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CALLED BAD NAMES. WHY GEORGE H. PECK WANTS J. M. DAVIB ARRESTED. A San Pedro Merohant Accused of Criminal Libel—An Open Letter Full of Hard Language. J. M. Davis, a merchant of San Pedro, will be arrested this morning for crimi nal libel, a complaint having been sworn to yesterday by George H. Peck, who ia in the banking business in the same town, and is the person libeled. Davis's offense consists in writing and having printed a certain scurrilous cir cular, declaring Peck to be a thief and a liar. This circular, which iB made the basis of the complaint, was posted all over the town on Sunday morning, and has created a great sensation. It runs as follows, and explains itself: AN OPEN LETTER. Whereas, One Geo. H. Peck has sought to screen his littleness by repre senting that my unfriendly feeling to ward him is engendered by his having refused a demand from me for compen sation for defeating the West-street scheme, and subsequently refusing to loan me money on my individual note. Therefore I denounce the said Geo. H. Peck, as a liar of the most craven and despicable type. I did defeat the West street scheme, just at the moment of its fruition, and I did it at the earnest so licitation of the aforesaid Peck, and while nothing was said about pay, he did say that he would not have it suc ceed for $500, and I supposed, of course, that he was man enongn to compensate me, especially since he knew that I had no personal interest in it, and in defeat ing it would incur the personal displeas ure of its friends. (I did not know him very well then.) The next day, after I had punctured the little joker to (sic) dead for resurrection, this oleaginous Uriah Heap came to me and thanked me profusely for the Great Services I had rendered the people." And, said he, "they appreciate it and will remember it whenever you want any hing." I told him that I had no polit ical aspirations, I accepted his thanks and no demand for coin was ever made, neither did I ever seek to borrow of him on my individual note. I despise him, because in his intercourse with men he is as devoid of honor as a coyote; in matters of .public enterprise a profes sional dead beat; in business a con sciousness extortioner, and last and most heinous, a despoiler of the helpless. And as an instance in support of this last arraignment I charge that only re cently he connived to defraud a widow and orphan children out of a fair com pensation for the lot whereon my store now stands, and failing in this he plead guilty to his own cussedness in his attempts to thwart the plans of a bona fide purchaser. And I challenge him to put me to a vindi cation of this charge before any court where the array of damaging evidence in my possession can confront him. And while these counts, and any oneof them, is sufficient to make the name of Geo. H. Peck a stench in the nostrils of decent men; right well does that vile aggregation of intellectual mediocrity, moral obtuseness and low cunning know that •open' hostility- to'him fa'oc-' casioned by none of these, but because he owes me $78.06 on a business trans action and which he seeks through false hood to repudiate, and which I have given my obligation to collect, even if I have to take it out of his offensive car cass. J. M. Davis. THEY WANT THEIR MONEY. Workmen Want the City Attorney to Adjust a Claim. Editors Herald : In March last the city council, or street superintendent, entered into a contract with a certain street contractor for grading a certain street for the sum of $500. The work was done according to plans and specifications and duly accepted in March or April last, and yet most of the men are waiting for their pay. Three of the men attached the amount in the hands of the city and the council turned the money over to the city attorney fully three weeks ago. There Seems to be no recourse for the poor devils who did $900 worth of work and hatT'only $600 to pay it with. If the city attorney will adjust the claims he will be doing a charitable act. G. B. Bohon. avoided lynching. An Italian Murderer Jumps In the River •nd Is Drowned. Denver, May 26.