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The herald., 1897-10-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
California Apples Are Good, but There
Are Others-Klondike Pamphlets

| A letter from G. B. Bracket of the
genealogical department at Washington
to the chamber of commerce, acknowl-
edging specimens of apples sent on Tor
identification, says they are fine speci-
mems and typical of California fruits.
but-the same letter also conveys the
disturbing intelligence that there are
other apples, from Oregon and Idaho.
which rival the specimens from Cali
fornia in size and appearance. This
latter clause has fired the patriotic soul
of Secretary Virgins with a noble de-
sire to beat Oregon and Idaho in the
apple proposition, and he invites con-
tributions of the biggest and best
samples to be had that he may forward
them to Washington.
The secretary of the chamber of COM
merce at Riverside writes that at last
the chamber is established there; rooms
for displaying the exhibit have been en-
gagged for the winter and it will be kept
in first-class condition.
The Klondike pamphlets are all
signed, sealed and ready to deliver. They
are put up in packages of five, ten and
twenty-five, wrapped in oil cloth and
sealed with the chamber of commerce
seal.
Aldace F. Walker writes Secretary
Virgins that every indication points to
large passenger movement in this
direction this winter.
Mrs. o. P. Posey has contributed
twenty-five varieties of chrysanthe-
NUNS to the chamber and H. Jevne dis
plays some samples of pure olive oil,
La Crescenta brand, put up expressly
for him.
The herald., 1897-10-29
PERSONAL

D. NJ. Lloyd of Berkeley is at the Ra-
mona.
J. Harrison Wright came up from Riv-
erside yesterday for the day.
Mr. and Mrs. M. l.. Mooers of Santa
Barbara were here yesterday. \
e. S. Sullivan has returned from a
ten days stay in San Francisco.
A. P. Fain, a tourist from Yorktown,
Pa, is registered at the Ramona.
E. r. Beeson came over from Pomona
yesterday. He is at the Ramona.
C. E. Cumbeson, a San Francisco to-
bacco manufacturer, is in the city.
T. c. Clayton, capitalist from Birm-
ingham, Eng, who is touring the coun-
try, is in the city,
H. B. Gleason of Redlands, the owner
of the Gleason mine, is looking after
business interests in this city. His wife
accompanies him.
w. H. Reed, representing the w. j.
White Manufacturing company OF
Cleveland, O., is here looking after the
affairs of his company.
Fl. A. Jastro, who was formerly one
of the leading merchants of Bakersfield
but is now interested in Mexican min
ing proposition, stopped here last night
on his way home.
| l.. Goodfriend, manager of Goodfrieno
& Co., manufacturers of clothing, Il
travelling through Southern California
| in the interest of the firm. He spent
last night in the city.
The herald., 1897-10-29
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and Personal Items From Over
the River

o. P. Kennie of North DAILY street, who
has recently returned from Newhall,
where he went for the benefit of Mrs.
Kennels health, will again resume bust
ness on the East Side.
DR.. ]. o. Blackington has returned to
his home in Alhambra after spending a
few days with friends in Los Angeles.
Yesterday a heavily loaded oil wagon,
While passing DAILY street on Downey
avenue, broke through the sewer, caus-
ing some trouble in getting it out.
A social dance was given Wednesday
evening at Banquet hall.
A misunderstanding occurred between
the boss of force of workmen and one
of his men, who were engaged in putting
in the connection for the Pasadena and
Pacific company at the corner of DAILY
street and Pasadena avenue yesterday,
resulted in knock-down and an assault
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Poultenary en-
tertained a number of friends Wednes-
day evening in honor Of their eleventh
wedding anniversary. Among those
present We're: Mr. and Mrs. r. f. Ebert
Prof and Mrs. A. l.. Gardiner, Miss
Mary Ebert, Mrs. T.. TT. Conklin, Mr. anG
Mrs. Homer Kennedy, Mrs. Bowen am
daughter, Mrs. C. c. Heller, Judge ani
Mrs. Morrison, Mrs. c. F. Dun ant
Miss Ella Payne.
Mrs. Sarah Burge of Lodi, Cal. is Wis
iting Mrs. D. L. Rice of Hamilton street
The herald., 1897-10-29
BANANAS FUMIGATED
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TAKES
A HAND IN QUARANTINE
Railroad Officials Will Cooperate in
Sanitary Observation-Disclosures
Fruit Held at Garvanza

