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POISON POINTS TO
SUICIDE OF CLERK
POISON
FOUND
BY BODY
'Bank Clerk Believed
to. Have Taken
Own Life
Domestic Trouble Given
ps Explanation
for Deed
Officers of Title Insurance and Trust
'■ Company Say the Books of the
Dead Man Were Well
Balanced.
To all appearances having committed
suicide, Phillip S. Thompson, a young
man •.who was for a long' period an ef
ficient • employe of the Titlo Isurance
and Trust company, was found lifeless
•in his room, N0. '307, at the Broadwoy
Court hotel, 207. North Broadway, yes
terday afternoon about 1 o'clock. It is
believed, however, 1 that he took his life
as. early as last Friday night, as he
had' not been seen by his friends since
then, and Maude Smith, the chamber
maid of .the hotel, saw him lying on
. his .bed at 3:30 Saturday afternoon.
j sleeping, she thought, but the fact that
jno stir had i been heard in his room
' since ,, then, and that he lay in identi
cally the same position yesterday after
noon ;v,-hen found dead as when he was
seen! by the chambermaid, tended to
the surmise that he had taken his life
.Friday 'night. •'.." " :'- ■ - : \ j "" ' ;-"
'■*;>,: Poison Found , ": ''-■':.
'.' The'theory that' Thompson had com
mitted suicide was occasioned by the
fact that beside his bed on a. chair, was
a small amount of cyanide of potassium
and sulphuric acid, which had evidently
been j used \as . the . mediums -of i his
death. '. The coroner has not yet held.
"an- inquest upon the body, but it has
been removed, to Bresee- Brothers' un
dertaking rooms, and' an inquest will
probably be held this morning.
The suicide of Thompson, who was
a young,' man of v about thirty years of
age, came as an intense shock, to all
'his many warm friends In Los Angeles,
who is all Instnces spoke of him in the
highest terms. - He , was. one of the
: most I prominent Masons of Loa An
. geles ',and had reached the thirty-sec
j ohd degree. It is probable ■ that his fu
1 neral ceremony will be conducted under
'the auspices of the Masons. '
■ ';■''.■; Had Domestic Troubles ':<
: : The, general : opinion expressed by
those who knew- Thompson was that
he had committed suicide owing to do
mestic troubles. According to Theodore
A. Simpson, assistant, trust officer of
the; Title Insurance and Trust com
pany, who ; was intimately acquainted
j with Thompson, the young man's wife
, had ■ left him more than a year ago
because of his addiction to drink. Last
2 December she obtained a divorce from
him, said Mr. Thompson, on the ground
of desertion and drunkenness. .'■>■.,
Since this. separation, from his wife,
he . is , said. .to have been drinking
heavily. ... . „ ■ . '■ : .
J. P. Jack, trust officer of the com
pany.: said last night that Thompson
j was i one of the most competent . men
. they i had ever . employed in the trust
: department, and that -except for his
drinking |he could I have remained in
1 their employ for. an indefinite period.
a Never, Mr. • Jack' said, had there i ever
been the , slightest; discrepancy ' found
in Thompson's accounts,- and .he' had
in every .way proved himself to be
worthy of, his, responslblltles. .
Worked oh Tax Books
After Thompson had been dl'.ehargfd
I from the Title Insurance : and Trust
company he- obtalnSd employment for
a few weeks at the office of tho city tax
collector as a* bookkeeper, and is said
to have relinquished that position of
his own accord. He was conceded to
be am expert accountant and his ser
vices, were In demand. A position of
■ much ; responsibility ■In one ot the
county offices was offered ■ him last
Wednesday and the opening was to
havdbeen reserved for his acceptance
until next Tuesday.
'..'.'. One 'of the roomers a,t the Broadway
Court where Thompson "was found dead,
said lust night that her. believed during
the last week Thompson had been under
the Influence of drink almost every day.
Several times, ho said, Thompson had
been found in a stupor in the halls,
and had been taken to his room by
the hotel employes or friends. '. .
