The herald., 1898-09-21
TO WELCOME MAGUIRt
SANTA ANA FUSIONISTS PRE-
PAIRING A RECEPTION
Orange County Supervisors Fix the
Rate of Taxation-only Five
Days Quail Shooting

SANTA ANA, Sept. 2O.-The executive
committee Of the fusionists met last night
ard completed arrangements for the COM
Ing Of the Hon. J. G. Mcguire next Satur-
day. reception committee composed Of
the following gentlemen will meet the dis
tingulshed visitor at the train and enter
tain him while in town: Messrs. J. A. Tur-
per. ]. d. Beach. Henry Neill II. w. Head
and H. G. Kellogg They will be assisted bv
number Of prominent representatives Of
the Democratic, Populist and Silver Re-
publican parties. The opera house will be
decorated for the occasion under the super
vis!or of Mrs. Fannie Cooper and Misses
Ida Neill and Grace Spurgeon. Bills ad-
vertisirg the speaking have been distribu-
ted throughout the county, and 1t Is ex-
pec,ed that large delegations from outside
towns will take advantage Of this oppor-
tunity to meet Mr.. Mcguire. The comm t.
tee also decided to open campaign head
quarters for the party and rented two
rooms in the Minter block for that purpose.
Public meetings will be held at Newport,
Monday, the 2Gth inst; Westminster, Sat-
urday, the 30th; Alamitos. Thursday, the
2S.h. when the candidate will be present
and address the people. Similar meetings
will be held in the eighteen different pre-
cincts in the county. but the dates are not
yet fixed.
Orange County Affairs
Al meeting of the board of supervisors
yesterday the following state and county
rate Of taxation was established for the
ensuing year: State rate, .4SS; current ex-
pense. 222; salary fund, IS: school fund,
90: hospital fund, 06; park fund, .01. maxi
Ing total rate inside Of incorporated cities
of SIS per 500 and outside of Incorporated
cities, S1.56 A special school tax In Santa
Ana makes the total rate $2.S5 per $780,
against a rate Of s315 last year.
The auditor was instructed 20 turn over
to the city CT Santa Ana the sum of
$11979 for taxes collected by the county
assessor.
delega'icn Of citizens from Orange ap-
peared before the board and requested Il
to take action towards the immediate con-
struction of Eew bridge across Santiago
creek on G!asset street. No action was
taken In the matter
A saloon license was granted T. J. r.
Boege OF Anaheim.
The petition Of James Sonau ct al. for a
new road in the New Hope road district
vas granted; also a similar petition from
Mrs. E. A. Crocker ct al. and A. ]. Holmes
ct al. for new road In the Orange road
district. his,
The ordinance shortening the season for
Killing game was passed, and provides that
quail shall be killed only five days this
year, the season beginning Oct. 1st and end
Ing Oct. 5th. The duck season was short
ened ORC month, and will not open until
Nov 1st. Richard Melrose OF Anaheim ap-
peared before the board and filed a vigorous
protest from the San Joaquin Gun club
against the new ordinance, but his protest
was ineffective and the ordinance will be
strictly enforced.
Santa Ana Notes
A large crowd listened to The speeches
ct j. G.. Needham. N. B. Blacks took and O.
w. Kyle last night in the opera house
The meeting was called to order by John
McFadGen and Linn l.. Shaw presided as
Chairman. About thirty prominent Re
publicans of the county occupied seats on
the platform with the speakers. Music
was furnished by a quartet consisting of
DIR. Lyman Gregory, Conrad Crookshand
Miss Minnie Roper and Miss Happy Smith.
Fred i. Fuller, aged 81, and Mrs. Juliana
Wood, aged 35, were today granted a license
to wed, and later We're married by Rev.
Isaac Jewell at the Methodist parsonage
John Baker. the well-known horse owner
returned Sunday from the northern part OF
the state, where he raced his horses over
the circuit.
The trial of Il. S. Buchheim Is being held
today before Justice Huntington in the
superior court room. and bids fair 10 con.
tinue for several days. as up 70 p. M only
six Jurors had been secured out of two
venires Of twenty-four men each. Birch
helm Is the owner Of a lot of bees which
have been the cause of much disturbance to
his nelghbors near Orange and they pro.
pose 10 convict him OF maintaining a pub
lie nuisance. District Attorney West is
prosecuting the case, while Il. o. Daniels
represents the defendant.
MIS-. J. S. Haywood has closed her cot.
tase at Laguna for this season and re.
turned home.
DR.. A. M. Clark and family returned
Tuesday to their old home in Dunnville.
Ontario Canada, after a short residence in
Santa Ana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul seegar left today for
Windon for a visit of several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII HUFF went to Los An
geles today to visit relatives.
The board of city trustees met last night
In regular session, but no important busi-
ness was transacted.
The Santa Ana public schools opened yes-
terday with a total enrolment of 1Oea
pupils, which is gain Of over 200 over last
year
Frank Hunt left today for Ann Arbor
Mich, to begin three years' cnurea ~