The herald., 1898-09-29
A VERY SMALL CROP
Is WHAT RIVERSIDE ORANGE
GROWERS EXPECT
4 New Trial Granted Miner, Who
Killed Darragh Near
Banning

RIVERSIDE, Sept. &.-The general Vcr-
dict among orange growers here Is that the
crop this coming winter will fall far short
Of that OF Last winter. One prominent
grower, who owns one Of the finest groves
on the East Side, gives 1t as his opinion
that the total shipments this winter will fall
fully 1000 carloads short of last year. An
other grower, who marketed l5O0 boxes of
five acres last winter, does not expect loO
boxes this season from the same trees. In
some few groves there are promising
crops, crops that will fall little, If any,
short of last year, but such groves are
rare exceptions indeed. There does not
seem to be any distinction, so far as the
amount Of crop goes, between the seedless
and Seeding varieties; both are lighter
than usual The cause Of the above cond.-
ton Is undoubtedly the late spring frost
which came just when the trees were in
full bloom, and when a cold snap could do
the greatest harm What fruit there is,
however, promises to be of excellent quail
ity. 1t is growing fine, for the season has
been good for the best development Of
oranges Lemon trees, as well as Grange,
were affected by the frost referred to. and
the crop does not promise up to the stand
ard
new Irlal GrdnteQ
News was received here today that the
supreme court had granted Miner, who
killed S. ]. Darragh, near Banning, couple
of years ago. new trial. Miner was con-
v!cted Of manslaughter at his second trial,
about year ago, and was sentenced to
serve six years in the state penitent.ary.
John G. North, ESQ.,. his counsel, appealed
the case on several grounds, and Miner
has spent year in the county JAIL await
ing the decision Of the higher court which
came today in his favor. The killing was
the outgrowth OF a quarrel over a water
right in the Whitewater river country. The
case cost this county several hundreds OF
dollars, ard as the higher court practically
says in It's opinion that the state had
very poor case an effort will be made to
have the case dismissed. and failing in this
Miner will be brought to trial again as
speedily as possible. Both Miner and
his attorney are pleased over the turn of
affairs. and are confident that if another
trial is had the defendant Will SO free.
A tramp was instantly killed by n SOUTH
bound freight train this morning at 0
o'clock within so feet Of the Santa Fe ticket
office The dead man, whose name is un-
known, was with couple of other tramps.
hanging about the depot, and when the
train pulled out the dead man attempted to
show his pals how he boarded the brake
beam. He grabbed the car rcd, but lost
his hold and fell under the wheel the latter
cutting the head completely from the body.
The coroner's jury exonerated the rail-
road company.
A Lucky Man
Fred Jenne Of Perrls. who attempted a
few weeks ago to kill ]. Walker, foreman
Of the Gavilan mine, is a lucky man, for
he had the charge of attempt to murder
against him reduced to simple assault.
when he pleaded guilty and was sent to
the county Jail for twenty days
The report that the Seventh regiment has
been ordered to Manila has caused much
dissatisfaction here, as friends OF the boys
Of Company NJ expected the latter home IN
a few days.