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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 84.
PRAYED
FOR HIS
RELEASE
Hicks Says Spirit of
Deity Was ,with
Him in Tomb
.Rescued Miner Tells of
Horrible Experience
with Rodents
Great Creatures Crawled Over His
Face at Night After Feasting
on Bodies of Dead
Comrades
Special to The Herald.
BAKERSFIELD. Dec. 23.—
"If praying can keep me out of
hell I will never go there," said
Hicks this afternoon. "God was
with me in that awful dungeon
and on the fifth day of my im
prisonment I seemed to feel a
great spirit sweep over me. From
then on I knew I would be res
cued and would come from my
cave alive.
"Never did I have any fear and
the crudest moment of my con
finement was when my hapless
companions were in the throes
of their death struggle. I could
hear them gasping for air and
knew they were suffocating. A
current of air through a crevice
below saved me from a like fate.
"The plug of tobacco which I
had in my pocket undoubtedly
saved my life. But for it I never
could have" kept up my spirits ;
when it was gone I had a terrible
craving for more and tried hard
to reach a tobacco sack which
lay above me. This was almost
out of reach and the rats were
eating at it. I struck at them
for many days before I dislodged
them and knocked the pouch
down.
"The great rodents, fresh from
meals on the dead bodies of my
comrades, would run across my
face at night and as the rescue
progressed they became even
more plentiful. I must admit it
was a terrible thought that the
animals all about me were sim
ply waiting for me to die when
they would seize on my helpless
corpse.
"No, I don't know what I
shall do about all the offers I
have received. I shall stay here
with Dr. Stinchfield until after
Christmas and shall in the mean
while consider these propositions.
] don't deny that I intend to ac
cept some of them ; why shouldn't
I ? I am poverty stricken and de
serve some reward for that awful
ordeal."
By Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 23.—1n less
than twelve hours after being released
from his perilous tomb In the caved-ln
shaft at camp No. 1 of the Edison Elec
tric company in the Kern River canyon,
where he was confined for fifteen days
and, a half, Lindsey B. Hicks this
morning mounted a saddle horse and
rode to the company hospital, situated
at camp No. 2, six miles and a half
from the scene of the disaster.
He will spend Christmas at the hos
pital as the guest of Dr. Stinchfield,
the physician to whom the praise for
the remarkable physical and mental
condition Hicks was found in when
rescued is due. What Hicks will do
after that date has not been deter
mined. He believes that he will have
regained his strength sufficiently to al
low him to leave the care of the physi
cian, but Dr. Stlnchfleld has suggested
that a week at least be spent there.
\> Condition Surprised Doctor
The remarkable condition of Hicks
was a great surprise even to Dr. Stinch
field himself.
" I found that his temperature was
normal Just after the rescue and his
pulse a trifle high, which was undoubt
edly due to the excitement under which
the. miner was. laboring. His face is
free from any lines or furrows and to
look at him you could not see any dif
ference from an ordinary workman who
has just done a day's work in a shaft.
He is weak In the legs and knees and
his legs are sore, caused by sitting in
one position, unable to move. What
little nervousness he displays will van
ish just as soon as he grows stronger."
l iast night after the rescue Hicks
with a light support walked up the 800
foot Incline from the mouth of the, res
cue drift to the watch station at the
head of the shaft, where he Bat for sev
eral hours conversing with Dr. Btlnch-
Held, Superintendent Frank Miller,
Foreman Clark and others. i
Miner Relates Story
lli.ki smoked a cigar, and on his
head, iii place of the brim, all that re
mained of his hat, was substituted the
khaki hunting hat of Superintendent
Miller. Hicks talked freely of his ad
venture . and the interesting: incidents
connected with it.
"Yei, I had a long siege of it, and
now It Is over. From the flint i knew
that i would be brought out all right.
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Los Angeles Herald.
PRICE: r'WfcSiR 1 "! 65 CENTS
DISCOVER RICH LEDGE
OF GOLD IN OLD
ABANDONED MINE
By Associated I'resK,
St* JOSOt Dr.-. M, — ii, fha dUcorer?
nrnr Alum Knelt pnrk of mi old mine
which thin yearn ago nulled up nn<l
rarefnllr' concealed •< rich ledge of gold
lirnrliiK rock him been found which
promise* to prove n bonnntta.
