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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
FIRST INDEPENDENCE VICTIM
Robert Ridley Wins Honors This
Year With His Toy
Cannon

Robert Ridley, an apprentice. aged IA,
living at 1913 East Fourth street, while
celebrating the signing of the Decfara-
ton of independence early yesterday
with a toy cannon had his right hand
burned This is the first Victim of
fireworks that has been treated at the
receiving hospital this year.
After being treated by Drs. C. w.
Cook and Freedman the lad was sent
to the county hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA
Organizing Company

Frank Rich of Crawford & Rich,
owners of the theater in El Paso. was
in Los Angeles organizing a company
for stock work in that house. Mr.
Rich said that Los Angeles was the
general headquarters for theatrical folk
west of Chicago. and he came here for
his players on that account.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Venetian Gardens, Venice

The following is the program for the
band concert to be given at Venetian
gardens at Venice this afternoon by the
American Concert band. of which e. II.
Wiley is the director:
March, Admiral Lawton" ....., Wiley
Waltz, wedding of the Winds
Overture. poet and Peasant" -.
THE Pipe Of Peace" an American
intermezzo ..... Howard Whitney
Baritone solo, by request. annie
Laurie" ...........D. Ellis, soloist
PART TWO
The Burgomaster," selection from
Gustav Luders musical comedy.
Solos by Messrs Ellis and Miller.
"Sasartda." intermezzo. Albert Schuh
"a bunch of popular hits" ........
....'.......... ATT. Dy NdCKle
Solos by Messrs. Miller, Herrod and
Ellis.
"a Hunting Scene" descriptive
piece ............ +. BuCalOSSl
Sunday evenings program will in
clude popular and patriotic selections.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Fat FOIks

] reduced my weight so pounds, bust
inches waist inches and hips 9
inches in a short time by a guaran-
teed harmless remedy without exercise
or starving. l will tell you all about
II. Call next wednesday or enclose
stamp. Address, Mrs. A. c. McFadden.
3040 Upper Boulevard. Los Angeles.
Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Pluttl in Piano Recital

William Piutti the celebrated plan
list, will give his fourth plano recital
Thursday evening, June 2S, at S.15
o'clock in Chickering hail. 332-S34 South
Broadway. Mr.. Piutti will play num-
ber of his own compositions.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

Fiber-Grass and basket Suit Cases
$3.50 TO $500, in our leather goods de-
partment Good things for the beach or
mountain trips. Sanborn Vail s. Co..
S57 So Broadway
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

Owing 70 the rusn OF business the
Talk. o-Phone department OF the South
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommoda tion OF Herald sub
scribers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
CITY NEWS IN sRlsP

Phone your orders for the Glen Rock
Mountain Springs water to Sun Drug
Co., No. 3 (Dean's). Both phones $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24

The Herald will pay $40 in cash 20
lead to the arrest and conviction Of any
person caught stealing copies OF The
Herald from the premises of our pa
trona THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
THE CITY

Stranger are invited TO visit the ex-
hibit a. California products at the
ChaEaber of Commerce building, 90
Dfvad dway, between First and Second
given on all subjects pertaining to this
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
OFFICER WOUNDED IN PLAY
Engages in Scuffie With Friend and
Revolver in Pocket Goes OFF.

Tryon. N. c., October pa very
serious affair occurred here Saturday
night when Juddie Gaines, a young
man Of this place, was accidentally
shot, inf1icting a serious wound.
Mr.. Gaines, who assists On the po-
lice force Saturday nights, was on
duty with 38 Colts revolver on his
person. While in the store of the Bal
lenger Company, he became involved
in a friendly scuffie with friend, and
in the tussle fell in such a way that
the hammer of the gun struck the
floor, discharging the cartridge, me
bullet taking effect in the young mans
body.
Two physicians, who happened to he
In drug store near by heard the shot
and were Immediately upon the scene.
Upon investigation they found that
the ball had penetrated the abdomen
from the rear, very near the spinal
column. The young man was removed
to the home of his uncle, w. J. Gaines.
On Sunday symptoms Of perfora-
tons were found present, and after a
consultation an operation was per-
formed. Mr.. Gaines is doing as well
as circumstances permit, but his
friends realize the great danger Of
blood poison and have fears concern
ing his recovery-Special to Indus
trial News
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02

