Eifty-two Pages
IN BEVEN PARTB
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 176.
FILIPINO TRICK
FOOLS YANKEES
GOVERNOR CURRY IS MISSING
AFTER BATTLE
1
Pulajanes Offer to Surrender and Then
Precipitate Battle In Which
Several Americans Are
Wounded
By Associated Press.
MANILA, March 25.— (Noon)— In the
recent fight at Magtaon In the center
of Samar between the constabulary
and a force of Pulajanes, two constab
ulary officers and several privates were
wounded. The loss of the Pulajanes
Is unknown. Governor Curry is still
missing.
Governor Curry. Judge Lobinger and
Superintendent of Schools Hoover pro
ceeded to a town expecting to receive
In -surrender a large band of Pula
janes.
It Is now suspected that the offer by
the Pulajanes to surrender was a
treacherous ruse.
Reinforcements of constabulary have
been ordered to proceed to the district
and Provincial Treasurer Whittier of
Samar has recommended that federal
troops be held In readiness.
Governor Curry, whose former home
was In New Mexico, was a member of
the Rough Riders, reaching the rank
of captain. He also was an officer of
the volunteer troops sent to the Phil
ippines and became Manila's first chief
of police under American rule.
Early last year he was appointed
governor of the province of Samar,
succeeding Governor Felto, who re
signed and was given extraordinary
powers for the purpose of bringing
peace to the troubled district.
CORTELYOU NAMES COST
OF MAILING FREE SEEDS
ANNUAL EXPENSE TO POSTAL
DEPARTMENT
More Than Seven Million Packages
Encumber the Mails With Weight
of Three Hundred and Forty.five
Tons
By Associated press.
WASHINGTON. March 24.—Post
master General Cortelyou has supplied
Representative Tawney, chairman of
the liouee committee on appropria
tions, with a memorandum as to the
actual cost to the postofflce depart
ment of handling the seeds furnished
by the department of agriculture for
free distribution. The postmaster gen
eral states: "As nearly as can be es
timated, the cost of carrying a pound
of this mnll matter varies from five
to eight cents.
"I have been informed that the ag
gregate .weight of vegetable and
flower seeds distributed annually by
the department of agriculture under
frank is 690,000 pounds. The estimated
number of packages Is 7.300,000. Com
puting at the lowest estimate, five
cents a pound, the cost of handling
this matter is $34,500."
The postmaster general says that
while it is improbable any additional
clerks or carriers are employed solely
on account of this distribution. It is
nevertheless self-evident that these
7,300,000 packages clog the mails and
take up the time of a large number
of clerks and carriers, who might
otherwise be profitably employed.
ALBERT LINDLEY REMOVED
Secretary of State Board of Agricul.
ture Succeeded by J. A. Filcher.
State Fair Date
By Associated Press.
: ■ SACRAMENTO, March 24.— The
state board of agriculture at a meet-
Ing today declared vacant the office of
secretary, heretofore filled by Albert
Lindley. J. A. Filcher, who was com
missioner to the Portland and St. Louis
expositions, was elected to fill the
place. Llndley's removal was opposed
by four of the eleven directors present.
■ It "was decided that the state fair
should be held during the last week In
August.
CLARK SELLS BULLFROG LAND
; Paid Almost Million Dollars for Mines,
Townslte and Water Company.
] McDonald Is Purchaser
By Associated Press.
TONOPAH, Nev., March 24.— H. H.
Clark, one of the largest mining opera
tors of southern Nevada, has Bold all
his Bullfrog holdings for almost a
million dollars cash to Malcolm Mac-
Donald of this city. . .
: . The deal Includes a third interest in
the: Bullfrog Mining company, the
townsite of Bullfrog and the water
company. .
Canadian Horses Barred
By Associated Press.
j NEW. YORK, March 24.— The board
of United States general appraisers
overruled yesterday a claim filed by I.
S.'. Wilson of Newport, Vt.,. regarding
the admittance of Canadian horses Into
this country. It was maintained by the
Importer that the animals were im
ported for breeding purposes, and a cer
tificate to this effect giving the pedi
gree of the animals was submitted
from the Clydesdale Horse Association
of Canada. It was ruled that the pedi
gree certificates were insufficient to
admit the horses free of duty, as the
organization issuing the certificates is
not recognized by the treasury depart
ment. ' "
William Rockefeller's Health Good
By Associated Frass.
