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The herald., 1898-03-02
HOSPITAL CASES
Three Men Receive Treatment From
Police Surgeon Hagan

J. NJ. McDonough was brought to the
receiving hospital yesterday from Central
avenue, suffering from long wound in the
scalp. He is an old soldier, and upon re-
ceiving an advance on his pension money
he proceeded to buy all the whisky he
could find. He soon had more than he
could carry, and while standing on the
sidewalk he pitched suddenly forward, his
head striking the curbing and cutting a
cash several inches Ions over the left ear.
He was allowed to go after DR.. Hagan
had dressed his wounds.
John Tobin, we'll known character, was
found lying unconscious on the sidewalk
on New High street yesterday. He was
conveyed to the receiving hospital where
DR.. Hagan pronounced his condition due
to an attack of epilepsy. He soon recov-
cred and was released.
John Meloy, aged 16, came to the police
station yesterday in most pitable condi-
ton. He was suffering from high fever,
and was so weak that he could hardly
stand. He told the officers that he had
not had enough to eat for several days.
He had quarreled with his step-father, and
had left home. He was unable to get
work, and had wandered around the
streets, sleeping wherever he could find
shelter, and depending upon charitable
persons for what he had to eat. He was
given attention in the receiving hospital,
and will today be sent to the county hos
pital, as he is on the verge of serious
attack of illness.
The herald., 1898-03-02
CRYSTAL SPRINGS
Suit for the Ownership of 900 Inches
of Water Commenced

The suit TO quiet title of the city of Los
Angeles against the Los Angeles City
Water company, the Crystal Springs Land
and Water company and S. G. Murphy is
now virtually on trial in Department six of
the superior court. The whole session
yesterday was taken up with the reading
of the voluminous pleadings by the attor-
neys employed in the case. For the plain
tiff, City Attorney w. E. Dunn and Messrs.
Lee and Scott appear, while the lawyers
for the defendants are Messrs. S. NJ. White
and Munroe and j. S. Chapman. The lat
ter is sick in bed, but will be able to at
tend to the case in a day or two. The trial
is without jury.
The demand of the city briefly reviewed
is that the court decree that the defend
ants and their employees be perpetually
enjoined from diyerting or appropriating
any of the water of the Los Angeles river,
developed by digging in the ground near
its banks, passing through a certain gate
house or certain fumes, or any other sur
face or subterranean water of the river, or
to interfere in such a way with the flow
of the river water that it will prevent 1t
from entering into the stream The de-
PENDANTS are required to set forth the ma
ture of their claims, and the plaintiff
prays that it be adjudged to be the owner
in fee simple of all the water in the river.
and that it has the exclusive right to the
use of the same.
The answer, which contains seventy
pages of typewriter matter maintain
that the Crystal Springs Land and Water
company, subject to the lease made to the
Los Angeles City Water company and to
the rights of S. G. Murphy, trustee, is the
owner in fee simple of 600 inches of water.
measured under four-inch pressure, devel-
oped by said excavations, and that the city
has no title or interest therein. Their
principal allegations are that the water of
Crystal Springs is not percolating river
water, or that its use dminishes the flow
of the stream. They deny most of the
averments of the city by which it expects
to establish its title to the waters in ltiga-
ton.
Considerable documentary evidence was
introduced in the afternoon and counse,
agreed as to certain evidence which each
side may introduce as the trial proceeds
in order to save time. The case will be
taken up again tomorrow. but as it mainly
consists of the reading of papers and old
documents it is necessarily devoid OF
much interest to the seeker of excitement
and as consequence there are no specta-
tors or auditors in the court room beyond
the officials and attorneys engaged in the
trial.
The herald., 1898-03-02
HIS REPUTATION
PROMINENT MEN GIVE BLACK
MAN A GOOD CHARACTER
FINLAYSON'S DUPLEX MOTION
Is Denied by Judge Smith-Defendant
Takes the Stand and Toys With
the Ledgers

