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The herald., 1897-10-15
ANOTHER FooTPAD STORY
John Skellud Says That He Was
Beaten and Robbed

At s O'clock yesterday morning an old
man named John Skellud was brought
into the receiving hospital. He did not
have dry stitch of clothing on him, and
was thoroughly chilled. He was un-
dressed ard after being placed in
warm bed stimulants were administer
ed to him.
The officer bringing Skellud in reported
that he had found the old man lying in
pool of water back of blacksmith
shop at the corner of Los Angeles and
Seventh streets. He had evidently spent
the night there. When he had recover
ed sufficiently to talk the old man told
his story. He said that he had been up
town during the evening and had left
Gabel's tailoring establishment, where
he had formerly been employed, at 6
o'clock, and started to walk home. He
had not gone far when he met genteel
appearing young fellow, who volunteer
ed to assist him across the street. AS it
was raining, and the gutter was full Of
water, he accepted the kindness. When
they had safely reached the other side
the young man drew a flask from his
pocket and offered the old man drink
He took draught, and that was the last
thing he remembered until he found
himself in the receiving hospital. Four
dollars Of his money, he claimed, was
missing, ard he believed that he had
been relieved of this by the accommo-
dating young man.
Detective Hawley investigated the
case, and does not believe that there is
any truth in Skellud's story that he was
The herald., 1897-10-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Don't fail to hear the big organ Mon
day night.
Call Tel. Main 243 for ambulance
Kregelo & 3resee. Sixth and Broadway.
Robert Sharp &; Co.. funeral directors
dndependent)5 536 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
Watches cleaned, Is cents: main
springs. so cents; crystals, 10 cents
Patton. 214 South Broadway.
Mr. and Mrs. Quinlan will sing at the
reception given to DR.. r. S. Cantne at
the First NJ. i. church this evening.
There are undelivered kilograms at
the office of the Western Union Tele-
graph company for Sylvan NJ. Levy
and Mason Bradfield.
The teachers Sunday schools class,
conducted by DR.. Jos. d. Moody, will
open at 1880 p. m. today at Y. w. c. A,
211h West Second street.
Adams Bros, dentists, 293a South
Spring street. Plates from 81. Painle sss
extracting. so cents Filling a speciality.
Hours, 8 to s; Sundays, 10 to II.
An invitation Is extended to high
school girls to attend gymnasium drill
by Miss Ida Scott at Y w c A, 2111a
West Second street, at 1890 p. m. today
DR.. Kellogg Lane of Monrovia will
give an address ON Physical Harmony"
Friday at 2:30 in Temperance temple,
corner Of Broadway and Temple street.
H. c. Lichten berger, the picture
framer, at 2O2 South Spring street, has
Just received his fall stock of new styles
Of picture frame mouldings. Ifyou have
any framing to do call and see this beau
tiful line.
Further hearing and proceedings in
the case of the Rand Mountain Mining
company vs.. the Sunlight Gold Mining
company We're ordered adjourned yes
terday afternoon until Monday morn
Ing, the 18th inst, at 1890 O'Clock.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey. Stimson
block. first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1856.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases Of women and
children. Electricity scientifically used.
Consultation hours 1 to s. Tel. 1927.
The herald., 1897-10-15
CRACKED A SAFE
BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB THE
TRoPICo PosToFFICE
A Terrific Explosion Which Wrecked
the Front Part of the Building.
The Third Attempt

The safe iss the Tropico postoffice was
blown open by robbers for the third
time in its history on Wednesday night.
So terrific was the explosion that the
entire front of the store in which 1t is
located was wrecked. The robbers, as
on the two previous occasions, failed to
secure any money. The only booty OBJ
tanned was registered package doCe
up in dry goods box, and which is sup
posets to contain, some article of cloth
ing. The fac; that the robbers did rot
secure any money is due to the precau-
ton of the postmistress Miss Nettie
jay. Since the other attempts were
made she has been in the habit of TAX
ing all the valua bles out of it before
closing up at night.
The work upoel the safe was done
sometime during the night. One resi-
dent not far from the postoffice heard
an explosion at about o'clock in the
morning, but was sleepy and did not
bother TO get up and see what was the
matter. The discovery of the attack
upon the safe was made by Miss Jay.
who arrived al the postoffice al 6 o'clock
ard foun@ the front Of the building ly-
ing in the street. Inside the mail boxes
ha0 been blown out Of the castings and
everything in the store was tumbled
around in the greatest disorder.
Miss Jay ~ once came to the city and
reported what had occurred to United
States District Attore1ey Frank Flint,
since Postal Inspector M. II. Flint is out
of the city. AS soon as they learned of
the attempted robbery, Deputy Sheriffs
Mcclure and White went at once to the
scene. The case is one, however, which
concerns the United States authorities,
and as orders had been sent from the
federal authorities to have nothing
touched until they arrived, the officers
were unable to make more than a
cursory examination. The robbers had
selected their time well. A heavy rain
which had fallen all night had obliter-
ated all traces of their departure.
In order to blow open the safe hole
had been bored in the top of the door
and the opesIing filed with giant pow
Ger. The force of the explosion had
opened the door. The money drawer of
the store in which the postofice is To-
Gated was found open, but all the coin
had been taken out of it the evening be-
fore .
From the manner in which the Job
was done it is thought to have been the
work Of green hands. A professional
safe cracker would hardly waste his
skill in the Tropico postofIice, where
there are rarely, If ever, any valuables
kept. The sheriff's officers returned to
this city, and when seen last night said
that they had not been able to secure
any clue to the identify of the robbers.
The federal officers are expected, to ar
rive today.
The herald., 1897-10-15
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Of the School of Art and Design Las
Night

