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The herald., 1897-06-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

C4I ~ GWS LIN 661G6
Orr G Hines. undertakers. removed to
N7 South Broadway. Tel. Main 65.
Call tel. Main 243 for ambulance, Kreg-
elo & Bresee. Sixth and Broadway.
: Robert Sharp & Co., funeral directors
Independently. s36 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
For nshing tackle and ammunition go
to the Southern California Arms COM
pany, 113 West First street.
watches cleaned, rs cents; main
springs. 80 cents; crystals. 10 cents
Patton. 2i4 South Broadway.
Today we will show good values In
wash dress goods: 80 inch organdies.
w cents yard; have been cheap at 12ha
cents. Coulter Dry Goods Co.
Adams Bros.. dentists, 2s3M South
Spring street. Painless filling and ex-
tracing. Best sets Of teeth from IS to
SO. Hours. to s; Sundays. 10 to IL.
H. c. Lichtenberger'e art emporium.
located at 202 South Spring street, in the
Wilcox building. is the best place to pur-
chase frames, pictures and art materials.
Remember this store when you desire
anything new and artistic.
DR.. Rebscca Lee Dorsey. Stimson
block. first floor. rooms 1873. 1S4. 1876.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases Of women and
children. Electricity scientifically used.
Consultation hours. to s. TEL 1927.
The herald., 1897-06-29
TWENTY YEARS AGO
JUNE 20, 1877.

The first divorce was granted in Brit
ish Columbia.
The San Francisco market was bare
Of silver bullion.
The Carson mint was making trade
dollars for the Bank of California.
Yale college conferred the degree of
LII. D. upon Hon. Jacob D. Cox. of
Ohio. Mr.. Cox recently declined Presi-
dent McKinley's proffer of the position
of minister to Spain.
Six persons were badly scalded by the
explosion of the steamer Lady of the
Lake, at Plymouth, Mass.
The report Of a quarrel between Tilden
and Hendricks was denied.
Gen. Grant was the guest Of Queen
Victoria at Windsor castle.
Several email battles were fought be-
tween the Turks and the Russians with
varying results,
An eastern man wrote to local pa
per asking if the fishing was good in
the Los Angeles river, and what kind of
nets he should bring.
There was a thoroughfare in Los
Angeles called Eternity street. There
is no such street now, but twenty years
d6O tASiC w do q PiOPOoitlOil W CAlcHQ
it, "along the bluff beyond the new
depot" a4
]. j. Wilson, government director of
the Union Pacific railroad, was the first
government officer who openly violated
the order of President Hayes forbidding
iofflceholders from taking an active part
in politics. He did it for the purpose of
making test case.
The Cameron faction in Pennsylvania
announced that they would let that
state go Democratic at the next cleo
'tion as rebuke to the national Repub-
lican administration. +r e3 s
Secretary John Sherman of the treas
ury department was about to depart
on tour to investigate the coast life
saving stations.
President Hayes was banqueted in
Providence, r. l., by the governor of
the state.
The assessed valuation of the South
ern Pacific's property in Los Angeles
county was $1,239,275.
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elimination of a Series of
Midnight Horrors
AsTRANGE STORY OF ASSAULT
DOWNEY CoNvULSED By THE
DEED OF A TIEND
Thirtesn-Year-old Girl Taken From
Her Bed and Brutally Handled.
The 1Eiscreant Escapes

The stories Of attempted abductions Of
girls Of tender age at Glendora, Duarte
and Azusa have reached the eliminating
point in the latest outrage Of the kind
which was perpetrated at Downey In the
early hours yesterday morning.
Miss Lee Mayne Is a rather fragile
young girl. between II and 10 years Of
age. who resides with her father and
step-mother on the Weis tract, south Of
Downey. Somewhere between and
o'clock yesterday morning this little miss
was absent from her bed for about a
couple of hours, and upon her return
told a tale Of outrage and wrong that is
proving a puzzle 10 the good folks Of the
suburban town.
In order that proper understanding
may be had of what transpired rough
ground plan Of the Mayne residence is
appended, showing particularly the To-
cation Of the girls bedroom and the one
wherein her step-mother slept:
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JUST TARGET PRACTICE
An Aged Fool With Little Gun Doe,
Damage

