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The herald., 1898-01-27
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
REDLANDS

REDLANDS. Jan. 26.-CRegular Cor
respondence) The orange growers of
Redlands are greatly worried over pre-
vailing weather conditions. 1t is gen.
orally conceded that some damage must
have been done to the fruit on the trees,
although no reliable estimate can be
made at present.
For the first time in the history of Red
lands there was resort to smudging
Monday night which is reported to have
assisted greatly in the few orchards in
which it was tried, in raising the tenn
perature.
The Pomona Beacon is authority for
the statement that oranges were shipped
from Pomona last week in wrappers
marked Redlands and packed in boxes
on which the name Redlands was stem
cilled. Redlands growers are not par
ticularly pleased with this imitation
during the present season. With prob
ability of some frozen oranges at home
they are not anxious to have the frozen
oranges of other sections sent to market
under the name of Redlands. They think
that the moral sentiment of any COM
munity should be sufficiently strong to
frown down such a practice.
The clergymen of Redlands have taken
up the matter Of settling the tramp ques-
tion in Redlands, to certain extent, by
providing a means by which those who
want to work can earn the price of a
meal and so to do away with the beg
ging from house to house which has be-
come an almost intolerable nuisance.
A meeting of the Ministerial association
was held yesterday afternoon to discuss
the question. Besides the local clergy
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POMONA
Pintoresca.

POMONA, Jan. 26.-Regular Corre-
spondence.) From one to three carloads
of oranges are being shipped each day
from Pomona.
A Neal Dow mass meeting will be held
at the Christian church tomorrow even.
ing. Good music has been secured. Ali
are cordially invited.
Company ID, N. G. c., of Pomona will
soon elect new captain. Lieutenants
Carl Ralph and Terrill B. Thomas are
the leading candidates.
Mrs. Edward M. Keller is now teach
ing in the public school. She is filling
the vacancy made by the sudden resig-
nation Of Miss Angie Farnsworth, who
resigned to accept a more responsible
position in San Francisco.
j. c. Youngman's house on Garev
avenue was visited by burglar last
night. While feeling around the room
the intruder got hold of pet dog. Dog
gle gave yell and the intruder quickly
left.
At the last meeting of the trustees the
city treasurer reported only $614.4O of de-
linquent taxes.
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A concert will be given tomorrow
evening at the Armory opera house by
Chas. F. Spencer assisted by the follow
ing local talent: Miss Alice McClintock,
Miss Jessie Sisson. Miss Hazel Camp
bell, Mr. S. e. Titus, Mr.. j. A. Clark and
Mr.. w. r. Sisson.
Mr. W. II. Goodrich has left for the
gold fields of Alaska His wife and two
brothers will probably follow him later.
The protracted' meeting at the First
Baptist church will continue several
days more yet. They have had several
additions to the church.
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ANAHEIM

ANAHEIM, Jan. 26.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The parties working up a
colony to buy land in Mexico held an en-
thusiastic meeting at Bach's hall yes
terday afternoon. Another meeting will
be held next Tuesday. When enough
land has been subscribed for parties will
be sent into Mexico to make arrange
ments, w. M. McFadden of Placentia,
w. j. Hale of La Habra, besides a large
number of our local people, are interest
ed in the matter and are taking an active
interest in it.
Otto Freeman and son of Pasadena are
in the city today. They came down to
consider the advisability of planting a
twenty acre lot to walnuts.
e. P. Fowler and j. E. Valgian of this
city visited Los Angeles Monday.
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Murdered InnocentS

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Fourteen mur-
dered babies have been found within the
last three weeks in the territory bound
ed on the north by Union Hill and on
the south by West Hoboken, N. j. In
most instances the babies have been
strangled, either Immediately after birth
or before they were two days old.
The motive for these mysterious
crimes, the police say, is in all cases the
same. Many an unwilling mother is
willing to pay an amount from $25 up
to have her child adopted" by some
one whom she thinks will be kind to
it. The adopters find it much more
profitable to kill it,
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Jimmy Has His Troubles

CROWN POINT, Ind, Jan. 26-In the
Lake County Court Jim" Michael, the
Welsh bicyclist. through his attorney, J.
*. Stinson, has filed a suit for divorce
from his wife, Annie Michael, nee Lew
is, married to him in the City of Car
diff, Wales, March II, 1895, and she de-
serted him in the City of Alderman,
Wales, three months after their mar
riage. He further says he has been a
resident of Hammond since September
l. 1895,
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DowNEY

