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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
ANOTHER CLUB.
A Bryan Silver Organization Is Formed
in the Fifty-first Precinct.

The silver club of the Fifty-first pre-
cinct Of the seventh ward held large
and enthusiastic meeting last evening
at Third street and Stevenson avenue
An organization was perfected by the
election of r. w. Ready as president;
Charles Bragg, first vice-president; T..
w. Field, second vice-president; c. H.
Allison, secretary; Joseph Tilley, treas
urer; John Frazer. sergeant-at-
Next Thursday evening the club will
hold mass meeting at Third street and
Stevenson avenue. The clubs from the
Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth precincts
will join with them. Some of the best
speakers in the city will be present as
well as q number Of the candidates. 1t
will be an outdoor meeting, with an old
fashioned bonfire and new fashioned
electric light, with plentitude of Bryan
silver eloquence.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
HAS SKIPPED THE COUNTRY
And Officers Are Now Looking For FREQ
Cooper For Embezzlement

Fred Cooper, for the past seven
months employed as travelling salesman
in the cigar and tobacco department of
Craig, Stuart & Co., wholesale grocers
on Los Angeles street, has decamped and
is accused Of having embezzled $3.50 Of
the firms money. Cooper has been trav-
cling on the road through Arizona SELL
ing goods and making collections for
his employers, and the money he is al
legged to have Appropriated was collected
by him for them.
Since the death of his wife Cooper Is
said to have led q wild life, yet FORUM
ately for him and unfortunately for his
employers the fact did not leak out. On
Wednesday 8. r. Newbauer, an employee
Of the firm, swore to an embezzlement
complaint in Justice Morrison's court,
upon which warrant for Coopers ar
rest was issued. Owing to the fact that
the fugitive has several days start Of
the officers, the chances of his being
captured are not very good.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
RUNAWAY ON MAIN STREET.

A lively runaway occurred last even
ing shortly after 8 o'clock A horse at
tached to light buggy, the rig belong
ing to the Buffalo Wooden company,
started off near the corner of First street
and dashed at full speed down the crowd
ed thoroughfare. All went well until
midway in the block between Third and
Fourth streets. The patrol wagon w/s
being driven slowly along in response to
call when the runaway came up from
behind. Just before it seemed that the
hurry up vehicle was going to be
smashed up, the runaway, who was now
dragging the attached vehicle with
its wheels in the air, smashed
into a surrey standing at the curb
and took a wheel off that vehicle
This stopped the horse enough so that
a by-stander grabbed him by the bride
and pulled him toward the sidewalk
Officer Ben Robbins jumped from the
patrol wagon and with strong hand
held the horse until the buggy was right
ed, when the outfit was placed in a livery
stable across the street
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
THE BRYAN VETERANS.

The Bryan Veteran Silver club met at
Peoples party hall last evening and per-
fected their organization by the election
of =. st. Julien Cox president M. S.
Hamilton yice-president, A. Wilhartitz
secretary. The club voted to attend the
wigwam meeting in body when Repre-
sentative Mcguire comes to Los Ange-
les.
The following dispatch was directed
to be sent to the Democratic candidate
for president:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 23, 1896.
The Union Veterans Silver club of Los
Angeles. 100 strong. the first of its kind,
sends you greeting.
California will give you $4,000 major
ity. e. ST. JULIEN cox, President
A. WILHARTITZ, Secretary.
To the Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
Boston, Mass. sll..k
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
FOUND HANGING TO ADooR
e. Norman Penfield Ends His Existence
On Account of Ill-health

Shortly before 1880 o'clock yesterday
modning e. Norman Penfield. % years
Of age, e. young man well known In this
city, committed suicide at his fathers
residence. No. 1927 Trenton street, by
hanging himself with a piece of clothes
line, during an attack Of temporary in
sanity. He was discovered within If
teen minutes after swinging himself of,
but life was extinct when he was cut
down.
Penfeld was formerly In a railroad
office in Oakland, and some two years
ago came to Los Angeles. For a long
time he was usher at the Orpheum the
ater and later was cashier at the Hoff-
man cafe. OF late he has had no employ
ment, and has been discouraged over
repeated failures to secure work. He
was also subject to epileptic fits and
heart trouble, which preyed upon his
mind. About q month ago his fiancee
died suddenly of pneumonia just week
before the wedding was to have taken
place, and this seems to have been the
blow that crushed him.
Yesterday morning he seemed In HIS
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
INQUEST UPON THE UNKNOWN

