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The herald., 1898-06-19
UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
ANTONIO GARCIA CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPT TO KILL ACQUITTED
A Lively Stir in Perris Mining Dis
trict Over the Alice Property
Examination

/ RIVERSIDE, June 1S.-Antonio Fer
azci a Swiss, was lodged in the county
Jail last night from Corona to answer a
charge of grand larceny. Ferazci, while
drunk, appropriated a horse and buggy
which he found on the streets.
| C. E. Kennedy and wife left for the
east today.
Assessor Jarvis has about completed
the assessment roll OF the county and the
work has progressed far enough to in
dicate that there has been a substan-
tial addition to the population during the
past year. There has been an increase of
at least 5000.
The news that the Seventh regiment
has been ordered to get ready to sail for
Manila on Saturday next has been re-
ceived here and a number of people who
have relatives and friends in Company
NJ of the regiment will go to San Fran
cisco this coming week.
Chris Cole, proprietor of one of the res
taurants here, came very near severing
several fingers last night while engaged
in slicing meats.
Another evidence of the fact that the
average jury is liable to do just what is
least expected was shown here last night
when the jury in the trial Of Antonio Gar
cia for assault to kill was acquitted, al
though all the evidence seemed to be
against the prisoner.
The Lake View Colony company has
been doing quite business in the sale
of lands Of late. No less than four deeds
TO as many pieces of property on the tract
were recorded today.
Dan Marsh. a habitual drunkard, beat
his wife in a most brutal manner last
poor woman suffered a fracture of al
couple of ribs. Timely interference of
neighbors and the police was probably
all that saved the wife's life. There is
considerable feeling over the matter, and
the chances are Marsh will have to get
out of town as soon as he serves his term
in Jail.
The warm weather is fast ripening the
oranges.
There is another stir in the Perris min
ing camp caused by the arrival there re-
Gently of party of mine experts whose
business ii was to examine and report
on the Alice mine. Among the party was
Ex-Governor Markham. 1t is believed
that the experts will make favorable |
report of the mine to the syndicate they
represent, and If they do there will be
a very general revival of mining opera
tions in the district.
Thirty Odd Fellows belonging to the |
local lodge went to Santa Ana today to |
pay the lodge at that place a fraternal |
visit.
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Envelopes Made Of Silk

A French novelty is silk envelope The
silk fabric is chemically stiffened, and g.
small piece of paper Is pasted on the en-
velope for the address. The inventor of
the envelope is endeavoring to secure the
permission of the government to weave
into the design of 10-centime postage
stamp, with the idea Of selling the envelope
during the Paris exposition. If the gov
ernment consents, the envelope will be a
real curiosity, and will be very valuable
10 postage stamp ollectors.-Philadelphi
Record.
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plant this week with a capacity Of 12d

plant this week with a capacity Of 10
lights.
About $50 net was realized from the
entertainment given here Wednesday
evening by the grammar school for the
benefit of the battleship fund. AS $12.50
had already been subscribed by tho
school children, $62.50 will be turned over
to the fund.
Miss Laura Ward is here from Los An-
geles visiting her sister Mrs. johnson.
The Democratic primaries were held
throughout the county today from 8 to
o'clock p. m. The following delegates
were elected in Fullerton district: w. M.
McFadden, p. A. Schumacher, B. F.
Porter, ]. A. VAIL H. c. Head, Edgar
johnson.
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Beat the Record

wilson-I saw new rapid mechanical
movement yesterday. 4
Jilson-Can you give me some idea Of It?
Wilson-Yes; 1t was clerk tacking up an
early closing sign.-Chicago News.
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Bowen Of New York and Mrs. Dee Of
Redondo.
The schooners c. A. Thayer and La
Gironde are due at this port from the
north
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Compton Notes

COMPTON. June 1S.-Another years
work was completed by our schools yester-
day. The first grade held their closing ex-
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A piece of hardtack is just as soft when
1t is thirty years old as 1t is an hour after
1t is baked.
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Riverside Ripples

