SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIALS INDEX TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS Blversldera enjoy their first concert in the park. Work progressing rapidly on the W hlttier oil hills. The big collier Florida unloading at Fort Los Angeles. People from,all over the world summering at Coronado. Bicycle thieves are too numerous to mention at Pomona. Pasadena hopes to have an opera house near the business center. Corona merchants prefer disincorporate to paying a license tax. A Olendora resident bitten by a rattlesnake, but will probably recover. Avalon citizens decide to observe Decoration day with much ceremony. Old days recalled at Banning by twelve-mule team loads of freight for the mines. Santa Ana officers think they have a clue to the Fallbrook and Tustin postoffice robbers. On and after Sunday electric power will take the places of horses draw ing Santa Barbara street cars. LOS ANGELES COUNTY PASADENA PASADENA. May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) The Idea of building an opera house near the business center has been once more revived, this time. It is to be hoped, with more prospect of its realiza tion. The last scheme fell flat, never get ting any further than the elaborate plans of the architect, but this one has been started in a more business-like way, and there Is some prospect of Its reaching the ' stage of actual construction, if no unfore ' seen circumstances arise to thwart the plans of the promoters. Mr. S. D. Carey, one of the directors of the Oratorio so ciety, is Interesting himself in getting the arrangements under way, and is said to be backed by ample capital to carry out the plane proposed, which contemplate a brick building about 78x85 feet. The walls are to extend to the height of two stories, though the building Is to have no second floor, being arranged to contain only the thea ter and whatever side, rooms are needful, the scenery loft to extend above the gen eral level of the building in the rear, the same as In the Lowe opera house. Some unique features are proposed ln the loca tion and surroundings of the building, ne gotiations having been begun for acquir ing the back of six lots which face on Fair Oaks avenue and six which face on Raymond avenue, between Green street and Colorado street, thus making the lo cation midway between Fair Oaks and Raymond, the entrance to be on Green street, and leaving sufficient room so that the whole building can be surrounded by a drive twenty-five feet In width. The plot of ground proposed to be acquired will be 128x135 feet. The whole of the arrange ments will be thoroughly modern and up to date and the theater will have accommo dations for 1500 people. The property as It stands at present Is ln the hands of vari ous owners but a number of them have already signified their willingness to go into the scheme, and It is thought there will be no difficulty in getting the whole of the ground desired for the purpose. MILITIA ELECTION Much Interest Is felt ln militia circles over the coming election of a major of the Seventh regiment, to take the place of Major C. H. Fernald of Santa Paula, re signed. Capt. N. S. Bangham of Com pany I of this city is one of the most prominent candidates for the position, and in all probability he will be elected. Capt. Bangham Is an officer who is well known throughout Southern California for his efficiency and merit, and when it Is con sidered that Pasadena has never been honored by having a regimental offlceir chosen from her militia, it would seem to be about time that the militia men here were recognized. Capt. Bangham has also made a fine record as major of the Americus club bat talion, the chief marching organization of Southern California, much ofihe efficiency of that organization being due to his work. The election is to take place on the 12th of June, and the battalion Is composed of the companies at Santa Paula, Ventura, Santa Ana and San Diego. DECORATION DAT The veterans will attend church In a body on Sunday next. Decoration day. The following call has been Issued: "The members of Godfrey post will meet at post room. Sabbath day. May 30th, at 10:30 a. m. sharp, for the purpose of attend ing divine services at the Presbyterian church. We Invite all old soldiers to join with us, and this Invitation includes every one of the ex-confederate veterans in and around Pasadena. Heretofore a limited few have faithfully joined with us, but we want all. What we say concerning Sabbath day services we want to apply to Memorial day services as well. Let us "esteem each other as comrades." If there li a veteran of the gray buried ln our cemetery we want to decorate his grave. We shall expect you to be with us." BREVITIES Wong Fu, the Chinaman who was ar rested yesterday by Marshal Lacey for offering to sell lottery tickets, was up be fore Recorder Rosslter today, and was sen tenced to pay a tine of $30 or spend as many days In jail. He evidently thought It cheaper to do the latter, and he Is now serving out his sentence. An order was promulgated from the offices of the Pasadena and Los Angeles electric road today by which tickets will hereafter be sold in ten-ride quantities for $1. or at the rate of 10 cents for the ride between here and Los Angeles. There