Thompson has two 1 brothers' living
on a ranch .at Oovlim. mid his wife
is also said to be residing in Los An
geles. !• Her,. friends sald.sho was ill,'
and refused to give her . address or to
I notify her of the suicide of her former,
husband, for fear that the shock might
have a serious effect; upon her in her
" weakened condition. . / .
VOTE THROWS OUT
CHILEAN MINISTRY
By Aimnclßted Prem. . . :
. BANTJAC3O. : Chile, Oct. 14. — The
chamber of deputise has voted against
the government- over the .nomination
of a member of the council of state.
'This throws out President Monti's rirat
1 ministry,' ;',
. Don l'endo . Montt was .Inaugurated
president of Chill. September 18, In suc
-eailon to Jermaln Rleaco. '
Los Angeles Herald.
FORMER STATE
SENATOR PREACHES
TO PRISONERS
By Associated Press. . .'. V V .
, SACRAMENTO, Oct. 14.—
Former State Senator E. J.
Emmons, who is under indict
ment for accepting a bribe
while a member of the senate,
but who is in the county jail
pending the settlement of his
bill of exceptions, delivered an
interesting lecture before .the
seventy prisoners in the jail to
day, . taking for his subject
"There Is a Living God."^ ,
Emmons is an orator of some
note and he bound his auditors
with the spell of his eloquence.
He told a masterly story in a
tasteful way, and during its de
livery a dropping pin would
have made a noise.
DEVASTATING
FLOODS IN
MEXICO
By Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. j 14.— 1t Is re
ported from Morella" in the state of
Michoacan that that • section is , still
being devastated by. floods. In some
places crops have been swept away. ■
Bridges are gone and hundreds of
cattle have perished. • ' ■
A cloudburst occurred in the neigh
borhood of dale man, close to the.Pa
cific, and the waters rose three meters
high in the streets of the village, de
stroying many of the houses that were
of adobe.
families are completely destitute and
are without food and shelter!' A fever
has broken out, due to the decaying
bodies of animals. ' I :.:;•"„(
The small town of Zahotllllc on the
southern part of Jalisco - was | almost
destroyed. ■ During the ? two ■ days and
nights that the ; rain i fell the volcano
of, Colima rbegan ,to e.mlt" long tongues
of flame arid slight earthquake shocks
were esxpe.rienced.. It is.no.t:known that
there was loss of life, but the, damage
to ■ property . will ' be great. -
MAGOON EXPECTS
PEACE IN CUBA
By Associated Press.
HAVANA, Oct. 14."— Charles: B. Ma
goon's first day as governor of Cuba
passed busily but quietly.
the palace was singularly still com
pared with' the eventful days of the
past regime. '„ , • : .
Governor ! Magoon said to the. Asso
ciated Press that he was looking for
ward with confidence to a peaceful ad
ministration. He is rather of the opin
ion that now governmental matters will
be of the commonplace order compared
with the exciting and rapid ' succes
sion .of developments of the past two
months.' -■/ ... •-."■.
Asked whether he was likely to per
mit partisan political expediency to in
fluence cabinet or other appointments
the governor replied that such consid
erations t might rule to some extent,
since it certainly would be Impolitic to
appoint, to high office men to whom a
considerable portion of the people were
opposed.' ' Efficiency and suitability,
however,'. would be the main consider
ations. • '
Watch Expenditures
There will ! be kept a strict account-
Ing of such expenses' incurred by the
American army ' of occupation as are
chargeable to Cuba. This will > include
only such expenses as would not have
been incurred but for the coming of
the troops to the island.
The last demonstration of welcome to
return . from the ex-rebels ' took place
here today upon the arrival of General
Julian Betancourt; who was formerly
Pino Guerra's chief of staff.
Betancourt has b^en detained In
Plnar del Rio collecting Insurgent arms
and settling other matters. He is pop
ular In the. capital. A crowd of 2000
persons met him at the Vlllaneuva sta
jtlon and greeted him with roars of de
light.
I The twenty-five marines ordered to
the Isle of Pines by Secretary of War
Taft proceeded thither today from Ba
tabano in a coasting vessel.
SOME FACTIONS STILL HOSTILE
Consul General Steinhardt Unable to
Settle Difficulties
By Associated Pr:«s.
