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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-29

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MAJOR GEKERAL NELSON A NILES, q s. A.
men have maintained an inoessant fusiliade
upon the enemy 10 keep down the fire of
his infantry and 70 pick OF the eunners
OF the pieces which hook down the road
Miles men are on the left Of the line, but
without q tRemor they march right oblione
with arms at right shoulder the whole
width OF the field They cross the .e3e-
graph rood just below the fork and come
to front; the left resting On the road A
bah strikes Miles IN the throat; but, with
his hand against the wound and the blood
streaming out through his fingers, this
prince OF fighters dAshes back 10 his chief,
who, close at hand, is watching with q
breaking heart the humiliation Of his
splendid corps, and enfreats permission TO
lead a new charge" Miles wound was q
severe one, but he was ready for the field
again when the army marched 10 Chancel-
louisville He was placed ia command of
the corps sklrznish line at a time when the
Confederates were making most aeter1nin-
ed assaults
Again and AGAIN. says General Wal
ker. did they send CUT clouds Of skirmish-
ers against our rife pits; again and again
did their regiments come down into the
saAshing- Every time they were met by
the steady fire of our men and driven fncf
30 COVER. At last, afrer miraculousay e.
Gaping injury through nearly four hours
o. constant exposure, the heroic Miles, who
had 90 long conducted this rnIlans defence
was shot through the body and carried
from the nead, his bearers passing close by
HANCOCK, who had watched with delight
nus Splendid behavior OF the morning, and
nor, with deepest sorrow, looked down
npon nus manly young face, upon which
seemingly the dews of death were already
gathering
foFsnnateay the Charlottesville wound
WAS not mortal, and Miles was in saddle
again At Gettysburg, but in command Of 4
brigade Els conduct on the skirmish
ane AZ Charlottesville had been witnessed
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-29
The PROG RESS

az the sUOuDesE Souls OF me rury xnuu
Pennsylvania, has seized and lis still hold
ing, hardly 10 yards from the STONE wan,
around . little cluster Of houses on either
side Of the road just as It is about 70 rise
up AA1yefs heights From this point,
whence . biscuit can be tossed tnpo the
sunken road, Brooke's handful Of brave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
WRATH COOLED OVER NIGHT.

An excited young man, his face covered with
blood which came from badly damaged nose. ran
up TO Policeman I.ein. Of the West Thrtieh-st. STA
ton. about 10 o'clock Saturday night AZ Broadway
and Twenty sixth-st., and demanded that he place
under arrest a man walking with woman nall a
block further ,ip Broadway This man. he said. had
assaulted him Iein halted the couple. and the man
explained that he was j. Philip Berg. lawyer WIN
offices at No IA Nassau-st.. this city. The woman
accompanying him was Miss Maud Flanagan. Of No.
1913 Tialsey-st.. Brooklyn.
This man." explained Mr.. Berg. met us al
Twenty -elghth-st and Broadway and deliberately
walked up and took hold OF Miss Flanigan's arm.
The remark he made did not catch. To protec; the
lady simply punched him. That Is all there IS 10
It." Miss Flanagan corroborated her escorts story
The young man. who said he was joseph roster p.
q cashier employed III the cafe OF the Grand Hotel
alleged that IA he walked past the couple. bers:
without the slishtes, psoyocation. reached around
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
END OF THE JUBILEE.
CLOSING SERVICES IN HONOR OF FATHER
O'HARE'S TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF
SERVICE AS A PRIEST.

