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VOL. XXXII, NO. 983. JAPAN IS SILENT AS TO ARMISTICE DESIRES FIRST TO CONQUER SAKHALIEN TROOPS ARE MOVING NORTH St. Petersburg's Latest Reports Create Impression That Oyama It at Last Advancing for a Decisive Blow By Associated Press. ; ST. PETERSBURG, July 10.—Al though ten days have elapsed since Rußsla | Informed President Roosevelt of her willingness to conclude an arm istice pending the result of the Wash ington-conference, Japan, so far as known' to the Russian government, has not deigned to reply to the president's communication. v When the question of an armlslttce was first broached by the president it is understood that Japan indicated that she. would decline to agree to a sus pension of hostilities until the plenipo tentiaries met. Russia agreed in prin ciple to this as the basis for negotia tion. Since then the Russian govern ment feels It has given ample proof of its desire to conclude peace. But the lmresslon here Is that 'now that the Japanese have made a descent on the Island of Sakhalien they are determined to get the island firmly Jn their grasp before the negotiations 'begin. This is an easy task, as the email Russian force on the island Is in no position to contest Its occupation. g | In . addition to marines and infantry the Japanese are landing artillery and I cavalry. The latter are moving rap- I idly north. The presumption here Is that the Russian troops will clear out without fighting, crossing to Alexan drovsk on the mainland. The Novostl i says It ■ considers Sakhallen a second Alaska, worth ten billion dollars. It is possible, however, . that Japan might I agree ' to suspend hostilities In Man churia, although . the latest reports , from, there^ create. a_ strong Impression that Field .Marshal Oyama Is at last /advancing for a decisive blow. • GLAD TO GET ISLAND BACK ,! News of Occupation Received With •'; ' ;• Satisfaction by Japanese By Associated Press. TOKIO, ; July 10.— The announcement ".of the landing of a Japanese force at ' j Sakhallen j island and the occupation ,' of Karasakorsk, followed by the flight i? ; north of the garrison, has been received '-;: with I great ■ satisfaction .by the Japa nese. The landing of £he army at Sakhallen marks the first entry of the ! Japanese upon Russian territory 2 proper. ', ..'■':; The' Japanese have expressed them v selves pleased to- be again in possession ;'; of the Island, • declaring they have long ',: felt that the : bargain under which they the place, forty years ago, fwas unsatisfactory. They believe thait 5 they "will, speedily, control the whole v island, ' as . they regard the garrison §'" there as being incapable of serious re slstance. !,i" The -following report has been re ceived from -the Japanese army head •quarters on Sakhallen island: ■}-i,"Our army, ' without much* resistance, ; occupied Karasakorsk early on July S. 1 p The s enemy : burned the town and re rt; tired > to .< positions eight miles north, % where 'they ' resumed resistance.' We dislodged them and are now in pursuit. fiJfj'At 11 a. m. on July 8 the enemy had retreated to a point twenty-two miles I north of, Karasakorsk.- j . We captured .two twelve-centimeter rguns, two twelve-pounders and also an amount , of ' ammunition. We suffered *i no loss."'; :..'■. \ Arrangements Being Completed By Associated Press, i WASHINGTON, July 10.— Third As sistant Secretary of State Pierce has been;! specially .^'commissioned by the president : to make all necessary ar rangements for the meeting of the plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth. Or ders have been issued for the Mayflower to join the Dolphin at Oyster Bay earl/ in "August toY receive , the plenipoten tiaries.;' With the envoys aboard the two vessels,' under the escort of a email cruiser,' will proceed to Portsmouth. - plenipotentiaries will assemble al New York early In August and be taken to Oyster Bay on two protected cruisers of the Cleveland type to pay their re 'i gpocls to the president and be formally by him to each other. DARINQ ATTEMPT MADE TO HOLD UP PULLMAN CAR By Associated Press. ; SPOKANE. Wash., July 10.