davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The herald., 1897-03-23
Evening Session


At 1880 o'clock the hearing was re-
sumed with Professor Price as the wit
ness, the direct examination being con-
Quoted by Mr.. Camp. Professor Price
gave in detail his Views on the quality
Of the material tested by him, and his
reasons for declaring that 1t was not
suitable for that paving. He stated that
he had made numerous analyses for
Portland, Salt Lake, Denver. for the
Alcatraz and Pacific Improvement COM
pany. The material submitted to him
did not contain sufficient bitumen. 1t
was not adhesive nor cohesive, and the
fault was both in the quality of bitumen
used and was deficient as to quantity,
which made the substance too brittle
For this reason he was of the
opinion that the material was worth
less for paving purposes. The professor
did not believe that It as possible to
mix asphalt in open kettles as satisfac-
torlly as by machinery, on account of
the danger of burning. The professor
was examined at great length. numerous
questions being asked by councilmen and
attorneys but no new facts were brought
cut.
The professor was then turned over to
Mr.. Jones for cross examination and
in answer to questions said he had come
here to verify his report, and had been
guaranteed a $3.50 fee and his expenses.
He did not remember who had promised
to pay the fee, but 1t was one of the at
torneyS, he supposed.
Mr.. Arthur stated that. the attorneys
for the protestants had agreed to pay
Professor Price. and that gentleman
said that he had. come to verify his re-
port and was paid his regular fee, which
was $50 day.
Councilman Hutchison wanted to
know whether the fee depended on his
proving his report when Professor Price
said that it did not, as he never took
contingent fee.
Professor Price then stated that he
had made probably two dozen analyses
in the asst elk months, and had not
made o/e for the Alcatraz company for
two years. He considered Alcatraz and
Santa Clara asphalt as the standard.
He considered tina he proper percentage
Of bitumen In asphalt for street paving
should be IL to 13. He would consider
asphalt containing only 1920 per cent of
bitumen worthless for paving purposes.
The professor admitted that reheating
asphalt had tendency to destroy the
bitumen, and that 1t would Of course
Cieteri0rate with exposure to the ele-
ments and with use. The best time, of
course. to make a true analysis was
when the material was being laid.
A long and wearisome discussion fol-
lowed the scientific features of the case
when Professor Price declared that he
had already seen holes In the pavement
which caused breeze, which would
probably have lasted all night had not
President Silver cut the mater short
and then another long personal discus
sion followed between Professor Price
and Councilman Hutchison. which was
also cut short by the chair.
The cross-examination of Professor
Price cntinued until 10:30 o'clock. but
no new facts developed until an analyses
made by Price & Son was sprung upon
the witness. which was filed in evidence
and the council then took recess until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The herald., 1897-03-23

chemist for the contractors, watching
the proceedings.
Prof. Price said the samples present
ed by The committee were Substantially
the same as those he had analyzed.
"This material should not be brittle at
temperature of 7S degrees" said the
professor, as he broke off pieces of the
sample There is no elasticity in this
material and 1t lacks tenacity and adhe-
siveness." The professor then went on
to say that when first put down road
of this kind would be hard, and there
was danger of its breaking, and when
this accure 1t makes an opening
and the material disintegrates and Is
pulverized., From these simple expert
ments. Professor Price declared that he
was prepared to say that the material
was not fit for a permanent roadway.
1t is too brittle; 1t did not contain
enough petrolene.
Professor Price then showed a sample
Of what he said was proper street paw
ing material, which contained IL per
cent of bitumen, and showed the differ
ence between that and the samples.
The next physical test was the heat
ing. The professor pounded up some
of the samples in a large mortar and
put it in the oven, which was heated up
to $50 degrees, and passed the substance
around for examination. He explained
that he could only make the mass solid
by heavy pressure.
At this point Councilman Hutchison
presented a sample which he said he
had dug up from the walk by the city
hall, and asked that this be analysed for
a comparative test.
Councilmen Toll and Nickel objected,
saying that the professor should be al
lowed to go ahead and finish his tests.
Professor Price then stated that he
was through, and his tests had verified
his previous report; the result was prac-
tically the same, the substance being
brittle up to 200 degrees, and then re-
quires considerable pressure to solidify.
In answer to a question by President
Silver, Professor Price said that as
result of his tests he would not expect
TO find a difference of one-half of one
per cent between the samples he hal
analyzed and those tested by him.
On the request of Mr.. Arthur Professor
Price then took part Of the sample
brick submitted by the contractor, which
was pounded up and heated to tenn
perature of about 110 degrees. At this
point the mass became soft and cohes-
with very little pressure. The material,
the professor said, was much better than
that he had just tested.
The sample presented by Councilman
Hutchison was then pounded up and
heated, and Professor Price said there
as too much bitumen in the substance
for a roadway over which there was
heavy travel, but was all right for side
walks
Several other samples were then heat
cd together and passed around among
the councilmen and discussed until $3.50
o'clock when recess was taken until
1880 o'clock.
The herald., 1897-03-23
City News in Brief