Miss Laura Giegreich, who lives at
529 Bernardo street, was the victim of
peculiar accident yesterday afternoon.
She was walking up town from the Ar
cade depot. and as she passed along by
the high fence on Alameda street, near
Third, the sharp report Of rifle was
heard and almost simultaneously she
felt a sharp pain in her right thigh
where bullet had entered: The wound
was not severe one and she managed
to get home. On arriving there ply
sician was summoned who extracted the
ball and found it to be 22-caliber bull
let. The matter was reported to the po-
lice and Detective Auble was sent down
to investigate the case. He found that
an old man who lives in the neighbor-
hood had been practicing at a target on
the fence with small rifle. He inno-
Gently stated that he did not know the
bullets would go through the boards,
and did not think of shooting anyone
on the street. }
The herald., 1897-06-29
PERSONAL

Harry Patton was in San Francisco
Sunday
Gustav Walter of the Orpheum Is ne
gotieting for vaudeville theater in
New York.
A. B. Patton. prominent lawyer and
capitalist OF Ogden. Utah, with his wife
and son, Is in the city the guest of c. G..
Wright at 212 North Soto street.
Lawrence J. Girvin, official reporter
of the superior court of Santa Barbara
county, is in the city on his vacation
and will remain until after the Bryah
Mr.. Girvin is one of the
best known of the younger Democrats
OF his county, and always takes prom
inent part in the councils OF the party.
The herald., 1897-06-29
THE HOME TELEPHONE co.
Connections Not Made Owing to tn,
IS Supreme Courts Decision

The Home Telephone company, which
Rad lately been granted franchises I'M
Los Angeles ana San Diego, and wa S
about, to apply for one in Pasadena, has
been compelled to abandon the project
for the time being owing to the recent de-
cisicn Of the supreme court in giving
the Bell Telephone company exclusive
control Of the telephone or any nstru-
ment constructed for the transmission
of the voice, which debars all other
phones from the field not t,under author
ity of the Bell company. = The "Stand-
ard" system was to be used by the Home
company and is entirely Independent Of
the Bell company and nothing, therefore.
can be done unless the said decision
should be reversed, which is not. prob
able. -, .....--.. -.,.- . .....t
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Hotel Arrivals

NADEAU-E. w. McGraw, San Fran
cico B. F. Brooks, Riverside; Mrs. Geo.
A. Morgan. Virginia; Mrs. Pattie Kaneen.
San Rafael; Master George Morgan. San
Rafael; A. Tanning, San Francisco; D. z.
Young, Denver; H. E. Osborne. Chicago;
Henry A. Boyd. Fort Bragg; f. ]. Barker.
Point Arena; H. Levy. New York; Grace
C. Gilman, San Diego: D. c. Hobart, Silver
City, N. M; D. F. Affit, Boston; w.
Yberri. Guaymas; F. Bamberger, River
side; B. w. Johnson, San Francisco; K. G.
Landy, Santa Barbara; Quint Davis, Santa
Barbara; c. B. Hiatt, Tucson; A. G. Reed,
Calabassas; s. j. Ripley, Manchester,
England; Mrs. S. ]. Ripley, Manchester,
England; Henry p. Umbsen. San Francis
co; Thos. Davis. Kingman. Ariz.: T. A.
Black. Sioux City, Ia; II. J. Fervell, Den
yer; Miss Ethel Balch, Denver; Chas I.
Huntington. Denver; A. Ybaria, Escon-
dido; D. c. Milton. Texas; Mrs. F. c. Wal
den, Texas: Joe Schloss. San Francisco
Morris Goldwater. Prescott, Ariz.; B, I,
Bill. San Francisco; Mrs. VIM. Atland
Long Beach; s. B. Church. San Fran
cisco; w. Gardner. Santa Barbara: E. c.
Whitney, Alameda; II. E. Miller. Phoenix;
M. L. Godfrey; ]. Crowninshield, Santa
Ana.
VAN NUYS-A. n. Briggs and wife, San
Francisco; ]. D. McNab, Riverside; A.
Steward and family, San Jose: J. p.
Creager, Denison, Texas; II. b. Martin,
Fresno; VIM. D. Dell, San Francisco; J.
W. Ward. NJ. D., San Francisco: Miss
Ward, San Francisco; Mrs. Andrew Shu-
man, Evanston, ILL.,; Mrs. Flock. Pitts
burg; Harry S. Starbuck and wife. Santa
Barbara; VIM. Howarth Everett, Wash;
M. A. Wertheimer. San Diego: H. ". Rear
don. San Francisco: A. X. Salz, San Fran
cisco: B. 8. Lyon, Rediands; N. w.
Blanchard, Santa Paula.
The herald., 1897-06-29
CITY NEWS
INDEX or LOCAL EVENTS
on Pssss >. 5. 8. 9 and 10.

