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The herald., 1898-04-05
SURGERY WITH A SAW
OPERATION ON A RHINoCEROS'
HORN IN A ZOO
She Roared Until the Roof and Part
of Her Horn Came OR-Great
Commotion

Dwellers in the pleasant pastures of Re-
gents park were badly scared yesterday
morning by an awful commotion in the di-
rection Of the geological gardens.
Nervous persons were absolutely certain
that the whole menagerie had broken out
and were tearing around on Primrose hill
as a preliminary to a wild stampede
through Albany street into the heart OF
kind had occurred, as Mr.. Bartlett, the
superintendent Of the gardeners. subse-
quently explained.
There" said Mr.. Bartlett, holding aloft
tbout three-quarters of pound of rhn-
ocerous horn, "that is what caused the dis
turbance. That is piece Of the front horn
Of Begun, which we removed this morn
ing. For some time this has been growing
back from Begum's nose, and had been
pressing so heavily against the posteror
horn that both were becoming loose. So
determined that the rhinoceros should I'M
dergo a surgical operation, and this morn
ing at 8 o'clock I went with the hea
keeper and about eighteen assistants tc
Begum's cage. She knew just as well as
we did what was going to happen, and
keeping her near eye well on us she
backed resolutely to the other end of the
Enclosure.
Having got the ropes and straps in or.
der, the men went in to commence the
operation Of throwing the huge animal!
This, after terrific struggle, was accom-.
plished and then, when Begun had all but
roared the roof off, and had set all tho
other animals in the house joining in the
same ear-splitting chorus, we found thai
we had thrown her on the wrong side. Tc
turn her over would have been impossible
SO we unroped her and let her rise, the
operation being repeated from the other
SIDE Then we hauled her to the bars, and
with a butchers saw the work of remov.
ing the superfuous horn was commenced
Well, 1t took us just half an hour to gel
through, and In the course of that time
Begun broke two saws by throwing hei
head about at awkward moments. This
other piece is what we took from the same
horn eight years ago, so that it will prob.
ably be about that time before we have te
operate again."
This was sufficiently interesting tc
prompt the question whether such Incl
dents were common in the gardens. Mr.
Bartlett said they were not. However, he
remembered an old Indian rhinoceros that
once saved a good deal Of trouble. He
damned his horn under an iron railing and
when he had got 1t we'll fixed something
scared him. With the jump that followed
he wrenched the horn clean out of his
head. However, he got better Of it. and
when the gentle spring rains came tender
young horn-bud sprouted and grew, and
the old rhino squinted upon it and smiled
However, up to the day of his death he
SHE'D at an iron fence every time. Some
times, Mr.. Bartlett added, they cut the in.
growing nails of lions, and that is ar
awkward business for everybody, incluo.
ing the lion, who generally closes the pro
ceedings by eating up the straps and things
that are used to steady him.-London Mail
The herald., 1898-04-05
Rivera Oranges

RIVERA, April 3.-Fifty-three carloads
represent our total orange shipments to
date, and this will nearly wind up the
season. Last year over one hundred car
loads went away from this depot but the
discrepancy between the two CROP is
more apparent than real since the product
of several Of our largest orchards has been
shipped from Downey, on account Of lack
of packing facilities at this place. The
yield from the orchards has been nearly
equal to that of last year.
The frost has touched lightly the tender
growth of the walnut trees in some exposed
localities, but no material damage has been
done, and the prospects are favorable for
a good crop.
Ed McClurg is about to start a weekly
newspaper, to be known as the Rivera
Times.
Fl. L. Montgomery and wife have re-
turned from San Francisco.
J. G. Wildey of La Mesa, San Diego coun-
ty, is visiting his relations, the Grotons
Miss May Abbott is teaching the primary
department of our school, Mrs. Tweedy
having resigned.
The herald., 1898-04-05
Los ANGELES HERALD. TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL S, ts9s

by the West Los Angeles Water company.
The Uncle Sam Women's Relief Corps,
No. 40, of Los Angeles. paid visit to the
home on Thursday last and held an open
meeting in the assembly hall in the even
ing, entertaining the old vets with speeches,
etc. Mrs. Allen, the president, Mrs. Helen
]. Slough and others gave some interesting
addresses.
Our governor, Colonel Andrew j. Smith,
returned on the LIST from an enjoyable out
ing at Catalina Island and Mount Lowe.
The Kelley league of the home held an
election of officers on Monday evening with
the result of re-electing the old officers,
Henry Ackley. president; Rev. I. Merlin
Jones. secretary, and J. 8. Suydham, treas
urer.
Our flag has been at half-mast for the
burial of the following old comrades, who
have died at the home since my last COM
munication: Dan NJ c. Ross, late of COM
pany II, Eighth Maryland infantry, aged
So; Thos. LAWN, late of company F, Sec
ond Rhode Island infantry aged "a; Cor
nelius Sullivan, late of company G, Fourth
New York artillery, aged 6S, and of Nathan
Il. Stewart, late of comnay I, Tenth New
York infantry, Mexican war veteran,
aged II.
The herald., 1898-04-05

