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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 77.
TRAIN HELD UP
BY MASKED MEN
POSSES IN PURSUIT OF THE
BANDITS
Express Car Dynamited, Contents of
Safe Taken and Robbers Escape
With Contents — Passengers
Not Molested
Uy Associated Press.
BPOKANI3, Wash., Dec. 10.— The
North Coast Limited Express No. 1,
westbound, was held up and robbed
fifteen miles east of North Yakima,
Wash., at 7 o'clock tonight. Two
masked men compelled the engineer to
Btop the train, run tho locomotive, mall
nnd express car half a mile west of the
balance, of tho train, nnd then dynu
. tnlted the express car, shattered the
through and locul safes and decumped
with tho contents. .'
I The amount of plunder obtained Is
unknown. The contents of the through
safe nrc known only ut termlnul points,
the messenger not being In possession
of the information. No report was re
ceived tonight as to tho contents of the
locul safe, but it Is declared to have
been light as the trnln does'compara
tively little local business. . . .
The sheriffs of Yakltna nnd Klttitas
counties have posses in pursuit of the
; bandits. The passengers were not
molested nnd no one was Injured." No
■report was received ns to shots being
llred.
No. 1 limited passed Spokane at noon
today en route to the sound. At Hill
side station, fifteen miles west of North
Yukima, two men (-limbed over the
tender of the engine to the cab and
presented guns at the hends of the
'engine crew. The engine, tender, ex
press and mall curs were cut off, run
down the track nnd stopped. One man
stood guard over the train crew, while
the second attached explosives to the
express car doors. Both were blown
■from their fastenings. ■ ■ .-,:.;.">:
The bandits attacked both>safcs in
the express cur. One is- known as the
"through safe" and is built into the
car nl the shops. Its contents are
locked up at the point of departure
nnd only removed at- the terminus. The
strong box whs shattered and Its con
tonts ■ removed. ■ The nature ■ and ex
tent of the plunder secured in the
through safe Is not known to the local
officials of tho Northern Pacific. The
locul safe was then shattered und. such
'valuables us. it .contained were .taken.
,'ltls-said that these were of trilling
•value. •.'■ " '■:■■..■-■ '■'••• '■-'.
'' Keports received nt the general of
fices of the Northern Pacific state that
'both men were masked und heavily
■urmed. They were of medium height.
Flight" of build and . wore black | huts
and coats and blue " overalls. ■; On ro
' leasing the trainmen both robbers went
in the direction of North ..Yaklnia.- 1
U. S. GUN AT PORT ARTHUR
Found in Possession of Russians.
Probably Relic of Boxer
Uprisings
By Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.— The
army transport Thomas, just arrived
from tho orient, brought home a piece
of artlllerey which originally belonged
to the United States, but which was
found In the possession of the • Rus
sian forces at Port -Arthur when the
Japanese captured the stronghold. .
:; ■ The government of Japan, when .It
discovered the ownership of the gun
; turned It over to United States Minis
ter Griscom, who shipped It from
Nagasaki, consigned, to the arsenal at
Benlcla. - ■■;■ .-':'; ; ;
The field piece Is stamped inside the
barrel, . "Watervliet arsenal, 1898. 829
pounds, No. 209. J. W. J." The military
authorities hero arc now wondering
how this particular gun got Into the
hands of the HusKtunp.
Relic of Boxer Uprisings
By Associated Press.
TROr.'N. V., Dec. Ifi.— Ma j. McNutt.
commanding officer of the Watervliet
arsenal,' was seen today relative to the
dispatch from Ban -Francisco stating
that a United States gun hnd been
taken from the Russians at Port
Arthur. He «aid that probably thn gun
was taken by the Russian soldiers by
mistake during the Boxer uprising in
China In 1902, as at that timo Ameri
can soldiers asslßted In protecting
American citizens In China.
$1500 RING DISAPPEARS
Drops on the Floor of the Chicago
Board of Trade and Can't
>;'■■„*:,', Be Found
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.— A $1600 diamond
ring dropped to the floor of thn board
of trade yesterday ns one member was
handing It to i another.- A search of
two hour?, In which nearly 200 board
members and employes participated,
proved futile, and no trace of it was
found.
The loser. W. W. Boynton, had
shown the ring: to Byron Roberts, who,
after admiring it, returned It to him.
In some way tho ring dropped. After
the loss became known one of tho
loungers In the lobby remembered he
had seen a man stoop to the iloor a
fow feet away and then walk leisurely
out of the building', but could give no
description of him.
ATTEMPT TO KILL LOUBET
Infernal Machine Found on the Train
on Which He Was
Traveling
fly Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 16,-Tho Journal says
this morniiiK that an infernal machine
was found on the train in which Presl
dont Loubet wuh prot-nudlng from Mar.
ly with ii (mooting jmrty. It coiiHisted
of a preserve can, cylindrical in ehapo,
with a time, fuse attached, which ud
pureittly had gono out.
