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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
"DRUNK" TELLS OF TERRIBLE
EXPERIENCE
Tries New Drink and Declares His
Brain Seemed TO Diminish.
Pursued by Ball Of
Fire

Hallucinations produced by indul'
sence In new drink known as the
blaclsthorn cocktail" were described
by a. drunk" who was arraigned be-
fore Judge Rose yesterday afternoon
and as each awful detail was pictured
bv the unfortunate individual who fol
three days roamed in a region OF I'M
aginary monsters of the most horrihle
sizes. shapes and hues, the other occu-
PANTS Of the court room, of whom two
we're women, shuddered, groaned and
covered their faces with their hands IN
horror.
The description Of the beings. which
were none other than the poor
"drunk's" surroundings and members
of his own family. outrivals anything
yet produced by writer's of tales deal
ing with giants and monsters OF inc
most uncouth and horror producing
kinds.
In view Of the torture that the
"drunk' had endured and his apparent
desire to keep as far away from
booze" as he could in the future. the
prisoner pleaded for mercy from the
court. With an oath, he declared that
the fearful beings which he had met
and with which he had shaken hands
was enough punishment for the gravest
offense against the dignity of the law.
Fought With Monsters
Judge" he said "ff you knew what
I have endured, the awful objects
which l have fought and from which I
have fled in terror, you would realize
that I have been punished sufficiently.
| beg of you to be merciful with me.
| am poor and my last cent was con-
tributed to produce the horrible crea-
lures that have terroized me for three
days.
"You can see what agony and what
beings have haunted me by the state
I am now ill.," pleaded the prisoner.
In the state to which the unfortunate
referred there was no sham. Spas
medically he ran his fingers through
his tousled hair and wiped big drops
of cold perspiration from his face. The
man trembled like a leaf and clearly
showed that he was on the verge of
nervous exhaustion. Although the
court room was uncomfortable warm,
he shivered and rolled up his coat col
lar and tugged at the cuffs Of his
sleeves in an effort to cover up the eX-
posed portions of his body.
What in the world could you have
been drinking" asked the judge.
1T was a new drink, your honor; one
had never heard of before. If I re-
member the name right 1t was black
thorn cocktail I met some friends
from the east last Friday afternoon,
and they introduced me to it. The first
few glasses We're the most delicious |
had ever tasted. It's beautiful to look
upon. but the aftermath is something
terrible.
Brain Diminishes
II cannot say that | was drunk, for
it influenced me in d way that I never
felt before. I did not stagger. My
brain seemed to gradually diminish to
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
BREVET RANK BURIED
FOR FORTY YEARS
NAMED IN 1866 BUT NEVER
HEARD OF 1T
Col. J. r. Hurd of Pueblo, Colo, Just
Learns He Was Made a Brigadier
General After the War Closed,
Ignorant of 1t All This Time
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 10.-Brevetted
brigadier general in the United States
army forty years ago. but during all
these years having no knowledge of the
fact, is the experience of Col. John r.
Hurd, commander Of Pueblo post, G..
A. r., and representative from Pueblo
county to the state legislature. The
first knowledge Of this appointment
has just come to Gen. Hurd in a COM
munication from Gen. Nettleton, chair
man of committee of former brida-
der generals.
The first communication from Gen.
Nettleton asked Gen. Hurd's approval
of a measure to be introduced at this
session of congress to secure certain
legislation that will be of advantage
to officers of this rank. Gen. Hurd re-
piled that he was in favor of any legis-
lation that would benefit officers or
privates OF the army, but he did not
see how the proposed legislation would
benefit him, for, said he:
IF am a bridagier general l do not
know it,"
In reply to this communication Gen.
IIurd received copy of paragraph
from the records of the army contain
ing the following:
"Hurd, John Kicker; Kentucky, born
in Ohio, mustered in as captain Second
Kentucky, three months service, June
s, 1861; mustered into three years SER
vice as major, January 2S. 1852; as lieu
tenant colonel, February. 1858; honor
able muster out June 10, 1864; mus
tered in as colonel OF the Thirty-third
Ohio infantry, September /, 1864; brew
cited brigadier general of volunteers,
March 10. 1866, for gallantry at the
battles of Shiloh. Stone River and
Chickamauga and for meritorious SER
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
BATH DRIVES MAN CRAZY
Shock Sends Forcibly Washed Vaurant
to Padded Cell for Safe Keeping,
RaVlng Maniac
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 1O.-Dalagas
Ignatz, a foreigner, is insane as the
result of taking his first bath i'm five
years. He was found i'm Wade park.
was arrested for vagrancy, fined S25
and costs and sentenced to thirty days
i'm the workhouse. Arriving at the
prison. Ignatz was bathed The shock
was so great that he Immediately lost
his mind, Gradually he grew worse
and, becoming a raving maniac, was
removed TO the padded cell in the
county Jail,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

