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TWO LAY CLAIM
TO BELL FORTUNE
MIS. GOLDNER SAYS SHE IS
f DECEASED'S DAUGHTER
Si ■
O«er Three Hundred Thousand Dot.
- 'ill lart Involved In Case Which
Is Being Fought
Bitterly
The romantlg utory of r double life,
1. large fortune, and a battle for a
food name, are Involved In the contest
ror^the estate of the late Nathaniel
jßell, who died Intestate In Los An
geles May 22, 1599.
It is woman against woman, and the
long drawn out entanglement of the
•state left by the deceased l« now
tie subject of bitter litigation before
Judge Wilbur In the superior court
I p^er one hundred witnesses will be
•xatilhed In connection with the settle
ment of the estate which amounts to
abo^t $300,000, and In connection with
thebharge of a double life which has
beel Injected into the case, depositions
- havt been taken which go back over
flfti years.
TJe depositions cover in some par
tlciiars the history of the wnr between
the states, and the eventful time In
Meiico when France tried to enthrone
* riiler there.
Tie contesting fnctlons in the case
reprpflpnt two distinct sets of heirs.
The. acton was Instituted by Mrs.
Ella i.B. foldner, who claims to be
the daughter of the deceased by a
former mrrlage, and she asks the
court to jllow her to enter Into the
dlßtrlbutl<* of the estate.
■ ■' Denis Mrs. Goldner's Right
The claln of the petitioner's legiti
macy is practically denied by Mrs.
BusanW. Bell, who became the defen
' datit.to tie action, and the widow of
the deceaed prays the court to deny
the petltl|i of Mrs. Goldner.
Attorney Henry C. Dillon and "Wil
liam M. ijlatt appear In behalf of the
widow of the deceased, while the In
terests of [he claimant are being look
. Ed after py Attorneys F. E. Davis,
Charles S Wilson and Telfalr Creigh
'. ton. I
Bell die! In Los Angeles in 1899, and
Mrs. Suan W. Bell, the widow of
the deceied, was appointed by the
late Judg Shaw as the administrator
of'the esate. : >1? .'{'. "■'■'■'
' In -all Irobabillty the estate would
have beej distributed long ago had not
two mlntg commissioners filed suit
which neessltated a delay In the dls
tfibutlonJ
' As thepstate was about to be dis
■ posed of Mrs. Goldner appeared upon
the seen* and declared herself to be
the legllmate daughter of the de
ceased bj a former marriage.
-.">] Claiis to Be Bell's Daughter
'Mrs."(jldner asserts that she is the
daughterbf Llbrada Valencia, Bell, the
- marriage between her father and
: mother | living taken place at Silver
City, Ne[ Mexico, in 1872.
She assrts that the deceased separ
ated frorj her mother in the 80's and
caused hej mother to take up her resi
dence in he republic of Mexico*.
She Claris to have made her home
In the, BUthern republic since the
eeparatiol and at ' the present time
she'llveaflt Nueva Casas Grandes, in
the state')f Chihuahua.
Mrs. Stan W. Bell, the widow of
the : decesed, was married November
6, ; 1884," ad she Is said to have lived
■ contlnuouly with her husband until
■ his ' deathseveral years ago.
Attorn* Dillon In behalf of Mrs.
': Bell declred that his client proposes
to provethat Mrs. Goldner bears no
relation Thatsoever to the Bell ' fam
«y. .-.1 ■ .