■ -NEW YORK, March 24.— A cable dis
patch to the Herald from San Remo,
Italy, says: William Rockefeller left
here yesterday with his party of friends
for Nice and Cannes. He is in perfect
health '■ and hns been' staying I here I a
few . days 'making excursions In . the
neighborhood. , • •
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE I ""Kr'fcSSr 1 " 165 CENTS
SCOTTY IS JAILED;
RELEASED LATER
SUPERIOR JUDGES ISSUE HABEAS CORPUS
Actor-Miner Gathered in After Reaching San Francisco and
Booked Without Bail— Attorneys Hustle and Procure
the Release of Their Client
Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.—
"Scotty" was arrested at the St. Fran
cis hotel tonight on his arrival from
Portland on request of the sheriff of
San Bernardino county.
He was taken to the police head
quarters and booked on the "small
book" which practically means "held
without ball."
His theatrical manager secured at
torneys who swore out habeas corpus
and hunted up one of the superior
Judges who at midnight heard the case
and released "Scotty" on $500 ball.
"Scotty" is booked to open with ills
show at a local theater tomorrow.
ON TELEGRAPHIC ORDERS
Habeas Corpus Invoked to Force Po
lice to Permit Bail
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.—Wal
ter Scott, commonly called "Scotty,"
the Death valley miner, was arrested
RAT SHADOWS GO
HSTERIOUSLY
PSYCHOLOGICAL FREAK SHOWN
BY LIGHT RAYS
Lrve Rodent Throws Shadow — When
Animal Dies Transparency Fol.
lows With Strange Phenom-
ena — Apparition Vanishes
Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 24.— 1n the course
of a lecture before the Psycho-Thera
peutic society. Dr. Ward announced
that Prof. Elmer Ganß of Washington,
D. C." who has been experimenting
with light rays, had found about five
octaves above violet, a form of wave
similar to X rays. Under these rays
living objects throw a Bhadow which
exists as long as there is life In animal
objects.
A live rat was placed in a hermeti
cally sealed tube and held in the path
of these rays in front of a sensitized
screen. So long as the rat was alive It
through a shadow. When It was killed
it became suddenly -transparent after
a certain length of time.
"Here," said the lecturer, "there was
a strange phenomenon at the very in
stant the rat became transparent. A
shadow of exactly the same shape was
noticed to pass, as It were, out of and
beyond the glass tube and vanished,
and it passed upward on the sensitized
screen."
MINING MEN NEARLY DROWN
B. Chandler and 8. A, Thompson of
Los Angeles Have Exciting
Experience
By Associated Press.
SAN LUIS OPISPO, March 24.— 8.
Chandler and S. A. Thompson of Los
Angeles, well known mining men, at
tempted to cross Arroyo Grande creek,
twelve miles northeast of this •■ city,
this afternoon and their rig upset.
Thompson managed to assist Chan
dler to the back of a horso and pulled
the overturned buggy to the bank.
The seat, buggy top and Chandlers
valise containing $200 were lost.
The men and horses narrowly es
caped drowning. :V--J..
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGES
New Appointments In Freight and
Passenger Departments — R. B.
Miller General Freight Agent
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.— Four
new appointments were named today
by the Southern Pacific officials at
headquarters. Under the new regime
R. B. Miller has been appointed gen
eral freight agent and A. L. Craig gen
eral passenger agent of lines In Oregon.
They will make their headquarters in
Portland and assume their new duties
at once. '■ ■"■ ' , ..
There will also be changes in the
management of the lines east of Sparks,
Nev. J. A. Reeves has been commis
sioned general freight agent and D. E.
Burlev general passenger agent for
this district. They will transact all
their business at Salt Lake City.
MINER LEADERS IN SAME JAIL
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone Are
Now Confined at Boise— Moyer's
Health Reported Better,
By Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, March 24.— William
D. Haywood was brought here from
Caldwell today by Sheriff Jasper C.
Nichols and was placed In the Ada
county jail with Moyer and Pettibone.
