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The herald., 1897-12-21
A Dead Boniface

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Lewis Leland,
one of the family of famous hotel men Of
that name, died in this city today, aged
65 years. He and his brothers have been
among the most prominent hotel men in
the United States. His last active man.
agement of a hotel was in connection
with the Sturtevant House in this city.
from which he retired about seven years
ago. With his brother, C. S. Leland, he
managed the old st. Charles Hotel, one
of the famous Broadway hotels, in earl
ier days. The Leland Hotel in Chicago,
still in existence under that name, was
one of the best known Of the Lelands'
enterprises, as is the Leland at Spring
field, Ill.
The herald., 1897-12-21
An Ancient Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-A fight
that began in the United States land
office many decades ago was decided to-
day by Register Shackett and Dunn of
the local office. 1t was the case of
David Jacks, the Monterey capitalist
and land owner, against Daniel Beland
and about dozen other settlers. BY
this decision the rights of more than
sixty men, women and children were
declared in such a way as to make theii
rooftrees secure for the remainder of
their days. The land in dispute COM
prises about 800 acres, the decision is
against Jackss wfal claims the land by
virtue of tax title from the City of
Monterey.
The herald., 1897-12-21
IMMIGRATION IMMINENT
Resident Of "Havana illinoise" Sends
for California Literature

The following interesting document
makes noble effort to tell it's own tale
Secretary Virgins translation led him
to forward some literature concerning
this section to the writer. Anybody
else who can decipher other needs in
the letter will please forward the dis
covery to the chamber Of commerce.
This Is but a sample of screeds that are
received nearly every day:
HAVANA, Illinoise, December IA, 1897.
Chamber Of Commerce Der Sir will yo
plese send me some Books showing what
kline of Climent 1t Is and what grosiery
sell for what land Can Bee Bot thire fore
and what kline cf Country it is at los ange-
les yours respectablee
DANIEL BRYANT
What is the Difference Bee TWEEN sumer
and Winter how many degrese
The herald., 1897-12-21
A Eorger Sentenced

OAKLAND, Cal. Dec. 20.-Charles E..
Jackson, the self-confessed forger whose
arrest and Incarceration attracted the
attention Of q number Of the humane and
philanthropic people, was sentenced to
three years in Folsom prison by Judge
Ogden today. In passing sentence the
Judge said that since Jackson's arrest he
had received number of letters plead
ing for leniency for the prisoner, and a
number asking that he be severely dealt
with, but as they were not presented in
open court he could take no official no.
.tice Of them.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Gould and Curry Election

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.-At the
annual meeting Of the Gould & Curry
Mining company, held today, SS,263
shares were represented, and the fol-
lowing officers and directors were elect
ed: H. b. Havens, president; Charles
H. Fish, vice president; Thomas Ander-
son, E. Gauthier, Herman Zadig and A.
S. Wolberg, directors. A. X. Durbrow
was reelected secretary, and p Kerwin
superintendent.
At the annual meeting of the Andes
Mining company the old officers were re-
elected.
The herald., 1897-12-21
A Tea House Fails

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Geo. B. Moor
wood & Co., shipping and commission
merchants at 1872 Front street, assigned
today. The house is one of the oldest
in the tea line in the city, having been
established in 1882 by Geo. b. Moorwood,
who died in 1892. The firm had connec-
fions In England, India and China, and
a year ago claimed capital Of $3.50, 900.
No schedule of assets and liabilities is
given, but a member Of the firm stated
tonight that the assignment was caused
by the decline in coffee. and that the lia-
biltties would not exceed 100000.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Terrible Volcanic ERUPTION

Mount Popocatapetl in Mexico, a vol
cano which was supposed to be extinct,
has broken out again with ten-fold vio-
lence. Villages in the vicinity have been
utterly destroyed, and thousands of lives
annihilated. There have been no direct
advices from the City of Mexico, but pri-
vate kilograms intimate that the govern
ment is taking active measures for the
relief of families made destitute by the
appalling catastrophe. Cataclysms of this
sort remind us of eruptions of that afro
cious endemic, malaral fever, curable by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Though not
instantaneously destructive of human life
nevertheless malaria destroys the con-
stitution of hosts of people. For this NAL
ady the Btters is a thorough remedy and
sure. preventive. Experience has proved
this wherever malaria is most virulent-
in Mexico, on the Pacific coast
of Guatemala, in the West Indies
and South America. Nor Is it
less efficacious in cases of constipation,
liver complaint, dyspepsia. kidney and
bladder trouble. rheumatism, nervousness
and neuralgia.
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The herald., 1897-12-21
LINE DID NOT PAY
Hearing Of the Temple Street Cable
Company Set for Monday

