The herald., 1898-07-15
hot REPUBLICANS
WITH THE rHrHwo1frrr1 Ar
los DEGREES
Primaries TO Be Held the 00th Inst.
The Troubles IT the Craths-A
Disappointing Fire

SAN BERNARDINO, July 14.-There had
been quite a difference Of opinion among
the Republican ranks as to the advisability
| Of holding one or two conventions this stim-
mer. ana as the executive committee could
not agree upon It, the entire central COM
fnittee assembled to consider the question.
But 1t was hot day. and even political en-
ergy willis when the thermometer stands at
10S degrees, SO 1t Is mo wonder there were
no speeches and no opposition to anything.
Everything was assented to with a languid
afr, and as the ohe-convention man spoke
FIRST his idea was adopted. The convention
will be held at Redlands on Wednesday,
August Cd, at which time delegates will be
chosen to the state and congressional con-
ventions. county officers selected. etc. Pri-
tnaries will be held on the preceding Satur-
day, July 30th.
There was trouble in the Cram family Of
Highland two years ago. John Cram
thought his wife was too giddy because she
took an occasional shot at him with a re-
yolver, and also at his brother Lorenzo. He
| commenced q suit for divorce. This was in
1896, and the next january. finding that his
wife was liable to win out on the game,
John put all his property in the hands of
and year ago Carrie and John came to-
Igether amicably and have lived so ever
since. In the meantime, finding he could not
| separate them, Lorenzo juggled the prop
erty again, putting IL In the hands Of Mrs.
Sarah e. Henderson. Mrs. Cram has now
/ commenced suit against Mrs. Henderson
and Lorenzo to secure the family estates"
About o'clock this morning there was an
alarm OF fire in the direction of the Santa Fe
depot and there was pillar Of flame and
smoke denoting large confagration. The
fire called out not only the fire department
but about half the citizens. On arrival 1t
proved to be an old deserted Chinese wash
house that no one had occupied for years and
,as of no value to any one. It was located op-
posits the freight depot and the alarm from
the locomotive and shop whistles added to
the fire alarm was of sufficient magnitude
tc do half million dollar blaze proud.
One property owner was disguised yester-
day, and yet he got all he asked for. He re-
quested the board OF equalization to cut
the assessment on block, which was placed
at $3.50, in the middle and make 1t $685. This
was done and then the board informed him
that II he had asked to have the whole as
sessment cut of II would have been done, as
they considered the land perfectly worth
less. He had been given all he asked, but
still he felt that his retiring modesty would
yet be his ruin.
Peter Lamb OF San Francisco celebrated
the fourth by leading to the hymeneal altar
Santa Barbara belle. They are here Wis
iting his mother and her family.
Santiago Moreno pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of stealing horse at Chino re-
Gently, and his trial will come of In the
fall after the court vacation.
Hon. and Mrs. J. B. Gill started this morn
ing for Los Angeles and Santa Monica,
driving overland, intending to put in the
| summer at the coast resorts. Mrs. Gills
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hall,
will follow by train in few days.