The leaders of the Western Federa
tion of Miners, pending their trial for
the murder of former Governor Steun-
will have the use of a large
room in the daytime and at night will
be locked in separate cells.
Moyer's health Is said to be much
improved.
Killed by Train
Sy Associated Press. ;>^J "•'■£
■ AUBURN,' March 24.— Richard Gomes
was struck and killed by limited train
No. 1 this atfernoon near the race
track crossing, just below Auburn,
while walking on the track. •
Snowstorm In Ohio
By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, March 24.— One of the
heaviest falls of enow of the winter Is
on the ground today,' and snow is still
falling. Reports from other points in
the Ohio valley Indicate that the snow
Is general. : » , :
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1906.
tonight soon after his arlval from the
north.
The arrest was based on a tele
graphic request from the sheriff of San
Eernardlno county stating that Scott
was wanted there to answer a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon. ' The
charge grows out of a recent attack on
a party of people who were being
escorted to Scott's mine.
Scott was taken Into custody at a
hotel by detectives, but was not form
ally charged, hla name being recorded
on the detinue book. This procedure
precluded his admission to ball.
Some friends heard of his predica
ment, secured an attorney and brought
the case to the attention of Superior
Judge Graham, who signed a petition
for hnbeas corpus.
The writ was made returnable Mon
day morning and Scott was released on
$EOO bail.
The habeas corpus proceedings were
instituted merely to force the police to
enter a bailable charge against the ac
cused.
GIRLS' HOSE FOR
FIRE PURPOSES
OHIO FIREMEN APPEAL FOR
EQUIPMENT
Co-eds at College Asked to Con.
tribute — In Spirit of Fun They
Send Thirty Feet to
Solicitor
Special to The Herald.
HIRAM, Ohio, March 24.— The Hiram
fire department has the finest assort
ment of girls' hose In the state, as the
result of an appeal for new equipment.
The department has been In great
need of more rubber hose with which
to fight firea. To raise funds a sub
scription paper was passed among the
students and citizens, the co-eds not
being neglected.
A student solicitor called on the
young ladies of Bowler and Milieu
halls and asked their assistance. The
next morning he found a clothesline
stretched across the street from his
window, bearing some thirty pairs of
ladies' hose of varying sizes and colors.
On the line in big letters was this
inscription: "The ladies of Bowler and
Millen halls take pleasure in contribut
ing thirty feet of hose -to the support
of the Hiram fire department."
The students have now taken It upon
themselves to identify the donors in
each case, and there is consternation
in the dormitories. .: v. . .' -
DECLARES FEW COLLEGE
MEN GO TO THE BAD
COLLEGE PRESIDENT DEFENDS
STUDENTS
Says Less Than Five Per Cent of
One Hundred Become Moral Rep.
robates — Percentage of Reputables
Large
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 24.— Charles F.
Thwlng, president of the Western Re
serve university, spoke at the annual
meeting of the Northwestern Alumni
association of that institution last
night, in refutation of the statements
credited to reformers that they find
a large proportion of collegebred men
among the men with whom they work.
"It is seldom that college graduates
go to the bad," said President Thwing,
"and it is seldom that their lives or
careers are Inefficient. Less than five
college men out of 100 become moral
reprobates, and I think that less than
10 per cent lead useless careers. Nine
ty-five college men out of every hun
dred are reputable, and ninety out of
every hundred are making some con
tributions of worth for the betterment
of the community.
"I have had a personal acquaintance
with hundreds of thousands of college
graduates and the number who go
wrong is much less than many pop
ular interpretations of statistics indi
cate.
"Dissipation usually is revolting to
men of good taste. College men are
supposed to be gentlemen. They em
body the canons of good taste. Their
intellectual character, if not their
moral, develops high appreciations.
Therefore most forms of dissipation
are " repulsive to them. The atmos
phere of the academic life contradicts
appetite."
PUGILISTS ARE RELEASED
Judge Cabaniss Dismisses the .Men
Charged With Death of Harry
Tenny
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.— Police
Judge Cabaniss today dismissed the
charges of manslaughter filed against
Frankie Neil, Mark Shaughnessy,
"Spider" Kelly, John Frayne, Timothy
McGrath, Thomas Burke and William
Roche, growing out of the death of
Harry Tenny after his glove contest
with Neil.