The motion introduced and argued on
Monday afternoon by Frank Finlayson, of
counsel for w. Il. Blackman, asking Judge
Smith to peremptorily instruct the jury
to acquit the defendant on the ground that
the information alleges more than one
crime, and also upon the ground that the
evidence introduced by the prosecution, up
to the time that the people rested, was in
sufficient to prove the crime charged in it,
was denied yesterday morning.
Before this the prosecution had recalled
Secretary Burns to the stand, very much
against the protest Of Attorney Shinn. who
did not believe it right that the people
should profit by the points elucidated in
Mr.. Finlayson's argument. and reopen
their case for the purpose of correcting its
deficiencies. Mr.. Shinn's protest was un-
availing
Mr.. Burns then testified that he was the
present secretary and treasurer or the
Los Angeles Lighting company. The min
utes of the corporation were introduced
TO prove the passing of a resolution of the
board of directors removing Blackman
and electing Burns as his successor.
The people now announced that they
finally and positively rested. Immediately
thereupon the defense commenced examln-
ing character witnesses. who all gave the
QeIenuaQI an cActIlcHl iSputdtiOh 10 "a
gentleman, a business man, member OF
the church. The prosecution was willing
TO concede that all such witnesses would
testify, that Mr.. Blackman's friends would
all testify to his untarnished reputation
I'D to the time of his downfall. but Mr.
Earl Rogers preferred to let the jury hear
these testimonials with their own ears.
The gentlemen who were so called were
Col Dan Freeman. II. j. Woollacott, l..
W. Godin, Louis Thorn, L. f. Crandall, L.
H. Grassett and c. c. Reynolds.
More character witnesses succeeded these
after short interruption In which Will
liam Hammond was placed on the stand to
prove the date upon which he received the
warrant for Blackman's arrest
The defendant himself was placed on the
stand and gave retrospective review of
his career in this city. He took employ
ment with the Los Angeles Lighting COM
pany, with the understanding that he was
to devote but small portion of his time to
the office. That Bolton had financial
charge to a considerable extent the witness
stated that from March to July, 1897, the
deceased bookkeeper had taken in $S9.O00
for the company. Bottoms salary was
only Sis monthly.
Mr.. Blackman was now given a turn
with the big books that had been enjoying
q little rest in the big trunk to see how
many entries We're not made by Captain
Bolton and was kept at 1t almost to the
time of adjournment.
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fore Judge Van Dyke by jury. Bernard
claimed $12SS3 wages as sheepherder. Tor
services rendered to the defendant between
December p, 1894, and May 49, 1885 This
case was to have been tried in Department
five. but owing to Judge Shaw's illness WAS
transferred to Department four.
Among one of the exhibits of the defense
was a bill six feet long. upon which MI
Eyraud had jotted down what Bernard hao
obtained from him in the way of provisions
and eatables and of which it was claimed
that $500 still remained unpaid. The plain
tiff, on the other hand, claimed that Ey-
raud could mark down easily anything ne
wanted, and that as he handled Bernard s
cash he took excellent care to pay himself.
A verdict for plaintiff for sl2S.l7 was re-
turned by the jury.
The herald., 1898-03-02
A SURFEIT OF SMELLS
Slauson Avenue People Have All They
Want of Los Angeles Sewape

Chris Arnold and number of other resi-
oehts Oh slauson avenue and occupants of
premises near the Nadeau ranch annlied
yesterday to the superior court for a writ
of injunction restraining the South Side
Irrigation company, Incorporated, from
distributing city sewage upon the soil near
their habitations. They claim that the
sewage emits day and night poisonous
fumes and stenches, impairlng health by
imparting fever and endangering life.
The company has refused to stop the mil
sance and its continuance, they claim, will
cause great damage to the plaintiffs. AS
there is no other way for them to gel n
abatement Of the avalanche of smells.
fumes. gases, odors, stenches and stinks,
they demand a perpetual injunction
against the irrigators.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Court Notes

Judge Z. NJ. Ross returned yesterday
morning from San Francisco, where he
has been sitting in the federal circuit court
of appeals.
Coon Duck, a Chinaman, was brought
before Commissioner Van Dyke yesterday,
charged with manufacturing opium. His
bail was fixed at $500 and the examination
set for Thursday, at p. M.
United States Marshal Covarrubias went
to San Francisco yesterday, having in
charge two Chinese, Fong Tong and Ng
Wong, who were ordered deported by Fed
eraI Commissioner Van Dyke.
The herald., 1898-03-02
The Deuce Take Him

Henry L. Smith, hobo, who stole a St.
Bernard dog valued at 800 from A. A. Eek
strom in this city on February goth, to sell
him to some prospective Klondiker, but
who was arrested at Lancaster by Consta-
BILE Cammer before he had disposed of his
four-footed corpus delicti was arraigned
yesterday before Justice Young on the
charge of grand larceny. His examination
will take place tomorrow afternoon. The
st. Bernard will be present under "duces
tecum" subpoena, which Mr.. Smith trans
lates, 1.-The deuce take him."
The herald., 1898-03-02
Foreclosure of Mortgage

