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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-19


quotes Hoatio S. Reubens, counsel for
the Cuban Junta, as follows in regard
to the recent destruction of the battle
ship Maine: "Taking everything into
consideration, am convinced that the
tragedy in Havana harbor was the
work of the Spaniards. I do not be-
lieve, as has been suggested, that it
was the result of an explosion of gun
cotton. Too many of our boats have
been in that climate and such an acci-
dent never occurred to any Of them.
1t is well-known there has been a
bitter feeling among the Spaniards in
Cuba against the Maine. Canalejas's IS
own paper, The Heraldo, has repeat.
edly stated that the presence of the
blaine was a menace to peace, and it
was to the same editor of this paper,
it will be remembered, that De LONE
wrote his famous letter. At bull
fight in Cuba week ago Sunday, the
Spaniards openly insulted men from
the Maine, and the feeling against
them has gradually grown to be very
bitter. 1t would have been compare
lively easy to plant torpedo under
the Maine, because our men are con-
stantly passing back and forth in those
waters at night, and escape the surveil-
lance of the authorities. Now, if our
men could do so, why should not the
Spaniards L? If the act was malicious
it was not the work of any one man,
for no one person could get together
sufficient explosives to blow a ship OF
that sort to pieces. If any Spaniards
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Federal Court Notes

In the United States district court de.
murrer in the Wells-Fargo Express com.
pany case was argued by ]. H. Shankland
attorney for the defense. The demurrer
was submitted In brief and Attorney Fin.
layson given five days to answer.
Three libels of Intervention were filed
two in the case of J. J. Sullivan against the
schooner W. S. Phelps, the originals ir
which were filed some time ago.
McDougal & Southwick Of Seattle bring
action to recover sS71.72 for supplies fur.
nished the vessel. B. H. Handy of Seattle
demands wages for work done as carpenter
and also from the schooner Mary Gilbert
the original libel in which was filed by
Hari Hansen.
Clyde Bennington L. D. Halle and AL
bert Casner, the Orc Grande train robbers
were arraigned and given until August Il
to plead.
Emil Ulrich, the San Diego man arrested
for sending obscene matter through the
mails, was also arraigned and the plea
continued to the same date.
The trial of E. Rogers, charged with
counterfeiting money, was set for Sep.
TENDER 6.
HUI Ham Fook will be tried for illegally
importing Chinese into the country Sep
TENDER 7, and VIM. Gerrall charged with
similar offense, on the 14th.
B. Carter and e. W. Sargent were ad-
mitted to practice on motion of John D.
Pope.
Deputy United States Marshal McCulloch
went to San Diego yesterday to be present
at the preliminary examination of Barr. the
wave motor man, arrested for using the
mails for fraudulent purposes.
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BIRD GETTING ANXIOUS
Wants His Case Hurried Through the
Supreme Court

/ r. A. Bird, who was convicted of forgery
on February g. and has since been Ian
gushing in the county jail awaiting the
appeal of his case to the supreme court, is
getting anxious for quicker results, and
yesterday morning requested that he be
taken into court and allowed to ask some
questions. The request was granted, and
when taken before Judge Smith, Bird in
quired regarding the status of his appeal,
alphabetically stating that he felt such an
inquiry was not improper. The court in
formed him that he had perfect right to
know, and answered that the brief of the
case had just been completed by the print
er and was ready for presentation to the
supreme court. The case will therefore be
heard in the October term.
Bird was the private secretary of c. j.
Griffith and the Briswalter Land and
Water company, and in August of last
year was arrested ON The charge of forg-
ing Griffith's name to a 5000 check. The
defense was that Griffith had signed the
check while intoxicated but the court
would not admit testimony offered by them
to prove the prosecuting witness was fire.
quently drunk. This action of the court
is made one of the grounds for appeal.
Bird. meanwhile. rests under a sentence of
ten years Imprisonment for the crime
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HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS
Mary Tassel Says That She Is Nc
Warrant

Mrs Mary Tassell who is living,
breathing and striking illustration of the
song, "She May Have Seen Better Days,
was before Justice Morrison yesterday on
charge of vagrancy. The woman claims
that she is not vagrant, but, on the con-
trary, is quite respectable person, GER
tainly far above the average of those who
occupy seats in the docket of the police
courts.
She delivered long harangue in court
and said that after she got out of the pres
ent trouble she proposed to have the scalps
of about four different officers for false
Imprisonment of her innocent self. If she
carries her threats into execution. the po-
lice commission will have to order mating
TO accommodate the crowds of patromen
under investigation, as there will not bt
carpet enough to hold them Mary claims
her husband is soldier in the Seventh
regiment. The case was taken under adj
ySement
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POMPEY SMITH IN TROUBLE
He Is Found to Be Gay Lothario
Will Be Tried Today

