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Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
AT DEATHS DOOR.
Senator Hearst Dying at
Washington.
All Hope for His Recovery
Abandoned.
Age and Disease Make the Fight for
Life One-Sided.
His Death Expected at Any Hour He
Will Leave Fortune Of at Least
Twenty Million Dollars.
Associated Press Dispatches.


New York, Jan. 11.-A Washington
special says Senator Hearst ia at deaths
door. His family have given up all hope
for his recovery, and relatives have been
summoned to his bedside. They say he
is liable to pass away at almore any
time. His malady, cancer of the stom-
ach, has grown far more aggravated
within the past day or two, and he
suffers intensely. His seventy-two years
make the fight for life one sided, and
news of his death may now be looked
for at almost any hour. His men of
affairs have been engaged recently in
invoicing his estate, and they say he
will leave fortune of at least twenty
million dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Accidental Shooting.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Jan. 11.-George
Newman, of San Francisco, while out
hunting yesterday. afternoon. met with
what may prove fatal accident. He
and two others we're about to pitch their
tent for the night, when Newman went
to take his gun from the wagon. 1t was
in some way discharged, badly shatter-
ing his face and completely severing his
ear. Doctors went to the scene of the
accident and fixed him as comfortably
as possible. 1t will be some days before
he can be removed home.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
DIsREGARDED THE SIGNAL,
A Bad Disaster ON an Elevated Road il
New York.

A Bad Disaster ON an Elevated Road in
New York.
New York, Jan. 11.-This morning a
collision occurred on the Third-avenue
line of the Manhattan elevated road. A
switch engine had occasion to 60 out on
the main track, and the danger signal
was set. Disregarding this, south
bound train came along full speed, and
sws5 the 1o hs p s%'n and saa rans
throwing the engine to the street below.
The engineer and fireman were seriously
injured. The collision created panic
among the four carloads Of passengers
on the train, but no one was hurt. The
switch engine in falling to the street,
struck a wagon standing near the curb,
and smashed it to fragments.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Business Troubles Settled.

CANTON, O., Jan. 11.-A settlement
has been effected by number of prom, pr Hnc
notes held by. Charles Rood, which
caused the assignment of the Dueber
The notes were given Rood in payment
for stock purchased in the Hampden
company. All the other Dueber cred
itors agreed to the extension, and the
works will probably start up in week.
The assets of the Dueber company are
81 ,l99,0 900 and liabilities $4l0,O00. The
Hampden company has assets Of 81 ,410,-
600, and liabilities 81 ,2OS, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Destruction Of Forests,

The consumption Of pine from the
forests of Wisconsin and Michigan is
enormous. While Canada is being look
ed to for future supplies, it tisshown that
that country is becoming alarmed at the
rate at (which her forests are disappearing.
Furthermore, it is estimated that in Cali
fornia alone in 1889 SEQ, ,0OO. 900 worth Of
timber was destroyed by fire, the greed
Of speculators and the efforts of the
herdsmen to secure pasturage for fioclzs.
Philadelphia Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
FATAL FLAMES.
A Servant Girl Saves the Household
But Loses Her Own Life.

A Servant Girl Saves the Household,
But Loses Her Own Life.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 1l.-Fire broke
out at an early hour this morning, in the
house OF J. X. Lynch, in Alameda.
Smoke was discovered by the servant,
Anna Kunefermann, Swiss, who
aroused Lynch and wife, and notified a
policeman, who turned in an alarm.
Lynch and wife left the house at once,
thinking the girl did the same. 1t
seems, however, that she returned to
her room in the a tic, presumably to
rescue some of her belongings, and was
overcome by smoke. When the roof and
attic fell in, the spectators were horri-
fied to see the girls body burned to a
crisp. resting on the second story joists.
Tho body was taken to the morgue. The
house was almost q total wreck.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12

Cincinnati uses 100000 cabbages
every year for its sauerkaut manufac-
tories. It's supply is drawn from Michi-
gan, of which Detroit is headquarters,
and also Illinois, where Chicago is the
distributing point. The cabbages are
generally sold by the ton, the price rang
ing from $40 to $25 per ton. The trade
Of Cincinnati in kraut extends through
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia and into the Virginia..
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
A Horrible Accident.

