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The herald., 1898-02-10
A FATAL QUARREL
THEo. PARVIN KILLED BY LEE
HILL NEAR SATICoY
Dispute Between Lanlord and Tenant
Ends With Murderous Blow.
Gave Himself Up

VENTURA, Cal, Feb. 9.-Lee Hill, a
rancher of Los Posas, seven miles from
Saticoy, Ventura county, was lodged in the
Ventura Jail this morning for murderous
assault which resulted in the death of The
odore Parvn. his tenant.
Hill leased his ranch to Parvin, he him
self accepting employment with the Union
OIL company at Santa Paula. A day or
two ago he lost his job, after which he
demanded Parvin to give up the ranch,
which Parvn agreed to do If Hill would
pay him for lost time and money loaned.
Hill refused, and quarrel ensued. Hill,
without warning, grasped 3x4 scantling
and struck Parvin murderous blow across
the temple. At the time Of the assault the
deceased was building a corral fence, and
he had saw in his hand, which he raised
as a guard when the blow was struck. The
teeth of the saw cut an ugly wound across
the bridge of his nose and mashed his
little finger to pulp.
The injured man fingered in a semi-con-
scious condition till o'clock this morning
when he expired from paralysis of the
brain. Sheriff Charlebos was telepEoned
to at SatfcOy, and met Constable Graham
coming in with his prisoner, who was cap
tured on his way to Santa Paula to give
himself up, as he stated.
There are two witnesses to the crime
the wife of the murdered man and the
father of his brutal slayer. Deceased had
been married fourteen months, and leaves
wife and baby.
Hills reputation is said to be bad as he
has had frequent quarrels with near neigh
bors, accompanied by threats of violence
to the person and property of individuals
with whom he differed. The prisoner has
a wife and two children.
The herald., 1898-02-10
MAROONED HIMSELF
A Sailor in Solitude on Clippertor
Island

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-Alone on
a coral reef in the Pacific, hundreds of
miles from any other land and out of
the usual course of vessels, Theodore
Gussman is waiting to be rescued.
A letter to a friend here, Captain Chas.
Baettge. which he sent by a French
man-ofwar that CHANGED to cruise in
his locality, described the awful solitude
in which he has been isolated for months.
Gussman might have left his impris-
onment by the vessel which brought his
letter, but to have done so would have
been to desert his post of duty.
He is one of the three men sent down
to Clipperton Islands last July by the
Oceanic Phosphate Company, to keep
possession of the company's property
and of the island. His companions de-
serted him at the time the Mexican man
of-war Democratic hauled down the
American flag and hoisted the Mexican
standard.
Gussman refused to leave then.
although an effort to shanghai him was
made by the Mexican captain. Indeed
in order to remain at his post of duty
Gussman practically marooned himself
swimming ashore from the warship with
evidence of his employers titles to the
island concealed in one of his shoes.
the best of health
The herald., 1898-02-10


A majority OF the citizens will hail with
JOY the coming OF another electric railroad
into this city. because 1t will mean a
healthy competition in that traffic. cheaper
fares and better accommodations. With
all our means Of transportation between
Los Angeles and Pasadena our needs are
poorly supplied. We know how often the
electric cars are now packed or crowded
and how often we have to stand for the
entire trip of nine miles for want OF seat
The time has arrived when we should have
a five minute service and a scent fare,
and we can get both by admitting another
road in competition with the one we now
have; but II not. then let the third come In.
There is room for three. Neither road or
any one of them need or will be frozen out
If 1t meets the wants of the people. When
we give our valuable franchises we don't
intend to give them exactly, but we say
by the act that the recipient shall pay us
with good service. &.
Pasadena, Feb. 9th.
The herald., 1898-02-10
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY TO- 1898