large audience was present las
evening in st. Vincent's hall for the
graduating exercises of the Los Angeles
School Of Art and Design. DR.. S. Fl.
Weller, president of the board of trus-
tees, presided, and there was an interest
ing program of addresses and music,
preceding the presentation of diploma
and certificates.
The musical part of the program was
contributed by Miss Alice Maxson and
Miss S. I. Morgan of Occidental college,
ard Mrs. Lillian Werth Fruhling. Miss
MaXson played selection from
Lohengrin, arranged for the violin;
Mrs. Fruhling sang Hatton's "Blos-
SONS" and also in duet, Conal's "Mer-
ry, Merry Are We" with Miss Morgan.
who also acted as accompanist.
DR.. Weller made the opening address.
in which he dwelt briefly on the history
of art and its masters, and spoke of the
aim of the school, the wide scope of the
work, and of its flourishing condition.
He said they We're not doing surface,
but fundamental, work, and were try
ing to bring out and perpetuate higher
ideals.
Mr.. Mcleod and DR.. j. c. Fletcher
gave an outline of the ground gone over
in the past by the school, ard spoke
with satisfaction of its present and
hopefully of its future. w. A. Spald-
ing, with few words, de formal pre-
sentation of a diploma to the graduate,
Miss Estelle Cook, and certificates to
her and to the following pupils: Alice
Lamber, Janet Shields, Elva Tallman,
Constance Praeger, Nicholas Dinebula,
Louise Marston, Gardiner, Ernest Rob
ir.son, Alma Weber, Ruel Tolman,
Mrs. NJ. Evarts Josephine Ritchel, Vera
Morehaus, Emma Thornton.
The main studio was decorated effect
lively with the class colors, green, white
and yellow. Potted plants, palms.
evergreen and papyrus, with cosmos and
marguerites, were added to the casts
and brush work of the studio. Miss
Cook was presented with a handsome
cast of the Venus of Milo, a gift from her
fellow Students
The herald., 1897-10-15
RAIN CAUSES FIRE
Barrels of Unslaked Lime Start a
Blaze

Some barrels of unslaked lime which
stood out in the rain Wednesday night
We're responsible for the fire department
being called to the cor1sr of Temple
street and Bunker Hill avenue early
yesterday morning. The lime was on
the ground for use in the construction of
a new building which is going up at that
point. The barrels were left uncover
cd, and the water pouring into them
started the shaking process which was
responsible for the fire. About forty
bundles of laths were burned. The
damage amounted to $50. w. D. Smith
OWES the premises.
The herald., 1897-10-15
JERSEY MOSQUITO IN AMBER
Committee to Urge the Numbering of
Houses

The committee appointed at the di-
rector's meeting of the chamber of COM
merce to go before the board of public
works and urge prompt action in the
naming of streets and numbering of
residences, will meet at the city hall At
2 o'clock today and appear in a body be-
fore the board. Vigorous action in this
matter is made by the chamber of COM
merce for the purpose of assisting the
postotfice department in the delivery CT
letters.
Strictly under the law, there can be no
free delivery to houses that are not
numbered. and 1926 street names were
charged eight months ago, and they are
not yet labeled. 1t is to urged action in
both these matters that the committee Of
five has been appointed.
1t seems there is on exhibition in Lon
don some wonderful specimens Of am
ber, containing flies. spiders and other
insects, If anybody would like to see
such specimen, all he has to do is to 80
to the chamber of commerce, where there
is very fine piece of amber from the
shores of the Baltic sea. 1t is loared
by Mr.. EsternauX of this city. and con-
tans particularly fine specimen of the
prehistoric Jersey mosquito. 1t evil
IDENTIFY belonged to a robust family, ard
1t looks as if it might have had sonor-
Gus song.
Secretary Virgins is in receipt of a
letter from Charles Bundseher in which
he quotes Commissioner Clark, who has
been in charge of the California exhibit
at the Guatemalan exposition, that as
soon as he can diestangle himself from
the clutches of the custom house he
shall start for home with all the things
in his charge. He says the war has
played havoc with any chances to sell
anything, but he hopes in few days to
get the exhibits into place of safety.
The herald., 1897-10-15
EBELL MEETING
Paper on the Modern Tendencies of
Music

