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5s ttngdes Daily (Times. 10 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1C3I. THE PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICIAL DOINGS. SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL CALLED. "HOT WATER." "Anti-Water Bond" Managers to Confer With City Fathers Mr.

Woltmann Has Left Town. scandal mongers make the Mayor boil over. Cronenwell, E. Slosson, C. H.

Anson, B. II. Davisson. month; the company allows Judgment to be entered In all pending suits, and agrees to assist the city in the Issuance of a valid set of serial bonds. If the bonds are not voted the negotiations are dropped as thought they had never been begun, and the city will resort again 'to legal methods to secure the plant.

For $2,000,000 all the properties of the Los Angeles Water Company, the Crystal Springs Land and Water Company and the East Side Springs Water Company will be sold to the city under the compromise agreement. For $1,183,000, the amount of the arbitrators' award of 1898, the city might at the termination of a long period of litigation secure the main plant of the Los Angeles City Water Company, minus the Crystal Springs property and Improvements, valued at upward of $600,000 by former city engineers. It Is ield to be very doubtful If the city could secure any of the revenue that has accrued sinco the expl ration of the thirty-year contract. Municipal ownership is the goal to which both roads lead, and that Is not hclcV tn ba an lesue In the approaching bond election. For ts city has been trying to consummate the ownership of the plait, to which was committed when the contract was entered into with Griffin, Beaudry and Lazard in 1868.

THE POLITICAL BUGABOO. Some voters who are afflicted with the ability of "seein' things o' f.Uhts" fear the political bugaboo, and gravely assert that with the waterworks machine for backing some ambitious per-sans will rldo over the backs of the people into legislative halls. "That is positively the most rldieu-lius thing about this whole proposition," said the Mayor yesterday. "How many men do you suppose would compose this terrible machine if the waterworks are purchased?" The reporter was obliged to deny any ram.liaiity v. ts workings of the wster company.

"Well," replied the chief executive, "the company now employs less than twenty men, and the city will not employ any more, as we Intend to do away with the house-to-house collectors. Just think of a man being backed for office by this terrible machine of twenty men," and the Muyor laughed heartily. "As far as laborers are concerned they are only employed from, time to time as necessity remilres. and under normal conditions would not number more than those employed by our, Water Overseer. There Is no sense In dscussing the water proposition, politically, as thd Council has declared for strict civil service administered by a water commission, to be elected by the people.

LOOK NEARER HOME. As the water controversy takes more definite shape, It is apparent that the opposition to the water bonds comes from sources nearer home than Kes-sler the New York bankers. Members of the Council at first thought that the move was Inspired by the eastern corporation, and there was some strong circumstantial evidence to back the belief. If Kessler Co. are really behind the opposition their sphere Is confined to "inflevoence" and not to appearance.

E. Woltmann, who was very active along these lines some 'weeks ago, left for the East, when things did not appear to be coming his way. and within the last ten days was In New York City. Max Loewenthal, who has on numerous occasions acted a the legal adviser. of the eastern banking firm, stated yesterday that If the company has interested itself in the defeat of the bonds, it is without his knowledge.

"Of course if the bonds were defeated," said be, "chances might open for us to renew the proposition that we have heretofore made in good faith for a lease of fifty years. I have always been connected with the firm as whose members then may not pnns'M that lofty Integrity and eminent' business ab.lity that clistlngulahes the present? Second A very few persons who paid their tax under protest brought suit within the limited six months to recover it, point the City Attorney even does not dispute. Is it Just right for Cie Council to force taxpayers to the (expense and delay of a lawsuit to recover what is unquestionably theirs? 1r it fair that a few heavy taxpayers wno were cautious enough to pay unrt. protest, should secure their money back while tho average taxpayer does not? And was it good faith for the Council to so evidently bank on the average taxpayer not being smart enough to take the legal precautions necessary to enable to recover by law, or, if he was, of his not having sufficient at stake to Justify him employing a lawyer? Third At the time of the former bond Issue, the same statements that you use were made as to. the profits that would accrue to the city from tha operation of the water syBtem.

