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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04

l6roueh the theater Of the disaster. A
I1n7c was Imminent, but was averted
W the actors and ushers, and the people
quietly left the building.
THE LIST GROWING
At / a. m. the deaths resulting from
The wrecking Of the city hall numbered
thirty, and It Is said that the list is likely
TO b. even larger, many Of the injured
being in serious condition. Owing to
the fact that many of the injured were
carried to their homes, it is difhcult to
gather names.
: Twenty-four known dead is the list at
this hour. In addition those named al
ready, these are dead:
W. H. Bell, Stephen Williams, John
Fellows, Allen Towe.
a Both of the city hospitals are full, and
many of the injured are at their own
homes. Further search in the building
has been abandoned for the night.
Many of those carried down by the
falling floor were boys IA to 16 years OF
age. Some of them managed to crawl
from under the beams where men could
not move. Despite this, however, a
number of them were killed, their lives
being crushed out by the beams which
gradually settled upon them, borne
down by the heavy iron safe and the
steam coil which had fallen on top Of
the wreckage. Alderman Carothers and
Taylor, although injured and covered
With blood, tried to secure some sort of
order and system in the rescue work
but the excitement was so great that
they could make but little impression
on the crowd.
Although the platform on which the
oNeakers of the evening were standing
Vas apparently the first to give away,
the mayor-elect and many aldermen es-
capped the death that overlook so many
others who followed them into the lower
portion of the building. An inquest has
been ordered for tomorrow morning.
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READY FOR WAR
Costa Rica and Nicaragua Preparing
to Fight

NEW YORK, Jan. ga dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says: The
trouble between Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua has taken a new phase, according to
advices from the Herald's correspondent
in Managua. The Costa Rican Consul
to Managua has been sentenced to five
years Imprisonment and has fled. The
Costa Rican Consul at Managua, Senior
Eduardo Beeche, was arrested in that
city on September 18th Of last year and
imprisoned. The charge against him
was completely in revolutionary move
ment against President Zelaya. Senior
Beeche's exequatur was cancelled at the
time of his arrest.
Senior Beeche was in prison for several
weeks despite the representations made
by the Costa Rican government to ME-
aragua to secure his release. Costa
Rica demanded that proofs against her
Consul be produced, but the demand
went unheeded, though finally he was re-
leased on bail.
Considerable friction between the two
governments was caused and this was
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The following are the entries and weights
for the races to be run at Ingleside track
San Francisco. today. Commissions received
and placed by the Los Angeles Turf CLUB,
Black q Co.. at Agricultural Park. Take
Main street cars Down town office In rear
Of No. 14S 8. Broadway. First quotations
received at 1:S0 o'clock D. M:
First race. X OF q mile, allowances-Her-
tina, 95: Forest Guard, Royal Prize, 97s
Little T. G.. Queen Blazes, 100; Aluminium.
l02; Duke of York Second. Tenrica, Ensteins
Donator, 105.
Second race. Y Of mile, serling-Ru-
falba. Dolore, 105; Chappie, Sandow Third.
Soniro, 107; Nicnac, Easel, Mollie r., 1903:
Jack Martin. Zano, Kaiser Ludwig, Tor
sior, 110 Ike L.. Southworth, Sir Richard
113: La Mascota, 10S.
Third race, ~ miles. handicap-Los Pri-
etas, 90; Double Quick, 104; Fleur de Lis,
Sweet Favorable 1903; Grady, ITO; Tom
Cromwell. liz; The Roman, liz
Fourth race, " of mile. selling Scotch
Rose, los; Stentor, Harry Thoburn, Coupon
Third, 107; Miss Ross. Emma D., HERNIA
nita, Lost Girl, los; O'F1eeta- r. @. Ban,
Tim Murphy, Major Cook. Kamsin. ITO;
Roche, Geo. Miller, Midas, Dick Behans
113.
Fifth race, mile, selling-Yule, So; Geo.
Lee. 81; Shasta Water. 9S; Myth, 90; Rey
del TERRA, 1902: Souffle, Garland Barr, 10A.
Sixth race. y of a mile, allowances-Mo-
rinel, Tiger Lily, Good Friend, Miss Alice
Novia, 100; Master Mar. Plan, Irritatort
Roxey Murphy, 102; San Venado, Nebsl
Jack. Glorian. AL Koran. Prince Tyrants
l05.
Weather clear; track fast.
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"A HARD VOYAGE
Seattle Stowaways Make Trip In
Cold Storage


SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. s.--Andrew
Jacobs and Harry Christensen, two
sailors from Seattle, had a thrilling ex-
perience on the steamer Umatilla, which
arrived from the north today. The men
belonged to the crew of the schooner
Vista, which was wrecked on Vancouver
island, 10 miles south of Carmel Light,
on the morning of December IL last, and
after being rescued made their way to
Seattle, where they remained in hos
pital for some days. Being unable to
obtain employment after having been
discharged. from the hospital, they re-
solved to try their luck in this city. On
the morning of Dec. 80 they boarded the
Umatilla and slowed themselves be-
hind a pile of rope in the forehold. Be-
ing afraid of discovery they sought
better hiding place and finally crept
into one of the cold storage compart-
ments just as the vessel left Port
Townsend. AS usual, however, these
compartments were sealed up by the
customs officers and the stowaways
were almost frozen to death before they
were discovered and liberated, which
was not until yesterday afternoon. Both
were too exhausted to move, but medical
treatment and food soon restored them.
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PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS
AL the Arizona Cases Go Over Until
March

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Practically
all of the cases on the supreme court
docket involving titles to private land
grants in Arizona were today reas-
signed to be heard on the first Monday
In March.
The application was made on behalf Of
the claimants by James Carter, to state
their desire TO have these cases heard
by a full bench, and especially to have
them delayed until Attorney General
McKenna could take his seat as a mem
Der Of the court. His desire, Mr. Carter
said, was due to the fact that Mr.. Nc
Kenna is from the Pacific coast and is
familiar with the questions involved.
In reply to a question from the court
as to the date on which it was desired
that the cases should be set, 1t was in
timated that this would depend upon the
action Of the senate upon Mr. McKenna's
nomination, and no one would attempt
to say when that might occur. The
government made no opposition to the
postponement. but Mr.. Reynolds, act
ing for the department, expressed the
hope that a date could be fixed suffi-
GENTLY early to afford the court time 10
decide, the cases this term, in order, as
he said that the court of private land
claims might have the benefit of the
opinions for its guidance at its term
next fall. He added that the decision
In the cases in which this application
was made would practically determine
the ownership of all the lands comprised
in private land grants in Arizona.
The grants affected are the following:
The Sonola, $4,000 acres; the Algodo-
nee, $4,000 acres; the Camoa, 1000 acres;
the San Rafael del Vale, 1900 acres;
the Babacomeri, $4,000 acres; and the
Calabasas, or Tumocacori mission.
grant. $4,000 acres. All these grants lie
in Southern Arizona.
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Give Mayor Van WICK
Some Anxiety
THE UTMOST CAUTION URGED
IN AUTHORIZATION OF MORE
BOND ISSUES
All Municipal Employees Warned That
Tenure of Office Depends On
Attention to Duty

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Mayor Van
Wyck's message to the municipal as
sembly. which was read upon the organi-
cation of that body today, treated at
length of the financial condition OF
Greater New York. The document was
accompanied by lengthy tables fur-
nished him by the controllers OF New
York, Brooklyn, Richmond and Queens.
The figures indicated net funded debt
Of the entire city Of 1927, 45S,529, and an
assessed valuation Of real estate OF the
entire city of s2,464, 763,1e2.
There is, therefore" the mayor said,
IAN apparent margin within the con-
stitutional limit Of further indebtedness
of about $19,000.000."
Continuing, the mayor says: This
exhibit of the financial condition OF our
city I submit without further comment
than that it must impress everyone
with the stern necessity for the utmost
caution in the authorization of any bond
issue until we have provided a greater
margin between the percentage of our
real estate valuation prescribed in the
constitutional limitation and our out
standing net bonded debt"
Regarding the duties Of his subordi-
mates, Mayor Van Wyck said: Every
one in public station must understand
that they will be held to strict &C
countability in the honest, intelligent
and prompt discharge Of such public
duties as they may undertake. In no
other way and by no other influence can
they retain their positions. Fidelity to
the pledges upon which the SURFACES of
our citizens were asked and secured de-
mands that we demonstrate the ad-
vantages and responsibility Of the gov
eminent, and that we can be depended
upon not only to reward merit, but also
to deal most severely with the betrayal
Of the public confidence, including in
this designation not alone every form of
dishonesty and every degree of in
efficiency. but also any want Of industry
and any indifference to the safety, COM
fort and convenience Of the public"
The police commissioners had all the
commanding officers and captains in
Greater New York before them today.
In an address, President York said there
would be no political preference in the
department, and that all laws on the
statute books must be rigidly enforced.
Gambling and lottery laws were es-
peciauy alluded to. In regard to the
widely discussed action Of the old board
under Theodore Roosevelt, President
York said: I'VE don't wan men de-
tailed on the street to arrest women for
the purpose of discovering disorderly
houses. That is not part Of your du-
ties as officers; but we expect you to
break up such places. The impression
has gone abroad through the public
prints that the incoming Of this board
meant that there would be an open city.
There will be none so far as this de-
partment is concerned, but we want the
laws broadly construed and literally en-
forced"
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Gage Well Pleased

