The herald., 1898-06-02
LIGHTING MONOPOLY
G. r. LLoYD's WORK AT SAN
,BERNAHD1No
Trials and Tribulations Of Mr.. Smith
and His Herd Of Hypnotized
Burros

SAN BERNARDINO, June 1-Some
years ago Charles r. Lloyd of San Fran
cisco put in a small electric lighting plant
in this city and forced the price of street
lighting down from s12 and SIS per lamp
each month to $3.50, his competitor being
the Gas and Electric company. Then the
San Antonio Electric company came in
and took hand in the commercial light
ing. Then new company was formed and
offered to do the city street lighting, and
the contract was about to be formed when
Lloyd dropped in and underbid trie, Sc
curing q ten-year contract at $3.50 per lamp
each month. He then bought out the cleo
trio department of the old gas company
and secured the East Riverside Power
company, coming from the canals of the
Riverside Water company. Then he took
in the San Antonio Electric company and
with a pledge from the Redlands compa-
ny not to interfere. he held the whole cleo
trio lighting Of the city. The gas company
then made a move to force Lloyd to pur-
chase the gas plant. They dropped the
price of gas down one-third and replaced
hundreds of incandescent globes with the
gas jet. This scheme worked, and last
night the deal was closed by which Mr..
Lloyd takes possession of the gas works
and now controls the entire city lighting
of every description except the kerosene
and candles.
The numerous family of Smith some
times gets into trouble as well as other
folks. One of that name lives in InyO
county, and is the owner of several burros.
The burro family were contented with theii
lot until Henry Morse of San Bernardino
reached that neighborhood on prospect
ing trip, then the trouble began. Whether
Morse hypnotized Smiths burros or the
the Morse family. learned of the mighty
land across the range where burros lived
in peace and plenty, is not known, but
when Morse took up his line of march for
home the entire burro family of Smith fol-
lowed and no persuasion, arguments or
blows would turn them from their pur-
pose. They were determined to see the
glorious land Of San Bernardino, and they
trailed along in the rear of Morse until
they reached this city, and being strangers
in a strange land, Morse took them in and
cared for them.
Last night along came Smith looking for
burros, armed with warrant for the ar
rest of Morse, but he too was in a strange
land and he got taken in. Although the
warrant was in due form and Smith had
sworn in as special deputy constable. he
could find no officer to wise his warrant to
make it available. He tried justice and
constable, district attorney and sheriff.
without avail-it wouldn't work. Then he
sought Morse and tried to compromise, Of
fering not to arrest him If he would re-
turn the burros, pay his expenses and
damages for the loss of the use of the bur-
ros. Morse told him to take his blamed Ole
burros, but as for cash that was out of the
question, and Smith again sought legal ad
vice, when Morse threatened to arrest
Smith for trying to compound felony and
the episode ended. Smith and the burros
will now retire to the solitude of Inyo
county.
The case against Walter Heap and VIM.
Galley, charged with setting the forest on
fire recently that burned for several days,
came up before United States Commits
sioner Cole yesterday afternoon, and they
were discharged, as they proved they were
clearing an orchard and took every posi-
BILE precaution, but sudden wind came up
and swept the fire beyond their control.
Inc members OIL tHe fteu STOSS SOClelv
hearing that there were members of the
newly organized Troop H, cavalry, who
needed assistance while waiting for a
move to camp, having come in from out
side the city to enlist, met at the office OF
Judge Soule this morning to devise means
to that end. The meeting was large and
enthusiastic one and plans were adop;ed
to care for those needing assistance in
Troop H in the manner that help was ex-
tended to Company X. The following
names have been added to the muster roll
of the troop: Arthur Cornelius, H. II. Bing-
ham, Byron McCollum, George Moesser
M. G. Butterfleld, J. H. Barley. T. ].
Smith, L. A. Hale, Fred Ousterhout, T. r.
Blair, William II. Jones. Anton Hammer,
Edward Percy, Lewis 7. Cutler, N. j.
Meadows. The troop are ordered out for
drill tonight, and the work of preparation
will be pushed rapidly. The full quota and
a dozen extra have been secured for Com
pany K and the boys are being examined
to-day and will go to the front at once
as soon as the order comes to move. The
order came first to send twenty-three men.
then for thirty, and now twenty-one is the
figure wanted. 1t is the intention now to
put the regular Company X on war foot
ing again, at once, with new officers.
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