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The herald., 1896-02-23
THE WRECK FROM A PHOTOGRAPH

When Engineer Martin and his fireman
saw the runaway car headed for them they
jumped and alieh,ed without injury. With
crash the loaded coach struck the en-
glne and partly telescoped.
Anderson owen, cOlOred man, who
lives in Alhanbra, was standing on the
front platform of the car and was caught
in the wreck. He was, fortunately, the
only passenger seriously injured. He was
caught across his legs midway between
pletey severed from the body and the
other mangled and crushed in shocking
manner.
After some minutes later the wounded
man was extricated from between the ten
der and car platform. where he was
tightly wedged, and removed to the Sisters
hospital. Surgical attendance was promptly
given aud the stump of the severed limb
neatly amputated. The physicians think
it possible that he will recover and that
the remaining leg, although it is severely
injured, may be saved. At last accounts
he was resting easily.
The remaining passengers we're badly
shaken up and some sustained painful cuts.
scratches and bruises, but all were able to
make their way uptown unaided. Harry
Brownson. baggage master, who was on
the car, received a severe cus in his head,
but will be all right in a few days.
G. P. King. photographer of Santa
Paula, was aboard the train with his
daughter bound for Santa Monica race
meet. He said: 1.-THE first intimation
had that anything was wrong was the
sudden jerk as the car took the switch. We
were running at rapid rate, should say
thirty miles all hour. But a few seconds
elapsed when we struck the engine and all
in the car were thrown forward violently
and piled in a heap. Upon getting out of
the coach and seeing that my daughter
was safe we found the car had smashed
into the rear of the switch engine, and that
the colored man was crushed in the debris.
His fortitude under the terrible pain he
suffered was heroic, his only request being
for something to deaden the fearful agony
he must have endured"
MIR. King and his daughter were unhurt
and proceeded on the 10 o'clock to their
destination.
The switch tower, just below which the
accident took place, was in charge of John
Shaw, an old and trusted employe of the
ton for over two years and never before
had an accident. When interviewed con-
corning the disaster, he stated that ne did
not know to what to attribute the accident.
During the past few days work has been
going on in rearranging the switches, and
TO the generally disturbed condition of the
machinery in the tower must be laid the
fact of the switch being thrown before the
train had fully passed over it.
wrecking crew soon cleared away the
shattered coach and engine and traffic was
resumed. Had the entire train dashed
over the switch and into the standing cars
great loss of life must have undoubtedly
ensuad,
The herald., 1896-02-23

Of & Vaughn, Fourth and Spring streets,
and c. F. Heinzeman, 222 N. Main street
desire to publish the following extract from
q letter of Chas. NJ. Gutfeld, Reedley.
Fresno county, Cal, as they handle the
remedy referred to and want their custom
ers to know what a splendid medicine it
is.
1T is with pleasure tell YOU that by one
days use of Chamberlain's Cough remedy
was relieved of very severe cold. My
head was completely stopped up and |
could not sleep at night. can recommend
this remedy A cold nearly always
starts ia the head and afterwards extends
remedy freely as soon as the cold has
been contracted it will cure the cold at
once and prevent it from extending to the
lungs.
The herald., 1896-02-23

this obstruction and battered 90 furiously
that the panels nearly yielded. The men
about the house caught hold of Foster and
after a hard struggle succeeded in master
ing him. The police bad been notified
and when Officer Robbins arrived Foster
had been pacified slightly.
ibid kill herr" asked Foster of the Off
Ger while he was being removed to the po.
lice station. mo-" replied the officer.
.Well, then, I am sorry. ! wish I ha6
killed her." said the drunken man.
Mrs. Foster refused to make any COM
plant against her murderous husband, and
seemed averse to discussing the affair. She
remained at home, where DR.. Russell at
tended her,
Foster has been employed in the South.
ern Pacific round house, but was discharged
recently.
From sources which THE HERALD be-
lieves to be reliable Foster, ordinarily, is a
sober, inoffensive man, but for the past
two or three weeks has been suffering from
the grip and has been under the care of
DR.. Ainsworth, the Southern Pacific rail-
roads resident physician. Foster has been
taking whisky and quinine to break up his
illness, and, it seems, this morning took
too much. In fact, friends state that he
has been mentally deranged by the mix
ture.
The herald., 1896-02-23
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
A Largely Attended Meeting Held in
Illinois Hall
Eloquent Speeches by Judge B. N. Smith
Gen. Johnstons Jones, Gen. A. B.
Campbell snd Col Thorp

