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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIALS
IiiDEX TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA rtEWS
Incendiary fires cause serious damage at San Jacinto.
A San Diego heiress trying to collect a big estate in Hew York city.
Riverside county rounding up a carload of convicts for San Quentin.
Key. S. R. Dennen of Long Beach dies suddenly after a long and useful
life.
Santa Ana citizens organize a society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals.
San Pedro fishermen find the business profitable even at the low prices
prevailing.
Bardarenos in the Klondike say they are happy but they have foud no
millions yet.
A Santa Monica battery case makes fees for everybody but the parties
in the affray.
A report received at Pasadena that Ralph Rogers has been drowned in
the Klondike country.
"Silver Shinned" McVnughean dragged in from his desert home for de
laying the mail while he collected adebt with a shotgun.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PASADENA
PASADENA, Jan. 18.—(Regular Cor
respondence.) At 11 oclock tonight fire
broke out In the home of Mr. Warner
on Summit avenue, near the Washington
school, North Pasadena. The house
was a two-story building, known as the
"Clyde place.'" The Warners had gone
to Los Angeles Monday evening and the
house was empty. Before any assistance
could be rendered the house was burned
to tho ground. So far as can be ascer
tained tonight, there Is no Insurance.
An adjourned session of the city coun
cil was held today, all members being
present. The committee on auditing
and finance reported, approving the tax
roll. Deeds from the Pasadena Lake
Vineyard Land and Water company
were accepted.
George T. Downing, the only applicant
for the job, waa chosen on the examin
ing board of plumbers to act with the
health officer and the sanitary Inspector.
Recorder Rosslter's report for December
was approved. The matter of arrang
ing with the telephone company for the
Joint use of poles on Orange Grove ave
nue was referred to the fire and water
committee, with power to act.
The report of the city attorney on ar
ranging for the calling ot primary elec
tions was accepted and referred to the
mayor. lie announced that he would
divide the work among the councilmen,
giving them the selection of the fifteen
precinct officers, as follows: Washburfi,
fifth precinct; Patton, second! Reynolds,
first; Hamilton, Hartwell, third
and fourth. An ordinance creating .the
office of fire marshal was read for the
first time. A resolution calling for bids
for city printing was passed.
ROBBERS RAN
Peter Rice and his 14-year-old son,
Archie, were pursued last night by two
men, who presumably meant to rob
them. Mr. Rice and his son work for the
Simons Brick and Contract company.
Last night, at about 9 oclock, they called
at the company's office on South Fair
Oaks avenue and received their week's
pay. They started home, and when near
the corner of Marengo avenue and Cen
ter street noticed two men following
them. They ran and the men ran after
them, but not fast enough to overtake
them. The Messrs. Rice telephoned
downtown, and Officer Reynolds went
out after the men, but could not find
them. Two vagrants named Wood and
Ward, arersted today by Deputy Con
stable Wallis, were thought to have
been the men, but could not be identified.
BREVITIES
Only forty people attended the enter
tainment given In Auditorium hall by
the Paßadena Charity organization this
evening. Nevertheless the entertain
ment was first class In every particular
and merited a crowded house. The fact
that the musicians carried out the pro
gram exactly as laid down and did not
permit the size of the audience to de
tract from their efforts deserves
much credit. Those taking part were
Mrs. Edward Quintan, soprano; Miss
Myrtle Markson, contralto; John H.
Zinck, tenor; Edward Quinlan, baritone;
Miss Edith Haines, planiste under the
management of Mr. Quinlan.
There was a good attendance at the
annual meeting of the Pickwick club
this evening in the club rooms. Henry
Newby, I. N. Todd, W. J. Pierce, L. J.
Huff, E. J. Pyle, H. Van Schaick, H. C.
Hotallng and J. S. Glasscock were elect
ed directors for the ensuing year. These
gentlemen met subsequently and organ
ized the board by electing Henry Newby
president, F. V. Rider, vice president, E.