The Judge held that there was no
evidence to sustain the charges.
President Jordan Goes East
By Associated Press.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.,
March 24.— President Jordan left for
the east today to attend the meeting
of the trustees of the Carnegie founda
tion -In New York, city. -■ .
HAZING PENALTY
NOT SO SEVERE
HOUSE MODIFIES PUNISHMENT
FOR NAVAL CADETS
Annapolis Men Must Report Deviation
From Rules — Brutal Hazers May
Be Dismissed — Hepburn's
Severe Criticism
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 24.— Hazing
at the Annapolis naval academy was
dealt with by the house today in the
passage of a senate bill with a house
substitute. The action was taken after
a protracted debate, which placed on
record the Impressions of the special
committee which investigated the sub
ject recently, and a severe criticism
of efforts to condone hazing by Mr.
Hepburn of lowa. Several amend
ments were proposed to the measure,
but all were rejected save one making
It the duty of cadet officers to report
infractions of the rules as well as other
academy authorities.
The bill repeals that portion of ex
isting laws which make it compulsory
to dismiss midshipmen guilty of haz
ing in any degree, and substitutes
punishment according to the nature of
the offense.
Cruel and brutal hazing may be
punished by dismissal.
Previous to the consideration of the
hazing bill, 265 pension bills were
passed.
W. W. Kitchln of North Carolina,
who has made a minority report on the
bill explained his views. The measure,
he contended, was too great a modifi
cation of the present law in the di
rection of leniency. It would, he said,
greatly encourage hazing.
Mr. Smith of lowa made the obser
vation that if political interference
with the naval and military academy
should cease the officers in charge
could absolutely nbollsh hazing.
Cadets in Rebellion
A speech by Mr. Hepburn of lowa
was a severe criticism of what he said
was a perversion of the real object of
th.c training. These cadets were being
prepared at the expense of the nation
to command the ships and men of the
navy. They were, as a matter of
(fact, living in constant and open re
bellion of . a plain law of the land,
with which they were more familiar
than with any other.
The result of such a course of train-
Ing, he said, was shown by the in
efficiency of naval officers. He called
attention to a list of twenty-five «hlps
which had met disaster by bad naviga
tion and added a reference to the re
cent mixup in New York harbor. Yet,
he said, there was no punishment ever
inflicted on a naval officer. They were
tried by their friends and former
classmates.
A defense of the cadets was made
by Mr. Paggett of Tennessee, a mem
ber of the special hazing committee,
who minimized the general charge as
due to the pranks of boys.
■ Mr. Hepburn secured the adoption of
an amendment requiring cadet offi
cers as well as Instructors and naval
officers, to report, infractions of the
hazing regulations, after which the
bill was passed.
House committee on elections No. 3
adopted unanimously a resolution de
claring that A. J. Huston was not
elected a member of the Fifty-ninth
congress from the second Texas con
gressional district and is not entitled
to the seat held by Representative
Moses L. Brooks, Democrat.-
Court-Martials Approved
By Associated Press. t
WASHINGTON, i March 24.— The
president has approved the sentences
of court martlals in the cases of First
Lieutenant Hugh Kirkman, Eighth
cavalry, and Second Lieutenant Horace
U. Little, Philippine scouts, both of
whom were recently tried in the Phil
ippines on charges of forgery and
drunkenness.
Poisons Permitted
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Propri
etary medicine manufacturers were
granted a hearing today by a sub
committee of the house committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce on
the proposed amendment by Represen
tative Lovinge of Massachusetts on
the pure food bill. The amendment
permits the use of a limited amount of
alcohol, opium, cocaine and other poi
sonous substances in patent medicines
without stating on the labels that they
are contained In the preparation.
NO FORTS FOR SAN PEDRO
Suggestions of Senators Perkins and
Flint Overruled for the Present
by Engineer Mackenzie
Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 24.— Secretary
Taft has transmitted to Senators Per
kins and Flint a report from General
Mackenzie, chief of engineers, on the
proposition to fortify San Pedro har
bor. Some time ago the senators sug
gested that the commercial Impor
tance of San Pedro was Constantly in
creasing, and that fortifications should
be planned to protect the harbor.