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-A horrible accident
occurred this morning in the southern
part Of the city. A funeral cortege was
on the way to the cemetery, and the
hearse, while crossing State street, was
struck by a swiftly moving cable train,
and completely wrecked. The driver
was probably fatally injured, and the
casket was rolled over and over on the
ground and somewhat damaged. An-
other hearso was procured and the
funeral proceeded.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
GONE TO DAvY JONES.
Two British Steamers Sunk in C0llisiOI
on the Firth Of Forth.


LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Britain
MIA, from Leith, came into collision with
the steamer Bear, from Grangemouth,
in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, at an
early hour this morning. The Bear
sank Immediately and two OF the crew
were lost, the others being rescued by the
Britannia's crew. The Britannia, which
was badly damaged, transferred her
forty-fve passengers to the steamer
Thames, and was taken in tow by that
vessel. The hawser soon snapped
asunder, and before another line could
be carried to the damaged vessel she
gave plunge and sank beneath the
waves. Fortunately the crew had put
on life belts, and all, with the exception
of the chief engineer, managed to keep
af1oat until picked up by boats from the
steamer Thames.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12

One Of the greatest problems Of the
future is thought to be the tranforma-
ton Of carbon energy into light upon
the same principle that the glow worm
and frefy give their light, and when i.
single pound of combustible material
will furnish as much light as is now OBJ
tanned from ton of coal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Wednesday Will Decide the Fate Of the
Finance Bill In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-If the agree
ment made last week is observed by the
senate, Wednesday will decide the fate
OF the financial bill in that body. (, The
proceedings of the senate after the
financial bill is out ofthe way, depend
largely on whether or not the Republi-
can senators succeed in holding caucus
as now seems likely. If they do, a
vigorous effort will be made to push the
elections bill. This failing, the appor-
tionment bill, pension appropriations,
the pending labor bill, copyright, or,
perhaps, the Conger lard or Braddock
pure food bill may come up.
The shipping bill and appropriations
will be the chief matter of consideration
in the house.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Snow in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 11.-Snow
fell last night at Del Rio, $50 miles west
of here, on the Southern Pacific road,
the first in four years, and the fall was
the deepest on record-five inches. The
storm was general west of there.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Furnaces Closed Down.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 11.--All but two
blast furnaces in the Mahoning valley
shut down today in pursuance OF an
agreement. reached two weeks ago,
owing to increased railroad rates and
high prices Of coke. Ten thousand men
are idle.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
The Padlewski suspcct.

MADRID, Jan. 1I.-The man arrested
at Olot, on suspicion OF being Padlewski,
the murderer Of General SeIivefskoff, is
exhibiting Symphonic Of insanity. The
police look for convincing proof Of his
identity, and French police agents are
now on the way Is blot, 81 q
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12

When people do not particularly like
each other it is sometimes said, "There
is no love lost between them" The
phrase occurs in the old ballad Of ssThe
Babes Of the Wood, +" and in q tale Of tho
days Of Shakespeare, entitled Mont
chensey."
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Andrew H. Dill Dead.

PHIlADELPHIA, Jan. l1.-Andlew H.
Dill, United States marshal for the east
ern district of Pennsylvania, died today.
[Anarew. II. Dill was for many years
prominent in Pennsylvania politics. He
was Ia 1878 the Democratic candidate
for gevernor, against Henry M. Hoyt,
Repuelicsr, who was elected.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
In Merced Jail.

MERcED, CAL. Jan. 11.-Hale, the
man accused of the murder Of Mrs. Nc
Dowell, at Kintorruk, Merced county.
Thursday night last, was brought to
MERGED today.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
AZ oId citfxsn oone,

SAN LEAxDHo, Cal. Jan. II Mr.. w.
". Reid died ct this place this morn
ing. Nj: Reid was one q the oldest I
here In the early fifties. He was elected
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Emin Pasha at Fault.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-Advices from Zan-
zibar are to the effect that the route to
Victoria Nyanza is again insecure. The
blame for this state of affairs is laid
upon Emin Pasha.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
SOLDIERS NOT TO BLAME,

New YoRK, Jan. 11.-General O'Brien
received a letter tonight from Father
Crafts, at Pine Ridge, saying he is i'm
proving rapidly. Speaking of the
Wounded Knee fight, he says the In
dians fired first, and the troops are not
to blame for the wholesale killing, as
everything was done at close quarters.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Annie Oakley Is O. X,

!, BAEfIMoRE, Jan. 11.--A private letter
received here contradicts the recently
publish led story of the death of Miss
Annie Oakley, the marvellous female
ride shot She is alive and well in Lon
don
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
A Broken Cable.

