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The herald., 1897-10-29
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
REDLANDs

REDLANDS, Oct. 2S.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Company G, in spite of
ambition and extra practice in order to
excel, was knocked out at the shoot by
the wind that blew gale. At times the
sand and gravel came back into the
faces of the marksmen almost with the
force of bullets. Under such conditions
it is no wonder the boys all fell below
the 60 mark, and that they will take
place below both Company M and X on
the list. The average was 41.6S per man
Of those shooting, with twelve absent
ees. In the revolver scores the highest
were Lieut.. Thaxter So; Major Prescott
81; Lieut.. Higbey, go; Major Diss, 81.
The wedding OF H. H. I.ienau and
Lottie B. Haight was a most elaborate
affair Tuesday afternoon, Rev. o. H
Spoor tying the knot with beautiful
ring ceremony. The happy couple
started on bridal trip through South
ern California, intending to visit many
places before their return.
The Redlands Electric Light and
Power company held it's annual election
and chose the following board of di-
rectors: Henry Fisher, H. H. Sinclair
G. B. Ellis, E. 7. Painter, J. H. Fishe,
and F. G. Feraud. The following Off
GERS were elected: H. H. Sinclair, pres
ident; G. B. Ellis, vice president; F. G.
Feraud, secretary; First National bank
treasurer
The wedding of Miss Dent, relative
of the Grant family, and William We'd.
der of Los Angeles, yesterday, recalls
the frightful ride the groom took on q
car of ice from Grafton into the Red.
lands yard, where he was thrown fifty
yards, and had most wonderful escape
from instant death.
The organization of the Redlands
Citrus union is now complete, being COM
posed of all the citrus fruit packers from
Redlands, Highland and vicinity. Off
GERS are to be elected today.
The herald., 1897-10-29

vitations for which were sent out in
September. will be given tomorrow eve
ming at Hotel Arcadia. The attend
ance promises to be very large.
Mrs. r. II. Elliott left this morning for
couple of weeks stay at Elsinore
Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh of Pomona who
have been spending several months at
Ocean Park, will leave tomorrow for
their home.
Charley Suits has gone to Mexico.
where he will join his brother, James e.
Suits, who is engaged in extensive min
ing operations at San Miguelito.
The Hotel Jackson, which has been
run by Mr.. j. S. johnson for some time,
has been sold to Mr.. B. Brubaker of Los
Angeles, who will take possession on
Nov. /.
A board of trustees was organized last
night by the members of the Methodist
church The officers elected were: Judge
l. A. Willis, president Prof. c. l. d.
Moore, secretary; and ]. G. Knesel,
treasurer.
Steamer Bonita, Nicholson, arrived
yesterday, discharging twenty tons of
merchandise.
The Santa Rosa departed yesterday for
the north with SO tons OF grain, 20 tons
Of merchandise and 65 passengers.
Bert Bassett is expected home this
evening from Arizona.
The herald., 1897-10-29
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA. Oct. 2S.-(Regular Cor
respondence) The most exciting event
of today's race meeting was the 2:40 trot
and the great drive made by FELTON, be-
hind Judd TO win first place in the fourth
heat. Judd broke at the start and fell
to the rear. At the half he was three
the stretch he gained rapidly under Eel
tons whip and won the heat in 2:241s.
The horses in this race were all local,
and the fast time made for the class
made it the best race so far of the meet
Summarizes:
Special 2:17 trot, purse $4O0-Neernut,
b. h.. by Albert w by Nutwood (Ford)
l, 2, 1, l. Margaret North, b. m, by Alex
Button, Efhngham (Franklin), 2, l, 2, 2.
Time. 2:1s. 2:15, 2:16H, 2:19.
Trot 2:40, for horses owned in Orange
or San Diego counties; purse $20O-Nut-
way, CHI. g., by Nutford, by Oscar Stein
way &c. H. Judd), l, 2, 2, l. Judd, br. S.
(Felton), 2, g. 1, l, 2. Time, 2:201a, 2:22A
2:24A, 2:24A, 2:22. Before last heat pools
sold So Judd against the field. Polo,
b.. M, by Nutford, and Cash, b. g., by
Silkwood, also ran.
Tomorrow the star program of the
season will be given. 1t includes the
2:12 trot, 2:17 pace, six furlong dash and
a mile hurdle, with large fields in each.
The victims of the accidents at the
race track yesterday are doing well.
Hanna, the hurdle rider is not so badly
injured as at first supposed. He has
his collar bone and three ribs broken,
but is resting comfortably at the Richie
lieu hotel. Harvey, the Palo Alto driv-
er who had his leg broken, is also doing
as well as possible.
Dave Auerbach of Los Angeles was
in town yesterday seeing old friends.
Lys Moesser and Jim Yost were up
before Justice Freeman again this
morning on charge of drunkenness.
Moesser was released on probation of
sixty days and Yost was hired out to
rancher at Bolsa for two months pend
ing good behavior.
The merchants are considering a
proposition to close their business
houses Friday afternoon for the 2:12
trot.
Rev. ]. T. Hopkins has returned from
the meeting of the synod at Oakland.
Mrs. D. II. Thomas and daughter en-
tertain number of their friends to-
night.
Charles Hayes, a railroad man from
Long Beach, was in town today
I. w. Gardner of Los Angeles was
down today attending the races.
The herald., 1897-10-29
POMONA

