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MEXICO CITY IS
SHAKEN SECOND
TIME BY QUAKE
CITIZENS RUSH INTO STREETS
AT FIRST TREMBLE
THIRTEEN SHOCKS TAKE PLACE
WITHIN THIRTY HOURS
Temblors Occur Every Two or Three
Hours, but Seven Are So Slight
Only Seismographs Regis.
ter Tremors
(By Associated Press.)
"ITEXICO CITY, July 31.—Mexico
MEXICO CITY, July 31.—
city again mi eeverely staikon
••"-•*■ by an earthquake today,
A shock more severe than any yet
experienced rocked tin- city for one
minute and forty seconds. The first
faint swaying came at 12:42, but the
nervous people needed nothing mora
than the slightest tremble to send them
pouring out of stores, Office buildings
and duellings into the streets.
The shock grew in intensity at the
end of tin- first thirty second!, and
suddenly shifted tho direction of Its
motion. It began with a long swaying
north to south oscillatory motion,
which changed to a bumping action.
No great damage was done, though
many walls, weakened by three shocks
of yesterday, fell, while many public
buildings were cracked.
The national palace suffered consid
erably. Tim war office, chamber of
ambassadors and other sections of the
handsome buildings were damaged.
Walls of Buildings Damaged
The National Life Insurance compa
ny building, the Btlllwell building and
the cathedra] were among the largo
edifice! the walls of which suffered. In
the ease of the llrst named the damage
was small. .
At AcapUlCO the customs house, with
its warehouse, the military barracks I
and a number of other prominent
buildings were absolutely destroyed,
while the municipal palace suffered
serious damage. '
Thirteen earthquakes within thirty
hours have been registered by the gov
ernment seismograph at Acubaya.
From tin- time the earth began to
move In the valley yesterday morning
at 7:11 o'clock until the quivers teased
nt 12:45 o'clock today. Mexico City has
been shaking at intervals of every two
or three hours. Six upheavals have
p.en of such strength as to be felt by
the people, while seven others have
be, felt only by the sensitive Instru
ments at the seismograph station.
BUILDINGS ROCKED BY FORCE
OF EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY. Jul' 31.—Another se
vere earth shock occurred at 12:39 this
afternoon. Its duration was fifty-three
seconds. Buildings rocked violently In
this city and the people rushed out of
their houses. So far as known no dam
age was ilnno
Ambassador Thompson of Mexico
City and Vice Consul Pangburn at
Acapulco have sent brief dispatches
to the state department at Washington,
I) C.i regarding the severe earthquake
in Mexico. Their reports tell largely
the same story as that given in the
press dispatches.
Mr. Thompson's message, undated,
says the earthquake probably covered
all the country between Mexico City
and the Pacific. From Acapulco at 4
a. m. yesterday Vice Consul Pangburn
cabled to Washington that while no
Americans were injured, the consulate
was damaged.
Damage caused In this city by the
quake yesterday is greater than was at
first supposed. The cathedral was so
badly damaged that it has been con
demned. Many buildings are cracked.
The American school was rendered un
safe.
Some of the mains have been broken |
and the water supply for the city. Is
seriously curtailed.
EL PASO, Tex., July 31.—A special
from Vera Cruz, Mex., says that a se
rious fire followed the recent earth
quake In the town of Hidalgotitlan.
The water mains were broken by the
quake and the lire, breaking out in the
poorer quarter vof the town, spread j
rapidly. Only a change of wind saved
the entire town. A hundred and fifty
families are homeless.
The city of Acapulco, which was al
most destroyed yesterday by an earth
quake and tidal wave, has been suf
fering all summer from a terrible epi
demic of fever and many deaths have
occurred. Lack of sewerage system
was given as the cause of this con
dition, which was so bad that It Is re
ported the municipal council declared
that many buildings were sinking Into
the earth which had been saturated .
with sewage from the cesspools.
