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Sixteen rages
IN TWO PARTS
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 79.
STRIKE CAUSES
SHANGHAI RIOTS
OUTBREAK SUPPRESSED IN A
SHORT TIME
Twenty Chinese Killed and a Few
Europeans Wounded — Armed
Patrols Guard the City's
Streets
Hy Armoclated Press.
WASHINGTON, Doc. IS.— The state
department bns news from Bhnnghnl
that a serloua situation exists there.
Two oahlegrninH rrcelverl at tho de
partment over night stato that the
trouble nrosfl through a strike and
was Increased by a dlßputc growing
out of come casea being 1 tried before
the consular courts. Two foreigner*
havo been killed and many wounded.
Navy forces, supposedly from the
British srjundron which Is there, lire
guarding the streets. Police stations
have been burned. No Americans have
thus far been Injured, but the official
statement, was made that, the situation
Is regarded ns serious. Two American
cruisers are now on their way to
Shanghai.
RIOTS ARE SUPPRESSED
German and American Consular OffL
clals Are Stoned
By Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18.— The riot is
suppressed. Twenty Chinese rioters
were killed nnd n few lOuropeans were
wounded. Otherwise the damage done
was slight.
Police, sailors and volunteers co
operated in suppressing the riots, In the
course of which one police station was
partly burned, a barroom wrecked and
a bicycle store looted. No Europeans
wero killed. The streets are now de
serted except for armed patrols, which
are everywhere.
Tho riot here wns promted by boy
cotters on account of an Incident in
volved in the mixed court. The Ger
man consul was stoned und the Ameri
can vice consul and several other for
eigners were attacked and Injured. -.The
Chinese closed their shops when' the
rioting 1 begun. The local volunteers
were called out Co restore order nnd
detachments of blue jackets, were
landed from the warships to assist in
restoring- peace. ".-.'."'
BOYCOTT STILL PREVAILS
Immense Quantity of American Goods
Awaits Buyers
By Associated Presa.
■SAN FItANCISCO. Dec. 18.— Advices
received from the orient by the steamer
Korea Indicate that there has been no
abatement of the Chlneso boycott on
American goods. It is reported that at
Honprkong there are 750,000 unsold crises
of coal oil and that 500,000 cases cannot
find a purchaser at Canton. This trade
animosity, it is alleged, has developed
into a bitter hostility not only against
Arrtorlcan products, but also against
people from the United States. In the
leading cities of China it Is said that
store windows bear signs reading "No
American gooiiH sold here." This boycott
Is declared to be carried out to the
letter.
According to the Post of this city,
the poods which have principally conic
under tho Chinese ban are those of the
Standard Oil company, American To
baco company, a leading sewing mn
chine company, the local flouring mills
and other manufactures.
Representatives of some of the firms
most directly Interested recently met
with officials of various Chinese guild 3
at Canton, and were Informed that the
boycott would continue until satisfac
tory assurances were received that
American restrictions regarding th 3
landing ot Chinese merchants: and stu
dents would be removed. It is asserted
that the llourlng industry of the Pa
cific coast Is, perhaps, suffering most
from tho boycott, as shipments to the
far east have greatly decreased of late.
In consequence, the millers of Australia
and Canada are said to be profiting.
CONI ROLLED BY BRITISH
. Canton-Hankow Railroad No Longer
In the Hands of Ameri
cans
Uy Assoclutod Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 18.— Willis E.
Gray, who has represented tho Interests
of J. F. Morgan In China for the past
four yearn, and who was tho former
manager of the Canton-Hankow rail
way, arrived here from the orient yes
terday. He says that the Canton-Ilnn
kow railroad, started as an American
enterprise, backed by American capital,
is now practically controlled by the
British. Several months ago the major
ity of the stock of thu railway was
acquired by the Belgians, and the
Chinese government claimed that tho
Americans had violated their contract
and should not be given the right of
constructing the road; Tho work was
» taken over hy tho Chinese,
"The Chinese government borrowed
British capital to complete the road."
said Mr. (iray j'esterday. 'The British
have an agreement whereby half of the
engineers uro to be British. The road
at present is operated thirty miles west
of Canton. It is graded on another spur
12 miles north of the city."
Mormons Leave for Vermont
"y Associated PreHS.
HALT LAKK. Utah. Der. tB.-Presi
clciits Joseph V, Smith nnd Aullion 11.
J.und t»f tho Mormon church, with Btiv
fi-nl of tho apostles, presidents of
Htuketi, bishops an<l representatlven of
tho numerous branches of tho Smith
family, left Salt Lake today for South
Itoyaltou, V't., to lie present on De
cember 23 at tho dedication of a monu
ment erected there to the memory of
tho 80-called prophet Joseph Smith on
the spot where he wan born. The party
numbers about twenty-tlve persona.