I I* the flrnt gold ever round In till*
count)' In pnylnic qtinntltle* nnil the
owner of the property on which the
fine I* I. pi i.i oil Intend* to commence
lnunedlntely In work hi* claim.
lnwlde the old drift, which la over
1 00 feet lonic, nrvrrnl plckn nnd shovel*
nnil nn nntlfiunted "cradle" for the
Washing of pny dirt were found.
FIREMEN ON SOUTHERN
PACIFIC WALK OUT
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA LINES
AFFECTED
Dispute Between Labor Unions Said
to Be Reason for the Trouble — No
Serious Delays to Traffic Expected
to Result from Strike
By AasoclatPd Press.
HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 22.— Pursuant
to an ultimatum issued yesterday by
the authorized officers of the Hrother
hnod of Locomotive Firemen, following
a referendum vote of tho members of
the brotherhood affected, a strike of
locomotive firemen went Into effect this
afternoon at 5 o'clock on the lines of
the Southern Pacific company In Texas
and Louisiana.
About 300 or 400 men are Involved
and the lines to which the strike order
applies are the Morgan, Louisiana &
Texas, the Iberia & Vermlllion, the
Louisiana & Western, the Texas &
New Orleans and the Galveston, Har
risburg & San Antonio. These lines ex
tend from New Orleans to El Paso,
twenty-eight branches reaching several
important points In the two states
named.
The trouble hag been in the air ever
since the Southern Pacific company, ac
cording to the firemen, abrogated the
agreement with the men several
months ago by signing an agreement
with the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, which terminated the privil
ege of the firemen to regulate the sen
iority list of .switch engineers and to
represent engineers and members of the
firemen's brotherhood on grievance
committees.
A large percentage of firemen be
coming engineers maintain their mem
bership and insurance in the firemen's
organization Instead of joining the en
gineers' brotherhood, and this fact
seems to be at the bottom of the pres
ent trouble, notwithstanding the spec
cific declaration of the firemen that
their grievance is against the company
and not against the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers.
The full effect of the strike will not
be apparent for several days and no
announcement of the intention of the
compan/ relative to the filling of the
places of the men who have gone out
has yet been made.
Strike on Atlantic Lines
By Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 23.— From
135 to 150 members of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen walked out this
afternoon at 5:30 o'clock on the San
Antonio division of the Southern Pa
cific, Atlantic system. Negroes are be
ing substituted for the striking fire
men.
The firemen have no grievance
against the railroad company. They
claim It Is a test strike to determine
whether they or the engineers shall
have control of the switching crews.
The engineers claim they will win
out and say they will hire Mexicans,
Chinamen and negroes to do the work.
Except to a few freight trains very
little delay In traffic schedules has been
occasioned so far.
Brotherhood Issues Official Order
By Associated Press.
PEORIA, 111., Dec. 23.—Announce
ment that the strike of the engineers
and th« firemen on the Atlantic sys
tem of the Southern Pacific railroad
went into effect at 5 o'clock was given
out tonight at the headquarters of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Kngineers.
Grand Master John J. Hannahan de
clined to be interviewed on the strike
nor the probable effect It would have
upon the conditions along the system.
He simply gave out a copy of the
telegram from Second Vice Grand Mas
ter Timothy Shea, who has had the
matter In charge. The telegram is as
follows:
"Houston, Tex., Dec. 22, 1906.— We re
newed urgent efforts again today to
arbitrate the question In dispute, but
the company and the engineers abso
lutely refused to do so. The strike be
came effective at 5 o'clock."
Refuses Texas Freight
By Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.—An
nouncement was made today that tho
Southern Pacific railway will receive
no more freight from Intersecting lines
to points in Texas until further notice.
WOULD PUT UTE INDIANS
TO WORK ON RAILROAD
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.— Com mis
■loner of Indian Affairs Leupp has pro
posed to the war department a plan for
putting to work the Ute Indians of
inah who left their reservation some
time ago because, as they allege, they
did not get enough to eat, and who af<
terwardi were rounded up at Fort
Mcailc S. D.
Mr. teupp's pi, vi is that the men,
uonn n and children be sent to Arizona,
ami thai tile men bo put to work on
the Santa Ke railroad.
Tiii- Indians will be furnished with
Shelter and oilier accommodations, and
the men i>m I<l $1.3(1 l>er day.
In tin- siuing, if tlie Indians desiiu,
ihc> can be returned to Colorado, where
men, women and children can tind work
In the bee) sugar llelds.