J. Pyle secretary and treasurer. An en
tertainment committee waa chosen—H.
Van Schaick, chairman; H. C. Hotaling,
I. N. Todd. It was decided to give an
entertainment the second Tuesday in
February and the second Tuesday In
each month thereafter.
Mrs. H. K. Macomber entertained
with a reception yesterday afternoon in
honor of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. H.
J. Macomber. The handsome home on
East Colorado street was elaborately
decorated with flowers and Mrs. Macom
ber was assisted in the reception of
guests by Mrs. George A. Caswell of Los
Angeles, Mrs. E. R. Hull, Mrs. C. S.
Cristy, Mrs. G. W. Stimson and Mrs.
Merwln presided over the tea tables.
Mrs. Jason Evans and Mrs. C. B. Soo
ville served ices. Music was furnished
during the afternoon by Mrs. Lucia For
est.
Mrs. John O. Elliott of North Ray
mond avenue gave a Juvenile party yes
terday afternoon in honor of the birth
day of her son Verne. A huge birthday
cake, In which were placed candles, fur
nished light for the guests, the room be
ing darkened. Mrs. Bert Doane and Mrs.
Pox assisted Mrs. Elliott in the recep
tion of the guests.
The T. M. C. A. members met tonight
and considered a constitution and by
laws for a bicycle club, to which only
, association members aYe to be eligible.
It is the purpose of the proposed organ
isation to promote cycling in general and
In the T. M. C. A. in particular. A. I.
Gammon was chosen chairman and M.
M. Baker secretary. Further action will
be taken at a meeting to be held nest
22, gave an entertainment in G. A. R.
hall this evening, the I. O. G. T. opening,
and then giving way to its juvenile de
partment. An Invitation was extended
to parents and friends of the children,
and those who were present enjoyed a
very Interesting program.
Word was received today that Ralph
Rogers of Garvanza waa drowned re
cently in a lake In the Klondike coun
try. Mr. Rogers left for the Klondike
last October. He was the founder of
Garvanza, where he owned considerable
property. Mr. Rogers was also the
builder and owner of the toll bridge
which extended across the arroyo In by
gone years where the electric road
bridge Is today.
The funeral services of Benjamin Dil
worth will be held tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock from the residence, No.
171 South Moline avenue.
Capt. Lester Lipplncott of Company I
last night resigned as captain of the
company. Mr. Lipplncott is now a con
ductor on the electric road, which occu
pation takes up all his time. The com
pany must therefore elect a new cap
tain.
James Edwards appeared before Re
corder Roßslter yesterday upon the
charge of vagrancy and was given a
floater. He asked and received permis
sion to sleep In the city Jail last night,
however. Burglar tools were found on
Edwards, and these were taken, in
charge by the marshal. He claims that
he used the tools for loading dice.
PERSONAL
Dr. and Mrs. Hayes left today for Hot
Springs, Ark.
Robert Vandevort left this morning
for Chicago on business.
Z. Decker and family, formerly of Pas
adena, have removed back here from
Los Angeles.
Mrs. M. M. Preston of Boston is here
for the winter.
Mrs. L. H. Turner has purchased an
Interest in the undertaking firm of G. M.
Adams & Co.
SAN PEDRO
SAN PEDRO, Jan. 18.—(Regular Cor
respondence.) The tramp steamer Bo
nlta is loading another cargo of 8600
sacks of grain, assigned to Port Costa,
shipped by George H. Peck, jr.
Local fishermen are making large
hauls of halibut these days, so that,
even at the low rate of two cents per
pound they are making very good wages.
Among the most successful fishermen
are several Italians, whose boats today
brought in from 500 to 1000 pounds each.
The vessels now unloading lumber at
this port make quite a large fleet. The
cargoes of eleven vessels arriving In
four days of last week aggregates
5,682,828 feet of lumber, 515,000 shakes
and 221,000 laths. The yards have, in
consequence, given work to scores of
men who had been idle for some time.
The railroads, also, have been doing so
much hauling that there has been a
shortage of cars.