is some prospect that this rato will be ohanged yet, at least that is what some knowing ones are saying, and this Is Inter preted to mean that the Terminal Is likely to electrize Its road and put down the fare. If such a thing should be done the Ter mlnal company would get a v.cry large share of the business from the start. Charles Calvin, who stopped Mr. Hall's runaway horse, mentioned ln this morn ing's Herald, while securing the animal was bitten by a dog which was tied to a tree on the premises, and had the flesh of his leg quite badly lacerated. He had It cauterized afterwards and thinks there will be no serious effects, but it was not a very appropriate reward for his services, and he naturally doesn't feel pleased over it. Patrick Toomey, one of the laborers em ployed ln repairing the electric roadbed, near South Pasadena, was quite painfully injured yesterday afternoon while at work. Another workman raised his pick and brought it down with full force upon Toomoy's hip, causing severe suffering to the Injured man. It Was entirely a matter of accident, the trench In which they wen digging being so narrow that there was not room for a full awing of their Imple ments. Mrs. H. M. Gabriel of North Raymond avenue had reason to think that " a new coon had come to town" last evening when ehe was surprised by the sudden appearance of a number of dusky faces at her windows, and the negro melodies which floated ln through the windows accentuated the suspicion that there were a large number of the Africans. When. In a few minutes later, the guests ap proached nearer and disclosed themselves to be her neighbors, who had come in to help make merry) It didn't take long to transform the burnt cork faces Into smil ing white countenances, and the remainder of the evening was spent In social amuse ment and partaking of the refreshments brought by the visitors. Among the party were recognized Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hines, Mr. and Mrs. Lacey, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Glasscock, H. Newby. E. J. Pyle. Mrs. E. E. Jones, Mesdames Bennett, Gor don and others. PERSONAL Dr. Eliza J. Beach very pleasantly en tertained last evening at her home, at No. srt Worcesten avenue, a few friends, among whom were Miss Mary Robinson of Wells boro. Pa., Mr. Frank Goodman of Chicago and Dr. and Mrs. K. T. Janes of Pasadena W. S. Wright, L. C. Torrance and Walter Wotkyns returned yesterday evening from the camping grounds of the Pasadena Bait club, where they have been for the pasr two weeks. They report a fine time and good Ashing. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hunter, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Sams, left this morning for their home in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, who have been visiting friends ln Santa Ana for the past two weeks, returned home yesterday. J. E. Olmsted left yesterday, for Tulare county on business. Mrs. Olmsted and daughter. Helen, are visiting relatives ln San Diego. . Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter, who have spent the winter in Pasadena, departed today for their home In Tiffin, Ohio. Attorney and Mrs. N. P. Conrey of Los Angeles and son and Mr. Conrey's sister Miss Conrey of Indiana, are at the Painter' Mrs. Ellis and daughter, who have beeti staying at Mrs. Donne's on Markham ave nue, have returned to the Van Nuys. Los Angeles. Miss Christine Lindenberg. who hex been a guest of Dr. Eliza J. Beach, No 50 Worcester avenue, for the past six weeks, returned yesterday to her home in Red lands, AZUSA F B ™' ay Correspond ence.) T. B. Persinger of Glendora was bitten by a rattlesnake yesterday morning while working on a trail northeast f town He put his hand down. Into a bunch of brush to remove a stone and the snake struck him on the hand, embedding both Its fangs Into the flesh. With great pres ence of mind, the victim took out his pocket knife, slashed several gashes In his hand over the wounded part, squeezed out all the blood possible, and then killed the rattler, took out its vitals and bound them over the wound. A neighbor drove Mr Persinger to town, and in thirty minutes after he was bitten he was under the care of two physicians, who have been watching over him ever since. They llgated the bitten arm and gave him medicines to neutralize the poison. At noon today he was resting comfortably, with no alarm ing symptoms, and *he probabilities are that the heroic measures adopted with the knife removed enough of the poison to allow his complete recovery. This is the first Instance of one being bitten in this entire region, though dozens of rattlers are killed every summer in the mountains hereabouts. The road overseer Is engaged today in removing the surface stones from the main streets of the town. Azusa Is keeping up its building record, the latest cottage to be built being that of C. W- Dodsworth. The manager of the San Gabriel Valley Oil company has Just bought property and will build a resi dence thereon at once. The session of the Pomona Valley Medi cal association Is being held today. The doctors of this valley and a number from other places are present and are having an Interesting conference. Fishing in the San Gabriel canyon this season is the best that