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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 76.
'HOT STUFF,' SAYS
ANNA OF DINNER
ACTRESS TELLS OF AFFAIR IN
PITTSBURG
Says Frick Was Present and Many
of the Guests Were Drunk
and Were Excessively
Noisy
Pocclii.l Cable to The Htrald.
PARIS, Dec. IS.— Anna Held, when
told today that William E. Corey, pres
ident of thn American Ktcel trust, had
threatened to make revelations Involv
ing actions by prominent Plttsburg
men, which took place at a banquet at
which Miss Held sang, unless these
men ceased criticising Corey, spoke
freely of her experience on that oc
casion. She. said: "Yes, there was
a dinner given by Mr. Frlck at tho
Duquesnn club, Plttshurg. T was
asked to sing 1 at the dinner und con
sented.
"When I arrived there, which was
late, ln tho evening, many of tho guests
were drunk. They were, excrsslvly
noisy. I sang 'Won't You Come nnd
Piny With Sic*
"One. man removed his ront nnd
shouted, 'Certainly!' I left the din
ner. Before. I got nway my clothing
wnn slightly torn. 1 cannot remember
the nnme of the. mnn who took his coat
eft— Frlck was there; I saw him. The
dinner wns hot stuff."
CARNEGIE TAKES A HAND
Tries to Force Corey. to Return to
His Wife
Special to The Herald
NKW YORK, Dec. 15.— During Andrew
Carnegie's annual dinner to his former
business assoclatPß tonight at his home
in Fifth avenue It leaked out that Car
negie had had a personal controversy,
which became almost a quarrel, liißt
Tuesday evening with William Ellis
Corey, president of tho United States
Corporation.
The subject matter was Corey's asso
ciation with Mabelle Oilman, the
uctress, and his casting • ff of his wife.
It is declared that Carnegie tried to in
duce Corey to throw over Miss Oilman
and become reconciled with Mrs. Corey.
Corey was obdurate, and finally Car
negie exclaimed: "Then, Corey, if you
persist in this course I will exert all
my influence to have you ousted from
-the steel trust." To which Corey, so
jjoes report, replied in substance: "This
Is none of your affair; I shall do as I
like in my personal life. Stories you
. hear are not all true."
WILL RETURN TO STAGE
Miss Gillman Now In Rome With
Corey's Sister
Special to Tho Herald.
liOMK, Dec. 15.— Mabelle Gillman to
day wrote a letter in which she Inti
mates that fhe aspires to sing In grand
opera and says she will return to Paris
and resume her Interrupted vocal stud
ies with Jean do Reszke.
Miss Oilman makes no mention of the
storie3 concerning her friendship for
Corey.
In Paris Miss Gillman will rejoin her
mother, who committed her to the care
of Mr. and Mrs. Rlggs for the journey
to Italy Mrs. Rlggs is a Bister of Corey.
It is evident Miss Gillman does not in
tend to return to the United States very
soon.
AUTOMOBILE VICTIM DIES
Mrs. Adelaide M. Preston Succumbs
to Injuries in Hospital at San
Diego
Special to The llcraiu.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 15. — Mrs. Adelaide
M. Preston, who wus knocked from her
wheel and fatally injured In a collision
• with an automobile owned by Miss
Jarecki of Erie, Pa., died this evening
at Agnew sanitarium from' concussion
of the brain. She was unconscious from
last night about midnight, but was
thought to be improving up to that
time.
Mrs. Preston's home is in Charlotte,
Mich., and she was here with a brother
and a sister to spend the winter. She
was 63 years of age and leaves grown
children. The body will be sent east
for burial.
GOES ABROAD TO SEEK BARD
E. O. Gerberdlng Has Left for Belgium
to Search for Missing
Youth
Special to Tho Herald.
VKNTUItA, Pee. 15.— E. O. fierberd-
Ing of Hucneme has gone to Brussels
Itelgium. to usslst in tho neurch for
Albert Hard, son of tho Into Cephas
U Bard and nephew of Hon. T. It.
Hard, who disappeared from that
place n few weeks ago. Young llunl
3 In a line violinist nud carries with him
a splendid instrument, from which hu
Is said to be seldom separated.
Word was sent Air. Oerberdlng, who
Is a relative of Hard, that the violin
had been found in Brussels, but the
whereabouts of Us player is iv inyti
tery, and foul play is feared. The
relatives in Huenenia and IjOS Angeles
nro much worried and perplexed over
the affair, and anxiously await, news
from Mr. OerberdliiK.
DEATHS OF THE DAY
Judge J- E. Rylard, Lexington, Mo.
Hy ABSoclated I'rti;».
