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THE CITY TO HAVE PURE WATER. The Council's Demands on the Supplying Company. A Lot of Back Talk About Main Street Paving-. Mr. Fields'! Flamboyant Oratory—The Bridge Btreet Protest — Street Su perintendent's and City En gineer's Reports. A war on a portion of tha city water system waa made at the meeting of the council yesterday morning. Complainta of bad water have been very numeroua of late, especially in East Loa Angelea, Boyle Heights and the aouthweatern portion of the city. Samples of water were exhibited in .the council. One bottleful waß secured from a pipe of tbe East Side Water company on Pennsyl vania avenne, another from the pipes of the Citizen'a Water company in the Fort Hill tract. Both were utterly unfit for use. In the water tfrom Pennsyl vania avenue there were animalcule enough to sicken a horse. No person could drink it and have health. The other aample waa not quite so bad but not good enough for any one to drink. The following report waß made regard ' ing tbe city water supply committee: WATER COMMITTEE REPORT. We, your committee, to whom waa re« ferred the matter of water eupply fdr domestic uee and fire protection, beg leave to report that we have made a careful personal inspection in different eeetions of tbe city and have made in quiries in regard to supply from resi dents in sections where we have not had the time to personally visit. We find all complaints well founded. Reaidenta of districts in nearly every ward in thia city are calling for relief and are looking auxiously to this council to do some thing whereby the service of water may be better and the price lees. We find in numerous instances the people are with out water four, five end six hours per day and in houra prescribed by the water company for sprinkling they have no water. To make matters worse, they are menaced by the agents of the com pany who post notices on the hydrants that they must not sprinkle at other hours under penalty of having the water turned off. Consequently the people are losing lawna and ehrubbery that have coat them much time and ex pense. Notwithstanding this shortage ot water in some districts, all are paying the vary high water rates charged in onr city, with no reduction where the water company doeß not furniah the supply to which each consumer iB en titled! In many portions of the city well improved witti fine residences wo find no water for fire protection, and thin state of affairs exists when we are increasing onr expanaeß for fire appa ratus and maintenance of tire depart ment. In many cases the department haa been criticised when it waa no fault of theirs, but shortage) of water supply. We have inspected four of the rnaer- Tolra used for domestic eupplv. Three of thf in are in fairconditioii; the fourth is unfit for use. We shall notify the water company that onlesa thiH reservoir ie put in good condition immediately this commit ew will ask the council to take some steps to remedy the matter. For dome mcntha past ((teat stress has been made by articles in newspapers of the city that now tftry portiea of o»r city war receiving good, pure water end members of this counc'i who are fortun ate enough to live in a district that haa pare water may be led to believe this to be true. We now prevent you with samples of water from different localit ies for your inspection that you may judge for yourselves. We, hi a committee, ask tbat some ac tion be taken by this conncil to relieve the people aa to supply, quality and puce of water. We believe thiH state of utrairs will continue until the city owns its own water eyatem, and would there fore recommend that your water supply committee he authorized to enter into negotiations with the City Water com pany and the Citizen's Water company towards the purchase of their plant, that this city may make the necessary im provements to secure to uvery section an abundant suppiyof pure waterat ainuch reduced rate to the consumer. F S. Mt'KsoN, Daniel Iknks. g. w. campbell, Committee. The report was adopted without the elighte£t opposition. lITtIDOE STREET PROTEST, The first bnsineEftto come beforo the board was the reading of a remonstrance of Mr. Trask. The protest was from property owners who opposed tbe im provement of Bridfte street. I', said that the eonnoil had no legal right to proceed with the work. Referred to the hoard of public works. AGAINST CHICKEN CUOWINO. Several families living in or near tbe Livingston hotel, at 635 South Hill street, presented a petition asking the council to abate a so-called nuisance. The nuisance is the crowing of fowls owned by Mrs. Edmonaon