CIENFUEdOS, Cuba, Oct. 14.—Con
sul General Steinhardt's. endeavors to
settle : local dlilicultles :. and reconcile
the hostile factions, have not yet borne
much; fruit,"- The TLlberals. continue to
domatid' the removal' of all the . pollco
and would be glad .to have the mayor
of the city ousted.' • .' • ' '
The ' amnestying pt all persons con
nected with ■ the' murder of Congress
man Vtlluendas last year is serving to
quiet the bad feelings that have 'pre
vailed. . , -
.' The volunteers, instead of turning in
all their guns, have concealed Borne and
burled others. ■
Grand Rapids Fire
By Associated Press.
OHANDMIAPIPS. Mich.',' Oct. 14.—
The ■ - Grant. Rapids . : Malleable iron
works was partially destroyed by lire
today. . Losh 1100, 000., The plant Is
owned by the Chicago Railway; Appli
ance company; The fire will ( throw 400
men out ' of employment ", «Jftr«
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER IS, 1906.
CHEATS HANGMAN
WITH A RAZOR
SLAYER OF SHERIFF TIBBET
ENDS HfS LIFE
While Awaiting Appeal from Supreme
Court Alfred Hulse Procures Knife
and Severs Jugular Vein
at Bakersfield
By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. ,14.— Alfred W.
Hulse, under life sentence for the mur
der of Deputy Sheriff William E. Tib
bet and awaiting tho outcome of an
appeal to the supreme court, killed him
self In the countyqjall at 3 o'clock this
afternoon by cutting his throat with a
razor.
It was Hulse's practice to shave him
self every Sunday, and for that "pur
pose he ; borrowed a razor J from the
sheriff's office. He made his request
this morning ( !ia usual and carefully
shaved himself.
His lunch was taken up to him at 12
o'clock, but it developed later that he
left it untasted. . ■ s ■
At 3 o'clock the attention of Jailer
Price was directed to murderers' row
by the screams of other prlsoners^and
or. entering the corridor the . officer
found Ilulso lying with his head over
the drain, and breathing his last. He
had completely severed the jugular vein
and died within a few minutes after
the act was committed:
' Hulse was convicted as an accessory
to the death of Deputy Sheriff ; Tlbbet,
who fell In a tierce battle In a joss
house In this city between a posse of
officers and the outlaw Jim McKlnney.
; The battle occurred In Hulse's room,
and guns belonging to him I and am
munition purchased by him were found
in the room after trie fight. • i ■ ; v
I Whether Hulse was actually, present
at the ■battle was never fully deter
mined In court, bu* District Attorney
Laird secured his conviction as ah ac
cessory."-/";' ( ■ ■■'■"■' '"\ : .i- : ■ ■ 1i „,*'....^
-'Deputy' Sheriff Tibbett and Clty.Mar
shal Packard, who -were -killed at' the
same time, met their* death in' April,
1903. McKlnney was killed in the same
battle by Policeman Bert Tibbet, a
brother of one of the murdered officers.
Hulse was convicted a. year, later, and
since that ■ time ■■• he has been ■• in 'the
county ■ jail waiting an appeal to the
supreme court.; ' •-■•■' ,' ;
ARREST HUSBAND IN *
COSMOPOLISrWASH
By Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 14.— H. B.
Sheldon, who admits that he is the
husband of a woman; whose dead body
was found yesterday floating in . the
harbor, 'has been arrested at Cosmo
polls, Wash.
. Sheldon says h.e married the woman
at Portland, but '■ refuses to tell her
maiden name. .
In his , confession ■; Sheldon admits
having written a letter found on the
woman's body signed "G. H. Wood,
M.D.," recommending her as worthy
of assistance because of the alleged
death of her husband. . ■
He also confesses to having received
money from the woman which she had
begged, at various places in the north
west, but he denies any knowledge as
to how she came to her death.
FAMILY OF FIVE
MURDERED IN
MISSOURI
By Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Mo., Oct. 14.— Barney
Parsons, a farmer, his wife and. three
children, aged 11, 4 and 1 years, were
murdered Friday near Licking, Mo. ■
A farmer named Joda Hamilton, aged
20, haa been arrested charged with the
murder and Is said to have confessed.
