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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-16
WATER OR RUIN
The People in Earnest in the Fight for
Their Rights

SAN BERNARDINO. May 15.--The cx-
ecutive committee of the owners of arte-
sian wells met last night and prepared for
an active campaign against the robbers
who are trying to drain the artesian belt
and leave thousands Of fertile acres to
dry up and go back to a dry plain. The
committee organised by the choice Of ia
veg Hooking as chairman, the others being
q. q. Stuart, ]. E. Lawson and Frank
Ficke with one vacancy to be filled. A
finance committee was appointed, consist
ing Of George M. Cooley, w. A. Boren and
r. B. Hockaday, to collect fund to be
used to fight for the water.
There are three plants draining the arte-
sian belt. One is located on Mount YER
non avenue south of First street, where the
pumps are run by compressed air, taking
out a stream Of 1G0 inches and placing It on
the dry sandy wash just out Of Cotton
owned by Los Angeles parties for specula-
ton purposes to sell to tenderfeet. The
owners of the plant have run tunnel
about thirty feet under the surface to the
sooner tap and destroy the wells on adj
joining property.
About 500 yards from this plant is an
other series of wells that has q crosscut
tunnel forty feet under the surface that
has ruined every well in the neghborhood
From this we'll they are taking ITO inches
steady flow Of water and supplying the
city Of Cotton with it.
Another plant, and the largest OF them
al, Is being put In near the Santa Fe de-
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Pasadena lettings

PASADENA, May 15.-(Office Of The
Herald, IS East Colorado street) It began
raining last evening at about 10 o'clock.
and up to 10 o'clock this morning about lie
inches had fallen. Today's downpour was
probably welcome to nearly every person
in the land, with the possible exception Of
T. L. Hoag, tn Hveryman. who had just
purchased large amount Of alfalfa which
he dumped in the rear of his stable In the
open air. thinking that summer had come
to stay. The rain soaked 1t through and
will necessitate the expenditure Of con-
siderable labor In drying it out
The funeral of Mrs. May Byrne, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Graves Of
Cypress avenue. who died at San .Jacinto,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock from the Christian church, and in
terment will be made in Mountain sVie~
cemetery.
Abbott B.. Clark of Los Angeles lectured
tonight before the International Brother
hood league in the board Of trade rooms
upon Remember We Are Brothers."
At tomorrows meeting Of the city coun-
Gil the applications for franchises will be
considered. The committees need more
time.
The high school boys are forming mill
tary company to take part in the Decora-
ton Day celebration.
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Says the Melbourne Herald: 1.-THE mode
of sending message OF coincidence to the
president Of the United States regarding
the Maine disaster was discussed by the
Australian premiers, now in Melbourne
before It was dispatched. One or two Of
the prime ministers held that 1t should be
sent through one of the governors and the
secretary OF the colonies, but Mr. Reid
brushed such an argument aside. The peo-
pie of the United States, he commended
were not foreigners" in the sense that
those of France or Russia were. but our
kith and kin. So he decided to send the
message directly to President Mckinley. .
Despite his exile from office, Prince Bis
marcks admirers show no falling of, to
Judge by the list OF gifts that marked his
birthday. The number Of letters, tele-
grams and presents, indeed, seems to have
been larger than ever. Among the latter
figured flowers in profusion. cakes, cigars
cheeses, sausages, casks of VINE, barrels
Of beer and dozens of assorted liquors
The accustomed basket of plovers' eggs
from the faithful ones of lever was not
wanting, while Bismarcksburg, in Togo
land, sent tribute of crows eggs and
coffee. Some Indian prince thought cage
Of doves an appropriate Offering. The odd
est present, perhaps. was rnat Of bicycle
from several admirers.
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SANTA BARBARA, May 15.-The Paul
list fathers of the Roman Catholic church
opened their mission this morning with
high mass and sermon. The mission will
continue for one week.
Preaching was had at II o'clock this morn
ing In the Congregational church by Rev.
Mr.. Forbes, on "Paul at Mars Hills" in the
evening grand sacred song service WAS
given. in which Mines. Shaw, Todd, Del
man, Shenield, Peyton and Butler and
Misses Arneil and Tit took prominent
parts.
At Grace M e. church Buried Talents
was the theme Of Rev. Grants discourse.
"Warning OF the Second Coming Of
Christ was discussed at the Christian Sci
ence hall today.
Regular services were held at Trinity
church morning and evening, with sermon
and communion.
"Quit You Like Men" was promulgated
in the Y. M. C. A. rooms.
Rain commenced to fall about 6 o'clock
last evening and continued all night until
about o'clock this morning. 1t is estl-
mated that so Of an inch at least must have
fallen, as the streets are muddier than
they have been for many days. Although
late In the season, there will be some good
derived, not only to the flowers and shrub
berry. but the growing grain and hay fields
will receive a much-desirsd benefit.
The school children are in the streets
every day now, selling tickets for their en-
tertainment to be given in the Opera house
on Friday next, for the fund for the new
battleship.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bell, the Misses Bell,
Mrs. Chisbrough, the Misses Chisbrough
ond Miss Adeline Jones were picnicking ut
Fern falls yesterday.
Charles Zimmerman left yesterday for
Minnesota.
The sewers are being flushed with water
from the city reservoir, which is running
over.
Miss Mamie McClelland and Miss Mae
f. Bradley, with Mrs. Warren, gave a Sd
cial dance and supper at Montecito last
Wednesday.
G. c. Crane, general agent Of the Van
derbilt line Of railroads, was in Santa Bar
bara yesterday.
Mr. Blockman Of Santa Maria telegraphs
that hay is being cut in that neighborhood
and that work on the sugar factory is pro-
crossing.
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pot between Second and Third streets, that
when completed IL expected to drain the
artesian belt of 1000 inches steady flow.
This will be the largest pumping plant in
Southern California and is being put In
now under an immense building that COW
ers series of wells that flow naturally 100
inches Of water but which will furnish at
least ten times that amount when the
pumps are started. All the artesian wells
In the city are feeling the effect Of the
pumping and when this latter plant starts
up It will be but few days before every
well In this section will stop flowing en-
tirely.
The committee will try to secure an In
junction preventing the pumps working I'M
til the courts can pass upon the matter, for
II this Is not done the whole valley will be
barren and loss Of millions Of dollars
will follow before the case can overcome
the laws delays and have decision from
the court.
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TROUBLE IN THE CAMP
Diss-may, -turbance and Diss-ap.
pointment Over the Diss Matter

