anaheim-gazette 1890-08-28

The Weekly Gazette. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY. Memery Knoche, Charles Knoche, Editors and Producers. THURSDAY... AUGUST 29, 1850. THE GRAND JURY'S REPORT. The Grand Jury have made their report, the complete text of which will be found on the first page. The most important part of the document, to our citizens, is that portion which refers to our municipal affairs. The Grand Jury finds (First) that the City Clerk has not kept his books according to law and (second) that he has been guilty of receiving the Marshal's reports without proper investigation. Marshal Smythe is found to have been $143 short in his accounts when he tendered his resignation, about a year ago. This shortage was turned over by a check from Marshal Landell on July 26th last, at the first meeting of the City Trustees after the report of the expert showed the deficiency in his accounts. Marshal Landell, just previous to the begning of the experting of the city books, was in arrears to the extent of $916 43 in his city accounts, and had also, about that time, $1,097 of school funds illegally in his posession. As this money was turned over, since the investigation of his accounts, the Grand Jury crossed out its reference to it. These facts are calculated to make the should creep start down the average taxpayer a back. The delinquency has been paid up in great part, but, owing to the fact that stubs are missing from receipt books for a period covering several months, both Smythe and Landell, to make matters worse, declare they have no means of knowing how much is yet due the city. This is indeed a pretty state of things? If there is to be no punishment for this crime, the people have at least the right to expect that in future circumstances shall be thrown about the Marshall's office, that a recurrence of this degree of affair will be impossible. A law system of business was carried on, it appears, by the Clark and Marshal in their intercourse as city officials. In future the requirements of the law will be given no doubt, be more rigorously complied with. The City Clerk declares, nowear, in a letter published elsewhere this morning, that it was the business of the Finance Committee of the City Trustees. August 21, 1850. There is no "important lawsuit" pending against the irrigation district. The only litigation in sight at present is the series of condemnation notes to be brought against the Yerbusa, a favorable decision in the first one of which will probably terminate the whole affair. These cases are yet some distance in the future, of course, but will be taken up at the earliest moment. Until such time the "law firm" will have but little to do, that can be seen by a layman, except to attend the meetings of the board and draw their salary of $416 on the first of each month. Whither are we drifting? With customary cender, we admit that we are compelled to give that up. Our esteemed contemporary, the Escondido (San Diego) Times, asks for information on the following point: Colonel Markham would not have received the nomination for Governor on the first ballot, but for the fact that San Francisco changed its vote from Morrow to Markham before the result of the ballot was announced. There was something a little peculiar about that change, and we would like to have it explained. No doubt it was all right, however. The development of Markham's strength in the northern and central parts of the State was wonderful. Southern California is coming to the front. One of the rules for the government of the Republican Convention, reported by the Committee on Permanent Organization and Order of Business, we learn from a delegate, was to the effect that no vote could be changed until after the roll-call was completed, and that changes could then be made prior to the announcement of the result of the roll-call. Immediately after the first roll-call, and before the Secretary could add up the totals, the chairman of one of the Assembly Districts of San Francisco changed the vote of his district to 5 for Markham—a gain of only one vote for that gentleman, as the vote of the district had been four for Markham and one for Morrow. Humboldt next followed, giving its 15 solid votes for Markham, and then began the stampede, the chairman of nearly every delegation which had cast Morrow votes endeavoring to secure recognition from the Chairman of the Convention in order to get in with the majority. There was nothing peculiar about San Francisco's change of front. They simply bowed to the invasible and accepted At least the right to expect that in future wars safeguardies shall be thrown about the Marshall's office, that a recurrence of this diagnoal affair will be impossible. A law system of business was carried on, it appears, by the Clerk and Marshal in their intercourse as city officials. In future the