+. L. and Sarah E. Muller have brought
suit against Mrs F. H. Lacroix and others
to foreclose a mortgage for $1,000 upon sew
eral lots on block of the City Center tract.
The interest on the mortgage was paid reg
ularly up to November last, when V. La
croiX became insolvent and his interest in
the mortgaged premises was transferred to
his assignee. l. Laventhal. The plaintiffs
expressly waive any claim against Lacroix
for q deficiency Judgment.
The herald., 1898-03-02
A Big Failure

John, VIM. 7. and Thos w. Pugh, as in
dividuals and also as the copartnershir
known John Pugh Sons, proprietors
of the Ninth-street Planning mill, corner
Santee and Ninth streets, have gone into
insolvency. The joint liabilities are $l6,-
714.77. nearly all due here. Some of the
heavier creditors are the Western Lumber
company, s2751.31; A Nicol, trustee, $4S02. .09
Reese q VIM. Llewellyn, $3406.50 (securedl.
accounts due the firm are es-
timated 81 s5692. &c. and the stock of lumber
at the mill S1500
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FOR AN OLD THEFT
John Howard Will Go to the Peniten-
tiary if This Case Can Be Proven

Joe Howard, who has been under arrest
number Of times on a number of differ
ent charges, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Detectives Auble. Flammer and
Hawley on a charge of petty larceny, and
one prior conviction. Last July a street
cigar stand at l16 North Spring street was
entered by thieves and several boxes of
fine cigars were stolen. The detectives
claim to have discovered evidence which
will connect Howard with the theft, and
for several days they had been looking for
him. He will be tried today.
The herald., 1898-03-02
FELL DOWN THE STAIRS
A Saleswoman Wants Big Damages
for Falling Into Basement

Jennie Oberlander has instituted against
bixen d. Co., corporation. an action to re-
cover $1,000 damages for injuries which
she alleges to have received on December
last. On that day the plaintiff, who was
saleswoman in defendants store the Chit
cago dry goods house, on South Spring
street. 1el down stairway to the floor of
the basement and was thereby so seriously
hurt that it incapac!tated her for work.
She claims that the door and stairs were
dangerously situated and unlighted: that
having only commenced work the dav he
fore she was entirely unacquainted with
the existence of the stairs, and that when
defendants directed her without warning
10 enter the doorway leading to the stairs
the accident necessarily happened without
any contributory negligence on her part
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Pleaded Not GUILTY.

o. B. Northrop, who was arrested several
days ago on a charge of embezzlement
was arraigned yesterday and entered a plea
of not guilty. The alleged embezzlement
was committed last April, Northrop hav-
ing made away with horse and buggy
which he Is said to have sold in the coun-
try. The case was set for trial a week
from tomorrow
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on charge of embezzlement, was dis
charged from custody yesterday. and the
case against him was dropped. He was
sent by one Of the guests TO get change for
a IS gold piece and failed to return with the
money. which was found on his person
at the time of his arrest. The guest whose
money he obtained has since left the hotel,
and without her testimony it would have
been impossible to secure conviction.
Cox had expressed great regret, and prom
ised to leave the city II he was released.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Marriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued yes
terday from the office of the county clerk
Jacob Schroeder aged 27 years, and Clara
Morlock, aged 25 years, natives of Ger
many. and residents of this city.
Gilmore r.. jeffrey, aged 2l native of Wis
consin. and Harriet NJ. Averill, 81, native
of Ohio residents of this city.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Informations Filed

Informations were filed yesterday by De-
putty District Attorney Willis against Pedro
and Mary Garcia, charging them with the
murder of Charles Collins at South Santa
Monica on February IL, 1898. They will be
arraigned today,
The herald., 1898-03-02
Business Reverses

VIM. E. Hawks & Son. grocers of 317
South Main street, yesterday declared
themselves insolvent. Their liabilities are
stated in their petition, to be s604659, and
their assets $2345
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New Americans

Charles Nelson of Norway was yesterday
admitted to citizenship by Judge Van Dyke.
Hans Olson, also a Norwegian. was nat
uralized by Judge Allen.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Feeble-Minded Child

Ada X. Pierce, a 3year-old child who was
born feeble minded and has remained thus
since, was yesterday committed to the
California home at Glen Ellen by Judge
Allen.
The herald., 1898-03-02
New Suits

