The herald., 1898-08-15
CONTINUED TORRIDITY
SAN BERNARDINo sWELTERINo
IN UNUSUAL HEAT
Board Of Equalization Raises tho As
sessment Ten Per Cent-odd Fell
lows Entertain g. N. Brueck


SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. H.-This IL
| the seventh day of hot wave that has
never had a parallel In this section within
| the memory of man. Not only has 1t been
the longest hot wave but It has made rec
| ord for the maximum that has not been ex-
celled. Commencing last Monday, the max
imum for the week has been for seven days,
102, 100, 1O7. 103, LOG, 104. 10S. with no pros
pect of any cessation of the torridity. To
add to the disagreeableness Of the weather.
there has been very low barometer most
of the time and a moisture In the atmo-
sphere, with light showers on the mount
aims, that has added to the discomfort
This was nearly equaled last year, when,
commencing August II, the thermometer
stood 1o3, 107 1O4, 10S. 1t5 1O4, 102. with an
average maximum Of 104, as against nearly
a degree higher this year.
The city board of equalization has
reached vote and raised the whole assess
ment 10 per cent. over the figures sent In BY
the assessor Notice has been sent out
through publication to all taxpayers, and II
they have a kick coming in consequence
they are invited to walk up and kick. This
as last year, although the sum raised will
be no more. as the assessor dropped the as
sessment all round 10 per cent. and then
asked the board to raise 1t back again, so
as to give him good showing.
Grand Master Karl Brueck, Of the I. Q.
o. F. paid an official visit to Token Lodge.
No. 290, last night, when there were large
delegations from the Redlands and Cotton
lodges, till with the home contingent OF
knights of the three links the lodge room
was crowded. After the exemplification OF
the work Of the second degree and an ad-
dress on Odd Fellowship from the distin-
gulshed visitor, an adjournment was taken
| to the st. Charles hotel, where full justice
was done to an elegant supper. T. w.
| Duckworth presided as toast master, and
called upon the following: J. H. Allen. OF
Redands; D. C. Schwartz. of Cotton: G. A.
Atwood, Of San Bernardino; e. Suess, Of
Redands, and Grand Master Karl Brueck,
| all Of whom responded most felIcitously.
Those present from Redlands were Messrs
r. T. Hamilton, Emil Suess, ]. H. Allen
Charles McLain. w. B. Curtis, Jacob Ben
ninger, Joseph Clark, E. c. Newton, E. w.
Stuftevant, r. E. McGuinness, William
| Lehr C. w. Osborn E. C. Warren, c. E.
Truesdell, James Eden, p v. Garcia, Al
bert Loehl. A. J. Leonard, A. v. Rivera. g.
vokmar, j. T. BENEFIT. e. q. johnson and
A. Mcdonald Those from Cotton were
Messrs. D. A. Brice, J. H. Pirtle, George
Osborn, e. F. Cresmer, Charles Burleigh,
E. H. Emery, r. LOBBY, c. Atkins, C. F.
Erdman and District Deputy Grand Master
D. c. Schwartz.
Mrs. ]. A. Cole has just returned from a
visit to the Seventh regiment and reports
the members of Company K doing we'll un-
der the ministrations of the Red Cross So
| cieties, both the home organization and
the Red Cross in general.
| The decision of Judge Shaw In the Grape
land irrigation district case in declaring the
bonds a fraud and void meets with univer-
| sal favor, except with those who hold few
| thousand dollars in them, but why the forty
settlers should be made to pay their assess
ments for interest on fraudulent bonds is
not easily understood, especially as they
have no water to show for 1t and their land
Is worthless. Most of the business men of
this city hold more or less Of the bonds
which were hawked around for what they
| would bring, some going as low as five cents
on the dollar.
ley on the Santa Rosa. They are Grace
Boggs, Of San Bernardino Grace Wiltshire.
Of Redlands, and Grace Clark, of Highland
The delegates to the state Democratic
convention at Sacramento have been quiet
ly slipping out for several days, the last 60
ing today.
| The fight to finish scheduled for next
Saturday night between Phillips, Of Los
nd rko ordt ne Tc
shops here, which is to come off at the ath-
letic club rooms, promises to be an impor-
tant event. and there is prospect Of large
crowd and plenty Of bets, for both men
have friends who are confident of their ia
vorite pulling out In safety. Burkhardt
thinks he has an antidote for the Phillips
pivotal blow that will be effective. with
which he can counter successfully. Both
| are here In active training at the club
rooms. and will step into the ring at 1888
pounds.
George B. Cole is in Sacramento a little
ahead of the main parade, to look after his
prospects for place on the ticket as su-
preme Justice at the state convention.
The registration lists will be kept open to-
morrow, as today, the last legal day, is a
holiday. There are 6,1OO names mat pres
ent, and 1t is thought the list will go over
$500. 1t was about 5000 four years ago,
when the last great register was made.
Needles falls down, for while It cast 22s
votes two years ago, the registration now is
| only 150 This is caused by the, change In
railroad headquarters. The same move
has built up Barstow for while there were
but "A votes cast there two years ago, the
registration has reached rs already.
| W. A Selkirk. steward at the state hos
pital at Highland. went north this morn
ing to Sacramento to look after the interests
Of that institution.
| Most of the city churches are without
pastors, and some are closed up till cool
weather. The First M. E. Church reports
a deficiency Of $l.04s.06. to be raised by Sep
tember 81, Of which $501.91 is for pastors
salary.
Today Is your last chance to get
your name on the great register, il It
is not already there. Make it your
business to see that your vote Is