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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19
ORANGE

ORANGE, Dec. 1S.-(Regular Cores
pondence) Friday, being the last day OF
school, and also Whittiers birthday, the
exercises at the public school were large
ly taken from the works of John G.
Whittier. The following is the program
Of the exercises of the sixth, seventh,
eighth and ninth grades, of the Christ
mas exercises combined with Whittier
birthday exercises: Song. poem of
Whittier's to. the tune of "Auld Lang
Syne," by the school; biographical
sketch of Whittier, Miss Maggie Hinton;
"Star Of Bethlehem" Miss Margaret
Gardner; Christmas carol, silent
Night" by school; 1.-THE Corn Song"
(Whittier). Miss Mary Kennedy; song,
Winters lines, 20, Brother Man, Fold
to Thy Heart Thy Brother" by school;
Barbara Fritchie," (Whittier), Miss
Ethel Parrett; 1.-THE Captains Well, "
(Whittier), Miss Winnie Tadlock;
Santa Claus on the Train" Miss Floy
Pixley; girls quartet, '"The Moon Is
Brightly Beaming," by Misses Maud
Mailes, Mary Kennedy, Florence Buch-
anan and Harriet Northcross; THE
Pumpkin" (Whittier), Miss Susie Gray;
1.-THE New Year." Miss Juanita Burger.
Quotations from Whittier were given by
Mamie Hutchinson, Victor Sutton, Har-
riet Northcross, Earl Shultz, Roger
Derby and Fannie Pixley. A Christmas
tree was held at the Kindergarten and
regular Christmas exercises held.
A. B. Tiffany has a gang of men and
teams at work making new road in the
Santiago canyon. The object of the new
road is to obviate the necessity Of pass
ing through the center of the picnic
grounds.
A Christmas tree and accompanying
exercises will be held at the West Orange
school house Friday afternoon.
Little Miss Vivian Parker. who has
been visiting her aunt in Los Angeles, re-
turned on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Curtis and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robbins, and Master Robbins
all of Westminster, We're in Orange to-
day.
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WENT TO JAIL FOR LOVE
A Woman Takes All the Blame for a
Murder Her Fiance Committed

The supreme court of Mexico has
asked President Diaz to pardon Maria
Montesillos, who, some time ago, was
sentenced to twenty years imprison-
ment in Belem Jail for murder which
she never committed. The crime for
which she is suffering punishment was
the killing of Manuel Montafio, in fam
lily quarrel. Miss Montesillos' lover, Pr
uuinto Torres, was the real murderer,
but because she loved him Maria was
willing to take the penalty. She took
all the blame for the murder, and dur
ing the preliminary inquiry by the third
cdiminal judge, and afterward at the
trial by jury stoutly maintained that
she, and she alone, was responsible for
the death of Montafio, whom she killed,
she said. to free herself from his con-
slant courtship and dishonorable propo-
sitions. Torres, therefore, got off scot
free, and the woman. as the murder was
considered to have been committed I'M
der aggravating circumstances, was
sentenced to twenty years in prison,
sentence which she cheerfuly accepted.
But Torres, when he got out, was I'M
faithful, and jealousy then proved too
much for Maria when she learned of
this She presented the clearest proof
that she was innocent and Torres guilty,
feet. Her first attempt to secure relief
was unsuccessful, but the supreme court
has just set aside that decision and
asked President Diaz to grant her free
dom.-Chicago Chronicle.
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VENTURA COUNTY
HUENEME

