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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
The Second OF the Murderers
of NarramOre
HE CONFESSES THE CRIME
Brt Says That Lopez Struck the Fatal
Blow
Matthew Gage Wins His Fight for Desert
Land and rlay Rest Under His
Own Fig Tree

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 27.--Caesar Cum
mings. one of the murderers OF I. q.
Naramore, was found guilty of murder
In the first degree and the jury made no
recon me ndation to mercy. The jury re-
ceived the case at O clock and returned
a verdict in little over two hours. To-
days proceedings in the case were enliv.
ened by both defendant and John Cum
mlngs, who was convicted last week. ties.
tifying. They both told the same story
of the murder as Lopez, varying it only
by laying che blame on Lopez for the
deed. The verdict gives general satisfac-
ton. Caesar exhibited no emotion at
the verdict.
pivate dis patch from Washington. d.
c., tonight says that Matthew Gage has
gained victory in his fight. for section
of land to obtain water, for which he
went into a far greater scheme which has
resulted III doubling the cultivated area
and valuation of Riverside valley. The
decision of the interior departme Mt is
claimed to be complete and final and
concludes with these words: at is ac-
cordiugly directed that Gage be allowed
to carry said final proof before the board
OF equitable adjudication, to be passed
upon by them, and that in the meantime
homestead entries 673, 4 and CENTRES
! made by contestants) stand suspended,
to be disposed of rs shall be Indicated by
the findings of said board"
Section 80, the land under dispute, was
government desert land, enterad under
an act which gave possession upon put
| ting it under irrigation. 10 obtain water
for this, Gage made heavy investments
! to obtain money for which he organized
great corporation, which grew until
millions of capital had been invested in
developing water and laying out for cul-
| tivation what is now one OF the most val
| liable sections OF Riverside. The work
brought great benefit to Riverside, but
| the collapse of the boom lett its protector
nearly stranded financially, through the
fact that the section of land upon which
| he had based mis- original effort had been
| claimed by OTHERS who entered it under
| home stead law. He had water for it.
! but they had none, and the result is that
| one of the best $40 acres of orange land
| in the world has lain all these years
| nearly as dry as the desert, while all
around are thrifty irrigated groves. Con
| testants had GAINED as their right to fle
| on the ground that Gage had failed to
put water upon it in the time required
| by law, but it is claimed by him that
| the parties who jumped it were the ones
| who were EN- pioyed TO do work upon tn g
| canal, and that the delay was due to
| their desire to take advantage OF him.
He is now, after all these years OF labor
| in developing this valley, Comparatively a
| poor man. His friends are iupilaut over
| the disTatch. Gage has been in Washing
ton taking personal charge OF the case
| before the department and is expected to
| start home next week. The case mas been
| in the coufts over seven years.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Adolph Junge Took ChlOroform and Then
Shot Himself
He Was but Seventeen Years Old and PaiIed
In His Intention He Says He Will
Yet Succeed

