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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 324.
SLAYER
GETS LIFE
SENTENCE
Stackpole Is Found
Guilty of Scheck
Murder
Jury Deliberates Over
Twenty-Eight
Hours
Convicted Man's Head Drops Upon
. 'His Breast When Verdict Is
Read, but He Soon Regains
His Composure
TUB JURY'S VEnDICT
"People of the «»u<c of Califor
nia iiRnlnnl Ernest G. Stackpole,
defendant—
"We, the Jury In the above en
titled action, find the defendant,
Ernest G, Stnckpole, guilty of
murder In the fimt degree and fix
hln pnnlfihmcnt nt Imprisonment In
the state penitentiary for life."
* i Ernest G .Stackpole. on trial for the
murder of Joel Scheck, was yesterday
found guilty of murder In the first de
gree by a jury in department one of the
superior court. His punishment was
fl'xe at life imprisonment In the state
penitentiary.
At just twenty-five minutes before 4
o'clock .yesterday afternoon three sharp
taps ■ sounded from the door of the
jury room. . ♦
In'a flash all was commotion, a half
dressed bailiff who had been taking a
well earned nap after his long weary
struggles of the past many days stag
gered to his feet and walked quickly to
the door. With the exception of one
• newspaper man he '. was the only .one
present in the court' room. , \ „
... Cautiously the, bailiff orntned:th£ door
and ' received'a whispered' message.
Then he locked tire door and made a
bolt for the Judge' b apartments, mut
tering in a half Joyful way, "They've
got a verdict."
"" Tired Jurymen Appear
Twenty-five minutes later the Jury
men staggered Into the court room,
fairly worn out with their exertions and
many of them faint from' the long hard
grind of the Jury box and twenty-eight
long hours in the jury room.
The Jurymen were awakened early
yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Tom Strohm who had them In charge.
For many days Strohm had watched
those men and he had kept careful
guard over them. Early yesterday he
told them to get up. and then he took
them out to breakfast. Following that
the long line of elderly men were sent
back to the jury room. Every expres
sion told of their set determination to
hold to their opinions to the bitter end.
For sixteen hours they had been
closeted In a small room toward the
west side of the court house building.
They had sent for ice water and cigars
and then more cigars and less Ice
water until the cigar bill had run well
up in the dollar marks and the jury
men declined Invitations to drink Ice
water.
Ready for the Verdict
At 10 o'clock Judge James arrived at
the court house and went to his apart
ments to await the^ decision of that
Jury. During the morning many anx
ious spectators, true to the last, re
quested admittance to the court house.
Some were admitted and they sat in
the court room during the long hours
of the morning, but finally most of
them 'became tired and left.
Deputy Strohm and Bailiff Ira Her
rlngton took turns in watching the jury
room, until Strohm, fairly worn out,
went.into an adjoining room and went
to sleep.
■ Hour after hour went by and the low
voices of the jurors could be heard as
they.- argued, .and finally even that
sound died out and all was still as
death.
Suddenly, like a pistol shot, came the
quick, sharp raps on the Jury room
door. Outelde of the court house
building Clerk Jack Wright of depart
ment one was waiting to be called to
the court room, and even he heard th«
signal. One of the jurymen called to
him from the window and Informed
him that a verdict had been reached
and Wright made a dash for the court
room door.
Deputy Strohm was hurrying Into his
clothes, while Deputy Herrlngton mad
ly telephoned for attorneys and sten
ographers. .
Stackpole Appears
At ten minutes before 4 o'clock
Stackpole marched Into the room. He
was heavily handcuffed and under the
care of Deputy'Herrtngton, but Under
Sheriff Henry Yonkin and Capt. White,
manager of the county Jail, marched
directly behind him.
Stackpole seemed cheerful and he
said "good morning" to the newspaper
men present. A number of clerks in
the buildln? who had heard the com
motion occupied a few of the specta
tor's chairs in the big room, but there
were not more than ten people present.
