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The herald., 1898-01-18
NOTES OF THE DAY

A Kentucky man has married the
granddaughter of the girl who refused
him.
The whole effective strength of the
British army, regulars and volunteers
is 63,067.
A woman has made the journey from
South Africa to South Dakota to sue for
divorce.
Montreal's foreign trade was over
$2,0OO,O0O greater in October than in the
corresponding month in 1896.
A woman in Hope, Knox county, Me-,
still wears a common wire hairpin which
she has worn for forty years.
The county of Lancashire, England,
has 100 firms engaged in the cotton
business, with 72,000000 spindles.
A naturalist Of eminence finds that
land birds make their flights in the day.
time and water birds at night.
Among the natives of Mexico there
are, according to Lumholtz, about 150, 900
survivors of the Aztec race.
During the British rule of Egypt the
cotton crop has doubled and now
amounts to 500,00O.0O0 pounds year.
All dHliqudteu cdSe IN St. LOUIS
court was dismissed because everybody
that was ever connected with it is dead
The senior partner of Bass, the boss
brewing concern, is alleged to have
made an income of 81, 100000 last year.
An English agriculturist has succeed
ed in the cross-fertilization of grasses,
clover. cereals and other food plants.
Nine hundred pounds Of Bartlett pears
were taken from single tree in an or
chard at Corvallis, Ore. this season.
The combined forces OF Professionalism
in Utah number 5101 members, many Of
whom were formerly members OF the
Mormon church.
Thirteen crimes were punishable by
death when the queen ascended the
throne. Today there are, practiceliY,
but two -treason and murder.
The herald., 1898-01-18
ORANGE

ORANGE, Jan. 17.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The Farmers club OF Ana
helm has extended a cordial invitation
to the deciduous fruit growers of Orange
to meet with them at Anaheim on Mon
day, Jan. 81, at p. M at which time the
advantages of a deciduous fruit grow
ers' association will be fully explained.
Prof. A. R. Sprague of Los Angeles
will address the meeting.
John Eastwood of the Orange News
staff spent Sunday in Anaheim and Full
lerton.
w. A. Widden of Santa Ana was In
Orange this morning. He Is now with
the firm which has lately been organ
ICED by Abraham Jacoby of Los Ange-
les and Paul Seegar of Tustin under the
firm name of Paul Seegar & Co. The
object of the new firm is to grow and
ship fruit. Mr.. Jacoby is owner of some
of the finest orange orchards in Orange.
At the quarterly communion services
held at the Presbyterian church yester-
day thirteen persons were admitted to
membership.
Miss Louie Dean of Fullerton was in
Orange Sunday.
DR.. w. B. Wall of TustiD was In
Orange on business today.
Mr.. R. p. Grubb is guest of Rev. A.
Parker and family.
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orauees Tor xna<evo< 6eure they ofkeF.
This d not {hc ceao. - many an ea1{ofu
dealer has realised ore this who has had
his order turned down. Growere and
packers In this valley are holding their
fruit for fair figure and they are con-
fldent they WIN get such prices.
The Southern Pacific company is en-
gagged in laying the rails on the cut-off
line north of First street and in few
days trains win be running over the
line. The company has also began act
i've work on the new passenger depot on
the corner of Market and Seventh
street. and this much needed building
viii soon be reality.
Reports from the grain growing Sec
tions of the county are to the effect that
the storms Of last week made won
derful exchange in the crops.
Word reached this city today Of q dis
astrous fire which occurred at Hemet on
Sunday evening. Full particulars are
not obtainable, but 1t is known that the
loss amounts to fully $4,000. The prin-
cipal houses destroyed are the new opera
house and Weber Bros dry goods house
and contents. Weber Bros loss amounts
to $4,000 alone. Several other smaller
buildings are reported destroyed. The
fire though to be Of incendiary origin.
Two weeks ago the new Santa Fe depot
there was burned and a week later a
large barn belonging to the Hemet Land
company was burned with all it's con-
tents, consisting of several hundred tons
of hay.
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HE SAW DEATH
Thrilling Experience as Related by an
Englishman