has been done for the San Jose scale. In
spectiou OF packing houses has been at
tended to and picking boxes fumigated.
They have located diaspis rosae, wooly
aphds and borers and supplied remedies.
The report ofthe county treasurer shows
that there was $140.S55.1s on hand at the
first Of the month and that $16,655.39 had
been received and $45, 500. 81 expended, leav-
ing balance in the treasury of Sill. A20.e7.
or the receipts there was $10,600.H paid 10
on taxes. -
The report from the county hospital
shows thau there were n inmates at the
first Of the month; that q. were admitted,
died and q were discharged, leaving GS
there at the close of the month, or total
number Of 2235 days in the aggregate. The
running expenses Of the institution were
$S95.S7, being an average per day Of 4o11h
cents for each patient. There was sos "a
paid out for permanent improvements.
The report of the county iailer showed
that there we're seventy-one prisoners con-
fined there during the month, who were
given 1878 meals at an expense Of $227 rs for
the month.
The case OF Appolonio Romero for as
sault with intent to kill upon Section Boss
James Cronin at Bagdad was called this
afternoon. The prisoner pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to Folsom for ten years.
A marriage license was issued to Harvey
Watterson Maxwell, native of Kentucky,
aged As, and Gertrude Rathbun, daughter
OF ex-City Trustee Rathbun, a native of
California. aged 20. both being residents of
San Bernardino.
A marriage license was issued to William
Edward Phelps, native of New York, aged
81, and Miss H. ]. Nuns native of Illinois,
aged 49, both being residents of Redlands,
The herald., 1898-04-05
A SERIOUS CHARGE
ARRESTED FOR AsSAULTING A
YOUNG GIRL
The Lemon Prospects-A Rich Strike
Near Mesa Grande-General
Notes


BAN DIEGO, April IA stranger VINO
was nrst noticeo on the street mere apou'
ten Gays ago. ana VINO gave ms name az
II. y. Cnristy' was arresteo To-Day ny Chiel
OF Ponce Husseii, charged WIN attempted
assault on nttie siri. Inc man coni-
pialneo OF what ne caiieo gross inoisni'y
wnen INFORMED Oh the cnarse against MIN
ana says tnat ne Is only on a lew Gays
visit mere from Los Angeies. just the same
CnleI Husseii Ii satisneo that Cnristy is
.ne ii".l WIN nae oeen ooinpi".neo % III
the past rev Gays on account VI HIS laiiiii-
iarity Win n'tie siris.
inH A1AaoN ooALooH
Inc twenty per cent reouct,oh III ireish'
rates tor lemons mas caused the growers 10
looh iorwaru 70 the iu.ure WIN some pros
peo'e VI returns " sneil clops ne ve'e, on
ienioh srowers VI owee."a'er peheve 'la'
the reouceo rate WINE giving an outiet lor
.he large lemon STOCKS IN the east VIII
lena 70 s'ilen prices on TINS coast as ,ne
The herald., 1898-04-05
THE OXFORD DICTIONARY
Progress Made So Far on DR.. Murray's
Great Undertaking

The year 1897 was marked year for the
great English dictionary of the Philologi-
cal Society. The third volume was COM
pleted, and Queen Victoria was pleased to
sanction the dedication to Her Majesty of
the Oxford English dictionary on the six
teenth anniversary of her accession. The
formal adoption of the work by the great
English University was further marked
by dictionary dinner in the hall of
Queens College, at which the Vice Chan
cellor of the university entertained DR..
Murray, Mr.. Bradley and others concerned
in the production of the New English
Dictionary on Historical Principles" now
fairly christened the Oxford English die
tionary.
This Is the fortieth year since the Philo-
logical society began it's work upon the die
tionary. 1t is the twentieth save one since
DIR. Murray took 1t in hand. The dictionary
is now printed as far In the alphabet as the
great German historical dictionary was
printed at the death Of the last Of the
The herald., 1898-04-05