—This evening while Willie Crowley, aged 16 years, was driv ing a cow 1 6n the outskirts of the city, near the Platte river, the cow jumped into the garden of an Italian named Talarigo. The boy followed the cow, endeavoring to drive her out. Talarigo and another Ital ian came out of the house, caught toe boy and started toward the house, one of the Italinns drawing a knife as they went. Some companions of the boy came to the rescue, when Ta larigo drewJa|revolver and fired, mortally wounding Cooney Glance, aged 20. A crowd of men then started after the Italian with the intention of lynching him. He ran to the river, jumped in and started to swim across. The river was swollen by the recent rains, and he was drowned. SILVER CERTIFICATES. Under What Conditions They May Be Issued. Washington, May 26. —Attorney-Gen- eral Miller has decided that the secre tary of the treasury has no authority under the act of July 17, 1890, to issue treasury notes provided for by that act, except in payment for bullion pur chased. But that the gain or seignorage arising from the coinage of bullion under the act, when paid into the treasury becomes part of the general cash, and may be used like any other. The seignorage fund now amounts to $4,000,000, and under this decision the issue of silver certificates may be increased to that extent. Sec retary Tracy is also considering the proposition to issue silver certificates against the $20,000,000 in silver half dollars now in the treasury. Switchmen Withdraw. Galesburg, 111., May 26.—Notice was received here today by the grand officers of the brotherhood of railway trainmen, of the withdrawal of the Switchmen's union from the supreme council of Fed erated railway employees. This is the result of the Northwestern railroad trouble. . Mora Hebrew Persecution. St. Petersburg, May 26. —M. de Pobiendonoßtff, chief of the holy synod, has submitted to the council oi the em pire an ordinance forbidding Hebrews to observe the Hebrew sabbath by closing their stores or business houses, and by compelling the Hebrews instead, to close on Sundays and other days ob served by the Greek church. A Treasury Circular. Washington, May 20.—The treasury circular in regard to the \% per cent loan will probably not be issued before next Monday. In it the department will give notice of its readiness to re deem on the lstof Septembers6o,ooo,ooo of the i% per cent, bonds outstanding, in all cases where the holders are not willing to extend them at the rate of 2 per cent. A Narrow Escape. New York, May 20.—There was a nar row escape from a serious accident on the Ninth avenue elevated road at the 110 th street curve tonight. A motor, drawing a heavy train, broke down and tore up several ties, which fell to the street below, severely injuring two pas ser,g3rs. There was great, excitement among the passengers, but fortunately the cars remained on the track. MR. HANCHETTE'S CARD. FURTHER NEWS ABOUT THE BILLET FOUND IN THE LAKE. A Possible Clew to the Missing Man's Whereabouts—The Name of the Boat Whenoe the Card Came Unknown. Chicago, May 26.—A story cornea from Detroit that may afford some clue to the missing H. J. Hanchette, of Los An geles. A few days after his disappear ance Mr. and Mrs. Lynch, of Chicago, were fishing from the dock at Sandwich, Ontario, when a propeller of the Lake Superior Transportation company passed. As it was going by they saw a card flut ter in the air and fall upon the water. It finally floated within reach and proved to be Hanchette's business card. The name of the boat was not visible to the finders of the card. Hanchette may have been on board. THE MAY FESTIVAL. THK UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE ARMORY HALL FAIR. The Spanish Dance La Jota Gracefully Danced—Other Features of the Pro gramme—Those Who Assisted. The May festival at Armory hall is a big success, and quite a large sum will be cleared ior the old Plaza church, judging by the splendid attendance thus far, and the interest evinced by the general public. Last evening a feature of the entertainment was the Spanish dance La Jota. It was executed in a graceful manner by young ladies and gentlemen thoroughly skilled in the intricacies of the dance. They were excellently costumed. The duet El Beatido Azul, was rendered by Misses Helen and Bertha Both, in a style that fairly captivated theaudience. The Young Cops again held forth, and created no end of amusement. The vo cal t'io, by Professor