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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
ATTORNEYS ROBBED
BURGLARS ARE GUILTY OF A
MOST UNKIND ACT
No Respecters of Persons They Bur-
glarize Law Office That Over
looks the Jail Lawn

1t might be thought that when the
festive burglar goes a burgling he would
at least regard as sacred from his pro-
fame touch the belongings of those at
torneys whose knowledge and practice
in the criminal branch of law Is calcu-
lated to prove of service any odd day.
But such, it appears, is not set down
in the burglars code of ethics.
Attorney w. T. Blakely whose law
office is at 217 New High street, with the
windows opening on the county Jail
lawn, went home on Saturday night at
about $50. On Sunday afternoon when
he returned to finish up some business
he found the office had been ransacked.
His desk was broken open, the papers
scattered and $165 in gold that Mr.. Blake
ly received on Saturday afternoon too
late to bank was taken. The door COM
municating with the room of Attorney
J. w. Barber, the other partner in the
firm, had been forced and a large trunk
of bric-a-brac, left in Mr.. BARRIERS care
by his cousin before she left for Europe,
had been burst open and the most val
liable pieces of silver taken away. Mr..
Barber is away just now in Washing
ton, D. c., and Mr.. Blakely has no
knowledge of the value Of the goods
taken, but knows that the total value
of the contents of the trunk was about
S4OO Probably half of this had been
taken. The articles were scattered about
the room in such manner as would indi-
cate that the thief had been scared
away before he had finished his work
Inc matter was reported to the police
and the detectives were working up the
case yesterday, but as far as could be
learned no clue had been found.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
Winter Sports in Midsummer

Denver Col.-The Christian Endeavor-
err trains bound over Marshall and
Tennessee passes were halted to permit
the excursionists to indulge in snow
balling. Never in the history of the Cen
tennial state has there been such a cold
wave in July.
At Ouray snow fell on the surrounding
mountains so deep Saturday that the
denizens of that section had snow-s Zoe
race Sunday for fur-lined coat. Olaf
Anderson won the flying jump, covering
forty-eix feet. He will send the trophy
back to Norway to attest the rigors of
Colorado summer weather. Arthur Ed
wards won the three-mile snow-shoe
race.-New York World.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
PERSONAL

J. Marion Brooks is recuperating in
Matilda canyon.
W. M. Garland left Sunday for an ex-
tended trip in the east.
F. H. GreweH, recorder of Riverside
county, is at the Nadeau.
Joseph Maier has returned from
Wheeler's hot springs. bringing with
him the carcas of fine buck
C. A. Buchanan. president; r. L. Blu
chanan, vice president, ard James S.
Wilde, secretary of the Randsburg Gold
Mining, Milling and Supply company,
are in the city
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
The Wheel Woman's Sad Plight

She was novice al cycling-that is
to say, she had not had long enough
experience in riding to know all the ins
and outs of the traditions OF the wheel,
so when one day she saw yourg woman
who was evidently in some trouble with
a part or her costume she-inexperienced
rider-took observations surreptitiousiy
for future use, if need be, for herself At
some future time. The young woman in
trouble had evidently found disturb
ing element in her long boots She
poked and pulled at the top of them, but
just what she was doing for long time
the observer, taking notes ON the sly,
could not make out. Then she saw, and
took a long breath of great surprise.
From the top of those boots good size d
wdGls OF newspaper seemed to be push
ing up into view, and the owner of the
boots was making strenuous efforts TO
push them back into what appeared to
be strange place to carry newspapers,
or papers of any kind. But as she gazed
a light gradually dawned upon the mind
of the novice. "Oh! l see she MUIR
INJURED slowly to herself "What-a-
very good idea. New York Times.
There is musical school district down
in Rockport, Me. There are only twenty
eight families, but they possess clever
violins, nine organs, six pianos, tive
banjos and one guitar.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
Undelivered kilograms

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union telegraph office, corner
of Spring and First Streets for the fol-
lowing persons: BIG. Krauss, ALI Hayer,
Mrs. Eva Jacobson, Mrs B. H. Fleming,
N. G. Carter.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27

DR.. G. A. Stephens of Norway Lake,
Me-, who believes that death is only a
habit, which will eventually be over
come, is writer of stories for boys, and
naturally wants mankind to remain for
ever young.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
At the Hotels