| HUENEME, Dec. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Capt. Thos. II. Merry
was notified today that he would be
granted a pension and five years back
money. Capt. Merry was an officer in a
Massachusetts, regiment and took part
in over forty engagements.
The supervisors are determined to
build a county bridge. The wishes of
the community in this part of the COM
monwealth are that they should await
the effects Of winter on the bridge now
being built by the Southern Pacific Rail-
road company.
The railroad graders, under Grant
Bros, have now reached to within a few
miles of the sugar factory site, starting
from Montalvo. Contractor and Bridge
Builder ]. D. Mccarthy is working day
and night with large force Of men,
driving piles for the trestle work across
the Santa Clara river. Two 3000-pound
hammer pile drivers are at work. A
temporary track was laid in the river
bed by the construction train, and short
ly supplies will be shipped in, and the
big project" will be pushed along lively.
Inspecting Engineer ]. A. Schuyler is
making test for the foundation piers
at the factory site. Inere Will De Zo2
piers of concrete laid.
The report of the Bleaching of the lum-
Der schooner Vesta is of interest to us
here, as she was to load lumber for the
extensive alterations on the wharf, made
necessary by the contract of the wharf
company with the Oxnard Factory
company.
| The Methodists and the Baptists are
preparing to hold their usual Christmas
| tree festivities.
| George Curtis, travelling man for
| Durham, Carrigan & Co., was thrown
from a buggy near here last Monday and
severely injured, having to leave for
Los Angeles on a crutch.
| Douglas Perkins, jr., was visitor here
during the past week. Mr. Perkins is
lately from South America, where he
went on a mining venture. At one time
the Associated Press dispatches reported
his party as lost.
A creamery project is being planned
here in connection with the sugar fac
tory.
! Joe Mehn, the war-horse of Democracy
in this locality Of Republicanism, in
tends retiring from active business on
the first Of the year.
There is some uneasiness owing to the
lack Of rain, although If we get gem
erous downpour in January, crops will
be assured.
Extreme cold is prevalent and skim
| Ice forms every night
Our schools close December "a for the
Christmas vacation, and will reopen on
January 10, 1898.
| TT f. Huntington and En rineer Hood
of the Southern Pacific railroad made a
hurried visit here last Monday, and
were in consultation with Hon. T. Il.
card for some hours We note now that
surveyors are running preliminary lines
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toward Las Posas country. Does this
mean q continued line to Chatsworth
and Los Angeles?
Mrs. Ketma Odds and Mrs. Jos. Odds
are visiting in Los Angeles.
W. G. Bluett of the Protective Build
ing association of Los Angeles was in
town Tuesday.
e. F. Dyer, the beet sugar machinery
day. A gentleman, well posted, stated
that there was q decided possibility of
the new Las Posas sugar factorys being
erected this year. This would give us
two factories in our valley, about 10
miles apart.
The Kimball addition in the east end
of town IL being rapidly bought up, and
three new houses are now being erected
thereon.
The rights-o f-way men have now
practically secured for the Oxnards a
passage so feet wide from the factory site
to the Hueneme wharf for railroad and
drainage purposes. The cost is nearly
$4,000 which will be paid by the beet rails
ers The line goes through the Sniveley,
Richardson & Hollister tract, lot OK
nard's), r. Petit, Bunheim, Church,
Cox, lots c. and D (Oxnard's), Kelly,
Borchard, Beronda, Mccoy and Union
Oil company's land, thence along the
beach to the wharf.
Mrs. Minnie Smith of Springville suf-
fered severe injuries by falling from the
school house steps.
Mrs. Fitzgerald and Mrs. I. B. George
Of Springvlle are visiting in Los An
geles
Mrs. Ed Hughes has returned from Po-
mona to her Springville home last Sun
day.
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SAN JACINTO

SAN JACINTO, Dec. 17.-(Regular
Correspondence Mrs. House of Los An
geles is here on visit to her brother,
Mr.. Gus Matthews.
William Shade is building a cottage
for Ed Durham.
s. j. Mead Is building an extensive
addition to his grocery store.
Mrs. r. Kennedy and daughter, from
Fresno, are visiting Mrs e. a. Cutter.
M e. Mead. ST., is completing seven
room house.
Mrs. and Mrs. A. N. Mead have re-
turned from a three months visit with
friends in Connecticut and New York.
Miss Delphine Todd, the sweet singer
Of Los Angeles is here on visit with
her sister, Mrs. G.. T. Daggett.
The Native Lumber company is ship
pinb about a carload of orange boxes a
day to the packers at Riverside and
other places.
Arthur Martin came down from the
mountains to be present as witness in
the Miner murder trial at Riverside.
C. e. Chambers has completed the con-
tract for dyanmos poles, etc, and will
soon be ready to furnish electric light.
P. l.. Griffin of Los Angeles, who was
one OF the pioneers VI lIiiS PiiSe' - HSi Z
on business
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Griffith OF Los An
geles are here on a visit to Judge and
Mrs. Vawter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt of Pomona are
here on a visit to their parents, Rev. Mr..
and Mrs. Hewitt.
j. A. Green Of Alhambra is here ON his
regular monthly visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George belong have re-
turned from their trip to Pomona.
Suit has been brought against the
American Livestock company, the Web
ster estate ct AL, to condemn the right OF
way for the Lakeview extension.
Mill Morehouse and Miss Jessie A.
Char, who hav been attending the Uni
versity OF Southern California at Los
Angeles, will return home next Friday.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

| SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 17.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence The Southern Pa
cific, it is understood. intends to lop off
about twenty miles of the distance be-
tween Santa Barbara and Los Angeles
by building a short cut from Montalvo
to Chatsworth Park, thus avoiding the
San Fernando grade and tunnel and the
hot, dusty and unpleasant ride through
the western edge of the Mojave desert.
1t would reduce the time from one to
two hours between the two points.
1t is also given out that the company
is soon to begin work improving the line
north of San Luis Obispo, by straighten-
ing it and making better roadbed.
OPPOSE POLITICS
The Republican scheme to conduct
municipal election on political lines has
met with backset. The conservative
leaders of the party oppose it, and as
Santa Barbara is generally conserva-
tive, the opponents include nearly every
one except a few of the over enthusiastic
young men. The Press, the Republican
organ, comes out vigorously against the
proposition and voices the sentiment of
the majority Of the party
NOTES AND PERSONALS
C. r. Diver left this morning for Los
Angeles, called by the sickness of his
sister, Mrs. John Cross.
z. T. Rogers, Harvey Jacobs and T. j
McCroskey vii lhead the Santa Barbara
delegation to the Klondike this spring
leaving about January Goth.
Reports from Naples Beach, about e
miles west of this city. state that an So
foot whale is ashore there.
| At a meeting this afternoon of the di-
rectors of the Santa Barbara Poultry
and Pet Stock association it was decided
to hold an exhibition during the first
| week in March
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CORONA

CORONA, Dec. T.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Corona lodge 49, Fraternal
Brotherhood, met last night and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term: President, G. Il. Webster; vice.
president. F. II. Robinson; secretary,
L. A. Coburn; treasurer, A. 3. Caldwell;
chaplain, J. j. Phillips; physician, DR..
]. G. Gleason; sergeant, c. c. Britton;
master at arms, Robert Dougless; I. d.
r., c. Miller; O. d. r., c. Il. Songer;
finance committee, Geith and Britton;
trustee, Sargent and Johnson.
Mrs. Eerl G. Foster and son, Bert, Of
Los Angeles, are visiting Mrs. Fosters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Dyer.
Editor McPhee Of the Santa Ana
Blade, is here visiting his brother, who
Is Ill.
Lew Johnson's company will present
'Uncle Toms Cabin" at the school
auditorium Monday evening.
Mrs. George Turner is visiting her pa
rents at Pasadena.
Manager Wheeler Of the football team
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& a game with Charley Tor

Ii arranging game with Chaffey for
Christmas.
Miss Ella Dawson, sister Of D. H.
Dawson, arrived from Cincinnati We'd
nesday.
The Epworth league of the M. e.
church held very pleasant social at the
residence of Rev. r. w. Curricr.
c. P. Dandy Of Los Angeles, s. p. of
the Fraternal Brotherhood, was In Cor
ona yesterday.
John Craig has started O wagon shop
in the rear Of 0. w. Beach's blacksmith
shop.
Great preparations are being made for
the Farmers institute which will be held
here Dec. q and 28.
A Rebekah lodge will be instituted
here next Wednesday night.
The Foresters will give another one OF
their popular dances Christmas Eve.
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ONTARIO

ONTARIO, Dec. 17.-(Regular Core
spondence.) Last night the regula,
meeting Of May Queen Rebekah lodge
was held. After comforting the de-
gree on number of applicants an in
teresting literary program was rendered
A. H. Riggln Of Highland came to On
tario today to meet Captain Anderson
who has just returned from a voyage
The captain. who is a veteran sailor
owns an orange grove here and will
make Ontario his home in the future.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Dec. 1S.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The Gentlemen's Driving
club OF Orange county was permanently
organized this afternoon at the city hall.
and the following officers elected: Geo.
s. Smith, secretary and treasurer: ex-
ecutive committee. D. E. Smeltzer, West
minister; G. w. Ford, Santa Ana; T.. d.
Waffle, Santa Ana; G. q. Grote, Ana
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19
Quaker and Spanish SAUSAGE.