ginia to demonstrate against
the erection of French forts
in the interior
1765-Governors Of all the colonies
except Rhode Island, take
oath to execute the Stamp
Act.
1803-Comm odore Preble is sent
against the Moors ;he runs
the frigate Philadelphia on a
reef, the officers are made
prisoners, and the crew Of 800
men enslayed.
1864-Nevada admitted to the Union
as the thirty-sixth state.
1898-United States peace commits
sioners at Paris demand of
Spain that she cede the Phil
ippines.
November +
1765-Stamp act comes into force
this day; flags at half-mast,
bells toll, and business sus-
pended throughout the colo
MES.
1S10-France removes its offensive
restrictions angainst Ameri-
can trade.
1861-General George B. Mcclellan
appointed commander-in-
chief Of the United States
army.
4ooo-Dlil lIic
silver purchasing act finally
passed by congress and signed
by President Cleveland.
November Q
1772-First town meeting held in
Boston; committees of CORE
spondence appointed forerun-
ner of Colonial congress.
1775-Americans unoer General
Montgomery capture st. John.
n. B.
1783-Washington issues his fare
we'll address to the army.
1825-Opening Of the Erie Canal
celebrated with great cere-
mony by the city of Albany.
1852-Franklin Pierce elected pres
dent.
1859-John Brown tried at Charles
town, w. Va, and sentenced
to be hanged on a charge of
treason, conspiracy, and
murder in the first degree
1862-General Grant begins his ad-
vance on Vicksburg.
- 1865-NatiOnal thanksgiving for the
restoration Of peace is observ-
ed.
1SSO-James A. Garfield elected
president.
1S89-North and South Dakota ad-
mitted to the union.
November 3
1493-Columbus, OF his second voy-
age, discovers Dominica and
ether islands of the wind
ward group.
1620-The Plymouth Company is
organized.
1783-The Continental army dis
banded by order of congress.
1786-The congress Of the COnfeder-
alton adjOurns.
1S68-General Grant elected Presi
dent.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02

One of the most disgraceful outrages
ever perpetrated in this state is recall
ed by seeing the announcement of the
death, on last Thursday, of Mr.. Lucien
H. Murray, of Alamance county. We
refer to his arrest and torture by the
infamous Kirk in July, 1870, when
Gov. Holden suspended the writ of
nabeas corpus and had many of the
best men in this state Illegally arrested
by cut-throats and ma1treated. We
shall never forget the evidence of Mr..
Murray as he testified on the impeach-
ment trial of Gov. Holden, and which
evidence is printed in full on pages GEO
to 670 in VOL l. of the Impeachment
Trial of Gov. w. w. Holden.
This evidence is too long to be pub
lished here, but we will give it's sub
stance briefly. Mr.. Murray was arrest
ed as a suspected Ku Klux by Kinks
soldiers, and, while a prisoner, was
taken one night by Col. Burgen and
soldiers and told that they would hang
him if he did not tell on the Ku Klux
He refused to tell them anything, and
they then put a rope around his neck,
led him under the limb of a tree and
throwing the other end of the rope
over the limb they drew him up for a
while and then let him down. Burgen
asked him if he was ready to confess
and he answered that he knew nothing
to confess. They then told him they
would hang him until he was dead, un-
less he confessed. and again drew him
up until he became unconscious. When
q rnaOUnrQ1 hn
himself sitting on the ground by the
side of the tree and some OF the SOL
diers rubbing him. He was then told
that they would give him until Ten
o'clock next day when they would
surely kill him if he did not confess.
He told Burgen you may live if you
hang me tomorrow, but | will not IN
sure you for more than three days"
This defiant threat seemed to have in
Inundated Burgen and no further tor
ture was inflicted, and he was finally
released by order of Judge Brooks.
Few persons have ever heard Of,
or if they did, have forgotten this thrill
ling incident, which should never be
forgotten or forgiven. No wonder the
next democratic legislature impeacned
and removed from Office the governor
who allowed such an outrage 70 be
perpetrated!
This heroism of Mr.. Murray IS in
striking contrast to the conduct of an
other citizen of Alamance, who gave
evidence against his comrades and was
rewarded with high Office, being now
the judge of the United States court for
the western district of North Carolina.
Such is life!-Chatham Record.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
The Burden of Fast Living.

