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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
PENNSYLVANIA

READING, Sept 2.--An unknown party
grabbed a maltese cat by the tail as a
passenger train was passing north of
Perkiomen Junction on the Reading road
and threw the frightened animal through
the window of one of the coaches. Her
bert Houck of this city was seated di-
rectly in front of the window and was
struck in the face by the cat.
LKES-BARRE-The four men en-
tombed in the No IA colliery of the Penn
sylvania Coal company at Port Blan-
chard, near here, have been shut in 100
hours and the chances of their being
rescued alive are rapidly decreasing.
PITTSBURG-The largest crowd that
ever gathered at hearing in the Halle
wood court came to witness the hearing
of George Wilson Schaffer, aged 2
charged with malicious mischief. Frank
lin Fisher, neighbor of the Schaffer
family, Ihad charged that the baby had
torn up his lawn. Justice William B.
Armstrong heard the testimony of sew
eral neighbors, who denied that baby
Schaffer had welded mattock or pick
on the turf
HARRISBURG-The state department
of health received reports to the effect
that twenty-five new cases of typhoid
fever had been discovered at Ridgway,
making a total of 125 cases. An emer-
gency hospital has been established and
nurses will be sent there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
NEW JERSEY

vINELAND, N. j., Sept. 2.-James
Jones, colored. argued so long and loud
over the payment of his poll tax with the
collector that Marshal Spencer arrested
him for disorderly conduct. Recorder
Browne fined him So and costs, and in
stead of the 81 poll tax he had over $5 to
pay rather than go to joil.
BURLINGTON-Mis Clara S. Harris
and John Albert Houseman, both of
Mount Holly, were married at the Union
Methodist parsonage by Rev. John f.
Lynch. Mrs. ]. P. Duncan was matron
of honor and John Archer was best man.
FRANKLINVILLE = Former Sheriff
Wilson T. Jones recently bought two val
liable dogs in Delaware, and for fear harm
would come to them made strong pen to
keep them in. Today they broke out,
wandered on the third rail and both were
electrocuted.
PAULSBORO-Mor tomatoes have been
shipped from here this season than ever
before. Eighty thousand baskets have
been sent to Philadelphia alone by boat,
ard as many by teams and railroad.
BRIDGETTON-Form County Clerk
William B. Trenchard having declired
to be candidate for freeholder from the
Fourth ward, Former Senator Isaac T.
Nichols has come out as candidate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
NEBRASKA

OMAHA, Neb., Sept 2.-As test of
long distance speed endurance, Union
Pacific motor car No. II has made a con-
tinuous run from Omaha to Denver in 16
hours and "a minutes. The running time
of the regular Denver fast train is IL
hours and 10 minutes. The distance is $40
miles.
Previous motor cars sent to Denver
have been in daily service, makingg 172
miles, and have been on time constant
y. The company has in process of con-
structior eighteen additional motor cars.
LINCOLN-Jay Gallogly, attendant at
the Baily sanitarium, died from the ef-
fects of carbolic acid thrown in his face
in the night while he slept, by an insane
patient named Irene Nickel. She had
been kept handcuffed because of her fren-
zies but secured her freedom in some way
and took the acid from the medical chest.
Gaining entrance to the mans room, she
threw large quantity in his eyes, nos
trils and month
BANCROFT-Louis Higgins. who killed
w. L. Copple and his wife near Rosalie,
was taken from Sheriff Young ard
lynched by a mob of twenty persons.
Higgins, who was farm hand employed
by Copple, had engaged in quarrel with
him, and in fit of anger shot both his
employer and the latters wife.
He was captured soon after and taken
to Omaha where he had been held In JAIL
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
CHILD TERRIBLY INJURED
BY FIGHTING ROOSTER.