Mangled Body on Tracks
Hy Akiioclated I'rens.
SAN JOSfc!, Dec. 18.— The body of an
iiiildentitli'd man. with head several
mid trunk and linibu mangled, whs
fuiind on tho rullroud track neur the
brick yarrtw about one mllo south of
Mountain View early this morning. An
liKiui'Ht failed to dlneover the Identity
of the mun, who waa well dressed and
n, nt ranker to the community. There
Vvtre no paper* in Ills clothing.
Los Angeles Herald.
DDIPr ! "nllr t»y furrier I £{• priiTc
FAMOUS CASE BOBS UP AGAIN
Perrls Irrigation Suit Once More
Reaches San Diego Courts for
Settlement
Bpoctflt tn Tho IlrrnM,
ha.v niKun, bee. i.s.-Tho I'errla
Irrlßntloii case has nßdln rcinheil thi
lochl court. It In nn effort to dlMolvfl
the rllslrlct uhlrh wmh formed in IhlH
county yonrs ago In territory which hit*
finer become a portion of Itlvcrnldd
county.
The <nse haa been rdiiintcd buck nnd
forth n. time or two between the two
counties and It linn llnnlly been derided
that the dissolution should dike blm-fl
In the court of the county In which Ihfl
district was funned.
A fttatute "t limitation wna blended
hk;i lust, certain portlona of the cure,
hut. the highest court decided Hint
where fraud wiih wet up as ii portion
of the pleading tho KlHtuto of limita
tion does not He. In this cuae It Ih
claimed Hint frinui wns reported to In
forming the district.
MEMBERS OF BRICK
TRUST HEAVILY FINED
AGGREGATE PENALTIES AMOUNT
TO $18,000
Company, Together With Some of Its
Officials and Two Labor Leaders,
Was Indicted for Conspiracy to
Prevent Competition
By Associated Tress.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.— The so-called
"biit;lt trust" ot Chicago made a com
plete surrender to States Attorney
Heuly In court today and tho members
were fined an aggregate of $18,000.
The company nnd a number of its
officials, together with two labor lead
ers, were indicted Tor conspiracy to
perform an illegal act to prevent com
petition and to restrict the production
and salo of brick in the Chicago
market.
The Indictments were pressed at the
instance of a number ot small dealers
who complained to the grand jury that
they were unable to secure supplies
until they complied with the terms and
all demands of the combination of
bricktnakers, which practically con
trolled the output of brick in Chicago
and vicinity. As soon us the witnesses
were called In court the defense an
nounced that Wm. 11. Welckler, gen
eral superintendent of tho Illinois
Brick company, had decided to turn
states evidence and it was desired
that the punishment to be inflicted
on the other nine defendants should
be remitted in his case. States Attor
ney Healy declared that he was will
ing 1 that this action should be taken
in Mr. Welckler's case, and the attor
ney then entered pleas of guilty for all
the other defendants. The court as
sessed fines ot lf2ooo in each case,
the amount was paid at once by the
attorneys and the defendants were
dismissed.
The charge against the labor lead
ers included with the officials of the
brick combination in their Indictment,
was that they called strikes on build
ings where the contractors used brick
purchased from others than those in
tho combination. In cases where the
strikes were called, it was stated by
tho state's attorney, the contractors
were compelled to pay their men for
all the time they were on strike under
penalty of having their supplies cut
off by the combination or having a
second strike called.
ANTI-SALOON WORK UNDONE
City Council of San Diego Repeals
Kelly Ordinance, Which Proved
Unsatisfactory
Spr-cinl tn Tho Herald
B AN DIEOO, Dec. IS.— The city coun
cil tonight repealed the Kelly codifica
tion ordinance which was passed some
months ago at the instigation of the
anti-Saloon league in order to curtail
the business of the saloons of the city.
The ordinance purported to be a codifi
cation of the previous ordinances passed
by the council and by the people, but
when put into force it was found that
there were a number of provisions in
the ordinance, which were not in the
former laws, and after a trial of it the
saloon men began to complain and
through the councllmen demanded that
the law be put back where the people
voted It.
There was a movement to amend tho
ordinance . but that was opposed so
strenuously by the anti-Saloon league
on the ground that they wunted the
voice of the people sustained, that the
council decided to let the amendments
Ko and repeal the whole thing. The law
now stands as the people voted It.
SALMON COMPANIES LOSE
Supreme Bench Affirms Decision of
Court of Claims In Favor of
United States
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON,' Dec. IK.— The de
cision by the court of claims In the cape
of tho American Pocking 1 company and
the Kusslan Packing 1 company, both
California corporations, against the
United States wan today affirmed by
the supreme court of the United Stutes".