it has been for years. Some large catches are reported authentically. One trout. measuring twenty-two inches, was captured near the silver mines, and several fish from six teen to eighteen inches each in. length have been landed from the higher tributaries. Bear canyon, about fifteen miles away, seems to be the best locality for mountain trout, one party of six having hooked over a thousand in a week's fishing. The San Bernardino power men have re sumed surveying after a week's cessation, caused by the absence of Surveyor Tinkle at San Francisco. The party Is now camped at the head of Bear canyon, and will have completed the work by the Ist of July. The more cars of Valencia late oranges will wind up the crop for the Azusa citrus association. The fruit will go out next week and will bring fine prices. A class of nine will graduate from the Citrus union high school early in June. The exercises will be held at Slauson's hall, AZUSA. AVALON AVALON, May /27,-(Regular Corre spondence.) Avalon will have a brilliant celebration of the nation's birthday this year. There will be illuminations and fire works galore and a grand barbecue, as well as jjacht races and launch races and skiff races and tugs-of-war and swimming and diving exhibitions, etc.. In addition to a patriotic meeting at the pavilion. At a men meeting of cttlxens last night, held ln the Island villa, the finance committee re- 1 LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1897 ported that J39S have already been, sub scribed to the fund, and this Is only the beginning, The details of the program were left ln the hands of a committee composed of Ed Stanton, A. A. Carraher, R. M. Wenvcr, Dr. C. A. McDowell and J. D. McLean, and as soon as they have de cided on the order of the exercises the pro gram will be advertised in. full in the daily papers. Mrs. McDonald and Miss Fanny McDon ald have taken rooms at the Crescent for the season. They are from Rodney, la. Emerson brothers' arrived yesterday on, their launch Santa Ana for the summer. During the winter the launch has been ply ing on the lake at Westlake park, Mrs. and Miss McConnell and Prof, and Mrs. C. F. Holder were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Doran on their launch Narod yesterday. On their way to Bong point Miss McConnell caught a thirty-pound yellowtail, Mr. Doran a twenty-flve pounder, while Prof. Holder secured a forty-four-pound seabass, a thirty-pound albacore and a seventeen-pound yellowtail. Two tuna were also hooked, but managed to get awny. E. E. Nichols and wife of Manitou. Col., and Mr. and Mrs. Page B. Otero of Santa Fe, N. M., caught five barracuda from the Fleetwlng yesterday. A party of seven guests of the Pasadena house, under the chaperonage of Mrs. B. Brown, enjoyed a picnic excursion on the Sunbeam yesterday.. In returning they picked up three pedestrians who had been cut off by the tide at Cherry canyon, and thereby saved them a long climb over the hills to Avalon. Mrs. Neff and her husband and daughter, staying at the Crescent, caught two yel lowtail yesterday weighing twenty-four and thirty pounds. E. G. Holdem of Chicago, John Wilson of Santa Barbara, E. C. Gates and wife of Chicago and Mrs. and Miss Rhodes of Asbury Park, N. J., are late arrivals in Camp Swanfeldt. Mrs. Will Mugrage has arrived to Join her husband. They have a nice tent en Clarissa avenue. POMONA POMONA, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) Two more thefts of bicycles fiom the public school buildings have been Reported to the city marshal. A wheel be longing to Ivan St. John has been found, and a reward of 85 for the recovery of the other has been offered. The following program of exercises on Memorial day has been decided upon by Post Commander George W. Farrlngton: 1, Post and W. R. C. meet at hall at 8 a. m.; 2, call to order at 8:15; 3, prayer by Chap lain E. Barnes; 4, mulsc by the W. R. C. choir; 6, reading orders; 6, remarks by Commander Capt. G. W. Farrlngton; 7. form procession and move at 9 a.m.; 8, at cemetery, form procession on Cemetery avenue; 9, exercises at the grave; 10, music by the choir; 11, prayer by the chaplain: 12, remarks by post commander: 13, dedi cation remarks by Officer of the Day H. H. Williams; 14. prayer by the chaplain; 16, Post Adjutant Harry Mishler will recite President Lincoln's address in 1863 at Gettysburg; 16, recitation by Rush Mc- Comas; 17, planting tree by ; 18, address by Miss Katie O'Conner; 19, decorating graves; 20, flag salute; 21, music by the choir; 22, salute the dead; 22, taps. J. D. Greenwade, for years a resident of Spadra and Pomona, died this morning near Los Angeles. The remains will be brought to Spadra and the funeral held at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. All children who Intend participating in the exercises at the cemetery on Memorial day are requested to meet at the Metho dist church Monday morning at 8:30 oclock. SANTA MONICA SANTA MONICA, May 27.