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The herald., 1898-11-24

boards attention to the neglected condition
OF the fire plugs in various parts Of the city,
and asked if some action could not be taken
to remedy the same. He cited the fire
on Maple avenue last Friday as an example
of the effect of this bad condition. He said
the department responded promptly enough
but that when the engine arrived it found
that the reducer on the fire plug was brok-
on and it was several minutes before it could
be replaced
Chief Moore explained that the attention
OF the council had been called to this condi-
tion several times, but that on account of
the unsettled condition of the water ques-
tion what was everybody's business seemed
to be nobody's business. The board, how
ever, instructed the clerk to present the
matter to the council
Another objection was made to the num-
Der OF barhed wire fences inside the city,
These fences have done considerable dam
age to the fire hose lately, and as it is
against the city ordinance to maintain such
fences, the attention of the chief of police
will be called to the matter
After reporting seven fires as the total
for the week ending yesterday, Chief Moore
asked for a five days leave of absence, which
was granted.
The department pay roll, carrying with it
S549432, was approved and the commission
adjourned to meet Friday with the board
of public works for the purpose of consider
ing the various offers for engine house sites
now ON file.
Hose bids were not considered yesterday
and they had not reached the board. They
will be taken up next meeting
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owing to its location, it is more than likely
that the man shot her, and afterwards en-
deavored to kill himself. 1t is said that the
woman has made statement to DR.. Cunsne
but that he was not at liberty to make it
public. Up to noon today no warrant had
been issued for the arrest of either party.
SANTA BARBARA NOTES
There was an election last night to fill the
vacancy caused by the transfer of Ensign
y. j. Delaney to the regular navy. The
members of the Sixth division, Naval Mill
tia, met at Armory hall and unanimously
chose Claire A. Noble, master-at-arms, first
class. The election was very quiet and
without opposition. Ensign Delaney is now
serving at Mare Island on the Pensacola.
Mrs. Juliette Estelle Mathis, who is leav-
ing this city for San Francisco, was rendered
a reception and musicale yesterday by Mrs
Walter G. Show, at her residence an Cha
pala street. Several of Mrs. Matthias poems
were recited by Professor Murray.
Col. c. E. Bigelow came in from the Ojai
yesterday, and will take up his residence
with Mrs. Bigelow at the new cottage being
erected for them, about the 1st of December.
Application was made to the superior
court yesterday for the probute of the will
of DR.. j. l.. Ord. Rebecca Ruth Ord -Peshine,
daughter of deceased, is the sole beneficiary,
subject, however, to life interest of the
widow to one-half the rents of the Todos
Santos rancho.
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HELD WITHOUT BAIL
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PRELIMINARY ExAM1MATIoN
OF MURDERER vALERGA
Details of the Assassination Retold by
the Witnesses-Was Valerga
Insane When He Shot?

Franchi Valerga, the italian who shot
and killed Mrs. Benedetta Frumento on
November Sth was held to answer without
bail to the charge of murder by Justice
Owens yesterday at the prernliriinafy eX-
animate In the city justice court. Dep
uty District Attorney James, assisted by
Major Horace Bell, conducted the prosecu-
ton, while Earl Rogers appeared for the
defendant
After Deputy Constable Joe Mugnemi
had been sworn as Interpreter, the taking
OF the testimony was commenced, the first
witness being Augustine Frumento, the
husband of the murdered woman.
Frumento repeated his statement of the
tragedy substantially as told by him at
the coroner's inquest. He said he went to
the ranch about noon on the day of the
murder, with his wife and son. The woman
went inside the house to cook dinner, while
he and his son started to unload the wagon
They heard a noise in the house, and when
he went inside his wife and Valerga were
fighting. Valerga had accused Mrs. Fru-
mnto of stealing. three shirts belonging
to. o.;him, which accusation she vigorously
resented. He separated the two and took
a revolver away from Valerga. The latter
then quieted down and he thought the
whole matter was ended. After dinner he
and his nephew and son went outside and
were doing some chores about the place
when the shooting, took place, his wife be-
Ing killed by Valerga, who fred at her with
shotgun from a window, the charge TAX
ing effect in the side of her face and head.
Dr. Paul Bresee testified regarding the
mound, and OFFICER Rice took the stand
and related the circumstances of the cap
ture of the murderer and the admission
Valerga made to him that he. had killed
the woman. 1t was the intention of the
prosecution to introduce no more witnesses,
but this was not satisfactory to Mr. Rog-
erst as he claimed that the object of a pre-
liminary examination is to disclose what
sort of evidence there Is against a prisoner.
He accordingly had the witnesses for the
prosecution subpoenaed and proceeded to
question them. Nothing material was elic-
tied, except that Joseppi Lucci, the nephew
of.the dead woman and the former partner
of the murderer. testified that Valerga was
subject to fits of insanity, and on one occa-
sion grabbed up a rifle and shot it off sew
eral times. Previous to the appearance of
the deceased and her husband and son at
Valerga's ranch the day of the murder,
the murderer had told the witness that he
proposed to take his shotgun and go in
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his shirts. This was also previous to the
time that Valerga had started to drink
wine with his visitors. The defeuse intro
duced no evidence beyond this, which was
learned form a states witness, so the de-
fendant was held to answer and immedi-
ately transferred to the county Jail to await
trial in the superior court.
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SILVA MAY DIE
Conflicting Stories as to Who Did the
Shooting