The HUKgeßtlon has not yet been acted
upon liy the war department.
"Passive Resistance" Strike Ends
VIENNA, Dec. 23.— "The passive re
sistance" strike of 25,000 employes of
the Austrian postal service which was
begun lust Friday has ended.
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1906.
ENGAGE
IN DUEL
ON ROOF
Officer and Burglar
Exchange Sliots
in Dark
Robber Plunges Through
Skylight and Makes
Daring Escape
Policeman Pursues Thief Through
Dark Hall, but Desperate Man
Finds Good Hiding
Place
Amide a florco fusilade of bullets,
with shots ringing out on the midnight
air, a daring burglar made a spectar
ulnr escape early yesterday morning
and succeeded In baffling the police,
who are now exerting all their efforts
to get him within the grasp of the law.
Across the roofs of the buildings at
423 and 425 East Third street the daring
robber was chased, and, by constantly
dodging behind chimneys and sky
lights, he at last managed to reach a
skuttle In one of the roofs. Through
It he plunged downward to the top
floor and thence, down a flight of stairs
into the lower part of the house, from
which place he easily gained the yard
and safety.
During the last week there have been
a number of complaints received at the
police station of the robbery of rooms
of the lodging house at 423 Bast Third
street. These robberies have become so
frequent that Patrolman Humphreys
was detailed to watch the building and
capture the thief.
Last Saturday night he appeared on
the scene and took his stand across
the street. He had no Idea of what
was to occur and had laid no plans.
All he hoped for was to see some per
son moving cautiously In the building
so he would know he was a room
worker. Suddenly he became aware
of a form moving across the roof.
Sees the Robber
Watching intent.lv Humphreys saw It
was a man and that he came from an
adjoining building. Into that building'
went the policeman and with drawn
revolver crept up to the top floor,
where he spied an open skylight which
led to the roof. Through It he went just
in time to see the robber raising the
skylight which leads into the lodging
house.
"Halt! Throw up your hands," or
dered the officer, but instead of doing
so the robber sprang behind a nearby
chimney and a pistol barked his an
swer.
Then began such a duel as has sel
dom occurred. Each man keeping
under cover as much as possible him
self but doing all in his power to wing
his opponent. Shot after shot was fired
until tho robber managed to reach the
fkylight through which he had first
Rained the roof. Down this he sprang
with the policeman close on his trail.
Through the hallway ran pursuer and
pursued, but the robber knew the lay of
the land the better of the two and suc
ceeded in eluding the officer and dodged
through a door and into a yard, where
all track of him was lost.
The neighborhood was searched by
the police for him but without suc
cess, but every effort will be made to
land him, as it is thought he is a dar
ing criminal and one safer behind bars
than roaming the country.
MANUAL TRAINING FOR
INDIANS SATISFACTORY
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— The annual
report of Miss Estelle Reel, superinten
dent of the Indian schools, made public
today, indicates that manual training
i.; becoming B feature of education
among- the Indians and with entirely
satisfactory results.
The superintendent lius visited prac
tically all of the Indian schools during
the year and reports that more teachers
are recognizing the special characteris
tics of the Indian, and consequently
better methods of teaching prevail.
The teaching of cooking anct home
laundry work now occupies a per
manent place in the regular course.
School gardens have increased in
number and extent.
The beneficial result of educational
work among the Indians are illustrated
by the larger number of pupilß who
have found employment in various oc
cupations requiring manual skill, and
the prediction Is made in the report
that a greater number of Indians will
become self-supporting each year as
the result of manual training methods.
CONTRACT FOR *TEEL RAILS
Harriman Lines Baid to Have Placed
a Large Order for Spring
Delivery
Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22.— The Harriman
lines are understood tn have closed a
.■on tract with the United States Steel
corporation for 23,000 tons of standard
section steel rails. The rails will be
delivered next spring.
One steel company put In a bid for
the rails with the understanding that
tin' Harriman Hues would not ask for
delivery before 1907. Ntaurally the
request wan not granted.
Tin- production it steal rails for the
current year would have been much
laiKer had not the demand for billets
bean so pronounced.
Tli.' Itepublie. [Ron and Steel com
pany has not turned out steel rails
since Its new rail mill «ai built and
is not likely to as long as billet prices
are above steel rail quotations
An eimte.ru steel concern is alm> de
voting part of Its rail capacity to the
manufacture of billets.