Ocean Queen lodge No. 68, Daughters
of Rebekah, Installed officers Saturday
evening. The installation was conduct
ed by D. D. G. M. Mrs. Tupper of Los
Angeles, assisted by Mrs. Rlchter, Mrs.
Marks, Miss Heath and Miss Shuter,
also of Los Angeles, and officers of the
grand lodge. After the Installation a
banquet and dance, tendered by mem
bers of the I. O. O. F. was greatly en
joyed by the large number In attendance.
The Sailors' union has scored a victory
over the owners of the schooner Laura
Madsen. The trouble originated last
June. The seamen had shipped for six
months, and after the vessel had dis
charged her cargo they demanded their
wages, claiming their time would expire
before another trip could be made. The
captain refused to pay and the schooner
was libeled. Bonds were given in the
sum of $500, however, and she sailed
with a new non-union cfew. The super
ior court has just decided in favor of the
men, and Agent Hanson returned yes
terday with the sum of $291.95, due them.
Mrs. R. A. Street of Los Angeles is vis
iting her son, W. P. McAllister, proprie
tor of the Postofnce bookstore.
Catallna attracts visitors in winter as
well as In summer, the Warrior having
a large passenger list this morning.
SANTA MONICA
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 18.—(Regular
Correspondence.) Mrs. Lillian Marie
Burton was tried this afternoon before
Justice Guldulges on a charge of bat
tery, preferred by Mrs. Bridget Tobln.
It was a trial by jury and the Toblns
conducted their own case, and Fred W.
Taf t appeared for the defense. After the
testimony, which created a great deal
of amusement for the many spectators,
was all in it took but a few moment's
deliberation for the jury to return a
verdict of not guilty.
The steamer Santa Rosa carried north
309 tons of grain, 12 tons of merchandise
and 30 passengers on her last trip.
The steamer Mlnneola has steamed for
Comox, B. C, In ballast:
The steamer Queen landed 146 tons
of merchandise and 16 passengers from
San Francisco yesterday.
George Manning was sentenced to ten
days in tbe county Jail by Justice Wells
this morning.
The following guests registered at the
LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY JO, 1898
Dunham, Miss E. Chapin, Redondo; A.
A. Eckstrom, Miss Daisy Sinclair, Los
Angeles; Isaac H. Myer, Chicago; ti. C.
Lawton, Cleveland.
Mr. Clark and family arrived from
Redlands yesterday and took possession
of the Shannahan house on Ocean ave
nue, which they have rented for a year.
The Knights of Pythias will celebrate
the second anniversary of the institution
of that order In this city on the 15th of
February by a grand ball to be given In
the ball room of the Arcadia hotel.
Mrs. Violet C. Upham of this city has
made a generous donation of high-class
American magazines to the invalids of
the Soldiers' home, at which place they
will be distributed through the kindness
of Miss Elfle Mosse, the city librarian.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. W. Upright of New
York city arrived from Los Angeles yes
terday, and took possession of the cot
tage which they have rented here for the
winter.
A social will be given by the Knights
and Ladles of Maccabees on the even
ing of Jan. 31st.
LONG BEACH
LONG BEACH, Jan. 18—(Regular
Correspondence.) Rev. S. R. Dennen,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
this place, expired suddenly from paraly
sis of the heart at 9 oclock this morning
while sitting in hiß chair in his study.
His wife and Dr. George C. Brown
were present at the time of his death.
Dr. Dennen has never been himself since
the dedication of the new Presbyterian
church last August, for the construc
tion of which he labored so zealously,
giving his time and talents unsiparingly.
His ministry at this place had extended
over some twenty months. His sermons
were marvels of erudition, showing
deep and profound research in prepara
tion and presentation. The doctor
preached his last sermon at the New
Year service on the evening of Sunday
the 2d, but at the time of his death was
actively engaged in the preparation of
a sermon which he had intended to de
liver next Sunday. His death was peace
ful, and came as he wished —while at
work engaged in the service of the Lord.
