anaheim-gazette 1896-10-22

HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK Pfeninger to be Tried on Saturday. The Charge Reduced to Simple Assault, for Which the Maximum Penalty is Six Months in Jail, or $500 Fine—A Telegram from Indianapolis Retaining Counsel to Protect the Child—Walnut Thieves Abroad in the Land—Alamitos Railroad Opened for Business—Republican Posters Torn Down—Jimmy Craig Comes to Town—Local Brevities—Minor Mention. The case of the People vs. Dr. John Pfeninger, for an assault to commit rape upon the little girl Nellie Blank, otherwise known as Nellie Pfeninger, was called in Judge Pierce's court yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. District Attorney Ballard represented the people, and Mr. Melrose was present, in obedience to summons received from Indianapolis, to take such steps as might be necessary to protect the child. The defendant appeared in court attended by his counsel, Horace C. Head, son of Dr. Head of Garden Grove. The evidence being in the opinion of the District Attorney insufficient to convict Pfeninger of an attempt to rape the child, although there can be no doubt from her story that it was his ultimate purpose so to do, the complaint against him on that charge was, on motion of Judge Ballard, dismissed. Immediately a new warrant was issued for Pfeninger's arrest on a charge of simple assault. Judge Pierce handed the warrant to Constable Groat, who served it, and the trial of the case was set for Saturday morning next at 10 o'clock. Pfeninger pleaded not guilty, and asked for and was granted a jury trial. He was released on $500 bonds, with Fritz Ruhman and Max Nobelung as his sureties. It is but fair to state that the criticism to which the District Attorney has been subjected is quite unfounded. After interviewing the little girl and questioning her closely, he became convinced that the evidence was not sufficient to secure a conviction upon the charge of attempt to commit rape. If the child's age could be proven to have been under fourteen years when Pfeninger went to her bed at night time while she slept and subjected her to grave indignities until her screams awoke the neighborhood, it would not be hard to prove the charge. This it is considered it is almost impossible to do, and so the best that can be done with the case is to bring the defendant before the law on a charge of simple assault. to American growers of citrus fruits in Florida and California, because every single orange or lemon that we buy from abroad takes the place of American-grown fruit and helps to depreciate the value of the produce of our own orchards. Growers of oranges and lemons should call to mind the fact that they receive less protection under the Gorman-Wilson bill than was accorded them by the McKinley tariff, the rates of duties being respectively as follows: McKinley tariff — 13 cents per package measuring 1¼ cubic feet; 25 cents per package of from 1½ to 2½ cubic feet; 50 cents per package from 2½ to 5 cubic feet; 10 cents for each additional cubic foot or part thereof; $1 50 per thousand for lemons or oranges imported in bulk; 30 per cent advalorem on boxes or barrels unless made of American material. Gorman-Wilson bill — 8 cents per cubic foot capacity on all packages; $1 50 per thousand when imported in bulk; 30 per cent advalorem on the boxes or barrels unless made of American material. On the smallest sized package in which oranges or lemons are imported the reduction in duty under the existing Democratic tariff is nearly 40 per cent; on packages of medium size the reduction ranges from 20 to 60 per cent, and on the largest-sized packages the loss of protection also ranges from 20 to 60 per cent, with 20 per cent additional loss on every package measuring more than five cubic feet. This loss of protection undoubtedly accounts for our imports of foreign-grown lemons and oranges having reached their highest point during the 1896 fiscal year. Owners of citrus orchards in California and Florida will promptly recognize that their interests will be best protected by the election of Major McKinley and of Republican Congressmen, and they should without hesitation vote against every Democratic freetrader from Bryan down. ELECTION OFFICERS. SUPERVISORS FIX POLLING PLACES AND NAME THE OFFICERS OF ELECTION. The Supervisors have appointed the following officers of election and polling places in the neighborhood. The list for the entire county has not yet been issued, and the following list is all there is at hand at the time of going to press. Anaheim precinct—Polls will be held at City Hall. S. Littlefield and L. C. Bailey, inspectors; C. Bruce, C. Spencer, judges; W. A. Witte, G. V. Horr, enrolling clerks; J. S. Hatfield, J. J. Schneider, ballot clerks. West Anaheim—Polls at T. A. Darling's Hall. E. Barr, B. J. Perry, inspectors; H. D. Polhemus, Ben Dauer, enrolling clerks; J. C. Abbey, E. Crowe, ballot clerks; C. W. Marden, Carl Raab, judges. Fullerton — Election at Chadbourne's Hall. A. McDermont, J. M. Woodard, inspectors; E. K. Benchley, W. E. McFadden, enrolling clerks; A. Wright, Frank Gardiner, ballot clerks; M. H. Dunn, J. A. Vail, judges. Yorba — Election at schoolhouse. L. A. Kleinigkeiten. The Supervisors have granted a saloon license to O. Jensen of Fullerton. The tops of the umbrella trees are turning into the "sear and yellow leaf." The First Christian church has petitioned the Superior Court for permission to mortgage its property in this city. Engineer