The cases Involved claims against the
government based pn the fact that the
two companies had located salmon
packing plants on Afognac. island,
Alaska, previous to the setting aside of
that Island In 180J for tho purpose of
fish culture by tho government. The
Russian company demanded $!44,3fi9
and the American company MUi,O4S.
They based their contention on the fact
that the law of IXB4 creating the civil
government for Alaska provided for
the protection of tho rights of persons
occupying land at the time, but the
court hehl that these companies did not
come within the scope of that protec
tion, uud decided the case against them.
The opinion was handed down by
Justice Urown.
Engineer and Conductor Blamed
By Associated Press.
ItOCIC SPHINOS. Wyo.. Dec. 18.—
The coroner.-i Jury whl< h has been In
vestigating the cause of the fatal col
lision between tlm overland limited ana
ii freight train at Ah»ay. December 7,
has returned v verdict holding Hn«i
neer Urlng and Conductor Darrell of
the freight train responsible. The en
gineer was killed umi the conductor is
nearly erased witl> grief over the dis
aster.
Clew to Dead Man's Identity
By Amhuc-luUml I'reßS. t
VAMiKJO. Uec. IS.— Tlio only clew
to the identity of thu mull killed by n
train Sunday iiuirnlng me the initials
\Y. A. T. In hla hat.
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1905.
INVESTIGATING
MINOR COMPANIES
INSURANCE COMMITTEE NEAR
END OF TASK
Provident Savings Society, Empire
Life Company and Life Assocla.
tlon of America Subjects
for Inquiry
fly Asfloolntcd Pros*.
NEW YORK. Dec. IS.-Wlth the re
mimtttlon of Its sessions todoy thn
Armstrong Insurance Investigating
couimllleo practically Blurted on thr
rlpanlng up of its work, preparatory to
formulating Its report to the legisla
ture. Today wns devoted to the
smaller companies, those under exam
ination being the Provident. Savings,
the Empire Ufo nnd the Ufe associa
tion of America.
With thr counsel ot the Provident
society were taken Up several real es
tate transactions. There appeared, lie
cording to Mr. Hughes, to be a mark*
Ing up of the book values ot the soci
ety's roil estnte holdings iilmost an
nually nnd subsequently Miles M. Daw
son, the committee's expert actuary,
whs sworn ns n witness and presented
compilations showing that the society
by its management lost about $100,000
lust year, which wns nffset by the
marking up of its real estate holdings.
Stacey Wilson, secretary of the Km
plro Life, formerly the Homo Benefit
society. hii assessment company, told
how his company was run. The com
pany owns no real estate and Ims
about $12,000 of assets with nn out
standing liability of about $r>30,000.
This company does business princi
pally In New York nnd Pennsylvania,
having been debarred from operations
in most of the other states. He said the
totnl receipts of his company for 1005
were $78,335, while the disbursements
were $7!t,000. Witness said that hope
of an Increased business has been
blasted by the notion of many states
In debarring the company.
The Life, association of America, or
ganized In 1901, was also taken up and
its president, Henry T. Townsloy, tes
tllled.
A list of collateral loans wns offered
in evidence and when Mr. Hughes
started to read it Mr. Townsley asked
If It was read for the benefit of news
papers. Mr. Hughes tartly replied that
It was read to show that the company
loaned money on -worthless securities.
Mr. Townsley'H examination will be
resumed tomorrow.
McCall Seriously 111
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS.— President John
A. McCall of the New York l^lfe In
surance company is, according to a
story printed today, very ill at bis
home, 54 West Seventy-second street.
Mr. McCall! the report says, was taken
down with grip on Monday last and
contrary to the advice of his physician
ho attended on Wednesday a meeting
of the directors of the New York Life
Insurance company. Since then Mr.
McCall has been down with pneumonia.
»» » .
LITTLE FEVER ON ISTHMUS
Colonel Gorgas, Chief Sanitary Officer,
Expects Early Disappearance
of Disease
By Associated Press.
AVASHINGTON, Dec. IS.— The report
of Col. W. C. Gorgas, chief sanitary
officer rf the Panama canal zone, for
October, shows three cases of yellow
fever during the month which he says
indicates the early disappearance of
the disease. Only one case was an
employe of the commission. Col.
Gorgas stated that Panama has often
been free from yellow fever, but the
only disappearance was when they had
no non-lmmunes to contract It. Dur
ing October he says that all the nat
ural conditions havo been favorable
for yellow fever, a larger number of
non-lmmunes probably than had ever
before been on the isthmus, with a
wet and hot month.
