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The herald., 1896-04-29
HE SMOKED COFFIN NAILS
Clark Anderson Attempts Suicide While
Temporarily Insane
Used Cigarettes Excessively and Stopped OF
Sudden-Leaves Note Telling What
He u Going to Do

Clark Anderson, a youth Of 19 who re-
sides with his widowed mother, Mrs. T..
J. Slower, and his half sister, at rooms
II and %, No. 513R South Spring street,
made a determined attempt at suicide
yesterday morning and was only pre-
vented by the timely interference of
Deputy Constable Joe Mugnemi, who
tore the razor with which he was about
to cut his throat from his hand.
Young Anderson has long been slave
to cigarettes, and less than a week ago
at the earnest solicitation of his friends
and relatives swore off the use of them.
The reaction produced by the total
abandonment of the narcotic seems to
have been too much for his nervous sys-
tenn and in measure produced insanity.
About 0 o'clock in the morning Mrs.
Slower received note from her son
reading as follows:
Dear Mama-I will now bid you good
bye. I am on my way to Westlake.
where you will never see me again.
Don't worry, mama, for you know 1 am
crazy. Tell Mabel good bye for me, and
you will find q note in my pocket for
Mabel.
"Your son, CLARK"
The message was handed to her by an
cxpressman. who said Anderson had
met him on the street and requested him
to deliver the letter to his mother. When
she had comprehended the full import
of the missive Mrs. Slower was frantic
with anxiety and fastened to the police
station for assistance. There being no
officer available to send to investigate.
Deputy Constable Mugnemi was called
and sent to Westlake to head off the
would-be suicide. A telephone message
was also sent to the park authorities,
telling them to be on the lookout.
When Mugnemi arrived at the park
he was directed to the far side of the
lake, where Anderson had crawled in
among a clump of bushes and was being
watched by several park employees. AS
he saw some one approaching Anderson
quickly reached into his pocket. drew a
razor and would in another moment
have slashed his throat had not Mug
nemi jumped in and wrested the keen
edged weapon from his grasp.
The insane youth was placed under
arrest and taken to the city Jail and
from thence to the county bastile, where
he was locked up for insanity. Mugne-
mi and Mrs. Slower each swore to com
plants charging him with being de-
mented. Anderson is quite an amateur
musician and the girl Mabel, to whom
he refers In his note. is young lady of
musical tastes to whom he has paid
considerable attention. Out of defer
ence to the wishes Of her family her
surname is withheld.
The herald., 1896-04-29
For nedfcal Treatment

Two parties who had sustained slight
injuries while at work came to the police
station yesterday for medical treatment.
The first was J. P. Reeves, who had the
end of his thumb cut off while at work
in a planning mill at o'clock in the morn
ing. He was patched up and went home.
NJ Stephens is employed at Perry
Motifs mills, and while striking a piece
of steel lying on an anvil a silver flew off
and lodged in his right leg. The wound
was deep, painful and bled profusely.
After some work DR.. Bryant succeeded
in removing the fragment, when the
wound was dressed and Stephens taken
to his residence.
The herald., 1896-04-29

The finest wedding invitations or an
movements either printed or engraved at
reasonable prices. furnished by II. M.
Lee and Bro. 150 North Spring street.
The herald., 1896-04-29
ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING.

necessary to handcuff him. Even then
1t required three men to hold him at the
station, as he Is big and powerful. He
attempted to bite and kick the officers
end his curses were loud and deep. He
was thrown into a cell to sober up and
will appear in court today.
Mullen is a bad egg and was arrested
on October 5th last by Detectives Haw-
ley and Auble on vagrancy charge. He
had been hanging around saloons rob
bling drunks and committing petty lar
cenies, but a clear case could not be
made against him. In view of his bad
character he was given a floater of $50
days on October 10th and given chance
to leave town. This he failed to do, and
on November 30th was put in to serve his
time. Out only a few hours, he now
stands good chance Of serving the city
in his capacity of trusty little longer.
The herald., 1896-04-29
A Spralned Ankle

Ethel Gridley, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of Police Clerk Gridley, he Of the
affable smile and wild west story teller,
met with a mishap Monday evening at
the residence at No. 5S1 Gallardo street,
Boyle Heights, that will confine her for
some time. She was playing with some
children and jumped off the front porch
in such manner as to severely sprain her
right ankle. DR.. Bryant attended her
and pronounced the sprain bad
one, which will necessitate some weeks
to fully recover. Yesterday the little
girl was in considerable pain and the
injured member was badly swollen.
The herald., 1896-04-29
BURLINGTON Excursion