WASHINGTON, Jan. g.. Speaking
today Of the report Of the Monetary
Commission for the reform Of the cur
rency, Secretary Gage said:
II have read the report with great in
terest. Avoiding abstract terms, it pro-
ceeds, in plain, comprehensive language,
to point out the sources Of our present
financial weakness, and the remedies
proposed are so clearly set forth that
all may understand. The reform meas
ures recommended I regard as well
adapted to cure the ills with which we
suffer and which threaten our future.
I sincerely hope it will bear fruit in
legislative action
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
A BOGUS BILL
Carefully Examine All Silver Certifl-
Gates Offered You

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Notice is
given of new counterfeit 800 silver
certificate. The chief engineer at the
bureau Of engraving and printing an
nounced the counterfeit very danger
Gus production. In view Of the danger
Gus character of the counterfeit, Secre-
tary Gage today decided to stop issuing
and to call in all 500 silver certificates.
of which there are about s26, 000,0 900 out
standing. These will be exchanged for
silver certificates of smaller denomina-
ton and the plates destroyed. AS soon
as new plates can be engraved new
series will be issued. Assistant treasur-
ers at all the sub-treasury cities will be
requested to send to the treasury at
Washington all 500 silver certificates in
their possession and to request all banks,
trust companies and other moneyed in
situations to do the same.
Secretary Gage desired this state
ment made that in his judgment it was
unsafe for business men to accept GER
tificates of this denomination and in case
any were now on hand they should be
sent to the banks for transmission to
Washington.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04

mean time. The comets position was
right ascension Is hours. 10 minutes,
261-1o0 seconds. past south declination, 3
degrees. IS minutes. 1910 seconds. This
position II two minutes Of time east and
about nine minutes Of an arc south Of
its predicted place. 1t IL very faint OBJ
ject even with the large telescope, and
while 1t win in all probability grow con-
siderably brighter, yet its position is
such that 1t will not be close enough to
the earth to be visible in small telescopes.
This comet was first discovered in 1919
by Pons, but was not again seen until 1t
was discovered as new comet by Win
necke. whose name It now bears. It has
been observed on several subsequent re-
turns. among them the last in 1892. 1t
will make its closest approach to the
sun on March 20. 1898, at q distance of
50, 900 miles.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
ESTERHAZY'S CASE
Court Martial Will Be Held Behind
Closed Doors

PARIS, Jan. 3.-Gen. Sassauier, the
military governor of Paris, has decided
to try Major Count Esterhazy by court
martial behind closed doors on January
10th.
Count Esterhazy is the French officer
on the retired list who, at the time of
the Dreyfus agitation was brought into
prominence by the publication in the
Figaro of a number Of letters, of which
he has admitted the authorship, re-
decting most severely upon the French
army and upon France.
1t has also been alleged that Count
Esterhazy was the author of an an
onymous note which played prominent
part in the court martial of Alfred
Dreyfus, the former captain of French
artillery sentenced to Imprisonment for
life after having been convicted Of SELL
ing important military plans to the
agents of a foreign power.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
A Fishpole Burglar