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SANTA ROSA IS
SWEPT BY FIRE
Flames Originating in Mills Spread
Rapidly, and Firemen with 1000
Volunteers Are Forced to
Fight Desperately
SANTA ROSA, Cal.. July 31.— Fire
that broke out hi the Santa Rosa wool
en mills this afternoon destroyed $225,
--000 worth of property before It was ex
tinguished by the flrmen, assisted by
fully 1000 volunteers.
While fighting the blaze Fire Chief
Frank Muther was overcome by the
heat, as were several of his men, but
all were revived.
The largest losses were suffered by
the woolen mills, which Is estimated at
$150,000, and the Italia Unlca hotel,
probably $16,000.
The tire is believed to have. been
caused by sparks from the chimney of
the mills falling into an open venti
lator. From the woolen mills the
flames quickly spread to the hotel.
; This was ■ forty-room structure and
It burned like tinder. The firemen met
with such little success up to this time
It was feared the flames might wipe out
the: largor part of tho city. By con
centrating on the wooden residences
and cottages that lay directly. in the
path of the blaze the flames finally
were brought under control.
.'This.was the most destructive blaze
the city, has ever experienced, aside
from that caused by the earthquake of
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
WEALTHY WOMAN IS
SAID TO HAVE ELOPED
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BOSTON, July 31.—Mrs. Joseph Lan
caster, the beautiful wife of a
wealthy Boston business 'man,
who was reported to have eloped with
"Count" de (Ircgorio, has been located
in London. When Mrs. Lancaster left
her home her husband employed a de
tective, who traced her to New York,
where she boarded a Steamship for
England,
The detective followed, coming up
with the couple at Dublin, and later
followed them to London. In response
to a cable from the sleuth Mr. Lancas
ter also started for England. It is be
lieved in Boston that there will be trou
ble when Lancaster meets the "count.
Mrs. Lancaster possesses a large for
tune in her own right, and has one of
tin- finest collections of Jewels In this
country. .
BRIDEGROOM ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF ROBBING ROOMS
BAKERSFIELD, July Caught
with the goods after robbing the rooms
of two guests at the Southern hotel
here early this morning, William Gil
lette, a young man recently married,
confessed that he was out of work and
needed the money. The loot was found
In his rooms In the Grand hotel.
The rooms robbed were occupied by
M Van i'leaf and S. 11. Head. From
them Gillette took two watches and
$700 worth of nth. property. .
His young wife is almost prostrated
.over his disgrace. ,
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Sunday; light west wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 80 degrees;
minimum, 57 degrees.
LOCAL
Attorneys for Mrs. Gertrude Drlggs ask for
■aw trial on ground that one of jurors did
not hear ail the testimony.
Isaac F. Johnson, former apartment
house mar, presents lone nickel in court as
*ole asset. _ „ ,
James D. Schuyler tells story of I Bolt
Ham's fast work on the Panama canal.
Says ditch will be ready In 1913.
More tales are told of cruelty at Soldiers'
home. Veteran organizations will demand
Investigation. "
Slowness of district attorney's office in
j punishing deadly auto speeders causes pub
lic comment. '
Trial of former chief of police, T. H.
Broadhead, is scheduled to open Honda..
Ten thousand visitors are expected at
Long Beach at annual Cathollo picnic next
Saturday. . I
Steven Moro, cement worker, has a nar
low escape from death under falling wall
Leonardo Barrios, would-be leader of the
cigar makers' strike, sent to jail for thirty
days.
James O'Brien, sent as prisoner from the
workhouse to county hospital, escapes. In
vestigation la probable.
Oscar E. Farlsh is Indorsed for the
mayoralty by member) of the Jefferson club.
Interesting figures on the harbor and the
results of consolidation are given to the
public by the Los Angeles committee.
Nine thousand natives of lowa attend big
annual picnic at Long Beach.
Report of Typographical union leader gives
review of year's work.
Every voter urged to cast ballot at the
Wilmington consolidation election, to be
held Wednesday.