Nevertheless the taxpayers were charged with not only the sinking fund, but with the interest on the entire purchase price, thus Indicating that the water system under city control would not pay more than operating expenses, or that the city would use- the profits, if any, for other purposes, and have them In addition to the limit of the constitutional tax levy which constitutional tax limit was expressly made to prevent extravagant expenditure by the City Council. I am in favor of municipalities owning their own water systems, but th taxpayers not unreasonably desire definite assurance that their money will be used strictly for the purposes they intrust It for. If you gave your man the money to buy you a piano, and ha brought you a horse and buggy, he may have secured a bargain, and yon might like the rig. but you would hardly commend his discretion or en? trust him with further commissions. To many taxpayers the question as to whether the water system is dear or cheap at $2,000,000 is of loss moment than that their funds are being juggled with, and a definite statement as to how the Council intends to keep good faith with the special fund now in their custody.

That future special funds will not be misapplied In case new bonds are declared Illegal, and that the profits of the water system will be used to extinguish the debt and Interest It has Incurred will do much win votes from those who Judge the future by the past. HERBERT ST. A. EARLSCLIFFE. Montecito.

THE MAYOR'S ANSWER. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 1301. Herbert St. A.

Earlscliffe: In answer to the open letter you have addressed to me asking what has become of tha money collected by the city by taxa-tUm for the purpose of providing for the Interest and sinking fund for the water bonds voted by the people in 1809, which were recently declared Invalid, I beg to say: All of the money so collected Is now in the city treasury except the sum of which has been paid for tho purchase of water-bearing lands in tha San Fernando Valley lying between the site for the hesdworks and the property of the West Side Water Company. This money has not been drawing Interest for the reason that the City Treasury Is not permitted by law to invest the memeys. This money can be legally used to pay principal and interest of the new bonds, if voted, and it would therefore be a needless complication to deduct the amount of this money com the proposed bond issue Inste-ad of leaving to the people th clear-cut proposition, "Shall the city purchase a waterworks system for The City Council in refunding or refusing to refund taxes illegally paid must act under the law. The Council, men have no discretion In the matter. The only practicable way for refunding taxes collected for a purpose no longer available Is to anply the money so collected to municipal purnoses.

for which taxes would have to be collected in any case. There is no inequity in such proceedings. No taxpayers, large or small, have been anv of the taxes naid under the illegal "bond issue of 1S39. When bonds have been Issued the city is bound by law to provide by tax levy in advance for the Interest and payment on principal falling clue during the fiscal year, uless other funds are available for that purpose at the time when the tax levy Is made. MEREDITH P.

SNYDER. Mayor. WliY WALKER OBJECTS. Councilman Walker has Issued a statement giving his already well-known views in opposition to the bonds. He lays tress on the point that the water company under its original leae was authorized to take only ten Inches of water from the river, which, amount, he says, has, without special leave from the city, been Increased from 600 to 1000 inches.

He argues that "the city will therefore be entitled to all receipts from sale of the surplus over and above the ten inches, since the lease expired," and contends "that ail water taken since the lease expired, in excess of the aforesaid ten Inches, should be applied toward the payment for the waterworks." He reiterates his opposition to any compromise with the water company before the Crystal. Springs Buit is decided, and pronounces as absurd the Intimation that Kessler Co. are in any way responsible for the opposition to the proposed bond issue. Mr. Walker concludes his address with a reference to the Inadequacy of the equipment of the water company for supplying a progressive city like Los Angeles with water.

"The whole plant," says he, "certainly cannot be worth the sum of $2,000,000, to say nothing of the bonus in the shape cf three years' receipts for water belonging to the city." JSUKMABY OF THE PAY. A frrrlal permit to sell liquor at Apflcaltur.il rnrk during race meet Is oedrtd ly the Sixth District Association ttn application will he made to the Council within two weeks. A delegation of residents of the Sixth Ward yesteray nit In conference with the Zanja Committee of the Council to suggest means of Increasing the irrigating water for that ward. Chirles Roberta has brought a libel suit against the Los Angeies Herald, claiming $2S9 damages. Charles E.

Huber, who was arrested as a result of a fracas with Police Officer Henderson, has brought suit against Chief Elton for $20,000 flam-ages. AT TUB CITY HALL RACING ASSOCIATION WANTS A LICENSE. C0UKCIL WILL EE ASKED TO GRANT SPECIAL PERMIT. Ac Air of Uneasiness Pervades the Saloon Sanctums of the City as the "Barkccps" Fear an Adverse Change In the Present Liquor Laws. Another struggle for a saloon Hcepse privilege at Agricultural Park Is on the tapis.