Boschke moved his track outfit and boarding cars from the Southern Pacific depot here to Alamitos yesterday. There was no quorum at the meeting of the water board on Saturday afternoon, and the meeting adjourned to the next regular meeting day, two weeks. The Ladies' Aid at the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. Scheurzer this afternoon at the Sanitarium. The ladies will invite their friends to attend. John W. Morrison has filed a debtor's petition in insolvency with County Clerk Brock. His assets are $512.65 and debts $4585.02; exempt, $240. The opening ball given by the 400 was a rocable success, about thirty couples participating. The dances will be given every month during the season. The new Alamitos railroad time table appears among the new advertisements on the second page this morning. There will be two trains each way per day, and the train will lay over nights at Alamitos. Rabbi Edelman of Orange and our old friend Prof. Welch of Santa Ana will hold the fort to the disciples of the unattended Popocracy at the Wigwam in Planters' park this evening. District Attorney Barnes of San Francisco addressed the Republicans at Santa Ana on Monday evening, and the spell-binder Knight will talk to them again on Wednesday evening next. We have received from a friend in Los Angeles one of the little McKinley cherubs, with the inscription "My papa will vote for McKinley"—one of the nearest devices of the campaign. Many thanks. At the recent meeting of the stockholders of the Golden Belt Fruit Company at Fullerton the following Directors were chosen: W. F. Botsford, F. W. Phelps, L. B. Benchley, E. K. Benchley, William Crowther, J. B. Tombees, W. M. McFadden. The Pastime club has been reorganized, and its first session will be held Nov. 5, two days after the election. The Club has rented the rooms at Music Hall fronting the street, and will have them furnished and fitted up luxuriously. The beet dump and laboratory is like some banquet hall deserted. All the Chino boys have returned to their homes On Monday Ben Hiss and J.H.Enearl were up town jingling twenty dollar pieces It is but fair to state that the criticism to which the District Attorney has been subjected is quite unfounded. After interviewing the little girl and questioning her closely, he became convinced that the evidence was not sufficient to secure a conviction upon the charge of attempt to commit rape. If the child's age could be proven to have been under fourteen years when Pfeninger went to her bed at night time while she slept and subjected her to grave indignities until her sorems awoke the neighborhood, it would not be hard to prove the charge. This it is considered it is almost impossible to do, and so the best that can be done with the case is to bring the defendant before the law on a charge of simple assault. The penalty for an assault is $500 fine or six months in jail—much too lenient for such an aggravated case; but this is regarded as being the safest course, although a charge of indecent exposure probably be made to stick against the defendant. On Tuesday afternoon, shortly after 1 o'clock, Attorney Melrose received the following dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind., the sender being Miss Julia H. Goodhart, Principal of the foundlings' home in that city, whence Nellie Blank, the little girl whom Dr. John Pfeninger sought to outrage, was sent to him some two months ago: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 20, 1896. Richard Melrose, Attorney-at-Law, Anaheim, Calif.: Read GAZETE about Pfeninger. Our board retains you to protect Nellie and return her to us. Answer: JULIA H. GOODHART. Up to yesterday the case against Pfeninger had not been pushed, and District Attorney Ballard has come in for some unmerited adverse criticism therefor. Judge Ballard found it impossible to come over until Saturday, four days after the expose of the affair, and people had been asking on all sides as to the reason for the non-arrest of Pfeninger. Judge Pierce had issued the warrant on Wednesday afternoon, Jacob Winter, in whose home the little girl sought refuge, swearing to the complaint. The warrant was handed to Constable Groat immediately, but a telephone message was received from the District Attorney's office, requesting that the warrant be not served until Judge Ballard could come over from Santa Ana and investigate the case. The Judge came over on Saturday, and meanwhile Pfeninger had gone to Winter's house and asked the girl to go back to live with him and he would forget the past and treat her well. She scorned the man who claims her as his child, saying she had rather die than return to him. Thursday evening as Pfeniger drove along Orangethorpe avenue, some men gathering walnuts in an adjoining walnut grove set up ories of "Hang him!" On Saturday Judge Ballard thought no case of assault to commit rape upon a child could be proven, because although Nellie states she was under 14 years at the time of Pfeninger's first attempted assault upon her (she having since passed her fourteenth birthday), the fact of her being under 14 years of age would be difficult to establish. That point being waived, the Judge thought that it would be difficult to establish the charge of an attempted rape (without regard to the child's age, and presuming her to be a person of 14 years) because force would have to be proven on Pfeninger's part and resistance upon the little girl's. Under this view of the case, and