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PASADENA'S WATER
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP URGED
UPON THE COUNCIL
ARTHUR WAS ON HAND
Although His Busy Day Is Monday.
Twixt Two Stools—Oil Not
Favored '
PASADENA, Aug. I.—(Office of The
Herald, 68 Ea3t Colorado street.) At the
regular meeting of the city council this
afternoon there pere present President Pat
ten, Trustees Dobbins, Lockett and Rey
nolds and City Attorney Arthur.
S. W. King of the firm of Hawley, King
& Co. appeared before the board to recom
mend the purchase of a chemical fire en
gine. City Attorney Arthur stated that
the city could purchase such an engine If
it desired. The purchase would necessi
tate the building of an additional house
and the hiring of two additional men and
horses. Action will soon be taken.
. Tho principal item of business at the
session was the hearing of the commute-;
of citizens chosen at the mass meeting on
July 21st to lay the question of municipal
ownership of water before the council.
There were present of this committee
Messrs. E. H. Lockwood, J. S. Torrance, O.
A. Glbbs, C. D. Daggett, Webster Wotkyns
and W. S. Wright. Mr. Torrance, the
chairman, handed to the board the secre
tary's statement, to the effect that the com
mittee voiced the opinion of the majority
of tho citizens ln the belief that the city
should acquire and operate Its own water
plant, independent of the private corpora
tions now doing business. The present con
dition of water facilities is unsatisfactory,
because:
First—The water system, being under
control of two corporations, is operated In
an Inadequate nnd unsatisfactory manner,
and an unnecessarily high price is charged
consumers.
Second—The two managements conflict
ln policy, resulting in a waste of money
and an unsatisfactory service.
Third—The rapid growth of the city de
mands an Increase of supply, and the cor
porations, through lack of means, are un
able to furnish this.
Fourth—The large majority of citizens
believe ln municipal ownership, because
the larger credit of the city renders addi
tions facilities for Increasing the supply.
Fifth—lmmediate action is Imperative.
Sixth—The experience of towns that have
tried the system shows the supply of wa
ter Increased, the cost lessened, and the
quality of water was better.
The committee tendered Its services to
the council and hoped that a committee
might be appointed today to take further
steps.
Then followed some lively sparring be
tween City Attorney Arthur and Ihe com
mittee. The city attorney advised the
council not to pass a resolution declaring
Its policy to be ln favor of municipal own
ership. He stated that he did not wish to
be understood that he was averse to the
system, but he was placed In a rather pe
culiar position. He was regarded some
what as attorney of one JI fi;» water com
panies, and, being attorney f"r thXcity.the
springing of this question r.ow forced him
to either say nothing or endeavor to ride
two horses at once, as it were. He thought
that before another meeting he would
either have severed his legal interests with
the city or with the water company, he did
not know which. He would advise a meet
ing ot the committee of the whole before
the council passed a resolution.
Chairman Torrance thought that the
council's action ln simply approving the
committee's statement would not bind It
to the very act o, acquiring a waterworks.
Mr. Daggett took exception to Mr. Ar
thur's accusatuyn that the matter had been
"sprung" on the council. "It has been
talked of In the press nnd on the street for
nearly as long as the city has existed," Mr.
Daggett «id. Here Mr. Arthur interrupt
ed him to explain that he had meant the
matter had been sprung today for the flrst
time as a strictly legal and business propo
sition. There was a sharp tilt between
the two gentlemen, Mr. Dnggett resenting
being Interrupted nnd threatening to call
Upon tne chair for protection.
Trustee Reynolds moved that the matter
be referred to the committee of the whole
to report. Trustee Lockett wished to go
further than this and to approve all tint:
the committee suggested, going even so fat
es declaring that the council proposed ac
quiring municipal ownership. Reynolds'
motion carried, however, Lockett not vot
lng '
Minor Matters
Wednesday'^at 'T p. m. was fixed as the
date for the council's meeting tho commit
tee. Meantime the council will meet as a.
committee of the whole at 8 oclock Tuesday
evening.
The ordinance regulating the sanitary
condition of places where game and poultry
are killed was read for the flrst time.
An ordinance changing the time of meet
ing of the council from Monday afternoons
at 2 oclock to Tuesday mornings at 9 oclock
was read for the first) time. This step Is
being taken in order to accommodate the.
city attorney, whose busy day is Monday.