Music
Yesterday afternoon a number of
the members assembled at the new Ebell
rooms and listened to a very Interesting
paper on the Modern Tendency of
Music" by Miss Leadiora Whitcomh.
Miss Whitcomb, after briefly reviewing
the history of music and its growth
from the early church chants ard
hymns to the classical period when mu-
sicai form was observed strictly and
reverently by the great masters of
composition; on, to the present with it's
symphonic poems and program music
which "only an Psychologist in the tone
world can understand
The speaker referred with some de
tail to the national music which is COM
posed by the natives of Bohemia Rus
sa, Scandinavia, ETC., and the irdvid-
ualism and characteristics OF Dvorak,
Smetana, Tschaikowsky Grieg. She
spoke Of the vivid coloring the worl-
derful use of Instrumentation, the start
ling modulations which are taking the
place of the purity and strength of the
classicists, and offered the opinion that
the music OF the future would gather up
all the wealth of the present, which
stands for full emotional expression.
and embody it t1 the intellectual
strength and purity of classic form.
At intervals during the reading the
following program was delightfully."- rem
dered:
(aD Gavotte Bach, (b) variations,
Beethoven, Miss Ina Goodwin; "Qui
is Coce," i. Puritani, Mrs. Roth Hamil-
ton: Novelette, SphIluparr Mice Pocby
shell; oa) "Aufenthalt," Schubert, (b)
"FruehAngsnacht," Schumapn, (c)
"Staendchen," Franz Miss Beresford
JOY; (a) Berceuse Chopin, (b) Loves
Dream" Liszt, Miss Bernice Roche;
Rhapsodie, Brahms, Miss Rogers; Reg
nava la Silenzlo," Mrs. Roth Hamilton.
AT the close Of the paper ar informal
chat and cup of tea were enjoyed
The herald., 1897-10-15

robbed. He was not at Gabel's store at
the time that he said, but about two
hours later. 1t is more probable that
he simply got drunk and spent his
money, afterward wandering around
until he fell down into the pool of water
in a stupor. The old mans nose was
bruised. as If from blow, anG.beneath
his eyes the flesh had been biackeEed. +.
but this condition is thought to have re-
suited rather form a fall than from the
work Of a footpad.
The herald., 1897-10-15
East Side N otes

A social will be given by the Kenesaw
Relief corps this evening at More's hall
An interesting program will be rem
dered.
Mrs J. o. Murphy and children, who
have been visiting Mrs. Banning of
Griffia avenue this summer, left a few
days since for Mexico, their future home.
All are invited to the temperance rally
this evening at the Second Presbyterian
church. Rev. E. S. Farrand of Boyle
Heights will give an address.
H. A. Osgood of Workman street, who
has been in San Francisco for the past
month, will return Saturday, accompa-
MED by his daughter, Miss Ollie, who has
been the guest OF her sister, Mrs. S. d.
North of the Bay City.
Rev E. A. Healy and family left yes
terday afternoons for his new charge at
San Diego.
The reception given Rev. Dorland and
family at the Congregational church last
evening was largely attended.
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The herald., 1897-10-15
Known Here

Emanuel Peppers, the mulatto whose
body was found in the mountains not
far from Riverside, where he had COM
mitted suicide, was formerly an inmate
of the county Jail here. He was black
smith by trade and addicted to the NOR
phine habit. Last March he was COM
mitted to Highlands for insanity, from
which institution he was recently dis
charged.
The herald., 1897-10-15
Crushed a Fin ger

Fl. Shoulders, who runs a leather store
at 335 North Main street, had his little
finger caught in a machine with which
he was working yesterday morning.
The member was badly crushed at the
end. The suffer came to the receivir g
hospital for medical attention, and DR..
Hagan amputated the finger at the first
The herald., 1897-10-15
Going Back to China