Diss-may, Disturbance and Diss-ap-
pointment Over the Diss Matter
SAN BERNARDINO. May 15.-There il
considerable anxiety in many circles over
the disposition to, be- made Of the Diss
matter before the board Of supervisors at
their Monday meeting At the time Major
Diss enlisted as lieutenant in the Steere
battery he had the word of three of the
five supervisors that he would be granted
a leave of absence from his duties Of
county MISREPRESENTATION while en-
gagged in fighting the battles of his coun-
try, and he was sworn In with that UNDER
standing, but on looking up the law 1t Is
very explicit that this cannot be done. and
the moment he was sworn into the govern
ment service he ceased to be an officer of
the county. SO that at the present time
these offices are actually vacant. In ask
ing for the leave of absence he stated:
"Having, in the discharge Of what to me
clearly appears to be duty owe to our
common country and our common flag, ac-
cepted a commission In the United States
army of volunteers, I have the honor to re-
quest leave of absence from the duties Of
my office. do not expect to be ordered
out of the state for several months, II at
all. ... leave it entirely with the
board whether my leave be fixed at spe-
cifc period Of six months, or for an indefi-
mite time"
Finding that there was different turn
Of affairs since he heard from the members
Of the board, Mr.. Diss FASTENED to return
and will arrive tonight and appear before
the board tomorrow, II he can secure leave
Of absence from his military duties. and ar
range the matter in regard to his future
course. AS there is a salary Of ST, 900 per
annum, the highest paid officer in the
state, coming to Mr.. Diss, with perhaps an
expenditure of $1,000 for deputies, it is not
a plum to be thrown away, even for
feeling Of patriotism, and II it can be ar
ranged, 1t Is probable Mr.. Diss will resign
from the battery, II It can be done, and re-
tain his place here. He has made an ex-
cellent officer and will be greatly missed
in civic as well as military and local at
fairs. II he is not released by the gov
eminent and Is compelled to give up his
county position the board Of supervisors
has very knotty problem to solve in APP
pointing his SUCCESSOR owing to the pres
sure brought to bear for the several cam
didates. 1t is possible the matter will not
be settled until the first meeting in June,
as the chairman Of the board Is at the
northern end Of the state on an official
trip.
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poings at Fernando

