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Imperial Press
Siturdsy* July jo, toot
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS
A Condcmed Report of the Important
Happenings Otrn^lhe WceV
A Bicycle Trmf Soyi BnJ Mine
BaKrrtdcld Widow Found Deid
Long Death While
\ bicycle thief t* cpfratin* a: »oi?
SOD, rive wheel* hue l*^n stolen
within four days.
niphthcrla ha* broken out among
400 naval apprentice boys aa. Goat is
land, and the placo will t>* quarantined
for probably a month.
Ben Estcs of Tula re has been nr
rested charge with striking a colt on
the head with a fenre beard la a fit
of anß.r. killing the animal.
A violin of crude and ancient make
wa* fonnd hidden in an obwrure place
atnons the rafters of an old mission
cf Ventura, while workmen were mak
ing repairs.
Two messwujer boys c! ReJdln;
found a cold n*ine. While on a vaca
tion the bays were choprinjT a tree,
when the a\ slipped and went Into
the earth. Shiaine particles of gold
were seen in the rut. Investigation
shewed a ledge four inches wide, with
very rich ore. It is said to eb a valu
able discovery. — Los Angeles Times.
liakersfaeld— Mr*. Elisabeth Dins
more, a widow, was found dead In
her b*-d In h*r boas*. Kern City, and
the body badly decomposed. She was
addlrte-d to the use of morphine and
chloroform. An empty fcur-cunc?
vial, which had contained chlorfcrm.
was found in her hand. It was evident
that *he had succumbed t:> an overdose
of morphine and the inhalation cf
chloroform.
San Jose.— George Saesser. the
slayer cf Sheriff Farley of Salinas.
«.rs before Judg? l-orijran last Satur
day for arraignment. The case- went
ever until September. Suess*r was
convicted of tnurdt-r and sea ten red to
be hange-d at the first trial, which was
held in Monterey county, but the Su
preme C:.urt sxante-d a new trial, and a
change of venue to this county was
crdert-d.
Gaxelle.— J. Edward Carpenter, a
youns? roan in th* employ tf J. M.
Beatty, was accidentally «ho? and
killed Saturday raornJns. His sjun
was thrown against the side cf a
wapon. strikSng the trigger and killing
him Instantly. His parent* live In
Sut«-r county.
Reading — V.*. J. Johnson, a pio
neer and prominent cititen of Round
Mountain, was thrown from a bucking
mul?. His skull was crush*-! so badly
that ho di'-d two hours liter.
A forty. foot whale, a very dead
whale, was discovered off frcm Santa
Monica last week and towed ashore.
It was in such a bad stit« cf decora,
position that It was returned to Its eld
haunLs and set adrift once n,ore to
create trouble at some otuer point.
where* people have tender affections.
Little G rl Neer Pillmore Accidentiy
Shoots Her Brother
Santa Paula— Little Kamona Gry
abo only 10 years old. killed her
brother. Anton Grybao, aged 14. by ac
cident.
The Grybao family lives near Flll
roore*. The lad and his baby lister were
In an apricot orchard aft«»r fruit, and
the fcrrncr had a Run to shcot birds.
The t y hand*d th<* weapon to the
Jltile plrl to hold while he climbed a
trw. Ho dtvendwl to his death, for
Just as he reached the ground the gun
In the child's hands was dls'-barged.
and the ehct took effect In ibr» boy "a
head, at the base of the *kull, killing
him Instantly.— L. A. Time*.
County Tax on Saloons may be Void
San Franclaco.— ln granting a writ
of habeas corpus for Henry Pflrrmann
of Ijos Angeles, the Supreme Court ad
mitted the existence of a question
which vitally affects the licensing
powtrr of every county In California.