The body. of Parsons was found shot
to death and the mother and three chil
dren had been clubbed to death. . (
Parsons had sold his farm crops to
Hamilton, and it Is alleged that the
men quarreled ' over the terms of the
Bale. : ■ v . ']' } • *. ; '
HAZING REAPPEARS
AT NAVAL ACADEMY
By Associated pVess.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct.' 14.—Notwith
standing the severe lessons to the mid
shipmen by the courts martlaland dis
missals of last spring, hazing has again
appeared at' the, naval academy.
i So far the recurrence'of the practice
seems to be an ' isolated case.
-The third class man R.\P. Guler Jr.,
whose , home Is .. In ■ Calais, Ohio, has
been I called . upon .by . Superintendent
Sands to answer the charge of "assum
ing'unwarranted, and unauthorized au
thority .over a lower class man, In sucn
a way.' as to humiliate and embarrass"
fourth class man Godfrey de Chevalier
of Medford, Mass. ..
RAINS DAMAGE TEXAS
'COTTON AND RICE
By Associate) Press.'
.. HOUSTON, Tex., Oct. 14.— A heavy
rain, has fallen over the greater part
of Texas during the 'last twenty-four
hours,' doing considerable damage -, to
the cotton crop. There will be a heavy
.£*>> -»v ■ rice. .
BEINGS
CHEER
TO BELL
Chairman of State
Committee Is
in fSfir
Says Success Depends on
Southland's
Action
Predicts Fifty Per Cent of Votes of
San Joaquln Valley Will Go to
Theodore A. Bell for
Governor
BKI,I,'S ITIMIRAIIY
Oct. IB— Snn Diego.
Oct. 1(1 — Snn nernardlno.
Oct. 17 — I iilnn.l nml Ontario.
Oct. 18— Pomona,
Oct. 19— Paaadenn.
"The outlook for Democratic success
on the 6th of November grows brighter
every day, and I, enter upon the last
week of the campaign In Southern
California more than ever confident of
the result.'V-Theodore A. Bell.
"If the Democrats and good govern
ment Republicans of the south do as
well, ■or half as well, as those of the
north, Theodore \A. Bell will be the
next governor of California." — Timothy
Spell acy. • .
i With a feeling of certainty that sue :
cesa is In sight the Demcoratlc ' nomi
nee for governor and the Democratic
leaders and campaigners of Southern
California are . preparing to I make Mr.
Bell's work during his closing week
in the southland count for as much as
possible. ' ; •
Mr. Bell reached Los Angeles yester
day morning from Redlands, most en
thusiastic over the results of his tour
during the past week. ' ,
Spellacy Brings Good News
; /Timothy, chairman : of the
Democratic state central committee,
was one of, those who met Mr. Bell upon
the,latter's arrival at the Hollenbeck,
and the chairman brought good news
from -.the north. ; : . : ... :■■;■■■
!" "I have been I all • through the central
and' northern sections of the' state
since I left. Los Angeles," '.■ said Mr.
Spellacy, "and . If the Democrats and
good • government Republicans of the
south do as well,' or half as well, as
'those of the north, Theodore A. Bell
will be the next governor; of Califor
nia. :
"I make the confident assertion that
fully 50 per cent of the Republican vote
of the entire San Joaquln valley will
go to Bell. 1 Republicans everywhere are
working for Bell, many of them openly
and; others secretly. • • : •■
1 "It would cause a political sensation
and create consternation in the Re
publican ranks • if I should I give the
names ' of some Republicans ; who are,
for well known reasons, working qulet
,ly for Bell: ' The publication of their
names,' however, j might not be to their
advantage, and therefore ■ It will not
be done." .'•'-/" .'.,*-.
Bell Is Confident
"The only thing that I can say Is
that • the outlook for Democratic suc
cess lon the 6th of November grows
brighter, every day," said Mr. Bell,
"and I enter, upon the last week of the
campaign In -Southern California more
than ever, confident of the result.