Stackpole walked over to the table
and sat down. He talked with Attor
ney Noelman for awhile and then At
torney Thompson walked over to him.
"Well, we'll stay with the ship till
she sinks." remarked Thompson, and
he patted Stackpole on the back.
The youn. man's nerve was superb.
Over at the county jail Stackpole's fel
low prisoners look up to him. They
speak respectfully 'of htm. for they
know his caliber. During the long
wearisome days of his trial he has
never uttered a complaint. During the
still longer nights, when the dread fear
of ■ darkness and the unknown kaawa
like a rat at the tortured heart of the
.
Cuulluueil on imih'v two, -
Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE: /' P«r Month I 00 1/fcNIO
STUDENT DROWNS
NEAR STANFORD
By ARnoctattd Press.
, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 19,
—Lemuel A. Robinson, a young student
from Santa Ana who came to Stanford
a week ago to enter the university, was
drowned In Felt I,flke on the Stanford
estate this afternoon.
In company w;th two friends Robin
son rode to the lake about two miles
back In the hills from the university
and went In swimming. He swam
across the lake onoe and was return-
Ing. When within* about fifteen yards
of the shore from where he started he
heciime tangled In the thick weeds
which completely covered the bottom
of the lake and before his com
rades, who were some j distance away,
could rescue hjm.
The two boys got aid from a farm
house a mile away and In r:i hour had
the body out of the -vater. The cor
oner's Inquest will be held tomorrow.
Robinson Is a prominent graduate of
the Santa Ana high school. He was
captain of the f Jotball team and wln
neV of the Southern California debating
contest.
MICHAEL DWYER
CALLED BY DEATH
VETERAN TURFMAN DIES AT
BROOKLYN
Deceased, at One Time Considered the
Greatest Plunger Following
the Race .Track, Died
Penniless
rfy As«oclnto.l Pressi.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.— Michael V.
Dwyer, long one of the most prominent
figures of the American tprf, died today
at his little cottage in Brooklyn, oppo
site the Gravesend race track of the
Brooklyn Jockey club, of whicli Joseph
Dwyer, a brother, is president.
Mike Dwyer suffered a stroke of
paralysis some days ago after he had
returned from a disastrous racing cam
paign In England, and since that time
had been practically helpless. He con
stantly was attended by two nurses
ana helped about from place to place.
Although he had long ceaset to hold an
interest in any racing stable or asso
ciation. Mr. Dwyer was often seen at
the- Metropolitan tracks on the days
when the big events were run.
.'- Dwyer was one of J . he most famous
plungers the turf has ever known. He
was a . large operator and amassed a
greater fortOw*i»» ltT ls"" smd^than-^en
-'Pittsburg Phil" Smith, the most no ( ted
of the modern race track bettors. ;.;
Smith died wealth;', while Dwyer was
practically penniless.- '■ •
Mike and Philip J. Dwyer began
their careers as butchers. They took
up trotting as a pastime and raced
horses at the old Parkvlllo , track In
Brooklyn.
From this they went Into racing, and
with Jimmy McLaughlln as their
jockey amassed c. large fortune, win
ning many times some of the oldest
and. richest stakes on tho eastern turf.
They owned Luke Blackburn, George
Kinney, Richmond, Miss Woodford, In
spector B and other horses equally ■well
known.
Philip Dwyer became president of the
Brooklyn Jockey club, which conducts
the Gravesend track, and the Queens
County Jockey club, whose racing plant
is at Aqueduct.
REVOLUTIONISTS PLAN
ANOTHER UPRISING
By Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19.— Leaders of
the late revolution in Guatemala will
meet In New York some time next
month, where it is believed they will
disclose their plans for a new uprlsltie,
which Is expected to. take place withm
a year.
General Barillas Is now In San Fran
cisco, Gen. Castillo is In Honduras,
Gen. Toledo Is in Nicaragua and Col.
Plnedo is In New Orleans. Well in
formed people in Central America pre
dict that another and much better pre
pared revolution with the object of
overturning the Caberea administration
In Guatemala is certain to be at
tempted.