— A daring attempt of a lone robber to hold up a Pullman car is reported today by the crew of Northern Pacific passenger No. 4,* east .bound. ' Just after; the train left Sand Point. Idaho/ Pullman Conductor Healy found the robber in the vestibule of the sleeper and 'grappled with him. In the scuffle the robber "hot iat 'j Healy, the bullet paßaiug through his coat. He thanV beat i Healy until c the"; conductor was almost Insensible, Becoming frightened the 'robber; made no v effort to ; hold up ; the passengers s but ■ leaped from the car and vanished. Los Angeles Herald. INSPECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES PREPARES FOR WORK W. F. JORDON GAS INSPECTOR READY FOR WORK NO ROOM FOR OFFICE IN CITY HALL ■' COUNCIL GIVES : HIM AID City Legislators Say Best of Apparatus " ' ; Will Be Provided for Uso ' don • W. F. Jordon, city gas and gas meter Inspector, will within the next few days open his offices at 331 South Hill street. Owing to the crowded condition of the city hall it was found impossible to pro vide quarters for him there. Rooms were searched for elsewhere and yesterday the council ordered the renting of two rooms at the Hill street address for one year at a monthly rent al of $26.. The apparatus for conducting the new department has., not been, purchased as yet, but Jordan expects to have his lists complete in a few days and the council then; will order the equipment Owing to the nature of the work in hand the apparatus is of special char acter. It is also expeuslve, but coun cllmen have said the new department Is of the utmost Importance and that the new . gas and gas meter inspector will be given the best of apparatus to aid him in" enforcing the public utility laws. .' ■ MANY LIVES LOST IN - PRUSSIAN COAL MINE Careless Handling of Lamp by Boys Causes Fire and Long List - of Deaths '■ By Associated Press. DORTMUND. Prussia,' July 11.— A fire has broken out In the Borrussla coal mine, caused by, the careless hand ling of a lamp by boys. The lamp ex ploded, Igniting the timbers of the shaft; which burned rapidly. Two hundre/1 and fifty miners escaped through an air shaft; but. thirty-nine were cut off and their death is regarded as certain. The work of rescue la attended with great danger owing to the presence- of poisonous gases, and six of the rescuers are reported missing. The ground over the mine" Is sinking gradually with 'a sound like that of thunder as the sup • porting timbers of the mine are being burned away. Great crowds of women and children are standing about the mine in a drenchtng rain, hoping for the rescue of husbands and fathers. TRAVELING BALEBMAN •' L~ - KILLED BY HIS WIFE By Associated Press DENVER, Colo., July 10.— William M. Schmldtap, a traveling salesman, was shot and killed by his wife yesterday. The couple had been separated for a year and Mrs. Schmldtap came to Den ver recently from Los Angeles to effect a reconciliation. She called on her hus band In his room and upbraided him for excessive Indulgence in drink. A scuffle followed for possession of & revolver belonging to the woman and It was discharged three' times by Mm. Schmldtap, all three bullets, entering her husband's left side. The woman came here from Tucson, Ariz., with her first ' husband, - a ; man named '•■ Ezeklel, who was at ; one' time a' deputy United States marshal of Arizona. The woman It under arrest. LOS ANGELES, CAL., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY ix, 1903. BONAPARTE TALKS TO ENDEAVORERS DISCUSSES PURE POLITICS AND RELIGION . DISHONESTY IS THE TROUBLE Speaker Declares That ' It » the 7- Eyl l ■ ■ Underlying Administration • - . ■■ ' ,v' '■■• -J ■-■£-'■•:•... v.-", «.wV".' -~.;v .<,.■,•:;•. ;..„-.? o f. . Our Public';"-' •"'."' • , , v. .- >, Affairs' ■;',, By Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., July ; 10.