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Fourteen Pages
IN TWO PARTS
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 174.
RATE BILL TAKES
TIME OF SENATE
LODGE AND SPOONER MAKING
THE SPEECHES
Massachusetts Statesman Advocates
His Amendment — Statehood Bill
;., In Hands of Conferees— Fiery
Speeches Made
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 22.— The rail
road rate bill occupied practically all
of the time of the senate today. There
were two speeches, one by Mr. Lodge,
the other by Mr. Spooner. Mr. Lodge
spoke in advocacy of his amendment,
looking to an enlargement of the Inter
state commerce commission, and in do
ing so replied sharply to some recent
utterances by Commissioner Prouty.
Referring to an interview by the com
missioner, Mr. Lodge spoke first of an
utterance by Eugene Debs, and then
Bald It was not capable of doing so
much harm as Mr. Prouty's statement.
Mr. Spooner devoted his attention to
the constitutional powers of the inferior
courts, contending that those courts
could not be destroyed nor their juris
diction taken from them. He engaged
in a controversy with Mr. Rayner over
the power of congress to deprive the
courts of the privilege of suspending
the findings of the interstate commerce
commission, and the discussion closed
with the usual exchange of courtesies
between Mr, Spooner and Mr. Tlllman.
During the day Mr. Beverldge, as
chairman of the committee on terri
tories, asked for the appointment of
conferees to meet the conferees ap
pointed by the house on the statehood
bill.
Mr. Foraker promptly objected to
the selection of the senate representa
tives on the suggestion of the chair
man of the committee, saying that the
chairman did not represent the opinion
of the senate.
The disposition of the subject was
postponed until tomorrow.
The senate in executive session to
day confirmed the nomination of
Charles S. Francis, New York, as am
bassador to Austria-Hungary. '
Senate committees today authorized
favorable reports on bills appropriating
$2,000,000 to increase the efficiency of
the militia, and $200,000 for a life sav
ing station and tug near Neah Bay,
Washington.
When the senate met today, the
joint resolution extending from June
15 to August 15, 1906, the time for open
ing to entry the ceded portion of the
Shoshone or Wind River reservation
in Wyoming, was passed.
House Proceedings
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 22.— The
statehood bill was taken from the
speaker's table in the house today,
placed in the hands of three selected
conferees and a request made of the
senate for a conference on the disagree
ing votes of the two houses. This action
was not accomplished without many
words and votes. It was developed at
once, however, that there were votes
enough to carry out the program of
the leaders. Then followed forty min
utes of fiery speeches, some of which
provoked much amusement among the
large attendance of members and the
crowded galleries. Then came the
final vote on the adoption of the rule
which 175 members approved and 156
dpposed.
The features of the debate were re
marks by J. Adam Bode of Minne
sota, during which he told of his ap
proval of the president, particularly
because he had given his daughter in
marriage to a member of the house of
re presentatlves and not to a degen
erate prince or a representative of that
house of detention at the other end of
the capital.
• The legislative appropriation bill
constituted the subject for the re
mainder of the day. Criticism was
made of the management of the li
brary of congress, and Mr. Hardwiok
'of Georgia found himself opposed by
members of both sides of the chamber
in his endeavor to restrict the White
House appropriation so as to eliminate
a social secretary for the wife of the
president.
CLAIM MURDER AND ROBBERY
Officers Arrest Man at Stockton, Ac.
cusing Him of Plundering Stage
and Killing Messenger
By Associated Press.
STOCKTON, March 22.— Sheriff Sib
ley and Detective Thacker o£ the
Wells-Fargo company yesterday ar
rested a young man here, Charles Wise
carver, on suspicion of being one of the
men who held up the Delamar and Red
ding stage October D last and shot and
killed Dan Haskell, the express messen
ger. Sheriff Richardson of Redding
also arrested at that place a man
known as Con Hardwick, who is be
lieved to be the second man in the
affair. Detective Thacker and Sheriff
Richardson were here two weeks ago
•working on the case against the two
suspects, and they believe they have a
good case against the two men. The
most Thacker will say is that it looks
good to him.