POMONA, Oct. 2S.-(Regular Core
spondence.) A pair of Persian sheer
have been received at the experimental
station by Superintendent ]. w. Mills
for breeding purposes. The tail of the
Persian sheep, it is said, often weighs 3(
pounds, and a cross with them increas-
es the size of the sheep and quantity OF
wool produced, the quality also being
improved.
Captain Nina Maitland of Los
Angeles, formerly in charge of the
Pomona corps of the Salvation Army
army to be held Saturday night and
Sunday.
The trustees of Pomona college have
elected Rev. Frank L. Ferguson presi-
dent of that institution. The new presi-
dent is field secretary of the Congrega-
tional Educational society of Boston.
He is a graduate of the theological de-
partment of Yale university.
A mothers meeting will be held in the
parlors of the NJ E. church Wednesday
afternoon, Nov. 8, the subject to be
Right and Wrong Punishment"
The Rev. DR.. Conger of Pasadena will
preach at the Universalist church Sun
day morning and in the evening the
Young Peoples society of that church
will hold Il special temperance meeting,
at which DR.. Conger will be present and
deliver an address.
At a recent meeting of the Pomona
lyceum James Bennett presented pa
per on The Cuban Situation. H. L.
Avery was made an officer of the ex-
ecutive committee. An open meeting
for next month is being arranged
M. L. Sparks yesterday sold the
oranges on his ten-acre orchard to Por-
ter Bros. for $1,000 on the tree. His
trees are only eight years old and since
they have come into bearing he has, in
Guiding yesterdays sale, realized over
$4,000 on them.
The local lodge Of Foresters will give
musical and literary entertainment
next Wednesday evening to be followed
by dancing.
S. M. Haskell of the Progress has
been elected vice-president of the Cali
fornia Press association.
The herald., 1897-10-29
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 2S.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence.) 1t was quiet day
at the court house. No business was
transacted in the superior court, no new
suits We're filed with the county clerk
and no marriage licenses were issued.
The auditors office is running smooth
ly under the management of Deputy A.
A. Janssens.
Tax Collector M. F. Burke and assist
ants will collect taxes at Los Alamos
today and go to Guadalupe tomorrow
morning.
Gardener Stapleton c. Hicks, under
the supervision of Hon. A. B. Williams,
chairman of the board of supervisors,
has gang of hobos at work filling in tn :
front part Of the court house yard.
The funeral of Albert Ames took place
this afternoon from the Baptist church.
Deceased was an artist of ability.
1t is reported that c. o. Johnson, for
merly superintendent Of the Pacific
Coast railway, running between Los
Olivos and Port Hartford, and now Pa
cific coast agent of the Northwestern
railroad, with headquarters in San
Francisco, has just returned from Klon-
dixie, richer than he went thither. A
private letter to County Clerk H. H.
Doyle gives the news that Mr.. Johnson
located a mine Immediately after his ar
rival, and within ten days sold it for $50.
900. His stay was brief, as he came
back on the return voyage Of the steamer
that took him to the new Ell Dorado.
An excellent flow of water was report
ed this morning at the city water tunnel.
The sum of $4,000 is being raised this
year by direct taxation for the develop
ment of a municipal water supply.
The herald., 1897-10-29
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 2S.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The Miner murder trial
still drags along in the superior court.
Today is the third day of the trial, and il
will probably take two days more TO
settle the question of whether Milner
was justified in killing Darrah, his
neighbor, or not.
The star witness Of today's proceed
ings was Miner, the defendant. His
examination lasted for several hours
and as there were no eye witnesses to the
killing except himself, his story is the
only one given to the jury Of the actual
shooting. Miner testified that Darrah
threatened his life on September Sth.
eight days before the shooting. This
was at Miners house. The men were
then quarreling over Miners right to
cross Darrah's land to get to his own.
Miner told Darrah there was a legal
way to settle his troubles, and the latter
replied that he did not intend to go to
The herald., 1897-10-29
SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 2s.-(Regular
Correspondence.) There was a very
good attendance of both men and wom-
en- at last nights meeting at the city
hall. held for the purpose of discussion
of the improvement of the city GENE
terry. Justice A. M. Gudinger was
elected chairman of the evening and M
H. Kimball secretary. A motion was
carried to the effect that the chairman
appoint a committee of five of which the
chairman and secretary would be added
as ex-officio members, to discuss and
formulate plans, ways and means for
bettering the condition of the cemetery
to report at a meeting to be called by
the chair, who was given until the is
sue of this evenings papers to an
nounce the committee.
This afternoon the chairman an
nounced the following committee:
Frederick H. Ruidge, A. Mooser, J. J.
Carrello, w. S. Vawter and Roy Jones
1t is the intention to call the committee
together on Saturday evening at 7:S(
o'clock.
There was very good attendance last
evening at the first lecture of Mrs. May
nard's course of ten popular lectures
to be given, one each week, at her home
on Oregon avenue Her subject was
"The French Revolution"
A reception will be given next Wed.
nesday evening in the Methodist church
TO the new pastor, r. c. Wuestenburg
ana ms wife, by the members of the
church.
Mr. ana MRS. f. V. Robbins have re-
turned 10 pasadena after a pleasant
visit with their parents, Judge and Mrs
l. A. Willis.
Mrs. Laura Carey has returned from
a visit to San Francisco and Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. l. p. Bunnell have re.
turned from lengthy visit to the east.
ern states.
The second party of the series to b,
given this winter by Unity circle, in.
The herald., 1897-10-29
DowNEY

