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The herald., 1896-08-22
A NEW LOCOMOTIVE
Wonderful Piece Of Mechanism In Course Of
Construction

A wonderful new locomotive is being
manufactured, says the New York Jour-
nal. 1t has no driving wheels but in
climbing mountains and turning curves
will perform feats of machine athletics
that the builders of the ordinary type
of locomotives believe to be impossible
Without the least difficulty it will draw
heavy freight trains up grades of 10 per
cent, and will circle around. on curves
the diameter of which are only few
times their length.
This mechanical marvel was patented
by f. Hayes of Michigan. 1t is being
built at the works of the Lima Locomo-
tive works, Lima, o. Mr.. Hayes believes
that within a few years locomotives of
this'type will be the only ones used for
drawing freight. In the forests of Mich
igan they Will be invaluable for hauling
logs and in moving ore in the noun
famous mining districts of Pennsylva-
MIA Will greatly facilitate the develop
ment of the mines and lessen the cost
of transportation.
The peculia>ity of this locomotive is
the absence of driving wheels. 1t is
supported only on eight little wheels
that, in an ordinary locomotive, bear the
weight of the forward part of the boiler
and tender. These wheels rotate under
two center bearing, swiveled trucks,
upon which the mtSl body of the loco
motive rests. It's wonderful curve turn
ing powers come from the long distance
between the forward and rear sets of
wheels, and it's grade mounting ability
from their small circumference. The
engines are vertical, and the piston rods
act directly on a flexible shaft, through
which the power is communicated to
the wheels that rest on the rails by
means of cogs. The boiler is hung be-
tween two heavy steel beams, which
form the locomotive frame and are Sc
curely attached to the same by heavy
cross steel channel teams directly over
the trucks.
vast amount of money and time
mas been spent in bringing the invention
to its present state of perfection The
best materials and the most skilled
workmanship have been employed in
its construction. If the new locomotive
meets with the success that is predicted
fori the American public may soon have
the pleasure of vending a tortuous way
up the sides of the mountains where
hitherto a catamount would have found
it good, hard work to travel.
The herald., 1896-08-22
PERSONALS

+. J. Smith. president of the Citizens
Water company of Pomona, is registered
at the Ramona.
r. Watkins, superintendent of the fire
alarm system a Sacramento, is in the city
on q visit.
Fire Chief Joyner of Atlanta. Ga, who
has been visiting in the city for the past
few days, left for home yesterday.
The marriage of Miss Mamie Norton to
Mr.. Henry Klein will take place at the
home of the bride Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
Miss Zoe E. Johnson. sister of the sher-
iff of Sacramento, has returned from q trip
to Catalina and is stopping at the Hotel
Ramona
f. G. Taylor and wife and Miss Carrie
Somers of Andausia. are in the city for
short visit to friends and are at the Ra-
mona.
Division Superintendent Muir of the
Southern Pacific has gone to Lake Tahoe
for q little recreation accompanied by his
family.
The families of Assistant Southern Pa
citic Division Superintendent Prior and
Chief Dispatcher McCaffrey are spending
a month at Catalina.
Percy Ross, special agent of the South
ern California Railroad company, returned
yesterday from a business trip to Chicago.
Santiago r. Ord. land commissioner of
the Monterey and Mexican Gulf railroad.
553 rowne avenue. Don Santiago is son
of Maior-General E. o. c. Ord formerly
commander on the Pacific coast, and is
well known to all old Californlans, and
captain of artillery, laid out the
city of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-08-22
Right and Left

Paralyzng blows are being dealt at disease
by the great tonic and regulator Hostel
ters stomach bitters. Fever and ague, gem
eral debility, rheumatism, nervous all
ments. constipation and dyspepsia, are
among the maladies for which experience
has proved 1t specific. Its work is thor
ough, its effects are prompt. 1t is not,
however, advertised to produce immediate
cures, though it affords speedy relief.
and WILL il given reasonable trial. such
as any standard remedy deserves, root out
the maladies to which it is adapted In
emergencies arising in families, it is par.
ticulary serviceable, and it IS esteemed
throughout the land as @ medicine of COM
prehensve uses, wholesome vegetable
composition and unobjectionable flavor. 1t
has risen to popularity by purely legiti-
facts are alleged in regard to it. Use Il
Systematically.
The herald., 1896-08-22
SMALL COTTAGE DESTROYED
Flames Consume a Temple Street Residenc
and Its Contents