The Burden Of Fast Living.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has
discovered the following in some New
York newspaper:
my income has been about twenty
five hundred dollars for many years
past. am now fifty, have wife and
daughter whom l have not disciplined
to usefulness because never able to
serve as an exemplar of self-liscipline.
Between us we have about two thous-
and dollars worth of jewelry, which
! we do not wish to lose, although we
are weary Of it. = We have a weary
succession Of servants at twenty dollars
a month, whose lighter duties could be
performed by my wife and daughter as
a relief from the terrible ennui which
they endure, if they only knew some
thing about housekeeping.
1--WE entertain and are entertained.
When they and are in evening clothes
the whole gang should be arrested and
fined very heavily on the grounds of
personal appearance. Our apartments
are hideous, with dust-collecting drap-
cries, rugs, pillows, "what-nots" should
nots, hand-painted fire shovels, frying
pans and other weird artistic concep-
tions and monstrooities Of the two un-
happy women. A dismally despotic dog
completes our household misery. [
have thrice purposely lost the detested
beast, but he has each time been re-
turned and a reward claimed and al
lowed I rarely tell the truth to my
wife and she reciprocates in conduct.
Il frequent fashionable restaurants
with other poorer friends. | handsome
ly tip the ObsequiOus waiter, who scorns
me and would take my life next day
should l accidentally jostle him in a
crowded car. We indulge in after-thea-
tre suppers which we do not need and
cannot digest, in cabs, in remorse, and
hate all others with the same incomes
and bank accounts. We are mere rutfies
collars cuffs. and inanity, and 1 suffer
from chronic drain Of pocketbook.
On this the Times-Dispatch remarks
for one thing, that it is a marvel
that the man and his family could do
all that he says they have been doing
on $2,500 a year. The wonder is that
instead of being afflicted with chronic
drain of pocketbook he was not seized
with an acute attack of sufficient vio-
lence to send him headlong into bank
ruptcy But it is not alone in the 81
500 class that people make the sad mis-
take Of trying to trot at gait that is
too much for them. In every avenue
of life here are 20 be found those who
miss much Of life's happiness by striv-
ing to initiate the example Of others
when it would be vastly more satisfac-
tory to cut the garment according 20
the ecloth.-Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
Negro Woman Jail Breaker.

Fanny Tatum, a negro woman,
seems to be specialist Of her kind.
instead Of novice. Sometime ago
she and another woman committed
a bold burglary here, by breaking into
a store at night and stealing a quanti-
" of goods, lot of them being found
in her house. She broke out Of jail
before her case was tried, was caught
and convicted and got long term in
the county work house. About a
month ago she broke out of the work
house, was caught and carried back
again. Friday she again escaped and
nothing could be heard OF her until
Saturday afternoon, when a weaver
woman" told a policeman that mig
ger boy walking on the opposite side
of the street from where he was stand
ing, was the record breaking house
and prison breaker. The officer cross
ed over, took the dude boy to the sta
ton house, had his clothes removed
by another woman, and there stood
Fannie in blushing guilt. She was
taken back to the work house and had
not broke out up to this.-Greensboro
Dispatch.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
To Paint Him "Sicht Unseen,

Rosetti, the poet-painter, says the
New York Tribune, was once visited
by an Indian prince who said to him:
81 wish to give you commission to
paint portrait of my father
us your father in London?" asked
Rosetti
mo; my father is dead,'' replied the
Oriental.
Have you some photographs of him,
Or any portrait?"
eve have no portraits Of him Of
any kind
How can paint portrait Of him.
them" asked the artist. ''It is impos-
sible! I could not think of attempt
ing anything SO absurd
why is it absurd?' demanded the
prince, gravely. "You paint pictures
of Julius Caesar and Hannibal and
John the Baptist, and yet you have
never seen any of them. Why can you
not paint my father?''
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02

The long contest over the Clinton
postof1ice is now at an end. Mr.. V. ].
Macarthur has won out has gotten his
commission, fixed up the bond, and as
soon as accepted will enter upon his
duties. He has employed Mr. A. K.
Parker as assistant and Mr.. D. P.
Dameron has been retained till the
first of January to assist in the work
and acquaint the management with it.
We hope that Mr.. Macarthur may like
the work, and may get on smoothly
and pleasantly with it-Sampson
Democrat
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02

Assistance to Southern Railway ca
fcialS.