DOWNEY, Oct. 2S.-(Regular Core
spondence) B. F. Witherspoon met
with quite a painful accident the other
evening. The night was very dark and
Frank was in great hurry. The
clothesline was in it's accustomed place
but Frank evidently did not realize this
and increased his pace, lost in medita-
ton. There was a sudden head-on col
lision and the ground still shows signs
Of violent encounter.
Mr.. Witherspoon found two of his
teeth on the scene the next morning
and DR.. Atwater has since been trying
to replace them in the swollen jaw.
NJ e. Frankel is having an addition
built to his dwelling.
o. c. Millett and family of San ia
cinto have arrived and expect to make
their home here.
The herald., 1897-10-29
lex TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS

The Deciduous Orange Growers and
Lemon Growers associations have con-
summated the lease of the old William
cite Lumber company'S place or
South Broadway which will be used as
a warehouse for the three associations
The building will be boarded up and
railroad accommodations will be sup
piled. The building is about 200 feet
long and very spacious.
Major N. S. Bangham is circulating
a subscription paper for the buying OF
magazines and binding them for the
use of Company 1. Last year more than
$50 We're obtained in this manner and
the present library was established.
Many business men are coming again
to the rescue.
George E. Weaver, proprietor of the
Grand View hotel on Catalina island,
has leased the Carleton hotel for three
years, beginning Nov. l. The rooms will
be thoroughly renovated and the struct-
ure will be remodeled.
The funeral of Mrs. Ella Burns who
died at 37S North Marengo avenue will
be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
from the Catholic church.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
International Brotherhood league this
evening, in the board of trade rooms,
addresses were given by Messrs. A. H.
Gibson and E. E. Synge of Los Angeles.
Misses Pierce and Laster gave a piano
and violin duet and Miss LEM reading
Much interest is being maifested in the
meetings and attendance is on the in
crease.
officer Pinkham responded to a call
from DR.. Ayers place, on North Ma
rengo avenue, this evening at about
o'clock. About twenty-five small boys
had congregated and We're serenading
with tin cans, etc, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Jacobs, who We're married this after
noon. They quickly dispersed when the
policeman arrived.
The Anti-SaloOn league met tonight
in the Y. M. c. A. rooms. There was a
full attendance. DR.. H. A. Reid gave
a report of the state executive commit
tee, which met in Los Angeles Thursday
Arrangements We're made for the state
convention, to be held November I'd.
Fifty couples We're present at the first
dance of the season of the Primrose club
tonight. in Auditorium hall. The hall
was prettily decorated, and music was
furnished by Schillinger's orchestra. E.
o. Nay and Miss May Kinley led the
grand march, which began at $3.50
o'clock.
PERSONAL
W. H. Hill has returned from busi-
ness trip to Corona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belts left yesterday up
on a trip through the northern part of
the state.
Ray Hutchins of Los Angeles was in
the city yesterday.
L. r. Fisher of Santa Monica was in
the city today.
Benjamin Jarvis has recovered from a
runaway accident sufficiently to be
about town again.
Hon. Brewster Kenyon of Long Beach
visited this city yesterday.
S. Nj. Kibbard arrived yesterday from
Kansas City.
The Misses Sandilands who have been
visiting friends here leave tomorrow
for Placenta.
DR.. Dougherty, who has been stop
ping at the Mitchell returns tomorrow
to Chicago.
The herald., 1897-10-29
NO PAY
TILL
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law to settle with the witness. Darrai
then said if defendant went over tho
land he would shoot him.
Coming down to the day of the shoot.
ing, September 10th, defendant testified
that he noticed the water in his ditch
was getting low; this was in the morn
ing. Witness went up to the head of tn,
ditch and found one of Darrah's hire1
men pulling up the flume; ordered him
| away, and he went. Witness returned
to his house again, and in about an hou,
| noticed that the water in the ditch was
, muddy. He took his shotgun and
started for the head of the ditch, and
there found Darrah in the act of tearing
out the flume. Told him to desist, when
the latter replied: "Shoot, you coward -
and Immediately after Darrah fired at
Miner with a rifle. He fired two mora
shots at witness before the latter fired