They deny that there is any real
satisfaction In Guatemala among the
people because of the restoration . of
peace, and assert that Caberera was
only saved by the Intervention of the
United States and Mexico, which inter
vention was largely due to a wish to
prevent war between Salvador and
Guatemala while the Pan-American
congress was in session at Rio de
Janeiro.
The revolutionists believe that their
chances will be better on the second at
tempt and that they will have plenty of
arms and ammunition.
ITALIANS START
RIOT AT CHICAGO
v-;'j:,:-': ; ./. ... .
Hy Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. J.— John Grady, a
motorman, was probably fatally Injured
today at Halsted and Ewing streets by
a crowd of 500 Italian*, some of whom
dragged him from hit: car and kicked
and beat him because he attempted to
run. his car through the' line of parade
of an Italian Bociety.
A riot call was sent In and Capt.
Hatnes, with ; number r; officers, hur
ried to the scene. At the sight of the
police the Italians dispersed, hurling
stones and other missile's at the officers.
Many of the rioters carried, revolvers
and discharged them frequently during
the trouble. The police also fired their
revolvers to u'd them In Intimldadatlng
the Italians.
After two of the leaders had been
arrested the remainder of the rioters
scattered.
Two cities Without Light
By Associated Press.
MAHYSVILL.IC. Aug. 19.- Two trans
formers In the local sub-station of the
Bay Counties Power company, together
with the building, were destroyed by
Are today, entailing a 16m of probably
35000. Marysvllle and Yuba City are
without lights tonight but service will
be restored tomorrow
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1906.
BATHER
DROWNED
IN SURF
Los Angeles Man Is
Carried Away
by Tide
Wife Witnesses Struggle
for Life Amid the
Breakers
Long Beach la Scene of Second Trag.
{ edy Within Twenty.Four Hour*.
Efforts of Guards to Recover
Body Are Futile
The surf at Long Beach claimed its
second victim In less than twenty-four
houre, when about 1:30 yesterday after
noon Henry Newlngton of 1235 East
Twenty-fifth street, Los Anreles, was
drowned near the foot of Golden ave
nue.
: Overcome by the undertow and per
haps seized with a sudden cramp, he
was struck by a heavy brec.ier and dis
appeared from view. He was not seen
again and after working for several
hours the life saving crew gave up the
search for his body.
Watching the weakened man's strug
gle-against the merciless sea and his
final disappearance were his wife, his
brother-in-law, "A 1 . T. Gldday, also of
Los Angeles, his niece, Miss Marguerite
Hilts of 1811 E.tßt Twentieth street, this
city, Gidday's twt> little sons, Scripps
and ■'. orman, and Miss Bertha Johnson,
a friend, of 887 East Forty-second
street, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Newlngton became hysterical
and almost swooned. She shrieked and
screamed In her wild terror and was
wellnlgh insane from grief the rest of
the day. ,
Mrs. Newlngton went down from Los
Angeles August 3 to visit her sister,
Mrs. Fred Marsh ]of 805 West Second
street, during Mr. Marsh's absence in
Arizona: on a business trip.
Her husband went | down Saturday
night to' spend; Sunday with her and
*hey -had ■ both fc planned i : returning:, to
Los ' Angele s-last night, v, ','..■ •.. .*. : y.i
'.'"■'..* .'.Btruck' by Big Breaker
Yesterday Mr. Gldday and sons
and Miss Johnson and Miss Hilts went
down also to spend the day. After
eating dinner together at the Marsh
home the whole party, with the excep
tion of Mrs. Marsh, went down to the
beach two blocks away.
Mr. Newlngton, Mr. Gidday and the
two little boys went in the surf. Mr.
Gldday having been rigged up for a
joke In Mrs. Marsh's bathing suit.
The women of the party sat on the
sands talking and laughing.
Gldday noted the condition of the surf
and the presence of strong lateral cur
rents and ordered his sons to stay close
to shore. He and Newlngton went out
to where the breakers were rolling in.
