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The herald., 1898-12-25

A meeting, OF the members OF the Los An
ge1es county bar was held yesterday at the
court room OF Judge Van Dyke for the pur
pose Of taking action for the reorganization
of the bar association and hearing the re-
port of the committee previously appointed
to confer with similar committees in other
counties relative to the reorganization OF
the judiciary of the state by amendment of
the state constitution.
The meeting was called to order by M.
J.. Croft, and Judge Walter Van Dyke was
elected chairman by unanimous consent. In
assuming the chair the judge alluded to the
desirability OF maintaining permanent or
ganization OF the local bar, the people being
warranted in looking to the legal fraternity
for protection from unscrupulous practi-
tioners and the maintenance OF the good
character Of the members OF the bar gen.
orally. He urged that he bar could not be
too scrupulous regarding its membership,
and hoped that favorable action would be
taken for restoring the old association to its
effectiveness or that new one would be
formed.
Il wish in this connection to refer to a
personal matter" said Judge Van Dyke. 1T
is now going on half century since l have
been holding office in this state. My first
elective office was that of district attorney
of klamath county on the organization OF
that county, and | held a commission under
President U. s. Grant as United States at
torney for the state of California.
II love my profession and have studiously
avoided taking offices outside of my pro-
fession. 1t is, however, source of pride
to me, more highly priced than the offices
themselves, that my name has never been
submitted to the people in connection with
any office without their endorsement And
now that l have been called to other duties,
! almost regret that their acceptance makes
it necessary for me to lay aside the work
in hand.
"For the ten years just ended | have
held the most cordial relations with the
bar. During that period it has been my
fortune, or good luck, to pass upon some
very great questions. l have felt at times
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that l would be unable to grapple with
them, but have had the cooperation of an
able bar, and with its aid l have been sus-
tanned. 1t is pleasant to recall the fact that
in all my experience, notwithstanding the
occasional clashes which must result from
litigation, l have not been, compelled to en-
force the law by committing a witness or
member of the bar. With these brief re-
marks | will add that it is proper at this
time to nominate a secretary to act during
this meeting"
A NEW COURT PROPOSED
1t was suggested that IL. q. Miller, the
clerk of Department four, be elected sec
retary, and a motion made to that effect
was carried unanimously. Judge Graft then
submitted verbal report Of the work per-
formed by the committee Of which he was
the chairman relative to securing some con-
stitutional amendment, by means or which
the supreme court could be relieved of the
pressure of business crowding the docket
under existing conditions.
Mr.. Graft told of the work of the COM
mittec at Sacramento during the last ses-
sion of the legislature and at San Fran
cisco, and read a resolution adopted by the
San Bernardno Bar association on Dec.
lIth, recommending the reorganization OF
the judicial system of the state substantial
ly on the lines embodied in senate constitu-
tional amendment No. 80, proposed by SEN
ator Simpson OF Pasadena on Feb. Is, 1897,
and requesting the Los Angeles bar to take
some action thereon.
The suggestion was made that similar reso-
buttons be adopted and that a committee be
designated to go to Sacramento this winter
to cooperate with committees from other
counties and 1e that satisfactory legisla-
tion is secured
j. D. Works said there was some differ
cnce Of opinion as to the changes to be made,
the bill in contemplation being intended to
relieve the supreme court absolute
" from certain lines of cases, criminal
cases of specified kinds and damage suits,
which it was proposed should go to an in
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Judge Van Dyke Reviews His
Judicial Career
ACTION OF TIE BAR ASSOCIATION
A New Tribunal Proposed Between the Supreme and
Superior Cours-A Token to the
Retiring Judge