with all the evidence before him, nothing stronger than simple assault could in the Judge's opinion be proven. That Pfeninger knew of the existence of Nellie Blank in the East is proven by his search for her during more than a year. The reports are to the effect that she is his illegitimate child, and so he is said to have stated various parties. Pfeninger had the girl brought here, as one of the neighbors said a day or two ago, knowing that he had but one bed in the house, and his object in bringing her here Anaheim prescinct—Polls will be held at City Hall. S. Littlefield and L. C. Bailey inspectors; C. Bruce, C. Spencer, judges; W. A. Witte, G. V. Horr, enrolling clerks; J. S. Hatfield, J. J. Schneider, ballot clerkers. West Anaheim—Polls at T. A. Darling's Hall. E. Barr, B. J. Perry, inspectors; H. D. Polhemus, Ben Dauer, enrolling clerks; J. C. Abbey, E. Crowe, ballot clerkes; C. W. Marden, Carl Raab, judges. Fullerton — Election at Chadbourne's Hall. A. McDermont, J. M. Woodard, inspectors; E.K. Benchley, W.E.McFadden, enrolling clerkes; A.Wright, Frank Gardiner, ballot clerkes; M.H.Dunn, J.A.Vail, judges. Yorba — Election at schoolhouse. L.A.Smith, P.S.Yorba, inspectors; Newman Essick, Geo. Stadtegger, enrolling clerkes; R.P.Marquez, D.Dominguez, ballot clerkes; Frank Buther, T.Yorba, judges. Buena Park — Election at Whitaker's Hall. J.L.Martin, George Wise, inspectors; G.E.Dutton, A.Badgerly, enrolling clerkes; C.H.AArchibald, C.T.Robinson, ballot clerkes; W.B.Peckstein, O.T.Bunyard, judges. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. For the Week Ending Oct. 19, 1896. Furnished by the Orange County Title Company, Santa Ana. Geo.M.Hord Jr.to Charles S.Hord—W1of SE1of SW1of SW1of SW1Sec.2T4R110,60-60 acres:$2,000. United States of America to Martin A.Baker—Lot 4 in Sec.4T4R9,48-64 acres; patent. Mrs.E.A.Wentworth to M.R.Harris—N1of SE1of SW1of Sec.11T4R1120acres:$1. James B.Eells to Ellen Eells,his wife—W1of SE1of NE1Sec.33T4R1020acres:$500. M.A.Foster and Guadalupa A.de Forster,his wife,Lewis F.Moulton—Undivided 1/2 interest in S 1,307 acres of Rancho Niguel lot 4.Sec.3and lot 4.Sec.9,T8R8:$6,776. Richard Egan to same—Undivided 1/2 interest in same property:$6,776. A.J.McGruder to Maggie Sale—8 acres in SW1of Sec.8T4R111$800. C.E.Utt and Mary Utt,his wife,C.F.Willard—Lot 50 Plat.I Irvine's subdivision,Ranchos Santiago de Santa Ana and San Joaquin:$2,500. Abstract and Title Guarantee Co.to David O.Sweet—Lot 10 block C.Gardner & Moye addition to Santa Ani:$1. U.Sid Lemon administrator estate of Andrew S.Harris,decosed et al.,to J.Wiley Harris et al—Correct deed 68 144 on the following:N 15 acres of lot 12block C.A.B.chapman tiact;decrease. Edwin Brown et al.to Stearns Ranchos Co.-Quieting title to SE1of Sec.9T5R11less 1 acre;decrease. Agnes A.Gillison and husband,Angel Gillison,to Dr.J.H.Bullard—10 acres in SE1Sec.17T4R10,the S1subject to Trust Deed,Anaheim Beet Sugar Company;$10. Ella C.Fraser to J.R.Moeller—Lot 4block D.Shelton & Denela'addition;$400. John D.Chaffee and wife to Maria Sanford—NW1of SW1of SE1Sec.31T4R10,$1400. Stears Ranchos Co.to J.B.Pierce—W1of SE1of Sec.15T4R11$810. H.G.Wilshire et al.to Carrina Kirkpatrick-Lot 5.block 27,Fullerton;$1. Wm.Guenther and wife to Jacob Everhardy—SE1of SW1of SW1Sec.24T4R11$81. Robt.A.Graham and wife to James A.Porter-Lots 17，18 and 19，block 74,Santa Ana East:$200. Horace I.Brewater and wife to Wm.A.Newberry—60 acres in Sec.29,T4R10,$4800. San Francisco and fresno Land Co.to Chas.E.Torrey—Lot 11,G Howard Thompson tract;$2,000. Henry W.Robbs and wife to Fred E. At the recent meeting of the stockholders of the Golden Belt Fruit Company at Fullerton the following Directors were chosen: W.F.Botsford,F.W.Phelps,L.B.Benchley,e.K.Benchley William Crowther,j.B.Tombes,M.W.MoFadden. The Pastime club has been reorganized,and its first session will be held Nov.5,two days after the election.The Club has rented the rooms at Music Hall fronting the street,and will have them furnished and fitted up luxuriously. The beet dump and laboratory is like some banquet hall deserted.All the Chino boys have returned to their homes.On Monday Ben Hiss and J.H.Encar wore up town jingling twenty dollar pieces in their jeans,and waiting for another season to begin. The landlord has been pestered to death with inquiries whether there is anything in the report that Hearst is paying $1 for the return of each and every copy of the Examiner of Tuesday of last week。它 isn't so,yet the Examiners of that date have become an extreme rarity. Charles Federman & Co.have a new advertisement in this issue that will be read with interest by all our subscribers this morning.Charley has lately imported a very fine stock of fall goods,both he is now showing the public.Call and see him and inspect the stock and prices. A special meeting of the Directors of Water Company has been called for Wednesday to take action on the proposition to increase the boundary of the district by taking in a part of block K of Kraemer tract.The owners of the land we understand agree to purchase 400 shares of stock at $15 per share. Henry G.Wiese writes to us as follows from the Santa Monica Soldiers' Home: "Enclosed find Wells,Fargo money order for subscription for next year's Gazette.I see in the morning papers you had two political meetingsthe other evening,一one sound money and one Popocatral Always sound money."Thanks;call again.Comrade. The new Board of Directors of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company