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VOI- XXXVII.
NUMBER IHO.
* PRICE: 50 CENTS gJ»°^3S
RATE SKIRMISHES
END; LAWYERS TO
BATTLE IN EAST
I. C. C. Adjourns Hearing
of Growers' Charges
Against Roads
GO TO WASHINGTON
Fruit Raisers Confident
Contentions Will Be
Sustained
fI^HK hearing before Interstate Com-
Tiik Itaartng before Interstate Com
merce CwnnUMrtoneri Charleg a.
•*■ Prouty and Franklin K. Lane of
the comphiint of the Oullf.or.nla cltrua
fruit grower*, Involving the orango
and lemon freight and refrigeration
rates charged by the Santa Fe, South
ern Pacific and their allied railroad
lines, was adjourned at 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon until May 11, at
which time the attorneys for each side
will argun the case before the commis
sion In Washington, D. C.
The attorneys for the Southern Pa
clflo and Santa Fo were given until
May 7 to prepare and file their briefs,
and the attorneys of the fruit grow
ers were allowed until April 19 to flln
their briefs, copies of all of which will
be sent to the various interests.
The closing sessioni of the hearing
yesterday brought out little new testi
mony that might have a direct bearing
on the final conclusions. Those who
liave carefully followed the case, and
who are posted as to the exact status,
predict that the commissioners will
ask for more light as to the pre-coollng
and refrigeration rates.
Railroads Confident
The attorneys for the fruit growers
concede there are several delicate
points of law Involved in this proposi
tion, but the railroad attorneys are
confident the railroads will bo »us
tained In their contention.
Attorneys for the railroads also ap
pear confident that the orange and
lemon rates will be made permanently
equal, and that the rate will bo fixed
at $1.15. The growers, however, expect
from the showing they have made to
net the lemon rate reduced to $1, or,
In other words, to have the present
injunction against the $1.15 rate made
permanent. "T
Attorney T. J. Norton of the Santa
Fj;! discussing the case shortly after
th«s adjournment yesterday said:.
"We have made a good showing. The
citrus, fruit men have not, introduced
one scintilla .of evidence to show that
the rate on lemons should be lower
than the rate on oranges. In our ar
gument befor. the Interstate com
merce commission at Washington,
May 11. we will attempt to show that
-,-. carriers of the pioduct, held respon
sible by law for its safe livery. It
becomes our duty to have direct super
vision of the pre-cooling and Icing of
the shipment.
Responsible for Icing
"Wo will maintain that the pre-cool,
ing Is a part of the refrigeration, and
that as wo are legally responsible for
the condition of the fruit on Its arrival,
'we ara | gaily obliged to be responsible
for its refrigeration, and therefore the
railroads and no the shippers must'
jre-cool, pro-ice and re-ice the fruit.
"If a car breaks down on the desert,
and the railroads are not obliged to
re ice It, who will bo responsible for
the fruit?
"If the railroads are legally obliged
to re-ice It, as they are, why should
they not be held responsible for the
refrigeration In all its stages? is It
Just that the railroads be compelled to
re ICC only when the growers cannot
re-Ice, and tint we should be held
responsible for the condition of Ice
bunkers which are under the direct
care of the shippers? Hardly! I be
lieve it will be held by the commis
sion that pre-coollng is a part of the
refrigeration, -and that as such it Is
our duty to pre-cool and re-Ice."
The railroads, however, yesterday did
not offer any evidence to bear up this
statement, neither has any testimony
so far been Introduced to support It.
T!-e roads overlook the fact, or at
least refused to explain it, that the
westMtund ears are refrigerated by
the various pastern shippers wlMout
objection.
Meat Barons Privilege
The Armour, Oudahy, ft : .id
various other meat companies, : well
a. 1 numerous wholesale concern- deal
ing In cranberries, etc., are allowed
to refrigerate their own cars, and hnve
direct charge of the Icing and re
lelng, without objection by the rail
roads, who admitted at a previous
hearing involving rates in Missouri
that they were glad to get rid of the
responsibility, although it does n<>t
eliminate their legal responsibility as
common carriers to deliver the ship
ment intact as originally packed and
shipped. '
If this is permissible with westbound |
products, why is It not permissible
with east bound products? ask the
citrus fruit growers.
"A few years ago sleeping cars were,
not necessary," said Attorney Norton
yesterday. "A few years ago re- '
frigerated cars were not necessary.
Custom and changing conditions de
mand improvements. The sleeping car
and the refrigerator car now are es
sential, and if essential to railroad
service their proper maintenance also
is essential, and If their proper main
tenance Is essential then It Is essential
that the railroads supervise that main
tenance. ' It is out of the province of
the shippers, to tell us how we shall
handle their fruit, so long as we de
liver it within the stated time and It
arrives in good s condition. And it Is
distinctly within the province- of the
railroads to ray what the shippers
shall not do if they are inclined to
do things which will interfere with our
service and delivery.