requirements of the law will, we gave no doubt, be more rigorously complied with. The City Clerk declares, now over, in a letter published elsewhere this morning, that it was the business of the Finance Committee of the City Trustees to verify the Marshal's accounts, and that no blame can reasonably attach to him in the premises. While we do not believe there was any criminal intent to defraud on the part of the Marshal, his negligence is inexplicable and it will be difficult to explain it away. A deficiency is but a step removed from a detachment. In lieu, by many will the Marshal's deficiency, even though it be repaid, he showed in no other light than as one inviting default and flight. The Grand Jury brings in two indictments one of them against our ledgling contemporary, the Santa Ana Free Press, which had the temerity to libel John Avas, Chairman of the Santa Ana Board of Trustees, in saying that he held his office for his own aggrandement. Several other uncomplimentary assertions were made in reference to Avas, all of which, the Grand Jury surmised, gave ground sufficient for an indictment. The publishers of the paper were arrested, and released on $750 bail in each case; their trial being set for September 1st. The other indictment is for a certain Santa Ana physician, whose name cannot be given, as he has not yet been arrested. It is understood he is now in San Francisco. Various other matters are touched upon by the Grand Jury, one of them being a petition to Santa Fe engineers to blow their engines while in accordance with law. Many engineers run through Anaheim especially freight engineers at night—who never sound their locomotive's whistle at all while running through the city. Frequently no whistle is blown at the entire distance from Santa Fe Springs to the Santa Ana River and we have heard railroad men say that at times the entire trip between Los Angeles and San Diego is made without the warning of a single locomotive whistle during the entire trip. This is all contrary to law. We hear much objection on the part of our citizens to the practice. Let every engineer sound his whistle at crossings as required by law. While matters of great importance were considered by the Grand Jury, and weighed by them fairly and fully, their report is not so consciously drawn and luminous as one desirous of understanding them might require. In fact, the report is in some instances very abruptly put together, making it rather difficult to understand. With this explanation and the criticism that the Grand Assembly Districts of San Francisco changed the vote of his district to 5 for Markham—a gain of only one vote for that gentleman, as the vote of the district had been four for Markham and one for Morrow. Humboldt next followed, giving its 15 solid votes for Markham, and then began the stampede, the chairman of nearly every delegation which had cast Morrow votes endeavoring to secure recognition from the Chairman of the Convention in order to get in with the majority. There was nothing peculiar about San Francisco's change of front. They simply bowed to the inevitable, and accepted the situation they could not change, like sensible men. To our good friends who are so solicitous for our welfare as to request the suppression of this piece of news or that—saying that it "would be better" for "all concerned" not to "say anything about it"—we may be permitted to say that their labors in future will be in vain—as we make the proud boast, they uniformly have been in the past. When a paper cannot print the news of the day, the sooner its relegation to the journalistic graveyard is affected, the better. We desire to print the news, and all of it, to the extent of our limited ability. When a man has committed a wrong and sees a report of it in the public prints, he has no one to blame but himself. This is a little sermon which we give our readers without extra charge. The assessment on the Dreyfus winery and improvements, which had been placed at $10,000, has been reduced by the Board of Equalization to $5,000. As the value of the building and improvements is placed by level headed business men at not less than $25,000, it is difficult to see how the low assessment of $10,000 should be reduced one-half. This is a question possessing peculiar interest to the taxpayers, and one which they would like to see explained. Mr. Nobelung's Explanation EDITOR GAZETTE — In reference to the report of the Grand Jury charging the Clerk of the city of Anaheim with not having kept his books according to law, I would say that, insamuch as the Board of Trustees as well as their officers are not supposed to be lawyers, and neither the board nor the officers, at the time the city government was changed from a town to a city of the sixth class, were formed that special laws in the statutes of California were laid down providing for the government