The Sixth District Association was to have asked for a special permit from the Council next Monday. Owing to the pending water-bond Issue, the request will not be preferred until at least a week later. It Is safe to assert that there will be an interesting time in the municipal legislature when this question comes to the fore. If not, vhe citizens of the Fifth Ward must have lost spirit, as there has always been a hot ccntest over granting this concession at the time of the fall race meet. Several of the Councilmen are said to favor granting to the association the saloon privilege for the two racing H-ks.

At'leaet one member has de-ired that he thinks the permit fluid be granted. No so Mr. Bowen. The what has been termed "the ik-stocking ward," said yesterday there was only one position for to take jn the matter, and that as to oppose the request cf the aa- Preji-ent Powers, on the other hand, that there are at least two nitr. to the question, and that the of tce association is u-tiiled to much consideration at the hinds trie Council.

"It is a lit tie early to discuss the matter," said he "but I can fay th'it 1 have not made up my mind to oppose tha request. In fact, I now believe thrtt I shall favor it when it conies belore the Council. ''Tlv? association has done a great deal for the city 'n the past, and this year will spend a Rood deal of money bere. T-he track tit Agricultural Park 1'3S been kept open all the year for the use of the public, and any one who ci.rej to drive on the race course bad the opportunity. No charge has been made to the Young Men's Driving Club for the use of the grounds for their meets, and all these things ehoii.M be taken into consideration.

"Yes. I suppose there will be considerable opposition to the request of the association for a saloon license out at the park. There always has been opposition to the granting of this privilege and I Irmk for the nsme thing this year, but there are other considerations, affecting the whole city, which must be weighed in the balance." Last year the association failed to secure a special liquor permit, and accordingly operated under a restaurant liquor license, for which the citv received tis. This vear. if the association secures the permit, as it seems in a fair way to do, at least iluo will have to be paid.

In fact, it is seated that the association has already agreed to pay this sum for the two weeks. For two reasons special action by the Council is necessary. In the liquor ordinance, approved by Mayor Eaton In May, is9. the limits within which falcon licenses mayb? granted are described. By that ordinance the southern boundary of the district is fixed at Ninth street, and all these saloons south of that line were in existence at the time the ordinance was passed.

In section 9 it is provided "that no permits for retail liquor licenses In excess of 200 shall ever be granted by the Police Commission." As the boundaries of the saloon district are abritrarily fixed by the ordinance, and. the number of saloons limited to those now extant, it seems that some radical action will be required on the part of the Council to grant to the association this privilege. On this account the saloon men of the city are Just now on the anxious seat. It Is feared that the Council contemplates the rencul of the present liquor licf iifte ordinance. As not even the wisest (inning the liquor dealers could predict what would be the outcome of such a move, the-ro Is a general air of uneasiness noticeable among the officers cf the Liquor Dearer' Protective Association.

Put th s.ilcon rrn have a friend at court. Yesterday warning was given to the Honor den'ers' association by a member of the Council ttwt some pen-era! mwe Is in contemplation, and that sails should closely furled. While genera! dissatisfaction exists with the present liquor law, oth the saloon rr.cn and the fmperanee workers fear the outcome shoui.j the preent Council atterr.pt to lcris'ate on the subject. The saloon men ar the attitude of the Policy Commission and are not too sure of the the temperance know not where to turn. Fault has been found with the pros- ent ordinance because it Is charge! with creating a brewery trust.

A Fa'oon licence, certainly bears an inflated value at the present time. Wkat the city fives away is sold hv the speculator for Vm ar. even Moot present the Hater A Zobc-Mn Brewing 1 Cemoany controls more than half the stlcn of trie city, find the Los Angeles Brewing Company the majority 'o the remainder. WATER KEEDED. MAT DAM THE RIVER.

