Fourteen Pages
IN TWO PARTS
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 175.
VICTIMS 23 ARE
ON DEATH LIST
CENTURY MINE DISASTER NOT
SERIOUS AS REPORTED
(Twenty.two Bodies Already Removed
From Shaft and Another Thought
to Remain — Injured Will
Recover
By Associated Press. .
PHILIPPI, W. Va., March 23.— The
death list of the Century mine disaster
has now reached twenty-three, while
twenty or more are injured. Officials
of the company reported tonight that
twenty-two bodies have been recovered
and but one is in the mine. A thor
ough canvass of the district was made
by representatives of the coal com
pany today and all the employes have
been accounted for but one, who is
burled beneath a pile of debris in the
The list of dead so far identified Is as
follows:
T. B. Jones.
Daniel Jones.
Joseph Jones.
Frank Andrews.
Fifteen foreigners.
All day long the rescuing party con
tinued their work and the last of the
victims but one was taken out ■ at 4
o'clock this afternoon. The search will
be continued until all bodies have been
recovered.
, The injured are being cared for in a
Temporary hospital In the office of the
Century Coal company. None of them,
It Is said, will die.
Officials of the company state pos
itively that all bodies but one have
been recovered and every person is ac
counted for, although some of the em
ployes Insist that from thirty to forty
men are still in the mine and perhaps
alive.
OAKLAND PEOPLE HELD UP
Masked Highwaymen Rob Party of
Women and Escort While Rid.
i Ing in Suburbs
By Associated Iress.
' OAKLAND, March 23.— A party con
sisting of the Misses Cronbie, Bouter
and Thompson, escorted by A. Panda
of the Beulah home, were held up and
robbed while driving last night In the
Fruitvale suburbs.
The highwaymen were three in num
ber' and were masked. They were in a
light wagon. They drove square across,
the road and halted the party with
drawn revolvers. Two of the robbers
then got out of their vehicle, one hold
-ing the horse of the victims, the other
X depriving them of their valuables.
The orders of the robbers were at once
obeyed. Each of the ladies handed him
her purse. There was $10 in all, a
couple of rings and two odd cuff but
tons.
LENS MINERS GET ULTIMATUM
Owners Refuse Further Conference.
Agitators Sentenced to Prison
for Rebellion
By Associated Press.
LENS, Department of Pas de Calais,
France, March 23.— The coal mining
companies of this district have re
fused to hold another conference with
the striking miners, declaring that
their final offer has been made. Many
of the miners are inclined to resume
work. The miners' congress will meet
again Sunday to decide upon the ac
ceptance or rejection of the com
pany's terms.,
Broutchoux, a leading agitator, was
today sentenced to two months' im
prisonment, and four of his compan
ions to varying terms on the charge of
Inciting rebellion.
Quiet was maintained today.
SWEEPS MOUNTAIN
Colorado Snowslide Victims Not Yet
Fully Known — Destroys Ex.
pensive Flume
By Associated Press.
BUENA VISTA. Colo., March 23.— 1t
it not positively known whether or not
any men beside Prospector Harry
Weisenberg of Vicksburg, C 010.,' per
ished in the snow slide which occurred
on Wednesday, fourteen miles west of
Granite. '■
The avalanche started above timber
line and ran over two miles, cutting a
swath 3000 feet wide and sweeping the
mountain side of everything above
ground. The debris In the gulch Is 500
feet deep.
Several thousand feet of flume built
on the mountain side at heavy expense
by the Twin Lakes Placer Mining com
pany limited of London, England, was
carried away.
SUPPOSED NOBLE FOUND DEAD
George Sykes Barton Discovered Life.
less With Bullet Hole in Fore,
head— Man of Mystery
By Associated Press.
WINCHESTER, . 111., March 23.—
George Sykes Barton, said to be an
English lord and heir to estates In
England, was found dead In the feed
lot at his model farm near here yes
terday. B'A rifle was clasped in his
hands and there was a bullet hole In
his forehead.
The coroner's jury found death due
to suicide, but there was some doubt
on account of the peculiar position of
the wound.
Barton had lived the life of a recluse.
He had no financial or other difficulties
so far as known. ; <r; .