Forecast: Fair; westerly winds.
Graduating exercises Of Woodbury.
business college.
Grand larceny charge against ohas.
Ntslsr dismissed.
valdsz on trial for the murder Of
storekeepsr Lorden.
Board Of education appoints school
teachers; few changes.
'six Shooter Bill" goes on the war
path and lands in jail.
Milkman sustains Q fractured skull
by falling of an electric car.
Preparations for the reception Of
Bryan rapidly nearing completion.
vile outrage at Dpwney; a 1s-year-
old girl taken from her bed and brut-
ally assaulted.
Mexioans engage in q fatal stab
bing ARRAY at Calabasas; sour wine
causes tragedy.
Woman seriously injured by being
thrown from a buggy in = collision
with an electric car.
Great delay in securing a Jury to
try q Chinese lottery case; stormy
talk by Chief Glass.
Another Chinese shooting ARRAY;
one Celestial puts two bullets into =
business rivals back.
Musicians union denies stories Of
an alleged attempt to overoharge for
Fourth Of July music.
A decision by which the disputed
tltle Of the city to the Vernon school
house and lands il affirmed.
A young negro thief makes away
with q diamond ring, but Is caught
and the plumber recovered.
Routine business transacted by the
city council; Spring street resurfacing
referred for further consideration.
The herald., 1897-06-29
Rodonas Beach July ,a, 4th and s.h

On Saturday and Sunday. the 3rd and
4th of July, the celebrated Seventh Regi-
ment band will give open air concerts in
the afternoon, and on Monday, July 5th,
a SUPERB exhibition Of Pains fireworks
Will be given at Si15 b. m. Special
trains will belrun to the fireworks and
returning after the show. July 5th,
special trains will also run from Los
Angeles at II o'clock to Santa Ana,
Riverside, San Bernardino and Red
lands. q H'-Ss4 ~ go
The herald., 1897-06-29
Mr.. Virgins Of yuma

E. B. Virgins is in Los. Angeles from
Yuma for a few days. Mr.. Virgins is
a cousin Of Frank Virgins, is general
superintendent and assayef of La For
tuna mine. for Sloss & Lacy, and as he
has not been in Los Angeles before for
years, he. says it's like going
into a strange, country. to come here
When he LETT Yuma last week II was
III in the shade. and very little shade.
The herald., 1897-06-29

visitors that will be in the city during
the Bryan celebration next week:
Entertainment-Earl Rogers, A. W.
Fisher, l. B. Dockweiler, John F. Hum
phreys and r. w. Dromgold.
angements-Robert A. Todd, r. Y.
Mcbride. Martin Marsh. Telfair
Creighton and Abbot Kinney.
The herald., 1897-06-29
EVENTS OF TODAY
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Los Angeles-"Said Pasha."

