LA BLANCHE BEATEN. Alex Greggains Knocked Him Silly. A Savage Battle of Eighteen Hounds. Tiie Marine Had the Worst of It From the Beginning. The Police Interfered and Prevented a Knockout—The liattle. How ever, Was » Very De cisive One. Associated Press Dispatches. San Fbakcibco, Dec. 14.—George La Blanche (the Marine) and Alexander Greggains of San Francisco met in a finish fight at the Occidental club to night, for a purse of $200p,. The men bad trained faithfully for the contest, and were within a few pounds of the weight, which had been fixed at 158 pounds. Danny Needham refereed the fight. La Blanche was seconded by Al Butler and Billy Smith ; Greggains, by Martin Murphy and Patsey Hogan. Greggains outclassed La Blanche in height and reach, but the latter pos sessed the Broatel ring experience. Bet ting was 20 to 11 on La Blanche shortly before the men entered the ring. After some feinting, Greggains opened with a short left for the ribs. Tiie sec ond trial resulted in La Blanche trying to swing, but Greggains parried. Greg gains got iti two good ones on the Marine's wind. In the second round La Blanche rushed, caught a light one in the wind, but got in a hard left and right on Greg gains jaw. The Marine's stomach was red from Greggains left visitation. In the third, an exchange of hard lefts on the jaws, aud a corking left on La Blanche's jaw, led to a hot rally in which Greggains punished the Marine badly in the wind. From the fourth to the seventh rounds Greggains eluded the Marine's rushes and frequently jabbed him in the wind or stopped him with straight lefts on the chin, a little too short, however, for a knock-out. In the seventh the Marine fell to the floor from the force of a left punch on Greggains's ear. In the eighth Greggains nearly sent, the Marine over backward twice with left jabs on the chin. His long reach worried the Marine, and he made little return for ttie punishment received, though in the ninth he reached Greg gains's jaw with a hard right, and in the tenth with a right body punch. The eleventh closed with a hot rally, honors even. From the twelfth to the seventeenth the men fought at closer quarters. Greggains had a shanty over both eyeß and a lump in the center of the fore head, while La Blanche was bleeding at the mouth. In the fourteenth Greggains cleverly stopped La Blanche's swing by a left jab on the nose, and in the fifteenth sent the Marine reeling with a heft on the jaw. * In the seventeenth, the Marine rushed 77ith his right: Greggains eluded him, and as the Marine rushed on him, toppled over, falling through the ropes over him. When La Blanche rose he limped badly, and walked toward his corner, claiming that his right leg was injured. A large number of spectators seemed to think that Greggains had whipped La Blanche, while others claimed the Marine was "faking." Pandemonium ensued when Greggains rushed the Marine to the ropes, and punished him right and left, the referee endeavoring to separate them. The round closed, and when they came up for the eighteenth L.a Blanche was apparently unable to defend him self, and Greggains nearly knocked him out. Sergeant of Police Cole stepped into the ring and ordered the light stopped. President Robbins. of the club, an nounced that the decision would be postponed, but Needham announced that he would give the fight to Greg gains. In an interview later, Needham said that La Blanche first had Greggains by the neck, and that when they backed against the ropes, the Marine stumbled. Greggains tried to hold him aud they went through the ropes. He thought there was no foul, and as Greggains had been doing most of the fighting he gave the decision to the latter. The club abideß by the referee's decision. EASTERN ECHOES. Senator Quay, who was attacked with vertigo Saturday, has entirely recovered. The Rock Island directors have de clared a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. Key. Sebastian Messmer of South Orange, N..).,has been appointedbishop of Green Bay diocese, to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of archbishop Katzer. T?ire at Oakes, N. D., Sunday night, resulted in the death of Dr. Schmidt Nelson and caused a loss of $30,000. Nearly the whole business portion of the town was destroyed. Rev. Father Sineboch of PrairieNdu Chien, Wis., has received a cablegram from Rome notifying him of hia appoint ment as bishop of La Crosse diocese, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Bishop Flash. Hon. Josiah Minot, once law partner of President Franklin Pierce, died at Concord, N. H., Monday morning, aged 73. He was judge of the court of com mon pleas and ex-president and director of the Concord railroad, and promi nently identified with many financial in stitutions. The Created Butte Strike. Denver, Dec. 14.