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The herald., 1898-02-03
THE SAMOAN OUTRAGE
Was Built on a Familiar American
Plan

NEW YORK. Feb 2.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Press says that
the commanding officer Of the warship
Mohican, which is about to leave on a
cruise in the South Seas. has been in
structed to investigate the complaint
of certain American missionaries at
Samoa and to demand reparation If they
have been aggrieved.
The affair occurred on December 26,
1896. but the State Department took no
notice of the outrage until the present
administration heard Consul Church.
ills story on his return to the United
States. According to Mr.. Churchill, a
band of Samoan natives on the date
given, made a raid upon a Mormon mis-
sion house at Apia and defaced and de-
filed in an outrageous manner the place,
the pulpit and the Bible. The furniture
was torn to pieces. the pulpit demol-
ished, and Bible soiled and the clothing
of Mr. Cluff, the head missionary, was
destroyed or stolen. Senator Cannon,
of Utah. whose father is one of the high
est officials of the Mormon Church, in
sisted upon the inquiry, which Assist
ant Secretary Day has ordered.
The herald., 1898-02-03
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
To Be Supplied With Arms of Similar
Pattern

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The consid-
GRAFTON of the Naval Appropriation Bill
before the subcommittee now framing
it, has drawn attention to the dissimilar-
ity of the arms used by the army and
navy, and Representative Hilborn of
California, a member OF the committee,
feels that steps should be taken to bring
about uniformity in the arms of the va
rious branches of the government SER
vice. Mr.. Hilborn points out that at
the present time the army gun is the
Krag -Jorgensen of 80 caliber, while the
navy uses the Lee gun of 23 caliber. In
case of an emergency there could be no
interchange and reserve supply Of am
munition by one branch that could be
available to the other branch. This is
said to be particularly noticeable in the
case of the marine corps, naval branch
which operates with the infantry branch
Of the army. Although thus brought to-
gether, the marines have the small cali
ber rifle, while the infantry has the
large caliber The equipments of one
are, therefore, of no use to the others.
Mr.. Hilborn does not expect to see this
remedied by the Naval Appropriation
Bill, but favors a joint committee Of the
The herald., 1898-02-03
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 2.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence Lemons from low
land groves will be a short crop this COM
ing year, according to Horticultural
Commissioner T. N. Snow. The heavy
frosts early in the season, took not only
buds. but leaves, and in some instances
the old wood suffered. Groves on the
foothills or in the semi-low sections, es-
capped.
The present winter has been the dry
est and coolest in Santa Barbara fol
probably twenty years. The rainfall
has amounted to less than three inches
Mrs. M. c. Rust, the public librarian
has been seriously i'll with the grip FOL
severa, days.
The Independent is still closed, but the
prospect for it's again resuming publica
tion under different management seems
good.
The herald., 1898-02-03
CIVIL MARRIAGE
Is To Be Dealt With by the Catholic
Church