General Mackenzie reports that while
San Pedro may require fortifications
in the not distant future, it is not ad
visable a> this time to provide them.
This conclusion, it is inferred, is ap
proved by the secretary of war in
transmitting It to the California sena
tors.
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ROGERS' REPLIES TO
HADLEY ARE EVASIVE
STANDARD OIL MAN SEEMS TO KNOW LITTLE
Missouri Inquisitor Believes He Has Effectually Placed Wedge
Into Oil Affairs That Will Accomplish Purpose of
Inquiry— Oil Attorneys Not Discouraged
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 24.— 1t is ex
pected that when the Standard Oil
hearing is resumed next week At
torney General Hadley will commence
his efforts to prove the second portion
of his case— namely that the manage
ment of the Waters-Pierce company
and the Republic Oil company as well
as the Standard OH company are under
the supervision of the officers of the
Standard Oil company.
At the conclusion of today's hearing
Assistant Attorney General Rushlake j
served upon Lawyer Hagerman, repre
senting the defense, an order requiring I
his clients to produce on Monday next !
over a hundred letters that are said
to have passed between the respondent
companies in the west and 26 Broad
way.
These letters, it is understood, are
expected to disclose the control of the
two companies operating in Missouri,
by the Standard Oil and show that
even the detail of the management is
directed from 2fi Broadway.
Lawyer Hagerman of the Standard
Oil company said at the conclusion of
the hearing today that he felt rather
pleasted at the result of the first day's
work.
Speaking of the admissions made as
to the stock ownership of the two com
panies he called attention to the fact
that they had been made subject to
exceptions as to their materiality, a
point for the higher courts yet to pass
on. While Attorney General Hadley
seemed to think that he had prac
tically proven his case. Lawyer Hager
man and others of the Standard's at
torneys salil there were other and
equally important allegations yet to be
sustained.
Rogers on Stand
Henry H. Rogers, vice president of
the Standard Oil company, was the first
witness today in the Investigation con
ducted by Attorney General Hadley of
Missouri, who is seeking to oust the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, and
companies alleged to be allied with it,
from doing business in Missouri.
Attorney General Hadley began by
asking Mr. Rogers if he is a stock
holder in the Standard Oil company of
Indiana, and Mr. Rogers said he Is.
"Do you know anything of the con
ditions of the sale of oil in Misourl?"
he was asked.
"Not In detail."
"Do you know of any division of the
business in Missouri relative to the sale
of oil between the respondent com
panies, the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany and the Republic Oil company?"
"I do not." ..:■
"Do you own or'contral any stock of
the Waters-Pierce OH company your
self or through another person?"
"I do not."
"Is H. M. Tilford a director of the
Standard Oil company?"
INNOCENT GIRL
LEAPS TO DEATH
FALSELY ACCUSED, PRUDY FORD
JUMPS IN RIVER
Woman Who Made Accusation May
Be Prosecuted — Mass Meeting
Held and Strong Resolu.
tions Passed
Special to The Herald.
HARTFORD, Ky., March 24.— Prudy
Ford, who drowned herself yesterday
because of the charge made against her
that sho had stolen property and money
from her roommate, was unjustly ac
cused.
The watch and clothing she was sup
posed to have taken were found today,
as well as $40 that was missing with
them. They were recovered by the
lady with whom she boarded and who,
it now also appears, was really respon
sible for the indignity heaped upon the
young school girl.
So strong is the feeling here that as
soon as these facts became known a
petition was circulated calling for a
mass meeting. This was held and
strong resolutions adopted. There is
some talk of criminal prosecution.
The letter of Miss Ford to her sweet
heart told of the mental anguish of
which she was the victim. It said in
part:
"I will end my life rather than have
a false charge brought against me. I
am innocent, as God is my judge. I
have been a loyal girl since I entered
school, and have been true to my
maker and to myself. I die with this
sentiment ringing in my ears. God is
merciful and Just. Death is sweet at
this hour, and on such an, occasion."
(Signed) "PRUDE."
