10 A NARROW ESCAPE JACOB MATRR HTJNQ BETWEEN UK AND DEATH While Making a Connection With a Live Wire He Bell—Was Badly Burned REDLANDS, May n.Jacg Mater, elec trician for the Redlands Electric Light and Power company, hud a thrilling experience and a very narrow escape from death. He was encaged In the dangerous work of making a connection with a live wire on the pole which stands at the alley next to Edwards' grocery. The superintendent and a couple of men were working ln the alley not more than a hundred feet away. Maier was at tbe top of the pole among the wires and ln the act of making the dangerous connection, when his hand came la contact with the wire. He Instantly be came unconscious and fell upon the wires and cross-beam. Those at work near him and a number of persons observed his per ilous condition and ran to his rescue; his flesh was burning and he was hanging bead downward, apparently ready to drop to the pavement below. Frank Forester climbed the pole and cut the wire. This was dona In a minute, and no doubt saved the" man's life. A great crowd soon gath ered, who, not aware that the live wire had been cut and the current turned oft, was much excited. They were soon re lieved of their fears and much gratified that the man would live. While a rope was being tied around his body be showed some signs of conscious ness, and a sigh of relief went up from the crowd. When lowered to the roof he soon bcame conscious and realized his narrow escape. He was taken Into the armory and Drs. Blythe and Sanborn were summoned. The thumb and middle finger of the left hand were burned to the bone, and slight burns were on the right hand and neck. Super intendent Ensign stated that hereafter the current would be turned off when connec tions are made. GOOD THINGS FOR THE BOYS Pomona Remembers the Seventh Reg iment—City Trustees POMONA, May 17.—As stated In the Herald to-day, a subscription was taker, up this morning to send oranges and lem ons and also butter and eggs, to the boys at the Presidio. The butter and eggs were ordered by wire delivered from a whole sale bouse ln San Francisco, the fruit will be shipped from here to-night, fifty boxes ln all. Our citlxens are very anxious to know what the rules are governing the oommlsary department of individual com panies, when it comes to transportation by steamers, whether the companies will be permitted to take along goods shipped them in large quantities. In the many letters that still are coming to hand, the boys invariably complain of being half starved. In talking with many of the old soldiers It appears that the same com plaint was made ln the days of '61, but that after a few weeks' service the rations, though similar in quantity, were more than ample. Coming from the garden •pot of the earth, and from a land over flowing with milk and honey, It goes a lit tle hard at first. Senator S. N. Androus returned from San Francisco last evening. Tbe city trustees met this afternoon in adjourned session. Fire department mat ters were the chief topic. The trustees op posed the proposed Are alarm system, be lieving the expenditure of S2OOO at this time to be inopportune. Fire Chief Wilkinson and E. M. Keller were present and ad dressed the board in regard to furnishing a fire alarm system. There was quite a lively discussion over the expenses of the department during the past year. Pat terson and Landon resigned from the committee on the fire alarm system and Raynes and Hlnman were appointed. Fred Smith resigned as library trustee, and Stoddard Jess was appointed to fill the vacancy. Rev. Father P. J. Fisher of this city will deliver a lecture at the cathedral ln Los Angeles to-night under the auspices of the Catholic Truth society. The commencement exercises of Lords burg college were held last evening. The Union Water company has deter mined to put ln meters throughout the city. They will charge 112 for each meter or rent them at 50 cents per month each. The rates will be 4000 gallons or less, Si per month and 15 cents per month for each additional thousand gallons. J. M. Studebaker of the firm of Stude baker Bros, of South Bend, Ind., Is visit ing ln Pomona to-day. Milton Latin, formerly of Pomona, left Cholame Tuesday last for Alaska, CALIFIA She Second Performance Enjoyed by a Pair-Sized Audience The second presentation of "Callfla," tbe California romance, was given last evening at the Los Angeles theater to a fair-sized audience. Last night's perform ance was a decided Improvement over the first, the delays between scenes being shorter and the entire entertainment mov ing forward more smoothly and expedi tiously. The first act and the last are especially attractive and the military scenes ap peal to the patriotic sentiment. In present ing the flag to the troops supposed to be leaving for Cuba, J. J. Oosper Is quite car ried away by the occasion. The minuet in the society scene Is a pic ture of