Acting upon the suggestion of Health
officer Powers, the state board of health
has taken up the matter of freight
quarantine against Gulf of Mexico points
infected with yellow fever. Just to what
extent they will carry the matter has
not been decided as yet, but it is certain
that a careful watch will be kept upon
all freight from that part of the coun-
try which may be sent to California.
1t is not thought there is the slightest
danger of infection here or at other
points in this part of the state.
but the board has decided that
it is easier to keep out dis
ease here than to explain to the rest of
the country how any case which might
be caused by infected freight came to
be here. Ever since the first case of
fever was discovered in Louisiana the
state body has been carefully watching
it's development, and now that it seems
to have gone beyond the control of the
authorities of the cities in which it has
been discovered, the precautions have
been greater than before.
DR.. HILL a member of the state board,
arrived in the city yesterday from San
Francisco, and as soon as DR.. Powers
learned of his arrival he communicated
to him the particulars of the expected
arrival of three carloads of bananas
which had passed through New Orleans.
DR.. Hill took the same view of the mat
ter of admitting this fruit as had the
local health board, and volunteered to
take the work of fumigating the fruit
off DR.. Powers hands and have one of
his assistants do it. The whole matter
was then turned over to DIR. Hill, who
communicated with his assistant, DR..
Weldon of San Pedro, and told him to
do the work of fumigating
1t had been stated by the railroad Of
ficials, in response to inquiries of the
health department that the three car,
would he sidetracked at Manhattan
junction and held there until the author
tiles permitted them to enter the city.
Later it was learned that the cars would
reach the city via Garvanza, and the
railroad company promptly notified the
officers of the fact. The company Of
fered the health authorities every as
sistance possible When the train ar
rived at Garvanza the cars were cut
out and placed on the siding. DR.. We'll
don drove out to the place in the after
noon and proceeded at once to fumigate
the fruit. He used the formaline pro-
cess, and after lighting lamps in each
of the cars he left them there all night.
This morning the cars will be brought
to this city. and Dr. Powers will be pres
ent when they are opened. If the disin-
fection has been complete, the consign-
ment will be turned over to the firms
to whom the fruit was shipped
The railroad companies have notified
the city authorities of their intention
to assist the health officers all they can
and the freight quarantine will be strict
ly kept. 1t is expected that other cities
in the state will follow the example of
Los Angeles in the matter.
The herald., 1897-10-29

criminal in the eyes of the average lay
man, yet at the same time, presumins
Durrant to be an innocent man, since he
has only been convicted on circumstan-
tial evidence, these legal delays have
been strictly in accordance with the let
ter of the law, and have given the ac-
cused every chance to prove his inno-
cence. Were there another legal loop
hole, which might give the prisoner an
other chance, do not see why it should
not be used, inasmuch as the law pre-
sumes every man to be innocent until
condemned. By this, of course, do not
uphold the delay personally, for l do not
personally think that there exists any
doubt as to the guilt of the man, but, at
the same time, if the law grants certain
concessions and delays, by all means let
them be taken advantage of. or course
1 do not think that the law is always ad-
ministered as promptly as it might be,
consistently with justice, in California,
but at the same time, all things taken
into consideration, we are not as badly
off in a legal way as we might be-
THE FAULT IN THE LAW
Undoubtedly the fault lies in the law
ITSELF" said Attorney j. S. Dougherty.
"The fundamental principles of law to-
day are four hundred years behind the
time, which is easily accounted for by
the fact that they were enacted CEN
turies ago with the object of protecting
the common man from the biased at
tacks of those in authority whose word
was law. But at the present time, when
the people themselves are the accusers,
and we cannot presume that the people
bear actual malice against some un-
known miscreant, such protection is
in many cases unnecessary. AS every
one knows, a man accused of a crime is
supposed to be innocent until he is
proven guilty by the state. Therefore
the state is the party presumably in the
wrong, and it's business is to go ahead
and prove something which it only sup
poses. And as the people are the state,
therefore the people are wrong until
they prove themselves right. Conse-
quently the accused man has the best
side of the case Why not administer
the laws, and make them, as they are
used in Southern European countries,
where all things are equal? Why, when
you are accusing a man of murder,
should justice be lampooned and the ac-
cused have the advantage, simply be-
ago? Amend the laws so that the ac-
cuser and accused meet each other on
equal ground, and technical delays
would be fewer and justice would be
met with more often.'
The herald., 1897-10-29
PROPOSED SALARY CUT
How Members of the Police Force
View the Matter