—Up to noon today everything was quiet at the Crested Butte mines. The sheriff's posse still has possession of the mines, and will allow no one witnin 100 yards of the works. A citizens' committee met a committee of mine ow.iers this after noon, and are making an attempt to ar bitrate. Chested Butte, Colo., Dec. 14—The attempt to compromise the differences between the miners and operators failed, and the situation is still serious. • FWintri Canal Project. Fkksno, o*c. 14.—The board of trade tonight adopted resolutions advocating the building of a canal through the San Joaquin valley to tide water, and calling a convention to meet in Fresno January 21st to consider tb* subject. Ttie coun ties of Fresno, Merced, Kern, Tulare, THE LOS ANGELES HERALD TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1891 Stanislaus, Mariposa, San Joaquin and Contra Costa will be represented by five delegates from each, appointed by the boards of supervisors. THK GUAVKH 1 151 AI. The Testimony of Important Witnesses Given. Dunver, Colo., Dec. 14.—1n the Bar nahy-Graves trial today, Mrs. E. S. Worrell was the first witness. She said she became acquainted with Mrs. Bar naby last January, when Bhe arrived in this city, with Mrs. Worrell, Sr., on her trip to California. She next saw her in April, when she returned from Califor nia. Witness remembered the arrival of the d adly bottle at her house, but could not say she had seen it before. She thought, however, it contained whisky, for she heard some one Bay so. Witness testified that Mrs. Worrell, Sr.. and Mrs. Barnaby became ill and the latter died from drinking some of the contents of the bottle, which they supposed came from Bennett's. She then told of her meeting with Dr. Graves upon his arrival in Denver. Mrs. Worrell, Jr., further said that on Tuesday she asked- Mrs. Barnaby if Bhe believed the Bennetts sent the bottle, asking this because when Mrs. Barnaby opened the bottle she spoke of the Ben netts' having sent it. She also asked if Mrs. Barnaby believed that Dr. Graves sent it," saying she believed the doctor had complete control of Mrs. Barnaby's affairs, and knew she was satisfied witli the way he had treated her in California. Witness heard that Mrs. Barnaby had left the doctor $50,000 in her will, aud that she left Mrs. Wor rell some money. On cross-examination witness admit ted that the fatal bottle remained in a buggy at a livery stable all night, and was not brought to the house until next day. Mrs. Worrell's grandmother, Mrs. Al len, then testified as to the illness of of Mrs. Barnaby and Mrs. Worrell, Sr. One day Mrs. Barnaby asked her to keep the affair out of the papers; that she would put it in the hands of detec tives; she had no enemies, but thought a maid had didn't like her; that this maid was employed at Dr. Graves' request. Witness asked Mrs. Barnaby if there was anyone that would do this. She replied she had left Dr. Graves $50,000 and spoke of her mother dying not long before ; also her daughtere. Mrs. Conrad, mother of Mrs. Wor rell, Jr., testified much the same as her daughter, except that she spoke of how nervous Dr. Graves was when he called at Mrs. Worrell's. She said on tiie funeral car, returning east, Mrs. Wor rell, Jr., complained of feeling ill. The doctor at once oirered to give her some whisky, but she turned away, and said : "Oh, excuse me." He repeated his olfer three times. Mrs. Conrad admitted that the real estate firm of Worrell & Co. did little business, but she would never entertain a thought that they could have commit ted the crime to get $10,000 left them by Mrs. Barnaby. DELUDED CHILEANS. Forelguers Flattering: Them Into Fight ing* the Yankees. Valparaiso, Dec. 14. —There is grow ing excitement over the situation be tween Chile and the United States, and the local authorities are taking precau tions to prevent a renewal of insult or injury to Americans. Foreign residents generally regard the prospects as Beri ous, and arc not sanguine of a peace able outcome of the controversy. The better class of Chileans seem' to be impressed that the United States will not fight, and that Valparaiso would be protected from