of 637 South Hill atreet. The matter created considerable mer riment among the councilmen. It waa referred to Mr. Mnnßou. Thin was tbe second queer petition presented, the other enminu from Charles Stern A Sons, who asked the council to pass an ordinance prohibiting the blowing of steam whistles ut night. It eeeins that rooster crowing and whistle blowing dis turbs the nocturnal slumbers of more than one person. STREET IMPROVEMENT. An ordinance waj passed for the grad ing and curbing of Cnmmings street, be tween First and Fourth, also for the (trading of Monroe atreet, between (Seventh and Ninth streets. WATER OVERSEER'S REPORT. The report of the water overseer showed sales of water for the month of July amounting to $4354.30; expendi tures for July, including salaries, amounted to $1220.18. STREET SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. The street superintendent's report recommended the passage of an or dinance as to the issuance from that department for permits for cement work by private contract. At present it is impossible for tbe de partment to refuse to issue these per mits to property owners who desire take the improvement out of the city beforo the publication of the ordinance of in tention. CITY AUDITOR'S REPORT. The report of the city auditor reoom raended tbat the sum of $385 be trana ferred from the caah fnnd to the bridge fund. A atatement waa presented allow ing the tax levy for the fiscal year 1892-03 as published in the Herald Saturday. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. Tbe recommendation of tbe finance committee was to tbe effect that $500 be transferred from the caah fund to tbe bridge fund. Tbe committee also recom mended that the petitions of Mary A. Clark and Mr. Ballantyre be referred to tbe tax collector. Demands and requisitions were approved. land committee repobt. Tbe land committee report that they recommend that tbe city give a quit claim deed to R. Rerale and J. Coujet for certain property. BOA 111 > OF public works. Tbe report of the board of public works was adopted. A. M. Austin was awarded tbe con tract for improving Figaeroa Btreet. A BROKEN ZANJA, The attention of the council was called to a communication from the Southern Pacific company, which claimed that the zanja behind the shops on San Fernando atreet bad broken and was running water into the shops and interfering with business. Referred to zanja commtttee. LEASE OF RESERVOIR. Mr. Munson moved that the city clerk advertise for bids for lease of res ervoir No. 7 for a term of one year on the usual conditions. Carried. STORM WATER CULVERT. Mr. Innea moved tbat a culvert be placed at the intersection of Court Brent and Lake Shore streets to carry storm water away. Carried. WANT A FIRE ALARM. Some of the residents of the western part of the city asked tbat the conncil order a fire alarm plaoed at the intersec tion ol Grand View avenue and Ninth atreet. Referred to the fire commission ers. MINOR MATTERS. Mr. Munson moved tbat the custodian of tbe city hall be instructed to replace the eurtaina back of the chairman'a desk in council chamber and place wirea as as to improve the acoustics of tbe chamber. Adopted. Mr. Rhodes moved that tbe street sweeper sweep Figueroa atreet between Pico and Washington atreeta three timea a week instead of twice. Referred to board of public works. Mr. Teed moved that the city engineer be instructed to report some plan of re moving the Arroyo de los Reyes from Figueroa atreet add the coat thereof. Adopted. Ramiah & Marah asked to be allowed to make the prices for cremation of dead animals $4.05 each for horass and eowa and 95 eenta for cats, instead of $3.95 and $1.95, aa it now stands. Rsferred to finance committee. Tbe supply committee reported that Mr. Aahman, being a city officer, hit bid on barley could not be accepted, at no contract can be legally made, and recommended that the contract at the same figure be given to the Atlas Mill ing company for |1.07 per 100 pounds. Adopted. MAIN-STREET PAVING. The first business to come np in the afternoon was the question of paving Main street from Ninth to Thirty seventh. Mr. Nickell moved that all proceed ings he abandoned, which means a post ponement of the matter for six months. Mr. Hitks, one of tbe proieptanta. appeared before the board with auriiori* ties that come ef the .names on the protest were genuine and tbat they had a right to be udop the protest. Mr. Rhode* said that many Of the signatures wen* obtained by tbe signers not having fall instruct ions as to what was intended in the matter, of paving.. A very bteecy dlKCtniMoa arose be tween Councilman Rhodes