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. pa shoot
ing affray took place last night in which two
persons were injured, one possibly fatally.
The names of the participants in this
tragedy are "Billy" Silva and Josie Ruiz, a
woman of doubtful reputation. The couple
had been living together for the last four
or five years and last evening during an al
tercation caused by jealousy, the man pulled
his weapon, 44-caliber revolver and shot
his paramour and then turned the pistol on
himself lie inflicted serious wound on
the woman, the bullet striking her in the
back at the left shoulder, and he himself
narrowly escaped instant death as the bull
let passed within an inch of his heart and
through the left lung.
Drs. Stoddard and Boeseke were soon in
attendance on the man, and though the
wound is not necessarily fatal one, the
probabilities are that he will die. DR.. Gu
name attended the woman and he says that
her wound is not at all dangerous. ... ...
The stories told by the injured parties are
very conflicting. Silva claims that during
the alteration he attempted to leave the
house and that the woman reached in his
pocket for his pistol and drew it on him and
shot him, and also says that he heard but
the one shot. As, however, the wound on
the woman could not have been self-inficted,
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PHOTOGRAPHS IN. CoLORs
Will Be Taken of Flowers at Chicago's
'ao Chrysanthemum Show

Colored photography will be feature of
the Chicago chrysanthemum show which
will be held this week. The exhibit, it is
said, will be the largest and finest one of
flowers ever shown in the United States.
Nearly 10000 plants will find space in the
display, and $4,000 square feet of Hoor area
is set apart for the exhibition. The fine
private conservatories in the city will con-
tribute more than their usual quota of pots,
while the florists will vie with each other
in sending their most beautiful specimens
of the fowery Kingdoms cult.
A new and spectacular feature of the ex-
hibition this year will be stereopticon views
of the collection from a series of coloreG,
photographs. During the iay photograp phs
in colors, made according TO Il Chicago pro-
cess, will be taken of the chrysantAemums
and other flowers in the halls In the even
ing these photographs will be reproduced
on big screen for the benefit of visitors.
This will be the first public exhibition of
color photography, and great interest at
taches to it from scientific as we'll as ar
tistic standpoints.
The exhibition will be arranged for dis
play of blooming plants, interspcrsed with
varieties of foliage upon the first floor. On
the second floor there will be a surprising
ly beautiful exhibit Of cut flowers and dec
grated tables. The decorations of both halls
will be quite elaborate, and in keeping will
the patriotic impulse of the time, the coors
Of the Stars and Stripes will compete with
the myriad hues of the chrysanthemum
family. One of the most attractive features
of the show will be the competition in Ia.
bic decorations. Prizes ranging from $40 to
$l25 will be given to the exhibitors who can
convince Mrs. J. j. Glessner and her com
mittee of women judges that they know how
to decorate a dinner table with blossoms
most effectively. The flowers used will be:
Wednesday, chrysanthemums Thursday,
roses; Friday, white flowers Saturday, op-
tional. Covers will be laid for twelve, with
napery and tableware complete
The prizes to be distributed this wear at
the flower show amount to about $4,000. A
great deal of interest will undoubtedly cen
ter about the international competition in
For this a great many
plants will be sent from Canadian conser-
vatories. premium is offered for the best
twelve blooms of twelve varieties from each
state and Canadian province The state and
province prize winners then Compete for the
international prize-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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the present system the streets are not swept
from Saturday night until Monday night,
leaving the principal business streets in u
filthy and unsanitary condition for two en-
tire days.
Street Superintendent Drain said yester-
day that under the new sweeping contract,
which went into effect Tuesday, all the fol-
lowing streets will be swept once every day
6 the next morning:
Main from Ninth to Alameda, Spring
from Temple to Ninth, Broadway from
Temple to Seventh, New High from Temple
to Franklin, Sixth from Main to Hill, Fifth
from Olive to Arcade depot, Fourth from
Main to Hill, Third from Main to Hill,
Franklin from Spring to Broadway, Second
from Hill to Alameda, Market from Main to
Spring, First from Hill to Center, Temple
from Spring to Grand avenue, Bullard from
Main to Spring street.
Streets of the second class will be swept
four times These are Commercial from
Main to Alameda, and Los Angeles from
Third to Commercial.
The following will be swept three times a
week: Main from Ninth to Thirty y-seventh,
Alameda from First to Also, Figueroa from
Pjco to south city boundary, Requena from
Alameda to Los Angeles, Republic from
Main to New High.
The new sweepers which were tried for
the first time Tuesday night, were found
satisfactory so far as they went. The trou,
Bile being that they did not go far. Before
o'clock Wednesday morning the four ma
chimes had become incapacitated in one way
or another and had to be taken back for re-
pairs. 1t is believed that some mistake was
made in putting them together.
When Street Superintendent Drain heard
of the mishap he decided to postpone the
time for beginning the day nd-sweeping
system. 1t is not known yet what day this
will commence; it will depend largely upon
what progress is made by the sweeper 1t is
Mr.. Drains intention to wait until the
streets have been well cleaned by the ma
chimes before employing hand sweepers.
These men will be employed by Mr.. Drain
subject to the approval of the council
Street Work Under Way
There is an unusual activity in street work
at present, and many important improve
ments in this line are now in the process of
completion. One of the most important is
the grading of Main street between Thirty
seventh street and Slauson avenue, a dis
tance of some two miles and quarter
Plans for this work were furnished by the
city engineer over seven months ago, but the
work was held back to allow the laying of a
32-inch zanja pipe line, which cost almost
$ll 900. The grading of Sixth street between
Bixel street and Fremont avenue is another
important piece Of street work, owing to the
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Star Photographs

