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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
MADE A SURE JOB OF IT
now Charles Helberger Got Rid Of a
Weary Life

Now Charles Helberger Got Rid Of q
Weary Life
San Francisco, March 6.-Charles Hell
berger, young German, committed sui
eide in Golden Gate Park, making doubly
sure by first swallowing the contents OF a
bottle OF morphine and then perforating
his heart with bullet On his person
was found letter, of which the following
is a translation:
Many persons in this world are un-
lucky. Everything they take hold of
with all good will goes against them. To
that class l belong. l have right to call
myself lucky because I am educated. but
still the world itself and its dealings are
against me, and without account will
kill myself because my life is miserable.
was not any better or any worse than
any other man, and so 1 hope that God
will give me His grace, and not sentence
me too hard.
This was written with ink. 1t was all
that the unfortunate man wr ote in his
room, but on going to the park and pick
ing his spot he evidently concluded to add
to his letter. The following was added
with pencil:
~ am consoled with everything am
going to do. am just as still and easy,
and in a few moments I will meet my
Judge. My heart beats so easy and cath
has no fear for me"
After writing this the young man
swallowed the laudanum, and then placing
the pistol to his breast fred the fatal
shot. He was found by pat rolruan sew
eral hours after death. The young sui
eide had no relations here, but his many
friends say that he has been respondent
and low spirited for long time past, He
was thirty years old.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
The Steamship Corona Has a
Narrow Escape
THROWN UP BY A BIG SEA
The Long Wharf Raked Fore and Aft
by Coaster
and the Smoke Stack Of Stationary
Engine Taken Off

Santa Monica, March 6.-The steamship
Corona nearly cut the famous long wharf
in two this morning. The vessel came in
on the early tide and as the lines were
thrown out swell caught her and threw
her up against the wharf.
An overhanging anchor on the ship
caught the piling and the deck rail of the
steamer was torn off.
The steamer then rebounded and shot
ahead, raking the pier for upwards OF 800
feet and carrying away in its wild career
the cornice of the wharf building and the
smoke-stack from the stationary engine on
the pier.
The steamer was not badly damaged,
but she had narrow escape.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
LOOKING FOR A BIGAMIsT
The Authorities at Sacramento Need
Some Help

The Authorities at Sacramento Need
Some Help
Sacramento, March 6.-The authorities
here are trying to locate the stopping
place of man named John L. Clark, and
if he is found he will be prosecuted for
bigamy. For some time he was en-
poyed as an electrician in the electric
light works here, and was considered a
competent and upright man. On the 2Sth
of last January he married Mrs. Elizabeth
Barker, prepossessing young widow,
who had some means. With his industri-
Gus habits and his wife's money they
started upon an apparently happy welded
life. On the 18th of February he started
for the East, saying that he had an estate
in Muskegon, Mich, which he had to set
tie up. He has not returned, and the fact
was developed last night that he has a
wife living in Muskegon and teaching in
the public schools there. With what
money she has left wife No. will pro Sc
cute her deceiver.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
ON THE TORTURE RACK
A Woman Made to Disclose the Hiding
Place of Money
Masked Ten Raid the House Of q Horse
Dealer In . Pennsylvania Town
and Rifle It

Greenville, Pa, March 6.-Reports of
daring robbery which occurred near
ShakleyvilIe, have just been received.
Three masked men entered the residence
of Mrs. Ross, mother of Stephen Ross, a
well-known horse dealer OF this city, and
after beating two male occupants of the
house into insensibility, they attempted
by severe torture to force Mrs. Ross to
disclose the hiding place Of her gold.
They blistered her feet and forced her to
disclose the hiding place of some $50,
and leaving their victims bound and
gagged, they drove away in buggy,
heading toward Greenville. The rig was
traced to a point just at the city limits,
where the broken carriage was left. Here
all trace was lost.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
THE PRESIDENTS FLAG
II Plies at the Masthead Of . Lighthouse
Tender