and Mr. Field. Mr. Rhodes said it was apt right for anyone to come in 30 day a and file pro tests against any proposition. He had endeavored to have that portion of Main street paved aa far back aa 1889 and only met with opposition. He aaid it wonld establish a bad precedent to let protests come ia at thia late date. Mr. Field, warming up to tbe occa sion, said Mr. Rhodes had slipped out of place in questioning the signatures, when he bad proof to the contrary. "As much as 75 or 80 per cent of the prop erty owners are opposed to the work," aaid Mr. Field. BOODLE CUTS A FIGURE. A small sensation was eansed when It leaked ont that money had been put np to oppoae the matter. Mr. Field ad mitted that his sister, Carrie Field, had been offered $150 to withdraw her name from the protest. Field says be waa of fered $350 to take bis name off, bat would not consent. Mr. Rhodes said that he had found that Mr. Field bad helped to "put the matter up" the way it waa, whereupon Mr. Field grew wildly oratorical, flour ishing hia hands through the atmos phere like unto Congreaaman Rowera. Mr. Rhodes said that thia "song and dance" about hard timea and thia oppo sition to paving had been going on for five years. He did not lose his eqaill brum like hia opponent in debate. The air became so impregnated wltb lightning words tbat it was fennd neces sary for Pretident Teed to call for order more than once. Mr. Hicks said that if the ordinance waa passed the matter would certainly go into the courts. Mr. Nickell'a motion to abandon all proceedings was then adopted, and the diecuaaiou ceased. PLOWBK STREET OPENING. In the matter of the opening of Flow er street, between Twentieth and Twen ty-second streets, Mr. Niekell moved that the matter do again referred to tbe board of publio works, to give the peo ple more ttme to see what can be done. IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED. Mr. Campbell moved that tbe street superintendent be instracted to notify the Pacific Railway company to take np their tracks along Aliao street and Pleasant avenue, 'from Mala street to Lopez street, and that the company place it in goad condition. Carried. Mr. Strohm moved that the mayor be requested to act in the matter of the improving of Third street, between Los Angeles and Creeker streets. Adopted. Mr. Munson moved tbat the Street superintendent be instructed to fix the ground near the earner of First and Flower streets where the water cornea out of tho storm drain, flowing a pool at that point, making it a particularly dan garoua place for children. Two have been nearly drowned there. Adopted. Mr. Galley called up the matter of tbe matter of the appropriation of $350 for sending copies of tha IlluatraUd JtLxsuna LOS ANGELES HERALPi TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1893. to every library and public reading room in the world. A vote was taken and it was lost by one vote. Tbe matter waa then referred to tbe committee of the wbole. The street anperintendnnt recom mended tbat ordinance No. 11 be so amended as to include charges of an in spector to oversee all atreet work. Re ferred to the board of public works. NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS. A draft of the ordinance authorizing the appropriation of $600 to aid in en tertaining tbe National Irrigation con gress which will meet in this city in October, was presented. The ordinance was adopted. Some of the members opposed it on tbe ground of a low condition of lands. MINOR IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. fttrohm moved that the Sontbern Pacific company be directed to pave East First, street, near Alameda, where the old Santa Monica track waa torn up. Carried. ▲ motion was adopted to see if the contractor of street sprinkling was ful filling his contract. There had been numerous complainta regarding it. Meears. Nickel!, GatTey and Rhodes were appointed a committee to look into it. The aewer just finished on Alameda atreet by Contractors Hunter & David son was accepted by the board. STREET NAMES CHANGED. Mr. Teed meved that the name of that street south of and parallel with Bon aallo avenue, running from Washington atreet to Twenty-third street, now called Balboa street and Norwood atreet, in discriminately, be called Norwood; also tbat the name of Orescent avenue be called Crescent read; also Lincoln place to Eighth atreet. CITT ENGINEER'S REPORT. The report of tbe city engineer was read. In the matter of the estimate of the Third-street tunnel, a total coat of $164,632 for a brick tunnel and $122,032 for a lumber tunnel would accrue. The Jackson property matter on the norther ly side