night in Trenton, New Jersey, referee L.P. Pratt was attacked by an angry mob of Trenton Nationals fans, upset when he declared a forfeit in a game against the visiting Penn Bikers of Philadelphia. The Bikers were leading 23–11 at the half. Trenton's Harry Stout called Pratt a "stiff" and a "lobster" and was ejected from the game, then came out during the second half. Pratt declared a 4–0 forfeit in favor of Penn and, according to the Trenton paper, the mob was chanting "Kill him!". Three city policemen escorting Pratt were also injured. The Nationals, defending NBBL champs, went on to finish second to the New York Wanderers in the 1900–01 season. Born: Antoni Zygmund, Polish mathematician, author of Trigonometric Series, in Warsaw (d. 1992) Died: Jane Spencer, 74, personal attendant for Queen Victoria who had served as Lady of the Bedchamber for 46 consecutive years since 1854; the Queen would pass away four weeks later. Wednesday, December 26, 1900 A strange disappearance in the Flannan Isles of Scotland was realized when the lighthouse supply ship Hesperus stopped at the Scottish island of Eilean Mòr. The three men in charge of keeping the lighthouse at this remote location had vanished without explanation. The last entry in the logbook had been for December 15, and there was no sign of a crime, but the three men were not found after a search of the island. An official investigation concluded later that the three were probably washed off a precipice by a high wave. The mystery was later the subject of a 1980 chamber opera by Peter Maxwell Davies, The Lighthouse. Died: William George Beers, 57, Canadian dentist sports executive, known as the "father of modern lacrosse" for codifying the rules and establishing league play, died of heart disease (b. 1843) "Beers, William George", by J. Thomas West, in Dictionary of Canadian Biography Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi, 70, Afghan noble, ruler of Kandahar and Baluchistan; in Afghanistan (b. 1830) Thursday, December 27, 1900 Carrie Nation destroyed the elaborate bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas, including a crystal chandelier, the Venetian mirror behind the bar, and a large and provocative painting, Cleopatra at the Bath. Amnesty took effect for everyone connected with the Dreyfus affair in France. Died: William Armstrong, 90, English engineer and inventor, best known for creating the Armstrong gun used in British warfare throughout the 19th century, as