HOLLENBECK-L. Hartman. Balti-
more c. A.. HUT, San Francisco; H. V.
Barnett and wife, Chicago; G. D. Flack
VIM. Stratton, E. A. Cooper e. Waldo
Ward, Mrs. Paul E. Keller, Mrs. L. II.
Garrett, San Francisco; w. F. Twyman.
Chicago; Anna M. Snyder, Mansfield, O.:
d. C. Wright, st. Louis: F. A. Hampel and
wife, Oakland; E. D. Seymour San Fran
cisco; Mamie Truax, Carrie Knapp, De-
catur, ILL.,. VIM. H. Robinson, Collinsville,
Conn; E. S. Waddles, St. Joseph, Mo-; E.
w. Johnson. Grand Rapids; A. S. Goetz,
Eddy, N. M; Frank Eliel, Dillon, Mont;
Helen c. Richardson, Sparta, Wis, NJ. F.
O'Brien, Alameda L. Speyer, San Diego;
Lew Dockstader and wife, New York; D.
HI. McEwen and wife, Pomona; A. Levi.
Lambert Levy, San Diego; DR.. R. T. Allan,
Redlands; Charles Thiel, Frank NJ Leland.
J. G. Darden, Hamilton Morgan, San Fran
cisco; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hotchkiss.
Miss Hotchkiss, S. r. Hotchkiss, Red
lands; H. C. Wentworth, Echo Mountain;
Arthur G. Mum, Riverside; Frank E.
Whitney, San Francisco; A. Bernheim,
Ventura; w. E. Pile, Los Angeles; John
j. Shaughnessy, San Francisco; DR.. P. c.
Cotter, Yuma.
RAMONA-C. E. Lamb, Cleveland Ger
trude Green. Elizabeth Buchanan. Kansas
City; Ira Dick, w. E. Oden, Chicago; ii.
r. Corbett, Omaha; c. E. Davis, Minneapo-
lis; Chas. H. Holcomb and daughter, San
Diego; Thos. A. Rice and family, Mrs. j.
A. Lynch, St. Louis; L. M. Lyons, Mabel
Wright, Tuscola, ILL.,; B. Jasper, Bakers
field; James Galley, San Jose; Mrs. G.
Long and daughter, Barnard. Mo-; Mrs. D.
M. Seaton and daughter, San francisco;
A. H. Harscher, San Francisco; A. l.. De-
WILL Chicago; w. E. Aman, Mrs. w. E.
Rippon and family, San Francisco; M. K.
Jones, v. M. White, New Jersey.
VAN NUYS-Mrs. r. Talbot, Alice Tai
bot. Denver w. H. Abercrombie. Japan;
w. M Zeller, San Francisco; A. p. john
son, Riverside; C. P. Moser and sister,
Rochester; E. C. Mix and wife, G. w.
Shrader, New York; L. Dockstader and
wife, New York; M. A. Hebbard, Cotton;
H. M. Fowler, Boston; Mrs. f. E. Leary,
The sun., 1897-12-15
The Deacon Knitted Him.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec I4.-The Rev.
Virgil Moulton, pastor Of the Weeping
Willows Baptist Church, before the col
lection was taken last night denounced
the Board of Deacons, alleging that the
contributions Sunday after Sunday had
been diverted to the private needs OF the
deacons who passed the boxes. Last
night when the money was counted by
the pastor the amount was less than on
any previous Sunday, though the con.
gregation was, large, and he SO declared.
Jefferson Boyd, one of the deacons,
jumped from his pewand before he could
be prevented stabbed the preacher in the
side twice. Boyd escaped through
side door, but was arrested later. The
preachers condition is critical.
The sun., 1897-12-15
WILL THEY ARREST HER +?
Princess Chimay Wanted in Conncc.
ton With the Sale of I'M
proper PhOtOgraphs.

ST. Louis, Dec. 14.-The Clio be-Demo-
crat has received cablegram from Paris
which says that a warrant is reported to
have been issued for the Princess Chi
may, nee Clara Ward, in connection with
a seizure of obsceue photographs recent
ly made by the police. A number of the
pictures seized represent the woman in
what are known as plastic poses. The
photograph dealers produced in court a
contract bearing the date OF May 25,
1897, and in which "Mme. La Princesse
de Chimay, nee Ward, authorizes hereby
NJ Y. to sell in France and abroad pho
tographs of her poses plastiques stamped
with the fac smile of her signature,
CLARA, on the condition of paying to NJ.
Kolta, her agent, the sum OF % francs
royaly for every 100 photographs Sold"
The contract bears her signature, duly
witnessed. This document renders her.
a party to the crime, or misdemeanor, Of
selling obscene photographs which Is
punished by joint imprisonment and
fine.
The sun., 1897-12-15
MISCELLANY,