The American force has reached |t.i
maximum, übout 22,000, of which num
ber about 4000 are non-lmmunes.
among whom was only one case of
yellow fever and not ii single death.
Tho report says that with 22,000 -nien
there the sick rate Is twenty-one per
thousand,
Col. Oorgas points out that when
the Banltary Improvement in progress,
Including street paving In Panama and
Colon, water works in Panama, Colon
nnd along the line, and comfortably
screened buildings for the employes at
all these points are completed, tho
health conditions will bo mill further
Improved, but states that he is In
clined to think that the sanitary cnies
tlon of Panama has hPon settled, as
bus been shown, he adds, by the fact
that a force of laborers as large as
there ever will be can work on tho
Isthmus without suffering from yellow
fever, and that the general health of
the same force can he kept us good as
If they were digging a en mil in a
healthful part of the United States
proper. ,
INCENDIARY AT WORK
Attempt Is Made to Burn the Madi.
son Packing House at
Fresno
By Assoelnted Press.
FKKSNO, Dec 18.— This inorniliKHt6
o'clock an nttempt wan inadu to burn
the Madison Packing house, which Ih
four miles north of Fresno on tho
Southern I'aelllc. N. Hwansen dis
covered the flu mow beneath thu house
utid dswhed water on them, lie came,
lace to fuco with the incendiary, who
turned nnd run.
W. N. ftluiiffor, one of the owners of
the house, and Hwnimen put out the
llumea and followed thu Incendiary's
tracks for a mile and a quarter ami
then lout them. Swanseu, who hiiw
the man, nay« he did not recognlzfl
him. Munger knows of no reason why
anyone uuould wlHh to burn tin; house.
Kobama Going to Formosa
By A»s<icluU>d f»rea».
TOKIO, Deo. 18.— General Kobaimi
will k<> i" Kormosu on December -'-,
Where he will resume the office of gov
ernor, which Ik* tilled prior to tlio lute
war with ltuHßla
SWINDLED MANY WOMEN
Police Believe They Hiive Man Who
Worked Fake Legacy
Scheme
By Axmclntei! Press.
NRW YORK, l>c. IS.— tn Ihe nrr^sf
of m Mi:in liiitnerl Jsndoro Apprl, 4S
.veins old. the police • ) elleve they will
bo iililo to ilenr up complaints froivi
more than ISO women during tho past
three years Hint, they had been swin
dled out. of various sums of money by
tiie mini who represented himself n.«
being from the Mirrognlc's Onifffl nnd
who fold them certain legneles In rnsti
from (lrfid rrlntlvpo were invnllincr their
order ini;l would bo paid us noon us
they silled tho surrogate's fees, which
ho hiid cnlled to collect In Hdvnnce.
In each ItiStanrfl the "jeßKey" proved
I" ho ii myth. Tlio complainant ngnlnst
Appel Is Miss Hbinrhe Rtnver, h iilocp
of Supreme Court Justice Stover, whn
f.nys she pnld the man $30 ns-sntro-
R:ite"s fees on a supposed legacy of
$10,000 from a tlentl uncle.
ACCUSED MEN SET UP
A STRONG DEFENSE
ARE CHARGED WITH DYNAMITING
TRAIN
Snow/ and McKlnney, Arraigned at
Santa Barbara, Claim They Were
on Top of Cars When Explosion
Occurred — Many Witnesses Sworn
epi»cl«! to The Herald.
SANTA MARHAItA. Dec. 18.— X. J.
Snow and Ernest McKlnney, who are
charged with attempting to dynamite
a northbound Southern Pacific pns
penger train on tho l.os Alamos bridge
during the nißht of November 5, have a
strong defense, and It Is believed by
those who are close to the facts of the
case, that they can never be convicted
of the crime that carries a penalty of
death.
The two men were brought Into Jus
tice. 'Wheaton's court this afternoon
und the prosecution began its prelimin
ary cose by the examination of tho
trainmen who were on the engines and
coaches of the damaged train.
Engineers Unrrls and Bowßhor, Fire
men Ityau and McGllvray, Brakemen
Bowers and Grimes, Conductor Joseph
yon Veer, Roadmaster Hoffman and
Constable Cook were nil placed on the
stand.
The prosecution has not yet finished
its case, but It is clpar that they ure
endeavoring against big odds to prove
that tho accused men were not riding
on top of the dynamited train before
and after the explosion.
Snow nnd McKlnney were traced to
Coallnga by an express receipt found
under tho band of a hat discovered
near the scene of tho explosion.
They will attempt to prove In court
that they wero stealing a ride on the
train and that Snow's hat was lost
when they looked over to see what had
happened when the. dynamite exploded.
