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The herald., 1897-02-17
AN ITALIANS RASH ACT
Constante LeonatiIIe's Desperate Attempt
TO Kill Himself
Was Poor and Sick ard Wanted to Die-Hjs
Second Effort Within a Year-He
win Recover

Constable Leonatille yesterday made a
second and desperate attempt to end his
life in the Venicia house at No. 637 Buena
Vista street. Leonatille is an Italian,
about so years of age, and is employed at
a ranch near Ballona. For a long time
he has been Respondent because he was
poor and troubled with severe pains in
his head.
About a year ago he made an attempt
to kill himself but it was Intellectual. A
few days ago he engaged room at the
Buena Vista street lodging house. He
was very quiet and little was seen of
him by the other dodgers. About 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon a number
of Italians who were playing at some
game went to his room. One of them
was surprised to see a tiny stream of
blood trickling out from under the bed.
A messenger was sent in quest of po-
liceman, and he soon found Officer Tai
amantes and apprised him of what had
been seen. Talamantes went at once to
the lodging house, and opening the door
of Leonatille's room was greeted with a
horrible scene.
Lying on the bed, fully dressed, was
the Italian. Four gaping wounds showed
on his throat. and the blood was spat-
tered all over the bed clothing. On the
table was a razor, covered with the
sanguinary fluid Leonatille was con-
scious, but had very little to say.
The patrol wagon was called and
the wounded man was removed to the
receiving hospital, where Police Sur
geon Hagan made an examination. He
found fouC>long but not very deep
gashes, which the desperate man had
inflicted. Th2 wounds We're sewed up,
seventeen stitches being necessary to
close them. Then, to the surprise of all,
he got up and washed his face Leona-
tile. when pressed for an explanation,
as to why he had cut himself, said: ''I
am poor and have trouble with my
head" He was removed to the county
hospital and will probably recover.
The herald., 1897-02-17
RAN AMUCk WITH A G)N
'Charley" Keith Does
Lively Shooting
A bARROOM ROW ENDS SERIOUSLY
Two Men Perforated by Flying
Bullets
VERY POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP
Missed the Man He Went for but Bagged
Others
A Drunken Dispute Over a Trivial Matter
the Cause
A Pickle Dealers Narrow Escape From Death.
Harry Anderson Painfully Injured.
The Shooter Captured and
Lodged In Jail
A Drunken Dispute Over a Trivial Matter
the Cause

Two men were shot and seriously
wounded last evening in a saloon row,
which occurred in the Elite at No. 34t
South Spring street. Crazed with liquor
and smarting under a beating he had
just received at the hands of Bob An
derson, Charley Keith, or William
O'Keefe, burst into the crowded bar
room, pitsol in hand, and fired two shots,
each of which took effect, but not in the
body Of the man for whom they were
intended. Instead, the leaden pellets
found lodgment in two innocent parties,
The herald., 1897-02-17
Professor Pierce Investigating
cial to The Herald

SANTA ANA, Feb 16-Professor
Pierce, when interviewed by your corre-
spondent this afternoon, refused to add
anything at present to his statement of
yesterday.
He is assiduously investigating the
malady and allows that he has already
formed an. opinion, but he is not willing
to make it public at present, until he is
certain as to his conclusions. He has
received no reports of trouble from
other sections than the Duarte belt
There are positively no symptoms of
the disease in the Santa Ana valley.
Orange growers here say that frost is
probably responsible for the discolora-
ton and ridicule the idea Of a fungus.
The herald., 1897-02-17
This Is Your Opportunity.

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
q generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren st., New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., Of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. T
can emphasize his statement, sit is posi-
tive cure for catarrh IL used as directed."-
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price, 80 cents.
The herald., 1897-02-17
Off for the South

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Lyman J. Gage,
secretary of the treasury in the coming
administration, will leave this city this
afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Gage
He says he has not fully made up his
mind as to where he will spend the time
prior to the Inauguration on March 4th
but will seek congehial climate further
south. 1t was originally his intention
to go by way of Washington and stop
there for day to secure certain infor-
nation regarding the treasury depart
ment that he wished to peruse at his
leisure. He says, however, that he may
not get around to the national capital
for week or ten days.
The herald., 1897-02-17
WHAT CALIFORNIA EDITORS SAY