Columbia will have cage fixed up in
the new gymnasium for early practice of
its varsity baseball team. Davis, of the
New York League team, will coach the
nine
A st. Louis school principal is author
ity for che statement that 'the introduce
tion of the bicycle has had atelling effect
upon the consumption of cigarettes by
schoolboys." He says that instead of
seeing boys standing around corners and
in empty lots smoking cigarettes, you see
them out riding their bicycles, where
they have no desire to smoke.
During the past season not single
English amateur track record for the
safety was disturbed, while all the pro-
fessional times, with the exception of
the standing quarter and the half mile,
made by Platt-Bets and johnson respec-
lively, have been beaten.
The Chicago scorchcr, whenever he
finds victim, must dismount, pick up
the pieces and then be sent to the State
Pententiary for murder. If he violates
this new ordinance he will be fined $40
for each offense Here is a law that it is
cheaper to break than respect.
Representatives OF +. C. Bald and
James Michael arranged match between
the two, on Tuesday night. The con-
ditions are as follows: The race to be
mile heats, best two in three; each rider
to be entitled to eight pacemakers, to be
named before the start; corners and posi-
tions to be decided by toss; Albert Mott
to appoint the referee; race to take place
Saturday, January 7th next, in Madison
Square Garden; each rider to follow his
own pace only and not to follow his
opponents rear wheel.
The sun., 1897-12-15
SELF.DEFENSE.

G. J. Morlarity, the crack fighter of
this city, will fight Jack Everhardt in
New Orleans, on December 80.
1t looks as though the match between
Bill Heffernan, the so-called middle
weight champioH-efSouth Africa, and
Tommy West has fallen through. These
men were to have fought in Buffalo last
night, but they didn't. Heffernan was
willing and SO was West, but there seems
to have been slip-up about the purse,
and West is still working with Mccoy
for the latter's fight with Creedon OIL
Friday. For these reasons nobody has
yet been able to decipher the big Heffer-
san, who says he can make 15O pounds.
Jack Bonner may have a chance to go
to England, DR., A. P. Ordway has been
The sun., 1897-12-15

making inquiries abouthim, and az DR.
0rdway, representing the Nationa
Sporting Club in this country, has full
authority, there is an opening for Bon.
ner. No American fighter in his class
loo to l5s pounds would better repre-.
sent the United States than Bonner. He
is . good fighter and very gentlemanly
fellow. In personal popularity he would
tie Dave Sullivan.
Tom 'VRourke will not let George
Dixon fight Joe Bernstein, and it is plain
that Dixon has hard road to travel in
the future, for the feather.weights are
very numerous nowadays,
The McCoy-Creedon bout will be the
leading scrap of the fall season.
"Eddie" Connolly and .Dar' Haw-
klns, who are to box twenty rounds at
san francisco on next Thursday night,
are reported to be in fine shape.
"Gus' Tuthill offers to bet 5000
even that Mccoy will best Creedon next
Friday night.
Two one-lrmed men "Jack' Carr and
Billy" kcnney fought three vicious
rounds to draw at Chicago last night.
Jimmy" Barry, whose recent fight at
London resulted in the death of Croot,
his antagonist will sail for New York
today.
The Yale Gun Club has declined
challenge of the University Of Pennsyl
vania Club, owing to the lateness of the
season. The Lehigh and University of
Pennsylvania teams will shoot a match
at Philadelphia.
All the coaches of the crews that raced
at Poughkeepsie last summer have been
re-engaged for next season. Lehman is
back at Harvard, Cook will coach Yale:
Courtney will again take charge of
Cornell, and Ward has been re-engaped
at Pennsylvania.
The sun., 1897-12-15
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY.
A Resume of the Latest Doings in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
FOOT BILL.

Arrangements have already begun for
the Yale-Princeton football game at
Princeton next season. The game will
not be played on the regular athletic
field, but on the Brooklyn field instead,
where new stands will be erected espe-
cially for the game. The Pennsylvania
Bailroad will lay another track from
Princeton junction to Princeton to ac-
commodate the crowd.
There are rumors Of a professional
football league being organized in Phila-
delphia. Several noted college players
are mentioned in connection with the
enterprise, and it is also said that a few
prominent athletic clubs are interested.
Such talk is heard ANNUALLY at the end
of the football season.
Robert r. Galley, Princeton's great
centre, recently addressed the students
OF Brown University on religious sub
jects. Mr.. Galley will soon leave for
China to do missionary work.
In five years four Andover men,
Rogers, Murphy, Hinkcy and McCnr-
mick, have been captains OF the Yale
football! team.
The sun., 1897-12-15
MISCELLANY.