'In response to your general invita-
ton permit me to relate my own exper-
ience in the face of anticipated death"
writes a correspondent of London pa
per. During an illness of three months
subsequent to an operation. my case was
taken in hand by DIR. Cronin of Clap
ham and Blackstone Brown, under
under whose care I, by the blessing of
God, recovered. Twice I passed
through crises, and it is the recollection
of one of these which wish now to re-
cord. The most remarkable impress
sion left on my mind was my power of
thought, clear and rational, while un-
conscious of my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
what influence do not know; morphia
or delirium, it may be either. When, as
l learned subsequently-life was be-
leived to be slowly ebbing away. I can
distinctly remember my patient efforts
to analyze the sense of touch, as my
fingers met, in an almost involuntary
movement of them. tried to trace
their course as they separated and this
half-intelligent' effort only ceased with
exhaustion.
'I now became conscious, as thought,
of approaching death, and I moved my
lips and brought someone to my bedside
from among the watchers for my end.
I could not speak, think. but pointed
to the room below, were my sister and
my son were sorrowfully waiting. They
came to my room, kissed me and made
some signal for them to leave the room.
My daughter was on one side and DR..
Cronin on the other, and I felt myself
Fastening to try to think before it was
too late to settle anything. I thought
shall send a message Il could not have
done so) to some aged relatives? Some
thing seemed to say Last words painful
"Then in unutterable calm, with un-
shaken trust in God, / watched myself
passing away. oh! how quiet 1t was.
Was I gliding backward into an oblong
dark space, or was it approaching me-?
I recognized it as the Gate of Death
This was my last thought. Peace be-
came more peaceful; seemed to melt
away. Them no more. Next day DR..
Cronin told me at first he thought was
dead"
The herald., 1898-01-18
SOLDIERS HOME

SOLDIERS HOME, Jan. 17-Regu-
lar Correspondence Our governor
with the authority and appreciation of
the board of managers of the home, is
gradually wedding out the more objec-
tionable members of the home. To the
venial offenders he is kind and consid-
crate, but to those who make them
selves obnoxious to the good govern
ment of the home or the comfort of their
comrades he is inflexible.
Last week it was one of the blood
sucking breed of usurers who was dis
honorably discharged, and this week
VIM. Fl. Dodge for mutinous conduct to
the prejudice of good order and discip-
line got. in the home parlance, the gate,
or, in other words, was dishonorably
discharged from the home.
These offenders are thus severely dealt
with as an example and the governor,
to make the cases more effective, caused
the offenses and the punishment to be
read in each barrack room at the two
last Sunday morning inspections.
On the 14th Encampment No. 1888 of the
u. V. l.. of the home held their public
installation of newly elected officers, a
list of whom has already appeared in
The Herald. The newly reelected col
onel, Captain Moses Wiley, made an in.
structive and interesting address to the
comrades present.
Catholic services were held yesterday
Sunday in the assembly hall at $3.50
a. m. The Rev. ]. Merlinjones held d.
vine service at 10 a. m. There were Sun
day school services at d. M, and in the
evening at z there were praise song serv-
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1.-THE common
council tonight awarded an important
railway franchise. 1t is for a right of
way 100 feet wide through the city's linn
it's. The franchise is awarded to Matt
hew Sherman, U. s. Grant, Jr., M. A.
Luce. William King and c. L. Jossleyn,
all prominent citizens who were ap-
pointed by the chamber of commerce as
committee to take such measures as
in their judgment seem best for secur-
ing a railroad directly eastward from
this city to the Colorado river.
Members OF the chamber of commerce
committee when questioned regarding
their purpose in obtaining this franchise
would only say that their object is to
secure for San Diego at the earliest pos
sible day a shorter and more direct
eastern outlet, and that they consider
this franchise the important prelimi-
nary to that end. Under the terms of
the franchise the grantees are obliged
to locate the proposed road within one
year, and to have 1t in full operation
within two years.
The herald., 1898-01-18
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The local officers spent
much of Sunday ferreting out the work
Of the burglars Mcfarland and Cantor
and their efforts resulted in the discov-
cry that the two men are the same par
ties who have been responsible for about
all the thieving done in the city during
the winter. The men acknowledge that
they burglarized the houses of B. F. Burt
and G. ]. Obersmith, besides the house
Of DR.. Roblee, which has led to their ar
rest. They not only own up but have
also directed the officers to where they
found all the stolen property. The men
say that they will plead guilty.
T. M. White, the Ell Casco man who en-
bezzled the property of Frank Brown
while the latter was east and who at
tempted to shoot Sheriff Carpenter
when he went to arrest him, went before
the superior court today and pleaded
guilty to both charges and the court
sentenced him to San Quentin for four
years on the first charge and two years
on the last one. White took his punish
ment coolly and to all appearances was
satisfied to get off so easily.
bride who were married last week and
who have been in Los Angeles sipce their
marriage returned home last evening.
N. c. Younglove, a prominent citizen
of this city, is lying very i'll at his home
with an attack of pneumonia.
Joseph Schneider, district deputy
grand patriarch of the encampment
branch of the I. o. o. F., went to Po.
mona today to install officers of the en-
campment at that place.
Several of the leading packing houses
in the city resumed active operations to-
day. A dozen carloads of oranges were
shipped today and this number will be
doubled in few days. The packers are
not accepting all the orders they receive
by mail and wire these days, for the
reason that some Of the eastern dealers
think that they can get Riverside
The herald., 1898-01-18
DowNEy