He lacked two and a half months of
reaching the allotted span of three
score and ten, being born in 1828. He
came to this coast from Hartford, Conn.,
of which city he was one of the leading
divines.
His wife and three daughters, who
survive him, have the heartfelt sympa
thy of the community.
His remains will be taken to Los An
geles for interment on completion of the
funeral services, which will take place
In the church here, of which he was the
late beloved pastor.
SIERRA MADRE
SIERRA MADRE, Jan. IS—(Regular
Correspondence.) About twenty Los An
geles people went up to Wilson's peak,
over the old trail, on Saturday and Sun
day.
Dr. Will Wade of Los Angeles was the
guest of J. L. Myers and family on Sun
day.
J. A. Arment, who is visiting his wife
here, will return to his government post
In Alaska the early part of February.
John Holland, who came out last fall
from Philadelphia for his health, died
very suddenly at an early, hour on Mon
day morning. His mother and sister
had arrived only a week before. They
took his body back on Tuesday morning.
L. W. Godln and several friends from
Los Angeles came out Monday evening to
call on Mrs. Holland and daughter be
fore they departed for the east.
Rev. Mr. Blanchard has received a
call from the Congregational church In
Ventura. He has not yet decided to ac
cept.
The Pasadena boys beat the Sierra
Madre team in the football game played
here on Saturday.
The ladles of the Congregational
church will give an exhibition of pictures
nt the town hall on Friday.
Two men have taken out a large
amount of honey from tho old oak trees
on Baldwin's ranch.
ORANGE COUNTY
I SANTA ANA
i
' SANTA ANA, Jan. 18.—(Regular Cor
> respondence.) At the regular meeting
1 of the city trustees last night the reso
lution ordering the work of opening and
■ extending Garnsey street, as now laid
' out, was passed. The petition of Nick
-1 ey et al., asking the board to widen the
sidewalk on the south side of Church
' street, from Main to West, was granted.
The street superintendent was instruct
' cd to put in street crossings whereever
1 necessary, and to go to Los Angeles and
' purchase asphaltum and pans for putting
' them In. A cement walk, eight feet wide,
! was ordered laid on both sides of Syca-
L more street, from Fourth to Second. A
six-foot walk was ordered on the west
side of range avenue, from First to
; Pine street. The board adjourned to
meet January 24th.
| A meeting of the directors of the So
; ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
; Animals was held last night, to adopt
by-laws and elect officers. The follow
ing officers were elected for the coming
| year: President, J. C. Joplin; vice pres
, ident, Frederick Stephens; secretary,
, Ed Tedford; treasurer, W. B. Hervey.
! The society is organized under the state
laws, and any officer is empowered to
, make arrests. Special officers will also
be appointed to carry on the work of the
society and report any outrages to dumb
[ animals or make arrests if necessary.
At a meeting of the county board of
education last Saturday Miss Agnes
, Bowman was granted a high school
. certificate, and R. I. Turner of Newhope
a grammar grade certificate, on creden
tials. Miss Effle Smithwick of this city
was awarded a grammar grade certifi
cate on examination.
Count yon Schmidt and a large party
of friends came down today from Los
Angeles on a hunting trip.
John Ludeman left today for Klondike,
and expects to be absent three years.
His family remains in Santa Ana.
Mrs. C. W. Humphreys is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Hilton, in this
city.
The Knights of Pythias lodge of this
city Ib going to Long Beach Saturday
to organise a new lodge of that order
there.
Fred Kelly, formerly a resident of
Santa Ana, and well known here, has
been appointed postmaster at The Nee
dles, Cal.
The case of Gardiner & Howe vs. the
city of Anaheim comes up for trial to
morrow in the superior court.
Mrs. Horace Eels of Garden Grove
died in Los Angelea yesterday, after a
short illness. She was a sister of Mrs.