A largely attended meeting Of the Blue
and the Gray was held in Illinois hall, at
the corner of Broadway and Sixth street,
last evening. There were probably 500
people in the hall, fair proportion OF
whom were ladies.
Ex-Gov. j. ]. Gosper presided, and on
the platform. among others, were Judge
B. N. Smith, General Pierce, Gen. A. b.
Campbell, Deputy District Attorney Nc
Comas, Gen. Johnstone Jones and Colonel
Thorp.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Wilson, the
speaking commenced. The first speaker
was Judge Smith, who reviewed the war
and its effects from the federal standpoint.
As to the final result, there could be no
doubt but what it was for the
best for all concerned. 1t was
q terrible experience, but the lessons
learned in that great conflict will never be
forgotten. 1t has cemented the bonds of
Fellowship between the people of all Sec
tons of this great republic for all time,
and today the men who wore the blue ana
the men who wore the gray are brothers,
equally devoted to upholding the honor and
dignity of the American flag against the
entire world.
The long roll then followed, and then
Gen. Johnstone Jones addressed the audi
ence az a representative of the men who
wore the gray. After few graceful intro
ductory remarks by Gov. Gosper, Gen.
Jones delivered an eloquent address in
which he paid high tribute to the men in
blue. Gen. Jones said that as an humble
representative of the hundreds of thou
sands who fought for the confederacy. he
had no hesitation in saying that it was the
unanimous opinion of those men that the
hnal outcome of the war was right-that
now, after three decades, it looked as if
this result had been directed by Divine
Providence.
Gen. Jones was followed by Gen. A. B.
Campbell, the "Kansas Cyclone" who de-
livered a characteristic talk, full of wit ana
hunor, and the exercises closed with a talk
by Col. Thorp, confederate veteran.
The herald., 1896-02-23
PHOENIX PILGRIMS RETURN
The Los Angeles Delegation Receives 90
Impromptu Welcome
Boys Once Again. They Shout with Vim,
Rah. Rah, Rah; Rah. Rah, Rah; vivs
IL, vive IL Fi.es.tat

The return of the Phoenix excursionists
last evening was the occasion of . rousing
impromptu demonstration of welcome. As
the Santa Fe train approached La Grande
station the city band struck up q national
air appropriate to the day.
The excursionists were met by delegates
of the various commercial bodies. includ-
ing ]. r. Newberry. William. C. Bluett, F.
2. Zeehandelaar, Secretary Gregory Per-
kins of the board Of trade, Secretary VIM.
H. Knight of the Merchants association
and others.
A procession was formed, headed by a
detachment of sixteen policemen under
the command of Sergeant Morton, followed
by the City band. the sixty excursionists
and the welcoming citizens. They marched
to Main street and halted opposite Mey.
berg Bros and saluted them with one Of
their cries.
Rah rah! rah!
Rah rah rah
vive la, vivela
Fiesta
Continuing to Spring street. they save, a
patriotic cry: Who was George Warrington?
First In war!
First in the hearts OF his countrymen.
Rah rah! rah
Proceeding to Broadway they broke
ranks at the chamber OF commerce, and
found immense bowls of punch awaiting
them. There they were welcomed by Sec
retary Willard and Superintendent Wig
gins in behalf of the citizens and business
men of Los Angeles, who recognized the
value of their services in making a friendly
visit to the sister state that is to be. Then
the pilgrims broke forth in another jubilant
shout which had been frequently repeated
on the other side of the Colorado river:
Rah, rah rah'
Ari.ZonG
Forty six th.star,
Rah, rah. rah.
THERE'S an old saying that "boys will be
boys" but there are times when it is
pleasure to note that "men will be boys"
1t does them good to occasionally set aside
the conventionalities of business and social
life and. uhbending themselves. exhibit the
exuberance of spirits characteristic of
boybood days.
President Frank of the Merchants Asso-
citation felt sure that in addition to its
being neighborly act, the excursion bad
been great success in making valuable
business acquaintance which would open
up new avenues of trade. Supervisor
Francisco, General Last, Mr.. Mathews and
others heartily concurred.
The herald., 1896-02-23
Band Serenade

r. G. Waters of 900 West Adams street,
was entertained last evening by the Red.
lands cornet band. Mr.. Waters was one of
the principal promoters of that beautiful
city. and the exquisite music rendered at
his residence was token of the regard and
esteem in which he is held by the people of
that CITY. The Redlands band, it will be
remembered. secured the first prize at the
band tournament held at Redondo last
gnmmer. and is one OF the best bands in
0uuthern California.
The herald., 1896-02-23