Pompey Smith, the notorious negro. has
blossomed forth as a gay lothario, and as
might be expected his new role landed him
in Jail, as all his previous ones have done.
Some time ago George Beeson, hard
working darkey, took up with notorious
colored woman named Eva. She promised
to reform, SO he undertook the Herculean
task Of helping her do it. He married her
Since then Eva has not been observing the
marriage vows with as strict regard as
is generally expected from a person with
the spirit of reform and penitence within
them. On the other hand. little Eva has
been chasing around with greater speed
than Liza displayed when chased across
the ice by the bloodhounds in Uncle Toms
Cabin" Pompey was her latest mash.
George discovered the pair together on
First street, east of Wilmington street.
yesterday morning and tried to induce his
worse half to leave the ebon-hued Pomp.
but she refused. Pompey then took hand
and started In to teach Beeson not to trifle
with any coal black babies that might be
in the company Of the aforesaid bad Niger
Pompey, even though they might be the
wives of an injured husband. The trio
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lots. Plaintiff now alleges that the note
is In possession of Addie johnson. Eager's
sister. and that Mrs. Mary Bills and Agnes
Mae Bills never demanded or knew IT as
consideration for the property they
transferred that Eager was acting as
agent for the property. and that the whole
transaction was one of collision between
Eager and Obear to frauduently obtain
the note without a consideration being
given. 1t is further alleged that the lots
in question are not worth more than $500
or 5000, and plaintiff therefore prays that
the defendants be declared to have no in
terest in the promdssory note. which is Sc
cured by a mortgage on the lots, and that
they be restrained from transferring or
pedging same.
Obear and Howe were formerly partners
in the real estate business and are oppos-
ing parties in other suits resulting from
disagreements in the settlement Of the
partnership affairs.
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COMMITTED TO WHITTIER
A Mexican Lad Will Spend Nine Years
in the Reform School

Ambrosia Gonzales, an unfortunate and
rather feeble-minded Mexican lad Of II
years, was yesterday committed to the
Whittier reform school for incorri gibility.
The boy has been afloat in the world al
most from babyhood, and probably as a
result Of exposure and the hard knocks of
his nomadic life, is already the victim of
partial paralysis. His father was miner
and is supposed to be in Southern Califor-
nia but he gives the boy no attention, and
outside parties have been the only ones
who have had sufficient interest in the cas-
to see that the youngster is now placed
where he should be. The officers testified
that he has been arrested frequently for
petty crimes, and although placed in an
orphans home and various schools at diff
ferent times, would never stay in institu-
lions of this character.
Arbrosia testified that he could not read
and gave his place of residence as ION the
road"
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Fired the Landlady

Mrs. j. A. w. Hill of 744 Arvilla street
was arrested yesterday by Officer Rich
ardson on a warrant charging her with bat
terry. Mrs. B. Burgette, who resides at the
Pico house, swore to the complaint. The
latter owns the property where Mrs. Hill
lives, and yesterday went to the house to
collect the rent. Mrs. Hill did not have the
money, so Mrs. Burgette said she would
so into the house. Whether she proposed
to remain and board out the bill is no,
known. In any event, Mrs. Hill did not
take kindly to the suggestion Of her land
lady's visiting her, so she resisted the en-
trance of the other woman. Mrs. Burget:e
considered she had been battered by Mrs.
HILL SO caused her arrest. Justice Nor
rison set the trial for Saturday.
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ISOLATION are the following: ]. L. Hattery
commander, San Bernardino; T. B. Hart
zell. ST., vice commander San Diego: T. H
Laycock. 1r.. vice commander. Los Ange'
les; Truman Reeves, adjutant San Der.
nadine; Col. John BROKER. chief of stat
Los Angeles; James E. Mack, Quartermas-
ter, Bloomington; Rev. viii A. Knight
en-, Chaplain, DR.. Wesley Thompson
surgeon, San Bernardino; Capt. c. NJ
Simpson, Judge advocate, Pasadena; ]. H.
Scoby, sergeant major, San Diego; N. H
Barton, quartermaster sergeant San Ber-
nardino: Capt Sam Kutz, chief musician
Los Angeles.
Reception committees Messrs. c. F. A
Johnson. Palmer, Thos. Stowell, T. L. Let
terman, P. E. Hatch, c. F. Hayes c. S. Gil
bert, Ed Batter, e. l.. Covert, L. d. San
ford, ]. c. Dunn, Mines. Jennie Truax.
Emily M. Dunn, Mary e. Blount, Susan
NJ johnson, Emeline NJ Howard, Mary r
Spangler Mary e. Gilbert, Halle Clewltt
Mary Sill, Maggie E. Craw. Lillian NJ. Har.
ris, Belle Douglas
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CANAIGRE ROOTS
Some Exhibits at the Chamber of
Commerce


