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The herald., 1898-12-24
A Famous Musician

NEW YORK, Dec pa cable dispatch
from Wiesbaden, Germany, announces the
death of Sebastian Bach Mills, a well-known
pianist and composer, aged go years.
His father was musician, and he showed
that he had inherited his fathers talent at
very early age, for he appeared as an in
FAINT progidy and played before Queen Vic
tora by special command when he was only
seven years old. He received his musical ed.
ucation at the Leipsic Conservatory, and
came to this country in 1889. His appear
ance at concerts, as well as his compositions,
gained him a national reputation.
In the year Of his arrival in the United
States he married Miss Antonia Young of
Chicago, whom he met at Leipsic Conserva-
tory, where she was also a student, and her
brother, Otto Young, is prominent mer-
chant of that city. She was a. native of
Germany, however, and in accord with her
wish to end her days in the fatherland, Mr..
Mills went to Germany with her in April
last and established himself in his pro-
fession in the city where he died.
The herald., 1898-12-24
JIMMY TRIMBLE WON
He Defeated Ben Lewis in Seven
Rounds

Jimmy Trimble defeated Ben Lewis las:
night before the Manhattan club. The men
were to have fought fifteen, rounds, but
Trimble punished his opponent so severely
that Lewis had enough by the seventh rcuno
and quit. Lewis claimed that Trimble had
committed a foul and incapacitated him
from continuing the contest, but spectators
who were within three feet of the men when
the alleged foul blow was struck state posi-.
lively that Trimble did not hit his oppo-
nent below the belt, as claimed. Referee
Dan Long awarded the fight to Trimble.
The fight was hot and the pace, as lively
as has been witnessed in long time, Trim
BILE being the aggressor. The men fought at
catchweight, Lewis weighing about 147
pounds, while. Trimble was fully six pounds
heavier. The first three rounds were rather
slow, but from then on the men fought
hard. 1t was soon apparent that Trimble
was too much for his colored opponent
Jimmy landed hard rights and lefts on
Lewis face and soon had him winded. In
the fifth round Trimble knocked Lewis
down with a right swing on the jaw, and
Lewis took eigh. seconds to rise. Lewis
blows seemed to lack steam. He took ter
rible punishment and made plucky uphill
fight. In the sixth round Lewis rallied
and landed straight lefts and left jabs in
Trimble's face and caught him several hard
uppercuts when Trimble ducked Tie lat
ter was quite strong, though, and did not
take his usual pains to avoid punishment.
In the seventh round Trimble punished
his opponent in hard fashion, fighting him
against the ropes nearly all of the time. He
was able to land at will and sent Lewis
down with a right ON the jaw. Then Trim
BILE fought Lewis into the formers corner
and there was a hot mixup. Trimble dur
ing this round had been devoting many Of
his blows to Lewis body, and after Trimbie
landed hard right uppercut on the stom-
ach Lewis went to the floor, claiming he had
been fouled. He lay down the ten seconds
and was counted out. There were cries of
foul, but the referee decided that lewis had
simply seized upon claim of foul to retire
gracefully from hopeless contest
There was a fourround preliminary be-
tween Yellow kid and Tom German. Young
Gallagher and Spider Kelly we're to have
fought ten rounds, but the Spider failed to
appear stripped for action. He was at the
hall before the contest, but was attacked
with cold feet or some such affliction and
disappeared.
Ben Cohen and Kid Williams will fight
before the club the early part Of January.
They are lbs pound men.
The herald., 1898-12-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS INDEX

Soldiers to be rushed to Cuba to
make certain that order will be kept
when Spain evacuates.
The cruiser Yosemite will hold
Guam in place, while an armed collier
will prevent Germany from running
off with Samoa.
Transports sailing from Havana
are loaded with Spanish soldiers, one-
third of whom are expected to die en-
route.
The Nicaragua canal commission
report ready for submission to the sem
ate committee; action already taken to
end British objection by abrogating
the Clayton -Bulwer treaty and making
a new agreement, guaranteeing the
neutrality of the canal.
Standard oil books not yet brought
into court; neither are any witnesses
who can say what were the contents Of
the books burned.
General Miles is making an investi-
cation ofthe embalmed beef furnished
to the army in Porto Rico.
The warship Bennington ordered to
sail west from Honolulu and raise the
Stars and Stripes over Wake island,
which is needed for cable station.
All details arranged for the change
Of flags in Cuba on New Years Day.
Colonel w. J. Bryan reaches homo
and is given an ovation by friends and
neighbors at Lincoln.
The herald., 1898-12-24
News From Madrid