My iNSWS Dii~t
Sitting Bull relics at Campbelps.
Hear Mr.. Rowan in the Emanuel" at
Simpson tonight.
Grand oratorio concert at Simpson to-
night. Admission free.
Miss zada Taylor. the new contralto.
sings at Simpson tonight.
Hear Miss Todd in the grand oratorio
concert at Simpson tonight.
Orr & Hines, undertakers, removed to
e47 South Broadway. Tel. Main 65.
]. c. Cunningham's Trunk Factory
moved to 222 South Main. Tel. Main SlS.
Joe Arnold, agent for the celebrated
Mexican cigar. 1858 South Spring street
Tel. Main 9S6.
Sharp G. Samson, funeral directors.
Undependent), 6S6 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
Mr.. Ray Cogswell, the rising young
baritone, will be heard In concert at
Simpson tonight.
Famous Indian relics of Sitting Bull
on exhibition at Campbells Curio store,
1916 s. Spring street.
Hear the grand oratorio of Emanuel
at Simpson tonight; full chorus, soloists,
orchestra and organ.
Missionary Farewell Peniel hail.
Alex Davidson farewells for 4onrovia,
Africa, Thursday night.
Watches cleaned. rs cents; main-
springs. so cents; crystals, 10 cents.
Patton, IA South Broadway.
The great sun robe. Sitting Bulls
medicine drum. bow and quiver, pipe,
lock of hair. autograph, etc., in Camp
BELLS window, S25 s. Spring st.
Adams Bros, dentists. 2Ss1s South
Spring street Painless filling and ex-
tracting. Best sets of teeth from IS to
so. Hours, to s: Sundays. 10 to IL.
Hear Mr.. Cornell and his fine chorus
Of sixty voices at Simpson auditorium
tonight, aided by full orchestra of ten
pieces and grand organ and soloists.
If you don't try us on underwear you
miss q good thing. They are soft as new
and don't shrink bit. It's way we
have. Excelsior Laundry. Tel. Main 367.
Tourists desiring an artistic souvenir
of California should visit H. C. Lichten-
berger's art emporium in the Wilcox
building. opposite the Hollenbeck hotel.
Don't forget that he leads in pictures
and frames.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey. stimson
block, first floor, rooms 1873, 1874. 13S,
Special attention given to obstetricsi
cases. and all diseases OF women and
children. II Electricity scientifically
used. Consultation hours. to s. Tel.
Attention-Ladies of Bartlett-Loran
". r, G. are requested to meet at the
front entrance Of Mcdonald han on
Tuesday evening. March 23d, at Z pm.
sharp. to accompany the post In q BODY
to Music hall. Ella Van Horne, Presi-
dent. f:i,
Go to Mt. Lowe via Terminal railway.
quickest time and best connections A
grand concert will be given Wednesday
evening, March Gath, at Echo Mountain
house. Special train returns at sos D.
N. See Terminal time card in today's
The herald., 1897-03-23

stealing a pitchfork and a horse collar
from Joseph Bartlett, Nicholas Sennott
was yesterday afternoon arraigned in
the police court having been taken in
custody by officer Ritch. Trial was set
for the 31st inst. at 3 p. m.
Wee Wah, a garbage gatherer, was
fined SO in the police court yesterday for
dumping offal on a vacant lot in viola
tion of the city ordinance. He was ar
rested in Chinatown by Officer McGraw
earlier in the day.
Manuel Sepulveda, the Mexican youth
who beat Up Chinaman Saturday night
on Los Angeles street, was arraigned
in the police court yesterday afternoon,
and will be tried for the offense today.
The herald., 1897-03-23
Biscailuz Discharged

The charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses upon which M. v. Bis
cailuz, the Basque attorney, was ar
rested on Sunday afternoon, was yes
terday dismissed upon his arraignment
in the police court. Biscailuz was ac-
cused of securing so cents from a young
man under the representation that he
was authorized by the park commits
sioners of the city to hire three men at
81 per day each for work in the parks.
He never secured the promised work. but
as there was nothing upon which he
could be convicted the complaint was
dismissed.
The herald., 1897-03-23
An Old Case Revived

