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A PerlIous Position

Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock
there was an accident in front of the
county hospital which nearly resulted in
loss of life. Mrs. Henry Matson was be-
ing driven through that portion of the
country by her brother, Hans Matson.
Just as they came opposite the entrance
to the county hospital the horse began
to viciously kick. The bows and entire
top Of the buggy were knocked off and in
many instances the animals hoofs
nearly grazed the face of the lady Hans
Matson threw the horse on it's side and
held it there until exhausted, giving the
lady an opportunity to escape from her
perilous position.
Hans Matson's hands were badly cut
by the reins in his attempt to subdue
the animal. They We're cared for i'm
mediately afterwards at the county hos
pital.
Henry Matson, the husband of the
lady, was telephoned to. He at oncs
went to the scene and took his wife and
brother home.
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In another part of The Herald will be
found the advertisement of the call for
the Democratic primary election for Los
Angeles county, to occur today. The
city and country precincts, the location
of the polling places and the names of
the election officers are given. Every
Democrat should acquaint himself with
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Col Otis left Los Angeles last week
for st. Louis and if all reports are true
of the destruction there, he must have
struck that city about o'clock Wednes-
ray evening.-Santa Monica Outlook.
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Peter Fox; L. Smith yurrer' O.. j. D.
Precinct s-Nationai. . delegates; com
mittesman, -; polling place, -; j..
George Cooler; l.. 8. 3. Gran; c.. James
Precinct s-National. 3 delegates; conn
-; j., w. ]. Ladd; l., D. B. Gray; c..
Charles McDermott.
Precinct 4-National. 4 delegates; COM
-; J., Martin Maioney; l.. Ira NJ Buff
fon; c.. Mr.. McQuirk.
Precinct-Newhall. s delegates: commit
tssmsn. "; n Forker; p polling p daSn
w. Saunders; c.. 8. M. Gavin.
Precinct-North Pasadena. 8 Delegates
committeeman, c. r. Toms; polling place.
corner Fair Oaks and Logan street; j.,
Charles Seaman; l.. A. G. Croner; c., G. w.
Mundell.
Precinct-Norwalk, delegates; commit
teeman. J. +. Wilson; polling place office
of Evans blacksmith shop; j., w. II. Set
tie; l., Joseph lnman; c., j. M. Elliott.
Precinct-Palmdale 4 delegates; commit
teeman, o. s. Buckley; polling place, West
Palmdale; j., A. b. Cox: l., Theodore
Hoelling; c.. r. r. Cowles.
Precinct Pasadena, delegates; COM
mitteeman, j. Simons; polling place. office
of alike Vineyard Land and Water COM
pany; j., c. ]. Willett; l.. A. Thorns; c.,
c. +. Harris.
Precinct 2-Pasadena, 4 delegates COM
mitteeman, F. J. Wright: polling place. 81
North Fair Oaks avenue; j., j. A. Mcln-
tyre: l., G. M. Stanley; c.. w. A. Feazel.
mitteeman. r. NJ. Furlong; polling place.
Pasadena avenue and Mary street; J.. A.
Ryan: L.. C. Crimes c., Peter Steil.
Precinct pasadena, delegates: COM
mitteeman. N. w. Bell; polling place, West
Colorado street; j.. H. G. Bennett; l., II. II.
Sherk c., N. w. Bell.
Precinct 5-Pasadena. 4 delegates; COM
mitteeman. P. steil; polling place. 10 South
Fair Oaks street: j., w. s. Window; l., b.
A. Sparks: c., A. B. Sote.
Precinct 6-Pasadena. delegates: COM
mitteeman. A. Thorns: polling place. cor
ner Madison and California streets: j.. w.
r. Simons; l.. v. L. Waid c.. r. Simons.
Precinct-Pico Heights. Sdelegates COM
mitteeman. A. McCrimmon; polling place.
Lang's real estate office; j., John Lang; l..
Ari McCrimmon: c.. Thomas Reeve.
Precinct Pomona. delegates; commit
teeman. r. s. Andios: polling place, Pipe
Works. Glib street and railroad; j., r. N.
Loucks: l., Fred J. Smith: c., Arthur
Goyette.
teeman. j. d. Hunter; polling place, ~
Thomas street: j.. Nathan Conn; l., X. u.
Loucks; c.. John OBrien.
Precinct 3-Pomona. 4 delegates: commit
teeman. ]. A. Duffle; polling place. Troo-
mey's implement store; j.. J. H. Hath
away; l.. F. l.. Baynham; c., George "A.
Carter.
Precinct 4-Pomona. 8 delegates: commit
teeman, =. N. Landon, poIung place, CITY
hall; j.. ]. c. Youngman; l., Henry Mock;
c., w. T. Martin.
Observation-Disclosures, delegates: commit
teeman. j. Roach: polling place. city hall;
j., James Bracewell; l., N. e. Devore; ca
John Rohan.
Precinct-Rivera. 6 delegates; commit
teeman s. G. Reynolds: polling place. town
hail. j., H. L. Montgomery; l.. Jacob Han
ma: c., A. G. McGaw.
Precinct-Rosedale. 4 delegates; commit
q T. Harris. DOlling place. SCnOOI
house: j., C. F. Harris; l.. -; c., -.
Precinct-Rowland, delegates: commit
mitteeman, w. B. Crisp; polling place.
-; j., -; l.. -; c.,
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The herald., 1896-08-04
MORNING,