Timothy Powers, who died in Los An
geles a few days ago, and while attend
her sister Mrs. Eels was taken with her
'k^" o * Bl '' T»» remains will be brought
here tomorrow and the funeral.will be
held at her late residence In Garden
Grovo.
Mrs. Grace Roraback of Pasadena Ie
the guest of her uncle, Captain J. H.
Hall of this city.
The case of J. W. Joplln, who Is
charged with defrauding hiß landlady
out of room rent, came up today for
hearing, but was postponed until next
Tuesday.
There are 49 Inmates at the county
jail at the present time.
Dr. and Mrs. "W. M. Garnett are re
ceiving congratulations for the birth of
a daughter.
Captain S. W. Smith returned yester
day from a week's visit in San Fran
cisco.
Robert Huffman has begun the erec
tion of a neat cottage on North Ross
street.
Mrs. Geo. F. Hogle of Los Angeles
is the guest of Mrs. V. Steadman of this
city.
ORANGE
ORANGE, Jan. 18.—(Regular Corres
pondence.) J. A. Huhn and family, who
have completed a successful ralsln
packins season at Orange, have re
turned to their ranch home at Villa
Park.
C. Forester of Los Angeles is in Or
ange today on business.
Charles Edelman of Orange has re
ceived his commission as assistant In
spector of department commander's
staff, G. A. R.
W. H. Pitman of Villa Park has com
pleted an addition to his residence.
Dr. F. A. Wood of Orange is on the
sick list.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO
SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 18.—(Regu
lar Correspondence.) United States
Marshal E. F. Pourade came In Monday
night with an important capture, being
no less a personage than the noted "Sil
ver-shinned," who held up the stage
from Twenty-nine Palms to Dale City
recently and took out the four horses to
repay a debt the driver owed him. The
owner of the stage, an Englishman
named Bray, who had but recently pur
chased the line, was on the stage at the
time and parleyed with the highway
man, under cover of the double barreled
shotgun of the latter, and finally secured
the horses back on giving a check good
for the amount that was claimed on the
debt, and the stage went on its way. This
was on January 3d, and as soon as pos
sible Bray entered a complaint against
' Silver-shinned," whose real name is H.
H. McVaughean, before the United
States authorities on the ground that the
stage carried the mails, and a warrant
for the arrest of the collector of bad
debts by the shotgun method was placed
In the hands of United Stateß Marshal
E. F. Pourade of this city, who started
out after his man. Pourade reached the
cabin of McVaughean at 2:30 Monday
morning. Walking into the cabin with
his driver he woke up McVaughean with,
"Hello, here, Mack, get up and get us
some coffee."
The man, taking them for miners on
the way between Dale City and the rail
road, got up and soon had a good fire
roaring, and prepared breakfast for his
visitors. While doing this he amused
his guests by giving them an account of
the stage hold-up, laughing heartily as
he depicted the Englishman and the
threat to send a United States marshal
after him. "That's what lam here for,"
remarked the officer, and the laugh was
on the other side. He made no resist
ance, and soon the three were driving
toward Whitewater, where the train
was flagged at 4:30 p. m., and at 7:20 the
officer landed his man in San Bernardino.
Marshal Pourade had wired United
States Commissioner Cole to be ready
for him, and on arrival court was in ses
sion and It took but a few minutes to
commit the debt collector to jail for fool
ing with Uncle Sam. The preliminary
hearing will come up before Commis
sioner Cole next Monday.
Meager accounts were received Mon
day evening of an accident on the Santa
Fe Pacific near Williams, Ariz., causing
the death of Patrick Lyons of this city,
In a tunnel. Patrick Lyons was foreman
of a construction crew, a member of
Token lodge of Odd Fellows of this city
and also of the Maccabees, having an In
surance in the latter of $2000. The re
mains will be buried at Williams by the
Odd Fellows and the Supreme Hive of
the Maccabees, on orders from the lodge
of this city. The deceased was a widower,
his wife having died three of four years
ago, leaving him with one daughter, who
is now 7 years of age and is at the Sisters'
school at Los Angeles.