at Darrah, although witness admits that
his gun went off twice, from the fact that
after Darrah's first shot he Millinery fell
off a rock on which he was standing.
Immediately after Darrah fired the
third time, defendant raised his gun,
which he had just reloaded. and firel
point blank at Darrah, who was sixty
feet distant, and the latter fell dead.
Defendant then went to Banning and
gave himself up. On cross examination
defendant strongly insisted that he did
not shoot until he considered he must do
so in order to save his life. Defendant
denied that he went up on purpose to
shoot Darrah, but claimed that he took
his gun along in case Darrah was armed
and would attempt to kill him.
Close cross questioning on the part OF
the prosecution caused the defendant to
admit that he had never heard Darrah
make threats but once, and then all he
said was that he would hurt defendan.
if the latter attempted to take a party If
surveyors, which was in the employ
of the Southern California Powder
company, over his Darrah) lands.
A big SALE under foreclosure, of the
lands owned by the South Riverside
Land and Water company, was made
here today by J. w. Roberts, commis-
sioner, to satisfy a judgment of about
sSOO0O held by the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance company. The property was
bid in by the plaintiff corporation for
something less than the judgment.
Secretary James of the local Y. M. C. A.
was given splendid reception last even
ing in commemoration of the third ami
versary of his connection with the asso-
citation as secretary. There were many
prominent citizens present in addition to
a large turnout of members of the asso-
citation.
Sam Temple of Banning today record
ed locations for two mines which he has
recently discovered in the desert east OF
this place.
The herald., 1897-10-29
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2S.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Senator Morgan is lowly
regaining his strength. DR.. p. ]. Parker,
who has been attending the senator since
the latter arrived here Monday, made the
following statement at o'clock this
evening: Senator Morgan has been free
from fever for over thirty-six hours. He
is recovering, but must remain quiet for
some days yet. 1 do not think he will be
able to travel for a week, and perhaps
not then. There is not a word of truth
in the reports that he has had any
symptoms of apoplexy. His trouble is
due to the injury of his knee, which oc-
CURED while he was in Hawaii. 1t took
on form of erysipelas. He was a very
sick man, however, when he arrived here
Monday. He was deirious and his tenn
perature was 1O4la. AS soon as the fever
was reduced his mind became as clear
as it ever was and has remained so
since"
DR.. Parker added that he was conf
dent that Senator Morgan will make
good progress to permanent recovery.
Postoffice Inspector Flint, in conjunc
ton with Postmaster Dodge, completed
the reorganization last night of the car
rier system of this city. 1t has been ar
ranged to give two daily deliveries in all
parts of the city Orders were received
this morning from the postmaster gen.
eral for the redemption of all keys out
standing, and the amount of deposit has
been reduced from so to 20 cents.
Hon. N. G. Guy who has represented
San Diego in the legislature for the last
two terms and was chairman of the
ways and means committee at the last
session, is being doomed for attorney
general. The news of'his candidacy first
came from Sacramento and this morn
ing Mr. Guy said to The Herald corre-
spondent that he had not fully deter
mined to become @ candidate for the Of
flee, but if it was the desire of the care
full, conservative leaders of the Repub-
lican party that he should, he could see
no reason for refraining. During his
term of office Mr.. Guy has given the ut
most satisfaction to this city and his
probable candidacy for attorney general
is favorably considered by this city.
Lawrence ]. Mack, who has been a
prominent resident of thisc ity for the
past ten years, died yesterday afternoon
from consumption at the age of AZ years.
He has several relatives residing in Los
Angeles and came here from st. Louis.
N. b. Keeler, who has been agent of the
Santa Fe system in this city, has been
appointed local freight agent for the
company in Los Angeles and will begin
his duties November 1st. Mr. Keeler's
successor here will be E. B. Stuart, at
present agent for the Santa Fe at River
side. The changes are to be in the line
of promotions.
The herald., 1897-10-29
oklahoma's Great Wheat Crop