ter ended with a farewell that broke my
heart. Emmie, went straight to his father
with the letter, l went In hot indignation
This Is your work.? | cried to his face.
don't know what said, l was mad with the
misery and pity of it, and l was only nine
teen. | called him pharisee. and a devil
worshipper. and told him the ruin of that
young life lay at his door, And he-nstead
OF cursing me-he said no word till I had
spent my wrath and saw that he was shed
ding slow and bitter tears; then he replied
that could not reproach him as bitterly as
he reproached himself. And yet, he added
God knows that | loved the lad the best
OF them ALL At that burst out crying and
threw my arms round his neck and kissed
his hard old face. suppose nobody had kiss
ed him for years. That is the secret of our
great friendship-our common love and sor-
row and his gratitude to me for abusing
him. And he has been another and gentler
man since. And in all his seeking and hop
ing for Robin he tells me that he is quite,
quite sure he shall see him once more be-
fore he dies. | am not SO hopeful; but
never sing in public without thinking that
my poor Robin may be one Of the audience
Something tells me he is still alive, that
he cannot die without ny knowing it-and
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sounded with psaiinody, measured, solemn,
swelled by hundreds of reverent voices and
borne upon pillows OF rolling organ music,
that had echoed the out-poured prayer and
praise Of worshippng mutitudes, words of
prophet and evangelist and the well-known
voice Of the preacher, was filled with sounds
of terror and wrath, anguish and despair;
shrieks Of frightened trampled women and
children; threats and excavations of mac
dened men, trying to free a passage, there
to stem the on-rush of the congested crowd,
that prevented the inward opening of doors.
round which ragged fierce fight in the dark;
calling Of parent to child, child to parent.
friend to friend. cracking of wood work
where people forced pew-doors and climbed
hither and thither, groans and cries of pain,
SCATTERING Of glass where a window was
climbed and forced, and ever through the
thick, heavy dark, terribly invaded at mo-
ments by binding flashes of lightning, the
weird unearthly clashing of the church.
bells, the kissing and drumming Of rain on
the roofs, the sullen fierce growl, low dis
tant rumble, or loud crash and roar of saw
fge thunder.
There were, however, two tiny isles of
light left in the gloom; the pulpit candles
illu,ning The grey old priest in his white
The herald., 1896-08-04
MAXIMO GOMEZ WRITES