Janc M. Kelly sued Consueio de Urquiza
ct al. to foreclose a mortgage for $500.
The Continental Building and Loan as
sociation sued Jesse c. Rains ct al. to fore
close upon a mortgage for $500.
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Her liabilities are ssss.sa She has small
stock of merchandise, which Is attached
for $92.33, and her other assets run up to
$2.57, due by couple of customers.
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Hawley. King s. Co.. cor Fifth st. and
Broadway agents genuine Columbus Bug
gy company buggies and Victor bicycles.
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and top delivery wagons. Hawley. King
& Co.
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our Home brow

Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 440 Also street; ;
telephone 81.
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The fashionable quarter OF Sidney bear.
the beautiful name of Woolloommoolloo.
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A LONG BILL

An Exhibit Which Did Not Prevent
Bernard From Winning His Case
The appeal case of Jean Bernard against
Emanuel Eyraud. tried originally before
Justice Morrison, In which the verdict was
for the defendant, was tried yesterday be-
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JoTTINGS

Latest styles wall paper at A A. Eek.
strom's. 324 South Spring street.
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Mrs. Goldy's Bad Luck

Mrs H. l. Goldy of 227 West Sixteenth
street has filed her petition in insolvency.
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Everything on wheels. Hawley, King g.
Co.. corner Fifth street and Broadway.
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Wanted in Rockland

Mrs. l.. V. Carr will be taken to Rock
land this morning to answer to two
charges of obtaining goods by false pre-
lenses. She was arrested by Detectives
Steel and Goodman at a lodging house, a
telegram having been received by the po-
lice asking that she be taken into custody.
The charges against her are said to be
based upon a certain purchase which she
made, representing that she owned more
than enough to secure the payment on the
goods. She positively denies her guilt.
e
The Witness Had Departed
Carl Cox, the bellboy at the Van Nuys
hotel who WAS arrested several weeks ago
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Agents Victor. Heating, World and March
bicycles. Hawley. King & Co.
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Bows Waists

Boys Fauntleroy Blouses, ruffled
front, collar and cuffs made Or.
of finest lawn and worth Zoe
50c; special at..................
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Special Towels

Bleached Marseilles Towels, eXtr'
large size, 22x46 inches, very absorb
ent and heavily fringed, OIL
12lac values, special today Ca(
Ut. ...... s....s.s y
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05
Small Things on the Farm.

A number of little things make big
thing. Twenty nickels make a dollar.
There are many little things on the farm
which If neglected will make big thing.
Look after the minor details; the more
important matters will take care Of
themselves; they will be large enough
to be seen, and the farmer will not over
look them. But the little things must
be looked after, or they will not be seen.
Farming is sort Of combination, made
up Of thousand and one little things,
all of which should be given attention
in due season. A few big mistakes are
very noticeable, small ones are not; yet
the small ones will in short time make
one Of the big ones. A good garden is a
small thing, but will develop into big
thing II you make 1t. You can buy your
vegetables or grow them as you like. In
the one case you save money This is a
small thing, yet 1t helps, for every little
helps. On the other hand, you spend
money. This also is small thing at
first, but gradually becomes larger. At
tend to the small and seemingly unim-
portant things, and you will succeed bet
ter with the larger, more important
things.-De Witt c. Wing.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05

O1dcial Investigations which have been
carefully made show that a pound Of
bluegrass seed contains 2,1S5,OOO ker,
nels; pound of timothy 1921 900; q
pound of white clover $4,000; a pound
OF red clover $4,000; a pound of alfalfa
z4S,OOO; pound of red top SOB 900: a
pound OF orchard grass $4,000 and a
pound OF Alsike clover 707 900. This in
formation Is interesting but 1t will not
furnish guide as to the amount of seed
10 sow per acre because Of the difference
IN the habit Of growth of the different
plants. The amount of clean seed re-
quired to sow an acre is found from ar
tual experience to be as follows. bIue
grass pounds; timothy IA pounds;
Whlte clover z pounds; red clover 16
pounds; alfalfa 25 pounds; red ton 2
pounds; orchard grass 80 pounds; Alsike
clover 10 pounds.
The amount Of seed required to se-
cure a good stand will depend upon the
character Of the soil and the condition
1t is in at the time of sowing. If the
soil Is rich and in good condition so that
the seed Will grow quickly it will not
require so much seed as when the soil
Is poor and not mellow. It is ALWAYS
best to secure good stand at the first
sowing and not have to make a second
sowing on the same ground and this is
especially so with alfalfa. In seeding
with alfalfa the ground should be put In
the best possible condition and great
care should be taken to secure an even
stand at the first sowing and it will then
grow for many years and cover the
ground so as to keep out all weeds.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05