The Anglo-American Canaigre company,
of Rialto, displays some samples of the
cultivated root planted one year ago 1t
shows a growth of twelve to eighteen
inches in length and from seven to thir-
teen inches in circumference. The COM
pany has one thousand acres planted to
this profitable root, and are preparing to
put in one thousand more. Canaigre is
rich in fannie acid, running as high as 80
per cent.
The company owns the only process in
the United States of tanning leather by
this process. From experiments made it
has been ascertained that calfskin which
usually requires from two to four months,
can be tanned with canaigre in four hours,
and sole leather, requiring from eight to
| twelve months In the old way, Is done in
fifteen hours AS fannie acid and time are
the expensive factors in the preparation Of
| leather. it can readily be seen what diff
ference in profit and loss both to manu-
facturer and consumer will De made by
this valuable root, that resembles a south
ern yam
A. Roedder, of Shorb, displays cluster
of fine white hydrangeas. two branches of
flame eucalyptus with brilliant scarlet and
dark red blossoms. They are varieties of
the root not usually seen here, where 9TH
ers grow so readily. A peculiar plant
shown by Mr.. Roedder Is the pelican
flower. The leaf is long and wax-lke in
| texture, and the last one on the branch a
bright scarlet, forms the flower, something
similar to the brilliant poinsettia. The sta
| mems and pistil are united and the entire
flower is reminiscent of the jack-in- the
pulpit of the eastern woods
Charles Forman. from his Toluca ranch,
shows two mammoth pears, measuring fif-
teen and one-half inches and each weigh
ing a pound.
Inquiries continue to pour in from most
any old country for the names of South
ern California fruit packers and dealers.
Baker and Edwards, of Xanthopoulo Han,
Constantnople, ask for the names of car
pet and rug manufacturers, lubricating oil
and rubber goods. Pudney & Co., of Lon
don want the names of died and canned
fruit packers. A case of lemons and egg
plums, measuring three by two and one
half inches, were sent to Omaha TODAY.
Egg plums are one of the few fruits that
it has been thought impossible to grow in
Southern California.
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ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
Southern California g. A. h. Veterans
Go to Long Beach

The Southern California G. A. r. Veter-
ans Association will hold its annual en-
campment at Long Beach September . to
IS, inclusive. The camp will be situated in
the Chautauqua grounds and the taber-
nacle will be used for the afternoon and
evening meetings. The encampment is the
veterans annual love feast and a large
representation from all over the district
Is expected. The citizens Committee of
Long Beach has made complete arrange
ments for the reception and entertainment.
of the old boys In blue. and the transporta-
ton companies have made an exceptionally
low rate of one and one-third for the round
trip, with free transportation for tents
and camp equipage. 4
Excursions to Pasadena, Mt. Lowe, San
Pedro, Point Firmin lighthouse and other
places of interest will be made. Attractive
programs have been arranged for the even
ings and any amount of fun and q good
time Il anticipated. The officers Of the a.
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BAD BLOOD BETWEEN THEM
Two French Editors Seem to Have It in
for Each Other