Tender
Norfolk, Va, March 6.-The United
States lighthouse tender Violet, with the
Presidential party aboard, which left
Washington on Tuesday morning, ar
rived at Norfolk this morning at $3.50
O'Clock and proceeded directly to Ports
mouth, where a stop was made at the
United States buoy yard opposite the
navy yard. Very little interest was man
ifested in the arrival OF the party, and
when they reached the yard but two per-
sons were at the dock.
The President rose soon after leaving
Portsmouth and was on deck at 8 O'Clock
when the vessel reached the Gilmartin
dock, through which she had to pass on
her way to the North Carolina waters.
After inquiries Commander Lamberson
said the President was feeling very well
and had enjoyed the pleasant trip down
the bay and through Hampton Roads.
The President, he added, would return in
eight or ten days.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
PLANNED BY AN INcENDIARY
An Explosion Of Gas That Wrecked Two
Buildings

Kansas City, Mo-, March 6.-An explo-
sion of gas, said to have been deliberately
planned by an incendiary, this afternoon
wrecked the two-story brick dwelling of
Louis H. Day on Lydia avenue and
caused the injury Of three firemen. The
explosion was caused by a gas pipe lead
ing from the basement being cut and let
ting the gas flow through the house,
which had apparently been set on fire.
Soon after the firemen arrived the whole
side OF the house was blown out and the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
THE DEADLY CIGARETTE
Nebraska's Legislature Declares Against the
N0xious Thing

Lincoln, Neb., March 5.-The House to-
day passed the anti-cigarette bill. The
contest has been especially bitter in this
matter, but church m members succeeded
in having it passed.
The Senate today voted in favor Of the
Platte canal bill and the general irriga-
ton bill. This action when concurred in
by the House and the Governor, will give
the city of Omaha the right to build and
own the canal, which is proposed water
way for furnishing power by diverting the
waters of the Platte River.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE WEDDING
Young Hackay IL to Wed Vanderbllt's s
Daughter

founR IIacKay 10 70 Wed VandefbftB
Daughter
New York, March 6.-It is reported
that Consuela Vanderbilt is to marry John
W. Mackay, Jr. Mr.. Mackay has been
assiduous and devoted in his attentions to
Miss Consuela for some months. For the
past six weeks however, his attentions
have been particularly noticed. Miss
Vanderbilt is most retiring in manners
and prefers, when in public, to occupy an
inconspicuous position, but at recent
theater party given in her honor by Mr..
Mackay, she sat in the box in the place of
honor, and then it was first whispered
among her intimates that wedding
would shortly occur which would join to-
gether two of the best known American
families.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS.
The Senatorial Fight In Idaho Drawing to
q Close

ne Senatoriai FtBut IN iuano DfAWihH u
Close
Boise, Idaho, March 6.-In the Sena-
torial vote today one of Sweets men left
him and voted for Shoup, the result
being: Shoup 81, Sweet 1s, Crook IA.
There is mui.h talk of dark horse, but
no one has any definite idea who may
be brought out.
The effort of the Sweet men apparently
is to defeat Shoup at any cost. They
have secured signatures of twelve of
Sweets original mn teen on pledge to
stand by him. If Shoup could get all the
others it would leave him one short on a
full vot,, but would elect with an abb
sentee. There are only two more days of
balloting and if the Sweet men and Popu-
lists continue to vote together on ad-
journment there can be only two more
ballots, and perhaps no election.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
A Box Containing Much Money a Bone Of
Contention

New York, March 6.-Sixty thousand
dollars in box at the Mercantile Trust
Safe Deposit Company for some time has
been the bone of contention between the
administrators of the estate OF Mrs. Abb
gail Cotton and the executors of the estate
of her daughter, Martha Cotton. Justice
Lawrence, OF the Supreme Court. has just
decided that the monev belonged to the
estate of the daughter. Mrs. Cotton was
the mother of General Davis Cotton, who
was associated with Coils P. Huntington
in the construction OF the Southern Pacific
Railroad. She died in 1898, eighteen
days after the death of her daughter, to
whom she left everything.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
by any Protestant denomination in

up by any Protestant denomination in
the country.
DR.. Payne urged the strict observance Of
Children's Day and compliance with the
requirements of discipline in sending the
Childrens' Day collection to the Board OF
Education.
The money received by the board goes
to educate young people and it has
doubled in the last six years. Not cent
of it goes for the expenses of the denomi-
nation. The Woman's Home Missionary
Society celebrated its anniversary in the
afternoon.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
ANOTHER STORY
What the Records Of the Clerks Office In
Alameda Show