damage by the English and Germans on account of the large interests of those nationalities in Valparaiso, should war break out. For this assurance they are dependent on the loose talk of English and German officials at social gather ings at Santiago and Valparaiso, when wine flowed freely. These promises of foreign aid are chiefly the outcome of European rivalry for Chilean trade, merchants and other unauthorized per sons making statements without founda tion, in order to flatter Chilean pride and gain some advantage. Well-in formed Chileans share in a surprising degree the illusions thus created, and some of them express a desire to thrash the Americans. The departure of the American war ship Baltimore is viewed with regret by the Americans, who are hoping for the early arrival of the Boston. QUIE C IN BRAZIL. The I .ate Trouble* Completely Settled aVrt Almost Forgotten. Naw Yokk, Dec. 14.—The Herald's Rio cable says: The panic on the bourse is at an end. The troubles over the Leopoldina railroad also terminated successfully. The entire republic of Brazil is now enjoying quiet. Minister ot Marine De Mello lias been granted $2,000,000 to re form the navy. Apologies have been tendered by the new government to Chilian Minister Kupper because he happened to be assaulted by foot pads. General ABtrogilo and other chiefs in the late revolt in Rio Grande have been removed from their com mands and sent into other states. The police at Cardoza grossly insulted two Spaniards and an Italian. Reparation has been demanded by the respective consult of the victims. CABLE FLASHES. The Greek minister of marine has re signed because he was not allowed to build several men-oi-war. A dispatch from Madrid says it is an open secret there that Spain will ulti mately adhere to the zollverein. A dispatch from Vienna says negotia tions with Spain, lookiug to tier joining the zollverein, will commence in Janu ary. Reports of the ravages of influenza in various parts of Europe are being con stantly received. It is spreading rap idly. In the German reichstag Herr Mirr bach proposed to amend the new com mercial treaties by placing a tariff of 20 marks upon all kinds of wines. Yon Boetticher, secretary of the German imperial homeoffice, announces that the press reports of the presence of trichina- in American pork are un founded. At Monday's consistory the pope pro nounced an allocution on the recent pilgrimages to Rome, and the present position of tbe church. The document is moderate and conciliatory in tone. Quaker delegates who recently ar rived in Russia to inquire into the dis tress prevailing in the famine districts, find their investigation hampered by obstacles raised to prevent their access to provincial authorities.! POTTSIANA. Some Free History - A Million for $3000. About Bracing Houses. Editors Herald: In your paper of the 12th, while referring to the destruc tion of trees of various kinds by the late wind storms, you say that eucalyptus groves suffered hardly any. This is owing to the fact that they send their roots deep down in the ground, and are a tough tree when gteen and not easily broken. While reading this account, I thought it might lie interesting to some of your readers to know the ftge of some of the largest eucalyptus trees in the county. The first trees ever planted here were brought here by C. E. Thorn, Esq , and planted on Main Btreet, where the Thorn block now stands, about 1865. These trees have long since been de stroyed. The next lot of eucalyptus was raised from the seed by the writer, I think in IBISO or 70, so that the oldest tree anywhere in the county is not over 21 or 22 years old from the seed. In fact I do not think any tree now growing in the county is over eighteen years old, as all of the first trees were planted on tbe sidewalks in what is now the business part of the city, and have long since been cut down. I find by examining my books that the larger trees growing along the sidewalks on Temple and other streets on the hills were sold by me to Mr. P. Beaudry in August, 1875, for 10 cents apiece, so that they will be seventeen years old next August, and I think they are as old as any trees now growing in the county, although there are some larger tret's than those grow ing in the low, rich lands near the river, where they root down to the water. Plenty of them would make two cords of wood to the tree at the age of seventeen or eighteen years. This would make onn acre planted at that time worth $10,000 for one cutting of the wood. Another very interesting occurrence took place ahout that time. I lind in my diary, under date of July 10, 1875: "This day I Higned mortgage note for $3000 to A. O. Porter; gave as security ten acres in orange grove in Pasadena, lf)0 acres in Ban Pasqual." This was on the Monk ditch, at the north qf the town of Pasadena; also thirty-seven acres, being the Kllis tract. This joins the Westlake park on the east side. Also lot 1, block O, and two lots in block I, Mott tract. This property 1 had to give up for the mortgage. It is now worth perhaps from $275,000 to $300,000. Ii this $3000 had been loaned at 20 per cent per annum, compounded annually, and kept loaned continually, it would" have amounted to $01,-148 by the 10th day of next July, or lesß than one-fourth of the value of the land at the present time. This is a fair speci men of the rise in real estate in the county in the last seventeen years, and shows that the best way for a man to make money is to own and hold his real estate. It may be argued that a man who loans his money may have a living from the interest, but in this case he cannot compound it every twelve months; he may, however, live from the rent or the products of the land, and the increase in the value will still go on ; but as long as the average man buys land when it is high, because everybody else buys, aud pays a part cash and mortgages for the balance, so that the money-loaner gets the land back when it is low (because public sentiment says land is not worth much), he, the money-loaner, gets the interest on his money and also the rise on real estate. But this is notentirely the fault of the money-loaner, as many go in debt expecting land to go higher, and when a scare comes everyone who can collects his money from the borrower and deposits it in the banks, and as the circulating medium is so small, the money is soon all locked up, as the banks (fortheir own safety) must keep a certain amount on hand, and although there is just as much money as ever the bankers do not loan it, and the circulation is stopped until such time as those who have money on de posit get tired of letting their money lie idle and commence to use it themselves, either in purchasing or improving lands, or in pome other business enterprise. By the way, the great wind storm of the 11th inst., so elaborately described in the papers of Los Angeles as storm, hurricane, tornado, etc., was not heavier than an ordinary March wind in the mid dle states where I was raised. Any house set up on stilts, no bracing, and only half nailed together, is liable to go down, or have its roof blown off with a very slight wind. I bought a house some years ago by contract for a tender foot, in the time of the boom. When 1 examined its foundations! found ir, set up at one end about (> to 8 feet high, without any bracing. I immediately bought 200 or 300 feet of scantling and gave it a thorough b -acing. It stood the storm all right, although it had no protection from trees or other buildings. If I had not braced it up at the proper time, no doubt it would have been blown off its foundation. Of course, we had a very heavy wind for this country —the heaviest in the city since 1881, ten years ago. J. W. Pottb. NINA'S FATE. A Friendless, Unfortunate Girl Taken to the Hospital. The hospital ambulance in front of a dry goods store on Spring street at tracted more than passing attention yesterday afternoon. A few minutes later an attenuated form was carried down Btairs from a room in the lodging house above. It was a girl of 18 years. She appeared to be very ill, and had been in bed for a fortnight with pneu monia. She was known among her as sociates as Nina, and was being moved to the county hospital, probably to die and fill a pauper's grave. Her gay friends and associates had forgotten her in the hour of need, and she was obliged to seek quarters at the hospital, as all her money was gone. Nina was a very pretty girl, and was well known to peo ple who keep late hours. She contract ed a severe cold, which developed into pneumonia, and the doctors say that her recovery is doubtful. No one ap pears to know her parents or antece dents. She was a child of misfortune and no loving parents, brothers or sis ters will probably ever learn of the ill ness of the misguided girl. The Alton Boycott. New York, Dec. 14.