FERNANDO, May ia farewell party
was given Miss Jeanette Maclay by the
Lorelei club last Wednesday evening
Those present were: Mines. w. p Grang-
err, ]. T. Anderson, 8. r. Maclay and I. N.
Hall, Misses Granger, Hall, Smith and
Maclay, Messrs. s. r. Maclay. Anderson.
J. c. Maclay. Edminston, r. N Maclay.
Moffitt. Miss Maclay goes north to Napa
to visit relatives, returning to Fernando In
the fall.
Capt. Holloway Of the Fernando Home
guards goes to Los Angeles Monday to ar
range for the admission of our local COM
rany as National guards.
Il. L. Brown went to San Francisco Mon
day to attend the annual convention Of
the I. o. o. F. He Is delegate from Fer
rando lodge $685.
Frank Jenifer is managing Browns store
In the absence Of the proprietor.
John Burr, Jr., has gone to Exeter to live
on his ranch.
The Epworth League choir spent very
enjoyable evening at the home of Mrs. H.
|C. Hubbard last Friday.
Farmers are making arrangements 10
ship their stock north, as the feed Is getting
very short. R. ]. Elliott of the Workman
ranch is feeding two tons Of hay day.
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Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, May ia fine show
err Of rain, lasting all night and until about
o'clock this morning. will be Of great BEN
eft to feed in general and the corn crop
hereabout. According to the Southern Pa
cifc rain gauge, half an inch fell. making
the seasons total 5.64 inches, against 1886
for last year.
Charles Scott. living about five miles
from town, has sold 100 tons Of hay within
the past few weeks, averaging $40 per ton.
Fort Fisher post, @. A. R.. and w. r. C..
are preparing to hold elaborate memorial
services on Decoration Day. The usual
ceremonies will be held at Woodlawn,
where lie fourteen veterans Of the war,
and in the evening the Methodist church
will be the scene Of an interesting program,
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place on the coast, going down in the morn
ing and returning before dark.
The American Boy battleship fund Is in
creasing, the latest to furnish contribn-
lions being the st. Elmo school, w. A. Ed
gar, teacher, IS; the Metcalf. which sent It's
principal as sergeant in Company X, $5sJ:
the Live Oak school. up in Santa Ana can
yon. Miss Grace Clark, teacher, %. This
increases the fund to $4026. The girls here
do not object to the name proposed. for
they think boy Is just the thing.
Sheriff F. L. Holcomb has received q cir
cular letter in regard to organising COM
i.any Of minute men, in this place, and
will at once open up recruiting ONCE for
that purpose. Those having horses will
serve in the mounted branch, and the Others
on foot as infantry.
The following marriage licenses were
granted yesterday: Thomas Watson Al
kinson and Charlotte Belle Green, both oi
Randsburg; Henry Peter Opp Of Santa Ana
and Emma L. Wiesseman of Ontario;
Frank Calucci and Mary Ellen Price, both
Of San Bernardino.
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Ventura

VENTURA, May 15-Rain began falling
here about 1880 o'clock last night and con-
tinued steadily until morning. 1t was a
good shower. but came too late in the sea-
son to do any particular good, except as to
pasturage. This IL the first time in many
years that rainfall Of this kind has &C.
CURED in this season Of the year. Fears are
entertained that the beans will be In
jurcd. The amount Of rainfall was Va
inches
The planting Of beets in the vicinity of
the sugar factory and lands adjacent to
Hueneme is. about finished. Irrigation is
now carried on in that community on a
greater scale than was dreamed Of a year
or twosago. About dozen new artesian
wells have been sunk and q good flow se-
cured. Many hundred acres have thus
been made productive that otherwise would
have been barren. Nearly 100 men are en-
rloyed. on the different ranches irrisatinE.
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There IL no desire on the part Of any
Democratic paper to make political cap
ital out Of the war. We are content In tho
knowledge that without the Democratic
press and Democratic votes the war would
never have been fought. But we are moi
content to have the glory won by our sail
ors and soldiers at the lannon's mouth
handed over to the wealkllngs at Washing
ton. We will not have the valor Of the
navy credited to the amiable head light Of
the Massachusetts Peace Society, Miss Sec.
rotary Long. We will not have the cour'
age Of the army credited to man whom
Gen. Merritt recommended to 10 dismissed
from the army because Of notorious alb.
sence from his command in time Of battls
"a accommodation approved by thai
great soldier, Gen. Phil Sheridan. That Il
the record Of the present secretary Of war
as all the world knows.-Stockton Mail.
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Henry Heller,s Suicide