■Rev. A. M. Merwln petitioned the council
{ 0 felve a duplicate warrant Issued to tak»
ihtJp'ace of the warrant which he had lost
ana which was worth to him about $10. The
request was granted. The warrant refers
to the widening of Lake avenue and Mr.
Merwln was one of the property owners as
sessed for the work.
A communication was received from L.
B. DeCamp recommending the use of oil
compound for street sprinkling purposes.
In the opinion of the council oil Is all right
on country roads, but tt would hardly do In
the city on account of the bnd odor which
accompanies It. Trustee Dobbins expressed
himself as willing to have the stuff laid on
Mayor Patton's' street, and Mayor Patton
said he didn't mind seeing it on Orange
Grove avenue, where Trusteo Dobbins re
sides. The communication was filed.
Brevities
A burglar last night entered Mrs. E. F.
Hurlbut's barn on South Orango Grove av
enue by forcing the lock. The noise
awakened the hired man, who failed to
catch the thief or even see him. Nothing
was taken.
The delegates to the Afro-American
League congress, who have begun to arrive,
have among them a baseball team and a
band.
The fire In the mountains has been gotten
under control and will probably have en
tirely died out before tomorrow.
Professor J. D. Graham and family left
today for Long Bench to spend the summer.
Mrs. Mason gave a bicycle ride Saturday
•venlng.
Frank Wright announces himself as a
•andldate for constable.
SUMMER SCHOOL WORK
Valuable Coursea of Study—Long
Beach Post 181
LONG BEACH, Aug. J.—The summer
school Is every day proving Its value and
growing more popular. Prof. M. A. Tucker
begun his work this morning ln child
study with a lecture on "Individual Differ
ences in Mental Character." The study
dealt with precocity and genius as against
degeneration. Education must consider t-he
laws of heredity. Teachers must encour
age the helpful tendencies and discourage
others.
The class in geography Is working on the
beach, modeling the different continents.
The different slopes of the continents are
considered and the effect which the ele
vations have on the climatic conditions,
commerce and Industries of the people.
The work In Tennyson, nlso conducted
by Prof. Tucker, has just finished a con
sideration of the poems giving Tennyson's
outlook and religious thought. "In Me-!
morlam" is to be taken up today.
The class ln languages conducted by
Mme. de Clalrbeau Wilson is a large one
and under the lady's Instruction is making
rapid headway. Mme. Wilson, by the way,
13 a native of Paris. Conversation on
every-day topics is carried on ln French
by the more advanced pupils in h?r class.
Mme. Wilson also conducts a course in
German.
The civics class today studied, flrst, "The
County," nnd, second, "The State of Cali
fornia," comparing 'them ln ihelr special
features with the same forms of govern
ment in other parts of the union. Under
the first topic, the type represented, form
ing new counties. County officials and
their duties were considered. In the study
of the state the admission to the union,
political sub-divisions, state officials and
their qualifications, term of office, salaries,
etc, were discussed.
In today's lesson on physical culture ex
orcises were given teaching tho wrist to
lead, rather than ths hand. This gives
perfect freedom to the hand by calling at
tention to the wrist, which Is the thermom
eter off ouri vitality. New classes are to
be formed for a two-weoks' course, as
many are desirous of taking up the work.
Flag Presentation
Long Beach post, No. 181, Q. A. R., was
presented by the local W. R. C. oh Satur
day night at Sanitarium hall with a hand
some flag, Miss Susie M. Johnson, on be
half of the corps, making the presenta
tion speech, which was responded to by
Post Commander J. C. Dunn. Addresses
were made by Comrades Judge Barnes of
Vlcksburg post. Chaplain Gowan of Pasa
dena post and Sam Kutz, who also acted as
drummer on this occasion. Comrade
Poole of the fife and drum corps sang "The
Star Spangled Banner," the company join
ing ln the chorus. Other songs were sung,
anecdotes related, and, in fact, a general
ggod time was indulged In. tho veterans
testifying by every means in their power
their hearty appreciation of the beautiful
gift made to the post by the ladles of the
W. R. C.
A FEMININE INVASION
The Veterans Prove Their Gallantry.
