anaheim-gazette 1898-11-24

Anaheim VOLUME XXIX. ANAHEIM E. B. Merritt & Co. FURNITURE Dealers. CENTER STREET. OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE DR. F. H. HOUCK DENTIST. OFFICE NEXT DOOR to P. O. (Federman Block, up stairs.) HOURS 9 to 5 ANAHEIM CAL. jy184 I. L. Menges, DENTIST. Metz Building, Anaheim. A.W. Bickford, M.D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Office Opposite Postoffice. Residence near Christian Church. ANAHEIM CAL. G. S. EDDY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE—First door East of Boston Bakery. Residence—The Wilte residence on Center St., opposite Catholic Church. CALLS ANSWERED AT ALL HOURS. ANAHEIM CAL. HERBERT JOHNSTON, M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence: Anaheim Bakery, PETER SYRE, PROPRIETOR. FRESH BREAD, CAKES & PIES CONFECTIONERY, ETC. Wedding Cakes a Specialty. Los Angeles and Cypress Sts. ANAHEIM BREWERY Pure Lager Beer Made from Pure Malt, For Sale by the Bottle or by the Keg. PURE CRYSTAL ICE DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY AT ONE CENT PER POUND. The Patronage of the Public is Solicited. F. CONRAD, - - Proprietor G. S. EDDY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE—First door East of Boston Bakery. Residence—The Witte residence on Center St., opposite Catholic Church. CALLS ANSWERED AT ALL HOURS. ANAHEIM HERBERT JOHNSTON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence: FEDERMAN BUILDING. - (Up Stairs) Open Day and Night. Entrance: Next door to Postoffice. S. G. WILSON, M. D. Office and Residence: Over H. A. Dickel's Store. CENTER ST., - - ANAHEIM. DR. GARRISON. CANCER, TUMOR, GOITRE, PILE & RURTURE SPECIALIST Knife Not Used 123 South Main St., Los Angeles. Rooms 16 and 17. Paul A. Derge. Graduate in Pharmacy. DRUGS, MEDICINES, Perfumes and Toilet Articles. BEST 5-CENT CIGAR IN TOWN MEDICAL HALL, KOLL BLOCK. PUBLIC TELEPHONE OFFICE. J.M.Griffith Company A CORPORATION LUMBER DEALERS Near railroad Depot, Anaheim, keep constantly on hand Doors, Blinds, Windows, Buildings, Posts, Shakes, shingles, Lath, Hair Plaster of Paris. Anahaim Grist Mills operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week. Grain, feed, meal, etc., of all varieties. Cornshelled and shipped. N. HART'S PLACE. SCHLitz MILWAUKEE BEER ON DRAUGHT. DEALER IN... FINE LIQUORS! AND. Choice Wines FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES. Fine Domestic and Imported Cigars. Headquarters for the famous Schlitz, Milwaukee, beer. Hart's Building, Center St., - - Anaheim PALACE Bottle or by the Keg. PURE CRYSTAL ICE DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY AT ONE CENT PER POUND. The Patronage of the Public is Solicited. F. CONRAD, - Proprietor R. H. SEALE DEALER IN Groceries and Provisions! First-Class Stock of Goods! My Prices Defy Competition. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. Koll Building, Los Angeles St., - R. H SEALE, Proprietor. CITIZENS' BANK OF ANAHEIM Hippolyte Cahen - President W. T. Brown - Vice President J. Hartung, DIRECTORS. Kaspare Cohn, W. T. Brown. Riohard Melrose, J. Hartung. Hippolyte Cahen. STOCKHOLDERS Kaspare Cohen, H. W. Hellman, W. T. Brown, R. Melrose, John Hartung, R. Courreges, M. A. Newmark & Co., Pierre Nicolas, H. Cahen, T. J. F. Boege. CORRESPONDANTS: Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles; London, Paris and American Bank; San Francisco; importers and Traders' National Bank; New York City, N.Y.; Exchange Bank; Santa Ana. Exchanges for sale on all the principal cities in the United States and Foreign Countries. The Weekly Gazette. Established 1870. SUBSCRIPTION, - $1 50 Per Year. Six months.....$1 00 Three months.....75 Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising rates, $1 per inch per month. The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. Items of news and correspondence on all live subjects are solicited by the editor. The Best Plaster. A piece of fannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the affected part is superior to any plaster. When troubled with a pain in the chest or side, or a lame back, give it a trial. You are certain to remove than pleased with the prompt be lief which it affords. Pain Balm is also a certain cure for rheumatism. For sale by P. A. Derge. RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Time of Arrival and Departure of Trains. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Trains on the Southern Pacific pass Anaheim as follows: To Los Angeles... From Los Angeles. Daily... 7:54 am Daily... 9:45 am Daily... 4:25 pm Daily... 6:00 pm Train leaving Anaheim at 9:45 am connects at Miramarres to Tustin, except Sunday. Daily connections at Studebaker for Whittier. LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS. Leave for— 9:48 a.m. Sugar Factory 7:08 a.m. 6:02 p.m. Street No. FINE LIQUORS! AND Choice Wines FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES, Fine Domestic and Imported Cigars. Headquarters for the famous Schlitz, Milwaukee, beer. Hart's Building, Center St., - - Anaheim PALACE MEAT MARKET F. W. Feischmann. PROPRIETOR. Best Meats the Market Affords Always on Hand. Also keeps on hand Sausages, Bacon, Ham, Lard, Etc. Meats delivered to all parts of the city free of charge. Shop on East Center St. L. NEMETZ, Carriage Painting & Trimming New Buggies for Sale. Shop on Center St., near Opera-house, Anaheim. ONLY FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT! IN TOWNIn Connection with Boston Bakery. S. KISTLER, PROPRIETOR. STOCKHOLDERS Kaspare Cohen, H. W. Hellman, W. T. Brown, R. Melrose, John