An inquest was held yesterday morn
ing at the undertaking rooms of Kregelo
& Bresee by Coroner Campbell upon the
remains Of the unknown man who was
killed by Terminal train Wednesday
evening under the Busna Vista street
the railroad company from all blame
AS yet the remains are unidentified, and
will be kept for . day or two for possible
identification.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
SILVER REPUBLICANS
As Individuals They Will Participate in
the City Convention and Primaries

The executive committee of the Sill
yer Republican central committee held
a meeting yesterday afternoon and de-
cided not to participate in the approach
ing Republican city caucauses and pri-
maries as body.
Members of the club have concluded
to hew strictly to the line-to vote and
work as an organization for the cleo
ton of Bryan, Barlow and the fusion
nominees for the legislature. Beyond
this they do not intend to go.
Members of the club as individuals,
however. are privileged to participate
in the city primary election IL they see
fit to do SO, and most of them have al
ready announced their intention of
doing so. This being the case, there
will be many silver delegates in the ap-
preaching city convention.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
MEETING TONIGHT.
George s. Patton Will Speak at the
Wigwam This Evening. ioA'

This evening one of the great meet
ings of the campaign will be held at the
wigwam, under the auspices Of the Gen.
trail Bryan Silver club
George s. Patton, the silver-tongued
orator Of the San Gabriel, will be on
hand, as will also G. c. Wright. Frank
A. Cattern, Milton X. Young and others.
The wigwam will seat 1000 people. IT
you wish to hear some sound, solid ar
gument go early and stay late.ia{f ri
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
MORE BULLDoZING.
Employees Of Los Angeles Iron and Steel
Works Asked to Sign for Mckinley.

Oh, no! The corporations in the Unit
ed States are not interested in seeing
Mark Hanna elected president Of the
United States by William McKinley's
proxy. and they are not attempting to
accomplish this result by coercing their
employees. No. this is not being done all
over the country and It ~ not being done
In Los Angeles,
No, no. not at Ill. Still, yesterday the
role Of a Mckinley Sound Money club
was passed through the establishment
of the Los Angeles Iron and Steel COM
pany Here there are about $50 en-
ployes. They are requested to sign the
roll. one OF the managers Of the COM
pany claims to be = distant relative of
McKinley's. He does not state whether
he Is related to Hanna or not Anyway,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
POLITICAL NOTES
The Latest News AS to the Local Situa
ton Put Up In Brief Form

George Beebee is a full-f1edged can
didate for the Republican nomination
for city clerk, and his friends say that
he will go into the convention with the
solid delegation from the Eighth ward.
8. o. Wood wants the Republican
nomination for city engineer Charles
Compton, incumbent. is also a candi-
date for renewal of his honors.
The workingmen Of Los Angeles are
going to turn out next Wednesday
night to hear Judge Mcguire in great
body. X
Out Of the 5700 votes trades unions
will cast in this city, $500 are for Bryan
and Barlow. OF the remaining 200 many
are on the fence. But few are outspoken
Mckinley men. They are as scarce as
hens teeth
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
IMPORTANT MEETING
The Executive Committee Of the Demo
cratic Committee Meets Tonight

The executive committee Of the DEM
ocratic county central committee will
hold a meeting at 2 p. m. today at the
rooms of the committee in the Work
man building.
Some very important business is to
come up for consideration and a full
attendance Of the committee OF fifteen
Ia desired.
DR.. Hill, the chairman Of the county
committee, will undoubtedly do some
good and effective work in this cam
paign. but the cooperation Of every
member Of the executive committee is
desirable.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
DISTURBED THE PEACE.

Henry Howard came to grief on Los
Angeles street last evening while he
was laboring under the impression that
he was the best man that walked the
face Of the earth. He had lot of liquor
aboard and raised such row that Of
ficer Kolle ran him in for disturbing the
peace. 20
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25

There are undelivered telegramsg at
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's Office in this city for the following
persons: Mar Sing. M. Pedrogreena, L.
j. Brown.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25

James Payne recently declared that
Carlyle was free from affectation of
any kind ne had mt even mann
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25

The city council at the meeting yes
terday approved the contract and bond
of the Los Angeles Electric company for
lighting the city during the coming
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
NORTH TOPEKA.

