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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-11
Politicians

are beginning to wear that good na' tured smile so characteristic of the smooth tongued office holders who are always ready to promise anything ana everything under the sun to the waru tools and curb stone politicians. But they also have the happy faculty oi being very absent-minded after 1'ey have been elected. You'll never see good living voters i've mean the men who drink good tea) take any stock III political promises. The heeiets Mno M believe such promises recall i'" lines thus: ,,.od They're like the man who prousiseu
 the sun, ,., rot The "heelers" wondered it dld HUI
 come.
 The reason is, I'll tell to thee, They drank bad whiskey instead u
 good tea. . +ro
 Now for promises made aDoul t"o years ago. Did they promise to Aeep the streets in the condition as H' ti. t9 ent? Did they promise to let me uot lev company spoil all our paVemeh's' Did they promise to lower our t'Aes and i hundred and one other prolhlseS' No' They were political proiiI,s,vs But when we promise you ah! '"l',ts you'll get it, because our say-so Ill ou. adv is our do-so i'll our store eNcts time. This week we promise 10 sNs you the best flour sitter i'll the "oFiu with pound of our warranted goou ga 5Oc tea. or Il highly polished saiss niSs pickle dish with pound of our nlre tasting. fresh roasted coffee. or a three, '.h piece oatmeal decorated china set W!tn a mound of our guaranteed first quniny Baking Powder, only 43c per pound al pHELAN'S T STORE I, Eost No,n Street. Telephone.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
WOMAN SAYS HUSBAND
THREATENED TO KILL HER
Warrant Issued for Arrest of Orville
Seely, Who Is Accused by
His Wife

On the charge of having threatened
to shoot, kill and murder his wife,
warrant was issued yesterday in JUS
tice Pierce's court for the arrest of
Orville Seely.
The complaint is the result of threats
alleged to have been made Tuesday,
and it was issued at the request of
Mrs. Mamie Seely, who is employed as
a clerk in the Peoples store.
According to Mrs. Seely's story it
appears that her husband Informed her
that he intended to blow her brains
out, and he is said to have expressed
an opinion to the effect that he in
tended to make quick work of it.
Seely is said to have made a scene
in the department store at the time
the alleged threats were made, and
Mrs. Seely told the district attorney
that unless she was protected she
would lose her position.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
MORE RAIN PREDICTED
BY WEATHER BUREAU
Total for the Season Will ProbaIy
Reach Eleven Inches by
Tomorrow

Yesterdays rainfall, which lasted
nearly all day, was devoid of the sem
sational features which have accom-
panied recent exhibitions under the
arrangements of Mr.. Franklin or Mr..
Hatfield. Heavy thunder, lightning
and cloudbursts We're omitted and
there was nothing more exciting pro-
vided for the Los Angeles public than
steady, old-fashioned California
drizzle.
AT o'clock last evening the local
weather bureau counted four-hun-
dredths of an inch of water in the
gauge, which brings the aggregate
for the season to 1923 inches If the
heavens meet the anticipations of
Forecast Official Franklin they will
continue the downpOur in increasing
volume for the next thirty-six hours.
The rain, according to reports, is
general throughout this section. The
storm entered into Forecaster Frank
Inns official vision south of Point Con-
cepcion, where it was raining heavily
yesterday. The rainfall was nearly a
quarter of an inch at San Diego dur
ing that period.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
GROVES HEARING POSTPONED
Examination Into Charge of SwindIing
Has Been DELAYED

Owing to the absence from Los An
geles Of Deputy District Attorney
Fleming the examination of Richard
Groves, who is charged with forgery,
was postponed until March / next.
The district attorney teiegraphed
from Sacramento last night, saying he
would return to Los Angeles today.
Deputy District Attorney Fleming
has been i'm the north in connection
with the forgery charges which are
now pending against Attorney A.
Groves and his brother. Richard
Groves.
A. Groves gave bail several days ago
for his appearance at the proper time,
but his brother has been unable to
furnish security and is still in the
county jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
Studying Sociology

The sociological class of Pomona col
lege visited Los Angeles yesterday in
charge Of Prof. Somers. The class
visited the rooms OF the Merchants
and Manufacturers association yes
terday afternoon. Secretary Zeehan-
delaar gave the class lengthy ad-
dress on conditions in this city as noted
by him, coupled with his conclusions
as TO cause and effect. once a year
the Pomona college class comes to
Los Angeles to hear addresses on So
cial conditions
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
INSANE PORTER RUNS AMUCK
Chases Fellow Employees Through the
Train and Over Coaches

