The herald., 1898-08-29
"a SCRAP AT CATALINA
DR.. BURNER ARRESTED ON THE
CHARGE OF BATTERY
The Residentu Much Excited Over the
Affair-A Large Tuna Caught
Recent Arrivals

when the news was circulated that H Rus
sell Burner had been arrested and taken to
jail. Knots Of people gathered. discussing
this one thing. and everywhere 1t was the
chief topic Of conversation. Burner mas
well before the public ever since he has been
here. First, 1t was lecture (?) that called
attention to him, and then 1t was notice
given him by the Banning company to move
from the spot on the hill where he was
located. The trouble preceding his arrest
last night was Of short duration. Burner
was speaking from stand that had been
erected In the street, and, after giving the
Banning company q few rounds, had just
begun 10 go for the Herald company, when
a man who was In the crowd interrupted
him, claiming that The Herald was right.
Burner at once proceeded to make use or
the interruption to further roast the Ban
ming company, claiming that the company
or some of Its agents had hired this man to
come down there and interrupt him. He re-
iterated this statement two or three times,
and at last man in the crowd said that
he believed that every man should have
free speech, denouncing the interruption Of
the lecture and coinciding with Burner, that
~ was a tlCh VI Tic 0duuluS COJHpduys "
o. Orr, the manager of the island for the
Banning company, informed the man Burn
er that he was entirely mistaken, and that
neither the Banning company nor any of
It's agents had hired this man to come down
there. The doctor again made the state
ment that they had, and Mr.. Orr informed
him that any man who said SO was liar.
land then the row began" Burner, who
was standing on small platform, jumped
to the ground, clawing at Mr.. Orr as he did
80. He was at once arrested and taken to
the county jail, and charge Of battery
was preferred against him. Later he was
released on $50 bail. The case will come up
before Justice of the Peace Whitney Mon
day at o'clock and promises to be the live
Hest ever tried here. Mr.. Orr escaped with
a couple Of scratches across his forehead.
Miss Sarah Gamble has qualified for MEM
bership In the Tuna club by catch
ing sixty-five-pound tuna on
rod and reel. Miss Gamble was out
fishing for yellowtail with Boatman Jim
Gardner, and hooked the big fish. What is
most noteworthy In the catch Is the fact
that the fish was hooked and landed on
light yellowtail rig with short line The
fish fought, and fought hard, for over IS
minutes before he was brought to gaff
c. Darling was out with Percy Real for a
days fishing, and fought fifteen Of the fish
to finish, and lost several more. after hard
battles.
F. D. Donnegan and Ben Ogden were out
FOR the morning fishing in the launch Santa
Ana. The start was made early in the
morning. and Avalon was reached at 10
o'clock with fifteen yellowtail and one bar
racuda in the fish box.
The bay was alive yesterday morning with
countless numbers Of bonita and skip
Jacks.
The yacht Aggie has returned from San
Pedro with =. A. Wiltsie, W. r. Whittier,
Mrs. W. r. Whittier. Miss Carroll and d.
W. N. Mcfarland on board.
Captain Burnham Of the San Diego will
put her out of commission next Wednesday
for a couple Of days to paint her.
The ladies Of the island are very much
excited over the arrival of ]. Waldere Kirk,
alias the king of the dudes.
Recent arrivals are:
The Metropole-W. J. Kingsbury, W.
Tempe, Michael Oil, Wilcox; Mrs. A. Bail,
B. B. Gates, Tucson; s. W. Mix, L. W.
Mix. Mrs. Goodman, Mrs. Chenoworth,
Nogales; B. Maxwell st. Louis; George w.
Smith. Albuquerque; ]. H. Armstrong,
Denver; e. Gritscheth and wife, Fresno;
Charles II. Hastings, Sierra Madra; p. ].
Torney, e. g. Blair and wife, Miss T. Korn,
San Francisco; VIM. c. Jones, Garvanza;
f. Wolfman, w. Bauer. New York; J. A.
Henderson, J. Burdett and wife, I. King
enstein. DR.. c. Kurtz and wife d. w. Kirk
land, w. f. De Groot and wife, Charles
Lehman and wife, G. witherspoon, Mrs
F. A. Hartman, F. c. Hartman, ]. w.
Thayer, A. Fellows, F. Yates and wife,
Miss A. Lindsey, George PilIsbury, George
Talcott, H. H. Means, q. W. Thompson
F. A. Habersham, A. Whitney, I. B. New
ton. c. w. Porter. Judge M. F. Owens, Gen.
G. F. A. Last. J. Hauerwaas, D. Wise,
w. NJ. Gosland, Geo. W. Lawrence, Jr., R.
H. Woods. Mrs. B. E. Norton, Miss Norton
w. B. Greenwald. Miss A. Somermeir, L.
]. Spomace. George Steckel, d. 8. Nnrich,
Miss J. L. Barnes, Los Angeles.
Island Villa-W. Caystels and wife, Long
Beach; G. B. Treiter, T. 8. Cox, San From
cisco; L. X. Hardness, K. H. Fields and
vile. Redlands; c. Dodge. San Francisco;
r. L. Coe and wife, r. A. Fetley, Riverside:
]. j. Brady, Daggett; W. w. Butler, Miss
H. 3. Young, T. W. Kane. H. c. Chace,
Mrs. l.. Roeder, Sr., Mrs. L. B. Adam, Mrs.
T. B. johnson. Miss A. c. Roder, w. R.
Bacon, M. M. Davidson, T. d. Romans,
H. E. Maxon and wife, J. C. Beatus, Miss
H. Beatus. T. Wiseindager. B. H. Dyer, H.
M. Sears H. Seyeldt, P. K. Loskoiske,
Los Angeles.
Camp Swanfeldt-C. Spencer. Mrs. W..
Hoch. G. H. Montague, Mrs. ]. R. Trussell,
w. A. Baldwin, G. A. Olson, c. Swenson,
Los Angeles; A. Westberg, Pasadena; Ada
Williamson Lee. Summit; Mrs. A. H.
Kerckhof, Covina; Mrs. Chas. Adam,
Santa Ana; Mrs. A. L. Eli1ande. Santa Bar
bara. A. c. Meentry. Newhall.
Glenmore-Miss D. Eley, Miss T. Eley,
Tucson; B. F. Crews, Monrovia; Miss M.
Randolphs, Willows: w. M. Crews, Phoe-
nix; w. H. Dutton, r. v. Day, c. Van Loan,
Los Angeles; s. Masters and wife, Mrs. s.
Common, Miss H. P. Moore. Riverside; F.
J. Galligan, San Dlmas; Chas. d. Courcey,
San Francisco.
The risk of being struck by lightning Is
five times greater in the country than In the
cities, and twenty times greater at sea than
on the railway.