WSXINQTON. Mo., Uve. 15.— Judge
John 15. ityhtml of this city, criminal
Judge for eighteen yeurs of this circuit,
gftdrhere today, Key. M. F. Itylaml,
imetor of the Trinity Methodist church
u{ Los Angeles, ia a noil of tr<; du
ceaied.
California Postmasters Appointed
Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, I>W 15.— Tho follow,
tug California post musters were ap
pointed today: At Mount Wilson. Log
Angeles oounty, Henry J. Jtlch: ut
Ncwhul** v Lo» AngeleH county, Kruncls
11, Lundell.
Los Angeles Herald.
DDIPC ! U«Hr *f Carrier I cc fiCMTC
PFISTER NOT GUILTY
Prominent Milwaukee Man Acquitted
of Charge of Larceny a*
Dalles
By Ansoclated T'reM.
MIMVAtJKKR. \VI!«., Dec. X,.— Judge
Rrnzee, In thn munlrlpnl court today,
ilfrldefl that Charles F. Printer wn.i
not Rtillty of larceny ns bailee, us
charged In tho Indictment returned
Oil August 4 by the grand Jury. The
derision wns on a motion to dismiss
the defendant nftcr the state hud
rented Its case.
The rhnrge ngnlnat Mr. P/ldter wns
thnt of Itirceny nn bailee of $14,000
iM.lnnglnjr to the Wisconsin Henderlinc
(ompnny. He ncted ns stakeholder In
nn effort by that company to ohtnln
n Rnrhngf contract In Mllwnukee,
$20,U00 I . » ■ 11 Ilit1 lit1 it plnced lv lilm hnnd*. It. will
charged that he did not account for
$14,000 of this.
Mr. Pflater In onn of tho most prom
inent buslnenn men In MilwHtikee. He
Is connected with vnrlous. enterpriser,
Including a tannery, a bank, hotel,
and Is the proprietor of the Milwaukee
ficntlnel. Mr. I'tlster Is wnll known
throughout the country. He hns
flgure.l very prominently in politics
for many yonrs. nnd wnn the. lender
of tho so-called stalwart fnetlon of
the Republican pnrty of AVlnconsln.
The charge against Mr. Pflnter whs,
looked upon by many persons ns nn
outgrowth of political strife.
MASKED MEN ROB A
SALOON IN PORTLAND
SHOOT TWO PERSONS WHO TRY
TO ESCAPE
Highwaymen Line the Occupants Up
and One Keeps Guard While the
Other Secures $125 In Cash From
the Till
By AdßoelatPil Press.
PORTLAND, tire., Her. 15.— One of
tho most daring robberies ever recorded
In this city occurred this evening short
ly nfler 6 o'clock, when two masked
men entered the barroom of the. Cen
tennial hotel at. 491 Sherlock avenue In
North Portland nnd help up the bar
tender and fifteen men who were. drink-
Ing In the place. Two men who at
tempted to escape were shot by the
robbers, one perhaps fntally. The
visitors in the place were startled by
the command "Hold up your hands,"
and turning saw two masked men
standing In the doorway with leveled
revolvers. The robbers lined the vis
itors up behind the barroom stove and
one of them proceeded to rob the till
while the other kept guard.
Thomas Fleming, an aged sailor, and
S. L. Roush attempted to escape from
thn room, but both wero shot In the
arm. Fleming, however, kept on going
and got outside the place. No attempt
was made to rob the visitors, and when
the men v> ho went to the till had se
cured its contents, amounting to 1125,
both backed out.
At the entrance, however, Fleming
lay in wait armed with a. huavy club.
He dealt one of the robbers a glancing
blow on the head but his aim was in
accurate and he did little to Impede
escape and for his pains was shot in
the abdomen, receiving a serious and
perhaps fatal wound. The robbers
escaped, leaving no clue as to their
identity.
ON HAMMOND'S TRACK
Helena Police Have Information of
Man Accused of Killing
His Wife
By Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 15.— 1t Is re
ported hero that John Hammond,
wanted In Albany, N. V., and charged
with killing his wife and locking her
body in a trunk, has been seen at
or near Forsyth, Rosebud county. Ad
vices to that effect have been wired
the New York authorities. It Is re
ported that on Nov. 30 Hammond was
neen in Mlssoula, but all efforts to
locate him proved fruitless. . > *■;,• fV
Young Strong, the Albany boy who
came west with Hammond, deserted
him at Missoula, after learning of the
charges against him. Strong came
here and told the story of their sen
sational trip across the continent. The
authorities have tried in vain to find
Hammond near Missoula.
