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VOL. XXXII, NO. 98.
PEABODY MEN
IN MAJORITY
COMMITTEE IS SELECTED TO
CANVASS VOTE
TWELVE ARE REPUBLICANS
Trouble Is Started In Joint Session
When Speaker Dlckson and
Lieut. Oov. Haggott i
Clash
lty Aanoolntod I'i-!f«.
DENVEU, Jan. 6.—Behind locked
doors and amid scenes of gront con
fusion and excitement, the Colorado
legislature today passed a resolution
creating a committee of fifteen mem
bers to canvass the vote for governor
at the In ft election and submit a re
port to the leglßlnture not Inter than
2 o'clock <Vn the afternoon of next
Monday. The committee Is composed
of five senators and ten representa
tives, .the political division being
twelve Itepubllcuns nnd three Demo
crats. I It organized this afternoon by
the election of Senator Arthur Corn
forth of Colorado Springs as chairman
and will commence the hearing of evi
dence tomorrow. .
SJ The trouble began with the firs!
session of the joint session and con
tinued until Its close. It wus expected
that there would be a contest over the
respective rights of Speaker 1 j Dlckson
and lieutenant Ctovernwr Jlßggott to
preside over the joint session. The
speaker 'based his opinion of his right
to preside on a section' of th/ Btate
constitution which, says the Hpeaker
shall open und publish the election
returns lir the 1 presence of a majority
of both branches of the legislature.
1 .''Lieutenant. Governor Haggott con
strued his light to direct the pro
• ceedings on a Statute which declares
■that in conducting- any contested
election- the general assembly shall
convene In joint session und g that tha
president of _ the senute shall presidi?
unless he is the contestee.
Legal advice was given to each gen
tleman that his position was correct.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott and
his followers assert tonight that five
of.the Republican senators who were
in the joint session: today will remain
away • tomorrow ; and prevent a quo
.rum: ■.;?"' ■'" ■ ':
-The , Wolcott Republicans,"* "whose
leader Is Lieutenant [Governor Hag
gott," have . demanded certain conces
sions from'the Peabody people as ths
price" of_ their assistance. These
things are reported to be the privilege
of naming the two new justices of thf>
supreme court and getting one-half of
the .gubernatorial patronage. The
Peabody people are not willing to
uight to agree to the request.
Chaos Reigns at Meeting .
-At 6 o'clock this morning the legisla
ture went Into joint session. Confu
sion at once ensued when Lieutenant
Governor Huggott, the presiding- officer
of the senate, took-his position beside
Speaker Diekson to direct the joint
session. Mr. Dlckson refused to'give
way. „
"The clerk of the house will call the
roll,"-said Speaker Dlckson with a
thump of his gavel.
"The clerk of the senate will call the
roll of the senate," said" Lieutenant
Governor Haggott.
"Immediately the two clerks com
menced to call the rolls amid great
confusion. But few names had been
called when Representative Frewen
arose. ,: .
"Mr. Frewen has the floor," shouted
Lieutenant Governor Haggott, with a
thump of Ills gavel.
"Air. Frewen, you are out of order,"
shouted the speaker.
"Mr. Frewen, you have the floor,"
repeated' Lieutenant Governor Haggott.
fiangr! bang! went the two gavels.
The two men stood side by side behind
the speaker's desk, both refusing to
give way. The confusion was so great
that no voice could be heard, and al
though Mr. Frewen continued to ad
dress the assembly, his voice was not
distinguishable.
. A motion to adjourn was made and
seconded. It came to a vote, the ayes
and noes sounding In about equal vol
ume. '/•'.,
"The ayes have it and the joint ses
sion is dissolved," shouted Lieutenant
Governor Haggott.
•'The noes have it and the motion Is
lost," shouted Speaker Dlckson.
Whack! went the lieutenant gov
ernor's gavel.
'.'The assembly Is not dissolved,"
called the speaker.
"I repeat that the session Is ended
nnd the senutors will leuve the room,"
said the lieutenant governor,, and out
Hied.the senators, headed by the lieu
tenant governor, amid great confusion.