— The Christian^ Endeavor convention' today considered the collective , work of the various endeavor societies and unions, responses being- made by many state and local unions' officers.' A pastors' conference was held at the Central Presbyterian church, . which was led by Rev. ,Wm. R. Blederwolf of Montlcello, Ind., who made an address. , Charles Bonaparte, secretary of the navy, delivered, an address on pure pol itics and religion, speaking in part as follows: . , . , "Many years ago a story was told, of a well-known professional politician In this city, now dead, who on his return from church one Sunday was met by a newspaper reporter, who remarked to him In substance: 'Mr. A., I do not understand how so regular an at tendant at church as you are can be also so great an adept in stuffing: bal lot boxes, fixing: juries and witnesses and 'plugging corporations.' ' . "'Mr. 8.,' replied the ' statesman, 'I never mix up politics and religion.' V "Of late years the 'American people have shown a disposition sufficiently plain to be widely remarked, ' to j act upon a different , principle; , many ''of our citizens are beginning to' 'mix up" a ' good ' deal of what my •■ late ' fellow townsman would call : 'religion' with what he would' 1 call 'politics,', and the result of this mixture la so unpalatable and unwholesome to those of his way of thinking that a few words as to the real nature, causes and consequences of the phenomenon may be timely and not without Interest. ■ ■/•■ "In truth | the mixing up of 'politic* and religion' to which my deceased friend referred constitutes one feature of a ■ very notable popular movement, In progress ■ for some thirty years throughout our: country. After ,' the Civil war and the period 'of reconstruc tion the American people found time to 'take stock.' ■■ . . '. ■> " ■ . "The underlying evil in the adminis tration of our public affairs Is simply dishonesty; ' our public offices are too often held by dishonent men, too I often gained • by .: dishonest means, too often used for dishonest ends." . .Rev. Dr. Howard B. Grosse of -New York, vice Chairman of the' United Society of Christian Endeavor, offered prayer for President Clark's speedy recovery. John Willis Baer, assistant secretary ot the Presbyterian Board of Home ; Missions and secretary of the World's Christian Endeavor union, read the annual address of the president, Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark. The roll call of states followed and was responded to by personal rep resentatives of forty- two states and territories of the United States and twelve of the foreign countries amid much | waving of banners and cheering. "The last word" was said by Rev. J. 8., Hill in substitution for President Clark. Then singing .the hymn. "God Be ; With You Till We Meet Again, " the vast ' audience • filed out lof the Armory and the , twenty-second ; Chris tian , Endeavor :' convention was at an •n& ; • ' ■/•'• ,'; / ; /'\r.,'; ■■ NANCE O'NEILL IN HOT WATER "JUDITH OF BETHUUA" MAY BE WITHDRAWN ALDRICH ACCUSED OF THEFT Australian Claims That Ha Wrote the Play and That Famous Amer ican Author Hat Appro, prlated It Special to The Herald. NEW YORK, July 10,-When Nance O'Neill appeared last month In Austra lia to fulfill her winter engagement she announced as a part of her repertoire "Judith of Bethulla," by Thomas Bailey Aldrlch. This play was first produced In New York last winter with Miss O'Neill in the leading part. The announcement brought out a public defiance from S A. Mills, an Australian, who charged that "Judith" was stolen bodily from a play of his, written under contract for Miss O'Neill when she was last In Aus tralia. Mills said that he himself had worked from an old play by Glocometti, and he registered his opinion that McKee Kan kin had turned his play over to Al drlch, representing it as being Gloco metti's. He further quoted a number of incidents not to be found In Oioco mettl's play which he charged Aldrlch with cribbing. Mills' copyright Is dated two years earlier than that of Aldrlch. At last accounts J. C. Williamson, Miss O'Neill's Australian manager, had about made up his mind to withdraw the play In the Interests of peace. * . • SECRETARY WILSON NOT AFRAID OF LIBEL SUIT States That Price's Complaint About 'Cotton Leak Investigation Is a ; Quarrel Among' Gamblers By Associated Press. '■ ■ J ':■ "*• : WASHINGTON, July, 10.-rThat Sec retary .'