"My meeting at Redlands last night
was only a repetition of those held dur
ing the week at San Pedro, Lone Beach,
Whlttier,' Riverside, Santa Ana and
Colton. ;
"At every point Republicans volun
tarily have come to me . and assured
me that they intended to work and
vote for me. At the banquet In Red
lands last night there were present
a ' number of Republicans. Klve of these
made brief speeches, In which they de
clared-their intenetlon of supporting
the Democratic ticket, while others as
sured me privately that they would do
the same. [J
"It is a revolt against Southern Pa
cific control •of the state government
and the affairs , of the Republican
party." •■:.'.-;
Hold Important Conference
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Bell, accom
panied by Mr. Spellacy, Nathan Cole.
Jr., Charles A. Barlow, nominee for
congress from the Eighth district, and
otherß went to Redondo, where an
Important but secret conference was
held. .
After ills return to Los Angeles last
night Mr. Bell said that the result of
the* conference | was highly satisfactory
and that It would have an important
bearing in* the campaign. . . ' ■
At 11 o'clock last night Mr. Bell, ac
companied .by Mattlßon B. Jones, left
for San Diego, where the Democratis
have planned an all-day demonstration
today,' to conclude with a big meeting
at night. . . ■• •■-'.. :• . ■ ' '■■
During the latter part of the week it
is -planned to have Mr. Bell, conveyed
In' an automobile, go over the ground
covered by the | Republican nominee
during, his tour, last- week of Los An
geles i county.
Mr. Bell will "close his campaign In
Southern California at, Pasadena Frl
daynilght and Democrats of the Crown
city are arranging for a big demon
stration. '
Saturday, . November 3, Mr. Bell will
return to Los Angeles toibe the central
figure in an open-air demonstration at
the Plaza to conclude the Democratic
campaign. . • ■ "■ „. '
New York's Registration
By AMnclnted ETtss.
' NEW -YORK,' Oct. 14. — Greater New-
York registration 158.236, total for three
611,783; in 1905; 495 M.L
TWO MORE VICTIMS
SLAIN BY FOOTPADS
PENIEL WORKER
DEAD IN FIRE
MISSION AT BAKERSFIELD IS
:;i;: ;i ; burned ;
Explosion of Coal Oil Starts Blaze,
Destroying Building and Con.'
tents — Several Inmates ,
Are Injured
By Associated Press.
; BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 14.— Miss Jessie
Izant, a worker in the Penlel . mission,
lies dead as a result of a firs which
totally wrecked the home of the Penlel
workers this morning. .
J. >F. Server, a brother worker, Is
seriously burned.
"W. H. Rue, another member of the
mission and resident at the home, Is
also Injured.
The fire was started by the explosion
of an oil lamp. ,
Mrs. L. B. Finch and .small child of
the oil fields were given shelter for the
night and shortly before 2 o'clock the
mother -arose, and lighting the lamp
proceeded to feed the baby. , She had
her back turned at the time of the
explosion, and leaving her Infant rest
ing on the bed with the flames spread-
Ing at a rapid rate she rushed up the
stairs'- to warn ' four sleeping ■ mis
sionaries on the floor above.
Rue came to her assistance.
Miss Izant and servant did not hear
the first alarm, and when aware of
their precarious ' position ° escape was
almost impossible. :, , '.'■•; „ ■ •' „..-• :
. The building and contents are a total
loss.. ■ ■ „.,:,...,■.::■■ . :!.'.•,
. Miaa Izant was 62 years of. age and
had, been in this country but a short
time. She , was a native, of England
and had a brother, In Santa Cruz.
PLACE DYNAMITE
; UNDER; NEGRO SCHOOL
By Associated Press.
-.ANDERSON, S. C, Oct.- 14.— Word
was ;- received ■, ■ here- j from 9 Seneca, that
Harrel . | college, a ' negro Institution
there, was blown up by dynamite about
midnight. • . ' ' • : ", .'.