Arevalo, Miss Both and Miss Priest, called forth applause. The duet by Miss Maude Cook and Pro fessor Arevalo was highly appreciated. Miss Cook has a splendid voice, and is destined to become famous as a vocalist. John Cook made a stump speech which created some amusement. The different booths were well pat ronized last evening. Miss Lolita Ortez is quite an attraction at the soda water booth. Tonight the coffee booth will serve tomales. Mrs. A. E. Sepulveda is in charge of this booth, and her assist ants are Miss Susie Del Valle, Miss Salgada. Miss Sepulveda and Mrs. T. D. Mott. The grab booth was in position last night.. Mrs. B. Flores, Misses Flores, Miss Maxey and Miss Wilhardt presided, and did a rustling business. Mrs. R. F. Del Valle sent in several Eretty glove cases to the Lady of Angels ooth. ■ Miss F. Parker assists at the candy booth. Lunch is served every day during the festival. Miss Maggie King, Miss Lottie King and Miss Matilda Zoberlein are the as sistants at the fish pond. Father Masters, of San Diego, attended last evening. Bishop Mora was a pleased visitor yes terday. Miss Carson and Miss Lucy Carson visited the fair yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Garcia enjoyed the fes tivities last evening. Among those noticed mingling with the crowd last evening were Senator and Mrs. Del Valle, Mrs. Walter Maxwell, Mr. E. Rivera, Misses Winston, J. Mc- Comb, and Miss M. Starr. Mrs. Jesurun and Mrs. J. G. Sepul veda will preside at the lunch today. CONDENSED TELEGKAJIS, The Standard Jewelry company of St. Louis has assigned. The British commons has refused to legalize the election of women as mem bers of the county councils. Green Wells, (colored), who shot and killed John B. Ely, at Columbia, Term., was captured and lynched at Polk sta tion. Lieutenant Grant, of Manipur cele brity, has been decorated with the Vic toria cross and promoted to the rank of major. At Breckenridge, Col., in the Little Corporal mine, Wm. Barklie, John Dierks and D. Benson broke into an old incline full of foul air, and were suffo cated. Elmer Miller was overcome, but revived after being taken out. There have been repeated disturb ances and conflicts at Corunna, Spain, between strikers and police. Many of the strikers were wounded and many others arrested. The stores throughout the_city are closed.and a panic prevails. At Leadville, Colo., while Morris Don ovan and Adolph Kauffman were work ing a drill in Ivanhoe tunnel, the drill struck an old charge of giant powder, causing a terrific explosion, and liter ally tearing into fragments both tbe men. Several miners working near, were slightly injured. Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, has received a letter from President Harri son, in relation to an alleged interview concerning the Thayer-Boyd contro versy. The president says pimply that it is'unnecessary to make an explana tion, as he could not, and would not have indulged in a discussion of the gub ernatorial muddle while the guest of the people of Nebraska. Use German family noap. THE LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1891. His Letter* Showed That He Was Hav ing a Great Time. Kid Jelson, second son in a family ol five, made up his mind he would leave thf parental roof and go in search of a fort> une. So ho threw up his clerkship ani left for a town in the northern part of the state. "I'm going to hustle, I am," he said to R select circle of the boys just before he took the train; "and I'm going to make tho jays of Jaytown hump themselves. I'll bet their eyes will bulge out when I get in the swim." So he went away, and incidentally he left behind him a few little debts, of which he spoke thus to his indulgent father: "I'd pay them now, but I may need the money. If you quiet any one who asks about me I'll send you some money before I've been there a month." The rest of this true story is best told by the publication of extracts from actual correspondence furnished by the indulgent father, who thinks they are worth print ing to encourage others: Naw York, Nov. 17,1889. Mr Dear Boy—l think you had better send some money to your tailor. He spoke to me the other day, and I told him I guessed you'd tlx things up all right as soon as you got on your feet. Your lodge dues are ripe also, and I would suggest that you communicate with the secretary. We are all well. Write me how you are getting on. Your affectionate fa ther, James Jelson. Jaytown, Dec. 20,1889. Dear Gov.