.Wilson • iiUcncTs to<take>'no 'nstep backward In his ' report on the cotton leak investigation was evidenced today by his statement that he was not afraid of any libel suit which might be filed against him .by Mr. Price or others mentioned In. the. report. In, fact, he said, he would .welcome such action, be cause It might be the means of develop ing some facts ; not already uncovered which it was desirable to know. "This Is a quarrel among gamblers," he said, "brought about by the dissatis faction of some of them In not getting what they thought was due. I have nothing to take back. As the head of an executive department of the govern ment It was my duty and my right to give the public the result of the inves tigation by the secret service agents into the charges which had been filed, leading up to the dismissal of Mr. Holmes.' 1 . The secretary added that he had given consideration to Mr. Price's re quest as presented through his attor ney, William M. Ivens of New York, "to withdraw the unjust, offensive and unsustalned charges and Implications," and had reached the determination to take no further action In the matter. He said he would not communicate with Mr. Price or his attorney jin any way. JUMPS TO HIS DEATH DURING NEW YORK FIRE Disregards His Brother's Pleas and Throws Himself From Top Floor of Burning Building By Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 10.— Arthur Neely lost his life in a fire on East Forty fourth street early today. 'He was a brother of F. Tennyson Neely, the pub lisher, and lived in this city. F. Tennyson Neely saw his , brother killed. Arthur slept on the top floor of the building. Ills escape was cut off. He cried at his window for help, while his brother on the roof of the bay win dow Just under the third story window Implored "him not to jump. When the frenzied man could restrain himself no longer his brother dragged a mattress out of the roof window for him to jump on, but he missed It and struck upon his head. . The firemen were already raising their ladders as the man leaped | and if he had waited only a few minutes. longer, his life might have been saved. ; . Neely leaves three children. Their mother was killed In a railroad wreck several years ago and they are , now with:an aunt in Cleveland, 0., with whom their father left them two week* ago to come to this city for a business trip, w)th the idea of locating here. LAWSON RECOVERS FROM HIB THROAT TROUBLE By Associated Press. 0 KANSAS CITY, July 10.-Thojrrias ,W. Lawson of Boston, who has been under treatment here for his throat, was so much Improved today thai he made ar rangements to leave for 'Falrbury, Neb., where he la to ipeak ' tomorrow, Mr. Lawson '■ had strained ! his voice In •peaking . at Kansas . City on ."Friday last, and at Ottawa, Kan., on the day following. CELEBRATED AMERICAN ACTRESS NOW IN AUSTRALIA MISS NANCE O'NEILL TEN DEAD FROM NEW YORK HEAT HIGH f TEMPERATURE' CAUSES MANY PROSTRATIONS RAIN GIVES SOME RELIEF Storm Reaching Almost the Propor tions of Cloudburst Descends on Lower Portion of City . . By Associated Press. NEW YORK, July. 10.— Ten deaths and more than a score of prostrations resulted today from the 'intense heat wave which visited the city..- A''grate ful breeze from the sea'; served In a measure to temper the torrid tempera ture and . excessive humidity, ■ but the suffering, . especially in the, swarming tenement house quarters, .was intense and throughout . the day • the ') ambu lances were . kept busy, removing . the sunstruck patlent3 to the various hos pitals. ." ' " '"-" ". At 1 o'clock the thermometer regis tered 89 degrees, two , degrees higher than yesterday, and remained at this point until j 8 o'clock, 'when a . heavy thunderstorm; with a deluge of rain descended on Brooklyn, the lower por tion of. Manhattan and suburban towns In New Jersey. The storm brought "a sudden fall In the mercury/, which dropped thirteen degrees within half an hour, effectually breaking; the hot wave. This evening the cool breeze continued with every prospect that It would hold during the night. ■ The rain storm almost attained; the proportions of a cloudburst in the lower section of Manhattan and within ten minutes many of the downtown ; streets were flooded to the level of the sidewalks. : Broad street. In the vicinity of the Stock exchange, was rendered impass ible and brokers on "curb" were com pelled to hasten the close of the market and flee before the rising flood. 