On September 9th last William May
bury Swore to a complaint in the po-
lice court. charging s. H. vinnelle with
having committed battery upon his
person on the 18th day of August pre-
ceding. Maybury resides at PSI North
Pearl street, and at the time of the
little discrepancy was the advertising
agent offs Chinese doctor. He Is now out
OF that job and suing the Celestial and
VIII incidentally push the case against
Vinnelle. The latter gave himself into
custody ana Will appear in the police
court for trial on Thursday.
The herald., 1897-03-23
To Refute

There will be mass meeting at Music
hall on Thursday evening, when the
question, why Poverty?" will again be
discussed. The meeting Is to be held
under the auspices of the Socialist labor
party and the following speakers
promise "a refutation" to the argu-
nents of Bishop Montgomery and others
at the previous meeting: The Rev.
George Cannon, c. Nicholson, who is
billed as an ex-Mormon minister, an
other "ex-Rev.''-J. e. Higgins and Job
Hartman. L. Biddle will occupy the
chair
The herald., 1897-03-23
Oratorio Production

the oratorio, "Emanuel-God With U.s.
by J. Elliott Trowbridge, will be given
under the direction of Prof. c. s. Cornell,
by chorus of fifty voices and soloists,
with full orchestra and organ accom-
paniment The oratorio Is said to be very
beautiful, and the admission Is free, ex-
cept for voluntary contributions which
will be used toward the music fund.
The herald., 1897-03-23
EVENTS OF TO-DAY
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank-All the Comforts of Home.

The police commission meets-Io a. m.
Adjourned session of the city council
10 a. m.
Production of the oratorlo Emanuel
at Simpson tabernacle-8 p. m.
Citrus fruits tariff committee meets at
the chamber of commerce-I p. m.
G. A. r. reception to General Clark
son, commander.in-chief, at Music hall
7:3o r. m.
Meeting of the Pasadena and Los An
geIes committees on the grand boulevard
at the Wilcox block-z:3o p. m.
Bishop Montgomery lectures on "ln-
dulgences" before the Catholic Truth So
ciety at the Los Angeles Theater-S p. m.
The herald., 1897-03-23
Don't Law

But If you must, we will advise you
without charge. And If we don't win
your case. It will cost you nothing. Me-
chanics' liens prepared without charge.
Hard collections pushed Our special
ties are railway damage suits and suits
siander and other damage cases, FORE
closure of mortgages and liens. Notary
work free to clients. Langworthy Co..
226 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-03-23
Postof6ce Addition

The one-story addition which is to be
placed on the rear Of the postoh1ce build
Ing was begun by the contractor, John
Hanion, yesterday. This addition is to
be twepty-hye feet wide and will ex-
tend the entire length OF the building. It
will cost IN the neighborhood OF 10000
ana win b. occupied by the mailing d.
vision. The appropriat lion Of the money
The herald., 1897-03-23
Police Court Notes

Fred Jefferson, the negro car porter
who raised a disturbance in an Alameda
street crib Saturday night and threw
the female inmates out of doors, was ar
In, the police court yesterday,
entered Flea OF not guilty, gave bund
Cor his appearance and had trial set for
April 6thsnext at p. m.
Upon . charge Of petty larcany for
The herald., 1897-03-23
The w Gather

TEMPERATURE-Report of observations
taken at Los Angeles March o. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
The herald., 1897-03-23
Maximum temperature, GA.
Minimum temperature. 40.

Indications: For Southern California.
Fair Tuesday, with increasing cloudiness
In the afternoon; warmer weather; light
northwesterly winds.
The herald., 1897-03-23

s:=: . o.; e. 81 y'ss y V: S:?:; sI:;:;
p. m. 3O24 dU ~ Clear
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05
Cnncht TIC EntIrc srnr,n-

