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The herald., 1896-12-30
SMALL PROFITS OF MURDERERs
Few of Them Realize Riches by Means
of Their Grimes.

Much has been published in Eng
land about the professional assassins
of Paris, writs our Paris correspond
ent, and in many cases fabulous gains
have been attributed to them as a re-
suit of their crimes, but these exist
more frequently in fiction than in fact.
Statistics recently compiled by the pre-
feet of Paris police throw a good deal
of light on the assassins S trade as pnac
ticed in modern times. Especially in
teresting are they in view of the pop
ular but erroneous idea that the assas-
sins trade is a profitable one. That it
is quite the reverse seems to be clearly
proved by record of the profits gained
by notorious assassins during the last
thirty years.
Biographies of a large number of
French murderers, some of whom paid
the penalty of their crimes on the gull
lotine, while others were transported
| to New Caledonia. show that the aver
age murderer makes far less money
in his abominable trade than is made
| by third-rate artisans, or even laborers.
Here, for example, are the names of
a few criminals and statement as to
the actual money profit that resulted
| in each case: Sejourne't committed one
| crime and the profit was f2 shillings;
Rossell, one crime, 9l 10 shilings; Du-
| cret, one crime, G8 worth of jewelry;
Cathelin, one crime, about shillings.
| These are not princely profits but they
are large compared with others. Three
men, for example-Georgoes, Voty and
| Franck-committed a horrible crime
! and only made sixpence apiece. Several
| others were less fortunate, for they
| gained nothing at all. Other knights
! of the road found to their dismay after
dispatching their victims that they had
| no money on them, and they were con-
seQuently bound to be satisfied with such
booty as they could obtain in the shape
of watches and other jewelry, which of
course is less desirable than money, as
it is not always easy to dispose of.
| True, a few assailants have made a
| considerable sum of money. Three
Martin, Begheim and Lapommeraye-
were especially fortunate or unfortu-
nate in this respect. Martin found 220C
| in his victims purse. Begheim got
| G140O worth Of jewelry, and Lapomme-
| raye also acquired large sum of money
at one stroke. These men. however, did
not live very long to enjoy their wealth
| as justice overlook them and quickly
dispatched them to another world. Such
men are rare. however-so rare that a
| careful calculation shows that the aver
| age amount made by the French as
sassin during the last thirty years does
not exceed or 10 shillings for each
| crime.
Such being the case, the wonder Is
that there are so many murderers. And
greater wonder is why. if they are
determined to kill for the sake of OBJ
tanning money, they do not arrange tc
kill persons who are known to be
| wealthy and do not seize an OppOrtu-
nifty when their intended victims have
their pockets stuffed with gold. A dis
tinguished official of the police board il
Paris says that the assassins act ir
their ususal foolish manner simply be-
cause they are imbeciles.-LondOn Mail
The herald., 1896-12-30
GREAT FOOTBALL STRUGGLE
Anticipated at Athletic Park on New
Years Day
The Whittier School, the Crack Players
of Southern California, to Line Up
Against the Berkeley Experts

The Whittier State School, the cham
pions of Southern California, and Ber-
kelley University of California, will come
together New Years day at Athletic
park for their big football game. This
will no doubt be the greatest contest oil
Drawn and muscle and science ever held
in Southern California, as Whittier,
through her performances this season,
has proved 10 be one Of the strongest
teams ever organized in this end of the
state, and from their showing made
with the Athletic club eleven ought to
play equally as good a game as Berke-
lev. Their team is about the same in
weight as compared to Berkeley, and
then they have the advantage of living
in better condition. Their routine OF
team practice embraces an hour in the
morning, an hour in the afternoon and
signal practice by electric light at night.
She also has strong second eleven to
buck against, which is one of the prin-
cipal requirements in developing strong
team The boys have also been under
going a strict course of training under
the careful eyes of a Stanford coach
ever since the announcement OF match
between the two teams.
Berkeley, on the other hand. is not in
quite as good trim since their game with
Stanford on Thanksgiving day. as they
have rather neglected their practice, but
the games on Christmas with the one
played at Redlands on the 26th and the
one to be played in San Diego tomorrow
will put them back in their old form,
and with the addition of Sherman, Lud-
low. Kennedy and Greisberg of the reg
ular team, who will arrive from the
north before the game, and Ransome,
who was injured in the Christmas game,
they will be in position to put up their
regular game. Most of the local en-
thusiasts are looking for Whittier to give
the Berkeleys much stiffer game than
did the Athletics, and if they do this
it will certainly be a battle royal. The
Athletic club team leave on the o'clock
Santa Fe this morning for Whittier,
where they will play practice game
with that eleven. This will be Whitti-
er's last heavy practice before meeting
the Berkeleys at Athletic park on New
Years day. The Athletic club team leave
for San Diego tomorrow afternoon,
where they will play a return game with
San Diego on New Years
The herald., 1896-12-30
COTTON.
The Cement Works to Resume Opera
tions-Personal Notes,

