The herald., 1898-01-27
SAN BERNARDINO

lar Correspondence.) The question of
diphtheria is alarming the city just at
present and the county health officer.
Dr. G.. A. Rene, is at work getting the
epidemic into shape so it can be con-
trolled if possible. A chldrens party
was held at the residence of G. A. Suppe
Saturday; thirty-seven children were
present and spent the afternoon togeth-
err One of Mr.. Suppes children was i'll
at the time, and all Of the visitors passed
considerable time playing with the little
invalid on the bed and around the room.
Tuesday it was discovered that the sick
child had the diphtheria and the alarm
was given, the house put under quaran
tine and today DR.. G. A. Rene summoned
all the children and at least one of their
parents to meet him to place the whole
number under surveillance until the
danger period is passed The two-year-
old child of f. F. Pomeroy died of diph-
liberia Monday night and was shipped to
Los Angeles for burial Tuesday morn
ing. There is another case under quar-
antine in the Swing block of a little girl
named King.
The ministers of the city, as an or
ganization, have called down upon their
Christian church by their endorsement
of discarded pastor of that church and
the society has issued a circular letter
calling the ministerial brethren liars ana
slanderers and other pet names because
the clergymen stood up for one of their
number and in doing SO stated eve are
constrained to express our grief at the
divided condition of the Christian church
u. II,
ord in stating that this condition has eX-
listed for years, and we we'll know
Brother Martin is in no sense RESPONSE
blef or the same but on the other hand
has suffered therefrom, etc" The board
responded, denying there was any in
harmony until Mr.. Martin came and it
only amounts to the diSaffection of nine
members. Their former pastor was Rev.
David Walk and If there was not inhar
mony in the ranks then it is evident the
members do not know inharmony when
| they see it. While Mr.. Walk was liked
by the whole city except by clique of
his own church. growing out of his op-
| position to spending money on revival
! lists to the neglect of their own society.
an effort was made to freeze him out by
making his salary dependent upon the
church collections on Sunday, he to have
all over a certain sum, which was re-
served for current expenses. BY a close
calculation this resulted in giving him
as low as 50 per month as his salary
and he was compelled to appeal to those
outside his flock to keep from starving.
He is now located at Los Angeles. The
present trouble grew out of an effort of
Rev. r. A. Martin to secure a position
at Santa Barbara, which was settled and
he was about to move when some kind
friend informed the Santa Barbarans of
the trouble here and there a halt was
called and Mr. Martin was not called.
San Bernardino is about to be blessed
with a Democratic paper if the signs of
the times do not fail. H. B. Martin,
publisher of the Greencastle, Ind, Demo-
crat. is in the city>loolling over the field
and talking with the leaders of the party
and seems to be very favorably inclined
to come here and establish Democratic
daily Unlike all former attempts or
late years he asks no subsidy.
The following mechanics liens have
been filed against the Arrowhead Reser-
vor company as claims on the tunnel,
owing to the failure of the contractors:
w. b. Coombs, $2S.13; Charles Stem
born, $4O56; Perie Vanluason, $3475; AL
bert Schmidt, $27,75: w. b. Earls, $50;
Alex Hill, $29.46; Charles Lawson $3S. .O6:
Charles Bruffett $91 so; Phil Burgbaker,
$3.50; James Fleming, $36767 William
Wichman, $9092. And there are others
The health officers of the city and county
complain that the quarantine against
contagious diseases has not been OBJ
served in this city, but the members of
the family feel at liberty to go in and out
and visit friends or attend to outside
business just as if there was no quaran-
tine established, and at a special meet
ing of the city trustees Tuesday night
an ordinance was framed and passed it's
first reading making more stringent rules
for such cases, and the members of the
family hereafter will be compelled either
to stay in or out of the infected house.
Although there will be no city election
| this year the city trustees complied with
the law and appointed the necessary list
| of election officers for the primaries
| Just to be in fashion, taking five each of
| the Democratic. Populist and Repub-
lican parties to precinct.
When Mr.. Crosby of Pasadena came
to San Bernardino and bought out the
| largest market in the city, that of J. S.
Purdy, he thought he had sure thing,
but troubles have already come upon
him in the way of an attachment or two,
and it is thought the market will pass
| into the hands of Manuel Baca of Po-
mona, who contemplates coming here
| to reside.
William McKee, who was indicted for
assault with a deadly weapon and con-
victed of simple assault, was sentenced
to pay fine of $500 for not killing his
opponent when he fired at him.
Miss Inez e. Miller and p o. Miller
of Newport, Vermont, arrived on the
overland Santa Fe limited Tuesday
night on a tour of Southern California
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hansburg of ST.
Charles City. Iowa, are in the city, hav-
ing arrived from the east Tuesday even
| ing.
| The two lower classes at the high
school are still in a bellgerent attitude
in spite of the efforts of Principal d. B.