The weeks celebration IN honor Of Father p F.
o'Nare's silver jubilee ended last night with
musical vespers held in st. Anthony's Church. or
which no is the rector At 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning there was solemn high mass In the
.hurch Many priests were in attendance. and seat
I'd within the altar rail were Bishop Mcdonnell
Monsignor Martinel Archbishop Corrigan Vicar
General Farley. OF New-York; Bishop Prendergast
If Philadelphia: Bishop Wgger. OF Newark. n j..
and Bishop McGovern of Harrisburg, Penn. Bishop
Mcdonnell occupied the throne on the gospel side
IF the sanctuary. while Monsignor Martineih occu-
pied the throne on the epstle side.
Father O'Hare was celebrant, rather Rlchard
Foley deacon. and Father Louis Mco'inn sub-dea-
ION Both priests are attached TO St Anthony 9
Church The sermon was preached by the Rev
John NJ Kelly rector of the Church OF the Trans
iguration. -, W.T., - -. a..
members of the parish. stopped 10 the altar rail
and on behalf of the members of the parish pre-,
sented 10 Father Hare an envelope ana set or
resolutions setting forth the good wishes or the
noople The envelope is said TO nave contained
ito 600 A dinner followed In the school hall the
musical veeper service was largely attended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
WITH MUSIC AND FLOWERS.
MANUFACTURERS WILL HAVE A HOUSE
WARMING ON WEDNESDAY.
THE NEW BUILDING OF THE ASSOCIATION TO BE
FORMALLY OPENED WITH A RBCEPTloN-A
FINE ADDITION TO MoNTAGUEsT
ARCHITECTURE.

The handsome building Of The allied manu-
facturers' organizations of Brooklyn VIII be ior-
mally opened Wednesday with an informal recep-
ton The Associated Manufacturers Mutual FIRE
Insurance Corporation and the MANUFACTURERS
Trust Company moved into the building on March
l. and the Board Of Directors Of the Manufacturers
Association OF Kings and Queens Counties held It's
first meeting in the new building last Monday
night.
The reception will he held from TO 8 p m ana
to 10 p. IN. The rooms will be decorated Win
flowers. and music will be furnished by Mayiahu
orchestra. As 5000 Invitations have been sent out.
a large attendance is expected Refreshments
will be served.
The arrangements for the reception have failen
principally upon the shoulders of President Henry
b. Ealgh and Secretary James i. Hole The re-
naming officers, the directors and twenty other
members OF the association are also members OF
the Committee on Arrangements ,-,., T..
The Manufacturers Building is an scqu;sition 70
Montague-st. Its number is 1885, and 1t adjons the
Phoenix Building. The floors are level win inc
floors of the Phoenix and arrangements have been
rooms for culinary purposes connected Win 'he
grill-room Of tho Manufacturers Building, =,
The architecture of the front of the building Is
mixed its material being marble stone and briSk.
Trust Company occupies the FIRST floor No eN-
pense has been spared In the inside FURNISHINGS.
The lower floor is trimmed In mahogany me
second floor is used by the insurance company.
Tho directors room which IS almost inclosed win
massv, OAK. is also the directors room OF the
The third and fourth floors are occupied by the
association The library room on the third floor
has green Wilton carpet and Is trimmed through
on; in oak. The entire upper floor Is usel as ar
assembly room. II is decorated In white and gold,
rich Greenish tint. The WOODWORK is oak, ana
leather seats surround the room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
SHOT HIS ASS4ILANT.
NEWARK SALOONKEEPER PROBABLY
FATALLY WOUNDS THE LEADER
OF GANG OF RUFFIANS.