"Residents of the Sixth Ward who depend upon Irrigation for the success of their crops appeared before the Zanja Committee yert onlay to urge Immediate action looking to the acquisition of a greater water supply In the" ditches. For several weeks the water famine has made Itself ff.it In the Vernon district and the acute stage has now been reached. Unlok water Is forthcoming in the next two weeks many small truck gardeners Will lose the greater part of their rr-ips. Several cf those test'lfied yes-terJay unless th- situation is relieve 1 ly the Co.in. il at one pu'Ver to the extent of several hundn-d K.

H. made a particularly strong lor Immediate action. He KalJ that two heads would save Mm on bis oraige crop. AS THE date for the water-bond election approaches, public sentiment seems to be crystallzing In favor of the bonds. Many voters who were undecided a few days ago, after reading the addresses of the Mayor and the memorandum of agreement between the city and the water company, republished in yesterday's Times, have come out openly In favor of the $2,000,000 issue.

Yesterday's developments brought added confidence to those who favor the bonds, while the Hewitt-New-berry-Barrowa-Mesmer element of opposition does not seem to be so certain of downing the bonds as heretofore. About the City Hall, where great interest is felt in the outcome, the almost unanimous sentiment yesterday was that the bonds will carry by a large majority. The most important event of the day came late in the afternoon, when J. II. Newberry, the official head of the "anti" organization, came to the Ci'y lu.il in company with President Powers of the Council and went Into con-i sulfation with the Mayor.

OPPOSITION'S MOVE. Within a few minutes President Powers emerged from the sanctum and announced that a special and extraordinary Besslon of the Council will be held tomorrow morning in response to the following communication: "Pomeroy W. Powers, president of the City Council Dear Sir: On behalf of the general committee In opposition to the J2.000.000 bond proposition, we earnestly request that you convene the Council in extraordinary session Saturday morning next, August 24, at 10 o'clock for the purpose of answering questions pertinent to said most important Issue. Our only motive in this matter is to present both Bides of the question to tho efflctab'y, clearly, unmistakably and quickly. "Please send answer to J.

R. Newberry as soon as Yours, Signed "WILLIAM R. BURKE, "Chairman." The communication also bore the signatures of O. T. Johnson, J.

R. Newberry, Joseph Mesmer, Sherman Page, F. J. Ganahl, E. A.

Miller and H. D. Barrows, committee, and was again signed by J. R. Newberry as chairman of he general committee.

Needless to say the communication made something of a stir at the City Hall. Opinions as to its portent were rife, the general opinion being that the opposition, discouraged by the failure of their mass meetings, has decided to give up active work against the bonds. Those who know Just what the move means were loath to make their opinions public. President Powers said he does not care to discuss this latest move at present. At the request of the committee of the so-called opposition he agreed to call tha special session for tomorrow morning and the public, he says, can best judge of what prompted the request, NEWBERRY'S CAMPAIGN.

Chairman Newberry of the opposition, was more communicative, but not more to the point, in discussing the latest move of the opposition, Mr. Newberry indulged in much airy persiflage, but refused to state what the opponents of the bonds hope to accomplish by the session, other than" that it is desired lor tneir own euinca-tion. "One of the chief reasons why I have opposed the bonds was because the people were not enlightened regarding the issue," said Mr. Newberry. "Now that the public has been enlightened through the columns of The Times by the publication of the agreement and the Mayor's address, do you expect to withdraw your active opposition and allow the people to decide?" "Well, now; I can't just say about thfrt." "In view of all the circumstances that have come to light, are you still opposed to the bonds?" "Yes, sir.

I believe we are paying more for the plant, under the terms of the compromise, than we should, but my main campaign has been to enlighten the people." "What Is the purpose of the special session of the Council?" "We want to ask some questions of th'j Councilmen." "la that preliminary to the issuance of an address to voters?" "Well, perhaps so." TRUSTS THE ATTORNEYS. Mayor Snyder, with whom Chairman Newberry was closeted for nearly two hows, said that its far as he could ascertain, the meeting was desired by the alleged opposition, for the purpose of asking the Council why they had decided to submit the $2,000,000 proposition to the people. "As far as I am concerned," said the Mayor, "I am as full of reasons as a porcupine is full of quills, but I should be asked to give but one, and that, is that our lawyers favored the compromise. A good client always puts much faith in the opinion of his lawyer. This should specially apply In this case, where the question lies sbnply between securing the plant for $2,000,000, or continuing the litigation with a doubtful chance of securing a part of it, for the arbitrators' award of Just how doubtful the.