Adolf Junge, boy about II years Of
age. attempted to commit suicide last
night by taking chloroform and then
shooting himself in thu left breast. The
efforts were failures and he will recover.
The cause of the boys rash act was, he
claimed. because he had bean discharged
from Wells, Fargo d Co.'S. express, and
did not want to live without job. This
may have had something to do with the
affair, but there is probably more that
has not yet been explained. i
The boy was in house in the rear of
1863 Hewitt street when he tried to kill
himsel 1t is claimed that he has been
paying considerable attention to Mrs.
Norman. who is a relative of his. and it
was on account OF his leaving the COM
place and neglecting business that he
was discharged.
Last evening about o'clock he and
this woman were together in room and
he began to talk about losing his posi-
ton, and no doubt of other things.
The boy seemed to be very respondent,
and taking vial of chloroform swallowed
the contents. This did not have any i'm
mediate effect on him, and he then drew
revolver, and. poioting it at his lett
breast fired. His hand trem bled so that
the ball entered at an angle, striking
where the sixth rib and the breast bone
joins and breaking the rib. The ball then
ranged downward and to the right and
lodged under the seventh rib.
The noise of the shot and the cries of
the woman aroused the entire eighbor-
hood, and soon the yard was crowded
with people. The patrol wagon was
sent for and young Junge taken to the
receiving hospital, where DR.. Bryant at
tended him but did not extract the bullet
Junge tried in every way to get the
police ofiicsrs to promise not to give the
affair to the reporters, and said: "Do
anything you want with me, but for
Gods sake don't let the papers know
about it,
lit street during the evening, where he
was said to be resting quietly at 10
O'Clock last night. At the police station
he had said that he would try to kill
himself again, but no doubt lie got over
this when he and the woman mad a con-
fidental talk together. Junge IS rela-
tive of Mrs. Juenger, the Spanish
coouty' Aio Nao lOIHcIiy cIupioycu do
messenger by the Western Union Tele-
graph company, but he left that company
to go with the Express people. He is
well spoken of and his act last Eight is
probably the result of a superabundance
of boyish romance, in which it is claimed
that Mrs. Norman is concerned. Her
name has been associated with that OF
John Biyson, the younger. in days gone
by. and her husband is jeweler who
resides in East Los Angeles, but they
have not lived together for some time
past.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
Ell TORO VS.. Ell TOREADOR
The Humane Society Will Not Stop the
Exhibition
No Cruelty VIII Be Shown to the Animals
Lasso Throwing and Bull Riding
Will Be Features

The humane officers will not prevent
the bull fight at Agricultural park on
Sunday. They will stop any cruelty to
the animals. and will allow no torturing
of the bull to infame his temper. but
they are hardly likely to stop the harm
less but exciting game that the manage
ment of the affair proposes TO play.
No small darts or other instruments of
torture will be used, but the bull will pc
excited only by the use of the red rag
that the toreadors carry. This is quite
sufficient to MAKE them violent, and
sufficient sport will be added by mounted
men chasing and being chased by the in
fuirated bull, as he char ges wildly after
the elusive red cloths. The men with
the rags number two and are named l..
Limon and +. Gallardo, both from
Northern Mexico. The assistant chief is
&. Dias, and all the men are under the
command of Captain p. G. TaIrn, who is
an experienced bull-fghter and has been
in many hard battle. Captain Tarin
is a partner of PoDciano Diaz, the most
famous of all Mexican bull-tighters.
Dlaz, in April OF this year, was nearly
killed and was disabled for life during an
exhibition given in Snaloa. Only Cap
tain Tarin's bravery saved his comrade
from being eored to death.
the ground is rapidly being got into
shape for next Sundays exhibition, and
there will be accommodations for very
large crowd. Besides the bull-tightng
there Will be bull-riding and exhibitions
OF lasso throwing by vacqueros in costume.
The eight bulls to be used are still at
large. confinement for anv PERIOD lessen
ing their spirit and sweetening their tenn
per, a thing to he avoided.
Though the sport sounds dangerous and
brutal. yet given in this manner it is not
Ladies and children attended the
San Bernardino meet in large
large numbers. and they were appar.
emily delighted at the daring Of the tore
adors and the absence of cruelty to the
bulls. The management OF Sunday 8
show promise that no more cruelty shall
be exhibited on Sunday than would be
allowed at any civilized show.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
deuces against four kings

hand-four deuces against four kings
held by his opponent.
FINALLY. tc meet his losses. Butler was
forced to sell his Slaves. There were 1888
OF them in ALL The sale took two days
and netted 5000, $50. Butler bad chosen
good tina to sell. A year later his ne
groes would not hcve been worth 81
head. But the sale would have been
more profitable had it not been an
nouncd as one of Its conditions that no
division of families would be permitted.
Hence. in order to secure good slave.
buyers often had to take with him lnfirm
or aged relatives. Out OF this limitation
grew a memorable tragedy. Tom Pate,
a well-known Nicksburg trader. bought
at tho sale man, his two sisters and his
wife. with the guarantee that they should
not be separated. Disregarding this, Pate
sold the sisters, one TO Pat Somers, a
brother trader, and the other to resi-
dent of st. Louis. What legal rights
negro had in the south were well pro-
tected. Somers was told of the guarantee
and he sent the girl back to Pate and
demanded his money. quarrel was
the result and Somers was shot dead.
Ten days later his nephew killed Pate
and died from wounds received. The
feud was kept up until every male bear
in. the name of Pate was wiped out and
then the war liberated the sisters. New
York Herald.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
LAST SLAVE AUCTION