Pflrrtnaan is a liquor dealer In L/>s
I Anjtetes. In the SpHO« Of the current
fttt he had purchase*! a iftlOOQ fr«>ui
AttfQSl LeppeWtt and engaged In btlsl*
ncM under the firm name of I'ftrrmann
* lUnimgarten. On June 5? he paid a
clly llronin* tat of $.*»V An attempt
was then made to compel him to pay
a county \a\ of $15 a month. On lo
cal adv'kv ho declined 10 make pay
jtnent, and wa« finally Imprisoned by
the rounty authorllle* on June 27. A
petition for a writ of habeas corpus
was fllrd with the Bup#rlor Court and
was den)*!. Tflrrmann then o| polled
t3 the Supreme Court.
Noted Writer Passes Away
jvtn PraocUco.-'rCharlca Nord
hoff. who died hero tcntftht aftor sev
rral week.*' Illncjis. was the flr>t of thr
eastern writers to Rive an Intelligent
Idea of California and of Its great pos
sibilities for health and h:rtlru!tur«v
HU California for !l:alth. Measure
and Residence" passed Ihrongh many
editions, and In a revised form Is utill
popular. Nordhoff examined the State
carefully, and he was so fair In hh es
timate* that the words carried great
weight. He *elevte<J San Plejr* as his
place cf residence, and had lived there,
after his retirement from the New
York Herald.
Whiles and Japs Fight for Fuhing
Vancouver. H- C— Striking union
fishermen ar.d Japanese who have tak
en their places had a pitched battle
in small boats oa the rough water*
Of th«* K'Jlf. Many shot* wore flrcd
but no combatant wa» killed and six
teen Japanese fishermen were taken
prisoners. As a result of the remark
able battle, the union fishermen ate at
present practically In control of af
ifairs.
The Japanese b~it3 were overturned
in th* fisrhi. tho rifles and fishing sear
qf the Orientals thrown Into Cne water
ani the Japane*> themselves taken to
nne tf the small Ulanda away out In
the Rtslf. Exactly where this island Is
located is a secret cf the white fisher
men, for they chose it several weeks
apa for occasions such as this. They
say they will continue to maroon non
union Japar.es? there for the remain
der of tho season or until the place is
discovered by the authorities.
All that is kn-.wn la that the Island
U between here and Nanalmo. fifty
tr.lles away, and that it Is hard to
find. The Japanese will be glren food
every few days and maintained com
fortably, although closely guarded un
til a settlement is reached or until
their Island prison is discovered by the
authorities.
American Foreign Commerce Greatest in
Niton's History
I.cndon— The Statist. i n tn^
course of an artic!*? examining the fi
nancial position of the United States.
says:
The figures cf cur trad*' wfth Amer
ica conclusively uhow the enormous
profits which the l*nlt:d States Is
making In foreign trade. For the
flr«t six months of the present year
cur Irr.portii from the United States
have been nearly £69.000.000. against
a little ever £59,000.000 in ltfuO. while
cur expert* to the United Statr» were
worth only £7.000.000, aa against £S,-
SOO.OOO.
Thl* m^ans that for tho year ended
June 20 we have bought £140.000.000
In produce from the United States
while they havo bought of us £IS.
000.000.
The trade balance In favor of th* 1
United States, as respects England
wu £130.000.000. as against £110.000,.
(%it(i f~r th«» ralr-ndar year. ISOO.
Morgan Buys Chilean Road
New York.— -According to a Valpar
aiso. Chile, special. J. P. Morgan has
bought the Clark Trans-Andean Rail
way Company's line for £00.000.
ihe Chilean government had ar
ranged to purchajio the railroad on
certain conditions, but fallM to meet
these conditions when tho time to
Complete the purchaao arrived. The
sellers of the lln*-a arc three banks
which havo been In poivteaijlon of the
railroad as creditors.
Only one railway line in completed
acro&s tho And***. This s let down In
recent maps as tho Huenos Ayr*-;* and
Valparaiso Trans-Andlne railway. It
ib the connecting link between tho
railroad tyistcma of Chllo and Argen
tine. The last section which has been
recently built, makes the journey
across the Andea possible In 20 hours.
imperial fl>rcoo
FOR THE FARMER
A Few Items Gathered (or (he Interest
of Our Ruratßeaders.
