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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-30
DYNAMITE STICKS

Used in an Attempt to Blow Up Mining
ANGELS CAMP, Dec. 29.-An attempt was
made last night to wreck the house of V.
w. Miller, underground foreman of the
Utica mine.
Mr.. Miller lives on the hill just above the
mine in a cozy cottage. About 3 a. m. the
family was awakened by a violent explo-
sion, which shock the house and broke
nearly all the windows. Mr.. Miller rushed
out with his gun to defend his home, but
no one was in sight. The explosion was
caused by the firing of three or four sticks
of giant powder wrapped in an old flannel
shirt, which were evidently thrown at the
house, but caught on picket fence
and fell just inside the yard, next to a
stone wall about fifteen feet from the
house. Had the explosive landed on the
veranda it would have wrecked the house
and probably killed the occupants. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller. their two daughters and
lodger were in the house at the time.
1t is supposed to he the deed of some
dissatisfied workman.
MIR. Lane, of the Utica company. has
offered reward of $4,000 for the appre-
hension of the guilty parties. There is
much excitement over the occurrence and
the miners are in an ugly mood. If the
man is caught his life will not be worth
much at their hands. The explosion was
felt all over town and many were awakened
by its force.
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OLIVE PRICES
Short Crop Increases Values and Also
Import Duties

A Short Crop Increases Values and Also
Import Duties
New YORK, Dec. 29.-The Spanish
steamship Contantia Madre arrived at the
port of New York in June last from Seville,
Spain, with 800 casks of fine olives con-
signed to Lawrence Johnson & Co., of
Philadelphia.
The goods were entered through the New
York custom house for immediate trans
portation. The invoice by the shippers
and the value fixed by the importers we're
accepted by the local appraisers at PhIa-
delpha. On the same steamer were
private advces to Colonel Cross, special
treasury agent in charge at the port of
New York, to the effect that the olive crop
had been unusually short in Spain, and
that while the prices were greatly advanced
in New York and Philadelphia, importers
were bringing in goods under the old valu-
alton. Collector Kibreth and Co lector
Reed of Philadelphia entered simultaneous
appeals from the decision of the local APP
praisers in several thousands of casks of
olives imported las summer. General APP
praiser Sharp decided the case in favor of
the importers. Both collectors appealed to
the board of general appraisers, and
for two weeks past special board
has been hearing testimony in the case.
The board brought in ito decision yester-
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LABORERS AND UNIONISM
New York Tailors Hope Their Plan
Will Succeed
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Still Negotiating With Plant Sys.
tenn Men-Strike Possible

New YORK, Dec. 29.-The executive
committee of the Brotherhood of Tailors
have not yet decided as to the location of
the two cooperative shops which they pro-
pose opening in few days. and for which
$1,000 has been appropriated from the
funds of the brotherhood at the suggestion
of Meyer Schoenfeld. Leader Schoenfeld
is sanguine that the proposed plan will
prove successful, and will eventually lead
to the total extinction of the contractors.
He claims large number of manufacture
ers have already asked for estimates from
the tailors, and at the same time have
given assurances of dealing directly with
the talors in preference to the contractors.
Schoenfeld has engaged sewing machines
and other apparatus for the equipment of
the new shops. which he expects TO be rum
ming by Wednesday next.
A mass meeting of the locked out tailcrs
took place today. Speeches were made by
various leaders.
HEBREW SOCIAL LABORERS.
New YORK, Dec. 29.-The seventh an
nual convention of the Hebrew branch of
the Social Labor party convened here to-
day. The session was taken up with the
work of the credentials committee. The
convention. as finally assembled, consists
OF sixty delegates. representing thirty or
ganz atoms from the larger cities of The
United States. The convention will con-
tnue throughout the week.
RAILROAD UNIONS,
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 29--Chief Arthur
of the brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers had further interviews today with
The committee representing the engineers
OF the Plant system. General Superiuten-
dent Dunham has referred the matter of
contracts to President H. b. Plant. No ad-
vices have yet been received from him
Ii is expected Mr.. Plant will either wire
instructions tomorrow or come in person.
1t is the impression that President Plant
will endorse the position his several super
intendents have taken in opposition to
written contracts. The engineers and
firemen are said to be standing together
and will act in unison. II here is strike
it will he made general, affecting the sys-
tenn from Charleston, 5. e.. Ito Tampa. Fla,
and as far west as Montgomery, Ala. The
employees are adverse to such step.
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today is explained by him to be due to an
article which appeared in the Mountain
Democrat a year ago accusing him of hav-
ing struck Rev. Pierce with his fist while
the latter was showing him through the Ma
sonic temple in this city. Mr.. Pierce,
while not the author OF the article, declared
that it was true, and that it occurred while
the bishop was expostulatng with him
against his connection with the Masonic
society which detracted SO much from the
church. Mr.. Pierce is much loved and re-
spected by the people of the county for his
jealous and unselfish Christian work for
forty years. He built the Episcopal church
becoming part of the diocese and thereby
subjecting him to removal from his chosen
field of labor during his life time. This 10
the real origin of the trouble.
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THE MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE
Thought TO Be II. L. Jones OF
Chicago
IS AT LAST IDENTIFIED
A st. Louis Tourist in Search OF
Health
Santa Barbara Nurse Identified Him as A.
q. Simon His Parents Notified
of His Death
AT LAST IDENTIFIED

