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VOL. XXXII, NO. 3"« HAMMEL WILL RESIGN TODAY CHIEF OF POLICE TO LEAVE DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO BE "FIGUREHEAD" Breach Between Mayor and Chief Said Rto Have Grown Out Of the Former's Inter* ferenes Chief of Police W. A. Hammel will' tender his resignation at the meeting of the police commission this morn i/ig, to take effect September 1. Chief Hammel will not admit It. Mayor McAleer says he knows nothing of the rumored resignation, but those who are in close touch both with the rinayor and the chief say the former will not be surprised when a brief but courteously worded note Is read to the police commission this morning. "Will you resign?" was asked of Chief Hammel by a Herald reporter yesterday. "Yes, when I am ready," was the . "When I am ready." . : 'VThls morning, perhaps?" . "I shall not announce my resignation ir. the newspapers before It is In the >- hands of the police commission," was the chiefs final reply, and his sudden . attention to the business of hla office showed the reporter more plainly than words could have told him that the interview was ended. Hammel's Friends Indignant Back of the resignation of the chief are facts not at all to the liking of friends of Mr. Hammel, who have seen him build up the police department, . systematize all branches and conduct • the. whole in a manner "which many '. public officials say has never been equaled In the history of the city. gjj "Chief Hammel," said one of his ( friends yesterday, "cannot longer hold .his office and retain his self respect. ; When he accepted the position under Mayor Snyder and consented to remain ' ' under Mayor McAleer's administra tion, It was j with • the. understanding I that -he would be chief in fact, not '.nierely in, name. ' -•*■• "Constiirit'lnterf er ence on the part of I the mayor, the total ignoring of Chief . : Hammel's wishes as to the disposal of I men and conducting the affairs of the ~ office compel him 'to take -this step. ""Until the mayor sought to conduct . the department and relegate the chief to, the position of figurehead the police > system of Los Angeles was In an ex cellent condition. Recently Chief Hammel's work has been overthrown "by the mayor. The office is becom * Ing demoralized and this Is due to the fact that for months Chief Hammer s wishes have been ! ignored and his really | excellent system of conducting I affairs has been torn down." His Wishes Ignored "\ Persons who have watched events at the police station say the removal of the wagon" men and Jailer Shand haa 9 done more to cause a breach between the : mayor j and the chief than any .other one act. It is understod that Chief Hammel sought to prevent the '.removal of the men but that "the ma ■yor-would not heed his wishes. ■ Detective Paul Flammer . has been - mentioned as a possible successor to .Chief Hammel. Flammer is a close personal friend of the mayor. .'Mayor McAleer's opponents openly charge that the chief executive is en deavoring to build up a political ma ■ chine at the police station and , that "with this end in view he has made' nu ; merous changes and has so Interfered -with Chief Hammel that the latter Owould be forced either to resign or be «tSome a mere figurehead. . ? : - ■ Chief Hammel will be a candidate ; for the nomination for sheriff on the - Republican ticket in the next cam paign and had Intended to resign his " present position not later than Jan uary 1, 1906. Mayor McAleer said last night that he is not trying to build up • a political machine at the police sta tion, as his opponents have asserted. ■ He says the men who have ■ replaced others in the offices are competent and of known ability. He refused to say what action will be taken by the police commission regarding Chief^ Hammel's resignation. CHINESE BOYCOTTERS DRAW SHARP LINES Agreement Made Not to Deal In Amer ican Goods or Patronize ,-• Steamship Llnea lly Associated Press, YOKOHAMA, Aug. 7.— Chinese have agreed not to deal in American goods, not to ship goods on any American steamer, especially the Paciflo Mail company's steamship China, and to punish any Chinese dealing in Ameri can goods throughout Asia, so as not to 'deal with American banks and in surance companies. Chinese convicted ,of contravening; this agreement will be heavily fined. Henry B. Miller, the American consul general,, Is Investigating the matter and keeping a close watch on the situ ation. Los Angeles Herald. CHIEF OF POLICE, WHO IS TO TENDER RESIGNATION W. A.