MADRID, Dec. 23-Accordlng to a dis.
patch received here from Iloilo, Island OF
Panay, several engagements have taken
place between the Spaniards and the in
surgents and many of the latter have been
killed or wounded.
1t is asserted that Aguinaldo has cabled
to the government saying he will shortly re-
lease the Spanish prisoners in the hands
of the insurgents. This statement, how.
ever, has not been confirmed.
There is much comment upon the con-
ference that has just taken place between
Marshals de Campos, Rivera, Blanco and
Iminguez.
announces that the payment coupons of the
Cuban mortgage bonds have been issued.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Cuban Banditti

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 23.--Lieut.
Col Ray reports to General Wood that sew
eral bands of banditti are operating in the
neighborhood of Guantanamo. He also as
serts that Colonel Francisco Valiente is
arming the insurgents and that there may
be trouble, Evidently Lieut.. Col. Ray is
under u misapprehension, as Colonel Val
iente, who is chief Of gendarmes, has not
been in the neighborhood of Guantanamo
for a month Probably the fact that the
gendarmes have arrived has been reported
to Colonel Ray and this is the foundation
of his error. As matter of fact, Colonel
Valiente. was the first Cuban officer to urge
his men to disarm and his services of chief
eral Wood.
The herald., 1898-12-24
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Will Be Welcomed by Convicts Now in
Prison

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 23.-Gevernor
Budd today issued a number of commuta-
tdons, which will mo- doubt be received as
welcome Christmas gifts by those prisoners
in whose favor they are made. The COM
mutations are as follows, in each instance
the prisoner to receive his full liberty to-
morrow, Dec. "a:
AL Cobler, sens from Los Angeles county
in August, 1894, for five years for embezzle-
ment.
Cornelius j. Hooley, sent from Sierra
county in April, 1898, for one and one-half
years for assault with deadly weapon.
Burr Beebe, sent from Modoc county in
July, 1884, for life imprisonment for mur-
der.
Thomas H. Maupin, sent from Shasta
county in March, 1897, for twelve years, for
murder in the second degree.
John w. Flood, sent from San Francisco
in May, 1895, for seven years, for felony.
Charles Gibson, sent from Kern county in
March, 1893, for Life Imprisonment, for mur-
der
William Ryan, sent from Kings county in
March, 1885,. to fourteen years for murder
in the second degree
w. A. Gibson, sent from Kern county in
March, 1893, to life Imprisonment for mur-
der.
G. c. Sullivan, sent from Fresno county
IN June, 1882, to bfe imprisonment for mur-
der.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Campaign Plans

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec pa definite
step toward organizing the Democratic vot-
ers of this State for the next Presidential
campaign has been taken by Chairman Jones
and Secretary Maloney Of the Democratic
State Central Committee In circular let
ter they suggest that subscription books be
opened in every precinct for the purpose
Of securing the subscriptions of voters who
will pay not less than twenty-fiv cents a
month during the next two years for the
purpose of conducting a. campaign of edu-
cation along Jeffersonian and Jacksonian
lines. When sufficient funds are pledged
headquarters will be opened.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Alger's Aide Returns

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Major Hop
kins, military aide to Secretary Alger, re-
turned to Washington today from Cuba.
He was sent by the secretary from Savan-
nah to Havana on the transport Mobile,
which made her first trip since being refit-
ted, with view to reporting personally to
the secretary upon the adequacy OF this
kind of transport for army service. Major
Hopkins believes that the Mobile is worthy
to form the nucleus of frst-cass army
transport. 1t is not definitely decided that
the Mobile will be sent to Manila, as was
originally proposed, for there is demand
just now for her services in supplying the
remaining troops needed to garrison Cuba.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Held on TWO Charres

Nick Truvich, who has the distinction Of
having served $40 days for chicken stealing.
was held to answer by Justice Owens yes
terday to the charge of burglary, bail being
fixed at $4,000. Truvich was charged with
having entered the barber shop of NJ Ma
sanova on San Fernando street and stealing
some razors and various implements. Tru-
vich was also examined on charge of petty
larceny with prior conviction, and was
held to answer in the sum of $500 for this
offense. His last petty larceny offense was
committed several days ago, when he stole
a pair of trousers from Allen, the Main
street clothier.
The herald., 1898-12-24
The Injured warship