Special to The Herald.
! PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept, r. /
!. Resenting the Intrusion of 17-months- !
! old Charley Carr upon what he con- !
! sidered his kingdom, a big game !
! rooster made savage attack on the !
i toddler, and as a result Charley is In !
: the Germantown hospital, his face i
!. mass of cuts and scratches, and i
! the physicians fear that he may lose !
i the sight of one or both of his eyes i
! The toddler was knocked down by i
i the feather fighter and spurred vic i
! iously on his face and neck, the i
l. sharp spurs inficting jagged wounds, J.
i from which blood flowed freely. The \
1. little fellow was unable to protect i
! himself and would have Jared much \
\ more seriously had not his plight <
/ been seen by some women in the I.
4 neighborhood, who hurried to his !.
!. rescue. They had the bleeding child !.
! sent to the hospital and the ply 4
!. sicians are doing everything pos !.
!. sible to save his sight. X
! Baker Powell says he is sorry that I.
I. his rooster should have inflicted such J.
\ injuries on the defenseless child, but !
i sees no reason why he should kill J.
! the fighting bird as suggested by !
!. some of his neighbors. ne values 4
/ the bird at $25. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
ALCOHOL AND CARB0LIC
ACID CAUSE DEATH

Srecial to The Herald.
!. GREENWICH, Conn, Sept. 2.--In I.
!. an effort to demonstrate that alcohol !.
!. was an antidote for carbolic acid, !.
i DR.. Seneca d. Powell of New York I
1. and this village swallowed what \
1. would have been fatal dose of the !
1. poison and then took alcohol. Many !
= of the Doctors experiments were I
!. made in the presence of classes at 4
i. the New York postgraduate medical ]
4. school, i
!. DIR. Powell died yesterday at his i
!. home on North street here, and 1t is j
!. believed his experiments with the 1
i acid were the direct cause of death. i
i He had been in bad health for three j
+ years. but his illness took more i
4 serious turn two weeks ago. 1t was j
!. in 1899 that he announced the belief !
!. in the efficiency of alcohol as an an j
!. tidate in cases of carbolic acid pol i
I. soning. j
i He demonstrated at that time be- !
4. fore the medical society of the coun- =
!. ty OF New York that clear carbolic +
!. acid could be rubbed on the hands i
!. freely and allowed to remain for sew !
!. eral seconds, without injury to the !.
1. skin If alcohol were then applied. +
!. He reported at that time that he had j
i seen three persons saved who had I.
i taken carboic acid. !.
!. DR.. Powell was vice president of !.
i the Pan-American medical congress !.
!. in 1895 and vice president of the New 1.
i. York State Medical society in 1898. j.
!. At the time of his death he was sec j.
1. retary of the faculty at the Post i.
j. Graduate medical school and it's SEN i.
!. ior professor of surgery. He was a i.
i lecturer and writer of authority or !.
!. several specialties, including brain !.
i surgery and the treatment of infected !.
i. wounds He was 60 years old. His 4.
!. widow and twin daughters, Emily i
i and Isabelle, survive him. 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
WISCONSIN

LACROSSE, Wis, Sept 2.-One man
was, seriously injured and sixty-five per-
sons were badly shaken up and narrowly
crashed into a street car on a crossing in
North Lacrosse.
A panic ensued among the passengers,
d for time it was feared that many
had been killed.
James Gaskel, aged co. had both legs
broken and was taken to hospital in a
serious condition. The other passengers
received only scratches.
MADISON-Miss Nathalie Swanson, the
16-year-old daughter of a Madison tailor,
boarded an early morning train for Chi
cago to visit relatives. She did not ar
rive in Chicago and no word has been
received as to her whereabouts by either
her parents in Madison or her relatives
in Chicago The police of Chicago and
various Wisconsin cities along the route
have been asked to help find her.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Frederick H
Remington, connected with the law firm
of Winkler, Flanders, Bottum C Fawsett
for the past ten years, died at his resi-
dence, 1853 Knapp street, after an illness
of several months, at the age of 81 years.
BEAVER DAM-The funeral of d.
Dickinson, lumber merchant and vice
president of the German National bank
took place today at his late residence,
Rev. j. e. Garrett of the Methodist
church officiating
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
MASSACHUSETTS

FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. 2.-An i'm
portant meeting of cotton manufacturers
and operatives will be held here to en-
deavor 20 settle a difference which has
arisen.
The operatives demand a fixed stand
ard of lengths for every piece of goods
woven as basis for wages. 1t is gen.
orally believed that an agreement will be
reached. Twenty thousand operatives
employed in seventy-eight mills are inter-
ested in the outcome of the meeting.
BOSTON-Mrs. Marshall Field of Chi
cago, attired in rich gown, was Jostled
about In the corridor of the municipal
court for an hour until the case against
her chauffeur, Willet Dewey, could be
settled.
WORCESTER-There will be no public
indignation meeting of citizens of Worces-
ter to protest against and investigate the
so-called slavery conditions existing at
the three big plants of the American Steel
and Wire company here, where 1t is
charged minors are obliged to sign form
of minors release that takes the control
of children from their parents or legal
guardians for the small sum of 81 head.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
KANSAS

LEAVENWORTH, Kas., Sept "A re-
port was received at the Kansas peniten-
tiary of the capture of Benjamin Cravens
in Stromberg Neb. This makes about
the fifteenth report of the capture of
Cravens sidce his escape from the peni-
tentiary in November, 1900. Chaplain
McBrian. who prosecuted Cravens when
he was sent to the penitentiary, is to go
to Stromberg to see if the right man is
in custody. The prison officials do not
believe that the man is Cravens
TOPEKA-Governor Hoch is receiving
many letters of congratulation because
he prodded the railroad commissioners
after they had decided not to take any
action in the 2-cent fare matter. One of
the letters was signed zone of the Com
mon Herd Who Does Not Ride Enough
to Warrant the Use of a Mileage Book"
He lives in Belleyille
LEAVENWORTH-Th synod of the
German Lutheran church of the Kansas
and Nebraska district concluded it's ses-
sion. The Rev. Mr.. Obermore, the Rev.
Mr.. Vein, Prof. Kitchel and Prof Krenhe
were selscted as delegates to the general
synod, which will hold a conference in
Fort Wane, Ind. next year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
INDIANA


EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 2-Edward
Shackelford, Benjamin and Frank Bauer
and Edward Hayes. all reputable farmers
OF Posey county, Ind, claim that when
In skiff in the lower Ohio river near
bniontown, KY, today, an alligator about
sixteen feet long and as large as an ordi-
nary horse attacked them and the boat
was almost swamped.
NEW ALBANY-The Rev DR.. George
II. Murphy, pastor of Trinity, returned
with Mrs. Murphy from a trip to Wyan-
dotte Cave.
Some unknown person sneaked into the
kennel on the premises of c. w. DePauw
at his home, "Beechwood,'' on the
Charlestown road, near the city, early
yesterday morning and poisoned a valu-
able dog.
The Rev. B. f. Cato. pastor of the
Central Christian church, and Mrs. Cato,
who have been visiting relatives in I'LL
nois, are now at Princeton, Ind. They
will be home the latter part of this month.
Misses Clara May and Lorraine Roem-
err who have been visiting Misses Lula
Hurrle and Lula May Kraft and other
relatives in this city for the last month,
returned to their home in Bowling Green,
Kentucky.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 2.--William
Pearson, who escaped from the Alabama
penitentiary thirty years ago while serv-
ing sentence for stealing pig and was
found in Palestine, where he had become
a man of prominence. has been pardoned
by Governor Conner and thereby restored
to civil and political rights.
The petition for the pardon was offered
by Governor Campbell and Congressman
Gregg of Texas They asserted that
Pearson had frequently refused political
office because he knew he could not le-
gally hold it while still convict
Governor Conner had the case looked up
and found that Pearson had been con-
victed in 1876 in Clay county when IS
years old of stealing pig valued at 81
and sentenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary.
TUSCALOOSA-Mr ]. T. Garner. Miss
Henrietta Thomas and Miss Beth Garner
left for Birmi-. CHAM. where they will visit
relatives. They will remain In that city
until after the marriage of Miss Lucille
Garner of that place to Luther Davis of
this city.
The news of the serious illness of Mrs.
Henry Mcdaniel OF Demopolis is learned
here with much regret. Mrs. Mcdaniel,
who was Miss Fanelle Crawford. is a
Tuscaloosa girl and has a large number
Of friends in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
IDAHO