Grimms; and 1t has treated 100000 words.
generation of workers prepared materi-
ais. The leaders of a second are growing
venerable in the middle of their work.
When the literary workers are named
there are always some Americans men,
toned with thanks. In the early period G..
p. Marsh and r. Grant White; in the later
the Rev. J. Pierson had long since sent
in $4,000 quotations, Prof. Phillips of West
chester 10000, while Fitzedward Hall ranks
with Mr.. Furnivall in tireless all around
help from first to last.
The dictionary is pronounced "the great
est effort probably which any university,
1t may be any printing press, has taken in
hand since the invention of printing. {.
labor beyond the scope of private enter
prise. 1t will not be the least of the glories
Of the University of Oxford to have COM
pleted this gigantic task"
Volume III. consists of words in D and f,
NV pages in d, ass in L. The whole number
OF words In d is 1861, against 26S4 in john
sons dictionary, 1915 in the Century and
l,lS1 in the Standard. The number of H.
illustrative quotations is 5,446 More than
two million slips of them had been pre-
pared when DR.. Murray began his work.
he announced in volume I. that in the next
tnree years a million more were furnished.
Inc preface to volume III. mentions many
new names of readers, Albert Matthews of
Boston, U. s., heading the list with $4,000
quotations, and Halkett Lord Of Scotch
Plains, N. J., U. S., following after with
1000 Some of these words in D use up heaps
OF the quotations. Do, for example, is the
most formidable word in the language, as
DIR. Murray says. The article upon it rep
resents THE distilled essence of Il, 900 quo
tations." They are classified and analysed
and finally arranged under 1874 subdivisions
of sense, idiom and construction and fill
sixteen columns of the great pages of the
dictionary. There is besides full discus
sion of the original of the verb in the Indo-
European parent speech. and deduction
OF the forms in our sister speeches and in
the earliest Observation-Disclosures
The herald., 1898-04-05
The Voters Duty

TO the Editor Of the Los Angeles Herald:
Now that the day for city election is near
at hand, the question with every voter
should be. who of the candidates for the
various offices will best serve the city's
veal? Every voter should carefully look
over and pick out, without regard to their
party affiliations, his men opposite whose
names on the ticket he will stamp the cross
on election day. What we want is in
every case the right man In the right place.
We want officers who have broad minds
and honest hearts. Men who will be just
as liberal for the best interest of the city
as for the best interest of the corporation
and more so, since 1t Is not the city's
charge to bring up and support corpora
ton. The latter ought to be thankful for a
privilege of being born in Pasadena. Ev-
cry voter should lay aside all his selfish
ness, and on this day of election seek to do
his duty as brother among brothers. Ev-
eryone, If he stops to consider, desires a
good city government 1t is the duty of
every man to cast his vote in accordance
with the dictates Of his conscience, after
he has C"refully examined his conscience
to see that 1t is in it's best trim and lighted
with the spirit of truth. VOTER.
April q 1898.
The herald., 1898-04-05
The Feed Problem

RIVERSIDE, April 4.-The continued dry
weather has had it's effect on the hay and
grain prices, and also on the growing crops
In the first instance, the prices have been
sent up, out of sight, and in the second I'M
stance the growing grain and hay crop
will be so short that present prices are apt
to go up several notches before long. Good
grain hay is now selling for SIG ton, and
alfalfa hay for sA a ton. Wheat is quoted
at $1.55 and barley at $40 per hundred.
The elevated prices of all kinds of feed
has set the stock owners Of the county to
thinking as to what they will do with their
stock. The pasture is about all eaten up,
and it noes not pay to feed such hish-priced
feed to stock cattle or horses. There is
considerable hustling being done by the
stockmen in an attempt to find pasturage.
ard the probability is that many of them
will find it difficult to find anything near
enough to supply their needs.
The herald., 1898-04-05
Riverside Ripples