Alameda Show
San Francisco, March 6.-The records of
the County Clerks Office of A lameda
county tell different story about the re-
lations existing between A. S. Meyer and
Grace Benjamin, the pretty young lady
who was found dead in the bath room of
his suite of rooms few days ago.
Meyer maintained that their relations
were purely platonic, but the records show
that they were man and wife, and when
he said that the girl visited his rooms at
unseemly hours for the love OF admiring
some bric-a-brac and reading novels to-
gether he evidently intended to hide the
true relationship that existed between
them.
The marriage took place in Oakland
August 22d of last year. Several of the
dead girls friends knew of the marriage,
but she swore them to secrecy saying
her husband had another wife in the
East whom he was suing for divorce:
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
REDS AND WHITES
The Osage Indians at Warhington For q
Talk


Washington, March 6.-The delegation
Of Usage Indians from Oklahoma had
long talk today with Commissioner SIN ith
at the Indian Bureau. There were two
factions represented, the full bloods and
that half-breeds, and Major Henry B.
Freeman, the agent for the Osages, and
an interpreter, accompanied them.
They wanted the tribal lists purged, claim
ing that many persons not entitled to en-
rollment had been placed on the list
through corrupt means, sought to have
the offspring Of the union OF the white
men and an Indian woman, born after the
passage Of the act of 1883, recognized as
Indians instead OF whites, as prescribed
by law, and also discussed the trading
privileges of their reservation.
The bureau officials will cooperate with
them as far as possible in purging the
rules and will make an investigation OF
the matter through an inspector.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
INIQUITY IN THE BAY CITY
Indictments Found Against q Nnumber Of
Prominent Citizens

indictments ROUND Against Nnumber OF
Prominent Citizens
San Francisco. March 6.-The Civic
Federation is continuing its war against
the immoral element of the city. As re-
suit of the evidence furnished by the
Federation, the grand jury this afternoon
fled in the Superior Court presentments
against over dozen owners and agents of
houses which are occupied by low women.
The houses are in the most disreputable
section of the city.
The names of those indicted are: Ex-
Supervisor Christian Refs, Patricio Marsi-
cano, President of the American Salt
Company; H. B. Burton, Victor Albouze,
H. Jaquer, Mary. E. Stern, O. Walthun,
Charles Hughes, J. G. McKowen, A..
Erosbois, Meyer Roth, Frank Lacostie,
M. Lucheese, J. H. SNYDER
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
A NEW MESSIAH

An Indian In the Northwest Who Claims
to Be Prophet
Tacoma, Wash, March ga meeting
OF Shaker" Indians on Squazin Island
has'ended. Three hundred Indians from
various parts of Western Washington at
tended the gathering. The session lasted
four days. John Slokum, of the Squazin
reservation is the chief prophet of the
new faith. He claims to have died and
visited Heaven, and has been sent back to
warn good Indians of their impending
fate. A ghost dance concluded the
festivities. Slokum is working the In
dians into a great frenzy of religious ex-
element.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
MEXICO'S BIG RAILROAD WRECK

Forty Thousand Dollars Voted for Relief Oh
Sufferers
City Of Mexico March ct he city
council voted $40, 900 for victims of the
late railroad disaster.
Five were killed and twenty wounded
in riot and destr uction of bull ring at
Puebla because a specta tor was dissatis-
fed wi h the class OF bull furnished for
the fighting.
There is no change in the Guatemalap
negotiations.
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PASSED THE CENTURY SESSION


Baltimore, March 6.--Atter short pre-
liminary service Of prayer and the ad-
ministration Of communion today, the
Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church settled down to its 1llth
annual session.
A feature of the conference this year is
the Pentecostal service every morning
and afternoon.
In telling Of what the General Board o.
Education has done during the past year,
Di. A. +. Payne said it had been largely
instrumental in giving to the M. Z.
Church the best system OF education put
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07

remainder of the structure shattered.
John Lynch, Clarence McElroy and Will
lam Mccormick were caught in the debris
and severely cut and bruised, but none
will die. The family was absent at the
time.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
ROUNDERED AT THE WHARF

The Steamer EvangeI Goes Down at
Port Townsend
Port Townsend, Wash, March 6.-The
steamer Evangel plying between Victoria
and Puget Sound ports, while lying
alongside the wharf at Port Angeles last
night, foundered. No one was injured. The
accident was caused by the engineer leav-
ing the sea cock open after the vessel
had been tied up for the night.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07