Hartung, R. Courreges, M. A. Newmark & Co., Pierre Nicolas, H. Cahen, T. J. F. Boege. CORRESPONDANTS: Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles, London, Paris and American Bank, San Francisco; Importers and Traders' National Bank, New York City, N.Y. Exchange Bank, Santa Ana. Exchanges for sale on all the principal cities in the United States and Foreign Countries. L. GUNTHER. PIONEER BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Corner Adele and Los Angeles Sts. RICHARDMELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW And Notary Public. Special attention given to Probate Matters. —Center Street, Anaheim. H. A. STOUGH. GENERAL BLACKSMITHING! All work done in first-class manner, and at prices as low as the lowest. Horse-Shoeing Neatly and Promptly Done. — Shop in Har Block, Center St., Anaheim. JOSEPH BACKS, DEALER IN FURNITURE Repairing Done. Funeral Director. Los Angeles St. - - Anaheim, Cal RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Time of Arrival and Departure of Trains. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Trains on the Southern Pacific pass Anaheim as follows: From Los Angeles. Daily...7:54 am Dally...9:45 am Daily...4:25 pm Dally...6:01 pm Train leaving Anaheim at 9:45 a.m. connects at Miraflores for Tustin, except Sunday. Daily connections at Studebaker for Whittier. LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS. Leave for— 9:48 a.m. 6:02 p.m. Sugar Factory 7:52 a.m. 4:25 p.m. In effect Nov. 1st, 1888 Street cars connect with all trains. SANTA FE ROUTE. Trains on the Santa Fe route leave Anaheim for points named: Los Angeles—7:55 am *10:15 am, 11:14 am, 4:55 pm. Pasadena, Azusa, Redondo, San Bernardino—7:56 am *10:15 am, 11:14 am. San Diego—9:46 am *2:50 pm, 5:54 pm. Santa Ana—9:46 am *2:50 pm, 5:54 pm. San Bernardino and Riverside—9:46 am *10:45 am, 4:45 pm. Redlands—9:46 am *10:45 am. Escondido*2:50 pm Fallbrook*9:46 am. California limited (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) 10:15 am, 11:14 am. Overland express 7:55 am, 9:46 am *10:45 am Trains marked with a * are daily except Sunday. All others daily. TIME TABLE SANTA ANA & NEWPORT RAILWAY CO. Effective Oct. 4, 1888. Leave Santa Ana. 9:50 am *10 am.* *2 pm. Arrive Newport, 10:30 am, 2:30 pm. Leave Newport, 3:45 ppm. Daily except Sunday. Santa Fe depot.*Steamer days only. JAMES MCFADDEN, General Manager. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay requirec. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by P. A. Derge. Money to Loan From $5,000 to $10,000 in sums to suit, on real estate or approved security. Apply to Richard Melrose. dec-23tf Money to Loan. In sums to suit. Apply to H. W. Chynoweth, Secretary Building and Loan Association, Anaheim Cal. f10-t Wanted to Buy. A big strong horse must be under 5 years of age and gentle. R. Fossek jy14-tf. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1898. COUNTY GOVERNMENT. A Few Points in the Law Which it Will Be Useful to Know. With the beginning of the new year Orange county will cut down the salaries of its public officials by the smart sum of about $5000 annually. During the recent campaign, the adage, "A little learning is a dangerous thing," had rather an apt exemplification, in one instance at least. It was charged by implication, if not by direct assertion, that the provisions of the County Government bill relating to the reduction of salaries had already gone into effect, and that one official had taken moneys from the county in excess of his salary by upwards of many hundreds of dollars. The mileage law applying to Kern county was dragged into the controversy and made to do duty as showing that an excess of mileage had been charged the county by this unscrupulous public official. Since the election there has existed among some the notion that the case in support of the law was not clearly stated, or that the situation was misrepresented, and one still hears that the mileage applicable to another county is operative here; that no salary attaches to the office of Commissioner of County Roads; and a mass of misrepresentation had been spread broadcast to deceive the unwary citizen. It will therefore be useful to carefully look up the provisions of the old and new laws and see where the people stand. Orange county was previous to the passage of the County Government bill by the last Legislature in the twenty-fourth class. The last Legislature changed it into the twenty-seventh class. The provisions of the law went into effect sixty days after the passage of the act (the act was passed March 19, 1897), but the old salary schedule remained operative, by special provision in the act, until the close of the terms of the county officials now in office. That is to say, the salary schedule of the old twenty-fourth class (not the twenty-fourth class of the three thousand dollars, except as hereinafter provided, five dollars; and two dollars for each additional one thousand dollars in value, as shown by the inventory; for administering and certifying oaths in all estates, except oaths administered in open court, twenty-five cents; for recording any order or paper in an estate where the number of folios exceeds fifteen, for each folio exceeding ten, fifteen cents. The valuations herein to be ascertained from the inventories filed, and the fees herein provided to be collected by the clerk upon the filing of such inventory, except such as accrue after the filing of such inventory. Pension and naturalization papers free. 2. The sheriff, four thousand three hundred