The proposed salary cut which was
brought up at the last meeting of the
police commissioners has been the prin-
cipal topic Of conversation among the
officers around the central station for
the past few days. The matter has
caused no little anxiety. Interested
groups have discussed the question over
and over again, and have speculated on
the probability of the move being car
ried out. The consensus of opinion is
that the cut will not actually be made.
The policemen themselves consider
the cut, if it should be made, as unjust
to them. An officer said yesterday:
Despite the statements of Chief Glass
to the contrary, the police force in Los
Angeles now receives the lowest salaries
of any police force on the coast. Take,
for instance, San Francisco. Police
officers there receive a salary of $102 per
month. The same salaries are paid in
Oakland. San Diego, Sacramento and
San Jose have paid police officers S1G0
per month. This, mean, is the salary
received by outside men who walk q
beat. Captains elsewhere receive $1,9
per month, and all office men $125 per
and cannot be gainsayed, yet complaint
has been made that the men in this city
who receive sS3 1-3 per month are paid
too much"
Another officer, talking with a report
er said: IF this proposed cut in SAL
aries is made it is going to work an
actual hardship on a great many officers
with families. At present about ninety
per cent of the members of the police
force are men who support families. A
large proportion of these have bought
homes on the installment plans, know
ing that their positions on the force
were reasonably sure so long as they
discharged their duty, have contracted
to make payments on these homes from,
month to month as great as their pres
ent salaries will permit. If $40 per
month is cut from their present salary
the original payments will have to go on
just the same as before. Here, then, |
say, the cut cannot but work a great
hardship"
The herald., 1897-10-29

fatal; but the fact is, that, so far as is
known, only one person has ever been
killed in this country as direct result
Of contact with a trolley wire, and that
was a weak boy in Boston who threw
another wire over the feed wire and held
it taut from both ends. The fact is that
500 volts is not sufficient to kill man
in ordinary health. 1 have received
shocks of that voltage many times, and
while they produce nervous shocks, have
no permanent bad effects. AS matter
Of fact, most linemen who are killed
while working on the electric roads die
from fractured skulls. The electric
shock throws them from the platforms
on which they work and they suffer
from the drop to the pavement. 1t takes
nearly 1000 volts to kill a man outright"
Brooklyn Standard Union.
The herald., 1897-10-29
FREAKS IN HAIR
Peculiarities Handed Down Through
Many Generations