STOCKTON, CAL, Jan. 3.-With q
fishhook and line the safe at the barn OF
the Stockton Electric Railroad Company
was cleverly burglarized the other night.
The money taken in ON the cars at night
is deposited in bags, which are placed
in the safe through an aperture in the
top and forced down through slide
running at an angle. BY considerable
cleverness and much patience, the bur
glar succeeded in fishing up three Of
the bags, securing about $40 all told. He
showed familiarity with the barn. and
is believed to be a discharged employee.
A night Waterman was in the building
at the time, but heard nothing.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
CAPITOL OFFICERS
sacramento's New Mayor Outlines His
Fiscal Policy

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.-Mayor Land
took his Office as chief executive of the
city, vice c. H. Hubbard. He went in
his inaugural message in which he out
lined his policy inb a general way, adj
vocating strict economy and business
methods in transacting the business Of
the city. He wants the $4,000 remain
ing of the bonded debt Of thirty odd
years ago wiped out or refunded, taxes
reduced, street Improvement main
tanned, better sewerage system and
liberal assistance to be given the board
of health.
OF the several appointments to be
made he sent in only a few Of the minor
ones. He is likely to meet with oppo-
sition in having some of his nominations
confirmed by the trustees, who want
their own favorites put in. The charter
is very explicit, however, on this point
and any trustee who asks or even sug-
gests the appointment Of any person to
Office is liable to impeachment and pun
ishment.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
The Wheatland Players Injuries Have
Proved Fatal

MARYsvILLE, CAL, Jan. S.-Clyde
MAXWELL, one Of the members OF the
Wheatland football team, who was in
jured in a scrimmage during the last half
of the game against the Marysville Ath-
letic Club team last Saturday, died at Z
o'clock this morning. He received an in>
jury to the spinal cord opposite the sixth
cervical vertebrae which caused paraly-
sis from the seat Of the injury down.
ward. There was also some internal in-
jury in the region of the chest. }i
A short time before his death young
Maxwell said:
IT was playing quarterback and
tackled one Of the Marysville men. In
doing so caught him above the knee.
Then fell, my head resting on the leg
of the man I tackled and my body on the
ground. When the players began to pile
OH us in the scrimmage. I felt my back
crack and when the crowd piled on I
cried, oh, my neck and turned over on
my back. That is all remember"
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A Mysterious Murder

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 3.-News has
lust been received from the Alcorn Agri-
cultural and Medical College, for colored
people, near Rodney, Miss, that the
President of the college, E. G. Triplett,
was shot and fatally wounded last even
ing, while on his way to prayer meeting,
by an unknown assassin. State Super
intendent of Education Kincannon was
notified of the shooting and requested
to send bloodhounds. There is no clue
to the assassin. Mr.. Triplett, at o'clock
this morning, was sinking rapidly.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
Southbound Passengers

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-The fol.
lowing passengers left on the steamer
Santa Rosa for:
Redondo--J. Faulkner and wife, M
Graham, w. Newell, c. officer and wife
Santa Barbara-T. Morris, J. Arm
strong, E. Paddock, George Gregg, T
Griswold and wife. Mrs. Ward, James
Smith, G. Stork, w. Wilson, Mrs. New
man.
Port Los Angeles-Mrs. Hallett, Mrs
Thomas, L. Ross, J. Frank, Mrs. Morti-
mer, G. Green, Colonel Wallace. Mr.
Jameson and daughter.
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DIED TOGETHER
But Chose an Unromantic Plan for
Suicide

FORT WAYNE, Ind. Jan. Sat
Monroeville today the dead bodies of
Miss Viola Marquan, aged %. daughter
of a wealthy farmer, and Michael Mil
Ter. aged 26, a saloon keeper, were found
lying in q room in the rear Of Miller's
saloon. Miller lay in the bed at the
side of the room. Blood from bullet
wound in his right temple covered the
bed clothing. Viola lay in heap in the
middle of the floor, shot to death in the
same place. A revolver with two cham
bers empty lay near her right hand.
Both bodies were in street dress. Two
letters, one purporting to be from Viola
and the other from young Mailer. were
found. It was the declaration that they
wanted to die together and be buried
together. The coroner says 1t would
have been impossible to have moved af-
ter delivering the fatal shot The let
ters tend to prove double suicide, but
the revolver by the girls hand cannot
be accounted for, except by the theory
that she died after her lover.
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Connecticut Politics

