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The herald., 1897-09-30
LIFE NOT SECURE
Guatemala Good Place to Stay Away
From

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s--Edward
j. Hunt and julius L. Bertz of this city,
who recently returned from Guatemala
warn Americans against going there on
account Of the inadequacy of the pro-
lection afforded life and property. Mr..
Hunt says:
Conduct which is overlooked in the
case of the native born Guatemalans is
considered reason for arrest in the case
Of Americans and our government offers
its citizens no protection. The Amer
lean Consul is engaged in business and
is afraid to act for fear Of offending the
government. The police. who have not
been paid for months, are openly ac-
cused of robbing strangers"
President Barrios, says Mr. Bertz has
the controlling interest in every new en-
terprise, and it is asserted that no one
can secure concession or do business
without giving him share. A man from
Ell Paso who claims to have discovered
gold mine, says he found the whole
property recorded in the name of Bar
rios. and to avoid being cast into prison
for protesting he left the country.
PROTECTION COMING
NEW YORK, Sept, ga special
dispatch to the Herald from Washing
ton says: Apprehensve Of possible
danger to American interests in Cham
pegico, Guatemala, as a result of the
revolution existing in that country, the
navy department telegraphed instruc-
tions this afternoon to the commanding
officer OF the Alert, directing him to pro-
coed to that port after touching at Ocos,
In northwestern Guatemala.
The Alert IL now at Acapulco. and II
The herald., 1897-09-30
Poisoned the Food

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 29.-Severa, at
tempts have been made TO poison the
food Of the Clune family, residing on
Sixth street, in this city. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Clune and her two chill
dren found that they could scarcely eat
anything without burning sensation,
and frequently they were afflicted with
pasms. A woman who lived in the
house left about that time ard has not
since been heard from. State Chemist
Wenzell is analyzing samples Of the
poisoned food, which includes almost
everything edible kept by the family
Mrs. Clure is prominent in w. G. T. L.
circles.
The herald., 1897-09-30
SPANISH GRANTS
Cover Most Of the Territory in New
Mexico

DENVER. Colo. Sept. pa special
to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. NJ,
Gays: In the United States court of pri-
vate land claims today the Las Huertos
grant, of date 1865, in Bernallillo and
Santa Fe counties, was confirmed ex-
cept as to the eastern boundary, on
which point counsel was asked to file
briefs.
M. S. Otero, T. B. Catron, J. H. GurIe
and others are the claimants. 1t is
not probable that the eastern boundary
can be SO run as to interfere with the
placer mines in the San Pedro region Of
south Santa Fe county. The court also
sustained the governments objection
to the survey Of the Parajito grant west
Of Albuquerque, and cut out of 1t some
1oo0 acres fronting on the Puerco river.
The herald., 1897-09-30
THE DENVER MINT
Enormous Increase in Amount of
Bullion Received

DENVER. COL, Sept. 29.-Denver
Branch Mint gold bullion receipts have
just been computed by Assayer w. J.
Puckett's force for the last rine months,
and the books for September were
closed. The figures represent what Is cs-
timated as a little over one-halx the
States production Of the yellow metal,
because only two out Of seven smelters
send their bars to this institution
The receipts during September aggre-
gated 81, 149, 1865. SO; the same month ir
1896, $443, 3,356.74; gain, $706. .00S. So.
During the nine months from January
1st to September 2Sth, the receipts aggre-
gated $S.3SS 1855 .56; for the same period
Of 1896 the aggregate was $3.12S, ,43616.
Assayer Puckett predicts that the
mint will receive $11.000,0O0 durirg the
year.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Dana's Serious Condition

The condition Of Charles A. Dana
showed no Improvement yesterday. He
surely does not gain, yet is making a
stubborn resistance, characteristic of
the man. M
He is very weak. and his lack of ap-
petite handicaps the physicians The
painful night attacks which have oc-
Cured several times lately have greatly
alarmed his family. 1t Is feared that in
one of these he may die.
He has rallied somewhat from the at
tack Of Monday night, and would have
taken a short drive yesterday afternoon
had the weather been more propitious.--
New York Journal, September 2a.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Southbound Passengers