of a city of the sixth class, therefore the books were kept, up to the last of May, 1890, in accordance to Section 2, Ordinance No. 11, which reads: "It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to keep such books as shall show the amount of revenue derived by the town and the source of such revenue; and also show the disbursements ordered by the trustees and for what such disbursements were made." All of which the Clerk's books clearly show. The second charge, of accepting the sworn monthly statements of the Marshal without verifying the same, hit the wrong man, as it is the duty of the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees to examine and pass upon We hear much objection on the part of our citizens to the practice. Let every engineer accord his whistle at crossings as required by law. While matters of great importance were considered by the Grand Jury, and weighed by them fairly and fully, their report is not so consciously drawn and luminous as one desirous of understanding them might require. In fact, the report is in some instances very abovely put together, making it rather difficult in places to understand. With this exception, and the criticism that the Grand Jury were uncommonly lenient in not bringing indictments against both of our implicated City Marshals, the body has done its work well. It will pass into history as the first Grand Jury ever to assemble in this county; and one whose summoning was timely, judging by its report. The Pomona Times and Santa Ana Free Press have spoken favorably of Richard Melrose of Anaheim as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Assemblyman, and it having come to our knowledge that Mr. Melrose had received a number of letters from prominent Republicans throughout the district asking him to allow his name to go before the convention, we interviewed the gentleman as to his intention in this matter, and he desires us to announce that, while grateful for the hearty promises of support received by him, it is absolutely impossible for him to be a candidate at this time. His business affairs require all his attention, and he cannot afford the time necessary for the canvass. This declination is final. Our correspondent in the following paragraph asks questions in reference to a subject that has been asserting itself with particular pertinacity to the people of this irrigation district for several weeks past. He writes: Editor Gazette — Will you please inform the taxpayers if there is any important lawsuit for or against the district pending, which in any way could justify the employment of a law firm at $5,000 a year? For "It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to keep such books as shall show the amount of revenue derived by the town and the source of such revenue; and also show the disbursements ordered by the trustees and for what such disbursements were made." All of which the Clerk's books clearly show. The second charge, of accepting the sworn monthly statements of the Marshal without verifying the same, hit the wrong man, as it is the duty of the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees to examine and pass upon all reports of the Marshal, Clerk, Treasurer, etc. The above statement is not made to justify myself, but only to explain to my fellow-citizens my position in this matter. Respectfully, M. Nebeluno, City Clerk. The following is the ticket nominated by the Democratic Convention at San Jose: Governor, E B. Pond of San Francisco; Lieutenant-Governor, R F. Del Valle of Los Angeles; Chief Justice, J A. Stanley of Alameda; Associate Justices—Jackson Hatch of San Jose, James V. Coffey of San Francisco, George E. Smith of Los Angeles; Secretary of State, W C. Hendricks of Oroville; Controller, John P. Dunn of San Francisco; State Treasurer, Adams Herold of Placer; Attorney-General, Walter G. Graves of San Francisco; Surveyor-General, Stanley B. Boon-of-Humboldt; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Henry C. Hull of San Mateo; Supreme Court Clerk, J D. Spencer of Stanialana; Congress—First District, T J. Geary of Sonoma; Third District, John P. Irish of Alameda; Fourth District—Adjourned to meet in San Francisco at the call of the Chair; Fifth District, T J. Clunie of San Francisco; Railroad Commissioners—First District, Archibald Yell of Mendocino; Second District, Charles Hawwell Jr. of San Francisco; Third District, L Archer of Santa Clara; Board of Equalization—First District—Adjourned to meet at the call of the Chair; Second District, James Brady of Oakland; Third District, R H. Beamer of Yolo; Fourth District, John T. Gaffey of Los Angeles. Ask your butcher and grocer for Avery & Everhardy's Home-made Lard. The Olive Milling Co. pay out more money in this county than any other single industry. Keep your money at home by using Olive Milling Co.'s goods. RARE OPPORTUNITY