SQUIRRELS, the barley and ranch pests
of Southern California, are disappearing
in very rapid and mysterious manner.
Whittier they go no one knows, and
only of late has the decreasing number
of this grain destroying little animal
been noticed; but where but short
time ago there were thousands, now
they can only be counted by hundreds,
and the decreasing horde is hailed with
pleasure and delight.
Strychnine, placed in fruit or melons,
only seemed to increase their number,
although many were thus made away
with. The gopher snakes have been al
lowed to live, flourish and find true
friend in mankind, as they were great
er enemy to the squirrel than all other
means devised for their destruction. 1t
may be correct, as some believe, that
it is the snakes that have caused this
hegira to other and safer fields, for it
appears that there are as many snakes
now as there were squirrels before.
Let it be so; the farmers are better off,
Santa Monica outlook.
The orange trees have been in heavy
bloom for the past two weeks, and in
many instances the fruit is already set.
oranges as large as hens eggs, while
in several orchards we visited we found
the trees carrying load of fruit the
size of walnuts.-Covina Argus.
There is a well settled impression
among those who have kept the run Of
the San Pedro-Santa Monica harbor
matter that the commission will I'M
doubtedly report in favor of San Pedro.
1t is confidently believed that Admiral
Walker is firmly convinced that har-
Dor could not be built at Santa Monica.
and that his influence will carry ma
ington can always come to San Diego if
he wants to.-San Diego Tribune.
Governor Budd has vetoed the assem-
bly, bill appropriating $4,000 to cover the
deficiency budget of the state printing
office. The veto message Is one of the
sharpest condemnations of the state
printing office thus far penned and gives
State Printer Johnson abundant need
of explaining. He Is represented-not
in direct terms. but by implication-
as man wanting executive ability and
without sufficient stamina to withstand
the place-hunters. More serious STILL
the governor charges that there is a
balance Of $63,379.60 for which the state
printer Is responsible, and for which
Mr.. Johnson has not accounted. More
over serious accusations are made i'm
putting bad faith to the state printer
in the matter of coal consumed in his
ONCE; In the failure to give the governor
information that officer had right to
demand; in employing more persons
than were needed to do the states work;
in doing expensive printing he had been
ordered not to do, and in running his
ofiloe into debt after having promised
The herald., 1897-02-17

Captain Boisragon and Mr.. Locke, the
only two Englishmen VINO survived the
Benin massacre. escaped into the bush,
where they wandered for five days be-
fore they were picked up. Mr.. Locke
was armed with a revolver and shot
several of the natives who attacked
them during their wanderings. Captain
Boisragon was shot in the arm while
beating a native back with stick. THE
two men subsisted for five days ON
cassava leaves, and the only water they
had to drink was dew.
The herald., 1897-02-17
A RiScuit War

CHICAGO, Feb. ia big trade war
is on between the New York Biscuit and
the American Biscuit companies. Late
to-day the New York company decided
upon a sweeping reduction averaging
S5 per cent in the price of all the goods
sold by it. The. cut takes effect from
one end of the country to the other. The
New York concern has capital stock
of $20,000,000 and controls twenty baker
les, manufacturing score or more of
different kinds of crackers and cakes.
The American has about forty bakeries
distributed throughout the country. This
corporation has an authorized capital of
$40, 000 900.
The herald., 1897-02-17
The Earl Arrives

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 16-The
earl of Aberdeen, governor-general of
Canada, the countess of Aberdeen and
party, arrived in Nashville this morning
in their private car, to attend the mar
riage tomorrow evening of Miss Myssie
Brown of this city, and Hon. Archibald
Majoribanks, brother to the countess of
Aberdeen.
The herald., 1897-02-17
MOdleskn ImprOYlng

Nine. Modjeska's many friends and
admirers will be pleased to know that the
improvement in her condition continues
DR.. Billiard gave out a favorable bull
letin last night, and said that Modjeska
was going on as well as could be ex-
pected Her temperature last night was
several degrees lower than on Monday
The great actress isnow believed to be
out of danger, and it is not thought
that an Operation Will be necessary.
The herald., 1897-02-17
Favor Arbitration

