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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 219.
RUSSIAN
GENERAL WOUNDED
Deadly Bomb Hurled
at; Vice Admiral
Doubassoff
Two Killed and Several
Injured by Explosion
at Moscow
Man' .Wearing Officer's Uniform
• Awaits Approach of Carriage
. Near Entrance to Palace,
: Weapon In Hand .
By Associated Press.
'•:. MOSCOW, May 6.— A bomb was
thrown at the carriage of Vice Ad
miral : Doubassoff, governor general of
Moscow, as hie was being driven to' the
palace today. He was wounded In the
foot and his aid de camp and a sentry
were killed. . ■ ■
The man who threw the bomb Is re
pirfced' to have been killed. ' He wore
an officer's uniform. ■ Access ■ to the
palace ' is barred. ■ - ■ •
; Governor Doubassqft was returning
In -an open carriage from the Uspenskl
'cathedral, and the outrage took place
outside of carriage entrance to his
palace.' Several bystanders . were • In
jured. .- •' ,■";:'. ' , . ' ..
Life Saved by Poor Aim
...According , to the route decided upon
iin advance, the governor general should
have returned to the palace by the side
entrance, but during the drive he
changed .;' his i' route and' thereby ran
'into the peril he was seeking to avoid.
.'.^yiee'. Admiral Doubasaoff's life was
saved by the poor aim of his would-be
assassin. The -bomb exploded, on . the
: pavement several paces to the rear of
his carriage, V hurling., the., 'mutilated
corpse of the : terrorist ' several yards
' backward,. and. tearing off an arm and
the. face of an aid who was descending
I from : .the carriage. ' .. •' „
pi Governor ■< General. Doubassoff. was
i thrown- -from his carriage *and under
hprsps' heels;.,' His back was burned
walk- unassisted into' the palace. v - :; T" >.;
Coachman's .Skull Fractured* "
I .The ; cqachmaji's , skjill '.Tvas. fractured
and Ghe * was taken ' to ; a .' hospital.:. ,■ . .
.Klt'^s^thpuiht' the assassin was. the
students in .1 whose' rboms-.'a" bomb"ex
plodedv.Baturday.,;,'kllllng., three ; fceeom
pllces.but who at the time was watch
' Ing the palace from a room in the hotel
opposite. ■■ •:'•'•;; ..... .....:. ..
.Vice I Admiral Doubassoff ' was j ap
pointed governor general of Moscow
. ln(:t>e,pem.bef ; last., He la also an aid
to' the* emperor -and a member of the
council *of ..the. empire.. Since his : ap
pointment an governor general several
plots I against- him have been uncov
ered. '.'■: i '.■.'•■; . • ■ ■ ■ ' :
'■■ Almps.t ; ■■" immediately after he had
.taken, office; he Incurred the enmity. of
:the » revolutionists, who. entered Into
a '■ conspiracy 'to abduct him, but this
failed. V v '" '•'- ■' ■■'■'■ ■■;■■-■'-■' '
Life Threatened
■\ In.Ja nuary": he ; was ' advised that an
•.Attempt would be made at the celebra
tion of the ceremony of blessing th«
waters -to assassinate, him. As a re
. suit • Prince Kosavlosta was arrested
charged | with "; being*- an accessory to
the conspiracy. :.■■'-.'.■.
In - March a , bolder attempt on Dou
bussoff's fife was frustrated by the ar
;rest;of'a woman who had actually in
vaded . the ! palace, j She gained admlt
: tance |on | the plea that she had come
■ from ? a' personal friend of the governor
general. -.. ' • ■•. /..!?"il;.- ' "
■v- Her- actions In the : chancellery at
tracted .'the attention of an' aid. ■ He no
ticed particularly the luxuriance of the
"woman's hair, which was worn in a
high ; | coiffure. Investigation alarmed
her and she attempted to flee, but she
was. seized .and searched and a small
i bomb j was found concealed In her hair.
NAVAL TUGS SAVE
THE BHODE ISLAND
Hy Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va., May 6.— The battle-
( ship. Rhode Island was floated at high
tide ' tonight,' after being aground on
York Spit bar 1 since I yesterday morn
ing, vlt was due to the efforts of four
powerful naval tugs, the Unean, Wah
netka, Hercules and Mohawk that the
big warship was drawn from the sand
, bar.*s<r *'.' ' -
.. The ■_■. Rhode. Island then dropped
anchor in the mouth of the York river
and; will come to ' Hampton Roads to
morrow .; morning. • j ■ " .