success of that litigation is, and what chances the city has of ultimately winning out In the many suits that have been filed, the attorneys for the city know best. "They advised us to agree to this proposition. Not only our City Attorney, but also such eminent lawyers as Lee Scott, who have all through been the legal advisers of the city In this water litigation. If the city cannot depend on the Judgment of these men, who are thoroughly conversant with the le-al situation, to whom should the city officials look? Pray, say not Waldron." NOT MUNICIPAL, OWNERSHIP. One point that seems to have been overlooked by hundreds of voters, is that they are not noW called upon to voto on municipal ownership of the water plant.

That Is not the issue at all. When the city signed the contract of July, 1S68, binding the municipality to take over the plant at the end of thirty years, that question was settled. The, only point before Mie people In the approaching election Is the amount to be paid for the plant, says the Mayor. Shall the $2,000,000 in bonds be voted and the plant secured beyond the peradventure of a doubt, or shall the issue fail and the city resort to the slow-grinding wheels of law to unravel the network of litigation In which the water plant Is now Involved? This and Ihls alone Is the question to be dclded at the polls, declare the city officials. If the bonds are voted the city comes at once Into possession of the revenues of the plant which are stated by President Perry of the water company to amount to about per Critics and The plan proposed by the Irrigators in the Sixth Ward Is to place a plank dam in the river bed not far above the Buena Vista-street bridge.

It is maintained that for an expenditure of $1200 at least three heads of water can be developed at the point. After hearing all the property-owners of the Vernon district had to say with reference to the plan, the Zanja Committee, consisting of Councilmen Bowen, Allen and Walker, made a trip of inspection to the proposed point of diversion. A report on the matter will be presented to the Council on Monday. Land Committee Meets. A meeting of the Land Committee to consider what disposition to make of the recently-acquired lands in the Tejunga wash is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning.

Many of the former owners are anxious to become tenants of the city, and It is probftble that most of the land will be leased right back to the parties from whom It was purchased by the city through Don JosS Antonio Lopez, formerly of Cuba. Tunnel Acceptance. The changes in the original contract for the improvement of the Broadway tunnel have already been engrossed on the instrument and only the signatures of the Mayor and the contractor are neces.sary to complete the formalities that precede the formal acceptance of the tunnel by the City Engineer. Is now due the contractor which will be paid to him Immediately upon the acceptance of the work. From the contract price 25 per cent, or will be witheld for thirty-five days pending the filing of any clnimgf for labor and material against the contractor.

May Cause Litigation. City Engineer Stafford has approved the work done by Contractor John Moran on Figueroa street betwetn Second and Fourth street, thereby raising another contention regarding the legal line of Second street. Some time ago the question came up In the Council, and Mr. Walker and the City Engineer engaged in a spirited controversy over the street line. Mr.

Walker favors the Compton line and Mr. Stafford the King line, which Is atout four feet Pouth of the other at the Intersection of Fig-ueroya and Second streets. Finally tho Council ordered the City Engineer to give the stake lines In accordance wltb the old Compton survey, which is favored by Mr. Walker. But the City Engineer, firm In the conviction that the King line Is the proper survey, gave stakes on that line.

The approval of the work done in accordance with this survey by the City Engineer yesterday may form the basis of litigation if any of the property owners care to contest the work. SAM STRONG KILLED. Cripple Creek Millionaire Mine Owner Shot by Saloon-keeper in Whose Place He Was Quarreling. (DY TUB SEW ASSOCIATED rilKSS A.M.I CRIPPLE CREEK (Colo.) Aug. 22.

Sam Strong, the millionaire mine owner, was shot and killed this morning by Grant Crumley. The shooting took place in the Newport saloon owned by Crumley. John Neville, Strong's father-in-law. and Crumley got into an altercation. Strong, believing that his father-in-law was in danger, drew a revolver.

Crumley jumped behind the bar, grabbed a shotgun'and blew a hole through Sam Strong's head. He gave himself up to the police a few minutes later. Sherman Crumley, Grant's brother, was shot in the thigh last night by William Tromback in a quarrel over bet. His wound is not dangerous. Strong formerly owned the famous mine at Victor which bears tils name, end he bad other valuable mining property in the Cripple Creek district.