Associated Press Special Wire
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-A special to the
Tribune from St. Louis says:
The II. l.. Jones who committed suicide
in Ventura, Cal, about u month ago, is be-
lieved TO be A. u. Simon, Jr., son of n. G.
Simon, member of the wholesale dry goods
house of ID. L. Simon, Gregory & Co. The
body was exhumed under this SUP
position. and is now en- route to St. Louis
and will be here on Wednesday or Thurs
day.
Young Simon was % years of age and
has been in bad health for some time, suf-
fering from indigestion. He went to Cali
fornia for charge of climate and the last
heard of him definitely was in SANTA
rum at Santa Barbara, He remained in
the institution week and then left.
When he suicide of Jones at Ventura
was announced and it became evident that
the man had been incorrectly identified as
ii. l.. Jones of Chicago, the identity of the
suicide became a matter of mystery. His
description was generally printed in Cali
fornia papers, and one of these papers fell
into the hands of one of the nurses of the
Santa barbara sanitarium. The descrip-
Simon who had been in the
institutions, and she sent mes
senger to Ventura to examine the body.
This messenger identified it as Simon,
whereupon the nurse wrote to the st. Louis
relatives of the young gentleman. The
young mans father is very much cast
down over the affair, and still hopes mis-
take has been made in the Identification.
He said today the young man had plenty
OF money, and it he needed more he could
have had it for asking. How he became to
be confounded with Jones Mr.. Simon is
unable 10 say, as his son, he said, had
never been in the newspaper business.
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HE HAS ONLY ONE POLICY
And That is Annexation to the United
States
President Dole Talks Of Affairs in the
Hawaiian Islands and Of the
Citizens Hopes

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-In the Times-Herald
of tomorrow will be printed an interview
with President Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii,
had by Miss Kate Field. The interview is
elaborate, filling several columns touching
closely on the Hawaiian policy on interna-
tional questions. Although it does not
appear in Miss Fields letter, the talk was
had in the presence of Mr.. Dole's cabinet,
the members of which subscribed to their
chiefs opinions unreservedly. Miss Field
called his attention to the fact that his
government had been said to he character
lied by an insane desire to perpetuate
itself in office.
Mr.. Dole said:
"The fact that the government is work.
ing for annexation to the United States is
a good denial of that charge. nnexation
may deprive us, or many of us. of Office.
In the higher offices are men to whom it
means personal sacrifice and business loss
to discharge their duties. 1t is simply
slander to say this desire for annexation is
simply q pTetense. We are working in
good faith, and believe the people appre-
ciate the fact. AS to the form of annexa-
ton that would best meet our Iequire-
ments, it is difficult to say. A territorial
form of government unmodified
from the form obtaining in the
United States territories would scarcely be
suitable. Probably the best course would
be to gradually develop from our present
system, the federal authorities of course
having from the beginning jurisdiction
over custom houses, postotfices and federal
courts. Our own government shou d not
be limited bv the United States tue same
as territory. new system would have
to be invented to suit our conditions. Much
the same as is the practice of England in
establishing new colony, There is no
system. Each new colony is organized as
the necessity of the case demands"
In reply to Il statement by Miss Field
that she had been told ii the United States
did not annex the Hawaiian islands, they
would be offered TO England, Mr.. Dele
said:
'Our sole policy is annexation to the
United States"
Other parts of the interview relate to the
domestic, political and material affairs of
the Islands. Protit-sharing is taking The
place of contract labor and other business
and social improvements have been estao-
1ishod
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TIE TRANSVAAL TROUBLES
Dividing Attention With the Venezuelan
Question
The London Times Believes That no Resort
to Force VIII be Necessary.
Uitlanders' Demands

