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The herald., 1897-10-06
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 5-(Regular
Corresponds Mourners go about the
streets looking for Charles Bain but the
places that knew him in this vicinity will
know him no more. Charles was a waiter
at the Southern hotel dining room, and
Saturday night he made a raise and le-
wanted, going it is supposed. with the cir
Gus, probably as a waiter on the boval-
apus. He managed to collect from the
guests about $50 belonging to the propric-
tor; he cleared a months room rent he
borrowed fine dress suit to wear to the
circus in the evening. just to put on style
with his best girl and he still wears the
suit when he cavorts with the elephant; he
secured four pair OF shoes from as many
different stores. promising to drop in and
pay for them Monday; he borrowed small
sums from friends to the extent of their
gullbility and his cheek. and he got away
with the entire Doodle. The first stopping
place of the circus was in Arizona. and
as no one mourner was out the $50 re-
quired to procure eXtradition, he goes on
his way.
There appears to still be trouble with the
Santa Ana tunnel through the fiasco of
Contractor Phelan. Sheriff Holcomb has
Withdrawn his deputy who was in charge
and turned the works and tools over to the
reviewer appointed by the Los Angeles
court. so he is out of the fight, but there Is
more trouble ahead. The company, repre-
sented by H. H. Sinclair, has secured an
otner contractor to carry on the works.
out the receiver holds the fort and de-
Inands that the new contractor shall buy
'"e 'oo'S ''"'a by him be-
The herald., 1897-10-06
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 5.-Regular Cores
pondence) Charles r. Gray, E. b. Stuart
and John T. Jarvis have been selected by
the local lodge of knights Templar as
committee to arrange for the proper en-
tertainment of the outside delegates to
the Los Angeles conclave when they reach
this city on their ride around the kite
shaped track on Friday next. Carriage
accommodations fer at least $50 will be
provided and the visitors will be given a
ride about the city. A lunch will also be
served by the local Knights Templar.
George F. Seger yesterday sold his
home place. the block bounded by Main,
Orange, First and Second streets to Mrs.
DR.. Roblee for $4,000. This is one of the
finest two and one-half blocks of land
within the city limits.
The kindergarten school opened today
with an attendance of over fifty young
sters.
George A. Miller and Dick Berry of this
city will join the company of Los Angeles
adventurous spirits who expect to start
for Klondike on October 10TH
John d. Boyd has gone to work for the
Redlands Electric Light company on their
new undertaking to carry their light and
power to Los Angeles.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Riverside Fruit exchange was held
this morning. and the following directors
elected to serve for the ensuing year: A.
H. Naftzger, George Frost, NJ. j. Daniels,
n. II. b. Chambin. G. w. Garcelon. D. w.
Mcleod S. c. Evans jr., Charles r. Woel-
ker, S. II. Herrick and A p. johnson.
The orange crop is now far enough adj
vanced so that a fair estimate of the quail
ity ard quantity of the crop can be made,
The herald., 1897-10-06
SAN BERNHRDlnO COUNTY

lore they commence work. AS his nrice
is thought TO be rather mere than the nev,
men wish TO pay for secondhand goods
there IS no trade H. II. Sinclair makes
demand that the tools be taken ont of tbe
tunnel and off his grounds. threateninr
TO remove them by force If necessary but
in this the receiver falls back unon tbe
order of the court and promises Sinclair
with arrest for contempt of court If he
interferes. The receiver takes the ground
evidently that the hole dug by the con
tractor he repre- sents is part of tho a.
sets of the game.
AT the time the First National ban1,
closed Its doors Two years ago, A.D.Lynch
special representative of the controller at
washington. came to assist in putting
ahaifs IN shape. He was here again this
Week. leavlng on the Tuesday overland for
.he east. After looking the affairs of the
oanh over carefully with Receiver Broder-
ick, ne concluded that it would be better
10 walt until such times as the real estate
would bring a good price rather thar ~
Iorce sales to pay the depositcrs. AS the
receiver and eX-cashier of the bank are
craving good salaries from the institu
',oh IL IS a query whether they will NOT
ABSORB All the assets in the years of wait
lns ior d poom to strike the real estate
market Ns'"'e
Ihe pfoprietors of the Rose mine have
cut more timber from the forest reserves
tnah tHe Iesses OF the Greenleaf but the
latter We're arrested and taken to I,os
Angeles for trial. probably because they
have no interest in the mine. which ia in
the hands of receiver, while the owners
of the Rose mine. adjoining, were not in
terfered with. The latter, however. took
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SOLDIERS HOME