DOWNEY, Jan. 26.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) A light shower of rain fell
yesterday, followed this morning by one
of the heaviest frosts of the season, the
mercury going down to 25 degrees.
The Weis winery is shipping wine from
the Rivera station this week.
T. j. Wood of Riverside is visiting v.
r. j. Chapman and family.
Rev. ]. r. Kirkpatrick, who has been
serving as supply for the Cumberland
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA

PASADENA, Jan. 26.-(Regular Cor
respondence) The Pasadena Dramatic
club gave a minstrel performance this
evening in Auditorium hall. About 100
people were present. consisting largely
of the round town" element. Each
number on the program was received
with hearty applause. the audience in
some cases almost drowning the piece
with laughter and jollification. The
program included a song. King of
Land and Sea-" by NJ. Murphy; song,
II Want You, Ma Honey" by W. Cor
day: song by Sandy Holmes; song, MY
Coal Black Lady" r. Buchanan; song,
w. Willis: drum solo by Rob Jones'
piano solo by Sylvester Holmes: song
and dance. NJ. Murphy; speciality, "A
Man of Nerve" Messrs. Sylvester and
Columbus Holmes.
SOCIAL NOTES
At the meeting of the Sunshine club
last evening at the home of Mrs. II. b.
Rice, No. 55 f. Walnut street, all the
members were present Mrs W. H.
Dunn gave a recitation and Miss Bonner
read a paper on the life of John Adams.
Mrs. Swearingen read several interest
ing poems, and the whole club sang some
choruses with banjo accompaniment
Mrs. Rice served delicious refreshments
of candies. ices, coffee and cake. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Roedger
on Lincoln avenue. February Sth.
Mrs. r. w. Goltman entertained
friends last evening at her home on
Winona avenue. The guests We're
young folks, and the evening was spent
with cards and other games. The
rooms were prettily decorated, and de-
licious refreshments were served.
BREVITIES
At meeting of the High School ath-
new constitution was adopted. A con-
letic organization yesterday afternoon a
test with Throop Polytechnic was dis
cussed, all the boys being in favor of
having a contest in the near future.
At the meeting of the l. o. G. T. last
evening in G.. A. r. hall the following
officers were elected: Chief Templar L.
G. We'll: vice templar, Miss Grace Men
denhall; recording secretary, Miss Amy
Lacey financial secretary, Miss Ger
trude Ralston; marshal, Miss Olive
Fryer; treasurer, j. r. Wore; superin-
tendent of juvenile work, Mrs. A. Y.
Hoag; guard, G. A. Taylor; sentinel,
Miss Gertrude Beecher.
A room of the Franklin school has
been closed on account of the illness
with scarlet fever of a child of Mr.. F,
V. Ryder, who lives on the corner Of
North Marengo avenue and Ramona
street, who attended the school
There are several other cases of scarlet
fever in the city.
Funeral services of Mrs. Charlotte
Winter We're held this afternoon at $50
o'clock in Lippencott's undertaking es-
tablishment. Rev. Fl. T. Stats officiat-
ing. Interment was made in Mountain
View cemetery
Marshal Lacey was called out to
Garfield avenue late this evening to in
terfere with a family brawl in which a
colored man was humping his wife.
PERSONAL
Mrs A. A. Libbey, ST., is confined to
her home by illness.
A. H. Pearson arrived today from
Kansas City for the winter.
l.. S. Roberts of the Casa Grande is
confined to his home by illness.
John Lindsey is calling on friends in
this city.
Mrs. Helen Hey left this morning for
her home in Boston.
friends informally on Friday afternoon
at her home on South Orange Grove ave-
nue..
Carroll Hutchins of Pomona is at La
Pintoresca.
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Ended His Troubles

YURA CITY, Cal, Jan. 26.-Chas.
Weeman, prominent fruit grower and
insurance agent of this place, fatally
shot him self this morning about .
o'clock with suicidal intent. He was
found by his wife lying on the floor of
his room with a pistol at his side. He
was unconscious from a wound in the
head, having shot himself in the mouth,
the ball coming out near the right
temple. Temporary mental derange-
ment caused by sickness and financial
troubles is supposed to have been the
cause of his rash deed. He was fifty-six
years of age.
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He Feared Exposure