Big Seed House Destroyed
'By Associated Press.
I BOSTON, March 23.— The salesroom
and storehouse of Warren W. Rawson
& Co., seed men and dealers In
other agricultural supplies at 12 and 13
Faneuil hall square, were ruined by
fire early today. The loss is estimated
at $100,000. . ■ _ >. ;y-"!;
Mercy for Embezzler
By Associated Press. .
MADERA, March 23.— The jury In
the case of W. I M. Amer, former coun
ty . treasurer, on trial for embezzling
132.000 ' county funds, has returned I a
verdict of guilty, with a recommenda
tion to the extreme mercy of the court.
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE I ""KASSr 1 " 165 CENTS
MEXICANS TAKING WATER
Government Decides to Accept Half
Impounded in Proposed Engle River
Dam Across Rio Grande
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Texas, March 23.—Gov
ernor Creel of Chihuahua today stated
that the Mexican government would
accept half of the water to be im
pounded in the proposed Engle dam
across the Rio Grande river north of
El Paso and would withdraw her
claims of priority right to the waters
of the river now pending, thus settling
a long standing International contro
versy.
Irrigation projects have been the
meang of taking a considerable part
of the water from the Rio Grande
that was originally claimed by Mexico,
with the result that Mexican lands
are left arid.
For years Mexico's claims to priority
have been before the courts. It is now
learned that the . United States has
offered to compromise by constructing
the Engle dam for an equitable di
vision of waters caught during the
flood season.
OIL KING GREETS
HIS NEW ,HEIR
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER PAYS A
VISIT TO GRANDSON
Head of Standard Oil Reaches Resi.
dence of Son in an Automo.
bile — Appears Very
Feeble
Special to Th i Hsrald.
NEW YORK, March 23.— John D.
Rockefeller, sr., arrived at 8:30 o'clock
tonight in a covered auto, with cur
tains closely drawn, at the residence
of his son, John D. Rockefeller, jr., In
West Fifty-fourth street, where his
grandson and namesake had been born
four hours before.
It was the first time in months that
the elder Rockefeller had been seen in
New York City, except perhaps by a
few intimates. Feeble, and apparently
suffering from extreme weakness, the
head of the Standard Oil company,
who had been drawn from his retreat
at Lakewood, N. J., to see the new heir
to his millions, slowly emerged from
the auto and labored unassisted up the
steps to the entrance of the house. A
Rockefeller family reunion was held
tonight in honor ot the birth of a
grandson to the Standard Oil king.
IDAHO GOVERNOR WILLING
TO FAVOR LABOR UNIONS
INFLAMMATORY RESOLUTIONS
NOT LIKED
Recommends Investigation of Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone Case in
Which Executive Says He Will
Assist to Almost Any Extent
l?y Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, March 23.— The authen
ticity of what purported to be a proc
lamation addressed by Governor Frank
R. Gooding, "to the labor unions of the
United States," in relation to the prose
cution of Moyer, Haywood and Petti
bone, was denied today by Governor
Gooding.
Governor Gooding said today:
"In an interview with a newspaper
writer yesterday I suggested that if the
labor organizations, in place of passing
Inflammatory resolutions In which the
prosecution is denounced and a vote
of confidence in the Innocence of the
men is announced would endeavor to
investigate the charges against these
men and suspend action until that time,
when a better understanding would pre
vail and feeling exist, I said that If
proper committees were appointed to
make these Investigations and the men
were acting In good faith, I should
favor their being given every oppor
tunity to satisty themselves as to
whether or not the state was justified
In holding these men accountable for
the crime committed, even to the extent
of letting them meet Orchard.
Attorney Hawley, chief counsel for
the prosecution, states that under no
consideration will any one be shown
the confession or any other testimony.
NAB BURGLAR AT SAN DIEGO
Police Surround Store and Land Ar.
' thur Paulat in
Jail
Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, March 23.— Arthur
Louis Paulat was arrested this morn
ing In the act of burglarizing the liquor
.store of Thompson Bros, on H street.
On account of the many burglaries
committed here during the past few
weeks the department has a number
of special officers on duty in citizens'
clothes.