The mining boom has brought about
very eager demand for light steel rails.
STEAMER BURNS OFF
NOVA SCOTIA COAST;
NO LIVES ARE LOST
By Associated Pi •
HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 22-
Word has been received here to
day from Port Dufferin, a small
coast town some 60 miles east of
this city, of the destruction by
fire of the passenger steamer
Strathcona, owned by the Hali
fax and Canso steampship com
pany and bound from this port
for Canso and Guysborough.
That no lives were lost is due
principally to the heroism of the
engineers and firemen, who stuck
to their posts until the steamer
was beached and every one of the
380 passengers landed.
In less than an hour after the
beaching of the steamer she was
burned to the water's edge.
ASKS HELP FOR
STRICKEN CHINA
Roosevelt Issues Proclamation Urging
Aid for Famine Sufferers, Who
Number Over Fifteen
Millions
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— President
Roosevelt today Issued a proclamation
calling on the people of the United
States to contribute funds for the relief
of the millions of famine sufferers in
China who are on the verge of starva
tion.
The president says that he will ask
congress for authority to use govern
ment transport vessels to carry food to
the famine-stricken region. The procla
mation is as follows:
"To the people of the United States:
There Is an appalling famine in China.
Throughout a district covering over 40,
00 square miles and supporting a popu
lation of 15,000,000 the crops have been
destroyed by floods and millions of peo
ple are on the verge of starvation;
thousands of dwellings have been de
stroyed and their inmates are without
homes. An urgent appeal has been
made for the assistance of the United
States.
"Our people have often, under simi
lar conditions of distress In other coun
trieß responded generously to such ap
peals.
"Amid our abounding prosperity and
in this holiday season of good will to
man assuredly we should do our part to
aid the unfortunate and relieve the dis
tressed among the people of China, to
whom we have allied f^r so many years
In friendship and kindness.
"I shall ask congrc s upon its next
day of session for authority to use our
transport vessels to carry Hour and
other food to the famine stricken
region.
"I recommend that contributions for
the purchase of such food and other
appropriiite relief be sent to the Ameri
can National Red Cross, which will
take care of the expenditures.
"Such contributions may be made
either through the local Red Cross
treasurers or throuch the department of
state or may be sent directly to Charles
Hallam Keep. Red Cross treasurer.
United States treasury department,
Washington.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT "
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES
By Associated Press.
Fraser House Burns to the Ground
BAY CITY. Mich., Dec. 23.-The
Fraser house, tho oldest and largest
hotel In this city, was completely de
stroyed by fire early today.
It is believed that no lives were lost
John O'Nell, the hotel fireman, was
overcome by smoke and probably fa
tally injured.
Loss -$90,000. G. B. Saplinger's cloth-
Ing store adjoining the hotel, was dam
aged to the extent of $18,000.
Japanese Get No Preference
TOKIO, Dec. 23.— Dr. Goto, president
of the Southern Manchurian railway
says that the principle guiding tlie
management of the company forbids
the granting of preferential treatment
to persons of any nationality, Japanese
or otherwise.
King Oscar's Temperature Rises
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 23.— A bulletin
issued tonight regarding the state of
health of King Oscar says his temper
ature on Saturday night was 99.2 and
thiß morning 99. G.
Otherwise his condition remains un
changed.
Former Prime Minister Dies
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— The Bra
zilian embassy was notified by cable
today of the death In Rio Janeiro yes
terday of Vlscomte .Slnlnbu, who dur
ing the empire waa prime minister for
many years. He was 97 years of age.
Volcano Breaks Out Again
TUTULJA, Samoa, Dec. 23.— Fresh
outbreak* have occurred In the volcano
In Bavaii and the field of lava now sur
rounding the volcano Is thirty square
miles in extent.
MUST PERFORM OPERATION
ON PRESIDENT CASTRO
By Associated I'nss.
TRINIDAD. Deo. 23.— Advices re
ceived here from Venezuela ure to the
effect that the health Of President
Castro, who is at Maeuto, Is becoming
mi. re ami nioiv alarming.
An operation is deemed necessary, but
the weakened state of the sick man
does not permit of an attempt In this
respect being made.
The sailing of Gen. Jose Manuel
Hernandez Is not confirmed, but rumors
oi a serious revolutionary movement In
the western part of Venezuela continue
to ti. circulated.
The press of the republic is absolutely
mute on the subject and It Is very dltti
cult to obtain details.