Olive Fly in Italy •- -ftatkctinf( by Trolley
— Squirrel Poison Valuable Pamphlets
Fighting Ants
The ruvige.i ot the . llvo fly in lt<»l>'
ha\e greatly reduced the production.
and entire dlntrlcts near Ntea aro be
ing ruined t»y (he "black blight" or
?nolr. M a< It I a called, and tho "olive
fly" keeps w? It* annual vlnlta.
A deadly poultry disease, nald to be
a sort of cholera, accompanied by a
cough or huaklnen*. li» laid to have In
vaded Germany, nnd chickens. Reejie
and ducks ore dying off by thousands
In pome local It Ic*.
Missouri Is preparing to teach the
elements of agriculture In the country
schools, and books on plant study on
animals and Insects, horticulture and
agriculture, are to be provided by emi
nent specialists] which the State board
of agriculture will publish— l/>« An
geles Herald.
A Ventura county man estimates the
walnut crop of Southern California at
700 carloads. The samo man places
Ventura's lean output at 1000 carloads.
Marketing by Trolley
The largest peach grower In the
country has cars to run to the packing
sheds In his orchard during the day,
and at night, when the city travel I*
over, by special arrangement with the
fruit stores, the cars are stopped at
them and tho fruits are unloaded. The
success of this scheme In one eastern
city has led to plans for Its Introduc
tion into four other cities.— Los An
geles Herald.
The Orange Orchard
The Ideal weather for tho orange or
chard haii come and for three months
Irrigation and cultivation mist not be
neglected if the best results are to be
attained. Once a month or as often
as the ground gets dry. water will
have to be applied. In the extreme
dry woa'iher, deep furrows tend to
save water by prevent lnng its spread
on the surface where tho sun and
drying winds will evaporate It very
rapidly. Night is about the only time
when water will run freely. In the
present dry weather the irrigator who
would get th*> most out nt b J « — ■»*«»r
must get out early and stay out as
late as he can see. Some stay up all
night, but at best night work, apart
from clearing obstructions from
Homes and gates, is but sorry work.
For three or four hours in the heat
of the (\.\y la the. Irrlfcatora' time to
follow the Spanish custom of having
a siesta for an hour or so. ft is good
for man or beast.— California Cultiva
tor.
Effective Squirrel Poison
Aa effective and handy squirrel
poison Is a real boon to most farmers.
Hero Is a formula for such a poison,
which is given by the Pacific Rural
Press: Strychnine. 1 ounce; cyanide
of r-otassium. IV4 ounces; eggs. 1
dozen; or half tho amount may be
used. Dissolve the strychnine in the
vinegar or It will gather In lump.
SCO that It la dissolve*!. Dissolve the
cyanide of potassium In a little water.
Beat the eggs. Mix all the Ingredients
thoroughly before adding the wheat;
then let It stand twenty-four hours,
mixing ofton. Spread out to dry be
foro using, a* it will mold If put away
wet. In barley districts use barley,
and In wheat districts u»e wheat. a»
the rodentH like tho grain In thHr 10.
callty. I-cokout for your poultry and
stock.
Ask for it, Farmers
Valuable pamphlets, ranging from
twenty, twenty-four- to thirty-two and
occasionally forty pages, to tho num
ber of nearly one hundred, and treat
ing In a plain and practical way many
matters of special Interest to farmers,
I poulirymen and stockmen, aro pub
lished by the department of agricul
ture, whfeh aro sent freo on appli
cation for them by numbers. They
aro colled Formes' nuUctlnn nnd Cir
culars of Information. Send first for
tho "List of Hullotlns and Clrculras,"
and then rnako your selections and or
! dcr by numbers. Address Division of
I Publications. Deportment of Agricul
ture, Washington, D.C. I havo that
every reader will send for this "List of
Hull. Hurt. 1 Header, you wfll mak« a
laxy mistake If you fall to do It— l/>»
Angeles Herald.