Moses Lewis, "a Pullman porter made
known his advent into California by
consuming large quantities of strong
wine. as a result of which he was in
duced to climb telegraph poles and per-
form difficult feats upon a bicycle.
Yesterday he was arraigned before
Judge Wilbur in the superior court on
the charge Of insanity.
While en- route to Los Angeles from
FL Paso. Tex, Lewis imagined that he
was chief porter OF the train, and he
made life miserable for his fellow port
ers by chasing them through the train
and over the tops of the passenger
coaches.
His most peculiar request, among
many which were strange, was his re-
quest to be allowed to eat $4,000 cab
bages.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
LEAVES TIRED" HUSBAND
Applicant for Divorce DispIeased With
"Faith HeaIer' Husband

Her husbands remuneration as a
faith healer was not altogether salts
factory to the wants of Mrs. Jean Bun
ner and yesterday she asked Judge
York in the superior court to free her
from the matrimonial compact exist
ing between herself and Charles H.
Bunner.
Mrs. Bunner did not object to her
husbands actions while healing broken
and battered bones by a mere method
of faith, hope and good WILL but she
did object when he refused to turn
over a portion of his compensation.
Faith healing was not Bunner's s
only source of revenue, for it appears
from the testimony of Mrs. Bunner
that he bought, sold and exchanged
diamonds and other costly gems.
1t appears that for several years
Bunner was in i'll health and unable
to perform manual labor.
During all this time, Mrs. Bunner
testified, she was called upon to pro-
vide for her husband
This she did not object to, she says,
but when Bunner regained his former
health he told his spouse that he was
"tired' and refused to work.
Her husbands tired feeling however,
soon commenced to CRATE upon Mrs.
Burners nerves, and bidding him
adieu she left.
Judge York intimated that Bunner
had erred in the performance of his
matrimonial duties but he withheld
his decision until this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
TO ASK FRANCHISE FOR
ORDINARY RAILWAY LINE
so Called Spur Track Ordinance Will
Be Presented to Council
on Monday

City Attorney Mathews has COM
pleted the draft Of an ordinance that
provides for granting a street railway
franchise along Santee street and
across Seventh and Eighth streets to
the Pacific Electric railway.
It is expected that the passage Of
the ordinance will meet with little op-
position in the council, notwithsand-
ing that it is a street railroad fran
chise instead of a spur track as the
councilmen were assured it would be.
The track is the much talked of one
whereby the railroad people expect to
bring cars into the Huntington build
ing from the Long Beach line and In
preparation for which the Sixth street
school site was bought from the city
at an admittedly high price.
Ever since the council, on Monday,
directed the city attorney to prepare
the ordinance there has been a good
deal of argument in the city hall as
to whether the right granted was for
a street railroad or merely a spur. The
text of the proposed ordinance shows
that the new track will be built under
a railroad franchise, Notwithstanding
that Attorney Haskins. who repre-
sented the railroad. stated specifically
that only a spur track was wanted.
The fact seems to be that a spur
track privilege cannot be granted, be-
cause there is no connecting main line.
1t is understood that Mayor McAleer
will not oppose the grant because it
is given in fulflllment of pledge Civ
EN- while the mayor was a member of
the former board of public works.
This pledge was to the effect that
If the Pacific Electric would acquire
certain private property and give up
the idea of obtaining a franchise on
Los Angeles street, the council would
not deter the company from reaching
the Huntington building over the route
described in the proposed franchise.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
DISAPPEARANCE OF
LETTER IS EXPLAINED
Mayors Secretary Finds Document
Sent by Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association

The mystery concerning the disap-
pearance of communication which
was sent to the mayor and police COM
mission by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association has been ex-
planned. The document was found
yesterday morning and will be pre-
sented to the police commission at its
next meeting.
Clerk McKeag placed the communi-
cation on the mayors desk with a
number of other papers. McKeag's
idea was that the mayor would want
to read the request and talk it over
with the members of the police COM
mission.
Mayor McAleer did not know the
document had been placed upon his
desk and consequently was unaware
of it's existence. When the loss of the
paper was called to the mayors at
tenton he explained that he had never
seen it.
II realized then" said McKeag yes
terday, that the paper must be found
at once. 1 began systematic search
for the papers on the mayors desk
and finally found the Merchants and
Manufacturers communication tucked
in between the leaves of another docu-
ment in a tray on the mayors desk.
The communication will be presented
to the police commission at it's next
meeting"
The letter from the manufacturers
and merchants, after reciting the his
tory of the Foster police signal system,
asks that the mayor and police COM
mission recommend to the council that
100 boxes of the system be installed at
once.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
CHINESE AFRAID TO
SHAKE C0R0NER'S HAND
Celestial Horrifed by introduction
to Deputy John
Summerfield