Many of thelu did not leave the room]
but stood behind the seats of the rep
resentatives, watching the proceedings.
Speaker Dlckson refused to recognize
the passing of the senate, and declared
that although the senate had left the
room' the Joint session was still In
progress.
J JepivHi-iitalivfi Frewen raised re
:otit«'il points of order to the effect that
10.Joint session was being held and
vas promptly ruled out of order every
line by the speaker, A roll call was
Jnally obtained on tho point of order
JiatUui Joint hvaslun wus in
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PRESCOTT'S STAND
MEETS CRITICISM
HEARS FROM CONSTITUENTS
IN SUPPORT OF FLINT
LAWMAKERS TAKE VACATION
Senatorial Aspirants and Most of the
Legislators Qo to San Fran
cisco to Remain Over
. Sunday
Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 6.— lt's all up to
"Boss" Herrln, and until «he speaks no
orte will know the probable successor
to Senator Thomas Hard. , Today near
ly all the "senatorial nsplrnnts, politi
cians and legislators wefit to Han Fran
cisco to be absent until Sunday night
or Monday morning. It Is understood
that a number of them will hold n.
conference -with Herrln, with a view
of settling upon gome one candidate
for the senate. It Is no secret that the
so-culled "organization" Is Influencing
legislation, especially so Id the matter
of electing a -United States senator. :
This Is evident from tho fact' that
several assemblymen have, openly de
clared their Intention of voting for
Flint because he has secured them de
sired positions on certain committees.
"If an assmblyman wants anything
he must go to Flint, for It," said a
prominent legislator today.
With the scene of the Btrugglc for
the toga shifted to San Francisco
there is but very little of interest In
the local headquarters of the candi
dutes.
The general Impression prevails that
none of the aspirants for the senator
ial plum left with enough votes to
guarantee an election.
In J Senator Hard's headquarters it
was stated that In all probability he
would be in Sacramento before the vot
ing of the seriatorship was fairly un
der way.
General Frank C. Prescott, the
speaker of the assembly, Is still at
work on his committee list, which he
expects to be able to present to the
I jgislature next Monday morning. .
Speaker Prescott, by his declara
tion that he will support Flint' for
senator, has engendered much criti
cism ' and it was reported today that
numerous of his •, constituents have
wired him expressions of their views
In" no "uncertain j manner. ""But~Flint~te
not the only "organization" candi
date. There are others, among whom
are classed i George Knight, Henry T.
Oxnurd and Arthur Fisk. it is also
said thalrAbe Ruef will come under
the head of an "organization" man
should he enter the senatorial fight.
Senator Edward I. Wolfe, president
pro tern, of the senate, takes a pe
culiar view of the situation. He says
he believes the fight is now between.
Oxnard.and Fisk. He thinks Oxnard
is the only southern cundldate upon
whom the Bard and Flint men can
agree, In the event of a deadlock.
Knight, he figures, has not enough
of a chance so that if the contest
simmers down to a question of north
and south, Oxnard and Fisk will be
the only two logical candidates. The
Flint and Bard people place , little
stock in Senator Wolfe's. calculations.
They are each confident that they
will be successful after the first few
ballots, and say If the senatorship is
not won by either Flint or Bard it
will go . to a "dark horse" candidate,
whose name is not now considered
seriously.
Assemblyman E. R. Amerlge of
Fullerton, who was a staunch sup
porter of Senator Bard, announced
tonight that he will endeavor to call
a caucus of the Southern California
legislators If it is found that the sen
ator cannot be named on the first
few ballots.
"I am for a southern Benator first,
last and all the time," said Mr. Amer
lge, "and unless we succeed in electing
one of our candidates in the first few
ballots it is very probable that there
will be strong pressure brought to bear
to elect a northern candidate. We leg
islators from the south must stand to
gether and elect a, southern man."
This is the first intimation of a cau
cus call from the Bard camp and is ta
ken to mean that the senator is stead
ily gainhig strength.
Some say, however, It Is an Indication
that the Bard people realize they are
up against it and are willing to center
on Flint or Oxnard rather than lose the
senatorship to the south.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
Senators on Convening Vote to Allow
Themselves $25
lty Assocluteil l'ri«n.