I Rev. J. F. .Williams, a negro, Is presi
dent of the college, and it is supported
by northern White people. , He went; to
Seneca from Abbeville i several years
ago and, It is said, has made, himself
objectionable .to the white j people. . He
advised the negroes not to work for
the white people. ::.'•' ■• , ■ ■
A warning, was 1 sent him several
weeks ago advising htm to leave Sen
eca, j but he ' ignored it. ,• , ' . ;
, Dynamite • cartridges were placed
under each corner of the college build
ing and j when the clock struck mid
night the dynamite was exploded, par
tially, wrecking the building, j , ••■ ■
COSTA RICA HAS
DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE
By Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 14.— A wire
less message frfom Blueflelds, Nica
ragua, tonight says that a severe hur
ricane in Port Llmon, Costa Rica, has
caused a quarter of a million dollar a
damage to rubber and banana crops,
beside other property damage. ,
NINE ARE KILLED
IN SMASHUP
IN FRANCE
By Associated Press.
PARIS, Oct. 14.— Nine persons were
killed 'and nineteen seriously and many
more slightly injured In a railroad ac
cident at Epernon, department of Ure-
Et-Elolre. ' ..
The train was standing at the sta
tion when a* locomotive crashed into it.'
COLOMBIA'S ENVOY
REACHES WASHINGTON
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Bnrlque
Cortez, the new minister from Colom
bia to the United States, who has Just
arrived In Washington, will be pre
sented to President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Root in a few days preparatory
to beginning negotiation of treaties
settling the differences I between Co
lombia and the United States and be
tween Panama and Colombia. • ...
i Mr. ; Cortez .Is a banker in London
and will return to London when the
treaties are completed.
PARKHURST'S NEW
CHURCH DEDICATED
By AMoeiated' 1 Press.
- NEW YORK, Oct. 14.— The new
Madison Square Presbyterian church,
of which Rev.' Dr. Charles A. Park
hurst is pastor, was dedicated : today
with Impressive ceremonies. ' : ;
In his dedicatory sermon Dr. Park
hurst, paid high tribute to the genius
of Stanford White, the architect whose
final achievement was the designing of
that church.: .'■■'..
He made no reference to the tragic
death of White. • -.
Cruisers at Suez
By Associated ' Press.,
PORT SAID.' Oct. 14.— The „ United
States armored cruisers Colorado and
Went Virginia entered the Sues canal
today ' southward. . . ■; '
PRICE: SINGLE COPY 6 CENTS
POSTAL DEFICIT
DOWN TO $10,516,796
By Associated Press,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.
— Postmaster General Cortcl
you has given out an' advance
statement of the ; receipts and
expenditures of the postal ser
vice for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1906.
It shows a reduction of the
annual deficit from $14,572,584
for 1905 to $10,516,996 for
1906, over four millions' of
dollars, or j 27,832 per cent. 1
The total receipts for 1906
were $167,932,783, an increase
over. 1&05 of $15,106,198,
which is the greatest increase
for any year in the history of
the service.
The total expenditures dur
ing 1906 were $178,449,779, an
increase of $11,050,610 over
1905. :
PREACH HOLY
WAR IN
AFRICA
By Associated Press. . >
, ALGIERS. . Algeria, Oct. 14.—Dis
patches received here from' the Interior
show that {lie local situation is grow
ing more eerious. , . '. . , ...