written by and sent to people who
speak English. There are substantially
SOC, ,000, 900 persons speaking colloquially
one or another of the ten or twelve chief
modern languages. and of these about
25 per cent, or 125, ,O0O, 900 persons. speak
English. About 90,00O.0OO speak Rus
sian, 75,000 900 German, 1000, 900 French,
As, OO0. 900 Spanish. 35,000,O00 Italian, and
100000 Portuguese, and the balance
Hungarian Dutch, Polish, Flemish, Bo-
hemian, Gaelic, Roumanian, Swedish,
Finnish, Danish, and Norwegian. Thus,
while only one-quarter Of those who en-
ploy the facilities of the postal depart
ments of civilized governments speak
as their native tongue English, two
thirds of those who correspond do so in
the English language. This situation
arises from the fact that so large share
of the commercial business of the world
is done in English, even among those
who do not speak English as their ma
tive language. There are, for instance,
more than 10000 postoffices in India, the
business of which in letters and papers
aggregates more than 300, 900, 900 parcels
year, and the business of these offices
is done chiefly in English, though of In
dia's total population, which is nearly
800, ,000,0 900, fewer than 100000 persons
either speak or understand English.
Though 90,000,000 speak or understand
Russian, the business of the Russian
post department is relatively small, the
number of letters sent throughout the
czar's empire amounting to less than
one-tenth the number mailed in Great
Britain alone. though the population Of
Great Britain is considerably less than
one-half of the population of Russia in
Europe. The Southern and Central
American countries in which either
Spanish or Portuguese is spoken do
comparatively little postoffice business,
the total number Of letters mailed and
collected in year in all the countries
of South and Central America and the
West Indies being less in Australia.
Chile and Argentina are, in fact, the
only two South American countries in
which any important postal business is
done, and most of the letters received
from or sent to foreign countries are
not in Spanish, but in English. French.
German or Italian.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-02-10
A FORT WORTH FIRE
The Texas Town Is Very Badly
Damaged

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. 9.-At 3
o'clock this morning the largest property
loss by fire that ever occurred here took
place. The eight-story Hurley office
building, the Dreyfus Company's man.
moth dry goods house, the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, the general offices of
the Fort Worth and Denver City Rail-
road Company, the Worth Cycle Com
pany and one or two small merchandise
concerns being burned to the ground.
The firemen were unable to get the fire
under control before o'clock this morn
ing. The total loss is estimated at over
$3.50, 900.
The Hurley building was the largest
in the tciy and was owned by VIM.
Butler, trustee of the Simpson heirs of
Boston. 1t is impossible at this time to
ascertain the exact amount of insurance,
but it is known that it will fall far short
of the loss. Over twenty tenants in the
Hurley building lost everything. Flying
embers fell ten blocks away. Street
car lines are paralyzed; wires cut and no
cars running. 1t is the worst calamity
that ever befell the city.
The herald., 1898-02-10
Riverside Politics

RIVERSIDE. Feb. 9.-Politics are warm
ing up as the days go by One subject that
promises to create considerable feeling In
the coming convention of the Republican
party is the location of candidates for the
office of trustees. All the candidates are
voted for by all the city, but the residents
of the extreme southern portion of the city
say they must have a trustee from that
part of the city, but the indications are
that all the candidates will be selected. as
they always have been, from the city
proper The race for the office of city
clerk, which pays $l00 month, is to be a
hot one. There are three candidates in
the field for the Republican nomination
and the convention will be made lively by
the friends of each.
The herald., 1898-02-10
Hitting the Pipe

SAN BERNARDINO. Feb. "a raid was
made on Chinatown Tuesday night, Po-
liceman Carter and Retiring following up
two tinhorn gamblers who had been dis
turbing the Mission and its dodgers. The
house where they were hitting the pipe
was located, and on making an attempt at
the front door a noise was heard In the
rear and Retiring got there just in time
to seize the third man, who was escaping
through small square hole. The two
others escaped. The keeper of the den. Lee
Ho. was captured getting out the front
way, and on compelling him to open the
door two more men were found trying to
crawl under a bench. The four were locked
up. together with the outfit of pipes and
opium. The three men gave their names
as Jack Wood, Jack Smith and Jack Wal
lace. 1t was very good hand of Jacks
and was played in the city recorders court
Wednesday afternoon. Lee Ho got ninety
days.
The herald., 1898-02-10
THE JURY CAUTIONED
AGAINST THE INFLUENCE OF
LETTERS
Witnesses in the Martin Murder Case
Tell of the Fatal March to
Latimer