A wedding took place at Menoken on
Wednesday evening, the parties being
William Melton of Tecumseh and Miss
Anna Rigdon of EIenoken The mar
riage was at the home of the brides pa
rents. MIR. and Mrs. Melton will live
near Tecumseh.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Akin of Hovt
are visiting at the home of ]. A, Lukens
on Central avenue
k2The meE in Vol IDS store acted as a
rire department yesterday morning and
put out fire in Mrs. Kinks tailoring es
Enlistment over the store. The blaze
started by the strong wind blowing some
rags on to the gasoline stove.
Mrs. ]. W. Sharrard aud daughter.
Miss Kate, of Atchison, visited Mrs. A
j. Kane on Quincy street today. Mrs.
Sharrard was on her way to Manhattan
to visit her daughter, Mrs H. G. Bailey
William Denison rode his wheel from
Logan, Kan, through the wind yester
day.
The gale yesterday blew several tons
of coal from the Union Pacific coal chute
onto the track and delayed the passen
ger some time.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given at the North Topeka Chris
tian church, Tuesday evening March 81.
Admission ten cents,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28

Lord. Hazel Fassler, Dell Chamberlain,
Mabel Wilson, Essie Chamberlain, Hlia
Hinckley, Isabel Thompson; Messrs-
Everett Dallas, Guilford Dudley. Jr.. Da-
vid Sibley, Will Trap, Leslie Guild Ohm
Mcfarland, Joe Wilson, g. UpdegraH,
Bradford johnson, Seth Chase, Dan
Hammatt, Roy Ranueys Alfred Patton,
Don Sebastian and viii Wikidal.
Miss NeIIis Testimonial
The testimonial given Miss Nellis by
the Ladies of the Philharmonic society.
of which the talented young woman is a
mem Der, will be society affair.
The stage of the Grand opera mousse
will be decorated in the club colors,
green and white, and reception will be
given after the performance.
The Ladies' Music Club.
The Ladies' Music club met with Mrs.
Hardt in Potwin on Wednesday. The
following programme was given
l. Piana duet sonata ............ w eOer
Miss Tracy and Miss Wheeler.
2. Solo-'.The Worker" ...... Gounod
Mrs. Parkhurst
3. Violin solo 18th air de Beriot
Mrs. Foster.
4. Solo-"Messenger of Love-" ..Gounod
Mrs. Hodgius.
5. Duet-"Angels Serenade," Gounod
Mrs. Parkhurst and Mrs. Ferry.
The evening meeting set for April Sth
has been postponed and the club will
meet on the afternoon of that day, at the
home of Mrs. Hodgins, 215 Tyler street,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
DEATH MRS. FOSTER,
Divorced Wife of Judge c. G. Foster
at A1chisOn.