DOWNEY, Jan. 17.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The Jail question has again
come up. the promoters of the scheme
having started a subscription paper to
raise funds to assist the county in the
erection of lock up to be situated on
the corner of First and Depot streets.
The residents and property owners of
that locality are up in arms against the
proposition, claiming that a Jail located
on the proposed site would depreciate
the value of their property.
A building on the proposed site would
command an unobstructed view from
the depot and passing trains and would
be about the first object to be seen upon
alighting from the cars. A petition of
remonstrance is being circulated and
freely signed asking the supervisors to
withhold any assistance.
The Downey baseball team went down
to Santa Ana yesterday and the team
of that place took a fall out Of them to
the tune of to Z.
Miss Alice Hardy of Los Angeles
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Wegerer.
Mrs. Sue Huff has sold her property on
College avenue and the Southern Pa
cific railway to two gentlemen from New
York who have moved on to the same.
The herald., 1898-01-18
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA

SANTA ANA, Jan. 17.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The board of supervis-
ors met today and drew the names of
125 persons who may be called upon to
act as jurors. The lists of those quail
fed to serve on boards of primary cleo
tions were also drawn from each pre-
cinct Bids for building fence around
the county park in Santiago canyon
were received and taken under advise
ment.
The committees appointed by the city
trustees to rouse interest in the sewer
system for Santa Ana, soon to be voted
for, held a meeting Saturday night to
discuss the best methods for advancing
the cause. 1t was finally decided to
have bills printed showing map of the
proposed system, with complete de-
scriptions, and distribute them freely
among the voters. Geo. Edgar, F. p.
Mickey and DIR. j. B. Cook were appoint
ed a committee to raise funds. A gen.
eral canvass will be made in every ward
to ascertain how the people will vote in
the matter
Company L will hold a regular state
shoot tomorrow at the range east Of
Tustin.
Marshal Graham captured a gang of
five tramps in the southern part of town
yesterday and put them in Jail to await
trial. Residents in that portion of the
city have been losing chickens lately,
and they think the hobos may know
something about them.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Santa Ana and Newport Railway COM
pany was held Saturday, when the old
board of directors was reelected and
the following officers chosen: President
James McFadden; vice president, Rob-
ert McFadden; secretary, e. M. Smiley;
treasurer, Exchange bank.
Work on the new county bridge across
the Santa Ana river was commenced
again today, after suspension of two
weeks on account of the non-arrival of
the material required for it's completion.
The bridge will be finished by the 1st of
February.
The Santa Ana baseball club won the
game played yesterday with the Nor
walk team at Athletic park in this city
s to Z.
Arthur Lyons had an exciting run
away Saturday, which resulted in severe
bruises to himself and a broken buggy.
Four hobos were brought over from
Anaheim today, convicted of vagrancy.
Two will serve thirty days on the chain
gang, one forty-five days and the other
ninety days.
Geo. w. Coates of Garden Grove leaves
next Tuesday for Klondike, accompa-
MED by Jason Garner, Lorrin Gates and
Mr.. Shepard, all farmers living in that
vicinity. They go prepared to be gone
a year.
Elliott Beamer of Riverside is in town
visiting friends.
Mrs. Arthur E. Bagley of Los Angeles
islyisiting relatives in Santa Ana.
Charles Foster of Omaha, Neb., is the
guest of his mother, Mrs. 2. p. Foster of
tHs city.
Nit Phillips is visiting in Whittier for
a Eew days.
Miss Clara Wright returned to River
The herald., 1898-01-18
RIVERA