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Navy yard en-
chusetts in dry dock today and measured
her damaged plates. Workmen were there
also, cutting out rivets. Repair work will
proceed night and day next week. 1t is es-
timated it will cost about $4,000 to put the
ship in order and that the work will take
six weeks. The board of inquiry, Of which
Commodore Pickering is president, finished
its work today and forwarded the report to
The, secretary of the navy
The herald., 1898-12-24
The Official Holiday

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-An agreement
was reached at the meeting of the cabinet
today for the closing of all the executive
departments at noon on Saturday before
Christina and New Years day. They are
closed by law ON the days observed as Christ
mas and New Years day, so that when they
are closed at noon tomorrow they will not
be reopened for business until Tuesday
morning next
The herald., 1898-12-24
A Poor Counterfeit

WASHINGTON, Dec. pa new coun-
terfeit 81 silver certificate has been discov-
cred. 1t is of the series of 1896, Bruce regis
ter, Roberts treasurer, and apparently print
ed from photo-etched plates on heavy bond
paper. No attempt has been made to im-
tate the silver certificate, and the treasury
number has been traced with blue writing
fluid, which blurs, as does the coloring ap-
piled to the seal. The execution is poor
and the work would deceive only the most
careless handlers.
The herald., 1898-12-24
An Editors Contempt

DEDHAM, Mass, Dec. 23.-Torrey E.
Wardner editor of the Boston Traveller,
was sentenced to serve thirty days in Ded-
ham jail today for contempt of court in
permitting the publication in his paper of
comments and editorials on the Getchel
case, which, in the courts opinion, would
have influenced the minds of the jury had
the Courthouse before the case was SUBJ
mitted for final consideration.
Engineer Getchel of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad, was charged
with manslaughter in connection with a
railroad collision last August
The herald., 1898-12-24
Weathered the Gale

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23-The miss
ing four-masted Philadelphia schooner Ma
tilda D. Borda, Captain Norton, which
sailed from Portsmouth, n. H., November
20, for this port, the day before the ter
rifle gale which caused such sacrifice Of life
and property along the coast, and which was
blown over 1000 miles out Of her course, ar
rived here tonight in tow of the Asa
Hughes. The home coming of the crew OF
the vessel, which had for some time been
given up for lost, was one that will be long
remembered by their relatives, who have
passed through weeks of great anxiety.
The herald., 1898-12-24
A Professional Thief

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 23.-James
p Miller, Yale divinity student, and
three years. graduate, was arrested last
evening for shop-lifting. He was seen by de-
tectives to purrloin three books in book
store, and by tracking the man they discov-
cred he was evidently a professional shop
litter, Five thousand volumes were discov-
cred at his room, and at his home. The
books ranged from editions de luxe to pocket
editions. Two dealers have already identi-
fed 1000 volumes. Miller wore coat fitted
with pockets such as professional thieves
wear
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PERSONAL

r. Cole of this city is registered in Paris.
j. F. Smith of Juneau, Alaska, is in the
city on business.
Charles N. Sutro and Miss Clara Sutro are
visiting friends here.
c. L. Loud, wholesale fruit dealer of Po-
mona, was here yesterday.
w. E. Mccoy of Los Angeles is at the
Murray Hill hotel, New York.
E. H. Spoor, president of Redlands' gas
works, is in the city for several days.
A. d. Kelley, retired capitalist of Chi
cago, accompanied by Melvin Stevens of
Kingston, N. Y, is making tour of South
ern California.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Havana Returns Thanks

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The follow
ing has been received from Havana
Dec 22.-McKinley, President of the
United States: The City Council in solemn
session has resolved in the name of the peo-
pie of Havana to return its warmcst thanks
to you for the contribution sent in aid Of
the needy poor. (SgnedD
MARQUIS ESTEBAN, President.
The herald., 1898-12-24
ahani Bey Is Dead

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 23.-Ghani
Hey, the Sultan's aide-de-camp, was mur-
dered yesterday by Hafuse Pacha in a quar-
rel, which took place in a pastry cooks
house. Ghani Bey became notorious owing
to his lawless proceedings in Epirus He
also inspired terror here BY extorting money
Foreign Embassies have frequently demand
ed the punishment Of Ghani Bey, but al
ways unsuccessfully.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Steamers in Collision

INSANITY tHnH tsd nd deoe anot1sr man was
fatally injured in collision which occurred
off Liberty island today between the freight
steamer Idaho of the Wilson line and the
tramp steamer Flower Gate. The dead
man was William Smith and the injured
John Birch. Both were fremcn on the
Idaho and were asleep at the time of the
accident.
The herald., 1898-12-24
He Was an Migrate