SACItAMKNTO, Jan. 6.— The first
thing the senutors did on convening
this morning was to allow theinsclvos
125 each for contingent expenses.
A resolution' was adopted ullowing
Sergeant-at-arms Martin to receipt for
the controller';) warrants paying the
members of the senate and attaches.
Hefore this action wus taken the reso
lution wus withdrawn from committee
and the legislators and employes will
now be üble to receive their money to
morrow morning Instead of having to
wait until next week.
The report of v special committee,
coiiDlsllng of Senators lieluhuw, Wood-
(Cvutluuvd uu I'uae Tuu.k
LOS ANGELES HERALD SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1905.
NOGI ACCEPTS
STOESSEL'S GIFT
PORT ARTHURS HERO EX
TENDS COURTESIES ■
NAVY HOPES TO SAVE SHIPS
Northern Armies Resume Active Cam.
paign Along Shakhe River — Rus.
slan Populace Openly Rebel
Against Conscription
Bpwlnl Cnblr> to Tlio Hrralil.
TOKIO, Jan. 7.— A remarkable Inci
dent occurred at tho little village of
Shulshl, Jurt outside of Port Arthur,
Thursday afternoon at tho conclusion
of the interview between General Stoes
sel nnd General Nogl.
The two general)) met at the door of
a cottage, exchanged- cordial greetings
and held a long conference.
When the two commanders emerged
General Stoessel courteously begged 'to
be allowed to present, to General Nogl
his favorite Arabian charger.
The Japanese commander thanked his
temporary guest, but politely declined
personal acceptance, pointing out that
It came under the category of war ma
terial to be surrendered, but he con
sented to accept the animal in the
name of the Japanese army.
CHOOSE DEATH AT HOME
Peasants Resolve to Resist Czar's Or-
ders to Mobilize
Speclal to The Herald.
MOSCOW, Jan. 7.— The elders of the
peasant community in the government
ol Moscow have adopted a resolution
declaring; that they will compel their
sons to disobey mobilization orders,
preferring that they be shot at home as
itbels than to be uselessly slaughtered
in Manchuria.
There are almost daily reports o£
political assassinations in Warsaw, th?
victims being policemen, Cossacks and
spies.
A proclamation has be\;n issued that'
all persons who take any part In" street
demonstrations against the- govern
ment will be shot.
EXAMINE SUNKEN WARSHIPS.
Japanese Naval Officer Finds Diffi.
culty in Procuring Information..;
By Associated Press. ' " ;■; ■ "' ' ■• v ■'■#■£■'
■*> TOKlOrjanT itf±Dfyci\4h\ng fhTfon^
ditlon of the Russian warships at Port
Arthur, a naval officer said: .
. "General Nogl has just detailed the
commander of the naval -landing party
to examine, the Russian ships at Port
Arthur and superintend the transfer
of the naval munitions, etc.
"At present there are only ten ser
viceable vessels there and those were
used by the Russians to regain' the
shore after setting fire to' the war
ships, sinking vessels and almost block-
Ing the harbor mouth.
"It is still unsafe to bring outside
vessels through the mine fields and en
trance obstructions. The lack of
divers' appliances and small boats
makes It impossible to" closely examine
the water-tilled hulks."
Japanese Remove Obstructions
liy AsHoelntCid Press.
AT PORT ARTHUR WITH THE
THIRD JAPANESE ARMY, via Fu
san, Jan. 6.— Only eighty Russian of
ficers have accepted parole. All the
regular Russian troops have marched
out of Port Arthur and will leave for
Port Dalny today. Japanese troops en
tered the city yesterday to keep order.
Non-combatants are allowed the option
of remaining at Port Arthur.
The Jupunese navy is removing mlneß
and the Japanese hulks at the harbor
mouth. All^ the forts have been taken
uver by the Japanese.
May Save Some Ships
B}' Associated Press. ,
TOKIQ, Jan. 0, noon. — The Uusslaii
battleships at l'ort Arthur have not yet
undergone official inspection by. the
Jupunese. From a view of portions of
the warships which at the last mo
ment were destroyed by the itusstaus,
It seems evident that there were no in
terior explosions and it is hoped by the
Japanese that the damage can be re
paired. The docks are partially de
stroyed and the dock gates have been
damaged. The great crane Is still In
tact and serviceable.