NEWTON, Kan, Jan. 26.-Dr. F. c.
Nowder, a well-known physician, head
of the Medical and Surgical Institute of
this city, shot and instantly killed him
self at his home, presumably because of
fear of the decision of the coroner's jury
investigating the death of Mary Janke,
a young German woman who died under
circumstances indicating that she had
submitted to a criminal operation.
The coroner's jury verdict in the Janke
case which was rendered after the doc
tors suicide did not directly involve him.
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VENTURA COUNTY
VENTURA

VENTURA, Jan. 26.-An unknown
man was found dead in grove of blue
gums near the Ojai railroad camp in
this city last night. Witnesses before
the coroner's jury who had been the dead
mans companions in drunkenness for
three days, testified that the deceased
came from Los Angeles, went by the
name of Pagan and was employed by
Grant Bros, railroad contractors; that
a Los Angeles saloon keeper named
Stacks furnished Pagan money for his
railroad fare to Ventura. Nothing fur
ther concerning his identity is known.
The herald., 1898-01-27
B'NAI BIRTH
Officers Are Elected for the Year tt
Come

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-The Dis
trict Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of B'nai Birth has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President Herman Gustadt of CremieuX
Lodge; first president, Sigmund
Sichl Portland, Ore; second vicepresi-
dent, Lucus II. Solomons: treasurer
Benjamin Harris, Carson, New; secre-
tary l. j. Ascheim; trustees, Simon
Hochstadter, Marysville; julius Plat
schek, Max Marcuse, oakland; chief
medical examiner. DR.. S. S. Kahn; ser
nt-at-arms, Samuel Flishaker; mes
senger, A n. Levy; judges of the dis
trict court. Jacob Greenebaum, Henry
Schwartz, Edmund Tauszky, Sol Bloom,
George Samuel, Oakland.
A resolution to meet in Portland next
year was reconsidered and San Fran
cisco was chosen instead of the northern
city,
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Schenck Is Thrifty

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The London
correspondent of the World says that
Prof. Samuel Schenck, who processes to
have discovered the secret of sex selec-
tion refuses to be further interviewed by
the press. He has prepared brochure
describing his system and has sold the
German rights to it for $4,000.
The pamphlet will not be published till
the rights have been sold in America and
England.
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Presbyterian church, was on Sunday
elected as regular pastor by the congre-
cation.
J. II. Linkletter has secured the con-
tract for building an addition to the CO.
operative creamery. A cheese making
plant is to be added to the already large
business.
Seven members were baptized into the
Christian church Saturday.
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Queer Memorial to Woman

A remarkable memorial is the bell
tower to contain a chime of eleven bells
which is being built on the grounds of
the Iowa Agricultural college at Ames
1t is in memory of Margaret Mcdonald
Stanton, wife of the professor of political
economy in the college. The tower is
being built by the state in appreciation
of Mrs. Stanton's services as an edu-
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AGRICULTURAL PARK
Entries Are Now Open for Sundays
COursinp Matches

Entries are now open for Sundays cours-
ing matches at Agricultural park-at 32-
dog stake for a purse of 800. Send entries
to the secretary, at No. 143 South Broad
way Gin the reap. Entrance fee $l.50. En-
tries close Thursday evening, when the
drawing takes place.
There will also be a flve-mile race be-
tween Bob Hackney's great running horse.
Prince Hooker. and triplet bicycle ridden
by Lacy. Cromwell and Palmer, weather
and track Permitting.
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Insane From Illness

SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 26.-Mrs Jos. AL
berti, wife of a prominent merchant
here, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid, which had been sold to her
daughter by a local drug
gist. She is thought to have been de-
ranged at the time
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Sir Frederick Middleton Dead