and Its Contents
Fire was discovered at about 8: 80 last
night in the four-roomed cottage No
'ol Temple street, owned by II. Sterling
and occupied by a man named Holton,
said to be conductor on the Southern
California railway running between this
city and San Diego
Il. j. Hill, one OF Constable Yonkins'
deputies, was passing the place at the
hour named when he saw the glare of
leaping flames through the front win
dow and ran into the yard. Assuring
himself that the housewas really on fire
he first tried to kick in the front door,
but, failing. broke in a window and
clambered into front bedroom. Here
he found the bed on fire, while the kitch-
en- and adjoining room were enveloped
in flames. A strong smell of coal oil was
observed and in the middle of the kitch-
en- floor stood a bottle presumably full
of the fluid. spouting flame, while the
floor for circle of several feet around
was all ablaze. Hill tried to extinguish
the flames with small stream from a
garden hose, but could make little head
way. Meantime other persons had ar
rived on the scene and an alarm was
turned in from box No. 50, at the corner
of Temple street and Bunker Hill av-
enue.
The department was quickly on hand
and had the flames under control before
the entire house had been consumed
although the furniture and contents
will prove a total loss. No one was at
home when the fire broke out and it's
origin is unknown. Mr.. Holton's family
is at the beach, but he was seen earlier
in the evening. At the time of the dis
covery of the flames he was not about
and could not be seen. Mr.. Sterling
estimates his loss on the cottage at $500,
partially covered by Insurance. while
Mr.. Holton will probably lose some $500
or more on his household goods.
The herald., 1896-08-22
FELL FROM A HAYSTACK
A Swedish Ranch Laborer Dies From Internal
Hemorrhagc

A fatal accident occurred yesterday
afternoon near Hyde Park by which q
Swedish ranch hand named Charles
Lustrunk, 55 years old, met his death
while stacking hay. Lustrunk was en-
ployed on the ranch of A. c. Donohue
and while working on top of a haystack
in some way caught his foot in the ropes
used to support the stack and fell head
long to the ground, a distance of some
thirty feet
He was taken to the corner of Hoover
street and Clinton avenue where Dr.
j. f. f. Jenkins attended him and
found him suffering from internal injur
les and hemorrhage. The patient died
soon after arrival and the body was re-
moved to the undertaking room of Rob-
ert l.. Garrett & Co., where Coroner
Campbell will hold an inquest this
morning
The herald., 1896-08-22
MAIN STREET PAVING
The Injunction Proceedings Declared to Be
JOke-No Action Taken

The citycouncil met and adjourned
yesterday morning without any further
action in the matter of the Main street
paving contract, the Injunction proceed
ings instituted in the courts on Thurs
oay having obviated the necessity for
rurther steps being taken at this time.
When the council was called to order
President Teed stated that when he
came up town Thursday morning and
saw men at work plowing up the street.
after the council had annulled the con-
tract, he thought the matter should at
once be attended to, and he had called a
special meeting of the council. Later in
the day injunction proceedings had been
instituted, and the work stopped, which
left nothing for the council to do. He
therefore moved to adjourn to Monday
which motion prevailed.
During the afternoon Councilman
Munson said that at the meeting Mon
day he should move to put a large force
of men at work, and have the street put
in some sort of condition. People doing
business on the street were injured ev-
cry day and it was necessary to do some
thing for their relief.
one OF the property owners on the
street, who also holds an office under the
SAty 5ONCl yesterday SldlSu 10 d
Herald reporter that the injunction pro-
ceedings were merely subterfuge on
the part of the contractors to gain time
When the work was first commenced
the contractors had themselves enjoned
and gained two or three months time
and now they had repeated the expert
ment. Mr.. Garnsey, who brought the
first injunction was the plaintiff in this
last case, and the same attorney was
also interested. Mr.. Garrsey's proper
ty is located out near Twenty ninth
street, and to get to it the contractors
had to skip nearly a mile of the street.
A solitary workman was sent out to this
point with pick and shovel and dug a
small trench in front of the lots, when
Mr.. Garnsey appeared on the scene and
got an injunction. The whole thing, the
indignant property owner declared. was
fake" and in the interest of the con-
tractors.
Some interesting developments are
promised at the meeting Monday.
The herald., 1896-08-22
Not the Couucilman's Bill

The initials of Councilman Munson of
the Third ward are f. s This may not
be news, but the genial statesman wish
es this fact known. There are other
Munsons in the city, and at least one
other of this name makes his headquar-
ters at the city hall, at least he says he
does. This same gentle aan Is also abb
sent minded and forgets little monetary
obligations, all of which is a source of
annoyance to F. s., who has grown
weary of explaining that various bills
presented to him are for the other fel-
The herald., 1896-08-22
Still Holding OIL