vice throughout the Civil War. Final
honorable muster out, June 26 1866"
In an accompanying letter Gen.
Nettleton informs Gen. Hurd that he is
the only surviving officer who for forty
years has not been brevetted by the
president and confirmed by the United
States senate. Gen. Hurd can account
for the failure to receive the notifica-
ton of his appointment to the rank of
brevet brigadier general by President
Lincoln only on the supposition that it
was lost in the mails.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
MANSFIELD PLAYS
KING RICHARD III
ACTORS CONCEPTION is ONE
OF POWER
One of the Greatest Examples Of Dra-
matte Art Is His Dellneation Of
Unfortunate Monareh's
Character

Richard Mansfield last evening at the
Mason opera house presented the ca
reer Of the last Plantagenet king, read
ing into the lines Of shakespeare
king Richard ILL.," conception o
the monarch which in many respect:
is novel and valuable
Mr.. Mansfield has used for his pro.
duction his own version of the play
evidently taking his arrangement large
~ from the original text. The actor
Is begun with the scene from Henry
vi" i'm which that miserable monarch
receives news of the Tewksbury mis-
fortunes The long speech beginning
"Now is the winter of our discomfort
which is the delight Of so many stu
dents of Shakespeare, is omitted, az
announced in the program because II
delays the action of the play and be-
cause everything in the speech is
afterwards repeated by Richaru.
There follows a procession before the
tower of London i'm which King Ell
wards queen is the chief figure. There
after it discloses the murder of the
deposed King Henry vi; Gloster
strang wooing OF Lady Anne, assigned
to a lonely spot on the road to Chert-
sey; the episode of the young princes;
the Buckingham plot the hypocritical
Mayor of London the temptation and
fall of Tyrrel; the ruin of Bucking-
ham: the march of King Richard tc
battle with the rebellious Earl OF
Richmond: the vision of specters, ano
the fatal catastrophe on Bosworth
field
The subtle, powerful manner in
which the player conveys the charac-
ter OF this king across the footlights
af no c
of dramatic art ever witnessed in this
city. 1t has been generally agreed that
Closter was a ruthless. savage brute
and until Mansfield's time he was
portrayed so that the character i'm
pressed the audience as totally repul-
sive both in his misshapen body and in
his mental depravity. There was no
redeeming feature.
But from the first in Mansfield's
creation there is in addition to the
dreadful horror which the figure in
spires also a note which finds pity for
its response. There is always the fore
shadoWing of that dreadful renorse
which finally so breaks the spirit of
the king who in placing his all upon
his human will finds himself wrecked
upon the adamantine law of God.
The transition of the king from the
youth to the man matuTed by the
frightful experiences he brings into his
own life is triumph for Mansfield's
powers. Al first Gloster presents an
almost comic phase in his bloody
butcheries and gives to them by this
means an added horror. Later he
shows the development of the char
acter with sunken cheeks, deeper and
graver voice and finally a fear that is
haunting.
Miss Florence Rockwell finds enough
opportunity in her short role of Lady
Anne to show herself a superior artist
and leave in the hearts of her hearers
anticipate tion of much enjoyment from
her Portia to be presented later in the
week. The others Of the company
We're generally acceptable.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

In its advanced and chronic form
Nasal Catarrh is the recognized source
of other diseases. Having stood the
test of continued successful use, Ely's
Cream Balm is recognized as a specific
for membranal diseases in the nasal
passages. 1t is not drying, does not
produce sneezing. Price, so cents at
druggists or by mail, ELY Brothers, Sc
Warren street, New York
Give up prejudice and try it.
Messrs Ely Brothers. have been
afflicted with catarrh for twenty years.
It made me so weak l thought / had
consumption. l got one bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm and in three days the dis
charge stopped. 1t is the best medi-
cine have used for catarrh.
FRANK Il. KINDLESPIRH.
Proberta, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

Mr.. lsaac-Well, may be der young
man vos really in lofe init you. | sup
pose you ought to know. Miss Isaacs
Vel, fader, l know he is jealous of
ennabody vot wants to know how much
money you half.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