-•',; The "extent of the Injury to the ship
Is 'not 'known- tonight.- It develops that
there. was no native pilot taken aboard
the. vessel. when she entered the capes.
| The I Virginia pilots nay that one was
offered; but • refuged.' :No other pilot
.would have undertaken to take the ship
to York bay. ' ■ ,;.
MARK .TWAIN POSTPONES TRIP
Sudden Attack of Bronchitis Inter.
feres With European Jaunt.
Takei to Bed
By Associated Preis.
■,? NEW 'YORK, May 6.— Mark Twain,
who had planned to leave thia city on
Saturday : for Dublin, where he was to
spend the summer, has been compelled
to I postpone his departure | indefinitely,
owing: to; an attack of bronchitis, He
took. to his bed on Tuesday last with a
slight cold and bronchitis developed on
Thuroday.
Exterminate Bulgarian!
Ily Aimoolaled l'rws.
1 % RALONK'A, ; European Turkey, May
«,— Turkish troopi on | Saturday exter
minated it band of fourteen Bulgarians
at.l^oyodja.near Kluprlll. The Turk!
had two men killed. -
Los Angeles Herald.
DDIPCa J Daily by Carrier I ca neilTO
rhiot: j per Monih i 09 CENTS
BRAZIL IMPORTS $99,483,904
Trade With the United States for
Fiscal Year Aggregates
$110,000,000
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May «.— A bulletin
lustied by the department of commerce
and labor nayn that trad« of the United
Rtntps with Brazil aggregate* In round
numbers $110,000,000, n larger sum than
any country In South America.
Imports) from Rrazll for th« fiscal
year 1005 nßStregnted J99.483.904 and ex
ports were $10,895,006.
The bulletin snyn the total exports to
Tirnzll show ft falling off from $1B,1(!5,
079 In IR9S to $10,89fi,0ft« In iftOß, the de
crease occurring chiefly in provisions.
FATHER GAPON IS
ALIVE AND WELL
80 SAYS MAXIM GORKY'S SON IN
ADDREBS AT CHICAGO
Ivanovltch Narodny Declares Message
Waa Received Recently From the
Man Whom Reports Declare
to Be Dead
By ARXoclateo. Press.
CHICAGO, May 6.-That Father
Qapon, the Russian revolutionist, wan
not put to . death by anarchists or by
anybody else, but Is alive and doing
well, was the statement made here to
day by Ivnnovltch Narodny, reputed
son of Maxim Gorky,
Narodny came here to address two
Socialist meetings In plice of Gorky,
who was unable to come on account of
illness.
"Father Gap6n was not lynched by
Russian anarchists," said Narodny, In
a statement made following the meet
ing. . •
"On the contrary he Is In . Switzer
land and is alive and well. This I
know to be a fact. Only last Monday
a mutual friend, O. Collins, a civil en
gineer living at Washington, D. C, re
ceived a telegram from Father Gapon,
which, of course, was In Itself a denial
of the published statements that he had
lost his life." '
SIXTY ZULUS DIE
IN HILLSIDE FIGHT
By Associated Press.
DURBAN, Natal, May 6.— Colonel
Mansell'a column, which is pursuing the
Zulu ' rebel chief Bambaata, was at
tacked today by 1 200 Zulus while de
scendlng a precipitous hill near the
grave of Cetewayo. Sixty Zulus were'
killed. . .
Colonel . Mansell had three men
wounded. . . >'.'._ • - -i
. ManseU- was engaged In a' reconnols
ssnce"fr6m-;FoH"Tblland. •" He was co
operating with other columns^ In. expel
ling the rebels from' a "forest' with a
view, to .cutting Bambaata off from
escape. ; ' He thought the Zulu attackers
were Batrtbaata'fi men. !"•'' ' ' ■ ' : '
-'•They.: .numbered altogether over < a
thousand men and attempted to employ
the crescent formation adopted by the
Zulus in war and only Colonel Mansell's
prompt disposition' of his forces pre
vented ■ disaster. ' .
The Zulus .displayed desperate fury.
They. were armed with rifles and asse
gais ' and evidently had been \ drugged
by witch doctors, who pretend to be
able ' to render • them impervious to
bullets. . . . ;
RATE BILL SUITS PRESIDENT
In Message Sent to Pennsylvania
Parties Roosevelt Expresses
His Views . .
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 6.— President
Roosevelt today reiterated his views on
railroad rate. legislation in a telegram
sent to the executive committee of the
Pennsylvania state grange. The tele
gram follows:
"WASHINGTON, D. C, May 6.— W.