—(Regular lorrespondence.) The ladies of the East RIVERSIDE COUNTY RIVERSIDE RIVERSIDE, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) James H. Goodhue, who left here several months ago for Honolulu, re turned to the city yesterday on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Woelver of Beowawe, Nev., who have been visiting friends in this city for some time, left today lor home. Fred Vallou of Los Angeles, who owns seventy feet frotange on Seventh street, adjoining the grounds on which the new Southern Pacific depot will be built, was in the city yesterday making arrangements to begin the erection of a three-story $25, --000 brick hotel on his lot. Mr. H. W. Stuart of East Blame street leaves tomorrow for an extended visit to his old home in Massachusetts. W. R. Spence of Los Angeles has begun suit against his wife, Ella R. Spence. of this city to obtain judgment declaring property owned by defendant here com munity property. Curtfs Wllber of Los Angeles Is attorney for plaintiff. • The Hart-Church case terminated last night in a verdict for plaintiff. The prac tical result of the verdict Is to release the Hart homestead from Mrs. Church's mort gage and give the property to Mrs. Hart free of encumbrance. The initial concert of a series was given in the city park last night by the Riverside City band. A large crowd of people were in attendance and manifested high appre ciation. The music was excellent. Wm. Irving, Jr., was run over l by a heavy wagon this afternoon, receiving a fracture of the shoulder. Riverside camp, Woodmen of the World, Installed officers last night. Following is the new roster: Wm. Mclntyre, Con Com.: E. W. Daniels, Lt. Adv.; M. R. Shaw, es cort; S. H. Ralph, watchman; R. J. Welch, sentry: T. K. Sebum, manager: F. G. Havens, banker; J. J. Schnltker, clerk, and S. R. Jumper and L. C. Russell, managers, are hold-over officers. The Woodmen will unveil a monument placed over the grave of a departed brother June 6th, The class of '9S of the high school enter tained their school mates and visiting friends ln a charming manner this morn ing. The following program was rendered: Piano duet—Misses Heap and Price. Sonnet on Cuba (original)— Ray Newman. Violin solo—Norman Dole. Selections from "Sir Launfal"—Class of '98. Honeymoon march—Silver band. Reading—Miss Hattle Hamilton. Piano duet—Messrs. Newman and Mc- Nab. "Marching Through Georgia"—Silver band. Vocal solo—Miss Bonnie Rockhold. Original poem—Miss Morrison. "Good-Night, Laddes"—Silver band. Each number was well given and the au dience was not slow to recognize the fact. The Silver band, however, although practically of recent organization, com mended Itself particularly to the assembly, being called back repeatedly. It Is pleas ing to note that musical ability Is being encouraged In the city schools. BANNING BANNING, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence,.) Messrs. McKlnney and Vandl vort. two Ohio conductors, have been visit ing Robert Mackey since the conductors' ezourslon. They go from here to Eugene Ore., and thence home to their work or the Baltimore and Ohio. Ante-railroad days were vividly recalled Monday by the passing through town o: Mr. Baird's twelve-mule bell team, bourn for Dale City with an enormous load 01 freight. There Is evidently a boom ln that em Star have In preparation an Oriental fete which they expect to give about Jum 10th. An elaborate program will be given and it will be a most original and enter taining affair. The party given last evening at the Lawrence by Mrs. McDonald was highly enjoyed by the large number of guests piesent. The hostess served delicious Mrs. Leslie Ownes of Visalia Is a guest of Mrs. G. B. Dexter. Mrs. Don Moore and Miss Mary Chapin are visiting Miss Alice Ball ln Pasadena. Ernest and Grant Lennox left this morn ing for their home In St. Louis, after visit ing their uncle, Hon. C. F. Joy. > Mrs. Wlllard Webb entertained ten small people Tuesday afternoon In honor of her daughter Vera's birthday. Mrs. D. D. Acker gave a high tea this afternoon In honor of her guest, Baroness Harden-Hlckey of Riverside. Miss Effie Corson has arrived at her home here after a visit of eighteen months' duration to her sister, Mrs. Hutchinson, ln Vancouver, B. C. Mrs. A. J. Myers is visiting friends In Pasadena. The collier Florida, from Comax, B. C, laden with about fiOOO tons of coal, Is due at. our wharf today. This is the largest vessel that anchors here. W. G. Ryan will build a handsome resi dence on the south side and occupy It for the family residence. Dr. Burleigh and family of Los Angeles are In their south side cottage for the summer. John T. Gaffey and family are at the Arcadia for the season. Miss Fanny Elliott of San Francisco is a guest at the Casino. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bundy returned last evening from their wedding journey. Barrett Eastman of Los Angeles has taken the Ryan cottage on Fourth street for the summer. WHITTIER WHITTIER, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) The Ladles' Aid society met today at the home of Mrs. A. L. Read. Cadet Jackson yesterday went to the top of the new flagpole at the state school, which is 140 feet high, and put up the large weather vane. Teams have been busy for the past week hauling machinery and material for the Mutual Oil company. Work is progressing rapidly on the Whittier Oil company's wells. William Holbrook and wife and Mrs. Truman Berry left Tuesday to visit rela tives ln Maine. ! The engines and lighting plant at the l Whittier state school has undergone a complete overhauling and is now ln good running order. The Gossiping club was entertained Saturday afternoon in the parlors of the hotel by Mrs. William Smith. The ladles of the Congregational church will give an entertainment in the college auditorium on Tuesday evening. Contracts have Just been let for four new cottages, and work will begin within a few days. Monday there were eleven applications for houses to rent, partly due to the oil fields, which are drlnging so many people to Whittler. DOWNEY DOWNEY, May 27.