Wisecarver was raised in this county
and is about 27 years of age. He has
relatives here and his father has a
home on Fair Oaks, adjoining this city.
It is claimed that Wisecarver and
Hardwick traveled together through
.Oregon and Northern California, and
the officers say they have located the
pair in Shasta county at the time the
killing was done. Hardwick, they say,
hag been three times sent to state
prison, once from San Joaquin county,
next from Fresno or Tulare and last
from Oregon.
Wisecarver has never been in trouble
before, so far as the officers know.
Sacramento's High School
By Associated Press.
' SACRAMENTO, March 22.— The city
i! ooard of education tonight accepted the
plan for a new high school building
{imposed by n. A. Herold of Sacra
mento, the building fo cost $150,000. the
bum of $50,000 having been paid for a
site. The second prize was awarded
:o Stone & Smith of San Francisco and
the third to Henry F. Starbuck, also
jf San Francisco.
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE I D "p y « b J.o C n"th "' I 65 CENTS
POURS HOT WATER ON HUBBY
Bearvllle Woman Charged With Kill
Ing Her Husband in Shocking
Manner— Dies While Asleep
By Associated Press.
MERCED, March 22.— Mrs. James
Dedmon is accused of having murdered
her husband at Bearville, Marlposa
county, by throwing boiling water on
him while he was sleeping. The tragedy
occurred early on Monday morning and
he died Wednesday afternoon. Ded
mon conducted a store at Bear Valley.
Mrs. Dedmon formerly was the wife
of James Cavagnaro, who ran a store In
Yosemlte and also In Fresno Flat.
Cavagnaro was killed by an Indian
eight years ago and his widow married
Dedmon in Yosemite. Later they moved
to Bear Valley.
She is under arrest charged with
murder.
WOMEN IAINT
AT OPERA TAUST
BALTIMORE AUDIENCE JAMS BIG
THEATER
Mass of Humanity Stifled and Women's
Dressing Rooms Resemble Ward
in Hospital— People Fight
Their Way In
Special to The Herald.
BALTIMORE. Md., March 22.— Never
in the long history of the Baltimore
stage have such scenes been witnessed
as at the Lyric last night, when the
engagement of the Metropolitan Opera
company came to a climax with
"Faust." The Lyric seats about 2300
persons, and fully 3500 fought and
pushed their way into its doors.
At 8:45 o'clock the Interior of the
Lyric was a mass of humanity. Every
seat was occupied and more than 1000
persons were banked around the aisles
from the boxes to the entrance, and
from the entrance around to the boxes.
As the opera progressed things got
worse.
The air was stifling and by 9 o'clock
women began fainting. Before 11 o'clock
the women's dressing rooms looked like
a ward of a big hospital. The success
of the short season has been note
worthy.
Conrled's venture drew more than
$30,000.
MRS. H. E. HUNTINGTON
GRANTED QUICK DIVORCE
GIVEN HER FREEDOM IN EIGHT
MINUTES
Wife of Railroad Magnate Testifies
That She and Her Husband Had
Been Living Apart for Six
Years
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.—Su
perior Judge Graham today granted a
divorce to Mrs. Henry E. Huntington
on the ground of desertion. No request
for alimony was made, and the attor
neys refuse to state whether or not
there was any money settlement.
Mrs. Huntington appeared in court
accompanied by her brother, Edward
H. Prentice, and her attorney. Her
husband was represented by two at
torneys.
Mrs. Huntington took the stand and
stated that she and her husband had
not lived together for six years. She
also said that there was no community
property. ■ : . ,
Her brother corroborated her state
ment about the time of desertion, and
Judge Graham tersely remarked:
"Take your decree."
The time occupied was not over
eight minutes.
Mrs. Huntington sailed for Japan on
the steamer Korea this afternoon.
MOODY MAY MAKE APPEAL
Decision in Beef Packers' Case Does
Not Satisfy the Government.
Long Conference Held
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 22.— President
Roosevelt held an extended conference
today with Attorney General Moody,
Secretary Taft and James R. Garfleld,
commissioner of corporations, concern
ing the adverse decision rendered In
Chicago yesterday by Judge Humph
rey in the beef packers' case.