—Everything is lovely and the goose is so high that she Is out of sight. I took Dollie to the show the other night, and we had a box. 'We created a sensation, you bet. I'm going to hit this town hard before I get through, and you'll see me coming in on the top of the wave, sipping the foam, before long. You'll be dead glad to own me. lam not rattling much coin together- Just now, but wait, and you'll hear the jjngle of it clean to Now York. Tell Harvy to send me his dress suit by the next ex press. I will take good care of it. I need tc keep up a front. Yours, —| —. Then the Indulgent father wrote a lettei to his dear boy, asking him to make some definite statement as to his finances, as the family were anxious to hear and know how he was getting along. The dear boy wrote: Dear Old Gov.—Pretty tough this week, hat am living high. Cause why? Cause of mj great head. Down on Chippe street there is a resort for invalids where they serve up the daintiest meals you ever saw. 1 am solid with one of tho invalids. Igo in, order a cup of coffoe, and wind up with the incurable's meal of toast, eggs and chicken broth. Don't say a word, but it's great, and the poor duck says he enjoys seeing me eating. My check i coffee, ten cents, and I lay low for meal time to come around again. There's one fellow here who is standing in my way. I've got his girl, and I'm training her bulldog to bite blazes out of him when be comes around again. Give mj love to all the folks. Then the father, who had been pushed by the creditors of his dear boy, began tc get uneasy, and he started his next letter with a series of questions like this: "When are you going to send some money to yonr tailor? How much are you making a week? Why don't you answei my letters as they ought to be answered ?' : The answer came last week. Here it is: Jaytown, April 16. Dear Pop—l'm out of sight, and I've gol the town on a down hill run. Everything is a* lovely as a professional beauty. I have giver everybody a grand rip up the back, and have bought Dollie a diamond as big as a goose egg I played solid with the Jeweler, and he's gol my word for It. Am lin it? Well, I guess I'd; having a great time, and I am going to pay you a visit in a special car pretty soon. Inside of s month I'll have to hire a bank expert to keej my cash account. The town Is mine and I hold a royal flush. Yours with love, . P. S.—Tell Harvy to hustle his dress suit along and don't mind the tailor. Toll him I'll pay him interest. Then the father wrote to a friend whe lived in the town, and received theinforma tion that his son was getting six dollars a week and was living very quietly at a foul dollars a week boarding house. The lettei tended, "Sundays, when it's pleasant, 1 think he goes out for a walk by the lake.' I —New York Evening Sun. Settling a Wager. Mr. and Mrs. Billus had an argument the other day. "I tell you, Maria," said Mr. Billus, "yon are mistaken. There are only four chil dren in the Whilks family." "I know what I am talking about, John. There are five," replied his wife. "If you were a man I'd bet you ten dol lars on it." "You needn't hesitate on that account, John. I'll take the bet." "I'll make it twenty dollars to ten dol lars." "Done." "Mrs. Billus ran over to Mrs. Whilks' and returned in a few minutes rather crest fallen. "You were right, John," she said. "There are only four children." Mr. Billus reached into his left trousers pocket, took out a ten dollar bill and trans ferred it leisurely into his right trousers pocket. "Let this be a warning to you, Maria," he said, with much severity, "and don't be too sure about things hereafter."