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-A New Haven
dispatch to the Post says:
The developments of the plates exposed
at Yale observatory during the meteoric
shower shows that about ten meteor trails
have been obtained, of which several are
believed to be Leonids Twelve cameras
were used, of which eight We're employed at
the Yale observatory and four at point
about two and half miles away. AT each
point two or three identical meteors are be-
iievcd to have been photographed, and COM
putations OF their distance may be possible.
On one night during few hours more than
100 meteors, many of them Leonds, were
observed with the naked eye.
Observations for other groups of meteors
will probably be made next Friday night in
spite of the moon, and probably also early
next month.
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roa streets. Over 5000 feet of the 18inch
was laid from Ord and New High south to
Franklin and West on Franklin to Broad
way and then south to Second street. As
to the l6-inch, witness said it was mostly
cast-iron and that 205I feet had been laid
in 1894, and little over 1000 feet of sheet
iron i1 1888. Regarding the 14-inch he said
the total was 776O feet and that it had been
laid in 1888 along Ord street from Macy and
Alameda to EighthIcvreet and from Eighth
to Broadway.
The witness said he could not give cor
rect figures below this size without first
consulting the records in the water com
pany's Office.
Mr.. Dunn then turned his attention to
the nature of the excavations, the expense
and the conditions encountered.
The first question: was as to the depth the
44-inch pipe had been laid and what sort Of
excavation had been required. Superin-
tendent Mulholland declared that the work
had been done under great difficulty.
First" he said, "there was a narrow
ditch along side hill; then it was wdened
still more, the work alb being done by hand
labor. When the pipe was laid along this
line it was found necessary to cover the
ditch or fume, as the city was being sup
piled with water through it, The blasting
could not be excessive, and taking it alto
gether it was most expensive work"
Following the 30-inch pipe from Buena
Vista reservoir to Buena Vista street
bridge, the witness stated that it was neces-
sary in one place to tunnel 492 feet and that
the rest of the line was along the hill side.
The tunnel is feet wide and 7k feet high,
and the average cost was about Sl.5O cubic
yard.
After the recess and when the taking of
testimony was resumed, Mr.. Mulholland
testified that so per cent of all the pipe in
the system had been laid since 1886, but
could not give the exact date or the amounts
laid each year.
Mr.. Dunn then requested that the board
adjourn until Friday and asked Mr.. Null
holland to prepare schedule covering this
ground. He also stated that the attorneys
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THE ROUGH RIDERS