of Seventh street, between Spring street and Broadway, was re ferred to the board of public worka. In the matter of the griding of Lyon Btreet, from Aliao to Maey street, the city engineer recommended that before aaid work of grading be done, that pro ceedings be instituted for straightening and widening of said street, aa owing to ita irregular width the street, when graded, would hardly be called an im provement and be sure to cause dissat isfaction to the property owners. OTHER PETITIONS. A petition waa received from Wright & Lynch, asking that they be given a private contract to grade Lncaa avenue between Orange atreet and Seventh street; also, to grade Ingram street be tween Witmer street and Lucas avenue. A petition was received from tbe Crescent Oil company and others, ask ing that Tamer, street be turnpiked from the weat line of Vignes street to the easterly end of Tamer atreet. A petition was received from Mrs. E. T. Wilson urging the enforcement of tbe ordinance ior a cement walk to be laid along the line ol ber property on Grand avenue be delayed ior 90 days. A petition waa received from some 61 the bneineaa men asking that Spring atreet from Fiftji south be sprinkled. Referred to the board of public works. PROTESTS PRESENTED. A protest was received from S. H. Hotter field and ethers protesting against the erection of a livery stable on the corner of Twenty-seventh street and Grand avenue, Referred to tbe member from the Fifth ward. A petition waa received from H. N. Foster et al. asking that Pnjon avenue between the south line of Washington atreet and tbe junction of Hoover street with said avenue be graded, cement curbed and cement eidewalked with 4 foot walk on each aide of the street. A pretest was received from George W. Hughes et al opposing the opening of Flower street. A proteat was received frem D. Debail against the widening of First street, claiming that the conncil had no law te do 80. THE GORDON MATTER. The Attorney Eaters Hl* Appearance ln the Disbarment Matter. Considerable interest ie being mani fested by attorneys in the city in the disbarment suit began in the superior conrt against S. B. Gordon, Esq. Mr. Gordon voluntarily entered his appearance yesterday, by John D. Pope and Chapman & Hendrick, his attorneys, to ths charges made by John C. Kofoed and wife, and asked the court to act the case for early trial. Mr. Cordon's friends say that the statement made in Snaday'a Herald, to tbe efleet that Gordon had been em ployed to defend the action of Jamea F. Ooiby against [John C. Kofoed, waa an error; that Gordon wai never employed to defend the caae and had nothing to do with the judgment until long after ita rendition. He admits tbat he was employed by Kofoed to try to borrow money and pay his debts, hut after much negotiation says he was unable to borrow anything. Many suits were brought againat Kofoed and liens were being multiplied against his property. Finally the attempt to borrow anything or to settle Kofoad'a debts by any sort of adjustment with his creditors was given up as hopeless. Cordon was dis charged in writing, and never undertook to represent Kofoed in any manner after tbat date. Two months after his discbarge from Kofoed'a employ he was retained by Cosby to collect bis judgment against Kofoed. Meantime, Kofoed had trans ferred the property which he had con tracted to buy of Hnbbell to hie wife. Gordon claimed that he had the Cosby execution levied and bought the prop erty in for Cosby, notified Mrs. Kofoed and told her that every facility wonld be offered if she wished to redeem any of the lots. Cordon's attorneys claim tbat his conduct was perfectly upright and honorable all the way through and they do not expect to have any diffi culty in fully vindicating him. ORANGE GROWERS. An Important Mooting to Be Hold Hare Ted ST. A meeting ol orange growers will be held at tbe chamber of commerce this morning at 11 o'olock, tbe most im portant since the inception of the move ment. Tbe committee en organization has met with such success in their work that they feel it is time to discuss plans to secure harmony of action and uni form methods between the various local associations, hence they request each of these organizations to send at least Aye delegates. The meeting will not be confined to delegates however. They want a rous ing attendance so that there may be wisdom out of the interchange of views and ■»«"»■! crown tha movement. AH CHING FOO'S RECKLESS ACT. He Sold a Lottery Ticket to Constable Richardson. Other Criminal Cases Before the Jus tices' Courts Yesterday. Men Who Pleaded Guilty to Too Much Booze—Three High-Hollers Who Were