SanSuinc Prophecies of the Rebel Chief
as to the Result of the Rebellion.
Estrada Palma, the delegate of the Gu
pan revolutionary party. has received q
letter from the rebel chief, Maxine Co
mez. The letter is dated Camaguey
uueltD Principe. Cuba, June 20. The
letter says in part:
llliS let'cr is written with the object
OF taking Il glance at al the events deveI-
opeu In cur country since the beginning
or me war. ) multaneosuly with the up
rising Spain sent to the colony one of her
BEST generals provided with all sorts Of
resources to quiet the rebellion in it's in.
lahcA but i'll spite Of the strenuous eff
lorts made by the justly famed Martin
ez Campos the uprising could not be sur
pressed.
THE Spanish General trusting more
IN the help of the discredted political
parties of the island than in the strength
OF his army took little care to measure
the proportions of the revolution. on
july II. 1888, General Campos made bis
nrst attempt to go to the interior. and
appeared in Bayamo. but Antonio Mac
60 awaited him in Peraleio. and the
spanish general had hard work to rencn
the historical city, having been badly
beaten.
ffom this moment the revolution took
path thar obtained for it an unntcr-
rupted series Of triumphs. The Cuban
army could not be held any longer in the
east-Camaguey and Las Villas only
and naturally commenced its march to
the western regions. We undertook that
grea- enterprise without forming illu-
sons about our resources: we knew we
had but few. huf We were compelled to
move on fe ling that ia tho tnl all would
be advantageous for us.
Our army did not mind any obstacle
that the Spanish placed in their path
ana continued o. their way till they til
unphantly planted thpr flag in tho
boundaries of the western provinces OF
the Island. At the Sound Of orr horses
hoofs i'll thar ii STREET the &, vprnment OF
the colony tremhlej hut il was not for
the defelt or death o. is soldiers. which
Spain can replace. nor fer the dastr,,c-
llon of the public wealth for that can
be raised and increased again with la
hor. 1t trembled because II was losing
forever the false prestige of its power.
AT present n,thHg is left to the Span
ish in Cuba not even the ground where
they stand. Their prestige ii Lest. even
i'll Havana. in tho vortex which from
the time of Pinto and Narciso Lopez IN
til that Of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes,
has been the sppulchre OF the many at
Temps made by the Cuban people to OBJ
t1in fhpir ~
"Our army enjoys splendid health.
Their cartridge boxes are full Of ammu-
nition.W We have received lately three val.
liable expeditions and as the Spanish
generals retire to Spain ours land here.
Now what ia left to do? To triumph.
TO obtain this the foundation is laid in
all the extent embraced by the territory
of the island"
The herald., 1896-08-04

The City Employc Shows How lie Has
Been Trained to Act With Delbera-
ton.
A look of serious meditation rests upon
the face Of the mddle-aged man who
stands at the intersection of two i'm
portant thoroughfares and gazes in 81.
lence at the ground before him.
He is plainly. but comfortably dressed,
his features are bronzed, and his sun
burnt hands bear the marks Of toll.
Citizens pass and repass, yet he needs
them net. The roar of traffic is all about
him. but apparently he does not hear it.
HIS thoughts are far awy.
Who shall say that thoughts are not
things? Who knows but that the pro-
cesses of the mind leave lasting traces
upon an environment now unseen but as
real az the visible and tangible thing we
call matter, and that some day, when
the veil is rent asunder and the spiritual
eye looks forth upon a new universe, it
will see in changeless forms the real and
substantial results of those mental pro-
cesses, and-but the man is moving.
Slowly he stoops.
lie picks up something from the
ground.
He holds it in his hand and looks at
it thoughtfully.
Then he steps forward.
There is leisurely dignity in his move
ments that well may challenge the at
tention of the student of American nsti-
tutons and move him to reflection upon
the effects Of those institutions upon the
national character.
He stoops again.
He places carefully upon the ground
the object he has carried in his hand.
Picking up an iron implement he brings
it down once, twice, thrice, upon the
object.
Then he straightens up. drops the i'm
plement of iron, and resumes his contem-
platlve gaze downward into the bowels
of the earth.
He is an employe of the street depart
ment.
He is laying a pavement.
The herald., 1896-08-04
at the critical moment.

at the critical moment
His voice was like Cathedral bell" he
said; "by tho way, who was hep"
And where is he?" added Beatrice.
They found him next morning face down.
WARDS, on the gallery floor. West,and said
that ne must have been dead for some
hours, and probably unconscious for many
more A small crowd gradually entered the
church as tho rumor of the death spread.
Dr. Ashworth, who had been busy apprais
Ing the damage done to the tower. made
his way through them to the font at tine
foot OF which Just inside the south entrance
the unknown organ- player with the smoke
stains removed from his face, was laid in
his last deep sleep.
The old vicar was pre-occuped he was
thinking of the weird bell-ringlng of the
previous night that he had just been dis
cussing in the belfry with Beatrice. Like
wedding-bells," they agreed, forbidden by
man, but rung by Heavens angel of the
lightning.
He forgot the bells when he saw the quiet
face of the dead; he looked upon it and was
silent for space. Then. spreading his
hands in act of benedicton, he said softly
as II thinking aloud, THE souls of the
righteous are in the hands of Cod
After another silent pause, raising his
bowed head and turning to the little crowd,
Friends" he said. this was a righteous
man. When you fed in fathless panic to
your own destruction he recalled you to
holy courage and prayful trust in the Most
High. He saved this house of prayer from
hurnino and the De0Dla fr0p1 dreadful
death. He thought Of others and forgot him.
SELF
He had scarcely spoken. when the crowd
parted at the sound Of sharp cry 10 admit
a tall, slender woman with marble face
and eyes of fire. At her approach. the dead
mans head mechanically revertng to a
former postlon-turned as II to welcome
her, and she knelt by his side.
1T is Robin, Robin Ashworth," she said.
CThe End)
The herald., 1896-08-04
\ TRUE HERO.
| Deeds of Valor Were Bearer Than Life
TO Surgeon Mcclellan.