dollars per annum; provided, that the sheriff shall collect and pay into the county treasury, for the use and benefit of the county, the following prescribed fees, to wit: For serving a summons and complaint, or any other process by which an action or proceeding is commenced, on each defendant, one dollar; for serving an attachment on property, or levying an execution, or executing an order of arrest or order for the delivery of personal property, one dollar and twenty-five cents; for the trouble and expense of taking and keeping possession of and preserving property under attachment or execution, or other process, as the court shall order (provided, that no more than three dollars per diem shall be allowed to a keeper). three dollars; for taking bond or undertaking in any case in which he is authorized to take the same, fifty cents; for a copy of any writ, process, or other paper, when demanded or required by law, for each folio, ten cents; for serving every notice, rule or order, fifty cents; for advertising property for sale on execution, or under any judgment or order of sale, exclusive of the cost of publication, each notice, fifty cents; for serving a writ of possession or restitution, putting a person in possession of premises, and removing the occupant, three dollars; for holding each inquest or trial of right of property, to include all services in the matter except mileage, three dollars; for serving a subpoena, for each witness subpoenaed, thirty cents; for traveling, to be computed in all cases from the court-house, to serve any summons and complaint, far as it relates to fees, shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage of this act. With the passage of the County Government bill by the last Legislature, Orange county ceased to be in the twenty-fourth class (that class being now occupied by Kern county), and it was formed into the twenty-seventh class. However the law making the change provided that, so far as the changes in the salary schedule were concerned, they did not take effect until the expiration of the terms of the present office-holders. Under the new law, which goes into effect, including the salary schedule, on the first day of next January, the salaries paid county officials will be as follows: Sec. 184. In counties of the twenty-seventh class the county officers shall receive, as compensation for services required of them by law or by virtue of their offices, the following salaries and fees, to wit: 1. The County Clerk, thirteen hundred dollars per annum; provided, that in counties of this class there shall be two deputy county clerks, who shall be appointed by the County Clerk. The salary of one said deputy county clerks shall be seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum, and the salary of the other of said deputy county clerks shall be five hundred forty dollars per annum; said salaries of said deputy county clerks to be payable at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the County Clerk. 2. The Sheriff, three thousand nine hundred dollars per annum. 3. The Recorder, twenty-five hundred dollars per annum. 4. The Auditor, fifteen hundred dollars per annum. 5. The Treasurer, twelve hundred dollars per annum. 6. The Tax Collector, fifteen hundred dollars per annum; provided, that when the duties of the office of Treasurer and Tax Collector are consolidated, as provided in section fifty-five of this Act, that the full compensation of said office of Treasurer and Tax Collector for such consolidated duties shall be twenty-five hundred dollars per annum. ORANGE COUNTY was previous to the passage of the County Government bill by the last Legislature in the twenty-fourth class. The last Legislature changed it into the twenty-seventh class. The provisions of the law went into effect sixty days after the passage of the act (the act was passed March 19, 1897), but the old salary schedule remained operative, by special provision in the act, until the close of the terms of the county officials now in office. That is to say, the salary schedule of the old twenty-fourth class (not the twenty-fourth class of the present County Government bill) is still in force. The provisions of the bill would have been inoperative and void did it seek to curtail these salaries, which cannot be curtailed during the time of the incumbent of the office. So that, to employ a homely phrase, we are now operating under the twenty-seventh class, with the official salary schedule of the old twenty-fourth class. As illustrating to our readers the provisions of the old and the new laws, we present them both this morning, placing the old law (that of the old twenty-fourth class) first. It might be proper to add that, apart from the reduction of the salaries by the new law, the duties performed by the various officers, and the fees charged by them under the old law, remain the same in the new law. Therefore the fees allowed at present to be charged will continue in force (unless they are changed by the Legislature to meet in January) during the terms of the officials to be induced into office at the first of the year. The law under which Orange county operated before the passage of the new County Government bill by the last Legislature was as follows: COUNTIES OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH CLASS. SEC. 186.