Fire Costs Four Lives
Ily AhhuclulcU J'rea.s.
llKli KAI-LK. Minn., Dec. 16.— Peter
Muriel, hin- wife, and three, children.
w<mq< burned to death in a tire whlrh
devtroyed their humo Item early tgday.
Los Angeles Herald.
DDirr J Unit? tiy Carrier \ /;e nciMTQ
ONE KILLED; MANY HURT
Explosion of Dynamite Causes Great
Destruction In a Rostland
Mine
By Ansoclated Preys.
BFOKANK, Deo. 16.— A dispatch
to tho Chronicle from Rowland, H. C,
leportfl a destructive explosion of dyna
ntlto there thin afternoon, In which one
man was killed nnd ponnlbly fifty others)
wcro more or less painfully Injured.
The nxploalon occurred In the thawing
house of tho War Kaglo and Center
Htar mines. John P. Ingram, who wuh
In' charge of tho tltawer, wns killed.
Hevr-rul other iiipii at tho mines were
ntoro'or less seriously Injured by tho
Hhoek nnd many persons wero cut by
falling gloss and broken window puneH.
A sub-station of the. eler.trlo light
plant was wrecked and the town is In
darkness tonight.
Tho shock wnH fflt throughout Kosr
land and the earlier reports Hinted that
there had been heavy loss of life, tho.
belief being that tho powder magaztnn
at thn mines contnlnlng about two tons
of high explosives hnd pxplorled. The
magazine. Is about 2*iO feet distant from
tho thawing house.
WOMAN THROWN FROM
FIFTH STORY WINDOW
BHE RECEIVES PROBABLY FATAL
INJURIES
San Francisco Resident, Though Se.
verely Hurt, Tells of a Serious
Quarrel With Her Husband and
Subsequent Struggle
8y Associated Prop*
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-Accord
tng to her. own statement, Mrs. J. \V.
Kelley wus thrown by her husband,
a private detective, from a window on
the fifth floor of the United States ho
tel In this city tonight. The woman
was picked up suffering from Injuries,
which It Is believed will result In her
death. • She has a frnctured jaw, v
broken arm and Internal injuries.
Despite her injuries Mrs. Kelley was
able to talk to the police. She said
that she and her husband had been
separated for the past six months. He
came to her apartments tonight and
uttempted to effect a reconciliation,
but she declares that the Interview
brought on a quarrel which resulted in
a struggle, during which she was
thrown from the window. -■'■,'.-.■
The woman , fell on the roof of a
shed where her cries attracted the at
tention of other guests at the hotel. She
was removed to the emergency hos
pital.
• While living apart from her hus
band, Mrs. Kelley. who is said to have
originally come from Omaha, went un
der the name of Miss Alien Selby.
ROUVIER'S DECLARATION
Premier Says France Has No Desire
' to Attack the Sultan's
>'''■ .Sovereignty
By Associated Press. Jj; „
■ PAKIS, Dec. -'16.— The - : chamber": ' of
deputies was crowded today in expec
tation of a debute oa the government's
foreign policy. Intense Interest is man
ifested ill the formul declaration from
Premier Rouvler concerning Morocco.
This,, following Chancellor yon \ Hue
low's statement;" in the German Reich
stag; Is in the nature of an answer and
an announcement of the' government's
position. M. Rouvler's declaration
proved very moderate. He concisely
explained the desires of France in
Morocco, saying:
"We. never dreamed of attacking the
sultan's sovereignty. Jt Is our special
position which we . maintained ■ and
which now will be presented at the con
ference. This is based upon the geo
graphical contiguity of Algiers and
France. '.Ye ■ doslre a liberal ' regime
In Morocco assuring equal treatment
for all powers. France merely wishes
to conscientiously safeguard her rights
and retain, the full -exercise of her lib
erty." .
The premier's declaration was en
thusiastically received.
Former Premier Itlbo, leader of the
opposition, declared that all parties
should unite in sustaining the govern
ment, and thereupon further discus
sion was postponed by the decisive
vote : of 500 to 60, which was ■ inter
preted .as being parliamentary ap
proval of M. Itouvier's statement.
LIVESTOCK SHOW OPENS
Twenty.Five Hundred Animals Have
Been Entered in Annual Exhi
bition in Chicago
By Associated Press.
* CHICAGO, Doc. Ifi.— The nnnual ex
hibition of the International Livestock
show opened today in the new build
ing erected for tho purpose at the
stock yards. .Breeders from all parts
of the country and many from Canada
are represented and the affair promises
to be the largest of its kind ever held
In the, west. Animals numbering 2500
are entered.