Few have ever refused to return the
cordial glad hand" Of Deputy Coroner
Jack Summerfeld. The experience
occurred, though, several nights ago,
when on a trip to Chinatown Summer
fields extended hand was met by two
or three dozen frozen glances from as
many celestials.
The coroner's discomfort was super
induced by Deputy Sheriff Holman,
who as guide for the Summerfield
party, explained to an astonished
celestial i'm broken English:
This is 'collenor' mamie 'puttey'
you in box"
After having received such a flatter-
ing introduction as this Summerfield
extended the glad hand"
A cry of horror went UP from the
Chinese.
One, braver than the other, blinked
several times and peered at Summer
fields outstretched hand.
'T no likee collenor man-dis Chi
nese new year: me no likee die now"
walled the celestial, amid the strains
of the tom-tom music.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
DESERTED TWO DAYS AGO,
WIFE SUES FOR ALIM0NY
Little Time Wasted by Mrs. Lucinda
Smith in Bringing Action
AGAINST Husband

Charging her husband with having
deserted her last Monday Mrs. Lucinda
E. Smith yesterday filed suit for ali
mony in the superior court against her
husband, Fred D. Smith.
According to the complaint it ap-
pears that two days subsequent to
the desertion Smith drove up to his
home with van and removed the fur
niture.
She says in her complaint that her
spouse is employed as manager of the
creamery owned by the ]. R. Newberry
company.
Mrs. Smith asserts that her spouse
receives a salary of $3.50 a month. She
asks the court to award her permanent
alimony in the sum of $75 month,
together with expenses incurred in
bringing the action.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
OIL MAGNATES IN
BIC DAMAGE SUIT
IMPORTANT CASE ON TODAY
AT BAKERSFIELD
Aftermath Of an Alleged Attempt to
Gain Control by Force Of the
Sunset Oil compsny's
Land

What promises to be an important
trial in the history Of California civil
jurisprudence will begin this mornins
before Judge Mahan in the superior
court Of Kern county at Bakersfield
The suit is brought for damages in
the sum of $1,000 for injuries alleged
to have been sustained by George p.
Cornell April 10, 1901, in connection
with an alleged attempt on the part of
the defendants, all of whom are we'll
known men, to gain control by unlaw-
ful means of a valuable oil tract stu
ated in Kern county.
Those named as defendants in the
action are Joseph Chansalor, II. b.
Anderson, DR.. A. p. Schafer, Samuel
j. Dunlap, Milt Donley, C. M. Donley.
George L. Berger, Charles Todd. ]. w.
Jamison, Wilburn Hendrix, c. A. Neil,
II. c. Fertig. ]. T. Chick, Charles Hill.
f. j. Boust, John Wootan and Fred
Price, several of whom are reputed to
be millionaires.
1t is alleged in the complaint that
the defendants April 10, 1901. together
with others, entered into a conspiracy
to forcibly and unlawfully drive out
and eject the Superior Sunset Oil COM
pany from the property controlled by
it at that time in Kern county.
1t Is also charged that the defend
ants armed themselves with deadly
weapons and forcibly attempted to
take possession of the property owned
by the Superior Sunset Oil company.
In the melee which is alleged to have
ensued, Cornell lost one arm and one
leg, besides sustaining other severe in
juries.
In connection with the alleged "land
grab" another suit is also brought
against the same defendants by ]. T.
Walker who claims to have been twice
shot in the back on the night of the
alleged raid.
Walker names as his damages the
sum of $4,000, a portion of which, as
in the Cornell case, is claimed as puni-
tive damages.
The plaintiffs are represented by At
torney A. d. Warner and Judge
Thomas Carroll of Los Angeles, Judge
Leo of Tacoma, Wash, and Attorney
Anderson Kaye of Bakersfield, while
the defendants interests will be looked
after by Judge John S. Chapman and
Attorneys A. B. McCutcheon, Dunning
and Craig of Los Angeles, and Attor-
neys Laird and Packard of Bakersfield.
Those who were arrested in connec-
ton with the alleged grab were dis
on the ground that there was
an insufficiency of evidence to connect
them with the case, and the now fam
GUS raid on the Superior Sunset Oil
property has resolved itself
into a civil action for damages.
The trial will probably last several
weeks. as a large number of Witnesses
have been called by both sides.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
BULGARIAN WOULD MAKE
PERFUMES IN THIS STATE
Secretary Wiggins Asserts That Any
Semi-TropicaI Product May Be
Produced in This Section