COTTON. Dec. 29.-On the first of the
year the Cotton cement works are to
open again. A full force of men has been
put to work in the quarry. A substantial
addition to the laboratory is being built
so as to make further room for the chem
ical department.
Charley Burley and T. S. Adkins have
taken their oaths of office as deputy con-
stables of Cotton township.
Harry Bingham has purchased the
Transcontinental hotel building.
Ben Miller will probably go to Wash
ington to see Mckinley inaugurated.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Goddard are home
from their San Francisco visit
Joseph Rolfe, who has eye trouble has
had the eye removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Donnatin and son
are spending the holidays in Los An
geles.
The city is full of hobos and Marshal
Adkins is kept busy.
The city attorney of Cotton gets SIC
per month salary.
The herald., 1896-12-30
PERSONALS

Clara Adams of st. Louis is guest at
the Ramona.
Paul B. Perkins of San Francisco is at
the Nadeau.
Thomas r. Bard of Hueneme is a guest
at the Westminster.
w. H. Faust of the United States navy
is at the Westminster.
William H. Hunt of Cleveland, O., is
stopping at the Westminster.
d. Eugene Goodwin of San Francisco
is registered at the Ramona.
George w. Baker and family of
Bakersfield are at the Ramona.
H. Barber and wife of Spokane Wash,
have apartments at the Ramona.
S. w. Barrett and wife of Binghamton,
N. Y, are guests at the Nadeau.
z. A. Burbank of Chicago is passing
his second winter in Los Angeles.
George w. Goodrich and wife of On
tario registered at the Ramona yester-
day.
c. M. Stone of the United States navy,
with his wife and family, are at the Hol-
lenbeck.
H. Trainer, Mrs. Trainer and Fred
Trainer of Ackley, Ia, have apartments
at the Nadeau.
DR.. Jennings, arriving from Manches-
Ter, IIUS Sldlu, ySStSIQdy, dpdI
at the Hollenbeck.
Arthur Walker of Australia. who is
we'll known in western sporting circles
| as crack welter weight boxer, is in
| the city, having arrived from the north
yesterday. He is anxious to arrange for
match with the winner of the Burns
| Gallagher 60
The following from the bleak, storm
ridden east are at the Hollenbeck: e. r
Parry of Indianapolis, J. w. Kline OF
| Philadelphia, j. p. Seymour of Chicago
| C. w. Cook of New York l.. K. Chase OF
Sioux City, ]. B. Grumurt of Oconto
Wis, s. c. George w. c. Coleman and
| F. E. Brown of Chicago.
e. J. Crawford of Winchester, Mass.
| registered at the Hollenbeck, is loud
| in his praises of our salubrious climate
| On the 18th of this month he was car
ried to his car in Boston and commenced
| his journey to California, despite the
protestations of his friends. Yesterday
he visited Echo mountain and Alpine
tavern, making the highest ascent o.
any man in his party, collecting sufficient
snow to make a good-sized snow ball
Mr.. Crawford talks of visiting Rands
burg soon, and it is very probable thai
he will locate permanently in this To-
| cality. y
The herald., 1896-12-30
DANGER THREATENS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-This city
is threatened with two boards of super
visors All of the outgoing board ex-
cept three are SO we'll satisfied with
their official position that they desire
to retain them for another term. To
that end Supervisor Wagner today ap-
piled for an injunction to restrain T. w.
Rives, the newly-elected supervisor,
from taking his seat Wagner alleges
that the recent election was illegal ow-
ing to irregularities in precinct regis
tration. Judge Belcher granted the i'm
junction, making it returnable January
18th. All the other supervisors except
Dimond, Spreckels and Hobbs will fol
The herald., 1896-12-30