;The attrney declared that he would
show tha the petitioner's mother fre
quented fie various mining camps in
the earlySO's, and that he would show
■ her. movpients from Silver City to
a Georgetown, thence to Globe and Tuc
' son, Arlina, and finally her visit to
El Paso,,Texnfl, where it is said she
■.died." 1 ;."; ."u t '
Serilal by Attorney
Attorn* Dillon told the court that in
her life jme, the petitioner's mother
never clamed that Bell was her hus
band, j
: By depositions which have been tak
en in therase, the defense expects to
prove the the petitioner's mother led
a ' double ife, and In this connection a
■tory'of j murder will be injected Into
the;procedlngs. . -'.'.'■:;
'It'ls tleged that one of Ltbrado
Valenclaßell's admirers shot down in
cold blort a rival for her affections,
and as a'means of fixing certain dates
and indents in the life of the parties
who are now dead, a history of this
alleged <iiel will be. brought to the at
tention if the court. ~. ;£••
t|tlng of testimony will begin
today ail it Is probable that the trial
of;the.!ase will be in progress for
several leeks. ■ \ I
t THE REAL, TEST
Of Herplitln In . In <ilvlnf It a Thorough
; ■■■ 1 • ' Trtal
• There Uonly one test by which to judge
of the nit tirnry of any article, and that la
by Its ftnllty to do that which It li Intended
to do. Maiy hair vlk.hu may look nlo« and
•melt ulrn.i.ui the point 1»— do they eradi
cate dandrft and stop falling hair?
No, theyda not; but Herplclcle do*», be
r»u«« It »• to the root of the evil and
kills the jerm that attack* the papilla
from when* the hair gelt It* life.
' are dally tovlng- that Newbro'n HerplclU«
HtamU the V-»t uf use."
I It l« a dtjghtful drvaslßg-, clear, pure and
free from d ur areusn.^
•:. Sold. by Tallin* drugitiata. Bend 100 In
■ManuiH for miiiuili- to The Itorplolde Co.,
ix-trolt, Mlel
*r*» TO NKW VOKK
. INM.t"I>IN« KI-KKI'KK
la saved by irfngr the elegant excursion
cars." person4y conducted, via Suneet-
Piedmont AijLine. Diner all the way,
meals a la arte. Ask Southern Pa
cific agents jj 1 Orov« Ketchum, No. 207
W'ett Third street, Los Angeles.
LOSES WATCH AND CASH
IN FIRST STREET SALOON
Visitor From New York Is Accorded-
Rough Treatment by New
Found Friends
"I don't care a bit for the money
they took from me," said J. W. Malloy,
a visitor here from New York, us he
told the detectives! at police heftdnuar
trrs how he had lout a watcn and $3
In an East First street naloon, "but
1 do care for the wntch. It- wan a
present from fny father, now dead, and
f value It at many times Its real
worth."
Mnlloy's story Is that he went Into
the Icemans saloon yesterday after
noon and took ft few drinks — four, he
says. He then went Into a. back room
and the next thing he knew he came
to life a couple of hours later minus his
watch and all the money he had In his
pockets.
According to those who know him
Malloy came here a little less than a
month ago with plenty of ready money
In his possession. He made a few
unlucky Investments In various enter
prises and the result was that he part
ed with about $1«00.
STATE MINERALOGIST
DISCUSSES LEGISLATION
Says Bill Affecting Mining interests
Will Protect Investor and
Trap the Faker
State Mlnernloglst Lewis E. Aubury
Is In Los Angeles for a few days In
connection with the work of the state
mining bureau.
Mr. Aubury says all the field work
for the bulletin on structural and In
dustrial materials has been completed
In Southern California,' with the excep
tion of Ventura, Santa Barbnra and
San Luis Oblspo counties. Field as
sistants are still at work. In the south,
collecting statistics of mineral produc
tion for the regular annual report,
showing amount, and value of minerals
produced In 1904. The report will not
bo ready until. May.
Asked as to mining legislation at the
present session, Mr. Aubury stated that
what he considered to be one of the
most Important bills affecting mining
interests has passed both houses and
will undoubtedly receive the governor's
signature. He said, with reference to
this:
"Several months ago I wns asked to
draw up a bill which would put a Btop
to fraudulent representations made by
stock manipulators, 'get-rlch-qulck'
mining schemes, etc. Upon looking over
the statutes I found a bill which I
thought could not be Improved on,
with the exception that it contained a
proviso which practically nullified Its
effect. This bill I amended to strike
out the proviso and It was presented
by Senator Selvage.