The following passengers arrived in
Los Angeles from the east on Monday
afternoon by the Burlington route per-
sonally conducted excursion, in charge
wife and daughter, Harrisburg, Pa. {:
Mary Norris, Chicago; j. B. Liggett,
Hastings, Neb. Edith Woodward, Ham
burg. Iowa; w. B. Cagus, Tangier, Ind. /;
Carl Higgins, Brazil, Ind; J. H. Camp
and wife, Omaha; H. G. Wolfe, wife and
son, st. Louis j. c. Kenyon, w. l.. Nor
ris, Chicago; L. r. Hastings, Miss Fan
ME Hurd and sister, Kansas City; K. H.
Jordan and wife, Grand Rapids, Mich. ;
w. L. Barnhart and wife, Cleveland, O.
The herald., 1896-04-29
$4,000 tor $500

Why pay 500 rent for house no better
than one we can sell you for $25 per
month, including interest, the average
interest payments being only 81 per
month: only $100 cash. No easier way to
save $13 per month. Investigate these
places,at 619 East Twenty first street,
for $3.50, at 3146 and 314S Kingsley, near
corner of Thirty-second and Hoover. for
$3.50 and 2050, respectively. Langwor-
thy Co., lawyers. 226 South Spring.
The herald., 1896-04-29

pany's yard, San Pedro street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
Seventy-fifth Assembly district-Sec-
ond ward. forty-seven delegates. Poll
ing place, No. 240 New High street.
Third ward, forty-five delegates. Poll
ing place, 4141s South Broadway.
The polls will be open from IL o'clock
noon until 5 D. m.
The herald., 1896-04-29
SHORT LIVED LIBERTY
released From Jail In the forming and BacI
Befare NlRht

Yesterday morning Martin Mullen was
released from the city jail, where he had
served $50 days for vagrancy, and i'm
mediately proceeded to fill up on red Ii
Quor in celebration of his newly acquired
liberty. Along in the afternoon he was
wild and crazy drunk, being arrested at
the corner of First and Main streets
Mullen was in fighting humor and made
such a desperate struggle that 1t was
The herald., 1896-04-29
Given . Special Prize

Sir John F. Francis, late president of
La Fiesta, last night decided to award
a special prize of $50 and red banner to
the four-in hand No. 9 in class A, which
participated in the floral parade last
Saturday 4e ET4f
The herald., 1896-04-29
Only ons Marriage License

But one marriage license was issued
by the county clerk yesterday. Etienne
Lacade, aged q years, and Catherine
Lapetre, aged "a years, both natives of
France and residents of Los Angeles,
took out the necessary document just
before o'clock.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
conau Island Races.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The Coney
Island Jockey clubs events closing
today are: For the spring meet
ing the two-year-old events include
the Great Trial, $4,000; Double
Event, $40, 000; the Zephyr, Spring,
June, Surf and Vernal, of $4,000
each, and to be run on the turf, the
sptly named Daisy and Pansy
stakes, worth $500 each; for the
autumn meeting, the Flight, $4,000,
for two-year-olds and upwards; for
three-year-olds, $4,000, and the
Autumn, $4,000; Flatbush, $4,000,
and the Great Eastern handicap,
5000, all for two-Year-olds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
The Venezuelan Commission.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. g.
Mr.. Justice Brewer, who heads the
Venezuelan commission, named
last night by President Cleveland,
was seen at his residence today by
an associated Press representative.
The justice had not yet received
the official notice of appointment,
and in its absence was in doubt as
to his course in accepting the I'M
official announcement, and COM
municating with the executive
authorities. Until this is done, he
is 10th to discuss the commissions
plan Of procedure, as everything
will depend upon conference with
his associate commissioners. JUS
tice Brewer doubtless will call on
the president and secretary of state
today, and as soon thereafter as the
commissions of the members are
issued, steps will be taken to
assemble the commission and be-
GIN work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
AN OLD SOLDIERS RECoMMEN-
pATIoN.

In the late war was a soldier
in the First Maryland volunteers,
company G. During my term OF
service / contracted chronic diar-
rhea. Since then / have used a
great amount of medicine, but
when found any that would give
me relief it would injure my
stomach, until Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a REM
edy was brought to my notice. /
used it and will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent
relief and no bad results follow.
/ take pleasure in recommending
this preparation to all OF my old
comrades, WHO, while giving their
services to their country, contract
ed this dreadful disease as l did,
from eating unwholesome and I'M
cooked food. Yours truly, A. Il.
BENDING, Halsey, Oregon. For
sale by F. Kalteyer & Son, Chas.
and James ClaviD, drug
gists, San, Antonio, Texas.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Cause and Effect.