An Enjoyable Day
SOLDIERS' HOME, Aug. I.—On the 28th
tilt., the home was favored by a visit from
the ladles of Stanton W. R. C, No. 16, of
Los Angeles, and also by a delegation from
the Godfrey W. R. C. of Pasadena, the
newly organized W. R. C. of Long Beach,
from the Gelrlch W. R. C. of East Los
Angeles and from the Fisher post of Santa
Monica. The ladles were met on their ar
rival by committees from the John A. Mar
tin and Uncle Sam posts of the G. A. R. of
the home, who saw that they were well at
tended to. After taking ln all points of
Interest, the fair visitors partook of an
al fresco lunch under the trees. In the
afternoon Miss Lizzie Bell Cross, president
of the Stanton W. R. C, acted at presiding
officer, and introduced the young lady re
citers and singers, who furnished the old
boys with an excellent program of amuse
ments, which was thoroughly enjoyed.
The ladles left by the 5:10 p. m. train, ex
pressing themselves as having passed n
thoroughly enjoyable day, while they had
certainly contributed very much to the
enjoyment of the veterans.
The new tennis court that Is being built
at the home. Is approaching completion.
In addition to our coffee being ground and
our dough' being mtoted hy steam,' to our
electric and ice plants and our now boun
tiful supply of water for domestic and ir
rigating purposes, our carpenters are now
engaged in erecting a cow house, with all
the modern Improvements, In which even
our cows -will be milked by the aid of ma
chinery.
Tho council of administration of the
home, which has the disbursement of all
the funds, accruing mainly through the
profits of the sales at the home store and
canteen, hitherto consisted of the governor,
doctor nnd treasurer. It has been In
creased by order of the board of managers
and now consist!, of all the commissioned
officers of the home.
Mrs. Nlnger, the daughter of Mrs. Hughes
and sister of S. L. Beach, our home
builder, died at the residence of her
mother, near the home, on the 26th, and
was Interred in Evergreen cemetery at Los
Angeles.
E. E. Ellsworth, who has had charge of
tho electric plant of the home since it was
first Introduced, has been succeeded in his
position by J. J. Senmens.
Deaths at tho home since tho Inst letter:
John Bechtel, late of Company E, Twen
ty-sixth Ohio Infantry, who died on July
25th.
Francis McMahon, late of Company A.
Sixth United States cavalry, died July 28th.
Comrade McMahon was the old soldier
who was Injured by being knocked over
by an electric car at Barrett on the even
ing of the 27th ult.
ORANGE IRRIGATION
The Santa Ana Valley Cos. Satisfac
tory Report—lmprovements
ORANGE, Aug. I.—At the regular meet
ing of the board of directors of the Santa
Ana Valley Irrigation company, which
was held on Saturday, the secetary report
ed the receipts during the past month at
°of which sum the sale of water
brought $1028.25. The disbursements
amounted to $1608.00. Cash on hand, $10,
--410.70. The finance committee approved bills
against tho various accounts as follows-:
Expense, $532.69; wages, $430; construction,
$1659; Interest, $295. Zanjern No. S filed
complaint against C. 11, Cheney for tak
ing water without permission. Trial was
set for next regular meeting of board. The
secretary was Instructed to procure 200
barrels of Alson cement. The superintend
ent reported having laid 11,657 feet of five
head cement ditch, J787 feet of three and a
half head ditch and put In eleven cement
gates. He has nlso laid fifty feet of 10-Inch
cement pipe, forty feet of 12-Inch pipe and
made 108 feet of 24-Inch cement pipe. He
has received and stored two carloads of
Colton cement.
Wooden
A Spanish cabinet Is made out of too many
kinds ot material.—Atlanta Constitution.
LOS ANGELES HERALD t TUESDAY' MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1898
BAD MEXICANS HELD
JUAN CASTRO'S EVIDENCE TOO
GOOD TO LOSE
Neglect of Company L to Be Remedied.
An Architect's Suit—The New
Postmaster
SANTA ANA, Aug. I.—Jesus Melendrez
and Ceasarlo Rodriguez, the two Mexicans
who so brutally assaulted Sam Lee, the
Chinese foreman of the Newland ranch a
few weeks ago, were today arraigned in
Justice Freeman's court on a charge of
assault to kill. Juan Castro, an eye-witness
to the crime, gave the principal evidence.