F. • Hill and members > executivp com
mittee Pennsylvania state grange:
Telegram received. I am happy to tell
you that not only am I standing on my
original portion as regards . rate legis
lation but it seems likely that congress
will take this position too. j
"The Hepburn bill meets my views,'
as I have from .the beginning stated.
The Allison amendment Is only declara
tory i of what the Hepburn bill must
mean, supposing It' to be -•unconstitu
tional, and no genuine friend of the bill
can object to it without stultifying him
self.'.ln addition* I shall be glad to get
certain amendments such as those
known as the' Long - and 1 Overman
amendments, but they are not vital and
even without them the Hepburn bill,
with the Allison amendment, contains
practically exactly what I have both
originally and always since asked for,
and if enacted into law it will represent
the longest step ever yet taken in the
direction of solving the railroad rate
problem.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
KING AND QUEEN GIVE DINNER
Delegatea to International Postal Con.
greaa at Rome Are Guests
of Honor
By Associated Press.
ROME, May | 6.— King. Victor ' Em
manuel and Queen Helena tonight gave
a dinner In honor 'of the' delegates to
the International Postal congress.
Edward Rosewater of Omaha and
Captain N. B. Brooks, superintendent
of the United States postofflce, at
tended.
MANY INDICTED IN
BIG LAND CASES
By Asnnctated Prwa.
WASHINGTON, May 6.— Secretary
Hitchcock tonight deceived a telegram
announcing the indictment of twenty
one well-known characters of Port
land In land cases, aa told In a press
dispatch from that city.
Mr. Hitchcock stated that 'he was
exceedingly gratifled with the result of
the Investigation and- that the gov
ernment* cane was considerably
strengthened by the court demanding
$4000 ball In each case. '
He eald that it Is the • Intention of
the .' government to demand speedy
trials and that Investigations are be-
In* conducted In- other states along
the same lines. >'
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1906.
DYNAMITE USED
TO RAZE WALLS
SAN FRANCISCO MEN BURIED
BENEATH RUINS
"Red Hot" Stand Labeled "Palace
Hotel" by Proprietor of Refresh.
. ment Booth— Liquor Sellers
Behind Bars
By Annoelnted Prens.
SAN FRANCISCO, M"ay «.— The flrnt
accident in connection with the dyna
miting of dangerous walls by the engi
neers of , the army took place todny.
Smaller quantities of explosives than
were used last week nre now being
fired nnd thin necessitates two or more
charges of dynamite b'elng exploded
before the desired result In attained.
This morning the engineers were
working In the downtown district.
Twice had dynamite been exploded un
der the facade of a tall ruin and a
third charge was being Inserted -when
the wall fell. Three soldiers were
burled, but a mass of twisted Iron
partly shielded them and onlj* one wag
seriously hurt.
Officials Rest
This has been the first day of official
rest that the city has had since the
beginning of Its distress. All of the
municipal departments were closed
with the exception of the police sta
tions and hospitals, and Franklin hall,
the seat of San Francisco's government,
was deserted.'
The police have had little or nothing
to. engage their attention.
. Among the churches the same condi
tions prevailed as upon the preceding
Sunday, open air services being the
rule even, where the buildings were
unharmed. At Goldn Qate park the
usual Sunday afternoon concert was
given and was attended by thousands.
That the people as a whole are begin
nlng to look for some diversion was
shown last night when a great crowd
assembled to witness a vaudeville show
In a hall on Fillmore street. The au
thorities, however, at .the last moment,
refused to permit the performance.
Liquor Sellers Arrested
Two arrests for selling liquor were
made today, and as an indication of the
determination to suppress the traffic
*ti intoxicants, until the salonos.are al
jwed to reopen one , of . the offenders
was' refused balland the other's bond
was fixed at $5000. ... ';.'. .. ... ... :
j Coroner Walsh, after revising his list
6f'..vjctlnis.'of fire- and earthquake,- In
formed ; General Greely that' the total
number of canes handled by his .office
was 319, of which 134 were Identified
and 185 unidentified.' This report shows'
39 less than given by a previous- count.
Sightseers View' Ruins
! The, strejets- of the burned 'districts
we're .thronged today with sightseers.
Every train from .neighboring ' towns
on the peninsula and every ferryboat
from the bay counties was packed with
people cager f to get their first glimpse
of the city's devastation, and. almost
every third person carried a camera or
kodak.
| In expectation of the crush of people
booths of street fakers sprang up over
night along the curbs on the cleared
streets, prepared to furnish refresh
ments, and most of them enjoyed a
profitable trade. : .