-(Regular Corre spondence.) The Volunteers of America have been holding meetings here this week in the Presbyterian church. Charles M. Benbrook of Los Angeles spent several days here this week visitlmr relatives. < George M. Ptttman, formerly a resident of this. place and for the past two year? having resided tn Sacramento county, has returned with his family to Downey. Born—On Saturday last, to the wife of Charles H. Smith, a daughter. locality. A postoffice has been established at Dole, with O. B. Goodwin as post master, mall going via Amboy on the Santa Fe. Rev. U. E. Smith died at 1 oclock Tues day morning of consumption. He was much loved and will be greatly missed. Harvest is well under way in the pass and the hay and grain crops are fairly good. A delightful social dance was enjoyed by the people of Banning Tuesday night. Mrs. Munson and her niece, Miss Mun son. have been visiting the family of Rev U. E. Smith. CORONA CORONA, May 27.-(Regular Corre spondence.) It transpires that the dls incorporation movement grows mainly and directly out of the disinclination of the merchants to pay a business license tax, though there are other things that cut a figure. It is very doubtful that a sufficient number of signatures can be obtained to insure the calling of an election to vote on disincorporate. Word has been received that the post office department has cancelled a postoffice named Corona, in Colorado, ln order that the name of the postoffice at this place may be changed from South Riverside to Corona, to correspond with the name of the town. Corona will celebrate the Fourth of July with all kinds ot sports and races. John Schlelsman and wife have gone to Los Angeles ln the hope that the change will benefit Mrs. Schleisman's health. Grave fears are entertained that Miss Ollie Baer, who has been very ill with la grippe, is going into consumption. Lester James Coburn and Miss Ollie Thompson will be fnarried tomorrow even ing at the Baptist church. RINCON RINCON. May 27.-(Regular Corre j spondenco.) George E. Parker and family I o.' Los Angeles have Just taken up their residence among us, occupying the Reese place. Mrs. Anne Bertrand of Washington. D. C, and Mrs. Ella Taylor of Chino are visit ing friends in Rincon. G. W. Yount and Miss Craft have just returned from a visit to Los Angeles. Miss Jennie Andrews, who has been at tending school at Fresno, is expected home ln a few days. She will be accompanied by her sister, Marie Andrews, first assist ant principal of the Jacksonville, Ore. high school. F. M. Slaughter of this place, a Southern California pioneer and prominent citizen has been dangerously ill. He is some bet ter now and hopes of his speedy recovery are entertained. / * . » . HEMET HE MET, May 27.-(Regular Correspond ence.) The prospect of a drying plant be ing operated in this valley this season seems slim, and a Mr. Reeves Is among us soliciting fruit to dry on shares. He proposes to pick and dry the fruit for one fifth of the product. We have about 1000 tons of green fruit maturing, and experts estimate that it would take about $10,000 or $12,000 to buy the crop and dry it, an.l that good money can be made at It. But where is the money? There Is no better fruit in the world than that grown In the San Jacinto valley. Mr. Neal and family, who came here recently from Kansas, will remove to Los Angeles this week. Mr. Lawrence and family will remove from Winchester to this place next week. ORANGE COUNTY SANTA ANA SANTA ANA, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) Officers here believe that the robbery of the Fallbrook postoffice lasr night and the Tustin postoffice robbery on the night of April Ist were committed by the same gang of operators. They are In clined to this opinion by the striking simi larity of methods employed by the rob | bers In opening the safes, the combinations ln each Instance having evidently been removed in the same way and with a similar If not identical tool. It is thought that these circumstances furnish a clue, which. If followed, will lead to the arrest of the parties guilty of both jobs. Sheriff Nichols is out of the city today, and pre sumably he has joined the San Diego officials in their hunt for the cracksmen. Keller and Wheeler, the young men ar rested for the Tustin robbery, were re leased after their preliminary examina tion, the evidence obtainable being Insuffi cient to hold them. Their whereabouts at present is not known. Mayor Avos has evolved what appears to be a feasible plan for the acquisition st a city park, and he has proceeded to put his scheme to a practical test. His Idea is 10 secure subscriptions amounting to $2500. for which sum he proposes to purchase n block In the Birch estate 250x430 feet in dimensions. He headed the list with a donation of $100, and was followed by Q. R Smith, who offers to give $COO toward the enterprise. The property suggested for the park Is but three blocks from the post office and in a very desirable part of town. E. E. Mason left yesterday for San Fran cisco, where he goes as a member of the Los Angeles team to contest in the semi annual tournament of the California In animate Target association, which take? place at Alameda Junction on May 30th and 31st. Mr. Mason is one of the most expert marksmen in the Santa Ana Gun club, and he will doubtless prove a credit able representative of that organization. The Ruddock company has transferred a sixty-foot strip through Its property wes*. of Anaheim to the Southern Pacific com pany, the consideration being $750. The property Is already covered by the rail way company's track on the Alamltos blanch. F. O. Daniel has sold two acres of land SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REDLANDS REDLANDS, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) One of the most notable social events in the history of Redlands occurred in a reception and garden party at the ele gant home of A. G. Hubbard on Lugonia : terrace last evening. Some five hundred ' Invitations had been Issued for the occa- J sion and very few "regrets" were received. The beautiful house and grounds were very elaborately decorated and were ablaze with electric lights, some exceedingly original and tasty effects being produced by the use of Japanese lanterns with the electric i lights. The catering and service and the , orchestra in attendance were from Los Angeles. After 10 o'clock dancing was en- i Joyed by the younger people present in the tennis court, which forms a portion of the ' grounds, and the reception took the form of a garden party. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard , were assisted in receiving by Mrs. Davis of Cotton. Mrs. Gertrude S,,T!owers, Mrs. , E. C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Haver and i Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Sinclair: for the gar den party, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Kirke H. Field. Miss Hoppock. Miss Olive Haver and Miss May Sterling assisted the hostess as a reception com mittee. There were many guests present from out of town. The coroner's Jury in the case of A. L. Spotts, who died suddenly in the city Jail yesterday morning .rendered a verdict of death from heart failure, superinduced by chronic alcoholism. The remains were buried today in this city ln accordant with Instructions received from relatives in the east. Decoration day will be observed in Red lands by a special service at the Methodist church on Sunday morning and a memorial sermon by Rev. E. J. Inwood. The local G. A. R. post will attend. Monday there will be the customary ceremonies and decorating of soldiers' graves in the ceme tery. The public schools will observe the day ns a holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. England, who have a winter home In Redlands, left today SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SANTA BARBARA SANTA BARBARA, May 27.—(Regular Correspondence.) The transformation of the mule car system Into a modern trolley street line, which has been ln progress for a year, is now approaching completion. On and after Sunday next only electric cars will be seen on the streets of Santa Barbara. The members of Star King post, G. A. R., have prepared a neat program for the observance of Decoration day. The exer cises will take place at Plaza del Mar Mon day afternoon. The following pupils, comprising the senior class of the Lompoc Union high school, furnished the correct solution of a geometrical proposition submitted to then; by School Superintendent G. E. Thur mond: Lettle Barker, Lillian Hendrfcks, Nellie Hogan, Martha McGregor, Grace Parish, Gertie Read, Harry Hopkins and Harry Whltestein, while Susie Bradley ar.d Hlla Saunders solved it by both tri SAN DIEGO COUNTY CORONADO CORONADO, May 27.—(Regular Corre spondence.) Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hender son of Vernon, B. C. are at the hotel. Frank K. Rule and W. J. Cox were here from Los Angeles on Tuesday, en route for Ensenada. M. Atlee Burpee, the Philadelphia seeds- man, was very complimentary to Coro nado during his recent visit here. Ellas Thomas, Jr., of Portland Is a guest here. The engagement Is announced of Mis:; Myra Noyes, daughter df Crosby S. Noyes. editor of the Washington. D. C, Evening Star, and Yates Sterling, jr., United States nuvy. Miss Noyes wintered at Hotel del Coronado with her mother, and here met Mr. Sterling, who was stationed on the Albatross. Col. and Mrs. J. M. C. Marble of Los Angeles have been visiting Gen. Churchill and niece at Hotel del Coronado. Chris Buckley, the well known San Francisco politician, accompanied by Mrs Buckley and sister, Miss Nellie Hurley of ELY'S CREAK BALM Is • positive eon. Apply into the nostrils. It is qnlckiy absorbed. «0 oants st Pniraist* or by b»U; temple* 10c by milt SLY BROTHERS, M Warren St, New York City. on Baker street, this city, to Harry Black burn for $500. At Its annual election last Tuesday the Jefferson club of this city, a branch of the Pa.ciftc Lyceum league, chose the follow ing officers: President, G. H. Ames; vice