BOISE, Idaho. Sept 2.-Fire broke out
here in a large building formerly occupied
by the Boise Traction company with
street cars, and lately. by Veterinary Sur
geon Bodie with his office. and in short
time it was in ruins, Notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts made by the fire de-
partment. One adjoining residence was
almost total loss, while others were
badly damaged Five or six houses were
burned, and DIR. Bodie lost about $l5OO
worth of Instruments. Several vehlcles
were also destroyed and the total loss
in the fire is estimated at $4,000.
BURLEY-Word has been received here
that James S. Barbee was killed In yell
lowstone park recently by being
thrown from high cliff by a runaway
team which he was driving. Meager in
formation regarding the accident was re-
ceived here through friends of Barbee
who reside at Murtaugh, and efforts to
made by Burley friends of the young
man.
POCATELLO-Deputy Sheriff Burnett
returned from Soda Springs,
bringing in his charge. Chris Swenson, a
well-to-do farmer of GENTLE valley, who
will be examined as to his sanity and will
in all probability be sent to the institu-
ton for the insane at Blackfoot. County
Attorney Gray was informed by phone
that Swensen was being brought in from
his ranch, relating his condition and re-
questing some one to come and get him.
He was brought to Soda Springs by his
brothers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
KENTUCKY

MT. STERLING, Ky, Sept. 2.-At the
coroner's inquest held here over the body
of Algin Thomas, who was shot and
killed. Mrs. Lucy Brunei. his slayer,
was acquitted on the grounds of self
defense. The young woman's condition
is still critical, but her physician thinks
she Will soon recover from the shock
ASHLAND-Boyd county Democrats,
at mass meeting held here. arranged for
a special train to go to Lexington the
opening day of the Democratic campaign.
A large crowd will go along to give
Judge S. w. Hager an ovation and assure
him OF the support of his home county
DANvILLE-Famouh old Ewing insti-
tute Is to be revived at Perryvile ten
miles from mere. DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
Overstreet. the noted Presbyterians, will
be in charge of the school and the pros
poets for good opening in September
are hattering
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
DELAWARE

DOVER, Del, Sept. 2.-After attending
Sabbath evening services, as was their
won't William +. Cook and Miss Jennie
M Thomas walked home with Pastor B.
f. Jester of Armory church and were
married at Armory parsonage. Both bride
and groom reside in Dover.
DOVER-At the state department
certificate of incorporation was issued to
the Mexican Rincon Mining company to
acquire mines, mining rights and leases
and to develop minerals and mining prop
critics. The incorporators are F.. B. Han
sell George H. B. Martin and S. E. Sey-
mour of Camden. N. j., and the capital
stock is 100000
SEAFORD = Constable Curtis Steen,
while attempting to round up a gang of
negro crap shooters, was shot down in
cold blood by)two negroes. Steen was ap-
pointed constable recently by the Sussex
county levy court and this was his first
attempt at making an arrest.
WILMINGTON-Entir nude, with the
exception of trousers wrapped about the
legs, the body of a man was found in
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal near
Delaware City, and the police believe he
was murdered There were two deep cuts
In the sixth rib and the arms and legs
were broken. Coroner Galloway and the
police are investigating.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
ILLINOIS