Knoxville, Tenn, October 29.-Tn
response TO a telegraphic tender of It's
good Offices in the hope OF bringing
about a settlement of the strike OF
machinists in the local shops of the
Southern Railway. the Knoxville
board of trade today received the fol-
lowing telegram from II. B. Spencer,
general manager of the Southern:
"The company and its officers appre-
ciate fully the interest Of Knoxville
in the machinists strike and we are de-
sirous Of settling it promptly and
eQuitably. 1t has been agreed at the
suggestion of the Hon. Seth Low,
chairman of the National federation,
that our president will meet the presi-
dent of the machinists association and
the local committee Of the machinists
early this week in an effort TO make
such adjustment"
The local shops are still idle with the
exception of few men
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02

al OF his assistants had been on the
scene since Sunday night, expressed his
belief that the total number of dead
would not excel SIS.
NUMBER OF KILLED.
There is bare possibility tha: one
or two others may have been killed.
he said. but | feel confident that the
number OF victims will remain At 5S.
Il cannot believe that any of the un>
fortunates were carried out TO sea by
the ebbing tide"
On returning from the drawbridge,
Mr.. Atterbury discussed the accident
freely, but when asked To give his
theory as to the cause of IT. he replied
that II still is a mystery to him.
Il should believe" he declared, that
there was nothing wrong with the rails
of the bridge | am inclined TO think
that the cause will be ascertained when
the first coach is examined
Mr. Atterbury himself showed the
jurors how the bridge is operated and
explained in detail the manner Of
opening and closing the draw.
On their return 10 this city the ju1
decided TO hold the first session OF q
inquiry on Thursday.
Although reasonably certain that the
narrow waterway into which the cleo
trio train fell. had been relieved of all
its dead, the divers continued their
work late into the night and maintain
ed a diligent search. The wrecking
crew was also kept busy preparing for
the hoisting of the second car, and it
is expected that this will be raised be-
fore morning. The debris OF the last
car which struck and was held fast by
an abutment has not yet been remov-
ed. an effort in that direction resulting
in half the coach sliding into the
stream.
Despite the heavy obstructions pre-
sented by the wrecked train the road
way has been sufIiC .ently cleared to
permit the resumption of traffic and
this afternoon schec lled time table Is
again being followed.
After a day of unceasins efforts on
the part of the city officials the police
and many civilians, the total number
of dead in the wreck of the Pennsyl-
vania electric train that yesterday
plunged into the waterway. separating
this city from the mainland, is placed
at So
OF this number so bodies have been
taken from the wreck and one man
who was injured died at the city hos
pital. Then there are two victims
whose bodies have not been recovered.
The official number of identifications
made at the temporary morgue and at
undertaking establishments is Al and
seven bodies remain unclaimed
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
SEVEN DAYS IN AMERICAN HISTORY

October 2S-
1842-Cuba first visited by Colum-
bus.
1S36-General court at Boston
makes provision for the erec-
ton Of college.
1646-John Elliot breaches to the
Indians in wigwam at Nom
antum, Mass, the first SER
mon ever preached in the In
dian native tongue.
1701-City of Philadelphia charter
ed by William Penn.
1776-Washington defeated by Cen
eral Howe at battle of White
Plains.
1871-Wiliiam M. Tweed, the New
York political boss, arrested
and released under 100000
bond.
1886-President Cleveland dedicates
the Bartholdi Statue of Liber-
ty in New York Harbor.
1893-Mayor Carter II. Harrison, of
Chicago, assassinated by Pat
rick E. Prendergast.
October 29-
1727-New England shaken by an
earthquake.
1777-Washington retires to White
Marsh, below Philadelphia.
1782-Congress accepts the land
ceded to it by New York.
1810-First steamboat on Western
waters leaves Pittsburg for
New Orleans.
1814-The first steam frigate, the
Fulton, is launched.
1884-While a delegation of clergy
men is calling on James G.
Blaine, in New York, DR..
Samuel D Burchard uses the
since famous ALTERATION,
Rum, Romanism, and Re-
belliOn,' as connected with
the antecedents of the demo-
cratic party; contributes
largely to the defeat Of
Blaine.
October 80
1673-Sir Edmund Andres assumes
the government of New York.
1683-New YOrk's first popular
sembly passes the Charter of
Liberties, enlarging rights
aud providing for federation
of all Christians
1S62-French government proposes
that Great Britain and Russia
mediate between the north
and south.
October 81
1674-New York City evacuated by
the Dutch.
1685-La Sale, with four armed
French vessels, leaves Lavaca
river, on the Gulf coast, in
search of the Mississippi, but
IS unsuccessful.
1687-GOVernOr AndrOs, Of New
York, arrives at Hartford and
demands the surrender Of
Connecticuts liberal charter;
it is taken away after dark
by Joseph WadsWOrth and
hidden in the famous oak.
1753-George Washington commits
stoned by the governor Of Vir-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
DECREE OF SALE SIGNED
Northampton. and Hartford Railroad
and Other Properties Will be Sold.