"Red Hots" at Palace Hotel
■ ; In many instances the booths were
labeled with the names of former fa
mous hostelries, and the Incongruity of
"hot 1 frankfurters, 5 cents," beneath the
"Palace hotel" provoked a smile from
each passer-by. "
The work of construction , and tear-
Ing down continued today, on all sides
notwithstanding the Sabbath. Several
hundred frame buildings, now appear
among the destroyed , structures .and
foundations are being prepared for as
many more. .'•
: A slow' process of taking down, stand-
Ing walls with pick and shovel Is- being
employed by many merchants who are
.Impatient to resume business, but the
'bulk of' thiß work Is being done -by
stevedores who are using donkey en
gine power to raze the walls.;
MANGLED BY FALLING WALLS
Army Officer's Life Only Saved by
! Cage of Steel
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.*-Quarter
master Sergeant Charles .H. Bobbins,
attached to the first battery of engi
neers stationed at Fort Mason, is the
latest victim of the recent calamity.
• Today in command of a squad of en
gineers he was detailed to raze the
dangerous walls at the corner of Turk
and Mason streets with dynamite/and
shortly before 12 o'clock. with- two men
he entered the ruins of the old McCor
mlck hotel at 30 Turk street..
■ Two charges had been exploded and
the three men were at work placing
the third charge under the ruins of the
hotel when suddenly the walls began to
topple. .*' ■ ' " .
Imprisoned In Cage
Robbins' companions got clear of the
falling wall and escaped with a few
bruises, but Robbing was caught under
tons of debris. In some unexplained
manner an Iron beam fell over him In
Buch a position as to act as a shield and
a portion of the railing of the fire es
cape dropped as a , sort of , cage-like
protection over him. t ->. . ■ . .
, For fully an hour and a half the,po
lice and Boldlers in the vicinity labored
in order to release the imprisoned and
mangled soldier. He • was "hurriedly
taken to the general hospital ;at the
Presidio where his wounds were pro
nounced dangerous but not neceßsarlly
fatal. ' / '
Typhoid Fever Stamped Out
By Annotated (Tesa. '
CITY OP MEXICO, May 6.— The ty
phoid fever epidemic •Is practically
stamped out, only two cases and one
death being reported yesterday. Since
October 1 there have been 3372 cases
and 788 deaths. _. / ' .
Wltte May Go to Parla
By Associated frees.
i LONDON, May 7.— The Daily Tele
graph's St. Petersburg correspondent
say» :it It; reported that ■ Count .Wltte
may be appointed Ilunsian ambassador
to Paris. :
IOWA SENATOR REPORTED ILL
Mr. Allison Believed by Friends to
Be Suffering From Brlght's
Disease
Bp«dAl to The Herald.
WASHIMaTON, Mny «.-BMi«tOr
Atllnon of lowa Is reported tonight t*
be n. very sick rrtftn. H« ha* b«en con
fined to his- rooms' ln the Portland for
several days with n cold. Tt Is rumored,
however, thnt hln Illness Is more nerloun
than nt first reported. It Is stated thnt
the senator's kidneys are nn>cte<l, nnd
ns Mr. Allison In 77 years old, his friend*
nr« greatly alarmed.
It was stated tonight that the «pnntor
wn» somewhat better, nnd nevernl sen
ntors who en lied tipon him say his con
dition Is Improved, but thnt It will he
some time before he returns to the nen
ntp. No authority can be found for the
rumor that Mr. Allison's ailment In
Jtrlffht'ii disease, nor In any denial ob
tainable at him hotel.
TENNESSEE MOB
SHOOTS TO KILL
Farmer Near Pleasant View Recelvea
Warning Letter to Leave the
Neighborhood and As.
sault Follows
By Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Term., May 6.—Mar
vin Winters was shot and killed and
Thomas Stewart and his young daugh
ter severely wounded during an at
tack by a mob on' Stewart's home near
Pleasant View, Cheatham county, lant
night. ■ No reason' for the attack Is
known. * ■*%,.
A few days ago Stewart received
a letter warning him that If he and
his family did not leave the neighbor
hood within ten days they would all
be killed. . - .
About 11 o'clock Saturday night a
mob surrounded Stewart's house and
opened flre on It, and Stewart and his
daughter were wounded. Stewart re
turned the shots and the' mob scat
tered. This morning the body of Mar
vin Winters was found about fifty
yards from Stewart's home.
■ The' shot that killed I Winters came
from a gun of ' larger caliber ■ than
Stewart's and today Jim Hunt, Eph
Boyle and Newton Winters were ar
rested charged with . complicity In the
murder of Winters. . . \ • „
OFFICIALS FACE
; QUEER PILEMA
DISAGREE AS TOjWHO SHALL AD-
V. VERTISE "FLYER" . '=;
Rock Island Engine Pulls Golden State
I ■ Limited- Over Alton Tracks and .
j Passengers Become Con.