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Catholic lay
men of the United States are about TO
present Mgr Martnelli a petition urg-
ing him to issue a pronunciation regu-
latlng the marriage of Catholics to Pro-
testants. says the Washington corre-
spondent of the Journal and Advertiser.
The preliminary papers Of this petit
ton have already arrived in this city
and are in the hands of a committee for
the approval of certain bishops before
being placed in the hands of the dele
gate.
The petitioners desire that Mgr. Mar
tinelli make universal rules regarding
the conditions on which the Catholic
Church will permit one Of it's members
to marry a non-Catholic, and also the
nature of the ceremonies with which
such a marriage may be attended. The
Catholic laity has long contemplated
this step, but the present action has
been fastened by Archbishop Kain of
st. Louis. He recentlv arrived from
Rome. bringing with him what he says
is papa blief regulating the laws
of matrimony in the metropolitan see OF
st. Louis. Mgr. Kain was last fall sum
moned to appear before the propaganda
and explain the dissatisfaction among
his people concerning his ruling regard
ing what are called In church parlance
| "mismarriages." He issued a mandate
making Catholic alliance with Protes-
tants so difficult as to be almost impos-
sible. They had to be celebrated in the
pastorate Of the parish church and must
not be accompanied by an elaborate dis
play.
The officiating clergyman was always
forbidden to attend any reception fol-
lowing such ceremonies. The people of
st. Louis rebelled against the restrlc-
tions and appealed to the apostolic dele
gate.
| Archbishop Kain will shortly issue
a Lenten pastoral, in WHICH he will an
nounce the rules henceforth to be OBJ
served under his jurisdiction. If Arch
bishop Kain is vested with such author
ity Catholic laymen are anxious that
every diocese in the United States be
provided with specific rules.
The herald., 1898-02-03
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The annual statement of
the San Diego Water company was filed
today and made the following showing:
Gross earnings, $l04 4,493.19, made up as
follows: Consumers, $S3.175.29; street
sprinkling, $3134.46; flushing sewers,
s9O2. SO; sundry water sales, $533.50 fire
hydrants, $15.279.96; taps, setting meters
and miscellaneous, $1467.15. Gross ex-
penses, $125. .353.35, as follows: General,
$1S,3O7.14; office, $5550.20; legal, $6S4S.6s
taxes, $s51S.3O; pumping, 12,O6O.42; fiume
water, $21,539.77; bond interest, $4,000;
new construction, $6528.S3.
]. F. Stohlgren, a sailor on the Mon
terey, was arrested at midnight last
night, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon. Stohlgren had bloody
knife in his possession and had been
fighting with Mickey Bryan, a bar
tender. Bryan came out Of the fight
with the end of his nose sliced off, his
upper lip cut in two and the side Of his
jaw cut open.
The property of the Citizens Traction
company, which includes about five
miles of an electric railway, plant, ETC.,
was advertised to be sold by publication
yesterday to the highest bidder, but for
The herald., 1898-02-03
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 2.-(Reg-
ular Correspondence William Murray,
u mining expert from the Dale City
country, brings late news from that
camp, and denies some of the stories
told to the detriment Of the prosperity
of the Dale. He states that all the
troubles there arose from the advent of
an Englishman named E. Percy Braid,
who ingratiated himself with the Bairds
and got control of the latters business,
mismanaging affairs in a way to bring
them into disrepute. He has gone and
there is no mourning over his depart
ure. Murray has made careful expert
examination of the whole Dale district,
and especially of the group of mines
owned by Charles Baird of Rialto, the
heaviest mine owner of the district, and
states that he has never seen district
that was so little worked that gave such
good promise. He made the eXamina
ton for a syndicate and the results are
so satisfactory that new incorporated
company will at once take hold with
plenty of capital and make the most of
the mines. The Baird mill has been con-
demned simply through lack of proper
knowledge of how to work it. 1t is a
dry process which Is not so popular with
miners as the other, but Murray thinks
that water can be obtained with little
expense sufficient for all needs in work.
ing the MILL 1t was the intention of Mr..
Murray to start for Alaska this spring,
but after his examination of the Dale
he thinks that district offers more sure
inducements and he will stay there.
| At the meeting of the city trustees
Tuesday evening the report of the health
officer showed that the diphtheria scare
was over, all quarantines had been abol-
ished and the city was in an excellent
state of health. There were ten deaths
the past month, Of which one was from
diphtheria, two from consumption and
four from pneumonia. The city treas
urer reported a total of $11, ,1535 so cash
on hand. The city clerk reported the ex-
penses Of the last quarter to be $11, ,122. 81,
divided as follows: November, $780,
49, December $4940.44; January, $29s4.-
IS. The report of the city marshal
showed taxes collected to the amount of
$6106.63; poll tax, $12O; fines, $4s; whole
sale liquor licenses, $50; retail liquor IL
cense, $3.50; mercantile licenses, $66;
miscellaneous liceses, ST. making a to-
tai for the month of s703O63. The city
recorder had fifty-three prisoners be-
The herald., 1898-02-03
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fore him and collected $3.50 in fines.
There was some discussion as to the
adjustment of the poll tax, as there were
only thirteen paid of those who had no
other tax, with which to include the
poll, and also to abolish the anti-mer-
camille license, making man pay a tax
on his property and then another on the
same If he uses 1t to build up the town.
A new quarantine ordinance was passed,
making the provisions more stringent,
There Is considerable movement in
real estate and mining claims at pres
ent, the number OF deeds filed ranging
from one to two dozen per day. The
large force of copyists In the recorders $
office are still far behind in keeping up
with the work to date.
| The San Bernardino Electric company
has connected with the Redlands wires
| to supply customers during February
owing to the Riverside Water company
which furnishes the power from Its
canal, being compelled to take out and
rebuild the tiume across the Santa Ana
river that carries the whole supply OF
water.
The silver men are negotiating witt
Charles N. Towne for a speech on silver
/
| Joseph Mona, who was injured on the
Southern Pacific at Cotton recently
died at the Los Angeles hospital was
brought here for burial and his funera
took place In the Catholic church thi.
afternoon and was largely attended.
Capt. T. H. Goff of company K-7, N
@. c., will hold office until April, al
though his commission was dated Jan
uary, 1895, but as he did not qualify unit
three months later his term dates from
the later event. 1t is thought his sue
cessor will be Lieutenant O. 2. Sloat
The wife and children of c. 8. Newhall
| forestry agent, arrived from the cas-
Tuesday and they will take up theil
residence in Redands.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Dutton and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Webster of Barton Vermont, wht
have been visiting friends here. leav,
Thursday for Los Angeles, to continu
their tour. Since leaving their home the,
have visited Boston. New York, Eliza
beth, N. j., Washington, Chattanooga
New Orleans and some Intermediate
points, and will put in the balance Of tn,
winter on this coast.
Judgment has been rendered in tn,
Savings and Loan society of Los Ange
les and against Mary A. Swing, execu
trix for James W. Swing, for $12,443.22
with attorneys fees Of 5000, and ordere,
the property. which consists of VALUABLE
real estate here, to be sold to satisf,
the claim.
The herald., 1898-02-03
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA Feb. 2.-(Regular Core
spondence.) The Prohibitionists of Or
ange county met yesterday in Spur
geon's hall for the purpose of perfecting
organization to carry on the work dur
ing the coming campaign. The follow
ing were selected to serve as a county
central committee: Alamitos, B. Silk
wood; Anaheim, Rev. e. r. White; Ell
Modena, Thomas Nicholson; Fullerton,
f. r. Holcomb; Garden Grove, c. S.
Holt; Newport, w. A. Bear; Orange,
Joseph Beach; Santa Ana-First ward
]. C. Thomas; second ward, Geo. Phelps;
Third ward, c. c. Collins; Fourth ward
D. M. Burns; Fifth ward, Samuel Axt;
Tustin, c. e. Utt; Westminster o. g.
Byram.
Hong Kee, Chinese laundryman, was
fined SO today bp Justice Freeman for
doing business without license.
Invitations have been issued by JohT
Joplin, Arthur Lyons, Charley Ballard
and Claude Chrsman for dancing par
ty at the Hotel Palmyra on Thursday
evening, February 10.
Miss Lena Hubbard of Los Angeles is
visiting friends here.
A meeting Of citizens will be held IL
The herald., 1898-02-03
French Consuls Changed