| RIVERSIDE, April 4.-One of the side
incidents in this Prohibition town on Sum-
| day was the attempt of one Mexican to
| carve up a countryman. The would-be
! carver's name is Frank Pena, and his VIC
| TINS name is Manuel Silvas A warrant
was sworn to today for the arrest of Pena
| by Silvas, but the latter, fearing just such
| a proceeding, has skipped out, and the
chances are that he will stay away, for a
time at least, or until the wrath of his VIC
tim has had time to cool off. 1t is needless
to add that good Prohibition alcohol was
responsible for the row.
| There was small war among the Chi
reese and colored races last night when a
colored lad named Cunningham knocked
down and beat a Christianized Chinaman
| named All Wing while the tier was on his
way 10 the Congregational church to at
| tend worship. Cunningham was arrested
today and convicted Of assault and fined
SIS.
| The city recorder was busy all the morn
| ing today attending to the trial of the cases
! of four drunks, four disturbeu,s of the peace
and a couple of other misdemeanor cases.
Sunday was very prolific of trouble, and
| the jail was well filled this morning when
| the hour for business in the police court
| arrived.
| Billy King, a fruit packer, who was de-
| tected on Saturday might supplying an IN
| dian with liquor, was arraigned today, and
was fortunate enough to have the charge
against him reduced to simple misde-
| meianor, and he will get off with light fine
at most.
Fred Radibough, who escaped a trial on
charge of rape, preferred some time ago
| by a Mrs Bechtil, was arrested today
again on a complaint sworn to by the same
woman, who now charges him, as we'll as
his brother, Bert Radibough. with having
visited her home late Saturday night and
disturbed the peace Of herself and family
The district attorney dismissed the for
mer charge against Radibough, but he is
determined to push the present charge,
with view to putting a stop to the COM
plants SO frequently made against the de-
PENDANT.
DR.. Jarvis, one of the deputy assessors
swore to a complaint today charging Chas.
Smith, foreman for the Trust company
with having DISTRACTED a public officer in
the discharge of his duty. Mr.. Jarvis
claims he was trying to collect poll taxes
from the men under Smith when the in
teTIereafco ComPidiipeu u eUoh Pidce' Aue
matter will be adjusted I'M the court tomor-
row.
Two we'll known and prominent citizens
of the city died yesterday. They were
Fayette Richmond and Orrln Backusl Both
have been long residents of this part of the
country, and at one time the last named
was a large property owner in this valley,
while the former. up to the time of his
death, was the owner of large property IN
terests here.
The herald., 1898-04-05
The Swiss Good Might

Among the lofty mountains and elevated
valleys of Switzerland the Alpine horn
has another use besides that of sounding
the far-famed RAM des Vaches,' or COW
song, and this is of very solemn and i'm
pressive nature.
When the sun has set in the valley, and
the snowy SUBMITS of the mountains CLEAN,
with golden light, the herdsman who dwells
upon the highest habitable spot takes his
horn and pronounces clearly and loudly
through it, as through a speaking trumpet
-"Praise the Lord God!" AS soon as the
sound is heard by the neighboring herds
men they issue from their huts, take AL.
Pine horns and repeat the same words.
This frequently lasts a quarter of an
hour, ard the call resounds from al; the
mountains and rocky cliffs around. When
silence again reigns the herdsmen kneel
and pray with uncovered heads. Meantime
it has become quite dark. "Good night!'
at last calls the highest herdsman through
his horn. The words resound from all the
mountains, the horns of the herdsmen and
the cliffs, and the mountaineers then re-
tire to their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New
World.
The herald., 1898-04-05
WEALTHY MANS HOME IDEA
One Household Has Combined Hotel
and Private Comforts

II saw something in the newspapers the
other day." remarked a well-dressed, COM
Portable looking man, "about George Van
derbilt giving up that great house of his
down there at Asheville, and wonder that
he has worried with it as long as he has,
not to mention the tremendous amount of
money he has spent on it. Now, am not
so rich as Mr.. Vanderbilt, but have some
thing for rainy day, and have more for
that purpose by not spending it all on
palace. I presume I might have put as
much as $25O0O0 into a home for myself
and family, but instead Of doing that I
bought tract Of land finely located, in
New York state, for which gave $4,000.
There was quite a lake on it and some
pretty sharp hills, which made it cheap
land, and got plenty for my money. but
1t was what wanted. 1t was conveniently
located, within three hours of the city, and
was not far from two or three good country
towns, and mile from the railroad.
Here I built what you might call a
summer hotel. 1t was house of frame.
costing, furnished in plain, substantial
way, $25, OOO and had forty rooms in it, in
Guiding office, ballroom, and the usual
similitudes of summer hotels in all their
appointments, with electric light, water
sewerage, etc. On the lake I put small
launch and lot of small boats I built and
equipped stable accommodating dozen
horses ana Ven1cleS, ana L addeQ bowling
alley, tennis court, golf links, and all that
sort. Then I secured good small hotel
manager and a force of servants sufficient
to run my hotel in a pleasant and COM
Portable way, without any frills, and my
family and moved in.
my wife lived exactly as If she were in
a hotel, except that the manager conferred
with her when she wished any changes,
and she took none Of the worry of house,
keeping upon herself. My sons and daugh-
tiers had their apartments as in any other
hotel and I made no exactions, except
that the entire family should dine togeth-
err every day when we were all at home.
OF course we entertained, and still enter
tain, our friends, but there isn't any worry
about them. We all live together as in
one hotel and everything we have is for
them as much as for us, and the manager
Is in charge of all of us.
ut Is the ideal way of living, and on an
outlay of $4,000 for the place and an ex-
pense of less than $4,000 year, we live
better and have ten times as much good
out of life as most of our rich contempora-
ries get out Of 100000 q year or more. I
may add that in winter the force is cut
down and we live in town, but the house
is always ready for any of us who may
want to go there. washington Star.
The herald., 1898-04-05
THEY Offer $4,000
For Any Case Of Nervous or Sexual
Weakness in Men They Treat
and Fail to Cure