LONDON, Dec. 3O.-The Times this morn
ing publishes long dispatches from Cape
town, Paris and Berlin bearing on the
Transvaal question, which seems to be dis
placing the Venezuelan question in the
public interest.
The Paris dispatch quotes the journal
des Debats as saying: 1.-THE London
Times seems to be avenging itself on the
Beers for the moderate tone it was obliged
to adopt toward Uncle SAM"
The journal des Debats then proceeds to
argue upon the danger to French Interests
of allowing England to seizs the Trans
vaal.
A dispatch to the Times from The
Hague says that Hollands attitude on the
question is apparently one of indiIfer-
ence.
The Berlin Despatch says: "The action
of the Uilanders in the Transvaal has
given rise to an unusually violent exploita.
ton of anti-English feeling in The German
press"
The National Zeitung is quoted as fol-
lows: "Germany, Portugal and possibly
France cannot allow the Boer republic be-
come the exclusive prey of England,
especially of such dangerous parsonage
as Mr.. Cecil Rhodes"
Tue Times dispatch then continues:
The Koeniche Zeitung, the Kreuz Zeit-
ung, and other papers express similar sem
timents. 1t cannot be denied that while
the relations between the English and Ger
man governments are in no way cordial,
a widespread feeling of animosity against
England exists in Germany.
The Times has column article explain
atory of the rransvaal trouble, which says
Equity of representation with taxation,
language, the law, responsibility of the adj
minstration to the legislature and the re-
moval of religious disabilities are among
the chief of the Uitlanders' demands,
while they desire to maintain republican
institutions.
An editorial in the Times complains that
the French and German press are criticz-
ing England without properly grasping the
history or geography of the question.
The Times believes that no desperate e
remedy such as an appeal 10 force will be
required. Some reasonable concessions, it
continues, even though not all that the
Uitianders might rightfully claim, might
avail to postpone a conflict.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 29.-
The political situation here is acute oil ac.
count of the struggle of foreigners in the
Transvaal to obtain equal political rights
with the Beers. There are persistent
rumors of secret arming of the miners
and warlike preparations, on account of
which ladies and children are leaving. The
Americans and Germans are siding with
the Transvaal government in the contro-
versy over ceding rights to foreigners.
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AMERICAN CITIZENS
Executed by Bolivian Officers After FarcicaI
Trial