PARIS, Feb. 2.-The following diplo-
matte changes were announced today:
M. H. A. ]. Merou, French Consul at
Galveston. Texas. has been transferred
to Chicago.
NJ. Dupas, of the French Chancellory
at New York, has been appointed Vice
Consul at Galveston.
M. p. Lefevre, First Secretary of tho
French Embassy at Washington, has
been transferred to Berne.
NJ. N. E. E. Thiebault, French Consul
at Chicago, replaces NJ Lefevre at WASH
ington.
M. H. Desurret, French Consul at
Manchester England, is transferred to
Santa Fe, N. M.
M. A. LaurelCochela, French Consul
at Liverpool, replaces M. Bosserout d.
Anglade. Consul at New Orleans, who ia
transferred to Milan, Italy.
The herald., 1898-02-03
TOOK TWO WIVES
Fearing That One Could Not Easily
Support Him


NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Did young Ed
ward A. Schimmer, a clerk in a New
York dry goods store, try to form trust
when he married two pretty cashiers in
four days, or was he hypnotized? He
attributes the matrimonial tangle that
landed him in Jail on a charge of big
amy to the hypnotic influence of some
one not stated. But the fact remains that
both young women, one goldenhaired
beauty and the other a brunette, had
nice easy jobs when they consented to
share the lot of Edward Schimmer and
he graciously permitted them to contin-
ue at work. Dividends We're declared
weekly. it is said. until Mrs. Schimmer
No. 2 exploded the trust
On November 10th last Edward mar
ried Susie Grinder aged IS years, OF
Brooklyn. That same evening he es-
corted his other fiancee, a Miss Russell
aged %. to the theater, and on Novem-
ber 14th he married Mary. He and Mary
rented apartments in West Tenth street
and lived happily together except when
Edward sojourned with No. in Brook
lyn until three weeks ago, when No. dis
covered the duplicity of the enterprise
ing Schimmer. She set the police on his
track. Detectives captured him in Jer-
sey City on Monday night
When the bigamist was arraigned in
court his blue-eyed Susie, who has for
given Edward for keeping the wolf from
two doors simultaneously, gave him a
kiss and one package of cigarettes as
mark of wifely esteem. Edward said
little about himself, except to confess
the marriages. He thinks he must have
been out of his mind at the time of the
second marriage.
The herald., 1898-02-03
A WINNIPEG FIRE
Half a Million Loss in Building and
Stocks