have displaced Henri Gardiner as superintendent of the ditches,and substituted Henry Hockmeyer in his stead.Gardiner has been superintendent of the company for many years,但has recently.so.it is said,had too much to say about politics,从the Popocatral standpoint. Our free-silver friend Joe des Granges Who is one of the foremost leaders of the Popocatral campaign hereabout,finds that his name is not upon the register,-although he declares he was registered at the water works by Deputy Assessor Jennings.Amos cannot recall the circumstance,and it looks as if Bryan will lose at least one vote in this neck of woods. D.T.Fowler,Popocatral nominee for Presidential elector WHO was to have spoken at the Democratic wigwam on Saturday evening,failed to arrive,and Frank Porter,the silver-tongued orator of Orangethorpe avenue,made a short address to the crowd in attendance.The singing section of The Turners rendered vocal music in their usual acceptable fashion,and a pleasant evening was had all around. Gen.N.P.Chipman of Red Bluff and Hon.J.C.Campbell of San Franciscooo address the Republicans at The Opera-house this evening.Shall this probably be the last meeting but one to be held here during this campaign,and should be largely attended by the Republicans of the entire countryside.Both gentlemen are noted orators,and their speeches will be worth lis MR. AHLBORN'S MINE OWNS A QUARTER OF A GOLD MINE, AND HIS PARTNER A SILVER MINE OWNER. The following letter from Fritz Ahlborn of Orange, who recently delivered a free-silver speech here, is self-explanatory: ORANGE, Cal., Oct. 15, 1896. EDITOR GAZETTE—Dear Sir: The Gazette had in its issue of the 8th instate, the following: "An Orange report is to the effect that Ahlborn some time ago purchased an interest in a silver mine, and stands to reap a rich harvest by the inflation of the price of the white metal." In reply to the foregoing I wish to say that I own one quarter interest in the King Solomon gold mines, but I never had, nor have now, an interest in a silver mine. The report very likely originated on the grounds that my partner in the mine (Prof. Morrow) has purchased the Pallegrin silver mines. Please correct the error and oblige. Yours respectfully, FRITZ AHLBORN. LEMONS AND ORANGES INJURY DONE THE GROWERS OF CITRUS FRUITS BY THE FREE-TRADERS. Our imports of lemons and oranges for the fiscal years 1890 to 1896 have been as follows: Fiscal year | Lemons | Oranges | Value. -------|------|---------|----- 1890 | $3,374,052 | $1,916,652 | - 1891 | $4,351,970 | $2,339,987 | - 1892 | $4,548,263 | $1,210,338 | - 1893 | $4,994,328 | $1,695,402 | - 1894 | $4,285,278 | $1,127,003 | - 1895 | $4,917,326 | $1,997,266 | - 1896 | $5,040,344 | $2,694,131 | The imports of lemons and oranges for the latest fiscal year, ending June 30, 1896, were larger than in any previous year on record. This must be unsatisfactory news. "I suffered with severe neuralgia pains in my head, and I have taken Hood's Sarasparilla and it proved to be the best medicine that I ever used." Mrs. L. Lamert, 274 23rd St., Oakland, Cal. Hood's pills are easy in effect. MAREIAGE. HANNA—LEE—At the residence of the bride's brother, at Val Verde, Riverside county, October 14, 1896, by the Rev. M. J. Ferguson, John T. Hanna of Miraflores to Alice K. Lee of River-side. Engine and Pump for Sale. Sixteen horsepower engine and pump plant complete for sale. Apply at this office. Before buying your new Carriage, your Buggy or Harness, call at Jacobson Bros., Santa Ana, and you will save money. All work guaranteed. Agents for the celebrated Bain wagon. Photographic Studio. Having opened a studio in the Metz property on Los Angeles St., I am prepared to do all kind of photographic work at the lowest living prices. Call on me when in want of anything in my line. I am here to stay. You're photographically,[c] 81m] J. S. Howard, Anaheim, Cal. This is the season when mites and lice accumulate and lessen the egg production, if not destroy it. Hen's Delight will do it. I have used it for years and my chickens have been entirely free from mites or lice, with no disease of any kind in the flock. For sale by M. J. Bundy, at 30 cents per quart can. Breeder of Silver Laced Wyandottes and Barred Plymouth Rocks, Santa Ana, Cal. The Ladies of the Christian church will give a first class chicken pie dinner on Monday day from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. New Eastern cheese at Dickel's. Presidential elector, who was to have spoken at the Democratic wigwam on Saturday evening, failed to arrive, and Frank Porter, the silver-tongued orator of Orangethorpe avenue, made a short address to the crowd in attendance. The singing section of the Turners rendered vocal music in their usual acceptable fashion, and a pleasant evening was had all around. Gen. N. P. Chipman of Red Bluff and Hon. J. C. Campbell of San Francisco will address the Republicans at the Opera-house this evening. This will probably be the last meeting but one to be held here during this campaign, and should be largely attended by the Republicans of the entire country-side. Both gentlemen are noted orators, and their speeches will be well worth listening to. Turn out everybody, and whoop her up for Sound Money and Protection. Tom Reed Day (next Tuesday) will probably be the biggest political event ever witnessed in Southern California. Mr. Reed will speak in Los Angeles on that day, but the demonstration will be participated in by delegations