Executed by Bolivian Officers After FarcicaI
Trial
New YORK, Dec. 29.-A special to the
World from La Paz, Bolivia, says:
Four American citizens, Charles Joiner,
George Miner, Alfred Heard and Thomas
Caldwell, arrived at Chuquisaca last week,
after five weeks journey, from Brazil,
where they had been working for years and
had amassed considerable fortunes, which
they were taking home. They remained
several days spending money freely and
gambling extensively. On Tuesday Miner
accused Pepe Gonzales, the acting mayor
of Chuquisaca, of having cheated them by
playing marked cards, and offered to
prove the assertion. Gonzales drew pis-
tol, but was knocked down by Joiner, and
general fight ensued, in which thirty
persons threw themselves on the friendess
Americans. Finally the police arrested
the Americans, letting the natives
go free. The Americans were taken
to filthy Jail, left two nights
and one day without food and the SEM
blance of a trial, in which they were &C.
cused OF being spies and were not allowed
to send message to the American con-
sui. They were sentenced to death. The
sentence was carried into execution
Thursday night publicly. Their horses
and other property have disappeared, but
it is known that Gonzales has distributed
them among his friends and the police.
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da has had an engagement at Lomaciegier
and taken strong positions held by the in
surgents at San Prudencio, in the province
of Santiago. The insurgents left on the
field nine killed and carried away numer-
GUS wounded. OF the troops three were
killed and ten wounded.
THE WORLDS LETTER.
New YoRK, Dec. 29.-A dispatch to the
World from Matanzas, Cuba, says:
Having heard that there was trouble be
tween the government of Cuba and the
United States consul at Matanzas, your
correspondent investigated and finds the
facts to be these:
On Christmas eve, when Gomez was
wildly riding about Chilizo, only twenty
five miles distant from Matanzas, Consul
Alexander Brice sent telegram to Consul
General Williams, stating that the city was
IN the hands of the volunteers and the
lives OF American citizens we're in grave
danger. Mr.. Williams was much dis
turbed by the dispatch. He did
not believe any real danger existed.
but he felt that duty required him to for
ward the claim OF Consul Brice for protec-
tion to the secretary of state at Washing
ton, and did SO on Christmas day. Brice
had asked that the secretary of state be
cabled. Mr.. Williams went TO the palace
and saw General Campos informally. The
latter expressed surprise and assured the
coiIsui-Beuerai tner0 was no foundation Tor
Consul Brlce's fears. Mr.. Williams went
to the bottom of the subject and then sent
on Christmas night a cable TO the secretary
OF state that the Americans in Matanzas
were not in danger. The government of
CUBA was much annoyed over the incident
and the governor of Matanzas was notified
from Havana Immediately. He addressed
the communication to Consul Brce ask
ing him to inform him of the
cause of his assertion that Americans
were i'll danger and to point out any
specific reason why he thought such dam
ger existed. Consul Brice was placed in
an embarrassing position. He could not
produce any proof and replied that his dis
patch to Consul General Williams was not
correctly interpreted, thus throwing the
responsibility on the latter.
ToRTiFYING HAVANA
TAMPA, Fia., Dec. 29.-Passengers ar
riving from Cuba tonight report active
operations around the Notifications in
Havana commanding the harbor entrance.
Passengers saw four Immense S0-ton inn
proved guns, with many smaller ones,
which are soon to be placed in position on
the railway from Havana to San Antonio.
Explorers or freight trains precede all
passenger trains. 1t is difficult to man
these bomb hunting trains. General
Calaxio Garcia arrived tonight
COMPLIMENTS FROM HOME
MADRID, Dec. 29.-The cabinet council
has decided to send Capiain-General
Campos a telegram of confidence and con-
graduation.
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WASHINOTON, Dec. 29.-An order has
been sent to the admiral commanding the
Asiatic station detacning the Petrel from
his squadron and directing that she pro-
ceed to San Francisco. Arriving there she
will be put out of commission for an over
hauling. Her relief, the Boston, is now at
the Mare Island navy yard. She has been
put in first-class condition and will start
on her long voyage across the Pacific in q
day or two. The Petrol will not await her
arrival, but will start for home as soon as
she can be prepared for the trip. 1t is the
evident policy of the administration to
maintain strong feet on the Asiatic sta
tion until the disappearance of all signs of
further trouble among the countries of the
Orient,
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BIG DEALINGS

In Zinc Mining Property in nissouri-Union
of Smeiters
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Dec. 29.-The biggest
deal in the history of zinc mining in Mis-
souri, will be closed by January l. 1t will
unite all the zinc stnelters of the country
except four, under one management, prac-
tically, and the result will be the pro-
moters claim, better prices for zinc in all
branches and a general revival OF the in
dustry.
The money involv ed is about 81, 900 900,
which is To be furnished by New York and
Connecticut capitalists. The deal was -,,-
gineered by b. f. obart, president of the
Kansas and Texas Coal company, which
controls big zinc smelter at Pittsbura,
kas. The new company will control all
the zinc smelters known as the Southwest
Missouri district and embracing the zinc
production territory in Missouri and Kan
sas. Two smeltcrs in Indiana will come in
also,
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MURDER AND SUICIDE
Pistol Persuasion Fails House Boat
ri