—In counties of the twenty-fourth class, the county officers shall receive as compensation for the services required of them, or by virtue of their office, the following salaries, to wit: 1. The county clerk, three thousand dollars per annum; provided, that such clerk shall collect in advance, and pay into the county treasury for the use and benefit of the county, the following prescribed fees, to wit: For services performed by him on the commencement of an action or proceeding except probate proceedings, including the filing of all papers, the issuance of all writs, and approval of all bonds to the rendition of judgment, and including indexing, where the plaintiffs and defendants do not exceed ten names in the aggregate, five dollars; for indexing each additional name, ten cents; for entry of judgments by default or dismissal, two dollars and fifty cents; for trial of causes, swearing the jury and witnesses, including the entry of judgment, when the judgment does not exceed ten folios, five dollars; for recording each folio in excess of ten folios, ten cents; for filing and entering papers on transfer of cases from other courts, including indexing, as provided by this act, two dollars and fifty cents; for transmission of files, on transfer of causes to other courts, two dollars; for administering and certifying oaths, except oaths administered at the trial to jury and witnesses, twenty-five cents; for issuing commissions to take testimony, and any certificate under seal, fifty cents; for taking and certifying depositions, twenty cents per folio; for taking acknowledgments, first name, fifty cents; for each additional name, twenty-five cents; for taking justification of sureties, twenty-five cents; for taking testimony and for taking testimony will therefore be useful to carefully look up the provisions of the old and new laws and see where the people stand. Orange county was previous to the passage of the County Government bill by the last Legislature in the twenty-fourth class. The provisions of the law went into effect sixty days after the passage of the act (the act was passed March 19, 1897), but the old salary schedule remained operative, by special provision in the act, until the close of the terms of the county officials now in office. That is to say, the salary schedule of the old twenty-fourth class (not the twenty-fourth class of the present County Government bill) is still in force. The provisions of the bill would have been inoperative and void did it seek to curtail these salaries, which cannot be curtailed during the time of the incumbent of the office. So that, to employ a homely phrase, we are now operating under the twenty-seventh class, with the official salary schedule of the old twenty-fourth class. As illustrating to our readers the provisions of the old and new laws, we present them both this morning, placing the old law (that of the old twenty-fourth class) first. It might be proper to add that, apart from the reduction of the salaries by the new law, the duties performed by the various officers, and the fees charged by them under the old law, remain the same in the new law. Therefore the fees allowed at present to be charged will continue in force (unless they are changed by the Legislature to meet in January) during the terms of the officials to be induced into office at the first of the year. The law under which Orange county operated before the passage of the new County Government bill by the last Legislature was as follows: COUNTIES OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH CLASS. SEC. 186.—In counties of the twenty-fourth class, the county officers shall receive as compensation for the services required of them, or by virtue of their office, the following salaries, to wit: 1. The county clerk, three thousand dollars per annum; provided, that such clerk shall collect in advance, and pay into the county treasury for the use and benefit of the county, the following prescribed fees, to wit: For services performed by him on the commencement of an action or proceeding except probate proceedings, including the filing of all papers, the issuance of all writs, and approval of all bonds to the rendition of judgment, and including indexing, where the plaintiffs and defendants do not exceed ten names in the aggregate, five dollars; for indexing each additional name, ten cents; for entry of judgments by default or dismissal, two dollars and fifty cents; for trial of causes, swearing the jury and witnesses, including the entry of judgment, when the judgment does not exceed ten folios, five dollars; for recording each folio in excess of ten folios, ten cents; for filing and entering papers on transfer of cases from other courts, including indexing, as provided by this act, two dollars and fifty cents; for transmission of files, on transfer of causes to other courts, two dollars; for administering and certifying oaths, except oaths administered at the trial to jury and witnesses, twenty-five cents; for issuing commissions to take testimony,and any certificate under seal,fifty cents; for taking and certifying depositions,twenty cents per folio;for taking acknowledgments,the first name,fifty cents;for each additional name,twenty-five cents;for filingindexing,and keeping each paper notby law required to be recorded,twenty-five cents;for recording each markor brand,fifty cents;for administeringand certifying on oath or affirmation,twenty-five cents.For all other services not herein enumerated,the same fees as are now or hereafter may be allowed. 4. The auditor,fifteen hundred dollars per annum. 5. The treasurer,two thousand dollars per annum. 6. The Tax Collector,fifteen hundred dollars per annum; provided that whenthe duties ofthe officeofTreasurerandTaxCollectorare consolidated,aprovidedin section fifty-fiveofthisAct,thefullcompensationofsaidofficeandconsolidateddutiesshallbetwenty-fivehundreddollarsperannum. 