Many broken and twisted timbers,
railroad rails and parts of the damaged
engine' were -brought 'Into the court
room as exhibits today, but were not
used, ns the defense acknowledged that
an explosion had aeeurrcd.
INVESTING IN CALIFORNIA
Maine Lumbermen Out Here to In.
spect Large Interests Recently
Purchased
By As.soeln.ted Vress.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18.— A party
ot Maine lumbermen from (Jreenville,
Ellsworth, Hartland and Bangor, Me.,
are here. They have jointly invested a
couple of million dollars In California
timber and mining hinds and are oui
hero to inspect their properties.
Several of them are also interested In
the $10,000,000 redwood combine recent
ly formed in Detroit, but which has
applied for a Maine charter. Recent In
vestigations in the Michigan, Wiscon
sin und Maine timber districts show
that their supply of marketable timber
Is rapidly becoming exhausted and th*
eastern country will soon have to get
much of Its supply from the Pacific
coast of the extreme southern states.
PEPPERS BOX CAR
Two Men Inside and Mexican Is
Held for Attempted
Murder
By Assoelnted Press.
STOCKTON. Dec. 18.— Vletorlna
Yapess is in jail here nnd will be charged
With attempt to murder. I>ast night
he took nine shots at a Santa Fe box
car near the round house at the western
limits of town. In which two men, Mar
tin and Tomaso Plinental, brothers,
were, the car being used as a bunk
house for section men.
Neither of the men was hit, and
Yapez was prevailed upon by another
man to stop shooting. The facts were
reported today and Yapez was ar
rested. He had formerly worked with
the two others and had a grudge
against them.
MANEUVERS OF BRITISH
Squadron Will Concentrate in April
Near Gulf oi Cadiz — Suspicions
Aroused
By Associated Press.
CADIZ, Dec. IS.— lnformation com
municated to the Spanish admiralty
confirms a report In circulation here
to the effect that the British Mediter
ranean and channel squadron, compris
ing sixty warships, will concentrate in
April near the ttutf of Cudiz, with a
base at LagOS, for combined maneuvers.
Some people arc Inclined to regard
the presence of the British fleet near
Morocco Ht about tho time when the
Moroccan conference clones as being a
slgntllcant coincidence.
Mine. Klrkby.Lunn Arrives
Hv AHsoclated Press.
NISW YOUK, Doc. 18.— Mine. Klrkby
[ilinili the Kngllsh contralto, who was
with the Metropolitan opera lompany
last season, urrlved on tho Ktruria, yes
terday for her tlrst American concert
tour. Hho will go to (lilcago this week
and will Hing In "The Messiah" there
and again In I'lttshurg, then coming
to New York for that pratorlo. Hhe
will then go on a concert tour which
will take her back to Chicago and
through I'iiiiinia.
Hoffhelmer Held for Trial
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 18.— Samuel N. Hoff
lu liner, accused of Bwindllui; the bank-
Ing Urni ot K. W. StrausM & Co. out of
1206,000. wiiM held to the irrand Jury
toduy in bond* of fc'2,ooo
LOST IN STORM
IN THE ROCKIES
LOS ANGELES GIRL BELIEVED
TO HAVE PERISHED
Miss Vivian Georg-, While Hunting
With Father and a Party, Dls.
appears With Companion
During Blizzard
Bporlni to Tho Mpinld.
DKNVMIt, Colo., Doc. IS.— Somewhere,
in the wildest portion ot the mountains,
fifty miles west of Denver, near tho
summit of tho Ilocklefl, Miss Vivian
Ororgo, n Los Angeles belle, daughter
of X George, is wandering or bus per
ished while her father mid several par
ties of mountaineers are searching for
her.
.She dlsapparcd last Saturday when
n sudden hllsmird swept down upon
the party and Miss George mid Ralph
Loughbrough, an artist of Kalamazoo,
Mich., became separated from them
und have not since been heard from.
With her father ns a clniporon and
necotnpnnlod by George IJelllngton, a
prominent Salt Lake nttorney, and
Ralph Loughbrough, Miss Georgo w»
on a hunting trip. Just before lunch
time Saturday they formed n. line inul
started nlmut fifty yards apart to stulk
what was believed to be nn elk. It
was thought when the storm broke Hint
the daughter mid tho artist had taken
refuge. In some shelter and would put
in appearance ns soon as the fury
of the storm abated. But when they
failed to show up a hasty trip to tho
camp was made nnd searching parties
organized.
Unless Miss George and Mr. Lnugh
brough have stumbled upon some min
ing camp, but little hope Is felt they
will bo discovered ullve.