The Golden Eagle Meat Market viii be
opened Dec. %, 1887. with a first class stock
of fresh and salt meats. We are sole man.
ufacturers of Standings celebrated Quak-
err and Spanish sausages, scrapple, etc
Mr.. Stradling was formerly at the Great
Western and Palace markets. Your pa.
tronage solicited. Doebler, James & Strad-
ling, Golden Eagle Market, 3s9-S33 South
Main street.
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Special Notice

The agency for Pabst Brewing company
has been transferred from Fred Hoppe to
Henry Braun, who will be pleased to re-
ceive and serve patrons. both old and new.
Depot and bottling works at junction Of
North Alameda and Main streets. TEL
main 81.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19

The Rt. Rev. Joseph III. Johnson, D. D.
will lecture on 1.-THE Lambeth Conference;
its Possibilities and Results" at St. John s
(EpiscopaD church, Figueroa and Adams
street, on Monday, Dec. &c, at s p. m. The
public is cordially invited. Admission free.
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Engraved Aluminium

Toilet sets, shaving sets, napkin rings
alcohol lamps, teapots, chatting dishes
match and stamp and soap boxes. Guar
anteed not to tarnisll. Pittsburg Alnmi
mum Company, lSS South Spring street.
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Free Holiday Gift Until Dec. aSth

With each soc sale, enamelled stick pin.
With each 500 sale, silver hat pin.
With each $3.50 sale. silver toilet article
With each $500 sale, silver souv'r spoon.
S. II. Bailey, jeweler and optician. 30l
South Broadway.
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mountain mining districts north Of Gar
lock, both in quartz and placer mining.
and some good strikes are being made in
nuggests. There Is yet large unex-
plored placer district easily reached
from Garlock.
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Wall paper. late styles. low prices, at
A. A. Eclsstrom's. aGi South Spring street.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-26
FROM L0CKHART

Editor TIE TINES:
LOcKuAHT. Mare, i1-tl rains AMI
it rains. That is thy by word HOW Il lay.
1t certainly would NM" umr feel Iu1lr
cheerful to have Il Jew DAYS Of sunshine.
The old Broad has been m,h inl a!out
two weeks and ut writing Sh" has OH hr!.
war paint and looks as though -" wo'ilG
sweep the very rocks away that clmGcr
to be in the way.
The farmers in this community have
done very little work up To this time. 3Hd
if the rain doesn't hold up soon they
will be awfully latc gcttngin their ciup.
But we believe in always looking on TIC
bright side of everything. don't matter
what il is and hOpng for better aE;l
The times., 1897-04-01
THE Arming Of the Lion.

Ii may be taken for granted that Great
Britain does hot like the look OF things
pretty much anywhere from Gibraltar TO
the Black sea. The position OF Russia,
masked though it may be. is sufficiently
menacing to cause a strain upon every
warlike energy possessed by the United
= Tom. All the arsenals, shipyards, and
establishments are at work day
III, while the admiralty is charter
y every available steamer to carry troops,
material. and supplies to the Medi-
terrancan
What England's hand in the subsequent
proceedings may be cannot be known de-
finitely 1t may depend largely upon the
next movement Of Russia in the game. But
theeaueen's government evidently is strain
ing every nerve to get in readiness for
serious trouble. The situation in he East
is developing new anNleties for the West
ern powers. When Greece sent Vassos to
Crete to help the Christians this action
was denounced as Illegal by the cabinets
of Europe Now, Of course, it follows, on
the same authority. that the Greek troops
and armed Cretans are rebels against
the powers. The Austrian speech from the
throne conveys a strong hint that
Greece also is to be considered 10y the three
emperors as in rebellion against the Con
cert When the time comes for them TO
apply and act upon such mandate the
row win begin sure enough.
The year s97 still promises to have its
finof sanguiRary war, andthe weather viii
be pleasant enough everywhere in week
or so TO make field operations practicable.
The times., 1897-04-01
The President to the Rescue.