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2o.--The fol-
lowing passengers left on the steamer
Santa Rosa:
For Redondo-Rev. Copeland, Mrs
Kennedy. Rev. Hoag and wife, Mrs. AL
len. Mrs. Arnod, Mrs. Phelps. r. Page
anc wife. B. Sloan and wife. c. BenM-
son, NJ. Heiwig and wife, K. Harm, d.
Chapman, Mrs. Fisher, Miss Malax, M.
Burke. Mrs Kinley, G. Gore and wife,
Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Bernham, Mrs. Nor
ris, Miss Mckenzie, o. Zaichou, F. Fox
and wife, c. Armor
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For Port Los Angeles-R Schumacher
and wife, Mrs. Laguna, Mrs. Burgess,
Miss Lamb. Mrs. High, J. Lamb, DR.
Horne and wife, Geo. McCue, ]. Church
i'll, Miss Murty, DR.. Carey, Mrs. Casey,
Miss Casey, L. Havens. Mrs. Alfounst.
For San Diego-Mrs. Allen, Mrs. MUIR
dock. j. Kindelberg, M. Riordan, Miss
Waterman, M Grand, r. Ellis, H. Ellis.
For Santa Barbara-Miss Allen, M.
Ryan. Miss Dean, ]. Maxwell, Miss Sax
ton. Miss Mears, Miss Murtha, Miss
Masterson, H. Johnston, N. Jaquith,
Miss Jaquith, Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. Moore,
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circle included within the gallery pill
lars. Last years rules of order were
readopted
The following standing committees
were appointed for 1897:
Benevolence-A. H. Gunnett, A. B.
Morrison, A. A. Holden and J. H. Henry
Education-E A. Healy, L. M. Hart
ley. F. M. Larkin, B. G. Cory, D. H
Gillian, William Pittinger, W. A. Knie ht-
en-, E. S. Chase, T. e. Robinson, C. A.
Westenberg and A. c. Williams.
Conference Stewards-J. c. Gowar
S. Sprowles. John Pittinger, ]. c. ELL
OFT, T. S. Wren and N. ]. Burton.
Missions-The Presiding Elders.
Admission to Conference. L. spen-
GER. G. w. White, C. A. westenberg, W.
Pittinger and J. B. Holiday.
Publishing Interests-J. M. Richmond
S. A. Thompson, D. H. Gillian, c. H.
Lawrence, J. A. Mcmillan and Isaac
Jewell. Il
State Of the Church-A. w. Bunker
c. c. Mclean, e. Hoskyn, J. Nicholson
and S. A. Thompson.
Publishing Minutes-H. G. Christ and
e. j. Inwood.
Temperance-F. d. Ashleigh, c. w. F.
Nelson, j. H. Avery, F. D. Mather and
w. r. Goodwin.
Sabbath Observance-A. M Gibbons,
I. g. Sigler, J. H. Henry, T. w. Lincoln,
w. A. Swain and w. L. Miller.
Bible Cause-R. C. Weston berg, Alfred
Ramey, Alfred Inwood and G. j. Miller.
Pastoral Address-Thomas Stalker,
w. r. Goodwin, William Stevenson and
F. M. Larkin.
Memoirs-W A. Wright. A. c. Will
liams, ]. B. Holloway and E. o. Nc
Inter. a
Woman's Home Missionary society
B. c. Cory, N J. Burton, H. w. Waltz,
A. A. Graves and w. F. Wenk.
Woman's Foreign Missionary society,"
G. L. Cole, F. L. Morrill,. C. M. Ross, I.
]. Hilbish and S. G. Blanchard.
Auditing p. Il. Accounts-W. G. Cow
an, A. N. Field and S. M. Chase.
Epworth League-Robert Barton, w.
H. Dupuy, Clark Crawford, c. H. Law
renee and A. A. Graves.
The following visitors were introduced
to the conference: DR.. c. M. Briggs and
DR.. ]. H. Hammond Of the California
Conference, DR.. Smith Of New York
Conference, F. H. Beck and I. G. Sprague,
Maine Conference; f. W. Pasko, Gen.
eral Conferences; j. P. Gilliland, South
American missions; R. w. Bland, Rock
River Conferences; Mr.. Baub and o. Will
Ike, German Conference; J. H. Stuntz,
North Minnesota Conference: W. c..
Dandy, Rock River Conference; DR.. Pat
tee, South Kansas Conference; Mr.. Wat
son, General Conference; ]. D. Requa,
General Conference; F. H. Tubbs, North
Minnesota Conference.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Spoiled His Teeth

ST LOUIS. Sept. 2s.-Morris Gohan
owes his life to the strong teeth with
which nature has endowed him. Early
this morning, during a quarrel with
Charles Toye, q fellow employe. the lat
ter fired al Gohan with 45-caliber re-
volver at distance OF three feet, the
bullet striking him full in the mouth,
knocking him down. When he got up
he spat out the bullet and three teeth
except for the loss Of which he is unin-
jured. The escape Is considered marvel
ouS
The herald., 1897-09-30
Sudden Death Of a Swede