No details of the conference were
obtainable at the White House, but it
is certain that Attorney General Moody
proposes to look carefully Into the law
bearing upon the matter with a view
of ascertaining whether an appeal from
the decision of Judge Humphrey by
the government will lie.
Shot in Race War
SHREVEPORT, La., March 22.— W.
A. Smith, a white man, and two negro
women, were shot in a race clash near
Bossier parish early this morning.
Smith's wounds will result fatally.
One of the women is seriously hurt.
Reports from the scene of the trouble
tonight were that both the blacks and
whites have armed themselves and
further bloodshed Is looked for.
WOMEN LURED TO
NOTORIOUS DEN
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.— Robert
Sprlggs, colored, proprietor of a resort
where It is alleged white women were
detained against their will, was today
found guilty by a jury of the offense
of abduction and remanded until Tues
day for sentence. The extreme penalty
for such crimes is twenty years', im
prisonment. '•
The testimony of the women wit
nesses waß to the effect that they had, 1
while Intoxicated, been led to the
Sprlggs resort and there, behind
burred windows and doors, been held
prisoners. One woman testified that
she had been an inmate of the house
under these conditions for five years.
The place was frequented by negroes.
I On July 28 last the place was raided
by the police. Sprlggs' indictment fol
lowed. " ■-. : ' ... , . . _ ••
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 33, 1906.
HIRES HAMILTON
ON BROAD TERMS
M'CALL DESCRIBES DEAL WITH
LAWYER
Insurance Legislator Not Required to
Account for Moneys Spent — Vlr.
tually Makes His Own
Contract
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.— A letter
which President McCall of the New
York Life Insurance company wrote
on the day before his death, in which
he stated the conditions on which he
employed Andrew Hamilton as legis
lative agent of that company, was
made public today. It was directed to
Alexander E. Orr, president of the
New York Life Insurance company,
and was dated February 16 last.
The letter is as follows:
"My Dear Mr. Orr— l am conscious
that I have but a slight chance to re
cover and I am desirous that you, and
the company officials through you,
shall have notice of the nature and
character of the employment of An
drew D. Hamilton, If I am not here to
be heard when the time arrives to have
it made known.
"He was employed by me in 18D5, on
behalf of the company, to attend espe
cially to matters of taxation and leg
islation in the United States and other
countries affecting the company's in
terests.
"He refused to accept the duty un
less it was made confidential and se
cret, and that no accounting of
moneys advanced to him should be
asked of him or rendered by him, and
I assented to the proposition.
"He told. me that this condition he
would impose as an absolute one, and
unless it was accepted he would not
undertake the work.
"Whether my action was legal or
not it will be left for others to say. I
believe it was and that I was clothed
with full power to so act, and that the
Interests of the company and the policy
holders demanded that steps of this
nature be taken, but aside from this
the main reason for my present writ
ing is that there may remain no doubt
as to what my statement would be if
I were here, as to the nature and char
acter of Judge Hamilton's retainer and
contract.
"Sincerely yours,
"JOHN A. McCALL."
Suit, Against Hamilton
Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, March 22.— The disbar
ment of Andrew Hamilton, a former
legislative agent of the New York
Life Insurance company, as well as
the recovery from him of large sums
representing his disbursements while
acting as the company's counsel, Is the
object of a suit In course of preparation
by the company's law department, act
ing for the board of trustees.
A summons in. the suit was served
upon Hamilton laßt Monday. It has
been the general impression that the
suits would be brought upon the alle
gation that Hamilton should not have
expended the money of policy holders
as he did, even upon the order of the
late President John A. McCall. There
was no reaso" to suppose that any
other ground would be taken.
Plans of the New York Life's legal
department, however, are far more
comprehensive than the mere action to
recover, and include the allegations
that while counsel for the company
Hamilton was also a legal representa
tive of McCall and every other official
and policy holder of the company, and
that he violated his trust as counsel by
advising McCall to disburse money
improperly.