Success can only be assured by going back
TO the cause in the treatment of disease.
Many Doctors can see the effects only, such
as are visible to the eye, ard treat the SYM
ptoms, hus while the cause exists cure is
impos ible and herein Il g the secret of SO
many failures. The skilled Specialist devotes
all his studyt TO a few diseases and become as
familiar With them ss you do with the faces
of your family. When no sees skin Dis
ease, he knows just whore the GAUGE lies. and
just what to do.
If you have exposed yourself TO disease ard
there ap 5ears a sus piclous sore, to his ex-
peienced eye, it becomes plain whether it is
poison in the blood or local trouble.
SO it is with Loss Manhood, Gonorrhoea,
Syphilis, Early Vices, and other Diseases Of
this class.
DIR. CLEMEN has devoted years to these
diseases aad possesses skill and methods OF
treatment unexceled.
He can cure Structure without cutting, dill
ating or electricity and without pain or loss
of day from business. new and wonder.
full method
Consultation Rooms 2, and 8, Steve us
Building, 1915 W. Commerce st. ConsuIts-
tion free. Office hours to II a m, 9 to 5 aud
7 to S p. m; Sundays 10 to Fam
Private recep ion room for ladies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Arrival of Man Friday.

"Man Friday" who claims he
had crossed the plains in 1850 with
a wheelbarrow, arrived in the city
Tuesday night from Austin over
the International railroad. He
will be here several weeks. He
has an old wheelbarrow with him,
which he pushes before him. His
clothes are worn almost to fragile
and everything he carries with
him is old and worn. He says he
is Ga years old and was born in
Massachusetts. He refused to give
his right name for reasons which
he refused to explain. His wheel
barrow is decorated with little
United States flag, and on one end
of the vehicle is an old piece of
frying pan, which, he says, he car
ried with him the past forty-five
years. He passed through Com
merce street yesterday and was
quite an attraction. He says he
left San Francisco for Chicago last
May, and left Chicago for Atlanta
last August 3. He arrived at At
lanta September % and left there
October 10, arriving at Marshall
December II. He has with him a
piece of paper, on which is stamped
the official postmarks of every city
and town he visits, with the time
of arrival. He says he has made
several trips across the continent,
but this will be his last.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Stricken In His Pulpit.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. g.
While delivering sermon in Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal church
the pastor, Rev. DIR. III. w. Kellogg,
was stricken with loss Of m emory,
and the services were suddenly
closed. DR.. Kellogg took trip
through Europe this year for his
health. Saturday night he slept
but little, suffering with nervous
prostration, and this eliminated
In his breaking down. The trus-
tees will probably engage an asso-
ciate for DR.. Kellogg in his church
work
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
ana refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys,
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
acl es and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stom ach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
,o,v.vu, 81, FRANCISCO. CAL
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02

Ben. G. Hite and Miss Minnie
Silsbee's engagement has been
made public. The wedding will take
place next Tuesday afternoon at
the residence Of the bride on Fourth
street.
The LaSalle Maennerchor held
a pleasant New Year entertain
ment and ball in Mission garden
pavilion last night at which there
was a very good attendance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
A Bow Injured.

Yesterday morning little boy
about twelve years old, named
Tom johnson, was thrown from
his horse on Salado street and in
falling had his right arm badly
crushed. The - street car passed
by about a minute later. Conduc-
tor Purdy, assisted the little fellow
on the car, and Mr.. Moorehouse
took him to his house on South
Flores street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Washington New Year Receptions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. New
Years day was celebrated here in
good old-fashioned style. Wash
ington, of late years, is almost the
only city that has retained the old
customs. Calls were exchanged by
everybody in official and private
life. All the officials received, the
president first of all; the vice
president, members of the cabinet,
heads of bureaus, and so on, down
to the humblest officials, and after
that the great social public.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
A smal1 toptiagratlon.

Some boys shooting flrecrackers
in Travis park last evening about
8 $50 O'Clock set fire to the dry grass,
and becoming alarmed screamed
"ire -
Mr.. Dan Oppenheimer with the
assistance of a heavy cane rushed
out and soon had the flames under
control. No alarm was sounded
and no damage done.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
A Train Wrecked

DENVER, Colo, Jan. IA Rocky
Mountain News special says: The
train on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad was wrecked at
Malta, four miles this side of
Leadville. The engineer and fire.
man were killed and it is reported
several other person were iu-
jured. No particulars have yet
been received.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Armenians Secure Slight Relief.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. AIT the
request of Sir Phillip Currie, Brit
ish ambassador, instructions have
been sent by the Turkish govern
ment to the vail OF Kharput to
permit DR.. Brannum, American
missionary, to distribute to desti-
tute Armenians relief funds sub
scribed for them in England.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Cold ave Comm q.

