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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-13
University News

C. C. Kitchener, travelling escr&. airy Of the
Y. M. c. A., delivered an address to the
students of the college after the chapel
exercises Tuesday morning. He spoke on
the summer school to be held at Pacific
Grove, and raised subscription to defray
the expenses of delegates.
Miss Estella Williamson Of West Jeffer-
son street has Just returned from Berkeley
sity of California.
Francis Bates Of Twenty-ninth street
spent Wednesday and Thursday at Fill
more.
James Hall of the firm of Meister and
Weber, on Vermont avenue. shrew up hin
job and went to San Francisco In Com
pany of the Seventh regiment.
j. l.. McLaine. superintendent Of the
Main street electric road, has been cor
fined to his home for several days with
the grip.
The college Y. M. c. A. elected the fol-
lowing officers on last Monday: r. c. Nc
Carly, president; E. G. Decker. vice pres
Ident; r. E. Wilson. recording secretary;
l. D. Perry. corresponding secretary; c. II
Holland, treasurer.
H. ]. Richardson has removed with his
family to the Palms.
]. H. Dougherty of Wesley avenue is once
more about his business after his recent
severe illness.
A. j. Chapron is building a twelve-room
two-story residence on the corner of Kan
sas and Thirty seventh streets.
The Ethical club held very interesting
and profitable meeting last Monday even.
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; Coberly viii Live

A complaint was sworn to yesterday af-
ternoon by Detective Hawley, charging
e. H. Martin with assault with a deadly
weapon. j. Coberly. the victim Of Martin.
Is now thought to be in fair way to re-
cover from the effects of the pistol shot
wounds In his stomach and back, SO tho
Officers decided not to charge Martin with
any more serious act than the one named
in the complaint. 1t has been seven days
since Martin shot Coberly In a quarrel on
North Main street by the Santa Fe tracks,
and as the injured man has steadily i'm
proved, the doctors are confident that he
will recover.
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ty at the time. however. but they were not
injured except slight scorching on the
wall next to the IRE.
How the fire started 10 not known, but
there does not seem to have been any gaso-
line explosion. The supposition lie that dur
ing Mrs. Bailey's absence in the front of
the building the water In the coffee pot
boiled over and extinguished the flame In
that burner. The fluid continued to sup
ply the extinguished burner and ran over
and probably caught fire from the second
burner and communicated the blaze to the
wall, which was covered with nothing but
paper and light cheese cloth. The Baileys
suffered the most severely. as they lost
everything, amounting to $1,000, on which
there was not dollar of insurance. Ris.
den lost about $3.50, which was not insured.
while Higgins lost but little. The Burr
house was damaged about $500 and there
was about $3.50 damage done o'their furni-
ture. all covered by insurance. The build
Ing burned belonged to Mrs. R. A. Beall and
cost 500. 1t was only partially insured.
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A FRESNO ROBBERY
Ex-Brakeman Arrested for Burglar.
ling the Railroad Station


An attempt to rob the ticket office of the
Southern Pacific company at Fresno was
made by VIM. Saunders, a former employee
of the company Tuesday noon. Brakeman
Treat, serving under Passenger Conductor
Donnelly, furnishes the information to The
Herald.
robbery was the outcome of cleverly con-
ceived but poorly executed plot. The noon
hour was chosen as the time in which to
carry out the scheme, as at that time the
ticket office is generally closed and few If
any persons are about the premises. The
bartender was to remain on watch on the
outside while Saunders was to force an
entrance into the office and secure all
available money and valuables. Monday
was the day set for the work to be done,
but change in the program was made re-
sulting in a postponement until Tuesday.
In the meantime the bartender became
''shaky' and divulged the plan to Detective
Meade Of the Southern Pacific company,
who was in the city at the time.
On Tuesday noon, in accordance with
previous arrangements, Saunders and the
bartender proceeded to the depot Saun-
ders entered the Office by forcing the lock
with an ice pick. while the bartender re-
manned on watch outside the building.
Once on the inside. Saunders proceeded to
the money drawer and was in the act Of
forcing 1t open when Detective Meade. who
had remained in hiding behind the ticket
case. jumped out and placed Saunders I'M
der arrest.
The robber recognized the officer at once
and exclaimed: For Gods sake, Meade,
don't shoott' at the same time throwing
up his hands. After Saunders had been
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Los ANGELES HERALD. FRIDAY moRrvc MAY - l,,s