7. The Assessor,fifteen hundred dollars per annum; provided thatincountiesofthisclassthere shallbefivefielddeputysassorswhoshallbeappointedbytheAssessorofsaidcounty,andmeridianofthefirstMondayofMarchofeachyear.uptotwelveo'clockmeridianofthefirstMondayinJulyofeachyear.Thesalaryofeachof saidfive deputy assessorshereinprovidedforis herebyfixedatthesumofonehundreddollarspermonth.toincludehireandtravelingexpensesforeachmonthduringwhichtheyholdofficeashereinprovidedwhichsaidsalaryshallbepaidbysaidcountatyatthesametimeandinthesamemanneroutandoutofthesamefundasthesalaryoftheAssessor. 8. The District Attorney,fifteen hundred dollars per annum.No AssistantDistrictAttorneyshallbeappointedincountiesofthetwenty-seventhclass. 9. The Coroner,such feesasarenowormaybereafterallowedbylaw. 10. The Public Administrator,suchfeesasarenowormaybereafterallowedbylaw. 11. The SuperintendentOfSchools,fifteen hundreddollarsperannum,andactualtravelingexpenseswhenvisitingtheschoolsofthe县. 12. The Surveyor,eightdollarsperdaywhileactuallyemployedbythe县. 13. JusticesofthePeace,suchfeesasarenowormayhereafterbeallowedbylaw. 14. Constables,suchfeesasarenowormayhereafterbeallowedbylaw. 15. Supervisors,fourhundreddollarseachperannum,andmileageattainedorheardinsaidcourtandwhenrequestedbytheDistrictAttorney,prefliminaryexaminationinJustice'sCourt,andinquestoutholycountysalaryoffiftydollarspayableoutofthecountytreasureatthesametimeandinthesamemannerasthesalariesofcountyoffeesandfortranscriptionincriminalcasestobeauditedandallowedbytheBoardOfSupervisorsasotherclaimsagainstthecountyandpaidoutofthecountytreasureandin civilcases,tobeyderedbythejudge,byletherpart,yomallydirect. It is further provided that in each civil case reported bythe official reporter there shall be taxed as costeithersevendollarsandfiftycentsperdemielfeeforeachdayofthetrie Arrival and Departure of Trains. From Los Angeles. Daily ... 9:45 am Daily ... 6:01 pm Anaheim at 9:45 a.m. concludes for Tustin, except Sun connections at Studebaker for Alamitos Trains. Santa Fe Route leave Ana-ts named: Azusa, Redondo, San Bernar- *10:15 am, 11:14 pm *9:46 am, 2:50 pm, 5:54 pm Ridgway and Rivervale - 9:46 am, 4:15 pm. Time Table Newport Railway Co. Effective Oct. 4, 1888. Ana. Am... 12:50 pm Filmed (Monday, Wednesday 10:15 am, 11:14 pm Express 7:55 am, 9:46 am, *10:45 am Knicken's Arnica Salve. Salve in the world for cuts, ties, ulcers, salt rheum, fever, chapped hands, chillblains, all skin eruptions, and posisions piles, or no pay require. Needed to give perfect satismoney refunded. Price 25c. For sale by P. A. Derge. Money to Loan 000 to $10,000 in sums to suit, state or approved security. Richard Melrose. dec-23tf Money to Loan. to suit. Apply to H. W. Secretary Building and Association, Anaheim Cal. f10-t Wanted to Buy. Strong horse, must be under 5 age and gentle. R. Fossek This Paper not to be taken from the Library. Gazette. 24, 1898. NUMBER 5 rates to fees, shall take effect once from and after the pass act. Passage of the County Govby the last Legislature, county ceased to be in the class (that class being led by Kern county), and it into the twenty-seventh ever the law making the added that, so far as the the salary schedule were they did not take effect until of the terms of the presders. New law, which goes into using the salary schedule, day of next January, the county officials will be as in counties of the twentyas the county officers shall compensation for services them by law or by virtue of the following salaries and County Clerk, thirteen hunper annum; provided, that of this class there shall be county clerks, who shall be by the County Clerk. The one of said deputy county be seven hundred and dollars per annum, and the saltother of said deputy county be five hundred forty doldium; said salaries of said clerks to be payable at and in the same manner the same fund as the salary Clerk. Meriff, three thousand nine dollars per annum. Recorder, twenty-five hundred annum. Auditor, fifteen hundred doldium. Treasurer, twelve hundred annum. Tax Collector, fifteen hundred annum; provided, that when of the office of Treasurer and or are consolidated, as proposition fifty-five of this Act, total compensation of said office and Tax Collector for such duties shall be twenty-five dollars per annum. that he shall not, in any one year, receive more than $300. It will be seen, therefore, that the statement of the case hitherto appearing in these columns was based upon a clear interpretation of the law, and that no misrepresentation was made in any form. It is not so easy for a public official to overdraw his lawful allowance in salary or mileage by hundreds of dollars per annum, nor, indeed, by hundreds of cents per annum. The safeguards thrown about the public treasury are such that not a quarter of a dollar can be drawn from the county without legal warrant. The Supervisors pass upon all claims, and they split hairs to the last cent in favor of the county; the demands are passed upon by the District Attorney and approved or rejected by him; and finally, when demands have met with the approval of the District Attorney and Supervisors, the Auditor, if he deem it proper to dispute the claim, may refuse to draw his warrant in payment of the amount; and so no money can be drawn from the treasury until the matter is investigated and righted. The affairs of Orange county are in safe and conservative hands. No money is being paid out improperly or illegally, and not a fire-cent piece can be drawn from the treasury unless there is a legal warrant for the same, and a commensurate amount of work has been rendered the county therefor. THE SAN JOSE SCALE. Experiments Which May Raise the Embargo on Our Dried Fruits in Foreign Markets. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—The Agricultural Department has just completed a series of experiments which prove the falsity of the claims made by several European Governments upon which American fruits have been excluded from their markets. The export of American fruits is very extensive and has suffered great loss through the uncalled-for restrictions imposed by various decrees which have at one time or another shut out our fruits from foreign markets. The last experiment, which was witnessed by an expert of the German Government, was conduct- THE WATER BOARD. Applications for Land to Rent in the La Habra Reservoir Site Rejected, and New Bids Called For. The water board met in regular session on Saturday afternoon, all present except Mr. McFadden, viz., Messrs. Fay, Benchley, Pierotti, Carpenter, Rea and Nebelung. Mr. Benchley of the committee appointed upon the matter of the method of placing pipes across county roads, stated the committee was not ready to report. Mr. Fay of the committee on economizing water at the head of the ditch, acting in conjunction with Mr. Pierotti, stated the committee was engaged in making estimates of the cost of the work, but was not ready to report. Mr. Benchley reported the Ditch Committee had nothing to report. Secretary Blennnerhassett read a communication from Engineer Perris of the Santa Fe company, applying for one share of stock in the water company, and enclosing $20 in payment thereof. At the time of Mr. Perris' recent application to be furnished water to be used at the site of the railway's oil boring operations in Soquel canyon, he was informed that before negotiations could be entered into with him to that end, it would be necessary that his company purchase at least one share of water stock, the charge of the same being $20. However on Nov. 1st the price of stock was advanced to $25 per share and the Secretary asked for information regarding Mr. Perris' deposit. Mr. Carpenter moved, after discussion by the board, seconded by Mr. Nebelung and carried, that one share of stock be sold to the Santa Fe at $20, the sale to bear date prior to Nov. 1. Mr. Nebelung asked, under the head of general business, as to the progress in the work of procuring right of way through Mr. Weisel's place. Mr. Fay reported that the right of way had been procured through Helen's place as far as the Garden Grove road; and that Huch and Adams have not yet signed deeds giving the company right of way through their property. the same fund as the salary Clerk, meriff, three thousand nine dollars per annum, recorder, twenty-five hundred annum, auditor, fifteen hundred dolsum, reasurer, twelve hundred annum, Tax Collector, fifteen hundred annum; provided, that in of the office of Treasurer and or are consolidated, as protection fifty-five of this Act, and compensation of said office and Tax Collector for such duties shall be twenty-five dollars per annum. reasurer, fifteen hundred dolsum; provided, that in counclass there shall be five field assessors, who shall be appointessor of said county, and hold office from twelve o'clock of the first Monday of March, up to twelve o'clock merrior first Monday in July of each salary of each of said five assessors herein provided for, exposed at the sum of one hunders per month, to include and traveling expenses for both during which they hold herin provided, which said shall be paid by said county at time and in the same manner the same fund as the salary reasurer. District Attorney, fifteen hunders per annum. No Assistant Attorney shall be appointed in of the twenty-seventh class. Scoroner, such fees as are now hereafter allowed by law. Public Administrator, such now or may be hereafter law. Superintendent of Schools, hundred dollars per annum, and traveling expenses when visitools of the county. Surveyor, eight dollars per are actually employed by the offices of the Peace, such fees as may hereafter be allowed. estables, such fees as are now thereafter be allowed by law. Assessors, four hundred dolsum, per annum, and mileage at ten ten cents per mile in goinening from the place of meete board; provided, that not un four miles in any one shall be allowed. Counties of this class the official of the Superior Court shall refull compensation for taking when his services are demanded, cases, and in all criminal cases tried or heard in said court, can requested by the District for preliminary examinations Boe's Court, and inquest, a salary of fifty dollars, payable to county treasury at the same in the same manner as the of county officers; and for transscription of said notes, when required, receive not to exceed the sum per folio for the original, no exceed five cents per folio; said compensation for transscription criminal cases to be audited by the Board of Supervisiner claims against the county, out of the county treasury, will cases, to be paid by the delering the same, or, when orthe judge, by either party, or by both parties, as the court act. Further provided that in each case reported by the official require shall be taxed as costs in seven dollars and fifty cents fee for each day of the trial WASHINGTON, NOV. 13.