CITY CONSIDERS PURCHASE
OF BIG POWER PLANT
RIVERSIDE CITIZENS HOLD A
MEETING
After Several Hours Deliberation an
Adjournment Is Taken for a Week.
Municipality May Accept Offer and
Acquire Valuable Property
Special to The Herald.
RIVERSIDE. Dec. 18.— A meeting
was held tonight hy tho board of city
trustees nnd a number of prominent
citizens to consider the proposition to
purchase the plant of the Kivcrsldn
I'owor company. Those present
wrestlerl with the proposition until
midnight, when the meeting was ad
journed for a week.
The Riverside Power company's
plant was recently acquired by the
Southern California Savings bank un
der foreclosure of mortgage. It has
n capacity of 600 horsepower, gener
ated by water conveyed In a canal six
miles long from the Santa Ana river.
The water is taken from the river at
a point immediately above tho Salt
Lake railroad's concrete bridge. The
power is transmitted to the sub-station
on tho corner of Ninth and Mulberry
streets and Is used In supplementing
the supply received from the Edison
Electrical company in Redlands.
Included in tho proposition are 2000
ncres of land, 1200 acres of which are
available for cultivation. It is pro
posed to use a part of this land for a
sewer dumping ground for the city.
W. D. Woolwlne, representing the
hank, offered the property to the city
for $105,000. City Engineer Campbell
estimates that It will be necessary to
expend $15,000 In theimprovement of
the system. These Improvements would
consist in part of a reservoir for set
tling the water, submerged dam and
Improvements to tho generating plant.
The property was offered on easy
terms — twenty-five annual payments
with interest nt 4 per cent.
The city owns the electric distribut
ing system now in use and the auxil
iary steam power plant, which has a
capacity of 700 horsepower.
WILL BUILD "DREAMLAND"
$750,000 to Be Spent Establishing a
Pleasure Resort in San Fran.
Cisco
By Associated Pros*
SAN FRANCISCO, Pec. 18.— Tho
"White City" of Chicago and tho
"Dreamland" of Coney Island are to
be reproduced in San Francisco upon
a site consisting of eleven acres over
looking- the Golden date and the bay.
This will give San Francisco as large
ii pleasure resort as cither New York
or Chicago possesses. The project has
been capitalized at $750,000 ami its pro
moters declare that sulllclont money
has been secured to guarantee Its suc
cess.
D. J. Oraumnn. a theatrical man with
large Interests both In the east and
west, will be general manager of the
concern, which is to take tho name of
"Dreamland."
MURDERED BY YAQUIS
Wealthy Sonora Merchant and His
Driver Are Ambushed and
Slain
(Special to Tho Herald.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 18.— Hermoiillo
ndvlces stato that Saturday afternoon
Yaqul Indians waylaid Fernando May
torena, one of the wealthiest merchants
In Sonora, on the outskirts of the vil
lage of, Atnytorena. killing' htm and Ills
driver. Th" Yaquls aro bolder now
than ever before, and killings are fre
quent.
Hermann Regaining Health
By Associated Proas.
IIOBBHUIMI, Ore., Dec. 18.— Con-
KioHsiiitin Hinger Ilermunn, who hits
been quite HI with erysipelas, is much
better and gaining rapidly. There Is)
no danger whatever of serious conse
quences.
Good Rain at Bakersfield
By Associated I'ress.
HAKKHSKIIOI-D, Dec. »S.-A Bteady
soaking rain fell here today, Klxteen
hundivdtha of un Inch was roßlattrcd.
PRICE: SINGLE COPY, 5 CENTS
AGAIN ACCUSED OF POACHING
Word Received From Lower California
That Frank Manna Hat Been
Arrested
Sp^rim to The Herald.
HAN DIECJO, Dec. IS.— Word comeg
from Lower California that the offi
cials there hnve. iijtiiln nrrrsted Krnnk
Manhil on the rhiirsto of ponchltiff.
Manhtt Ih the rapt a 111 of the schooner
May, nnd It Ih »ille(fp ( | that he hns
men poiii-hing on the ffijano Islnlids
off the count of Mexico nnd hns boon
tnklnjr riihiio without the permission
oi tho government, which lihs sold the
concession to other parties agreeing
to protect them in their concession.
ThlH In thn second time that the
imni hns been arrested on prHrtlenlly
the mi mo charge, On the other occa
sion ho whs rnleuned on a bond of
$1000 ii nr] Jumped hlrt. bond. It Is
claimed thHt he will be severely pun
ished ii ml that the government will not
release him on ball this tlma pending
ii- hearing.
