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The herald., 1898-12-10
SANTA BARBARA NOTES
Tom Sears Murderous Attack-The
Chitose Expected

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 9.-Last night,
about 10 o'clock. notorious gambler named
Tom Sears went into the Olympia saloon,
kept by LARGO, on State street, and, on being
told to leave the place, as his presence was
not desired, he got angry and seized LARGO
by the throat and attempted to push him
out the back door, at the same tHne pulling
his pistol. LARGO however, being power
full man, successfully grappled with the
woulC-be murderer and held him till help
arrived and he was relieved of his revolver.
Sears was placed under arrest and lodged
in the city Jail, and will be charged with
attempting to commit murder. Sears, a
few months ago. was arrested for almost
beating his mistress to death, and was put
under bonds to appear for trial, but, owing
to some miscarriage Of justice, nothing seems
to have been done in the matter.
c. H. Frink of the Great Wardrobe and
family are spending short vacation in Los
Angeles.
A live bird shoot will be held on the Mis-
sion club grounds today in which a number
of visitors and loca! sportsmen will take
part.
The Montecto guard, organized at the
comm encement of the war, still keeps up
drill, and the interest of the members in
their organization is unabated. AT a meet
/ ing held Wednesday, two more members
were enrolled, bringing up the number to
over forty men. The monthly target prac-
tice takes place next Sunday at the range.
In the case of the Santa Inez and I'm.
provement company vs. S. I. Bennett ct al.
judgment was yesterday filed in favor OF
plaintiff for the sum of S23OS.67, with inter
est and costs.
The final account in the estate of Edwin
{ ST. John, deceased, was allowed yesterday
by Judge Day.
The japanese cruiser Chitose, just built
The herald., 1898-12-10
BEAT THE CASHIER
-Flam Artist Makes Ten Dollars
in Ten Minutes

And still the bunco man gets in his deadly
work! The old, old story of a twenty
dollar bill, few cents change and deficit
of ten dollars in the budget was enacted on
Thursday evening with the Holenbcck cafe
as the scene of the job. Just few minutes
before closing time two nights ago a we'll
dressed man came in and ordered supper,
the carte price Of which was forty cents.
He was given ticket for this amount by the
waitress and stepped up to the cashiers
desk to pay. Placing the check on the desk,
he pulled out twenty-dolar bill and hand
ed to f. Wilson, the cashier, who rendered
his as change ten-dollar bill, a five-dollar
gold piece and four dollars and sixty cents
in silver. ''Was not that check for sixty
cents?' asked the stranger. ''No, sir"
replied the cashier, onu- forty well,
WELL, he said; had | known that l could
have paid the check without changing such
a large bill. However, you can perhaps
accommodate me by giving me a ten-dolar
bill for this change, can you not?" and the
slick customer added forty cents to the
small change just given him, turning it
over, with the five-dollar gold piece also
received in change to the cashier. He was
handed ten dollars and then the film fam
game commenced After fumbling in his
pockets for few seconds the knight of the
confidence game handed the cashier the ten
dollars in gold Just given him and cooly
suggested that he might give him the twenty
dollar bill ''since there is the twenty dollars
in your hand" The cashier was in a
hurry, didn't stop to think, handed over the
note, and the smooth man is ten dollars
ahead. Likewise is tl.5 cashier ten dollars
behind
The herald., 1898-12-10
A Flour Trust

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 9.-In an inter
view here today Clement B. Stearn, of the
Atlas Flour Mills OF Milwaukee, stated
that he expected the Big Four combination
would be in operation shortly. The combine
will have a capitalization of S30,000,0 600. \
\ syndicate of English and German capital
lists has been negotiating with the owners
of the mills. looking to the formation of a
trust for some time past. Mr.. Stearn said
that the Atlas Flour Mills would be includ-
ed in the new organization.
A cablegram has Just been received, it is
stated. from an agent of the proposed com
bine. who has been in London for some time
past, arranging the deal, which says that
all negotiations will be closed up within
four weeks.
If flour goes up said Mr. Stearn. 1T
will not be the combination that is the
cause of the advance. The combination
will include practically all the spring wheat
mills in the country
The herald., 1898-12-10
WHOSE FoWLp
\ Black Darky and White
Chicken