—The Agricultural Department has just completed a series of experiments which prove the falsity of the claims made by several European Governments upon which American fruits have been excluded from their markets. The export of American fruits is very extensive and has suffered great loss through the uncalled-for restrictions imposed by various decrees which have at one time or another shut out our fruits from foreign markets. The last experiment, which was witnessed by an expert of the German Government, was conducted for the purpose of determining whether the San Jose scale, found in pears, apples and peaches in various parts of the country, could survive the process of drying fruits. That it does not survive is abundantly proven. The effort to shut our fruits out of European markets began with Germany in February of this year, when that Government prohibited all plants, fruits, dried fruits, parts of plants and even the boxes and packing in which they were shipped, on account of the alleged presence of the San Jose scale. Subsequently fruits were relieved from the embargo, subject to an inspection by experts of the Government at the port of entry. It was claimed by the German Government that the scale got into the native fruit trees and infected and killed them. The scale, when it attacks trees, will kill them, but no case has ever been discovered of scales from fruit finding their way to the trees. This German decree was followed by similar ones on part of Austria-Hungary and Canada, but dried fruits were not included. Other European Governments, Great Britain, Sweden, Holland and France, took the matter under advisement, but as yet have taken no action. Switzerland, however, late this summer adopted substantially the original German decree and shut out all our dried fruits. Exporters of this product immediately appealed to the State Department and that department acted upon the suggestions of the Agricultural Department. Representations were made to the Swiss Government of a character deemed sufficient to cause a revocation of the decree, but no action having been taken, the chief entomologist of the department conducted the experiments referred to. The experiments of the Department of Agriculture have extended over a period of several weeks and have been most minute and careful in the attainment of results. Large lots of peaches, pears and apples infected with the scale have been tested by all known methods of commercial drying, by sun drying, by evaporation, by the use of sulphur and without, with the result that each of these processes destroys the life of the scale. It may be stated here that the scale causes a very small dark spot on the fruit, growing in size as the scale multiplies. It is, however, perfectly harmless when taken into the human stomach and does not destroy the flavor of the fruit. In the experiments made each scale was carefully watched for several weeks, and after the fruit had been dried, each and every scale on every piece in the entire lot was examined by the aid of powerful microscopes. In no instance had the scale survived the process of drying, thus proving conclusively that dried fruits could not possibly propagate the scale. The German expert who came over especially to investigate this subject took samples of the work and witnessed the experiments while they were being conducted. Although he was naturally noncommittal, he appeared to be convinced that the conclusions of this Government Mr. Melrose was thereupon authorized to draw up a resolution in the usual form, setting forth the fact that necessity exists for the change in the roadway through the reservoir site, and designating Messrs. Rea and Benchley as bondsmen in the sum of $100, the same being for the purpose of indemnifying the Supervisors for any expense they may be put to in the event the new road is not constructed. The resolution added that the company agrees to hold these gentlemen free from all liability. The resolution was carried. Only one offer for the rental of the land was received, that of R. K. Sherman, the Secretary stating that Mr. Nicolas, who a fortnight ago offered $450 for the rental of the tract, had gone over the land and had decided to withdraw his offer. Mr. Sherman offered to rent 20 acres of land already plowed by him, under contract with Col. Northam, and the two acres adjoining where his buildings were located, for the sum of $50. A certified check of $12 50 was inclosed to bind the bargain. Mr. Melrose said that W. J. Hill desired to rent a tract of 40 or 50 acres already plowed by him, under contract with Col. Northam, he agreeing to pay thereof as much rental as any one. Mr Rea suggested that further bids be advertised for. Mr. Nebelung said that if we should get rain there would be any number of applicants for the tract. After further discussion, it was moved by Mr. Benchley, and seconded by Mr. Rea, that the renting of the tract of said notes, when required, receive not to exceed the sum sums per folio for the original, no exceed five cents per folio day; said compensation for transmission criminal cases to be audited by the Board of Supervisiner claims against the county, out of the county treasury, evil cases, to be paid by the ordering the same, or, when orthe judge, by either party, or by both parties, as the court act. Further provided that in each case reported by the official reference shall be taxed as costs in seven dollars and fifty cents fee for each day of the trial. Such per diem fee shall be the clerk of the court in addition to the parties requesting the servey reporter, and where his servey requested by more than one when such fees shall be paid