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. "A special to
the Journal from Winnipeg states that
the Mcintyre block, in the heart of the
city, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The building was four stories and
contained some retail stores, sample
rooms, offices and the secret society and
lecture rooms of the Manitoba Univer-
sity. The total loss is in the neighbor-
hood of $5O0,O00.
Among the heaviest losers were the
Mcintyre estate. Sl25,000; Mackay
Brothers & Morris, dry goods, 100000;
James Furner, millinery. $25,000; Alex
ander Taylor, stationery, $4,000; Geo.
Velie, wines and liquors, 100000; F. j.
Porte, jeweler, $25, ,000 and DR.. Dalgleish,
University of Manitoba, 81, 900.
The fire is supposed to have started
from defective fue in the furnace. A
high wind was blowing at the time and
only the wide street prevented the fire
becoming general. Fully covered by
insurance and no loss of life.
The herald., 1898-02-03
A Big Wire Combine

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 2.-The Leader
says:
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany, in other words, the consolidation
of the American Wire Industry, seems
to be an accomplished fact. One of the
strongest indications in support of the
conclusion is a sudden and marked stiff
fleming in the prices of wire and nails.
The price was put up Monday over a
dollar a ton beyond what it was previous
to the recent temporary drop.
The price is now $3.50 for wire and an
advance of cents a hundred pounds is
to be made in March.
The biggest undertaking that the iron
industry Of the world has ever witnessed
may be said to be successfully COM
pleted. This huge concern with capt.
talzation of $S7 100000, owns all the es-
Establishments in the country with which
wire mills are connected.
The herald., 1898-02-03

G. A. r. hall Friday evening. February
4th, for the purpose of organizing Lin
coin Monument league In this city.
e. ]. Louis of San Diego. Junior grand
deacon of the Masonic grand lodge of
California, is the guest of G. w. Griffith
In this city.
Marriage licenses were issued today
to viii FL. English, age 20, and Alice Ed
wards. age 10, both of Santa Ana. Da-
vid ID. Williams. age %, and Lola NJ
Cole. age %, both of Westminster.
A mask ball will be given in Neill's
hall tomorrow night by the Yorke club
The bachelors of the Congregational
church will give a social Friday evening
at the home of T. j. Mullinix to the
Christian Endeavor societies of the First
Baptist and Congregational churches.
X. F. Burgess of Los Angeles is th'
guest of his son f. w. Burgess and fam
lily of this city.
Will II English and Miss Alice Ed.
wards of Santa Ana were married today
at the residence of the brides mother
Rev. S. w Walker officiating. The br-ida
couple went to Los Angeles for wed
ding trip.
Dr. I. d. Mills of this city has re-
ceived news of the death of his brother
William Mills, in Arnold, Neb.
w. w. Anderson returned yesterday
from South Grand Forks. Mimi, accom-
panied by his brother-in-law, w B
Keator, who will remain here indefi
nitely.
H. Clay Kellogg of Santa Ana has beer
appointed consulting engineer of th'
city water works of Elsinore.
About forty members of the Master
Masonic lodge went to Orange last night
where work in the third degree was done
after which banquet was served.
Mrs. ]. d. Thomas gave a thimbl'
party today at her hospitable home IL
Tustin to large number of lady friends
The herald., 1898-02-03

some unknown reason the receiver post
poned the sale until February 21st. There
was some surprise caused by this, as 1t
is generally known that the road Is
running behind at the rate of about SIS
per day.
A deed was filed for record today by
which Thomas Johnson and others
transfer to Ex-Governor Markham, rep
resenting a syndicate of capitalists, five
mining claims in Cargo Muchacho dis
trict, in this county, near the Colorado
river. The consideration is given as
$3000
j. B. Winship, who died in Los Ange-
les Sunday, was buried here yesterday.
The services at the First Presbyterian
church were attended by an immense
audience and at the grave the services
were conducted by the Mansorlc lodge.
The herald., 1898-02-03
KERN COUNTY
BAKERSFIELD