The judging of the merits of the live
stock by the students of tho various
agricultural colleges in thn west has
becomn a great feature of the show
and' rivalry between the different in
stitutions is keen.
TO MOVE SOLDIERS' BODIES
Remains Interred at Fort Sumner to
Be Transferred to National
Cemetery
By Associated Press.
SANTA FK, N. M.. Dec. IB.— Orders
were received here yesterday from the
war department to remove tho 260
bodies Interred at Fort Sumner na
tional cemetery to the national ceme
tery In thts city, and bids were asked
for dolnj? this work.
Fort Sumner was a military post
from ISO.", to IS7O, und the 260 graven In
Its cemetery nre not only iims« of
soldiers, but also of settlers killed by
Indians. The Western railway of New
Mexico is being built via this old fort,
and near It the new town of Sunny
side hus been laid out.
Denies Germans Offered Help
By Associated Press.
UKIILIN, Dec. 16.— The Chinese min
ister Informs the Associated I'reus that
the alleged offer made to the Chinese
minister by the Imperial . chancellor,
Count yon Buelow, of German help in
the event of uny power attempting to
selsse i Mi im -tit) territory, |as reported by
the Toklo oorresuondent of tlie London
Dally Telegruph, Dec, 15, is without
foundation,- , nor hits 1 ho received In
structions to convey the thuiiku uf the
fliliii-bu liovi.Tiuuuui Ut Uiitpciur SVil
llain.-.-^
SUNDAY, MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1905.
COMMITTEE ASKS
GOVERNMENT AID
PROMOTIONISTS IN FAVOR OF
FEDERAL CONTROL
Counties Branch of State Improvement
Association Passes Resolutions
on Waterways and Forest
Reservations
Sdhclhl to Tha Herald.
SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 16.— The
counties committee of thn California
promotion committee passed on Im
portant resolution this afternoon asking
congress to carry out the following
recommendations for federal uld for
California:
"We ■ recommend Increased ap
propriations to be expended in conduct-
Ing exhaustive surveys for the purpose
of determining what waters within the
slate are available for federal control
and distribution; liberal und continu
ing appropriations for tho Improve
ment and maintenance of the nevlgn
blllty of the rivers and harbors of our
ccaßt and for the construction of such
breakwaters, light houses, quarantine
stations and fortifications us may bo
Hdvantugeous. An early determination
of the international' rights on the
Colorado river and tho solution with all
practicable speed of the engineering
problems of thut stream, to the end
that nil homes already established may
be safeguared; appropriations for the
purpose of enabling tho agricultural de
partment to maintain a largo corps of
experts In the exploitation of the possi
bilities of California agriculture, viti
culture and horticulture; the establish
ment of experimental stations..
"We strongly advocate tho final con
summation of the recession of the Yose
niite valley and the Marlposa big tree
grove to the government und the unit-
Ing of those two arc-as with the federal
reserve .now known as the Yosemite
National park. We' recommend the
prompt purchase of the Calaverus big
tree grove as an addition to the Na
tional park area.
"We recommend the temporary with
drawal of the territory known as the
Pinnacles m Sun Benito county^ and
that this territory be added to tho Na
tional park system.
"We urge Hctive support of the forest
reserve policy, -especially by more ade
quiite provision for tho maintenance.
Improvement and uxtcnslcn of the re
serves.
"Wo recommend the policy of - the
forest service in raising a revenue for
this purpose by selling matured timber
nnd charging a moderate fee for the
use of the range, but believe this should
be supplemented by more liberal con
gressional appropriations. For'tlte
came purpose and to facilitate tho de
velopment of timber consuming in
dustries we advise the repeal of that
section of tho statutes which Imposes
processes of advertisement lii forest
reserve j timber sales In California
which are not required In other states.
Wo' also urge, greater activity In re
planting denuded areas and the acquisi
tion of private property where it is
necessiiry to the highest usefulness of
the reserves."
Speakers this afternoon were: Gov
ernor Pardee, 13. W. Holland of Sonora,
Frank K. Mott, mayor of Oakland; L.
W. Jefferson of Hollister and E. I<\
Thomas of Santa. Barbara! The com
mittee adjourned until June 16.
DREYER TO. BE PAROLED
Man Convicted of Withholding Funds
of Chicago Park Board to Leave
Penitentiary
By Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 16.— The
state board of pardons today ordered
tho parole of 12. S. Drtyer, convicted of
withholding funds belonging, to the
West park board of Chicago. The
funds were deposited lli the National
bank of Illtonis, which went Into the
hands oi n receiver January 1, 18!)7.
After the uppolutment of Mr. Dreyer's
successor demand was made upon
Dreyer for funds which should have
been In his possession as treasurer of
the AVest park board. Hn failed to
turn over these. funds and was con
victed and sentenced to thn peniten
tiary. About 00 per cent of the park
board fund has been repaid by the re
ceiver of the National bank of Illinois.