MANIAC'S TERRIBLE CRIME
Kills His Child, His Wife's Brother
and Fatally Wounds a
Woman
By Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 15.— William
Guy, released from the Newburg in
suno asylum after thlrty-slx months'
confinement, and finding his wife with
an 18-months-old baby, today killed
the baby, his wife's brother and fa
tally wounded a woman to whose
house Mrs. Guy had tied. The latter
escaped. The sight of the baby ap
parently renewed Guy's maniacal
frenzy and he procured a revolver.
He talked freely of his crime and
expressed no regret, except that of
failing: to kill his wife.
Meningitis Closes Schools
By Associated press
DUNKIRK, N. V.. Dec. 15.— The city
(schools hero were closed today owing
to tho spread of cerebro^splnal menin
gitis umong tho children. Five cases
lire under quarantine. The schools will
be thoroughly fumigated before being
reopened.
Seaman Is Drowned
Ily Associated I'rebS.
SAN FKANCISCOv Dec. IB.— The
captain of tho burkentino Kncore,
which arrived hero today, reported
that whllo the vessel wus off tho mouth
of the Columbia river on Tuesday, 0.
l!. Nelsnn, a seaman, was lost over
board and drowned. .
Mt. Hermon Association Incorporates
By Associated Press.
HAN JOBK, Cttl., Dec. 15.— Articles
of Incorporation of tho Mount Her
ir.on uHHOciution, which has acquired
hinds for tho meeting of religious mid
t'tJucatlonal bodies, wero tiled this
morning, with lending local citizens as
directors.
Accused Murderess Fatally Burned
By Asi»oelated I'iesa
MONTOOMKRY, Ala.. Dee. 15.— 1n a
fire in the women's department of the
county jail toduy Henrietta Hownrd,
charged with murdering her husband,
wan ho seriously burned that she in not
expected to live.
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1905.
VICTIM OF THE
LAND SWINDLERS
EASTERN MAN BOUGHT MANY
BOGUS CERTIFICATES
R. H. Goddard of Wisconsin Arrives in
Salem With Fraudulent Deed
to Seven Thousand
Acres
By Associated press.
HALEM, Ore, Dec. 15. — Tt. IT. Oorl
dard, son of Illrnm Goddnrd. banker
uml tlmberman of La Crooso, wis.,
arrived hero today from the oust to
rmikn nn Investigation of nunnerous
fraudulent certificates of milo which
his father holds for Oregon Bchool
Innds. Goddard brought with him cer
tificates covering 7000 ncres of lnnd,
nearly nil the paper being fraudulent.
Goddard also has with him certflcalcd
covering 7000 acres of ground which S.
A. D. Tuter, now a fugitive from
Justice, sold lo It. A. Snlaer of Ln
CronFf, through a Chicago attorney, for
$18,000. In a previous transaction with
Snlzer the. swindler sold about $12,000.
Just how much of the fraudulent paper
whs purchased by Goddnrd nnd Snlzer
hns not been ascertained, but It Is
thought that most of the paper now in
Goddard's possession Is forged.
R. H. Oorldnrd expressed great sur
prise whfii Informed that Kay McKay
who wns arrested In Seatllo In con
nection with the lnnd frauds, had been
released on Instructions from his father.
Further developments are expected
within a few days,
SWINDLERS ARE MISSING
Oregon Authorities Looking for Puter
and McKinley
By Assorlnted Treas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. :18.: IB.— The de
partment of Justice and the state of
Oregon are much concerned regarding
the whereabouts of 8. A. D. Puter and
Horace (J. McKinley, both of whom
were convicted in Portland, Ore.. In
connection with the extensive land
frauds In that state.
In their case sentence was deferred
on condition that they furnish the gov
ernment with all the Information pos
sible about others Involved In the gi
gantic, land swindles. It also agreed
with them that if they withheld nothing
the other enses against them woulJ
not bo pressed. According to Special
Assistant Attorney General Francis
J. Heney of the department of justice,
who is now in this city, they were
needed particularly In the case against
Representative Blnger Hermann.,-..- -J,
Mr. Heney further said that through
Information imparted by them the gov
ernment would recover over $700,000
worth of lands disposed of by the va
rious parties to the alleged frauds.
Since their trial and conviction, how
ever, they have been charged with Im
plication In frauds in state school lands
by which eastern bankers were
swindled out of thousands of dollars,
nnd that on account of this their ap
prehension Is likewise desired by the
state authorities.
The last heard of either of the men
was about the middle of September.
Puter reported himself as being In
Chicago, and McKinley sent word that
he and his wife were In Seattle. About
that time the case against Hermann
was coming up for trial and Puter
wired Mr. Heney asking If he couM
not postpone the trial until September
20. This was agreeable to the govern
ment's attorneys, who, however, in the
meantime had decided still further to
put oft Hermann's trial. But all trace
of the two men since has been lost.