—Chicago Tribune. THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, of BourbOD, Ind.. says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives to SHILOH'S CONSUMPTION CURE." For sale by Heinzeman, 222 N. Main, or Trout, Sixth and Broadway. CATARRH CURED, health and street breath secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents Nasal Injector free. For sale by Heinze man, 222 N. Main, or Trout, Sixth and BiO&d --way. HOUSEKEEPERS ARE WARNED against the impositions of a company of females, who, under the lead of a mac agent, are now infesting the kitchens of this city, performing a trick which they pretend is a test o : baking powders. It having been int mated that these persons are the paid agents of he Royal Baking Powder Company, this is to advise all concerned that this Company has no relat on whatever to them, that their so-called test is a sham, and that the females are instructed and eriployed to perform these tricks and make false statements in all kitchens to which they can gain access, by concerns who are trying to palm cjff upon housekeejiers an inferior brand of bakjing powder through the operation of fallacious deceptive methods. The Royal Baking 1 Powder Company in no case employs such agents, and whenever the name of this Company is used to gain entrance to houses, the applicant, no matter how respec table in appearance, should be regarded and treated as an imposter. j Royal Baking Powder Co. 106 Wklt St., New-York. AN ADVENTUROUS YOUTH. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Tuesday, May 26. TRANSFERS. J L Stewart to J H Lee—Agreement to convey lot 17 block A, Lambie'ssubdn, Pomona; $1050. X M Town to Betsey Bacon—Lot 1, Hardin tract, 11—35: $2000. E J Baldwin to Walter P Temple—Undiv'd M interest in Temple homestead, Ro la Merced, as conveyed by deed, 77—102; also acres samerancho; $8118. Peter Warner to Harry B Philp—Lot 7 block I, Moore & Kclleher's subd'n of part of lot 6 block 00, II 8,5—508: $1500. X J Baldwin to David S Unruh—Lot 53, Santa Anita colony; $2400. E J Baldwin to Joseph A Unruh—Lot 50 and E U of lot 51, Santa Anita colony: $3000. Walter P Temple, Margarita A Temple Row land and S P Rowland to E J .Baldwin—Ro Po trero de Felipe Lugo, Ro Potero Grande, Ro Po trero Chico; $5000. A C Shafer and P D Lanterman to F W Bu« --well—Lot 28 block C, Shafer & Lanterman Bubd of Montague tract, 19—70; $1000. H C Wyatt and the Southern California Na tional bank by L D Gibson, sheriff to Security Savings bank and Trust company—Lot 5, G W Glovtrs sub of part of lots 10 and 11 of sub of Fletcher tract 11-84; $1000. W H Ames to R H Wilson— of lot no 9 sec 30 36 Azusa De Duarte Rancho and water; $13,000. Harry E Lucas and Cora E Lucas to Oliva C Hohne—Lot 7 Bixby tract 14—92; $3100. John H Darby to Elizabeth A Carpenter—lo acres 1 acres and 2 acres in Rosanta Gertrudes; $5000 L A Barclay and H A Barclay to A F Mackay— Lot 37 T Banbutys sub Pasadena 10—31;. $6250. T J Cramer and Saiah E Cramer to Mrs Carrie C Shields—4o ft of lot 7 and S 10 ft of lot 8 blk C East Los Angeles; $1200. Daniel Einstein and Eleanor Einstein to Joseph J Murphey—Lot 21 blk C, Cameron tract 7—21; $3100. Prances T Kelley and Thomas Kelley to Claude M Jones—Tract marked Kelley on map Washington and Pico street heights tit 25—36 $2500. SUMMARY. Tfltal number of transfers 47 Total consideration $ 62,960 OO Number ovei{slooo 15 Consideration • $ 59,868 00 Note—Transfers for which the consideration is under $1000 are not published in these col umns. French Tansy Wafers. These wafers are for the relief and cure of painful and irregular menses, and will remove all obstructions, no matter what the cause, and are sure and safe every time. Manufactured by Emerson Drug Co., San Jose,' Cal., and for sale by Off & Vaughn, The Druggists, N. E. cor ner Fonrth and Spring streets, Los Angeles Cal., and Apothecaries' Hall, 303 N. Main St., sole agents for Los Angeles. Prof. D. Morgenstern, Chiropodist and Manicure, Late of New York. And Denver, Colorado, has taken rooms at Ham mam Baths, 230 South Main street, upstairs. Office hours from 9 to 4 p. m. Calls by appoint ment. Telephone, 374. If You Feel Dry RingLup the California Wine Company, tele phone 110, and order a dozen of Pabst s Blue Ribbon Beer, the best bottled beer in the mar ket, or leave orders at 222 8. Spring st. A Special Sale of Carpets. Buyers will find it to their interest to inspect our goods and prices. No old stuif, all new, clean, fresh.goods and latest patterns. W. E. Beeson, 221 S. Spring street. Change of Location. Donahue's Grocery House will remove, May 25th, to 216 and 218 8. Spring St., with Seymour & Johnson Co. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Frank X. Engler, P!»no regulator and tuner. 