secured. the bartender was arrested. with
out objection on the part Of the latter. In
accordance with a previous understanding.
Both were taken to jail, but the bartender
was Immediately liberated. Saunders was
taken before the Justices court for exam
nation the same afternoon and held to
answer before the superior court under
$1,000 bonds, which he was unable to fur
nish.
The bartender states, 1t is alleged, that
1t was proposed by Saunders that in the
event OF failure on Tuesday noon a second
attempt would be made that night when 1t
was known the Office safe would contain a
large sum of money. Anticipating the at
tempted robbery. the day operator had re-
moved all the money from the safe and
drawer, only a few keys being left In tho
till.
Saunders was an old employee of the
Southern Pacific, having acted as brake
man under Conductor VIII Perkins on the
overland passenger between this city and
Fresno until few weeks ago, when he was
dismissed
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THE FINE TOO SMALL
The Washington Dairy Again Let OFF
Easily for Selling Split Milk

H. Owen. the driver Of the Washington
dairy wagons, was arrested yesterday on
complaint of Milk Inspector Hoover, who
accused him of delivering split" milk, or
milk which had been robbed Of majority
Of its cream and contains but very
small percentage of butter fats and sugar.
Owen was fined IS by Judge Owens. Two
other drivers Of the Washington dairy
have heretofore been arrested on similar
complaints, one being fined IS and the
other SIS. While the driver is technically
guilty, 1t is in reality the dairy owners
who are the criminals and who pay the
fines, which have hitherto been absurdly
small, and they will hardly deter them
from continuing such nefarious practices.
considering the profit there is in selling
poor milk at good milk prices and dispos-
ing of the cream separately
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sqor." ordered the robber. ~ he pointed
with one Of his revolvers TO vacant space
ON the noor about ave feet distant from
the showcase. This prostration was not
pleasant. but almost anything would have
been relief from the trying position of
elevated hands. So. one by one. the pris-
oners obeyed
Here, you, that don't 60.
Lie down on your face" commanded the
robber, and the quartette did as he d.
rected. The robber took hasty survey
of the outfit. and It could not have been
without smile. as he saw them pros
trated like pack of Chinese approaching
their emperor, and then ran around the
screen. unbolted the front door. kicked 1t
open and darted from the place.
AS soon as he had left the saloon the
four men jumped to their feet and ran
out after him, but the screen and bar
ricade delayed them an instant. and when
they reached the door the robber was no.
where to be seen. A man and woman pass
ing had seen him running toward Los An
geles street, but no further trace could be
secured of the man. The crowd then gave
the alarm by yelling for help, while Mich
elson telephoned for the police. An in
vestigation of the premises showed the
robber had entered through the rear door.
He had waited in one Of the size rooms
until ready to make his descent upon the
bar room and then did so, armed for bus
mess. He had left the back door ajar by
putting cuspidor against it, thinking, evil
IDENTIFY, to escape by this way, if his other
plan was not feasible. There is no trace
of the man. but it is evident from his mat
ter of fact method of operating that he
was a professional
The saloon is on the northwest corner
Of Main and Eighth streets and COMPARE
lively few people pass that place late at
night. Had there been anybody passing at
the time the robber was inside the bar
room they could not have failed to have
guessed what was happening, as the rob-
Der spoke in very loud tone of voice.
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Postal and Pensio1s

WASHINGTON May 1o-A postoffice
has been established at Del Paso, Sacra-
mento, CAL, with Eugene A. PASSED. as
postmaster. Louisa A. Noble was today
commissioned postmistress at Pope VAL
ley, Cal.
California patents-Clara L. Baldwin,
National City. plant support; Louis c.
Christie, San Francisco. testing apparatus;
Nathan Fallek, San Francisco. throw-off
switch for telephones; William H. Frasine,
Montpelier, hay-cocking machine; Angus
tine Kenney, Los Angeles, water wheel:
Charles X. Kirby San Francisco, contin-
uous wine press; George Schussler, San
Francisco, water filter; John A. L. Sny-
der, Somis, Formulation paddock: Louis l..
White, San Francisco, dental impression
material.
California pensions: Orginal-John
Kearns, Mare Island, $12; Silas Dean, Butte
City, So. Increase-John Byers, Veterans
home, IS to $12.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-13
WAS A QUICK BLAZE
A FRAME BUILDING ON GRAND
AVENUE DESTROYED
PEOPLE BURNED OUT OF HOME