The last great slave auction held in
this CO ntry occurred just year and a
half before the war-viz., in October,
1s59-at the race track in Savannah. The
slaves were the property of Pierce But
ler,a picturesque and prominent figure at
that day in Philadelphia society, VINO is
today only rem rendered as having been
the husband of Fanny Kenble. the act
ress, reader and author. His family
name was Mease, but he inherited a for
tune in lands and slaves from his grand
father, Major Pierce Butler of South Car
DINA, on condition that he should take
the latter's name.
Buffers inveterate passion for gam
bling got him into financial difficulties
1t is said that he lost $26, 000 on single
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
Use Too Much See!

Glenn Gun, an Oshtemo, Mich, farmer,
had always argued that farmers used too
much seed wheat per acre and concluded
to try little expeIimnt this season. He
carefully weighed out an ounce of wheat
and the same amount OF rye sowing the
grain with drill, one kernel in place,
and six inches apart. His neighbors rid
iculed the idea OF planting grain in such
a manner, but Gun has Just threshed his
miniature crop and found his wheat yield
to be eigiity-slx ounces, while the rye
turned out SIX ounces more. The SIX ep-
tical neighbors were convinced and the
present methods of wheat culture are
likely tn undergo change in that imme-
date vicinity.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
DANCE WAS BEATEN AND ROBBED
The Hard Luck of the Visitor to Eta
Walker


There was more in the recent case
where Dance was robbed by woman on
Alameda street than the officers gave out
at the time OF the arrest OF the Walker
female. 1t was claimed then that Dance,
who had gone into the woman's place, had
got in fight with her and she had
struck him over the head with lamp,
cutting his scalp.
The matter was fully explained in court
Yesterday before Justice Owens. when
Eta Walker and W. J. Fisher were trieo
for vagrancy. At the time Dance went
in the place he was somewhat inebriated.
and the woman induced him to remain.
He had considerable money in loose
change and when he removed his
garments the woman took them by the
bottom and shook them. causing the
money to roll out over the floor. Sne
then went to the rear door and let in
Fisher, and he at once started IN to
make nay while the sun shone BY
picking up the change. Dance did not
care to pay for more than one hddler ana
naturally entered an objection. Both the
woman and the man jumped on him
anu the former struck MIN over the head
with the lamp.
Officer Mckenzie heard the row and
arrested the Walker woman and sent
Dance to the receiving hospital to have
his wounds dressed.
Detectives Auble and Hawley we're de-
tailed to find the man, Fisher. and moth
ing was said about this part OF the affair
to the reporters. Fisher was found con-
cealed in the Jenette block.
In court he claimed at first that the
woman was his wife, but she denied It..
Letters were found on him that showed
tuat he had wife in San Francisco who
was sick in bed and penniless. and had
written to him to send her some money,
which he has not done, as lie has been
living as the companion OF the worthless
Walker female.
The case is one in which it is difficult
90 secure q conviction on the robbery
charge, so Fisher pleaded guilty to q
charge OF vagrancy and will be sentenced
Monday. The woman was gwen thirty
uay fioarer Both are recent arrivals IN
the city. but during tbs short time IN
which they have been here the woman
has robbed quite a number OF people who
have visited her den.
For Good Roads
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
A SYDNEY Jack the Ripper

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-Advices
from Australia state that tho people of
Sydney have been startled by the atroc-
ious murder OF a girl on the night of Sep
TENDER 1st. At midnight on wharf was
left box containing the body of young
woman. Sne had been scientifically
butchored, the corpse soaked in carbolic
acid and the remains crushed into dry
goods box. The identity OF the murdered
girl has not been discovered.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28