Labor Situation in San Francisco. lj. manager nf the Imtepeirlent Ktnp.r mei.l No. CahfeniUi sirert, i' laiu-ifeo. tau in on intervl.

that the enii-lcyr' Htuntiint tile lubor Bit- We have," taid lie. "placed nearly three hundrM teamster the pant week at a fi-u rule ef li per rtny, with bonus of II to jhe men who Work thronirhout the. trite. nre itettiittf numher of kooI fflen from the oouritry ami want at least three more. )k to men from tha rouniry WauRe they un.1orian'1 teaming, the of and are both reiiahlp nn.i fear-ie.

For KU'-h men we have minv jroorl njn-h'cn will teml lo prTmanrnt anil We are aou plaelnit hornii. ami lahorers. The pay ent rr hour tin to 6 rn. and SO rent j' wertiroe. with dnilv bonus nf nw-n are" l.or.let and on tha so.

r-. and have full and police elac nnr et- rjlAXK CAP.PFNTERS In The T'mn Witeailne the wmin Sunday in tv.l" tha l.ul-h Ka.t Indies and I w) ten-Med -n ani-te In Tt.e THE r.oMAX.'E TUB ZOO" nt til -tk! to In 1 he the ll v. wt v. j) 1 AT TUB COURT HOUSI1 LIBEL SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST THE HERALD. CHARLES ROBERTS OBJECTS TO BEING CALLED "CROOK." And Charles Huber Demands Heavy Damages Against the Chief of Police for His Jail Visit Garnsey Cut the Fruit Trees; Then it Rained.

Charles Roberts has brought a libel suit ga'nst the Los Angeles Herald in Justice James's court. By the publication of the following article In the Herald of August 17, he claims to have been damaged In the sum of $299. "Catching a crook. xne ponce nave oeen nara on tne trail of the robbers Who pilfered the Julian Hotel of $20 on Wednesday night and who also attempted to rob the Riviera. Last night at the Terminal I' depot, as the 9:43 train was about to leave for Los Angeles, Constable Harry Wilson arrested 'Charles He was taken to the Julian and identified by several of the guests who were staying at the time of the burglary.

i Roberts was sent up today to the County Jail pending his preliminary examination here on several charges of burglary. It is believed that he is a professional crook. In appearance he is of medium height, solidly built, smooth shaven and at the time of his arrest wore a black suit and derby hat." Roberts was arrested at Long Beach. SUED THE CHIEF. HUBER WANTS DAMAGES.

Charles E. Huber has brought suit against Chief of Police Elton for $20,000 damage? for alleged malicious prosecution and false Imprisonment. Huber avers that he was unjustly Incarcerated in the City Jail for a period of twenty-four hours in the latter part of May. Huber Is the man who raised a rumpus with a revolver at the home of Mrs. O.

W. Chllds, to whom he is related. He was arrested and charged with insanity, but was discharged. Last May he got into trouble with Police Officer Henderson and was arrested ngain. It happened down In Chinatown.

Huber was collecting Borne rents and encountered Henderson in the throes of a lottery raid. Words passed and finally it wound up In a free fight. Huber was held before a jury in tha Police Court and was promptly acquitted. CUT THE TREES. RAIN AND GARNSEY.

Garnsey didn't know It was going to rain, so he has a lawsuit on' his hands. 1. T. Garnsey has a fruit ranch of 200 acres out near San Fernando, and in the spring of last year made arrangements to ranch it on shares with a man named J. T.

Koly. It one of the dry years, and Garnsey, 'fearing the trees would be ruined for want of water, had them trimmed off. Koly claims that It was agreed between them that Garnsey would be responsible for any loss resulting. Later In the spring It rained, and Koly claims that, had the trees not bee cut the fruit crop would have amounted to $6000. He filed suit yesterday in the Superior Court asking judgment against Garnsey for $3000.

DOCTOR'S BILL, AGAINST DEAD WOMAN. Dr. Paul got Judgment in the Township Justice Court yesterday for $105 against the estate of Mrs. Fannie Z. I'erry for services rendered.