• A. large .band, under Muley Abbout,'
a cousin of the Governor Tafllatet and
Muley ltachid, : ; is ' traveling through
Tafllatet' province and -preaching the
holy war. J .' '■ .. ' '
ACCUMULATE A
VAST ARSENAL
By Associated Press. 1
i- WARSAW, Russian Poland,' Oct. 14.—
A consignment of several! thousand re
volvers, purchased by the Russian, gov
ernment In Berlin recently, fell into the
hands ot'the Polish revolutionists; ;■ •
j : Shortly after j the arrival of : the . car
containing ' the pistols a.t ! . the - Warsaw
freight yards an artillery officer and a
squad of soldiers " appeared ' and > pre
sented the bills of lading and an author
ization to receive the weapons, which
were loaded upon a wagon and carried
away. It later developed that the sol
diers were disguised revolutionists and
the documents forged. . ' . • '
• The i Investigation shows since last
December the revolutionists have, bee*
accumulating large stocks of rifles and
revolvers In ■ Poland, ■ the . greater part
of. this,-. according to a member of the
party, being purchased in Berlin," where
the , agents. ' well supplied : with money
from the proceeds of recent robberies
and forced contributions are able |to
pay cash for i weapons of the latest
pattern. , ■
j The /consignments, it Is said, have
several times, been shipped by railroads
in bond to "Warsaw, the buyers arrang
ing by bribing railways to have ■■ the
car sidetracked at j some / convenient
place on the Russian side of the fron
tier, where It Is opened and the contents
carried away. ■
Smuggling's Fine Art
' They also are smuggled in large num
bers over . the . regular | overland route 3
for ' revolutionary literature, most of
these leading from Cracow, in Austrian
Poland, where the Poles have greater
liberty than in German Poland.-,
| Although the, • frontier 1 1 Is I closely
guarded, smuggling , offers 'little diffi
culty, owing to connivance of the sol
diers, and professional smugglers have
regular rates of J1.50 per pound for ille r
gal pamphlets and books. For arms the
rate is somewhat higher. ' ■'.■ < ■
i> As a rule the smugglers work In
groups of three or four.
> Arriving- at the frontier one k of ', the
party approaches j the guard, makes
terms with htm, the regular price for a
free passage being about $5, paying half
In : advance and taking possession ' of
the soldier's rifle until the other mem
bers have crossed the .frontier. ,- ' , ;
In spite of the efforts of the police,
few of the revolutionary arsenals have
yet been discovered.
General Stoetsel Retires
By Associated j Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14. — An
Imperial order giving notice of the re
tirement .of Lieutenant General Stoes
sel on the ground of 111 health has ap
peared. ,
WOUNDS DOCTOR WHO
PRESCRIBED FOR HER
By ; Associated Press.
' ■■■ CINCINNATI. Oct. . 14.— Because, as
she alleged, Mrs. Mahaffey's health had
been ' ruined •by wrong medicines ..' pre
scribed by Dr. Fred <-. W. Kolthoff , .'. a
physician of Covlngton, Mrs. Mahaffey
today shot and mortally wounded Dr.
Kolthoff.
Shooting Over Pigeons
lly Associated ri psb. • .
MISSOULA, Mont.; Oct.' H.-Beeause
Paul lUnalde, a rancher near Clinton.
Mont., .would not keep his pigeon*. out
of Frank Porte's grain field, a quarrel
ensued, and it Inu Me was shot and se
verely wounded, Porte was brought to
Mlssoula. and i placed -in Jail, Rlnalde
will live. jU'ls.sald.
DON ; T SCRAP
I* f*# H«*«M and v#< aliOTa bl«
MODES
MUEDEES
Motorman Shot "Bead
by a Besperado;
Wlio Escapes
Murderer Was Probably
the Feared r ßicycle,
, Footpad
Robbed Car Crew Had Been on Look.
■ out for Crooks,' but Were Taken ;•
Unaware— Suspects ;
Arrested .'.■.., : ■,■ .' ;
Special to The. Herald,
! .OAKLAND,. Oct. 14.— Two men were
murdered early .this morning near^ the
Sixteenth street depot by : a. highway
man. .. .' ' /.'■■'■ ■ •.'••• : ■.<.'■' i
.While waiting for a local train ' at .1
a. m.. Conductor , L.' ' M. ' Samuels, and
Motorman J. . M. ,Tenny were sitting In
side'their car, ■• a Sixteenth street one."
Samuel ' had his night ' receipts \ spread
out ; before , him I counting ' them.' .', An--'
other car ; stood : 100 feet , away ' and \on
the \ corner ' there were eight men ' eat--
Ing in a restaurant. '
- A medium-sized man with a'hand
kerchief tied ; over the '* lower part ; of
his face, 'entered Samuels and Tenny's
car, carrying'a, revolver^ L,,. '
I ..Motorman i'.Tenny,:. rushed ; for . the
bandit.' and struck ' him over ; the bead jj
with 'his "controller. : ', The , robber ; flfed^ ,;
the •'shot "'jtakjny ; _effect il.ln.lTenny's-;
breast.'' Continuing to discharge his re- f .
volver, ; the" robber j retreated ? through -\
the. door am; . escaped ' in ' the darkness.