A bold and successful attempt was
made early Monday morning to rob the
safe of the meat market of Julius Oehl,
although the burglars only secured a
few dollars for their trouble. The safe
stands within two feet of the sidewalk
with only a plate glass window, with no
curtains, between, on one of the most
traveled streets in the city. The burglars
broke in the rear door, cut the electric
wires, crawled over a transom in getting
to the front of the market and opened the
safe with a meat hook, the outside door
being closed and not locked, the burglars
forcing the thin inner door. There is no
trace to the perpetrators.
A. H. Revis, the Redlands Salvation
ist, who is serving a term of one year
at San Quentin, left a wife and four chil
dren as a legacy for the county to care
for, they being in very destitute circum
stances. The board of supervisors made
Chairman Glover guardian for the fam
ily during the absence of the head of the
house.
Rev. F. V. Fisher of the First M. E.
church left Monday for San Jose, where
he is to be married Thursday to Miss
Pauline Taylor of Cincinnati. After the
wedding tour the bride and groom will
return to San Bernardino early in Febru
ary. In the meantime, Rev. Dr. White
of Los Angeles and Rev. C. A. Westen
berg of Santa Barbara will flll the pulpit
during his absence.
Byron Waters has returned from his
trip to Washington, where he appeared
in a case before the supreme court of the
United States.
The grand jury for 1898 has broken the
record of all grand juries, and in two
days made a report that for conciseness
and brevity is a curiosity. The Jury
went out Monday noon and came in with
their report at 4:40 p. m. on the following
day. The report in full reads as follows:
"To the Honorable Judges of the Su
perior Court of the County of San Ber
nardino, State of California: The grand
jury heg to make the following report:
That they have, through their several
committees, examined all the books and
accounts of the different county offices
from December 15 to December 31, 1897,
inclusive, and that they find them to be
correct. They also adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
"Retolved, jr.e recommend that
the board of supervisors require all in
digents applying for aid from the county
to make oath to the statements made by
them concerning their condition and
needs.
"Resolved, That this grand jury rec
ommend that the board of supervisors at
once have cleaned, painted- and disin
fected or abolished the closet in the
rear of the courthouse.
"Resolved, That we censure the au
thorities of the city of San Bernardino
for their laxity in the enforcement of the
laws against gambling.
"Resolved, That we recommend that
the coroner and public administrator br
provided with a safe place until the com
pletion of the courthouse to keep their
books and the property in their hands,
not distributed, especially the books and
accounts.
"SAMUEL B. PARISH, Foreman."
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE
RIVERSIDE, Jan. 18—(Regular Cor
respondence.) McFarland and Cantor,
the burglars who were caught last Sat
urday just after they had broken Into the
house of Dr. Robles, were taken Into the
superior court today and both pleaded
guilty of burglary in the second degree,
and Judge Noyes gave McFarland three
years and Cantor eighteen months in
San Quentin. As the men had commit
ted no less than eight burglaries in the
city they were pleased at the light sen
tences. Both feared prosecution on all
the charges.
There are four men now in the county
jail under sentence to the state's prison.
They are Milner, who killed Darrah at
Banning; White, the El Casco embez
zler, and the two burglars above-men-
tioned. Sheriff Johnson thinks seriously
of asking the Southern Pacific company
for reduced rates on a carload of con
victs to San Quentin.
An incipient blaze gained considerable
headway in the large dry goods and shoe
store of Wm. Sandercook this morning.
The fire communicated from a flue to a
timber over a doorway between the two
departments of the store, which had
been placed by careless workmen with
one end resting In the chimney flue. The
blaze was put out by a bucket brigade,
under the direction of Deputy Marshal
Stanley.
At a meeting of the city trustees today
it was decided to notify the Southern Pa
cific and Southern California Railroad
companies that they must place gates
on Seventh and Eighth streets, where
the roads of the companies cross those
thoroughfares. This move on the part of
the board is in response to the very gen
eral demand of east side citizens, who
find It both dangerous and difficult to
cross the streets named because of the
great amount of switching done by the
roads at that point.