During the excitement occasioned by the
fire in Chinatown last night, burly coon
took the opportunity OF wringng the neck
of white chicken running in the back
yard of Chinese poulterer, and started to
escape from the Chinese quarter through
an alley running parallel to Apablasa street
in the rear of the Chinese public market.
Deputy Constable Mugnemi and reporter
pursued the hungry nigger through a maze
of alleys, but he had obtained good start
and eluded the officers, after dropping HE
ill-gdtten booty under the protection of a
brick wall. After some time had elapsed
and no one returned to take charge of the
toothsome bird the constables arrested the
biped and booked it TO Jaier Cicotte for
this mornings breakfast.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Got a Suspended Fine

A. Griffith was before Police Judge Nor
rson yesterday to answer to a charge OF
disturbing the peace OF j. +. Wiseman
Wiseman claimed that on. November 9TH
Griffith approached him at the corner of
First and Spring streets and asked him 10
pay him So Wiseman denied that he owed
such a sum, but Griffith insisted that he did
and, according to the statements of Wise
man. abused him. Judge Morrison gave
Griffith $40 straight.
The herald., 1898-12-10
THE PINE TREE STATE
Its Sons and Daughters Enjoy Very
Pleasant Reunion

The Pine Tree State association held its
second monthly meeting of the year last
evening in the hail. 3301s South Broadway.
The association meets the second Friday OF
each month, social and literary evenings
alternating. The enrolment numbers fr.n
three to four hundred members and the Of
ficers are as follows: President, Dr. Plum
mer; recording secretary, A W. Kinney;
financial secretary, II. f. c. Webb, E. H.
Hutchison.
Last evening substantial supper of
baked beans, coffee, bread and butter, pie
and State of Maine doughnuts," preced-
ed the literary program, which included
music by the Laraia brothers; original
poem, "The Days Advance o. 7. Eel
lows; Thanksgiving paper by G. W. 81
monton; recitation, How We Took Ma
Mia" E. H. Hutchison The supper was
arranged by Mr.. Hutchison. The evening
was thoroughly enjoyed by the large num-
ber of people present.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Fined the Plumber

A. H. Kirkpatrick, the plumber, was fined
$50 or twenty days by Police Judge Owens
Yesterday for having violated the plumbing
ordinance kirkpatrick claimed that j.
Caesar had employed him to transfer some
plumbing apparatus from one store to an
other. on East Fifth street, and that Caesar
had told him the permit to make the change
had beer secured Caesar denied this, and
as Kirkpatrick had failed to appear at hi.
trial the day previous he was adjudged
guilty On Thursday by the court. Kirk
patrick was given until o'clock in which to
raise the fine
The herald., 1898-12-10
PROrlPT ACTION NECESSARY
To Prevent the Practical Absorption of the
Chinese Empire by the Russians


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The herald., 1898-12-10
Los ANGELES SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER TO- 1895

at the Union Iron works, is to have her trial
trip in the Santa Barbara channel, and the
vessel may be expected around here tomor-
row.
The parents and guardians of the High
school pupils have been invited to meet
ing at the High school today, to have prac
teal illustration given of the methods of
working, and also, incidentally, in view OF
the forthcoming bond election for High
school building, to exhibit the utter made
quacy Of the present building.
The herald., 1898-12-10
From PARKWAY italy

Thinking you might feel little sore over
the way the election has gone in California,
after all the hard work done by The.t1erald,
| enclose an editorial which should afford
you some comfort, it being very frank one
to say the least OF course | am only guess
The herald., 1898-12-10
Plenty in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 9.-Copious rains
have been falling throughout this county
since midnight, accompanied by thunder
and lightning. A foot of snow fell at Cuya
maca where it it still showing. At 10 a. M
a waterspout was seen ten miles off Point
Iona Shortly afterwards there was a
cloudburst in Rose canyon, near the foot
of Soledad grade, damaging the Santa Fe
tracks. A wrecking train has been dis
patched to repair them.
At many inland points precipitation ag
gregates nearly two inches. The precipita
tion in this city, up to noon, was 80 of an
inch. Brisk showers during the day with
prospect of heavy rain tonight.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Pleaded GUILTY.