P. Cameo, editor of L'Union Nouvelle, a
Los Angeles French paper. and ]. P. Coy
tino, editor of the Basque paper seem to
be after each other "red hot and still heat
ing" For several years each has IN
dulged in revengeful proceedings and re-
marks concerning the other until the affair
resolved itself into badly tangled mess,
involving many of the principals friends.
This immediate trouble grows out of the
French celebration held at Hazards pa
vilon on July IA. and the occurrences i'm
mediately preceding the event. The COM
mittee appointed by the French colony met
and chose Goytino for the president of the
projected occasion. which was to be ben
eft for the Red Cross society. This dis
pleased Ganee. and he is said to have not
only refused to contribute anything toward
the enterprise. 'ut Neglected to mention
1t in his publication : ntil recently, when
he gave vent tC q YER warm article, from
which the followi'r. = IN extract:
AT Los Angeles, the last celebration Of
July IA was organized without the partici-
patton of the ancient residents. We would
have had nothing to say against the COM
mlttee had it chosen for president of the
fete an honest man, as simple as he could
be. Everybody would have followed; but
there was chosen a fellow who did ac-
knowledge himself. by writing. to be the
author Of a forged note for 1924. To choose
such a man to speak in the name of France
was too much, and the superlative of aber-
ration or absence of moral sense"
This article. aimed at Goytino, of course,
made that gentleman very wrathy, and his
wrath yesterday took the form of an afr
davit against Ganee, charging him with
criminal libel. The district attorneys Office
issued the complaint and Ganee will prob
ably soon be asked to explain in court.
+ Ganee was two years ago arrested and
convicted Of the same offense. the COM
plainant being Emile d'Artois. On that
occasion his free pen cost him 5000.
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Lasalvia, a native of Italy; Michele Pom
tuso, Italy; Vito Summo, Italy; John D
Him., Germany; John Mclean, Nova Soo-
tia: Albert Charles Brouse, Canada; John
Jacob Kobe. Germany; william Cassidy,
Ireland; Henry E. Dewey, England; Owen
Hughes, Wales; VIM. Edmund Schwamm.
Bavaria Theophilus Hirst. England; Farm
ham c. Dando. Canada; August johnson.
Sweden Archie T. Brown, Scotland; Hugo
Henry Lilienthal. Russia; John Frank
Stanton Rees, England; Peter Jaureguy,
France Robert B. Williamson. Canada;
Hilton Miller. Canada.
Tomorrow is the last day for admission
of new citizens to vote in the coming eiec-
ton, and Judge Shaw is probably not she'd
ding any tears over this fact.
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NEWS OF THE RAILWAYS
News Matters and Personal Mention
of Interest

Southern Pacific Agent George Trepan-
nier of Tehachapi, recently discov-
cred that some one was stealing
goods from the depot. He resolved
himself into detective force and
kept watch one night. He was rewarded
by seeing the thief. who proved to be an
employee of the company, and placed him
under arrest.
Editor Woodman of Sunset" the South
ern Pacific monthly, continues to make 1t a
magazine which will compare favorably
with the best illustrated publications of a
like nature. The illustrations are of great
beauty and the reading matter fully equal
to that Of any magazine of the day.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Greg
DRY of the Santa Fe left yesterday for a
vacation trip to the east.
c. r. Hudson, assistant general freight
agent of the Santa Fe at Topeka, Is In the
city on a vacation trip.
The advertisement entitled "A Picture of
Comfort" used by the Santa Fe to show
the advantages of its tourist car system.
proves to be the picture of a remarkably
pretty girl of this city who happened to be
seen by Photographer Lippencott of the
road AS he entered the car she was In
after dusty trip across the desert to
Flagstaff. She looked SO cool, comforta-
BILE and attractive every way that he snap
shot her. and the picture was at once made
use Of for the purpose mentioned. She is
said to be very indignant at the matter.
but when she sees how faithfully the pic
ture reproduces her charms she may be
Modified.
General Manager Nevin Of the Santa Fe
has gone to San Diego.
DIR. r. l.. Greene, assistant to the chief
surgeon of the Santa Fe, is in Southern
California for his vacation. He is spend
ing some time at Catalina.
The Southern Pacific has has I'd put on
four daily freight trains to the east via
Yuma.
]. c. Porter, the Southern Pacific agent at
Shorb's, finishes his vacation today.
H. B. Seylor has been appointed South
ern Pacific agent at Santa Monica, vice l..
B. Valla transferred to San Bernardino.
Trainmaster P. c. Allen of the Santa Fe
at Winslow, is in town.
F. z. Fisk, contracting agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee, and st. Paul. Is in the
city.
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REAL ESTATE DEAL
In Which =. T. Howe Alleges That He
Got the Worst Of IT