"This bill will do mare to protect the
mining investor from the numerous
sharks who have Infested California for
many years than anything I know of,
and will give the legitimate promoter a
chance.
"For the past four years I have been
trying to reach the mine fakers,' but
the only method that could be found to
successfully combat them was through
the postal authorities."
"UNCLE BILLY" WORKMAN
HONORED BY PIONEERS
Members Present Him With a Gold
Watch — In Return He Offers a
Lot fcr Pioneer Building
City Treasurer W. H. Workman was
taken completely by surprise last night
at the regular monthly meeting of the
members of the Pioneer society of Los
Angeles, held in Caledonia hall, when
he as the ex-presldent was presented
with a handsome gold watch by Presi
dent M. F. Quinn In the name of the
society.
It was a testimonial of esteem and
appreciation in return for the banquet
tendered to the society by "Uncle Billy"
January 21, in commemoration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of
Mr. Workman in Los Angeles. The
women of the society also remembered
Mr. Workman with a large bouquet.
On receiving the gifts, Mr. Workman
said: "Friends, I am dumfounded by
this demonstration. .You overwhelm
me with your kindness. I had no idea
of receiving these precious remem
brances. Some one must have known
that I needed a new watch, for I have
carried my old one for the last forty
years. I thank the ladies heartily for
this bouquet, and I bless all of the
donors. I can't do enough for the old
pioneers. You have stood by me al
ways, and I have received many honors
at your hands. This beautiful gift will
always be to me a reminder of your
friendship. The pioneers helped to
make Los Angeles and blazed the way.
for the development of our great state
and city. We started the town, and by
the sacrifice of our time and money
made It possible for the people to enjoy
the climate 'and glories of the Pacific
ccast. I am prepared to do my parl
toward perpetuating the society. I am
ready to present to you a fine lot on a
car line on which to erect a pioneer
building to be used as a permanent
home for the society. Again I thank
you for your kindness."
The timepiece is a hunting case
watch. The center of the obverse side
shows the California poppy, and on the
inside of the reverse side is this in
scription: "1854-1904. Los Angeles
County Pioneer Society to W. H. Work
man on Ills Fiftieth Anniversary In
Los Angeles." ,
The society , voted to purchase 2fiO
budget) In be worn on public occasions.
Mrs. K. J. Towne, granddaughter of
John Brown of abolition fame, gave a
vocal solo, Mrs. John iL Slaughter a
piano solo and Mrs. Laura King gave
a reading. Secretary J. M. Ouinn gave
v paper on "Italn and. Rainmakers."
The government, through the civil
service commission, has advertised for
yardmasters, englnemen and trainmen
to go to Panama.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1905.
USE WAGONS TO
CARRY AWAY LOOT
BAND OF THIEVES RANSACKS
PLUMBING SHOP
Robbers Secure Many Valuables From
a West Sixth Street Estab
lishment—Police Hava
No Clew
Not content with packing away a few
Articles at a time and making a little
easy money In that manner, a band of
thieves entered the plumbing shop of
T. P. Bruce, at 700 West Sixth street,
and carried away goods valued at $200.
The police have no clew to the Identity
of the robbers.
Bruce's shop tuljolna an alley In the
rear, and might have been approached
by those with sinister designs without
the policeman on the beat being aware
of their presence. It Is surmised by
those who suffered the loss that at
least two wagons were used In the
hRUI, hs more than enough stuff was
taken to fill an ordinary express wagon.
It Is not thought that the thieves were
bold enough to make two trips after
tholr booty, but went with r couple of
wagons and made a complete job of it
at on? haul.
The stolen articles consist of
plumbers' supplies and pipes, lead and
other materials. The entire shop was
looked over and the thieves chose that
which wns of* most value.
It Is the theory of the police that
those Implicated in the crime must be
in a similar line of business to their
victim, as the goods they stole could
not be sold In this city In any, quantity
without fear of 'detection.