Fighting Ants
John J. Aront, Claremont, desires to
know how to keep ants OUI of (ho beo
houstv Ants can bo destroyed by
making a holo In their nest by the
mo of a crowbar, turning In jtaHolln*
or kcroscno and burtng them, or by
u«o of tho biHitli -hido of carbon an
before rescrlbod In tho Cultivator. In
case we use the latter wo stop tho en
ranee to tho holo with clny n* quickly
n posslblo after turning In tho
liquid. To prevent tho Innocts from
coming Into houses dip strip.* of cloth
Into a strong solution of corrosive
sublimate and placo thh ho tint tho
Insects will havo to pass over It
to roach the room. Thin they will
refuse to >! n'td wo have sucrrtHfully
fenced them out. Wo must remember
that this t* a virulent poison and that
biMilphido of enrbon Is both Inflam
mable and oxploslvo. Great caution
to keep It away from flre must always
be practiced.. .California Cultivator.
BOERS MURDUR BRITISH WOUNDED
Kitchner His Official Proof of the Charge
Ix)ndon.—- Ofllcinl corrohoratlon oi
tho charges that tho Boors murdered
the Hritiith wounded at Vlakfonleln
promliieji soon to be forthcoming. In
the House of Commons; replying to
questions of Henry Norman. Liberal,
the war secretary^ Mr. Droderlck t read
tho telegraphic corrcspondencQ with
Lord Klthener on the subject Tho
latter had at flr*t declared that the
reports were unfounded, but ho «üb
spquently telegraphed the statement
of a wounded yeomanry ofllcer. cor
roborating reports, and finally, on July
0. Informed Mr. Droderlck that he had
the testimony of seven men to tho
effect that they saw Boers shoot tho
wounded.*
A yeomanry trooper. In n letter de
scribing tho Vlakfonldn affair. May
2S (when the gnrrlson of Vlakfonteln.
on the Johannesburg-Durban railroad,
had 174 men put out of action by the
Boers. » adds tho startling intelligence
that the British, the night nfter that
fight, discovered that the Boers were
surrounding their camp nnd were
obliged to retreat. leaving their tents
standing nnd their wounded behind
them.
HOSE TURNED ON THE DOWIEITFS
Arrested for Violating City Ordinance
So Says the Mayor
Chicago.— -Corporation Counsel Paden
oi Bvanston. upon whose advice Mayor
Patten acted when he directed that the
hose be turned upon tho Dowieltcs.
said:
"The Dowieltcs were arrested be
cause they blocked one of tho streets
and refused to move on when told
to do so. They clearly violated a city
ordinance."
Nine were seriously hurt in the mo.
lee.
Many pthers were more or less
hurt. When the Do wt cites reached the
rourt room they broke out Into n song
In spite of their plight nnd continued
shouting their exhortations.
Overseers Piper nnd Splechor were
put under hond» to inMiro their np
pcarance July 17. before Justice Kly
to answer charges Of disorderly con
duct and refiifiinK to clear tho Htfeets.
Chief of Police Knight guarded tho
march to the, depot. Beforo tho train
pulled out the crowd again become
bolKtroiiM nnd mlflHleg were thrown,
but Chief Knight saved the Dowlcltcft
from further harm.
Lawton's Gifts to His Crew
Newport. R. 1. — Just before leaving
Nowport Mr. Lftwson went on board
the Independence and mado Capt. Haff.
the two mates and his crew some
handsome pre»»entn. To Capt. Hnff ho
presented SlOOo in gold; to First Mate
Hnff ho Rnvo $."00; to Second Mato
Miller. $250, and to each member of
the crew. $50.
Young Chinese at Home
Shanghai. — In n «lccrco mado public
tho dowager empress orders Chinese
n.lnlrft n» now nbroad to report to her
tho natnoM of youiiK Chinamen In for
•■lkij countries who havo shown
t p'«lal abilities In tho various pro
fession*, with n view of bringing
thorn back to China at tho govern.
moot 1 «-xp«-iih«\ whero they will bo
clljrtblo for ofilco.

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