-HAMMEL GIRL BATTLES WITH BULLDOG FIGHTS DESPERATELY TO SAVE POODLE SHE IS BITTEN AND BRUISED Miss Helen Rood of Orange Street Struggles for Nearly Half an Hour With Fierce Holding •with one arm a white poodle dog and with the other swinging a chatelaine -bag^'^'ssv HfJe^T^jT^ftJ 1542' Orange street •' fought', for < nearly half an hour yesterday with a bulkiSg at the corner of Burlington avenue and Orange street. Miss Rood ' was Jaltten in the-lip by, the. bulldog andiseveral times was I nearly knocked down. ."■ De spite the pain of the injury) and the furious attacks of the dog,°.Mlss>Rood succeeded in v keeping .^ the neast 1 . from devouring the poodle. ' ;■'■'}■-■.• "5 : '■ When faint with exhaustion,, a pa trolman happened near the scene of the battle and frightened the bulldog away. In company with the officer Miss Rood called at the prosecuting attorney's office. There, to her dismay, she found that no means of redress could be had under the circumstances. In speaking of the affair, Miss Rood said: "I. do not want a complaint against the persons who own the dog. All that I ask Is that the dog be kept in the yard, and It Just does seem too bad that there Is not some way to make the owner keep his dog oft the street. He i Is dangerous and might attack some other woman." . PURSE SNATCHER WORKS CLEVER ROBBERY GAME Thief Impersonates Bank Clerk ; and Makea Away With Purse Containing $400 By Associated Press. PORTLAND, Aug. 7.— The most sen sational street robbery that has occur red In Portland in years was reported to the police today by Mrs. Louis Wert, who stated that her purse containing $400 had been snatched at Second and Washington streets, the thief escaping In the shopping crowds. Mrs. Wert ■ had Just left the ". bank when a bareheaded man rushed up to her exclaiming: "Lady, I'm one of the bank clerks. The teller sent me to get the money! He made a mistake in counting It!" j Mrs. Wert protested that no mistake had been made, offering to accompany the alleged clerk back to the bank, at the same time taking out her purse and openlng.lt. At. the sight of the purse the thief snatched It and dashed down Second street. Mrs. Wert was so stunned by the boldneßS ot ..the act that she was at first unable to make outcry, nor did she recover her composure until ■ too late to catch • the thief. Detectives are working on the case. ; NEW TRIAL GRANTED IN RAILROAD DAMAGE SUIT By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 7.— The aupreme court today granted a new trial to the Los Angeles Pacific Hall road company in a damage suit brought against the corporation by Jennie Vlnson. Elmer Vlnson, plain tlft's husband, was killed In a collision on the defendant's railroad In 1901. The lower; court gave damages In the LOS ANGELES, CAL., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1905. MEN WILLING TO ARBITRATE TELEGRAPHERS WELCOME PROPOSITION OFFICIALS ARE RELUCTANT Strikers Claim to Be Winning, While Railway Superintendent Says . Trains Are Running as Usual By Associated Press. ST. PAUU Minn., Aug. 7.— Persistent rumors .were current today that a move had been -inaugurated by, the?* Norths western ' Farmers' exchange and Mer chants' associations along the line of the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific to secure arbitration . of the teleg raphers', strike. , . • ■ As far as could be ascertained, no official ; action In this direction has yet been taken. President Perham of the telegraphers stated to the Associated Press that the matter had not come before him of ficially, although he had reports that such a movement was on foot. "The telegraphers," said Mr. Perham, "are willing to submit their grievances to any unbiased body of men, and would welcome a proposition to arbi trate coming from this source." General Manager Horn of the North ern Pacific had heard nothing of such a proposition. • "So far as the Northern Paciflo is concerned," said Mr. Horn, "there is nothing to arbitrate. Conditions are Improving each day, and on some di visions, are already normal." , General Superintendent Slade of the Great Northern ; was equally emphatic in declaring that there, was nonneces sity for arbitration. TRAINS ARE DELAYED Conditions Are Serious on Rocky Mountain Division By Associated Press. MISSOULA, Mont., - Aug. 7.— Strike conditions on the Rocky Mountain di vision are serious. It is true some trains are running Into division head quarters but others are from four to eight hours late. Wires, commercial and others,, have been broken during the .last few. days and Mlssoula has been practically Isolated. | Perishable freight has been and Is being refused by the Northern Pacific. Yesterday trainmen held a meeting and decided, they would accept no more or ders by telephone as they feel danger confronts them. Fruit shipments are not being ac cepted and trains on the Bitter Root and Coeur d' Alene branches are work ing carefully. - ■">.' yyXv'j-* MAKE DISTINCT GAINB Trainmen Refuse to . Rlak Lives on Telephone Orders lly Associated Press. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 7.— The teleg raphers on the Northern Paciflo made a distinct gain last night when the conductors on the Rocky Mountain division in meeting determined here after to refuse to receive train orden over the telephone or move trains by "flag ordera." Outside of another freight wreck on the Great Northern and the fact that the telegraphers are quite successful In inducing .strike-breakers to leav« there are practically no new develop ments. The Northern Pacific trains are two to four houra late. r -'-— • ' FEVER SPREADS IN PARISHES PHYSICIANS DISCOVER LARGE FOCI SIX CASES ON PLANTATION Situation In New Orleana la Improved, Though Crltla la Not Ex pected for Several Oaya NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 7.— Of- . . flclal report to 6 p. m.: J J New cases 32 •• Total to date 665" Deaths 8,! Total to date 113 " New sub foci 4|| Total to date 97 £ *++ *+ + *+ l + +iV\<***+**++*++ By Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, Augl 7.— Two large foci of Infection were discovered today outside of the city by officers of the marine hospital service. Dr. Corput went to Diamond plantation. In St. Charles parish, to look Into some sus picious cases, and found six positive yellow fever cases of secondary Infec tion; three of which were dead. They are on a BUgar plantation, and three of them are Italians. One was a negro. The other point of Infection Is the town of Patterson, In St Mary parish, where Dr. Gulteras found nineteen cases of secondary Infection. Most of these are also Italians. The local health boards have taken charge In ; both Instances and are fol lowing out the directions of the marine hoslptal service. ■ . With the marine hospital service, un der the authority of President , Roose velt, In complete control, the scientific fight to eradicate yellow fever from New Orleans before frost took on fresh life today, and with ample funds, the best available talent and an army of willing workers at his back. Dr. J. H, White, surgeon In charge, looks for a successful termination of the struggle. Boards Pledge Assistance / Dr. White visited, the state and city boards of health, where he communi cated the news of the president's de cision to them." Both pledged all the asatstaiya'rOf thwmelves an.d.f,h«forces under theni to Dr'whlte in hwu'nder taklng. '$' "-■■'■'. • • Dr. White said the transfer of de tails- would -be, gradual, so that there might' be no interruption of the work now in progress. The shifting of authority is' expected to be complete tomorrow. v :•■•:" ■ . • ■■*■' it was announced that the marine hospital 'service' would -take up, as soon as the settlement of details would permit, the ' receiving and compiling of the dally reports. ■'An Impression has prevailed in some (Continued on Page. Two) ,. CORBIN DINES TAFT'S PARTY Three Thousand persons Attend Brl l. llant Reception Given by Governor General Wright at By Associated Press. MANILA, Aug. 7.— At 7 o'clock this evening MaJ. Gen. Corbln cave a din ner to the gentlemen of the Taft party. Rear Admiral Enqutst of the Russian navy and his staff were present. Gen. Corbln toasted President Roose velt, and Secretary Taft toasted the Russian emperor. Rear Admiral En qulst, who was much affected, then arose and made a profound salutation. At the same hour j Commissioner Forbes entertained Miss Alice,' Roose velt at dinner. At 8 o'clock about 3000 persons at tended a brilliant reception given by Governor deneral Wright at the Malaca Nari, palace. Those present, from the highest official and most ' prominent citizen to the humblest native, were greeted by Secretary Tuft 'and Miss Roosevelt, who shook hands with all. Rear Admiral Enqulst and his staff were present. Spanish residents say that the recep tion surpassed any In the previous his tory of Manila ••- RESIGNS FROM ROOSEVELT'S CABINET LESLIE M. SHAW EXCURSION BOAT TURNS TURTLE PANIC STRICKEN PASSENGERS ESCAPE SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED Disaster Narrowly Averted by Shallow Water at Point Where Accident. ' Occurred — Only Woman on ' Board Rescued By Associated Press. ' INDIANAPOLIS, 7.