the past ln Its stately movements. The solos ln the last scene arouae en thusiasm. Mr. Quintan's rendering of the "Marseillaise," "Cuba Libre," by Miss Keller;" "Rule Britannia" by the chorus of English and Scotch; the "Wearing of the , Green," by the Irish quartet, and finally the "Star Spangled Banner," reach a cli max of enthusiasm with the audience. Between the acts Rev. A. C. Smither briefly presented the claims of the Chris tian hospital, the purpose of the enter tainment being to Increase the funds and enable the association to erect a larger building. W. C. Patterson, previous to tbe last scene, humorously announced the completion of the San Pedro harbor, which It la supposed to celebrate. Mloaee Jessie Mills, Mary Belle Dally, Mrs. Frank Bryson and Harry Porter filled In the changes of scenes with solos. REMEMBERED Baa Biago People Baise $300 for the TJee of Company B The suggestion made by Colonel A. O. Oatsen to raise a puree tor the members Of Company B, who represent this city ln the Seventh regiment, has met with liberal ■eeponse. By noon today Colonel Gassen - had SJW m cash and by tonight expects to ■ have at least fss mors. A check for tbe amount subscribed will be forwarded on the mail leaving here tomorrow morning. The United States steamer Alert arrived here yesterday afternoon from Acapulco. and sails tonight for San Francisco, where she goes out of commission. Captain Lentse will be put In command of the Mon terey, and the officers and crew will be transferred to the cruiser Philadelphia. WILL QUIT WORK Pacific Rolling Mills Will Soon Be Shut Down SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.—The Bulle tin this afternoon says: The directors of the Pacific Coast Roll ing Mills, in this city, have decided to close the establishment and terminate the busi ness. It is declared that the corporation Is perfectly solvent and that the closing of Its affairs at this time was decided upon so that every Indebtedness of the company could be paid, tt being argued that the business has been operating at a loss and that creditors would suffer considerably It the mills were kept ln operation. There are $713,000 worth of outstanding bonds, and these, with the other claims against the company, will bring tbe aggregate indebt edness of the company up to nearly $800,000. Most of the bonds of the company are held ln this city. The reason given for the losses referred to Is that the company cannot compete with the prices of labor and material now exist ing in the Eastern States. The Pacific Rolling Mills was probably second ln size to the Union Iron Wor"»s on this coast, and, like the latter concern, had done much contract work for the govern ment, especially ln the way of large cast lngs for the warships built here. It Is gen erally expected that the creditors of the company will agree to a peaceful termina tion of its affairs. TURNED TURTLE One-Half of the Gresham Goes to the Bottom OGDENSBURG, N. V., May 17.-One-half of the revenue cutter Gresham went to the bottom of the St. Lawrence river this morning and now rests ln 25 feet of water. The steamer had been cut In two for pas sage through the Canadian canals to Montreal, where she was to be re-unlted and sent to join the navy. While waiting for the tugs today to start down the river, the bow section, 48 feet in length, suddenl> careened to one side forcing that pontoon under the water. The upper pontoon shifted its position, drawing the other pon toon entirely away from the boat section, almost turning It bottomslde up. Fourteen seamen were thrown into the water, but all escaped. The accident was caused by overloading the top deck, making a small section top heavy. The Iron-clad steam yacht Comanche belonging to Mark Han na, Is passing! down the St. Lawrence canal en route to New York to be turned over to the government to use for war purposes. THERE IS HOPE A Special Meeting of the Board of Education Today That matter of the selection of a new system of penmanship for the schools Is not, It seems, to go by default, for a meet ing of the board of education has been called for this morning at 10 o'clock, and Mr. Webb and others may yet And them selves dethroned. The call for a special meeting Is signed by Messrs. Mclnerney, Bragg and Braly, and the Incidents of the last regular ses sion of the board warrant this call being termed sensational. It would not be sur prising if the meeting this morning eclipsed ln turbulance that of Monday. Orange Blossoms ORANGE, May 17.