NINE DIE
IN TRAIN
DISASTER
fcix Fatally Injured;
Twenty-Seven
Hurt
Passenger Collides with
Switch Engine
Head-on
Awful Accident Occurs on Train Filled
with Holiday Homecomers
Near Enderlin, North
Dakota
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John SnUrrlMirsr, \ nnmnnnr, V D.
Tony Oleefl, Velvn, !W. O.
D. J. Brrrcsford, Medicine Hat, Al
horta.
1. Roarnhnum, Vrlvn. V D.
W. .1. Danlplnon. Sheldon, \. D.
O. A. Aldemnn. Ntnrhuck, Minn.
Nplh Hiiiimc.ii, Krnnre, N. O.
By Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 23.— Loaded to its full
capacity with people going: to their
homes In the east to spend their Christ
mas holidays, the south-bound train on
the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie crashed into a switch engine in
the west end of the railroad yards at
this place at 2:10 o'clock thi3 morning.
Eight men were killed outright and
one has since died of his injuries.
Twenty-seven were seriously injured,
and It is likely that the death list will
be added t«
All of the fatalities occurred in tho
smoking car, which was completely tel
escoped by the baggage car, and only
two of the occupants of this car es
caped injury.
The car was crowded, and as the
whistle had Just sounded for Enderlin
almost every one was on his feet when
the crash came, and dead and wounded
were piled Into a great heap with the
wreckage.
Rescue Party Formed
A rescue party soon lyas formed and
the work of taking out the dead and
injured was begun at once and con
tinued throughout the night.
The little hospital was crowded with
those hurt, and the hotels were con
verted Into emergency hospitals where
the other Injured were cared for.
There are but four physicians In En
derlin, and a special train with physi
cians and nurses was hastily made up
at Valley City and was rushed to the
scene.
Wreckage Takes Fire
The wreckage took fire trom the over
turned Btovcs used In heating the cars,
and there was a nice between the res
cuers and the flames.
By almost superhuman efforts tho
rescuing party managed to fight off the
flumes until all of the dead and injured
had been removed from the wrecked
cars, which then were allowed to burn.
Only a few passengers in the day
coaches were injured, and in the sleep
ers, one of which left the track, there
were no casualties.
Was Making Up Time
The train which was wrecked was the
south-bound accommodation running
between Moose Jaw, Canada, and 6t.
Paul.
I It is due hero at 11:45 p. m., but last
night was nearly three hours late.
The engineer was running his engine
at a high rate of speed in an endeavor
to make up the lost time.
A BWltch engine was shifting a cut at
box carl In the western end of the yard.
and had Just pushed them on the tiding
us the accommodation suddenly swung
into sight around the curve.
Head-on Collision
The sidins was not lonp; enough tJ
allow the box cars and the engine to
j clear the main track and a head-on
collision ensued between the switch en
! sine and that of the passenger train.
Both locomotives were practically
demolished, and the baggage car
crashed through the smoking car, tel
escoping It,
One of the day coaches was ;;lso de
railed, but only a tew passengers in
thla coach were injured.
The other day coachei and the sleep
ing cars did not leave the track.
Responsibility Not Yet Placed
| it is impossible to learn who ivai ;-.t
fault for the acoldent. it Is said thut
the IWltcn engine had been given a
portion of the running time Of the ]ia.»
ienger In which to shift the cars in
the yards, ami it is supposed that the
paieenger train had made np imiiv of
its lost time than Had been anticipated
by the orew of the switch engine.
It has ho far been Impossible to secure
B list of the injured In tin- wreck.
Claim agents and other employes of the
railroad have taken charge of the in
jured and absolutely refuse cither to
give out a list of those hurt or to per
mit newspaper correspondents to secure
the names In other Ways. The news
paper men on the ground have entered
a strong protest against this action on
the part of tin- railroad officials, but so
fur It has been without avail.
The coroner iliis .it lei noun inipan
eled i .Inry and began at onoe an in
vestigation into I he cause of the wreck.
The engineers and firemen on both
the Hwitcti and paSSSngiT engines, when
tiny iav thai ■< ' niiision whs Inevita
ble, leaped and saved their lives.
JUMPS FROM TRAIN;
IS HORRIBLY MANGLED
By Associated Press.