Dr. Bresee was one of four doctors who collaborated on an operation on Mrs. Perry, and also did much medical work for the family. Hi bill was at first $393. Of this $116.25 was paid and Dr.

Bresee cut off, making the claim $250. During the course of the operation, it is charged. Dr. Bresee acektentally tore the woman's bladder with his finger, and her people believed that this contributed to her death. It was also claimed, the family that Dr.

Bresee had agreed to take less In case Mrs. Perry died. COURT BRIEFS. MISCELLANEOUS BREVITIES. SUIT ON NOTES, The Bank of Commerce has suod John Baclgaiupl on a note for NEW LAUNDRY.

Monrovia Steam Laundry Company has Incorporated with a capital stock of $'000, of which $1060 has been subscribed. The directors, are li. Kjrchensclilager, A. E. SPRUANCE FRUIT COMPANY.

Spruance Fruit Company has incorporated with a capital stock of $50,000, of which $50,000 has been subscribed. The directors are: George Hocknell, L. J. C. Spruance, E.

H. Lahee, R. O. Simpson, Ofleld A. Vickery.

BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. Seaside Water Company has filed a certificate of creation of a bonded Indebtedness of $600,000 for the purpose of acquiring water rights, etc. PERSONAL J. S. Moss of Winslow Is a Natick guest.

H. Jevne has returned from his trip to the North. E. M. Sanford of Prescott is registered at the Hollenbeck.

Mrs. H. S. Pettinghill of Redlands is staying at the Ramona, W. P.

Campbell Is a Seattle business man quartered, at the Natick. A. C. Wagner and wife of San Antonio, are at the Nadeau. John A.

Brltton and wife of Oakland are visiting at the Van Nuys. D. h. Buike of Burke Spring street, has returned fronji Harry Wright and wife hive come to the Hollenbeck' from CSIftoa, Ariz. The Nadeau is entertaining E.

J. Frost and family of Winchester, 111, The Van Nuys registers F. D. Halll-day and Miss Halliday of Cairo, III. R.

M. Pagson of Tejon Ranchos Is In town. The Hollenbeck has him. J. E.

Edson, a mining man from Mexico, has quarters at the Nadeau. L. A. Singer Is a traveler from Sioux City, who is quartered at the Hollen beck. J.

E. a lumber dealer of Flagstaff, is among the Nadeau arrivals. B. H. Bryan and wife of San Francisco are at the Ramona and may locate here.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Yawless left last night on the Santa Fe for New York and Boston.

A. L. Goldrey, wife and daughter, have come to the Westminster from Salt Lake City. C. A.

Harrison, formerly proprietor or the House, San Francisco, is at the Nadeau. O. A. Field and wife and Lucetta Field are St. Louis tourists staying at the Westminster.

Mrs. It. Rogers, Miss M. Rogers and William S. Saunders are at the Natick from San Luis Obispo.

Miss Si L. Grisinger Is visiting in the city from Guadalupe, Mex. She is registered at the Natick. Miss Anglin, Miss Horwick and Charles Tiichman are theatrical people registered at the Van Nuys. James H.

Davis, a capitalist of Pittsburgh, Is visiting his cousin, Dr. Tlttan Coffey, at 805 Union avenue. William H. Allen, an architect of New Haven, who is looking for a location here, is a guest at the Ramona. NEGRO LEADERS ON LYNCHING.

Washington Refuses to Talk About Pierce City Affairs, but Others Make Mcb and Criminal Synonomous. IDX THE NEW ASSOCIATED PltESS A.M.I CHICAGO, Aug. 22. Delegates to the second annual convention of the Negro Business League, which is in session in Handell Hall, declare the lynching at Pierce City, an act of madness and an atrocity. The fact that within a few hundred miles of Chicago the citizens of a town had proclaimed that no negro will be permitted hereafter to live or spend the night in the village, astonished, the delegates.

Booker T. Washington, president of the league, and leader of the convention, would not talk about the affair. He said it would be too difficult to express Cilmself so that he would not be misunderstood. "It Is a disgrace to American civilization, that such atrocities are committed," sali Edward E. Cooper ol Washington.