president, Lee Holt; corresponding secre tary, E. Madden; recording secretary, B. E. Nourse; treasurer. C. Insley; sergeant at-arms, Terry Stevenson; club attorney, Leo Brock. Otto Young, who Is located at Albu querque, has been visiting relatives and friends here. He returned home yester day evening. Ross Waffle Is suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism. His condition las : . night was very serious, and he Is reported no better today. Company L has purchased a billiard table, which has been placed ln Its club rooms over the armory. Robert MeFadden left this afternoon on a business trip to San Francisco. He may also visit several Puget sound cities be fore returning. The steam schooner Caspar is discharg ing lumber at Newport pier, and th? steamship Santa Rosa will call there to night, bound north. Another vessel, sup posed to be the bark Skagit, from Puget sound ports, has been sighted, and will probably reach the wharf tonight. Editor Baker of the Standard, who ha" been taking a two weeks' rest at San Juan Hot Springs, came home last night. As all members of the board of trustees have expressed themselves as favorable to the anti-expectoration ordinance now pending, It Is probable that the measure will he passed at the board's first meet ing In June. In the meantime the promiscu ous spitter, who Is wont to regard the universe as one vast cuspldore. Is revis ing his personal habits and cultivating the practice of chewing outdoors and going in the house to spit. The funeral of T. M. Young, who died Tuesday, out west of this city, took place at noon from the undertaking parlors of 9. W. Smith & Son. The remains were fol lowed to the cemetery by a large number or relatives and friends of the family. Mr. Young was 71 years of age and the father in-law of Frank Clapp of this place. A pleasant Informal party was given by Mrs. A. J. Padgham last evening at her home, on East Second street. About twenty-five guests were present, and tlit evenlng was spent In dancing. for Philadelphia by way of San Fran cisco, where they will Join their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lau dell. Jr. Mr. England is one of the heaviest leather merchants In the Quaker City. Mrs. F. G Ferand and daughter, wife and daughter of the seereetary of the Redlands Electric Light and Power com pany, left today for the east, where they will spend the summer. SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO, May 27.—(Regular Correspondence.) Next Tuesday will de cide whether the Hotel Stewart will con tinue to run. The Hotel association held a lengthy meeting last night and gave the matter conslderabfe attention. Mr. E. E. Thompson, the present lessee, submitted two propositions to the association—one to -ontinue the lease on a different basis and the other to sell the furniture to the asso ciation. Mr. Thompson says he cannot .cohduct the hotel under the present lease without a great loss to himself. If he can not get a reasonable proposition from the association, he will quit the hotel on next Tuesday. It will be Impossible for the Fresno ball team to get a game wtth the Wielands next Monday, as this team plays the Riverside boys on Sunday and Monday, unless two games could be arranged for Monday. J. Ed Keplinger, formerly editor and proprietor of the Kaliedoscope of this city, Is lying seriously ill at his home on Sec ond street, between G and H. T. M. Parsons, the well-known engineer, is seriously 111 at his home on Sixth street. A handsome new residence Is being erected on E street, between Eighth and Ninth. The Grand Central hotel has had its name changed back to the Southern hotel. The Times-Index luniors and the High School ball teams meet Saturday at Ath letic park and a good game is promised. Supreme Chancellor Peter Colegrove, K. of P., paid the local lodge a visit today and was royally entertained. gonometry and geometry. Principal J. S. Denton Is the professor of mathematics in the Lompoc high school, and the superin tendent highly compliments the excellent work of the class and the ability of tho teacher. The problem is a difficult one and several mathematicians in this city gave it up. The Lompoc class received no assistance from the professor or from out side persons, yet all brought correot solu tions to the recitation room the day after the problem had been assigned to them. For the benefit of our readers we herewith give the proposition in full: "Two poles, 90 and 120 feet high re spectively, stand on level ground 15 feet apart. Ropes are stretched from the top of each to the foot of the other. Compute the distance from the point of crossing of the ropes to the ground." Mr. Thurmond gave the problem to Mrs Jennie Cavanah, a sister of County Clerk H. H. Doyle, who furnished an arith metical solution, which is much more diffi. cult. Boston, and Master Buckley, was at Coro nado the past week. Rev. Father R. F. Byrne of the Roman Catholic church. Coronado, has gone to Colorado for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hudson of Massachu setts and Mr. and Mrs. H. Staples Potter of Boston are among the tourists now at the hotel. Mrs. B. Bertelson of Coronado will sum mer in Denmark. The purchasing committee of the Coro nado Beach library are adding a large number of books to their collection. ? Steinway Pianos >■ < 5 SOLE AGENCY < < BARTLETT'S MUSIC HOUSE < i Everything in Music. < J 123 S, SPRING ST. Established IS7 „ 5 >oc<)<><>o<)<>o<)O©©©©CK>O©©©©©©©©©o-©©©©© Notice of Sale of Real Estate Probate No. 1242. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE County of Los Angeles, State of Cali fornia. In the matter of the estate of Apollonla Huber, deceased. Notice is hereby given that ln pursuance of an order of the Superior court of the County of Los Angeles, State of Califor nia, made on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1597, in the matter of the estate of Apollonla Huber, deceased, the undersigned, the ex ecutors of said estate, will sell at private sale to the highest bidder for cash in law ful money of the United States of Amer ica, and subject to confirmation by said Superior court, on or after the Ist day of June, 1897, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said Apollonla Huber at the time ot her death, and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquired since her death, in and to the following real property, to-wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situated and being in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows:: The south twenty-seven (27) feet of lot two (2) and all of lot three (3) in Nichol's addition to West Los Angeles, in the said City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California. Bids or offers will be received by the un dersigned, James C. Kays and John Kenealy. the executors of the last will and' testament of said deceased, at the office of said James C. Kays.at N0.406 South Broad way, ln the said City of Los Angeles, State of California, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate. All bids or offers must be In writing, and may be left at the place above designated, or delivered to the undersigned executors personally, or may be filed ln the office of the. clerk of the said Superior court of the County of Los Angeles. State of Cali fornia, in the court room of department two of said Superior court, at the county court house ln the said city of Los Angeles, at any time after the first publication of this notice and before making the sale. All acts of sale at the expense of purchaser. Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, law ful money of the United States of America; ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid to the undersigned on day of sale: balance on confirmation ot sale by said court. JAMES C. KAYS. JOHN KENEALY. As executors of the estate of Apollonla Huber, deceased. Dated May 14th. 1897. 14-18-21-25-28-81 Notice ot Sale of Bond's PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF the board of directors of the Modesto Ir rigation district, duly given and made on the 4th day of May, 1597, notice Is hereby given that said board of directors will sell to the highest and best bidder the bonds of said irrigation district to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars (8200,000), bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of January and July of each year, on the presentation of the Interest coupon at the office of the treasurer of said dis trict. Said bonds are Issued by the board of di rectors of Modesto Irrigation district, ln accordance with and by authority of an act of the legislature of the State of California, entitled, "An act to provide for the organi zation and government of irrigation dis tricts and to provide for the acquisition of water and other propecty, and for the dis tribution of water thereby for irrigation puposes." Approved March 7, 1887. Said bonds will be sold for cash and for not less than 90 per centum of the face value thereof. Sealed proposals and bids for the pur chase of said bonds will be received by the said board of directors at their office in the City of Modesto. County of Stanis laus, State of California, and may be ad dressed or left with C. S. Abbott, the sec retary of said board, at Modesto, Cal., at any time after the date of this notice and until 2:30 p. m, of the first day of June, 1897, at which'time and place the said sale will be made. Said bonds will be each of the denomina tion of $500.00, and will be negotiable in form and will conform in all respects to the requirements of said act. The board of directors reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Bids must be sealed and addressed to the secretary of said board, and endorsed. "Proposals for Modesto Irrigation district bonds." Done by order of the board of directors of Modesto Irrigation district. May 4,1807. W, W. CARTER, President. C. S. ABBOTT. Secretary. 59 To Our Subscribers: We beg leave to Inform you that we have moved from 205 New High St. to 105 E. First St., room 22 in the German American Savings Bank. Respectfully, THE PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU OO -OO 0 The Creditor's Sale of the O Tyler Shoe Co.'s Stock At 187 South Spring St, 0 Will Open Wednesday Morning Q OO -OO New Yrt Millinery ... 344 l , S. Spring St. Guarantees latest styles and lowest prices. Madame Carina lave.Ywi Heard ...01 the... Periodical Fremtom Co? Baker Iron Works 950 to 900 Buena Vista Street, LOS ANGELES, - - . CALIFORNIA Adjoining S. P. Grounds. Tel. 124 7