Charles alias Plug" Ennis. twenty five years
old. who released a few days ago from the
Essc: County Peniteniiary. and who has served
several terms for robbery and other crimes. was
shot In two places in a fight in Augusta-st. New
ark. yesterday. one shot penetrated the leg and
the other the abdomen. He taken to st. Bar
nabas's Hospital where his condition last night
critical. The shots fired by James Giles.
a saloonkeeper al Augusta and Shipman SITS. and.
1t is said. In defence of Giles ana his wife.
Ennis is the head OF lawless gang which makes
its headquarters in Shipman-s;. The members OF
the gang were rushing the grCwler' yesterday at
saloons in Augusta and Shipman SITS. They had
grudge aganst Giles. one of the gang who Is
known as "Fren by" had borrow ed a quarter from
Giles. lie took the 20 CHESS place 10 be filled
and evidently, by prcconcerted Arrangement. to
why he had not been at the place OF late. ana the
response was thu: Giles had told about the matter
OF the loan. some words followed, and then
"Frenchy" attacked Giles.
Immediately the side door was thrown omen. and
Ennis and the other ruilians rushed in Giles, who
was alone was seized ana dragged To the sidewalk
In Aususta-st. where he was knocked down
pounded and kicked. Mrs. Giles saw from an up
per window what was going on and she ran 10
her bedroom. seized her husbands revolver and
fastened TO his aid Reaching the sidewalk, the
wife fought her way through tho gang surrounding
her husband. who had struggled to mis- feet. and
placed the weapon i'm his hand. A sight of the
pistol all the ruffians except Ennis fled. Ennis
turned savagely on Mrs Giles and dashed his fist
in her face He was beating the woman. and might
have killed her witnesses say. when Giles levelled
the revolver at him and fred three shots. The
first shot missed. the second struck Ennis In the
leg and the other entered his abdomen. Upon be
ing shot. Ennis started TO run. He reached No. 81
Augusta st, ran into basement and through the
house. and after scaling two ferces, fell upon the
sidewalk in NiCholson-st. He picked up and
sent to St Barnabas's Hospital.
After the shooting two policemen appeared and
placed Giles under arrest. He had made no at
tempt to escape Then the policemen proceeded TO
round up the gang, and the following
rested: George Stocked. of No. 20 Marketst.; John
Doyle, of No. Is Shpman-st.; John Mcdonald. of
No. Wickfe-st., and James Masterson. of No. Is
Nicholson-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
4 RAID on A COOKING MAIN.
HUMANE SOCIETY OFFICERS CATCH Ten
MEN AND CAPTURE LOT OF FOWLS
IN A SHANTY IN HOBOKEN.

President George NJ. Mccarthy of the Hudson
County District Society for the prevention oil Cru
city to Animals conducted SUCCESSFUL RAID on d
cockpit I'm Hoboken at o'clock yesterday MORN
ing and captured ten prisoners twenty-five hVc
game cocks and six birds which had been spurred
TO death.
The pit was in an old shanty at No. $50 Newark
ave. In ar out-of-the-way part OF the city, IL
was owned by William Flohr and his sons who are
engaged in the liquor business and have black
smith shop well.
Mr.. Mccarthy received word on Saturday that d
cocknght was TO be off in Flohr's shanty lie
asked Agent Edward Schult and Special Ohicers
Bennett, Annie and Mcdonnell to assist in the RAID.
1t long after midnight before Mccarthy men
succeeded In finding the pit, but when they ana II
I'm full operation. ana the place was packed
with men from Ncw-York and Hohoken. Jersey II!
and other Jersey Mccarthy went TO no
boken Police Headquarters. explained the SITUATION
and asked for all the available men TO assist In the
raid. The services of three policemen were secured
The place was surrounded and everybody AROUND
the pit told TO surrender. a dash Tor liberty
followed. and only ten men were caught All me
paraphernaa. including five sections OF the COCK
pit. set of scales for weighing cocks twenty -hVe
live ROSTERS six dead ones and several satches
and Overcoats were secured The society TOOK
charge of all the effects.
Recorder McDonough got out Of his bed and
accepted bail for the release of the sports VINO VIII
be arragned in court this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
A STUDENT PUT TO SLEEP.
IN BOXING MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
OF RUTGERS COLLEGE A FRESHMAN
is KNOCKED OUT.