One of these spotted Paulat in the
store, secured the assistance of other
officers and surrounded the place. Thr
burglar was caught as he was coming
through an adjoining building. At
Paulat's room was found ample evi
dence that he had been guilty of *
half dozen or more of the previous
burglaries. The prisoner came here re
cently from Los Angeles, and little
more Is known of him, save that he
once served in the United States army.
KILLS SWEETHEART AND SELF
Ohio Girl's Marriage Objected to by
Parents — Popular Woman
Coolly Shot Down
By Associated Press.
MANSFIELD, 0., March 23.— Miss
Grace Zellner, aged 28, was shot
and killed early today by Roy Shanks,
who then committed suicide. Miss Zell
ner was well known in s.ociety here and
was a leader In church work. She and
Shanks had been sweethearts.
It Is thought the girl had decided to
heed her parents' protests and not
marry Shanks and that last night she
went to his room, where the tragedy
occurred, to tell him so.
Burglars Commit Murder
By Associated Press.
ROCHESTER, N. V., March 23.—
Bank burglars murdered Edward Pull
man, a constable and night watchman
at SoduH, early today. He had caught
them trying to rob . the safe .of the
bank of Sodus.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1906.
CELLDOOR OPENS
TO C. M. SCHOEFIELD
SCOTTY THE SECOND LANDS IN
CITY JAIL
Buys Champagne by the Barrel While
Money Lasts, but Now Will
Face a Serious
Charge
After posing as a millionaire min
ing man and scattering his money
with reckless profusion at various
beach resorts, C. M. Schofleld, th«
peerless spender of coin, slept In the
city Jail last night.
He is wanted in Prescott, Ariz., on
a charge of passing worthless checks
and was arrested early last evening
at Santa Monica. ': . ,
When searched at the police station,
the man who had scattered several
thousand dollars In riotous living had
but $6.75.
The Arizona authorities were noti
fied that Schofleld was under arrest
and an officer will probably arrive the
first of next week, armed with extra
dition papers.
Followed Scott's Example
Under the name of Edward Scho
field, the Arizona miner spent money
in rash emulation of "Scotty" and
other fast spenders.
He went broke in Venice several
days ago, after lavishing hundreds of
dollars upon his quondam friends.
Champagne was his only beverage and
he was surrounded by an admiring
crowd of young fellows who drank at
his expense.
He cashed checks for considerable
amounts and became immensely pop
ular at Venice, until his money was
gone.
He next visited Santa Monica and
there secured a 25 cent room, telling
the landlady that was all the money
he had.- .. - , :
The next day he met an acquaintance
who "staked" him to a meal and until
he was able to cash another check,
the spendthrift was on short rations.
Wine Flowed Like Water
It Is claimed that the money that
Schofleld spent with such profusion
wa3 obtained by floating fictitious
checks at Prescott and other Arizona
towns.
The man claimed to have a .mine
that produced an Income of $1000 a
day, but the mine is thought to be
a myth.
While trying to be> "a good fellow"
Schofleld played pool for $50 a side,
feasted all his acquaintances at the
Ship hotel at Venice, opened numerous
bottles of wine on the slightest provo
cation and gave away mining stock
In the exuberance of his feelings.
The police are certain that he suc
ceeded in cashing several checks at
Venice and other beach towns, which
will be returned as worthless. They
pay that the man has been on a pro
longed spree and now that his money
Is gone, the prisoner is not showing
any signs of feeling badly over his
arrest.
May Fight Extradition
After being booked at the police sta
tion last evening Schofield was put
Into a single cell and no one was al
lowed to see him or talk with him.
If he has any resources left he will
probably make a fight against being
taken back to Arizona, but the detec
tives think that the man's courage
has evaporated with the remnants of
his cash and with the natural reac
tion following a week or more of gay
life In the fashionable cafes and
drinking resorts, the prisoner has lost
his buoyant spirits and reckless au
dacity.
RAIN PREVENTS BIG FIRE
Santa Rose Escapes Sweeping Confla.
gration — Many Horses Burn in
Livery Stable
By Associated Press.
SANTA ROSA, March 23.— The fire
which last night threatened to destroy
a block of buildings was brought un
der control. The absence of wind and
the fact that the buildings were thor
oughly soaked with rain prior to thtt
conflagration prevented heavy property
loss. The losses have not yet been
fully estimated.