SOLDIERS HOME, Oct. 5.-(Regular
Correspondence Sunday evening sacred
concerts are getting to be quite feature
of home life and enjoyment. That in the
assembly hail on last Sunday was more es-
pecially noticeable by the excellence of the
program, which was all carried out by
home talent. The orchestral music was
furnished by Prof. Ellsers string band,
which rendered selections in splendid
style. Dunbroskis trombone solo, accom-
panied OH the piano by Miss Annie Ellser,
was a special feature of the evenings en-
ioyment. Mrs. Major F. X. Upham sang a
solo: Miss Barr and Captain C. o. Pratt a
duet, Some Day; a trio. 80 Savior Hear, -
music and words by j. Howard Young
was beautifully sung by Messrs. Beech
Pratt and Young.
All the nursery and plant forcing build
ings have been removed from their old
location at the commencement of the pep
per tree avenue to the locality known as
Castle Gardens, where considerable more
attention will be paid by Landscape Gar.
dener John Howard to the propagation
and raising of rare plants. The old location
will be given up to the extension of the
home orchards.
The fig orchard is now in full bearing
Two of the members from each company
are now daily detailed for the purpose OF
gathering the 1rult, Whlch is then fur-
nished for the general use of the home
which is also supplied with peaches and
pears of home production.
On Thursday evening next the new lem
perance association of the home, which has
taken the place of the old Keeley league
purposes giving an entertainment in the
assembly hall Miss Pearlie Gleason. Miss
Cochran and othSr talent from Los Angeles
have been invited to be present.
On the Sd inst. James Duffy, late of the
United States navy, was accompanied by
his comrades to his last resting place or
the hill.
The herald., 1897-10-06
The Managers Gilt"

W. H. Gross recalls an amusing mis-
hap which took place during a perform
ance of "The Last Days of Pompeii' by
a stock company in Louisville in this.
early sixties. The manager an ambi-
tious one, by the way, determined to
give the play a grand scenic produc-
tion," according to the announcement
in the local papers. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to add that scenic productions in
those days were not such extensive
affairs as they are at the present time
In fact the largest item Of expense was
the Roman candles which We're to repre-
sent the eruption of fire and smoke from
the volcano. So impressed was the
manager with the importance of hav-
ing the candles fired off with the proper
amount of skill that he informed his
property-man that he would himself
attend to this division of the effects
Procuring soap box, lighted candle.
and the fireworks, he seated himself on
the opening night behind a set rock. and
at the proper moment began to work the
most thrilling eruption ever seen on
the stage" So taken up was he with
firing his candles that he failed to notice
that the set rock behind which he sup
posed himself to be had fallen down
and that he was in full view of the aud
fence. AT each candle he set off there
was terrific round of applause, and
when the curtain fell the m@sAager rose
to his feet and, still unconscious of the
true state of affairs, walked over to the
property-man.
There, my boy" he remarked, that,
the way to set off Roman candles Did
you notice the hands got? It's good
thing 1 worked that effect myself"
The property-man said nothing, but
led the manager to the wings and pointed
to the set rock flat on its face.
DO you mean to say" gasped the
manager, that that blamed rock was
down all of the time?'
yes, sir" replied the property-man,
with ill-concealed glee.
We'll" groaned his discounted supe-
rior, mo wonder I made a hit Detroit
Free Press.
The herald., 1897-10-06
SAN DIEGO COUNTY