Dreyer has property In his hands
which will puy tho amount in full.
Conviction Followed Failure
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. ' Ifi.— Preyor's convlc
tion nui sentence ■ to the penitentiary
followed the futIUCC of the National
bank of Illinois and the ilrm'of B. S.
Dreyer & Co. Dreyer, who was trenH
urer of the West park board, had de
posited more than $300,000 of park funds
In hla bank and a jlarge p.-u-t of this
money. It was claimed, had been un
lawfully transferred to the account of
E.. 8. Dreyer & Co., und used In real
estate deal*. .. "■ '.•■ »....'..„,;;
Tho Indictment of Droyer was fol
lowed by one of tho hardest fousht
legal battles ill the history of law. The
case wan carried to the supremo court
of tho United States and every resource
that lawyers could HuggeHt was used
to keep Dreyer from going to the peni
tentiary. After his conviction he was
confined' ln the jail in this city for
thirty-two months while his case was
being fought in the courts. He has
been confined In the penitentiary since
IS'J-'.
B. & O. to Discontinue Passes
by AHsnelHtod Press.
UALTIMOHK. Dec. 16.T-The an
nouncemeut was made' today that with
the close of the year the Baltimore &
Ohio will ceaße to issue passes und re
duced rate transportation of all norts
except to ofHcera and employes uf the
Baltimore & Ohio und connecting lines,
to whom ha importation will be issued
us heretofore.
Angelenos In San Francisco
Bpeclul tv I'll.). I(■ i 1.1.1.i 1. 1.1.
HAN .KItANI'JIHCO. Doe. 16.— JudRe
James A. Gibson of I.ns Aiikcloh und
I'Vunk Wlkjjli'S M.-^retury of the Los
Aligelt-H ihuiviber . «if i-ummerce, : aif
uinyiig the yucsla ut the i'oJMca, 'laraMU
VERDICT AGAINST BOWEN
Man Accused of Wife Murder Is
Convicted of Man.
slaughter
Cy AmoclatM Press.
TKHKA, Cnl.. Ceo. ]<!— Arthur O.
Howen, who for two weeks had been nn
trial for tho alleged murder of his wife,
Ida llowen, near Oreenvlew, on Sep
tember 2D, hug been convicted of man
slaughter, tho Jury being out twelvo
hours. Bowen, who Is 56 years old, was
not noun for live duys after his wife's
body wus found In a charred condition
In tins ruins of their house. The body
was Identified only by a ring.
Bowen had bloodstains on his cloth
ing but claimed that ho was fishing In
tho Hcott river, live, miles from tho
scene nnd not living with his wlfo 11 1
the time. Tho defenso Introduced evi
dence to show that the blood stains
found on tho woman's bedroom floor
might havo been caused by her bleed-
Ing- at the. nose. How en will bo sen
tenced on December 19.
SIGS3EPS SQUADRON TO
TAKE A LONG CRUISE
TO MAKE EXTENDED VOYAGE IN
FOREIGN WATERS
State Department Considers the Pres.
ent Situation Warrants Friendly
Appearance of American Ships in
the Mediterranean
Cy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Salllngor
dors are now in preparation for the
third division of tho second squadron
of the North Atlantic fleet, which. In
command of Admiral Charles D. Slgs
bee, Is about to sail from To'mpklns
ville on a long cruise In foreign waters.
Tho squadron has been ready for sea
for several weeks, but' its departure
hns boon delayed because of the dis
order In the southern part of Russia,
nnd the international naval demonstra
tion in Turkish waters, the govern
ment, It is said, wishing to avoid any
move that might be interpreted as of
fentlng either situation.
The stnto department now regards
the Mediterranean situation ua ■war
ranting the appearance of the Ameri
can wurships in a friendly crulso. It'
has been more than a year since a
division of battleships, In command of
Hear Admiral A. S. Barker, cruised
lti the Mediterranean, and It was de
rided last summer that the flag should
bo known there at the first opportu
nity b.v a squadron of cruisers.
llesldes tho armored cruiser Brook
lyn, Aflmlral Slgsbee's flagship, th-2
squadron consists of the protected
cruisers Chattanooga, Commander
Alexander Sharp; Oalveßton, Com
mander Wm.'G. • Cutler, and Tacoma,
Commander Reginald P. Nicholson.
After a cruise in the Mediterranean
and a number of points the squadron
v.'ill then , separate, the Chattanooga
and Galveston taking leave 'of the
flagship and going to the Asiatic sta
tion.. 'With tin-. Brooklyn, and Tacotna,
Admiral 'Hlgsbee , will - continue his
cruise down the east coast 'of Africa,
visiting various ports, . rounding the
cape of Good Hope and crossing to the
cast coast of South America, visit
ing the larger ports there.