Broadcloth, buckskn, coat of blue or tan,
Strip it Off for action, and beneath you'll
find a man.
The boy that bucked the center and the
lad that roped the steer,
Chums in fighting lowships-charging
with cheer.
Their horses are picketed leagues away,
Their sabers are on the nail;
They have taken the rifle at break of day,
They have taken the narrow trail.
The shimmerng blade of the bayonet
Is red in the dawning sun;
Twill burn with a ruddier crimson yet !
Or ever the work is DONE
"Now, why do the scavenger grave-crabs
go
A-cluttering down the dell?"
20, ask of the vulture lowering low;
1t may be that he can tell'
'Is yonder the gleam of a mountain stream
Mid boscage, creeper and root?"
Quick, drop ye down in the jungle brown
And cuddle your stock, and shoot!'
The hunters stripped to the cartridge belt
And stalked in the seethng maze.
The Indian fighters crawled and knelt
And pulled at the rifle blaze.
Kentucky fought with grim delight
And Texas with his soul;
But the football rusher reared his height
AND plunged for the deadly goal.
They yelled disdain of the driving rain
OF steel that drilled and tore.
If the wounded sobbed it was not from pain
But that they could fight no more.
Then, volleying low at the hidden foe
They rushed him-two to ten;
They We're trained in the rule Of an iron
school,
And they were their colonel's men.
From thicket to thiclxet and glade to glade,
And out to the jungles marge,
They harried him back DER a clotteO track
And formed for the final charge.
Hark to the swell of the rebel yell,
The bugle, calm and clear,
The 'uh-uh-luh-loo' of the tameless Sioux
And the roar of the Saxon cheer.
The Baresark awoke in the Teuton folk
The Roman was born anew;
The pride of the blood of the Maccabee
Revived in the fighting Jew;
While up on the right. like storm at night.
Riled with the riving flame.
Their eyes ashine, in a steadfast line,
The negro troopers came.
Sons of the past!-her best and last
AT Freedoms bugle call
The Races sweep to the conquered keep
The flag that shelters all.
In peace We prate of the needs of state
And w;nnow your meager souls,
Refining if this be truly great,
And quake at crowded goals.
When we trust our veal to the cIashins
steel,
The land calls forth her own.
Then it's no! for the men of heart and
brain,
And blood ard Drawn and bone!
Broadcloth, buclsskin, garb of blue or tan
RIP it with bullet and beneath you'll find
man..
Ebon-f featured regular, swarthy volunteer,
Chums in fighting fellowship-charging
with a cheer.
Arthur Guiterman in the Criterion,
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desired the extra time to consider certain
points In the stipulation that had not been
agreed upon.
MORE FIRE APPARATUS
Commissioners Recommend That Bids
Be Asked For

| Another step toward the improvement o.
the local fire department under the provi
sions of the recent bond issue was taken
by the board of fire commissioners yester
day by passing resolutions recommending
that the council advertise for bids on addi
tional fire apparatus, to be used in new en-
gine houses soon to be built.
Chief Moore reported the need of the ad
ditional apparatus, and stated that provi
sion for its purchase, providing the sum
was found sufficient, had been made in the
new $l50,00O fire bond issue. He proposed
that bids for the following be asked fort
"Seven combination chemical engines and
hose wagons, with single 6O-gallon tank ant
hose carrying capacity of not less than 1000
feet cotton 21s.inch fire hose.
1.-TWO hook and ladder trucks at a cost
not to exceed S225O. Trucks to be provided
with rear tiller-wheel."
Each bidder wilf be required to furnish
their own specifications as regards the gen
eral construction of the apparatus they pro
pose to furnish, giving approximate weight
Of same ready for service. Also size and
pattern of wheel and axles, and the charac-
ter and quality of painting, material, mum
Der of coats, ETC., and to furnish photo.
graphs, blue prints and drawings of appa-
ratus. The latter must be of the best ma.
terial and workmanship.
In the matter of the bids now being ad
vertised for fire engines, j. W. King OF
Hawley-King Co., representing the La
France Fire Engine company of Elmira, N
Y, appeared before the board and asked
that certain changes be made in the ad.
vertisement inviting proposals to furnish
engines of sizes and 2. He said that notice
for bids on size l required engines with a
discharging capacity of not less than $50
gallons per minute, and requested that it
be changed so as to read not less than 90U
gallons per minute In the requirements of
size 2, engines of discharging capacity of
not less than $50 gallons We're asked for. He
also requested that this figure be changed to
700. Mr.. King argued that this was but a
minor change; that the engine he had for
sale was first class engine, but that its
minimum discharging capacity was 80 gal
Ions less than the advertisement.
The board appealed to Chief Moore for his
opinion, which was found to be the same as
Mr.. Kings statement. Upon this corrobo-
ration the request was granted, and the mat
ter was turned over to the chief to settle in
good form.
Commissioner Sabichi then called the
The herald., 1898-11-24
LOYAL LEGION MEETS
Entertained by 81. T. Lee Last Even
ing-Oficers Elected