20S 8. Broadway ct Pure Blood If absolutely necessary In order to have perfect health. Hood's Sarsaparllla Is the great blood purl fler, quickly conquering scrofula, salt rheum, and all other Insidious enemies which attack the blood and undermine the health. It also builds up the whole system, cures dyspepsia and sick headache, and overcomes that tired feeling. Scrofula Sores. " Hy adopted boy, aged 14 years, suffered terri bly from scrofula sores on his leg, which spread till they at one time formed one great tore from the calf of his leg tip to his thigh, partially cov ered with scab, and discharging matter contin ually. The muscles became contracted so that hia leg was drawn up and he could hardly walk. We tried everything we could hear of, without suc cess, until we began giving him Hood's Sar saparllla. In Jut a month, after he had taken two-thirds of a bottle, the sore* entirely healed, his leg is perfectly straight, and he Can Walk as Well aa Ever. Hood's Sarsaparllla is the best medicine I ever saw for scrofulous humor. It has done ita work more than satisfactorily." William Sammm*, Rockdale, Milam County, Texas. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by druggists. tl; six for $5. Prepared only by C. L HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Man. 100 Doses One Dollar JOHN C. EDWARDS, MERCHANT TAILOR, LADIES' CO3TTJMER, Pine dress suits—Pat men's clothes] a specialty. Rooms 19, 21 and 23, 229 West First st. 5-10-lm . C. F. HEINZEMAN, Druggist & Chemist No. 333 N. Main St., JLot Angeles, Cal, Prescriptions carefully comwandeu day and night- m2l-tf STYLE 18 THE DRESS OF THOUGHT! To be in the most approved style, your thoughts should be directed to the GLOBE CLOTHING CO. Read slow and carefully the following BONANZA BARGAINS I Sf H French r A (fn TA IChildren's flu nr Balbriggan alp \\) 'ill to (tall /h Underwear, fJUIj, Straw Hate,fll«UU FOR THIS WEEK ONLY! OUR ENTIRE LINE OF French Percale, Cheviot and Fancy Pique Shirts, AT EXACTLY ONE-HALF NEW YORK COST. We make this cut in order to close out the above line. Don't You Spend a Cent Until you have looked ub over. OUR CLOTHING Is away ahead of anything of the kind ever shown in this city. Prices always marked in plain figures. Goods shown willingly, and you won't be asked to buy. Pleased to See You! Pleased to Sell You ! GLOBE CLOTHING CO. H. C. WEINEP,, Proprietor, 249-251 SPRING ST., NEAR THIRD, BEN. L. MORRIS, Manager. There is an Opportunity That Occurs Once in a Lifetime TO EVERY MAN AND WOMAN ! That once lost can never be regained. It may mean re newed health, prolonged life and happiness. IT MAY MEAN INCREASED WEALTH! THIS MAY BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY, For one or both of the above blessings, to be procured by mak ing a purchase of •WW-' v * • ALESSANDRO LAND ! AT $100 PER ACRE. The Best Unimproved Orange Land In Southern California, in one of Nature's most lovely valleys, lying between Redlands and Riverside, with soil fully equal to either, where there are no rocks or brush, and requires very little grading; where nearly 9000 acres are already sold, mostly to settlers; where hundreds of families are now living in their own houses, and are today planting Oranges, Peaches, Prunes, Plums, and Apricots and Raisin Grapes; where WATER is on the tract, and is being delivered at the highest corner of every 10-acre lot as rapidly as men and money can do it. WHERE IN FOUR YEARS' TIME You will see a duplicate of what REDLANDS is today; where the ten acres you buy now at $100 per acre, will "improved," be worth from $1000 to $2000 per acre. Where else can you in four years' time get like results, renewed health and increased wealth ? H>i NOW IS THE Tl MEK- Alessandro is the Place! Since the sale of town lots at Moreno, April 29th, where 20c* people, many of them strangers, who saw Alessandro and its at tractions for the first time, our sales have been large. Our ex hibit at the Chicago Orange Festival has also had its effect. Letters of inquiry are pouring in upon us from all quarters, re garding the promised land. PRICES WILL. SOON BE ADVANCED I Moreno Towo Lois Have Been Marked Dp 25 Per Cent. AGAIN WE SAY Today is Your Opportunity. For further Particulars Call on or Address, THEODORE CLARK, Manager Land Department, Bear Valley Irrigation Company, Comer Cajon street and Citrus avenue, Redlands, Cal.