His testimony proved damaging to the
prisoners and he was arrested and put in
jail to await the trial, as the officers feared
he might be spirited away. Lee, the vic
tim, gave his testimony and the prisoners
were held to answer In the superior court,
with bonds in the sum of $1000 each. Rod
riguez would like to turn state's evidence
and lays all the blame of the assault on
Melendrez.
A Fund for Company L
A subscription paper Is to be circulated in
Santa Ana within a few days to raise mon
ey to send to Company L, to enable them to
purchase such luxuries as would be deemed
most advisable by themselves. Every com
pany ln the regiment, with the exception of
Company L has received sums of money
ranging from $300 to $800 from their homes,
and as a consequence all the companies
have floors In their tents and other con
veniences. Captain Flnley, ln a recent let
ter, stated that each member of the com
pany had agreed to donate $1 out ot his
next month's pay towards a few comforts,
and the captain thought the Santa Ana cit
izens, while they had already generously
remembered the boys ln many ways, might
contribute something towards the fund.
Captain Flnley himself headed the list with
$10.
Santa Ana Notes
A suit to recover damages was brought
In Justice Freeman's court Saturday by a
Los Angeles architect against Prof. Ly
man Gregory of the public schools for plans
furnished for a residence, which Mr. Greg
ory refused to accept after they were
drawn. Justice Freeman will render his
decision tomorrow.
The ladles of the Rebekah lodge will cele
brate their tenth anniversary on Thursday
with a picnic at Newport Beach.
T. J. Alexander, the newly appointed
postmaster, assumed his duties today. The
samo clerical force will be retained, with
the exception of George 8. Peabody, who
resigns and Is succeeded by Fred Knowles.
Ex-Postmaster Peabody and wife wl'l
leave ln a few weeks for the east, to make
an extended visit with relatives whom
they have not seen for years.
Chairman Baker of the Democratic coun
ty central committee announces that the
Democrats, Silver Republicans and Popu
lists have decided on September Ist as the
day for holding their county convention for
the nomination of county officers.
The Orange County Jefferson Lyceum
league will hold their regular annual con
vention at Newport Beach Saturday.
Personal
Lieut. Greenleaf of Company L is home
on a two weeks' furlough. He is Just re
covering from a severe attack of typhoid
fever and has come home to recuperate.
He reports the members of Company L as
being ln good health, with the exception of
a few who are suffering from colds.
C. H. Parker went to Los Angeles today
to undergo an operation for appendicitis,
from which he has been suffering for some
time.
Thomas McKecvor, Wells-Fargo's agent
In this city, returned last night from a
month's vacation ln the northern part of
the state.
E. S. McKnlght Is home after a three
week's hunt ln the Slmi mountains.
Rev. I. R. Horton left today for Kansas
on a business trip.
Johanna S. Heroic!, aged 70 years, died
Saturday at her home in Orange and was
buried this morning.
Alejandro Agullar, aged 2C years, and
Domitila Ahila, aged 2!) years, both resi
dents of Caplstrano, were today granted a
license to wed.
VENTURA VARIORUM
Republican Dates—A Camp Meeting.
Personal Notes
VENTURA, July 31.—As a result of the
meeting at Armory hall yesterday after
noon of the Republican county central
committee, resolutions were ndopted to
meet Thursdny, Aug. 11th, for the purpose
of electing nine delegates to tho state con
vention. It was also decided to hold a
county convention on Sept. 3d for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for county,
district and township offices,
Ventura Is to have a camp meeting and
arrangements are being made for an en
joyable time. It will be held at the cits
park from Aug. sth to 15th, and will be
conducted mainly by the Ventura County
Methodist Ministerial association.
Anton Klement has sold out bis business
and will leave this week for his old home
In Vienna, Austria.
G. W. Crismnn has left for his Tulare
ranch, taking with him n carload of stock.
Mrs. A. W. Brown left yesterday for San
Francisco. She was accompanied by Mrs
Bell, who goes to be with her son, a mem
ber of Company H, and who is lying very
111 with typhoid fever.
Charles Wllloughby and family have
moved from Satlcoy to their home on the
avenue.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George Mcllen will return
this evening from Acton, where they havo
been spending their vacation.