DECATUR. ILL.,. Sept. 2.-While on a
trip to Niagara Falls with her parents,
Miss Ethel Anderson slipped across into
Canada and was married to George Cash
at Chippewa Falls August II. The groom
is 10 and the bride II. Her parents were
notified Sunday evening. Instead of the
expected forgiveness the bride was locked
In her room and he young husband not
allowed to see her.
SPRINGFIELD--Th Chicago, Peoria e.
st. Louis railroad officials made the state
ment that owing to the 2-cent fare law
they have been compelled to take off two
of their passenger trains between this
city and st. Louis, three passenger trains
running between st. Louis and Grafton,
and to run trains on the Jacksonville and
Grafton branches as mixed trains, in
stead of purely passenger trains.
CHICAGO-Wanton brutality on the
part of the fiend who slew Lizzie
Schroeder, aged years, of Gary; Ind,
may be the means of bringing him to
justice. In overpowering the child he
trampled upon her arm, and today the
initials "T. M stand out plainly in the
flesh. Apparently the murderer had the
initials in round-headed tacks on the sole
of his boots.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
COLORADO

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 2.-While Henry
Young 4457 Quitman street. was at work
In the well of a big elevator at the gas
works, Seventh and Wewatta streets,
where he is foreman Of the mechanical
department, the elevator, descending.
crushed him to death.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS poisoning nearly
caused the death of the members ~ =
threshing crew working for r. T. Nancy
on the A. T. Stewart place at Ault who
were only saved by prompt medical aid.
GREELEY-"Please sir. have NV
latner's consent to we'd" said pretty
rhzapeth Cooper of Kersey, barely 16.
as as tne groom-elect, Fred Ruckle, handed
W .ne county clerk the necessary permis-
SION. am SO nervous l can't write nv
name, said the girl bride, as she en-
,, ueavoreu TO do so while the groom held
ner nand. Then Judge ]. C. PressIv ner-
formed the marriage ceremony. -
GoLDEN-Royce Allen. tho ,a.vo
son of Mrs. William Allen of tbis cit,
was accidentally and perhaps fatallv sbot
by Lawrence Williams, Denver lad wbo
is visiting in Golden. "'o
BOULDER-The Colorado Telephone
company has received two carloads Of
material for this place. There are about
5000 miles of telephone wire. Boulder
with population of about 1900 reonle
has over 210O telephones.
DENvER-Out on rampage, two
young men, said to be mere schoolbovs
assumed the air of highwaymen and. en-
tering the store of johnson & Broadhead
l2S7 Welton street, they tried to hold up
several patrons of the place.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
The LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
MISSOURI

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept 2.-Joseph Ginoc-
chic, a fruit dealer, whose death occurred
a few days ago, left an estate worth
$2O,181.93 according to an inventory filed
in probate courts OF this amount s16,5O0
was in notes S2974S5 in cash, and the bali
ance in goods and chattes Caroline A.
Crecelius left an estate of $11, 1,276.2o. The
Inventories were filed last week.
JEFFERSON CITY-E. II. Abbott of
the tax department of the st. Louis &
San Francisco railroad has filed in the
office of the secretary of state articles
showing an increase ir the capitalization
from s1O00OO,000 to $200O00,0O0. The fee
which was paid to the state was $4,000
the largest, 1t is said, ever realized by the
state from a single transaction of this
character.
KANSAS CITY-A driving horse bought
fifteen years ago by John May, then su
perintendent of streets, and used by
every superintendent since that time, died
Sunday. The morse was 10 years old. This
news was broken to the board of puDlfc
works by w. e. Griffin, superintendent of
streets.
NEvADA-D. d. Calhoun, whose home
was north of Nevada, oied at his home of
hydrophobia, which he contracted while
caring for ca.f which was afflicted with
the disease. Mr.. Calhoun's dog went
mad" two months ago and bit calf.
While he was caring for the calf froth
from the animals mouth got on Mr.. Cal
houn's hands He thought nothing of the
matter at the time and killed the calf a
month ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
WYOMING