Police Judge Morrison yesterday dis.
missed the case against Nettie Stimson,
charged with a misdemeanor. Ben Wady
charged Mrs. Stimson with trying to dis
possess him OF a small shack near the Term
inal depot. 1t appears that the woman had
built the shack out of kindness and allowed
him to remain in it, as he was in poor cir
When she wanted him to leave
the place, Wady refused and caused her
much ANNOYANCE
The herald., 1898-12-24
The Lafayette Fund

ColLUMgHQs, @, Dec; 2s.-The report Of
lection Of funds for the school pupils of
Ohio for the Lafayette monument fund, has
been filed with the government. 1t shows
that there were contributions from $40
schools in the State, the total contributed
being $4,397.41. He sent out 457O letters
calling attention to the movement, and the
total expenses in this work were $l2S.88. He
has now in DaHk hs n3 Sunedt st. to the ordsr der o
The herald., 1898-12-24
A Daring Robbery

MARSHFIELD,' Ore, Dec. 23.-Last
evening the general merchandise store of
n Lorenz at Coquille City was the scene of
a most daring robbery. The two sons of
Lorenz were Just closing up when two men
stepped up to them and at the point of pis-
tolls ordered them back into the store. The
boys complied with the request and were
followed inside by the robbers. One of the
boys was then compelled to open the safe,
and afterwards the boys were securely
bound and gagged, and after securing the
contents t s OF the safe amounting s n to $1,000 in
The herald., 1898-12-24
An Open Verdict

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23-The coroner's in
quest over the remains of Mrs. A. B. Cole,
whose charred body was found in her
burned home last Saturday morning, was
finished today, and the jury returned a ver-
dict that it was unable to determine whether
murdered and her body placed in the burned
building. Witnesses testified of frequent
quarrels between Mr.. and Mrs Cole. Cole
is Still in custody on the charge of arson.
The herald., 1898-12-24
A Mendocino Fire

MENDOCINO, CAL, Dec. 23.-Early this
morning three dry kilns, several sheds,
about 10000 feet OF lumber and thousands
of shingles belonging to the Albion Lumber
company were destroyed by fire. The coun-
ty bridge across the Albion river was
threatend by the flames, but was saved
after one of the approaches had been de-
stroyed. The total loss by the fire may reach
So, 1000. Insurance not known.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Ordered to Manila

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-An order is
sued by the secretary of the navy directs the
distilling ship Iris, now accompanying the
battleships Oregon and Iowa on their voy-
age around the Horn, to leave Callao, Peru,
on her arrival there this week, and make
a course across the Pacific to Manila, where
her services are required by the ships Of
Admiral DeWey's fleet
The herald., 1898-12-24
Soldiers Frozen

LONDON, Dec. 23.--The Vienna CORE
eral hundred Montenegro soldiers who were
recently overtaken by snowstorm in the
Lara pass were frozen to DEATH The ex-
pedition sent to their rescue found the
snowdrifts so heavy that it was impossible
tn save them
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Too Economical

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The Postmas.
ter-General has received word from the
postal agency at Porto Rico that he has
stopped out of fairness to this government,
the practice which has been carried on by
certain mayors of Porto Rican ports, Of
fixing simply the mayoralty seals to mail
matter when postage stamps are lacking in
their Offices,
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Riotine at Astoria.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 23-A special to
the Oregonian from Astoria says: A re-
port reached here tonight that mob of
twenty men attacked the bunkhouse of the
A. & c. railroad at Clatskanie and over
powered the foreman in charge and the
newly-imported Japanese section hands and
started toward Maygers with them. The
foreman telegraphed to Superintendent Me
Guire for help The mob is supposed to
consist of the fishermen who have been
working on the road and who have been
supplanted by the japanese.
The herald., 1898-12-24
STILL CUTTING
Arbuckles Still Slashing at Prices Of
Sugar

: CHICAGO, Dec. 23-The Western !
headquarters Of Arbuckle Brotherato- \
day announced another cut in the !
price of refined sugar. Quotations Of !
Z PA cents per pound were made to re- \
tail dealers direct, jobbers being ig- \
S-l6 of a cent below the American !
Sugar Refining Company's price.
The reduction made bv the Arbuclx- !
les has not been met by the trust
When asked today the reason for
selling to retailers direct, instead Of !
dealing with jobbers, Mr.. Arbuckle !
said that their prices had not been
recognized in the combine. There was !
strong feeling as far as jobbers were
concerned, but whether the practice !
oI dealing with retailers would be con- !
= tinucd had not been decided.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Still Counting Votes

SAN JOSE, Dec. 23-The election re-
count today showed that in San Jose pre-
cinct No. 2, votes for Lyndon, contestant
for sheriff, were counted for Langford or
Bollinger. Thus far three precincts have
been counted, which give Lyndon gain Of
nine, Conant for treasurer a gain Of four
and Aggeler, city justice, gain OF three.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Mission Finance.