AS the contractor for street sprinkling
has so far made no move to carry out the
contract recently entered into for the
sprinlsling of the streets in the ANNEXED
territory in the Rosedale on Vernon
districts. the council will probably at
the meeting Monday declare the con-
tract forfeited and try to make some
other arrangement for having the work
done. There is a growing disposition on
the part of the councilmen to compel
contractors to live up to their agree
ments with the city, and on their failure
to do so to cancel the same without de-
Law.
The herald., 1896-08-22
An AnIInnecessnrx ecare

An evening paper under garing headlines
last evening printed an article stating that
there was an epidemic of typhoid fever now
raging a the county jail and that Jailer
Kennedys daughter Katie, the matron
and three prisoners were all confined with
the disease. The scare was entirely unnec-
essary; as the Jail is comparatively free
from disease.
Jailer Kennedys daughter is sick but
she is Mt Santa Monica and not confined to
a bed in the horrible apartments of the jail
The matron Mrs Burr, is able to attend
to her duties and an inquiry to the three
prisoners who were said to be dangerously
i'll elected the response that the taller knew
of no sick prisoners, at least none confined
to their beds.
The plumbing has been in bad order but
for the past few days workmen have been
busy remedying the defects and it is hoped
that the offensive smells of the past have
been done away with.
The herald., 1896-08-22
intendent w J. Bailey of San deg,

ntendent w J. Bailey of San Diego
yice-president.
The three day session of the assicia-
lion will be held in the normal schooi
auditorium. a number Of prominent
educators will be present, among them
Colonel Parker of the Cook county nor
NAL w. M. Hailman Of Washington,
d. c.; DIR. w. II. Harris, United States
commissioner of education; Charles r
Skinner president of the National Edu-
cational association, and Miss Mary L.
Pratt, most prominent in normal pri-
mary work. The meeting will be one
of marked interest in Los Angeles edu-
catiOnal work
The herald., 1896-08-22
Grading of Broadway

At the meeting Of the board of public
works the statement was made that the
commissioners for the widening of the
street between Ninth and Tenth said
that in the award of damages allowance
had been made for the necessary regrad-
ing of the street. 1t was the sentiment
of the members of the board that this be-
ing the case, there was no excuse for
delaying the necessary improvements and
resolution ordering 1t done will porba
bly, be presented at the council meeting
MOnday
The herald., 1896-08-22
Niece sslty for Crossings

At the meeting of the board of public
works yesterday morning Chairman
Munson called attention to the fact that
there was a large number of cross
walks needed, and that as the rainy
season was approaching they should be
put in as soon as possible. The board
will probably order the work commenced
at the next meeting
The herald., 1896-08-22
Violated License Ordinances

Ah Jim, a mild and child-lke Chinese,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Constable Mugnemi and booked
at the city jail on two charges, one Of
violating the county license ordinance,
and the other OF peddling vegetables in
the city without the requisite license
He was released on s25 bail and will ap-
pear in court today for arraignment
The herald., 1896-08-22
The Teachers Association

At the executive session of the South
ern California Teachers association
held in the superintendent's office in the
city hall Thursday it was decided to
hold the meeting OF the association De-
cember 3. and of this year.
Superintendent j. A. Foshay acted as
chairman, j. b. Millard secretary, SUPER
The herald., 1896-08-22

pressed himself as confident that DR..
Shorb would be held to answer for trial
and as the entire testimony offered by
the prosecution was given by experts,
1t undoubtedly carried great weight
The examination will probably be con-
cluded today
The herald., 1896-08-22

Mr.. Byrne of the Southern California
railway. who recently returned from Chi
the story which has been circulated along
the coast the last few days to the effect
that w. A. Bissell. assistant traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe at Chicago. had been
appointed general traffic manager of the
st. Louis and San Francisco railroad. Mr..
Byrne says the story is a fake. pure and
mia
The herald., 1896-08-22

In 1S4S a great fire ragged in Constan-
tinople along the shores of the Golden
Horn. 1t is said that on this occasion
$500 dwellings,, shops and bazaars were
destroyed, their value being estimated
at $15000,0 600
The herald., 1896-08-22

A new time table for this division of the
Southern Pacific will be issued in about
ten days. The Chino local. which now ar
rves at $3.50, will come in by way of the
Covina loop, returning by that route at
5:25. A train will leave the city for Grafton
over the Covina loop at 9:15 I'm, returning
by the loop al $50
The herald., 1896-08-22