RIVERSIDE, April 18-The new city
board of trustees took their seats today
but the old board before retiring, passed
an ordinance granting the Southern Pa.
cific company q franchise for an extension
of it's line on MarAet street from Tenth
street to Eleventh street. This is the
franchise over which such a stir was made
by citizens in the vicinity of the proposed
extension, and when the matter was up for
consideration today there was long dis
cussion in which some very pointed talk
was indulged in by property owners. The
board passed the ordinance but it's actor
was promptly rescinded in the afternoon
by the new board and the question will
come up again on the second Tuesday ir
next month.
Riverside parties who take interest ir
fishing have heard a story of late to the
effect that a San Bernardino party whl
calls himself a sportsman is telling. He
claims to have taken 700 trout from the
stream in the San Bernardino mountains
the first day of the open session, and there
is movement on foot here to verify the
statement and if possible find out by wha,
means that number Of fish were caught
1t is thought that other means than hook
and line may have been employed, and q
so a prosecution may follow.
The long delayed case of the people VS.
the Perris irrigation district, an action
brought to have the bonds of the district
declared null and void, was begun today in
the superior court.
D. T. Jackson, who, 1t Is alleged
swindled Riverside parties in a mining
deal, was today arraigned in the superior
court and he was given until Thursday to
plead. Clay, Jackson's partner in the min
ing deal, has not been apprehended as yet
and the impression gains ground that he
will not be sent for. Clay is at his home
in or near Kansas city.
County Assessor Jarvis ana Waiter
Keith left for San Francisco today as del
egates to the sessions of the grand COM
mandery. Knights Templar, and the grand
chapter of Masons, which bodies convene
in that city tomorrow.
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MORALES ORANGE MAooor
Valuable Investigations by DR.. L. o..
Howard

CLAREMONT, April 1S.-Dr. L. o. How.
ard. chief of the division Of entomology
department of agriculture, has just ar
rived from Mexico, where he has been
studying the Morales orange maggot, and
spent part of the day at Claremont. DR..
Howard finds the Morales or Mexican or
ange maggot everywhere on the east of
the mountain range wherever oranges are
grown, but not In the state of Sonora. AS
there are several broods year the danger
of the introduction of this insect into CAL
ifornia is by no means inconsiderable. This
should emphasize the necessity of the
passage of the Barlow or other quarantine
bill now before congress. DR.. Howard Is
also studying the work Of the pernicious
scale IN this state and also the present
status of the rhizobius ventralis. The
most interesting thing connected with his
visit is to arrange for the introduction into
our orchards of new parasite for the
black scale which he thinks promises
much good. This insect Is Thalassa Mon
tezumae. 1t is coccinelled or ladybtrd.
which feeds ravenously on a large lecani-
um that infests the mesquite in the ho,.
arid region of Wilcox, Ariz. 1t was discov-
cred by H. G. Hubbard of the United States
division of entomology. AS our black scale
Is also large lecanium there is good rea-
son to hope for results. Yet 1t is not GER
tain that 1t will work on all species of le-
canium because 1t does on the Arizona
species. While DR.. Howard is not at all
sure of aid from this beetle, yet he feels
that there is good reason to hope for good
work from it in Kidding the orchards of the
black scale.
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mally Saturday afternoon at her home on
Bellefontaine avenue
THE CHAMLEE CASE
Another Chapter Finished-Rowdy
Youths-New Residences