Divorced Wife of Judge c. G. Foster
at A1chisOn.
ATCH1soN, Kan, March 28.-Mrs. Eos
ter, the divorced wife of G. G. Foster,
United States district judge for Kansas.
died early this morning in the county
poor house. She was divorced twenty
eight years ago. She was widow with
one child when she married 1Ir. Foster,
who was then a very young man. When
they were divorced Mr.. Foster gave her
half he possessed. She disappeared
from this city soon after, but returned ten
years ago, and was shortly afterwards
sent to the poor farm.
In 1859 when the present Judge Eos
ter was twenty-five years of age he
moved to Atchison from New York and
became bright and rising attorney.
Atchison was then in the flush of her
youth and vigor, and her youthful
society contained some of the most
prominent men of the country today.
A Mrs. Abbott, d teacher, came to Atch-
ison about that time and the rising young
attorney met her and they were mutually
attracted. She was a leader in society,
an elegant, polished woman, a linguist
and accomplished. She was one of the
admired of the town and one day in 1862
she married young Mr. Foster.
They moved into the house now occu-
pied by w. d. Webb, the present dis
trict judge.
The house was at the time the largest
in town and the center of society af-
fairs. All the big functions were given
there or at the Massasoit house.
Mrs Foster was the social leader.
Her dresses, earned by Mr. Fosters
practice, were the talk of the town. her
par ties the very best.
Domestic felicity was not part ofsthe
marriage, however. They were incom-
patible, and they sought relief in the
divorce court and got it.
They had one child, a boy. He died
soon after the divorce, and Mr. and Mrs.
Foster went to the funeral together aud
parted at the grave
CFor years Mr.. Foster supported his
divorced wife, but some years afterward
she went south and was gone several
years. Judge Foster, as he was by this
time, married at Lawrence, and settled
down at Topeka
Mrs. Foster went back to Atchison
and, put in the time among her old
friends until it is said she became a bur-
den to them. She has a married dangh-
ter at Marysville, Mo-, who refused her
a home, owing it is said, to her mothers
unhappy disposition.
Several years ago Mrs. Foster was re-
moved to the poor farm at Atchison.
Even in all her poverty she chung to the
one remaining link that bound her to her
former days in society circles, her trunk
full of fine dresses and laces and Jewels
This went with her even to the poor
house and visitors who called upon her
there were shown them.
Five years ago she became demented.
A friend who knew both, says that
Judge Fosters life with her was unen-
durable, and it may have been the begin
ming of insanity in her that made her dis
position so peculiar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
IOWAIS LAUNCHED.
Uncle Sans Big BRttIeship Added to
the Navy.

the Navy.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-The battle
ship Iowa was launched from Cramps
shipyard this afternoon.
There has never been a more success
full launch. Federal, state and municipal
governments were represented by high
dignitaries. Miss Mary Lord Drake.
daughter of the governor of Iowa named
the big naval baby. The bottle she
broke on its great iron prov contained
champaign.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert was
there with prominent attaches of his
office, and so were the chiefs of the diff
ferent naval bureaus in Washington.
1t was shortly after 1 o'clock when the
last tie piece holding the monster to the
ways was knocked off and the treIaen-
dOus hull gave a preliminary culver.
The commanding figure of Miss Drake.
standing on a little raised platform
was drawn up. Under Henry w. Cramps
direction she rested one shoulder against
the hull, aud then as it began to glide
away, she swung her right arm and
smashed the bottle squarely on the YES
sel's nose. She nervously murmured, II
christeE the Q Iowa"
Miss Drake is a handsome girl of COM
manding figure. She is % years old and
presides over the household of ber faith
er. who is widower. She is prominent
in Des Moiaer soci ety.
Officially the Iowa is known as "sea
going battleship No IL She is $50 feet
long, 70 feet 2 inches wide, and when
roaming the seas will be sunk % feet in
the water.
The ship carried six four inch rifles
aud twenty-five rapid fire and machine
guns. The great beam of the ship,
which must give her stability in any kind
of weather will enable her to fight this
tremendous battery entire in any sort of
a sea. The Iowa contract was awarded
to the Cramps on February II, 1898, the
price being $3,O10,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
observation-disclosures WAR
Two of the Students Get Into Bloody
Battle Over Miss Nettie GoR.


With bruise under his right eye and
the blood streaming from a wound in
the forehead, Walter II. Jackson, leader
of the orchestra in the Nashville Stu
dents Dramatic company, which gives
an entertainment in Topeka tonight,
appeared at the police station this morn
ing.
He had come in contact with the fist of
Pete A. Wood, who is also a member of
the orchestra. The trouble was about
Nettie Golf, who plays slide from bone
and sings at the performance given by
the company. Both men are in love
with Nettie, but she preferred Wood.
who is a shade or two lighter than his
rival. Wood says that when the com
pany was at Oklahoma City Jackson
struck Nellie on the head and knocked
her down. Since then Wood has kept
his eye on jackson
This morning Jackson, was sitting In
front of Nick Childs' boarding house on
Quincy street, when Wood came out.
Wood made some sighting remark and
jackson resented it. Wood then said
that if jackson was not careful he would
"lick' him.
aOh. / guess you WON'T" replied Jack
Wood started off, but soon turned and
came back to where Jackson sat.
"You think won't lick you, do your"
he said.
At the same time he struck Jackson in
Wood pummsIed his fallen rival until he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
FRANK MERRIAM's STORE.
H VIII BE n EEansisom One, of Pressed
Brick and Red Sandstone.