Theodore Moreno was before Police Judge
Owens yesterday to answer to a charge Of
petty larceny Moreno had been accused
OF stealing can of milk and some cooking
utensils from Mrs. Leopold Bait The pris-
oner entered a plea of guilty and will be
sentenced today.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Tales of Woe

J. +. Lambert and Charles Gay were sent
in last night from Main street by Deputy
Constable Joe Mugnemi and booked on a
charge of drunkenness. Harry Chambers
was sent in from the st. Elmo hotel by
Officer Hiriart at 10 o'clock last night and
booked on a charge of begging. They viii
all tell their tales of woe before Justice
Owens this afternoon.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Pacific Gospel Union

The sixty children, Happy Little Work
ers' OF the Union mission, will give free
entertainment preceding the annual meet
ing Monday evening at 7:45 at y. NJ. c. A
hall. \ ladies' quartet will sing and Rev
Hugh A. Walker and Superintendent C. S
Mason will speak The public is invited.
The herald., 1898-12-10
THE PUBLIC PULSE

1.-THE Herald under this heading prints
communications. but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed
sponuents are requested to cultivate
brevity. so far as Is consistent with the
proper expression Of their views.1
The herald., 1898-12-10
A Frost Feared

SANTA ANA, Dec "a terrific norther
has been blowing here today, doing con
siderable damage to the orange crop and
blowing down many small trees, fences and
signs. Slight showers of rain fell through
out the night and part of today. Snow fell
in Yorba and on the foothills just east OF
town. The thermometer has reached the
lowest point this winter and fears OF a
heavy frost tonight arg entertained.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Laid the Dust

REDONDO, Dec. 9.-'S:is vicinity was
visited by light showers during last night
The rainfall was~not sufficient to accom-
plish much good, except to lay the dust and
allay the fears of farmers that no rain at
all was coming this year. Today the sky is
overcast, with every indication of continued
rain. Farmers are getting in their grain or
most of the large ranches in the outlying
country
The herald., 1898-12-10
A LOCAL PIONEER GONE
Isaiah P. Smith Died at the Age of "a
Years

Isaiah p Smith, one of the old residents
OF Los Angeles, died last Thursday at the
residence of his son, Alonzo c. Smith a!
The Palms. The deceased was s4 years, and
The herald., 1898-12-10
Money to Lend

LAl,GE SUMS AVAILABLE for invest
ment on mortgage of Real Esta tie Getty and
Country at exceptionally low rates of in
terest Tor fixed term or redeemabl by in
stallments.
EXISTING MORTGAGES PAID OFF.
Special Terms quoted for Loans on Life
Policies, Interest under Wills and second
Ind third mortgages.
All persons desiring assistance to pur.
chase farms, orchards. hotels. businesses,
ETC., should apply to us. Furniture loans
granted, promissory notes discounted and
all financial business transacted
II your bank refuses you an overdraft or
creditors are pressing, call or write to above
address.
The herald., 1898-12-10

Deputy Sheriff c. F. Schwilk of Sacra.
mento left last night for the north after a
short business trip to Southern California
The herald., 1898-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs George II. Bixby of the Los
Cerritos ranch are in the city for a short
visit.
The herald., 1898-12-10

n. Blackstock and Misses Blackstock of
Ventura are in the city. Mr.. Backstocil
is the recently elected railroad commissioner
from this district
The herald., 1898-12-10
Y. M. G. A. Notes

Next Tuesday evening the gymnasium
class Of the association will give an exhbi-
ton which will consist of class and individ-
ual work, with several fencing bouts. The
evening classes will be entertained with a
social on Thursday evening Next Monday
the annual meeting of the Pacific Gospel
union will be held in the evening at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. C. A.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01
DIGGING FoRAKER's FOOTSTEPS