SANTA MONICA, May 15.-Anotiler sui
eide has been. added to the long list of
unfortunates who have chosen this vicin-
ity for the scene of the closing chapter in
their lives. Last night about o'clock I'm
dertaker A. M. Guidinger received tele.
phone message from Coroner Campbell,
directing him to take charge Of the body
Of a man who had committed suicide at
Castle Gardens. Mr.. Guidinger Immediately
drove to the spot and brought the body TO
the morgue, where 1t was viewed today by
many people, but no one ever remembered
to have seen the man bfore. There was n
bullet hole through his right temple.
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RAIN AT POMONA
Gossip About the Probable Post.
master

master
POMONA, May 15.-It commenced RAIN
ing here during the night and has been
coming down continuously up to noon. The
total for the storm must be close on to an
inch. Though 1t Is too late to be of any
advantage to the barley and wheat hay
crops-in fact, 1t will cause damage to
them-still, It viii materially aid the al
41alfa, especially on the higher lands.
The Southern Pacific IL now putting on
the finishing touches on the roadbed from
here to Chino. and the line will soon be
ready for business.
Harry Rowland has returned from San
Francisco, where he has been in the en-
ploy Of the Pacific Coast Jockey club.
A letter recently publish in a Los An
geles paper, on the Republican political
situation out here, caused a good deal Of
amusement as coming as near the truth as
a Republican document can usually be ex-
pected to reach. Senator Androus is a
very live candidate for the senatorship:
Bro. Drehers postoffice aspirations were
long ago consigned to the bone yard. and
8. NJ. Haskell still has his scout boat out,
and she's liable to prove very fast cruis-
or. There appears to be no question but
the next postmaster.
Leonard Cowles, formerly Of Pomona.
but now with the Coulter Dry Goods store
Of Los Angeles, is visiting his friends in
this city today.
The new 100 horsepower dynamo for the
electric light company is here and will be
put in In few days. The Consolidated
Water company also has 10 horsepower
motor. to be in running order by June LIST.
The Pomona, Fruit exchange paid an
other dividend amounting to $1,000 this
week.
About all the navel oranges from this
valley are now shipped. The prices Of
fered for other varieties are very unsatis-
factory.
The board OF education will hold its meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
The school census Of this city, as now
completed, shows that there are 100 chill
dren in Pomona under II years Of age, and
1856 between the ages Of and II years.
! According to the usual way Of calculating.
this would give Pomona a population Of
about 1000.
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RIVERSIDE WAFER RATE
A LARGE INCREASE ORDERED ~
THE CITY FATHERS
An Emergency Fund Being Raised for
the Soldiers at the Presidio-Ac-
cident at Corona

RIVERSIDE. May 15.-At the last meet
ing of the board of directors Of the Riv-
erside Water company the following reso
luton was passed:
Resolve, that all water delivered from
the canals of the Riverside Water COM
pany after June S0 1898, shall be charged
at the rate of Is cents an inch, without re-
gard to the time of placing the order or
the date for which the same may have been
ordered; except that the foregoing shall
not apply to water delivered by the acre.
The officers of tho company will do all
In their power to Ill orders for June deliv-
cry, but will not make up any shortage
after July list at 10 cents an inch, all Of
which means that the new rate of Is cents
an inch recently fixed by the city trustees
and over which there has been SO much
controversy, will be inaugurated on July
LIST, and thereafter the citizens of this city
will pay the highest water rate they have
ever been called upon to do.
This Is cent rate for water will be a sad
blow to all deciduous fruit raising as we'll
as the alfalfa industry, for neither can
pay It.
The emergency fund being raised for
Company M has reached 800. OF this sum
$3.50 has been forwarded to the boys at the
Preside and $500 more will be sent tomor-
row.
There Is going to be no trouble to recruit
4 new company ~ in this city to take the
place of the one gone to the front, for more
offers to enlist are made than would re-
cruit two instead of one company.
Because Wheat Went Up
Tho Helmet Milling company has begun
suit against Fred Snyder to recover the
sum Of $780, The plaintiff claims that
Snyder agreed to deliver to the Milling
company $500 sacks Of wheat at $1.10 per 100
pounds. OF the amount only $50 sacks were
delivered, and the mill people claim that
this failure on Snyders part to fulfill his
contract lost them the amount sued for.
The suit Is practically the result Of the
extraordinary rapid rise in wheat.
The following country schools closed for
the term Friday: Wildomar, Pujol, Dia-
mond, Midland, Eden, Goodland and San
Timoteo.
Martin F. Stearns had very narrow es-
cape from death yesterday at the Pacific
Pottery works at Corona. Several men
were engaged in loading car when piece
Of 1S-inch pipe rolled of the car, striking
Stearns in the face, severely injuring him.
A slight rain is falling here today, with
every indication that 1t will last all day.
80 far as doing any good, there are no
crops to be benefited.
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Rained Twelve Hours