Trials in St. Paul
By Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dec. IS.— Judge
Amldon and a jury in the United
States, district court today took up
the trial of William T. Horsess of St.
Paul and Royal B. Sterns of Pierre,
S. D., on a charge of conspiracy to
defraud the government out of public
lands in South Dakota.
LITTLE GIRL PRISONER
OF THE INDIANS DIES
CAPTURED BY THE SAVAGES OF
NORTHERN CANADA
She Is Finally Rescued, but Falls a
Victim to Decoction With Which
They Had Painted Her Body to
Disguise Her
By Associated Vrexu.
SEATTLE, Deo. 15.— A special to the
Poat-lntelligencer from Vancouver, 15.
C, says: A tragedy of the woods ended
today in the death of v pretty little girl
3 years old. For more than a year
Bhe hail been living with the half
civilized Indians that inhabit the al
most impenetrable forests of Northern
Canada. From village to village the
police hunted nnd trailed her. With
the Instinct born of tho forest tho In
dians passed her from village to vil
lage, nnd at last us v more effectual
method of disguising her painted her
littlo body with a concoction of roots
nnd herbs which stulned her skin to
tho dusky brown of the natives. Sim
wus ut last located by the pollen and
'.aken to th« homo. of the Children's
Alii Boclcty In Vancouver.
But the concoction with which she
had been painted had poisoned her.
l>octom worked Ineffectually and she
dierl lust night.
Tho child was the daughter of a
Scotchman and a quarter breed Indian
Kill. Tho girl gave the child Into the
keeping of her distant Indian relatives
lv order to be frtio of It. Tho baby
whs very fair and wuh first seen by
hunters In a village of Alert bay, They
reported tho matters to tho authorities,
who investigated the case, Dually res
cuing the baby.
$23,500 for Cotton Exchange Seat
By Associated t'reHS.
NKW YORK. Pec. 15.— The Cotton
exchange membership of Charles liiyun
wan solil yesterday to Henry Hclmcf.
fer for $23,500, the record prlco for ti
heat on this exchange. The last seat
mild broufiht $22,000.
TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
Felix Frank, From City of Mexico,
Attempts Suicide In New
York
By A*so*!«tM Press.
NRW YOItK. Dec. ir..— A young man
Riving the iiamn of Felix Frank, 20
yearn old, and hi* occupation nil that
of a banker In th« City of Mexico, whs
taken from a Brondwny rentnurnnt. to
dny, wher<« he had nttempted sulelde
by shooting. M ft | s In the New York
hospital ln a critical condition.
Frank nnld he. lived nt a hotel nn
eighteenth street. There It wnn learned
he hnd arrived mid registered on De
cember 3.
It wns learned Hint th« young mnn
had numerous cnllern there but ap
parently had been melancholy severnl
days. Tlio clerk hnd been told by the
management to hold up Frank's key
when he returned last night until he
had communicated with the manager.
No reason Is given by Frank for his
net beyond the fact that ho did not
enro to Jive.
STRANGER MANGLED BY
TRAIN AT PASADENA
BYSTANDERS HEAR SCREAM AND
FIND DEAD BODY
Victim Believed to Be Edward Wilson.
Mystery Surrounds the Manner In
Which He Fell Beneath the Wheels.
May Have Lived at Tulare
Special to Tlio Herald.
PASADKNA, Pec. in.— A mlddle-aRPd
man with papers In his pocket
Indicating that his name was Kdwnrd
Wilson wp.s run over nnd killed nenr
tho ftreen strpot crossing In this city
by the Santa Fe easthound limited this
evening. The body was mangled, the
right foot being entirely severed.
As the limited was pulling out of tho
station pome of the people on the plat
form heard some one on the train
shouting nt tho top of his voice, thn
screams ceasing In n moment, officer
Schultz and some others ran up thn
track after the trnln, which was In
creasing Its spend nnd which soon dlß
nppenrpil around a curve. At the foot,
of Green street they onme upon thn
body of a man lying on the rails and
bearing the uppenrannc of having been
dragged for some distance under the
train. The man was dead. Ives & War
ren's ambulance was called and the
body removed to the undertaking
rooms, where an examination was
made.
It was tho body of a mnn probably
4."i years of nge, neatly but rather
roughly dressed. In his purse lie had
15 cents In change and In nnothei
pocket he had a Wells-Fargo express
draft for $2!>, payable to Ed Wilson.
This wns dated at Tulare. Them was
also a first-class ticket over the Santa
Fe from Los Angeles to San Bernar
dino, unused. A receipt for clothing
bought on December 13 of Hotaltnga
in this city was also on his person.