from the entire southern part of the State. The Fullerton McKinley club will go up with the Fullerton band, and the Orange McKinley club will also be on hand with the Orange band, as well as the Santa Ana club. It is proposed that the Anaheim McKinleyites join the procession and make the Orange county turnout as conspicuous a feature of the day as possible. The Manufacturers' Association of San Francisco has reported in favor of the adoption of amendment No. 3. The effect of this amendment will be to limit the liability of stockholders of a corporation for debts of the corporation to the face value of the shares each owner is personally responsible for the debts of corporations to the extent of his ability to pay. The manufacturers urge that the limitation of the liability to the proportion of the debt each stockholder incurs through his own ownership would cause a large investment of capital in California industrial enterprises. Solvent men, even if not of large means, do not like to incur the risks of having to pay other people's debts. There is no doubt whatever that the industries of California hold out good prospects for investors. With an abundant home market for all kinds of goods, our manufacturers can hold their own in competition with Eastern manufacturers. But many people prefer to let their money lie in savings banks to taking the chance of having to pay all the debts of a company with which they may associate themselves. Yesterday the new branch line constructed by the Southern Pacific from Anaheim to the site of the new sugar factory at Los Alamitos was turned over to the operat- Reinigkeiten. Servisors have granted a saloon Jensen of Fullerton. of the umbrella trees are turning "sear and yellow leaf." At Christian church has petiperior Court for permission to property in this city. Boschke moved his track outgoing cars from the Southern Pater to Alamitos yesterday. No quorum at the meeting of board on Saturday afternoon, and adjourned to the next regular two weeks. Aies' Aid the Presbyterian court with Mrs. Scheuer this the Sanitarium. The ladies fir friends to attend. Morrison has filed a debtor's resolvency with County Clerk assets are $512.65 and debts empt, $240. Ball given by the 400 was access, about thirty couples partie the dances will be given every the season. Alamitos railroad time table appears new advertisements on the this morning. There will be way per day, and the train nights at Alamitos. Delman of Orange and our old Welch of Santa Ana will hold disciples of the untamed PopWigwam in Planters' park this Attorney Barnes of San Franced the Republicans at Santa evening, and the spell-bindtalk to them again on Wedg next. Received from a friend in Los the little McKinley cherubs, caption "My papa will vote for one of the neatest devices of the Many thanks. Present meeting of the stockholdden Belt Fruit Company at following Directors were: F. Botsford, F. W. Phelps, E. K. Benchley, William B. Tombes, W. M. McFadden. Some club has been reorganized, session will be held Nov. 5, two election. The Club has rooms at Music Hall fronting and will have them furnished exuriously. Dump and laboratory is like hall deserted. All the have returned to their homes, Ben Hiss and J. H. Enearl jingling twenty dollar pieces Department and a regular train service was inaugurated. Trains will leave Los Alamitos at 7:35 a.m. and 3:50 p.m., connecting at Anaheim with the Santa Ana branch trains now reaching Los Angeles at 9 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. Outgoing passengers will leave Los Angeles on the regular morning and afternoon trains, transferring at Anaheim to the local train operated on the branch. This new branch is 9 3 miles long and was built in about five days. There is but one intermediate station, which is located 4.5 miles from Anaheim on the Stearns Rancho company’s land, and will be known as Westminster, it being the nearest stopping point to that place. At the terminus the Southern Pacific company will put in extensive tracks, a nice combination depot, turn-table, ash pit, engines, water tank, etc., as it is expected that a flourishing town will be developed at this point. It is probable that the name of the townsite will be changed from Los Alamitos to some other, to be selected by the sugar factory people. City taxes are due, as well as State and county taxes. The former become delinquent Nov. 2, when a penalty of 5 per cent. will be added. The first payment of State and county taxes becomes delinquent Nov. 30th, and 15 per cent. will be added Dec. 1st; the second payment becomes delinquent April 25th next, and 5 per cent penalty will be added the next day. Littlefield & Harker moved their real estate office on Monday afternoon from the Dreyfus building on Center street to the new Ruhmann block, next to Seale’s grocery. The Republican headquarters goes with them. The Republican literature and the office fixtures are loaded into Gade’s truck shortly after noon, and a single trip suffices to move the paraphernalia over. At last week’s meeting of the trustees of Orange a petition was presented asking that an election be called for the purpose of voting on the proposition of materially reducing the corporate limits of the city. The petition was laid over until the next regular meeting for further consideration. Orange has two very active factions, one for reducing the limits and the other against it, and if an election should be called to vote upon the question