Mr. Younghub-This sponge cake is
very tough, my love. Mrs. Younghub
How queer! And 1 told the man TO
give me the youngest. tenderest sponges
be had!-Cleveland Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

Beater-'Ere you are. Mr.. Bags, 'ere's
another one, but e hain't too fresh I
dent think e were killed today"
Keeper (sotto Yoce)-'Old your row,
stupid! OF course he wasn't. We al
ways puts a few down where the
gov'nor's goin' to stand!-Punch.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

Gotrox-I can't afford to help you
any more. My daughter has just mar
ried a foreign nobleman. Beggar--
Gee, dem foreign beggars is a-cuttin'
inter .us Yankee beggars terribly-dats
Wot!-Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

But you are not an orphan, are you,
little boy|' Il might as well be. Pa
Is traVelin' man an ma is always a
delegate to somethin' or another."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

"The tipping evil is growing" re-
marked the Wise Guy. YES" agreed
the Simple Mug, 1--WE can't even get
weighed without tipping the scales. -
Philadelphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

Motoring on Rural Road-"Hi, there
boy! Where will this road take us?"
Ter Jail mister, if the constable
what's watching round the bend
ketches ye,"-Baltimore American
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13

Shield like TO sing, but there are
so many people here. He-Oh. don't be
bashful. You Just wait till you begin
and there won't be so many.-Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
Brain Diminishes

II cannot say that | was drunk, for
it influenced me in a way that I never
felt before. I did not stagger. My
brain seemed to gradually diminish to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
DOGS DISTURB NEIGHB0RS
NOW MRS. MEILEY is CHARGED
WITH MAINTAINING PUBLIC
NUISANCE. q
Efforts Of Mounted Police Rolf to Ex-
terminate Pack Results in
Wordy War.

A pack of dogs owned by a Mrs.
Mley, Russian washerwoman' resid-
Ign West Main street, have become
50 troublesome to neighbors that
Mounted Policeman George Rolf swore
out warrant against the woman to-
day charging her with maintaining a
nuisance. The officer attempted to
eAleIminate the pack Saturday after
noon but the dogs sought refuge m
ue house and he was unable to kill
Oul one of the beasts.
Mrs. Meiley met the officer in Main
street yesterday afternoon and turned
TIE walls Of wrath loose on his head.
1Ne mixture of Russian and American
'uSs words the woman hurled at the
'"'eer' 1t is said, were something
startling and attracted a big crowd.
-'''nef than have any trouble with
MI 'he officer beat a retreat and left
Nne scene the woman following and
~"e8l4hs vengeance at every step.
Ut uogS, it is claimed, keep up such
'OlS'ant bowling that neignbors
urlVen to the point of despair,
"'iS ehllSting the aid of the police
PUT an end to the nuisance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
Personal Mention

w. w. Campbell of Dayton is in the
city today.
F. j. Walsh, a railroad man of Te-
koa, is in the city.
DR.. and Mrs. H. c. Curry returned
Sunday from Spokane.
H A. Ames of Pendleton is in Wal
la Walla or business today.
Mrs A. Strutners of Pendleton was
a guest at the State yesterday.
j. E. Slower of Milton was regis
tered at the Dacres yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. StOckwen are
spending a few days in Portland.
William Pollman, capitalist of Ba-
ker City, was in Walla Walla today.
A. Bodmer, a hardware man OF Ba-
ker City, was in Walla Walla yester-
day.
P. Peterson. a we'll known Eureka
fiat farmer, is in Waila Walla from
Clyde.
DR.. Bibb, state stock inspector for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
Art and the Average Man.

Sarah Bernhardt was being enter
tanned at dinner by an American in
Florence.
Il paint a little she said. "Once,
discouraged with the reception of two
new roles, l thought seriously of aban-
doning the stage for the brush. But
learned that the general public appre-
ciates more accurately the work of an
actress than the work of a painter.
1.-The average man has no great APP
probation for painters. All who
handle the brush, whether they paint
signs or portraits stand on pretty
lie mind How forcibly this fact was
one day brought nome to me!
4 had finished a small study, and,
calling my concierge, I asked him to
take the picture to the framemaker's
and have it framed.
T." Cheerfully, madam; cheerfully,'
said the concierge, and he took up the
canvass in a rather careless way.
"'Oh, be careful 1 said sharply.
The paint is not quite dry yet
Never mind about that madam
said the concierge. MY clothes are
DID,"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
STEpCRILDREN The CAUSE
Andy Lochbaum Could Not Live in
Peace and Is Given Divorce.