Their Own Attorneys. Minor Cases on Trial. The war on the Chinese lottery agents still dragsalowly along with the police, those watchful guardiane of public morala. The lynx-eyed officials only had two cases to their credit in the police court yesterday before Justice Seaman. They were Ching Foo and Mat Kirn. Ching had either become reckless or waa opium aoaked when a few days ago be nonchalantly sold a ticket to Constable Richards, and he did not .aye the temerity to deny the act. He was fined $20, which he paid. Kirn protested hia innocence, and said he conld prove it if given time, and he will be afforded the opportunity on August 18th. TOO MUCH BOOZE. Martin Gentry, John Griffin and Charles Nelson, three young men, all charged with being "paralyzed" drunk, ■ leaded guilty to tbe mellow impeach* ment, and each was fined $2, in default of which tbey will sobsr up ia jail. TilK-Y PLEADED WRLL. William Merriwether, N. Lytle, Ed. Caner and R. Frolieb, four young men who were charged with filling up en liquor and going driving during Satur day night, and driving at a break neck speed, yelling like Comancbee, through the aristocratic eaburba as late as 3 a.m. Sunday, were before Judge Seaman for disturbing the peace. Tbe young men acted aa their own counsel, and they successfully out-talked the prosecution and were discharged. TWO MULES INSTEAD OF A nOBSTE. J. W. Gillingbam, a neatly dressed young fellow, whese honest face beamed with intelligence, was a prisoner in the police court yesterday for leaving a horse nnhitehed on the sidewalk. He pleaded gnilty, but said the officer's eyesight was evidently bad aa it was two mules inatead of a horse bitched to a wagon, for which he was arrested. He was hauling freight with the team and going into a wholesale bouae for orders he waa detaiaed somewhat longer than he expected and while in there a policeman came along and im pounded tbe team. Young Gillingham said that when be reached the atreet that be was very much aurprised and humiliated to be arrested; it was hia first offense, and he hated for his parents out in the country to hear of it. For several years he had been a student at Pomona university, working during the summer vacation and on Saturday to pay his way. Two dollars waa much to him, and he hoped that the court woald be lenient, but the ambitious young etudent had no friend in court and he waa fined $2, which he paid. AUK THE BABBITS AEIVK ? There will be a pretty interesting cruelty-to-aninials-case before Judge Seaman in tho police court this morn ing. Tha defendant is T. M. Clark, the bird and pet fancier at 110 East Fifth street, who waß arrested Saturday by Humane Officer Wright. The choTge against Clark is exposing and torturing two white rabbits, and the principal witnesses again s.t him are Hesdames Woodward and Howard. Several times these ladles had passed by Clark's place and noticed the white rabbits exposed to the sultry sun, and nothing substantial in the way of cover ing to shield them. They remonstrated wii'h Clark about his treatment of the rabbits, and on last Saturday when Mrs. Woodward passed by the place she noticed that the white pets were missing from their accustomed cage. She naked where they were, and Clark is said to have replied, "Why, madam, the eun killed them, just as you said it would." Mrs. Woodward then lost bnt little time in swearing cut a warrant for Clark's arrest. It ia claimed now, however, that the rabbits instead of having been tortured to death are still alive; that Clark had theifi concealed, jokingly made the re mark to Mrs. Woodward and will pro duce the pets alive and fat in court to day. ki.nkbot's CASE. a, The eaae of H. C. Kennedy, who was arrested en Jury 27th on the charge of robbing Wm. Johnson, while in a drunken sleep in a room at the Voss house, was called before Justice Seaman yesterday afternoon, but the preeecution aaked for a continuance on the abaence of the victim Johnson. The defense strenuously objected ta further delay, and declared that they wonld prove by Clerk Mann, of the house, who ewere out the warrant, that Johnson waa not in the room when he discovered Ken nedy there. Mann admits this is true, bnt says tbat a silver dollar had fallen ont of Johnson's pocket as he left the room and that Kennedy appropriated it. Tbe case will be heard by a jury in Justice Seaman's court this forenoon. PETER TIOO'S JAO. One of the most insolent prisoners seen in the police court for many a day was Peter Tige, a big, burly, thick lipped Senegambian, who asked for a continuance yesterday, when arraigned for attempting to sever Policeman E vans' jugular in tbe Sixth-street