ferior appellate tribunal. The idea was to
keep as distinct as possible the duties of the
two courts of appeal, as some relief must be
had OF the congestion of cases, alike trying
to the justices of the supreme court and
those having cases on appeal. No better
way had been suggested than the establish
ment of an intermediate court with ex
elusive jurisdiction in cases of the class spe
cited.
1T was moved by r. Dunnigan that the
committee which had proved so efficient
two years ago should be continued and in
structed to press the proper amendments
for passage by the legislature, since by its
passage relief could be had
The motion was seconded and carried
unanimously, thus imposing upon Judge
Graft and his associates on the committee
the duties of Watching the trend of legisla-
ton and securing such amendment of the
constitution as will afford the needed re-
lief.
REORGANIZATION PLANNED
The question: of reorganizing the Bar
association was then taken up and after re-
marks by Judge Shaw, Mr.. Bower, Judge
Works and others, Judge Lucien Shaw, j. S.
Chapman and j. d. Works were appointed
as a committee to inquire into the status of
the old association and to revive the same if
such plan should be deemed advisable or
to propose new organization.
RESOLUTIONS OF REGARD
The meeting was then adjourned with the
provision that the committee should call the
members of the bar together again when
ready to report
As the attorneys were about dispensing
Judge Chapman suggested that the bar take
some action at this time with reference to
the retirement of Judge Van Dyke A
meeting was at once called to order and
Judge Chapman and Mr.. Miller were elect
ed chairman and secretary respectively.
b. w. Lee moved that committee of five
be appointed by the chair to draft appro-
pirate resolutions expressive of the esteem
in which Judge Van Dyke is held by the
bar, expressly stating, however, that he did
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A Canny Scotchmau

Moncrieff Mackenzie has been work
ing" the Scotch colony. A complaint was
sworn out by William Phillips charging him
with the embezzlement of double -barreed
shotgun of the value of $3.50, but he got
away safely and it is not expected he will be
arrested. Mackenzie posed as hightoned
sort of a Scotchmsn, affected to be shocked
when friends informed him that he had ac-
cidentally got into fast part of towuwhen
he moved his effects to- room on Los An
geles street, and declared with emphasis
that he would not remain in the vicinity of
lewd women. He kept his word. He had
the shotgun right in his room at that time
and sold it for $40 to get funds to leave
town.
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not desire appointment as chairman of such
committee.
The motion was seconded by Will D.
Gould and carried with the amendment
that the committee report Tuesday at 10
a. IN. at the same place.
Judge Allen, Judge Shaw, Alexander
Campbell, b. W. Lee and Judge Works were
appointed as such committee, and on sug-
gestion of Judge Allen, the name of j. S.
Chapman was added. Judge Clark was also
designated to serve, on suggestion of Mr..
Chapman, unanimously favored by those
present, and the meeting was adjourned.
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BICYCLER KILLED
Suit for Damages Brought Against
Street Car Company

Street Car Company
The accident on October 26. whereby
Charles G. Landskog was killed by street
car on Pasadena avenue, is the basis of
suit for $4,000 damages, commenced yes
terday by John Lindsl1og, the father of the
deceased. Mr.. Lindskog makes the Los
Angeles Railway company the defendant,
alleging that the car of that company was
moving at an unlawful rate of speed, as he
is informed and believes twelve miles an
hour. and that the accident was due to
carelessncss on the part of the company's
employees.
A point will be made on the alleged de-
fective construction of the car itself, there
being no fender attached to the front, side
and rear of the car, as required by city
ordinance. The boy, less than IL years Of
age, was riding bicycle, and it is alleged
insufficient warning was given of the ap-
proach of the car.
Paul Burke and Russs Avery are the at
torneys for plaintiff.
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End of the Calder Controversy

The trial of the suit brought by Mrs. E.
j. Adams as executrix of the will of Mrs
Mary Jane Calder, deceased, against Emma
M. Atherton, the l5-year-old niece of the
latter, was resumed yesterday before Judge
Van Dyke. The cause was argued energet-
ically on both sides and findings and judg-
ment were ordered for the plaintiff to the
effect that the property given to the child
was given solely in view of death, that there
was revelation as to the gift of personal
property subsequently, but not as to the
assignment of the mortgage, which was the
chief matter of controversy.
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CHRISTMAS AT THE JAIL
Feast for Prisoners and Gifts for
Harry Clark