"Look at the participants as individuals the black who mitted a crime against a white woman and the white man who committed a crime against Innocent blacks do they not belong in tlie same sentence of condemnation?" "The encroachments of the spirit1 of mob rule in the western country are certainiyVegrettable," said Thomas Fortune of New York. "But mob rule will meet Its Waterloo. The law, sooner or later, will assert Itself and it will be equally hard for the negro murderer and the white lyncher. "It is a mistake to make an individual crime the basis for a race hatred," said A. N.

Johnson of Mobile, Ala. "It Is ignorance that makes a brute of the negro murderer, and It Is ignorance that leads a white man to be a part of the murdering mob." SIX tenehero from the t'nlled Piatea have just l.indMl In On of them, who went from thin city, pent a letter to The jUafiaiine Irotn Honolulu. It pertains to the of he la a part, ad 1U tie Uw cotuiug -uiiijr. a lawyer, and not as a lobbyist, and if anything is being done against the bonds it Is without my knowledge. "I do not believe, howaver, that anything of the kind has been done with the consent of the Kesslers.

The firm is one the oldest in the United States, with branches In England and Germany, and has record of having survived every financial panic through which the country has passed. That such a firm would stoop to the petty tactics that' are Imputed to It, I do not believe. "Mr. Woltmann Is a member of the New York firm of Woltmann and Kieth, hydraulic engineers, and frequently they have much business under way in different parts of the country at one time. It is pome such business, I believe, that has called Mr.

Woltmann to New York." MASS MEETING. Tonight there will be a mass meeting of citizens of the Seventh Ward at No. 602 East Fifth street, at which Mayor Snyder, ex-Mayor Fred Eaton, J. W. McKinley and others will speak on the water bonds.

Citizens of the Sixth Ward will gather In Akey's Hall, corner of Central and Vernon avenues, to listen to remarks by Mayor Snyder, Councilmen Bowen and Allen, and others. The Mayor will so time his remarks that he can be at both places during the evening. A QUERY AND ITS ANSWER. Some days ago The Times received an open letter to the Mayor from an anxious voter, which Is published herewith, together with the Mayor's reply. The query Is as follows: LOS ANGELES (Cal.) Aug.

20, 1901. Hon. Meredith P. Snyder, Mayor Los Angeles: I have read your, recent open letter to the voters of this city on the subject of voting bonds for the acquisition of the water system, and as a non-resident property-owner I would like to be assured on a few points that may Interest many besides myself. First Two years ago similar bonds were voted by the people, and though subsequently declared illegal by 'the courts, a very large sum of money was collected by the City Council for the interest and sinking fund, which has not yet been used for its intended purpose, nor returned to the taxpayers, and only recently the Council endeavored to use this fund for a purpose quite foreign to what It was entrusted to them for.

Question: Has this large sum of money been lying Idle all this time, or has it been drawing Interest? If the latter, to what fund or person has the Interest been credited? Question: Why was not said amount deducted from the present bond issue? I have been told that the city wanted It for necessary improvements and extensions, but if tl)e Council proposes to use it for any purpose in the slightest way other than for what it was entrusted to them Interest and sinking fund on certain specified bonds) what assurance have the taxpayers that if the now proposed bonds should also be declared Invalid the money collected for interest and sinking fund on them will not also be used for other purposes by the City Council. CLATtA MORRIS, tha famous actress, will tell ilia reader of Hie Time Magazine tha comlnr Sunday that all atana people ara not lrreligiou. The title of her article 1 "Re-Ufton and the Btase." PERSONS troubled with Insomnia will be Interested In an article in The Times Magazine the coming Sunday on "Sleep Inducers." THE ROMANCE OF THR ZOO" la the title of an article to appear in The Tlmea Magallne the coming Sunday the first of a series by a distinguished zoologist, C. J. Cornish, F.Z.S, SIX HUNDRED teachers from tha tJnlted State have Just landed In Manila.

One ot them, who went from this city, writ a letter to The Times Magazine from Honolulu. It per- tains to the exiwdition of which ho is a part, and will be published the coming Sunday. TH CtTRPR OF" Pt-LQnF." Is the title ot a letter from Mexlro that will appear In Tha Times Magazine the coming Sunday. It teln of temperance measures proposed In that country. "THE LADIES' CUP" Is ia delightful story which will appear in The Times Magazine tha coming Sunday.

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