— The ;■, ex cursion steamboat Sunshine sank this afternoon at ■ Broad Ripple park, ten miles from the city, with 180 passengers on board, all of whom were men except one, a woman who was rescued by a launch. I ... No one was drowned, but , several were " Injured ■In the panic. .The Sunshine piles on the backwater of Broad Ripple dam on White river, and was carrying a picnic party con sisting of employes of the Indianapolis Btockyards. The overweighting of the boat caused It to turn over . on its side, and the superstructure broke from the hull. .The water is fourteen feet deep in the chan nel, but the boat was near the bank when the accident occurred and in but seven feet of water. The upper deck remained above the water. . Five persons were injured. Persons in launches and canoes took a number • of people from the water. The greatest number clung to the up per deck, which was not submerged, until taken ashore by boats. SENATOR CLARK IS RAPIDLY RECOVERING Nurse Says Distinguished' Patient Is Regaining Normal Condition and Takes Dally Drives By Associated Press. NEW TORK, Aug. 7.— United States Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, whe on July. 15 underwent an operation foi the removal of a brain abscess, left his apartments for the first time since, the operation. Accompanied, by .a , nurse, the senator drove In Central Park for twenty. minutes. • • ' ■ ; It was said at the house that Senator Clark was rapidly regaining his nor mal condition and he would now drive out each pleasant day ( .until .his strength was sufficient to permit him to leave the city. . j , ; *:(,' i WILL BUILD NEW LINE E. H. Harrlman Says Southern Pacific la Going to Cooa Bay By Associated Press. ' PORTLAND, Aug. 7.— E. H. Harrl man. who is In Portland en route for Ban Francisco and the orient, In >an interview confirms the announcement recently made by General Manager J. P. O'Brien of the Harrlman lines that the Southern Pacific intends Immedi ately to construct a line to Coos Bay. When asked if the Southern Pacific contemplated building a railroad down the north bank of the Columbia river Mr. Harrlman stated that he was not Informed "as to the Northern Paclflc'i plan. , • ."[] As to his lntentlona Mr. Harrlman reiterated a former atatement that "wherever there Is business to Justify it, or country to support, there we wlli build a railroad," —-< »•» - — PRICE: DAILY, BY CARRIER, 65 CTS. PER MONTH NEW YORK DOCKS SWEPT BY FIRE RAILROAD TERMINALS GO UP FLAMES HALF A MILLION DAMAGES Conflagration , Starts on ! Old Wooden : Ferryboat '■ and ' for ' a Time Threatens to Inflict Serious ' Loss on Shipping By Associated Press. vS . . ■■; ' , , k NEW ' YORK,r Augi' B.— Within three quarters of an hour late tonight fire swept away the Delaware, Lacka wanna & ,-' Western Railroad company's ter minals ■In . Hoboken, . seized two ferry boats and, practically. ruined them, and for half an hour threatened the destruc tion ■of i the entire ' water front In . the vicinity, Including the Hamburg-Amer ican ■ and North , German . Lloyd steam ship docks, at which several big ships were lying. , The property damage Is estimated at between $400,000 and $500,000. So far as known no lives were lost. The i fire - started on an old wooden ferryboat, spread to the main j building of the Lacka wanna and thence to the Dukes house. The. hotel was a frame structure and was a ready prey for the flames. . By this time the flames were spread ing in all directions utterly beyond the control of. the few who had responded to the first alarms. • At 1 o'clock this morning . the . fire was under control and the big steam ship piers had been saved. ... The new immigration station, which was built of brick and stone, had been occupied only two weeks, cost $70,000 to build and was supposed to be fireproof, was soon a mass of fire, the Interior burning rapidly.. Only a -few persons were in the building at the time of the outbreak and they were hurried out. BRIDGE WORKERS GET !&} ORDERS FOR A STRIKE Between Fifteen and Twenty Thousand Will Quit Work, Seriously Affect. Ing Whole Industry By Associated Press. .. CLEVELAND, • Aug. 7.— The Plain dealer tomorrow will say: Orders were Issued > Monday ' afternoon from the headquarters of the International Asso ciation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers by Secretary J. J. McNamar* for a general strike against the Ameri can Bridge company from Maine to California.' It Is estimated that between 15.000 and - 20,000 ' bridge and structural Iron workers will quit work. Bridge work will be tied up In many parts of the country, a number of big building projects will be delayed and the strike will affect thousands In the building industry. . The following is a copy of the order which was sent out to ninety locals of the union' ln the United States and Canada by Secretary McNamara of the executive board: ■ "The executive board orders a general strike against the American Bridge company to take effect - Wednesday, August 9. The order Includes all joba where' the ' American Bridge company haa a first contract for erection." I The general strike, according to Sec retary McNamara, waa the outcome of trouble between • the union and the American Bridge company over the sub-letting of a contract to a Boston concern which the unions claim Is "un ,tair.