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 9.-When
court opened this morning for the trial
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies, Judge
Woodward spoke to the jurors about re-
ceiving letters bearing upon any point
in the trial. He said:
"If you receive any letters with ref
erence to the trial, whether anonymous
or signed, it Is your duty to hand them
over to the District Attorney, and you
must not allow them to make any i'm
preston on your minds"
The first witness called today was
John Yourshekowitski, one of the Har-
wood strikers. He said that on Sept. 8
the strikers held a meeting at Harwood
and they understood that il they could
get the Lattimer miners to Join them
they would win the strike. They decid-
ed not to carry anything having the SEM
blance of weapons and to behave quietly
and peaceably. At West Hazelton, he
said. they met the Sheriff and the dep
uties, who pushed them around with
guns and hit several of them. One man,
, and the witness pointed out Deputy A.
p. Platt, tore down the flag. AT Latti-
mer the Sheriff stopped them, hit two
men in the front rank and tried to fire
his revolver. 1t snapped twice and then
exploded. Right away there was vol
lev Of shots from the deputies and many
of the strikers fell.
On cross-examination witness said
that at West Hazelton the Sheriff got
hold of his coat and pushed his revolver
in his face, saying:
"I am the Sheriff of LuZerne County
and you cannot go to Lattimer."
Witness said: II do not think 1 was
frightened"
Three witnesses were head at this
afternoons session. Lewis Kitsuki told
how, on arriving at West Hazelton will
the strikers, two deputies seized him ant
tore his shirt. He said number of mef
! We're so frightened by the deputies
threatening them with their guns tha
they ran home and did not march tt
Latimer. On cross-examination he ad-
nitted that the sheriff had told the
strikers to go home and that they dis
obeyed and marched to Latimer.
Elery Bonin, an undertaken of Hazel
ton, who buried thirteen of the victims
described their wounds, saying all were
shot in the back except one, who haC
a bullet in his forehead.
| John Andreask told the same story
as many others about the meeting on the
night before the shooting, the marc}
to West Hazelton and the march to Lat
| inner.
The herald., 1898-02-10
IN SPIRIT HANDS
An Ex-Editor Sent to an Asylum as
Insane

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Feb. 9.-The
Commissioners of Insanity have issued
an order for the commitment of Richard
Bye to the Insane Asylum at Independ-
ence and he will at once be taken to
that institution.
Bye was at one time successful busi-
ness man on Wall street where he after
wards suffered losses. Later he was an
editor of a newspaper in Kentucky. He
came to this city three years ago and
for time was a fairly successful bust
ness man, being engaged in the life in
surance business. Today he is in con-
dition that puzzles the authorities and
everybody else who has investigated his
case.
Possessed of a fine education and Of
more than ordinary intelligence, Bye
has remained in bed most continuously
for nearly a year, claiming that he was
in, the hands of the spirits, who have
refused to release him from their power
A man six feet three inches in height
and weighing 230 pounds when he went
into this trance. he is today only a few
pounds lighter and apparently enjoying
the best of health.
The herald., 1898-02-10
INNOVATIONS IN RUSSIA
Press Censorship and Rigid Laws Are
ALI Against Novelties