r. Pelligrini, arrested in San Fran
cisco on charge of ezzlement, was
brought back to this city yesterday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Mcclure and
lodged in the county jail. Pelligrini was
treasurer of local society of the order
of Druids and is accused Of misappro-
prating $115 of the funds of the lodge.
Three vagrants from Azusa and Mon
rovia were sent in to the county Jail
yesterday to serve sentences of ten days
each.
The herald., 1896-12-30
COUNTY JAIL ARRIVALS.

low Wagner's example and will try t,
hold on to their places
The herald., 1896-12-30
THE JONATHANS,
Will See the Old Year Out in Festive
Fashion.

The members of the Jonathan club
will see the last of 1896 and usher the
new year in with becoming celebration
Truly Great Men,
Acknowledged Models of Propriety.
Shine Brightest When
Surrounded by Congenial Society.
The above is the legend attached to
the invitation to all members, who are
expected to assist in the Illumination. -
An attractive musical program has been
arranged
The herald., 1896-12-30
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The herald., 1896-12-30
A CHALLENGE.

A pugilist, named Tommy Morissey.
writes the sporting editor of The Herald
from San Francisco that he is anxious to
arrange a match with BILLY Gallagher
or any other welter weight in the coun-
try"
The herald., 1896-12-30

!. The census of 1890 gives Iowa 1,911 900
population. The state census, taken last
year, gives the population as 2,05S, ,000
gain in four years of 147,000
II the vote this year was honest, and
the census of 1890 and 1894 correct, then
Iowa has gained 238,000 souls during the
hard times of the past year, whereas she
gained but $4,000 during the four sub
| sequent years!
Could such thing as this happen? 1t
| is absudr and shows that there is some
| thing rotten in Iowa also
Another most remarkable phenomenon
| of the Iowa vote is found in the fact that
| nine-tenths of the 10000 new voters
voted for Mckinley. This phenomenon
was also witnessed in Minnesota, where
! every one of the $4,000 new voters of
| that state voted the Republican ticket
/ and again in Indiana. which increased
| its vote $4,000, Mckinley receiving ST.
| 600 of the increase.
| In an interview the other day Mr..
Hanna said: Our first poll of Iowa
! showed the Republicans 600 in the mi
nority." In our opinion the population
| of Iowa began to increase from the
| date of the discovery of this condition.
If during the past year of hard times
Iowa has had such transcendent boom
in population, gaining 23S,000 souls,
| what possibilities await the state if we
| should ever again have good times?
| When the returns from other doubtful
| states in the west and northwest are
| ready no doubt the evidence of crooked
| ness will appear Had it not been for
the frauds in the states mentioned
above it is almost certain that the cleo
toral vote of each would today be in the
Bryan column, which would give Bryan
235 electoral votes or IL more than
enough to elect.
This matter should not be allowed tc
pass without an official investigation
If it was done by buying up election
officers, the amount Of the fraud will be
The herald., 1896-12-30
l6s ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY, MORNING. DECEMBER 50 iss

difficult to determine, but 1t should be
Investigated by all means.-Silver
knight.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-08-06
SIP. Franciszek DObrOwOlski