'A tor rent poured down Broadway and State street, poured Into the new subway station at South Ferry, flooding th<3 tracks nearly to the level of the .third rail and for a time threatening to in terrupt traffic by short , circuiting the current. Within half an hour the flood subsided. During the height of the atorm the administration building ,on Kilts Isl and where there were 2000 Immigrants, was struck twice by lightning but sus tained only trifling damage. INDIANS INDIGNANT AT LACK- OF REPRESENTATION MUSKOGEB, I. T., July lO.—Tbe In dians are wrought up over the discov ery that the list of delegates from In' dlan i Territory to the statehood con vention, which is to meet at Oklahoma City on July 12, falls to contain the name of a single Indian. The delega tion*,' it is asserted, are made up al most exclusively of politicians. As a result of this discovery, contesting delegations) will be sent from most of the districts, who will hold a meeting to repudiate the whole transaction and ■end a delegation to Washington to lob by against o tatehood at the next ses sion of congress. ' PRICE: DAILY, BY CARRIER, 65 CTS. PER MONTH OPPOSES CLASS REPRESENTATION UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE MUST •^ BE THE RULE V. ' u J ZEMSTVO PRESIDENT; TALKS Says That Russian National Assembly Must Be Independent of Coun cil and Deal Directly With Emperor By Associated Press. ST., PETERSBURG. July 10.— Prince Troubetskoy, the president of the zemstvo congress of Moscow, is quoted In ■an interview today as strongly op posing the principle of class representa tion in the coming national assembly. He', declares that only universal suf frage, whether direct , or . indirect, will satisfy the : mass of the people, as well as the leaders of. the reform movement. "The | Imperial douma," he" added, "must be ." independent of the council of the empire. The former must deal directly with the crown. It must be deliberative at first and it will develop into a true legislative body. Freedom to attend meetings is Indispensable. With out this reform Is a dead letter." The recommendation of the governor of Irkusk that a general j amnesty be granted to political prisoners in Siberia has been . rejected. ; ' ; Would Treat Them as Criminals By Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, July 10.—Nego tiations between Russia and Roumanla on the question of the surrender of the crew of the Knlaz Potemklne are in progress.' Russia is disposed to Insist upon the surrender of the men not as political prisoners, but as criminals, guilty of murder and theft. There were several hundred thousand roubles on board the battleship which the crew . divided ." when ■ they left the ship. The . Roumanian • government ,'h somewhat embarrassed by the fact that It promised the mutineers that If they surrendered they would be treated as deserters. Requiems Will Be Sung By Associated Press. SBBASTOPOL, July 10.— Itusalan tor pedo.boat No. 267, which declined to surrender ■ to the Roumanian govern ment . with the Knlaz I Potemklne, do clarlng that she had | not mutinied but had been forced to follow, the mutinous battleship, arrived here today. The members of her crew were arrested anil placed on board the transport Prout. . Tomorrow will be observed on board the fleet as a day of mourning for the officers ' and sailors slain during the mutiny on board the Knlaz Potemklne, There will be requiems on all the ships F. L. CAMPBELL ACTING BECRETARY OF INTERIOR By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July 10.— In the ab sence of Secretary ' Hitchcock and rAs slstant Secretary .' Ryan. • Frank L. Campbell, assistant attorney 1 ; general for.! the interior department, has ; been designated ; by the president , as acting secretary.' ' , DIES TO SAVE SON OF LAWSON YOUNG MINE MANAGER IS STABBED BY MEXICAN SLAYER LYNCHED BY MINERS Gilbert Johnson of Denver Is Killed While Trying to Prevent Mur. der of Copper Mag. nate's Son Special to The Herald. DENVER, July 10.— Rather than see his chum, Arnold Lawson, only son of Thomas Lawson of Boston, killed, Gil bert Johnson of Denver sacrificed his own life. The ' tragedy, which has prostrated young Lawson , with grief," occurred last Wednesday ' at the Tom Lawson mine at Vrique, Mexico,, but news of it only, reached Denver today. Manager. Rein , was paying off some of the extra men. Among; them i was Jesus Rocha, who demanded $3 more.' The manager refused, angry words passed and the two men . engaged ' In a quarrel. Suddenly the : Mexican^ drew a long knife. » Lawson and .