OYAMA BREAKS THE NEWS
Notifies Russian Commander of Port
Arthur's Capitulation
Uy At-eociutel I'icbs,
IJKUUN, Jan. C— The I.okal Anael
ger's .Mukden correspondent, hi a dis
patch dated January C, says: Field
.Marshal Oyuuia hus sent a letter to
General KuropatUn communicating the
news of the cupltulatlon of l'ort Ar
thur and praising the bravery of the
defenders.
The effect of* the news wus especially
confounding, last reports Indicating a
long resistance! It Is believed It will
Immediately affect the situation on the
Kliaklie river. . Continued intense cun
uonadiiig has been heard since dawn
near Ulnchlnpu and Khakhe.
Russian* Resume Fighting
liy Aw,d:iir,| I'luaa.
GBNISUAb OKU'fl HHADQUAU-
TlOltH, Jan. 6. via KiiHiui. — During the
last three days the Kuksluu bouiburd-
41 ...>ll> I on IWfl Two.)
GEN. STOESSEL, VANQUISHED HERO OF STRUGGLE FOR THE POSSESSION OF PORT ARTHUR
FIRE IS RAGING
BENEATH GROUND
MYSTERIOUS SUBTERRANEAN
• BLAZE IN KENTUCKY
Strange Combustion in Fleming Coin.
ty Under Earth's Surface Fright,
ens Residents, Who Are .'
Preparing to Flee .
Special to The Herald.
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. p Jan. 6.— A tel
ephone message from Plummer'a Land
ing, Fleming county, states that the
people In that section are panic Htrlek
en because of the mysterious subter
runean tires on J. T. McGregor's farm
and ure preparing to move, away. The
lire is burning under an urea of 200
Bquure yards and the ground for that
spare has sunk beneath Its natural lev
el iilituil v foot. •■ ' ■ ■
A . dense smoke' or vapor Is rising
all the time and ' has the odor of
burning: coal. The ground that has
sunk Is so hot that one can only
stand on It a few minutes.
A party of Virginians visited the sec
tion und stated that they believed the
tire was caused by a burning coal
vein far below the earth's surface.
Others believe" thut It is v burning
lake of oil.
DECIDES THAT CANCER
IS NOT CONTAGIOUS
Such Is Finding of Harvard Medical
Commisjson After Two
Years' Btudy
Uy AfMH-laUd Fr.it.
UOSTON. Jun. «.— The Harvard Med
ical commission, which for- the past
"two years has been making: a Btudy of
cancer, will declare thft initially to bis
non-conlaglous. The commission will
Qnd:
First— Cancer Is ■ not Infectious.
Second— lt Is a hereditary affliction.
Third— lts cause is ua mysterious ail
that of human life.
Fourth— Th» remedies ttio either a
knife or a serum.
Dr. K. 11. Nichols is ut the head of
the commission, which wav made pos
tible by a bequest from Mrs. Caroline
1). CroCtb, who gave the Harvard Medi
cal school $100,000, tlui interest of which
Is to be spent on original medical re
search, v ' '.'/\,
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Warrant Out • for Arrest of Interna-
tional - Credit Co. 'S' Manager
By Associated Press.
; SAN JOSE,' Jan. .6.— A- warrant was
today sworn out by Joseph A.' Cottle of
this city,. charging O.:'J."Watkln»,;man
ager of tho Ban Jose Mercantile com
pany, a .weekly- investment concern,
with offices in San Jose, San Francisco
and Oakland, with embezzlement.
The warrant . alleges .that . Watkins
collected, considerable money from con
tract holders and up to date had paid
but, ten contracts. • Watkins is also the
manager of the International ..Credit
company of tics Angeles.' v/v'-':.