A fire broke out in some wooden stores on
Grand avenue, south Of Seventh street, op-
posite the old power house, yesterday after
noon about $3.50 o'clock. and for time it
looked as II there would be general con-
flagration in that vicinity, but the depart.
ment responded promptly and soon had the
fire under control.
The fire started in a one-story building
at n2-714 South Grand avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Z. Bailey conducted laundry In
the former store and lived in the rear part,
while c. w. Risden had a bicycle repair
shop at No. IA. w. r. Higgins, a teamster,
roomed in the rear of the bicycle store
Mrs. Bailey placed the coffee pot on the
gasoline stove to prepare dinner and went
in the front room for an instant. She
walked back to the kitchen to see how near
the coffee was ready and discovered the
rear wall in flames. 1t had caught in some
manner from the stove. Mrs Bailey rushed
out on the street and told Risden and her
husband to sound the alarm, for, unless
aid came soon, she realized that the build
ings were doomed. Ofi1cer Pawling turned
in the alarm from box n almost immediate-
ly, while Bailey telephoned for tho depart
ment. The material in the building was
- "~a burned very fast, so it was impos.
sible to fight the flames with the impro-
vised garden hose department. The flames
simply ran all over the building and doubt
less aided by q slight southerly wind.
leaped across the side yard and attacked
the two-story residence occupied by the
families of VIM. Burr and John Collins
There was scramble made by the people
in the vicinity to remove goods and as
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inr at the home Of Mrs. M. Burton VIII,
hanson on West JEFFERSON street.
An instructive paper on THE Ethics Of
War" was read by Hon. George H. Smith.
Remarks were made on the same subject
by Rev. F. M Larkin. Prof. E. r. Shrader
and Digby H. Johnson. cornet solo BY
Miss Matilee Loeb and a contralto solo py
Miss Letitia Williams completed the pro-
gram.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church will hold social In the church par
lors this evening. A good literary and
musical program is promised.
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Hawaiian Annexation

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE house
committee on foreign affairs by a vote Of
10 to today agreed on the Newlands reso-
luton for the immediate annexation OF tie
Hawaiian islands. An order was adopted
limiting the time within which the views
of both the majority and minority are to
be submitted to the house next Tuesday.
Until then the question will not be brought
UP in the house, though after the exuira-
ton Of that period the measure will be
pressed.
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A CUTELITTLE COMBINE
TO KEEP UP THE RATES TO THE
GOLD FIELDS
Fare From st. Michaels to Dawson
Fixed to Kill Of the Tramp
Steamers

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matter,
A rate of s275 from ST. Michae,s to Daw-
son is to be established. The rate from
Seattle and other coast points to Dawson
was made saO0 for first class aocommodo-
lions on the larger steamers. The second
class rate was placed at $3.50. 1t makes no
difference to the association If the tram
vessels make a sio rate to ST. Micbaels
The prospectors will have to nav as much
to get from the mouth of the yukon IN
Dawson as they would from Seattle 10
Dawson. A committee was annointed IN
decide on rates to he charged NV staam
schooners and sailing vessels.
The Alaska Commercial Companv was
one of the large companies not represented,
but they have, 1t is said, agreed to abide
by the action of the other transport ton
men. The Boston and Alaska Company
Seattle and Yukon Steamship Company,
Columbia Navigation Company, Empire
Line and the North American Transporta-
ton and Trading Company are in the COM
bine, as we'll as several other steamers.
In fact, all companies having river steam
ers are either in the combine or will agree
10 It's rates.
The Nevada Wreck
VICTORIA, B. c., May ia startling
discovery has lust been made on the shores
of the LYNN Canal by the steamer T. NJ
Coleman. row boat bearing the name IF
the unfortunate steamer Clara Nevada wa :
found high and dry on the beach near Sew
ard CITY. opposite where the disaster oc.
cnrred The boat contained a coun,e ~
coats. two miners bags full of sometbipo
and few provisions while few feet uo :
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Created a Disturbance