E41k GARDEN, w. Va, Jan. Z .-On
thesinclines1 plane at the Atlantic mine;
yesterday, the cable broke, letting the
car down the plane at a terrific speed.
Two men were killed and several badly
injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Atlantic .Stenmahins,

HAMBURG, Jan. 1l.-Arrived: The
Russia, from New York.
HAvRE, Jan. lila Bretagne, New
York.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 11.-The Kansas,
ROatOn
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Stone workcrs win strike

CMCAGo,s Jan. II. As the result of an
attempt of the employees to enforce a
new wage scale, the employees of all the
stone yards in the city will strike.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Saw Mill Plant Burned. !.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 11.-The Tunis
Lumber company's saw mill plant
burned today. Loss, 500, 1000.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
PRcrREss OF sc1ENcE.

Mark Twain Hears His Mothers Fune-
raj $50 Miles Away.
ELsuRA, N. Y, Jan. 11.-Rev. T. D.
Beecher preached the funeral sermon Of
Mrs. Langdon, the mother of s. L. Glenn
ems, today. Neither Mr.. Clemens nor
his wife attended, but listened by tele-
phone, $50 miles away, in Hartford,
Conn,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
FIVE CENTS.
Clearinr House Statement

Clearing House Statement.
BosroN, Jan. i11.-Following is the
clearing house statement for the past
week:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12
Pr. CT. Pr. CT.
Decrease. Incr'se

Total for the United States, 81 183, ,433,
469, decrease of 1.5 per cent, as COM
pared with the same week a year ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-12

town trustee in the early days of the
towns Incorporation, and held the Office
for many terms. At the time of his
death he was chief of the fire depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

efBAD OF EGTPT AND TUE 6UELA OF MONTENEGRO
The raba'b 81 mooghun' wee or rsbab is an
Arab and Egyptian instrument Of the class | n
shieh tue body Is constructed frame with
parchment belly and an iron bar running
through 10 and into the neck and head. which
serves 10 strengthen Il and also provide a foot.
u u open at the back. IL has neither the
beauty OF form nor hneness Of tone belonging
10 the instruments of the far east. but Is not
without merit Ia accompanying the voice. The
Increase Of nrmEeSs, 80 long as elasticity 10 not
destroyed, insures strength aud elesrness OF
toae.
u has romantic association in its name which
Of AL the world. belongs to Araby the blessed.
When 10 - strung With enc string IL 10 called
The singers VOL, when with two the poets
VOL" Quite as consistently ii bears an astro-
logical ign.
A sharp transition 10 here made from body
foaBd almost ready EaGe In nature. which in
all departments has been mans first iInple-
nsnt. tool or weapoa, TO one of his own CON
construction, generally and At first in imitation
Of that furnished him by nature.
The gusla Is the instrument OF Montenegro
In which the body Is followed out Of veo3. che
heck aad i, torraing one piece. Over this q
coarse skin is stretched, after first soskiag fol
Ions time. and then attached By means o
orads- II nas bat one string, passing oye-
very primitive form Of bridge, which may be
United BY holding with the finger pressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
HEEEDITy IN MONKEYS.
scheme for In,proving the Inteiiccts Of An
thropoids by Breeding.