Admiral Slgsbee's- squadron will re
turn to home waters In the late spring
or early summer of next year, when he
will be detached and ordered ashore.
IRVING PORTRAIT SOLD
$25,200 Paid for Whistler Picture,
Which Is Coming to
America i;r .'•■
By Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 16.— The famous
Whißtler portrait of the late Sir Henry
Irving, as King Philip 11. of Spain, wns
sold ut auction today, among the re
mainder of the actor's effects, for
$25,200.; . . ■•■..;,"■:
Sargent's portrait of Kllen Terry in
the character of Lady Mucßeth realized
$«.300. -.-ye
The Whistler pictures goes to Amer
ica.
; The name of - the purchaser of the
Whistler was carefully withhold by the
representative of n firm of booksellers
of London, who bid It In. It .is ru
mored, however, that J. Plerpont Mor
gan of New York was. thn actual pur
chaser.
This was thf Uißt day of the Irving
sale, which has I been remarkable for
testimony of the regard In which Sir
Henry was held. Thn Halo today was
confined to pictures und drawings by
such 'artists us Sir j Lawrence Alma-
Tadcma, Sir Philip Burne-Joncs, Sir
Joshua Reynolds, John Sargent.Whlst
lor und others. Tho attendant™ in
cluded many well-known persons of
dramatic, iirt and I'ashlonablo worlds.
Tho bidding was lively and largely
sentimental, and thn pries which pre
vailed throughout the sale were main
tained today when J50.000 was realized.
Altogether the Irving nul« brought be
tween $75,000 nnd $100,000.
SAN PEDRO MAY BUILD MOLE
Citizens Circulate Petition Asking the
Trustees. to Consider Call for
.;•';,.' Special Election
Special to The Herald.
SAN PKDRO. Dec. 16. — A petition is
being presented to tho citizens of San
Pedro today asking (hat the truHtoes
consider a call for a special election
to Issuo bonds to the extent of at least
$100,000 to help build a molo into the
outer harbor that shall bo practically
free, or at leant not dominated by any
corporation and on which there will bo
but a small charge to vessels.
. It is thought that help can be ob
tained from L.os Angeles and that the
molo can be built ut a small cost. I
Block System for Santa Fe
By Avsnclated Press.
• WICHITA, 'Pec. 16. — J. Dermott,
block signal foreman for tho Santa Fe,
has begun the Installation of the. block
signal system on that road from New
ton to Arkansas City. The move Is in
preparation of tho lino for tho Califor
nia trafllo of the Santa Ke, which will
be diverted over the Panhandle route
and the Helm cut-off when the latter k>
completed.
Angelenos In the East
Bpecinl to The Herald.
NIOW YOUK. Per- 10.— The following
were rpglKteriMl ut Hits leading huteU
here Uurintf tlio week from l.oa Ange
les: A. J. fox. V. T. KiK-wliijf. ». 13.
riough, ■ N; if. Vanrnnip." J. J. (losner,
A. Young, T. J. i.'utiuly mid \W 11.
Cukumn. ; ,
PREMIER TO OPEN
THE CAMPAIGN
CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN WILL
SPEAK IN LONDON
Mr. Balfour, Leader of Opposition,
Will Be Heard at Leeds.
Christmas Week Will
Bring Truce
By Associated Pross.
LONDON, Dec. 16.— Tho groat polit-
Iciil campaign in tho United Kingdom
will bo fairly Inaugurated during the
next week when tho prime minister, Sir
Henry Cunipboll-Bannerman, will
speak ut Albert hull, London, nnd Mr.
Dalfour at Leeds. It Is expected tho
respective leaders of the government
nnd opposition will then outline the
main Issues und platform of their
parties,
Alfred Lytlleton, colonial secretary In
Mr. Halfour's cabinet, speuklng at
Lenmlngton tonight, said the unionists
would place their fiscal policy before
the country. This is) taken to mean
thrit some modification of what Is
known us tho Chamberlain policy Is in
tended. Mr. Lyttleton also said the
Unionists would base their fight
against the Liberals on Sir Henry
Cnmpbell-Bnnnerman'w well known
home rule proclivities. With regard to
the fiscal policy, Mr. Lyttleton, who
may be understood ns speaking for the
Unionists, said the whole policy of his
party would bo for the prevention of
unfair competition and colonial pref
erence.
Christmas week •will bring nn en
forced truce between ull the parties so
fur as an active campaign is concerned,
but the activity will begin again after
tho new yeur. The campaign, it Is
thought, will bo short und sharp. Writs
are expected Jununry 8 which means
that a majority of the elections will be
over by January 25, though actually
some of tho constituencies havp until
January 28. ' In any event th<» whole
question will be decided Inside the
month of January as parliament will
probably meet February 15.