Many Generations
One of the most curious conditions OF
the hair is that known as albinism. The
perfect albino has hair of dull, milky
or pearly white color, usually very soft
and silky. The pupil of the eye is of Il
bright red color and the iris is generally
pink
Albinism is really due to want of pig
ment in these various structures, the
redness in the eye being simply due to
the blood circulating at the back of the
eyeball. True albinism may be regard
ed as hereditary.
Thus many families are, and have
been for many generations, albinos in
Circassia, a province of Russia. For
this reason Circassian slaves were high
ly priced by Turkish sultans, and IN
their many raids the Turkish Pashas
were obliged to hand over the albino
women for the sultan's harem.
Albinism exists also among animals
Every one is familiar with examples
among rats and rabbits. The far-famel
white elephant of Siam is another eX-
ample, and in that country it is second ir
Importance to the monarch himself, be-
ing, in fact worshiped.
There is another condition, known as
partial albinism, which shows itself IL
many ways. A single lock of white in q
head of black hair has descended
through eight generations.
Their is well authenticated story Of c
Somersetshire girl whose hair was of two
different colors; on the right side of hel
head it was jet black; on the left with
out color.
In noble French family lock OF
white hair above the forehead has beer
inherited by each generation for up.
ward of 200 years, having been borne by
23 individuals during that time.-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
The herald., 1897-10-29
CURRENT EVENTS SECTION
Reported Yesterday at the Regular
Ebell Meeting

The current events section of the
Ebell reported at the regular monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon and Mrs.
r. w. Burnham had charge of the pro-
gram. The first question discussed was
Hawaiian annexation, with ten minute
papers by Mrs. Il. w. Burnham and Mrs
j. j. Byrne, who presented the subject
pro and con. respectively. The pSpers
were followed by general discussion by
the members.
Sienkiewicz's "Quo Vadis" was also
discussed at some length, and diversion
was created by two musical numbers,
a song by Miss Sheperd and violin
solo by Miss Maxson. Mrs. Baker, the
president, made few pertinent re-
marks previous to the commencement
of the program, in which she implied
that if any member or friend was ir-
resistibly impelled to present the club
with books, cups and saucers or other
trifles in the way of furniture for the
new house, their courtesy would be re-
ceived in the same spirit with which.
it was extended-or words to that effect.
The herald., 1897-10-29
Patents and Postal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-California
patents: Christ Christensen, East Oak
land, voting machine; Henry S. Grace
and A. D. Reynolds. San Francisco, can
labelling machine: Francis M. Graham,
San Jose, air compressor; William Lam
bert, Sacramento, bicycle handle bar
grip Ertela w. Lincoln. Pasadena, ped
al for cycles; John B. Rogers and John B.
Hall, San Francisco, machine for indeli-
bly, marking values on checks; Joseph H.
Therien, San Francisco, reversing gear;
James M. Trotter, Alma, motor for vehi-
cles.
California postmasters: Brentwood
Contra Costa county, w. P. Morgans,
vice A. Benn, removed; Stella, Shasta
county, o. p. Woodward, vice o. H. p
Woodward, dead.
The herald., 1897-10-29
A Cable Over Chilkoot Pass

Tacoma, Wash.-George B. Dodwell
Of the two Pacific Asiatic steamship
lines and Hugh Wallace, vice president
of the Washington and Alaska Steam
ship company, have organized the Chill
coot Railway and Transportation COM
pany, and today contract was let t.
the Trenton iron works for seventeen
miles Of inch cable for the tramway
which is to be in operation by January
Construction has been begun on the rail-
road, which will be eight miles long and
will connect with an aerial transpor,
over the pass.-San Francisco Chronicle
The herald., 1897-10-29
DFsPoNDENT NEGREss
Makes Second Attempt at Suicide
Which Proves Successful

Nellie Martinez, a colored woman,
who attempted suicide few weeks ago
in a house of ill-fame on Buena Vista
street, but was resuscitated in the re-
ceiving hospital, made more success
full attempt to end her miserable life
yesterday in the same house. She chose
the morphine route and was found dead
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
woman was'35 years of age and has been
in the city long time. The coroner will!
hold an inquest today.
The herald., 1897-10-29
DEcIDUoUs FRUIT GROWERS
Committee on Permanent Orgainza-
tion Drafted Bylaws Yesterday