The hearing of the petition of the
Temple Street Gable Railway company
asking the council to adopt an ordinance
by which the company shall be permitted
to discontinue it's line from the western
boundary of Old Temple road to the
western boundary of the city, was set for
Monday next at 2 p. m.
A great many people of the Second
ward interested in this ordinance will
probably appear at that time in the
councilroom. The street car company
claims that the line to- be abandoned has
never been remunerative, and has, in
fact, bankrupted the corporation.
The herald., 1897-12-21
A Sailors Crime

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.-Seaman Philip
F. Carter, who on June 30th last, with
q bayonet, killed his shipmate and SUI
perior officer, Thomas F. Kenney, on
board the battleship Indiana at the
Brooklyn navy yard, was today convict
ed Of murder in the first degree, the jury
fixing the penalty at Imprisonment for
life.
The herald., 1897-12-21
The Ice Was Thin

TONAWANDA, Dec. 2O-Tonight on
the Elliott creek the Ice gave way and
precipitated party of four young peo-
pie into the water. Three of them were
drowned. The dead are: w. A. Newman.
aged 19; Miss Rose Newman, aged 16,
Michael Coleman, aged 20. The fourth
member of the party, Miss Lizzie Cole
man, was rescued.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Cotton for Japan

SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 20.-The ex-
portation Of raw cotton from the south
ern states to Japan by way Of Pacific
coast ports is practically double what 1t
was last season. According to the fig
ures Of the Southern Pacific company,
there are at present in San Francisco
$4,000 bales of cotton awaiting shipment
to Japan. There are not steamers
enough in the Pacific mail service to pre-
vent a congestion of this and other west
bound Oriental freight.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Topper Tobin Tumbled

John Tobin was brought to the re-
ceiving hospital last night for medical
treatment. He was found on Central
avenue near Ninth street His face was
badly skinned and he was much the
worse for liquor on his arrival at the sta
ton. Tobin said that he had tumbled off
a Vernon avenue car. The car company
was called up by telephone, but they had
heard nothing of the accident.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Austrian Rioting

LONDON, Dec. 20.-A dispatch from
Vienna to the Daily Telegraph reports
there have been sanguinary conflicts at
several barracks in Prague during the
last few days between Czechs and Ger
man soldiers. Twenty-Five men have
been severely wounded. The authorities
confiscated the Czech newspapers that
reported the affrays.
The herald., 1897-12-21
TRADING STAMP SCHEME
Merchants and Manufacturers Dis
tribute Circular Denouncing It

The Merchants and Manufacturers
association has sent out one thousand
circulars notifying merchants that the
trading stamp scheme has received their
official disapproval, and quoting the ac-
ton of merchants in other places in the
matter. 1t seems the agent has been
urging one man to take up the matter
by representing to him that another had
done so; whereas investigation fails to
confirm the fact that any of the first
class merchants in town have either en-
tered into the scheme or endorsed it in
any way.
The herald., 1897-12-21
No Fee in It, Either

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2O-Constable
John 6teen of Oak park, just outside the
city, made quick work of bicycle thief
Aonight. The fellow stole a wheel from
in front Of the Capital City wheelmen's
rooms, rode It out to Oak park and tried
70 sell 1t to Steen for $40. Steen, who is
The herald., 1897-12-21
Declared Insane

OAKLAND, Dec. 2O.-Ferdinand w.
Uhl will not be tried for the murder Of
Patrick Murphy at Temescal last
Wednesday night. He was today de-
clared insane and sent to the Ukiah
asylum The prisoner, when questioned,
denied having killed Murphy or having
shot at Constable Koch.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Crazed by Cigarettes

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Dec. 2O.--Peter =.
MacMahon Of Albany, crazed by cigar
cite smoking, committed suicide here to-
day. Mcmahon stood In front of mir.
ror and fired bullet through his heart.
He was about 20 years Of age.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Christmas Football