New Brunswick March 81 (SpeciaD-The annual
spring indoor meet of the Rutgers College Athletic
Club was held on Friday and Saturday evenings in
the Ballantyne Gymnasium. The wnd-up of the
Saturday evening contests a boxing match be-
tween Edward Henry Williams. OF Warsaw. y. Y,
n freshman and John Wallace Thompson, of Nor
ristown. member of the sophomore class The
two men are clever boxers. have beaten all corners
and the contest was for the championship OF the
college There was considerable difference OF opn-
ion 10 who the better man. and the parti-
sans of both were alive with interest.
Captain William Butler. of the United States
Army, who is stationed at the college, referee
The large gloves. The contest between
the students a clever exhibition of boxing
for awhile. but the piaudits Of the crowd and the
desire OF each contestant TO be known as the cham
pion boxer OF the college seemed to nerve each to
do his utmost knock the other out. The men
spared less for points and more for blood and the
excitement grew apacc. Suddenly, taking his OPP
ponent off his guard. Johnson delivered a singing
uppercut Williams's chin. Williams staggered
and would have fallen had not his seconds rushed
10 his rescue He was completely Knocked out. and
IL several minutes before he was able TO rise
lie was taken to his room and put 10 bed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
THOUGHT HE HAD 4 TRICK HORSE.

Frederick Meyer, OF No. $40 Newark-ave. Iefse!
City. bought one horse and many drinks N Wv
neighborhood OF the old Bulls Head Hotel. at wen
ty-fourth-st. and Thrd-ave Saturday afternoon ~
some way. not known even TO himself Meyer n'',
aged TO get with the horse 10 Sixty-siNth-st u"
Fifth-ave. at about o'clock Saturday afteln'-
There he collected a crowd In front OF H. O. nav
meyers house by his peculiar antics with the hor
lie demanded that the horse stand on one leg as'.
and turn somersauts. and when Po1ics'~
Mchaels OF the East Sixty-seyenth-st station eA'.
UP he was trying to get the animal 10 Jump thrvA
an ordinary barrel hoop The horse only pIhA.
Mchaels demanded an explanation and Meyer v.
him that he had just secured prize IN the n0.
He said he thought that he had Dough. -
ordinary work horse but had just DISCOVERIES ~
It's many remarkable actions that he had ""
horse from some circus. ,.w,,s
Magistrate Deuel. discharged Meyer IN foIssS
Courf Yesterday morning after he had proHilse..
10 buy horses and liquor on the same day AGAIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
HER HEART BURST OPEN.
PECULIAR CASE REPORTED BY DEPUTY con.
ONER DONLIN.

ONER DONLIN
Deputy Coroner Donlin made report yesterday
on a case In which he found tina. woman's heart
had burst open Il have heard OF people dying
from a broken heart" he said but this Is The
only case on record, to my knowledge where q
heart has actually burst open" The CIRCUMSTANCES
Of the case are peculiar. Mrs. Nina Redel did
last Thursday at her home. at No. 1876 Second-sw
She had been attended by DR.. Martin Burke. Of M
Ia L.exington-ave, but her death sudden. 81
Dr. Burke had not seen her recently enough o
make a death certificate. Dr. Donlin cals
at the house, and, finding nothing suspicious n
made out a death certificate from the hlsto1 OF
the case. giving gastro-enterits as the case Of
death.
Last Sunday morning however. Coroner Ntzpat
rick received an anonymous letter. saying that Mrx
Riedel had been poisoned He had Or. Donli
make autopsy. The latter then discovered tie
ruptured heart. There was no evidence howevG,
Of poison or violence.
Mrs. Riedel sxty-six years old. and four
years ago spent eight months In an insane asylum
She vas not pronounced cured. but her HUSBAND
and other members Of the family concluded thai
they. could better care for her at home.
Lately Mrs Rede fancied that she had 81. so In 81
bank, which untrue and that some one va
trying TO poison her 10 get the money She n
fused to eat anything that she had NOT cooked be-.
self and finally got that she took very littA
food at all DR.. Donlin is much puzzled as 81
what caused the rupture of the heart. bat thinks
possible that disordered condition Of the stomaa
caused retching. which produced the rupture 10
heart was already in diseased condition. TIE
rupture is A large one. and big enough 10 STICK ~
fingers into the opening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
STRONG WORDS FOR..PURITY.
PRIZE FIGHTING AND YELLOW jour-
NALIsM" ATTACKED BY PREACHERS.
TIE REvs s. GIFTARD NELSON AND CORTLAND
MYERS TAKE THE RECENT BRUTAL EMIL
srrloN AND THE PAPERS WHICH
DOOMED IT AS SUBJECTS
FOR SERMONS.