Ah Mock, Chinese lottery ticket sell
err was arrested on Main street yester-
day afternoon by police officer and
locked up until his friends came to his
rescue, and he was released on $50 cash
bail
The herald., 1896-08-22

In 1S45 the lower portion of Pittsburg
was blotted out by fire, which speedily
passed beyond control of the defective
apparatus then employed. On this oc-
casion there were 100 buildings burned,
whose value was $10,000,000
The herald., 1896-08-22

II. J. Scullin is the new agent for the
Southern Pacific at Cucamonga. J. l..
Mounett has been transferred from Cuca-
monga to Bassett: j. A. Rmpau from Pas
sett TO Palm Springs. c. j. Knox from Palm
Springs to Indio as night operator
The herald., 1896-08-22

In 1865 Carlstadt, in Sweden, was de-
stroyed by fire, and it is noted as a sin
gular circumstance that all the buildings
in the town were consumed except the
bishops palace, the city hospital ard
the Jail.
The herald., 1896-08-22
COAST FIRE LOSSES
The First Half of the Year Shows De cjdcd
Decrease

While the July fire losses on this coast
were slightly in excess of those of the cor
responding month in 1895 and 1894. the losses
during the first six months of 1896 show Il
steady decrease from those of the two pre-
ceding years. The table of coast losses,
as prepared for the Pacific Underwater. is
as follows:
The herald., 1896-08-22
NOrtgagee's Sale

Notice Is hereby given that on Saturday. Au gust
90 1896. at II M. will by virtue of the authority
conferred on me by chattel mortgage executed by
+. w. Mallaleu and c. Ii. Daily. sell at public
auction the highest bidder all the furniture and
fixtures in the Electric Restaurant, or Delmonico
Restaurant, at 100 West Second street. Los Ange-
les city Said sale will be made on the said pre- M
ises N. II. BRU CE Mortg{see
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
DYNAMITE FOUND IN HAVANA.
Also Some shoes and Clothing fer the
Rebe;s-Spantsh Grit shown.

AIso Some shoes and Clothing fer the
I,ebe;s-spanbsh Grit shown.
u,r,x, Jp,v % ,-Eor .o,, ,,.
N's
p mn ~ ''',e neeh perSis'eh'iy circu.
i''e" III i'h'hi.' th't a large quantity OF
dynamite had been introduced into the
city by the agents Of the insurgents, and
that an attempt would be made to bIow
mn many buildings Amop,st III. sa;z.
urrs made VIC .terday wa, some dynamite
which it is believed was intended for us..
by the consyirators. Its seizure has for
the present relieved the feeling of npnre.
hcnsion. and there is not believed to be
nny immediate danger now from tbjs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
RAILWAY TRESTLE COLLAPSES.
Twelve Persons Injured, Two of Whom Are
Possibly Fatally Hurt.

CARBoSDALE, Ills, July pa disas-
trous railroad wreck occurred on the Chi
cago and Texas railroad about one mile
south of Murphysboro yesterday. A trestle
over Big Muddy creek gave way as the re-
suit of recent rains, and one passenger
coach was ditched. Twelve persons were
injured, two of whom may die. A broken
rail penetrated the mail car, in which
Mail Clerk Hamilton, of this city, was
but he escaped without serious injury.
The injured are: Mrs. Mcclure, of Nc
Clure station, bruised; Andrew Childers,
of Murphy sboro, bruised on face and hand !;
Scott Hinchcliffe. of Carbondale, badly
cut about the face; George Siebert, of
Bloomfield. No. jaw broken, and injured
internally serious; Mrs. G. :. Drew, en-
gineers wife. collar bone broken and
cut about the face; one of her
children, face cut badly; another,
head bruised; another spine injured and
arm broken. and her little boy, a. III
broken: B. II. Herman. of Wittenberg,
Mo, cut on head and bruised on knee;
George Quackenbos, Cape Girardeau.
| bruised on head and face; Frank Ander-
| son. Grand Tower. nose broken; Drummer
| IL. We're of 1t. Louis, bruised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
ABBREVIATED TEIEGRAMS.