Judge entertains at dinner for three news
papermen, who have been admitted to the
bar.
Local Typographical union receives report
of officers of national organization.
COAST
Lumber schooner grounds oft Point
Arena, Cal.. in fog. and la total loss; all on
board saved. .
Police charge confessed burglar with mys
terious murder In Seattle.
Two electric trains collide on Washing
ton railway, killing ten and Injuring sixty.
EASTEKN
Holders of Insurance policies will be ex
amined as to physical condition, If sugges
tion of New York company officials la fol
lowed.
Chicago newspaper receives word that
American army officer ha* Invented engine
of destruction -which will eclipse all others
for use In times of war.
Storm at Huron, S. D., is reported to be
one of worst that ever visited that section.
United States senate passes urgent de
ficiency appropriation bill In which Is in
cluded $25,000 for traveling expenses of
the president.
House adopts report of conferees on the
tariff and It Is believed Payne will succeed
In his determination.
Negro preacher who buries himself alive
is "resurrected" by matter-of-fact police.
American returns from two years' hunt
ing expedition In Africa with trophies and
experiences.
Chinese vice consult shot In New York
offices by mysterious Asiatic, who la ar
rested.
FOIIEIGN
Mexico City is again visited by earth
quake, but no .further casualties reported.
Situation In Barcelona said to he well In
hand and 11 Is believed troubles are about
over.
Diplomats of this continent watch the
strained relations between Argentine and
Bolivia in suspense.
Krlshnavarma. leader of Indian revolt,
declares he has received most help from
Englishmen In England.
, French citizens arc objecting to budget
presented and unusual Increase In number
of public servants. „-„•;,
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1909.
HOUSE ADOPTS
TARIFF REPORT
OF CONFERENCE
REPUBLICANS ARE DELIGHTED
WITH RESULT OF BILL
TWO DEMOCRATS ONLY VOTED
FOR BILL
Determination to Kill Measure Is De.
feated, but Chairman Payne De.
fends Question and Wins
His Position
(Tiy Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON, July 31.—Tho
house tonight adopted the con
ference report on the tariff bill,
195 to 183.
The Republican! shrieked In their
delight over tho final outcome, and
Chairman Payne was the central figure
of an admiring and congratulatory
crowd id' colleagues.
Twenty Republican! voted against
the report and two Democrats voted
for it.
The vote was the climax of an elev
en-hours' session, conducted through
most oppressive heat, and it was en
livened by a dozen or more speeches
of more or less flery nature. The tem
perature did not deter a vast throng
from going to the capitol to witness
the closing scenes.
The day opened with what* appeared
to be part of an organised filibuster
against the conference report, when
Mr. Mondell of Wyoming demanded the;
reading of the lengthy document. This
proceeded for about an hour and a
half, when with about two-thirds re-1
maining to be read, Mr. Mondell per
mitted the debate to go on.
Chairman Payne defended the re
port and appealed to his Republican
colleagues to support it, prophesying
at the same time that when the bill
was enacted Into law, It would meet
with the approval of tin- country.
Bill Denounced
Mr. ('lark, minority leader, and many
of his colleagues, denounced the bill
and criticised tie Republicans for fail
ing, as tiny alleged, to revise tin- tariff
downward and thus keep their party
pledges.
Perhaps the most sensational speech
of all was by Mr. Mann of Illinois, Re
publican, who said he would vote
against the report provided rate! on
pulp and print paper as reduced by the
house were not retained. He denounced
that particular schedule and he de
clared that Canada would take such
action regarding pulp wood and print
paper as to place an almost prohibi
tory price upon paper in this country.
At 9:07 p. m. the house, with the
conference report ready to be sent to
the senate for action, adjourned until
Monday noon.
Mr. Payne appealed to his Republi
can coleagues to stand by the bill, say
ing If they wanted to drive their party
into chaos they could vote against It.