LONDON, Jan. 26.-I.ieut. Gen. Sir
Frederick Dobson Middleton, keeper of
the crown jewels. is dead. Sir Frederick
Middleton was in command of the forces
during the Riel rebellion in the North
west Territory of Canada in 1885.
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Gator and as founder of the college
The bells are to be the gift of Professor
Stanton. Woman's title to official APP
probation seems to be frankly recog-
nized in IOwa.-EX.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 26.-Regular Cor
respondence.) The information regard
ing the trip south of the British cruiser
Pheasant, now here, is rather startling
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morning at four o'clock. In the after
noon the entire regiment escorted the
remains 10 the train. The cause of
death was spinal meningitis.
Chas. Hull and Ernest G1llmeister
have taken the contract of J. Q. Rote
to pull the stumps from two acres on
the land recently bought o: the Lyman
Lumber Co.
Tucker. the photographer of Grand
Rapids, was UP here Il few days ago and
took several views of the stores and
streets. The pictures were received
Monday and all were highly pleased
with them.
Geo, Otto and John Pinslneau went
to Grand Rapids on their wheels Sun
day. Some attraction, the BOYS will
not say what or who, detained so that
thew did not return until ten O'Clock
Monday morning.
Thursday evening Geo Rote and
Winnie Gesky went to town for Dir.
Hogan for Sam Cashiers younger boy
who was seriously sick. The Doctor
pronounced it SIMMER complaint. He
is some better now.
VIII Wright Of Warren, ILL.,, an agent
of Benson K Auderton, brought up
Will McArdle also of Warren, and sold
him forty acres of land. McArdle is a
| plasterer by trade and will be a needed
addition to the community. He Will
| be up here next week 10 stay.
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VESPER,

Monday Will Cole took load of hay
+ Pittsville
). Q. Rote drove to Pittsville Satur.
day on business.
Ed. Iehl is suffering from a pet in the
form of boil on his left hand.
John Vermuelen and his mother
drove over from Sherry Monday to
visit Sam Cashier.
Floyd Hull has been very sick. Thurs
day DR.. Hogan was called and little
Floyd is now running around again
Monday the creamery commenced
operations. All the farmers are invited
to bring their milk and help out a new
industry.
Geo. Otto has received letter from
his brother Henry saying that Harry
Merrill is sick and unable to drill 7 e
boys are expecting orders from head
quarters this week to break camp. A
Green Bay boy died last Thursday
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Destructive Mountain Liens

Mountain lions are reported I'M
usually numerous in the hills this sum-
mer. Up at the Ireland ranch a dozen
or more young colts have been killed
by these ugly brutes. Four big fell
lows were seen one day recently by
one Of the men at the ranch. They are
cOwardly creatures, hard to shoot or
trap, but the flesh of a colt is some
thing they admire, and they will run
great risks in order to secure their
favorite food. Colt steaks, doctored
with strychnine, are sure death to
mountain hons.-Salina (Utah) Press.
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SUCCESSFUL DIPLOMACY.

1T looked as if the road would not,
could not be finished before the crack
of doom-certainly not in time to save
our charter said the contractor.
1t was nearly midnight-a good hour
for story telling-and the speaker was
full Of his subject. He said he would
explain how they succeeded in build
ing piece of railway in Georgia lust
after the war;
II was a believer from the outset in
the practical reconstruction of the
south, lending helping hand to a peo-
pie who needed it, just when our en-
terprise was possible. We called our
road the r. d. & S. 1t is now an impor-
tant link of the Great Southern sys-
tenn. But the thing hung fire and
our franchise was imperiled, just be-
cause labor was so uncertain. The
blacks were drunk with freedom.
Three days work a week would
have helped us, but it didn't aver
age so much. Like the Hebrew
of DID, they spent as much
time going up to the feast day and re-
turning as at the jubilee itself. Sun
day had its preparation just about
the time the last weeks high day was
spending it's force and the men were
untitled for work. The case was des-
perate. At about the worse stage was
sent down from New York to do what
was possible. Studying it thoroughly,
my course was soon set on one last re-
course. Invent to Atlanta and made an
ironclad contract to purchase all the
'pOssum and coon from the commits
sion men in that city. Securing big
circus tent and cooks, I caused the
notice to be sent far and wide that
on Sunday, the close of the following
week, there would be 'possum and
coon dinner free to every man who
had done q weeks honest work on the
construction. Well, that was a busy
time on the road. No lack Of hands.
Men came from all over the district,
and the road made an evident adj
vance. Then Sunday came and every
cOlored man had his feast, for there
was an abundance. 1 got their atten-
ton afterward and promised for the
next Sunday another 'possum and
coon dinner on the same terms-viz.,
full weeks work; pledging in the
meantime that no man should be
abused. However, to keep them from
scattering, introduced debating So
ciety. Dividing them into sides, under
judges and debaters of their own
choice, gave them the subject:
Which is the mother of the chicken,
the hen that lays the egg or the hen
that matches the chicken?' There was
no necessity to keep that assembly
from straying. The arguments were
strenuous and weighty, the audiences
were wild with delight, the fun was
furious. When the next feast day
came, and the 'possum and coon had
been served, we introduced a little side
show, letting one negro into the tent
in turn to try the trick of standing
on one foot on an upturned brick,
holding the other foot, and leaping.
Of course, nine out of ten landed on
their heads, but the unsuccessful were
too eager to watch the next attempt,
and so the day passed. To the surprise
Of the old planters, the construction
was effectively done. It proved the
value of 'possum and coon as a factor
In railroad building in those early
lays. '-Chicago Record.
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In Ocean Sands.