The ''endless chain'' has begun its pre-
mature work. Gold is already being with
drawn from the treasury to pay for the
new gold bonds. The spectacle is an in
structive lesson concerning the refusal of
the Republican and silverite congress to
adopt measures for the protection of the
treasury from the gold raid. The hou 90
has done we'll enough in defeating the per-
nicious silver amendment to the pernicious
tariff bill. But that is only a little. 1t
will not help to improve the present condi-
ton; it will only prevent matters from be-
coming worse. A radical cure is needed,
and congressional imbecility will not fur.
nish ir.-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1896-02-23
Manure Dumps

City Health Officer, Steddom has desig-
mated the the following places as dumping
grounds for manure: East Los Angeles,
East Side park; Boyle Heights, East Side
park, Hollenbeck park; city, northern por-
ton, Elysian park; city, southeastern por-
ton, crematory grounds on Ninth street,
and Santa Fe avenue; city, southwestern
portion, Westlake park. Any person or
persons found by the police or health off,
Ger. dumping manure elsewhere will be
subjected to arrest and fine, under the
general sanitary laws of the city.
The herald., 1896-02-23
OPEN-AlR CONCERT

The Program Of Music to Be Rendered at
Westlake
The following program will be rendered
at Westlake park, 2 pm. today, by the Los
Angeles Military band, W. D. Deeble, di-
rector:
March, Sailors, Suppe.
Waltz, Golden Shower. Waldteufel.
Fantasia, Recollections of the operas. Boyer.
Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhs user, Wagner.
Overture, Leichte Cavalleria. Suppe.
Coronation March from the Folkunger,
kretschiner.
Comic Opera Melodies. Boyer.
Waltz, Carlotta, Milloecker.
Sweet Sixt teen Robinson.
Finale, selected.
The herald., 1896-02-23
The Dawn of Early Spring

Creeps gently DER the distant hills ngng them with an
emerald green adding new beauty to charming scene
Spring fashions and fabrics will greet you appealing to
your eye and purse Condentialy we expect one OF the
Our incoming stock gives confidence in saying that you
shall not be disappointed in selecting from our many and
various lines We wish to chat with you and outline few OF
our exclusive spring pleasers. Sit down.
The herald., 1896-02-23
CIGARETTE SUCKERS
r1en Get Roped Into All Kinds of
Skin Games
The Worst Roped nan. Is the Cigarette
Smoker-Robbed Of Health and Man.
hood, Hts Host Precious Possession

"Say, where d'you
get that coffin nail
Chin mey?"
'Oh, l caught it
on the fly from de
guy on de corner
And the two little
boo t blac ks God
bless 'em they did
MT know any better
sat on the curb
and smoked the
cigarette, out of
sight
We often wonder.
When we see and
h ar such things,
how the other half
of the world lives
Especially when so
many spend their
money. and, worst
OF all. their vitality,
in smoking cigar
cites.
The herald., 1896-02-23

In showing your
friends the points of
interest show them
through our Palatial
Stores. Escorts furn-
jshed upon application
to the sales director,
main floor.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

Is. If yon need any of these H..
you ear have them at 35c pair &
are worth double the amount.
HOSIERY-At prices you Ds,..,
dreamed Of, RicheIieu Ribbed H.. ~
Black, regular l5c quality; tss BIZ
sale Sc.
We say to you that if you call AMI
see what we are Offering you viii
never regret it, AS your cash do),.
will do you double service. Dan4
wait and blame rs when the cboies.t
bargains are sold.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
Y All, and a Large Crowd Paid Their
Respects Between 1000 and
: OK; 500 People CODgrpgatGd
Beneath the Kingly Forest
Trees, and Enjoy the Occa-
sion Full Measured,
Listening to the Dulcet Tones Of
the Sweet Music, Tripping the
Light Fantastic Toe;

Hearing Spe. knrsi rat and Inuulgii in
social Intercourse W ith The HOa st
na. faomanry IF the '" arc,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
The Very Atmosphere Appeared
to be Full or Enthusiasm
; and Good Cheer,i
And Nature Seemed to Join in with the
Spirit of the Occasion.