Tom Fox got drunk last night and went
in front of Peniel hall on Main street and
created a disturbance. He was arrested
and taken in the patrol wagon to the sta
ton. He made a desperate fight at the
station against being locked up, and it
required the efforts of several officers to
"jug him,
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A RED CROSS FUND
Pupils Religiously Opposed to Battle
ships Raise Money for It

A circular was issued yesterday to all tho
schools in the county by Superintendent
Riley, calling attention to subscription
which will be started to aid the Red Cross
society under Clara Barton. A petition
was presented to the board from Pasadena.
setting forth that many Of the pupils,
though patriotic, were deferred from con.
tributing to a battleship fund on account
Of religious principles. Being Quakers,
they could not conscientiously countehahce
a bloody warfare. Desiring to show their
loyalty, they suggested raising a Red Cross
fund, which meets with Mr.. Rileys ap-
proval. Pasadena teachers have already
collected $l676 for the fund. Souvenir Ger
tif1cates will be issued to the contributors.
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Tommie Brady, a small boy aged years.
strayed away from his home at the corner
of Eleventh and Wall streets yesterday ,
afternoon and was found crying in the
yard Of the high school, He was sent to
the police station and later taken to his
home,
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Meat for the Army

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May ia rush or.
der for 100000 pounds of meat for usein the
army. to be distributed to fourteen differ
ent companies has been awarded to the
Dold Packing company Of this city.
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Christopher A. Buckley of San Francisco
the Blind White Devil is again in tn,
city, having arrived unostentatiously an.
without notice. AS Chris is out of poll
tics his visit here may mean nothing, a.
he says he is here simply for pleasure.
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City Engineer Dockweiler returned yes
terday from San Francisco. to which point
he accompanied the Seventh regiment as
an aide on the staff of Gen. Last.
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Tnf COUNTY COMMITTEE
THE SILVER REPUBLICAN
REPRESENTATIVES
County Central Committee Appointed
From State Hsadquarters-List
Of the Delegates

The administration committee of the Sill
yer Republican state central committee
yesterday announced the provisional coun-
ty central committee for Los Angeles coun-
ty. The committee is appointed by author
ity Of the state central committee, in ac-
cordance with the plan of organization
adopted when it met here in September
last.
In naming the committee the state CEN
trail committee comprises the same gen.
tlemen delegates to the first Silver Repub-
lican county convention, with authority
for each to appoint two additional dele
gates to said convention. This will make
the Silver Republican county committee
consist of over 100 members and the county
convention Of between 300 and 400 delegates
Such precincts as are not already repre-
scented are to be appointed later. The first
meeting of the committee will be held Mon
day, June IL, at 10 a. M, in this city.
Following are the delegates named:
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Los Angeles City