William Greening, proprietor of th«
Anteo stables, was the principal loser,
several vehicles being destroyed and
many of his horses being burned to
death.
Company E of the national guard lost
heavily in Its equipment, the tire hav
ing destroyed the rear of the armory
in which stores were kept.
The rear of several buildings on Hln
ton avenue were seriously damaged by
fire and water.
GIRL MAKES COOL RESCUE
Indiana Maiden Extricates Child From
Railroad Track in Time to
Escape Death ;
By Associated Press.
ANDERSON, Ind., March 23.— As
Mabel Reeves, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Reeves, was about to cross
the tracks of the Big Four railroad on
her way to school yesterday, she saw
a little girl standing on the tracks,
evidently trying to extricate her foot
from a frog.
Miss Reeves saw a passenger train
bearing down upon them. The child
began to scream and struggled des
perately, but could not free herself.
Miss Reeves drew a penknife from her
pocket, silt the child's shoe and jerked
her away from the track Just as the
engine bore down upon her.
Yellow Fever on Canal
By Associated Press.
PANAMA, March 23.— Another case
of yellow fever having developed at
Bocas del Toro, the United States au
thorities on the canal zone will confer
with Foreign Secretary Guardla re
garding the most efficient means of ex
terminating the fever.
Mines Sell for Five Millions
By Associated Press. '
SEATTLE, Wash., March 23.— The
Conrad Consolidated mines, consisting
of ten claims on the Windy Arm, near
White Horse, Alaska, have been sold
to William ', McKenzle, , owner of the
Canadian ■& Northwestern railway, for
$5,000,000 cash.
'FRISCO MISSION FLOODED
Heavy Downpour Submerges' Fifty
Blocks— One of the Most Disas-
trous Inundations
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.— The
heavy downpour of rain all Thursday
night and all day today caused one of
the most disastrous floods In the his
tory of the city, In that part of the
Mission between Fourteenth and Nine
teenth streets that borders on the
Potrero. The volume of water rush
ing Into the old Mission creek sewer
from Cross streets became so great
that the aqueduct could not carry away
the flood, and the muddy waters backed
up and spread over an area of fifty
blocks. . ;•. ..
The general boundaries of the flooded
districts were from Howard to Kansas
streets and from Fourteenth to Nine
teenth streets, although In other low
lying places adjacent there were many
muddy pools of water.
J. HERPONT IN
FULL FLIGHT
HEARS THREATS OF VIOLENCE
AND SKIDDOOS
Cablegram From Rome Brings Intelli
gence That Multi. Millionaire Is
Really Afraid of Attempt
' on His Life
Special Cable to The Herald
ROME, March 23. — J. Plerpont Mor
gan has fled from Italy In fear of his
life. He came to Rome to buy an
tiques and works of art, but before he
could unload his luggage he heard
rumors that sent him flying.
During the past three days the
Roman newspapers have been discus
sing the flight of Morgan. They speak
of rumors of a plot against his life,
but the chief of the Roman police meets
the rumor with humor. He says the
plot to kill the American financier was
merely a ruse gotten up by Jealous an
tiquarians who wanted to scare Mor
gan out of Italy and they have suc
ceeded.
Never did the ruse work so success
fully. Friends of Morgan say that
when he heard his life was In danger
he gave way at once to fear.
He had engaged the whole first
floor of the Villa Florence, but his lug
gage had not been wholly delivered
there before he announced that he
would start frontlerward without de
lay.
HIDES UNDER SOFA AND
KILLS WIFE'S COMPANION
HORSE TRAINER MURDERS RICH
TINSMITH
Suspects Behavior of Woman and
Shoots After Becoming Aware of
What He Claims Was Improper
Conduct — Lynching Is Feared
By Associated Press.
OAKLAND, March 23.— Al Charles
Mac Donald, a horse trainer at Pleasan
ton, in this' county, shot and killed
Joseph Mello, a plumber, tinsmith and
hardware dealer and one of the best
known and most successful business
men of the town, last night. The only
witness to the crime besides the per
petrator was tho wife of Mac Donald.