The committee on permanent organ
ization appointed at the convention of
deciduous fruit growers of Southern
California last week, met yesterday
morning in the rooms of the chamber
of commerce to formulate rules and
draft by laws to govern the association
The personnel of the committee consists
of l.. T. Garnsey, chairman; ]. b. Ian
kershim A. p. Griffith, c. c. Thompson
and F. M. Douglass. F. O. Story vice
president of the Southern California
Fruit Growers Exchange, was called in
for conference, and the committee ad-
journed, after having made gratifying
headway, and will report to the next
meeting of the association, November
18th.
The herald., 1897-10-29

hand but the girl lost her presence of
mind and rushed from the kitchen into
the open air. She was soon enveloped
in mass of flames. Her cries brought
several neighbors to her assistance and
they succeeded in tearing off her cloth
ing. DR.. Palmer was summoned and
found that the unfortunate girl had been
badly burned about the knees. She is
being taken care of by the Brahm fam
whose employ she had just entered.
The herald., 1897-10-29
Rose and Dave

Dave Sanchez and Rose Simms. who
broke UP Sonoratown social function
at X. Browns saloon on Ord street by
indulging in an unseemly scrapping
match, were each fined 500 in Justice
owens court yesterday for disturbing
the peace.
The herald., 1897-10-29
Not Killed by Electric Shocks

''There is lot of misapprehension
about the deadly effects Of shock from
trolley wire" said Chief Electrician
Whittlesy of the Brooklyn Heights rail-
road. Most persons believe that q
contact with one Of these feed wires Is
The herald., 1897-10-29
APRON CAUGHT FIRE
A Girl Badly burned While Preparing
Dinner

Nellie Peck, domestic employed in
the family of G. w. Brahm of Budlong
and Thirty-seventh street. was prepar-
ing dinner Wednesday when her apron
caught fire from the stove over which
she was working. Water was close at
The herald., 1897-10-29
Baker Iron Works
$50 to 900 Buena Vista Street,
LOS ANGELES. CALEDONIA
linen in my pocket, would anybody have
believed in my innocence?"

Mrs. M. J. Greeman. principal of the
Seventh-street school Of this city, who
has just returned from San Francisco,
has been elected grand mat
ron of the Eastern Star Of California.
The herald., 1897-10-29

A. ]. Savage of Boston, wealthy rail-
road man, who is interested in several
eastern lines. is in the city. He is ac-
companied by his wife.
The herald., 1897-10-29

Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Vok-
strom's. ga South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-10-29
MUNYON'S

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lungs, old colds new colds and obstinate c0lds and
all forms OF grip. Stops eneczing, discharges from
the nose and eyes prevents catarrh, diphthera,
pneumonia and oil throat and lung troubles. These
pleasant little pellets are absolutely harmless, have
saved thousands Of lives and prevented much sick
sensrae cure fl each disesyse Pur@sts
25 cents vinl. If You need medical advice write
Prof. Munyon 1905 Arch Street, Philadelphia. 1t Is
Absolutely free.
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Died.
AROOSTOOII.-

AROOSTOOK.
Van Buren-Aug. -, Asa +. Young.
aged "a years.
OXFORD.
Bethel-Aug 10, Ella. widow of Abel
Lyon.
Denmark~Aug. H. Mrs Emily, wife of
Moody +. Walker, aged 16 years.
East Sumner--Aug. II. Mrs. Daniel r.
Palmer.
Rumford Falls-Aug. l6. infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. /. White.
Hcbron-Aug. IL. Mr.. Charles II. Tur-
ner, aged "a years.
Oxford-Aug il, Miss Lucy Brown.
South Paris-Aug. Is, Wallace Elgin.
youngest son of r. G. and the late Lille
tStrickland) Summer. aged 4 years l
month and Is days.
SOMERSET.
Fairfield Center-Aug. Is. Nahum Tozier
aged &c years. months and 26 days.
Pittstield-Aug. II. Andrew G. Shaw,
aged 67 years. l month and days.
WASHINGTON.
Eastport-Aug. Il. Mary F.. wife of
Robinson Flagg, aged A years . months,
Il days; Aaron Cook. aged AZ years.
Vancehoro-Aug. u, Charles p. Cobb,
aged 63 years.
Machias-Aug. p, Charles f. Pierce.
son of Sarah +. and the late John l..
Pierce. aged 10 years, months. IA days
Silver City. Idaho-Aug. I. Mrs. /. NJ
ptltHSii, dSNt - stdis Niic Oh MtSeTNt
M Getchell, formerly of Barring. Me
Milltown-Aug. H. Donlena Smith aged
- years; Aug. Il. Aaron Averill, aged 81
years, Z months.
r WALDO.
Somerville. Mass.-Aue. H. Lovey West
formerly of Belfast. aged Il years
months and IA days.
Melrose, Mass.-Aug. a. Frances Emma
White, formerly of Belfast aged .;
years. ] month and "a days
Belfast-Aug. H. Mary A. Stevens, aged
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ANpRosCoGGIN.