BAKERSFIELD. Feb. 2.-(Regular
Correspondence.) Maj. F. s. Rice has
returned from trip to Kansas.
Molina, the murderer, who awaits the
death sentence, has been granted two
weeks additional time that his attor-
neys may prepare a motion for a new
trial.
number Of Bakersfield people will
start for the Klondike within the next
few days.
Four members Of the Gun club killed
2S6 ducks in the Poso artesian belt Sun
day.
1t is proposed to consolidate the sew
eral womens clubs Of the interior un-
der the name of the San Joaquin Valley
Federation of Woman's clubs The COM
bination will include organizations of
Bakersfield, Hanford, Fresno "a, Le-
moore, Visalia, Tulare, Madison and
Sanger.
Some time since Kern county voted an
Issue of bonds to be used in refundins
the Indebtedness, and the supervisors
contracted to dispose of them in lump
to Trowbridge & Co. Of Chicago. Sub
sequently suit was brought to compel the
board to advertise for highest bids and
the superior court decided that the con-
tract was invalid. Now the county has
| filed a notice of appeal and the supreme
court will be asked to settle the ques-
| ton. In the mean time the old high rate
of interest is maintained and the expect
ed saving in this item has not been real
| lied.
Lloyd Tevis today filed twenty-sever
mining locations on petroleum lands sit
| uated in the coast range close to the
western boundary of the county.
| Aimee Bermond. a native of France
| was today admitted 40 citizenship.
| DR.. and Mrs. Shook are home again
from visit to San Francisco.
The herald., 1898-02-03
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. Feb. 2.-(Regular Cor
reSpondence.) One of the quickest
trials ever held in this part of the coun-
try for SO serious crime as that of at
tempting a mans life was held in the
superior court of this county today.
The defendant was an Indian named
Samon. charged with attempting to
shoot Police officer Foster few weeks
ago, when the latter attempted to ar
rest him. The trial was called at 10 a.
m. and at 1:22 o'clock the jury brought in
verdict of guilty as charged. There was
another charge against Samon of the
same character for attempting to shoot
j. Brown of Arlington, on the same day
This case was called in the afternoon
and the defendant was again found
guilty, only it took about an hour longer
to try the case.
AT meeting of the city library trust
ees yesterday bills amounting to $155 Is
were ordered paid. The report of the IL
brarian submitted to the board shows
that the institution is growing in favor
and that in the past month about 2CG
new volumes of the latest works of fic-
tion were added.
The green goods man is trying to work
the orange grower in and about this
city. Within few days large number
of residents have been favored with the
genuinely philanthropic offers of these
men to make the recipients rich.
The weather in this part Of the country
still threatens rain but the very much
needed showers do not materalize, great
ly to the disgust Of the rancher whose
grain fields are all but dried IN for the
want of some moisture.
Jim Marchant "a we'll known pros
pector Of the Tauquitz district, who
owns a number of good mines in that
section, is in the city for few days. He
states that the snow fell to the depth of
two feet on the SUBMITS of the San ia
cinto range during the last storm and
that the beautiful was very much deep
er in the canyons into which a heavy
wind drifted it. The snow was the cause
of the suspension Of about all prospect
ing for some days.
John Allen and wife, old and respected
citizens of this city, met with a very
serious accident last evening while out
driving. The horse they We're using ran
away and both were thrown with great
violence to the ground. Mr.. Allen sus-
taaned broken leg and Mrs. Allen was
badly bruised.
Two more houses were burglarized last
night Mr.. Birdsall's residence on the
east side was entered and about 500 in
money taken. The home of Mr.. Lovett
was also entered but here the burglars
got nothing although they carried away
some clothing.
The herald., 1898-02-03
GREEN MEADOWS

GREEN MEADOWS, Feb 2-(Regular
Correspondence Mr. Clapp's family has
returned from visit to Long Beach
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Wright are visiting
relatives at Azusa.
Rev. Scott will preach Sunday morn
ing. In the evening the Christian En-
deavor will enroll new members. Miss
Glenna williams will lead.
Measles has broken out in this neigh
borhood and several children have left
school.
Several young people met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Wright Saturday
evening and spent very pleasant even
ing. Music was INDUCED in, after which
the party enjoyed fresh roasted peanut
feast.
The herald., 1898-02-03
SEVERAL WOMEN
Are Back of the Woes Affecting DR..
Martin

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. 2.-Last
Monday on Higuera street A. J. Trimbe
attempted to take the life of DR.. F. N.
Martin. Martin and Trimble are both
we'll known in this city. The trouble
that led to the attempted homicide was
caused by Martins alleged relations
with Miss Annie Trinbl'. Martin was
standing at the door of a restaurant
where the Trimple girl was employed.
He did not see the approach of the girls
father, and was surprised when Trmble
addressed him. and, pointing a revolver
in his face, snapped the trigger twice.
Neither cartridge exploded, and Martin
fed into the restaurant, soon reappear-
ing with a shotgun but the angry father
had gone.
Trimble now has Martin in Jail
charged with serious crimes. Trimble
has been arrested for assault with q
deadly weapon. TO add to Martins woes
he has been served with an attachment
for unpaid alimony due his wife.