that you viii need it and If not some
neighbOr will be glad to give you a good
price for It, Store 1t, as soon as gath
cred, in some dry, airy place where IL
VIII thoroughly dry out and cure quickly.
DO not store it over other grain, nor
over hay NOW, nor over horse stable,
because the steam and dampness will
destroy the vitality of the corn so that
1t Will not grow. A loft in an open shed
Where the air will circulate freely Is q
good place. If you have not good place
TO store 1t where 1t will dry out and keep
dry 1t will pay you to builda shed spe
clally for that purpose rather than to
plant poor seed corn. Do not shell It
until needed for planting in the spring
as 1t will cure and keep better on the
och. II you cannot possibly take the
time to gather 1t from the field in ad-
vance OF husking then the next best
way Is to fasten a box or basket on the
side OF the wagon bed, when husking
from the field and throw the best ears
In this box for seed corn and store il in
dry place by itself. When needed for
planting shell and plant the whole ear
tips and butts included, for Dame Nature
has wisely provided the largest and the
smallest kernels for the purpose of pro-
longing the blossoming and fertilizing
season.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05
Selecting Seed wheat.

Farmers are sometimes not careful
enough in selecting their seed wheat.
Some think that most any wheat will
do for seeding But in order to secure
the best results the seed should be of
the best quality. The shriveled, bllghted
grains should all be sifted out and only
the plumpest, best kernels used for seed.
Poor seed may make the difference of a
quarter or half crop the following sea-
son. In breeding animals great care is
generally taken to select only the best
in order to obtain the best results and
the most profit. Seed wheat should have
a pedigree as well as breeding animals
The farmer should know where his seed
wheat comes from and that it is pure
clean and full of vitality. The profit
lies in the quantity and quality of the
crop raised. The cost of farming an
acre is nearly the same for a poor crop
as for good one. Good seed will go
long ways toward insuring a large and
profitable crop.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05
Weed Seeds.

In putting down the weeds the first
essential thing is to stop the scattering
OF the seeds. In the late summer and
autumn seeds are blown about freely by
the wind, and are carried from one State
to another by birds. The ideal way is to
cut down the weeds before they go to
TO seed; then neither birds nor wind can
scatter them. But while every farmer
might do this there would still be enough
weeds left in the abandoned places and
along the roadsides to keep up the sup
ply.
One Of the most frequent methods of
spreading weeds is through the use Of
manure that comes from unknown
sources. Manure that comes from city
stables is invariably free from all weed
seeds, but such fertilizer that comes from
the country is very apt to contain the
seeds OF noXiOus weeds that will germi-
nate and spread as soon as applied to the
land. The Canada thistle, pigweed and
innumerable other pests Of this charac-
ter have spread throughout the country
through the manure more than by the
wind or railroads. Manure full of weed
seeds is not worth the room it takes I'D,
ana one can not be too careful in avoid
ing it. In the end it will cause more
trouble than 1t will do good. The farmer
who is so careless and shiftless as to let
weeds grow all over the manure pile and
go to seed there does not deserve to find
a customer for it. Yet this is often the
case. Rag-weed, golden-rod and pig
weed cover many pile of manure in
this country, and there is no effort made
to check their growth before they go to
seed. In the winter time or early spring
this manure Is spread over the cultivated
fields, with the weed seeds still in it.
and the result is easily guessed. With a
little more care good deal of labor
might be avoided. Weeds should not be
allowed to mature anywhere. least of
all those growing on or near the manure
heap.--W. Il. Farmer.
The Advocate and news., 1898-10-05

worthless calves. The average farmer
wants an all-purpOse cow. Cows that
will yield a good amount Of rich milk
and also produce calves that will make
good beef animals. II such cows cannot
be had then the average farmer wants
COWS that will come just as near to these
requirements as possible. He is not
so particular as to the kind or breed as
he is anxious about the results. What
all farmers want and ought to have is a
profit from their business. They work
hard and cannot afford to speculate. The
cow that will produce the best results
and most profit from both milk and beef
qualities is the all-purpOse cow best
suited for the average farmer.