Tenny was brought into town and the;
police wer 3. notified. :. ■■•.;. ,-;,"" 'fi'il'.ifi&^Jj^
Two hours later, Tenny died from his-i
wound. „..-.,.:.•,,.* „ * • -,v •■ jr'J^-'T'
■ 'About 3: o'clock while.- searching.. torj,
the robber ; the dead ■■ body > of •. William'
P. Truebody. the night watchman . for *
Holbrook, < Merrill ■ &■* Stetson,"; corner^
Wood and Sixteenth streets, was found
outside ■ the ■■' warehouse <,by^ the: police *
with, a bullet hole, over;. the; heart. ■■ . '-.'■'
: , truebody - was found ' : with ; his i pistol '"
by ■ his . side ■ a block ■ from ■ where i the ■
robber boarded , the ■ street ■ car.' He"
had : evidently been attracted ' 6y : the-,
shot that: killed Motorman Tenny'and'
was killed when' he» tried to: stop' the**'
fleeing , highwayman;: y i>j .' : r. „■
( Suspect Bicycle, Footpad '
• The police .think th-t' the murderer," '
was the man who recently shot Pollce-t .",
man , Hodgkins and ..who iis known as
"the bicycle footpad.'* " Several' bus-'-':
pects heh — c been arrested. r ' ,* i • . ' .. '; r** '"-,
Tenny had been In the employ of the
Oakland Traction Consolidated i for i a
year:only,', but ■ was^ recognized ■ as /a
cool ' and • careful \ employe.' ;, Tenny's
father is D. K. Tenny of Madison, Wis.;
a retired lawyer of considerable wealth.
Truebody, . the second .victim 'of 'the
thug, was a . widower '.63^ years ' of ■ age
and a forty-niner. ■ •*; ■ ■ ' r.y
". In 1 telling of the shooting of Tenny, J
Conductor Samuels said : ; -,■'■„ „■'..•;' ;^.'
"When Motorman , Tenny came ; into
the car r rior. to the shooting he -com-'
menced. to. talk', about" hold-ups:, and.
warned i me : to keep : my . weather > eye!
open and my switch iron handy ."
VThe trip prior I had said to him that
Coulluiiril nu Diiur tno, '
THiK>Mo?ffiM
FORECAST:
For. Southern California: Cloudy
Monday;; light west wind. Maximum
temperature In Los ; yes
terday, 37 degrees; minimum 55
degrees^"..
I— Poison points to clerk's suicide.
' 2— Need troops In Philippines.'^
3— Fearsomeness and fun at. Grand.
: 4— Editorial. ,
s— City, news. •
6 — Sports.
B—Southern8 — Southern California news, -\ '
7— Som e late book . news.
9— Classified ' advertisements. '. ,* -■
10 — Railroad news. .
FOREIGN
Bid floods in Mexico. ■
, Governor Magoon has quiet day at Ha- :
vana. -li&o*il^l&*V*e&^* J: Qttar&inlUM
Holy war , feared . In. '. Africa.
■' ';; ;■ COAST ;
''. Two more killings aa a result of thug-.'
gery In Oakland. -■ ''. ■C. <■- •*■'„>
• Hulse. Sheriff Tlbbetts 1 slayer, ends f
life In Bakersneld lail. ,
Penlel Workers' . home at Bakersfield r*
EASTERN i
' Hazing v reappears " at ' Annapolis. < '
Texas cotton and < rice damaged ' by
raids. •"■'.•■',•• •-<■•' ■ ■: : ■
Family of five murdered In Missouri.
local ',;'•■'.'
■ Former bank : clerk commits suicide. ; '
Otticer -Is nearly drowned In Blmlnl
plunge. •'7u»*i«*4jlrußMW» ( »*i*ttw'f^ j tJ«ajlj!
Timothy Bpellacy, chairman . of • D«mo- :-,
ciatlc state • committee, ; brings cheerful
, Car and buggy collide In dense toff and
two are seriously Injured.