fugoletni naozelny redaktor ,.Dzien.
ika Poznahskiego" umari po oieaKiej
dlugiej ohorobie. Sp. Dobro wolski
oohodzil z Krolestwa Polskiepo. w
owstaniu W Z. 1858 bra} csynny udzial
lyle, Re by} sekretarzem rzadu marc.
owego. Pc ukohczeniu powstania u.
al sic do Drezns, ztamtad "a wp}ywa.
ii sp. powiescio pisarza Kraszewskie.
%. dostai sic ma g}ownego redaktors
Dzinnnika Poznahskiego" i nieprzer-
sanie cd lat % to wp.ywowe stanowi.
ko zajmowal. tym ozasie zmar}y
.sjaf wybitne stanowisko spo{eczef.
twie naszem przez swe zreozne polity.
'owanie wytrwaiosc W swyoh planaoh
piracy. Ogarniai on wszy stkie spra.
y nasze spoleczne i to mu przyznat
alezy, pisze siusznie ,Postep', ae byl
aohliwy, czynny, wytrwa}y W wszyst
lem czego sic podjai a poniewaz u mas
'alo jest takioh ludzi, wiec zmariy do
:edi do wptywow niezmiernyoh.
Gdy mjala bye urzadzona wyoieczka
ornoslazsk6w do Poznania, powiedzial
Marty: Dwooh u~roczystosci tylko pra-
ne sic j~eszoze d~oozekac, to Jest zycze
bic powitac Gornoslszskow W Pozns.
u j obohodzic jubileusz poznahskiego
atru; potem jut oboe umrzec. Pan
So spefnif obydwa zyczenia zmariego,
teraz krotko pc obydw6oh tych uro.
ystosoiaoh powolal 60 do siebie.
Niechze mu ziemia bedzie lekka, q
'istlosc wiekuists MECH mu swieci ma
eki wicklow. Amenl
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-08-06
Il mysmy W EurOpie''.

Pod takim tytuism ~.nsjdujemy ns
nac.elnem miejscu nowego zeszytu
Zytia i Sto,ca protest Rusin6w gall.
oyjskioh przeciw 1000. leciu madjar.
skiemu. Protest ten podpisany pre-.
grono inteligentnych Rusin6w i Rust.
nek' pre-. niezawisiych posi6w, litera.
TOW. >d~okatow j nauozyOieli,m ma wyjst
wkrotoe takae Pc wegiersku j pc ME.
miecku. BY zwr6Oic uwage uoywilizo.
wanej EoroPy ma stan. W jakim sic znaj.
duje oses6 narodu ruskiego. ayjaca pod
RADIANT madjsrskiemi.
ID. 2. ozerwoa - tax zaozyna sic
protest = odby2o sic W Budapeszcie "
~obeonosci casonkow wegierskiej Aka.
demii Nauk, uroozyste otwaroie sail,
p~os~ieoonej pamieci wielkiego genju
sra europejskiego J.. G~oethego. w sail
tel ziozono i wystawiono do utytku
.publio.nego bogsty i Denny .bi6r pa
miatek Po wielkim poecie i wielkim
cziowieku. podarowany Akademji przez
pewnego obywatela. Podczas otwarcis
wygiosia pr. Ziohy move, kt6rej jeden
ustep bramisi: nSpodziewamy sic, Re
teraz Europa, widzac jsk my czcimy
panied jej w~ielkiego genjusza, pre-
stanie zarzucat nam narodowa n~ietole-
rancje i s~zowinizm". Me ohoemy pod
suwae lynn slowom zadnych zlosliwych
k%omentarzy, ME choemy wnika6 W to
delikatns kwes'js ozy rzeozywisois u
roczystosc otwaroia takiej sail Goethe
go, mole bye dowodem, ae ca}y nar6d,
jego Rad i inteligenoja przejete 50
myslami i ideami tego wielkiego meaa.
NJ ''' : takiej mozli
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-08-06