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2o.-Jack
Rice, the Stanford tackle. left here to-
night by rail for Portland, Ore, to coach
the Multnomah Athletic club football
team for its great game with the Port
land Athletic club eleven at Portland
on Christmas day. 1t is probable that
Thomas, Stanfords tackle, and Fickert,
the big guard and ex-captain, will also
go north to act as additional coaches
for one or the other rival teams at Port
land.
The herald., 1897-12-21
A Baltimore Blaze

BALTIMORE, Nd. Dec. 20.-The es-
tablishment of Crook, Horner & Co.,
dealers in plumbers, maehinists and
millers' supplies, occupying a seven
story building at Howard and Saratoga
streets, was damaged to the extent of
$450,0OO by fire this evening. The loss
Is covered by insurance..
The herald., 1897-12-21
A Policeman to Dig Gold

Police officer Roller rendered his res
ignation yesterday to Chief Glass. He
will leave today for British Columbia,
where he will join a party of gold-seek-
ers who start for the Klondike the lat
ter part of this week. The party will go
by way of Dyea, and expects to reach
Klondike by April 1st.
The herald., 1897-12-21
COURT HOUSE BIDS
SAN BERNARDINO SUPERVISORS
OPEN THE BIDS
w. e. Thornton & Co. of Los Angeles
Awarded Several Jobs-Klondike
Weather at Bear Valley

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 20.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence The main inter-
est in the meeting of the board of super
visors Monday was the opening Of the
bids for completing the court house ac-
cording to the specifications of the ar
chitect, in response to bids to be opened
at noon. They were as follows: Speci-
fication No. 81, carpenter work-The
contract was awarded to w. q. Thorn
ton & Co. Of Los Angeles; 81, ,820 Spec
ification No. 20, gas and plumbing-The
contract was awarded to w. e. Thorn
ton & Co. of LOS Angeles; 1915. Specifl-
cation No. 29, plastering-The contract
was awarded to w. e. Thornton & Co.
Of Los Angeles. Specification No. "a,
marble work-W. Z. Thornton & Co. Of
Los Angeles, s5225; w. s. Wilson Of
Riverside, $704S; Stone Bros. Of San
Bernardino made various bids on spec
ialties as follows: s263S, s2270, $3.50, 1896,
$2S51, or in a lump for $1,000; the Vermont
Marble company Of San Francisco made
similar sectional bids as follows: $287S,
$4,000, $780, $249s, $2274, $266S. Owing to
the necessity Of segregating the bids
and also to determine as to the quality
of marble, this contract was laid over
till Tuesday for consideration. Speci-
fication No. 25, electric wiring-The
contract was awarded to c. M. White of
San Bernardino; $1OS2. Specification
No. 26, hot water heating apparatus
w. r. Thornton & Co. of Los Angeles,
s2425: Wilcox & Rose company of San
,.Ii O
Stetson of San Francisco, $2645; A. w.
Boggs of Riverside, $500; Baker Iron
works Of Los Angeles. $2375, $2425, s25O0,
according to the boiler wished. There
was no contract made on this specifi-
cation, the matter being laid over until
Tuesday morning.
e. Bannert and G.. A. Zwanzig have
filed claim to the water of the stream
and Paradise Valley spring to the ex-
tent of twenty-five inches for milling,
mining and omestic purposes in connec-
ton with the Golconda mine.
THE SEVERE FROST
The lowest temperature Monday even
ing was 21 degrees, and the highest dur
ing the day was 81. The extreme cold
was of so short duration being just for a
few minutes between and o'clock in
the morning, that it is thought there has
been no damage to oranges. Several
oranges growing within few feet of the
thermometer that marked 21 degrees
were cut open and found to be free from
frost. At Highland the smudge hang
ing over the place told of the work being
done to keep the frost from the fruit.
The lowest temperature at Redlands re-
ported was "a degrees, and the same from
Highland. Down near the river 10 de-
grees was registered in one place and 20
in another.
The herald., 1897-12-21

features of network of overhead wires
and undesirable trolley poles, so that the
news that the General Electric company
has a practical system of surface cous
tact in operation has changed the whole
problem of surface street railways
Chicago Chronicle.
=
Chemical analysis by means of tel
ephone seems incredible, but this has
actually been achieved by Erdmann in
Germany.
The herald., 1897-12-21
{ $2OOO.o@o