INTERROGATE THE TRUSTEES
Mutual Life Company Officials Sub.
jected to Rigid Questioning.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.— 1t was an
nounced that within the past few days
every member of the old board of trus
tees of the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, including all who served between
the dates of January 1, 1900, and De
cember 31, 1905, has been served with
a requisition for information as drastic
as the Mutual's harshest critic could
well demand. Joseph H. Choate Is the
author of the requisition, and It is said
to be issued with the unqualified ap
proval of the Truesdale committee and
the Mutual's legal administration.
Among other questions it contains the
following:
"Have you during said period had
any connection or business relations
with any other company or corporation
in which the Mutual Life company had
at the same time stock or other Inter
est?
"Who, if any, of the officers or em
ployes of the Mutual Life company are
related by blood or marriage to you?
"Referring to attached statement
marked 'memo A.' please state whether
since January 1, 1900, you. Individually,
or a firm of which you were a member,
have owned any of the capital stock of
any of the companies named In said
'memo?'
"Memo. A" Is a list of banks and
trust companies In which the Mutual
Life company on December 31, 1905, had
holdings of ten per cent or more of the
total outstanding capital stock of such
comapnles.
Regarding Loans
"Has the Mutual Life company dur
ing the period mentioned made you or
any firm of which you were at the time
a member any loans (other than on in
surance policies) on collateral or other
security? If so, will you please stale
with what official or representative of
the company any such loan or loans
were arranged for, In what form, for
how much and how the same was or is
secured? .■•u'-'
"Have you during the period named
received any compensation or benefit,
either as ■ commission or otherwise,
from any transaction between the
Mutual Life company, through those
representing It, and any broker or
brokers, firm, corporation or Individ
uals who have sold to or for the com
pany any stocks, bonds or securities
or property of any kind, Including so
called underwritings and syndicate
participations by the company or for
any loans from the company negotiated
on real estate security?. ■.-.'.•
"Please state, whether, while you
CRAZY MAN DEFIES POLICE
'Frisco Doctor Shoots at Imaginary
Enemy and Stands Off Squad
of Officers
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.— Dr. I*
L. Sherrod tonight fired five shots
through tho wall of his room on Post
street Imagining that he was shoot
ing at a postolTlce Inspector with whom
he has had some difficulty. His wife
was in the room and it was surmised
that he had killed her. Sherrod threat
ened to kill the first person that en
tered.
A report was sent to the police sta
tion that a maniac was shooting from
Sherrod's windows and a squad of
policemen, armed with rifles, was sent
to the scene. Sherrod declared through
the locked door that if the police forced
an entrance he would kill his wife and
the first officer that passed the door.
The policemen then departed and
when Mrs. Sherrod finally secured her
husband's revolver and tossed it out
of the window officers entered a win
dow and Sherrod was arrested as ln
sanei
SIX MEN DIE IN
BIG SNOWSLIDE
COLORADOANS BURIED IN AVA.
LANCHE
Pioneer Mining Man Among the Vic
tims—Relief Party on the Way
to the Scene of
Disaster
By Associated Press.
GRANITE, Colo., March 22.— An
enormous snowsUde ' came down last
evening in the Wlndfield and Clearfield
mining district, killing, it Is reported,
at least half a dozen men.
Among the dead is Harry Wineborn,
the pioneer prospector and mining man
of Chaffee county.
A relief party was organized here by
James Ball and has gone to the scene
of the disaster.
The news of the slide was brought to
town by a courier.
LOS ANGELANS PURCHASE
LARGE TRACT OF LAND
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TO IMPROVE PROPERTY IN CON.
TRA COSTA
Twelve Thousand Acres of Unre.
claimed Ground Will Be Made
Arable— Price Paid Was Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand
By Associated Press.