park Sunday night. Tigg had purchased a jug of barrel house liquor and several malodorous cigars, which he took to the park to enjoy. He had ensconced himself on a bench for the night, and frequently took gotions from the jug. When Policeman :edfern undertook to disturb him, Tigg dreyw out a leng-bladed knife and defied The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. tJscd in Millions of Homes— 40 Years the Standard. him. The policeman, not wiabing to kill him, went off for reinforcementß, and soon returned with Officer Evans and another and they tackled the Afri can, who again Showed fight, but tbey overpowered him and landed him in central elation without a scratch. He was cent to jail in default of $500 bail to await trial on Monday next. FIELD IS THE FOREMAN. The Selection of the Grand Jury Com pleted. A grand jury was empanelled yester day morning in department one of tbe superior court, Judge Smith presiding. The regular panel was not sufficient to secure the necessary 19 jurors, owing to the number excused, and a special venire of six jurors was issued, the sheriff bringing in the gentlemen in a reasonably short time. The jury aa empanelled is as follows: Tony bright, Henry A. Draper, I, R. Dunkelberger, D. W. Field, Charles French, Thomas Gilbert, jr.,Thos. Goes, John Mcllmoil, John J. Morton, F. W. Patridge, John Reardan, Norman A. Roth, David P. Smart, Thos. Btovel, U. S. G. Todd, Ivan A. Weidand Bimon W. White. The jurors excused were: E. O. Hodgman, Victor Ponet, Wm. A. Frick, Stillman L. Thayer, A. Meyer and G. J. Ainaworth. The grand jury organized by the election of D. W. Field aa foreman and went at once to business. Deputy Sheriff Fred Melius of Re dondo, is in attendance upon the body. It waa rumored that during ttv after noon the City bank matter was under conaideration by the grand jury, al though no information waa given out to that effect, NOW WHERE ARE THEY? ANOTHER SLOW AT THE CITY BANK DEPOSITORS. The Special Deposits Mast Be Returned. So Hays Judge Pierce In a De cision In the Case of Mar garet Pierce. An order was made by Judge Pierce yesterday, in department No. 6 of the superior court, in the case of Margaret E. Miller vs. The City Bank, in tbe matter of the intervention of James M. Bice. The order states tbat on the 26th of April, 1892, the Gil- Bend Reservoir and Irrigation company of Arizona, by a deed, appointed the City bank its trus tee to receive and held in escrow certain water franchises, notes and agreements, and to collect and receive money as it should be paid npon the notes and fran chises. In puranance of the deed of trust the company delivered to tbe City bank a large number of water franchises, notes, contracts and other Instruments. Receiver Brodtbeck ia in possession ol the papers. The court says that the city, bank had not and haa not now any light, title or interest in or two the notes, etc., but that they have been kept by it as trus tee, and separate and apart from tbe property of the bank. The order was therefore marde that tho receiver deliver to H. O. Collins, attor ney for Mr. Rice, all of the papers in question, taking a receipt therefor. The further hearing oi the petition in relation to the matter of $1230 claimed to be a trust fund was continued to be taken up on notice. In this matter the receiver, wilhoui an order of the court under whose directions he is acting, would not decide that tbe amount was a preferred claim or epeeia! deposit. There were quite a number of wit nesses waiting for their turn, and tbey were known to have been interested in the affairs of the bank more or less. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Irrigation Convention Promises to Be a Great Success. Yesterday Secretary Willard of the chamber of commerce received word from Senator White, who ia chairman of the arid land committee of the senate, that he bad personally notified the members of the committee that the In ternational Irrigation congress will meet in Los Angelas in October nest, and ae.Ned them if it were possible for them to be present. Mr. Willard was agreeably surprised yesterday by receiving a letter from H. T. Beatty, general manager of the Colo rado Irrigation company, stating that his company, realizing the importance of the work to be discussed, wished to shew their interest and encouragement by donating $100. Superintendent Wiggins writes from Chicago that in order to know the names of all tbe people he is questioned about 'it will be necessary for nim to receiye a great register. Hia directory ie almost worn ont. Chairman Alles, of the irrigation pub lication committee, reports the demand for the