Police commissioners meet-1O a. m.
Boxers night at Los Angeles Ath-
letic clubs p. m.
Graduation exercises Convent Of the
Holy Names, Ramona-2 p. m.
Meeting Pasadena boulevard COM
mittee, rooms Of Merchants and Man
ufacturers' associa tons p. m.
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Maximum temperature, a.
Minimum temperature, Sc.
Indications for Southern California: Fair
Tuesday: fresh westerly winds.
The herald., 1897-06-29
A Cheap House

Near Pico and Georgia Belle streets
The lot is 50x120 and the house is a
cheap boarded up and down affair OF
five rooms but the price is only $S25 and
terms to suit, such as $25 cash and bal.
ance at the rate of SO a month. One
other much better place on easy terms,
Leugworthy Co.. 226 s. Spring street.
The herald., 1897-06-29
Fourth Of July Rates

On Southern Pacific. Round trip. one and
one-third, one and one-ffth and one fare.
according to distance. July Sd, 4th and 5th:
return until 9Th.
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Santa Barbara So Excafsion
on Southern Pacific, July "a and Sd. Tick
cts good returning thirty days. stop-ovsr
ct Ventura.
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Committee Appointed

At meeting Of the Jeffersonian So
clety last evening the following conn+
mittees were appointed to look after the
The herald., 1897-06-29

He neglected to bring an overcoat, and
he is nearly frozen TO death all the time
The herald., 1897-06-29
Hot Springs and Diseases

The Hot Springs Treatment of Specific Skin
Diseases, using Mercury, affords only temper
ary relief, not permanent cure. This horri-
BILE disease with which thousands are aflict-
ed shows itself in the form of Eczema, Open
Sores, Ulcers Repulsive Scabs, Enlarged
Glands, Scrofula, Softening of the Bones Gen.
eral Debility, Rheumatism, Catarrh. Brights
Disease OF the Kidneys. The greatest Euro
pean pathologists, Koch. Wicklow, Pasteur and
Others, recently demonstrated that the cause
finally discovered a remedy, a method to kill
this living germ. This NEW TREATMENT
effects certain and permanent cure WITH
OUT Mercury No relapse possible. No de-
tention from business. Consult
DR.. SCHlCk, PLY sician and Surgeon
( 100 w. Third St., Emporium Building
Hours--10 to a and to s. PIN.
The herald., 1897-06-29

All prices OF wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. aSi South Spring street
The herald., 1897-06-29
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Rep Of observations
taken at Los Angeles, June 2s. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19
FOR SUNDAY READING.
FAITH AND RESIGNATION.

Thy mercies. Lord. still fall like dew upon
Thy servant here:
In all my devious wanderings Thy guild
Ing hand / see;
And when unscathed pass through scenes
my soul had cause TO fear,
cannot fail 10 recognize the Love that
aided me.
When shelterless beneath the suns fierce.
blazing beams tread
LIES stony path, with painting breath
and fever-heated brow,
know that soon the grateful clouds viii
gather Ger my head,
And break In cooling showers upon my
dropping soul below.
Or. when upon the raging sea my feeble
craft Is tossed
BY wayward winds that try the soul and
battle human skill,
Above the tumult and the roar, when all
seems well-nigh lost.
hear Thy gentle. calming voice stiil say
ing: Peace. be STILL"
No mundane cares, not death itself, shall
all my soul with fear.
Since Thou. o Lord. dost succor me, since
Thou my refuge art,
And when the hour for parting comes from
all hold so dear.
Thy brightness will eclipse the gloom thas
gathers round my heart.
Robert Raymond Tampa. in N Y. OBJ
server.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19
troublesome, and II n would hs . que.