Mac Donald says he had suspected that
Improper relations wore exislting be
tween his wife and Mello.
Last night he hid behind a sofa in
the sitting room of his home intend
ing, us he declared, to work a surprise
on his wife. Soon after getting Into
his hiding place Mrs. Mac Donald, ac
companied by Mello, entered the house
and looked through it for Mac Donald.
Not finrlliiß him they went into the
sitting room where MucDonald was in
hiding.
The husband remained concealed for
half an hour and then rose up and
confronted Mello, charging him with
having destroyed his happiness. Mello
struck Mac Donald with a chair, where
upon the latter shot him in the region
of the heart. Mello died this morning.
He was a widower, his wife having
died four months ago. He had a room
in the Mac Donald home since tho death
of his wife.
Mac Donald! is under arrest. After
the shooting Mao Donald was brought
to this city, fearing he would be
lynched if placed In jail over night at
Pleasanton.
CLAIMS FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Physician Confined In State Hospital
Begins Suit Against County and
Examining Doctors
By Ar-ooptntert Press.
UKIAH, Cal.. March 23.— Dr. Martin,
formerly an inmate of the Mendocino
state hospital, but who was released
about one year ago on a writ of habeas
corpus, has commenced suit against the
county and county of San Francisco
examining physicians and the managers
of the state hospital and demands as
compensation for his Illegal Imprison
ment $9500.
The commitment, it Is alleged, was
Illegal, in that Martin was not served
with a summons before examination.
YERKES HEIRS TO
RELEASE STOCKS
By Associated Pres».
CHICAGO, March 23.— The News to
day says: "All the traction securities
of the estate of the late Charles T.
Yerkes are said to have been placed at
the disposal of the city of Chicago yes
terday during a conference between
Mayor Dunne and Attorney Knight,
tho latter representing the heirs to the
Yerkes estate. The heirs are reported
anxious to withdraw from the Chicago
traction muddle and are willing tp take
Mueller certificates In full payment.
"The last legislature, at the Instance
of Senator Mueller, pased a bill pro
viding that the city of Chicago might
Issue ■ certificates the aggregate value
of $75,000,000 for the purchase of exist
ing traction lines." : • : — ;
COAL MEN STILL
UNABLE TO AGREE
OPERATORS AND MINERS MEET
WITHOUT EFFECT
Pennsylvania Mine Owner Declares He
Will Pay Higher Wages— Heated
Session Precedes an
Adjournment
By Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.— The
deadlock between the coal operators
and miners of the central competitive
and southwestern district continued
through the meeting of the two joint
scale committees of the Joint confer
ences today, and when the meetings
adjourned late this afternoon no agree
ment had been reached. Both commit
tees will meet again tomorrow morning.
F. L. Robblns of the Western Penn
sylvania operators was the target to
day for several vigorous attacks on his
position In favor of paying the scale
of 1903, which would mean an advance
of 5.55 per cent in wages In the dis
trict, and would comply with the de
mands of the miners.
Mr. Robbins stated on the floor that
he did not propose to be dictated to by
the operators of Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio. He said his position was fair
and just to all interests, and the Pitts
burg Coal company, which he' repre
sented, was going to pay the advance
in wages asked. He said he was also
willing to pay the advance at his own
mines in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illi
nois, and he had received notice from
an Illinois coal company having an
output of 1,000,000 tons annually, that
it had instructed its representative to
vote with him.
Mr. Robblns said the country would
not permit a general strike upon the
causes shown. He turned to President
Mitchell of the Mine Workers and
said he did not believe the officials of
the miner would dare to refuse to al
low the miners to work where their
demands were met.
G. A. Magoon, representing the West
ern Pennsylvania Independent opera
tors, said if the Pittsburg Coal com
pany paid the advance and operated
its mines the Independent operators of
Western Pennsylvania would do the
same.
Discussions among the operators be
came so heated that representatives
of the miners were asked to withdraw
for an hour. This was done, and at
the end of the period an adjournment
of the committee was taken until to
morrow morning.
The state caucuses of the operators
held tonight effected absolutely no
change In the situation.