Norfolk, Va, October 29.-As the
result of suits pending in the federal
courts of North Carolina for the past
five years, a decree of sale has been
~'~~--04 by which the Northampton and
Hartford railroad, together with a
lac and valuable tract of timber land
and new plant will be sold at public
auction in Jackson, n. C, November
II. The sale of the property is expect
ed to result in large extension of the
railroad. The properties are estimated
to be worth upwards of $4,000.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
Atlanta Rioter Sentenced.

Atlanta, Ga, October ga. c. Gle
ments, a young white man pleaded
guilty to charge Of assault and bat
terry in connection with the recent
riots and was fined $500 or six months
in jail
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
CA 9 TO RIA.
Bears the nlhs Kind You HaTa slkay8 Bought
S's1a;''' sf &WZzzZx

Five hundred English school teach
ers are coming TO study our schools
and wonder how the boys can smoke
so many cigarettes and keep up.-New
York World
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
IN RECONSTRUCTION DAYS

Death of a Citizen of AIamance Who
Was Tortured by "Kirk's Lambs
Recalls Outrages of the Republicans
When in Power in This State.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02

Fleetfoot. the trained ostrich at the
Hippidrome, is unhappy, and the num-
ber Of chorus girls of "A Society Cir
cus'' wearing ostrich plumes. upon
their fall hats is remarkable. Sew
eral days ago w. w. Ford, trainer of
the ostrich, noticed that Tleetwood's
feathers seemed very scraggy and
sparse. Saturday afternoon Mr.. Ford
happened to be in the stall with the
bird when the chorus girls filed past to
their dressing rooms, just beyond the
ostrichs quarter. Two or three of
them Jagged behind and paused to pet
the ostrich. Then the trainer, who was
unobserved in the semi-darknesS OF
the stall, saw two hands reach up to a
tuft Of feathers on Fleetwood's tai
and give a vigorous tug. The ostrich
squealed with pain and pranced around
the stall, while the patter Of fleeing
feet was heard as the chorus girls
swiftly disappeared down the corridor
Mr.. Ford reported the theft to
Messrs. Shubert & Anderson, managers
OF the Hippodrone, and orders have
been issued to question every chorus
girl who wears ostrich feathers. in her
hat-New York Tribune.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-11-02
TRAIN OF CARS TAKE AWFUL !.
PLUNGE At ATLANTIC CITY

Pennsylvania rairoad who. with sever
al OF his assistants had been on the
scene since Sunday night, expressed hi:
belief that the total number of dead
would not excel SIS.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
LaCkaWamna Railroad

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Ste ~
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Louis. "
ls0 j. M-For Buffalo and CyeicaPo
800 = For scranton ana PIyTSon,h
- ! A.-For Buffalo ana CThicaEa
20 !. A-For Buffalo. Syracuse. v-.,o,
%VO a N.-For CEicag go-Sleepers o..
$50 p NJ Sen
- Tickets e. l49 40. Hiss 1884 Brosovrs,
y, 329 Fulton St. Brooklyn. sn,,1.'
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New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
STORAGE.

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CO Ofnoe. eSh -. snd- Austertan
svs-s telepho1s. s2-coluznbus; warshollse
DO West bbe 81 telephone. 66s-C0lunbus.
separate roSrns for storage. household eS-
tects. pianos. trunks. merchandise. &c
c0Untry-
NEN YORK cE,STsAL Storage Company,
JOS East g-5th.--CErpet cleaning Fire
proof warehouse. Furniture stored E1-
reT1enc@o pacse-s Vaults fcr vaiuabies
Moving vanE- Te.ephooe Z Har.e.n
y. y. NICHOLS. e6s ". zS5rh s,-Express
s0o vans; furniture packed and ehipps6
y al parts Of country: Ecs1se6 r.ano
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