Deeds of Valor We're Dcarcr Than Life
70 S,,rnoor ,ro1o,,,n
saw III iieVha one Oh 'he most eA-
ira ordinary bits of human valor | ever
beheld, an act that. TO my mind. deserves
to he rocordod o,.o,. ,n1 oror r,;, Tho
"',4 "e' NJ
hosp''ais were III an aosoiu'ely uhspeaK-
able condition. There We're men on the
Deds, under the beds ana between the
beds. Cholera was there, and feverand
smallpox, and every imaginable kind
OF horror. The hospital service was al
together incomplete.
When we reached the town the one
young Irish doctor who had charge Of
Inc hospital was without drop Of chic
roform. without Il surgical instrument
winch would do its duty. without an
men OF charpie OF an inch of bandage.
lie was Il young fellow of extraordinary
valor, as J., proved over and over again
In the course of the campaign, but when
we reached him he was almost on the
verge of suicide.
The chief surgeon of our party was
III Mcclellan. now second in command
at st. Thomas Hospital. London. One
The herald., 1896-08-04

Dear Emmie. didn't want him. And
don't think he really wanted me. He is
perfectly happy as 1t Is. He couldn't have a
better wife,
''of course not. but they always want
what they can't get"
Until they get it. What a true friend
he was to Robin Ashworth. l shall love
your husband for that, Emmie. He it was
who made peace between father and son,
and put fresh life into that poor fellow.
who was sinking from despair. But there
we're many embassies before terms were
obtained that made 1t possible for Robin
to go home and begin again"
But where had he been?"
He never would say; silence on that
point was one of his stipulations. He had
done no wrong, he said; that he had suf-
fered was evident About that time he was
much at my uncle's house. Uncle Jackson
ana were both so sorry for him. He used
to sing, while l accompanied him on the
piano. He played the cello little by ear,
he had never learnt music. My aunt made
him welcome, and Miss Ashworth and the
Doctor always had weak spot in their iron
hearts for me, SO that there was much COM
ing and going between the two houses.
In plain English they all fell in love with
you, the doctor and all. The coal-scuttle
Is near you. put on more COAL Ruby
Well" returned Beatrice, as she care
fully built up a bright fire. 81 daresay
may have carried on with some of Them
Did you never carry on in the days Of your
youth? Your sister was one of the set of
quite young people so much at my uncle's
then. She was distinctly the belle of our
set But one thing swear never gave
that Vereker the slightest encouragement"
'Of course you gave poor dear Arthur no
encouragement. either"
II liked Arthur; he was such loyal, reli-
able fellow; but l think he always under
stood.''
"Or Robin Ashworth?"
Poor Robin! What a man he might
have been II he had but had chance; ev-
erything was against him."
80 Arthur says he hated the law; sup
pose that made him wild"
"Ah but he was only too thankful to
have a chance Of any profession but the
church. He did very well in the office: my
uncles thought him quite a promising pu-
pill. He must have got into a serious scrape
during that idle time. and it was not so
easy to get out of it. l wonder why things
come back so wildly at times, EN-? To-
night now. things long-forgoter rise up
little trivial things connected with those old,
sweet-sweet sad days"
Her voice broke: she rose and paced the
room; the young matron by the fire looked
at her with establishment, and saw that she
was crying
RUBY she exclaimed, you! You who
have no care, no trouble? Successful, rich,
loved and admired, so devoted to art"
"Art!'' she echoed, wrnging her hands
together and fnging them apart again.
ooh! Emmie!' she cried, turning. sinking
on her knees by her friends side and allow
ing herself to be folded In her arms, EN-
mie!'
The other rocked slightly as il hushing
one of her babies. "Poor dear!" she muir
INJURED, stroking the dropped head "Ah!'
she thought to herself, "she cared for Ar
thur after ALL"
The herald., 1896-08-04
IS laying a pavement.
TINT MONEY SAVED.