Probers Depart
Commissioner Lane left for ' San
Francisco Monday night, and Commis
sioner Prouty left for the- northern
city last night. Attorneys Durbrow,
Norton, Call and other lawyers repre
senting the various interests Involved
will not meet the commission again
until May 11, when they will go to
Washington to make the final argu-
James Peabody, statistical expert for
the Santa Fa, was among the most
important witnesses yesterday. He
submitted some' Interesting data and,
proved ;to be a much, ■, more > valuable
witness than was " the , Southern ■Pa-
(Continued on Fag* Two) I
LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
FORECAST
Fop Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Wednesday; warmer; light northeast
wind. Maximum temperature yester.
day 66 degrees, minimum 46 degrees.
Court holds that man Incompetent to handle
biulnaaa affairs wjih capable of making
will (llspimlnfr of I>lb estato. PAOK 1«
llNrmnif Idttltty IllTailtlSfttftl story of clilM
who nays Him was given away by her
mother and treated harshly. PAGE 9
Hiuklll:i hold up and rob auto party con
tnlnliiK three women; return Jewels '"'■
I cause money m sought. PAGE 9
Drawing for government lamia at Yuma
mi. todny and famous farm will be
raffled off. PAOB 3
Stanton's gubernatorial campaign opened
at big '•booster" banquet. PAGE 11
Heal estate dealers at banquet oppose
merging of public offices. PAOB 9
City Council frames ordinance reducing
■p**4 of trolley cars. ' PADS 0
City Attorney Hewitt given permission by
council to proceed against Southern Pa
cific to recover Fifth street. PAOB 5
Council forces city hall sale In new ordi
' nance. PAGE D
Woman cries "Liar!" at brother-in-law In
I.ayton suit trial. PAGB 6
More land In I*on Angeles bought by Mil
lionaire Skinner. ' PA(SK 1
Cornerstone for $100,000 high school at Hol
lywood Is lnld with much ceremony. PAOB 6
City Attorney answers critics of proposed
harbor bond Issue and points out fallacies
In their contention that project Is 111
advised. PAOB 8
Citrus fruit rate hearing before Interstate
commerce commission adjourned to meet
In Washington May 11. , PAGB 1
Editorial. PAGE! 4
Society and music PAGE) 4
Clubs. , PAOW 7
Theaters. PAGH 7
Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAQH It
News of the court*. . PAGE] 5
Mines and oil fields. PAGE 13
Markets and financial. PAGE 12
Citrus fruit. PAGE 11
Building permits. PAGE 11
News of the water front. PAGE 11
Sports. PAGE! 10
SOUTH CALIFORNIA-
Venice society girl crashes Into telebone
pole with auto and escapes uninjured.
„: PAOB 14
Orange Blossom mining property Is' sold
under hammer to machinist for wages due '
from company. ■ PAGE! 3
Association building fund In Pasadena ma
terially aided In one day's work. PAGB It
Woman taking first lessons In handling
automobile runs down and fatally Injures
child at Long Beach. PAGE 14
COAST
Santa Barbara Infant dies within fifteen
minutes after putting bottle contain
ing strychnine to Its mouth. PAGE 1
Thomas Foreman and Gertrude Selfert,
who eloped from Ban Diego Monday
for second time, captured In canyon
. near Descanso. PAOB 1
State supreme court renders decision
practically Invalidating the Otis- I
Walker antl-bettlnc law. . . PAOE 10
Armed women drive surveyors oft farms
In Washington; trouble expected. I'AUB 3
Aged ranchman living near Marphfleld,
Ore., wounds wife, tries to kill daughter
and girl companion, and commits fili
cide. . PAD a I
Two delegates to T. W. C. A. confer
ence at Santa Crui urge that cam
paign be started In Nevada mining
camps. ... PAGE 3
EASTERN .
Madriz Is a torturer, says brother of
Gen. I'hHinorro. I'AQB 1
Tha funeral of Justice Brewer will be held
In Leavenworth, Kns. PAGE T
Senate opposition to Taft's conservation
bills Is revealed. PAGE! 2
Joint conference between representatives of
300,000 coal miners and operators falls.
PAQH l
Indian commissioner announces numerous
changes In management of reservations.
PAGO t
J. J. HIM predicts greatest traffic conges
tion next fall In history of America.
PAG El I
Colorado.. Utah,. Wyoming and New Mex
ico, are swept by wind, rain and snow;
bridge over Great Salt Lake Is battered
by waves and embankments damaged.