CRUM WILL BE COLLECTOR
Negro's Appointment to the Port of
; Charleston Confirmed
By AKsoolatP'l Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.— The nomi
nation of W. D. Criim, a negro, to be
collector of customs for the port of
Charleston, S. C, was confirmed by the
senate in executive session, today by v
vote of 33 to 17. Crtnn had been nomi
nated by the president three times and
hail received three recess appointments.
| .When Crum receives his commission
hr will be] entitled to. receive the sal
ary which has accumulated since his
first appointment.
Overdue Steamer , Athos Arrives
liy AMwclnteil II J ru»».
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan." 6.— The
ugents o; the Di Gorgla Steamship
company In this city received a cable
gram today announcing the arrival of
the steamship Athos at Colon. The
ship had been reported overdue. The
Athos had on board a number of pus
ttrngers from various parts of ■ the
United States, including American del
t'Kuteg to the Pan-American Medical
congress,- which was arrunged to begin
its sessions at Panama on or about
January 3.
Tolstoi's Son Warns Britain
111 Aiu'cii-luli'il !'li'»s.
I HT. PETERSBURG, Jun. 6.— Count
Tolstoi's son Leo, in an article upon
(ireut Britain's constant desire U» em
barrass KuHHlii, declares Great Brltuln
is preparing her own grave and hasten
ing h*r own end If sho forsees war with
ltusslu, "as France, Germany and Italy
are bound i<> realize; that their interests
lie with Russia's."
British Bark Brierholme Lost
HOUAUT, Tasmania, Jan. B.— Cargo
which has been washed ashore at
Southwest Cape has been recogulged aa
belonging to the IJritUh bark Brier
holuif, Capt. ltlch, which sailed from
London July 21 for Hoburt, and it is
believed that the vtmil und her crew
have been lost, <
PRICE: DAILY. BY CARRIER. 65 CTS. PER MONTH.
COURT REFUSES TO
WAIT FOR BRYAN
JUDGE NAMES DATE FOR WILL
3 CONTEST r;
.Counsel for Heirs Objects to Delay.
: ing Case While the Nebraskan
Shoots Ducks and Makes
. . .. Speeches ,
By ; Associated ■ Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. G.— The
trial of the suit of W. J. Bryan, exec
utor of the will of Phllo S. Bennett,
against Delia- Bigelow 'and other
heirs, was set for* next Tuesday In
the superior court by Judge Robinson
today, -in spite of. a protest by Henry
G. Newton, counsel for Mr. Bryan
This suit has for its object the con
struction of the will.'
I Tho case wus in court today on ar
guments on the admlssabllity of cer
tain testimony.
' A telegram from Mr. Bryan, which
was read in court, said he would at
tend the Inauguration of Governor
Folk of Missouri next Wednesday
and would be at the Jackson dlnnei
at Lafayette, Ind., ■ on Tuesday, and
could reach New Haven on Thurs
day. ■
Judge Stoddurd, counsel for the
heirs, told the court that he did not
think- the case should be deluyed while
"Mr. Bryun is In the middle west shoot
ing ducks -or making speeches, or
both." -:-; V&A'
Mr. Stoddard said that Mr. Bryan
hud brought the -suit for construction
orthhe will and at the same time, was
attempting to assert a right as an lr>
dividual und trustee und a defendant
(Mr. Bryun ulso belnu named as an
heir in the will).
J Mr. Newton wanted v, further delay
In the case, but the court assigned tho
case for Tuesday, when the matter of
admitting evidence relating to the fam
ous "sealed letter" will come up, und
Mr. Bryan will be present on Friday
to give evidence.
Beet Bounty Law Unconstitutional
By Aiioclated vtvm.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 6.— The su
preme court of Nebraska has declared
unconstitutional the sugar beet bounty
law enacted by the legislature of lxsis.
The law provided a bounty on sugar
manufactured from Nebraska-grown
beets, "
NO MORE GAS FOR
PEOPLE OF SIXTH
COMPANY REFUSES TO EXTEND
ITS MAINS .
AGENT NOTIFIES APPLICANTS
Attitude of Councilman In Favoring
Regulation of Business Caus^ .
of Corporation's
Action
"No more gas mains for the Sixth
ward until the councllmen promise to
be good," would be a literal Interpre
tation of the action which the resi
dents of Kant Thirty-sixth street say
the Los Angeles Lighting company has
taken.