A MAN OF LARGE MEANS WHO RESIDES
- in Washington has recently declared his
intention, privately, to devote sioo. 900 TO a
very original purpose.
The idea Is tina, no satisfactory opportunity
has ever been afforded for The DEVELOPMENT of
the intellect OF the brute. Intelligence. like
bodily qualities. is susceptible OF improvement
through breeding. as every one knows who has
tho0ghs about the evolution Of the dog from
the wolf by artificial selection. This riclf man
proposes that monkeys or apes shall be taken
as SUBJECTS for experiment. simply because man
understands those animals better than he does
others.
Let hftr OF them, half males and half fe-
males, be placed in a paddock. suitably rro-
Nlded with separate Quarters for the sax.s
Ihen have them breed, pair by pair, as shAllh,
directed oy ihose who superintenu. Some OF
them VIII develop certain abilities more CON-
spicuously than Others. For example. certai,,
individuals will exhibit a superior understand
ing of the commands addressed TO them r,r will
show greater dext,rity ia tae hRudiing of oh
jects. Those which appear stupid are to be ex-
PEELED from the colony, their places belny iled
By fresh recruits When a male and q female
are found who exhibit the same sort OF apti-
tude IN any direction thoy are 20 DC mated
This process, carried on for generations. would
necessarily result III the development OF supe-
fiot ChaIacteTs uhtAA liSI4N. AltcT tbe lapse OF
twenty-five years perhaps, there would almost
certainly be had apes or MONKEYS far higher in
the scale of reason than any known up to the
present time.
These putative cousins of the human race
have already exhibited a mental and even me
chanical capacity sufficient to give ground for
great hopes OF possible development in point
OF intellect. Chimpsnzees have been laugh: TO
bring things to the table. and the big J.angur
baboon OF India is commonly used in that
country today as a servant for working the
punkah fans, with which flies are kept away
from dinner tables. Explorer Stanley has
given an account of apes which carry torches
at night.
This is believed by scientists TO be an ab-
surdlty, because all the anthropoid and simiNn
tribes are too afraid of fire to render such n
thing possible. Ii is fac; well known that
Sor!llas, while they viii gather about a deserted
camp fire for the sake OF warmth. will never
think OF keeping the embers Ghsht by adding
fueL Nevertheless, every book on natural his
tory relates many an instance illustrative of
these creatures thinking powers, and there is
no question that 1t could be greatly improved
by the process OF iudicious breeding Even a
pig can be taught TO count up 70 ten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
INDIAN carKARA AND sARANai.

In the line Of hand followed instruments,
though without doubt independently and in
dulging some fancy in construction, unless
perhaps there was some tonic result to be Sc
cured which escapes our attention, the people
Of India invented the cbikara. The BODY is
followed out Of single piece. including the
neck. in q singular form. which admits OF a
waist being formed at the sides for more con-
vsnient play Of the bow.
All the upper half il left open, while the
lower is covered with parchment. 1t has three
horse hair strings. each composed Of number
OF hairs, though not twisted or braided. Be-
meath these are four brass sympathetic wires
The use Of these, like their Abandonment later
on. marks an era. In q body so small and SO
little adapted to giving forth volume Of tone
the Introduction OF such reinforcement raised
the instrument to the grade Of a concert piece
While the purpose Of leaving the upper or
neck half of the body open Is hardly compre-
hensible, the ingenuity displayed in this piece
Is SO pronounced that we may not doubt some
thing was gained by il. The stretching Of a
string over gourd covered with skin may
have been as greatan invention as any thing since
done, but men remained long content with
what they had made. At this point, however
we observe clearly defined effort toward the
study and making of forms for better tonic
effects.
THE sARASdf,
an instrument of India, possesses the least OF
all that had gone before. 1t is cut out OF wood,
the walls being left with abundant solidity and
the entire body and neck open at the bach.
Parchment is stretched over to form the belly,
the neck being covered on the same side or
front with wood. Ii has four catgut strings
anu seven sympathetic brass wire strings be-
meath, entering the neck at different distances
TO the tuning pegs 1t is beautifully orna-
mented all over with a dark green euameled
ground and gold ,raeery.
Mr.. Meadows Taylor says: Execution on il
by accomplished performers is frequently
charming and pleasing, while the tones are per-
haps nearer the human voice than those of any
other instrument. 1t is much more powerful
and sweet than one would suppose, owing to
the solidity of frame aud the sympathetic
strings. II is used by Mohammedans more than
Hindoo musicians. A friend Of mine q vio-
linist from England. when I asked him in Bonn
bay, told me he preferred it to his own violin
for concert pieces. For the execution Of chro-
matte Passages and harmonies it is in some re-
spects superior to our violin" pretty high
encomIun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
TrsnchaAt Truths.

From the Rams Horn.
Whenever the devil wants to perform piece
Of extraordinary meanness he puts on his Sun
day clothes and assumes a very solemn look.
No man ever performed an outrageously
wrong deed in his life without frs. persuading
himself that be had a good motive for doing it.
Strip the devil Of his fine robes and he would
not be SO dangerous
II the devil had to do all his work with bis
own naked hands, without any help from God
children. he would have to give up the battle
and quit
Every wrong against the rights OF man even
committed has tried &c hide itself from the
Ugh, of righteous judgment oy crawling undo,
the mantle OF yeligiou.
Nobody reads the Bible any clc.er thar the
devil does, and nobody goes 10 church more
regularly than he.
He nsve, stays awsy OF account of rough
roads or bad weather.
Crowd the devil into q corner whenever you
will and he will quote Scripture to make hi,
position respectable.
No matter what the devil wants to do, from
poly gsmy to selling whisky. he will try to make
you believe that the Bible gives him authority
10 do it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