Louie Wee Kim, a Celestial who was
found unlawfuly in the United States,
arrived at the city Jail last night from
New Mexico in charge of Deputy United
states Marshal Dave Loomis. The
Chinaman will be taken to San Francis
co. from which point he will be deported.
The herald., 1897-10-15
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicled on Pages =, s. 8 and 10

Meeting of the park commissioners
Bold attempt to rob the Verdugo
postofice.
Another footpad story revealed to
the police.
The agricultural part Of the fair not
in evidence.
Dilly pleads guilty to the Westlake
park assault.
Local cases of interest before the
supreme court.
The street superintendent busy with
flooded streets.
j.. Earion Brooks investment in
politics for fun.
Results of the opening days races
at Agricultural park.
Suit commenced to foreclose the
Temple street cable railroad.
The herald., 1897-10-15

Henry j. Kramer's dancing class for
juvenile beginners will form Saturday.
october 18th. at 1890 Adult class for
beginners Monday, October 18th, at 1880.
References required.
The herald., 1897-10-15
Wanted In Isuy HOuse

of four or five rooms. in desirable location
don't object to going out a ways, If near
car line. Price must be right, and on
monthly payments. Langworthy Co.. 22G
S. Spring st.
The herald., 1897-10-15
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Re of observations
taken at Los Angeles October IA. The
barometer is reduced TO sea level.
The herald., 1897-10-15

Board Of public works meets-1o
q. m.
Friday Morning club, Owens block
1918 m.
Second day of the race meet at Ag-
ricultural park-1 p. m.
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Time Bar. Th'r. R.H wind Vel. W'th'r
ia. m. 20 90 5S 81 SW Cloudy
tp. m. 1886 60 20 SW Pt cldy
Maximum temperature, 65.
Minimum temparture, 81.
Rainfall past "a hours, LIS inches.
Rainfall for season, 1.95.
Forecast for Southern California: Fair
Friday; fresh northwesterly winds.
The herald., 1897-10-15
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudevi
Los Angeles-"Ernani."
Burbank-"TheD District Attorney"
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Wall paper, late styles. low prices. at
A. a. Eckstrom's. 1924 South Spring street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
Bound Over,

Pedro Aguirre, The Mexican charged
with rape on Inc person OF Juana Her
nandez OF Juarez, ageu IL, pied guilty
TINS morning in the hearing before
Justice MCKEE, and was nound over
without bali. Sr. and Sra. Hernandez
and The lutte girl were over as per
agreement, ana the accused pied gull
Ly, evlueutly under the impression that
DIS he was willing to marry the child,
The union would be sancLloned and The
WI ole affair smOOthed over.
Sr. hernandez runs little store
over the river. which this Agulrre was
won't TO haunt, and becoming infatuat-
ed with Juana he finally persuaded
her to take d walk just ways with
aim up the river. He did take her
just ways-a good long ways, and
when tue child became tired aid want
ed 10 return home, the wretch would
not let her, but dragged the crying lit
lie one after him clear up over the New
Mexico line.
Juana testified to Aguirre's forcing
his intention on her twice, aud the
prisoner Admitted it, the wltnes, saying
the fellows purposes were only carried
out after fight AS to Aguirre's
marrying her, the Hernandez people
will not listen to any such proposition
for moment, and the impression
seems to be tnaL there will be u neck
tie party in Ell Paso before many moons
wax ana wane.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02
- IN
Ul2SAH hu,,n ! !
'tl>1zzx'zIEEzD }

This city should seed car load OF
provis ons to FL Paso.-
Citizen.
The New Mexican W. c. I. Z. be-
gan TO-DAY, u three Jays convention at
Albuquerque.
Nelve thousand sheep for Garrett u
Godel came over the river today; So
diQ two train loads Of cattle for other
parties.
The city scavepger is after the dogs
in great shape, and nearly Iorty we're
rounded up yesterday, with goOdly
addition Today.
Pillar Leva, the Mexican arrested for
whaling a woman aGu huurisnIng gun
| is thought to be wanted at Seven Nj
vers, n. NJ, tor muI der.
The board OF health quit on the hos
pital tent service near The Mesa sch DOL
house TO-DAY, and all sick refugees are
| being cared for at the hospital at old
| Fort Bliss.
[ have for sale the most choice lots
| on MyTtl avenue, and also the most
QesIra Die lots uorIn OF the q. H. Il. Il.
Call ana make your choice before
| prices are raised. "A. +. COLES.
Parties have called at the HERALD
Office to complain That their Mexican
servant glrle on learning OF the appro-
prIauons at Washington and Austin,
quiz work and refused to return be-
cause as they sad, they were going &c
| be fed.
General Malloy is watching the Mex
leans at the border pretty closely, aud
Today turned back twenty five, as un-
desirable immigrants. The general
THINKS the pi gIims had heard OF the
relief fund ana were en- route TO Par
take of the same.
The eXaggerat ted reports sent out
from this city 70 eastern papers about
the flooded cuu0ltion OF The Town has
| led people TO believe that pretty much
the entire tow was unQer water, and
| u numerous tele grams of inquiry have
been sent IN here.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