BOSTON, Dec. 23.-The annual report Of
American Board Foreign Mission, made pub.
tons' e w. Si 4ss esaces s sSsp. Donations atoms
for school fund, $73l2; donations for Mi
cronesian navy. $2076; donations for Young
missionary fund, $3Ol7; donations for debt
The herald., 1898-12-24
Deaths at Santiago

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-General
Woods daily report from Santiago for yes
terday was as follows: Deaths-Private
Richard Sheehan, Company E, Third vol.
unteers, malarial fever; John T. Pugh,
Company b, Third volunteers, cancrumoris.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Soldiers Going Home

DENVER, Dec 2s.--The Denver and Rio
Grande train bearing Companies H, X and
M, of the First New York volunteers, left
Salida, 2l6 miles west of here, at I o'clock TO-
night, expecting to arrive in Denver be-
tween and 8 o'clock a. m.
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It Was an Accident

Coroner Campbell held an inquest yester-
day on the remains of Sam Martin, an old
soldier who died at the Soldiers home from
the effects of injuries received by being run
over by an electric car. A verdict Of acci-
dental death was returned
The herald., 1898-12-24
Lunatic at Large

WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-Joseph d.
Pearson, the man who created a disturb
ance by throwing missiles through the plate
glass windows Of the British embassy and
was sent to the insane asylum, escaped from
tnat institution today and is still at large.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Carlisle Complained

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-John G.. Carlisle,
ex-Secretary Of the Treasury, appeared in the
Police Court today as a complainant against
Richard Leak, a cab driver. Mr.. Carlisle
accused Leak Of stealing sealskin sacque
belonging to his wife, valued at $500. Leak
was held for trial.
The herald., 1898-12-24
DISCOUNTS Not Desired

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Treasury officials
here say that the offers of the government to
discount the currency skies of 1899 issue have
not been very extensively accepted. 1t is
understood that there l2,672, 900 outstand-
ing to be paid off after January l next.
The herald., 1898-12-24
.Horses Are Chean

SUISUN, Cal, Dec o3-The Sacramento
local, which left San Francisco yesterday
afternoon run into band OF sixteen horses
at .Goodyear's Station, eight of them being
Killed. The train was not ditched, but was
delayed an hour.
The herald., 1898-12-24
Bank Clearings

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.--The following ta-
BILE, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for the
week ending December ~, 1893, with the
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
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Ready for Delivery

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 23.-The tor
pedo boat Davis left the Wolf & Zwicker
iron works here today for Mare Island,
where she will be delivered to the govern
ment
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Undelivered Telerrams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph company's Office
for Mr.. S. l.. Graham, Mrs. Sarah Robinson,
Newton 4. POLAND, DR.. w. H. Button.
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Arrived at Callao

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 23.-Thc u. S. s. Scan
dia, Captain Darker's squadron, bound
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Los ANGELES HERALD. SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER

Of September l, 1897, $25, 900; donations for
mission work for women, 1000; income
OF funds, $6293; total, $67l,7l7.
The herald., 1898-12-24

Hers Gin. pure. sl.25 bottle. woolla
colt,
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PORTO RICO P1ums

Not 80 Easy to Pick as in old
Times
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23..-Informat;on
has reached the administration that tho
local governments Of cities in Cuba and
Porto Rico are constantly being besieged BY
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PEACE MAKERS

On the st. Louis, Now in Sight Of the
Shore
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The American
line steamer st. Louis from Southampton
was sighted east of Fire island at IL: II D. m.
The American peace commissioners are on
board.
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Eagle Cordials (American). woolacott.
agent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-09

According to the Chief of the Penn
sylvania State Bureau of Railroads,
the bicycle is hurting the business OF
the railroads. He says: ''In cities
like Harrisburg and many others il
cannot be gainsaid that the bicycle
has become a most serious competitor
of the railway. To reinforce this view
of the case an observation was made
on Third street in that city during
the month of October, 1897. The
observation covered two days, from
seven in the morning TO six in the
evening. During that time 607S per-
sons passed given point, 1862 in the
cars and 4116 on bicycles; 67 77-10 per
cent. on bicycles and 80 $40 per cent.
on the cars, or moro than two to one
in favor of the wheel"