SAN JOSK. Dec. 23.— Danny Walsh,
a young clgurmaker, was bo fearfully
mangled while jumping fnom a South
ern Paoltto train at a street crossing
here thin afternoon that hi- died shortly
after being removed to a hospital
SAWOANS MAKE CRICKET
MATCHES EXCUSE FOR
GROSS IMMORALITIES
ly Atiftclated Press.
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FORMULATE RULES FOR
CONSULAR EXAMINATIONS
CANDIDATES MUBT PABS WRIT.
TEN AND ORAL TESTS
Persons Desiring Berths In Uncle
Sam's Foreign Service Must Pass
Many Trials to Determine Fitness
for Posts That May Be Given Them
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— Regulations
governing examinations for person* de
siring to enter the consular service
have been made public by the state de
partment. In an order Issued June 27
President Roosevelt announced that a
board of examiners would formulate
rules for examinations.
The board which did this work con
sisted of Huntington Wilson, third as
sistant secretary of state, Wilbur
«. Carr, chief of the consular bureau,
state department, and H. F. Hlggins,
chief examiner for the civil service
commission.
The most notable feature of the pro
posed examination Is that part of It
will be oral, to enable the board to de
termine the candidates' alertness, use
of conversational English and general
fitness for the service. This examina
tion will count just as much as the
written test.
The subjects on which the written ex
amination will re held Include one
modern language besides English, pre
ferably French, Spanish or German, the
natural, Industrial and commercial re
sources of the United States, pfltical
economy, the elements of International
and national maritime law, arithmetic,
modern history of Europe, Latin Amer
ica and the far « ant.
Composiltlon, grammar, punctuation,
spelling and writing will also ,c given
out in the examination.
No applicants less than 21 years old
or more than 50 will be permitted to
take the examinations, and the board
reserves the right to have the applicant
submit to medical examination In case
there be any doubt as to his physical
qualifications.
Names of candidates who passed ex
aminations successfully will remain on
the eligible list for two years, and if
they are not selected in that time will
be dropped.
UNCLE SAM'S TRADE
WITH PORTO RICO GROWS
OVER FORTY MILLION DQLLARS
IS YEAR'S BUSINESS
Eighty. seven per Cent of the Island's
Products Come to United States,
and Eighty-six Per Cent of Pur
chases Are from America
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— The story
of the remarkable growth of trade be
tween the United States and Porto Rico
is told in a statement issued today by
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
It shows that the commerce between
this country and its; Island possession
has grown from a little less than $4,
00,000 in 1897, the year before annexa
tion, to over $40,000,000 at the close of
the present year.
For the ten months ending with Octo
ber the business between the two coun
tries amounted to $35,830,038.
of this amount the United States sent
to Porto Rico $16,509,946 worth of mer
chandise, while Porto Rico's trade with
this country reached a total of $19,
320,132.
That a very large proportion of the
trade of Porto Rico Is with the United
States is indicated by the fact that 87
per cent of the island's trade conies
here, and of the total merchandise •en
tering the island 86V4 per cent is from
tt- United States.
Of the principal articles forming the
large and rapidly growing trade with
Porto Rico the chief article of growth
is sugar, and then follows coffee and
fruits in the shipments of the islands;
and flour, rye, meats, dairy products,
cotton Roods, manufactures of Iron and
steel and miscellaneous manufactures
In the shipments of the United States to
Porto Rico.
PEARY'S SHIP HAS
TROUBLE IN STORM
By Associated Press.
NEWPORT, R. 1., Dec. 23.— The Arc
tic steamer Roosevelt, from Sydney, C.
8., for New York, which sailed from
Vineyard Haven yesterday forenoon,
was sighted off here this afternoon with
her foretopmast gon*.
The Roosevelt seemed to be making
■low progress, having been nearly
twenty hours making about thirty
miles.
About noon the Roosevelt was seen
to make sail and disappear around
Point Judith, heading west at :' o'clock
making fair progress In a northwest
hiccze.