— E. T. Parker, one of our orange packers, has just put in two machines for brushing oranges. Each machine requires the services of four men and does the work heretofore accomplish ed by twelve men. A shipment of Arizona alfalfa hay has just been received. It cost 113 per ton. Barley hay has been quoted at $22 per ton. It Is thought that the Importations from Arizona and the harvesting of the new crop will have a tendency to lower prices. Miss Sadie Hanna of Los Angeles Is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Burgess and three daughters of Arlington piace were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Crowell. They re turned home Sunday evening. Mrs. Bradshaw and Mrs. Gaylord return ed from Arch Beach on Monday. Mrs. Dial of San Luis Obispo is a guest of George H. Bryan's family. Mrs. L. W. Keyes, who has been a guest of Misses Northrop and McGulre, left Monday for her home ln San Fran cisco. She will visit several points of in terest before reaching that city . A Baltimore Fire BALTIMORE, May 17.—A Aerce fire was discovered about 1 o'clock this afternoon among a lot of cotton, turpentine and other highly inflammable material stored for shipment on the pier of the Old Bay Line Steamship Company at the foot of Concord street, this city. When it was gotten under control, after an hour's hard work, the freight sheds had been destroyed, together with their contents, and several adjacent buildings were damaged, involving a loss estimated at from $50,000 to $75,000. The large steamer Alabama, belonging to the same company, was loading when the Are started and was scorched somewhat but a tug towed her into midstream and saved her. Trip of the Uncas MADRID, May 17, 1:30 a. m.—Dispatches from Havana indicate that it Is the opin ion there among the Spaniards that the real object of the Uncas' visit there was to ascertain whether the Cape Verde fleet had arrived, hence the care taken by tho Spanish officials to keep the Uncas at a safe distance. The Uncas Is the boat sent to Havana on Sunday under a flag of truce to nego- j tiate for the exchange of two American newspaper men captured by the Span lards. Two of the Spanish captives at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, were to be sent to Havana in exchange for the American prisoners. Probably Practice GALVESTON, Tex., May 17.—The Nor wegian steamer Transit. Captain Schlyt ter, which arrived from Progresso, ln quar antine last night, reports having heard heavy cannonading 100 miles off Galveston ln the Gulf of Mexico, yesterday, while en route to this port. It lasted from Aye to ten minutes, but the Transit did not tarry to investigate. The presumption Is thst the cannonading was a patrol boat In prac tice. Alarmists think It was by scouting vessels of the Spanish Cape Verde fleet, last reported at Curacoa. New Boats Built PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May 17.-The torpedo boat destroyer Yanktown and the torpedo boat McKee have been placed ln commission at the navy yard here. Tho Teasels will be seat to Key West LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 18. 1898 DUER-MACXAY Hackay's Son Marries a Daughter ol Duer NEW YORK, May 17.—At the home of the bride today, Miss Katherlne Duer wa> married to Clarence Hungerford Mackay. son of John W. Mackay. Owing to the religious beliefs of tht contracting parties differing, the bride be ing Protestant and the groom a Catholic, the wedding ceremony was a home affair, simple, and witnessed only by the Imme diate relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The wedding wjis solemnized by Archbishop Corrigan, assisted by his pri vate secretary, Rev. James N. Connolly. The archbishop sat on a raised dais under a canopy of palms and lilies. The bride and groom knelt during the cere mony. The bride wore a gown of heavy white' satin, trimmed with rare old point lace, white satin slippers with buck les of solid gold and a veil, an heirloom In the Duer family. She carried a bouquet of white orchids and lilies. The bridesmaids were Miss Daisy Leiter, Miss Lila Vanderbilt Sloane. Miss Evelyn Burden and Miss Inez Telfener, a cousin of the bride. Columbus C. Baldwin acted as best man. The ushers were Philip Lydlg, F. L. 11. Betts, Frank Lyon Polk, William T. Bur aen and William C. Martin of San Fran* Cisco. The parlor was a perfect bower of lilies and other flowers. . William A. Duer, the father of the bride gave her away. Immediately following the ceremony there was a wedding break fast. There were accommodations for li guests. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duer. Her mother was a daughter of Wil liam R. Travers. Miss Duer was one of the bridesmaids ai the wedding of Consuela Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough. The honeymoon of the couple will be spent at Homewood, neaT Westbury, Long Island. Later they will go to Newport. Princess Colonna, formerly Eva Mackay , the Countess Telfener, Mrs. Mackay's sister, and her two daughters wert present. The wedding gifts were many and of great value. The bride's wedding outfit cost over $10,000. Undelivered Telegrams There are undelivered telegrams at the Western Union Telegraph office for Mrs. Ed.th Perry, Redlands Fruit Co., Mabe Silent. W. A. Taylor, Charley Norton, Mrs. IV. E. Morse, Joe Crossaw, The Herald.