;'; ' ' fused : as -.'a R«sult " ; ' -•
Special to The Herald.
I CHICAGO, May 6.— A lively contro
versy ' has arisen between the Rock
Island and the Alton officials regarding
who shall advertise the Golden State
limited, the . crack': California flyer. .
It goes from Chicago to Kansas City
over the Alton road. It . Is made up
entirely of Pullmans, driven by a Rock
Island engine over: Alton tracks, 'and
passengers are puzzled to know what
to do about, it. Four California pas
sengers suffered the train to go by to
day, being deceived by Its composite
makeup. ; .■•'."..
The presidents of both roads are in
sisting that the other shall extensive
ly advertise the train bo that there
shall be no more aggravating mistakes
of this nature.
MAY ALTER SECOND
i; .CLASS MAIL LAWS
PUBLISHERS PROBABLY WILL
FORM COMMISSION
Postmaster General Cortelyou Makes
! i Recommendation to Congress With
a View |to Bettering the Present
Unsatisfactory Conditions
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 6.— Postmaster
General Cortelyou has recommended
to congress the appointment of a com
mission to inquire Into the subject of
second-class mall matter with a view
to ascertaining what modifications of
the present second-class laws are nes
essary, the commission to render its
report to congress not later than De
cember 10, 1906.
In • order, that all Interests shall be
lepresented he has recommended that
the commission consist of seven per
sons and be made up as follows:
How Selections Will Be Made
One senator, -selected by the presi
dent of the Benate; one representative,
selected by the speaker of the house;
one officer „of the postoff lce depart
ment, selected by the postmaster gen
eral; one representative of the pub
lishers of dally newspapers; one rep
resentative of publishers of weekly,
semi-weekly and trl-weekly newspa
pers, ■ and one representative of the
publishers of periodicals and maga
zines, the last three to he appointed,
by the president of the United States
from I among those recommended to
him by representative publishers of
such newnpapers and periodicals, and
a seventh member to be selected by the
six, whose manner of selection is spe
cifically provided,
Investigation to Cost $25.000
An appropriation of 126,000 la recom
mended to defray the cost ; of tha In
vestlgation. -
: The postmaster general in his recent
annual report recommended to ■ con
gress a thorough review, of the. whole
subject :of i second-class mall matter
and the enactment of a statute to take
the "place of those existing which
■would render unnecessary the : consid
eration . of auch questions <as those
upon •. which second-class ) matter now
depend.
FLOOD THREATENS
SEVERAL TOWNS
CAPAY VALLEY RESIDENTS
FLEE TO HILLSIDES
Recent Earthquake Dislodges Side of
Mountain and Cache Creek
li Dammed for Long
Distance
By AKKnctatml Press.
SACRAMRNTO, May 6.— A special
from Woorlland to- the Sacramento
Union says:
"The threat of flood in the Capay
valley rpsultlng from the slide of earth
that has fallen from the mountain aide
and damaged the waters of Cache
creek Is growing Increasingly serious.
It may be assumed that the i«llde In
question was In some way the result
of the recent earthquake and It I» now
found to. be 1000 feet wide and to com
pletely close the wafer course. Ever
since the occurrence the waters have
been steadily piling up behind it and
II was found by measurements taken
this morning that a depth of 100 feet
had been reached.
Too Late to Use Dynamite
If It had been taken at an earlier
stage the dam might have been blown
up with dynamite and the water.* ! re
leased without danger to any locality,
but it is now too late to do this, as It
would but precipitate the flood that is
feared. The dam Is of soft earth and
debris and there Is some hope that it
may absorb the water or cut out grad
ually and the water pass iri harmless
quantities. Should It give way to the
pressure the results will be very serious
and a large area of country will bo
flooded.
The towns in immediate danger are
Capay, with a population of something
under 400; Rumsey, with a population
of 200, and'Guinda, with a population
of 360, all in Capay valley.
Citizens Flee to Hillsides
I The Inhabitants of these towns are
bo far Impressed with the possible dan
ger that confronts them that they have
abandoned their' "houses and removed
their belongings,' even to the contents
of ' the stores, to the hillsides, where
they are camping with their families.
I The railway : company is taking pre
cautions for the. protection of the line
and for prompt repair of any damages
that. may ,.be 'caused and watches have
been placed. upon nil theYolo bridges to
keep 'the bridges; clear of brush and
trees If a break occurs. ' ■" ■
MARQUIS OYAMA LEAVES ARMY
Chief oorf r the Japanese Headquarter*
"' ' Staff Succeeded by Viscount : '
.'■',- '{■'. ' ; " Kodama
By Associated Press.