"We have revised the tariff and have
taken off unnecessary duties," said
Mr. Payne. "Not all along the lino
generally, but In our revision of the
tariff we have revised the tariff down
ward, and yet we have done no In-
Jury to any person or any industry in
the United States.
Revenue Increased
"These rates increase the revenue
from customs less than $4,000,000. Tho
corporation tax Is estimated to produce
$26,000,000 and tobacco $9,333,000."
• He placed the Increase of revenue at
about $40,000,000, which, he said, Is
"revenue enough when this bill gets
into full working order to supply tha
necessary demands of the government,
but not to build the Panama canal. We
will leave that to aonther generation."
"The Dingley law during all Its pe
riod of existence has provided ampla
revenue, and there Is no doubt this law
will do the same for another twelve
years," he continued. "Let us pass It,
gentlemen, on this side of the house;
the duty Is ours, the time has arrived."
Thunderous applause greeted Mr.
Payne as he took his seat.
When Champ Clark of Missouri, tho
Democratic leader, arose the ovation
given him was no less sincere than
that accorded Mr. Payne.
Recalling the story of the Brahmin
who had been fooled into believing the
dog was a sheep fit for sacrifice, Mr.
Clark said President Taft had been im
posed on by being made to believe the
conference report was itally a revis
ion downward. Mr. Clark submitted a
table, which he said was approximate
ly correct, showing, according to Mr.
Clark, that the average rate of the re
port was 1.71 per cent higher than the
average rate of the Dingley tariff.
Increase Is Big ;
If scores of new Items not In the
Dingley law were added, Mr. Clark
said, the average Increase would be at
least 2 per cent.
"Yet the brazen claim is made that
this is a revision downward, which is a
sham, humbug, a bald and bold per
version of the facts," declared Mr.
Clark.
"That the president's respect for the
square deal - and his Jealousy of his
own fame impelled him honestly to de
sire a tariff law that would at least
measurably redeem his own and his
party's ante-election promise for a.
downward revision of the tariff will
be readily conceded by every candid
person," continued Mr. Clark.
"That he has been deceived by tar
iff experts and near-experts as to this
conference report being a downward
revision in any reasonable sense of the
term can, I think, be mathematically
demonstrated.
"Certainly Mr. Chairman Payne's
'statement Is one of the most deceptive
documents ever submitted to the gaze
of man. I do not charge him with in
tentional deception, . but he, too, may
have been deceived by sleight-of-hand
performers In arithmetic."
Opposition to Report
in both senate and house today there
were intimations of opposition to the
adoption of tho conference report on
the tariff bill which for a long time,
looked formidable. The situation In the
house soon cleared up, but the clouds
did not disperse so rapidly in the sen
ate. ■ •
.Early lp the day It was stated that
twenty-eight Republican votes would
be cast against the bill ill the house,
but the afternoon had not advanced
far when the Republican leaders an
nounced with absolute assurance their
(Continued on i'uge Three) , J
SAN PEDRO HARBOR -VI
The Important European and Oriental
Commerce That the Port of Greater
Los Angeles Should Attract.
THE volume of commerce which a free harbor at San Pedro properly improved,
developed and controlled by the people should attract is not by any means con
fined to commerce between the Atlantic and Pacific sections of the United-
States.
There will be a large commerce between Europe and the Pacific slope that this har
oor should control. At the present time this commerce is either brought to Atlantic
ports and thence by transcontinental railway routes to its destination on the western
slope; or comes through the Tehuantepec route or around the Horn.
This commerce the port of Greater Los Angeles will enjoy particular advantages
for handling that no other Pacific port can have, for the following reasons:
Some months ago the Merchants' association of San Francisco issued a chart show
ing the location of the great circle route across the Pacific which will be traveled by
vessels from the Pacific gateway of the Panama canal to all of the great ports of China
and Japan above named.