Brick and Red Sandstone.
The new front to be erected by Frank
Merriam at Gil Kansas avenue will be a
handsome one.
The plans are drawn by II. NJ. Hadley,
the architect, aud the contract for the
erection of the building has been let TO
F. NJ. Spencer.
The work is to cost $4,000, and the
front will be built of Kansas City n.y.
draulic pressed brick, with trim ming of
/ Ike Superior red sandstone.
The work of tearing down the old
building is to commense next Tuesday,
and the contract calls for the completion
within ninety days.
Charles E. Wardin, the jeweler, and
Mrs. Elder, the milliner, will occupy the
store room of the new building, while
Mr.. Merriam has a suite of three offices
on the second floor. There will also be
two other offices on the second floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
HIGHLAND PARK THIEF.
The One Who Stole Rev.L.DearbOrn's
Chickens is Caught.


Policeman Wesley Hale captured an
other supposed chicken thief last night
He is a white boy named Charles Petrik
who lives in the vicinity of Racket Hill.
Rev. L. Dearborn who lives in High
land Park had twenty-five chickens
stolen night before last and yesterday he
found the chickens at HulPs meat mar
ket. They were all alive but four which
had been snothered in the sacks in
which they were carried. The chickens
were taken to the butcher shop by two
colored boys but the butcher did not pay
for them because he suspected that they
were stolen. Afterward Charles Petrik
came to the shop to collect the money.
Some one said something about detec-
tive and young Petrik ran.
Petrik says he found the chickens in
the cellar of a vacant house on Washing
ton street and that they were in the sacks
when found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
HEALY BICYCLE CLUB.
II Has Been Organized In One of the Santa
Fe Departments.

II Has Been Organized In One of the Santa
Fe Departments.
The employees of the auditor of freight
receips' office of the Santa Fe who ride
wheels have organized the w j. Healy
bicycle club and propose to astonish the
Topeka cycling world this winter by their
speedy performances. They have ar
ranged for a handicap race at the fair
grounds Saturday afternoon, April 4. of
which Norman Jury will be manager
and Willard Scott official Handicapped.
The following employees will participates:
G. W. Hunt, ]. D. Gossett, P. G. Cough
lin, F. Z Mclaughlin j. b. Ramsay, w.
E. King, James Coughliu, Charles Soule,
{. A. Terrence, A. NJ. Bunter, W. G. Hill
ton and J. D. Mason,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
IN A PLASTER CAST.
DIR. Donaldson Is to Have His BODY
Enc0sed in One.

DR.. ]. G. Donaldson is at his home at
1912 Taylor street suffering with curva-
ture OF the spine and he will be COM
PEELED to lie on his back for a year at
least with his body encassd in a plaster
cast.
DR.. Donaldson was the surgeon at the
Los Cerillos mines and last year after an
explosion, he carried two heavy men out
of the mines, besides overworking him
self in caring for them. He thinks this
brought on the disease with which he is
now suffering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
PASSING OF CELEsTIALs
Three Hundred Chinese Blown to Atoms

Three Hundred Chinese Blown to Atoms
BY Magazine Explosion,
SAN FRANCISCO March 2S--Three
hundred Chinese were blown to atoms
by the explosion of magazine attached
TO the fort at kiangyin, China, on Feb
ruarg "a
The disaster. according to the mail ad-
vices received by steamer, was the work
of mutinous soldiers. who were prepar-
ing to join secret society rebels in an at
tack on the adjacent town but whether
through carelessness or by intention is
not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-28
FRED CLICK TO START .
VIII Open Up q Business House fu
Junction city.

Fred Click, of Junction City, who has
been in the employ OF the Parkhurst-
Davis Mercantile company as travel
ing salesman for the past five years. will
leave soon with the intention of entering
business for himself
MI. Clicks territory has been the
north central part of the state, and he
has made one of the most efficient
travelling statesmen the company had.
He will probably enter into business at
Junction City.
The successor to Mr.. Click has not yet
been selected.
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