WOMAN HURT IN
FALL FROM STREET CAR
Miss M. Meyers, 776 East Sixteenth
street, was thrown from ii Pasadena
car at Colorado and Fair oaks avenue
in Pasadena last night and was bo
badly bruised about the body and head
that It was necessary to take her to
the receiving hospital in this city,
where she wan taken on the car from
which she fell. Miss Meyers foil from
th« car while attempting to get oil be
fore the car hue} - been brought to a
standstill. |
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DEFEND
STATE'S
RIGHTS
Denounce Roosevelt
andMetcalfatMass
Meeting
Japanese- Korean Exclu
sion Leaguers Pass
Pesolutions
Prominent San Franci-co Labor Lead
ers Argue Against President's Rec
ommendations for Natural
ization of Japanese
By Acnrlated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.—Resolu
tions denouncing 1 President Roosevelt's
message to congress on the Japanese
situation in San Francisco, resenting
his Interference In the domestic affairs
of the state, expressing want of confi
dence In Secretary Metcalf and declar
ing that his report to the president on
the Japanese school question is
utterly unworthy of credence In any
particular and containing "numerous •
misstatements and misrepresentations,
obviously one-sided and grossly exag
gerated," were adopted at a mass meet
ing held this afternoon at Walton's
pavilion under the auspices of the Jap
anese arid Korean Exclusion league. '
About 2500 people were i.i attendance.
0. A. Tveitmoe, president of the league
and secretary of the State Building
Trades council, acted as chairman.
' Among the speakers who addressed
the meeting were Mayor Schmitz, Police
Commissioner W. R. Hagerty, who is
also president 'of the San Francisco
Labor council; P. H. McCarthy, presi
dent of the Building Trades council;
Walter Mac Arthur, editor of the Coast
Seamen's Journal, and other prominent
labor leaders.
Schmitz Will "Lay Down Life"
Mayor Schmlt:: said • that _ he ■ was ■
"willing to lay down' his life by the side
of his fellow men in fighting the Jap- ;
anese- hordes." :'-He: '-He- said that It ; - wan ' a-r-
q uestion : of - self-preservation " for ■' the
merchant and business man as well as \
for the laborer, and declared that the '
Japanese were more of a menace than
the Chinese. \
lf naturalized as proposed by Presi
dent Roosevelt, he said, they would
come to California in such numbers
that they would not only soon control
the state by their votes but would make
lnroads on the prosperity of the United'
States.
Walter Mac Arthur said that "the peo
ple of California will defend their state
rights against the assumption of these
latter day federalists," and declared
that the Issue of state rights raised by
the president's message has superseded
the issue of the segregation of the Jap
anese school children.
The other speakers addressed .' the
meeting along similar lines, defending
state rights and characterized the pres- -
ident's attitude as "meddling in the af- ■
fairs of this state."
Resolutions termed a "reply to the
president" were adopted, of which the
following are the salient features: t
"Resolved, That we insist upon and
shall to the limit of our power maintain
our right, under the constitution of the
United States and as a matter of prac
tical necessity to the moral and mental ■
well being of our people to segregate
the pupils In the common schools in
such manner us reason and experience
shall dictate and to adopt and enforce
such other regulations as may ■- be
deemed wise and expedient- In the con-
(Contlnued ul Page Two.)
THE DAY'S SEWS
FORECAST
For Southern California: Cloudy
MoViday; fresh north winds. Maxi
mum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, 75 degrees; minimum, 54
degrees.
I —Ten1 — Ten die in train disaster.
— Famous prelate addresses people.
3 — Bit of old south shown at Grand.
4 — Editorial.
— City news.
Sports.
7 — Mining news.
B —Sunday8 — Sunday sermons.
9 — Classified advertisements.
— Railroad news.
COAST
Miner Hicks prayed In tomb and sa>V'
spirit of Deity came upon him on the fifth
day of his Imprisonment; tells harrowing
details of two weeks underground.
ln large maw meeting of labor leaders .
at San Francisco. Roosevelt's message
recommending naturalisation of Japanese
lsI Is denounced and doctrine of btat«'%
rights defended.
EASTERN
Nine are killed and Twenty-seven In
jured In head-on collision of passenger
trains loaded with holiday homecomers
i, ear Enderlln, North Dakota. ,
Archbishop Ireland addresses people and
explains that conflict is not for separation •
of church and state In France, but for
(subjection of church by atate.
President Roosevelt Issues proclamation
aiklng aid for the 15.000,000 people suiter*
lng from famine In stricken China.
LOCAL
Policeman and burglar light duel on
rool
Mysterious marks found on body of dead
n in
Preachers score oouncil unmercifully for ■
lixTeitsinK number of aaloonii.
Girl attempts suicide, fearing that par- '
l'lllH Will object to her man-luge.
Fire In wholesale produce district (lops
JBT.OOO damagu.
Little children at charitable Institution*
glvun marry Christinas. '