The association congratulated San Francisco on the fact that the chart showed this
route to be located within 130 miles of San Francisco, but the same chart showed the
route located just seventy miles from San Pedro. /
It is reasonable to suppose that the European commerce coming to the Pacific coast
will be brought by vessels plying between European ports and those great ports of the
orient, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Hongkong. By a deflection of little
more than 100 miles from the route which they will travel on the great circle, these ships
can land freight from Europe at San Pedro, where that freight will find the best exist
ing facilities for distribution to the Pacific slope, as heretofore shown.
Thus, for attracting European commerce to the Pacific slope, the harbor of San
Pedro—the port of Greater Los Angeles—will offer the two advantages of nearness to
the route of the vessels carrying this commerce and facilities for distributing this com
merce to its destination.
There is also no doubt that vessels engaged in the long voyage between European
and Oriental ports will be glad to find such a port of call on their route as is San Pedro,
where they can land considerable freight and some passenger traffic; can treat their
through passengers to a sight of one of the most attractive and widely advertised coun
tries in the world and can furnish their commissary with those fruits and vegetables
wnich this section produces in such perfection and abundance.
The same reasons that will induce European vessels engaged in the Oriental trade
through the Panama canal to make San Pedro a port of call will also operate with ves
sels from Atlantic ports engaged in the Hawaiian and Oriental trade with destinations as
far as the Philippines to cause them to put in at our harbor.
There will be a further, and very important, advantage arising to the city and sec
tion surrounding the port of Greater Los Angeles, from the calling there of vessels
bound for the Orient. These vessels should not only furnish the most attractive route for
passengers bound from the United States to the Orient, but they should also be the
means of building up very rapidly an important freight business between the port of
Greater Los Angeles and oriental ports.
The principal articles of commerce between Occidental and Oriental countries at the
present time are textile fabrics, especially cotton goods, and articles of steel and iron.
Th proximity of Los Angeles to the 3,000,000 bales of cotton annually produced in
Texas and the fact that this climate is the most favorable for manufacturing that it is
possible to conceive, should result in the establishment at San Pedro of great manufac
tories of cotton goods for Oriental trade.
Five hundred miles east of us in Utah are located some of the largest coal and iron
deposits known to the world, and this should mean the establishment at San Pedro of
important iron works for supplying such articles of iron and steel as are demanded by
Oriental commerce.
In addition to this, there should be a great demand in the Orient for the fruit products,
in both a natural and preserved state, of Southern California. The peculiarities of the
Japanese climate make it impossible to produce to advantage in that climate any of the
fruits grown to such perfection in Southern California.
Japan should furnish a market for a good deal of our citrus fruits and for much of
our preserved fruits in various forms.
Vessels from Europe and the Atlantic coast landing at our harbor commerce for the
western slope will have the cargo room occupied by this commerce left vacant unless it
can be filled with freight from this port. This fact should insure, for a considerable time
at least, very cheap freight rates between the port of Greater Los Angeles and the Orient
—freight so cheap as to probably make our port the most favorable location for enterprises
engaged in producing articles for Oriental commerce of any upon the Pacific coast.
' Another field of commerce that will be opened up to our merchants and business men
by the lines of vessels plying between Atlantic and Pacific ports is the trade with the
Mexican and Central American ports south of us.
The vessels engaged in this coast-to-coast commerce will no doubt make calls at all
available ports on this southern coast and this will offer to the business men of Greater
Los Angeles a more frequent and efficient transportation service for the extension of the
business" of the greater city to all points south of us.
These vessels will also make tributary to Greater Los Angeles the great forests of
hardwood *md other lumber growing on the western slopes of Mexico and Central
America, and this should result in the successful establishment of furniture factories at
our port. ."'■■'■'■", t_ , ...
In order to avail themselves of these advantages, however, our business men will
have to do two things:
First—Establish their warehouses and factories on the harbor; and
Second—Secure for the harbor terminal rates. ...
In the course of the consolidation contest the opponents of consolidation have said a
great many ridiculous and foolish things about the opposition of the business men of
Los Angeles to termyml rates for San Pedro.