San Jose, March CD. M. Delmas fur
nished the closing argument in the Bar
ron will contest today and it will be SUBJ
mitted to the jury tomorrow morning.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
Another Bank Closes Its Doors

Little Rock, Ark, March 6-The First
National Bank of Texarkana closed its
doors today through inability to meet its
obligations. Its depositors will not suf-
Car
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-07
BRITAIN'S NAVY

Estimates Made For the Greatest Service in
the World
London. March 6.-The navy estimates
for the coming year amount to Els, 70l.-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-13
KNOWLEDGE

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less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
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Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
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iispelling colds, headaches and fevera
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
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every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is MAIL
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
&c. only, whose mamc is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed. YOU will not
accept any substitute II offered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-13

glowing with admiration. Every
thing is lovely and loving here" cried
a little voice over his head, ''for this
is st. Valentines landr'
And then, over the branches of the
tree overhead, Benny saw a curious
sight. Hundreds of little gold Cupids
with gilt wings and little bows and
arrows slung over their shoulders were
swinging and swaying back and forth.
How pretty they looked and how the
light fluttered over their wings, and
tiicllered over Benny's hair, as he
stood looking up at the frolicsome
Cupids!
And suddenly sorrowful thought
struck Benny, and right in the midst
of all this wealth of valentines he sat
down and cried!s
Dear! dear! dear!' he sobbed:
land tomorrow it won't be Valentines
day any more!'
Mamma shook him and woke him
up What pity" Benny repeated;
tomorrow it won't be Valentines
day any more!'
Then he told her all about it and she
coaXed him and cuddled him and told
him to go to sleep again and bring
some of the valentines of st. Valen-
tines land back with him to save for
next st. Valentines day.
EVA LovETT
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Halls Family Pills 25c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-13

ran out. A few valentines futtered
down out there, then the rain stopped,
but the ground was covered with
them They were prettier and gayer
than any of Mr. Simpsons. The first
one Benny opened read:
with my love wreath send,
Like my love, it has no end"
That's very pretty" said Benny,
''and here's another"
GAS we journey day by day,
Sweet, your eyes shall light the way"
They're prettier than the ones I
bought" sighed Benny. Il should
have waited for the rain. But how
could tell it really would rain, even
though wished it, And now"-Ben-
ny's eyes looked big-''I don't believe
know folks enough to send so many
valentines to.
More valentines than people to give
them to! That was funny situation.
1t was like a little boy having too
much dinner or too many Christmas
presents
And here's another" cried Benny.
with lots of hearts on it. And it
says:
Cupid astens hearts together
Firmly with silken tether.
And a ribbon tying 'em together"
Benny studied this one admirinplv
for some time. Then he raised his
eyes.
"Ohl" he cried in surprise.
Opposite to him stood stately tree.
with broad spreading branches. And
up and down its boughs, like leaves.
were hundreds of fluttering valentines,
Dainty lace and pink papers with
hearts and shafts and Cupids covering
them according to the approved valen-
tine style.
Benny had grown critical in valen-
tines. He threw down those in his
hand, and started eagerly to pluck the
more snowy ones growing upon the
tree. He seized pink tissue beauty.
with fringed and gilt edges. And in
side he read the prettiest verse vet:
Darling sweetheart, tell me, do.
Wilt thou be forever truel
Well thou know'st my heart is thine
Choose me for thy valentine"
Then Benny tried another one. This
one had stars shining on pale blue
gauze and it read:
THE stars of heaven look down to see
How love you and you love met
Beautiful" sighed Benny. Now
if Mr.. Simpson only kept such pretty
ones as this and sold EN- three for %
sentsIS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-13

Then Benny wandered along, and he
plucked valentines out of the grass and
off the bushes. And every valentine
was lovelier than the last, and every
motto written upon it more tender and
affectionate. He picked up little
palegreen, lace paper one from the
grass and the motto upon it was:
Faithful is the love and true
Valentine has brought to you"
And another white one in the shade
of heart declared:
Sweetest heart, forever thine,
Is the heart of Valentine
THEY'RE very lovely" cried Benny,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-13
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