The report of Governor Barnes of Ok
lahoma shows that during the present
year Oklahoma has raised the greatest
wheat crop ever known in a territory of
similar extent. The total wheat yield
of the territory will surely reach 20,O0O,-
900 bushels. Few fields have fallen be-
low eighteen bushels, while the general
average has been in excess of tweny-
five bushels to the acre, and one farmer
is reported to have garnered forty nine
bushels to the acre. An official who
ascended to the tower of the courthouse
at Newkirk counted 1860 wheat stacks
and 1S0 straw stacks within radius cf
six miles. A Logan county farmer paid
off an $500 mortgage and built a new
home out of the proceeds of his wheat
crop. A Nebraska man who purchased
a farm in Garfield county last year for
$500 cleared 5000 this year on his wheat
crop. A Blaine county man who took
a $25 deposit for the future purchase Of
his farm bought wheat seed with the $25
and realized $500 on the crop which he
raised. The Choctaw and Oklahoma
railroad, which last year used 297 cars
for moving the wheat crop. is this year
using over Washington Letter to
the Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-10-29
ORANGE

ORANGE, Oct. 2S.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edel-
man have moved into their nice new
cottage on Olive street.
DR.. Mcmillan and wife of Oakland are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Taft. Dr..
Mcmillan is a brother of Mrs. Taft. He
is dentist and may locate here.
Mr.. Henry Pierce, a San Francisco
banker, was in this section on Monday.
He was looking over Henry Vests fine
stock farm at Mcpherson.
Harry Harthorne of Coronado is in
town.
The herald., 1897-10-29

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom, 1924 South Spring street
The herald., 1897-10-29
DR.. nEYERS
Diseases and Weakness o

Clayton Woods of Los Angeles is visit
ing in this city.
Mrs. j. f. r. Arellanes is slowly recov-
ering from an attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. r. d. Cook left this morning for his
home at Santa Monica.
The herald., 1897-10-29
SAN BERNARDIlJO

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 2S.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence.) Work on the Rose
mine lately has been of the most encour.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-12
THb POPULISrS ADMITTED.
Tho Proposition for Fusion Heard by tho
Convention.

Judge Williams. Of Wytheyille. who was
then recognized by the Chair. presented
a communication signed by a committee
of the Populist party containing re-
mort of the action taken by the Popu-
iist Convention in thu city recently.
THE report reproduces the Populist plat
.orm and sets forth that Capt. r. II.
cocLe had been nominated by the Pop
lit, for Lieutenant Governor. Judge
yI,,,tams asked that the privileges OF the
aoor be extended 10 the Populist COM
sorre discussion arose over this mat
49,. ona a motion to lay Judge Williams
a,ton on the table was finally lost. and
.1', ponulist committee was hereby 81,
,a,,ed to share with the delegates In the
convention hall.
,rha rermanent organization not hav-
a., been completed at that time no ac-
.io,, u,ould be taken IN the premises. and
the communication was temporarily pass
ed by.
Iond cries for Cyclone Jim" Marshall
wore then heard. hut that gentleman did
not come forward.
FINALLY upon motion Of Col. Grenville
Gains. of Warrenton. Judge william +.
Rhea. OF Bristol was invited To address
the convention. He did Sc with MS usual
grace and ability. and brought torth
genuine storm OF enthusiasm.
Il. Il. MUNFORD SPEARS.
AT the close OF Judge Rheas remarks