August Hermann, Swede. % years Of
age, died suddenly from pulmonary
trouble Tuesday night in lodging house
at 22S West Second street. He had only
been at the house six days, and nothing
- known OF his relatives. If he had any.
The coroner held an inquest yesterday
afternoon at Kregelo & Bresee's under
taking parlors. The jury rendered ver-
dict Of death from natural causes.
The herald., 1897-09-30
coRsT,s GREAT LUCK
Shot Through the Body Without Sc
rious Harm

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.--As re-
markable case as has ever been
brought to the attention of medical sci
ence is that of Emil F. Corst, 17-year-
old boy, living with his mother at 1874
Morris avenue. Corst was accidentally
shot last Friday, the bulle: from 3S-
caliber revolver going directly through
the body, with no more serious result
than If it had been an ordinary flesh
wound.
The shooting occurred at Bradley
Monterey county, ard was accidental
The ball entered two inches above the
umbilical cord, passed between the
greater curvature of the stomach and
the transverse colon and came out one
ard three-quarters inches to the left of
the spinal column. between the first and
second lumbar vertebrae. None of the
intestines were injured. There was no
hemorrhage at all and no fever, and no
operation was needed The wounded
youth will soor be as well as ever.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Yellow Reporting

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 29.-In. news
paper interview yesterday, Assistant En-
gineer knight OF Lieutenant Peary'e
ship Hope told very sensational story
of the alleged finding at Lieutenant
Greely's camp at Cape Sabine Of con-
elusive proofs of cannibalism. The story
was later positively denied by Lieuter-
ant Peary
The herald., 1897-09-30
Oakland's Water Front

OAKLAND, Sept 29.-It has practi-
cally been decided that no appeal will
be taken from the decision of the su-
preme court in the matter of :hs water
front cases. Saturday is the last day on
which an appeal can be filed, and itsyill
go by default. 1t is proposed tha. the
city open a broad avenue along the
water front and that several streets be
at once cut through. The decision no,
to take an appeal is due to desire to
avoid additional profitless litigation.
The herald., 1897-09-30
A Mexican Railroad

SAN DIEGO. Sept 2s.-The projected
road from Chihuahua. Mexico. to the
west coast, which is to be built under n
concession granted to Henry c. Creel
and Alfred A. Spendlove, will soon be
commenced.
This line will oper. and give transpor-
tation to many mining districts very ex-
tensive agricultural and grazing lands
and immense forests Of splendid timber
A branch from some point near where
it will strike the Fuerte river could
reach the famous Batopilas mines.
The herald., 1897-09-30
A Strange Suit

CHATTANOOGA, Sept. ga num-
ber Of residents and property owners
applied for a receiver for the town OF
Lookout Mountain in the Chancery
Court today, charging insolvency and
on the part Of the off,
cials. No election for town. officers has
been held for eight years.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Army Orders

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-Army or
ders: Second Lieutenant E. F. Koehler
has been transferred from the Eleventh
infantry to Company K, Ninth infantry,
and Second Lieutenant r. r. Longau
from the Ninth infantry to Company G,
Eleventh infantry.
The herald., 1897-09-30
The Harvest Ready

MONTEREY, Cal, Sept. 29.--The
scarcity of labor threatens serious loss
to beet and potato crops by reason of
their neglected cultivation. In the Moro
Colo sections the potato crop will likely
be total loss. All the alborers prefer
picking fruit in the San Joaquin valley.
The herald., 1897-09-30

expected to leave for Ocos. 400 miles dis
tant. She will arrive at that point by
Saturday at the latest and after re-
naming there short time will go to
Champerico, 100 miles away. when she
will cruise between these two points,
looking out for American interests
The herald., 1897-09-30
Lord Mayor of London

LONDON, Sept. 29.-Horatio Davies
Conservative member Of parliament for
Chatham, was chosen lord mayor of
London today with the usual ceremo-
malls, succe eelding Sir Geo. Faudel-Phil-
lips.
The herald., 1897-09-30

This tribunal has yet to determine nine
ty-eight suits invilving eighty-six
grants, all Of which are In New Mexico
save six, which are in Colorado and sew
en- In Arizona. In sixty-three of these
suits the acreage involved is 20, ,S55, ,707.
and in thirty-five suits no estimate can
as yet be made Of the area involved.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Peruvian Finances

LIMA, Peru, Sept. 29.--The Chamber
Of Deputies is debating the question of
the adoption Of the gold standard, as a
result of the demands OF the commercial!
interests and it Is believed 1t will be
adopted
The herald., 1897-09-30
AT THE THEATERs