RIVERA, Jan. 17.-(Regular Core
spondence) Court Rivera, I. o. F., will
give a public entertainment Thursday
evening in the Town hall. High Chief
Ranger McElfresh will deliver an ad
dress. There will be music by the or
chestra of the Southern California Con-
servatory of Music and songs by the
best local talent.
Walnut Grove lodge, I. o. o. F., will
be we'll represented Wednesday evening
at the institution of the new lodge at
Covina and will furnish the team to con-
fer the initiatory degrees.
W. H. Davis and his bride have moved
into the John Taylor cottage.
Henry Linden has returned to Rivera
after two years sojourn in Texas.
Quite numbeh of the schoolmates of
Miss Ethel Pallet helped her celebrate
her tenth birthday last Saturday after
noon.
The herald., 1898-01-18
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINo

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 17.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence.) The sensation of
the day is the drawing of a new grand
jury within less than a month from
the discharge of the last. The names
are s. B. Parish, J. G. Sloan, John Flagg,
r. j. Jones, John Harrison, w. w. Will
cox, Alfred c. Stine, James Lamb, Geo.
C. Almy, NJ. L. Frinls, S. B. Brown, o. A.
Worthing, E. S. Roberts, Thomas w.
Dugan, G. A. Atwood, John Algeo, Geo.
Jordan, w. NJ. Bristol and M. c. Butter
field. In the instructions of the court,
Judge Oster and Campbell, sitting in
banc, took an entirely new departure
from the old form. After giving the old
stereotyped form, they went on to state
that the grand jury system was relic
of the dark ages, was entirely useless,
that the regular county officials could
do the work required of the jury much
better and with no additional expense.
The jury was also informed that the re-
cent grand jury and all former ones had
employed experts of very inferior quail
ity. and if the present jury thought it
necessary to employ experts, to secure
men who were above the average in the
several lines, and not follow the prece-
dent of other juries. The jurors were
told that the previous jury had closed all
business up to December Is, and this one
was to commence from that date to the
present time, four weeks, and to do the
work as quickly as possible and adjourn,
that the shorter the session the better the
people would like it and the more the
jury would receive the thanks of the
public. Having filled the jurors with
red-hot advice, they were set to work.
The first thing done was to decide that
the members of the jury knew more than
any experts available and to do the ex-
pert work themselves. With this end
in view, the different committees rushed
out to make record on the county Of
fees. The committee on supervisors or
dered the board to adjourn for half an
hour and give it full sway. This was
done, and in half an hour the books were
"experted," and the committee rushed
back to report. Other committees did
likewise, and the result will probably
be grand jury for a day." and the
record will be broken. AS the judges in
their instructions stated. as 'horrid
example," that the late grand jury
brought in only one indictment, and that
it cost the county over $1700 to bring that
one, the new jury will not attempt to
bring even one, but, as directed, will
leave that business where it can be bet
ter and more economically handled, in
the Office of the district attorney.
The board of supervisors put in the
afternoon in awarding the contract for
supplies in stationery to A. w. Barnum
for $46765, against the bid Of Lucius G.
Allen for $49S.S7 and in making out the
list of 250 trial jurors for the coming year.
The matter of making out a list of
judges for the primary elections was
postponed to Tuesday morning.
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ices. So that our seriously and religious
ly inclined comrades had every chance
to attend.
Pampas Plume avenue, that leads
from the headquarters to the dining hall.
and was one of the features of the home,
is in process of improvement, the plumes
being transplanted and the avenue
widened and graveled. The plumes will.
however. still adorn each side of the av-
enue.
Deaths at the home since my last:
Thomas Wells, late of Company H. Thir-
ty-first Wisconsin infantry. died on the
9th, aged Ga years.
Henry Kayser. late of Company Il,
Fourth California infantry, native of
Germany, aged So years.
The herald., 1898-01-18
COMPTON