STOCKTON, March 22.— Lee A. Phil
lips, representing the Holland Land
and Water company of Los Angeles,
today completed the purchase of the
tract of 12,000 acres of unreclaimed land
on the San Joaquin river known as the
Webb tract, situated in Contra Costa
county, for $350,000. The seller was
John Herd, the San Francisco capital
ist. Five dredgers will bo -put to work
nt once to thoroughly reclaim the land,
and the base of operation will be in
Stockton. Mr. Phillips is the secretary
and manager of the company, and also
holds the same office in the recently
incorporated Rlndge I -and and Naviga
tion company, which has just succeeded
to the ownership of the 22,000 acres of
unimproved lands and extensive per
sonal properties owned by the several
corporations here In which the Rindgo
estate of Los Angeles is interested.
This corporation today recorded a
mortgage to the Los Angeles Trust
company to secure a gold bond issue
of $1,500,000, and In the next twelve
months will expend probably half a
million dollars in permanent Improve
ments in this county. A large part of
the bond issue will be used to take up
the bonds of the absorbed corporations.
The properties covered are the best
improved in the reclaimed sections.
SHOT IN WAR DRAMA
Oakland Member of National Guard
Wounded Accidentally in Play
of "Shenandoah"
By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Cal., March 22.— Harry
Gimbal, a member of Company A,
Fifth Infantry, N. G. C, was shot down
last night at a local theater while play
ing a part in the war drama "Shenan
doah."
In the skirmish accompanying a bat
tle. Gimball stumbled and fell. As he
did so a number of muskets were dis
charged and the wadding of one of
the guns was burled in his shoulder.
It is thought he will recover if blood
poisoning does not set in.
Her Body on Native Soil
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.— The body of
Josephine Loughborough of San Fran
cisco, who died at Rome on February
13, was brought here today on the
steamer Koenlg Albert from Naples.
Storm at Auburn Still On
By Associated Press.
AUBURN, Cal., March 22.— The storm
continues. The rainfall for the last
twenty-four hours was .44, making the
total for the season 31 inches, against
31.47 to the same date last year.
TAB MS OF TEMPERATURES
Sl««i*.fll.. Tlnti.'h
(I'acino M°iniej
City. Max. Mln.
Los Angeles <W •.' -i- 02
Atlantn 4S 40
Ilo«<oi> 40 32
Cliiflnuull BO IS
Denver 44 24
Jnckitourllle »« 40
I. illli- Hock 63 44
Snv OrleiiiiH 02 -■.■. '4«
New York 3M 34
Omulin 38 14
st. i.ouu no sa
st. Paul ;.,.. as a
Salt l.nkti (10 44
San Francisco Ca no
Spokane n» ' 80
STRAIT TUNNEL
GAINS FRIENDS
CZAR FAVORS THE SCHEME TO
BORE UNDER BERING
Plan to Connect Russia With United
States' Meeting With Favor in
St. Petersburg — Politics
Involved
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.— The
sympathy of Emperor Nicholas, Pre
mier Wltte and other members of the
ministry, as well as of powerful influ
ences at court, have been enlisted' by
Baron Loicq de Lobel in the project
of the American , Trans-Alaskan Si-
berian company for the construction of
a tunnel under Behrlng strait from
East cape to Kansu, and 300 miles of
railroad' to connect it with the Siberian
railway, and the opposition of a por
tion of the bureaucracy which fought
the scheme bitterly because the nego
tiations were conducted over their
heads, is breaking down.
The outlook for a favorable decision
Is now bright. In addition to the bene
fits which will accrue to the nation by
the development of the resources of the
present waste of northestern Siberia
the Imperial family owns an immense
extent of land which will be benefited.
The national defense committee also
considers the project essential from a
strategic point of view and more im
portant still there is in the higher gov
ernment spheres a distinct disposition
to cultivate the United States as Rus
sia's natural ally in the far cast. It
Is believed that by interesting Amer
icans materially in Slbera the political
ties between the two countries will be
strengthened. A statement to this ef
fect has been submitted by Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff to the commission
under the presidency of Zelgler yon
Schaffhausen, minister of ways and
communications, which has been con
sidering the project, which statement
really amounts to an important declara
tion of foreign policy as is evident from
the following extract:
More Than Desirable
"From the standpoint of good policy
the project Is considered more than de
sirable. The Investment of foreign cap
ital, and especially American, in an en
terprise so important for Russia, will
certainly tend to an economic, financial
and political Russo-American rap
prochement. It will also contribute
-to. the creation of greater confidence In
our foreign policy, which has sensibly
suffered by recent events. By In
teresting Americans we may be able
better to combat the injurious agita
tion against us which produced so
much harm before the Russo-Japanese
war. I believe the protected railroad
would serve to paralyze any aggressive
movement against us in the far east.