HEARST SUED FOR LARGE
SUM BY NEWS AGENT
G. Y. Rldehbaugh Say* Publication of
Los Angeles Examiner Ruined
Sales of Northern Paper
Alleging that the publication of the
Los Angeles Examiner ruined his busi
ness, G. Y. Ridenbaugh filed suit In the
superior court yesterday against W. R.
Hearst, the publisher, for damages In
the sum of $15,000.
The complaint says that on February
1, 1897, the defendant wns the owner of
the business known as the "Los An
geles ngency* of the San Francisco
Examiner."
It appears from the complaint that
or. that date the defendant entered Into
an agreement with one Charles E.
Handy, In which he granted Handy an
option to purchase the business.
Ridenbaugh says that May 2, 1901,
Handy, with the consent of the defend
ant publisher, transferred to Riden
baugh all his right, title and Interest
In the business and also his option, to
purchase the agency..'
The plaintiff asserts that he exercised
the option, and in return for the privi
lege to peddle San Francisco Ex
aminers he paid the sum of $6000.
All went well with the plnlntiff In his
newspaper enterprise until December
I;.',' 1903, at which time W. R. Hearst
began the publication of the Los An
geles Examiner.
Ridenbaugh says the local paper ut
terly ruined his business and that his
sales decreased from 1300 to less than
100 copies a day.
The plaintiff declares the defendant
has never offered to compensate him
for the lors sustained, and as he fig
ures that his business venture wafe pre
viously worth $15,000, he asks the court
to award him Judgment In that amount.
A second cause of action. In which he
asks Judgment for the same amount
contained in the complaint, and ap
parently with Intent to "get 'em going
or coming," he files a third cause of
complaint, in which he asks the court
to refund him the sum which he says
he paid for the local agency. Attorney
A. B. McCutcheon appears in behalf of
the claimant.
INSURANCE MEN TALK SHOP
Conservative Life Agents Hold Bus!.
ness Sessions
The first business session of the an
nual convention of the Conservative
Life company's branch office managers
and field ngents, held In the assembly
room of, the chamber of commerce, yes
terday, tested the capacity of the 1 hall.
During the afternoon , the agents
heard addresses by the home office offl
clhls bearing on office and field work,
all emphlsizing the solidity of the com
pany and alluding with pride to, the
wonderful strides the Institution had
made in the line of new business.
SORE THROAT
Should not be neglected for an Instant as It may s*^*\^
lead to asthma, bronchitis, grippe 1 , pneumonia . . &2~%dF\
and consumption. As soon as you feel that tight- k9U?US
ening seiwation in the throat take a dose of Dr. J^7\JV- pTWRw^.
Hull's Cough Syrup and you will getquick relief.
There is nothing elso so good for all diseases ci^^L.iljLL^V^KV. A<\
the throat and lungs as *Iir^CE!^JXB3!/^^^V^i.
DR. BULL'S /^f^H|
cough sYRUPrfILT!^!
, THE ONE TIIAT CURES A I ' MgL' f? , \vF\jL
My boy hud a very severe sore throat ftndNgl^V'V mJIm
', cough. Itrie(liuaiiyUiller«!ntcuueliiuediciues |WXV £itSußal/AJ^^-—
for him but he found no relief. 1 was advised I P^JC- A.^ffißpfiß.A .^ffiBpfiB. laftfT?
to use Dr. Hull's Cough By rup. Alter hiking fiS^ytSt/XtwVU^nJtWtL
' half a bottle, lie wus completely cured. When V>A,
anyone hus a cold aecoiiipunied by a coukli, I W4 llW^SVrt' \" * \ "
iiiimediutelygivehimadoseof the fumous Dr. miW*
' Bull's Cough Syrup, I recommended itto my !^?. *.^^ .. „ „
friends, and those who tried it were well pleased with the results, Mrs. Mary E.
AVeatherby, 1719 SnyderAve.. Philadelphia, Pa. i-. v.