KILLS THE MAN WHO
ATTACKED A WOMAN
CONSTABLE OF ANGELS SHOOTS
MISCREANT
Chilean Named William Robles, a
Deaf Mute, Assaults Mrs. Stewart
Thompson— Draws Knife to Resist
Arrest and Is Slain
By Associated Press.
ANGKLS, Cal., Dec. 18.— Constable
John Cosgrave of Angels this morning
shot nnd killed a dent und dumb man,
v Chilean named William Robles, who
last night assaulted Mrs. Htewart
Thompson on the road to Milton, two
miles from this place The Chilean re
sisted urrest when he was overtaken
lit the farmhouse of Robert Douglass
at Dogtown, on tho road from Angels
to San Andreas, and drew a knife to
attack the officer. Cosgrave fired four
shots, one taking effect in the right
side und another In the head and killed
the man. He was a powerful fellow
and had been around Angels for about
two months, having come from Tu
olumno county. Ills home is said to
be in Monterey.
Robles met Mrs. Thompson while
she was walking homeward from Alta
ville, near this place, and when she
had gone two miles from the town.
He wus driving In a buggy and beckon
ed for her to rldo with him, but she
refused. He drove along, tied his
horse and then assaulted her, knock
ing her down twice. She escaped and
reached her home and gave the story
to her family. A posse was made up
to hunt the wretch, but he was not
found until this morning, when he wus
at breakfast nt Dogtown. When or
dered by the constable to hitch up his
horse and accompany the officer he
drew a knife and the. shooting followed.
Tho woman Is in a serious condition.
RECLAIMING VAST AREAS
Number of National Irrigation Proj-
ects Now on Foot Reaches
Twenty.Four
Gy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IS.— A bulletin
Ksued by the geological survey says
the approval by the secretary ot the
interior of the reclamation project In
Texas and New Mexico and of the
Carlstad project In New Mexico will
bring the number of reclamation pro
jects up to twenty-four.
Of these eleven are under way. They
provide for tho reclamation of. 1,303,000
acres of arid lands at a cost of $37 -
028,571.
On June 10, 1!IO."», the total cost ot
construction and engineering work per
formed by the reclamation service, to
gether with the administration ex
penses, amounted to $5,462,10. On that
date the reclamation fund had reached
a total of $28,028,571. It was estimated
at that time that the receipts for the
llscal years 1906-1908 would amount to
$9,000,000, that the sum of money avail
able for reclamation purposes up to the
end of 1908 will be $37,028,571. Since
the work of reclamation began seventy
seven miles ot main canals havo been
constructed and fifty-four miles of dis
tributing canals as well as IS6 miles
of ditches and 147 bridges. Over 0,
350,000 cubic yards of earth havo been
excavated and three and one-half miles
ot tunnels driven.
Labor, the bulletin says, is one ot the
most serious problems the engineers
have to front. Several contractors en
gaged on government projects havo al
ready failed because of their Inability
to secure tho services of a sufficient
number of workmen, and others are on
the verge of failure for tho same rea
son. It is equally difficult to find com
petent sub-contractora and foremen.
The report contends that the eight
hours limitation on work is a factor,
iiH many preferred to work longer
hours.
FUNDS FOR MARE ISLAND
Secretary of the Navy Asks Generous
Appropriation for Navy Yard
Improvements
By Associated Press.
VALLK.IO, Dec. 18.— Civil Engineer
11. 11. Rousseau, V. S. N.. hus fur
nished a list of appropriations asked
for by the secretary of the navy for
the next llscal year. Tho total amount
i.« *707,76:».H3.
Among tho larger appropriations are
the following Items: Civil establish
ment, yards and docks, H8.265.38; elec
tric, plant system, Jin.OOO; Improve
ment of channel and Mare Island
streets, $100,000; extension of wharves,
$2. r ).000: central light and power sta
tion, $"r.,000; naval magazine improve
ment, $3:1,100; naval hospital Improve
ment, JK.OOO; construction plant Im
provement, J50.000; new marine bar
racks, $20i>,0n0; new marine barracks
quarter, |50,0U0.
Back Broken; Will Recover
Dy Associated Press,
OAKLAND, Dec. 18.— Charles Leon
ard, a pupil at the polytechnic high
nc.hool, lies, In v hospital here with his
buck broken an tin- result of a Jump
he took last evening' from a rapidly
moving car. It is said Leonard will
recover*) The back la broken a little
tflow tho middle, but the ipinal cord
escaped pressure and the fractured
vertebrae, it is believed, will knit In
the course of time.
Angelenos in San Francisco
Special tn The Herald
SAN FKANOIBCO. Dec. 18.— Judge
John 1). nicknell uud wife of l.os Au-
K«'li'K have arrived from th« Orient and
are at the ruluca
Main News Section
DRAGOONS
CAPTURED
Insurgents Win in
Livonia
Batttlo Fought; Soldiers
Surrender
Letts Attack Imperial Troops and
Force Them to Yield— Troops
on the Defensive In
Courland
By Associated I'rcss.
