The herald., 1898-08-08
MOUNTAIN FIRES
FOREST ON SAN GABRIEL SLOPES
AGAIN BURNING
The Pasadena Citizens Council Meets
observation-disclosures Or
ganize-Row Over Franchise

PASADENA, August 7.-(Office of the
Los Angeles Herald, IS East Colorado
street) At to-morrows session of tn
council the citizens committee on num-
cipal ownership of water will again appear
before the board and afterward hold CO.
meeting The subcommittee having the
furtherance of the work of amassing IN
formation upon the subject will be an
nounced. The citizens committee having IN
hand the framing of new charter for the
city is hard at work. Each member has
been allotted portion of the work. Inc
council will also consider tomorrow tue
temporary restraining order IN the suit Oh
Charles H. Frost against the city and Ter
minal railway company when mas peeh
filed with the city clerk. The complainant
nccuses Trustees Dobbins, Lockett ana
Hoag of having combined with the SAID de-
fendant, Los Angeles Terminal railway, to
award without full or adequate compensa-
tion, to the said Los Angeles Terminal rail-
way company a certain franchise over ana
through the public streets of the said city
of Pasadena, for the erection and manten-
ance of an electric street railway therein
by SO framing and wording said ordinance
and franchise as to prevent competitive
bidding at the sale of said franchise and TO
deprive said city of Pasadena of said fran
chise and the value thereof"
Universalists' Meeting
The programme for the Universalist sum-
mer meeting in the Chautauqua building
at Long Beach has just been issued by Sec
retary George A. Conant of this city, The
affair might also be termed Pasadena
institution, as this city is the headquarters
for the committee on arrangements. The
program includes sermons and papers,
music and lantern slide pictures. The order
OF exercises will include an address by
Rev. George H. Deere of Riverside on
Proper Conference and Discussion; an
address by Rev. William Jones OF Pass-
dena; an address by Rev. Charles X.
Adams, subject Indictment of History
Against Spain;" paper by Rev. ]. W.
Hansen on Punishment" lecture bv
Norman Mcbride of this city on the Pen
alties of Taste" an illustrated lecture by
Major H. N. Rust; an address by David
Heap, secretary of Throop, subject
Thomas Paine Fighter for Freedom and
Country and Conscience;" an illustrated
lecture by Rev. T. C. Douglass; paper
by Rev. E. L. Conger; discussion BIZ
prominent members of the Women's par
Baumgardt; a sermon by Rev.> L. NJ An
drews; an address by Rev. E. c. Andrus.
The meeting will last from August 22d to
S1st inclusive, and during this time each
day there will be an hour devoted to
service, led by such able ministers as Rev.
A. A. Rice, Rev. l.. NJ Andrews and Rev.
e. c. Andrus. August 29th will be Young
Peoples Christian union day, conducte@
N A Loot vVi "a
delivered on this day upon the subject 1.-THE
Worth of the War; by Rev. Edw F. Corr
British-Americans
The British-Americans organized last
night by electing the following officers:
H, Foderinghan, president; r. N. Maiden,
vice president; Ed Ward, secretary; R..
PegR, treasurer; C. S. Shoebridge, A.
Thorns and W. S. Arnold, stewards. There
has been considerable rivalry between Los
Angeles and Pasadena British-Americans,
and the Pasadenans now feel elated over
having been the first TO organize. The
organization grew out of the Fourth of
July parade when the British-Americans
from all over Southern California marched.
They call themselves the eBritish-American
Social club and are organized for social
purposes, having rooms over the postofflce.
Los Angeles will organize a similar club
very soon. Those eligible are men born
either In the United States or under the
flag, of British parents or grandparents.
The charter closes next Saturday.
Mountain Fires
Fire started again in the mountains to-
day, despite the fact that it was supposed
to have been entirely eXtinguished. Tel
enhone MESA pes from Echo mountain and
Wilson'S peak this evening state that the
fire is burning on Mount San Gabriel along
the line of the former fire. Alpine tavern
cannot see it as well as can Wilson'S peak.
At the latter place they have grave fears
of a spreading confiagration. The smoke
is very dense at Martins camp.
Help for Throop
DR.. Norman Bridge of the Throop board
Of trustees is in receipt of a letter from
J. w. Hugus at Meeker, Colo which con-
tains wonderfully good news for Throop
polytechnic. Mr.. Hugus states that he
has long wished to do something for
Throop and is at last in a position to do so.
He thinks that the $4,000 debt which
Throop owes ought to be Cancelled, and to
this end offers donation of $40 900, provid-
ed that the remaining $4,000 can be raised.
Notes
An axle of one of the Altadena cars
broke on North Fair Oaks avenue near
Mountain street today, delaying travel for
some time. The wrecking car was sent TO
the scene and matters were soon adjusted.
The Universalist church is closed until
the second Sunday in September on ac-
count of the hot weather and the absence of