Aqueen bee Thursday led her swarm
of 1000 odd subjects right into the
heart of Rochester, n. Y, and a tele-
graph pole was selected as the final
resting place of the swarm. Their
presence attracted large throng, but
1t made many of the pedestrians some
what nervous TO have n swarm of bees
lowering about them, and, though the
bees do not appear to have stung any
one, they were inclined to be altogether
too familiar for comfort.
Walter j. Bargy is man who has
passed his life in the care Of bees, and,
as The ill luck of the swarm would
have 1t, he happened to be passing
along while they were cutting up their
antics. He determined to attempt
their capture. He took an ordinary
soap box and climbed TO the top of the
pole. He was surrounded by the
insects, and they could have stung
him to death had they chosen to do so.
But they seemed TO recognize him as
friend, and none of them interfered
with him. lie set the soap box on
top of the telegraph pole and awaited
Developments. In about half an hour
about half the bees were swarming in
side tho box.
He climbed mp again, slipped n news
paper under the box, and took it down.
But he was not content with the cap
ture of only half of the tribe. He
took the box across the canal and set
it on the pile of logs just under the
canal foot bridge. On the top of the
box he set key, and this proved SO
much more attractive that the bees be-
gan to leave the box and crawl in
thousands into the keg. The bees
which still fingered about the pole on
the other side of the canal crossed
over, and by night Mr. Bargy took to-
his home 1000 bees. They are worth
Sl5 or 800, so he had done pretty
good days work. Chicago Chronicle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05
GRANTSVILLN, W. VA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 1sa7.

Indian women on ponies drawing
poles behind them ON which to pack
meat aud pemmicau, showing that the
band was not q war party, bat was ont
on au autumnal hunt. The Indians
had killed Tillman and chased Caspi.
on, simply because they happened to
run across them, aud the chance TO
Kill white man was too good to miss.
They were busy now, aud Caspioa,
circilng widely u north, rode back to
where the wagon was, without moles-
tation, though it took him all the dav
to do it, The body of Tillman was
found and buried. Then the two sur.
viving hunters, turning to the north.
continued 30 hunt until they had "A
load OF buffalo and antelope meat aud
skins to take back to the settlements
with them.
"Caspion kept the white buffalo skin
five years. believing that It's posses
sion brought him good fortune. He
sold it nj last for 500 while on a spree
at Fort Lyon. The same year lie was
killed by the Comaaches il New Me-
leo"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05
HnlIcts of soIld COLI.

Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
Secretary OF State for the colonies, has
received dispatch from her maiesty's
high commissioner at the Cape stating
that in the fighting ut Fort Martin,
near Hartley, South Africa, on Satur-
day, the noted chief, Mashingombi,
was slain and between 400 and 500 Of
his followers were taken prisoners.
The Government forces occupied all
the positions at Marbles Kraal, where
they captured more than ono hundred
prisoners
A dispatch from Fort Salisbury says
that the British forces took the ma
tiyes completely by surprise. When
charge was made upon tho stock
AIDES the natives fed 10 their caves. in
which they were afterward captured,
Mashingombi's main cave being de
stroyed with dynamite. Mashingombi
was wounded during the attack and
died soon after being taken prisoner.
Two bullets made Of solid gold were
found after the fight Washington
Star
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05
ELEPHANTS FIGHT A DUEL.
Bulls Make n Mighty Interesting Spcctac,
For the Hunters.

Bulls Make n Mighty Interesting Spectacle
For the Hunters.
Hearing sounds that indicated seri-
GUS trouble in Il herd OF wild elephants
on the Upper Congo River, n native
hunter named Keema aud n sportsman
named Robard fed prec;pitately to a
sturdy tree near by. What happened
after that is told in Outing:
They had scarcely reached their
perches when second division Of the
herd came rushing down tho path
which rhe men had just left, shrieking
and trumpeting in anger and fear.
The tree shook rs the tornado OF
brates swept by. On the left the
shrieking was varied with cracking
aud lashing as of ropes against n mast.
keema climbed higher in his tree, aud
through break in the forest discov-
cred the cause of the trouble. In an
open space two bull elephants were
fighting. Ono of them was leader
OF the herd, the other an old warrior
bull tramp who had lost tusk.
1t is the rogue Ilunga, whispered
Keema, and he will kill the other
beauty-no use to try to stop him.
Tine hunters watched for q chance TO
fire "a the brutes drew back little
aad sprang together with lowered
heads and big ears outspread, the
skulls coming together with stunning
force. On recovering they came to-
gether again, rising on their hind
legs and striking down with their
tusks as with sword, shrieking with
rage, and using their trunks like whip
lashes. The men came from the tree
aud drew near to the fight through
the bushes
Shoot the leader said Kecma;
1t is no use to try for the other
Then it dawned on Robard that the
savage deemed the wanderer an evil
spirit not to be tried for, since it pos
sessed magic power The man came
into sight of the leader Of the herd
behind Hunga, rs the native called
him, and the beast drew back, startled
at the sight OF deadlier enemy than
the wandering bull. The shrinking of
the leader gave the tramp a chance,
and, like fencer. he gave q sharp
thrust with his tusk. The leader
staggered, but shot behind liunga's
ear killed the other elephant The
leader leaned forward rs if TO rush to
attack Robard, who had fired, but
Keema was just behind the elephant,
and with n keen, heavy knife ham
strung the beast with n single blow,
disabling il. A bullet above the eye
finished the creature"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05
Faste.t Ti1ne ON Record.