BOSTON, Feb. 16-A petition which
was adopted by the churches of Liver
pool on Sunday last asking the United
States senate to accept the arbitration
treaty, has been cabled to Boston So
ciety. The petition has been forwarded
to Senator George w. Hoar at Wash
ingtOn
The herald., 1897-02-17
Struggled Opium

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16,-The senate
committee on finance today decided to
report substitute for the house bill au-
thorizing the sale of domestic prepared
smoking opium seized by the internal
revenue authorities. The substitute
provides for the destruction instead of
sale of this article.
The herald., 1897-02-17
INDIA.
A Tanners Strike

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Five hundred
tanners employed by w. B. Eisendrath
&, Co. went on strike to-day, and to-mor-
row 1900 more tanners will be locked out
as result of the strike. The trouble is
the result of twenty per cent cut in
wages
The herald., 1897-02-17
Not at All Dangerous
Special to The Herald

AZUSA, Feb. 16.-Mr. H. L. Mcneil
was interviewed this morning and says
that he has noticed the blotches while
the fruit was still upon the trees. Mr..
Mcneil has no theory to advance as to
the cause of this discoloration to the cpl
dermis, but does not consider it at all
dangerous.
M. Briggs, manager of the Azusa
branch of the A. c. G. Citrus association,
says that he does not think he has re-
,ceived single orange in his packing
house with this Flemish on it.
The herald., 1897-02-17

The centennial of the birth Of Franz
Siebold was recently celebrated in Jap
an by about 100 gentlemen, all but eight
cen being Japanese. Siebold was the
author of works upon Japan of high
value. and in 1920 he was imprisoned in
Yeddo for buying a map. He intro
duced lilies, camellias, peonies and other
Japanese plants into Europe.
The herald., 1897-02-17
THE INDIAN PLAGUE
Number Of Death Steadily IncreasIng-A SAM
itary Conference

LONDON, Feb. 16.-An official dis
patch from Bombay says 1885 deaths
occurred there during the week ending
Feb. 12, of which 813 were due to the
bubonic plague. At Poona forty-seven
cases of the plague were reported as
compared with forty-three cases during
the week previous. At Karachi 269
deaths were reported as compared with
297, 1S1 and 208 deaths during the three
weeks previous.
INDIA.
The government has forbidden the
pilgrims from Bombay and Sind to- en-
bark on any ship of a port in India. All
the pilgrims who have already arrived at
seaport towns with a view of proceeding
to Hedjez, Arabia, are to be detained in
a camp of inspection until the plague is
abated. when they will be sent home al
the expense of the government.
The sanitary conference opened this
afternoon in the royal palace at Venice
The task before the conference is the
completion of the work of former con-
ferences at Venice, Vienna and Paris and
to examine how far the precautionary
measures adopted to prevent the spread
of the cholera are adaptable to prevent
the ravages of the bubonic plague.
Count Bonin was appointed chairman.
The herald., 1897-02-17
At Ontario

ONTARIO, Feb. 16.-The Fay Fruit
company's manager assured your cor
respondent last evening that nothing of
the fungus disease referred to had come
under his observation, but this morning
one of the directors of the orange ex-
change was interviewed and he says
that within the last day or two some or
anges have been returned from the east
in a withered condition.
A grower was also seen who picked
lemons on a ten-acre tract and saw no
symptoms of disease on the fruit. As
surance is given that none of the lemons
shipped from here this season have been
rejected
The herald., 1897-02-17
u0deliyered TeIeurara

There are undelivered kilograms at
the Western Union telegraph office, cor
ner of Spring and First streets for the
following persons: l.. o. Hall, w. A.
Washer. l.. G. Grooss, L. w. Judd,
Compton Natl des Compe, Lee Stanch-
field, Commercial Pkp Co., M. Burk,
Mrs. r. W. Burnham, w. C. Shattock,
g. d. GRAY
The herald., 1897-02-17
EckeIs' Great Sche me

NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Comptroller
Eckels was the chief speaker at the I'm
derwriter's dinner in this city tonight.
In the course of his speech he adwocat ted
the adoption of system for insuring
the poor, such as is in vogue in Ger
many and Belgium
The herald., 1897-02-17