{Johnson ran to the manager's assistance. '- The Mexican aimed a , blow at '; Rein that would have surely gone home had not young Lawson ran forward and pulled the manager out of the way. ■'',;■ ■ The Mexican, wild with rage,, tried to stab Lawson. Johnson ran forward and attempted to disarm the man Just as the ' Mexican's ' arm : was | raised jto strike Lawson. ■ Johnson ' attempted Jto catch his wrist but missed "and 'i the knife was plunged In his breast. Rocha was overpowered, disarmed and . taken away by angry miners. ; According ' ; to reports they lynched him., ' ', ; A doctor was summoned : but • John son expired , before he arrived. ■''. . \ , Although but 28 years , of ; age John- '. son : was the ; chief ; engineer •_■ of p the mine/. -.' He > had •? been* there '^ only"" a '" month, , having gone ; .) thither ;f from; Kennet, : California.-', Young .' Johnson"; Is ; survived - by : a mother,' | '; Mrs.';'. Gilbert' Johnson. :. and '; sisters, J Anna' and' Rose. •" The mother is prostrated "with • grief. ■ •■:■■, ;■ ; ■ .. /'..: ■.'■:•. '. GRASS FIRES RAGE: IN i l^!^ VICINITY OF LIVERMORE By Associated Press. OAKLAND,': July 9.— Twenty-two square ' miles "of territory are \ belns; swept by. a fire . that Is raging In' Hie , hills south of Llvermore.;; Hundreds "of, acres of grazing land . are , being devas-v tated and ranches are being threatened' by the flames. Hundreds of the ranch owners are working to save their prop-; erty and check the spread of the fire. I '.'- THE DAF3 JEWS FORECAST' southern California: Fair Tues. day; fog In the morning; /light; southwest wind. Maximum ; tern- i peratu re in Los Angeles yesterday! 75 degrees; minimum 61 degrees. PART I. I—Dies1 — Dies to save Lawson's son. 2— Gas Inspector ready for work. • 3— Says wife liked money. -.« • * ■': ■.'•■■■■ 4— Editorial. s— City news. 6.7— Classified advertisements. 7— Sports. 8— Mayor blows out street lights. PART 11. I— Scott to make run In 45 hours. . ' 2-3.4-s— Public advertisements. 6 — Southern California news. ■ 7— Markets. *" ; B—Convert8 — Convert street Into speedway. EASTERN. Ten dead, many prostrated, from heat In New York. •. • . ■ ■ • ;,-, Charles Bonaparte delivers address to the Christian Bndeavorers. ■ FOREIGN St. Petersburg believes Oyama Is" preparing for decisive blow. • • : ■ Prince Troubetsky says national as sembly must be based on universal suf frage. ;■'■■••.• - -:....... Lord ' Roberts . declares British army utterly Inadequate. COAST • Lick observatory In 'danger from for est fires. . Young man dies to save Lawson's eon from being murdered tn Mexico.'- ■■ Chautauqua assembly opens session in Long Beach. LOCAL Mayor McAleer vetoes Spring street . lighting ordinance and says it is worse than previous one. . ■ .. . ; ,«- ..<-. Mayor again asks, council to join with him tn deciding on library ques tion. ... ,-',■ Obstructionist from' th«> Sixth ward causes qlty's business to be delayed. - Offices secured for gas and gas meter. Inspector.- >...■., ■ .■. - . .., . Police besiege gambling, resort .and' compel trmates to surrender, s^. -i—i. i ltallroad officials look for hard fight between Salt Lake and initial lines..-', Santa Fe takes out 110,000 accident the constant encroachments of Sal ton sea. ■■ • ■■•■.■ ..-.-.• Millionaire Barbee 8. Hook on trial on criminal charge. - ■ ■ ••■•-. - ■ •; • Contractor granted divorce from wife' whom he declared tried to "do" him. Southern Pacific officials Investigate Insurance on Bcott'B life. : Wealthy. automonilUt uses city streets as a racecourse. * Wife wants money, not affection, sayp huaband. and he Is divorced. • - ■ Negro goes two =■ days with ' broken Daughter of prominent Oakland par-: ents suffers from melancholia became of their displeasure with, her change In religion. • •...■•• Southern California delegation for Portland leaves Saturday, July Sl.i*- ■' . Spiritualists • aak -. that ■ Ilc«n««s ' be taken off their mediums and preachers. Hcolt special expected In Chicago, at noon today. Train la breaking all rec ords. ' "fttHrfUWlHwl