ton OF money"
"No, IL wouldn't be question of
money" Protheroe stopped abruptly
and twisted his mustache. II wish you
hadn't said that" he added. frowning;
there are some few things in this world
that can't be bought with money; a
foothold In Jamie Duncan's home Is
one OF them"
II beg your pardon" Philip protested.
flushing painfully at the thought that
Protheroe had miseonstrued his mean
ing. II only meant that am able and
willing TO pay for what get: L"
Something gripped his throat, and an
uncomfortable cit of coughing strangled
him and broke the sentence in two.
When he put handkerchief to his lips
IL came away spotted with blood, and
Protheroc saw IL.
"For heavens salIel 1 had no idea
you were that far alongl Let me help
you"
He led Thorndyke 20 the elevator and
through the long corridor on the upper
floor, making him lie down as soon as
they reached the room.
us there anything else / can do for
you?-shall call a doctor?" he asked.
Thorndyke shook his head. Its
rather worse than / gave you 10 under
stand; my physician in New York al
lowed me six months, and I've eaten
into one of them pretty deeply already"
"Six months! Did the man send you
down here 70 die?"
ut amounts TO that; but knew. 1t
was the only chance for me-"
Prothero made two or three turns up
and down the room, and then stopped
with his hand on the doorknob. I'll
be back after awhile to see how you are;
In the mean time you lie still and just
make up your mind you've got TO win;
it's more than half the battle. You're
sure there's nothing can do for your"
Nothing, thank you, but you mustn't
let me impose on your good nature. /
can ring up the Office IL need any
thing"
Protheroe went down the hall talk
ing TO himself. "Poor fellowl I'm
afraid it's all day with him. ought
10 be ashamed of myself for pretending
to misunderstood what he said about
paying his way; am ashamed, and I'll
prove il by trusting the poor devil
and Elsie"
fro BE CONTINUED
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19

A family who have recently taken
into their employ a rosy-cheeked Irish
maid-of-all-work. say that her plumbers
cause them amusement enough TO com
Pensate for any trouble they may an
tail. One day tire man of tho house
stated In Bridget's hearing that he i'm
tended TO have q wood-house built on
piece OF ground which ut that time en-
closed we'll. "And sure, sorr," said the
inquiring Bridget, "will you be movin'
the we'll TO n more convanient spot whiu
the wood-house Is builted?" A smile
crossed her employers face, and in
stantly Bridget saw that she had made
n mistake of some sort. "Its mesilf
that's n fool, I'm thinlxin'," she said.
hastily, bound 10 retrieve herself; ''av
coorse whin the we'll was moved very
drop of wather would rinsout ay iti'.-
Youths Companion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19
TIT for Tat.

A British sailor, being n witness in n
murder case, was called To the stand,
and was asked by the counsel for the
crown whether he was for the plaintiff
or the defendant.
plaintiff or defendant?" said tho
sailor, scratching his head. "Why,
don't know what you mean by plaintiff
or defendant. came to speak for mo
friend" pointing to tho prisoner.
"You're. a pretty fellow for Wit
ness" said the counsel, mot to know
what plaintiff or defendant means"
Later in the trial the counsel asked
the sailor what part of the ship he was
IN at the time OF the murder
"Abaft the pinnacle. me lord" said
the sailor.
"Abaft the binnacle?" replied the
barrister. "What part of a ship Is
that?"
"Ain't you pretty Teller for n coun-
sclor," said the sailor, grinning at the
counsel, mot to know what abaft the
pinnacle isl"
The court lLughed.-Harper's Round
Table
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19
CURRENT RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.