WAT,CK, Province of Livonia, Dec.
IS. — Details havo been received here of
a regulnr battle between the members
of a company of dragoons, who wero
escorting ii wngon train containing
twenty Gorman families, nnd an armed
band of 4000 Letts near Roemershoft.
The expedition was trying to escapn
to tho southward, but the ammunition
of tho dragoons, as tho result ot con
stfint skirmishes, was tunning low and
It was decided to reach Riga. When at
a point where tho roads crosn the expe
dition ran Into a Lett camp, which w»s
strongly barricaded.
The Letts opened fire, whereupon the
dragoons charged but were repulsed.
Thn Letts then took tho offensive. Tho
ammunition of the dragoons becoming
exhausted, they surrendered with their
charges on the understanding that they
would give up their Runs, but would be
allowed to retain their revolvers.
Another band, however, made its ap
pearance and Insisted that the capture
was effected In its territory. The mem
bers of this band then curried oft the
captives to Lennawarden castle, where
they held a regular orglo over their
victims.
TROOPS SEEK BAFETY
Soldiers Concentrate to Defend Them.
selves Against Rebels
By Associated I'rcss.
MITAU, Province of Courland. Dec.
16 (delayed). — The troops In order: to
avoid annihilation at the hands of the
insurgents have been forced to abandon
the country districts and to concentrate
at Riga, Milan and Libau, where they
actually are standlnK on the defensive,
unable to make head against the In
surgents. Several detachments have
been defeated. The parrlsoti otTacum
(Uniucknln), consisting of a squadron
of dragoons and a company of Infantry,
not being able to depart in time, was
set upon at night and lost its command
er, l^leut. Col. Mueller ami thirty men.
The insurgents, evading the sentinels,
penetrated the town and laid wire en
tanglements In front of the houses In
which the wounded soldiers were quar
tered. They then set fire to the houses
nnd the troops, rushing out, were shot
down from the roofs or cut up In tho
narrow streets.
The soldiers retreated In confusion,
horribly mutilated by the insurgents,
who gouged out their eyes and cut off
their ears and hands.
The insurgents, who formed In bands,
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECABT
Southern California: Cloudy,
unsettled weather Tuesday; fresh
west winds. Maximum tempera,
ture In Los Angeles yesterday, 65
degrees; minimum, 48 degrees.
PART I
I—Dragoons1 — Dragoons captured. •
2 — Discuss case of Senator Burton.
3 — May celebrate with big fair.
A — Editorial.
s—City5 — City news.
6-7 — Classified advertisements.
B—Actress8 — Actress sues Jockey club.
PART II
I—Names1 — Names the same board of works.
2 — Sports.
3 — Farce comedy still popular.
4 — Library report Is completed.
4.s.6— Public advertising.
7— Markets.
B— Southern California news.
EASTERN
Sena to discusses question of giving com
mittee HS.slßnm.-nts to Indicted members.
Insurance committee gives its intention
to mii.'iUit concern*.
Thren largo Chicago banks su*pcivl
operations.
FOREIGN
Insurgents rapture Koldlo.rs In Livonia
and control situation.
HorloUH riots occur in Shanghai In which
twenty Chinese aro killed and Kuropeunn
wounded.
German ships sont to protect kalscr'H
subjocts In liUHstu.
COAST
Hlverslilo citizens consider proportion
for oily to iiurchaHo big power plant.
liOs Angeles Bill bclloved to havo i>or
lidied In storm In tbo Horklcw.
Constablß of Angela kills mun who ut
tiii-kM liiH wife.
LOCAL
Teachers busy with conventions and In-
StltlltfH.
Chaises of fraud brought against As<-ot
mfuspiiger by actreHU full to hold In »u
perlor court.
Haletmun accuses wife of cxtrcmo cruel
ty uud In gmntud divorce.
Christmas shoppers crowd stores and
break records for ChrtetmaN purehiiM>H.
Chief of I'olieo Aiibla In his annual re
port cmphuslzoa tlio need ot v lurue.
force.
Thirteen guccd-mnd autolsts fined I".
police court.
Miynr .siiluiiils names of now board of
nubile works, which council will uonnlder
In •'oiinuittrii of tin- whole. I
City engineer lined for exceeding. ei'ooil
limit In elly'H automobile.
City council pluiiH liili'i'iuilloiiiil world*
fair to rommemoi-uto bringing «f owcn.i •
river water Into l.os Augelw.