Because he was unable to live in
harmony with his four step children,
was sufficient cause for Judge Brents
granting a divorce to Andrew Loeb
baum from his wife, Susan Lochbaum,
this morning. The Lochbaums, well
known in Walla Walla, were married
December Z, 1902, but after year had
passed Mr.. Locnbaum became con-
WINGED that he was unable to live in
peace with his family and applied for
a divorce.
Mrs Lochbaum offered no resistance
to her husband securing a divorce and
the matter was amicabIy adjusted.
The children of whom Mr.. Lochbaum
complained, range in age from 13 to IL
years.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
HE STEALS FARMERS WIFE.
Wearying Of Her, Puts Her Aside and
Marries Her Daughter.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 20.-After
stealing the wife of a well-to-do Lin
coin county farmer, DR.. Edwin Hughes,
a member of the firm of physicians IN
this CITY known as the Syndicate Doc
tors mt that woman aside and mar
ried her 15-year-old daughter. At
ter the marriage, however, Hughes
kent the mother with him and his
child bride. and according to the story
of tne women he beat both of them
numerically. DR.. Hughes sensational
career came to an end last night when
he was arrested at his office by Detec-
tives Tenant and Byrnes and Sheriff
Grant of North Yakima. He is for
mally charged with adultery.
The complaining witness IS L.
Hatch. a farmer who Ives near Ami
ra- Lincoln county. Hatch alleges
that Hughes eloped with his wife and
daughter. lived with his wife for few
months. grew tired of her, cast her
aside. and on January 20. married the
15-year-old daughter. Not content
with taking Hatch's wife and his old
est daughter, Dr. Hughes us also al
,aped to have stolen the 5-year-old
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
ANOTHER BIG FRE|GHTER
HOLT MANUFACTURING com.
PANY MAKES BIG SALE TO
SPOKANE CONTRACTOR.
Amount Is ,6oo-Outfits Big Success
in Logging Camps and in Trans.
porting Freight.

we have just closed a contract WITH
a Spokane firm for one of our large
steam freighting outfits said Ben C..
Holt, local manager of the Holt Manu-
featuring company, this morning.
The sale amounts to $1O,6OO.
This outfit is only one of several
that we have placed in the logging dis
tricts of the Northwest and we are
proud to say that every one of the
purchasers ofs these engines nave tes-
titled to their unqualified success.
These outfits consist of 7O-horse
power traction engine. Several trucks
with a capacity of several tons each
are hooked on behind the engine and
with the outfit the user is capable OF
reducing the cost of transporting logs
to the mill or railroad to minimum
Many contractors also use the out
fits for transporting freight from one
point to another where railroad facili-
Ties are not aVallaDle. III the logging
and numbering districts these outfits
are in commission night and day, and
are never idle during the summer
season."
Mr.. Holt stated that this branch OF
the Holt Manufacturing company's
business has grown from almost notn-
portions the past few years. These
steam freighting outfits are manufac-
tured at the company's factory al
Stockton, Cal, one Of the largest agri-
cultural implement concerns in the
United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
Harness and Shoe Finding Company.

Oregon, was in the city yesterday from
Pendleton.
H. o. Hubbard ana William Streepy
of Waitsburg are registered at the
State today
John Fathers. a big farmer of the
Prescott neighborhood, is in town on
business today.
c. w. Hardy, a prominent Waits
burg resident, is among visitors to
Walla Walla today
Miss Jennings of Seattle is in the
city visiting with Superintendent o.
S. Jones and family.
]. G. Howard of Grangeville, Idaho,
is visitor to Walla Walla today. He
is registered at the State.
Louis Scholl, jr., was in the city to-
day from Echo Or, where he is in
terested in several tracts of land
turned from Waila Walla from Waits
burg, has gone to Nevada to remain.
c. H. Pomeroy of Seattle, represent
ing The Trustee Company Investment
Bankers of New York is in the city.
F. Wynans, the newly appointed
janitor of the Walla Walla county
court house, has arrived from Waits
burg.
DR.. A. Hopkins and DR.. S. Muse Of
Chicago are in Walla Walla visiting
DR.. c. N. Suttner. DR.. Muse will To-
cate in Lewiston.
William Burden of Pendleton was in
Walla Walla yesterday visiting his
brother Charles Burden, who is i'll at
the Walla Walla hospital.
H. L. Wilson, for some time en-
ployed on the repertorial staff of the
Union, has resigned his position and
has gone to the Portland Telegram.
W. E. Summers of Moscow, Idaho,
who has been visiting his daughter,
Miss Maud summers, a nurse at the
Walla Walla hospital, returned home
yesterday.
A. Davidson of the American Cloth
ing company, of Dayton is in the city
Mr. Davidsons store was partially
burned last week entaiiing a loss of
several thousand dollars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20

Another Interesting Entertainment
Given Last Night.