There are one hundred and fifty-three
candidates for the Harvard Freshman
crew, the largest number on record. The
men, divided into two squads, began
work yesterday in the gymnasium. The
number of candidates will be gradually
reduced until there are enough left for
three Freshman crews.
The University of Pennsylvania has
adopted system of required physical
examination for freshmen. The exam
nations generally reveal some bodily de.
fects for which special exercises are
recommended.
The city of Columbus, O., has been
made the defendant in a 5000 suit by a
young woman, who, while riding q BIZ
cycle, fell into hole in one Of the city
streets.
The sun., 1897-12-15

LLOYD Coils,
City Surveyor.
New York, Dec. II.
Both Miller and Rice, however, lower
ed Hale's record of ,9l0 miles.
Jimmy Michael, the Welsh bicyclist,
and seventeen other cyclists, returned to
Saratoga yesterday morning and resum-
ed training at the Casino twelve lap
track. Michael's engagements include
one with Arthur Chase, of London, on
Christmas Eve; one with Taylore, of
France, on New Years Eve, and one
with Eddy Bald in January, all at Madi-
son Square Garden.
One of the advantages of the chainless
type OF wheel is to be seen in the models
for women, which are particularly trim
in appearance by reason of the absence
OF the chain guard. Many women rid
ing chain wheels have dispensed with
such guards, either because they had
their skirts cut short enough to prevent
them from getting caught between the
chain and sprockets, or because they had
adopted some form of "rational,' dress
and found the guard unnecessary. These
guards are useful precaution if fairly
long skirts are worn, and if a woman
mounts wheel with full length dress
she is in great danger if there is no pro-
lection from the chain.
Ankle action or proper pedal pushing
is perhaps one of the most important
necessities to good riding. This pointing
the toes downward and wriggling of the
body in imitation of the Racing cyclist
is wholly unnecessary when taking short
rides. 1t is not beneficial in the least,
either. Ankle action adds to ones ap.
pearance and insures better pace with
less fatigue than the leg movement. 1t is
also u safeguard against side slips. A
graceful style of pedalling covers many
other faults.
The American Cyclist says:-"It is
stated on apparently good authority, that
the sale of high priced and strictly high
grade wheels in the English market is
narrowing down to the Amer.
can product, while the cheaper grades
sold continue to be almost exclusively of
home manufacture"
The sun., 1897-12-15
He WANTED TO HANG.
lH1sshandkerchief and His Sus-
penders in attempts to end His
TiGn

The City Hall Police Station was the
scene OF an attempted suicipe by hang
ing, Monday night.
The would-be suicide is Francis Mat
thews and is not known in this city.
About o'clock Monday night, Cap
tain Kane was standsng in the open
space in front of the City Hall when a
small boy came running up to him and
oalled his attention to man who was
acting in a strange mauner. Upon in
vestigation he found the man aud took
him to the police station where
it was fonnd that the man
who was identified as Francis Matthews
was suffering from an attack of delirium
tremens. He was attended to and
placed in a cell.
He made several attempts to commit
suicide by hanging himself with his sus-
penders and his handkerchief, but
was unsuccessful as he was found in
time to prevent fatal results. 1t was
found necessary to put man on guard
to prevent further attempts.
The man was sent to the Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane yesterday.
The sun., 1897-12-15
Milford.

although the night was heavy with
rain, the gallery and stage OF the armory,
last night, was crowded with ladies and
gentlemen to witness the annual inspec-
tiorof Company B OF the First Regi-
ment. Out OF n total enlistment of
thirty-nine, the company paraded thirty
three. The men made the best appear
ance in several years and their drill drew
considerable applause. Major-elect
Theodore Townsend, complimented
the men, who for appearance
and personal reminded him of the origin
al company organized about eighteen
years ago. There is much interest mani.
tested by the members and all is alive in
the company's ranks as captain and
lieutenant will he elected in very few
weeks. 3
The sun., 1897-12-15
National Board of Trade.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. l4.-The Ma
tional Board OF Trade met here to-day,
in their 2sth annual session, former Gov
ernor stannard, of st. Louis, presiding.
Executive Committee made its annual
report which was adopted without dis
senting vote. In the report on the cur
repcy reform issue it is said that only
unexpected prosperity can put an end to
the feeling of unrest.
The sun., 1897-12-15
DIAMOND DUST.