When approached on the subject of his
selection as special commissioner TO Cuba,
Judge Day declined to discuss the subject
bat said that he would consider it in
case an American attorney We're to be
sent TO assist Gen. Lee. That expression
does not exactly accord with the pres
cnt understanding of the matter, which
is that Gen. Lee is TO be relieved on the
/ 9th OF April and another man sent in
his place.
a soldier himself, it is rather certain
tlIan otherwise that the President will
feel u soldiers interest in learning ali
ahout the military as well as other con-
ditions on the island, and will have some
Army or Navy officer of experience on
the ground to report on them. We do not
think that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been af-
forded any opportunity to go over the
country personally. Probably the Spanish
autEoriJies would not have allowed it. and
their smallest wish was law to the late
Administration 1t will be different now
If President Mckinley requests passport
for his commissioner and party through
the Spanish lines, il will be granted, OF
there win be immediate trouble.
Our Chief Magistrate has taken hold OF
the Cuban problem promptly. but none too
soon. The Gomez letters are exercising al
ready a telling effect upon public senti-
ment in tins country, and national i'm
patience Will grow until something is ac-
complished; al least as much as will stop
the fiendish outrages and butcheries of
helpless women and children. Beyond that
we have expressed the hope that, before
this, the President may have used his in-
fluence TO save the life of gallant Major
General Rivera, wounded and prisoner
in the hands of Weyler. who never yet has
spared such an one, although his patriot
antagonists have always treat ted with
kindness, healed the wounds ana released
the persons of Spanish prisoners taken by
them.
National honor, Christianity andhunanity
demand that we should make an end of
Spanish atrociues in Cuba. The Times
believes that President Mckinley feels all
this, and will act accordingly and quickly
The times., 1897-04-01
RAMSAY TO BE RETIRED.
Has Been in the Naval Service
Furty-Seyen Years.

After having done iorty y-seven years OF
active service in the Navy, Rear Admiral
+ NJ. Ramsay Chief 0i the Bureau of Navi-
cation VIII be retired Monday next, when
ne VIII have reached the age Of sixty two
years
The admiral was born in this city, April
3, 1885 He Is the son OF Gen. Gorge d
Ramsay, L ) A. In 1850 young Ramsay
was appointed uidshipman, and six years
later was promoted to passed nidshipman.
He served ON the Frieate st Lawrence,
the Sloop Falmouth, Being transferred from
the latter to the steam frigute Mcrtimac, as
acting master While cruising III the
Pacific ON the MeInniac, he was promoted
TO master and lieutenant, an in $50 was
ordered TO this city. Soon afterward he
was ordered to the Saratoga, African squad
ron In 1862 he was promoted TO lieuten-
ant commander, and Il year lj;ter was de-
tachpd from the SarItcga to assume com
manG of the ChucGaw, of tie Mississippi
squadron ON March 10, 1868. lie was in
the battle OF Ham-'s Bluff, ana did much
service. TWO months later he was III the
engagement at Liverpool Landing, on the
Yazoo River, and in June he took part in
the hattie of Milli6cn : Bend. His service
here prevented disaster, for the Union
troops were driven back until protected
10y the guns of the Choctaw. Commander
Ramsay was at Vicksburg and in August,
1863, was placed in command of the Third
division OF the Mississippi squadron.
He commanded the expedition up the
Black and Quachita Riversin March, 1864,
and into the Atchafalaya River in June.
and ne was in the Red River expedition
during the following two months He was
given command of the Unadilla in Oc-
tober, and took part in attacks on Fort
Anderson and Fort Fisher and was pres
ent at the fan Of Richmond, In 1865
he was ordered TO the Naval Academy
with the grade Of commander In 1867
and 1868 he was fleet captain and
chief of staff of the South Atlantic squad
ron, and in 1869 he was given COM
mand of the Guerriere, the flagship of
the squadron. Soon afterward he was or
dered to the navy yard, this city, as in
spector of ordnance
In 1872 and 1873 he was naval at
tache TO the legations in Europe, but re-
turned to his duties in the bureau of
ordnance. He commanded the Ossipee in
1874 and a year later was assigned to
the Naval Asylum at IhiladelpDla. lie
was Inspector of ordnance at New Y ork in
1876, 1877 and 1873, and was promoted
10 be captain The following three years
the captain had charge Of the torpedo
station. Capt. Ramsay commanded the
Trenton in 1881, the flagship Of the
European squadron, but the same year
was made superintendent of the Naval
Academy which position he filled for
five years.
He was member of the naval examining
board in 1886, and commanded the Bos-
ton in 1897. from which he was assigned
TO the command of the New York navy
yard. He was promoted to commander in
March, 1888, and during the same year
became chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
In 1898 he was reappointed, and a year
later was promoted to rear admiral.