Economy: save 10 cents on
a package Of "cheap" baking
powder and eat the cake.
You couldn't do better-for
your doctor,
4 SsAi2lsxg's Best money-back
baking powder is at your
sgrocer's.
kschiiIns & Company
San Francisco 4coo
The herald., 1897-12-21
A Sudden Denth From Heart Failure

Mrs. Skinner, wife of Prof. Skinner of
80 West Second street, did suddenly
last night from heart failure She was
feeling as well as usual early in the even
ing and the family visited the theater,
The herald., 1897-12-21

Cripple Creek has two railroads, and
yet they are insufficient to handle the
business of hauling the ore offered.
The herald., 1897-12-21
Argument Postponed

WASHINGTON. Dec 2O.-The SUI
prems Court today postponed argument
on the Laclede gas case to February
Slst.
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a constable, had his suspicious aroused.
He telephoned to town, and, learning of
the theft. said he would hold his prisoner
and bring him In,
The herald., 1897-12-21
LIKE KLONDIKE

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 21.-2 a. nj.
The thermometer is now 40 degrees,
with strong norther blowing. All
danger is over for the present. At Lit
tie Bear valley Monday morning the
mercury went down to 31s, the coldest
ever recorded there. The temperature at
Squirrel Inn at $3.50 Monday morning
was % degrees. with bitter norther
blowing.
The herald., 1897-12-21
BAKER FAMILIES DISAGREE

Serious Consequences
Willie Baker, Il years old, was ar
rested yesterday morning on a charge
of battery, preferred by ]. N. Baker. The
two Baker families live on Paloma street.
They do not agree, and the younger
members of the family have been en-
gagged in a genuine feud for several days.
Two of J. W. Bakers children are laid
UP now, it is said, as result of Willie's
attacks upon them with stones.
The herald., 1897-12-21

leaving her alone. When they returned
they found Mrs. Skinner lying upon the
floor dead.
The herald., 1897-12-21

Wall paper, late styles, low prices al
A. A. Eckstroms 324 South Spring street
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An electric plant Of considerable d.
mensions is required to answer the de-
mands of a modern American hotel.
Here the current is put to q variety of
uses, including refrigeration, ventila-
ton, heating and elevators, and neces-
stating the conduct Of several branches
of business, each of which is generally
supposed to be an industry entirely sep
arate or distinct from the hotel business.
Chicago Chronicle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-31
SECOND THE MOTION.

We second the motion of the esteem-
 ed Register that the head man Of this
 village attend the national convention
 of mayors which is to be held at Co.,
 of this convention is "the interchange
 of ideas and knowledge on municipal
 problems, such as will result from the
 experienced city officials coming in con- tact with each other" Of course our
 head man wouldn't benefit much by an
 interchange of ideas and knowledge.
 because the advantage of the swap
 would be so greatly on the other side,
 but he would be powerfully beneficial to the other head men. He could teach them, for instance, how to overwhelm offending and irreverent- newspapers by fiery oratory, and he could furnish them a classic oration as model for their efforts He could also teach them how to rule with an iron hand success fully concealed in a velvet glove He could show them how to keep the band in the band-wagon, He could teach them how to induce discouraged tax payers to clean asphalt pavements, and he could show them how to snatch per sonal and political defeat out of vic tory. He should be willing to take his candle out from under the local peck measure and let 1t shine In Columbus for the benefit of those who may be contending with municipal problems which he has found no difficulty in solving.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-31


 There is nothing in a name. Seth Low is urged as candidate for mayor of Greater New York because of his high character. On the other hand, MT High, merchant of Atlanta, claims to sell at prices lower than anybody else in the toWn.-Galveston News.
 Young Congressman-Well my dear what do you think? l had the honor of being interviewed this morning upon the leading topics of the day. His Wife Indeed. What did you say? Young Congressman-I really can't tell until l see the morning paper.-Richmond Dispatch.
 Avoiding RislSs.-Gladys--P -Papa's go- ing to give us a check at the wedding instead of present, Tom. Tom-All right; we'll have the cere- mony at high noon then instead of al o'clock.
 Gladys-Why, what for, dear? Tom-Banks close at 3.--Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-31