When the announcement was
made some ten days or two weeks
ago that there would he barbecue
at Vivian in Ward Two and that the
editor Of The PRoaRsss was cordially
invited to attend, there was JOY in
that editors heart and he aaid within
himself "I'li surely go and enjoy an
other day with the good women and
men Of Ward Two"
II one would know why our editor
always feels glad when there is a
barbecue and picnic in Ward Two,
let him ask the citizens Of that prov
ince how they ano the editor OF The
PRoaREss standa And If he don't
learn that there is
MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY
existing between them, The PRcGREss
will treat.
Well, the premises considered.
when the train pulled ont from
Shreveport on Wednesday morning
BOUND FOR VIVIAN
yo0 may MT assured that the editor
: 80
q : sngsrs. and one
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
4 smash,

Wednesday the horse drawing Mr.
Butler Nix's cart became frightened
at something near the stave factory
and dashed away, seemingly making
for home on Southern avenue All
things went well, so far as safety to
the cart was concerned till the pair
reached Mr.. Behalpr's residence. on
the same avenue. when one wheel of
the vehicle was thrust against Mr.
Behnlers fence corner cepsizlng the
cart and smashing the axle some
what. Mr.. Nix was not in the con,
veyance at the time and WAS not in
injured. The damage was slight.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

200 Bicycle Caps, regular 25c qua!
lty, only l0r. (See window)
Shoes cut down to Manufacturer,
prices. 1t takes too much space t,
tell al ont it, il You want a real rea
see our window in shoes.
$50 Scotch Gloria Umbrellas, q
and - inch. Good for sun or rain
regular value 81 %; this sale 75c
None better i'll the market at 81 g.
70 Rolls of Heavy Fancy Mating
at lie yard. Don't wait it vii
be gone III the rush.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
u ARD or HEALTH.

report of vital statistics, of Shreve-
port, La. for week ending Saturday noon.
July 4, 1898
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

All our Shirtwaists at actual New
York cost.
Best American Prints 3 lie, reg
ular price &c.
All our Beautiful Empire Fans at
cost from DC upward, the only large
assorted stock i'll tue city.
New things in Ladies' and Gents
Snmlaer Neckwear; regular zoe and
25c quality, at Sc and TO-, See our
window
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
NEW SUBSCRIBERS 4?

Well yes there were new names
added to the subscription list of The
Progress. You see the people Of
Ward Two are an indepedent class Of
folks, they are industrious, thrifty
and enterprising aud find the tune to
read and keep up With the times and
doines Of the day They wear 10
80 = Anlls, 3 y 90
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
Succession Sale.
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo. IN
5@43. f rst District Court,
Succession of Nancy Vauderyiel

Succession of Nancy Vandervier.
IS, virtue Of writ of sale issued bytA
Honorab First District Court. m n
above matter. | viii sell. at publ
a"ction, to the highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY u
JULY, 1896,
between the hours of II A. NJ. and 4P. j
! VIII sell. at the court house doc
shreveport, Louisiana, all the real estst
belonging TO said succession, to-wit:
me southeast quarter Of the southeal
quarter, and al! Of the southwest quart
OF sou beast quarter Of section SIEVE,
,teh, township eighteen north. ram
h''erh west, except twelve acres ii
tending north ANA south the entire leoe,
81 Sh'd son'hwe / quarter of so, tn "a
quarter OF section Il. on its we,teI
boundary.
Ier'hs' cash, subject to apprasemeu
T. A. LEONARD,
,r,,, n Admilli-iratt
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
PATENT RIGHT MAN