it will probably be a very interesting and hotly contested affair. The first carload of the new crop of oranges to be shipped East from Southern California this season was sent out Monday by the Fay Fruit Company over the Santa Fe route. The fruit is of the budded seedling variety, was grown in the Cahuenga valley and is well colored and remarkably sweet. This is the first carload shipment of the new crop of oranges from California this season, not excepting the early fruit that usually goes out from Placer county points in the northern part of the State, and the Porter-ville district near Freroo. The shipment is a month earlier than the first shipment last season, which was on November 21st. Complaint is made that Republican posters tacked up about town are torn down at night, several posters relating to the Republican meeting this evening having been torn down from the same place on the dead wall opposite this office. As fast as new posters are put up in the place of those de- PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rolfe have returned from their trip to the northern part of the State and are again at their home in Garden Grove. Rabbi Edelman and Jack Murray came over from Armoraburg one afternoon last week, and made a pleasant call at the editorial den. Mrs. Cross, mother of Mrs. Lane, superintendent of the telegraph, is here on a visit, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Hart. Aug Menzel wears a button on his coat lapel bearing the inscription, "I am not as bad as I look." Take your word for it, August. Father Clifford of Washington and Father Nolan and Mon. Gabriel of Los Angeles were the guests of Father Cote of this city several days during the week. Mr. Weisel left on Tuesday for a short trip to San Francisco. He will be absent a week or so, but will return in time to vote on election day. Maj. Klokke has been elected president of the Walnut Growers’ Association at Fullerton. A. MoDermont has been elected vice-president and Chet Holcomb secretary. Judge Towner will deliver an address at Santa Ana to-morrow evening, from the standpoint of the Gold Democracy. The Judge has been an unwashed Democrat all his life, but has jumped the party trip. John T. Hanna, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna of Miraflores, was married at Val Verde, Riverside county, on Wednesday last, to Miss Alice E. Lee of Riverside. The happy couple are now at their home at Miraflores. Rev. Stone of the Presbyterian Church was called to San Francisco last week, and there was no preaching in that church last Sabbath. The reverend gentleman is expected to arrive in time to conduct services on Sunday next. Andrew Pfaler and son of San Juan Capistrano have been guests of John Schauman during the week. Mr. Pfaler returned to his home on Sunday afternoon, and his son remains and may locate permanently. Louis Gottschalk and Geo. W. Burton of Los Angeles will address the people of this city on the political issues of the day, from McKinley standpoint, at the Opera-house next Wednesday evening, the 28th instant. Orville Lochman was in Los Angeles on Saturday evening and happened to be an eye witness of the big fire in that town that evening. He attended the theatre, saw all the sights and returned on Sunday evening, ready for work on Monday morning, as though nothing had happened. Orville is a great boy. Theo Meyer writes from El Paso, Tex., Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Sheldon have recently moved here from Los Angeles, and he purchased the Dodge place, east of town and will remain permanently. Mr. Dale has removed to Los Angeles. Ed. Niehaus of Berkeley, who is a son-law of H. Worder of this city, is in town a short visit to relatives, having just come up from Mexico. Mrs. Josephine Butler of Los Angeles visited with Mrs. Browning at her home near Brookhurst during the week, and turned to the city on Tuesday. Will Lawrence came down from Albany bra on Tuesday evening and yesterday ported for duty at the new station at Almitos. He will be temporarily in charge the new station at that point, until Mr Badgerly of Indio arrives to take the plumperly. S. J. Edgerly was in from his apple raid in Centralia district on Monday morning with a load of apples. Mr. Edgerley been reading such light things on finance for Carl Schuiz Ingersoll, Day A. Wells and BenJ Harrison, is waiting to read the report of Tom Reed’s speech Los Angeles on Tuesday next. Mr. Edge has like McKinley—he’s all right. Gus Hansen was in from Orangethow one day last week, with a brand-new McKinley button in the lapel of his coat. Haasen has one of these emblems attached to every coat, so that if he should make change of vestments, the little button be ever present, and he will not come in town without proper decoration. Dr. Lee has been confined to his house past week with a serious affection of his nerves of face, occasioned by the coercion of the optic nerve beneath his eye. The Doctor underwent a surgical eration for the aliment some years ago, has never been entirely relieved. He now, however, recovering rapidly, will probably soon be all right again. Conductor Deyoe of the Santa Fe men with many strange personages, but their tions of a certain lady who has recently moved to this city, and who has made several trips on his train lately, threaten him turn gray-headed. She has on his tractor last Thursday morning, and her action aroused the laughter of a carload of horsemen. But we won’t say anything