ents and reading matter that is being furnished by the committee in creasing every day. The papers throughout the conn try are doing good work in spreading information concern ing this important question, and the chamber is daily in receipt of letters begging information as to the manner of acquiring practical results from irri gating. Superintendent of Exhibit Caskey has returned from bis Catalina outing. TWO ALARMS, But Neither Represented Much or a VI re. The fire department responded to two alarms yesterday, but neither of them were of a serious nature. The first call was at 2 p. m., from box 62, and the location was in the Citizens' ice works, at Turner and River streets; cause, ignition of machine oil; damage trifling. The second call was at 3:15 p. m., and the location the hay barn of Mr. Hail, corner of Temple and Lake Bbore ave nue. Cause nnknown; damage about $200. SETTLERS STILL FIGHT. THM BOUTrIKRN PACIFIC TO GO TO TBI BITPRBMK CUUKT. The Land Cases Not Yet Settled—The Settlers to Appeal to tho Court of Last JKesort—Jadg-e Boaa Grants the FetlMon. The Southern Pacific Railroad com pany's land cases against a number of settlers, involving about 200 00(5 acres, was again before Judge Roes, in the United States district court, yesterday. The settlers have been much discon certed since the recent overruling of the demurrer in tbe Arisa case in favor of the company. This was a test case, and after the defeat of Arisa the other set tlers sought to separate their interests, but in this they found that all tbe grounds they had to rely upon had been covered in the case at bar. Tbe only relief remaining to them then was the question of jurisdiction, and a settle ment of that could only be speedily ob tained by the verdict of the supreme cenrt. To challenge this question another test case, that of Octo Qroack, was agreed upon, all of the settlers con tributing to the expense, and yesterday Attorney J. H. Call, for the appellants, made application to file papern attack ing tha jurisdiction of Judge Roas in the premises. Judge Ross allowed the application without argument, and the case will be prepared at once for submis sion to the court of last resort. Under the modified rules of the su preme court, where there is an agreed case, especially in causes involving jur isdiction and constitutional questions, casea are permitted to be advanced for immediate consideration. Tbeae cases are generally heard by the full bench, and it is fair to presume that the va cancy occasioned by the death of Jnstice Blatchford will be filled before the Octo ber term begins. The calendars of both district and cir cuit courts were called yesterday, but no important cases were set for hearing today. HIS OWN LAWYER And Blackatone Jfroved to Bs Correct Again. Ed. Thomas, a Porterville saloonißt arraigned in the United States court yes terday for selling liquor to an Indian, waß sensibly reminded of the Black stonian proverb tbat "he that ie bis own counsel hath a fool for a lawyer." Thomas is a glib talker, and when be had finished his innocent plea, which was nothing less than a "confession without avoidance," Judge Robb was almost persuaded to to let him go on his way rejoicing, but District Attorney Davis knew Thomas from the perni cious record he. bad made aa a whisky seller to the bibulous red man, and he interposed a vigorous objection to the abject plea that the defendant made for leniency. Thomas vowed that he did not know that it was an Indian that he sold the red-eye to, and that he would have per mitted his right arm to be paralyzed before he would have done so if he had known the genealogy ol his cus tomer. No, indeed, Thomas wonld not violate the revised Btatutee of tho United States; he reverenced them as he did the ten commandments, but be had unwittingly violated them, bis soul was overflowing with repentance and he hoped the court would intermix k large chunk of mercy in administering the edict of tbe law. Judge Rosa called on tbe district at torney for information. This official told him what a bad man Thomas was and how for two years ur more he had not only Bold whisky to Indians but made it a point to solicit their trade. The time had come to auppresa such men as Thomas for they encouraged In diana to drink whisky. The visions of innocence vanished from the eyes of the court; the plea of guilty entered by Thomas was ordered changed to "not guilty" and he will be tried by a jury. 1» ! o>°K's ft/**?: If /fowfo.AVoicl Sodden, pastry*? '/jje SOLVE* by trie production, of tW ftitf Shortening W4icf\ makes Ittthfj crisp » health ful. 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