The man who undertakes in introduce
an innovation in Russia should be very
careful not to run foul Of the law. Says
the Anglo-Russian:
"Edison's phonograph has had a bat
tie royal with Russia press censorship
In the pavilion of the public gardens in
Taganrog the machine was exhibited
and attracted large audiences. 1t
played and sang and laughed and spoke
for some time undisturbed until po-
lice officer heard the machine reciting
one of Kriloff's famous fables-viz,
'Demyan's Ukha' (soup or hospitality,
but with some variations on the original
text. The officer got suspicious, and,
not trusting to his memory, he ran at
| once and got Kriloff's book and came
again to listen to the phonographs YER
| sion of the fable. To his horror he
found the fable reproduced not at all as
it was passed by the censorship more
than half century ago. An alarm was
raised at once, the higher local author
tiles were communicated with, and the
manager of the pavilion, Mr.. Parafino-
witch, was called upon to explain the
behavior of that speaking American
beast. All the poor manager could do
was to open the mysterious inside of the
criminal machine and hand over to the
authorities the indiscreet cylinder which
threatened to tell the peaceful inhabit-
ants so many undesirable things, But
the arrest of the chief criminal was con-
sidered insufficient, as it could not have
acted without a human accomplice. So.
according to the Taganrok Viestnik. the
affair has taken it's official course. and
the innocent manager of the pavilion has
lost in the meantime his generally good
appetite and sound sleep, as he does not
know in what punishment the official
proceedings will result and how long he
will have to wait before his fate Is de-
cided.'
The herald., 1898-02-10
A HARD CASE
A Young Tramp With Bad Face and
Firm Grip

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Feb. "a young
tramp applied at the receiving hos
pital late last evening for medical aid
He probably has about the worst looking
face to be found anywhere in the state
The fellow, who says his name is Jones
attempted to board a Santa Fe train al
Orange Monday evening and before he
could get a good hold on the brake ROD
he was dragged some distance. His feet
were caught in the rods and his head
bumped along over the ties. The result
was that his face and the upper part of his
body are badly mangled. He managed tc
finally get on to the rod and when he ar.
rived at Corona he got off the train and
sought doctor. His wounds were dressed
and he was sent TO this city. He will be
sent to the hospital.
The herald., 1898-02-10

is negotiating for the purchase of the
Cleveland breweries, said last night
that the report from Cleveland that the
deal had been completed was prema-
ture.
Mr.. Untermeyer said that representa-
tives of the breweries were not in the
city and the terms of the purchase had
practically been agreed upon but that no
final settlement had been reached.
The herald., 1898-02-10
Baker IrOnWOrkS
$50 to s6O Buena Vista Street,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Adjoining s. P. Grounds Tel ia

$50 to s6O Buena Vista Stree

fish Matching the world would become ac-
quainted with a greater variety of food
fish than 1t knows of now, and even the
people who live far from the water would
have delightful variety added to their
daily bills of fare. In Maryland much anx-
iety is being felt as to the probable extinc-
ton of the terrapin. The latter has Its
uses, but only a comparative few would
regret its loss, while in tens of thousands
of homes of toilers plentiful fish supply
would be benefit. 1t is to be hoped that
the fisheries congress at Tampa Will do
something to educate people as to the inn
portance of our fisheries Philadelphia In-
quirer.
The herald., 1898-02-10
To Exterminate Gophers

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. "a petit
tion, very numerously signed, has been
presented to the board of supervisors. ask
ing that a bounty of 2h cents per scalp be
paid for gophers, the petitioners claiming
1t was more of a necessity than killing
rabbits, as they could fence against the
latter, but not against the little rodent.
Supervisor Colley was the only member
who favored the plan.
The herald., 1898-02-10
Hobo Treatment

SANTA ANA, Feb. 9.-Fourteen hoboes,
who have been doing time on the chain
gang, were released yesterday, their SEN
tences having expired. The number on the
chaingang is rapidly decreasing, as there
have been no additions for several weeks
1t is fact worthy of cognizance that the
members of the hobo fraternity are giving
Santa Ana a wide berth, presumably be-
cause of the work they are compelled to
do while here
The herald., 1898-02-10
A Bike Thief

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 9.-Constable Single
tary went to Ventura Monday after w. A.
Hall, who is wanted here for stealing a.
bicycle, and returned last evening, having
his man in charge. Hall, when arrested
was in possession of the stolen bike, and
he admits his guilt. He pleaded guilty to-
day to a charge of petty larceny, and will
have to serve time in the county Jail for
his OffenSe
The herald., 1898-02-10
San Bernardino's Tax League