Indicating, that, he had been In Pasa
dena recently. ' ",'•'■ "•' ' > \ > •
Just how the necldent occurred can
not be determined as yet. The coroner's
Inquest of tomorrow may clear up the
mystery, but the chances are small.
It Is believed by some that the man
must have attempted to get on the
train here just as It was starting and
that by mistake he got on In front of
the baggage car. Then, It Is thought,
he tried to correct his blunder and
slipped under the car, clinging to tht»
end of the car until he fell. Others
think that he must have been in hid
ing under the car and was jarred loose.
This would account for the fact that
the ticket was unused, but would not
give a reason for his having a ticket
In his possession and then stealing a
rldp.
The man has not been identified as a
resident of this city.
TELLS OF ACCOMPLICE
Man Who Wrecked Southport Bank
Implicates New York
Broker
By Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 15.—Oli
ver T. Sherwood, who, as cashier of
the Southport National bank, wrecked
that institution by misuse of $200,000 of
its funds, and who has served two years
of a ten years' sentence, made some
sensational disclosures while a witness
yesterday in an action brought against
him by a creditor of the defunct bank.
In his testimony, for the first time he
made tho claim that he had an an
accomplice in wrecking: the bank and
told a story of how this was brought
about. It had previously been shown
that Sherwood had furnished the money
for friends to own millinery stores In
New York city, and his own admis
sions were In effect a. description of his
conversion of bank securities Into cash
to give to those friends and to support
himself In high living.
Sherwood todny said that the secur
ities which he hypothecated were
turned into cash by a New York broker
named A. It. Sprecht, who-also advised
him to go to some country from which
ho could not be extradited.
Only Business Relations
By Associated I "runs.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.— A. H. Sprecht,
who was named by Oliver T. Sherwood,
wrecker of tho Southport, Conn., Na
tional bank ns the person' who turned
the bank's hypothecated securities Into
cash, said last night:
"I had no other relations with Oliver
T. Sherwood than business onen."
C. F. PRATT ACQUITTED
Gllroy Rancher Not Guilty of the
Murder of Ferdinand
Bryan
ited Press.
By Assoclal
SAN JOSH. Pec 15.— Charles V.
Pratt, the (Jlhoy rancher charged with
the murder of Ferdinand Bryan, was
tonight acquitted by " Jury, which wus
out five, houra.
On tho night of September 1 Pratt
Bhot mid killed Hrytin, the shooting oc
curring on tho Monterey road, which
Bejmruted their two properties. Brynn.
in an unte-mortem Htutemtnt, swore
that ho had been killed in cold blood.
The defense succeeded In proving that
an old feud had existed between the
two families, and that Pratt killed his
neighbor In gelf-defense.
Postmaster for Goldfleld
By Associated I'resti.
WASHINGTON. Pec. 15.— The senate
In executive session today continued the
nomination of I'M ward It. Collins to be
(te«tmußt«r at CJvldfleld, Nev.
HARRIMAN GIVES
HIS OWN VERSION
TELLS OF HIS INTERVIEWS
WITH RYAN
Gives Interesting Testimony Regarding
Hla Relations With Odell and
Also Watching State
Legislation
Dy Associated Press.
NKW YORK, Dec. 15.— Ucfore the
legislative Investigation committee nn
other chapter was udded today to the
chronicles or whnt Thomas J\ R'-^i
called "strenuous" Interviews between
himself nnd E. If. Harrlman. Mr. Ityan
gave his version of the conversation to
Mm committee a few days ago when ho
said that Mr. Harrlman at tho time of
the acquisition of tho James H. Hyde
stock in tho Kqultable Life Insurance
company demanded an equal share ami
threatened to use his political Influence
figalnpt him It he did not surrender.
Mr. Harrlman today recited to the com
mittee his version and added some in
teresting statements affecting his rela
tions with former Governor H. B. Otlell,
jr., chairman of the New York state
Republican committee, and also us to
a request to watch legislation affecting
tho lSqultable society which lie had
iimrlo upon Governor Kruucls W. IIIk-
Blns and tlio late 8. Fred Nixon,
speaker of tlio New York assembly.
In substance, Mr. Harrlman testified
today that when Mr. Ityan bought the
Hyde stock, carrying control of the
Kquitablc society,, he usked Mr. Ilarrl
man to co-operate with him in saving
the property; that Mr. Harrimnn agreed
to do It If satisfied that Mr. Ryan was
acting from pure and unselfish motives;
that Mr. Ryan did not satisfy him as to
the purity of his motives, and that Mr.