The following telegram was re-
ceived today by the observer in
this city:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. g.
"Hoist cold wave signal. The tenn
perature will fall 20 to 30 degrees
by Friday morning or night.
MoORE.n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
say FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE Ia AEW YORK. MY
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. p. Wood and wife are in the
city from the City of Mexico and
are at the Menger.
Holmes Cummins, prominent
lawyer of Austin, is at the Menger,
accompanied by his wife.
Miss Mamie Fischer, society
lady OF Austin, is in the city, visit
ing Miss Barbeck, No. 247 wash
iDgton street.
Mr.. j. G. Mangham and wife, nee
Miss McElroy, have returned from
their bridal trip to California, after
an absence of three weeks.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
Report Denied.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-According to
officials of the foreign Office heye
and the Spanish ambassador to
London, there is no truth in the
report that Spanish and British
ministers have been summarily
expelled from Bogota or Colombia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02

1.-THE "Old Homestead" COM
pany left over the Southern Pacific
this morning for Houston on the
return 10 Now York.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02

There were SO deaths in this
city during December.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02

IS. D. scUDDER, Fire Insurance,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-03-26
NORTH CAROLINA
One of the Greatest States in the
South.

One of, the Greatest States in the
South.
Col. A. X. Mcclure, the able and
patriotic editor of the Philadelphia
Times, was in Raleigh recently and in
an interview with the Nezos and o.
ser0er, had the following kind and ap-
preciative words to say of North Caro-
lima:
"North Carolina has the best popu-
lation OF any State in the South. No
other State in the Union has such no.
mogeneous people. That is much in
her favor. North Carolina is the best
field on this continent for agricultu-
rlsts; you have the cheapest land (fer-
tlllty considered); you are closest to
market. The industrial population of
the State ought 10 be doubled, and
would be in few years if there was
faith in her financial integrity. The
people Of your State seem inclined to
want to go book 10 the money stand
ard of mi-clviized nations of the
earth, and separate themselves and this
nation from the great civilizations
which control three-four,hs of the
trade and capital of the world.
"Ihere is no better climate on this
Continent than you have in North
Carolina. Nearly everything raised
in the country is produced in this
State.
81 am not at all surprised at the
rapid development of cotton manufac-
turing in North Carolina. There is a
difference Of twenty-five per cent. in
North Cardinals favor, as compared
with Massachusetts,; there is at least
that difference in the cost of living.
I There ought no, not to be a pound OF
cotton spun or woven outside of the
cotton region. The only thing that
hlnders the removal Of the Massachu-
sets mills to the South is the millions
invested in plants there. l took up
this question fifteen years ago. The
cotton manufacturers couldn't help
themselves; the move has been dictated
by necessity. 1t is only a question OF
time when the mills will move here.
"No State is SO completely equipped
for self support as North Carolina. It
could be independent Of the res, of the
world. She ought 10 have to-day
100000 people, with immense man
ufactures, and her fields producing an
ample supply for all the wants of her
people,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-03-26

case was hopeless and further treat
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said Mr.. Crausby, knowing that she
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zone day happened to read an ad
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-03-26
A YANKEES VIEW.

An American offered for a toast at a
dinner in Paris the following: "Here
is to the United States, bounded on
the North by the aurora borealis, on
the South by the procession of the
equinoxes, on the East by primeval
chaos, and on the West by the Day of
Judgment.
The Democrat interviewed a real,
genuine Yankee few days ago on his
opinion of the South. While he did
not refer to the latitudinous toast pro-
posed bp the American in Paris, he
thought that the Southern people seem
to have some such idea of their section
of country. He pleasingly observed
that the Southern people think that
they have the greatest country in the
world; and said this i, most hopeful
sign for the South.
The gentleman whom we interviewed
has travelled much in many parts of
the United States, and in answer to the
question as to what the South most
needs - hasten IT'S highest possible de
velopnen,, he said, that TO begin with,
the South is strictly ali agricultural
section. This, ne sNd, makes it nee
essary that northumberland be made
as nearly perfect as possible in order
to make The foundation Of other devel-
opments solid. TO do this, he said, the
greatest need in the South now is that
farmers shall personally oversee the
business on their own farms. The
farmer who hires a man TO look after
the farm and himself rides to the town
or village once or twice day with no
other business than to get his mail, will
not do much towards developing the
South.
Strict attention to business person
ally, said the Yankee, is what the
Southern people need to learn. a man
who has travelled in all parts of the
country, as he has, must have made
some observation worth remembering.
These are some the Yankee had made,
and we give them to our farmer friends,
with our own hearty endorsements
Scotland Neck Democrat