PAGE 1
Allds resigns from New York senate and
goes home branded as bribe taker. PAGE 1
Mexican slavery make* tool of United .
States, Is claim of Pennsylvania repre
sentative. I'AOB 2
FOREIGN
Seven hundred students make demonstra- ■'
tion against Roosevelt in Cairo; fright
ened guests leave hotel. PAOB 1
Miidrlz regime one of torture, declares
Chamorro, brother of general. PAGE 1
Fierce debate In .commons over restricting
privilege of house of lords. PAQB 1
700 ANGRY STUDENTS
DENOUNCE ROOSEVELT
March to Hotel and Make Demonstra
tion —Guests, Fearing Violence,
Leave —Former Presi
dent Out
CAIRO, Egypt, March 29.—Former
President Roosevelt's address before
| the Egyptian university has aroused
tho extreme nationalists to a state af
fury.
Bevel) hundred students this evening:
marched to his hotel and demonstrated
against him, shouting "Down with au
tocracy; give us a constitution."
The demonstrators were applauded
by the many spectators, and some of
the guests left the hotel, fearing vio
lence.
Col. Roosevelt was not at the hotel at
the time, but drove up shortly after
ward. He said he had heard the noise,
(•which reminded him of American col
i lege boys, but he had no idea that ho
\v;is the cause of It.
Another protest meeting was held
this evening, at which speeches less
violent than at the first meeting were
I made. Great efforts were put forth to
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
TO GET $2,000,000 ESTATE
SAN FKANCISCO, March 29.—The
$2,000,000 estate of the late Theodore
Kearney of Fresno ia to become a part
of the iand holdings of the University
of California, according to a decree
handed down by Judge Cooper Of the
appellate court.
Kearney, who was an early resident
of Fresno, laid out a vast tract and
planted it In vines. When he died In
Europe, In 1906, his will, filed in Fres
no, gave his entire estate, valued at
$1,600,000, to the University of Califor
nia.
WEDNESDAY MOHNTNG, MARCH 30, 1910.
POSSE CAPTURES
ELOPERS AFTER
15-MILE FLIGHT
Young Lochinvar Fires at
His Pursuers When
Hard Pressed
COUPLE DETERMINED
John Foreman and' Ger
trude Seifert Twice
Foiled in Plans
TRpi-dal to The UoraM]
SAN DJKC.O, March 29.—At bay in a
canyon six miles from Descanso,
with the revolvers of two members
(if a posse leveled at him, Thomas Fore
man was forced to surrender tonight.
The youiiK Liicliit'.var and hla compan
ion, Minx (iertrude Seifert, who eloped
last night from San Diego for the sec
ond time, had covered fifteen miles in
their flight. They were forced to
abandon an automobile in which they
Btarted because it stuck in a snowbank
Hard pressed when they left the car,
Foreman turned on his pursuers, fired
several shota at them and threati tied
to kill both hln betrothed and hlm.splf
if driven to bay. Then tho elopers
eluded the posse and continued their
flight afoot. They fled toward the
mountain fastnesses in which pathetic
scenes in the romance of Kainona and
Alexsandro, those other sweethearts of
mission days, were laid, but they wero
not to escape. After they had strug
gled on for miles, with bruised feet and
with faces and clothing torn by
thorns and brush, they were forced to
surrender.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Ellis caught
sight of the eloping couple a few miles
from Descanso about 8 p. m. When he
confronted the pair the boy covered
him with a gun. Ellis tried to argue
and coax, but young foreman was ob
durate. He forced the deputy to walk
on ahead, and then disappeared in the
brush with the jglrl.
Reinforced by Jake Swycaffer, an ex
pert trailer, Ellis took up the pursuit
anew. After going pome distance he
saw a fire in a canyon, where the
fugitives were In camp, over a hang-
Ing rock. The deputies covered them
with guns and ordered "hands up."
At first young Foreman refused to
surrender, but after some parley he
and his companion gave themselves
up. They were taken to the hotel at
Descanso, where the girl was given
into the custody of John Setfert, her
father. Joseph Foreman, who was
also there, took charge of his son.
The fugitives, were In a pitiable
plight as a result of their rough trip
after their automobile broke down.
Young Foreman's faco was badly
scratched by the bushe*. and his
clothing was in tatters. The girl had
not fared quite so badly, her com
panion having gone first through the
underbrush.
Young Foreman, when taken, had a
small arsenal of firearms on his per
son. He .said he would yet marry Miss
Soifert. He declared that tholr rela
tions had been entirely proper. They
talked matters over In the canyon and
decided she should return home for
two years and obey her parents, on
the condition that she bo not com
pelled to go to Europe with them and
that, .she be permitted to correspond
with Foreman. The latter, according
to the plan, was to go back to school
and prepare to support his bride of the
future.
