seen in the face
of Jesus Christ. Through all the ages
God has been manifesting himself, at the
first by outward signs by lightning and
thunder, by dreams and visions, by sac
| rifice, by his voice, by inspiration in the
hearts of holy men who spake as God 8
spirit moved upon them, until in the
fullness of time he was fully manifested
| in the teaching, the love, the life, the
service the sacrifice, death and resur-
rection of Jesus Christ.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
ANOTHER HoLD-UP
A Newspaper Man Relieved Of Six
Dollars

The highwaymen that are at present
seem to have proper conception of the
eternal fitness of things. One of the
band was presumptuous enough to hold
up a newspaper man last night, and re-
lieved him of six or seven dollars in
change.
As j. w. Elliott, a reporter on The
Herald staff, was returning to his resi-
dence, 1919 South Flower street, last
night at 10 o'clock, he was accosted, by a
short, thickset man, who thrust a re-
volver into his face and demanded his
money Elliott did not have gun with
him, but attempted to parley with the
knight of the road. The interview took
place just opposite Apple & Sons gro
Ger store, at the corner of Tenth and
Hope streets. The fellow, according to
Elliott's account, was apparently a
greenhorn at the business and some
what nervous. Nevertheless, he kept the
pistol so persistently and accurately
poised that the newspaper man deter
mined that discretion was the better
part of valor and emptied his pockets.
Elliott congratulates himself, however,
on the fact that he was able to josh the
fellow out of relieving him of his watch,
1t is suggested that any newspaper
man who has six dollars in his pockets
at this period of the week deserves to be
robbed.
The matter was reported to the police.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
COUNTY TAX RATE
The Probability That It Will Be
Increased

Last year the tax rate for Los Angeles
county was s1.10 but the probabilities
are all in favor of the rate being in
creased during the next fiscal year.
The assessment shows very crafty
ing increase of about $2500,000 in round
numbers but the county's expenses have
increased in a greater ratio. Not only
are the schools and the roads demanding
larger appointments, but the recent de-
cision of the supreme court makes Cd
ligatory a cash payment of $4,000 due
for boys and girls sent to the reform
school from this county, which has here
tofore refused to bear the expense ano
attempted to throw it upon the state
In view of these conditions it is quite
probable that the next levy will be about
S120
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-30
Afternoon Session

There was large audience assembled
in the pavilion in the afternoon when
Prof Fillmore announced the program
for the musical prelude, preceding Miss
Benfy's third appearance in recitation.
The program included the following Sc
lections: Songs, For All Eternity"
Mascherone; 1.-THE Robin" Neidlinger;
Sweetheart" Lynes, by Miss Olive M.
Hill of Chicago; piano solo, Shepherds
All and Maidens Fair" Miss Kate Con-
dit; songs. Marguerite So Fair" Mac
farlane; "Slumber Song" Newcomb;
Jennie" Northrup, by Miss Hill.
The vocal soloist, Miss Olive HILL is
one of the visitors accompanying the
Christian Endeavor excursionists and is
spending her vacation in Southern Cali
fornia. She has a clear, sweet soprano
voice that has been we'll trained The
high notes are somewhat faulty and
there is lack of expire ssion, but Miss Hill
is quite young with years before her to
overcome failings that may be largely
attributable to embarrassment in ap-
pearing the first time before a strange
audience.
Miss Benfy was formerly resident of
California and was graduated from the
State University at Berkeley, but has
resided in New York for the past ten
years The object of her visit to the
coast at present is to fill engagements at
the various Chautauqua assemblys.
On her previous appearances here, she
took her audience by storm and her af-
ternoon of short stories, given yesterday,
was no less enjoyable than her former
selections from Shakespeare and Victor
Hugo, nor was it less enthusiastically
received
The first was Mary E. Wilkins ere
theticalhy in tone and manner that the
audience applauded loudly when
mother" took possession of the barn
and Adoniran, yielding to the inevitable
concluded to put on the windows
and DOORS"
Rudyard Kipling's His Majesty the
King" H. c. Burners "a Sisterly
Scheme" and 1.-THE Round Up" 9TH.
Boy Orator." by r. H. Davis; Ruth Nc
Emery Stewards "a Christmas GUEST
Miss wilkins "A Lover of Flowers ant
my Sons Courtship," made up the af
ternoon's excellent entertainment, thu
audience crying, laughing and applaud
ing alternately. Miss Benfy enters 81
heartily into the spirit of her storie:
that tears frequently start from he
eyes and she seems to feel all the emo
tions Of the characters she portrays
She has been secured for an entertain
ment on Saturday evening in the pa
vilion, which will be her last appear
ance here.
| This morning promptly at 10 oclocl
P! the graduating class will meet at tn
hall and march in procession to the pa
1 vilion for the recognition exercises.
There will be held responsive service
after which the Chautauqua story will
be told by Mrs. Harriet A. Newell. Thi
will be followed by an address by Bisho
Fallows, and presentation of diploma
by President S. H. Weller.
In the afternoon there will be dra
matte readings given by Miss Benfy, tn
assembly closing in the evening with
grand orchestral concert under the di
rection of Harley Hamilton
EVENING CONCERT
At the concert given by Miss Yaw an
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A PHILosoPHIc DEFENDANT
Sebastian Dumller Will Work His
Fine Out Until Tired