F. J. Randolph, who has been working
in the telegraph office during Mr. Mellen's
absence, will leave In a few days for some
point ln Arizona, having given up his posi
tion In Los Angeles.
RIVERSIDE
ohn White Released—County Revenue
Shy—Speculation on the S. P.
I RIVERSIDE, Aug. I.—John White, the
Los Angeles boy who was arrested and
lodged In jail here some days ago to answer
a charge of grand larceny, was todny dis
charged from custody on the motion of Dis
trict Attorney Gill. The latter officer, after
looking Into the case and examining the
evidence concluded that it would be diffi
cult to get a conviction ln White's case.
White's mother came down from Los An
geles and brought an attorney, determined
to make a hard fight for the release of her
son. Leonard Cunningham, the boy who
was implicated with White in the theft of
Dr. Macomber's horse, was a Whittler pa
role, and was returned to that Institution.
It did not cost this county a great deal
to feed the county prisoners last month. The
bill which the city will present the county
tor the work Is 184.60, against $88 the previ-
eus month.
W. J. Burke, an employe of the Santa Fe
ln the train service on the desert, Is ln tha
city visiting his family. Mr. Burke reports
the weather terribly hot ln the vicinity of
The Needles.
The receipts of the recorder's office for
the month of July were only J295.40, the
smallest amount silnce the organization of
the county. The receipts for the previous
month were only 1100 more.
Three carloads of people left this city this
morning for the different seaside resorts.
The majority of them went to Santa Mon
ica, which seems to be the favorite with
Rivtlaldsfs this season.
Constable Westerfleld, who has Just re
turned from a visit to Indlo, states that
tho mills at the Pinon mines havo been
started up by a Los Angeles company for
the purpose of working over the tailings of
the old Pinon mine. These tailings are
said to be rich In mineral, for the reason
that they were very loosely worked ln the
first place. Quite a number of men will
find employment at the mines ln conse
quence of the revival of work there.
Vice-President 11. E. Huntington and
Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern Pa
cillc company spent some time ln the city
Sunday. This" Is the second visit of these
officials to the city In ten days and the peo
ple are wondering what move of Importance
the company is about to make.
8. J. Brunch, one of the old settlers of the
San Jacinto valley, who was here today,
states that the weather ln that part of the
country has been the warmest the past ten
days that has been noted for any similar
period In many years past.
HORTICULTURAL COMMISSION
What Is Being Done Among the Fruit
Pests and Scale
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. I.—The
monthly report of the horticultural com
mission for July shows that the expenses
were $586.50, of which $208 was paid in sal
aries of commissioners, $315.10 ln salaries
of inspectors and $63.40 was incidental. As
regards the work, Chairman 8. A. Pease
says In part:
"In the past month we have been making
active preparations for the coming fumi
gation season. The old tents are being
overhauled, mended and painted. We are
Introducing some new features, one of
which is a rotary sewing machine to be
used in the field, which we'expect will ex
pedite the work to such an extent we cun
avoid entirely the use of glue ln mending
the tenta.
"Comparison of our last season's fumi
gating with that done by contract work
shows emphatically in our favor. Proba
bly 150 acres in this county were fumi
gated by two contract outfits and I think
it safe to say that there is not one tree in
the lot today free from black scale; some
of them are very badly infected. This
shows conclusively that it Is absolutely nec
essary to have the work done hy methods
which will abolish the excuse or Incentive
to withhold chemicals or shorten the time
of exposure, keeping the tents over the
trees, for the purpose of increasing the
profit to Individuals.
"We have supplied Vedalla Cardlnnlls for
white scale in twenty or more orchards and
a few orchards have been found Infested
with a few Aspidiotus Aurantli and Aspl
diotus Citrinus and been fumigated. One
ornamental tree was found infested With
Aspidiotus Ficus and fumigated. This is
the first instance I have known of Florida
ted scale thriving outside of a hothouse,
and I can account for It only by the fact
that the tree grew directly under a large
acacia tree.
"Notwithstanding the commonly accept
ed theory that black scale succumbs to
excessive heat, the season thus far proves
to be very favorable to them and they are
found in many places which have hereto
fore been exempt.