Pistol Persuasion Fails n House Boat
Girl
SIsTERvILLE, Dec 29.-At Cochransvile,
two miles below here, last evening. Frank
Rogers shot Alice McClelland, formerly Of
Pittsburg, through the right breast and left
wrist and then turned the pistol upon him
self, firing two bullets through his own
heart. Miss McClelIand was an inmate of
a disreputable house boat, which are num-
eious aloug the river front, both above and
below the city.
Last night Rogers tried to induce her to
leave The boat AMI marry him. The girl
refused and resisted his attempts toward
familiarity. Finally Rogers push ID re-
volver into her face and fired, but she held
the weapon aside and got the ball through
the wrist. His second shot entered her
breast. Rogers. thinking the girl dead,
fired two bul cts into his breast. one just
above and the other directly through the
heart.
The girl ia in a critical condition.
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MEXICAN MATTEr.S
Old Postage Stamps Sold to Collectors-A
Roil-Oad ConceSsion

Old Postage Stamps Sold to Collectors-A
Railroad Concession
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 29.-The postoffl ee
department has sold for $1,000 the unsold
stock of the old retired issue of postage
stamps to collectors.
In the town of Tapalpa, state of Jalisco,
the police endeavored to stop disorderly
conduct at public ball. A fight followed,
in which policeman was killed. He was
formerly noted bandit and served several
terms of imprisonment, but since joining
the police force his conduct has been ex-
cellent.
Albert Correro has been granted a con-
cession to construct railroad in the state
of Tobasco, but no subsidy is allowed.
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PASTOR AND PEOPLE
Episcopal Brethren Who Do Not Dwell In
Amity

Amity
PLACERvILLE, Dec. 29.-Great excite
ment prevails here among all classes of
people over the abusive language used by
Bishop Wingfleld of the northern dioc Sc
OF California, in critlcising Rev. G. G..
Pierce, rector, and for thirty years pastor
of the Episcopal church in this city. Bishop
Wioefield, during the morning service,
called "a meeting of the vestry to determine
whether this is "a parish or mission. Then
pointing con:emptuously to the pastor, he
said: ''If it is mission we are going to
put this man out. He is not worthy of his
position"
He furthermore denounced Mr.. Pierce as
an unmitigated liar. The women compris.
ing the congregation surrounded the pastor
within the chancel, crying and attesting
their allegiance to him.
Excited crowds thronged the streets dur
ing the meeting of the vestry and threaten
ed personal violence upon the bishop
should his threatened removal of Mr..
Pierce be accomplished.
The action of Bishop Wingf1eld in church
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EMULATlNG HOLMES
New York Real Estate Dealer Accused q
1urder

A New York Real Estate Dealer Accused of
1urder
New YORK, Dec. 29.-Albert A. Nellis, a
real estate dealer, was arrested today and
held in $1,000 bonds, suspected of having
murdered Mrs. Jane Runnell some time
last night.
The body of the murdered woman was
found in the hallway of the house in which
Nellis lived. The coroner's physician held
an autopsy to-day and announced that
death was due to fracture of the skull,
probably caused by a blunt instrument.
Neliis ut first denied that he was ac-
quainied with Mrs. Runnell, but after
wards stated that he had known her for
fifteen years and that his wife and the
murdered woman we're close friends.
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A New Telegraph Company

here that prominent citizens of Helena,
Mont. have organized the Rocky Noun
tain Postal Telegraph company, to pur-
chase the plant of the od Rocky Mountain
Telegraph company, which has been oper-
ating for several years in Montana, and
wi | extend its lines to Ogden, Salt Lake
and Denver. A contact has been made
with the Postal Telegraph company for
connections at Spokane, Denver and
heyenne Bonds to the amount of S40O,-
600 will be floated for the work of con-
struction.
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Like White Capitulist ts

GUTHRIE, o. T., Dec 29.-The Iowa
Indians have just closed lease with the
Kaw tribe for 5000 acres of land in the
reservation of the latter tribe. The Iowas
will erect village there and live off the
rental of their fine allotted lands east of
here, which they are leasing to white farm
apart on their a,lotments, scattered among
the whites, who will not associate with
them, and who use every opportunity to
cheat them; and. being citizens, they pro.
pose to live as they please and be no longer
bossed by the Indian bureau.