wrong. J Ross Clark, one of the proprietors of the Alamitos factory, arrived here yesterday day and went out to the factory site. Clark will erect a residence at Alamites and will assist in superintending the erection of the factory. His household goods have arrived, and take up a good part of even a little girl’s baby carriage. Clark was accompanied on his trip to a factory yesterday by E. F. Dyer. C. C. Tracey, Superinfendant of the Southern Paco... The image contains a page of a newspaper with headlines and articles in English. The layout is typical of a newspaper, with columns of text on the left and right sides, separated by vertical lines. On the left side: - A heading that reads "Board of Directors of the San Diego Irrigation Company have invited Rachel Gardiner as superintendent." - A subheading that states "and substituted Henry at his stead." - Another heading that reads "Gardiner has invited the company for what has recently, so it is said, to say about politics, from the headpoint." On the right side: - A heading that reads "Silver friend Joe des Granges, the foremost leaders of the campaign hereabouts, finds it not upon the register, alarms he was registered at the office by Deputy Assessment Jenna cannot recall the circumstances as if Bryan will lose at this neck of woods." - Another heading that reads "Wilmer, Popocratic nominee for rector, who was to have spoken wigwam on Saturday to arrive, and Frank Porter, grand orator of Orangethorpe a short address to the crowd." - A heading that reads "The singing section of the red vocal music in their usual fashion, and a pleasant evening sound." - Another heading that reads "Chipman of Red Bluff and Campbell of San Francisco will publicize at the Opera-house." The text is clearly visible and there are no images or graphics present. Bert Cook was found guilty of an assault upon the person of the little girl Arvilla Swartzbrough, in the Superior Court at Santa Ana on Wednesday last, and was sentenced on Friday to pay a fine of $200, with the alternative of going to jail for three months. Cook was tried for an assault to rape the little girl, having gone into her bedroom and got into her bed at 1 o'clock in the morning. He worked on the farm, and occupied a room near that of the little girl. He seized the girl and attempted an assault, when he was frightened away by hearing some of the family moving about in an adjoining room. After remaining in his room until quiet was restored, he again entered the girl's room and attempted to outrage her. Only the fact that he could not be recognized in the dark, although there can be no doubt as to his identity, saved him from a lengthy term in State's prison. Being unable to pay his fine, Cook went to the County Jail for three months. The Los Angeles Herald on Monday contained the following: "About 12:30 yesterday morning William M. Everitt, a resident of Anaheim who had come to the city to see the sights, applied at the police station for medical treatment. Blood was flowing from an ugly gash on his head, and he was in a generally dilapidated condition. His wounds had been inflicted, he said, during a fight in the Enterprise saloon on First street, where he was attacked by two men, one armed with a short iron bar and the other with a soda water bottle. From Everitt's appearance these weapons had been used with good effect. His lacerated scalp was sewed up, the wound bandaged and the patient discharged." No such man is known here. He is not upon the register, does not receive his mail here, does no banking business, does not subscribe for this paper, and nobody knows him. He must be from Redlands. A Grand Line of Men's Suits And Overcoats at Unheard of Low Prices. To-morrow the Red Front, Santa Ana, will show one of the best lines of men's suits and overcoats ever seen in Orange county. This popular store just received them direct from the factories and they are all made in an up date manner, the fabrics are all new and particularly adapted for the Southern California climate, as they were all selected especially for their Santa Ana branch. The prices are the very lowest ever seen, $8 75 for a nobby suit or overcoat such as the Red Front will show to-morrow is a positive sacrifice for those goods, but times are hard East and the Red Front had these garments made up, paying therefor spot cash, thereby getting them away under the regular figures. It will pay all intending purchasers to go to Santa Ana to look at their bargain, Hon. Thomas B. Reed, the famous statesman and orator of Maine, will be in Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 27th. A grand parade will take place in the afternoon, at which time the principal oration will be made by Mr. Reed. It is also expected that he will speak at Hazard's Pavilion at night. For this occasion the Santa Fe route will make a rate of 80 cents for the round trip. Tickets good going Out. 27th and returning Oct. 28th. Go to Los Angeles Oct. 27th on the Southern Pacific line and hear the Hon. Thos. B. Reed. Round trip tickets will be sold for 80 cents, good to return Oct. 28th. Take the S.P. train because it leaves you right in the center of the city, and you save ten cents car fare. Walnut gathering has been in progress for some weeks, and in every orchard pictureque groups of boys and girls and women may be seen picking and sacking the crop. Simultaneously therewith, walnut thieving has also been in progress, and scarceely a week elapses without bringing to