One of the most interesting pieces of
political news developed during a week
filled with political movements Is the
practical certainty that > Lord Curzon
of Kedleston, former viceroy of. lndia,
will represent the city of London in
tho house of commons In succession to
Sir Josenh Dlmsdnle. It is recognized
in all political circles that Lord Curzon
is one of tho coming men and a peti
tion that Is now circulating In the city
is receiving signatures Irrespective of
creed or party. Lord Curzon's friends
say he will undoubtedly accept. . Ho
Is a conservative fren trader.
BIG HOTEL IS. NOW ASSURED
Largest. Deal of Years in San Diego
Real Estate Is Consummated.
. Money Is Secured
Special to The Herald.'
" SAN DIEGO. Dec. 16.— The largest
dear that has been made in San Diego
real estate for some time was com
pleted today, one of the most Import
ant results of which will bo the Im
mediate beginning of work on the U.
S. Grant hotel plans for which were
adopted some time ago.
The building will be nine stories
high of reinforced concrete and Harri
son Albri.ht of Los Angeles Is the
architect. It will cost complete about
$650,000 and Is to be finished a' year
from the ilrst of January. Plans for
supplying the money were made some
time ago, but because of a dispute be
tween Mr. Grant : and the National
Securities company of ■ Los Angeles,
the deal was not carried out and Mr.
Grant has sought capital elsewhere.
Today he disposed of four plecs of
inside business property to Col. A. G.
Gassen for approximately $325,000 and
hus entered Into an agreement and un
dertaking with Ralph . Ganger, the
president of the Merchants National
bank, who has just sold property In
Brooklyn, N. V.. for half a million to
supply any additional sum needed. Bids
for the excavation are to be. in De
cember 30.
KILLED BY SLEEPING MAN
Negro Presented. With a Pistol Uses
the Weapon While Dream,
ing of It
By Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Tlpr. 16.— Archie
HarrK a negro cab driver, was nhot
and killed early this morning by Louis
Whitney, nlso a cabman. It. is sup
posed Whitney did thn shooting while
asleep, yesterday he watt presented
with a hammerlpsp revolver nnd spent
the remainder of the dny exhibiting it
and expressing his pride over tho gift.
The possession of the weapon is be
lieved to havo occupied his mind flo
completely that he dreamed of It I all
night und while nnloop got up from 'ii«
couch this morning at 5:30 o'clock at id,
imagining that mi attack was being
made on him, fired on hln phantom us
sailunt. The bullet struck Harris, who
wns usleep at the time. ,
EHLER IN BAD CONDITION
Wound of Alleged Witness in Goebel
Murder Case Is Cause for
Alarm'
By Associated T^esa.
BAKEUSFIELn, Dec. 16.— Charles
E. SShler, reported to he a niisHlng wit
ness in the Ooebel murder case, who
was shot in tho . breast by hIH own
pistol, either by himself or by some
mysterious ussailunt whose name he
refuses to disclose, is In a bad condi
tion from his wound, and arrangements
■were made today to take him ' to a
sanitarium. s . -
As the result of on operation per
formed by Dr. Schafer at the South
ern hotel a piece of cloth was removed
from the wound, some pieces of shat
tered bone were ulso taken out und the
wound is budly Infected. It is the opin
ionof Dr. Schafer that Ehler will be
some time In recovering.
Venezuela Incident Closed
Uy Aasorlalud Press.
CAHCACAB. Venezuela, Dec. lti, Kri
day— I'renldont Ouslro 'having with
drawn hln note to M. Talgny, ■ the
l«'reneh churyß d'affaires, which gave
ui'feiiMi to Ki-Huce, the dlpluinallo liicl
dvnt U eluded.
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TRAVELS ON MOTOR BOOTS
Frenchman Makes High Speed With
Automobiles on His
Feet
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec J6.— A cnbl<! dlspntch
to tho Tribune from Purls Buys:
Parisians wfre Mnrtled yesterday by
seeing a big-booted miin whUzlng
nlong the Avenue don Champs lOlyseen
nnd thence to tho lints de Moulognn at
the rate of twenty-flvo miles an hour.
It was Constnntlnl, Inventor of motor
boots, displaying his new footwenr.
Thn boots rcurmbto tiny automobiles,
fifteen Inches long, llxed on high boo'.s.
Knoh has four rubber-tired whfirln
<>lght Inches In dlu meter. Accumu
lators arc carried In a belt. They
transmit by wires one and one-fourth
horse power to . Ptich motor. The
motors can be ruri at a speed ranging
from fix to thirty mllca nn hour. Kach
boot weighs sixteen pounds, but ns
the feet are not lifted up the weight
dons not matter.
Constant lnl claims to have* traveled
Bcvernl hundred mllrH with them. Ho
intends to travel from Paris to St.
Petersburg on them.