After putting more and more distance
between them and the beach Gldday
realized that he was becoming very
weak and started to the shore. He
called to Newington to follow him.
Newlngton, who. was then about fifty
feet from his brother-in-law, replied:
"I don't believe I can get in, Art."
Gldday, who was In a bad way, strug
gled to chore -where he gave the alarm.
At about that moment Newlngton was
struck by a big breaker. His face was
turned waward and the breaker beat
him down and swept two feet over his
head. That was the last seen of him.
The lifeboat was quickly run out
from the station, a quarter of a mile be
low, and with George Hewston, Hans
Vockeroh, E. B. Reymus and a young
fellow named Scott aboard was rowed
swiftly to the scene.
Nothing was to be seen of the miss-
Ing Newlngton, however. The crew in
the boat then began diving In search of
the body. The boat was rowed up and
down from the pier to Tent City, but
the hunt was fruitless and after two
hours was abandoned. The accident
caused great excitement among the
crowd on the beach, but after a short
time the surf was thronged . with as
many bathers as before.
Owing to the lateral currents in the
water yesterday It was difficult to t«ll
which way the body had been carried.
Newlngton and Gldday have both
been employed by the commission
house of Simon Levy on Central ave
nue, Newington in the store and Gidday
as a salesman in the surrounding
towns.
Newlngton came to Los Angeles three
years ago from Detroit, Mich., and was
married a year later. He would have
been SI years old today. His wife
was formerly Miss Hannah Metner,
also of Detroit. Miss L. B. Chapman of
1811 East Twentieth street, Los An
geles, is another sister of the bereaved
woman. Newlngton's motl.- -\ a woman
more than 80 years old, lives in Mt.
Jewett, Pa.
The surf at the point where Newlng
ton was drowned Is not protected by
lifelines. The lifeboat, manned by
men in the employ of the bath house
company, Is stationed In front of the
bath house several hundred yards be
lo-r where tha crowds of bathers are
the largest.
CAUFORNIANS IN NEW YORK
BpwlM'tn Tri» Herald.
NEW TORK. Aug. 19.-The week's
arrivals at the various New York hotels
are: Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn, Miss
King, at the Grand Union; Dr. and
Mrs. li. R. Metzger. at the Broadway
Central; Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Shekels,
at the Herald Square; Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Brenson, at the Albert; Mr. and
Mrs. I. A. LeWnson, at the Cambridge
City; Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Sherman, at
the Churchill; Miss Corcoran at the
Grand Union; Mrs. Barnwell, at the
Imperial; Mrs. L. It. Stiles, at the
Ashland; Miss Rice, at the Belvldere,
and Miss Rowell; at the Algonquin.
Recent cable advices tell of the arri
val in Parla of Mrs. l<\ is. Wllcox of
Pasadena.
GUARDS FACE MOB
AT SAN FRANCISCO
tty Armnclntmft Press.
BAN FRANCISCO, Au<r. 19.— A small
sized riot occurred nt Flllmore and
Turk itr«ets this • evening in which
several shots wore fired.
A work car with non-union •workmen
and firmed guards was nurrounded by
a mob who Jeered and hooted the work
men. An attempt v/as miuij to drag
one of the men off the car. A guard
drew hit revolver and tried to drive the
crowd back. An unknown man
grabbed the pistol, wrested It out of
the guard's hand and ran.
Several of the guards started In pur
suit and one of the men fired several
shots In the air.
C. Jackson, a union lineman, frrabbed
Oeorge Adams, one of the pursuing
men, and attempted to hold htm.
Alnm» beat Jackson over the he.i'l with
his pistol, i
Tht» enraged the mob. so that the
guards were compelled to back Into a
dooroway and hold off the crowd with
revolvers while Policeman Scott turned
In a riot call which brought two patrol
wagons full of police, who scattered
the mob with their clubs. .'"-
Adams was arrested and charged
with assault with a deadly weapon.