orchestra and the terror of the drums and kettles in the fields. One by one they disappeared over the horizon, white with foam, still snorting and rolling their eyes. It was days before some of them were found, many were picked up enfeebled, still wild and terrified. Some had reached the mountains, others had penetrated the woods or become en- gulfed in the marshes. His majesty, however, was well amused
 The tricks Ludwig played on his horses he also inflicted on his servants. Everyone about him was in danger of life and limb. He injured at least thir- ty persons, and one he killed. It is not to be forgotten, however, that he was mad and ought long before this to have been under medical charge. For some offences his attendants were confined in the dungeons of his castles; for others they were banished to America. One miserable lackey was charged with looking too curiously at his eccentric master. For this he was compelled to wear a black mask over his face for a whole year. Another was simply stu pid; he had a seal set on his forehead. The king himself paid reverent homage to a certain tree and there was hedge upon which he bestowed his benedic- tion as he drove by.-Pearson's Maga- zipa
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-31
AN INEQUITLBLE T.4I.

What many expected would happen has happened, and the Alien Labor Tax law of Pennsylvania has been declared unconstitutional by Judge Acheson of the United States District court at Pittsburg This law provided that a tax of three cents per day should be levied on the labor of each unnatural ized male adult employed by any in- dividual, firm or corporation in Penn sylvania, and employers were made re- sponsible for its collection. The act in- volved serious hardships for both em- ployer and employe, and its enforce ment threatened so much confusion to local authorities that the commissioners of one of the western counties in the State resolved to obtain an opinion as to its constitutionality before attempt ing to put it into general opera ton
 In passing upon the test case thus sub mitted, Judge Acheson holds that the bill violates the equity clause Of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-31
ENOUGH,

Ruth--I understand Percy Highlife has stopped trying to trace back his family tree. l suppose the further back he went the harder it got?
 Freddy-Y Yes-and the further bacl, he went the harder his ancestors got too.-Puck.
 Barnes Tormer-This telegrapbine without wires will be great thing.
 Tighe Walker-I don't see much in if What we need is a system of telegraph ing without money when a gentleman reeds a return ticket.-Cncinnat En- qulrer
 First Cat-What's the matter. Nellie 9 You look positively yellow this morn ing.
 Second Cat-T don't know, Thomas. I ate canary bird this morning. and am afraid it was a peroxide English sparrow!-New York Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-31
DOLLAR WHEAT.
solving

Dollar wheat is both an agricultur- al and political blessing, but nothing is to be gained by making dollar wheat" a fetish or grossly exaggerating it's benefits. It has been and is fine
 thing for many farmers and few bull
 spectators. It will also be a good
 thing for those who have goods to sell
 that the prosperous wheat farmers will
 want. It will be stimulus in many
 ways. But it will not be a great thing
 for those who have to pay $1.50 or $2
 barrel more for flour without having
 their wages correspondingly raised.
 And it will be so bad a thing for the
 free silverites that those who feel for
 others woes may perhaps be justified
 in dropping silent tear over a woe
 which is so extensive and complete as
 to challenge pity while inspiring joy. One of the most preposterous state ments that have been made concern ing dollar wheat is that credited to
 Assistant Secretary Brigham of the federal department of agriculture. We have not noticed any denial of it, but it
 doesn't seem possible that it could have
 been deliberately made by MT. Brigham.
 He is quoted as declaring that the farmers this year will gain from s400, 900, ,OO0 to $5oO,OOO 900 over last year flor wheat alone In order to make this
 pleasant gain the farmers would have to sell their whole crop for dollar a bushel more than they got last year
 As they got something last year, say
 anywhere from 30 to 70 cents according to the time and place of selling, wheat will have to be much higher than it is
 now before any farmer will get dol lar a bushel more for his, and even if it does rise so that some farmers will get the extra dollar, much of the wheat is already sold at the present prices or less Moreover, many millions 1 of bushels will be eaten by the farmers or kept for seed. So it is evident that the farmers will not gain anywhere | near what MT. Brigham is reported as saying they will. If they get $100, ,OO0,-
 900 or $15O, ,O0O, ,0OO more for their wheat than they did last year they will be doing well, and either of those sums is large enough to obviate any need of gross exaggeration.
 1 It should also not be forgotten that | the politics in dollar wheat" can be not dollar" some of the fool talk
 which is now going the rounds will re- ] act