From the Buffalo Express.
Here is a little incident which may happen in
San Francisco almost any time under the OPP
Grafton of the Chinese exclusion law:
Ofdcer-"I hear a new Chinaman has arrived
at Your house without accounting for himself
to the emigration oficersy''
All wang-"fhere has"
rs he u returned merchant? Has he ever
been In the country beforey''
He has not"
Then ! suppose you know II Is against tho
law FOR him to stay here!'
Il did not know it"
Well, II Is ". Produce him."
But be 10 only baby. He was born this
morning"
mar makes no difference. Cnless BE- can
provo previous residence in the Uni.es,
States no will have to be cent back 10 T,:s
eouhtry where he came from. The Law b ex.
plicit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
THE VIOLIN EVOLUTION
Some Primitive Stringed Instru-
ments and How They Are Made.
in THE REALM OF MUSIC.
How Musical Instruments May BE Divided
With but a single string-whers the Bow
10 Drawn Between Two strings-Erom
China. siam. India and Egypt
Written for The Evening Star.

4 BRIEF EXCLUSION INTO THE REALM
= Of music and ITS instruments may not be
without interest at this time, when from grove
ard river, mountains and seashore. its notes OF
ioYousness are heard on every breeze. Itseems
that from the frat mans art though not his
present skill, and his instruments, though not
an orchestra, we're in many respects similar to
those Of today.
These may be roughly divided into ratslss,
Instruments Of percussion, as drums and GYM
btis, wind instruments OF reed and metal and
string instruments TO be picked or vibrated
with the bow, as harp and violin. Look at the
last and trace its growth. with many intervals
and steps OF progress omitted for want of
space. and sec how from the crndest begin
nings he has followed out and elaborated his
hrst idea until he has reached the violin, the
hing Of Instruments. the most marvellous
product Of mechanical skill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

Does your daintiIy fashioned summer shoe
bother you with trailing shoestriug threaten
ing to trip You up2 Then tie it as follows:
Proceed exactly - il you were about to tie an
ordinary bow knot but before you draw il up
pass the right hand loop through the knot;
give q steady and simultaneous pull ON both
loops. and you may tread the sands of time or
the ocean beach all day and waltz into the wee
sma' hours Of the morning and that shoestring
viii never trip yOu up. In untying be sure 70
pull the right hand line and the string viii
readily loosen, but II you pull the other you
will fnd il a. hard 70 unfasten 10 acme hastily
tied matrimonial knots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

IdE HlSDOo TACS AND THk SARANGls
A Hindoo instrument known as the taus or
mayuri carries out the same purpose in very
much the same way. IT is Of wood. resembling
in form the peacock, Of equally substantial con-
structlon with the sarangi and strung with four
brass and one steel strings and fifteen sympa-
thetic wires Its contribution 10 progress is
sixteen frets placed along the tail of the bird,
the first used Of those aids to execution in fin
gerlng.
ivory nut near the tuning pegs, over which the
strings pass. The end of this toward the bass
string is oruamented with an elephants head
and the treble end with u peacock's. Among
the Chinese fowls are supposed to follow, in
fact. as do the names Of the notes the sounds
III nature, OF which the peacock's is believed to
be the highest and the elephants the lowest
PRIMITIVE VIOLIN.
Again, from India We have the alabu sarangi,
which brings Us still nearer the modern violin
invented by Gaspard de Salo in the latter part
Of the sixteenth century. The body is made OF
u large gourd with belly of thin wood slightly
convex II has four catgut and five sympa-
thetic wire strings. We lind here four marked
features of the modern vioIin-the arched
belly, f-shared sound holes, finger board and
scroll head
tn. ADVANCE IN THE ART
on its mechanical side aud in what is implied
thereby the science of tone Is marked. Even
in these limited illustrations the subject almost
describes itself. But the museum at Dresden
contains thousands Of pieces telling the same
story Of progress. while the collection at the
United States National Museum, though much
younger is ample for the needs Of students.
The violin of TO-DAY 10 q work of passing
beauty Of construction and expresses a pro.
found knowledge OF mechanics, as Of musical
tones and harmonic proportions. But il is in
teresting and instructive to observe how much
has been derived from the east, whence came
20 much of art and poetry and song.