The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-24
LOS ANGELES HERALD. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE q. 1898
PROSPECTS CHANGING
THE SHIFTING SANDS OF POLL
TICS AT RIVERSIDE
A Miner Named Holmes Cut Nearly
in Two at the Gavilian
Mine

RIVERSIDE, June 23.-Theze has been
considerable change in the prospects of
candidates for nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket in the past few days, and more
especially GO IL the case of county clerk
Some time ago 1t was agreed that John w.
Roberts, chief clerk under Clerk Condee
now, stood the best show for the nominal
ton, but it is understood that Mr.. Roberts
has given up the fight and that the wrestle
for the place on the ticket has now mar
rowed down to E. II. Markell of this city
and Herbert A. Woods, cashier of the bank
at Corona. Markell is strong in this city
and Woods is equally popular in his town.
and the fight for the place between the two
men is likely to be the hottest one of the
convention. In the Republican camp ex-
City Clerk W. w. Phelps has a clear field
for the nomination.
The big fight in the Republican camp will
be over the nomination for sheriff. There
are four or more candidates now out for the
plum and more are expected. Sheriff John
son, incumbent; City Marshal Wilson. p.
M. Coburn of Corona and Y. T. Brown of
this city are the candidates, and the way
things look indicates that their several
friends will make trouble for the men who
are running tne HndcHlIe utlOTe cUHEeHtlOI
day If their wishes are not gratified
Friends of Coburn are outspoken that if
their man is turned down then they will
bolt, and If they do there will be trouble
all along the line.
There is a rumor here to the effect that
1t is the intention of the government at
Washington to change the location of the
postofflce, as soon as the present lease ex-
pires, from the present quarters to the
Bordwell hotel block.
William Newport, one of the largest
ranchers of the county, whose lands are sit
uated in the moist belt of the Menifee val
ley, while in the city today reported that
his crops are very good and that his harvest
would be all he expected. Mr.. Newport al
so reports that the crops all over the Men
flee valley are much better on the average
than most ranchers looked for few weeks
ago.
The county has just secured settlement
with the American Insurance company for
the loss on the county hospital building,
which was destroyed by fire some months
ago. The company had policy on the
structure for $4,000 and another on the fur
niture for $1,000 1t pays the former in full
and s5C6.9O of the latter. The county has
another policy issued by the Westchester
Insurance company of Newark, N. j.. for
$1,000 on the building, but this has not been
paid as yet.
The county supervisors will meet on
Tuesday, July 5th, as board of equaliza-
ton.
District Attorney Gill has decided to turn
Jose Norte, the Banning Indian who is in
ioi1 bcr obar rod w n q
over to the United States authorities for
trial.
The members of the local lodge of Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters will attend the
Universalist church Sunday in a body, to
listen to the memorial services in comment
grafton of the twenty-fourth anniversary
of the order.
The orange shipments from this city last
week amounted in the aggregate to $4,000
boxes, or 1876 carloads of 20 tons each. The
shipments to date for the season amount
to 357 ,069 boxes. The shipments last week
were 10000 boxes greater than during the
previous week. and twice as much as the
first week of the present month, thus show
ing that there has been a slight improve
ment in the business.
Word was received here last evening of a
terrible accident which occurred at the
Gavilan mine south of the city, in which a
miner named Holmes was nearly cut in
two. Holmes was coming up out of the
shaft at noon, when the skip became in
some manner wedged in the shaft timbers
Holmes was caught in the jam in such a
manner as to tear his body open from the
thigh up to the pit of the stomach, and his
| entrails protruded through the wound.
There is little hope of his life.