"Among a lot of orange trees, 300 In num
ber, brought ln from another county,
which had been dipped, our inspector has
found a number Infested with Aspidiotus
Aurantli, showing the careless manner of
work that prevails in other counties. The
whole 300 will be fumigated without de
lay.
"Some of the fumigating outfits will be
at work by Auguet 10, and the balance will
follow as soon as they are ready. About
900 acres have already been placed volun
tarily on the list for fumigating, and orders
come ln dally that increase the acreage
materially."
SMALLPOX PRECAUTIONS
The Nurse at Death's Door—More
Guards Required
POMONA, Aug. 1— Dr. Kellogg of Chlno
Is making a heroic effort to save the life of
the sick nurse at the smallpox quarantine
station. The doctor remained with his
patient all laßt night, hoping to gain an ad
vantage over tho dread disease, although
he has little hope of success. Mr. Currier
went to Los Angeles this morning to se
cure another nurse, two being necessary,
as they are instructed to act as guards, as
well as nurses, and to prevent any Intru
sion at all costs, day or night. A patrol
man Is also employed to walk along the
railroad track, which passes close to the
pest house, and warn off all tramps. The
three other patients are doing well, nnd
the family that has been quarantined, ow
ing to exposure some time ago. Is believed
to have passed the danger period without
any signs of having contracted the dis
ease. ■ The strict quarantine regulations
now In force will be maintained until all
danger Is past. Many of our citizens are
advocating tho burning up of the house
as soon as there Is no further need of It as
a shelter to the sick ones.
Mls« Orn Cooper, the H-yenr-old daugh
ter of iv G. Cooper of thts city, died of con
sumption on Snturday evening.
Rev. Searle M. Wren and wife left thin
morning for Redondo. Rev. W. R. Almond
will officiate during the month of August
In place of Rev. Mr. Wren ut St. Paul's
church here.
Claremont Notes
CLAREMONT, Aug. I.—H. K. W. Bent,
who has been business mnnnger of the
Pomona college for the past year, leaves
tomorrow for Pasndenn, where he will re
main for a time at least. Mr. Bent came
at a critical time and has done most valua
ble service for the college. His going will
cause universal regret, as both ho and Mrs.
Bent wl)l be sorely missed.
Mr. Chapin, publisher of the Pacific,
the Congregational paper of San Francis
co, Is spending a week with his family
here.
Mr. Henderson is building a new house
for his parents, who are coming here from
the east.
Claremont now has good and sufficient
water, as the Consolidated Water company
has turned on Its full supply from the
Fleming and Beckwlth tunnel. If this ar
rangement continues, tt will be a good
change from the dry and thirsty post.
David Barrows has gone to Venturn
county to attend to business Interests. He
will be gone for several days.
Boston's water pipes are Infested by eels
—hundreds and thousands of them—and
the water board Is at Its wits' ends to de
vise some means to get rid of them. They
go through the strainers when young and
small, and grow to great slse, obstructing
the How al water, or stopping It altogether.
AT SANTA MONICA
THE COST OF SPRINKLING AND
LIGHTING THE RESORT
Exports and Imports for tho Last
Month—Rip Van Winkle Bach
man Awakes
SANTA MONICA, Aug. I.—A big batch
ot bills was ordered paid at this afternoon's
meeting of the board of trustees, among
them being a bill of $630 for street sprink
ling for the month of July. The cost to the
city for light nnd water for the streetsidur-
Ing the summer now runs close to 11000 per
month.
Work on the sewer laterals between Third
and Fourth and Fourth and Fifth, for
which Frlck of Los' Angeles and Powell of
this city received the awards, was begun to
day.
The book circulation of the public library
reached the figure of 2538 volumes for the
month of July, as against 2603 for the some
month of last year. The circulation for
July exceeded that of June by 500 volumes.
Shipping News
A recapitulation of the business of Port
Los Angeles for the month of July Bhows
the Imports to have been 796,597 feet of lum
ber, 80,727 ties, 7019 tons cement, 1149 tons
merchandise, 686 tons sulphur and 138 piles.
The exports amounted to 201 tons merchan
dise. Twenty-seven steamers, three ships
and one barkentlne were the arrivals and
the same number of steamers, two ships
and one barkentlne the departures. Three
hnudred and eighty-one passengers landed
during the month and 563 departed.
