The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-22
At SAN BfRNApDINO
HENRY GAGE AND A RA1TLN-
SNAKE DIVIDE ATTE1vTIoN
Likewise q Lunetic Who Laid Claim
to the Identity Of an Inmate
Of Highland

SAN BERNARDINO, July M.-There
was an informal reception held at the
rooms of the Arrowhead club last night. in
which Henry T. Gage was the honored
guest and central figure. He was here In
the interests of little gubernatorial boom
of which he is the most interested person
age. He was laying down the law and COS
pei to the faithful and giving as his creed
of faith ASK and We shall receive" even
If it includes everything in sight, from Sen
ator down to governor and the rest OF the
state ticket. His idea, briefly, seems to me
FIRST get the governor and all else you can
for Southern California, and then, when
the contest comes for Senator, the guber-
material patronage and influence would be
thrown in the balance in favor Of another
southron and the senator comes this way,
and so on ad infinitum till the south end Of
the state gets any old thing 1t may ask for.
The distinguished visitor secured q good
following and considerable valuable sup
port by his visit.
Mistaken. Identity
The police took up a wanderer on the
streets Wednesday evening, who said his
name was w. F. Mansfield, and that he had
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years ago. 1t was evident he was non COM
pos mentis, and he was locked up. The au-
thorlties at the asylum were wired and re-
ported they had an inmate Of that name,
but that he was there still.
The Baby's Grand Coup
Mrs. Jackson. who resides up in the foot
hills, placed her infant, eleven months old,
on a cot out of doors, and, hearing It cooling
and talking baby talk to some one, she
looked out to find 1t reaching its hand over
the side Of the cot, playing with the head
of an immense rattlesnake that was coiled
up by the side of the cot. The mother
shrieked and rushed forward, when the
snake gave the deadly whirr OF rage and
prepared to strike. The child, alarmed by
its mothers shrek. fell over and out Of the
cot. but on the opposite side from the
snake as the latter struck at 1t, and es-
capped unframed, the mother Selling it be-
fere the snake could strike again.
Brevities
Chico Julian and Bonito Antonio, two In
dams, recently held up Chinaman and in
effectually tried to rob him. The first
stood trial and got verdict Of guilty, and
the second pleaded guilty and secured
sentence of eight years at Folsom. The
other was brought up and given similar
sentence today, making it nine years, being
enc extra for standing trial.
William Thomas has filed on fifty inches
of water to be used for irrigation on the
Byrne place, at Grapeland, but in his filing
he does not state where the water 10 to
come from. 1t sometimes rains in that
neighborhood.
John Jacques Sabathe, Of France. took
the oath of allegiance and was admitted 10
the full rights of citizenship, Henry Lau-
rent and M. Rosgnol being the W illnesses.
Dolores Gutierrez applied for writ Of
habeas corpus to secure her seventeen
months child. which was kept from her by
Juan Talamonte and Leandro Gonzales, all
Of Redlands Junction. The latter failed to
appear. and have been summoned for FRI
day morning on both charges. contempt
and the original case.