The University of Berlin will cele-
brate the four hundredth anniversary
of Melancthon's birth on Feb. Is by the
delivery of special address in the Auln.
The orator will be DR.. Adolf Harnack.
professor of ecclesiastical history, we'll
known as an exponent of broad evan
gelical theology.
The herald., 1897-02-17

DR.. Mary A. Walker owns considera-
BILE property near Oswego N. Y. which
for the last quarter Of a century she has
been trying to donate either to some
government or to the state or to some
wealthy individual who will construct
thereon a hospital for the treatment and
cure of consumption and all throat and
lung troubles.
The herald., 1897-02-17

Under the "ruinous Wilson tariff"
which is destroying American manufac-
tures," American made crockery Is be-
ing introduced extensively into Great
Britain, along with Yankee bicycles,
cutlery and printing paper.-Mexican
Herald
The herald., 1897-02-17

When Rev. j. J. Arnaud, the recently
elected department chaplain of the
Grand Army of the Republic in New
York, entered the army he was but Is
years old. He went out as drummer
boy and studied for the ministry when
his term of service was ended.
The herald., 1897-02-17
A Ruajness Failure

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Thomas Hines
and Lorenzo Cutler, manufacturers and
dealers in straw and felt goods, this city
with a factory at Westboro, Mass, as
signed today. Liabilities about 100000,
assets 800 OO0
The herald., 1897-02-17
HoherIohe's Jubilee

BERLIN, Feb. 16-Emperor William
has written letter to Prince Hohenlohe,
the imperial chancellor, on the occasion
of the latters golden jubilee and has
also sent him medal commemorative
of his golden wedding.
The herald., 1897-02-17
Star Pointer to Be Sold

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Star Pointer,
the famous PAGER (2:021a) has been con-
signed to w. B. Fasig & Co., and will
be sold at their coming sale in this city,
March 3rd, 4th and 5th.
The herald., 1897-02-17

A very large meeting of the allied la
bor organizations of Sacramento was
held on Wednesday evening to condemn
the governor for vetoing the printing
office appropriation bill and to exert suf-
secure the passage of the bill over the
veto. Despite its numbers the meeting
was failure, as it deserved to be. 1t
was mistake from inception to ending
It's proceedings were thoughtless, heed
less of the public interest and imbued
with utter selfishness. The speeches
were illogical and foolish in the highest
degree, and absolutely ineffective, as
was shown by the fact that the assem-
bly, the following day sustained the veto
of the governor.
The mistake made by the leaders of
organized labor in Sacramento was
that they allowed themselves to be
used as the instrument of their brothers
and sisters in the employ of the state
printer, who naturally think that they
should uphold their chief, right or wrong
1t was an error on the side of mercy,
but a serious mistake just the same.
Just as soon as organized labor will ap-
prove of the dishonest or doubtful use of
public moneys, the suspension of the
operations of all checks on fduciary
agents of the state, because the labor
of few men and women may depend
on it, it sets itself above right, places
expediency above justice, and forfeits
the respect of society. This is what the
labor organizations of Sacramento did
in the matter under consideration
Stockton Mail
The herald., 1897-02-17
Wants Heavy Damage.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Cape Town says that
the Transvaal republic has demanded
e322,000 indemnity on account Of the
raid Of DIR. Jameson.
The herald., 1897-02-17

wounded men were resting easily and
unless complications set in Keith will
have to answer no more serious charge
than assault with intent to commit mur-
der
The herald., 1897-02-17

Now San Francisco proposes to es-
tablish an advertising bureau at Los
Angeles for the purpose of attracting
tourists to the northern part of the
state. That shows, more than anything
else could possibly show, what the
north thinks of the growth of the south
ern part of the state. But all the same
the showing is not creditable to the
north. The southern part of the state
has spent lots of money and effort in
advertising all through the eastern
states. 1t has sent not only reading
matter in ton lots, but has sent repre-
sentatives and exhibits, and San Diego
sent full brass band. The south has
paid out good money to attract atten-
tion to itself, while the northern part of
the state has been lobbying in the legis
lature to secure the bulk of state APP
preparations and has otherwise been
playing very close to itself. Now the
north would come into the southern part
of the state and insist upon right to
carry Haunting banner and lead the
tourist procession. Well, the south
should be generous and allow the north
to try that game, but it is not believed
those tourists will be caught so easily as
might be expected by our friends of the
socially and climatically frosty north
San Diego Sun.
The herald., 1897-02-17
KEITH'S ESCAPE.