Los Angeles City
Jesse R. Waterman S. A. w. Carver
DR.. e. H. Small r. M. Thompson
]. L. Murphey L. NJ. Holt
J. A. Haskell Paul H. Blades
John R. Berry E. H. Lamme
f. d. Jones Warren Wilson
r. H. Hewitt DR.. w. M. johnson
r. w. Wood William Rommel
Dr. VIM. Dodge Henry T. Hazard
Dirt s. III. Boynton e. l.. Doheney
l. r. Dunkelberger Harry L. Blocker
Nathan Cole, Jr. E. E. Bacon
w. A. Stratton 1. c. Barron
L. A. Ross Sutherland Hutton
Frank Records George T. Bruce
D. r. Rozelle H. DeGarmo
Edward Dolland w. C. Petchner
George w. Morgan Thomas Golding
w. H. B. Hayward F. o. Frazier
William Lubers J. N. Phillips
f. c. Garbutt ]. F. Kitchen
F. J. Cooper H. P. Ware
Homer Kennedy E. H, Kincaid
D. Ellsworth
County of Los Angeles
H. L. Macneil, Azusa
D. A. Kughen, Burbank. TO-,
Willoughby Cole, Cahuenga.
John M. Shaw, Downey.
Ross Hanna, Florence.
T. r. Jennings Fullerton.
T. r. Warren, Glendale.
E. Carpenter, La Canada.
c. W. Campbell, Long Beach.
o. P. Bondsson, La Crescenta.
w. Z. Spence, U. 8. G. Todd Monrovia
r. N. Elliott, George Myers, j. l.. "
Fonck, J. w. Gray, j. A. Bolton, J. G.
Malline, National Soldiers home.
John Bosch, Palmdale.
c. K. Snyder, South Pasadena.
c. c. Thompson, Asa Yoakum, l.. Thrall
j. v. Young, j. r. Giddings, George s.
Michaels, L. A. Sheldon, A. J. Morgan, Pas
adena.
R. H. Witherell William Rogers, Re
dondo.
Charles D. Hubbard w. E. Wilson, Fer.
nando.
Roy Jones, T. H. Wells Santa Monica.
Horace Binney Sargent, Santa Monica.
F. l.. Anderson, Alhambra.
George s. Raycraft, Compton.
f. E. Green, Clearwater.
r. H. Hudson, Ell Monte.
Daniel B. Lowe, Fruitland.
George L. Stearns, O. M. Jay, Garvanza
. H. c. Bradley, Hollywood.
A. Mccormick, Lankershim.
DR.. ]. ]. Peckham, Llano.
c. F. Edison, Manzana.
]. g. Carney, Newhall.
J. N. Lancaster, North Pasadena.
r. T. Cummings, Prospect Park.
P. c. Tonner, E. Switchenberg, Pomona.
]. w. Hudson, Rowland
W. L. Fuller, San Gabriel.
E. T. Dunning, The Palms.
Adherents of the Populist party in this
city are aroused over the action Of their
state central committee in appointing July
Il as the date of their convention. The prot
estants claim that the date selected is zoe
early for many reasons. primarily because
the issue of the party for the coming cam
paign cannot yet be determined definitely
Local Populists favor the fusion plan
proposed, and it is thought they will ap-
point a committee from here to go to Sar
Francisco Monday, when the Silver Re-
publicans and the Democrats will hold
their conference, to attempt to get theii
state central committee to agree to Sep.
TENDER 1st as the time for the state con.
vention, as suggested by the Silver Repub
leans and Democrats.
George W. Baker, chairman of the Silver
Republican state central committee, ha:
telegraphed the members of the confer
ence committee here to attend the confer
ence with the Democrats and Populists II
San Francisco on Monday.
The Populists want to hold the stat,
convention in Sacramento but an effor
is going to be made to have them agree CT
The record-union., 1898-03-16
v EATHER AND CROP PREDIC
TIONS

The most useless and foolish waste OF
ime and breath is the predictions which
loose thinking people are fond Of max
ing concerning weather and crop pros
poets, mere guesses based upon existing
conditions which present some elements
of probability but nothing more. We
were recently treated to predictions Of
the coming fruit crop by representatives
OF the fruit dealers, and the most roseate
prospects We're held out. The vicissi-
tudes of the fruit crop are by no means
past, and it will be far easier to predict
a good fruit crop when the fruit hangs
ripe on the tree. Between the present
ana the 31st day of May vicissitudes
may be encountered which will destroy
the crop. Present prophecies may influ-
ence the orchardist to sell his fruit on
the tree at a low price on the theory that
a great crop is approaching. The north
wind of the past week has inflicted IN
jury. It has robbed the ground Of the
surface moisture which the scant rains
of the season had conferred It has
blown the pollen from the almond bloom,
and there is reason to apprehend a light
crop of that fruit. Orchards bear light
" upon insufficient moisture, and the
rainfall of the season has not been suf-
feient to guarantee the trees against
the menace of drouth. Continuous north
winds can evaporate the surface moist
ure, and the water which lies below,
and which was reservoired from former
seasons rains, will not be sufficient in
most cases to supply the deficiency:
Prophecy may be an amusing pastime;
but the dictates of common sense lead
prudent people to avoid it. There may
be copious rains. There may be con-
tinued north winds. There may be
warm weather. There may be kill
ing frosts. We will know much better
concerning these things after all the
vicIssitudes of the season are past and
the fruit hangs ripe for the harvest.