The herald., 1898-11-16
PEOPLE OF RIVERSIDE
DO NOT WANT THE COUNTY RUN
WIDE OPEN
A Big Majority for the Closing Of
Saloons Will Stop Issuance OF
Licenses

RIVERSIDE, Nov. l5.-The people OF
this county have said by majority vote
that they do not want the open saloon.
The question was submitted TO a popular
vote last Tuesday and the majority against
license in the county was 40o. VI TINS
number the city furnished 27O, showing that
the county outside of the city, which II was
claimed would vote license, gave majority
OF l35 against the saloon. This decision OF
the voters will be needed by the super
visors, who will not grant any saloon
licenses after the new year begins. Ihe
decision also makes the outlook tor the
drug stores all the better, in fact 1T Will
throw all the liquor traffic into thelll hands
John L. Miller, who killed S. j. Darrah
near the town OF Banning year ago last
September in dispute over water right,
and who was convicted OF the crime OF
|manslaughter and sentenced to serve SIX
years, and who later was granted new trial
by the supreme court, was taken into court
today to have date for his trial fixed.
Miner read long address to the court, in
which he asked to have the charge against
him dismissed on the ground that the higher
court, in passing upon his case, had prac
tcaly said that he was innocent OF any
malice when the shooting occurred. The
request was denied, and the court ordered
the drawing of venire of l50 names from
which to select jury to try the case, which
will come up the latter part Of nextlweek.
Thomas j. Murphy, who has been on
bonds awaiting trial upon two charges OF
larceny, is lucky man, for the court yes
terday dismissed the charges upon the re.
quest of the district attorney, who stated
that the evidence against Murphy was not
sufficient to go to trial on.
AT u meeting of the city trustees today
an order was passed returning to- S. A.
Ames an amount of taxes paid by him upon
an assessment of some bonds of the Water
company owned by him. In the year 1897
the city assessor assessed the bonds of the
Riverside Water company and Ames and
some other small holders paid the tax, but
the Evans Bros, who held the large block
of the stock, refused to settle the tax, and
suit was brought to compel them to do
SO, and the court decided the assessment to
be illegal for the reason that the assessment
was on basis of so cents on the dollar of
the face value of the bonds, when it should
have been made for the full value. The
decision is technical one, but it lets the
bondholders off and that is all they care
for.
At regular meeting of Sunnysde lodge,
knights of Pythias, held last evening, it
was decided to hold the annual New Year s
ball, and the following members of the lodge
were appointed committee to make the
necessary arrangements: c. 0. Alkire, w. p.
Russell, III. II. Monroe, S. A. Noland, Geo
II. Brown, M. NJ Milce and S. d. Pelton.
A. Phinney, wood and coal dealer of the
city, was fined $50 today upon conviction
of cruelty to animals, which consisted of
his having attached rope to the tongue of
balky horse and hitching another animal
to the rope, thus pulling the tongue out of
the poor brute's mouth. The case is one
of particular brutality and the people are
almost indignant enough over it to give
Phinney dose of his own medicine.
Carl Breuck of Stockton, grand master,
and Geo. r. Shaw of San Francisco, grand
secretary of the l. 0. o. F., are in the city
today, and will pay the local lodge an Off
cial visit this evening.
Bradford Morse, superintendent of the
Paramide mines in Lower California, is in
the city on business connected with the
mine. Mr.. Morse reports the work of get
ting the mine in readiness for active opera
tions as progressing favorably, and he ex.
poets to be turning out the yellow metal
before the beginning of the new year. The
Paramide, which is owned by Riverside and
Los Angeles parties, is said to be one of
the most promising mines in that country.