* SHAW RESIGNS FROM CABINET WILL BE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT EASTERN FINANCIER SLATED Secretary of Treasury Calls on Roose. velt at Oyster Bay and Urges Immediate Release From Official Duties Special to The Herald. NEW TORK, Aug. 7.— The Press will say tomorrow: It can be said on au- • thorlty that Secretary Shaw's call 'on' , President Roosevelt yesterday: was' to ' ask that his resignation as secretary of the treasury be accepted with' the lrnst possible delay. Shaw ts going out of the cabinet and ; haß no desire to remain, so his friends ' say, a moment longer than will suit, the president's present plan. This -Is the Shaw side of It as learned from a , gentleman who said candidly that the , secretary of the treasury was a candl- ■. date for president and desires to have , : a free hand In what he does. . *, • Persons well informed in respect ' of j; the president's cabinet said last night that there was no doubt that Roosevelt 1 1 determined several months ago to have ' a man in place of Shaw and a man who will succeed him has already been' selected. Shaw's resignation is to take effect; at the pleasure of the (president but he. Is anxious to have • his successor ap-' ' ; ; pointed at once. ' In the Fifth Avenue hotel last night an intimate friend of Roosevelt said he '■' ; had -known for many days past that the resignation of Shaw was, imminent ; and had heard several etoriea as. to Ms I _ successor. \ %„■">.••.-> • *.'••''• . ."■■■i' : *.>- One story , was, to^the' .effect thst-^fiV!*; new secretary^ o/; 'tha ' tWasurjv,^rsuld V , be from the noYthwest,' and another, 'lt which he heard in Washington ' last), week, . made it appear ' that Roosevelt ' Intended 'to reshape . his cabinet and would ' take an eastern ? financier ?f of -• secretary of the treasury, ', giving an- ", other place in the cabinet to that sec tion of the country now represented by , shawy . ..-,;,;; ." ' i.:-;\^^.' SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO ""'INCREASE CAPITAL STOCKS By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.— A notice has been Issued for, a meeting of , the stockholders' of the Consolidated Southern Pacific Railroad company, to be held in this city on /August 28 for the purpose of Increasing the capital stock to $160,000,000 and authorizing the issue of .bonds to that amount for the purpose iof paying off ' the present bonded indebtedness and providing for further, improvements. • .-. THE DAY'S NEWS FORECABT Southern California: Foggy Tuesday morning, becoming fair during day; llflht west winds. Maximum temperature In Los An. geles yesterday, 83 degrees; mini, mum, 59 degrees. I—Hammel1 — Hammel will resign today. 2 — War ia on In suffrage camp. 3— Council refuses to oust board. 4— Sports. s—Southern5 — Southern California news. 6— Editorial. 7 — Planing mills for open shop. . ' 8.9 — Classified advertisements. 9.10 — Public advertising. 11— Markets. ' 12 — Muat ponder on big water plan, EASTERN Conflagration In New Tork sweeps away railroad terminals. Bridgeworkers called out on strike In volving from 15,000 to 20,000 men. Excursion boat capsizes near Indian apolis and catastrophe, is narrowly avert- FOREIGN General chamber of commerce at Shanghai appeals to British authorities to use Influence In stopping boycott. Russian liberals . believe constitution will be along comparatively generous lines. Three, thousand persons attend brilliant . receptions given to Secretary Taft and Miss Alice Roosevelt at Manila. ■ COABT San Bernardino sinking deep well to in sure good city water supply. San Francisco board of supervisors compliments Los Angeles on Owens river project. Bank statement Issued ■ by comptroller Shows California institutions far. outstrip Paciflo ■ coast states. LOCAL Shingle nail extracted from Jaw .ot Southern Paciflo engineer. • . ■-■..' Clinton Rogers Woodruff, clvto reform- . er, addresses Municipal league. Meetlrg of suffrage workers ends , in OI Girl tights battle with fierce bulldog to biivo her poodle vet. -. - •• Southern Paelflo officials believe Salton sea has now reached lta maximum height. ltetull grocers prepare for big plcniu. Southern Paciflo discontinues its .Bun-; net express service beyond . Houston, > Texas, because of yellow fever. Clark road to put on through passenger ■ervlee between Xos Angeles, Denver and , ° Amos' Hercules sentenced ' to lit* ' lm ""couneil will consider Owens water project at specUl »©»» ion. • City council refuses to confirm mayor's action in removing the library board. > Chief of Police \v. A. Hammel to resign • tO l'Urilnj mills experience strike; declare (or open shop.