VENTURA, May 15-I.ast night Ventura
county was visited by a 12-hour rainfall.
At Ventura 1.5O inches fell: at DIAL valley,
inches; at Wheelers canyon. 225 inches; at
Santa Paula, .1.50 inches: at Oxnard. LIS
inch; at Bemis; .s5 Of an inch: The rain will
do great good to hay. beets and fruit, and
there is general rejoicing in the rural dis-
tricts. The weather is still unsettled and
the rain indications are excellent.
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Rank Patriotism

Instances Of rank patriotism are men,
toned by exchanges. In Alameda young
lady burned her guitar because It pro-
duced the melodious strains Of the Span
ish fandango: a San Bernardino youth
wrung the neck Of black Spanish rooster;
some Of the inland population are making
war on that handsome Towering shrub,
the Spanish bayonet; at Santa Monica a
cook was discharged for serving beef Span
ish: right here in Orange class has COM
menced to murder the Spanish language
Orange Post.
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would Be q Great Victory

Hurrah for the United States senate
committee on finance! II 1t succeeds in Sc
curing the passage OF the war revenue
bill as agreed upon yesterday 1t will be
signal victory for the people and will
be hailed with as much delight as are those
Of our brave comomdores and admirals.
The bill as agreed upon provides for cor
poration tax Of one-fourth of per cent,
the coinage Of the silver seigniorage and
the issuing of 10000 900 Of greenbacks.
The passing Of this bill will be the greatest
victory the nation could achieve in the
present crisis.-San Bernardino Free Press.
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Wilton Davies, Ph.D.. who

Prof. Wilton Davies, Ph.D., who has
been lecturing to the members Of the
Royal Asiatic society on "Demonology. ("
h. a scholastic phenomenon. Tn HIS vo,,t /,
he was in the coal mine, and at 81 had only
Just reached the entrance standard OF the
Pontypool college, yet today he reads Ger
man, Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic with the
ease Of an expert He Is graduate OF Lon.
don and Ph.D. Of Leipsic, and is famil.
lar figure in the meetings of nearly half q
dozen Of the most learned of British and
European societies.
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We are sorry to chronicle that Andrew
Wyn, the noble son Of Jordan Wyn, was.
as we can best understand, forced to shoot
one Of the men in his employ on the levee
last Sunday at his camp, namely, Neal
Thomas, while other statements conflict
but the particulars In the case have not yet
been received by the writer for that case,
we shall have but little to say concerning
the matter in this issue, but further on We
shall take our stand.-Delta (Niss) Light
house.
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san Bernardino Brevities

SAN BNRNARDINO. May 15.-The pro-
posed sunday-school picnic Ia assuming
practical proportions, and 1t is estimated
that there will be from 1900 to 1000 children
and teachers take part. 1t il proposed to
make : monster excursion of It to some
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Gratifying Indeed

1t is very gratifying to see the splendid
appearance Of our fields and orchards al
the present time, when SO many localities
are suffering from dry weather. II the
irrigable lands Of Orange county are not
in demand hereafter It will not be because
their value IL doubtful. The fine fields OF
barley to be seen in all parts where irriga-
ton has been employed Is an excellent OBJ
ject lesson.--Orange News.