The trustees also took the preliminary
steps for the holding of primaries for
the coming city election by appointing
the primary officers in accordance with
the new law on the subject passed by
the last legislature.
The city has decided to give the char
ity organization the privilege of putting
tramps and others who apply for aid and
meals in the rock quarry. Hereafter the
man who asks for assistance will be
given meals, provided he is willing to
show that he is an honest man and a
worker, and is willing to go and break
rock. Other kinds need not apply.
There is trouble In the colored quarter
of the city. W. Clark has had Miss Fan
nie Anderson, one of the belles of the set
tlement, arrested on a charge of having
stolen the sum of $41 out of a trunk be
longing to him. The arrest was no sooner
than there was a flocking of Miss
Fannies friends to the police court, all
bent upon putting up ball and offering
the hapless Fannie consolation. The
trial, which will take place tomorrow,
promises to be the court sensation of the
week.
Deputy County Recorder C. O. Alkire
is confined to his home by a severe af
fliction of the throat.
SAN JACINTO
SAN JACINTO, Jan. 18.—(Regular
Correspondence.) Another big fire at
Hemet on Sunday night destroyed the
general merchandise store of Weber
Bros. The fire was supposed to have
been incendiary in its origin This is
the third fire in Hemet within the last
few weeks. The first was the depot of
the Southern California Railroad com
pany; the second the Hemet company's
large barns, with several head of mules
and horses and 150 tons of hay. The last
two are thought to be incendiary fires.
Harry Bantz was over from Riverside
a few days during the past week.
Mrs. Ellen Proctor is visiting relatives
in Los Angeles.
R. Harris has returned from Los An
geles.
P. T. Spencer has returned from Los
Angeles, accompanied by C. N. Shep
hard.
The storm of rain and snow amounted
to 1.93 inches of water, which was very
much needed.
Mrs. Geo. Crawford and son, Otis, of
Los Angeles, are visiting Mr. R. Harris
of this place.
Miss Alda Whitlock of San Jacinto,
who is teaching at Elsinore, has re
turned to her school, after visiting her
parents here during the holidays.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA
SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 18.—(Regu
lar Correspondence.) Two Santa Bar
bara families, who have relatives in
Klondike, have just received letters from
the Alaska mining district. While both
writers seem phapy and contented, they
tell of the privations and disappoint
ments of others.
One of the letters is from Capt. Geo.
P. Ellis, a poor man three years ago,
in search of a position. At San Fran
cisco he became acquainted with an
Alaska trading company, and was of
fered a dreary outpost in the North
west territory. He accepted. Two years
ago he left his family in this city and
started for the Yukon. At Dawson he
was placed in charge of a store for his
company, and in this capacity he re
mained for a year or more. When gold
was first discovered he was on the scene.
He staked out a claim and then se
cured others. He had his pick and now
he is called a millionaire. Probably he
is not worth'fhat much, but he counts
his wealth by the hundreds of thousands.
Fifteen thousand dollars was yielded
from hisTnines every day during the
past season, and there is more in the
ground.
Yet Capt. Ellis writes of discontent,
destitution and disappointment among
others less fortunate than himself. His
letter reads as follows:
DAWSON, Dec. sth.
" .... I have been very success
ful this summer, and I expect to return
home next year. . . . There are too
many people here now, and many are
leaving every day because they can
not get 'grub' enough. Many more will
leave in the spring, disappointed. Liv
ing is very high; meals, $3,50; candles,
$1 each; eggs, S6 per dosen; flour, $50 per
sack; coal oil, $60 per can; stove wood,
?50 per cord, and yet there is plenty of it
In sight of town, but nobody seems to
1 are whether they work or not; they all
came expecting to dig up gold by the
shovelful. I have two men sawing wood,
with the thermometer 52 degrees below;
they are eastern bank clerks, who are
now thoroughly disgusted and disap
pointed. We are having much colder
weather than last year, and I think we
Will have a hard winter. I have pur
chased all the provisions I can get, and
think I have enough to last until July.