"a Texas and Pacific railroad train
recently made S31 miles in eighty-two
minutes, an average of n milo in less
than o minute, including five stops, ="
said w. I. McChesney, Of Dallas, al
the st. Nicholas "The run was made
between Plaquemine and Gouldsboro'.
La. The reason of this remarknbl,
run was OH account Of the illness Of
the wife OF State Senator Wilbert who
desired to carry her to New Orleans
WITH all possible speed He wired to
Dallas for a special train, and in n few
minutes it was dashing on its way 10
Pia1uemine, where Mrs. Wilbert was
placed aboard at 7.42, aud the train
reached Gouldsboro' Mt 9.2O n dis
lance Of g.. miles. No other railroad
in the world can show such speed for
SO long n distance The railroad men
are willing to back mp the declaration
with big money. St Louis Republic.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05

William Harold, q cigar dealer. has
just won a good hot fight. For months
bis country residence at Mill Valley
has been infested with hornets.
Whence they came was q mystery, but
every once in while one would da,8
ont, stab someone and digappe.r a4
mysteriou sly as it came Aftermorths
of suffering Harold discovered that
the hornets had taken mp their abode
between the walls on the shady side OF
his house. He made n small aperture
and burned sulphur, but the disturb
ance was only temporary, and resulted
in more annoyance TO the owner of the
house than to its vicious little tenants
Then Harold tried chloroform. but
the hornets only slumbered for q while
and woke with renewed energy.
Finally he was compelled to tenr ont
the whole side Of his house. remove
the pests and their mud houses. and
board it up again San Francisco
Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-10-05
a DOCTORS "ooN'Ts."

Don take hot bath and then get
into Il draught to cool of" said DR..
John e. Thompson, Just because the
mercury l. up to ninety degrees, and
You think it won't hurt you. II will.
Take spray or sponge bath prefera-
bly, every time. Hot baths are weak
ening, whereas sponge bath stimu-
lates the superficial nerves and cools
the skin. The hot bath, on the other
hand, relaScs the sympathetic nerves,
reaction sets in and the sweating pro
cess begins
There are great many things PEG
pie can do if they do them properly.
For instance, when n person becomes
exhausted from the heat he immedi
ately PUSHES up to one of the ice-cold
soda water fountains and drinks water
that is absolutely arctic in GOODNESS.
Now If he would take q mouthful of
water, garSlc the throat with it, and
spit 1t ont, and then take swallow of
water, his thirst would be Quenched
without deluging the stomach with n
lot of cold liquid.
81 am great believer in hot water.
taken inwarlly, winter and summer.
When get mp in the morning drink
cup full of scalding water, just as
hot rs ] can stand it. Then | take n
little calisthenic exercise Then comes
my spray, and then l am ready for
breakfast. | have an orange, n cup
of black coffee, and now and then n
sott-boiled egg. That is all / want,
and breakfast of this kind should be
sufficient FOR most people, except day
laborers, who want something more
formidable in the way of food.
"for dinner, especially during TIT
hot weather, | recommend plenty Of
well-cooked vegetables, aud above all
plate Of sonp. / look upon soup in
the nature of well-meaning poultice
for the stomach.
'Eschew pastry, and if you should
happen across piece of pie for wans
of something better, take off the crust.
eat the films and don't NEEDLE with
the dough.
"Icei tea is very nice drink, but
1t Is very severe on the stomach, liter
ally killing good digestive organ. if
you drink it at all let il be in small
quantities.
Fer supper let rs recommend clam
bouilion with whipped cream. 1t is
nourishing and ever so much better
than tea.
"And now let me say something else.
Drinl' plenty Of water People who
drini, plenty OF water never suffer
from kidney Torble-. Lots of water
keeps the glands in perfect order.
Ea-ing kills more people than drink
ing \ hearty eater should drink
large quantities of water, not ct meals,
but between meals. The recent death
Of one ot our late nillionaircs here was
due 20 nothing else but hearty eating
without drinking sufficient quantities
of water. And in summer, more than
at any other season of the year, every
body should drink plenty of water. -
Dr. Thompson, in ST Louis Republic.