Secretary Virgins of the Los An
geles chamber of commerce has re-
ceived many letters of inquiry, the
contents suggesting a new field of
profitable scientific industry for South
ern California. A few months ago
Pierre CHER, maker of altar of roses,
sent a letter from Karlova, Bulgaria,
to the secretary of the National Manu-
facturers' association of Philadelphia,
desiring to learn If in Southern Cali
fornia rose trees, orange trees, jas
mines and VioetS could be cultivated
successfully for products to be used in
the manufacture of perfumes and
drugs. The letter was translated and
sent to Malcolm Mcleod of this city,
who placed the entire correspondence
In the hands of Secretary Virgins.
Mr.. Virgins states that some years
ago attempts were made on the Bald
win ranch to cultivate rose and other
trees on the lines suggested by the
Bulgarian, but the result was not an
entire success, as the promoters of the
enterprise did not possess requisite
knowledge of the science. Secretary
Virgins has unlimited faith in the
productive qualities of California's soil
and sunshine and asserts that any,
thing produced in any semi-tropical
section can be successfully made in
the southland. He will send the Bull
garian a characteristic letter that may
possibly cause Pierre Chier to sail for
California.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
GOOD SAMARITAN
ACT IS COSTLY
SANTA M0NlCAN SAYS HIS
WIFE WAS STOLEN
Declares That Stranger Whom He
Assisted Repaid His Kindness
by Making Love to 5ene-
factors Wife

When William Truax of Santa Mon
Christmas eve to a strange man who
was penniless and without food. he
concluded that he was doing a service
to humanity, but soon after the holi-
days Truax thought otherwise. for the
man to whom he extended aid repaid
his benefactor's wife
Truax told the court yesterday that
the strangers name was Jack Car
roll
According to the testimony of the
witness it appears that he first met
Carroll on Christmas Eve last, when
he asked Truax for the price Of bed.
Truax says he invited Carroll to his
home.
1t appears that Carroll, at the urgent
solicitation of Truax's wife. decided
to remain until he secured work.
Truax says he noticed that his wife
and the stranger were mutually at
trscted and he informed Mrs. Truax
that either Carroll or himself would be
compelled to leave the house.
Mrs. Truax, it is alleged, refused to
permit her spouse to turn Carroll out,
whereupon Truax left.
He told the court that he had decided
his home to his wife that she might
not be destitute.
Judge Trask intimated that the
rla;n+iff'e oood San1ar ritan act had rn
suited only in injury to his matrimonial
happiness and the decree was prompt
ly granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
ADOPTS WARD SYSTEM
FOR CLEANING STREETS
Street Superintendent HanIey Will In
augurate Plan of Flushing
Thoroughfares

Street Superintendent Hanley yes
terday inaugurated his ward system
for keeping tie streets of the city clean.
His plan is to place a certain number
Of men in each ward, under the direc-
ton of a foreman. Hanley believes
that the plan will work well, not only
on account of the ease with which
complaints can be attended to, but
because it will arouse a spirit of gen.
erous rivalry among the crews.
Foremen appointed to take charge
of the work in the various wards are:
First ward. w. H. Mcnamara,
thirteen men. Second ward, Rob-
ert Rowland, fourteen men. Third
ward, F. B. Mahan, thirteen
men. Fourth ward, Captain Alex
White, sixteen men. Fifth ward, John
C Ince, fifteen men. Sixth ward, Rob
ert Hardisty, seventeen men. Seventh
ward. ]. j. Lawton, thirteen men.
Eighth ward, Robert Amis, thirteen
men. Ninth ward, S. G. Ramsey,
thirteen men. Five teams have been
assigned to each foreman.
Mr.. Hanley will begin flushing the
streets this week under the plan
adopted by the council at the sugges-
ton of the Municipal League. Several
hundred feet of one and one-half inch
hose have been purchased for use in
the street flushing operations. 1t is
expected that the first work of this
kind will be done on North Main
street The business section of the
city will be flushed twice each week.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
Marc, MAGICIAN

Marc, the versatile magician, mus
ician and artist, with his company is
TO give the seventh number in the
Star course under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. c. A. in Simpson auditorium
this evening. Persons holding I'M
perial course tickets who were unable
TO attend Maro's entertainment on
Tuesday evening will be admitted to
general admission seats this evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy the Mothers
FavOrite