Charity begins at homes, as does good
cookery il Prices baking powder be used.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28

"Mr. Speaker" exclaimed member
OF the New South Wales parliament
my colleague taunts me with u desire
for fame. | soorn the imputation, sir.
Fame. sir. What is tame? 1t is a
shaved pig with CREASED tail, which
slips through the hands of thousands and
then is accidentally caught by some
lucky fellow who happens to hold on to
1t. let the greasy tailed quadruped go
by me without an effort to clutch it,
SIR"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
WILL ignore SILVER
Senator Martin Regards the Silver Question
as Not Worthy Discussion

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 27.-Comment
here on United States Senator Thomas s.
Martins position in declining to say how
he stands on the silver question has been
increased by his speech made last night
before the state Democratic committee,
in which he advised against allowing
any speakers from outside of Virginia to
come here and inject agitation of the
currency question. Senator Martin be-
leves in ignoring that issue in the state
canvass, but it is being widely discussed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER

tion was held last night at the cham Der
of commerce building. to take action
upon the i'm provement of the highway
between this city and Santa Monica.
There was good attendance and much
interest," was evinced. A committee was
appointed to confer with the county SUI
pervisors and decided action will wait
until the report OF that committee is
m ada
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
Coroner's Verdict

Coroner Campbell returned from Re-
dondo yesterday where he went to hold
an inquest on the remains of young Mel
vim A abbott, who was accidentally drowned
there some time ago. The jury returned
a verdict of accidental drowning.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria isso well adapted to children that
lrecommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me" H. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, brooklyn, n. Y.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-28
THE FOREST FIRES
A Large Area Devastated and thd Fires Still
Burning

LOS GATOS. Sept. 27.-The forest fire
which has been burning for the past week
in the Santa Cruz mountains has devas-
lated an area of five square miles. The
fire is affecting the temperature of the
towns in the valleys. where the thermom-
eter has for the last three days been at
fever heat. Ten thousand acres of
heavily wooded territory are located in
the path of the fire, and will un6oubted Y
be destroyed unless rain OPPORTUNITY
ubdues the conhagration.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
The Hoop Snake Question.

Most people have heard of a hoop
snake, but few persons have seen
one. 0. T. Mason, of the United
States National Museum, in writing
to the Washington Star, emphati-
cally and fatty denies that such a
creature exists in the world, in order
to open a controversy on the SUBJ
ject and elicit information. Now
Conductor Andy Kirk, of the Pitts
burg division, Pennsylvania Rail-
road, affirms most positively that
he has not only seen but had an adj
venture with one in Warren county,
Illinois, during his residence there.
He says he was in the woods one
day picking blackberries, and bav-
ing heard of hoop snake he OBJ
served one rapidly rolling toward
him. He stepped aside; the snake
glided past and stuck its tail into a
white oak tree which was two feet
in diameter. The reptile, having Sc
curely fastened itself, whipped itself
on either side of the tree until it was
dead. He proceeded to the house
of his employer, and with an axe
they returned and cut out the tail.
In FIVE weeks every leaf of the tree
was dead. The tail of the serpent
was armed with a horn-like appen-
dage, shout one inch and three.quar-
tiers in length, hollow and filled with
poisonous matter, and sharp like
needle at the point. The creature
he describes as dark green in color
on the back and sides, and the belly
as white as snow. In rolling it
grasps this horn appendage in its
mouth, turning its belly out. He
remembers hearing his father say
he saw two of them in his time, and
his Illinois employer three. After
this we'll authenticated version of
the existence of a hoop snake, Mr..
Mason will have to take to the woods
or modify his sweeping denial.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
Love by Candle Light.