When asked what would linppcn It
one motor started at the rnto of Fix
miles an hour nnd the other at the
rato of thirty miles an hour, ho be
came diffident und declined to dis
cuss the subject.
ANNAPOLIS OFFICERS
SEVERELY CRITICISED
ATTACKED BY A MARYLAND
CONGRESSMAN
Charges Made Against the Authorities
of the Academy — Lemly Suspected
of Having Taken Part in the
Hazing of Kimbrough
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.— Officers of
the naval academy nre hat-Bhly criti
cised for winking ut hazing in a reso
lution Introduced today by Represent
ative Peary of Maryland. Charges
were made against the authorities of
the acudetny us follows:
"It appeared to be fairly well ascer
tained from tho testlmory given before
the court martial (the Merlwether court
martial) that the practice of fagging,
hazing nnd fighting was common' at
said Institution and that the same wan
winked at'and connived lit-by the of
ficers of the said institution, whose
duty It is to maintain discipline among
the midshipmen and to train and per
fect them for service r/5 officers of tho
navy and to protect such midshipmen
in. their health and- life and that the
failure to maintain .discipline lay morn
with the, officers of said institution
than upon the .midshipmen attending
there." ■ .., .
After reviewing . the Bninch-Merl
wether case and the recent hazing of
Midshipman Jerdon Pettus Kimbrough.
the resolution provides for a complete
Investigation by the committee of the
house on naval affairs ■ and recom
mendations by ,that committee us.to
how tho -Institution' may be, recon
structed and changed jib to .prevent
such - "disastrous and • disgraceful oc
currences."; '• • ■ ' ■ :,: ■.: •■• ■-■■',;• >„ . .
In conclusion, the resolution >urges
emphatically that the responsibility for
recent, events at Annapolis be fixed
definitely where it belongs, > "so that
hereafter the result may not end with
the mere dismissal of promising young
men from the institution, but bring to
bar and visit proper penalties upon thn
trained officers in charge of such In
stitutions for their conduct of which
they must be held responsible."
Midshipman Lemly Suspected
By Associated Press. .
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 16.—Tt Is
stated officially that Midshipman How
an P. Lemley, of the third class Is
under restrictions owing to the sus
pected participation In the hazing.of
Midshipman Jerome P. Kimbrough. He
Is a son of - Captain.'Lemley. of tho
judge-advocate's department of the
navy and was appointed at large. The
statement is made that Lemley was
one of the midshipmen found at work
on Kimbrough when the latter was in
an unconscious condition, but It Is not
regarded by the authorities as certain
whether he took part in the hazing or'
was merely acting from motives of
humnnlty.
There is a rumor afloat among the
midshipmen that if the congressionnl
investigation of hazing commences all
the upper classmen will join in,, an
acknowledgment that they havo taken
part in hazing and In a sense defy the
investigators.
COURTESIES FROM KAISER
William Sends Gifts to Russian Pris.
oners of War on Their
Way Home
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. Ifi.— Emperor Wil
liam's adjutant, J.,ieut. Oen. Yon Plos-
Ben, met Japun's prisoners of war who
are passing through Germany for Rus
sia ut 6 o'clock with large supplies of
chocolate and clgarrettes, and for tho
officers bouquets of , chrysanthemums.,
There were 172S men and CS ontrfrs.
and they were touched by the em
peror's thoughtfulncss In giving them
the tlrst opportunity of seeing the
llowor of their native land.
Thu firsts train brought sixty-eight
dangerously wounded and sick mon,
five uf whom illed on thn day here.
The prisoners, universally condemn tho
treatment they had been subjected to
In Russia. They, were Interned In: a
country village without newspapers or
clguruttr.H. Tho crippled Japanese were
confined In a very small building ;ui.!
hud to crawl n round unassisted.
After breakfast the trains with the
prisoners proceeded to Hamburg,
where the Japanese will .embark on the
steamers Cumbronmn und Vancouver.
President* Guard Resigns
By AsMniiitfd Pi ess.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.— Frank H.
Tyroe, who Is widely known us one of
the personal guards of President Koose
velt, has resigned from the United
States secret service, and In a few duys
will assume the duties. of United States
marshal of ' the southern district of
West Virginia. The president present
ed to him a handsome seal ring in up
preclutlon of the personal services ren
dered to him by Mr. Tyree.
Costly Fire In Louisville
By Auoolated Press
UWIBVIMJ9. Ky., Dec. 10.— The
wholesale grocery liousn of C, W.
Adams & • Sons company on Main
Street, between ■ Seventh and IjkIHU
Htreets, was destroyed by tire tonight.
I.UHS ' JUU.IMH).
Main News Section
WITTE FOR
THE CZAR
Premier Stands' Up
for Emperor
Severely Scores Policy of
Grand Dukes
Calls Them Libertines, Liars, Thieves
and Degenerates— Only States,
man Who Keeps His -
Head
Special Cable to Tha Herald.