The soothing and healing properties
Of this remedy, its pleasant taste and
prompt and permanent cures have
made it a favorite with people every
where. 1t is especially priced by
mothers of small children. for colds,
Group and whooping cough, as it al
ways affords quick relief and as it
contains no opium or other harmful
drug, It may be given as confidently
to a baby as to an adult. For sale by
all leading druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
Rowan Divorce Suit

Divorce proceedings were filed in the
superior court yesterday by Mrs.
Stella N. Rowan against her husband,
II. S. Rowan.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
drug gists refund the money II 1t fails to cure,
Il. w. Groves signature Is on each box 25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
INTERPRETATIONS

Hot Sulphur Springs company:
Directors. DR.. o. V. Sessions. o. j,
Sessions, j. II. Anderson, r. c. Thomp-
son and w. r. Heryey. Capital stock.
$50. 900. paid in $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16

For Coughs and Colds children take Piso's
Cure without objection. Csc.
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-13
STOPS PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
Midland Terminal Will Haul Nothing
But Freight.

Denver. July 1.-THE Republican
this morning says: An official an
nouncement was given out in Cripple
Creek yesterday that all passenger
triffic would cease on the Midland Ter
minal line on July 10th. The Midland
Terminal is part of the Cripple Creek
Central railroad. The announcement
Of the cessation came from the office
of the Colorado & Southern merger at
Cripple Creek. Yet it is given out that
there Is no merger or combine or trust
in the Cripple Creek transportation
lines and that the constitution has not
heen violated nor the statute dis
obeyed.
From what has already taken place
1t is evident that the Colorado & South
ern syndicate having absolute posses
sion of all the roads in the district in
tend to transact the main business
through the Colorado Springs Short
Line" which it purchased from the
mine managers that built 1t, and let the
other roads go to the trust. Now 1t
either owns these roads outright or 1t
is in a pool with them whereby the
roads are to secure percentage OF the
Colorado & Southern's earnings for ly-
ing idle.
But tne MluldHu leIHllhhl, WHiSh hdo
been for all practical purposes aban-
doned, is the feeder for the Colorado
Midland road. The Colorado Springs
Short Line" is not in connection with
the Colorado Midland. This latest
piece of information regarding the
merger is only additional proof that
the Denver & Rio Grande, the Colorado
Midland and the Colorado Southern
are all together intertwined and not
to be separated and that in plain truth
Colorado is in the hands of gigantic
railroad trust run from Wall street.
The stoppage OF trains on line by Or
ders of the foreign syndicate will not
long apply solely to Cripple Creek.
The News says: Further evidence
of the intention OF the Colorado &
Southern to shut the Denver & Rio
Grande out Of the Cripple Creek dis
trict was furnished yesterday by news
from Cripple Creek that the C. & s.
has ordered all passenger trains on the
Midland Terminal abandoned.
1.-The announcement was made ex-
clusively by the News a few days ago
that the c. & s. intended to shut the d.
& r. G.. out OF the Cripple Creek dis
trict by absorbing the lines OF the
Cripple Creek Central. 1t was also
stated at the time by the News that the
d. & r. G. would probably build new
road from Colorado Springs to Cripple
Creek for the purpose of waging war
on the C. & s. The changes ordered
yesterday by the G. & s. Is taken by
railroad men to be the beginning of the
shutting out process"
Gilpin observer., 1905-07-13
Manganese Production.

California, Utah and Virginia were
the only states that produced manga
nese ore in 1904. The total production
for the year amounted to 3,146 long
tons, valued at 9,466, or $9.37 ton.
This is 321 long tons, or eleven per
cent. more than the quantity reported
in 1908, which was 2,S25 long tons.
Virginia was the only one of the
three producing states that had an
output of considerable size. OF the to-
tai production of 3,146 tons in 1904. g.
054 tons, or ninety-seven per cent.
came from Virginia.; sixty tons, or
two per cent, from California, and
thirty-two tons, or one per cent, from
Utah.
In addition to the true manganese
ores, considerable quantities of man.
ganiferous iron ore are obtained in Col
orado, Arkansas and in the Lake Su.
rior region. This amounted in 1904 to
1892 long tons, which had a reported
value at the mines of $691 ,677. Ore of
this class carrying twenty-eight per
cent. OF manganese and ten to four
teen per cent. of iron, was mined and
used in the manufacture of pig iron,
with one per cent. or over of manga
nese. The Colorado manganiferous
iron ores are utilized primarily as fiux
by the precious metal smelters, the re-
mainder being employed in the manu-
facture OF spiegeleisen.