The expense in light. fuel, etc.,
which courtship brings paterfamilies
is never worn out joke with our
newspapers. Probably these long
enduring fathers would welcome the
introduction of a system ofcourtship
pursued by the Beers, thrifty race
of Holland descent in South Africa.
Here it is the practice for the young
man to make known his intention TO
the lady of his choice by calling,
armed with a long candle. If his
suit is agreeable to the lady and her
family the mother lights the candle
brought, sticks a pin in it to indicate
how long time the young people
are allowed to devote to wooing this
time and leaves them alone. When
the candle has burned down to the
pin she returns and the young man
must withdraw. The same candle
is brought out at subsequent visits
and burned by installments, and
when it is entirely consumed, the
girls expected to have her trous-
seau in readiness for the wedding.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
"That Tired Feeling"

only requires some simple supportivc
like glass OF milk, cup Of tea or
coffee, or a dose OF Sarssparilla to
relieve it; but when you have real
disease lurking in your system, you
need DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
For every disease caused by
torpid liver or impure blood, Dys-
pepsia, oliver Complaint the most
stubborn skin, scalp, or scrofulous
affections-cyen Consumption, or
Lung scroiula, in its earlier stages
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is the most positive remedy cx-
taut. Send for free pamphlet. Ad-
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
All the Women Counted.

According to the most reliable es-
Inmates, the world today contains
2S0,000,0O0 grown women. Among
civilized nations the United States
has actually the largest share, its
feminine population being 80 ,554, $40.
Russia comes next, with an adult
feminine population of 23,200,0O0.
Then q long way after come the
German empire, with 10,930, 900;
Austria, with 9,6SO,OOO; Great Brit
ain, 8,766,000; France, with $685.
600, and Italy, with 6,S50,000.
Spain comes next on the list, with
100000 of the fair sex, and she is
followed by Belgium, with 100000;
Roumania, with 100000; Sweden,
with 1,l7O,OOo; Portugal, with l.
OsO,000, and Holland, with 1910.
600.
The countries whose adult femi-
nine population does not reach H.
100000 are Switzerland, which has
only 100000; Norway, which has
465, 900, and Greece and Denmark,
which are tied at 100000. In this
estimate it will be noted that the en-
tire female population of the United
States is given and only the number
of grown women in the different
countries of Europe. AS a matter
OF TACT, in proportion to its popula-
ton, this country has fewer women
than most OF the others mentioned.
The proportion of women to men
in the United States is greater in
New England, where the women are
in excess. 1t is least in the far
west, where the number OF men ex-
ceeds that Of women. Wyoming
has the smallest female population
81 1862: New York the largest, g.
020, $50, while it is said that one fac
tory in New England employs I2,-
900 womeD.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised drug
gist to sell DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, upon this condition. If you
are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or
Lung, Throat or Chest trouble, or
will use this remedy as directed, Civ
ing it fair trial, and experience and
benefit, you may return the bottle
and have your money refunded. We
could not make this offer did we not
know that Dr. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. 1t never disap-
points. Trial bottles free at L. G..
Matthaei's Drug Store. Large size
Soc. and 81.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
What She Did TO Him.

Only four persons saw it, bnt it
was a sight those four will not forget
while life lasts. Not more than a
fortnight ago a woman who lives in
Georgetown came over to spend the
day with friend in an enormously
tall apartment house. She brought
her little 3-year-old son with her. 1t
was hot day, and the two women
with the boy went up to the roof
garden. Something distracted the
mothers attention for a moment,
and in that moment the baby had
clambered to chair, thence TO a
rustic table, and as the mother turn.
ed was just walking along the para
pets edge. A divine providence kept
both women from startling him by a
scream. He ran along the edge of the
sickeuing height, laughing and waving
his hands. Nobody knows how long,
it was. 1t seemed lifetime. The
mother dared not approach, for at
every movement on her part the
venturesome little midget ran away,
ana called her to catch him. He
would not be coaxed to come down,
but finally yielded to bride, and
climbed down. And did the mother
faint? Well, no, she didn't. Her
hair didn't turn white, either. She
simply took the little boy into her
arms withous a word. She held him
close to her for a long time, and
then-well, she turned him over her
knee and spanked him.-Washington
Aost.