LEWIS MORRISON
DIES SUDDENLY
NOTED ACTOR I PASSES AWAY
AT NEW YORK
1
As Mephlsto In "Faust" Deceased
Gained World Wide Fame — Was
Early Associated With
Edwin Booth
By Associated Press. 1
NEW YORK, Aug, 19.— Lewis Morri
son, an actor whose work as Me
phlsto In "Faust" -'gained fame, died
suddenly of a shock \ Saturday In St.
John's hospital, after undergoing an
operation for a disease of the stomach.
He was 61 years old. He was under
engagement to start for San Francisco
Friday, but decided' to delay the trip
for a few days.
Mr. Morrison resided each ' summer
with his daughter, Miss Isabel le Morri
son, at Neperhan Heights. She, with
his other daughter Mabel, wife of
Richard Bennett, Mr. Bennett and Mr.
Morrison's wife Flore.nce Roberts, were
at his bedside when the end came."
Mr. Morrison was born of English
parentage at Kingston, Jamaica, In
1846.' ■, ' ,V ' :
He came to this country at an early
age and enlisted on -the Union side of
the «IvU< war.t • He rfltenoJ the ! rank ''. of
lieutenant, ' and ■ on .his ■ honorable dis
charge at the close of the war he re
ceived the rank of captain for distin
guished services.
He then entered the theatrical profes
sion as an actor in the old Varlties
theater at New Orleans, . making his
first appearance with Lawrence •Bar
rett In 1865.
He was afterward associated with
Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest, Tomaso
Salvinl, Adelaide Nellson, Charlotte
Cushman, Rose Coghlan and Agnes
Booth. •• ~
He also waa associated for nine years,
as leading man with the Walnut Street
Btock company in Philadelphia.
He played next with (he old Califor
nia theater stock company in San
Francisco, and then took up "Faust"
with himself as Mephlsto and for fully
twenty years starred this country and
Canada.
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWO AT YREKA
By AtMoclated Press.
YREKA, Cal., Aug. 19.— Two> boys
and perhaps a man were killed In a
powder explosion near here this morn
ing. • \
Powder house No. 1 on the line of the
Treka branch railroad blew up.
This house is one of three situated
about one mile from Yreka. The e.:
ploslon completely demolished house
No. 1 and blew the roof off house No.
2, but No. 3 was unharmed.
The scene at the site of No. 1 dis
closed a hole ten feet deep, twisted
railroad rails and debris in every direc
tion for a distance of one-quarter of a
mile.
Nearly every business house In Yreka
had windows broken. Remnants of
clothing, a foot, particles of hair and
flesh found on the hillside indicate that
two boys T-.-ere blown to atoms.
Bertie Holland was found about
seventy-five yards from the scene with
his face lacerated and two holes in his
temple, evidently from stones. The
doctors say he cannot recover.
Two small rifles found near the body
were badly damaged. It is supposed
that the boys shot into ; the powder
house through a ventilator. The maga
zine belonged to the Giant Powder
company, consolidated, and a carlo .d
of powder had been stored there the
day before. ;
James r>. Falrchlld had a narrow es
cape. :*« was within 300 yards of the
house when the explosion occurred, and
fl.f 1 . Mies from the building fell all around
him.
People over a mile away were
knocked down, and the shock was' felt
two miles away.
Dr. O. 11. Spultllng and wife of San
Francisco had Just passed two boys and
a man with guns and were opposite the
third powder house when the explosion
occurred. The man has not been found.
SEARCHLIGHT HIT
BY A CLOUDBURST
Ely Associated Press.
SEARCHLIGHT, Nev.. Aug. 19.-
Early this morning Searchlight was
the recipient of an immense deluge
of water which greatly resembled a
cloudburst. The water came down In
torrents and the streets .were turned
tnto swiftly flowing rivers.
None of the larger., buildings were
damaged but many tents, houses and
shacks were flooded and many tons ot
loose dirt were washed down.