Sebastian Dumller is of a philosophic
turn of mind and believes in turning the
misfortunes of life to such advantage
as he can.
He was tried at Lancaster on Wednes-
day in the Justices court on the charge
of malicious mischief" in having shot
and killed a horse at West Palmdale
belonging to one Max Fevergeon. Dep
uty District Attorney Willis prosecuted
the case, and it appeared that some
horses belonging to the prosecuting wit
ness annoyed Dumller by escaping from
the pasture where they were confined
and trenching upon his preserves. On
the day of the shooting these estrays
came galloping up to Dumller's fence.
and he stated that he thought they were
going to break the fence down, and in
light of that imagining of his he was
under the impression that he was justi-
fed in killing the animal. The jury
found that his impression was all wrong,
but in finding him guilty recommended
him to the mercy of the court.
In proceeding to assess the damage
Justice McCracken didn't strain the
mercy of the court at all, for Dumller was
fined 800, with the alternative of 10(
days in the county Jail The defendant
came to Jail in quite a complacent frame
of mind and stated that he would put
as much time in at 81 day as he could
stand, and when he got tired of the close
confinement he could pay the balance
of the fine. Anyway, 81 per day was not
a wage to be sneezed at round about
Lancaster. If it should so happen how
ever, that Dumller feels called upon tC
shoot another horse he will do SO within
the city limits, for there, by a curiosity
of the law, he can work his fine out in
Jail at the rate of 81 per day instead
of ST. as at present.
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The Tax on Intelligence

The poor but Industrious parents of
this country who are struggling almost
hopelessly to educate their children will
find the task harder and the burden
heavier when the new tariff law, which
puts tax on books, goes into effect.
But it must be remembered that the
party of culture has right to take lib
critics with the literature of the country,
and if it chooses to put tax on ir'telli-
gence nobody ought to complain.-Kan-
sas City Star.
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Mrs. Toles last evening the following
program was presented:

Mrs. Toles last evening the following
program was presented
(a) Concert Etude, Selling, (b) "Taran-
tella," Gustav Schumann, Mrs. Toles;
(a) with Verdure Clad" from the Gre
alton" Haydn, (b) Let the Bright Ser
aphim,' from Samson" Handel, C1ute
obligato by Mr.. w. H. Mead) Miss Yaw;
"Andante con Variazioni," Schubert,
Mrs. Toles; (a) "Marguerite's Cradle
Song" Grieg, (b) Lullaby" Chamin-
AIDE, (c) Lullaby" Richard Wagner,
Miss Yaw; (a) "Gondellied," Richter,
CD "Valse Impromptu," Raft Mrs. Toles
"Ah 10 so Gil Angui Inferno" from THE
Magic Flute" Mozart, Miss Yaw; CAY
"Berceuse," (b) "Ballade," Chopin, Mrs
Toles; Song of the Nightingale" from
Lies Noces de Jeannete," Victor Masse,
(hute obligato by Mr.. w. H. Mead), Miss
Yaw.
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N. p. 176S The estate of J. w. Van Cleve
petition to set aside real estate To-
widow.
17717 The estate of Mary Jane Brown
petition to mortgage real estate
N. p. 20S2 The estate of Isaac w. Smith
letters of administration
Mp rs The estate of j. s. Neal; eta
ton to give additional bond.
N. p. 21O4 The estate of Thomas Bishop
Hayes: probate of will.
N. P. 1888 The estate of R. n. c. Wilson
petition to set apart the whole estate
to widow.
O.P. 12O The estate of Bernardo Yorba
sr: petition for distribution.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set
DEPARTMENT FOUR
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
Nothing set
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
81. $50 Carran VS.. Widney ct al; trial.
2S.0e9 Pierce VS.. Witham ct al; trial.
q, $50 Hardesty VS.. Fuller ct al; trial.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Seargent VS.. Johnson; $3.50.
Higgins VS.. Goetz ct al; 1:30.
Hoff VS.. Day; 80.
Wood VS.. Stewart; 1880.
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A SASSY FRUIT
Placed Before a Jury Yesterday for
Examination

AS an aid to the jury in assisting it to
arrive at a conclusion regarding the
value of the land in dispute, in the suit
of Carrie Ford and Professor Clark
against Bushard & Mesmen a guam
tity of oranges were brought into de-
partment six yesterday. Judge Allen,
as well as the jurors, handled the fruit
in a rather knowing way, but no one WAS
bold enough to sample it.
The fruit was not enticing, and looked
dried up and withered, but notwith-
standing the fact when the plaintiffs
rested their case the defense proceeded
to show that the fruit, being grown on
the Ford land, was of an excellent va
riety, and would have yielded a bounti-
full crop if il had been properly attended
to.
An orange broker became quite en-
thusiastic while giving his testimony re-
garding what he termed the "Ho-
mosa sse orange'-the principal variety
that he discovered growing at the Ford
place. He gave the pedigree of the Ho-
mosasse fruit from the time it grew on
the banks of the river of that name in
Florida until the buds were brought to
California and used for budding pur-
poses. He noticed scattered through
the grove few navels and Mediter-
ranean Sweets, but the majority of the
trees were of this Homosasse kind. Ac-
cording to the witness this orange is
sweet and luscious, and with small
seeds.
1t appeared to be the contention, in
deed, of the defense that this brand of
orange is quite as valuable as the navel,
for the reason that the trees are
in full bearing at a time when the navels
are not.
The further hearing will be continued
today.
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To BE Called Tomorrow

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge clark.
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke
In holiday recess.
DEPARTMENT FIVE--Judge Shaw.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
1921 Leonis VS.. Antonez; citation
22.O49 Arguello VS.. Arguello; citation.
81 S92 Reed VS.. Kohler ct al; trial.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Jenkins VS.. Haley; $3.50.
House ct al. VS.. Shafer; 80.
People VS.. Sepulveda; 1880.