| SANTA ANA, April 18.-The case OF
Gregory Perkins, jr., assignee of the estate
or ID. s. Chamlee, an insolvent grocer oil
Fullerton, against Edgar johnson, justice
or the peace of that place, was called In
the superior court this morning, but as the
plaintiff was not present, the suit was
dismissed. This is the action brought by
Perkins to prohibit Johnson from taking
any further proceedings to secure certain
books belonging to the insOlvent firm
which are now held by Perkins attorney
in Los Angeles, and the absence of Per-
kins and his attorney indicate that they
are willing to give Johnson the possession
of the books. This disposes of another
chapter in the long drawn out Chamlec
| case.
Three youths from Orange came over to
| town last night and proceeded to disturb
the peace in various ways. when Officer
Clements appeared on the scene and put
them in jail, where they remained until
this morning. They were taken before
Justice Freeman, who fined them and al
lowed them to go. The young men refused
to give their names.
The little child of w. w. Burgher of this
city is Ill with scarlet fever, but every
precautlon has been taken to prevent the
spreading of the disease.
NJ. p. Light, the local representative of
the Building and Loan association, states
that there will be not less than twenty-five
new residences erected in Santa Ana dur
ing the present month, which is a pretty
good showing for town of this size, and In
a dry year.
A prominent rancher and fruit grower of
Tustin is authority for the statement that
the walnuts were unharmed by the recent
hot, dry winds. and that n very fair apricot
crop is assured. He states that the reports
sent out concerning their ruin were err
roneous.
The game of baseball Saturday afternoon
at Athletic park between the Santa Ana
and the Fullerton high school teams re-
suited in victory for the latter, with a
score of 16 to 6. Another game was play.
ed yesterday afternoon at the same place
between the married and single clubs of
Westminster. The bachelors won by the
same score. 16 to 6.
A bicycle road race is being arranged
by the Tustin enthusiasts to be held on
Saturday afternoon. April 30th. The
course will be partly around the kite.
shaped track and return, distance Of
seven and half miles.
Mrs. Sarah f. Phelps, aged 96 years, died
Saturday at Tustin, and was buried this
morning in the Santa Ana cemetery.
I. G. Marks left today for Arizona, to re-
main indefinitely.
Miss Mamie Wall Is visiting in Los An
geles for a few weeks.
The county board of education met Sat-
urday and made out a set of questions for
the coming examinations, and also set
dates for the same.
II. Clay Kellog returned yesterday from
Corona. where he has been for q week past
making survey for the pipe line of the
Temescal Water company.
An information has been filed in the su-
perior court against Excelsio Gonzales of
Anaheim, charging him with rape on a
l3-year-old girl in that place. He will be
arraigned tomorrow.
DR.. J. b. Cook is visiting relatives in Los
Angeles and Whittier
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ANAHEIM ITEMS
A Disastrous Fire-The Farmers
Club-Artesian Wells

ANAHIEM. April 1S.-Tbe dense smoke
that darkened the atmosphere in the direc-
tion of the oil wells on Wednesday and
Thursday led many to believe that the wells
had taken fire. 1t was learned later that
some foolish person In the foothills had lit
brush pile from which the flames spread
rapidly. Twelve acres OF gum trees and
hundreds of acres of bee feed, besides
three or four miles of fencing were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at $1,000.
The roads on Sunday semed to be lined
with horses on their way to pasturage in
Westminster.
The most enjoyable meeting Of the Ana
helm Farmers club held for long time
came off at the Brookhurst company's s
ranch Monday. At the request of the Ana
helm club, they were joined by the Fuller
ton and Placentia Farmers clubs and sew
eral hours were pleasantly spent in social
intercourse. The topics of discussion were
the Orange County Fruit Preserving COM
pany, the buildings for which will soon be
commenced In Anaheim the prospects OF
the fruit crop and kindred subjects came In
for share of attention. There was large
attendance.
Mr.. James Moss manager of the WeStmin-
ster cooperative creamery, reports that
his company has erected a new skimming
station in connection with the creamery
and that they are now receiving more than
5000 pounds of milk daily.
About fifteen new artesian wells have
been sunk in the pastures around West
minister and green feed will be maintained
In the fields all year through.
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THE FIRST ARBUTUS
Fragrant Blossoms From the South
Put in an Appearance in New York

The first trailing arbutus to be seen In
New York this year was received the
other day by a Broadway florist from the
south. The delicate fragrance of this
early spring flower gives 1t a value above
that of any of the wild flowers. Early in
March the trailing arbutus blooms In the
south. but up in Maine it is sometimes in
blossom as late as July. Throughout New
England, especially near the coast and In
the valley of the Connecticut, it grows in
profusion. There 1t has the name of the
Mayfiower and in some sections ground
laurel. The name trailing arbutus was
given the plant by the Puritans because
of the resemblance of it's blossoms to
those of the strawberry tree or arbutus.
Along the Atlantic coast down as far as
the Carolinas, it is found, sometimes In
great fields more often in small patches.
New York state has some famed arbutus
fields. In the Susquehanna valley, in
Broome and Delaware counties, acres of
sunny hillsides are covered in April with
the rose-colored arbutus blossom.
Bronx park has patch of trailing arbu
tus, the location of which is known to but
few persons. Those who would seek it
need hardly to be told that the park en-
the blossome from marauders. The plants
will be in blossom this month if the mild
weather continues. By April 1st the hill
sides of the lower Hudson valley will be
fragrant with blossoming arbutus. Oppo-
site Yonkers, near Alpine, and at West
Point the arbutus may be found. A search
near any of the nearby Hudson towns
will reveal the plant, and there are no bet
ter guides to the homes of the modest
flower than school children. The arbutus,
although a hardy, evergreen plant. does
not follow the more common spring flow
ers to every field and wood. 1t is found
neither in the darkness of the forest nor
in the full light of the open field. Near
the edge of half evergreen, second
growth wood, on a hillside half exposed to
the sun, it is most likely to be found.
Florists have tried without success to
| cultivate the little plant. for the demand
for it is increasing. Many New York
flower lovers receive boxes of the bios
SONS each spring from friends in New
England or southern New York. One of
the officers of the botanical garden has
successfully cultivated trailing arbutus
transplanted from Bronx park. The plant
| will not thrive II, in transplanting, the
micro-organisms at its roots, which sup
ply 1t with nitrogen, are disturbed. The
| blossoms may be brought out in December
if the cut clusters are kept in fresh water
under bell glass.-New York Sun.
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Ventura Notes