Harrlman Informed him that he would
uso his influence against him. The test
which Mr. Harrlman said he applied
to determine Mr. Kyun's purity of mo
tive was an offer to take one-half of
the Hyde stock and to name two trus
tees of tho society. Mr. Ryan refused
to agree to that. Mr. Harriman testi
fied that Air. Ryan should have as
sumed that he (Mr. Harriman) would
I'se his political influence ngulnst him.
Ho was not certain whether he said
anything about legislative action as a
warning to Mr. Ryan, but declared that
he had nothing to do with starting the
present Insurance Investigation. Charles
VI. Hughes, counsel for the committee,
informed Mr. Harrimnn that It has
been charged that he got his political
Influence through his relation with
former Governor B. B Odell, jr.
Mr. Harrlman said
"Well, I should think Mr. Odell has
Ms political influence because of his
relation with me."
Laughter followed the remark. Later
Mr. Harrlman said to the Associated
Press that the remark was meant In a
jocular sense.
Last spring, Mr. Harriman said, when
the management of the Equitable Life
Assurance society was divided into two
factions, with one headed by President
James W. Alexander and the other by
James H. Hyde, an attempt was made
by the Alexander faction to Induce the
legislature to mutuallze the society.
Mr. Harrlman said he asked members
of the legislature to watch out for any
legislation favorable to the Alexander
faction and to report to him if it ap
peared. He was averse to disclosing
the names of the men to whom he made
this request, and only consented to do
so on repeated urging. He then stated
that it was Governor Higgins and
Speaker Nixon whom he had asked to
watch out for the Alexander legislation.
He added that no euch legislation was
Introducad and that he took no steps
through Governor Higgins and Speaker
Nixon to prevent it.
The committee adjourned until Mon
day.
Senator Armstrong stated tonight
that just before finishing the investi
gation, about December 30, the com
mittee may go to Albany to examine
the state Insurance department, hold-
Ing sittings at the capitol.
VERDICT FOR BIG SUM
Decree of $184,042 Made Against
Warren Springer of .
Chicago
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.— Judge Gary en
tered a decree of $184,042 yesterday
against Warren Springer in foreclosure
proceedings brought two years ago by
the heirs of John T. Davis of St. Louis.
Mr. Springer borrowed $75,000 from
Davis seven years ugo, giving as se
curity a mortgage on the Taylor build
ing on Monroe street. Since then, the
complulnants contended, they wero com
pelled to pay $109,042 in taxes nnd re
pairs to protect their Interest In the
property.
Tho foreclosure proceedings wero
heard by Master in Chancery (Seorgo
W. Miller, who recommended the de
cree and suggested that the receiver
for tho property be directed to pay the
Davis heirs all rents shown to be In his
possession and that the property be
Bold under the direction of tho court.
THEATRICAL MAN SHOT
Milan Bennett of "Nothing but Money"
Company Killed by Hotel,
keeper
OAFFNEY, H. C VfC 15.— Milan
Dennett, muHlcnl director of thCNoth
liiK J tut Money" company, was shot
mid killed here today by Ueonre iraßty.
ono of tho proprietors of tho Piedmont
Inn, where tho company wuh stopping.
Abbott Davldßon, leadiiifj limn uud
partiu'i' of tho Hume company, also
wuh Hhot through the iibdomen and
Jn wild to bo Berlounly Injured. Tho
nhootlng Ih mild to have (MOD the re
suit of IliiHly utteinptlng to enter the
room of v niembor of the company,
By Associated I'ress.
Mayor of Astoria Found Dead
By Associated Press.
AHTOniA, Ore., Peo. 15.-J. Bupre.
mint, rcelocteri mayor of ARtoria on
Wednesday, was found dead In his
bed todiiy. Hiint dlseuHo Ik uttrlbut
iml un Hui cauHo uf hla di'utli
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FIND MURDERED PROSPECTOR
Body of Man Missing for Nearly a
Year Is Discovered Near Santa
Catarlna
Special to The Herald.
RAN DIROO, Cal., Dorr. 15.— Tlepnrt
comes from Lower California that the
remains of b mnn supposed to have
been found In tlio country buck of
Santa Catarlna. It Id believed that It
In the liody of L. T. McCarthy, a pros
pector, who hnn been nilpslng for nearly
n. year. McCarthy and his partner, Jj.
H. Ijnrmaln, came from I<on Angeles
last December nnd went below the line
visiting the Alnmo camp and later be*
Ing heard of nenr Santa Catarlnn. I«nr
main came north last July, saying that
ho nnd McCarthy 'had got lost from
each other and thnt he had been un
nhlo to find hln pnrtner. Tho bones
of thfi bnck wero scored nnd it Is the
opinion of those who found the remnlns
that the mnn wan shot from behind.