The steamers Alcatraz and Greenwood
departed for northern points today in bal
last, the latter to return about August Bth
with a load of tlesj.
The Santa Rosa landed 120 tons of mer
chandise and forty-five passengers from
San Francisco this morning.
The ship City of Athens from London,
loaded with cement, is now due. She Is 141
days out
Bachman Believed
Captain Bachman of the good ship Peru
assas, Just arrived, 178 days out, dined at
Eckert & Hopf's on Saturday evening with
the senior member of the house for his host
In the course of the dinner the captain
was asked by his host what he thought of
the war. "The what?" queried the captain,
thinking his ears must have belied him.
"The war," said Mr. Hopf. "Our war with
Spain." "Oh, you can't fill me. If lam an
old salt," said the yet undisturbed captain.
After considerable Insistence on the part
of Mr. Hopf and corroboration on the part
of his son, without effect, the genial Bob
Eckert, who always finds a way of proving
things, was called ln to lend his voice to
ward convincing this doubting Thomas.
"Abcr, sle slnd langsam!" spluttered Bob,
when the case was put before him. "Vat's
de matter mlt de paper? Das is how you can
show him." When the big headlines of the
Herald's front pago struck the captain's
eye, dinner and all else were forgotten and
every paper in the hostelry for weeks back
was searched out and for hours the captain
devoured page after page of war dispatches,
wondering more and more how he had
missed meeting some of Spain's battleships
that did so much traveling.
Brevities
Thomas McPherson Gough attempted to
take a walk on the new pier at the foot of
Railroad avenue on Saturday evening,
against the wishes of Night Watchman
Roberts, who, after warning him off, put
him off, and ln such an ungentle manner
that it gave Mr. Gough a disfigured counte-'
nance. He had the watchman arrested for
battery and the case will be tried before
Judge Guldinger tomorrow morning at 10
oclock.
J. W. Williams and Hans Rasmussen were
arrested yesterday for conducting a nlckel
in-the-slot game at their shooting gallery
on Ocean avenue.
Dr. Fred Walte has sold his dental prac
tice to Dr. Lindsay and will got to Mexico
the latter part of September to locate ln
Mazatlan. His family will remain here.
Personal
John Mllner and family have come down
for the rest of the summer. They are at
240 Ocean avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chtrk left today for
Minneapolis ln response to a telegram an
nouncing the serious Illness of the latter's
mother at that place.
, Mrs. Wlshon of Arkansas, formerly Mrs
K. A. Ray of this place, Is the guest of
Mrs. A. B. Hotchklss of Knob Hill.
Mrs. N. A. Roth and her mother re
turned today from Wheeler's springs, the
former so ill that she Is now confined to her
bed.
William Bosbyshell and family returned
to Lor Angeles today.
i Mrs. T. C. Hartley and Mrs. Henry
Randall of Los Angeles spent today with
Mrs. Truman Reeves and daughter of San
Bernardino, who are summering on Bay
street.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Rinehart of Los Angeles
spent the day here.
Rome Angel Is here from San Francisco
on a visit to his mother, Mrs. I. D. Rich
mond. He Is accompanied by Dick Reld of
the same city.
Miss Carrie Alklre of Riverside Is stop
ping at the Arcadia.
CATALINA ISLAND
An Alblcore Jumps Into a Boat—A
Slaughter of Goats
AVALON, Aug. I.—The goats suffered se
verely again yesterday, no less than eleven
of them being brought to dust by the guns
of C. Searles and a friend.
The barracuda were running again yes
Positively cured by these
Little Pills.
They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating;. A per.
feet remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi
ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue
Pain In the Side, TORPID LIVER. They
Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
•mall I*lll. Small Boats
Small Pilots ,
terday and a splendid catch was brought m
by Col. A J. Smith, wife and daughter.
The party chartered the launch Sunbeam
and went over to the other side of the Is
land, stopping and trolling ln the neigh
borhood of Silver canyon. The total catch
consisted of twenty-one barracuda and
three yellowtail, the largest of which
weighed twenty-four pounds and was
caught by Mrs. Smith.
For the past few days the bay and ad
jacent coves have been filled with small
fish. This Is the cause of the fishing being
off color around Avalon. Everywhere else
on the coast it is splendid.