I had more Ventura beans than I needed
and sold some at $1.25 per pound. . .
"GEORGE F. ELLIS."
The other letter was from Frank New
man, who left Santa Barbara with the
first rush, and was the only one of sev
eral from this city who succeeded in
getting to Klondike last fall by way of
Dyea and the pass. He writes from
Stewart river, sixty-nine miles up the
Yukon from Dawson. It was the first
news from him since he left his party
on Chllcoot pass last October, the others
having lost their provisions in the wash
out and being compelled to return.
He reports that many are destitute
and are getting out the best way they
can. The country is greatly over
estimated and there is much disappoint
ment. The bonanza region is within a
radius of sixty miles of Dawson, and all
good claims are taken. He has three
claims that promise well, and with pro
visions sufficient to keep him several
months, will remain until next summer
at least.
BOARD OF TRADE OFFICERS
The Santa Barbara county board of
trade held its annual meeting last night
and elected officers as follows: Presi
dent, C. H. Frink; vice-president, Wm.
Wyles; secretary, D. W. Pierce; treas
urer, G. F. Trenwith; directors, C. H.
Frink, A. B. Williams, C. C. Hunt, John
F. Diehl, A. Goux, R. B. Lamb, W. W.
Burton, F. A. Conant, M. B. McDuffie,
Wm. Wyles, G. F. Trenwith, J. A. Flth
ian, C. W. Hayward, Dr. H. L. Stam
bach.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18.—(Regular Cor
respondence.) Miss Katie Wyatt, a res
ident of this city, has taken steps to se
cure the partition of half of the estate
of the late Giles Bushnell of New York
city, who died thirty-six years ago,
possessed of considerable property,
which, through the growth of New York,
has greatly Increased In value. Bush
nell left half of his estate to his wife and
children and the other half to his three
brothers and twenty-eight residuary
legatees, who were to come into posses
sion of the property only after the
death of the last surviving brothers.
This death occurred last July, and since
that time steps have been taken to have
the estate distributed to these legatees,
of whom Mrs. Wyatt is one, estimating
her share at $250,000.
Ex-Policeman George F. Dow, writ
ing from Dawson City under date of
Dec. 6th, says: "We had a very large
fire Thanksgiving morning, which
burned out the principal part of the city.
The miners are making a great many
new discoveries, and I think the camp
is going to be good. Lots of mines
are changing hands at good prices, and
there are stampedes every day. Men are
going out by the dozen on the ice. We
have experienced very cold weather,
being 58 below zero, but now it is mod
erate."
Mrs. Catherine Owen, who brought
suit against Seth Abbott for $10,000 dam
ages for an alleged attack upon her, says
that there is nothing sensational con
nected with the suit. It is simply the
result of business dealings together.
The city council last night took final
action on granting a railroad franchise
through the city to U. S. Grant and
others.
Jack Bevington is on trial in the su
perior court, charged with attempt to
murder Henry Washington, a colored
man.
James Hogan, aged 65, and an old and
respected resident of this city, died last
night from cancer in the stomach.
Want a Wallpaper Factory
With the view of encouraging the
manufacture of paper hangings, the
Austrian government will donate the
land for the buildings, together with Im
munity from all imposts, custom dues,
etc. Austria has no factories of the kind,
and the annual value of hangings im
ported is $2,000,000 despite a duty of $4.50
per hundredweight.
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THE STEAMER
ALICE BLANCHARD
Will start from San Pedro February 10th,
1898, for
Alaska via San Francisco and Seattle
for Ft. Wrangel, Dyea, Skaguay, Juneau,
and Copper River.
Fare $SOO.OO to Alaskan
Points. Each passenger allowed
1500 Pounds Freight
This is the only expedition leaving
Southern California. Procure passage
at once. For full information call on
or address- —
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212 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal.
If you desire to
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Electric Lighting
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Uev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont.,
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