SUPREME COURT RULES
THAT HOCH MUST HANG
FEBRUARY 23 IS DATE SET FOR
EXECUTION
Condemned Man Becomes Greatly Ex.
cited When He Is Informed His
Last Hope Is Gone — Later He
Accepts His Fate Calmly
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. ].".— Tho stnto su
premo, court today affirmed tho verdict
of the lower court which condemned
Johann' Hock to death for the murder
of his wife. Mrs. Mnrlc Welcker Hoeh,
nnd the date of tho execution has been
set for February 23.
The first newH of thn action of the
court was reported by a telephone mes
sage from Assistant State's Attorney
Harnett, who Is In Springfield. He
communicated the information to
State Attorney Tlenly. A messenger
was sent to Hoch with the news and
found him in the visitors' cage of tho
Jail talking with the last of his many
Wives, Mrs. Fischer Hoch, tho sister
of tho woman for whose murder he
was sentenced to death. When he re
ceived the news Hoch became greatly
excited, nnd pressing his face against
the wire netting he shouted: "You are
a Hnr— a liar. It Is not true. I do
not believe It."
He soon became more composed and
asked for a verification of the re
port. When the messenger came back
the second time Hoch took it very
quietly. He did not betray the slight
est emotion and said in his ordinary
tone: "I have nothing to say — nothing
at all. If It must come, then it must
I have nothing more to say."
The specific charge against Hoch and
on which he wus convicted was the
killing of his wife by the administra
tion of arsenic. He fled from the city
and was arrested |in New York and
brought back to Chicago. He was
placed on trial April 19 and convicted
May 20. Sentence of death was passea
on him June 3, the date of June 23 be
ing set for his execution. Gov. Deneen
granted- him -a reprieve until- July 2h
and a second reprieve until August 25.
Before I the arrival of this day, how
ever, the supreme court granted him
ji supersedeas to allow of the consid
eration of his case. The action of the
court today destroyed his last hope un
less Gov. Deneen interferes.
Hoch has always denied that he
killed his wife by arsenic or otherwise.
He has admitted that he committed
bigamy repeatedly, but asserts that all
of his wives who died expired of nat
ural causes.
STRIKERS ARE FIRM
Post Telegraph Leaders at Warsaw
Say They Won't Surrender
By Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Thursday, Dec. 14, by tel
ephone to St. Petersburg, Dec. 14,
morning, via Eydtkuhnen, East Prus
sia, Dec. 15.— The leaders of the post
telegraph strike declare they will
r.ever surrender until Interior Minister
Durnovo and M. Sevastlanoft, super
intendent of posts and telegraphs, are
dismissed and their demands satisfied.
Over 1000 men have been dismissed
from the postofllee and although a few
regulars are returning to work there
are many volunteers for the postal
service, which continues to be block
aded. Not a single telegraph wire is
working out of Moscow, and the tele
phone lines, which are badly crippled,
are the only means of communication.
M. Gringmuth, editor of a reaction
ary paper, was forcibly ejected from
the public baths today by the attend
ants, who declared that a man of his
views could not enter.
ADDRESSED BY PRESIDENT
Southerners Representing Movement
for School for Delinquent Chil.
dren Received
By Associated Press.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.— President
Roosevelt today addressed delegates
representing the southern states who
met here to consider the establishment
In the south of an Interstate school of
correction for dependent and delinquent
children. The delegates gathered in re
sponse to a request from the central
juvenile reformatory of Georgia, and
a committee was appointed to advise
with southern governors, senators and
lepresentatlves regarding plans. Presi
dent Koosevelt, who received the dele
gates at the White House today, ex
pressed his hearty sympathy with the
movement.
COLLIDE IN THE FOG
Vessel Injured on Puget Sound — Cars
Crash Together In
Tacoma
By Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash.. Den. 15.— Trafflu In
Tacoma and on I^ower l'uget Sound
Was rendered hazardous by an ex
tremely heavy fog today. The steamer
Umatilla from Han Francisco collided
with the lumber schooner George K.
Hillings, knocking a, big hole in the
latter.
Two heavy electric cars collided ut
Fifty-second street on tho Houth Ta
< oma lino while running at a high rate
of tipeed. Tho most seriously Injured
are Motorman Barnes, leg broken;.Mo
tormau Ken Bwansen, chest Injured;
I'i. Urummcll, an englnoer, leg broken.
Jurors for Beef Trust Cases
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 15.— Four days' ex
amination of venlremen to fill a panel
of twelve men to try the "beef trust"
i-uses closed tonight with only four men
accepted by both sides.