o swe prawa, jego bohaterstwo W ole.
zkich ola niego chwilacb; czcimy lego
zasfuzonych mellow, utalentowanych
Pi'arzy, poetow j ~polityk6w, DO wiemy,
ae oni nigdy ME byli wrogami .}abych,
gnebioielami przygnebionyoh, stronni.
kami zdzierstwa, ooiemniania i demora.
li.aoji ad msjorem Hungariae gloriam.
P~amietamy te szozere, s~erdeczne s1owa,
lakiemi znakomity pisarz wegierski
E~oetvoes uPominal swych rodak6w, by
s~Prawiedliwie j po lud.ku obohodzili
sic Z rusinami wegierskimi; sympathy
zujemy szczerze i z tsmi slowami, jake
niedawno wyglosi} posed madjarski
Ugron " Sejmie W obronie narodowo
sci niemadjarskich i z~akohozy1 siowami:
"kto obdziera to nsrodowosoi z ich
praw, ten sic dopuszcza cie,kiej zbro
dni ma wsPolnej ojczyzaie". Mo.emy
tylko aalowac, re takie s}owa i takie
.~aPatrywania SO wyjatkami posr6d spo.
s~ecrehstwa weg~ierskiego, "a glosem wo-
iajtOego ma puszozy. zyczymy naro-
dowi madjsrskiemu jaknajpiekniejs.e-
go ro.woju, lecz myslimy, Re pc tru-
Paoh narodowosci niemadjarskioh ME
P6jdzie on naprzod, As droga gwa}.ow,
krzywdzenia ekonomicznego i umyslo-
wego rujnowania prowad i tylko do
zguby a ME do postepu, zwyradnia i
podkopuje nietylko zwyciezOnego, ale
i z~wyciezce.
nNie many mic przeciw temu, by ma
81 bracia Rusini wegiersoy byli dobry-
mi PARTICIPANT wegierskimi. Me zna.
ozy to jednak, by musieli zostac NADIA
rami. u Wegrami So oni z}aozeni SVEN
geograficznem pofoaeniem; mimo to
jednak maja prawo bye swiadomymi
Rusinami. Wolnosc, kt6ra sic dis
'zozyca Wegry wobeo swiata. ME Do.
lima bye ~kajdanami ola p6}mijono.
'ej masy ludu. l jeseli my dis pro-
'stujemy uroczyscie przeciw b~rutalne.
III wynaradawisniu, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ujnowsniu, umys1owemu ociemnianiu
moralnemu upadlaniu Rusin6w we.
,ierskich, to przekonani jestesmy, ze
'rotestujemy ME przeciw humanitarno-
CT, ME Przeoiw postepowi, lecz przeoiw
'ezwstydnemu i niesumiennemu nadu-
ywaniu tyoh szczytnych slow ola bru-
'nyoh, nawet ME narodowych. ale Sol
lie kastowyoh celow. Jestesmy pewni,
e ME tylko W Europie, ale i posrod u.
zoiwych j ola sprawiedliwosci postep-
ych Msdjarow protest nasz znajdzie
1dzwiek. a re swell strony zapewnia-
y, Re aie poprzestaniemy walozye z
'eonymi porzadkami we Wegrzech,
egodnymi kraju europejskiego. ME
'zestaniemy wszelkimi ~legalnymi srod.
uni budzi6 posrod pas.yoh braoi Ru.
aow wegierskich ruskiego poczucia
srodowego, SLIME wier.ac W to, Re
nowanie brutalnego gwaltu i cyniz-
u nigdy ME moze bye trwaiem".
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-08-06

now ooraz bar dziej, ~porbswiono iob
praw nsrodowych, doprowadzono do
ruiny ekonomicrnej, pozbswiono oswis.
ty przez zsProwadzenie jezyks mad.
jsrskiego " sskoisch )udowyoh, odds.
no wres'cis ma passive nsjobrzydliw.
szego wysysku. Wsreohwlsdny ma.
djaryzm usiiuje zstrzec nswet slad / -.
s~tnisnis Rusinow ma wegrseoh, pre-
mieniajac nszwy wsi ruskich ma ma.
djarskie.
,,Nie jestesmy wrogami nsrodu ma.
d~jsrskiego tax kohczy sic protest
Wysoko cenimy jego energje " waloe
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-08-06
Ma DwurOczny Zjazd

Rycerzy Pythias, ktory sic odbedzie
Cleveland, o., W czasie miedzy %
30 Sierpnia, koIej Nickel Plate SPREE
dawat bedzie tyhiety, dobre ma wszys-
tkie LIME " dnisch %, % i "a z Chi
oago do Cleveland | z powrotem "a
$3.50, dobre az do d. 81 sierpnia. w
TAXI sPosob jadac IA ten zjazd nssza
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-08-06
I'd Esrpus Wulsk PeIskeh Y lneryeo.

efoSrs kwstsra v Chicago.
jan n. Prsymorsf sdjussnt 50 ). Wood ss
81. Behnke, prey tent I've Psulina 81,
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. BUFFALO HUNT IN CHICAGO,
Colonel Cody's Herd Got Loose and
Stopped Traffic for Awhile.
From the Chicago Tribune.

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The suburban traffic, however, was
a standstill in that neighborhood
while the hunt was on, trains giving
the buffalo full right of way by coming
to q halt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09

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duences of the season, fairly outdoes
itsaIf IT, saarohaa ont tho hiddap
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