New journalism and prize-fgfting were co"pi'"
together and bitterly attacked IN
preached yesterday morning by the Rev. VI
Cifard Nelson in the Bedford Avenue p"p'',
Church on "The Reign Of the BRUTE
preached from the verse In jude reao'hs -
what they know naturally. rs brute oeasls. III NV.
things they corrupt themselves. lie s''o III p
A wave of the grossest anmalism seems 70 10
sweeping over the land wou!d nor Not that lis
rufianly affair of the last week were II d hoys re-
effects upon the minds OF youns i tbe streets Two
apparent to all who pass along tme ~ cod after
human beings made in the image o, T nyI1e ring
weeks of physical irainng mty y, one of them re-,
and hammered each other un'h o' IT,, frantic
ceived a disabling blow that made nm hosttaI in
During their period OF preps'a crSaied and fos-
tered by pestent newspapers that , a. Sch
to Journalism and reproach 10 cry AZ; hoI,e,p and
M news are conducted in the spirit OF ol""oitsi''
the,r csects are more destructive than the com
blnei plaques OF Egypt They app prons the igno-
rant element of the population. Inc sIuuetroS , TO-,
certain colleges and that preposterous ~ -. ir,i
called society whose ambition seems 70 uS ~
tofe The worst vices Of the English and ContnentaI
louis who have titles attached 10 Inri i nostters
part OF the herd and its worst part II dine
no, whcther ne wears a good coat ana ulnes "a.
Delmonicos. or a ragged Garm,cnnt anu n,siye reI
nc ocoSdinn 20 The dictionary is blackboard
and dfccncv and respectful ility demand Ina " ~
na G,.a 20 ~ &c line for sharp distinctions. and
those who believe In virtue ana VINO haIe WY .. ",
being OF he country at hes' 9o 70 feel the hea.
Of public scorn. The BLACKBOARD whom aeCl oi,l n.
hos liver means and position Is much more cuhp'
nblc blacksnard than the ono who has iaHeh 10
the bottom OF his class
DR. Nelson showed how. by Indulgence or me AMI
nal propensties. the spiritual nature Is r"lne''
onnsconce blunted respect for rights OF DINERS &C.
s,rovod. a supreme scihshness begotten and on' o.
this ail immoralities.
DR. Nelson urged that It Is the outy or inc Legs
,,,rro nromptlv TO pass an act prohibiting, IN the
,r,orasts Of decency and morality. the threatened
kaleidoscope exhibitions CT tho recent dlssusunB
contest
The Pew Cortland Myers also referred to prize
fighting yesterday in terms which left no o0uo' a.
IN his disa oprovaI Of tho business In his evening
sermon he said in part:
There never was = more dsgraccfuL degraoims
scene unon this continent than that when mas se
cured The attention OF a civilized people this last
week | have been wondering whetnel S s t
vas in The United States within the horders Oh
Hell ,.sels The dogs who fouShS VII stare
before greater Judge some day. ana slQe pH SUI
with them Will stand those who share that Dlach
guilt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
SAYS HE OBEYED ORDERS.
A MAN ATTEMPTED TO KILL HIMSELF IN oBEpl-
ENCT TO HIS FATHERS DIRECTIONS.
so HE ASSERTS