What seems an improbable story is
sent from Cincinnati to the Pittsburg
Post. and it all has to do with the
Hanna senatorial campaign. The story
runs that Senator Foraker is nursing
wrath that threatens to break out into
a flame over the discovery that his
! footsteps and those of his family are
being logged by paid government de-
| tectives. Hanna's use of government
sleuths before the state election was
exposed in this city, and they were
given warning that they would get into
trouble if they were not more circum-
spect. The post office inspectors were
used then as now to spy upon those
! opposed to Hanna. Perry Heath even
came here to direct the movements of
his men, whose names were known,
but the atmosphere became SO hot that
his secret plans were not carried out.
Facts have developed of late to show
that even now secret service agents of
the government are being used all over
the state to watch legislators and poll
ticians whom Hanna fears. They have
swooped down upon Columbus and fol-
lowed Kurtz. There was no denial of
the fact that every movement that
kurtz made in Washington was
watched by the eyes of paid govern
ment spies. There are said to be fifteen
or sixteen spies in Cincinnati, under
the direction of Estes G.. Rathbone,
former fourth assistant postmaster
general, working under the guise of
revenue service agents and postotfice
inspectors It is well known that spec
ial agents of the revenue service are
wont to put in their spare moments at
the service of those to whom they owe
their jobs. When Senator Foraker was
asked about the spies, he parted the
subject and would not talk. He has
been bounded to death, both here and
at Washington, and is trying to attend
to his own business. If the survell-
lance keeps up, however, he threatens
to cut loose in a way that will make
Hanna dance.
Everyone knows that politics in Ohio
is never very pure, and that Ohio poll
ticians do not scruple at anything;
still it seems impossible that govern
ment employees, members of the secret
service, would be employed to act as
spies in a political campaign; there
could be nothing more corrupt. II
Foraker is having his steps dogged
in Ohio, a by no means impossible
thing, it is more than likely that it is
by regular political agents, and not by
any government employees. If it were
by the latter, he is not the man to sub
nit to such espionage very long with
out making a protest in one form or
another. Hanna wants to go back TO
the senate very badly. but he would
hardly stultify himself by resorting to
such methods as above described. Still,
it is a safe rule in studying Ohio poll
tics not to bet that a thing is or is not
so. because it affronts all sense of pro-
priety, decency or honesty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01
FALL RIVER AND SOUTHERN
COTTON MILLS.

"The showing of dividends of the Fall
River cotton mills fully justihes the
| concern of their directors for the future
of their profits. whatever may be
thought of their manner of meeting
this difficulty" says the Boston Her
aid. THE percentage they have paid
to stockholders in 1897 is an average of
S.S9 per cent on the capital invested.
In 1886 this percentage was 6.12 per
cent, which indicates a falling off in
the present year of almost one-half.
Indeed, the only approach made to this
low rate during the last ten years was
in 1891, when the dividend went down
to 4.93, more than per cent in advance
of that lately paid. In one of these
years it went up to within a small
fraction of 10 per cent and in only two
of them was il below 8 per cent, being
generally nearer than per cent.
The very heavy falling off of the pres
ent year, when a revival of business
was anticipated, is an ominous event
which clearly called for the attention
of the directors
Southern competition is one of the
most potent causes that have tended to
reduce Fall River dividends, and it is
likely to be a continuing cause. Why
southern competition is likely to be
continuing cause of reduced Fall River
dividends is very well set forth in the
following from the New Orleans
Picayune:
The superiority of the southern mills
is based upon a number of factors
which operate constantly in their favor.
In the first place, the great majority of
southern mills are new establishments,
provided with the very best and latest
machinery Many of the Fall River
mills are old affairs, hence are not as
economical houses as their rivals. In
the second place, the southern mills
have the great advantage of being
right at the source of cotton supply,
hence are able to save considerable in
transportation and handling charges,
which, in this day of keen competition,
affords great advantage. Lastly, it
is claimed, but with what justice the
Picayune is unable to say, that the
southern mills pay less for labor.
It really looks as though southern
cotton mills were going to have the
same influence on the cotton manufac-
turing industry that the Alabama, Me-
saba and Goegebic iron mines have had
on the iron industry. The south is on
the eve Of a great industrial awaken
ing, and it will not be many years
before the industrial centers of the
north will realize it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01
THE GOLD HUNTERS DREAM.