There are several instances where
lighthouses have been increased in
height because Of the sand which had
ingulfed them. In one place on the
New Jersey coast I once stumbled upon
the corner of an old rail fence which
had been buried and exposed again on
the ocean side. It marked the site of
an old field. On the North Carolina
dunes chimneys projecting above the
sand belong to the houses of an old
fishing village. In France and other
parts of Europe villages have been
buried. At Soulac, in Gascony, a cross
was discovered projecting above the
sand. Further investigation showed
that it was attached to a steeple, and
later a well-preserved church of the
thirteenth century was excavated. The
church is now in use.-Engineering
Magazine.
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for example, Which is used in heavy ar
tillery for the purpose of ascertaining
the strength of the wind in its possible
detection Of projectiles; instruments
for measuring the initial muzzle and
other velocities of projectiles; instru-
ments for measuring the power of pow
ders; sighting instruments, range find
ers, search lights, electric firing appar-
atus and other numerous small gear of
a scientific character too varied to men
ton.
When the heavy artillerymen have
got well into the way with the above
simple Iabors and studies, which APP
pear to the average man as a lifetime
study in themselves, they take up the
blockand tackle drill. By this time they
are required to learn how to rig~any
sort Of pulling, hauling or lifting APP
paratus, consisting CT enough pulleys
and ropes to puzzle the brains even of
an old-time sailor. The heavy artillery
men who successfully worry through
all these trying periods and ordeals with
the greatest proficiency receive gun
ners' medals for first and second
classes, in accordance with their re-
spective DEGREES of merit.
These are a few Of the hardest prob
lens in the life of heavy artilleryman,
whom the uninitiated too often envy as
having such soft Jobs" with nothing
to do and little to learn beyond the
knack of firing one Of the big guns like
those which adorn the emplacements
at Fort Point. Soldier life is seldom
sweet, but soldier in the heavy artil-
lery earns his pay and more too, and
his lot is not bed of roses, even in
times of peace. - Galveston (Tex)
News.
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ARM ENIA.

Mrs. Ida Graft who has been
seriously i'll at her home, we are glad
to note is improving.
Abner Brooks has moved his family
into the Geo. Courtney house a few
blocks south of NJ. ii. Lynn's residence
The farmers believe themselves to be
strictly in il so far as good crops are
concerned, but the price-is another
thing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bennett drove
over from the marsh on Sunday last
in the midst Of a heavy rain. Bust
ness must have been rushing. at any
rate Mr.. Bennett was rushing the
ponies.
Roy Stringer rides a new bicycle,
and we know of someone else that
ought to have one as his best girl has
turned cold shoulder to him. Unjust
be rather lonesome riding alone with
horse and buggy-but such is life.
While in Sparta last Tuesday we
met our friend and former resident
Guy Warner. who is acting in the
capacity Of clerk IN one of the most
popular hotels of that city. Guy is
looking well and we believe him to be
the right man in the right place.
The tearing down of one mans
reputation to build up another is in
our opinion a wrong. but such seems
to be the case in the political contest
for the republican nomination for
Governor. Such work ought to be
put down. and we believe it will be
on the 18th day of this month when
the republican state convention meets
in the city of Milwaukee. However
we are glad to say that so far as we
have been able to learn. the delegation
from Wood and Juneau counties are
ScOtield men.
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OakIane Mineral Springs.

DR.. N, Mellin, the rheumatic special
ist OF our CITY. has just returned from
trip to the Oaklane natural mineral
water spring. The doctor speaks very
highly Of the mineral water there and
says the springs promise to become one
OF the grandest summer resort in the
county and thinks the water a great
restorer to health.
Oaklane is located less J mile from
the railroad of the c. NJ. & st. P Rail-
way Co. on the Valley branch near
Cranmoor station in Wood Co.