The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-31
MONGOLIAN MONEY
APPROPRIATED By HIGHWAY
MEN NEAR EAGLE ROCK
A Yachting and Exploring Cruise-A
Flaw in Valuable Titles-Brevi-
ties and Personal

Herald, IS East Colorado street,. A Chi
nese vegetable peddler was driving home
toward his ranch near Verdugo this
afternoon at about $50 o'clock when,
between Glendale and Eagle Rock. he
was held up by two masked men with
revolvers. John shelled out $40 and
some small change. They left him his
watch. He drove to this city, reported
the hold-up to Marshal Lacey and swore
out warrants for the arrest OF the I'M
known couple. The officers have as yet
failed to find any trace of them.
A Cruise of Exploration
A party of well-known business and
professional men has been organized
for a cruise among the Santa Barbara
islands, leaving Pasadena about August
10 and remaining away about two weeks.
The party has chartered Captain Wa
terhouses yacht Alert, which will be
manned by Captain Waterhouse, hired
cook and sailor. The party will visit
Santa Barbara, San Clemente and San
Nicholas islands, and will go equipped
to secure relics, Information and photo
graphs. The yacht will be fitted up with
all possible accommodations and first
class grub A stop will probably be
made at Catalina. The party will con-
sist Of Messrs. L. L. Test, Herlihy, c. F.
Hamlin. H. C. Hotaling, H. A. Perkins,
F. E. Twombley, E. F. Kohler. M. ].
McCament and Parker.
Flaw in Titles
It has been discovered that there is
flaw in the titles to several lots on the
southeast corner of Morengo avenue and
Colorado street. and Simpson & Willett
are busy correcting the mater. All will
be we'll in the course of few weeks. The
lots in question comprised originally five
acres, owned by c. M. P,anbury. who died
in 1877, and had subdivided the property
The trouble occurred when Mr.. Ban
bury's father failed to have the property
properly appraised when he acted as adj
ministrator for his son. The matter
will now be taken into court and the lots
will be at once properly appraised. The
land is now occupied by the NJ. E. church
and by the residences of DR.. Macomber,
w. w. Webster, E. o. Davis, T. T. Rood,
N. M. James and c. A. Gardner.
Brevities
The funeral services of Miss Cathryn
Hall were attended by large number Of
friends of the deceased at the family
home on Summit avenue this morning
at 9 o'clock.
George B. Dent was arrested this after
noon by officer Bristol for posting bills
ON West Colorado street without IL
cense. Dent pleaded guilty to violation
Of the bill-posting ordinance, and
was fined IS.
DR.. ]. H. Mcbride of Milwaukee has
purchased Hermosa Vista just south of
Columbia Hill from Mrs. G. w. Glover.
The place comprises large dwelling
place and five acres, and the price paid
was about ten thousand dollars. DR..
Mcbride will build a handsome residence
on his new property.
Mrs. Fred Douglass, widow of the
great colored orator, will be present at
the Afro American congress, to be held
in this city next week. She will address
the congress upon memoirs of her hus
band. The members of the state execu
tive committee will arrive here on Mon
day.
The remains Of J. w. Downing were
brought from Long Beach this evening
and the funeral will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at three o'clock from the parlors
of Adams & Turner. Interment will
be made in Mountain View cemetery.
Personal
Miss Kavanagh of San Francisco, who
has been visiting friends here, returned
to her home this morning.
Mrs. S. G. Reed will go to the island
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowell and Miss Alice
Stowell left today for Long Beach for
the season.
H. r. Lacey left this morning for
Wilkesbarre Pa.
Word from Harvey Randall Of this
city, now at Santiago, is to the effect
that he was not wounded, but had sew
eral narrow escapes from death.
Messrs. D. D. McLaren and Wallace
went to Catalina today for one week.
Richard Halsted left today for Long
Beach.
H. J. Minger leaves on Monday for
Bear valley.