Detective-'I have discovered. sir. that
your confidential book-keeper, Mr.. De
Clerk, is defaulter to the extent Of many
thousands of dollars. AS he has lived
plainly, and has not gambled in stocks, he
must still! all your money in his possession,
but II we arrest him. you will never get it.,
of course and If we corner him, and try to
compromise for half or two-thirds he will
probably skip to Canada with the whole
DOODLE"
Business NANNY goodness! Mr.. De
Clerk"
Mr.. De Clerk.-"Yes, SIR
Business Man-"Mr. De Clerk few days
ago refused you the hand of my daugh-
ter, and afterwards employed this gentle
man, who is a detective to look closely into
your personal character and past history.
His report refers in such detail to your
correct habits and business aptitude that
have changed my mind. You shall have
her."
The herald., 1896-08-04

Presently, Ruby raised her head with a
change OF manner, and a curious little
laugh, II feel that 1 must tell it all some
times" she said, like the Ancient Man
ner"
do, darling, tell me all about it." Ruby
rose and reseated herself with her usual
manner, holding an open fan to screen her
face from the blaze of the bright fire, and
waited for an angry wind-gust to die away.
HE was only twenty" she began, but
he looked older, that sad time had oldened
him, and despite his dashing, devil-may-
care manner and open face, one saw that
something was weighing upon hint was
as il he had been trapped, and was always
trying to get free-pefhaps even this may
have had a charm for me-but he was very
charming. everyone acknowledged his
charm. He was tall and slim, with good
features, and really beautiful eyes, laugh
Ing eyes.
II knew that he cared for me. He never
said so, but he never concealed it-yet he
was capriclous, sometimes distant and cold.
Then was piqued-I was barely nineteen
and much cruder than girls in these days.
and-oh! Emmie, I was desperately in
love"
Poor darling!' murmured the young
wife, little puzzled by this description Of
her husband, "Girls should never be in
love-but It's good for singing, I suppose. :"
1T Is very terrible to be in love like
that-where there is such-sorrow-such.
ali! failure-one does not get over that. you
see, Emmie, and it means lifelong loneli-
ness, lifelong grief. What does it mean
In the life to come, Emmie? Does 1t mean
anything-at all. after all?-But for the
tangle Of falsehood round him, might have
saved him. Had once suspected what it
was that haunted him. why he wore the
The herald., 1896-08-04


ed creature! He turned white, so white
thought he was going to fall, but he fol-
lowed my grim uncle into the library. The
door closed upon him; never saw him
again. I stood dumb and still with I'M
speakable horror, alone in the centre of the
hall. The skates lay there as he left them
for weeks.
when he entered the library, where I'm
Gle Roger and others sat, he was asked to
turn out his pockets; he did so; they con-
tanned marked coin, easily identified. NV
uncles promised not to prosecute. MY I'M
cles acted numerically That is why I left
them. They stipulated. a cruel and wick
ed stipulation. that he should leave the
place. He left that night. He has never
been heard of since"
Ruby! never guessed this. But to
leave you without world"
mo; not without word. Next morning
I had letter with local postmark: 1 was
to forget him, and be happy, he said He
ought not to have spoken, irretrievably dis
graced as he was, but his feelings carried
him away. The memory Of that afternoon
would save him from despair and help him
to lead clean life. This town would know
him no more. Nothing could excuse him,
but perhaps did not know what it was for
a man in his position to be entirely without
money He had borrowed and bet and play
ed in the hope of being able to repay; which
was short cut to a bottomless pit. Then
he had done worse, still buoyed up by that
devils hope Of luck. Then he had stolen
down to the quay at night and helped I'M
I1,5 c6t tv,r~ IT, x,,gkl
BACKED his face and sung in public-houses
to be able to replace what was taken, and
sold the watch he had pretended to lose.
As for asking his father, Well you know
there is no mercy In that quarter The let