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF
VALPABAISO QUAKE VICTIMS IS
2000; TOTAL LOSS $250,000,000
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. — There continues confusion of state
ments as to the magnitude of the disaster at Valparaiso, caused
by the earthquake shocks, which began on Thursday, August 16,
and continued at frequent intervals throughout that and the next
two days. v
Dispatches from Valaparaiso to the Associated Press received
tonight state that a moderate estimate of the fatalities is 2000
and that the property loss may be as high as $250,000,000, which
latter is as great as the loss sustained by San, Francisco in conse
quence of the earthquake and fire which devastated that city
last April.
A refugee who has arrived at' Santiago places the known dead
at 100 and other messages indicate that the first reports of damage
and casualties were greatly exaggerated.
Despatches to the state department at Washington place the
fatalities at about 500. These conflicting statements cannot at
this time be adjusted. It is evident that even yet confusion and
panic prevail at Valparaiso. Until order is restored it will be im
possible to ascertain -with accuracy the loss of life and property.
The dwellings in the city have been practically abandoned
by the inhabitants, who are existing as best they can in the nearby
hills without shelter from storms and sun and famine confront
ing them. Food is already scarce and high, water for drinking
purposes is lacking and disease is feared.
The government is doing all it can to bring relief. The crip
pling of the railroads into Valparaiso constitutes a serious factor
in the situation, as for an indefinite period relief supplies can only
be ordered through other means of transportation, the seaboard
offering the best of these.
At Santiago many of the best public and priavte buildings
were wrecked. The loss of life there is augmented by the panic
which seized the people, many of whom threw themselves from
the balconies of their homes. The destructive force of the earth
quake was experienced over a large extent of the country, many
towns sustaining srious damage. '.';;•'■ ,
FIND HUNTER
DYING OF
WOUND
Ben ArmstrongMrf '347*i»atton ' street
was hurled from a light spring wagon
In a runaway one-fourth of a mile
from the city on Los Fells road, while
on a hunting expedition yesterday
noon, and was accidentally killed by his
own shotgun.
Will Day and Fred Armstrong,
friend and brother of the dead man,
found him dying In the roadway be
side the demolished rig.
'in the patrol wagon . and up to the
moment of his death Armstrong shout
ed "Accident, accident," lest the offi
cers might think the tragedy a murder
and suspect his companions.
The accident came when Fred Arm
strong and Day were hunting on the
hillside. The three had started for a
day's hunting, driving out Los Fells
road In a plumber's light wagon. Ben
Armstrong was left to drive the wagon
and the other two were to meet him
at an appointed spot. : . : ■".'
Found Dying by Roadside
When they arrived at this place they
failed to find Armstrong. They went
back over tho road and found the,
horse lying on its side entangled In the
wagon, which was badly wrecked.
Near by lay Armstrong with an ugly
hole in his -right side, just below the
nipple. They . hurriedly secured a
wagon from a ragman in the vicinity
and started to town with the Injured
man. ,
In the meantime someone notified
E. B. Felts, captain of the chain gang,
who in turn notified the .police.
The patrol wagon made a swift run
toward the scene of the accident.
Armstrong, between moans, told his
brother and friend that the horse had
taken fright and run away with him.
He had clung to. his shotgun and this
had been discharged when the rig had
overturned.
Dies In Patrol Wagon
The patrol wagon met the party with
the dying man at tho Buena Vista
street bridge. Driver Mark galloped
his horses back toward the receiving
hospital, while Dr. Cook ' administered
such aid as was possible to the dying
man., but Armstrong was beyond aid.
The charge of shot had carried away
two ribs and had torn one lung to
pieces. While the sweat of death was
creeping over his face he kept continu
ally crying "Accident, accident!" His
anxiety to show the officers that there
had been no foul play was pitiable.
Opposite the Baker iron works, an
hour after he had been shot, Armstrong
died.
Armstrong was a plumber and
worked with his brother at 1404 Patton
street. His mother is prostrated by
the shock.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN. Ui,
USES CLEVER RUSE
By Associated Press.