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-A dispatch to
the Press from New Haven says: Plans
formed by Connecticut Republican Lead
ers in Washington look to the resigna-
ton Of Senator Orville H. Platt and hiu
acceptance Of the office Of National Com
missioner Of Insurance. for the creation
Of which a bill is now before Congress,
the resignation Of Addison G. Porter as
President McKinley's private secretary
and his acceptance Of the Governorship
of Connecticut, and reelection Of Samuel
Fessenden, the veteran Connecticut
politician, as Senator In place of Senator
Platt.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
Evidence Is Weak

STOCKTON, Cal, Jan. a. Sheriff
Cunningham returned from Napa last
night without Roup, the third train rob-
Der who participated in the Morano Sta
ton affair, for which Williams and
Schlegal are now serving life sentences
in Folsom and San Quentin. Cunning
ham identified the fellow as the man
wanted, but found that the evidence
against him was not so strong as was
supposed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
Stayed Too Long

SAN JOSE, Jan. 3.-The office of just
ice Of the peace Of Milpitas township was
declared vacant today. N. Trubechenck.
who was elected to that position, is now
hunting gold in the Klondike and has
ben absent from the state longer than
the law allows. The board of super
visors appointed Alfred w. Johns to fill
the vacancy.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
Australian Cricket

MELBOURNE, Victoria, Jan. BIN
the second test match between the Aus
tralians and the visiting English crick-
eters, the former We're all out today for
$40 runs. At the close of play this after
noon the Englishmen had scored % runs
for one wicket down.
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Money In Circulation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--The month
ly statement Of the controller Of the cur
rency shows the total circulation Of ma
tional bank notes on December 81 to have
been s22s, $50, PSI, decrease for the year
Of s6,646, 100, and for the month OF $685.
426. The circulation based on United
states bonds was s196, LAG. O93; decrease
for the year OF s1s,704,214. and for the
month Of 1858, Ats.
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An Unproductive Mine

ASPEN, Col, Jan. Sd. r. C. Brown
has suspended operations in the Free
Silver mine after over three years of
continuous operation and the expendi-
ture Of nearly 5000, 900 without the return
of cent. Some 5000 feet of prospect
work has been done on the contract at
a depth of 1900 feet without finding ore.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-04
Storms in Sunny Eranna

PARIS, Jan; S.-Violent weather pre-
walls in the south of France and in Spain
A cloudburst near Toulon has done much
damage. A number Of vessels has gone
ashore, and the promenade of San Sc
bastian has been washed away in sew
eral places.
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Oriental Game Birds

FRESNO, Jan. 3.-Game Warden
Ferguson today received four pairs of
Oregon pheasants for the California
Fish Commissioner. He Immediately
set out with them for the Bassing ranch.
thirty-five miles east of here, where the
birds will be liberated. More pheasants
are to follow this consignment, as Fres-
no county is said to posses many adj
vantages for their introduction.
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Too Drunk to Yell

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3.-John Heron, a
negro laborer, while intoxicated yester-
day, lay down by a stove in his room.
His clothing caught fire, igniting the
room. After the firemen had extin-
guished the flames they found Herron's
charred remains. Heron made no OUT
cry while being cremated.
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A Forty-Niner Dead

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.--Daniel e. Seavy,
a pioneer gold hunter Of 40. and for
nearly forty years wholesale hardware
merchant Of Chicago, is dead at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Thomas,
in Evanston. For more than year he
had suffered with heart trouble, and
for several months he had been almost
confined to his bed. He retired from
business five years ago.
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N evada's Exhibit

NEVADA CITY, Jan. 1.-Two ex-
perienced men are gathering exhibits
Tor the Nevada county collection of
mining products at the golden Jubilee.
The board of supervisors has been
asked to appropriate $4,000 for the ex-
penses Of the undertaking.
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A Nebraska Pioneer

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 8. william
Blakely, wealthy Nebraska pioneer,
died Sunday at his country home near
Liberty, aged 70. He came to the State
forty years ago, and was Past Grand
Master of the Odd Fellows ana lead
ing member Of that order, and was
known all over the West.