LANDER, Wyo., Sept. 1.-TWO Austrian
in fierce riot at Winfield, a station on
uty Sheriff Morrison of Shoshoni attempt
ed to quell the riot with three deputies,
but they were driven off with stones and
clubs. Morrison had his arm broken and
all escaped with severe beating. The
deputies killed one and wounded another.
In the absence of Sheriff Slough, Deputy
Morse has asked Governor Brooks to send
Company B, Wyoming National Guard.
of this place to the scene.
NEWCASTLE--A livery barn and it's
contents, including three horses, was
burned at Upton. The cause of the fire
is not known.
NEWCASTLE-W. w. Graft, whose
home is in Illinois, attempted to steal a
ride on an eastbound freight train taking
up quarters in car of lumber. The lum-
Der shifted, however, end CRAFTS ribs
were crushed. Graft was taken op to
Edgmont but died before medical atten-
tion could be had.
CHEYENNE-The mystery surround
ing the disappearance of package of
registered mail matter while en- route
from the local office to the depot has
been explained, and instead of robbery
having been committed the pouch was
mislaid and later found. The pouch from
which the lock was removed and which
was supposed to have contained valuable
registered matter, was an empty sack be-
ing returned east.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
UTAH

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 2.-Licenses to
marry were issued to the following
couples: R. N. Hamblen, Riverdale,. and
Miss Margaret Firth, South Weber; Will
liam Durand, McCammon, Idaho, and
Mrs. A. V. Dimond, Salt Lake; Joseph HI.
MCGOWAN and Miss Josephine T. Bran
WELL both of Ogden Adrianus Bakker
and Miss Petronella Russner, both of
Ogden.
OGDEN-William Henry Little, the pro-
prietor of the Central hotel on Twenty
fifth street, while sitting in chair in
the office of his hotel, was suddenly
overcome and expired in about three
minutes.
OGDEN-The friends of Charles II.
Calland in Ogden and Salt Lake, and he
has many of them and the officials of the
claim department of the Hartman lines,
are distressed over the unaccountable dis
appea. ance of Mr.. Calland, who was claim
adjuster of the lines, with headquarters
here. He was last seen in Ogden last
Friday, when he had returned from ad-
justing a claim at Montello, and he then
started east on another claim. This is
his last record here and his friends en-
tertain the belief that he has met with
foul play.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
OHIO

CINCINNATI, Sept. 2.-Bishop John M
Walden, veteran dignitary o. the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, addressed a street
crowd at one of the down town corners
and may take part regularly in the street
meetings here. IF the people will NOT
come to church, as appears NOWADAYS To
be the case, the church must go to the
people," said the bishop.
CLEvELAND-As George .1arvev
sailor of Buffalo, was sitting in a saloon
on Commercial road an Italian rushed
out the door and without warning plunged
stfletto into Harvey's abdomen. inf1ict-
ing fatal wound. The Italian escaned
No explanation of the mysterious attack
could be given.
KENToN-Detectiv of both the Penn
sylvania and Erie railroads are investi-
eating two depot robberies in this conn
ty, one on each road, which occurred
within thirty-six hours of each other this
week. The Pennsylvania depot ticket Of
nee was robbed at Dunkirk and the Erie
ticket office at McGuffey was entered.
PIQUA-When Scott Hunt, aged 1s fell,
from barn NOV and broke both bones
OF MS right arm he increased the num-
Der OF his fractures to five. Two Years
ago two of his ribs were broken by
KICK OF horse. One of the bones of his
right arm already had beer broken. In
ADDITION he was seriously burned when q
small child. With the assistance or two
men the boy set the broken bones ana
placed them properly in splints I
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-03
WEST VIRGINIA

WHEELING, W. Va. Sept. "A torna-
do struck the towns of Woodfeld and
Newcastle, Ohio, wrecking number of
buildings and doing other damage. The
home of Samuel Bartemus near Wood
field was entirely destroyed and 2-year-
old child was killed. The child was torn
from the mothers arms and carried near
ly quarter of a mile.