VICTORIA. - B. C, May «.— Advices
were received by the steamer Athehlan
which arrived last night' from Japan
and China of the retirement of Marquis
Oyama from the post of field marshal
and chief of the Japanese headquarters
staff, he being succeeded. by Viscount
Kodama, recently promoted from a
baronetcy and lieutenant general. '
Admiral Togo will shortly be. made a
count because of his service during the
war. ; . .
Viscount Kodama will be further pro
moted and be made a count. ' '
i Count Nodzu will become a. marquis
and Gens. Kurokl, Oku, Nogl and Ka
wamura, who were recently appointed
to command the Tokio district. Will be
created viscounts. - ' .■ :
An assemblage of lieutenant generals
In command of divisions of the Jap
anese army has been convened by the
minister of war to discuss proposed
army reforina. . .
ADDS $300,000 TO THE FUND
Secretary Taft Places This Amount
at Disposal of General .
■ ; Greely
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May «.— Following a
representation made to the war depart
ment by General Greely, commanding
the ilepartment/<of the Pacific, Secre
tary Taft ' has placed at the disposal of
that department an amount approxi
mating $300,000 of the relief fund appro
priated by congress for the relief of
the San Francisco sufferers. ' .
With this fund General Greely will
pay for supplies already purchased and
others which are needed, and for fresh
meat, which he says Is Indispensable.
• Supplies ■ heretofore issued. Including
the tents from the quartermasters'
Stores, .'s etc., and which had been
charged ' against this department, will
be returned to the army and are avail
able for future use.
STRIKE WILL BE AVERTED
This la Opinion of Mine Workers at
1 ' Scranton and Other East,
crn Cities
By Associated Press.
.SCRANTON. Pa., May 6.— Nothing
developed today- to disturb the general
belief that a strike of the anthracite
mine workers had been averted.
There seems to be every assurance
that the sub-scale committee of the
organization which will go to New
Tork early tomorrow for a conference
with the operators will be assured by
the latter that - there will be no dis
crimination shown In case the men are
ordered .back to work, and that the
term I the agreement Is to last will be
readily agreed upon. ■.".;>-
Mrs. Henry H. Honore Dlea
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May «.— Mrs. Henry ,H.
Honore, mother of Mrs. Potter Palmer,
and a resident of Chicago, died at her
home as the result of a. fall last Wed
nesday. Bhe was 80 years of age.
Governor General Killed
■rfy ted (raw.
BKATERINOBLAV, May, 6.— The
governor general of Ekaterlnpslav was
assassinated. Saturday evening by six
unknown persons, who fired volleys
from revolvers at him and. escaped.
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Edward Rosewater of tha Bee Seeks
Republican Nomination for
United States Senator
By AMfirlnlnl Prexn.
OMAHA, Mny S.— Th« candidacy of
Edward nosewater, proprietor of the
Omnhn Bee, for the Republican nomi
nation of UnitM fltflten renntor at the
coming state Republican convention,
will .he anno'inced In the Ben In a
slßtipd article hyhls non, Victor Rone
water, managing editor. . ■ . .
Mr. rtosewater. nr., Ik nt. present In
Ronvj ng tli* official representative of
the United Btatea at the universal poa
lai congress,
Mr. Tlosewnter has been a lender of
his party In this ntnte for many years
INSUBANCE MEN
BREAK SABBATH
CHICAGO COMPANIES REAPING A
HARVEBT
Loss by Traders' Trust Meant More
Business for Other Concerns,
and'Offlces Are Kept Open; ";. '
on Sunday
Special to The Herald.
CHICAOO, May 6.— This was a busy
day for the flre insurance companies
other than the Traders, which waa
placed In the hands, of a receiver yes
terday on account of the heavy losses
sustained in the San Francisco flre.
It was the first time in many years
that the offices were open for business
on Sunday and there was great picking
for thoße who went after the policies
given up by the Traders.