SAD WOMAN TAKES POISON
By Associated Press.
STOCKTON, March 24.— Mrs. .A. R.
Earnshaw, a young married woman
who became despondent because she
believed her husband was devoting his
attention to another woman, took a
dose of laudanum on Sutter street to
night and fell on the sidewalk.
She was carried to the emergency
hospital and soon was out of danger
and a reconciliation followed.
Paying More Dividends
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 24.— D. D. Healy,
receiver for the bank of America, an
nounced today that he was ready to
pay a further 30 per cent dividend on
account of deposits in the defunct
bank, making a to^al payment of 70
per cent. '
Negro Murderers Hanged
By Associated Press.
MOUNT. HOLLY, N. X, March 24.—
Rufus Johnson and George Small, both
colored, were hanged here today for
the murder of Miss Florence \V. Alli
son, who was assaulted and killed In
a barn near Moorestown, N. J., on
January I*. "
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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
"I do not know; I do not think so."
"Do you know what business he
is in?"
"I think he is connected with the
Continental company."
Knowledge Is Limited
"Has Mr. Tilford an office at 26
Broadway?"
"I think he has."
"Is the business of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana controlled in Mis
souri by any trade committee with
offices at 26 Broadway?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"What business connection have you.
If any, with the business of selling and
refining petroleum In Missouri?"
"I have none."
"You swear that part of the business
is controlled and managed by others?"
"Yes; the detail work Is."
"You know of the existence of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company of Mis
souri, do you not?"
"I have heard of it," replied Mr.
Rogers.
Mr. Hadley then read a question
asked at the previous hearing, which
charged that the Waters-Pierce com
pany, and the Republic Oil company
and the Standard OH company of In
diana, were doing business In Missouri
in violation of that state's anti-trust
law.
Judge Johnson, one of the attorneys
for the Standard Oil company, had it
noted on the record that the Standard
Oil company would admit that the.
stock of the Republic Oil company and
the Waters-Pierce Oil company and
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
was held In trust by the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey.
APPEARS AS ONE
FROM THE GRAVE
MOURNED AS DEAD FORTY YEARS
IDA FORD STILL LIVES
California Woman Will Now Make a
Fight for Estate Left by
Her Mother to
Special to The Herald.
COLUMBUS, 0., March 24.— After
she had been mourned as dead for
forty years, Mrs. Ida Ford of Sacra
mento, Cal., has appeared in Columbus
and established her claim to the estate
of her mother, Mrs. William H. Plck
enham.
In the common pleas court yesterday
Mrs. Ford was given the verdict in the
ejectment suit brought by her against
Clara Hortenstein and Flora Val Ben
thysen.
In 1865 Isaiah Kimball was given a
divorce an dthe custody of his 4-year
old daughter Ida from Catharine Kim
ball. The father and daughter trav
eled etxenslvely. In St. John, •N. 8.,
ehe was badly burned and it was
thought that she died, but she finally
recovered, married and settled in Cali
fornia, where she is now living. She
believed her mother dead, but by some
accident learned differently.
Mrs. Kimball after her divorce mar
ried William P. Pickenham, with whom
she lived- until her death about two
years ago. , ...
By her will her estate was left to
other heirs, as she believed her own
daughter to be dead.
CARPET TACK CAUSES
DEATH OF TWO WORKMEN
FATALITIES FOLLOW POWDER
MILL EXPLOSION
Bit of Metal In Cog Wheels Creates
Spark Which Ignites Explosive.
Factory Scattered All Over Sur
rounding Country
By Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, March 24.— A carpet tack
caught between cogwheels caused a
spark that resulted in the blowing up
of the works of the . Phoenix Powder
company, eight miles east of here, this
afternoon and killing John Nash, aged
68, and Edward Hlgglnbotham, aged
24 years. . , •
The building .was 'completely de
stroyed, parts being scattered all over
the surrounding country in the vicinity.
Nash was running the machinery which
caused the igniting spark. . .
After the accident- a tack was found
in the cogs of, the demolished machine,
and experts at the factory said ! there
was no doubt but that it caused the
exploßioa. ' "~
Main News Section
CRUSHED
TO DEATH
IN TRUNK
Grewsome Find of
Baggage Man at
Sacramento
Remains of Man Found With Indica
tions That He Was Forced Into
Receptacle Alive— Officers ,
Probing Mystery
By Associated Press.
