The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-06

les for commodities which they can buy
Just as cheap at home, may 20 there for
their postage stamps until such time as
Uncle Sam sees fit to have an expert
come out here and fix the safe.
A BAD FRIGHT
Mr.. Clem, clerk in Munger & Griffith's
hardware store, with his wife and
friend. ate dinnoi together las. Sunday
and shortly after were all seized with
violent illness, which was attributed to
something poisonous about the dinner.
physician was summoned, who pre-
scribed for them, but their illness contin-
ued all the rest Of that day and it was
feared that in Mr.. Clem's case The result
might prove very serious indeed; but to-
day they are almost az we'll as ever. 1t
Is supposed that the metal OF some vessel
in which the cooking was done impaired
a poison to tho food in some manner.
THE HASS CASE.
The arrest OF Hass, tho man charged
with attempted murder, in Kansas, was
great surprise to Simon Bros, for
whom he had been at work since last
May. They found him q valuable man
and very steady at all times. He has
family with whom he mas been living on
Oakland avenue since his arrival in PISA
dsna and nothing has occurred to cause
the neighbors to suspect that the head of
the household 10 the bloody indsd man
he IS alleged to be.
Marshal Scott says that Hass undertook
The first time he sscreted himself behind
q tree as the marshal was about to enter
his house in the evening. but he was
seen and gave UP the job. On the next
occasion. which was OH the night before
the election year ago today. HAss is
said to have run out from an alley az the
buckshot into him. The wounds did not
prove fatal and the marshal lived to be-
gin nunt for his wouId-be assassin.
ANCIEN L ARMOR.
An elegant suit OF japanese armor 400
years old is one of the curiosities in Ku-
ranaga's window today, and it has
attracted a great deal OF attention. The
suit looks very heavy. but 1t is marvel
of ightness considering the material of
which it is made. The body of the
armor, the breastplate and greaves, the
gorRet and arm. pieces are com posed of
overlapping plates Of STEEL lacqusred to
n dull black and held together BY strong
silken tapes. The lower arm-pieces are
joined by linked chain armor, and as
ornament for the goret and shoulder
plates silken buttons formed by wrapping
pieces OF bright sllken tape over project
Ing pieces Of steel, are shown in artistic
arrangement. The helmet is conf posed
entirely OF steel, and tho visor exhibits q
particularly grotesque appearance, which
Is feature OF Japanese armor, and was
supposed to strike terror and consterna.
ton to the enemy.
BREVITIES
The Juvenile temple I. o. G. T. elected
officers at their recent meeting. They are
as follows: Superintendent ertrude Raj
ston; G. T., Harold Reyes; v. T.. Eeota
Larkin; P. y. T., Bessie Richards; Chap
lain, Maud Murphy; treasurer, Floyd La
throp; financial secretary. Tom Mather;
recording secretary, Nora Gard; asslsans
secretary, Lloyd Massey; marshal, Eliot
Howard; sentinel, Charles Gard.
AT the meeting of the Madison Avenue
Whist club last evening the first OF q Sc
ries of games in a tournament that is to
continue four weeks was played, the re.
spective sides being captaineu by Mrs.
Flynn and 8. II. Smith. The first.named
team came out victorious by the score of
105 to SO. The meeting was held at the
home Of Mr.. Craig. The next bout In the
tournament will DO played at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Smith.
The next attraction to appear in the
Pasadena opera house is the Joe Ca wthorn
Comedian company. Cawthorn was for
merly leading man with the Patti. Rosa
company. Negotiations are pending for