J. C. Bookman, who lives at 1208 East
Thirty-sixth street, says the gas com
pany has assured him that no more
gas mains will be laid In that locality
until certain councllmen ceaso their
"attacks" upon the company.
There is a considerable district in
that part of the Sixth ward that Is not
supplied with gas. This condition ap-,
piles to all the territory bounded by
the tracks of the Southern Pacific rail
road, Kast Thirty-sixth street and Na
omi street.
No More Gas
Mr. Brookman said last night that a
representative of the gas company
called upon all the people In the block
a few days ago and said that any fur
ther applications for extensions of the
system are useless e» long as the coun
cllmen manifest a disposition to inter
fere with the affairs of the company.'-
It seems that the people along Thir
ty-sixth street below Central avenue
had been promised gas In their houses
after the beginning of the new 'year.
The gas was not* put in and the people
renewed their application, .receiving
th-> reply aa stated.
It is understood that the gas com-?
pany objects to the action of those';
councilman who voted in favor of the
passage of the gas ordinance recom-i
mended by The Herald. Some of these '-
members of the old council are also :
members ■of the new body ■ and .they,
have said that they Intend to call|tha|
ordinance up from the file where It was.
placed by the old council and place
it ugaln upon its passage.' ■' ' '
Fight for Rights
The effect of the action 1 of -the gas
coTipany has been to cause the people
of the Sixth ward to be more ; de
termined than ever to secure legisla
tion that will secure them their rights.
It is probable that a strong delegation
will appear before the council ' at •
next meeting and ask that the council!
call the ordinance up from the file and';
place it upon, its final passage under!
suspension of the rules.
If the ordinance is passed by f; the
council it will be signed by Mayor Mc-
Aleer, as he was one of the old council
men who voted in 'favor of its pas
sage and he has recommended the same
line of action in his first message to the
council.
. To Deepen Mare Island Channel
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.— Now that
the contract for the great drydock
at Mare island has been let, the gov
ernment is giving its attention to the
maintaining of deep water in the chan
nel which runs between Mare island
and Vallejo. In order that there be a
permanent deep waterway It has, been
decided to construct two bulkhead 3
about 2000 feet long in each side of
the channel to prevent the mud from
crowding into the channel and that
the tide will keep a certain depth of
water at all times.
THE DAFS NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Cloud/, un
settled weather Saturday; fresh
south wind. Maximum temperature
in Los Angeles yesterday, 71 de
grees; minimum, fc4.
I—Peabody1 — Peabody men In majority.
2 — Contests statehood bill.
3 — Makes plea for harmony.
4 Southern California news.
s— Tells of cock pit raid.
6— Editorial.
7 — Franklin predicts rain.
8.9 — Classified advertisements.
10 — Sports.
11— Markets.
12 — Wealthy couple would separata
> . r EASTERN
S.-miltT Hiird MifiikM lit opposition t(I
Mliltt'limul bill.
Nan l'ttttiTnon, fulling to necui'o releasa
mi bull, e nut (uK »c«no 111 in 1 Urn.
Subpoena (or weulthy woman clears
Morvu-Uodica mystery.
FOREIGN
ltimHluu peusuntH rut-tat conscription, Kay'
liik they prefer to bu shot Uun-n ut their
Naval officer deacrlbra awful effect of
ulu-lln from Japiinuiiu HleßO KUii»-
Klchurd Croker iu.troublu with English
racing uuUiorltien. -■ -
COAST
den.' lTibcott crltlulied for hU action In
•upportlnir Kllnt. *f*SI
Colorado legtiilature oreattn committee of
Uutharn "ilifornla l»»UUtor» ■ will en
doavor to vecura wnatui'lal toga tor ' «tuutn
by concerted action.
LOCAL .
Forecaster Fraukltn «ay« rain may fall
g ite»tdent« of Kast Tbirty-ilith ntr»et BOtJv
fled tliat ua Kan mains will bo extruded !■
the BUth word. , ■;' •*
Temple auditorium cniwMered , a flretratf
fcv mooy. ftluw(«r i»y» vlaee U mte.