and Fail to Cure
No fake cure, but scientific treatment
administered by physicians in good stand
ing, and specialists In their line. The
STATE MEDICAL COMPANY cures Lost
Vitality, Nervous and Sexual Weakness,
and restores life force in old and young
men. They will guarantee to cure you
or forfeit 500 should they fail, where
their medicines are taken according to
directions No money required in advance.
Deposit the money with your banker to
be paid to them when you are cured-not
before The STATE MEDICAL COMPANY
is an incorporated company with capt.
tai stock of $25o,OOO, and their guarantee
is worth 100 cents on the dollar. Their
treatment is truly MAGICAL TREATMENT,
and may be taken at home under their
directions, or they will pay railroad fare
and hotel bills to all who prefer to 60 to
headquarters, if they fail to cure. This
company does not supply anything free;
they charge reasonable price if they effect
a cure, and nothing if they don't, and they
will tell you exactly what it will cost before
you take it.
Full information on request Write today.
STATE MEDICAL GO.
Suite 021 Range Block. Omaha. Neb.
The herald., 1898-04-05
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Monthly Reports for March That Have
Been Handed In

SAN BERNARDINO, April 4.-The re-
port Of the horticultural commission, filed
with the board Of supervisors for March,
shows the total expenses to be $SO665, of
which SITS went to the commissioners and
$120 to the inspectors as salaries, and s11 .65
for sundries. The work Of the commission
for March has included the inspection of
trees, plants. shrubs, ETC., at the nurseries
and trees for Individual planting. A num-
Der OF plants have been reshipped to the
consignor on account of being infested
with injurious insects. Out of TO,2OO trees
Inspected 1890 were condemned and burned
on account of root knot, gum disease and
woolly aphis. number of orchard trees
have been fumgated for red scale and a
number OF trees located that are infested
with aspdiotus citrinus or yellow scale.
These are to be disinfected in the near fr-
lure. Many orchards infested with the
Wnire scale have been supplied with We
Aaiia CARDINALS. Considerable spraying
The herald., 1898-04-05
LEE HILLS LOT
Gets Sixteen Years for the Killing of
Parvin

VENTURA, CAL, April 4. To-day
at 10 o'clock, Lee Hill, convicted
Of murder in the second degree, was sent
enced by the court to sixteen years i'm
prsonment at San Quentin. The defend
ants motion for new trial was denied
and an appeal to the Supreme Court will
be made. On February Sth HILL with a
club, killed his tenant, Theodore Parvin,
as the result of a difficulty over the lease
of a ranch. The murdered man left a
wife and child His slayer has a wife
and two children.
The herald., 1898-04-05
With the Veterans

SOLDIERS HOME, April 4.--There are
rumors Of numerous changes in the per-
sonnet of the home employees. Among those
that have already taken place are: Bob
Carroll has been replaced as chief cook by
a citizen, Charles e. White John Howard,
our landscape gardener and florist, has
also resigned his position at the home to
accept similar position in Los Angeles.
Frank Gedley, who at present fills the posi-
ton of home farmer, will in addition as
sumo the duties hitherto filled by Mr.. How
ard.
Six cars loaded with iron pumping from
Birmingham, Ala. for our new system of
water, have been side-tracked at our sta
ton and the contractors have during the
last week been distributing the same from
the home water junction to the reservoir,
where they will join the pipes being put in
The herald., 1898-04-05
Redlands

REDLANDS, April 4.-The contract for
the new Southern Pacific depot to be built
in this city in the near future is to be let
today. The building, which is to be large
two-story brick, will be built on the lot
adjoining the motor depot on Orange
street In all probability work will be be-
gun in two or three weeks.
Sunday afternoon one Maria Antona, q
Mexican, was arrested by Constable Flu
trell on charge of disturbing the peace
by drunken and disorderly conduct. She
was taken before Judge Warren this morn
ing and sentenced to fifteen days in the
county Jail.
The city election will be held here on
April II. There Is lively fight, politically,
going on. the issue being saloons or no sa-
looms.