Pete Browning says:-'I guess base
ball has got beyond me. l don't hear
much about anything but reform and
that amt in my line. People wanted
good ball once and we gave it to them.
Reform amt my long suit. Hitting
them over the fence is Pete's best hold"
If some of McCarthy's admirers in
Pittsburg do not stop their loud talking
the new man will begin his work under
q handicap. People will come to ex-
pect a KeeIer, Delehanty and Clarke
rolled into one.-Cleveland Press.
Varney Anderson, who pitched for
Washington in 1885, now is magnate.
He represented Rockford, ILL.,, at recent
meeting Of the Western association.
Frank Houseman, second baseman Of
the st. Louis Browns, is in hard luck.
One OF his eyes has given out, and he
must have serious operation performed.
The Baltimore and All-Americans
played their last joint-exhibition game
Saturday afternoon. Hereafter each club
shifts for itself.
Umpire Lynch rarely fines a player.
When lie does, nothing on earth will
prevent him from sending it in." He
has made it a rule never to remit fine.
, At present Washington has five catch
ers on its pay-roll-Farrell, Mcclure,
Leahy, Casey and Snyder.
Brooklyn has Withdrawn its draft of
"Butch" Gremmingcr, the second base
man of the Buffalo team.
Pittsburg is reported as having sold
Second Baseman Asa Stewart to Kansas
City.
Lave Cross is said to be booked for
short field ON the st. Louis team next
season.
Browns University baseboll season
next year will cover period of thirteen
weeks.
Hughes, the star pitcher OF the Sacra-
mento (Cal. team, has received his re-
ward for defeating the Baltimore team
in recent game. He has been signed
by Baltimore and will accompany that
team in its Western wanderings.
Thomas P. Burns has bought the New
ark Baseball Club, and will act as owner,
and captain.
''Joe" Kelley, Erred" Tenney, "Tom-
N.Y. Dowd and "Tom" Brown will be
as coaches for college teams
early in the spring. Kelley has already
been secured to coach the Georgetown
College team in March.
San Francisco papers state that Dono-
van is the best ball player among the all
star teams out there.
The invasion Of California by the All
American and Baltimore teams has
doomed the national game considerably
in the West. This is proven by the or
sanizatior a California league and a
great reaction in favor of baseball, as is
shown by the big crowds that have wit
lessed the transformers games here.
The sun., 1897-12-15
CYCLING.

The managers OF the six-day bicycle
contest at Madison Square Garden YES
terday issued statement concerning the
measurement OF the track and a corrected
score of the leaders.
The track was measured by Lloyd
Coils, city surveyor, and was found to
be 277.26 feet short Of a mile, or a relative
percentage OF .O525l7 to the score as
posted during and after the contest.
The corrected score of the leaders
should be as follows:
The sun., 1897-12-15
Will Receive a Sword,

FRANFoRT, Ky, Dec. A handsome
fund has been raised by the Kentucky
State Guard to buy sword for the first
commander Of the battleship Kentucky,
to be presented by Gov. Bradley at the
christening of the Kentucky. 1t will be
very costly.
The sun., 1897-12-15
"TbQ Book Of SQerQts'
EOR MEN ONLY

Write for descriptive circulai.
Agents wanted. Sells on sight. Every
man wants a copy. Start in while
the field is clear. Fotunes in it for
live agents. Address r. Lusby, No
velty Dealer, Vinton, la. (Mention
this paper.)
The sun., 1897-12-15

A POUND OF READING MATTER.
will be sent to any address in the
United States tor a silver dime.
These packages are made up of
standard newspapers and period
icAls Of real literary worth. They
are God-sends to invalids and
stay-at-homes. Address, News
paper Exchange, Bishop Build
ing, Philadelphia, Pa.
AGENTS-Just out, little
black tumbling acrobatic bug;
the mystery of mysteries; most
sensational and fast selling nov-
city on the market; to show one
sells dozen; sample and cata-
logue, &c. Heustis Novelty Co.,
69 Laidlaw ave-, Jersey City.
The sun., 1897-12-15
HELP WANTED-FEMALEs.

Women Wanted to sell Brassine. Lib
eral contract. A sale at every door.
Brassine Manufacturing Company
River and Union Sts. Wilkesbarre Pa.
The sun., 1897-12-15
HELP WANTED-MALEs.

WANTED, situation for coachman or
house work in private family. Address
soO7 Tatnall street.
The sun., 1897-12-15

WANTED-5O boys to sell the Sunday
edition of The SUN. Biggest sale on
record last Sunday. More profit. Apply
l03 East Sixth street
The sun., 1897-12-15

WANTED AT ONCE.-Two bright
young ladies for newspaper work.
GREATER WILMINGTON co.
4th and Shipley SITS.
The sun., 1897-12-15
)ka for Gold
Grady for Shoes

We are going of business the entire stock Of Ten Thousand
Dollars worth Of Boots Shoes and Rubbers to be sold at Great
Reduction by March 2sth.
N. e. Cor. Third and King Sts