could not reach shore, called for help. when
he was rescued by one of the ships boats.
Postmaster Dodge has made application
for an additional delivery clerk for the COM
ing winter.
The San Diego county horticultural con-
vention will meet in this city at the cham
ber of commerce rooms on October II.
Rev. r. A. Rowland. pastor of the Meth
odist church south of this city, has been
transferred to Santa Ana. where he was
stationed for two years before coming here
His successor here will be the Rev. S.
w. Walker, who is now in charge at Santa
Ana.
L. G. Hafner and wife, formerly of Riv-
erside have taken up their residence here.
George II. Mcmillan, local agent Of the
Southern Pacific, left this morning on
three weeks vacation to Arizona
Deputy State Comptroller W. w. Douglas
is here on official business and incidentally
to get posted on the political situation.
A guild hall, with three rooms, is being
added to st. Paurs church.
City Engineer Capps who is the citys
representative in the construction of Mo-
rena dam for the city water works. under
the million and half of bonds voted by
the city, has filed an official report with
the council which is extremely sensational.
He says that the contractor has seriously
violated the specifications in many partic-
plarS and in spite of his remonStranceS
continues to do so: that there are grave de-
fects in the construction and the dam is
unsafe for the purpose of holding water
as now constructed; that the contractor
refuses to be bound by the specifications
and has not built the dam on bedrock all
through. He advises the council not to ac-
cept any of the work being done until after
the dam is completed and stood long
test under full head of water.
Marie Ortiz, an Indian woman. died here
this morning. The cause of death was Ole
age and her age was variously estimated
at from 109 to 1i6 years, her daughter plac-
ing it at anywhere from 115 to 146. Mrs
Ortiz was born in Old Town and has livet
in San Diego all her life.
This afternoon Clara M. Martin COM
menced suit against ID. r. Sackett, ant
asks for $4,000 actual and $40, 600 exemplary
damages.
She came to this city In December. 1898
with the plaintiff. She is now a girl of J.
years, and says that from the above date
until September 5th of this year she wa.
in the sole care and custody of the de
fendant. The complaint then alleges tha
while under his care Sackett. against hel
will, forced her to occupy the same room
and bed with him and to sleep with him
and assaults were made against her by
force Sackett is member of the firm OF
Sackett & Patterson and is reported to be
wealthy. He has gone to Riverside. Sack
EFT always introduced the child as his
daughter
The herald., 1897-10-06
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5-(Regular Cores
pondenceo Receiver A T.. Dodson OF the
Citizens Transfer company has been au-
thorized to issue $1,000 worth of receivers
certificates to meet the expenses OF the
road. The court instructed that the GER
tficates should not be sold for less thah
30 cents on the dollar, and that they be
made a preferred claim against the prop
erty This makes the second issue of cer-
tificates issued by the receiver, the first
issue being for $4,000.
Colonel Offiey j. Creive Reed has been
superseded as general manager of the Mex
lean Colonization and Development COM
pany, with headquarters at Ensenada. His
successor is the Hon. Ernest A. Alsop, who
has been a resident of Ensenada for some
time past and a heavy stockholder in the
company. Col. Reed has been in charge
of the company for about eighteen months,
and his liberality has made him popular.
Postmaster Dodge has received instruc-
tions from Washington to suspend Mail
Clerk Alanson w. Freeman from duty in
the local office until further advised by the
de partment Early in January Postmaster
Dodge filed charges against Freeman. al
leging that he had been guilty of conduct
unbecoming a gentleman and clerk in
the employ of the postal department, and
for disobedience of orders.
The report of the county treasurer this
morning SHUWeu lItit ile Idu OH manu- |oA,
O33. 10.
The cost of maintaining the county hos
pital for the month of September was
sT.S1.
The Rev c. w. Maggart, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of this city, has
decided not to withdraw his resignation.
as requested by his congregation. and will
preach his farewell sermon two weeks
hence. 1t is understood that he has re-
,eived a call 60 go to a larger church near
Chicago.
Miss Sarah Mclean has instituted suit
against Mrs NJ. G. Mackenzie for S25.0 .0o0
damages. for alleged slander. The ladies
are prominent members of the Presbyte-
rian church, and not long ago We're conf
Dental friends. Among the horrid things
that Mrs Mackenzie is reported to have
charged against her former companion Is
| that she came into her house dressed in
mems clothes, and enticed her son. boy
| 16 years of age to go with her about the
streets until a late hour. Six prominent
| legal lights have been engaged in the con-
| test.
| Elazar Meltown, father of Frank p. Bru-
| ner. an employe of Wells. Fargo & Co..
died yesterday morning at the ripe age
| of IS. Deceased had been a resident of this
city for the past ten years. The funeral
| this afternoon was lagely attended.
A sailor jumped overheard from the
| training ship Adams as she was leaving
this port last night, but fearing that he
The herald., 1897-10-06