A curious Incident happened yesterday
afternoon. Will Hart and Will Burns were
fishing In a small boat between Lovers'
cove and Pebbly beach when a large school
of albloore passed In pursuit of mackerel.
One of the alblcore was very Intent on a
fish that was Jumping within a foot of the
boat and made a lunge for It, coming to
the top of the water as he did so. As the
alblcore reached the fish he had too much
headway to stop at the speed at which he
was going and ran right Into the boat,
nearly capsizing It.
Gen. A. W. Barrett returned to Sacra
mento today.
Ex-State Senator Biggs Is registered at
the grand View for the season. Mr. Biggs
Is ln his 76th year, hut takes as much de
light In fishing as the ordinary youngster.
The occupants of Camp Silence are pos
sessed of some good voices and campers
are frequently entertained by their singing.
At the Hotels
Metropole—W. R. Ream and wife, J. M.
Stradllng, R. D. Stradllng, L. Cummlngs,
Simon Maler, Joe Maler, Geo. Steckel, Loe
Angeles; Mrs. O. C. Landls, W. Lussier, R.
H. Helman, San Francisco; J. L. Rlggln,
St. Louis; F. C. Brown, Newark, N. J.;
Doane Merrill and wife, Jerome, Ariz.
Island Villa—W. A. O'Neal, San Francis
co; W. E. Delaine, C. B. Sens, Los Angeles;
E. H. Abbot, Philadelphia; R. H. Lattu
thwalt, Newark, N. J.
Camp Swanfeldt—A. P. Wetteruer, A. A.
Smith, E. G. Deett, J. Bryant, L. Henry.
V. Bradley, Los Angeles; Mrs. E. Jones,
Prescott, Ariz.
A Shield Proof Against Bullets
Lieutenant Lewis of the army has Just
Invented a bullet-proof shield, it has been
tested, and cold lead makes no Impression
on Its steel face. The trial took place back
of the steel works on the Newark marshes
near Harrison. The test seemed to satis
fy the government experts, for on their re
port a lot of shields were ordered shipped
to Washington, to be mounted on wheels
and fitted up for army use.—Chicago Times-
Herald.
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SHERIFF'S FINE RIDE
AFTER TWO DATS AND TWO
NIGHTS GETS HIS HAN
Followed His Trail for Eighty Kilos.
A Thrifty Youth From Whit
tler Travels
VENTURA, Aug. I.—Sheriff Cbarlebols
today turned the Jail key on a clever horse
thief, burglar and petty larcenllt. In tha
rapture of the criminal the sheriff accom
plished some clever trailing, running his
men to cover at Santa Tnes at % oolock
Sunday morning. The prisoner gives the
name of Rogers, age 18, a Whittler school
fugitive. He stole a horse In Los Angeles
and rode to Ventura, on the way stealing a
saddle from a farmer named Steel and
burglarising the residence of Ed Gardner
at Satlcoy. ln which he secured some Jew.
elry and some cash.
On his arrival here he turned his played
out plug loose on tbe streets, exchanging it
for a fine saddle horse, the property ot
Walter Johnson. Rogers then made his
way up the coast. The sheriff caught his
trail, followed It for eighty miles and re
turned with his penitentiary candidate af
ter a constant ride of two days and two
nights.
Controlling the Price of Wheat
Events during the past tew months IB ths
Chicago wheat pit have shown how powerful
a single man can be. Through his influence
wheat more than doubled ln price. Through
out the whole of civilisation the Increase In
the price of bread has been felt. This pow»
of a single man, however, Is not so great as
the power of one single medicine In relieving
and curing many diseases. This medicine Is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and its Influ
ence for good extends to all lands. When
the mouth tastes badly In the morning,
when appetite Is lost .when dlssy spells come
on. when there Is bussing ln the ears,when
you are easily tired and have no desire to
work, take a wineglass ot the Bitters before
meals and you will feel like a different per
son. This one medicine controls the health
of everybody Just as surely as the one Chi
cago man controlled the price of wheat,
Dr. E. D. Seaman of Wilmington Is ln the
city.
Wall paper, late syles, low prices, at
A. A. Eckstrom's, 324 South Spring street.
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