When it is considered that it will be utterly impossible for the business men of Los
Anpeles to avail themselves to the fullest extent, or indeed to any considerable extent, of
the advantages which have been outlined in these articles without the establishment of
terminal rates for San Pedro, it will be seen how utterly foolish and silly all this talk
has been. - . _ „,
It will not be possible to handle the commerce between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts flowing through this harbor to any advantage unless the railroad companies cen
tering at the harbor should give this commerce terminal rates.
Without terminal rates for the harbor, it would be absolutely impossible for the
business men of Greater Los Angeles to avail themselves of the advantages in extending
their trade which the harbor offers. _
In view of all this, to say that there would be any opposition to terminal rates for
San Pedro is to state a proposition so ridiculous as to carry its own refutation with it.
The value of a properly improved and controlled harbor in handling our Southern
California products will be the subject of ou r next article.
STORM IN SOUTH DAKOTA
RUINS ACRES OF GRAIN
HURON, S. D., July 31.—Late reports
indicate that Friday's storm was one
of the piost disastrous that ever visited
this section. This loss Is placed' at
many thousands of dollars.
Thousands of acres of grain were
ruined, many small buildings were
wrecked, and much other damage done.
Chris Peterson and two sons were
caught in a wrecked barn and all were
injured seriously. The storm started
near Rockham. Spink county, and cov
ered an area from that point west to
Wessington and cast to Kingsbury
county line, breaking a few miles south
of this city. Yale, Sheffield, favour,
Hitchcock, Broadmanns, Wolsey and
Wessington were in the storm center.
Auto Turns Over; Driver Breaks Leg
PETALUMA, Cal., July 31.—C. J.
Pease Of Olema was seriously Injured
today when his automobile turned over,
breaking his left leg and lacerating
the flesh frightfully. Pease, with two
companions, Is said to have been driv
ing down a steep hill, when the car
struck a sandy stretch In the road,
skidded and turned over three times.
Pease was caught under the machine.
The other two men escaped injury.
•-if X'fiT.F COI'TIV' DAILY. *<•: SUNDAY, no
OIiSMIJJj vt^l JU 1 . ON TRAINS, i CENTS
T. E. GIBBON
LEPER FOUND AMONG NEW
COMERS WILL t.E DEPORTED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.—A leper
was discovered today among the Chi
nese held at the detention sheds on the
Pacific Mall docks. Hong Sing, who
arrived from China on the last trip of
the steamer Mongolia and, with others,
was being held pending the determina
tion of the immigration authorities as
to whether he was entitled to land,
was found to be suffering from the dis
ease. He will be sent back to China
on the next steamer.
fpj CKTVTH
RICH GOLD ORE
IS DISCOVERED
NEAR MONROVIA
MINING TO BE RESUMED IN
SALT PIT CANYON
PROSPECTOR FINDS ROCK THAT
ASSAYS $30 TO TON
Residents of Foothill City Expect Sec.
ond Rush of Red.Shirted Men
In Quest of Pay
wirt
I special to The Herald.]
MONROVIA, July 31.—Monrovia
may witness a re-enactment of
the gold rush of '49 and again
experience some of the romance and
glamour of the days of the great gold
rush, Dick Allium.- of the foothill city
has leased from F. O. Cass 120 acres
of land containing ore which assays
from $10 to $30 a ton within half a
mile of the mouth of Salt Pit canyon,
a place tramped over by hundreds of
persons and containing a supply of
natural wealth which, It is believed,
will net fortunes for the parties in
terested.
In 1849, 1850 and 1861 three claims
were located in Bait Pit canyon. Tun
nels were dug and one of the claims
was worked for a period of two years,
although no very rich pockets were
located. Facilities were, however, at
that time so primitive for mining the
precious metal that unless the ore
assayed In three figures mining it wan
not profitable, Although not generally
known. It is a recognized tact among
mineralogists that the Sierra Madro
range of mountains, especially in the
vicinity of Pasadena, Sierra Madre
and Monrovia, contains large quanti
ties of gold, although In rare instances
is any great outward showing made.
