The herald., 1898-08-24
The PREY OF The TIDE
YOUNG MICHAEL'S BODY FOUND
IN THE SANTA ANA RIVER
Orange County Politics Becoming In
neutrality-suspicious. OF Gas
Machine

Joseph v. Wickard, the ten-year-old son OF
H. NJ. Wickard, OF Alhambra, who was
drowned yesterday at Newport, was found
last night at 10 o'clock by parties who had
been dragging for the remains all day. The
body was brought to this city. where an
inquest was held this morning by Coroner
Clark. The facts as brought out by the
testimony at the inquest showed that the
boy, In company with an elder brother and
q boy named Watson, started to go IN
bathing in the old Santa Ana river. The
tide was high at the time, and the boys
could not swim. AS they walked down the
embankment Joseph slipped and fell under
the water and never rose. His brother
attempted to rescue him. and came near
losing his life also. being saved by the
Watson boy, who was the eldest Of the
crowd. They at once notified the parents
Of the drowned boy, but all efforts to OBJ
tain the body were fruitless on account OF
the extreme high tide. Seincs and drags
were used all the afternoon, but nothing
counld be done until the tide went out. when
the boy was found almost where he had
fallen. The remains were shipped this af-
ternoon to Alhambra by Smith & Son for
burial.
Local Politics
The political situation In Orange county
grows more interesting every day. On
Thursday of this week the Democratic
primary elections will be held, and on Sep
TENDER LIST the county conventions Of the
Democracy, Populists and Silver Republic
cans will be held In Santa Ana. Fusion Is
already agreed upon, and a fair division
of the candidates has been made among
them. The list OF candidates ID now full.
and though the conventions will hardly
have as many aspirants before them as the
Republicans did. vet there are enough to
make them lively. The latest candidates
to announce themselves are Walter Ted
ford, for tax collector. who win run
against j. c. Joplin. the Democratic candi-
date in 1894 It was generally supposed
that Mr.. Joslin would have clear field,
as he made such fine race two years ago.
and the party felt that he merited re-
nomint ton
Jaeo, Ross for assessor, also came out
last week as q candidate against ]. A.
Booty. The latter gentleman was the
popular president OF the Bryan club In
Santa Ana in 1886. and won the hearty
thanks of the Democracy Of the county for
his zeal and emergency In conducting the
campaign. His friends expected clear
field for him, but the recent announcement
of Mr.. Ross will complicate the situation
little. Prof. T. C. WEIGH, an old teacher
and lifelong Democrat, appears to be the
leading man for superintendent of schools,
and has adopted an original method for
getting before the Populist convention as
a candidate. He Is a strong believer In
the initiative and referendum, SO he has
circulated petitIcnas all over the county
among the Populists asking them to nomi-
nate him. AS amajority have signed the
petitions he evidently holds the winning
card, as there 1, no opposition to him, so
tar as now known.
An Explosion
At 4:D this afternoon a loud explosion
was heard in the Rossman hotel. and a
dense cloud of smoke, issuing from the
front of Richters cigar store, showed
where 1t had occurred. Mr.. Richter has
been Identified Of late with experiments
with acetyline Sas machines. A small ma
chine made to furnish five lights was
placed on exhitttio0 this morning. Some
photographs were made of 1t during. the
forenoon, and that finished, the gas was
turneo Oh. Ne one hnows JUST whaI nap
pened or now came ABOUT Out the gas
machine let go suooeniy win startnns
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spectators covsrs the story.
Notes
While Coroner ClarR was engaged this
morning in Kidding an inquest on the body
Of Joseph Wckard he received word to
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