1t is to the Infinite credit of Mexican
army officers that they should, on
Decoration day, peculiarly American
celebration, place flowers on the graves
of the solulers OF the northern epu olic
who sleep In tue IJtle cemetery of the
Uniteu States in this capital city. Ana
the CORES ponding action, That of plac-
ing wreaGns on the monument to the
heroic young cadets who Tell at Cha
pultepec in the war of 1867, was one
coming stra gnt from the hearts OF our
American feIlow-resldents. General
ClaytOn's parJlc. patton in the cere-
mony was Significant of the bury iug
forever of the sau pasta time and d
deeu regrettaple to thinking men; but
inevlta bic, and for when no blame
attaches to any man in either nation
today. Pre- sldent DIaz, VINO hau Cor
daily given his consent 10 the tribute
paid by the American minister and
American residents, must feel that
now the past is indeed blotted OUT
Mex. Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

either side are still partly under water,
and view to the south from along the
line of the yard tracks show ruins,
ruins everywhere Men are at work
surfacing up the tracks where the road
bed has been softened, and consider
able will have to be done in this line.
The round house yards are covered
with silt, the turn table pit and the
round house pits are chock full of wa
ter Cleaning up there is something
of job, but the fact that the waters
are receding give much hope. The
water in Rand's grove has fallen about
foot, although the strong swift cur
rent setting 10 to the north at the rear
of the round house is still much in evil
dence.
A numb ar of little children gave an
entertainment at the Mesa avenue res
rdence of J. 9. Lackland recently for
charity, and the outcome was IS which
will be expended on the child sufferers
of the flood.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-02

that was pouring in there was
turned out. The levee is now
being strengthened so as to hold back
an even strop ger body of water should
it come down. The completion of this
levee makes it continuous from
Finigan'S hide house on Seventh street
to the sewer pump house on Tornillo
street, with the exception of a small
gap on Third street where gap has
been cut to let the water out. From
the sewer pump house to the Texas and
Pacific track the land is high, and
from that north to Myrtle avenue the
I. 81 p. grade forms a levee to hold
the water back. The water receding
in the river allows the water to run off
of the second ward aud at noon today
many of the streets that have been
submerged were above the water, but
ve'y muddy.
The Texas q Pacific passenger train
ran into their own depot today, and
Virginia street from San Antonio to
the Depot is dry and one can pass owe r
il dry footed.
South and east of the levee above
spoken of the water is a raging tor
rent. The current comes in lust east
of the brick yard and runs across the
lots where Dix, Patterson and Mad
rid's houses formerly stood and from
there runs north to Tusien's place and
and runs east on Fourth street and
cuts right through the house ard lot
of Mr.. Dehinger, W no e house fell yes
II rday, ana there under the house it
has washed cur q hole from fifteen to
twenty feet deep: from there the cur
rent shoots back on Briggs place and
is gradually undermining his frame
building which il liable tt fall at any
ime. TGe current then takes a.
al n
I. q z. track on Cot on avenue it has
! washed out the track and many of the
cars on the track are half su emerged
in tie wafer and would probab V wash
away If the water old uOG have room
to spread. The cars on the track down
Sixth street are upder wat r up to
their floors and the track has apparent
iy washed out.
Tner is much talk of suits for dam
ages by citizens and corporations who
fe ell that they have been injured by
| the city throwing up levees to keep
the water ouo of the city. 1t would
have en- batter policy for those who
bring suit to lay their claim to the fact
that tie city was too slow IN beginning
| the leeves. They could have had bet
ter grounds on which to base their
suits.
The Texas & Pacific threatens to
sue LHS Clly IOE o-o,OOO lOf CuUIIDS GDelr
| leve e in tue eastern part of the city
and Iettiog the water in on the round
| house anu offices. They base their
ella IN on the fact that the leveeS were
cuc by force with the consent of the
city authorities and that a police man
, was present when it was doue. The
policeman should have gone the other
way.
The river is at a standstill here to-
day and reports from as far up as Albu-
querque, show JnaJ there is a sigh.
tall In the water. The high water in
Colorado ought 10 reach here by the
| Lotto, and probably by that time the
present flood VIII have run down. This
of course wall ouIy be the result if no
more rains cause the RIVER to rise
again.