That company had enough patronage
In Chicago to bring In' a premium-in
come of nearly $200,000. Many of the
competing companies more than trebled
their usual business ■ Saturday and
added a lot to It today. '
; The rush will continue tomorrow. It
Is expected there. will be large salvages
in closing up the San Franciscd losses
now that the company, Is in the hands
of a receiver.- Claimants are likely to
be disposed to , accept whatever ready
money they can get out of the com
pany. ... ..,,..,
BANKER'S SON FOUND
DEAD IN NEW JERSEY
By Associated Press. . *'>Vt-"i
NEW YORK. May 9.— The body of
Eljiro Nahano, the - 23-year-old son of
a : wealthy Japanese banker, who dis
appeared from a hotel In this cHy April
28, was found tonight In a creek run
ning between Bergen and Hudson
counties,- N.-JV ■ '..:■■■' " ' ■■■ ■ :
: 'A ' reward iof $250** had j been . offered
for information as to Nahano's where
ahouts. He was supposed to have had
♦5000, in.cash.c ash with him.' Tonight only
11.36 was . found in his clothing., . His
gold watch was missing. Nahnud was
seen near Fair View,- N. : J., the night"
of April 28, where he displayed a- roll
of bills. : ' • ;. '- . V ■.■•,.'... •■
FISHERMEN MUST KEEP OUT
British Government Endorses New
,1 Foundland Cabinet's Aggressive
Action Toward Offenders '
By Associated Press.
ST. JOHN, N. , F., May 6.— Public
sentiment throughout. . the colony
strongly supports .'■' : the cabinet's ag
gressive enaction ■'■> against the Amer
ican fishermen, " while 'from views ex
pressed in government circles It ap
pears that the premier 1 has the en
dorsement of the British government,
which believes the restrictive measures
proposed are within the colony's legal
rights. . •■• ■• ' ■ ■
The government will employ whaling
vessels in addition to revenue cruisers
In enforcing the bait, act against Amer
ican fishing vessels. ' •■, .. •
The new foreign- fishing; vessels bill
Is expected to pass the upper house of
the legislature. tomorrow.. Both houses
will be • prorogued • Wednesday.
JACKSONVILLE HAS BIG FIRE
Storage Yarda of Chemical Company
Consumed at a Loss
of. $150,000 .
By Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 6.— Fire
In the storage yards of the Wenricke-
Mariner Chemical . company •In the
western suburb of this city tonight de
stroyed 15,000 tons of .batting draught,
a rosin waste used by the company in
making oil, valued at $150,000. >
The retorts and buildings of the com
pany were In great danger, but were
saved by hard work. ..■■.'.■•- ■ .
REPORT LUMBER RAFT ADRIFT
Bix Million Feet of Lumber (Encoun.
' ters Heavy Sea , After Leav.
Ing Astoria/
By Associated Press.
EUREKA. May 6.— A long raft con
taining 6,000,000 feet of lumber, which
left Astoria last Wednesday In tow of
the steamer Francis H. Leggett, is re
ported to be adrift.
The Leggett encountered heavy seas
and her hawsers were broken. At la»t
reports the ■ raft ! was sighted about
twenty miles off shore opposite Cres
cent City. : ' .
Electa Representatives
ST. PETERSBURG. May «.— The
Monkish black, clergy today elected
as representatives to the council of the
Empire, Antonlus, metropolitan of. St.
Petersburg; Archbishop Dlmltrl of
Oriresa . and Archbishop ; Antonlus of
Jitomir.
ENGINEER BLAMED
FOE ALTOONA tVEECK
By Associated Press.
ALTOONA, Pa.. May I— The official
report of the collision Friday night be
tween the east bound Chicago mall train
and . the westbound ' Chicago and St.
Louis expreaa on the Petersburg-, cut-off
of .; the. Pensylvanla , railroad, . ■ which
caused the death of ten persona and
the Injury of , many , others, lays the
blame on Knglneer JV.T. Dougherty,
who was hauling the westbound train
and .'Who.' lt Is claimed, misunderstood
his orders • '.it
BELIEVES
OCTOPUS
DOOMED
Independent Oil Man
Now Looks for a
Square Dear
Shows How the Standard
Company Will Be
"With Genuine Competition Consum.
era Would Benefit by Lower
Prices," Says Former Ben'ator . ',-'■
Jamea W. 1 Lee
Special to The Herald.
PITTSBURGH May 6.— "For fifteen
years we have been contending for: a
square deal, and from the president's
message It looks as if our labors were
to be rewarded ■ at ' last," . said i former
Senator James. W. Lee, one of the lead-
Ing Independent oil men in the country, 5
today, In discussing; the i message' of
President Roosevelt to congress on. the
Standard Oil company., ■■ ,' V, ...riVj
"It ■ looked dark ' often ■ enough, 1 ' ■} he
continued, "but the independents. have
kept their hearts up" find It really, looks
as If we. are at 'last to come Into 'our ;
own. If we could . get* equalization iof
rates and other things we are . entitled .