LOS ANGELES-The sale Of seats for
the engagement of w. H. Crane opens
this morning. Mr.. Crane and his tai
ented company open the season on
Wednesday next with the new and sue
cessful comedy, "A Virginia Courtship,"
which will be repeated Thursday night
and at the Saturday matinee. "A Fool
Of Fortune" will be given Friday and
Saturday nights.
The herald., 1897-09-30
A Healer Arrested

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. ed. N. Dick
irson, who posed here as "Veno-healer,"
with Dr. Jacob Smith and Gus Tyler as
assistants, was arrested tonight on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
The herald., 1897-09-30
A Family Quarrel

BOULDER, Col Sept 29.--w. H. Ir-
win, owner Of the Blecher silver mine,
shot and dangerously wounded his wife
last night and then committed suicide,
shooting himself through the heart. The
couple had been living apart.
The herald., 1897-09-30
Lumber Burned

IGERNA, Cal, Sept. 2s.-Fire today
destroyed four million feet of lum ber be-
longing to Coggins Bros. & Co. The fire
also destroyed about 500 feet Of the
Southern Pacific tracks.
The herald., 1897-09-30
N cal Dow Dying

PORTLAND, Me-. Sept 2s-General
Dow was still alive at midnight. The
end is liable to come al any momeni, /,
yet he may survive for hours.
The herald., 1897-09-30
A Fatal Fire

ALMA. Neb., Sept. 29.--The farm house
of A. L. Gordon was burned last night
and three children were killed. Gordon
was dangerously burned while trying to
rescue them.
The herald., 1897-09-30
DR.. Bragg Dead

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 29.,-Dr. P. S.
Bragg, prominent capitalist OF Mesa
City, died at that place this morning af-
ter short illness. He was 64 years Of
age
The herald., 1897-09-30
Undelivered Telegrams

There are undelivered kilograms at
the Western Union telegraph office for
Francisco Axillanes and Mrs. H. Bell
maine.
The herald., 1897-09-30
M/ Land of the
ZNNX15II?
.Iu g. H. Z0X. Editor of The Annular World

SCy y. II. I0H, Eol1or OF Inc Annular Worla
n Critical examination Of Biological and 0xAsr
0est<mony tSAowtng jfow and Wty Sold 2Uas
Deposited in Polar LANDS
Many cheap books have been published in the
last few months on the Northern Gold Fields,
but none of these present single effort to ac-
count for the fact that such vast deposits of
gold were formed in Alaska and other North
ern lands Here is book that tells HOW and
WHY this metal, and Others must be found in
Polar lands, both NORTH and SOUTH. 1t isa
book of 68 pages, written by practical Geoo.
gist, a Caifornian-a book of new and start
ling propositions, which, if true, make it worth
far more than all others of this class combined.
People who 60 into the Arctic country to 4
search for precious metals should first inform
themselves as to natures methods of deposit
ing them. /.
The herald., 1897-03-05
THE WATER ORDINANCE
Suit Filled In the Circuit Court to Have II
Declared Void

The Los Angeles City Water company
and the Crystal Springs Water company
have, in conjunction, filed suit in the
United States circuit court against the
city of Los Angeles, and the members
of the city council, asking that the ordi-
nance, passed on the 23d of February,
regulating the rate charged for water,
be declared null and void. and further
more that the city council be enjoined
from fixing a water rate any less than
that now in existence, according to the
contract made between the city of Los
Angeles and the water companies in 1870.
The complaint is a lengthy one and re-
cites the various contracts between the
city and the water company since 1868
1t is contended that in 1870 the city coun-
ell became dissatisfied with the rates
charged by the water company, and that
a commission was appointed by the city
to decide upon what should be consid-
cred an equitable rate.
The commission reported a rate. and
a contract was entered into which, ii is
claimed, was later ratified by an act
of the legislature entitled AN act to
ratify certain acts and ordinances Of
the mayor and common council of Los
Angeles" On this ground the plaintiffs
allege that the action of the city council
In changing the water rates is without
warrant of law and is null and void
The complaint further states that the
company has within the past three years
expended over s4000 900 in improving and
extending their water system. and that
the new rate, if it goes into effect. will
reduce the revenue of the water compa-
ny over 40 per cent, thus greatly Grip
ping its service.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Court Notes