The prisoners at the county Jail today will
feast on sucking pig, oysters and many other
things which do not appear regularly on the
bill of fare. A large number of vagrants
now boarding at that place are smacking
their lips at the prospect.
Among the prisoners who have other rea-
sons for being merry today is Harry f.
Clark, the young man who was convicted of
numbering Wong Sing Hay, the Chinese
laundryman. A box was left for him last
night at the sheriff's office, which was ex-
amined, in pursuance of prison regulations,
and was found to contain two silk handler-
chiefs with his initial embroidered in the
corner, two pairs of hoS,, and black satin
necktie. They came from his friend, Miss
Letitia Alice, with her best wishes for
Christmas and New Year.
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ONE TAKEN, THE OTHER LEFT
Two German Women Examined on
Charges of Lunacy

Helena Bellin, you?- woman OF German
lineage. who has been rursuing the voca-
tion of seamstress at Pasadena, was
brought before commission yesterday to be
examined as to her sanity. 1t appeared that
she had been sickly since an attack of la
grippe seven years ago, and that she was
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Formally Accused

A batch of informations was filed by the
district attorney yesterday as follows:
Charles Thomas, assault to commit murder;
G. H. Blake, burglary; Pablo Corrales, as
sault with a deadly weapon; Romualdo Lo.
pez, grand larceny; Peter McNeal, arson !;
Tom Brown, assault with deadly weapon !;
Joseph Latham, burglary. These are all
eases recently coming up in justice courts,
where the defendants have been held to an
swer to the superior court. They will all
be arraigned on January 4.
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LIQUOR Licerse ses

The board of supervisors yesterday issued
citation for Frank Escalier to appear at 2
D. M. on Tuesday TO show cause why his
liquor license at the Nine-mile house on the
El Monte road should not be revoked. A
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complaint of the place has been filed with
the board.
The application of G. Rottman for hotel
license at Santa Fe Springs was approved,
to begin January l.
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Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss 1t by buying one Of our No. Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'S driving wagons
They have the Bailey hangers, long-dis-
tance axles and quick-shifting shaft coup
lings. Hawley, King & Co.
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Master Horseshoers are requested to
meet at Blacks's hall. 143 South Broadway,
Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock The meet
ing will be addressed by Mr.. John Grace
Of San Francisco, representative Of the
Horseshoers' union.
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DEATHS

MEYER-At Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 21, 1898
DR.. william Meyer, father of Mrs Rob-
ert Verch of this city
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BORN

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SCHNE1DER-On Dec. 81, to Mr. and Mrs
J. NJ Schneider, 1878 Maple avenue,
daughter.
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All prices of wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street.
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JoTTINGs

Join the Merchants Cash Premium as
sociation.
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New styles of vehicles consta arriv-
ing. Be sure and see them. Hawley, King
& Co., corner Broadway and Fifth street.
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Our Home Brew.

Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 44o Also street.
Telephone 81.
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1t struck deeply into me-and now; this
 "Is this girl very much like Miss Sar-
 gent?"
 "So much like that it would be remarka-
 be even if they were twin sisters. (Which, of course, is impossible,' said Bean. "A twin sister of hers would be nearly thirty by this time.'' And the young woman at the blind is not more than 19, I should judge It is | curious, though.'
 Guthrie's visits to the home of his mar | ried friend were all much alike in one very | pleasant feature-he always romped with l two out of three children, while the young | est-the baby-looked on and crowed and | jerked itself about enviously. The girl | Allie-eldest of the three-had long ago ap- propriated Guthrie so far as to change | his own name of Jeff for Ed. This she had | done because it was confusing to her in | the games of romps over which she pre- | sided in an arbitrary fashion to have two | Jeffs Her brother, the second of the | three had been named in honor of the 1 family friend. l royal romps that Bean called out to Cllth- rie '"Time for those infants to go to bed
 now, old man. And then you can cross- 1 question Minnie, if you want to, about 1 that matter you know" This remark, under the circumstances, | had more effect than mere parental ad- | moniton could have had in the direction 1 of putting an end to the evenings infan- | tile riot It piqued the curiosity of their | mother, and it re-awakened that of their | grown-up playfellow. "Now, what is it?' Mrs Bean asked, | turning to her husband, when Allie and little Jeff had both been finally sienced | under the bed clothes. "Oh, it isn't my affair."" said her hus- | band.
 "We-I-wanted to ask if you know a l Miss Calthorpe here, living in that new, | red brick house at the end of the com- | mon," said Guthrie..( Mrs. Bean shook her head. "No Miss | Cathorpe lives there," She said. "Mr. l Calthorpe lives there'' l And he has no daughters?" "Never married. The only female rea- l ton of his that I know of is his sister.
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ed round, and both were just in time to catch sight of a remarkably pretty girls face with a bout of veXation on it. The blind had evidently slipped out of her fing- CTS and rolled itself up when it was not asked to. Seeing that she was caught pouting by two strange men, the girl busi- ed herself eagerly with the task of getting the refractory blind under control. In a moment it went down again with a run to within a few inches of it's full extent.
 .'Who is that girl?" Guthrie asked.
 'I'm afraid don't know her, old fellow" said Bean. "She's a very pretty girl, l should say. We'll ask my wife when we get home. Now go on with your secret"
 "You haven't any idea who lives in that house, have you?"
 "No, haven't. Oh. by the way, think I do know. Unless I'm mistaken, thats s old Calthorpe's place. He's fellow com muter of mine, and that's about the full extent of our acquaintance. But she isn't the young lady of your secret is she?"
 '"That's just it. said Bean, with a pug zled expression. "She can't be, and yet that face for the moment, looked"
 "T.ike her? Was her name Calthorpe|"
 "No. Her name was Sargent"
 "How long ago was it?'
 'Seven years. Don't you semember when I went to Pennsylvania that time about tho mines? It was then"
 'Well, one of the few things I happen ito know about old Calthorpe," said Bean laughing. lis that he comes from Rhode Island. So-"
 "Oh. no!' Guthrie interrupted Miss Sargent is dead, old fellow"
 The two walked on in silence for some time.
 "It isn't long story" Guthrie present. ly continued. "She taught school there in that far away little village among the hills and the mines. I was interested in her from the first. and tried to win my way into some sort of acquaintance with her. But she seemed disinclined to any thing like society,""
 "Your didn't stay there more than year altogether, did you?' Bean asked.
 "Muoh less than O year. I never ex- changed more than six words with her in all the time we were both in that village. Don't laugh at me, Maurice. You didn't suspect me of being so romantic, did yon? She died"
 "1here?"
 ''There. there Somehow. the sadness of
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matter with him, whereupon Johnsen tod me 1t was none of my darned business and to make the argument stronger he ordered me to clear out.
 "Instead of doing this gave him a punch on the ear which think he will remember for many a moon to come. He pulled @ gun and was about to fire when I caught him stiff left handler between the eyes and knocked him down and then picked up his revolver and stuck it in my belt.
 During all the time I was touching up this new tough, his companions rz1er uttered a word of protest and when fina- ly Johnsen picked himself up and started on dog trot down the path, his two com panions who were able to walk started after him. I asked the other chap what his name was and he whispered feebly, George Bowman; and he said he lived in Bridge port, Conn.
 q didn't have much of an outfit, but I told the poor fellow he could hang out with me until he was able to go on. He nodded all right and I left him, thinking he would soon be able to walk to my shanty which was located half a mile away.
 "While I was picking up my tools heard Bowman cry out Look out;' and at the same moment I felt bullet whiz by my ear. tucked for cover and made run to the top of the ledge, reaching there just in time to see Johnsen send a bullet through the head of Bowman who died without a struggle.
 THE CRUELEST FATE. "As he fired the shot Johnsen, who seem- ed to be half crazed, shouted '"Take that d. you, you're no good anyway! and before I could pull myself together he dashed down the footpath and instantly lost sight of him.
 "I went over to where Bowman lay and saw that he was dead. I gathered all his letters and what little money he had on him and tied them up in his handkerchief and dug a grave and laid the poor chap in it.
 'I have seen several fights In Dawson City which resulted in the deaths of some of the boys, but I have never witnessed such a cold-blooded piece of work as this; and I determined to locate MT. Johnsen and personally call him to account, for the sound of his whizzing bullet was still ring ing in my ears and I wanted satisfaction.
 "The next day I started back to Dawson City and related the story of the murder to the boys. We organized a posse and went out in search of the three men; and although we found O'Connell and Beale we could find no trace of Johnsen."
 This is the story as Calhoon related 1t; and it demonstrates the laxity of the pre- sumed vigilance of the mounted police who are alleged to continually guard the vari- ous passes leading into Dawson. The To- cal authorities have been requested to search for Johnsen and should he be ap- prehended he will be taken to Bridgeport for trial.
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proper. He had built a little shanty and was quietly working away with his pick and shovel when O sudden Arctic blizzard sprang up. In the midst of this a party of four men came staggering along the narrow footpath and rocky road.
 One of the number was in a feeble con- dition and at times reeled from side to side as though he were under the influence of liquor. The new arrivals did not notice Calhoon, as he stood about twenty feet below them on the brink of little rivulet, and as they walked slowly along they paid but little attention to the man who was struggling in the rear to keep up with his companions.
 'I saw them stop right above where l was standing" said Calhoon, land I na- turally became interested in what they were up to. The leader of the party was angry about something and he began be- rating his companions. I heard one of the men say you take your time. We'll get
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A. Spring Blind.