to . and which the -Standard Ollvcorh
pany enjoys it .would, prove a great
baan to many people. . Instead of $45,"
000,000 profits going into the coffers; of
the Standard Oil company i yearly "j a
large part of that' amount .'would Ago
Into the pockets of. the people, of ithe
United States. ■.. .: r ■„' ••.'. v >v ■';.-,■>
Means Saving to Consumer
".With competition In the oil business
the price of oil would be lower, to", the
consumer, and at the same time the
producer would be given a fair, market
price for his product and would' not. ; as
now, . ha ve to take what the Standard
Oil offers him, according, to its whims
and the state of Its treasury. V ; .\ < ;,: '
• ,"Many. of the' wells, that 'are aban
doned now In western. Pennsylvania.',
and other, places that cannot be worked
at a profit would be started up again,
for. then the price of crude nil wou id be
increased" and. the," small; wellsVlwhlch'
under"present 'are lost^ forj
ever, would ; be Va- .benefit to those t who
own the' property.' on", which •, they j are
located."' '.-; .'; ■ •' - . >:»;,'
,;;.J. J , i What Open Market ~Mj>ans - •/",■■;:;
. Going ' farther ; intoTthe 'effect *-» ' freSft
and open market without discrimina
tion would have on conditions in this
neighborhood, Mr. Lee 5a1d:;>T. ,,...,.,;.;.
"There ; are. still,-undiscovered'-.pools!;
of oil ''in' western' Pennsylvania,, Ohio \
and .West Virginia, ; but they^areinot ;
gone after,' because, the cost of; wild-i
catting Is so high that unless bis wells ;
are. brought In there is : no ■ chance ;■ of *
those drilling getting back their money.'
"6th'er ways in which this nerghbor- ; j
hood would be benefited would be that ,'
with more Independent producers there
would be. more work, with, the ofga.nl- '
zatlon of new oil companies. Refineries '
wuld be erected here as theyfwere-in *
the old 'days,' before they ' were', dls- X
mantled by the ' Standard. '"■'■ i '
Could Use Pipe Lines
"By refining the oil here we.' could
send It to the seaboard in the pipe lines
after it had been made ready for ithe
market, as ■ it .is j much - easier to I pipe
refined oil than It is. to. send the crude
through the long tubes. . ;.. ■ v'»e.i v
"H. H. Rogers and John D. Archbold
of the Standard in discussing the Gar
field report and the president's message,'
say:' . •. - -.' ■',',.- ■■■■'■'y --...«;-V:
" 'Of the 26,000,000 . barrels of oil , an
nually > manufactured, 15,000,000: barrels
are exported each , year, and . with " its
manufacture and price, the American
public Is not Interested.'.. , „ .;i .-,,*?..
".'I wonder If independent people are
not Interested In it; when .they, have a
foreign market, In addition to having
agents to sell their product in other
countries?"' ' ' ■■ •■ -'•'■'■' .■' ' '■.'"-' "■
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: ..Warm
and clear Monday. Maximum
temperature in Los Angelea yes
terday 68 degrees; minimum,. 56 ■;
degrees.
. I— Russian general wounded.
2— Standard Oil to be Investigated.
3 — Portray evils of the Inquisition.
4 — Tanner doubts service pension.
5— Sports.
6— Editorial.
7-^lty newt.
A— Southern California news. ■
9— Classified advertisements. ': , . ■
10 — Bonanza mine la. a bargain.-'
11— Public advertisements.' :'v :
12 — Shrlners are enthusiastic. v, '*
EASTERN • ... . , •
Body or Japanese banker's son found
dead In a New Jersey creek.' ■ ■ ■■ •
Former Senator Lee > declares" 'a
"square deal" Is at last In sight for In
dependent oil companies.. •'•■-'■
Chicago 'Insurance ; men keep off lc*s
Op«D on Sunday owing to rush of busi
ness. • yv **
FOREIGN :
Attempt made to kill governor gen -^.
eral at Moscow. ■ . : J-n
Many of the former deputies elected'
In Paris. . -. ■ . ■;.' ... ■ ' ■•:■■■■■ -'i-Vi.'-,
Thousands eagerly await the lnaugu- , ;
ration of Russian parliament.; .
COABT
' Three men caught by falling wall at ,
Ban Francisco. .- • *. '.'.. ■■ '-'■".:. \.
- Capay valley residents threatened by .
flood n>* to mountainside. .
■ Raft containing twelve million feet
of lumber reported adrift near Astoria.
LOCAL
Joe Voun * drugged ' and . robbed tri ';
Main street lodging house.
Bociety leaders vie with each other In
preparations for Fiesta parade.;. <-<
Visiting BhrJners' praise for Loa An* ,
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