William A. Thompson, a native OF
Canada. was yesterday admitted to all
the rights and privileges of citizenship
by Judge Smith.
Judge Clark yesterday gave judg-
nent for plaintiff in the case of S. j.
Lemon VS.. A. F Lane. administrator
Of the estate of Elizabeth L. Gray, ct AL,
being a suit to recover $l75.
James II. Bradbeer yesterday filed his
petition in insolvency. The debts and
liabilities are set at s1627s2, and house
hold furniture exempt from execution,
valued at $500. There are no other as
sets.
Dana II. Burks, assignee for the Acton
Mercantile company, filed his final re-
port in department two yesterday. At
ter paying preferred bills costs etc,
there remains on hand sufficient money
to pay each creditor 051 Of cent on
dollar
B. O. Kendall was yesterday appoint
ed by Judge Clark guardian of the per-
son and estate of JEANNE c. Carr, with
bond fixed a $4,000, an incompetent over
10 years of age. The patient has for
some time been in i'll health, and is now
incapable of attending to business The
estate. consisting of real estate and GER
tain stock. is at Pasadena, and is val
ued at $500.
Sidney e. Smith. aged 3s years. who
has been IN feeble health since IA years
of age. wnen he had a serious Illness
had appoir ted as his guardian by Judge
Smith yesterday his brother, e. K
Smith, with bonds placed at $4,000 The
incompe tents father had during his life
time his life insured for $4,000 for the
benefit of this son, and this policy of
insurance in the sole estate.
The suit of the law firm of Marble e.
Phibbs agairs, the city of Redondo was
finally terminated yesterday by Judge
Shaw ordering findings and judgment
for the plaintiff. The main case had
been passed upon by a jury last week.
verdict being returned upon the spe-
cial issues for the plaintiff for $780, The
point of law then remained for the court
to decide as to whether the city of Re-
dondo was responsible. nasmuch as at
the time of the preparation of the con-
tract there was no money in the city
treasury.
The herald., 1897-03-05
TO BE APPEALED
A. Daneri Awarded a Verdict for Three Thou
sand Dollars

The jury in the case of A Daneri
against the Southern California Rail-
road company returned a sealed verdict
yesterday morning in department four,
Upon being declared it was found they
had returned a verdict for the plaintiff
for $4,000.
AS might be supposed. the defendant
corporation will move for a new trial of
the case. and failing in that they will
carry the appeal to the supreme court
The question in the case is not so much
one of money but of liability The suit
just concluded was in the nature of a
test case, for there are some six or seven
other suits pending against the Southern
California Railroad company for dam
ages on grounds similar to those put
forward by Daneri, who claimed $4,000.
The decision of the trial court in the
celebrated Baker case. wherein points
resembling those raised in the Daneri
case were at issue, was,reversed by the
supreme court on appeal and this prec-
edent will bring some comfort at the
present juncture for the railroad cor
pora ton.
The herald., 1897-03-05

stable Yonkn of the township court
eventually struck clue when citizen
residing at Vernon and Compton ave-
nues made complaint of certain losses
and stated that he suspected Orrence
The constable went out to the huck-
ster's habitaton, armed with search
warrant, and there found pile of mis-
cellaneous truck that represented the
energetic stealing of Orrence for some
time. only a wagon jack was found be-
longing to the person who furnished the
clue, but it is anticipated that guam
tity of goods will be identified later.
Orrence was not at home when Yonkin
made his visit, but his wife was. She
confessed to the mode in which the goods
had been obtained. and was temporarily
placed under arrest to prevent her from
advising her husband in any way. Ere
this he too. will have been placed un-
der arrest and called upon to account
for his peculations.
The herald., 1897-03-05
A MINING EXPERT
Sells a Couple OF Randsburg Properties at
lob OF Price


r'he Randsburg has hit some folks
pretty hard. H. e. Chesebro, who re-
sides at Covina, thought he might win
fortune if not fame by dipping in mother
earth's lucky bag. and received the over
lures made by one Charles A. Peer to
invest in mines with considerable sat-
isfaction.
Peer renresented himself as owner OF
the Mocking Bird ard Vardin claims
bonanzas in embryo-and upon these
statements Chesebro paid $40 for both
claims. He also gave Peer about $50
and went with him to Randsburg for
the purpose of following up the business
he had entered upon. Upon getting to
the camp. however, Peer made many eX-
cuses for not taking Chesebro out to
the two claims. which were located III
the Kramer district, and finally skipped
out. Ultimately Chesebro discovered his
claims. They were right there where
Peer said they were, hut the latter had
no more right TO sell them than he hSd to
make a deed of sale for the courthouse.
Now CHEESE bro is pining for his money.
and yesterday Deputy District Attorney
James drew a complaint which was filed
in the township court, and a warrant
issued therefrom for the arrest of the de-
linquent.