Prices Advancing
Br Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 23.— Soft coal
prices are advancing dally in Chicago,
In view of the growing feeling among
coal dealers that a strike in the bitum
inous regions at least is certain. There
was little western soft coal to be had
In Chicago yesterday. The price has
advanced from $1.10 a ton to $1.60 a
ton within the last few days.
' Five Thousand Men Laid Off
By Associated Press
MEADVILLE, Pa., March 23.— Orders
were issued today suspending loco
motive repair work at all shops on the
Hrie system. Five thousand men are
laid off. The action is said to be due
to the threatened coal strike.
Alarm at Pittsburg
By Associated Press.
PITTSBURG. March 23.— The price
of coal In this district is advancing
rapidly, and large orders are being re
ceived from local manufacturers, at
Cleveland and as far west as Chicago.
The critical situation at Indianapolis
has caused a rush of orders.
CHILD SAVED FROM DROWNING
Grass Valley Man Plunges Into Roar-
ing Stream and Pulls Out Little
Girl Nearly Dead
By Asscclntert Press.
GRASS VALLEY, Cal., March 23.—
After being swept down the rushing
waters of Wolfe creek this afternoon,
7-year-old Ruth King was rescued in
an unconscioua condition by Paul Me-
Cullough. an employe of the narrow
gauge railroad.
The child was on Its way home from
school and fell into the torrent from
a footbridge. The screams of Its com
panion attracted .McCullough, who
threw off his coat and sprang Into the
creek. The child was then bobbing up
and down far ahead.
Finally he caught up and dragged
her out nearly dead.
After medical treatment the little
girl recovered.
FRANCE AND KAISER SPARRING
Germany Will Abandon Casa Blanca
and Port Allotment for Extra
Share In Bank
By Associated Press.
ALGECIRAS, Spain. March 23.— The
present situation resulting from the
pur parleurs may be summed up as
follows:
Germany will abandon Casa Blanca
and also the allotment of the ports
on condition that the powers of the
Inspectors are extended and compen
sation Is given her In the shape of
an extra share In the bank.
France considers these terms ad
vantageous and is prepared to accede
to them, providing Germany will agree
beforehand to support the introduction
In the conference of an acceptable so
lution of the remaining controversial
points. ■•
Yoakum Reported Very 111
By Associated Vrou.
TOPEKA. Kas., March 23.— Mrs. B. F.
Yoakum, wife of the chairman of th*
executive board of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railway, lis speeding
east today on a special Rock Island
train from Southern California to the
bedside of Mr. Yoakum In Chicago. Her
train la due at Topeka at 8 o'clock Sun
day morning.: Mr.. Yoakum Is reported
In a precarious condition. ? i-c
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BUCKEYE GOVERNOR RALLIES
But Reticence of Physicians Tends to
Belief That Improvement Is
Temporary
By Associated Presa.
COLUMBUS, March 23.— Governor
Pattison rallied this afternoon and, ac
cording to the statement of the phy
sicians issued at 11 o'clock tonight, the
improvement continued slowly and
steadily.
The refusal of the attending physi
cians to make any direct and definite
statement regarding the nature of the
governor's Illness strengthens the Im
pression which is prevalent tonight
that the Improvement In the governor's
condition is only temporary.
Governor Pattison rallied this after
noon from a deep stupor and talked
with the members of his family, ex
pressing a desire to be taken back to
his home in Milford, Ohio, as soon as
possible. BSfiTßfig
Should he recover to such an extent
that his removal will be possible his
wish will be gratified.
ROOT TO ARRANGE
DEAL IN BRAZIL
WOULD BIND REPUBLIC TO THE
MONROE DOCTRINE
Secretary of State's Visit in South
America Likely to Bring About
Strong Compact — War.
ships Ordered ; ;
Special to Tha Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 23.— There Is
more In Elihu Root's proposed visit to
Brazil to attend the meeting of the Pan-
American congress this summer than
appears upon the surface. The secre
tary of state has asked that the cruiser
Charleston be detached from service
and placed at his disposal for the trip.
He will go to Brazil in state, and
doubtless will be the dominant factor
in the deliberations there.