1 AVOID SUBSTITUTES. Many unscrupulous dealers are trying to sub-
stitute cheap and worthless imitations for Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Insist ou the genu-
ine which hascured coughs and colds for nfty yeari.and look for the"Bull'i Head" trade-
mark on the wrapper . Trice 25c., We. aud $1.00. A. 0. Meyer & Co., Baltimore, lid.
?T," THB REAL QUESTION.
The r«al rjiiMtlon of dlmum
Is "Can I be cured?" If yon
or dnyonfl dear to you Is
losing strength, fl*»h, enority
nnd vitality, If you «r« wim
yon will not, *p*nd tlmfl try-
ing to flotiirfi out Just what
namo to rail th« dlsrasfl hy.
It m almost Imnoaslhlo to
tm draw the linn whrra debility
• and weakness merjtn Into
consumption. Your trouble mny not be
consumption to-day, but you don't know
what It wwii/ hrrome to-
morrow. Mundr<>(M of ■aELjjrtSH
propln havn boon re- \3B3r'Z2mm^m
stored to rolm .t, health tofil&KKrf ■ *%&
consumptlvo bo- Jfa \s&gf&frs^ji
consump- *"^Ot « __Titfrii
tlon? No- N&rA." Sjjlf^ '
body can *2iBViAv '
♦iver know. »f*«*Jr
The Important point is that thny wpt»
hopelessly 111 hut this matches "Dl«-
covery " restored nnd saved them.
"I win not abln to do hardly any work at
•11," «ft.vs Mr* Jennie IHinrmnn. of Vanburen.
Knlkntka 00,. Mich., In a most IntnrrnMnff
letter to Dr. Plpitp. "I hart pain In mylrft
aide and hack, and had hPuriarhn nil the
time. I tried your mwllrlnn and It helped
me. .Vast spiins I hail a had rough I I got so
bncl 1 had to lin In )mvl all tlici time.
"My husband thought T had consumption.
Me wanted mo toirrt a doctor, but, I told him
If It wns ronsiirtipllon they could not, help
S? n :^ Wn thought wp would try Dr. Plerce's
Golden Mi-dlcil nisrorpry and before I had
taken one bottln tho cough wns stopped and
I hare had no mom of ft returning. Your
medicine Is the best I have taken."
Write to Dr. R. V. Pierce. H« will send
you good, fatherly, professional advjee,
In a plain son led envelope, absolutely
free. His nearly 40 years experience as
chief consuming physician of the In-
valids' Hotel, at Buffalo, N. V., has made
him an expert In chronic diseases.
Constipation causes and aggravates
many serious diseases. It Is thoroughly
oured by Dr. Plerco's Pleasant Pellets.
■^Ocean Park Heights^kx
Los Angeles
City
Property
For Choice Lots
For Beautiful Homes
For the Best Locations
For Business Properties
For Rooming Houses
For Country Ranches
For Poultry Ranches
It will pay you to call and see
me, as I make it a specialty
to list nothing but Bargains
and the most desirable prop-
erties in and throughout the
C ' ty>
John Cochran
532 Laughlin Bldg.
Park Heights^^
Colonel Hart, of Seattle, addressed his
co-workers arousing great enthusiasm.
Last night all of the agents visited
the Orpheum In a body.. Today and
tomorrow will be devoted to sight-see
ing, and Friday the closing business
session will be held.
If you have small children in your
home, you cannot afford to be with
out Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
For coughs, colds and croup. It never
falls. For sale by all leading drug
glstß.
The total length of the Russian rail
way system on January 14 was 37,571 I ,i
miles. In 1904 there were thrown open
to traffic 67» miles.
Opening Sale
—^—— ■ ■ V-/J- — ' —' .» .v.,y v> -.V.
=Dry Goods=
This morning at 8 o'clock we open the door of the New Store with a
special lot of values seldom equaled.