—The trunk line passenger committee and general pas senger agents had a meeting today to consider the secession of certain roads from the Alton boycott. Some resolu tions were proposed, but no decision was reached today. Modesto Items. Modesto,Cal.,Dec. 12.—James Tueon, aged 60°, founder of Oakdale, and a well known pioneer, was buried today. A man named Joe Springstel was found dead near Robert McGabe's place, three miles from Turlock, today. Experts Agree that and uniform I J§ success m making finest iocd is more certain. I with Royal Baking Pov,- H der than with any other. Use it hi every receipt calling for baking powder, or for cream of tartar and soda, and the lightest, purest, most wholesome and appetizing food is assured. Marion HARLAIfDi "I regard the Royal Baking Powder us the best in the market. Since its introduction into my kitchen I have uscl no other." Miss Mama Pabloai "It seems to n;c that Royal Baking Powder is as good as any can be. I have used it .1 great deal and always with satisfaction." Mrs. BAB KB, Principal of Washington, I). C, School ct' Cookery: "I say to you, without hesitation, use 'the • Royal.' [ have tried nil, but the Royal I, the most satisfactory." M. Conic, late Ckrf, Dclir.cn; co's, New-York 1 •' In my use of Uojal Baking Powder, I have found it superior to r.U other:;. ' A. I'orti.v, Cty'.WhkeHt u«<, for Presidents Arthur and Cleve land: "1 tested many bak ing powders, hut for finest food can use none but 'Royal.'" AN IMPORTANT ARREST. A Cunning Old Rascal Unmasked. His Career in Los Angeles to be Brought to An Untimely End. For some time past a cunning old rascal has been plying his nefarious practices in our midst, and apparently escaping unpunished. But few have escaped experiences at his hands. He has bulldozed our most prominent merchants, entered the homes of respect able families, pedestrians delayed out late at night have encountered him; he lias even gone so far as to enter the leading stores of the city and attempted to ply his avocation among ladies who were shopping. Young school girls have been subjected to his persecutions. Young students have had reason to suffer at his hands, until filially it grew to be such an obnoxious persecution that the police were notified, and with their usual sagacity aud perseverance succeeded in iocating the wretch in a prominent shoe store and arrested him yesterday afternoon. The name of the old wretch is Procrastination, and he has been known as the thief of time. He was arrested in Lewis' shoe store, at 201 North Spring steeet, and lodged him in jail. Now old Procrastination is out of the way, it isn't necessary to delay any longer in purchasing your boots and shoes and getting a handsome assort ment of toys free. If you do delay, you will miss getting the cream of the nice things we are givine away. We want to remind you, also, not to delay buying those beautiful embroideaed slippers for gentlemen. You can get them at one dollar a pair, and they make the nicest kind of a Christmas present. Then there are silk plush slippers embroid ered with chenille, red aligator slippers, sure enough Russian tan slippers at the lowest kind of a price and in an elegant variety of styles; and don't forget you get handsome presents free witli all purchases. SANTA MONICA. Senator Jones intends to inaugurate many improvements at the seaside city. W. H. McDonald of Los Angeles, ac companied by his two nephews, W. I. and A. L. Mayo of Pittston, Pa., arrived here today for a hunti,ng campaign at Ballona, and they state they will show the local sports what good ehooting is. W. H. English and James Collins, who are among our crack shots, have also gone out, and state that they will show them that Santa Monica will be on top. Fairness compels me to desist from expressing my opinion. May the best man or party win. D. F. Doniinick, our popular baker, came very near having a fatal accident while loading a shell. The shell ex ploded and the buliet pierced his braces just above his heart; bur. thanks to good fortune, he escaped from anything of a serious nature. A. J. Alloff spent Monday at Santa Monica, enjoying pleasure while on business bent. Henry Stubr graced the beach by his smiling countenance. Mrs. Thomas Elliott is confined to the house. J. C. 11. A Blizzard at Denver. Denver, Col., Dec. 14. —The severest storm ever known here raged tonight. Wires of all kinds aie down and traffic is generally suspended. A reguiar bliz zard is blowing. Dropped Dead. Cincinnati, Dec. 1.4.—C01. William E. 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