VENTURA, April 18.-This morning at
10 o'clock the funeral of Mrs. M. A. Ca
marillo took place from the family resi-
dence on California street. Deceased was
70 years old and was born in Santa Bar.
bara. With her husband she settled in
Ventura thirty years ago and raised d
large family. The funeral was the largest
ever witnessed here, the remains being
followed to their last resting place by a
large number of relatives and friends from
Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Today DR.. Hoppin and Judge Blackstock
left for San Francisco as delegates to the
royal chapter and knights Templar, re-
spectively. They were accompanied por-
ton of the way by DR.. c. L. Bard, who
goes to attend the State Medical associa-
tion at San Jose of which he is president
f. S. Cook left this morning with another
band of horses numbering 200 for Inyo
county.
Carpenters are in demand at Oxnard, the
cause being class of work that is consid-
cred perilous, that of working at height
of ninety feet and insecure footing. Many
workmen here have made the attempt only
to fail
Northern California took all the points
at the tennis tournament at Nordhoff on
Saturday last and carried the honors of the
day.
DIR. Love and Joseph Roth will represent
Ventura county at the International min
ing convention to be held in Salt Lake City
in July and were so appointed by the board
of supervisors on Saturday last.
On April 26th, at the Casitas, the Odd
Fellows will celebrate the seventy-ninth
anniversary of the foundation of their or
der by having basket picnic.
On account of the change in certain
classes of work and business conditions the
Santa Paula Hardware company has filed
certificate reducing their capital stock
from $75, 900 to SIS 900.
Property belonging to the Ayres estate
together with the hoteN was sold at public
auction on Saturday last.
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flashed into his minds eye the picture of
certain boat landing and the slope Of a hill
leading down to it, ana . place where
large boats were hauled up by machinery
and two old yawls turne1 bottom up or
the land, and the path and the weeds thai
grew by Its side; the whole scene was as
ViVidiy presented as photography could
nave done 1t. The place had not been seen
for nearly fourteen years, and but for this
sudden flashing of 1t out 1.-THE Listener
would have supposed every detail of the
spot to be totally forgotten. And yet now
1t remained fixed, and little comparison
of notes showed that the recollection was
accurate. What made it come UP, then?
Another effort recalled the trihing fact
that when coming up from this landing
once The Listener" had been speculating
en- the significance and etymology of this
French word of no consequence-a mere ac.
cident of idleness. BY some trick of men,
tai photography the scene where the idle
thought passed became linked with the
word; and when all these years afterward
the word happened to be taken down from
its peg. down came the complete picture
of the boat landing with it. Very likely
the word had been used a thousand times
why did it come just then? Who can tell?
Truly the memory is a queer thing-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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EXTENSIVE PENSION FRAUDS
The Government Said to Have Been
Robbed of 100000