Thieves stole the organ in the Pleasant
Valley church, near Topeka, kas Movers
are suspected.
Mrs. j. Il. Tolfrce. who was Grover
Clcveland's secretary while he was mayor
of Buffalo, committed suicide at Mojave,
Cal. Ii Is supposed that she was tempor
arily insane.
DIR. salmon. the 1O7-year-old English
physician, has just died ut Cambridge.
After the battle Of Waterloo he crossed to
Brussels to care for the wounded.
\ woman cobbler does a fiourishing bus
ines, in Lewiston, Ne. She j. young
French Canadian named Elize Lamay.
William Little, champion pie cater of
Mckcesport. Pa. l. dead. He had n weak
ness for pies, and saturday night laid in a
sunday stock OF them, costing 81. He ate
them all by evening. and topped of the
| lot with large allowance of watermelon
Rhodes, Hammond. Phillips and Farrar,
of Johannesburg fame are. between them
| said TO I've worth Siea.oIocoo.
| Warrants for the arrest of all the Off
| GERS Of the Deposit hank. of Newport. Pa.
1 have been issued. The bank closed its
doors in March. owing depositors $3.50 0oo
| Judge Lawrence. of New York. has
signed an order committing Thomas Q.
| Scabrooke, the actor, to Ludlow street Jail
for contcmp, of court for failure to pay
| aiimony OF $40 n week and a counsel fee Of
| $40 To his wife.
The heads OF ten New York hanks have
agreed to furnish the government sl5Oc0.-
OD0 gold To maintain the slUO, 900 re-
| serve.
Davis. Hoff & Co, CO., Pontiac building,
Chicago, dealers in bicycle sundries, have
made an assignment u Edward j. Phil.
lips. Assets were placed at s., 800 and lia
bilities at 81 500
The storthing of Norway has rejected
the bill for the retention of the temporary
increase of the duties on petroleum and
sugar and for an imposition of duty OIL
meat.
The Chicago police are looking for Laurs
Bloodgood and Gertrude Schrader, l3 and
IL years old. respectively, who s~cspet
from the industrial school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22

mail is that the Chinese troops sent
to Lanchou to suppress the Moham-
medan rebels appear to have been
totally annihilsted. The troops num-
bered 6.O00. All were either killed
or missing. The rebels massacred
all in authority by killing and pill
laying, and are on triumphant
march through the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
THE RIGHT SORT OF UMPIRE.
lie should he n Champion Prize Tigh,e,
Like This One.

MISNEAPoLis, July 222.-Yestcr,lay' base
ball game was sensational! in the extreme.
In the first inning BIZ Wilson became
angcrcd because Umpire Clark called Il
foul on him. He grabbed the umpire by
the neck. but Clark turned and immcdi-
atcly commenced to pound him. Wilson
fell and Clark was punching at his head
all the time. Several other players joined
in and in cndcayoring to separate the con-
tcstants there Were several encounters.
Wilson waited for Clark after the game,
and went for him. but Clark knocked him
down several times. aSd when the police
intcrfcrcd Wilson acknowledged that he
had had enough. Wilson was out of the
game after his first fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
non.t Hold RACKS in Your Mouth.

AKRON, O., July e2.-Joseph German
died at Bsrberton from accidentally swal-
lowing small tacks used in fastening
screening to doors He held the tacks in
his mouth, and starting suddenly swal-
lowed them. No power could relieve him
and he suffered intensely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22

Rebel Troops Get nova.
VANCOUVER, July 22.-News by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
Another Horrible Tragedy.

ELBERToN. Ca, July 22.-Last
night. near Royston. Dave Bergman
killed his wife, three children and
suicided. 1t is supposed the deed
was committed while crazy with
drink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
There's Method in Our Madness

1t seems like madness part sacrifice prices the way we have
but it's our method not from another auy
of our stock To accomplish this end will necesate great re-
duclon prices all through store That part of taken
Of To buy will be YOU Ike getting two gold dollars for
one of silver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
rsilors strike In Yev York.

NEW YORK. July 22. - Twelve
thousand tailors in this city and
Brooklyn struck this morning to en-
force higher prices from wholesale
msnucturers and prevent a renewal
Of the task and piece work system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
A ROYAL Wedding.

LONDON. July 22.-Princess Maud,
third daughter Of the Prince, and
Princess Of Wales, was married this
afternoon in the chapel of Bucking-
ham palace, to Prince Charles, Sec
ond son OF the Crown Prince Fred
erick, OF Denmark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
MURDERED AT SEA
Bloody Crime Done by the Mate
of earkentine.
TAKES THREE LIVES WITH AN Ak,

Captain, His VIE, and the First Ohicer
Observation-Disclosures While Asleep In Their
Staterooms-Man at the Wheel Sees the
Assault on the Captain But Says Nothing
Until He Is Arrested-Supposed Purpose
of the Deyiltry.