It is the president's intention, in view
of the close relations between the re
publics of Brazil and the United States,
to arrange an informal — but none the
less strong— alliance with Brazil, and
to bind her to the policy of the Mon
roe doctrine In South America.
Although it has often been alleged
that Brazil acknowledges the doctrine
under compulsion, it can be stated that
on the contrary, she welcomes It, as It
serves to maintain peace and order in
southern latitudes. Another significant
step is Brazil's placing of an order for
a number of battleships and cruisers,
all of which, including their artillery
and entire equipment, will be bought in
America and Europe. .
JEALOUS MAN ENDS LIFE
OF BEER HALL SONGSTRESS
MONTANA MAN FIRES FOUR
SHOTS INTO GIRL
Bedclothes Catch on Fire and Mur
derer Is Caught While Trying to
Extinguish Flames— Quarreled All
Night
By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 23.— George
Blodgett of The Dalles killed Miss
Alice Gordon, a singer In a
beer hall at the Van Noy lodging
house here this afternoon by firing four
shots into her breast. After the deed
he placed a red carnation on her
body and was found sitting on the
edge of the bed in the room where the
tracedy took place.
The shots, fired at such close range,
set fire to the bed clothing and
Blodsett was trying to extinguish the
names when Sergeant Taylor found
him, In response to an. alarm sent to
th "I'm nt the" man; I did It," remarked
Blodgett, when he saw the • officer.
It Is said the woman and Blodgett
had been in the room all night ana
quarreled most of the time.
Blodgett was jealous of the atten
tions paid the woman by another man.
The murdered woman has been Iden
tified as Mrs. Alice Milligan. wife of a
tugboat employe at Aberdeen, Wash.
She formerly resided at Winona, Miss.,
her vnalden name being Schoenborn.
She has a brother living in Chicago
and another at Fargo.
Blodgett's family lives at Kallspell.
Mont., though recently he had lived at
The Dalles.
KILLED AT CHILD'S FUNERAL
Insane Man Causes Affray In Which
Nine Are Shot and He
Loses His Life
By Associated Press. '
BALTIMORE, March 23.— At Brook
lyn. Ann Arundel county, just across
the Palpsko river from this city, Wal
ter Po»ee, an Insane man 28 years of
age, entering his brother's house just
as frtends and relatives were gather-
Ing to attend the funeral of the broth
er's little child, opened fire with a
revolver, set fire to the house and
himself died from gunshot wounds.
Nine people were Injured more or
less seriously by his shots. Of these
a brother, John P. Potee and William
H. Miller, a brother-in-law, are likely
to die.
Martinez Under Water
By Associated *rei>«.
MARTINEZ, March 23.— Rains flood
ed Main street today, the first floor
of the California hotel. Main and Cas
tro streets, being under water. The
lumber yards at the north end of town
■mere flooded. Slides along the railroad
delayed the San Rlmon local three
hours tonight. A heavy slide occurred
this evening at Vallejo junction, caus
ing the delay to main line trains on
the Southern Pacific:
President's Nominations
By Associated press.
WASHINGTON, . March 23.— The
president today 6ent three nomina
tions to the senate:. Receivers of pub
lic money — T. D. R. Thompson at Salt
Lake City, Alfred H. Taylor at Susan
ville, Cal. Registers of land offices-
Frank D. Hobbs at Salt Lake City,
Thomas A. Rosbury at ■ Susanvllle,
Cal. Postmaster confirmed: California
— S. S. Johnson, ' National ' City.. —.
Main News Section
M'CURDY IS SUED
FOR $3,370,342
RESTITUTION DEMANDED BY
INSURANCE COMPANY
Former President of Mutual Life
Faces an Action Charging
Him With Unfaithfulness
and Waste
By Assoclatad Press.
NEW YORK, March 23— The first
complaint in a series of eight actions .
already begun by the Mutual Life In-,:
surance company against former PresU'v
dent Richard A.. McCurdy, his ,' son, ;.
Robert H., and the firm of Charles M.V
Raymond & Co., the company's former,*
Metropolitan agents, was made pub- r
lie today.
The particular complaint is against
former President McCurdy and'con
tains nine separate causes of action.