E. T. Howe has brought suit against
Charles l.. Eager and Addie johnson. and
II his allegations are true he has been the
victim of misplaced confidence.
Plaintiff sets forth that in October la at
w. Fl. Obear. acting as his agent. nego-
tiated with Agnes Mae Bills and Mrs. Mary
Bills for the purchase of certain lots and
portions of lots In the Bellevue Terrace
tract. Howe claims that under Obear's
representations and without seeing the
owners OF the lots. he Endorsed certain
promissory note for $1,000 in blank and
turned. 1t over to obear to be used as part
y the considerable In the purchase Of the
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STORY OF TWO FRIENDS
Colonel De Leur Charged With Mis-.
appropriation Of Trust Money

Colonel" Albert De Leur, the polls he'd
and suave gentleman who was several
years ago prominently associated with the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton, and bears a reputation as a keen and
careful business man, Is the defendant in
a suit wherein he is charged with misap-
propriating $4,000. The story al told by the
plaintiffs complaint is interesting, to say
the least.
John c. Veenhuysen Is the plaintiff In
fact, but c. w. Fletcher brings the suit
as the assignee of the plaintiffs claim
1t is alleged that on February Is, 1898,
veenhuysen gave De Leur $4,000 at his re-
quest. the amount to be held in trust and
returned to the owner on demand. Veen-
huysen has since been abroad and, through
his representative. Mr.. Fletcher, claims
that the demand upon which the money
was to be forthcoming has been made time
and again in vain, and the allegation is
therefore made that De Leur has wrong
fully and fraudulently converted the
money to his own use and has
failed to return the same to the
owner. Another ground stated as rea-
son for this allegation is that the same day
on which the Colonel received the trust
money he purchased a house and lot In
University and had 1t decided to his wife
Edith De Leur where the title still rests.
Plaintiff therefore prays that he be grant
ed a judgment for $4,000 and decree of
possession of the property purchased by
De Leur at cost of $1700. Judge Shaw was
yesterday asked to issue temporary re-
straining order to prevent De Leur's dis
posing of the property in question, and the
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Court Notes

]. Oscar Downing Of Pasadena petitions
the superior court for letters of admins.
tration upon the estate of his father, John
w. Downing. who died on July Is. leaving
an estate valued at about $3.50.
Alice Winston Murphy has brought suit
against the Farmers and Merchants bank
to quiet title to a one-eleventh interest in
two pieces of Los Angeles county land.
James c. Foley has petitioned the SUI
perior court for the probate Of the will OF
Sarah v. Rubens. who died on July 15
leaving an estate valued at $3OO0 Peti-
toner also asks for letters of administra
ton.
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FUNERAL NOTICE

All members Of America Lodge No. 1856 are
requested to meet at hail. 1851 North
Spring street, Thursday. August 18th, at
$3.50 a.m.. sharp, to attend the funeral of our
late brother, I. F. Laycock. Members of
other subordinate lodges I. o. o. F. are in
vited. CHARLES o. MORGAN, N. G.
Loyal Legion attentlon-The funeral of
our late companion, Capt T. F. Laycock
will be held at the First Methodist church,
on Broadway, between Third and Fourth
streets, Thursday, at 10 o'clock a. M, and
all companions of the order are requested
to attend. c. S. GILBERT, Sec'y.
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A. Goodell Appeals

A. Goodell, who slashed a man named
Lloyd across the face some weeks ago. was
fined $50 or sixty days by Justice Owens
yesterday. Goodell had been allowed to
plead guilty to the charge OF battery. the
serious charge of assault to kill being
dropped. A notice Of appeal was given and
Goodell was released under bond. The
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A Shirt Suit

The Bronx Buffinton Shirt company, Of
New York, has brought suit against Nor
ris, Cohen & Co. to collect an account of
s3S4.75 alleged to be due for bills of goods
sold to the defendant during the past two
years. Plaintiff claims that payment has
often been demanded, but was always re-
fused
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Did Not Elope

F. T. Mcclellan has returned from New
Orleans and Washington. He says that his
wife was mistaken when she claimed that
he had run away with another woman. He
kept his wife posted regarding his move
ments, which he certainly would not have
been apt to have done If he had gone with
another woman.
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Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss 1t by buying one of our No. Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'S driving wagons
They have the Bailey hangers, long-dis-
lance axles and quick-shifting shaft coup
lings. Hawey, King & Co.
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Mailer & Zobelein's lager, fresh from Their
brewery. on draught in all the principa
saloons; delivered promptly In bottles O.
kegs. Office and brewery. 40 Also street
telephone 81.