Everything which can help to place
Russia in a more independent position
with regard to Japan and China can
not fail to strengthen Russia both in
the far east and in Europe."
Six of the twelve representatives of
the various minlsteries on the Shaff
hausen commission already have pro
nounced in favor of the project. Gen
eral Boldureff, representing the min
istry of the imperial household, told
the commission how much his majesty
was interested, and personally chal
lenged the arguments of M. Toulinskl,
who has combatted the project.
M. Grebnetsky, on behalf of the min
istry of the Interior, went to the extent
of declaring that if the railroad was
not constructed Russia's position on
the Pncltic would be lost. He ex
pressed the opinion that the railroad
was feasible and thnt Americans were
capable of carrying out the project.
Baron de Lobel is making the changes
in the proposed line of the rilroad which
were suggested by the committee of
national defense on strategic condi
tions.
FIREMAN KILLED IN WRECK
Fast Illinois Central Passenger Train
Hits Freight— No Passengers
Injured
By Associated Press.
WEBSTER CITY, la., March 22.—
Going at the rate of nearly sixty miles
an hour, the fast Omaha passenger
train on the Illinois Central, No 1,
trashed Into a freight one mile west
of Duncombe, at 2 o'clock this morn
ing.
The fireman on the passenger, Wal
ter E. Cutting of Waterloo, la., Jumped
just as the crash came and his neck
was broken.
The engineer, O. M. Bryn of Water
loo, was thrown against a wire fence
when his engine was ditched, and
slightly bruised.
The passengers escaped Injury.
SHOOTS WIFE AND FATHER
Nebraska Man Commits a Double
Tragedy After Domestic Quarrel.
Escapes on Neighbor's Horse
By Associated Press.
WINESIDE, Neb., March 22.— August
Miller, a young farmer of Stanton
county, went to the home of his father
in-law, Fred Harnecke, where Mrs.
Miller had gone sifter a quarrel, and
fatally shot his wife and dangerously
wounded her father and mother.
Miller was in turn wounded by Har
necke, but It is thought not seriously.
Borrowing a neighbor's horse, -he
escaped.
A sheriff's posse is In pursuit. •
PASSENGERS STUCK IN DRIFT
Ohio Traction Line Tied Up by Heavy
Snowstorm — Fifty People
Marooned
By Associated Press.
WOOSTER, 0., March 22.— A1l traffic
on. the Cleveland & Southwestern trac
tion line between this city and Berea
has been abandoned because of the
snow drifts in cuts.' Three cars with
fifty passengers have been stuck In a
terrible drift five miles , north of the
city since five o'clock last night.
• Many men are shoveling ■ snow, but
a, steady wind blows it back almost as
fast as they can get it out. .
PRICE: SINGLE COPY, 5 CENTS
DISAGREE OVER WAGE SCALE
Operators and Miner* Cannot Find
Common Meeting Pomt — Indica-
tions Point to Difficulties
By Associated Prass.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 22.—
After being In session the greater part
of the day, the joint scale committee of
the Joint conference of the coal op
erators and United Mine Workers of
America, and the central competitive
and southwestern districts, adjourned
this afternoon until tomorrow morning,
divided on every point that had been
made during the day by either side.
They were no nearer an agreement
than they were on February 25, when
the former joint conference disagreed
and adjourned.
Every indication today pointed to a
disagreement.
NEGBO DEMON
SAVED BY POLICE
ATTACKS GIRL AND MOD OF
CHILDREN PURSUE
Chicagoans Thoroughly Aroused by
Brutal Actions Against Women.