The Fraternai Carnival was brought
to a successful close last night when
Rev. Louis G.. Perry, acting pastor OF
the Methodist church, South, per-
formed the marriage ceremony OF
John T. Clearwater and Miss Grace J.
Galloway. There was large crowd
to see the wedding and wish the happy
couple congratulations 1t was sched-
MED to have a double wedding but the
second couple disappointed the COM
mittee.
The festivities of the carnival Will
ba hroupht to a final termination to-
night when a dance will be given by
the committee
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20

pardon for Pettinato, the young cou-
pie were in love but the parents of
the girl objected to the match. They
ran away and upon the fathers prom
Use to forgive them they returned,
whereupon the irate parent had young
Pettinato arrested on a charge of
criminal assault and abduction. Pet
tinato was so stunned at the turn of
affairs that he made no defense and
was convicted.
A year ago the facts were presented
to Ex-Governor Mcbride and he pa
rolled the prisoner February 10, 1904.
At that time the petition for his re-
lease was signed by the prosecuting
attorney, attorney, sheriff and many
other prominent officials. In his letter
Mr.. Geraghty states that after gaining
his freedom the Italian married the
girl, with her parents consent. and is
a worthy young fellow. Governor
Mead, after satisfying himself as to
the facts, >consented to purge Petit
nato's record. His term would have
expired in any event April % next.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
Philanthropy Needs Courage.

Sir Thomas Upton was dining at
the Savoy with an American visitor
to London.
Mr.. Carnegie" the American be-
gan, and forthwith the topic became
philanthropy.
Philanthropy needs courage" said
Sir Thomas Upton. I'll wager that
we have thousands of rich men who
would be pnilanthropists were it not
that courage is wanting in them.
For the philanthropist, when he COM
mences philanthropy, meets with re-
bluffs, with ingratitude, with oppro-
brium. If he hasn't courage, ne soon
abandons his charitable deeds
Il shall never forget my first phil
anthropic effort. 1t discouraged me. l
loathed philanthropy for a month
thereafter.
Il was poor at the time, very poor
In my little shop 1 had one employee,
boy of IA. In every way I denied
myself in order to put by money
wherewith to enlarge my business.
We'll, one day 1 heard my boy
complaining that his clothes were so
shabby he was ashamed to go to
chapel. And there's no chance of a
new suit for me this year. he went
on, for dads out of work, and it takes
all my wages to pay the rent
Il thought this matter over care
fully. The boy undoubtedly had a
shabby look. 1 took a sovereign out
of my bag of savings, and 1 bought
him warm, stout rig of blue cloth.
HE was pleased. He was grateful.
But the next day he didn't come to
work.
Il met his mother on the street, and
said to her:
Where's jimmy
why, Mr.. Lipton,' said the
mother, curtesying, Jimmy looks, SO
respectable-tnanks to you, sir-that
thought I'd send him around the
town today to see if he couldn't get a
better job.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
He Listened to the Band.

The late Mrs. Gilbert, the veteran
actress, was dancer, until middle
life. 1t was quite as novice that,
at the age of 40. she began to appear
in speaking parts.
Once, at a reception in Chicago,
she said:
"One of my earliest speaking parts
was played here in your city, and /
was very nervous. I was so very
I made an error that nearly ruined
the performance.
II had a small part, the part of an
old nurse. There was dying king,
a villain; and a band of music in the
piece, and the band of music was sup
posed to be very fine. The queens
life, indeed, was to come near being
ruined through the strange, sweet, Sc
ductiveness of this band.
Nothing but compliments of the
hand were to be heard on every side.
We'll, in the third act while the
band was playing its best 1 had to
rush on and cry:
stop the music. The king is dead.
What / did in my nervousness was
to rush on and cry:
Stop the music. 1t has killed the
king.'"