COMPTON, Jan. 17.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) Employees of the Lynnwood
paper mill claim that the managers, ].
R. Mcdonald and Mr.. McKenna, have
been selling the output and putting the
cash in their pockets. Their first move
was to put lien on the stock, and, as
this failed to hold they attached, but
SO little property was found that they
claim Mcdonald and McKenna have Sc
creted part of the goods, and have had
them arrested for trying to defraud.
Mr.. ]. A. Smith, who has been their pa
per maker, is left out, the same as the
laborers, and claims they have sold so
tons of paper at $3S per ton.
The herald., 1898-01-18
rh. Costa RIoan Countcrfeiters

For many months the Costa Rican coun-
terfeiters have been issuing bogus notes Of
the government Of the island. until the
amount, 1t is said, has reached 81, 900.
inspectors of the secret service bureau
were chiefly instrumental in bringing the
malefactors to justice. The efficiency Of
the secret service is undoubted, but It u
by no menas a secret, but q patent fact,
that the service that Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters does the weak, nervous and dys-|
peptic is of genuine value. There have
been from time to time counterfeits OF
1t, as there are Of the genuine Costa
Rican notes. but the miniature note Of
hand on the label. and the vignette Of 81.
George and the DrasH. coupled with the
exquIsitely finished typographical work.
are not sucressfulIy lhti table. Anyone Who
has used the Rfttets knows ~ Admirable
qualities and the features of tho &{erior
Of the titles, hls a aEreqeble toI19 49,
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ing congratulations for the birth Oh
daughter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Croft have
returned from Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hahn and son
returned this morning from a visit to
San Bernardino.
Mrs. M. M. Preston of Boston arrived
yesterday in Pasadena.
P. M. Green is recovering from an at
tack of illness.
Mrs. Smith and daughter Anna smith
are staying at Catalina.
Mrs. Gregg yesterday entertained Miss
Harriet Baldwin of Chicago.
Miss Donnie Eckles spent Sunday al
the home of her parents in Glendora.
The herald., 1898-01-18
Handwriting Of a Famous Queen

Queen Elizabeth wrote often to
Catherine De Medicis and her sons.
Elizabeth's signature was always ma
iestic, and, SO to speak, in full dress. But
when she was on some crooked scheme
intent the body of the letter was the
merest shorthand. 1t must have been
trying to read her letters. They had to
be read to be answered. But they gen.
orally beat about the bush. and were In
volved, unless she was in a passion.
Then she went straight and swift to the
point, and the handwriting was as clear
as her words.
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dJ7fER1 E rs {

side today to resume her studies in the
art school.
Lloyd Smith returned yesterday from
San Francisco. where he has been for the
past week.
Bayard Baker returned yesterday
from ORC Grande. after two months
absence.
Miss Maude Manley returned to her
home in Los Angeles today after q
weeks visit here.
]. w. Van Cleve has purchased the
barber shop of Ed Rosscup, who has
gone to New Mexico.
The herald., 1898-01-18
Trees Planted in
THE LADY CARDINAL

But long ere such development had
been attained in the growing OF citrus
fruits the orchardists had hard battle
to fight against the scale. About the
year 1896 the cottony cushion or white
scale (Icerya purchasi) was introduced
in Los Angeles on some orange trees
imported from Australia by 7. A. Carey.
but no one then dreamed Of asso-
ciating the snowy fiecks appearing here
ana there. and stealthily stealing from
tree to tree, with disaster' When the
growers realised what 9 scourge wasI
UPON them desperate azkortG were made
Z = ea11Ist 4! HsI<at n. Y a. g n'sSs = \ A.
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Would Not Sell

Captain Farnsworth Of Escondido
who lately purchased the North Star
mine at Banner, is reported to have re-
fused an offer of $4,000 for half inter-
est in the mine. He has ordered a mill
for the property and expects to be turn
ing out bullion soon.-San Diego Union