''To tell you the truth old fellow, nev- CT understood why, with your capacity for domestic enjoyment, you remained an old bachelor. You never seem so happy as when you are in the middle of a crowd of youngsters-mine, for instance"
 They were walking together from the suburban railroad station Maurice Bean, the happily married man, was really a year or two the younger but, to judge by outward appearances, his bachelor com- panion, Jeff Guthrie, would have been taken for Beans equal in age within a year. Perhaps the lightness of Beans hair and beard, in contrast with Guthrie's black growth, that had already begun to show streaks of gray at SS, might have &C., counted for this-perhaps not
 Guthrie looked round sharply at this re- mark of his friend. "Why, Maurice" he said, do you mean to tell me that in all these years you haven't found out the an- swer 10 that question:"
 "I do mean to say 1t, if you ask me-"
 Strange! I don't talk about it to most people. But you-how much farther have we got to walk to your home? Three quar- ters of mile, eh? Well, then, there's time to make you my confident before we reach your front door. It's a secret, re- member-another of my secrets that you are sworn to guard with your life"
 q swear!" said Bean in mock tragedy tones.
 And yet it's very easy secret to guess" Guthrie went on, smiling to him Self rather sadly,
 "Eariy disappointment In love?"
 Gpftrte n0dded. "Rut not in quite the conventional way" he said "1 vowed to marry her or not at all, and-she-"
 Just at that moment the spring roller blind of house that faced directly on the sidewalk flew up with a sudden 5Br-rrr" and snap. Both the men look
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S20.OO in Gold on September I5

Appreciating the increasing sales of my famous J. Martin Rye Original brand), will again offer prize of Twenty dollars (S2O in gold) to be given away on September 15 to the holder of the lucky number. Tick. cts will be given with every bottle of this famous rye (warranted six years old) which I am selling at 75 cents per full quart VIM. WISE.
 209-211 18th street.
 Address mail order to P. o. Box 796.
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Husband or Lover in the Army or Navy? Mail him today 25c package of Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. All who march, walk or stand need it. It cures aching, tired, sore swollen, sweating feet. and makes hot, tight or new shoes easy. Feet can't Blister get Sore or Cal lous where Allen Foot-Ease is used.
 10000 testimonials. All druggists and shoe stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
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MRS. WlNsLOW,S SOOTHING SYRUP.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND CoL1C. and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's S Soothing Syrup an dtake no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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Take your Sunday ride to East Lake. The only double track electric road in the city. Band concert. Finest park in the south. Take East Lake cars on First and Second ave- nueS. If
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MONUMENTS.

If you want a nice monu- ment or tablet gotten up in artistic style at very low fig ures do not fail to come to corner lst ave. and 18th st.
 su-tf Jager & Stockmar.
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Current Fun.

From the New York Weekly.
 Good Appetite Secured-Blinks Cat the ferry)-Hello, Jinks, where you been?
 Jinks-Been spending a couple of weeks in the country Got board on a farm for $S a week.
 Blinks-You don't say so. How do you feel?
 Jinks-Hungry as bear.
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The Savage Bachelor

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The Dearest Girl-What mekes you old bachelors say such horrid things? Married men do not talk that way.
 The Savage Bachelor-No; we only say what the married men think