light the theft of a sock of nuts here, or several sacks there. One night last week a grower living west of town was awakened from his slumbers, along toward midnight, by the voices of a number of walnut larvaeents in his orchard, not far from his residence. Seizing his shotgun, he walked out upon the porch and addressed himself to his midnight visitors: "Gentlemen, come out from under that tree, or I'll shoot." The voices ceased instantly, and thereupon a gunshot sounded loud and clear in the crippled night air, awakened the echoes. The shot was fired in the air, but it set the thieves to scampering out of the orchard in a hurry. They reached their wagon, which had been left standing in the road, and drove off rapidly, calling out in airy persiflage, and in good English too, to the man they had tried to rob their compliments as they drove away. Fresh oysters at Diokel's. Highest of all in Leavening Strength—Latest U.S. Gov't Report. Royal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE YOU Should see the Men's SUITS and OVERCOATS we are going to place on Sale Tomorrow (Friday); how they are made; the quality, and then the fit. If there is a store in all Orange and Los Angeles counties that can duplicate them for less than $12 to $15. Well! Come see ours. The Price? $8.75 MEN'S ALL WOOL PANTS $1.85 MEN'S FINEST DRESS PANTS $3.00 MEN'S NEVER RIP WORKING PANTS. 95c. MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS $6.00 MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS. $7.50 MEN'S FINEST DRESS SUITS AND OVERCOATS $12 50 REMEMBER, Store closes Daily, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 p.m. The Red Front Strictly One Price Clothiers and Shoers. Country Orders Promptly Attended to: 304-306 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Cal. Clearance Sale Strictly One Price Clothiers and Shoers. Country Orders Promptly Attended to. 304-306 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, Cal. Clearance Sale AT GREATLY -- REDUCED PRICES. FOR CASH RIMPAU BROS. Silence Isn’t Golden---Not in Business! And therefore I call your attention to the fact that I want to sell you Confectionery, Notions or Fine Cutlery, Stationery, Books or Magazines, CIGARS, TOBACCO OR PIPES And as I am agent for ALL papers and magazines, you can save Time, Trouble and Risk by subscribing through my agency. JOSEPH HELMSEN, Woodbury Business College. 226 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. The leading Commercial School. In session the entire year. Commercial, Shorthand, Telegraphy and English Courses. Send for Catalogue. Aug 20-3m F. CRIST Merchant Tailor A D. PORTER Contractor and Builder. Estimates Furnished. Shop and Office—Corner of North and Lemon streets. City Stables, A. L. LEWIS & CO., - PROPS Center St, opp. Kroeger Block² Pickett who was arrested on a petty larceny at his ranch east of Deputy Sheriff Ulm on Wednesday taken to Los Angeles for trial, was in the Justice's Court in that city last. Justice Morrison, who tried observed, according to the report herald, that while in his opinion a boon committed by Pickett, never was not petty larceny; and the attorney stated he would have rent rearrested upon a charge of amusement. The case involves a quantity tape, and R. A. Buchanan, formerly son, is the complaining witness. Pickett has called at this office to say husband is unjustly accused, and would suspend judgment until the case finally straightened out. Pierce was engaged on Tuesday in a contract for the transfer of a land, wherein the monetary consid-ance up as one of the features of the contract should be made in "gold coin equivalent." To this the intending demurred, saying he wanted the do read "payable in coin." Must be a free-silver man," quoth the gentleman gave immediate assurance upon the Judge informed him being the property at its value in good pay, not what its price in flat money at some future time. After argument for a short while, the con-dude, and the price remained to a gold coin or its equivalent. Lora Lewis will start a dancing class Opera-house on Monday evening. Desiring to attend may apply to further particulars. F. CRIST Merchant Tailor LATEST STOCK OF FALL & WINTER SUITS Reduced in prices this Month. Suits, $18 up. Pants, $5 up. Goods of Latest Styles. Call and see my stock Center Street, near Opera-house. Roman Wisser. Favorite Saloon. Finest of Wines, Liquors & Cigars Pool & Billiard Tables Schindler's Building, Center St., Anselm WHEN IN LOS ANGELES CALL ON NICOLL The Tailor, FOR FINE TAILORING. 134 S. SPRING ST. Business Suits in fine fabrics from twenty dollars, made up in the latest styles. A D. PORTER Contractor and Builder. Estimates Furnished. Shop and Office—Corner of North and Lemon streets. City Stables, A. L. LEWIS & CO., - PROPS Center St, opp. Kroeger Block BICYCLES FOR SALE OR RENT. Single and Double Teams Furnished at short notice, and careful drivers familiar with the country, supplied when required. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. Abstract & Title GUARANTEE CO. (INCORPORATED.) Complete Property System. Abstracts and Certificates of Title to all lands in Orange County. Experienced Searchers. Reasonable Price 124 E. Fourth St., SANTA ANA, CAL ephone red 124. P. O. Box 446. F. BACKS, UNDERTAKER And Dealer in FURNITURE. Wall Paper, Cornices, Window Shades, Picture Frames, Upholstery Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass, Sewing Machine Supplies, Etc. Corner Los Angeles and Chartres Sts