The annual meeting of the Southern Cali
fornia association of Companions of the Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United
States was held at the residence of Major
Fl. T. Lee, Ala West Adams street, last even
ing.
The house had been handsomely decorated
for the occasion, and after the business con-
nected with the association had been trans
acted, the guests and members of the society
adjourned to the supper rooms, where an
elaborate collation. was served.
In the early part of the evening the Off
GERS elected for the following year were as
follows: Major II. T. Lee, president; G. H.
Stuart, first vice-president; Major b. G. Tru-
man, second vice-president; Captain j. A.
Osgood, third vice-president; Charles S. Gil
bert, secretary; Major L. S. Butler, treas
urer.
Those present were: General C.. G. Allen,
Captain G. A. G. Adae, Hon. S. NJ. Andrews,
Major w. H. Bonsall, Major L. c. Butler,
Lieutenant NJ. p. Perry, DR.. H. M. Bishop,
Captain B. R. Chester Colorado command
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er), Major A. J. Donnell, Captain j. s.
France, Captain S. f. Gray, Charles S. Gil
bert, Captain C. w. Hyatt, Ensign F. Jor-
dan, Major w. B. Jenneby, u S. A; Colonel
G. H. Kimball, Major H. G. Lee, Captain
w. H. Newman, Colonel Mendell, Captain
J. A. Osgood, Lieutenant Commander F. G.
Brimble, U. S. N; Harrison Brimble, Cap
tain L. Rossiter, Lieutenant H. A. Russell,
G. P. Robinson, G. H. Stewart, Colonel w.
E. Shaut, Major NJ. z. Gruman, Soldiers
Home; Major w. G. Wedemeyer, u S. A.;
L. Y. Wager, Colonel A. Wood, Colonel A.
G.. Waterhouse.
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Music at Christ Church

The special music at Christ Episcopal
church, Flower and Pico streets, at the 80
Thanksgiving service today will include the
following: Professional, "Come I'D,
Thankful People, Come" (Elvey); "Te
Deum and Benedictus" Woodward in e
fat, Miss Nora Wiltshire and choir; an.
them. ''The Lord Hath Done Great Things
For Us" (Stevenson), Miss Grace Sergeant,
Miss Alice Eaton, Mr.. W. S. Stephens and
Mr.. w. c. Smith; recessional, "Our
Fathers God, to Thee" ('America''). Ser
mon by the Rev. Alfred S. Clark, rector. A
cordial general invitation is extended to all.
Frederick Stevenson, organist and choir
master.
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He Jostled Him

W. G. Cuthbert, the local representative
Of st. Louis music house, was before jus
tice Owens yesterday on charge of battery,
preferred by Edward II. Lang of SO2 South
Hill street. Lang claims that Cuthbert
struck him without provocation, while they
were on the street. Cuthbert states that
Lang applied an opprobrious epithet to him
because he accidentally jostled into him.
The trial was sent for December 2.
The herald., 1898-11-24
Broke His Lag

While working on one of the poles of the
Los Angeles Electric company yesterday,
at the corner of Lucas and Third streets,
John Dougherty was precipitated to the
ground, distance of twenty-five feet, by
the pole breaking. The pole fell upon his
right leg and broke the bone close to the
ankle. He was taken to the rece.ycing
hospital, where DIR. Hagan attended him.
The herald., 1898-11-24
Stole a Lap Robe

Tom Hines stole a lap robe from the store
of A. j. Bolts on North Los Angeles street
yesterday, and was arrested. Hines pleaded
not guilty in Justice Owens court to the
charge of petty larceny, but when it came
to trial he had nothing but his unsupported
word to prove his innocence. He was given
100 days in jail