Clearance Sale for 30 Days TO MAKE ROOM FOR FALL STOCK I will offer the Public bargains in every line in order to make room for New York Goods. HAVE GONE EAST TO LAY IN A FALL AND WINT Stock, which will be the most complete stock received in Anah for many years. Thanking the Public for liberal patronage in the past, I hope, by fair dealing and low prices, to merit the same in the future. RESPECTFULLY YOURS, S. S. FEDERMAN. The only System of Property Abstract Books in Orange County. The owner of any lot furnished on application. T. D. HUFF, President. Z. B. WEST, Vice President. ATTORNEY, Z. B. WEST. R. E. REWITT, Treasurer GEORGE TAYLOR, Secre Break-Bone Fever. "My daughter Pearl was taken with dengue (or break-bone) fever 2 years ago, and my friends thought I would lose her. I had almost given up hope until she began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla. She took four bottles in four months, and gained 15 pounds. I thank Hood's Sarsaparilla for giving her back to me restored to health and strength." JULIA A. KING, Sherman, Texas. Hcod's Sarsaparilla $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C.J. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Dozes One Dollar BRONCHITIS Is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes—the air-passages leading into the lungs. Few other complaints are so prevalent, or call for more prompt and energetic action. As neglect or delay may result seriously, effective remedies should always be at hand. Apply at once a mustard poultice to the upper part of the chest, and, for internal treatment, take frequent doses of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. C.O. Jepper, Druggist, Fort Wayne, Ind., writes: "My little sister, four years of age, was so ill from bronchitis that we had almost given up hope of her recovery. Our family physician, a skilful man and of large experience, pronounced it useless to give her any more medicine, saying he had done all it was possible to do, and we must prepare for the worst. As a last resort, we determined to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and I can truly say, with most happy results. After taking a few doses she seemed to breathe easier, and within a week, was out of danger. We continued giving it sectoral until satisfied she was entirely well. This indisputable evidence of the great merit of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has given me unbounded confidence in the preparation, and I recommend it to my customers, knowing it cannot disappoint them." "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured me of a bad cough and my partner of bronchitis. I know of numerous cases in which this preparation has proved very beneficial in families of Young Children, so that the medicine is known among them as 'the ensaler of the afflicted.'" Jalme Rufus Vidal, San Cristobel, San Domingo. "A short time ago, I was taken with a severe attack of bronchitis. The remedies ordinarily used in such cases failed to give me relief. Almost in despair of ever finding anything to cure me, I bought a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and was helped from the first dose. I had not finished one bottle before the disease left me, and my throat and lungs were as sound as ever." Geo. B. Hunter, Altoona, Pa. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, PREPARED BY DR. J.C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. Bold by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles, $3. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of RESPECTFULLY YOURS, S. S. FEDERMAN. The only System of Property Abstract Books in Orange County. The owner of any lot furnished on application. T.D. HUFF, President. Z.R.WEST, Vice President. ATTORNEY, Z.B.WEST. R.E.HOWITT, Treasurer GEORGE TAYLOR, Secretary Santa Ana Abstract Company Incorporated July 9, 1889. Capital Stock, $100,000 Abstracts and Certificates of Title to all lands in Orange County. 113 West Fourth Street, Huff Block. P.O. Box 3 Highest Cash Price Paid for POULTRY AND EGGS Call and get prices before selling elsewhere. A.T.WALLOP Metz Building, LOS ANGELES STREET. ANAHEIM In the Field Again! M. NEBELUNG ANNOUNCES HIMSELF AS A CANDIDATE FOR the office of relieving the people of Anaheim and vicinity of THIS YEAR'S SURPLUS Walnut Crop, For which he promises to pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE, Subject to the decision of the holders of the crop. Respectfully, M. NEBELUNG. Contract to Let. FOR BUILDING TWO MILES OF BARBED-WIRE fence. For particular enquiries of J.S.FRENCH, Placentia. ORDINANCE NO. 64. An Ordinance Fixing and Levying a Property Tax for the Fiscal Year 1890. An Ordinance for the Protection of Life and Property from Fire, and Establishing Regulations Concerning the Erection and Mining of Buildings Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Anaheim. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim do ordain as follows: Section 1.-That all that portion of the City Anaheim bounded and described as follows: - mending at the point of intersection of the center lines of Clemmintina street and Chestnut street thence along the center line of said Chestnut street to the point of intersection of the center lines of Chestnut street and Center street; thence along the center line of said Chestnut street to the point of intersection of the center lines of Chestnut street and Center street; thence along the center line of said Chestnut street to the point of intersection of the center lines of Chestnut street; thence along the center line of said Chestnut street to the point of intersection of the center lines of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina street; thence along the center line of Clemmintina街; - no building or other structure exists. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, PREPARED BY DR. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. Bold by all Druggists. Price $1; six bottles, $5. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the city of Anaheim that the taxes for the fiscal year 1890-91 are now due and payable to the landowner at his office on Center street, and that all taxes unpaid on the 31 of November, 1890, will be delinquent and an additional five per cent will be collected after that date. I will be at my office as aforesaid between the hours of 9 A.M. and 12 M. and from 1 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. for the purpose of collecting taxes. City Marshal and ex Officio Tax Collector. Wanted. APPLES, PEARS, LEMONS AND ALL OTHER Fruits. Theo. Pinther Packing Company SANTA ANA. ANNOUNCEMENT. For County Assessor, W. G. McPherson OF McPHerson Respectfully announces himself as a candidate for the office of Anaximus, subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention. FOR SHERIFF. T. J. Harlin OF SANTA ANA Amendment himself as a candidate for the office of Anaximus, subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention. Contract to Let. FOR BUILDING TWO MILES OF BARBED-WIRE Fence. For particular enquiries of J. N. FRENCH, Placentia. ORDINANCE NO. 64. An Ordinance Fixing and Levying a Property Tax for the Fiscal Year 1890 and 1891. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim do ordain as follows: Section 1.—That there be and hereby is fixed and levied a property tax for the fiscal year 1890 and 1891 of city cents on each hundred dollars of the amount valuation of all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the City of Anaheim. Sec. 2.—The City Clark shall cause this ordinance to be published once in the Anaheim Gazette and thereafter it shall take effect and be in full force. President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, held on the 28th day of August, 1890; that it was duly passed and adopted as a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim held on the 27th day of August, 1890, by the following vote: Ayes—Trustee Reiner, Littledale and White. Nones—None. Absent—Trustee Quinn Ilmer and Benmarshald. That the President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim signed the same on the 28th day of August, 1890. MAX HERELUNG. Clerk of the City of Anaheim. LEAVE ORDERS FOR CONRAD'S BEER H. C. GADE. Sold only in cases (two dozen bottles in case) at $2.50 per case. Delivered to any part of city. P. PELLEGRIN & SON, JEWELRY, ART AND MUSEUM STORE. The Cheapest and Most Popular DRY GOODS, CLOTHING Furnishing - Goods! ESTABLISHMENT OF SANTA ANA. D. Heller, 116 Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Cal. WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO OFFER THE PUBLIC A first-class line of LADIES' $2 50 SHOES. — AND — Men's $3 and $4 Shoes! Which cannot be had elsewhere for the same price. RIMPAU BROS. BEG TO ANNOUNCE TO THE Public that I am carrying a Full Line of RIMPAU BROS. I BEG TO ANNOUNCE TO THE Public that I am carrying a Full Line of Men's, Boys' and Youths' SHOES! ALSO Ladies' and Misses' -- SHOES -- AND SLIPPERS. WISH TO CALL ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR $3 Line of Men's Shoes, all Styles, in CONGRESS AND LACE, Which is the Best in the Market for the Money. H. CAHEN. REMOVED. TO DAYLIGHT STORE! New Store! New Goods! New Prices! REMOVED. TO DAYLIGHT STORE! New Store! New Goods! New Prices! Groceries, Stationery, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCOS, CIGARS And Fresh Fruit of the Season Always on Hand. Having moved to the building formerly occupied by the Postoffice (next door to Bank of Anaheim), I should be pleased to have my patrons, friends and the general public give me a call. Joseph Helmsen, NOTICE TO WINE BUYERS! 9,000 GALLONS Choice White and Claret Wines FOR SALE. FOR PARTICULARS ADDRE88: Gazette Office, Anaheim, California.