At the present time there are men In
the mountains, who, using the primi
tive panning method, manage to wash
from $3 to $4 a, day in gold dust. x
Ore Assays $30
The land which Munroe has leased,
and of which he has been endeavoring
to get possession for the last twelve
years, shows on the surface a good
sized vein of gold-bearing ore, assay
ins at $30 a ton. Although this is not
an exceedingly rich find, nevertheless
many of the mines in Nevada and
Alaska which have paid the largest
dividends have worked ore which has
never assayed at more than $4 or $5
a ton, and In some Instances as low as
$2.50 a ton.
"1 ' firmly believe," said Munroe,
"that with modern mining facilities
and with proper management thanew
mine, which I believe is locatfd'r^ln
a few hundred yards of,."A af^s's
staked out In '49, will pi ; Ti'.ily
profitable investment. I hi amined
the canyon bottom very 1 roughly,
and While there are small V, ../of gold
in various places, our chirm appears
to be far the richest. But little of the
surrounding territory, however, has
been examined carefully, and it may
be that there are far richer mines
awaiting the prospector."
Situated as closely as Monrovia Is
to large smelters, being, on a railroad
line, and having available some little
water supply. $30. or even $10, ore
should be mined at great profit, pro
viding there is enough of the ore In ;
sight.
Experts See Success
Mining experts who have examined
Munroe's holdings are unanimous in
declaring that the project should pay
well, as there are hundreds of tons- of
ore in sight. Work will probably bo
begun within the Immediate future, for
which purpose a company Is now be
ing formed. Should the mine produce
at a large profit, and there is every
reason for supposing this to be the
case, more claims will probably be im
mediately staked and worked.
Let not the visitor to the Gem of the
Foothills be amazed should he observe
the dance hall, roulette wheel and
gray-bearded, red-shirted prospector,
-which go hand in hand with a gold
rush. Salt Pit canyon may no more bo
the resort of the pleasure seeker: on
the contrary, one of California's fam
ous gold rushes may be enacted within
Its narrow confines.
MISSING ATTORNEY
FOUND IN DENVER
Man Who Left Partner at Time Valu
able Securities Disappeared from
Safe Is Arrested
PHOENIX, July 31.—Sheriff Hayden
was advised today that tho sheriff in
Denver has in custody Frank Thomp
son, former member of the firm of Hil
dreth & Thompson of this city, land at
torneys, who about ten days ago de
camped with about $6000 worth of lieu
land scrip and approximately $2000 In
cash, both belonging to the firm. the
scrip has been recovered.
Hlldroth has not aw yet made a com
plaint against Thompson, but has had
the authorities busy since the incident
trying to locate him. ." ■■'■■•■','£■*'■
Mrs. Thompson, who was in ban
Francisco tit the time, arrived here a.
few days ago, as deeply mystified as
anybody concerning her husband's con
duct and whereabouts.
Arrested on Charge of Stealing
DENVER. July 31.—Frank R.
Thompson and W. B. Robinson of
Phoenix, Ariz., were arrested here to
day on request of the Phoenix author
ities charging them with the embez
zlement of $700 cash belonging to the
government land office and soldiers'
land scrip valued at $6000. Thompson
tonight confessed to taking the money,
and exonerates Robinson. Thompson
is said at one time to have been sec
retary to the late Gen. W. H. Lawton.
Calhoun Jurors Hard to Get
SAN FRANCISCO. July 31.—With
the exercise of peremptory challenges
still in the indefinite future, the ef
forts to secure a second Jury to try
Patrick Calhoun, president of the Unit
ed Railroads, on a charge of offering a
bribe, had made no progress at the
end of the second week. More than
800 citizens had been summoned into
court and not one qualified for jury
service. Judge Lawlor today exam
ined tho eighth venire of talesmen and
the usual large proportion of men
•ought to escape interrogation by the
attorneys upon various legal grounds.