Main News Section
FIGHTING
AT RIGA
Troops and Peasants
in Conflict
Machine Guns Used to
Mow Men Down
Revolutionaries Conducting Military
Operations Against Country Es«
tates, Which Are Garrisoned
by Armed Retainers
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 14, evening,
via Kydtkulmen, Dec. 15. — It seems to
be beyond question that bloody col
llsions have occurred between troops
and tho united peasantry nnd workmen
In the streets of Riga during which
machine guns were used. Tho situa
tion Is most serious In tho country,
which is practically abandoned to the
revolutionary bunds owing- to tho con
centration of the troops in the cities
und . towns. Agaltißt some of the
estates, where the landlords, aided by
a few faithful adherents, aro attempt-
Ing to protect their property, the revo
lutionists are conducting- regular mili
tary operations. They reduced the gar
rison of the estate of Baron yon Loewis
to submission after a majority of the
defenders had been killed and j plun
dered and burned the buildings and
carried oft the baron. Tho survivors
wero made prisoners.
The law and order elements aro now
the principal hope of averting the
catacylsm which the revolutionary par
ties are striving for. Upon the early
convocation of the national assembly,
the pressure for which i 3 constantly In
creasing, It Is generally believed that
Premier Witte will dispense with the
services of Interior Minister Durnovo,'
ugainst whom all classes have risen,
and uppoint M. Guchkoff, a prominent
member of the Moscow zemstvo, who
is said to be ready to r.ccept the office
as his successor.
The outbreak of the mutinous spirit
In the Manchurlan army is partly at
tributable to the failure to pay and
properly feed the troops. The latter.
problem is especially difficult,'., owing
to the imposslbrty of forwarding ade
quate provisions from Russia, on ac
count of the practical paralysis of the
railway to Siberia, compelling the pur
chase of supplies from the Chinese, for
which adequate funds are not.avail
able.
Tho authorities hurriedly forwarded
$12,000,000 to the army In. Manchuria.
• The reports from the provinces Indi
cate that the country generally re
mains close to the boiling point. The
situation In the Caucasus is again se
rious. The Tartars and Armenians are
murdering each other as of yore. At
Ellzabethpol there has been a savage
exhibition of race hatred. From Kahr
koff an agent of the New York Life
Insurance company, who fled, brings
the story of tho establishment of a
republic there. He says the military
forces have gone over to the revolu
tionists and that the latter have full
possession of the city.
The Associated Press has received a
private and reliable report from Mos
cow saying that the authorities there
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THE DATS NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Cloudy
Saturday; light east winds, chang
ing to westerly. Maximum tem
perature in Los Angeles yesterday,
70 degrees; minimum, 49 degrees.
PART/ 1 '■■ :;'
I—Fighting1 — Fighting at Riga.
2 — Vote today on canal bill.
3 — Cockran scores insurance men.
s—Sports.5 — Sports.
6 — Editorial.
7 — City news.
B—Classified8 — Classified advertisements.
9 — Hanlon loses to Herman.
10 — Igorrotes arrive.
PART II
I—Phew!1 — Phew! Smell that sulphur smoke.
2 — Southern California news.
3 — Founders' day to be observed.
3.4.5.6 — Public advertising.
7— Markets.
B—"Cherokee8 — "Cherokee Bill" raps the mayor.
EASTERN
Senate tliscUßses cnnnl bill. Tlllmsn
and Spooner have tilt on president's
policy toward Bnntu Domingo.
lliirrimiin testlllen before insurance
Investigating committee.
Cockran, In the houjn, severely
scores heads of blgr Insurance com
panles.
FOREIGN
Severo lighting takes plao« In Riga
Letween pollen and p«>usuntry.
Anna Held tells of famous dinner In
Vittsburg with which Corey was con
neettd.
Mlsh (illlmnn, nmv In Ttaly, with,
Corey's sister, will return to stage.
'<;''''; COAST v
Highwaymen commit a bold robbery
In Portland.
KaKlern man, victim of lnnd swind
lers, arrives In Kulcm with bogus cer
tificates to 7000 acred of lnnd.
White child captured by Indians, in ■
tiKfiii'il, but dies from effects of de
coction with which Hhe wus painted.
LOCAL
Mother almost h««rtbrokon when baba
turns away from her In court room.
Koy KiiHbciishiie, aeronaut, arrives and
talks of his plans for sky sailing. .
Los Angeles Woodmen plan monster'
reception to Head Consul Bouk; will'
initiate 700 candidates.
Nou-appcHrance of memlwrs of board ■
of publla works delay h award of garb
age wagon contract.
lias and light committee may aik gas'
company to reduce, the amount of sul
phur forced through the mains.-
Igarrotes arrive; will lu»v« dus least