alarm and reported what they had cut
and asked to continue cutting from the
forest reserves. but under certain re-
strictions. Agent Newhall has sent their
to Washington.
]. r. Richards of Redands is in the city,
to work the district attor-
ney's office to secure immunity from the
tongue of his wife by placing the owner
of the tongue behind the bars at Highland.
If successful he will save the expense of
the lawsuit she has commenced against
him for support. and give the county and
state a chance to support her. The wife
is also here calling on friends, looking
bright and cheerful over her recent vic
tory in the justice court. She appears
to have a remarkably level head for an
insane person.
e. c. Lockhard left for Los Angeles
Tuesday morning to work up interest in
the WooGmen, of which he is the accredited
promoter.
j. j. Arbios is down from the Green
lead, which he is working with a small
force.
At the meeting of the city board OF
education Monday night 1t was decided tc
teach penmanship by the vertical system
in all grades from one to five, but above
that let the scholar have wish as to style
The herald., 1897-10-06
VENTURA

VENTURA, Oct. 5.--The Ventura races
opened today with an attendance of less
than a thousand. 1t threatened rain dur
ing the forenoon, and the bean harvest
lessened the gate receipts. There was fair
weather at 1890, with no wind and good
track. Pools were slow and no favorites
were backed by strong betting. Three
events were witnessed. The three-quarter
mile dash was a pretty neck and neck con-
test for first money. Summarizes:
Trotting, three to start, mile, three in
five-Nellie d. Uongworth), Mack driver,
won: time, 1:36, :341a, 1:3i; Ray w. second.
Purse. $3.50.
Half mile dash, five to enter, Highland
Bell won; time :491a; Yule second, Caroline
Lemon third Purse, $3.50
Three-quarters of mile, four entries
Los Prietos won, Lady Hurst second, Lea
Spray third, Pescador fourth; time, lila
Purse, $3.50.
The herald., 1897-10-06
LOS ANGELES COUNTY

month as an experiment, and stated that
a reliable party stood ready to do it for
the price asked by Stewart. Trustee Hin
man also favored hand sweeping; but
Councilman Rayues inasmuch as Stewart
has gone to the expense of purchasing a
$500 machine, considered it no more than
justice to award the contract to Stewart.
Councilman Landon gave it as his opinion
that Stewart had stolen march on the
board by raising the price 10 cents above
the price charged by him in his former con-
tract which expires October I. The coun-
cilmen were willing to admit that Contract
or Stewart had been put to a great deal oil
annoyance of late by miscreants placing
baling wire in the way of his sweeping ma
chimes. which was to a great extent the
cause for the complaints. AS he owned a
$500 machine and would contract to do the
work satisfactorily in the future or for
felt his bond. Stewart was given the con-
tract to sweep Second street for the term
of two years.
The herald., 1897-10-06

the trustees, and 1t Is expected that the
work will now be completed without de-
lay. Bids for the work were advertised
for over a month ago, but no responses
were received. so the proceedings were
temporarily abandoned.
Miss Hattie Squires, well known young
lady of Olive, and Henry Chandler of Or
ange will be married tomorrow afternoon
in Villa Park church.
George A. Edgar of this city is In Vallejo
attending the funeral of his sister. Mrs. Ida
Edgar Dalton. who died last Saturday In
Ilwaco. Wash
The case of the People VS.. William
Schultz, charged with resisting on officer,
was opened today in the superior court
before Judge Ballard. and jury. 1ndica-
tions are that the case will be hotly con-
tested.
l.. E. Srack of Riverside was in the city
today.
The herald., 1897-10-06
DOWNEY

DOWNEY. Oct. 5.-(Regular Correspon-
dence) The young peoples societies of
the various churches held union service
in the Baptist church on Sunday evening,
which was well attended and quite int err
esting.
Rev. r. L. Duke has been reappointed to
the pastorate of the M. E. church South
at this place.
H. L. SHREDDER, who has been managing
the creamery on Third street. has removed
with his family to Los Angeles.
Donald Dobbie has returned from pros
pectng trip.
b. P. Patten in sojourning in Lower Cal
lfornia in search of health.
Dr. +. "A. Cashon was elected Sunday to
an eldership in the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church.
The Epworth league gave social at the
residence of DR.. Rowley which was very
enjoyable and well attended.
The herald., 1897-10-06
dolph of the Southern Paciflc's Arizona