1t is a Klondike gold hunter,
And he sToDpeth one of three:
by thy long lean face and glittering eye
Now wherefore stopD'st thou me?
1.-The bridegroom's doors are open WIDE
And 1 am next of kin;
| The guests are met, the feast is set;
Mays hear the merry din
He holds him with skinny hand.
There was a mine,' quoth he,
| Hold off Unhand me, gray-beard looni'
Eftsoons his hands dropped he.
He holds him with his glittering eye
| Wonderful eye had he)-
The wedding guest like three-years' child,
| Lists to the miners plea.
The wedding guest sat on a stove;
He cannot choose but hear;
And thus spake on that ancient man,
The brighT-eyed Klondiker.
1.-THE mine was cleared. the men they
cheered:
Merrily did we drop
Below the ice, below the snow,
Below the crust on top.
I'VE struck sea all filed with gold;
Lit with a golden light.
And To- Andree and his balloon
Burns on our startled sight.
"And through the drifts the snowy cliffs
Did send golden CLEAN
On mOnStrouS whales with golden tails,
And mermaids in a dream.
1.-THE gold was here, the gold was there.
The gold was all around;
1t cracked and growled, and roared and
howled,
At Bryan in the ground
The wedding guest here beat his breast,
For he heard the loud bassoon.
The bride hath paced into the hall
Red as rose is she;
Nodding their heads before her goes
The merry minstrelsy.
-Coleridge's Ghost in Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01
TIE NEW YEAR.

II Oh this New Years morn one viii
take a calm and unprejudiced survey
OF matters the world over, he viii be
compelled to admit that the year does
not open auspiciously. Europe contin-
ues armed and ready for war but this
has come to be a normal condition and
excites little or no alarm of itself. But
1t is different in the east, that far east
where things have been for thousands
of years as they are today and where
they will continue to be the same for
centuries to come unless there shall be
rude awakening brought about by
wars wild alarm, a thing that now
threatens. In the far east the nations
of Europe are assembling their mighty
war fleets and the doom OF China to
partition and humiliation seems i'm
pending. This threatened partition af-
fects not China alone but may, If IN
dertaken, disturb the peace of the
world, bringing the nations into deadly
conflict. The shadow of the war cloud
in the east is beginning to spread over
the whole earth.
And how is it in our own land? We
are at peace with the world, but there
are not wanting signs that our peace is
threatened. The rebellion in Cuba is
a perpetual menace to this country, for
the sympathy of the American people
is with the Cubans, and while the gov
ernment at Washington is doing all in
its power to properly perform its duty
towards Spain as a friendly nation,
Spain complains and says it is not
enough. The Cuban rebellion is the
only thing that even remotely threat
ems our peace.
And how is it with the nations do
nestle affairs? They are not as could
be wished. Prosperity is not in the
land though times are not quite so
bad and unsettled as they were. Hope
is largely mistaken for prosperity. May
it be realized How can there be gen
eral prosperity in the land when the
government itself is each month ex-
periencing a deficit of many millions?
And this ever recurring monthly deficit
when will il cease and there come in
its place a revenue ample to defray all
the governments expenses and leave
something to reduce its accumulated
debt? Here, again, hope that things
viii be better is what buoys the peo-
pie up. But hope reduces no deficit.
And in our state what are the pros
poets? Only fair. State and people
alike are burdened with debt. Through
bad and vicious legislation the leading
industry of the state-the mining of
been reduced to a condi-
ton only a little better than complete
suppression. At present the future
holds out no prospect of any improve
ment in this industry. Other indus
tries are springing up and promise
well. but it will take time to establish
them. But whatever the conditions
that surround them, the people of Utah
are a cheerful and energetic people
and always look on the bright side. 1t
is an invaluable trait and is always one
of the very best assurances for the
continued welfare of the state. The
people of Utah will start the new year
with the same hope and faith in the
future with which they have started
other new years.
The outlook for the country may not
be bright, but it could hardly be called
gloomy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01
GENERAL HARRISON FOR 1900.

If it is never too late to mend, so it
is never too early to begin to plan
political campaigns. According to the
Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger, there is already
an incipient movement looking to a
campaign for General Harrison as the
successor Of President Mckinley.
Stranger things than this have hap
pened, and the fact that General Har-
rison refused to be u candidate in 1896
would be in his favor rather than mill
tate against him. He made a very
good president, and he is a stronger
man than President Mckinley. That
the president is ambitious for another
term, goes without saying. but his
chances for a denomination viii de-
pend entirely upon the success of his
administration. It has been in power
nine months, and it shows anything
but signs Of being a success. There
has been no improvement in revenue.
while there is no prospect whatever
that the currency question will be set
tied, at best it win remain as it is;