The man who knows how to live well
will not have to learn how to die we'll
Rams Horn.
We are coming to see that humanity
Is our creditor; that we are debtors 20
all men.-Rev. L. A. Crandall.
The hardest things 10 believe are
those most true. The perception of
things everlasting Is hard. So are
things in nature. but they are true
Rev. +. S. Henson.
Thinking men have made the world
what IL is. All the works of man around
us are but the material form through
which the thought OF men Is expressed.
Rev. DR.. Rogers.
TO have n bad reputation Is bad;
to deserve IL is worse; but 20 accept n
bad reputation and undertake 10 live
n life consistent with IL is the worst OF
all.--United Presbyterian.
There are many lessons that we
need 10 learn over and over again. One
OF these is the lesson OF trust and pa
thence. Every fresh trial In n school
master sent 20 drill these lessons into
the very fiber of our being.-Cbicago
Standard.
How often we look up from and
away from things by which we are sur
rounded and long for the ability 10 do.
Even when we are most neglectful our
minds are filed with fair visions OF
what we think we would do n we were
only differently Hituated.-Rev. w. NJ.
Reilly. '
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19

-Ah, Thorndylze; glad TO know you,
Mr.. Thorndyke. As was saying, ~
you'll come around"
II have no idea Of investing in ALA
coochee," Philip interrupted hoping to
escape. I'm In Alabama for my health,
and don't expect TO stay in town very
long"
"Oho, yes; for your health, eh?-con-
sumption, / suppose. Well. well; in
life we're in the midst of death, and no
man lSnoweth the day or hour"
Mr.. Fench seemed nonplused for the
moment, but he rallied Immediately and
went on with increasing zeal.
"In that case, Mr.. Thorndyke, what
better legacy could a man leave his
folks than few solid investments in
our promising young city? Why, my
dear sir, as q stranger, you can have
no idea Of the vast and wonderful re-
sources of this marvellous region-abso-
lutely no idea at all. And Allacoochee
Ia the natural center for the whole coun-
try--the point where all the industries
within a radius of 500 miles are bound
" cluoris JUST run YOUR eye over lhis
map; look at that for locationl This
part that's plated off is as level as n
floor. and here's the railroad running
straight through the middle of it"-he
was leaning over the back of the seat
now, holding the map spread out before
his unwilling plenty OF room
for sidetraclCs over here, you see, and
for the shops that the roads going to
build. Then here are the spurs down
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19


II was a wondrous road. and beautifui IN
places:
IT wound around the foot Of wooded hills.
NOW underneath great beetling cliffs with
suilen faces,
Then down the softest valleys. where the
OF sylvan songsters filled the laughing.
fiower-clad meadows
with music till the hour OF evening
prayer;
Then. picking its way through undis-
covered starlit shadows.
To places slumberful. and strange 10 care.
The road was wide and long: II had no
known beginning:
The end no mortal eye could see.
Forms tantalizing. beautiful, well worth
Seemed ever reckoning to some good TO be.
And so the road wound I'm and out, across
morasses
That shook beneath the tramp OF host
on host:
While up and down and through the dark
ened mountain passes
The tireless way led on from post 10
post.
Beside this ancient road. unseen, unheard
a river
Forever Rugged the shore. Its stealthy
tread,
90 soft and velvety II was. ne'er caused
SnlNer
Among the needless throng. nor thought
OF dread.
They could not hear the dip OF oars. nor
yet the singing
The fragrant airs across the river bore;
They could not hear the eager swish of
angels winging
Their joyful errands on the sunlit shore.
The river was not always deep. for spark
ling shadows
Made music. sometimes. for the children's
ears:
Sometimes a glimpse across to where the
sweet marshmallows
Were growing. filled their wistful eyes
with tears:
And once a little one. the darling Of her
mother.
Her bare toes cleaning on the shining
sand,
Quick followed by her loving. 'watchful.
brown-eyed brother,
Went wading through the ripples hand In
hand.
And they were seen no more. their sunny
faces hidden
BY floods OF mist. perchance by floods OF
tears.
But no one left that dusty, crowded road
unbidden;
Iwatched them closely through the maze
OF years.
And always. somehow. somewhere, some
time. still. unsleeping.
Tho voiceless boatman OF the silent sea
Was waiting at the brink. unmlndful OF the
weeping,
To row the traveller 10 the far countree.
Edward A. jerks. In ~. Y. Sun.