in proportions by each of said parallel per diem fees so collected paid by said clerk into the county of the county in which the warlord. Statement has been made that no reference is made by the government bill to the salary of assessors acting as Road Commission at all; nor that such office, inists. But if the persons making municulous assertion will look up political Code and read Section 39 will be enlightened as follows: ROAD DISTRICTS. Board of Supervisors of the sevcentiles shall divide their respecties into suitable road discussions may change the boundaries and each Supervisor shall be to Road Commissioner in his superior district, and shall see that persons of the Board of Supervisors going to the roads in his district superiorly executed; provided, when the County members of the Board of Supervisors thereof are not by districts, it shall be the duty board, by proper order, to be held in its records, to divide such into supervisor districts, to corcled with the number of members on board, and to assign to each other thereof one of such districts, of which he shall be such road commission, when not otherwise provided, he shall receive for his serties such road commissioner, twenses per mile, one way, for all disactually traveled by him in the manance of his duties; provided, Old fashions in dress may be revived, but no old-fashioned remedy can replace Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Derge. In the experiments made each scale was carefully watched for several weeks, and after the fruit had been dried, each and every scale on every piece in the entire lot was examined by the aid of powerful microscopes. In no instance had the scale survived the process of drying, thus proving conclusively that dried fruits could not possibly propagate the scale. The German expert who came over especially to investigate this subject took samples of the work and witnessed the experiments while they were being conducted. Although he was naturally, non-committal, he appeared to be convinced that the conclusions of this Government were correct. The results of these experiments are now being compiled, and as soon as they are transmitted to the Swiss Government it is confidently believed the obnoxious decree will be revoked. To Build up the Pacific Coast. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in an interview yesterday, said: "President McKinley's policy is to use the Philippines to build up the Pacific Coast. He will use them to make Pacific seaports important, and develop all the interests of California. The annexation of Hawaii was the first step in this chain of events. We will have the other stepping done at Manila; so we can build a cable for commercial uses. This department has already begun the work of extending American commerce in the Pacific and improving business on the Pacific Coast. I have an agent now at work in China Sea districts, finding out where the best markets are for American butter, meats and other products. When this agent has found out, the department will notify California producers of these products, and I shall be surprised if they do not proceed to fill these markets. In the Philippines the same thing will be done. The President will see that the Philippine ports are kept open for our ships. We will make easy, simple laws for the islands. For the immediate future, the Islands will be governed by a military government. Politicians will have no chance at them for a year or more." Mr. Melrose said that W. J. Hill desired to rent a tract of 40 or 50 acres already plowed by him, under contract with Col. Northam, he agreeing to pay therefor as much rental as any one. Mr. Rea suggested that further bids be advertised for. Mr. Nebelung said that if we should get rain there would be any number of applicants for the tract. After further discussion, it was moved by Mr. Benchley, and seconded by Mr. Rea, that the renting of the tract be deferred until the next meeting of the board, and that in the meantime the advertisement for bidders be continued. Carried. Mr. Sherman's check was ordered to be returned to him, his bid not having, under the circumstances, been considered. Mr. Fay reported that a carload of cement, at $3.45 per barrel delivered at Anaheim, had just arrived from San Diego, where it had been purchased from Spreckels, the ship having just come in. Supt. Sheppard stated the cement, comprising 100 barrels, had been unloaded at the warehouse at Fullerton on the preceding day. The chair ash'1the Superintendent whether the work of putting in the pipe at the Porter place on Orangethorpe avenue had been begun. Supt. Sheppard replied that a 24 inch pipe had been delivered at the point designated, but he had decided not to begin the work until the water in the ditches had been turned out, there being a considerable demand for water. The water, the Superintendent stated, was to be have been turned out on Sunday, but by an agreement entered into with Mr. Groat, the contractor who is doing the cementing at the head works, the water was not turned out until Monday. The ditches would be free of water by Tuesday, when the work on the Porter pipe would begin. The chair instructed the Superintendent to inform Mr. Groat that the contract for the cement work had not been signed yet, and to inform that gentleman to come forward and do so at his earliest convenience. On motion of Mr. Benchley, the Secretary was instructed to notify Engineer Sherwood to proceed up the ditch and set the grade stakes for the cementing. The board here went into executive session.