'i'iPtliotN ihitNl HltliI MAN
abonDded and sounded the virtues of
his hame or bed lock. These had al
most rs much gall as the editor of
! THE PROGRESS, and to small crowd
could get their anger in with far bet
ter effect. We don't know that they
made many sales, but they dispensed
with III enormous quantity Of soft
soap"
Everybody bad
A GOOD DINNER TOO,
and as they ate of bsrbecued meats
and cakes and pies, all tue world
seemed beautiful aud bright as it I'M
folded itself before their romanceful
vision. The writer hung onto leg
pt meat and turning his eyes towards
be skies threw himself under shade
and dreampt Of the heantips and
glories of Eden lard. But be was
gently awakened from his refreshing
sleep by Mr. o. q Garner who told
him that the good wife wants to
know if she could do anything more
for him, He looked, then put on IA
expectant smile and sweetly whis-
pereat
some OF THAT GOOD CAKE AND PIE"
Oar men, there were two On the
ground, Nr. s, L. Abbott being there
circulating around to see what he
could hear and see. were the recip-
tents of much attention, for which
they feel under many Obligations.
Oar editor received cordial invi
tatlon from his friend, Mr.. w. II.
McCathron, to spend the night with
him, but our man had received or
ders from the boss of the household
to present his figure at the d orstep
at SHUTDOWN, and was forced to de-
cline the kindly proffer. However,
he intends to accept this some day.
because he wants to know Mrs. Nc
Cathron al d the daughters better.
At 4:3O the train left for the return
trip. The agent at Vivian had it
posted on the bulletin board that the
train would leave at 4 o'clock, Int we
guess he either didn't know his bus
ness, or the conductor of the accom-
mediation train had slow time
piece, as we didn't pull out till full
4 80.
The train WAS an accommodation
train indeed. 1t accommott the
mos qn,oes and allowed them full
time to feast on the luckless passen-
gers who were huddled in close sca-
boose and begging the privile cf
opening the doors SO as to permit
the passage of fresh air. But this
the autocrat Of the caboose denied,
and all were forced to SIT there and
smother.
There was water on board, ali !. yes
here was Not quite hot enough to
DOLL an egg, however This was an
Injustice as there were several who
wanted to do this and others who were
'eally anxious to make coffee, but
he water lacked a trihe of being
polling, aud was lot hot enough.
But the T. G. railroad folks are
good people, and no doubt they
bought it was no use to be particu-
ar with this gang. But you are
mistaken gentlemen. Some of the
'est people in the parish took in that
aud some of the best
riends the road has were among the
'umber and these had a right to ex-
,ect better accommodations aud bet
er treatment at your hands. Don't
10 it any more, or you may lose your
landing in the ct m nunity.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

New designs in Woven Duck
hand,omest Dress Fabric for SUN
mer, regular l5c, 2Oc and 25c quality
You can have yorr pick at S lie "
yard in this sale.
Boys Outing Waists, sizes 5 to ~
regular price Is and 35c, this sale
l5c.
Misses Tan Button Shoes, sprlnL
heel, sizes Ito 2, regular price Sl.40
thu /" *"
rb;iI., Ovf7r1 Ties IS. "a. Ga AuC
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

~ Acconh. OF the + ourth of July the
Texas and Pacific viii! sell round trim
II tickets to any point on the line Of the
Texas and Pacific Railway, at rate Of
one and one.third fares for the
round trip. Tickets to bs sold On
July 2ad, 3rd, aud 4th, good for the
return July 9Th. '''
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

Account Fourth II July the Cotton
Belt will sell round trip tickets to
points 10 Louissns and Arkansas on
the line q Tho Cotton Bell nm =, !.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

EVERYTHING WENT MsRRlLY ON: ALL
SEEMED HAPPY, CONTENTEOAND
FULL OF LIFE ANO ENJOYMENT
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
wm Goods kaOuSe

it IS but natural they should sub
scribe for Tue Progress which ex-
presses their views, aud about TWEEN
ty-tlve new names were added to the
long roster from this community.
If anyone doubts the standing of
The Progress and its editor in Ward
Two let him ask Captain r.. Il. VIM
son. who visited it on this occasion
for the first time. Ask him how long
he WAS in discovering that our editor
was at home among It's citizens and
was in the midst of friends while
there.
Aud if one be still incrednIous we
will here state that our editor had
scarcely allghted from the cars be.
fore he learned of
3 THAT PETITION,
which was sent up in the interest of
Senator Blanchard for appointment
on the Supreme Bench, And we beg
to say right here that it found cold
comfort, in fact the atmosphere in
Jaly with the thermometer on high
lonesome was SO frigid for that peti-
ton the bearer thereof chncked it in
his pocket and spent the rest of the
day trying to forget that he ever had
such a paper at all.
We will be fair, however, and can
dldly admit that at least six out Of
the 1000 or l 800 people present
signed it, and will also state that
one man, IN old schoolmate Of our
editor too, said he signed the paper,
but when asked to pass it around, re-
spectfulIy declined, as he had no de-
sire to immediate himself on the altar
Of a forlorn hope, with
HIS OWN BROTHER TRAINING THE HEAv-
lest GUN AGAINST HIM.
SELAH.