SAN BERNARDINO,> Feb. 9-The Tax
league is secret political party OF this
county that is said to number 1000 members
and is claimed will dictate just who the
candidates will be the coming election If
the men are true to their oath they may,
but. AS the organization is largely Re
publican and the other parties are work
ing harmoniously together. it looks as if
the latter would be a sure winner this year
at all points,
The herald., 1898-02-10
Barn Burned

ORANGE Feb. 9.-Early on Tuesday
morning Otto Froehlich's large barn was
burned to the ground and with it were de-
stroyed about seven tons of hay and sew
eral cords of wood. The cause of the fire
is unknown, but it is supposed to have
been through the carelessness of tramps.
The loss amounted to between $4OO and $500.
No insurance.
The herald., 1898-02-10
Selection of Leaders

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald !:
While the people desire the nomination of
purely non-partisan ticket for better
municipal government in Pasadena. thew
must be careful to avoid extremes. They
know or ought to know that they can have
no hope OF success unless they can have
the hearty cooperation and support of
the church people here. who are always
favorable to any move for better govern
ment on all lines A mistake might be
made in the selection of leaders who are
on any fanatical extreme. Thus we might
select leaders who are extreme prohibit
tionists and have made themselves odiors
to certain class of persons; but 1t would
not do to go to the other extreme and
select person who has declared himself
time and again in favor of wide open sa :
looms. because this would antagonize a
far greater number than the first extreme.
Hence the selection of pronounced good
leaders, who have been temperate in ex-
preston as well as in their habits, would
be the best generalship displayed in the
present crisis Moreover, a leader should
be flrst-class organizer, or should have
competent and faithful committee on or
ganizatfon. NON-PARTISAN
Pasadena, Feb. O.
The herald., 1898-02-10
To Develop Electric Power

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 9.-The Kern
Rand company has filed water right for
the purpose of developing electric power.
A ditch twelve feet in width and three
feet deep and one and one-half miles long
will be constructed to take water out of
Kern river near Onyx, to suitable place
for power house.
The herald., 1898-02-10
Feminine COURTESY

CHICAGO, Feb. "a letter has been
sent to Lady Henry Somerset, signed
by all the National w. c. T. u officers,
assuring her of their loyalty and love,
expressing much sympathy in her ILL
ness and urging her to come to America
as soon as her health and strength will
permit.
The herald., 1898-02-10
For Fruit Protection

POMONA, Feb. "a petition has been
forwarded to Washington by the Pomona
Fruit exchange praying our congressman
from this district to support senate bill
No. 6S, which restricts the importation of
trees and fruits that may be infected with
scale or other pests.
The herald., 1898-02-10
FOOD FROM THE WATER
Systematic Fish Hatching Would Pro-
duce Cheap Food

1t has been demonstrated that an acre
of water may be made to yield more food,
with less labor, than an acre of land. To
clothe an old proverb with new dress,
1t may be said that there are as good fish
in the sea as ever came out of it. and with
a proper organization Of the apparatus of
The herald., 1898-02-10
Holmes Battery

SANTA ANA, Feb. &C. NJ. Holmes was
arrested yesterday on a charge of battery
preferred by C. H Calmer. A preliminary
examination was held at Garden Grove
before Justice McKelvy. Mr.. Holmes was
released on his own recognizance until
Friday morning, when he will be tried.
The herald., 1898-02-10
ENGLISH SPOKEN AND WRITTEN
Two Thirds of the Worlds Correspond
ence Done in That Language

At the recent postal congress atten-
tion was called to the fact that two
thirds of all the letters which pass
through the postoffices Of the world are
The herald., 1898-02-10

Hear the silver orator, Hon. Charles A
Towne, Hazards Pavilion, Saturday even
ing. Seats free.
The herald., 1898-02-10
The Brewery Combine

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Samuel Unter-
meyer, who is closely connected with the
syndicate of Eastern capitalists which
The herald., 1898-02-10

Agents Victor. Heating, World and March
bicycles. Hawley, King g. Co
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