STOCKTON, March, 24.Th« baggage
man at the Southern Pacific depot to
night discovered the remains of a man
about 38 years of age jammed into 'a
large trunk. Officers who have been
working on the case assert that' the
man was placed in the trunk while
alive, . and that he was crowded into
such a position that the . blood ' was
forced out of his nose and mouth, kill
ing him.
It was not until after the I' o'clock
train this morning had left for Sacra
mento that the trunk was seen on a
baggage truck. The man In charge of
the baggage was of the opinion that
some one would claim the property or
have It checked, but as no one put In
an appearance he hauled the truck into
the baggage room tonight • about 9
o'clock, when for the first time the odor
almost overcame him.
Covered With Blood
The coroner and district attorney ..
were notified and forced open the
trunk, the lid of which was carried up- \
ward several Inches by the legs of \
the man being released. '.:>:'■■'■>:.
The body and bottom of the trunk
were covered with blood. One ; front
tooth had the appearance of i having
been broken off and it is possible the
man was struck In the mouth and ren
dered insensible before being forced
into the trunk.
He was well dressed and his shoes
were polished. Other clothing found
in the trunk indicate that .he v.-es
either an engineer pr a miner. : ' ," • ;
A small book, in which was an ac- :
count by J. C. Leslie with M. Farrier,
from March 1 to 19, was found In a
pocket.
The names Mltar Myovlech and
Mitchell Myovich were found in the
back of the book.
Nude Man Arrested
By Associated Press.
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., March 24.-^
An Insane man who had been at large
in a nude condition on the marshes
near here was arrested this morning.
His name is supposed to be Jacob
Mohler.
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Showers
Sunday; fresh south winds. Max.
Imum temperature In Los Angeles
yesterday, 63 degrees; minimum,
65 degrees.
PART I
I—Scotty1 — Scotty is jailed; released later. ,
2 — Mayor clashes with council.
3 — Washlngtonians visit the beach.
A — Rain and rain and more of It.
5— Pistol bullet brings death.
6.7— Sports.
PART II
2.3.8 — Society.
A — Editorial.
s—City5 — City news. .
6 — Cable news
PART 111
I— Scotty and King confer today.
2 — Kufford draws five-year term.
3 — Buck to expiate Canfleld murder.
4 — Banker comes to son's rescue.
s—Dramatic5 — Dramatic news.
6 — Wealthy men to lend aid.
7 — Markets.
PART IV
1.2.3.8 — Real estate news.
4 — Southern California news.
5.6.7 — Classified advertisements.
PART V
Magazine section.
PART VI
Children's magazine. .
PART VII
Colored comic section.
EASTERN
Hazing bill in amended form passed
by the House.
Rogers testifies In Missouri oil hear- .
ing at New York.
California, woman thought to be dead
bobs up and claims estate.
FOREIGN
Filipinos, through treachery, engage '
American soldiers in battle. Governor
missing. • ; . • . • ,
Russians shoot railroad paymaster 1
and rob him of large sum. i - '
Moroccan Imbroglio likely to be ar
ranged at Washington. •'. ■
COAST .
Body of man found in trunk at Sac- j
ramento shows foul crime.
Secretary of agriculture removed ,.
from office.
Stockton woman attempts suicide,'
thinking* husband Is fickle.
Forger Kefford given four years sen
tence in the penitentiary. ■-.- : - :'. *
Banker's son takes $1800, but escapes ■
prosecution. - » '■•■Y'^tizici
Instantaneous heater claims another ■•■..
victim. •»:*SF'<»»!S£SR* ! *«jße*!*>»s fltu/WH'vt ""cres
tios Angeles and vicinity visited by v
greatest rainfall of the season. » ■ > *"»''-.';
Washington's delegation of. 100 visits „,
Long Beach and attends reception at
Los Angeles chamber of commerco at
night. ■■:■ .■■■•■ .■-■ ■;. ' ■- ■ '■ •;, ? ;■.'.-;
\ Press club holds its first smoke* ■ -