backed out of the door OH to the street,
where he came face to face with DR..
Roth, who happened to be passing. See
ing the blood running down the mans
face the doctor accosted him and asked
what had happened, offering his assist
ance. Keith replied with an oath, MAX
ing a threat to put bullet through the
physician If he didn't mind his own busi-
The herald., 1897-02-17

To Cure Gold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails TO cure 25c.
The herald., 1897-02-17

Anderson told the story of the shooting
as follows: THE whole crowd had been
wrangling and quarrellng, the dispute
first arising between Keith and the
young stranger. My brother Bob took
up the quarrel for the lad and prevented
Keith from imposing upon him. This
angered Charley, and he wanted to
fight, taking off his coat and Offering to
lick anybody. A personal encounter was
STAYED off for some time, but finally Bob
slapped Keith across the face a couple
of times and pushed him backward
across the bar. Then we stopped the
row and Keith left, after saying that he
had been treated in dirty manner. 1t
was only few minutes until he came
back and, stepping into the barroom
leveled revolver and fired a shot di-
rectly at the crowd standing along the
bar
Il knew that he was shooting at my
brother and stepped toward Keith from
the end of the bar, intending to stop him
IL possible. Just as l got in front of
him he pointed the revolver at me. 1
struck the weapon down and at the
same moment 1t was discharged. The
shock of the bullet stunned me for mo-
ment, but managed to get behind the
bar, thinking to escape any further
shots. Then. seeing that Keith had
gone, 1 came out and examined my
wound, being brought here in a hack. I
had no revolver and do not think Keith
had until he went out and procured a
weapon. I reside in room 80 of the
Shasta hotel and have been in the sa-
loon where 1 was shot only two or three
times during the past month.
FLASH ROLL OF BILLS.
When Anderson's pockets were search
ed in the receiving hospital, flash roll
of some twenty checks and lot of con-
federate greenbacks were found which
seem to bear out the opinion of the po-
lice that Anderson is gambler and sure
thing man. In fact, the whole crowd
have the reputation of being sports and
men about town. The saloon was until
within few weeks run by man named
Warren King, but has lately changed
hands and is run by j. c. Thomas. The
place has been rendezvous for sure
thing men and gamblers arA has borne
a bad reputation.
KEITHS ESCAPE.
The herald., 1897-02-17

to keep within the appropriation made
for maintaining 1t San Luis Obispo
Breeze.
The herald., 1897-02-17

Agate Ware, Furrey's, 15s N. Spring.
The herald., 1897-02-17

Cutlery At rurrsys. l5s n. aprtnv St.
The herald., 1897-02-17

ness. AS he turned down the street
Keith met man named De Garmo who
conducts an auction house on Broadway,
and to him gave the gun with which he
had done his bloody work. Stopping
but moment to ask De Garmo to keep
the revolver for him, Keith hurried off
down the street and disappeared.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-24

Portland u has been nearly eighteen
months since the Northern Pacific main
tanned two trains between tbs city and tAs
Oregon metropolis This service was cor
rnus1 only for q few months. during n
period VIXEN business conditions hardly
justified u. A. the present tsrne however
conditions not only seem 20 warrant two
trains fasiy between me Sound and Port
land. but apparently u travel keeps Up ike
X has during the past three months they
VIII demand T. A member Of Mr.. MeIlen 5
party stated that the proposal Of two
trains daily wzs weu received By Mr.. Mel
len and awakened his Interest While it
cannot be predicted that the service be-
tween the two leading cities on the North
Pacific coast viii be thus improved. IL Is
rot improbable by any means.
The other matter Ia which Seattle has
vital interest. and which Is not secondary
By any means 20 the first mentioned is thas
OF improved facilities for tha transaction
OF business By the Northern Pacific on the
water front. The company owns the Yes
Ter wharf. enc OF the most centrally located
AMI valuable Pieces Of tiee land property
n the city. That the company intends 10
improve the dock by building an extension
with q substantial Improvement in the form
o. a warehouse. has already been publish
"a IN the Posf-Iatelifgencer. While Mr..
Meilen did not thoroughly canvass the sit
uation here Ia this respect, the question OF