Durham-Aug. 10. Charles Estes of Dur
nam and Miss Ida Dyer of Lisbon Falls.
West Poland-Aug. IL. Walter I.
Knightly of Norway and Miss Anna y.
Leavitt of Gray.
AROOSTOOK
Caribou-Aug. l6. l.. n. Richards and
Mrs. Anna NJ. Earle.
CUMBERLAND.
Portland-Aug Is. Clark Benedict Will
liams and Miss Hittie Kensell of Port
land: George Henry Allen and Miss Ida
Leona Hutchins both of Deering.
Yarmouth-AuG. p, Harry 4. kimball
and Miss Mary f. Gallant, both of Var
mouth.
FRANKLIN.
Kingfeld-Aug q, Irving w. Polite ana
Miss Myra A. wilkins.
HANCOCK.
Rrooklin-Aug II, Miss Hattie c. Free
thy TO Hayier l.. Gonzales. both OF Els
worth. ,,,,
of Bucksport to William Moir OF Stoh-
ington. ,,;.a
Joy of Ellsworth, to Fred Wilson Stanton
of Boston. mi.
Bluehill-Aug. 15 Miss Alice May Tripp
to Royal Jordan Goodwin, both OF ELS
worth.
KNOX
RDckll1d-AuR.
Boston. and Eta. daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Harris NJ Krokyn of StouShtoh'
formerly of Rockland
Union-Aug. H. William V. Nash ana
Miss Grace a. Andrews.
PENOBSCOT.
Bangor-Aug H. Mr.. Bert Barene ana
Miss Jennie Bowers, both of Bangor ;
Aug. Is Mr. Lester =. Patten TO MISE
Edith j. Emerson, both OF HernlUh' aus
"A, Richard Hurley and Miss Ellie Bui-
mer, both of Orono. r..
Newport-Aug. A. Mr.. Burnett y.
withea and Miss Mabel NJ. Woodman.
both of Newport. r,,x
encc Marie Mclaughlin. ,,,,,
Brewer-Aug. q, Mr.. George wilson
Perry and Miss BESSIE r. Conley. both of
orono-August II. John \. Pierce of
Spokane. Wash. and Miss Harriet &
Fernald
PIsCATAQUTS.
Dover-Aug o. Mr.. Sidney F.; hing OF
Sangerville and Miss Isa Lena Bridges OF
Dover.
Monroe-Aug. II. Albert l.. Newcomh
and Mrs. Marcella c. Smart, both OF
Belfast-Aug. II. David E. Bird of Bel
fast and Miss Francena ). ha'ch u
searsport-Aug. IS James II. Beach and
Eugenia f. Staples, both of Searspor'.
WASHINGTON.
Cherryfield-Aug II, Miss Fannie Arcn-
or of Cherryfield and Mr. Elmer T. ga"
yer of Mibrdge. ,,,,- -,
Campobello-Aug. :, Edward Miller OF
Iubec and Addie l.. Stanley OF Graho
Menan.
YORK.
Biddeford-Aug IS. by Rev. c. w. Brad,
lee, Howard Bridges of Biddefofa aHe
Blanche Seavey of Saco.
Hollis-Aug IS. George B. Mason ano
Abbie L. Norwood, both of Hollis.