WARSAW, Aug. 19.— The revolution
ists who on Sunday attempted to as
sassinate the governor general adopted
a strategy to induce him to leave the
palace.
A few days ago a revolutionist dis
guised as an officer appeared at the
German consulate, tjuareled with the
vice consul and boxed his ears. Owing
to this Incident the governor general
was compelled to visit the vice consul
and offer an apology.
Meanwhile the revolutionists had
rented a flat near the vice consul's resi
dence and when the governor general's
carriage appeared they threw bombs
at it. ;
The police having been Informed that
a llght-halred girl threw the bombs
arrested all the light-haired girls In the
neighborhood. Nevertheless the mis
creant was not captured. I
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SEVEN KILLED
IN FREIGHT
WRECK
•^A^ocfateVi^essf^^^f^^rS^
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., A'ug\ 19.—Plung
ing through a blinding rainstorm at
the rate of forty-five miles ao hnur
early today, a fast . freight train
crashed Into j a slowly j moving ] work
train at Sang Hollow, killing seven
and seriously Injuring seven others of
the work train crew. ..• '. .
Three of the latter probably will die.
Th« work train had stopped to take
water. «
The freight was following, and . be
cause of the rain the engineer was un
able to see the work train until just
before. the crash.
■ The freight engine plowed its way
through the train.
All of those on the work train were
asleep and the killed probably never
knew what happened.
According to reports Engineer Woods
of the freight train had Increased the
speed of his train and had exceeded
his orders.
He jumped and was fatally hurt.
PENNSYLVANIA IS
SWEPT BY STORM
By Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 19.— Reports re
ceived here from points In Allegheny
and neighboring counties indicate that
great damage has been done by a storm
that passed over western Pennsylvania
late this afternoon and tonight.
Telegraph _ and telephone communica
tion was interrupted at many points
and It has been impossible to obtain
full accounts.
Railroads suffered from' washouts and
many delays resulted. Parts of Suter
ville are said to be under water, which
in some places is several feet deep. No
lives are reported to be lost. The storm
failed to strike Pittsburg, but seemed
to circle around it.
At Klttannlng several buildings were
struck by lightning and destroyed, five
bridges were washed away and Gar
retts Run, a small stream, rose twenty
feet in fifteen minutes. At Scottdal*
street car traffic was entirely sus
pended and the residents were forced
to take refuge on the second floors.
Through the Sewickley valley, near
Greenßburg. the storm swept away a
number of brldces: mines were flooded
and three dwellings were destroyed by
lightning.
BULGARIANS. WOULD
ENFORCE ARTICLE "23"
By Associated Press.
PHILLIPPOPOL.IS. Bulgaria, Au».
19.— A monster meeting, of 20,000 in
habitants of this city and surrounding
districts, and which also was attended
by 1900 delegates from Macedonian as
boclationa in all parts of Bulgaria, to
day adopted resolutions protesting
against Greek outrages. They urged
the government and the nation to use
all means to secure a strict enforce
ment of article 23 of the treaty of Ber
lin, to break off diplomatic negotiations
with Greeces, to meet the Greek out
rages with all the reprisals permitted
by International law and to affirm the
Inadequacy of the Merste* program,
which provides for the maintenance of
status quo in the Balkans. .
The meeting further recorded an ex
pression of regret for tha acts of Intol
erance 'by Bulgarians on Qreek provo
cation. .
The meeting waa quite orderly, and
at its conclusion those present formed
into an Imposing procession and left
copies of the resolutions at the Rua
sian, Fmid» and British consulates.
Latest Beport Says
100,000 Are
Homeless
Many Jump From Win
dows When Second
Shock Arrives
Temblors Still Felt In Many Cities, No
Less Than 382 Being Recorded
81 nee the First Shock
Came - '
By A "undated Press.
VALPARAISO, Chile, Aug. 19.— At
7:52 o'clock last Thursday evening Val- §
paraiso experienced , an ' earthquake of .
great severity and during that night
eighty-two shocks were felt /
Most of the buildings of the city, are
either burned or damaged. The loss
will be enormous," probably reaching •
$250,000,000. Two thousand persons killed
is considered to be a fair estimate of
the casualties.