35c Handkerchiefs for I2|c 35c Ribbons for 15c
This Is a special buy In a 100 dozen lot of ladles' Fancy neck ribbons in plalda and stripes and brocades,
pure linen hemntltched handkerchiefs. They are In all the latest colorings; a splendid
fine and sheer; come In a lVd-lnch heavy grade of silk; regular I St!
hem; an actual 35c . I'jA.n 35c and 26c values for 1W
value for .I^2^
35c Damask Towels 25c
lUC UinghamS lOr 5C Tnlg j 8 a strictly pure linen damask towel* size 21x42;
100 pieces of fine dress gingham will De placed on hemstitched ends; come in plain white or with a red
sale, Including plaids, stripes and plain or blue border; an- actual «%p»
colors, fast colors; the 10c Err 35c value fSC
kind for «5C for ; '...
Pillow Cases 10c Each 15c Hosiery 10c
Made from good, strong, serviceable muslin, the Children's fast black ribbed cotton hose, made of good
45x36-inch size; special for yarn, and a splendid wearer.
opening day \(\r Opening sale price, 1 11/7,
each lw pair. lUW
Thomsons f% ■ 1 1 J »• «• New
Glove icli^^ft'li % Tapering
Fitting IMItfWVII « Waist
corse., 445 Soilth Broadway Corsets
10 Cents a Day
Will buy any stove, range or heater— and we have a big line of steel ranges, cast ranges, cook
stoves, gas stoves, gas ranges, oil heaters, gas heaters and gasoline stoves, at
....Prices Lower Than Any Other Store
THE I. T. MARTIN STOCK OF
■ ■ . • ■ . .
Furniture Sacrificed
50 Cents on the Dollar
$1.25 Inlaid Linoleum Cotton Felt Mattresses
This is an excellent quality, the same as you pay The regular $12.50 value, full size, covered with fancy
$1.25 a yard anywhere for. Laid on your floor, 7C r stripe tick; tnis SfLZS ,
one yard or 800 yards, per yard.. '«5C week wmv
Remnants of Carpets Popular Priced Go-Carts
Every quality, every pattern in short lengths— They are just the thing for babies; they thrrws with
enough, perhaps, for your particular purpose at lesa them: we have them at rrom CQj.
than half regular price. J15.00 to vv "
Odds and Ends in Window Shades 20c
$39.50 COMBINATION BOOKCASE-With a cylinder $19.70 GOLD CORNER CHAIR-In . the latest de-
roll-top and glaßs dJJO 7c signs; upholstered in silk $Q Or
doors 9179 17 .ID tapestry * 7IUU
$30.00 QUARTERED OAK DRESSER-AVlth a swell •S^^ed^" 111 ' 1101 " 1 '™ 4 Ti iTft
front, claw feet and oval French - $15.00 solid . ... '." .....?. $1 1.00,
plate glass • | "pBDESTAL—In weathered oak. well «•? £c
$26.50 WHITE ENAMELED DRESSER-Wlth a bullt and latest design *£.U«)
French plate glass 24x30. made by an east-Jll JC $ bQ COTTON MATTRESS-This cotton-top mat-
ern manufacturing company .pitf.lO ueBgu e8g with a good grade of heavy .. Cl 75
$15.00 DRESSING TABLES— Enameled white, with a ticking .'VI.IO
French plate oval <j»7 Cfl $20.00 MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE— Of a very
glass ....V»«wv late pattern, with drawers and with $13 50
$350 ROPE EDGE WIRE SPRINGS— This woven a French plate mirror * « uu
wire spring, rope edge is very strong tl 75 $25.00 BRASS BED— Of the very latest pattern,
and durable Ql.lO strongly built and very ; .t'.=. : $ | 0.00
STATUARY LESS THAN COST— A great variety oJ attractive ■".''"•■■ ;
statuary, less than cost and some as low as 60c. i $85.00 MAHOGANY DAVENPORT— Of the latest de-
517.50 LADIES 1 DESKS-This golden oak desk, highly sign; covered In velour; a beautiful,' :' $42.50
gteis*- I^:.^ $12.00 sr^M^^m^s^j^
BLANKETS AT HALF PRICE— A large assortment and of the best workmanihlp; $27.50
of wool blankets cut to half price. covered In corduroy v«
= (jgfr Furniture Co. ~
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