LONDON, Dec. 16.— According to the
St. Petersburg correspondent ; of ; the
Fremdenblatt, Count Witte saldono
day this week:
"The emperor Is truly a kind nnd
■worthy man, clean In his life, unsel«
fish and earnestly laboring for, Rus
sia's welfare. But some of his kins
men are among the worst men In Eu
rope nnd the emperor knows It.
"How could I udvise my sovereign,
himself humane and just, to lay tho
whips of the Cossacks across the faces
of tho men and tho • backs of the wo
men whose economic collapse Is trace
nble to the grand ducal libertines, Hard,'
thieves and degenerates? .. I might ad
vise him what to do with ■ these
wretches If ho asked me. but the af
fairs of the Imperial faintly are not
within the range of. my office." ,
The correspondent adds that Witte
spoke with a blending of bitterness and
sorrow. In all the present ,. turmoil,
Witte seems to be the only statesman
who keeps his head. He braccfl; him
self with a truly, magnificent heroism
to stem the tide of the financial panic
which seems about to flood the 1 coun
try with bankruptcy. M. Jaurea com
pares him to Mlrabeau, in that he Is
the "Last bulwark of the monarchy."
WORKMEN'S MANIFESTO
Document a Strong Indictment of the
.. .V;'.,' Bureaucracy's Methods .
By Associated Press. • . „ ',".'.
> ST. PETERSBURG. Friday," Dec. .15,'
(Morning) via Kydtkuhnen, ISast Prus
sia; Dec. 16. — The proletariat organiza
tions through :tho 1 Vinvlslble., govern-
(Oontlnnwl on Vntn Three.)
THE DAIS 1; SEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: .Fair Sun.
day; light northeast wind, chang.
ing to westerly. Maximum tern
perature'ln Los Angeles yesterday,
65 degrees; 'minimum, 43 degrees.
I—Train1 — Train held, up by, masked men.
2— -Senate passes canal bill.. S
3 — Witte stands up for czar.
4 — Water wagon smashes auto.
s—Christmas5 — Christmas rush is on. '■■'
■ PART, II
' 2 — New plan may hit restaurants.
3— Teaches lesson of fortitude. *
4 — Says he was jealous of dog.
s— Southern California news.'
6 — Church adopts Gregorian chant. '
7 — Herald's presses are wonderful.
B—Chicago8 — Chicago house is unburnable. '..".
3 — Theatrical news.
6— Cable news.
1.2.3.7— Real estate.
4.5.6 — Classified advertisements.
Magazine section.
Children's magazine. .
EASTERN
Sennio p;if.«rs canal bill after lons <!«■•
bat». • .
Importnnt point brousht up In trial 1 of
Lawyer Abraham Hununel.
House dobatcH at length question ' of
Insurance control.
FOREIGN
Rouvir-r. declares Franco him no dn
slro to uttnek sultan's sovereignty.
Infernal maeliino found on train rur
ryhißT Promier Loubct.
\VHU» utiindH up for Mar and se
verely criticizes policy of grand dukes. .
COAST
Yreka man, accused of wlffi murdor,
Is found guilty of manslaughter. .
North. count limited train |« iicld up ,
by muaked men.
Countlou commlttoo of California
promotion association pass reaolutlonn
ut Santa Uarbaru favorlnir gov-nrnnii>iit
uHulstanco In water und forestry prob
lems,
LOCAL
Woman clalroa to have recognized ci
street man who ouco robbed her of $»J();
causes man's arrest.
Tammany club pinna biff Demoeratlo
banquet at Auk'lus hotel December "il\*
Woodmen of the World Initiate over COO
candidates. ■ ' ..■«",•
Electric car strikes ■prlnkltwf cart on
First Htivot hill, - i-iiimlntt runaway - and ;
collision with. automobile. ' • ■
Juilgi; williur donates proceeds of salea
of his bear utory book to the needy boys.
Ulrl on death bed tsuxps out deposition
to BiiYo mothnr'H pronurty. . v *»r«sr**i
HuHbaiul uccuHea wife of lovliik pood'o
better than Uo. und wife auks divorce. •■
JimUi-D I'iori'rt ili>iilum iiiHiili tv Mfslcan
I'u.'o but ncor<*» cluss of choloß. . ••. >
Mlhkliik • Klurtnce Wilholto.-. tnkea :
p.anjo of Uruw and tcoes on stugn. 1 ;; «v.vx
Flaw .In Outhonburg ordloanca may
c«uho trouble. - ■
Little child, crippled and with *l«nd«r
Kiip on lit". inokM ciiourfuily forward t.i
eumliiK vialt of Hu.nt;i Claus at glgter'a
hur;i|t*l