Providence r. I-What is believed
to be the biggest fraud in recent years has
just been discovered in this city. The ir-
regularities cover period of about eleven
years and it is believed that the govern
ment has been swindled out of about $780,
O00 Three persons have been arrested and
fourteen other warrants are In the hands
of the United States marshal for service
The first arrest was that OF Wllllam a.
Munson, a pension claim agent. which
took place on June 18th of last year. The
case has been under investigation ever
since, Mnuson being too sick to be brought
to trial. Yesterday two others were ar
rested-J. Garrett, clerk in the store
where Munson had his office, and Corne-
Illus Draper. They are charged with hav-
Ing made false affidavits In connection
with Munson's pension cases. Munson was
a notary public. The warrant against MIN
was on ten counts. Five of them charged
that on five different occasions he made
false certificate on pension claim
against the government, and the other hve
charged him with uttering and transiAt-
ting forged pension checks. He pleaded
not guilty and was held In $4,000 bail. 1t was
charged that the alleged false certificate
was made for the purpose of aiding a
man falsely purporting to be Leonard j.
A. Mooy. The latter in his lifetime was n
pensioner of the United States at the rate
of $12 a month, dating from May 6, 1891.
Mooy is said to have died on September
80, 1885, but once in three months for tif-
teen months, up to the time of Munson'
arrest, his pension was drawn regularly.
The suspicious of the pension depart
ment at Washington were aroused by the
developments in the case of Munson and
the investigation was continued long after
it was supposed to have been closed. l.. F.
Hanscom, special agent Of the pension
bureau, came here from Boston last month
and has been working here ever since.
Agent Hanscom has been assisted by Spe-
cial Agent Albert w. Roome of Washing
ton. The seventeen warrants sworn out
by Agent Roome are all small amounts,
varying from $24 to $36, and are for dates
within q year. 1t is understood. however,
that the evidences of fraud have been
found for periods very much longer than
that and that for the last two or three
years false affidavits and false claims
have been forwarded to Washington from
this city in considerable numbers. The
two warrants just served are said to be
the only ones for perjury in making false
witness, the others being for uttering
forged and false claims for pension vouch-
ers
The amount in the aggregate Is very large
and frauds have been carried on in syS-
tematic manner by few men. The gov
ernment officers are not yet ready to give
out the full result of their labors.-New
York Sun.
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LOS ANGELES HERALD. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 49, 1898

by growers who have neither the time,
facilities nor necessary experience for put
ting up a good marketable product. When
these olives are placed upon the market
they have q tendency to drag down the
prices of the better grades and also to dis
courage their use. In many instances
picked olives are being retailed in the
cities at about the same price that buyers
for the picking plants are Offering for the
fruit on the trees.
During the past season the highest price
paid for olives on the tree was $11O per ton.
But this was only paid for a few very
choice lots. The average price was from
$50 to $50 per ton. Picking costs about $20
Mr. Robb believes that olive growing,
when properly undertaken, should be one
of our most profitable industries. If
growers can get from $50 to $50 per ton for
their fruit he believes they can make more
out of It than any other crop. After trees
get five OF six years old they should bear
regularly from 100 to 200 pounds per tree,
and as the trees get older their product
both increases and improves. He has
picked thirty tons from 200 trees
About a hundred members of the Ger
man Lutheran church of Orange went to
Los Angeles yesterday to attend the dedi-
cation of the Lutheran church at that
place.
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SuperYisors' Work

SAN BERNARDINO, April 1S-The
board of supervisors insured the county
buildings for the coming year with the
seven agents of the city, which comprise
Beaver & Harris, Moore & Lewis, s. s.
Draper. I. r. Blum, William M. McDon.
aid, A. Palmer and Lewis Jacobs, in the
total of $71700, giving each SO, 100. 1t was
divided up as follows: Courthouse $31, ,O00
contents $4,000; hall of records $780, con-
tents $780, county jail and contents 5000
county hospital 313 900, contents $1,000; tank
house at hospital $500.
The petition of East Riverside parties
to run pipe line from the artesian belt
to that section was by request withdrawn
for the present.
The chairman was authorized to sign the
contract with w. B. and M. E. Barton for
pumping plant for the Fifth road district
for sprinkling purposes. The claim of W.
e. Thornton & Co., contractors on the
courthouse, for work done amounting to
$11,025, was ordered paid by warrant.
A communication was received from the
producers free market convention to be
held at San Francisco, and the clerk was
requested to write and state the board
decliend to take action.
The district attorney was requested to
draw up an ordinance to compel owners of
artesian wells to cap them when not in use
to prevent the useless flow and waste Of
water.
In the matter of the Farley King road
the motion to grant petition was voted
down.
The petition for the appointment of M.
A. Murphy of Cotton as member of the
board of directors of East Riverside irri-
cation district was referred to Chairman
Glover for investigation.