dolph of the Southern Pacific's Arizona
division.
Fifty miles or SO south Of the King
lies the Fortuna mine. also with free
milling quartz ores. This mine is also
late arrival. yet has mill that pro-
duces $50, 900 in gold month.
The Crowned King, the Little. Jessie
and a dozen other sulphuretic gold prop
critics of the Bradshaw mountain lis
trict are being actively worked and are
producing large quantities of high-grada
concentrates. Many pyritic lodges run
ming high in gold have lately been dis
covered in the chasm Of the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado.
MINES ONCE NOTED
OF the older mines the vulture, once
considered worked out, has been taken
in hand by Chicago company that will
sink 1000 feet and will treat the sui.
phuretic ores of the lower levels by Q
new process. The Mammoth, an i'm
mense low grade gold property north OF
Tucson, is also to be opened up with the
aid of improved appliances. At the
Harqua Hala mine, once a famous pro-
Queer, and in many other camps the
old mill tailings are yielding rich haP.
vest through the aid OF the cyanide
process.
In the placer way the gravel of all the
creek beds of central Arizona carries
gold, but water is usually too scarce for
it's successful working. On Lynx creek,
near Prescott. great steam shovels are
being used and on the Hassayampa.
farther to the south, the promoters of
reservoir enterprise design the storage
OF water for sluicing the very gravel
beds that once brought rush of miners
to Antelope Park district from every
part Of the world. Yet, counting all
sources of production, the placer gold of
Arizona will not exceed in value half u
million a year Her quartz Lodges are
her sinews and their product Is increas-
ing year by year.
JAMES H. M'CLINTOCK.
The herald., 1897-10-06
COLDER THAN YUKON REGION
Ninety Degrees Below Zero Marked
Last Year in Siberia

There is as yet no positive record of
the lowest range of the thermometer
in the upper Youkon region, but it is safe
TO assume that this range extends year
ly to the 80 degree or 60 degree line,
with a not improbable occasional de-.
scent to a somewhat lower level. This
would be approximately the low-level
temperature of the true Arctic regions,
and yet be by no means the lowest
that has been recorded. Thus Kane, in
his Arctic service, has seen -75 degrees.
and the officers, of the British polar ex-
petition of 1876 recorded an almost
equivalent temperature, -12 degrees.
On the other hand the lowest registry of
Mr.. Peary's thermometer was only -53
degrees. Compared with the regions
lying to the further south the winter
climate of the Klondike does not differ
in severity very materially from that
of many parts of the more thickly in
habited portions Of British North Amer
ica. as Manitoba or Alberta, or even
from Dakota or northern or central
Minnesota, where almost annually the
mercury freezes in its tube.
While possibly sufficiently low to meet
all the require ments of human unhappi-
ness or discomfort. this freezing cold is
yet far from equaling what is a regular
occurrence in many parts of inhabited
Siberia At the governmental town of
Yakutsk, which is situated a short dis
tance without the Arctic realm. spirit
marking of rs degree is no infrequent
event. and even 80 degrees is hardly
sufficient to disturb the equanimty OF
the inhabitants. In the winter of 49S
the low record of -S2 degrees was estab-
lished. At VerlSojansk, just beyond the
Arctic circle. the therm ometer, in a sim
gle day in January. 1885, marked sc
degrees. This is the lowest natural cold
that has ever been recorded, but the
region which it marks has long been
recognized as one of the poles of cold
of the earth. Incidental reference to a
cold of so degrees has been transmit
ted from the Klondike, but there can be
little question that this is an exaggera-
ton of the actual severity of the climate
the result of careless observation or OF
instruments whose rating is imperfect
Philadelphia Ledger.
The herald., 1897-10-06
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CORONA

CORONA, Oct 5.-(Regular Correspon-
denceD Celeste Ludwig, eight years old.
was seriously injured here yesterday by
falling from a wagon attached to a run
away team. The little girl was taken
aboard the wagon at her parents resi-
dsnce near the Pacific Clay works. When
opposite McNicar's warehouse the child
dropped her hand satchel and the driver
stopped the team and, leaving the child
on the wagon went back a shcrt distance
to get the satchel. The team started up
and began to rum The team ran for a block
and when turning sharp corner the child
fell off the seat backwards, her head strik-
ing on coal oil can, cutting a cash to
the skull nine inches long. She then rolled
out of the wagon and fell to the ground,
striking on her head. Twenty-seven
stitches were required to take up the
wound in the head