George Kinderer twcnty-four years ola, an up
holsterer yesterday attempted 70 commit suicide
a, the home OF his parents, No. q Ellery-st. by
hanging himself with rope attached to the tran
som over his bedroom door He was found by his
brother Robert, who called his father, and the
latter cut him down Kinderer unconscious
but was revived by Dr. Allen OF the homeopathic
Hospital The elder Kinderer then called in a
policeman and ordered his sons arrest on a charge
nj attempted suicide. He locked up In the
yernon-ave station. Kinderer told the police that
he had hanged himself because both his mother
and father had told him 10 DO so.
Young Knderer arrived home from Italy on Thurs
day having shipped two months ago on the steamer
Fulda as sailor. Since he has been home he has
sisted his father in the grocery business Yesterday
morning Kinderer did not do as much work as Il Is
alleged his parent thought he should, and 1t
then, he says. they told him TO hang himself. and
he attempted TO obey the order kinderer said
his parents evidently did not think he would take
his life. Once before. he said. his father told him
10 shoot himself and when he started TO do so
Xinderer says his father knocked the weapon
from his hand. He will be arraigned in the Lee
Avenue Police Court to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
DEATH OF EDWARD EDWARDS.
ONE OF THE LARGEST LANDOWNERS ON
LONG ISLAND A VICTIM OF
HEART DISEASE

Edward Edwards reputed 70 be the richest man
in Patchogue. and one OF the largest landowners
IN Long Island died suddenly Yesterday morning
from heart disease. He was born on the lsiahu OF
Barbados July H. $50. He cfme 10 hohs 1871
and with his father in 1888. He began life as
,rocerv clerk His father purchased much prop
artv and when he died he left his son large tract
Of land Al the time the family lived at Bayport'
The son followed his fathers example ana pur-
chased property. Later he was able to dispose OF
much Of il at great advantage Many OF the hnes'
villa sites along the shore which are now ouiI'
npon AT one time belonged 10 Mr. Edwards. lie
bu,,, Edwardsville a suburb of Patchogue. He was
senior deacon of ST. Paul's Episcopal Church a
place he held for forty wears NOT long ago
he presented church and reotory 10 the congrega-
lion lie was also active in charitable work
The funeral will take place tomorrow He Is
survived by two children DR.. l.. S. Edwards and
Miss Emma Edwards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
PROVED HIMSELF 4 HERO.
FRANK BLANCHARD BREAKS INTO A BURNING
DWELLING AND REsCUEs a SICK
WOMAN

Dover, March 81 SpecaD.-Mbrook a village
about three miles from this city, is to-day making
much of Frank Blanchard. who proved himself a
hero yesterday by rushing into a burning building
and, at the risk OF his own life, saving that of Mrs
Adam Davenport
Mrs Davenport, who lives in a big frame house.
got up early yesterday morning. but. feeling un-
well, retired again after having breakfast About
noon smoke began to issue from the windows of
the house, and a crowd soon gathered Young
Blanchard came along. and breaking in the door
CROPPED his way through the smoke until he found
Mrs. Davenport, who was lying in corner un-
conscious He picked the woman up i'm his arms
and started for the door. and, although a bank OF
flames separated him from the outer world, he
hravely went forward and carried his burden to
safety He slightly burned. Mrs. Davenport
was badly burned about the face and body but DR.
r. a. Bennett. who was called thinks that she will
recover. After the fire had been extinguished
young Blanchard walked off If nothing had oc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-22
FUyERAL OF JOSIAH A. HORSEY.

The funeral Of Josiah A. Horsey was held at his
home. No SIS Prospect Place. Brooklyn. at 2:3o
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. DR.. r. b. Mcleod pastor OF the
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church. The burial
VIII be in Greenwood and will be private. Mr.. Bor-
.cy was vicc-president Of the Mexican National
Railroad and was widely known in railroad circles.
He died In England while there on business for his
company.
Hs death was caused by injuries sustained in
railroad accident at Chelmsford early In February.
He lived about two weeks after he was injured.
The body was brought home by the widow and two
sons who went 10 England for that purpose They
arrived here on the steamer Manitoba on Friday.