In each Mr. McCurdy Is charged with
the waste of large sums of money be
longing to the company through al
leged unfaithfulness and neglect in the
discharge of his ' duties. Damages
amounting to three and a quarter mil
lion dollars are demanded.
The first five causes seek recovery
In the agggregate of $292,500 as alleged
contributions to political parties since
January 1, 1885. These contributions
are stated to have been $15,000 in 1898,
$35,000 in 1900 and $40,000 in 1904, to the
National Republican campaign com
mittee; $2500 In ISO 4 to the Republican
congressional committee and $200,000
embracing the various contributions
testified to by Senator Platt as having
been made to the New York Repub
lican state committee since January 1,
1885.
Salary Increase \
The sixth cause seeks to recover the;
sum of $225,000, embracing the $50,000 '
alleged increase of annual salary
drawn by the former president • since
June 1, 1901, without authority, . it . Is ;
claimed.
The seventh cause seeks to recover.
$600,000 as the aggregate of the > re
spective sums of $25,000 drawn ■ quar
terly from the company for I the I last
six years of McCurdy's presidency; on
the voucher of the committee . on • ex
penditures, and under circumstances
detailed in the testimony before ' the
Armstrong committee. ■ : :
The eighth cause deals with the re
lations of Louis A. Thebaud, son-in-law,
of ex-President McCurdy. with ; Ray
mond & Co., and the gratuities and
the p rates of commission received by
the firm.
The final cause of action deals with
the sum of $1,282,841 received by Rob
ert H. McCurdy, as commissions from
1886 to November, 1905, as superin
tendent of the foreign departments,
and charges that by reason ot un- ;
faithfulness and neglect by the former
president the commissions had been
allowed at rates which the enormous
increase in the foreign business had
rendered exorbitant and unnecessary.
Finally the company demands Judg
ment against ex-President McCurdy
for the sum of $3,370,342, with interest,
as damage for alleged unfaithfulness
and neglect.
Burned in Saving Wife
By Associated press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.3.— Joseph
Sorocco and wife were cleaning some
clothes today with gasoline near an
open lamp. The fumes of the gasoline
reached the lamp and an explosion fol
lowed. Mrs. Sorocco was enveloped : In
flames. Her husband caught her In
his arms and while he was smothering
the flames his own clothing caught
fire and he was so badly burned that
his life Is despaired of.
THE DAIS NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Rain Sat.
urday;fresh southwest wind. Max
imum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 60 degrees; minimum,
54 degrees.
PART I
1—23 victims on death list.
2 Russia ridden with criminals.
3 — Weather man pulls the rope.
4— Editorial.
s—city5 — city news.
6 — Southern California news. . ,
7_Markets.
8— Magnates ready for big battle.'
PART II
I—Magnates1 — Magnates ride in dude train. '
2 — Will bless new windows.
3— Public advertising.
4.5 — Classified advertisements.
6— Sports.
EASTERN
Former president of Mutual Life In
surace company sued for over $3. 000.000. a
More victims removed from , Century
mine In • West Virginia. •■■■:..{
John D. Rockefeller slips over to New
York to see his grandson.
FOREIGN
J. P. Morgan said to have been scared
away from Italy. ■-■-.- .•.•• ■*.».»;
Russia reeking with crimes of ■; every,,
description. • •.
France and Germany seem nearer to
agreement over Morocco.
COAST
Disastrous flood overtakes mission dis
trict in Frisco. .r^w.wi-i
Highwaymen hold up party In suburbs <
of Oakland. • ■■■■:.
Montana . man puts four bullets > Into £
woman In Portland.
• LOCAL : ■
Governor Pardee leaves for the north s !
without bidding friends goodby. -
Civil service commisf^te strikes name
of man charged with giSftlng from list?
of city employes. ■•-.'.:.'■"!•■ : lf
Attorney Wallace \V. Wldeman .ar-,
rested charged with attempted bribery.'"
Dr. W. R. Goodman passes ■ away. - v
' Heaviest- rainfall of the season visits
Los ' Angeles. • ■■•■/• ■ \ ■■• • , ■ ■.•■ ;.-■' :■;.•■••• ;l ■
Ilarrlman and Huntington forces ready
i for battle royal. \ ; — . : - ,■ -,<