James Lewis Has Narrow
Escape From Death
Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO. March 22.— Quick action
by the police of South Chicago today
prevented a mob from trampling
James Lewis, a negro, to death. The
negro attacked Miss Florence Adam
jeske, a stenographer of the Illinois
Steel company, as she was crossing a
small park and knocked her down
when she repulsed him. . Her cries at
tracted the attention of school children,
500 of whom took up the pursuit of the
negro. Three patrol wagons followed
with police, and nearly all the residents
of the district took a part in the chase,
and the negro finally fell, utterly ex
hausted, at the feet of some children.
Nearly all the pursuers were pouncing
on him when the patrol wagons dashed
up and he was hastened away.
Residents of Chicago and suburbs are
thoroughly aroused by the brutal at
tacks upon women, and Lewis would
have met a speedy death but for the
help of the police.
Miss Adamjeske was badly choked
and beaten, and was taken to her home
in a hysterical condition.
MOTHER SOBS LOUDLY
AT MURDER HEARING
PUGILISTS UP FOR KILLING
TENNEBAUM
Policeman Thinks the Victim Was
Knocked Out Twice — Graney and
Coffroth Testify — Certificates Were
Irregular
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.— The
preliminary examination of Frankle
Neill, Mark Shaughnessy, William
Roche, "Spider" Kelly, Johnny Frayno
and Thomas Hyland for the alleged
killing of Harry Tennebaum during a
light at the Mechanics' pavilion on the.
night of February 28, was begun to
day before Police Judge Cabaniss.
The case was hardly under way be
fore the sobs of the aged mother of
the dead boy disturbed the court.
Judge Cabaniss suggested that she
should be taken from the court room,
but on promising to restrain her grief
she was permitted to remain. Police
Captain Duke testified that in his
opinion Tennebaum was knocked out
twice.
Eddie Graney stated that articles had
been drawn up between Neill and
Tenny, but that he had never seen
them. He had no recollection of Dr.
Day, who is alleged, to have signed the
certificate as to the condition of the
pugilists.
J. W. Coffroth testified to the same
effect.
Chief of Police Dinan identified the
certificates that had been presented
to him on the day before the fight. He
believed them to have been made by
a regular physician, and has no way of
discovering that the certificates were
irregular.
The examination was continued until
tomorrow.
KILEY IS REPORTED ALIVE
Wealthy Brooklyn Banker Said Not to
Have Killed Himself— Not Hus.
band of Two Wives
By Associated i reys.
NEW YORK, March S2.— Although
fears were entertained for a time to
day that Thomas W. Kiley, a wealthy
banker and merchant of Brooklyn, had
committed suicide because of the pub
lication yesterday of a story that he
was the husband of two wives, Mrs.
Flora A. Colt, to whom Kiley was
married three years ago In Hammond,
Ind., received Information tonight of
Mr. Klley's whereabouts.
Mrs. Colt's son said Mr. Kiley was
alive, but that he was not at liberty
to say where he was.
Other than this, no statement was
obtainable regarding Klley's move
ments today..
JUSTICE DEUEL OUT
OF BAR ASSOCIATION
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.— 1t became
known tonight that Justice Deuel of
the court of special sessions, who was
complainant in the recent criminal li
bel suit against Norman Hapgood, edi
tor of Collier's Weekly, resigned from
the Bar association, March 14. The
resignation was accepted.
This 'action, It is said, will have no
bearing on the charges made by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and others that
Justice Deuel was on the pay roll of
Town Topics. while sitting as a justice
of special sessions and requesting his
removal from the bench, which charges
are to be heard in the appellate divi
sions of. the . siiDreme court. :
Main News Section
FIFTEEN MINERS
KILLED BY GASES
WEST VIRGINIA EXPLOSION
APPALLING
Blow Up In Century Shaft Followed
by Long Death List — Seventy.five
Men Are Missing — Many
Escape
By Associated Press.