Velna del Mar, three miles from Val
paraiso and having . a population ,of
over 10,000; Qulrihu, 225 miles to . the
southward with a population of 25,000;
Santa'-..* Limache, fifteen I miles t6 the
northwest,' with a population- of 6500;'
Quillota, twenty-five miles to the north
west, with a population of ,10,000, . and I
villages all around were destroyed... ■
Most of the damage was due to . fire,
which started, immediately, after tho.
first shock. The : whole population |is
sleeping in the .hills, the parks or. the.
streets. \ r ■> . „
Food is very scarce.} Milk costs two
Chilean dollars a liter," and it Is almost'
impossible to obtain meat, even at: high
prices. • -.-' ".* ';:''. : . ■
The railways are sill destroyed. . \ ;;_ „
Rain, which began to fall immediately i
after the first .-shock, stopped an hour...
.*^ji'?Vfndy/-Tir* : :.pe6p»e sleeping 'in the rr
open are suffering greatly^ :
The captain' of a steamship which
has arrived . from San Francisco says
the situation here is worse than follow- '
Ing the disaster at San Francisco. '.
MANY JUMP FROM
BUILDINGS DURING
EARTHQUAKE PANIC
By Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Aug. 19.— 1t
is known' that eight lives were lost in
this city by the earthquake, but it is
believed that many persons were killed
by the falling buildings and that their
bodies will be discovered later. •
Several persons became ■so panic
stricken durinc the tremblings •of the
earth that they threw themselves from
the balconies of their homes and were
killed. The fires , which followed the
earthquake in this city were promptly
extinguished, but while they lasted
they added greatly to the terror of the 1
people. , ... ... . .., .►■..■
As all telegraph and telephone lines
were more or less damaged, the exact
situation throughout the country is not
yet known, but advices have been re
ceived that the towns of Vlrlage and
Casa Blanca were entirely destroyed
and that San Felipe, Ranchagua, Mll-
Ipllla and Llalllal were severely dam-
THE DAY'S NEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Cloudy un.
settled weather Monday, light
south winds. Maximum tempera,
ture in Los Angeles yesterday, 73
degrees; minimum, 64 degrees.
1— Slayer gets life sentence.
2— Rifle shots to try their skill
3 — Grim tragedy Is mr.de real.
4— Editorial.
s— City news.
7— Says old homes are dilapidated.
B—Southern8 — Southern California news.
9 — Classified advertisements.
10 — Motors to span Pacific coast.
"'% EASTERN
Latest estimate of - earthquake vic
tims at Valparaiso given as 2000. -
Seven people killed In freight wreck
at Sang Hollow. Pa. •;■•■.
Terrific storm sweeps through several'
eastern states. •
Michael F. Dwyer. the noted horse
man, dies at New York.
COABT ,
Because of th« Increased cost of liv
ing San Francisco street car men ask'
higher wages. t<s."v»«»*«< .
Two boys killed by the blowing up of
a powder house at Yreka. ,
Strike of hoisting . engineers at Ran
Francisco may tie up . all building
operations.
LOCAL
Btackpole convicted of Sc heck mur
der and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Los Angeles man drowned a.t Loug
Beach while thousands look on. -. v -
Half a dozen. burglaries are reported
to the police.
■ City attorney to report today on out
fall sewer. - - -JtatJai . .
Los Angeles man killed while hunt-
Ing. .■ • . . . . . ;•.>•.-...
Two men spend night In daad wagon.'.
Thousands witness daring * rescue
from drowning 1 at Venice. .. .. . ■'■ •■■•■■,
Delegates begin to arrive at Venice :
for Tuesday's Republican convention. -
Baba liharatl says marriage is a fall
lire. ' ' "'■•*»!»«» i^JW^WMMWM
;■ Los Angeles man tells ot trip east. •',