FAIRMOUNT, W. Va., March 22.—
Fifteen men are known to be dead,
twenty-five injured and from twenty
five to seventy-five missing arid .be-;
lleved to be dead, as the result of >n
explosion of. gas in the shaft of, the
Century Coal company at Century, a
small mining town suituated ..'fifty
miles south of Falrmount, on the Bell
ington & Brockhannon branch of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. • The ex
plosion took place at 4:30 o'clock thls :
afternoon, but owing to the telephone
wires being put out of commission ; by
the high winds of today, ' details • are
lacking and the names of the victims,'
six of whom are known to be foreign
ers, were not secured at a late hour
tonight.
The Century mine, which is owned by
Shaw Bros, of Baltimore, is one of , the
largest Independent operations ;:, in
northwest Virginia. Over 250 men are
employed dally in the shaft and had
the explosion been an hour earlier,
the loss of life would have been 1 ap
palling. As It was there were '■ but • a
few remaining in the shaft, the main
body of the miners having quit for the
day.
The giant fan which furnishes air
for the shrift was partially wrecked
by the force of the explosion, but was
repaired Immediately, and within -an
hour after the accident Superintendent
James Ward had a relief gang in the
mine.
The first trip out brought ten men
five dead and five badly burned. They
were found in the main heading near
the bottom of the shaft. The living
could give no details of the explosion,
saying they were on their way to the
surface when the explosion took place
behind them. ".
Four More Found
A second' expedition immediately
went down and explored the .-main
heading, which was found to be un
injured by the explosion except , that
the brattices were blown out. . :* V
Four more bodies were found in this
heading and twenty Injured men were,
making their way toward the bottom'
of the Bhaft.and were brought to-. th« :
surface by the rescuers. '
Fourteen sub-headings at midnight,
were not yet explored and Superintend '
dent Ward, who was still in the mine,'
sent word out that owing to the pre
valence of gas he was undecided at
that time whether or not to push the
work into the sub-headings for an hour
or so. The mine, however, was being,
readily freed from the fumes of th«
explosion by the fan, and the work
of rescue will be pushed throughout
the night.
Immediately following the explosion
the officials began a house to house
canvass to ascertain the number of
men to be found on the surface. This
resulted in 160 being found who had
come out previous to the explosion. It
is believed that there are many more
outside who have not yet been ac
counted for.
If this Is not true there are still
seventy-five men In the mine with lit
tle hope of their being alive.
Concede Eight.Hour Day
By AssnHntod Press.
NORFOLK, Va., March 22. — Th»
printers' strike in Norfolk which was
Ki have romp into effort next week was
todny declared (iff, the employers con
ceding the eight-hour day.
THE DAIS NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Cloudy on
Friday; light west wind. Maxl.
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 69 degrees; minimum,
52 degrees.
PART I
. I— Fifteen miners killed by gas.
2— Pardee praises Union leaguers.
3 — Touralne ousts several guests.
4— Editorial. '>''-
s—City5 — City news.
6.7 — Classified advertisements.
B—See8 — See Tamamoto and smile, too.
PART II
I—Buck1 — Buck slumbers and cares not.
3 — Markets.
4.s— Public advertising.
6 — Southern California news.
EASTERN
Coal mine explosion In West Virginia
kills 15 men.
Rate bill discussion takes time of the
senate.
McCall's letter published giving
terms upon which Hamilton was hired. .
FOREIGN
• Czar and nig.-. Russian officials favor
Bering: strait tunnel.
Island In Mediterranean shaken by
21 earthquakes.
Strike at Lens becomes more desper
ate.
COAST
Punsmulr estate wins another vic
tory.
Los Angeles men to reclaim vast
tract of land in Contra Costa county. , ; j ■
Insane physician stands off police at
San Francisco. »
LOCAL
Tree planting parade will be. held on I
Saturday.
Buck Is not worried over confinement ;
In a death cell. .-• - •<
New department Is formed ■■ for eon*
struction work under City -Engineer.
Stafford.
Acting. Mayor Summorland finds ; the -c
burdens of holding office great. • — -■• ,-'i
Government donates trees for Griffith j™
.-. Gee : Toy will be ; tried ■on Saturday,,:"-'
under the exclusion act. ■•■.. x ' -,• '*»••■?<
Gov. ■ Pardeo addresses the Union ■
League club, ■