Determined to Wed
Miss Seifert, in a talk with an of
ficer, said she was willing to go back
to her home. She insisted, however,
that she would yet marry her youth
ful sweetheart. She said that their
original plafi was to stay secreted in
(amp until the pursuit ended, when
they would go somewhere and b A mar
ried.
Mr. Foreman, sr., during a confer
ence at the hotel after the capture,
suggested that probably the best plan
would be to let his son and Miss Sei
fert have their wish and be married.
He thought they had shown courage
and determination and that they de
served to win their fight for matri
mony. But Mr. Seifert was obdurate.
He declared that hU daughter should
come home and obey her parents.
The couple eloped last night. Miss
Seifert evaded the vigilance of her
parents, knotted bed sheets together
and slid down the Improvised rope to
the ground, where her youthful sweet
heart, armed with U\o big revolvers,
was awaiting her. Together the pair
stole silently to the waiting automobile
and were away through the night in
the direction of the Cuyamaca moun
tains.
Second Elopement
The sensational development in the
love affairs of the young couple fol
lowed tho return of the pair from San
ta Ana, where they were arrested
March 21 after an unsuccessful attempt
to reach I,os Angeles, where they ex
pecred to be married.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas, stationed at
Descanso, was the first to see the run
away couple as the machine sped
through the village early this morning.
He notified the San Diego police, and,
organizing a posse, took up the trull of
the automobile, overtaking it a mile
and a half beyond Descanso. The ma
chine was stuck in a snowbank.
When he saw the posse approaching
Foreman grabbed the girl by the arm,
and the. two ran swiftly to a clump of
brush, Into which they plunged. As he
ran he fired several shots at the pursu
ers who refrained iYom replying for
fear of hitting the girl.
When ordered to surrender Foreman
hotly declaed he would kill as many of
his pursuers as he could and then kill
the eirl and himself.
If the elopers could have kept In
hiding a few hours longer, It is possible
that they would have escaped captura
through the assistance of another
posse made up of friends. Many of
the people of Descanso resented the
act! ; of the posse in hunting the
couple as if they were criminals and
fifteen men were ready to go to tin;
aid of the youth and his sweetheart.
Foreman Is 17 years of age and Miss
Seifert 15.
NATURALIST AGASSIZ DIES
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29.—Al
exander Agasslz, naturalist and presi
dent of the ("alunict and Hecla Mining
company, died yesterday on the steam
er Adriatic, Southampton for New
York. The news was received In a
wireless message today.
Ogden-Lucin Cutoff Over Great Salt
Lake Endangered by Furious Storm
■ L
300,000 AWAIT
WORD TO STRIKE
COAL MINERS MAY GO OUT
THURSDAY NIGHT
Immediate Increase in Wages Only
Thing That Will Avert Strug.
1 gle—Conference Proves
Failure
[Associated Press]
CINCINNATI, March Only im
mediate increases in wages will pre
vent numerous and widespread strikes
In the bituminous coal mines, Involving
300,000 miners, according to action tak
en by a special committee <5f the United
Mine Workers here late today, 'enow
ing the final disagreement and dissolu
tion of the Joint conference of the cen
tral competitive field.
The terms proposed by the miners for
the continuation of work after the ex
piration of the present agreements at
midnight Thursday will admit of no
compromise so far as wages are con
cerned.
On other questions there is room for
agreement, and the general trend of
opinion tonight is that no lengthy sus
pension will be the result except in a
few fields.
The most threatening aspect over
shadows Pennsylvania and Illinois sec
tions.
Briefly, the miners' demands are that
all operators agree to pay increased
wages of 5 cents a ton on pick-mined
screened coal, with proportionate ad
vances for other methods oS mining and
outside labor, as a prerequisite to ne
gotiations on other questions.
With the advance in pay assured,
work may be continued in the mines
affected pending solution of the minor
points, provided the national executive
board of the union approves action to
this effect by district officers.
The national board is made the final
power so far as the union is concerned,
but it is .expressly forbidden to modify
the. wage' demands.
A provision Is made that agreements
may be signed by states, districts or
groups of districts. This may have a
beneficial effect in Ohio and Indiana.
Only a few operators in these states, It
Is thought, will hold out against the
advance. The provision may also work
beneficially in the southwestern fields.
Most of the operators have left the
city except the Pennsylvania men, and
those that remained tonight expressed
satisfaction with the outlook.
The Ohio and Indiana operators be
lieve each., district, will reach an agree
ment. The executive board of the min
ers will take up its work in, Indianapo
lis tomorrow. ( < .
INFANT GETS POISON;
DIES IN 15 MINUTES
Small Quantity of Strychnine in Bot.
tie That Was Without Label
Quickly Causes Con.
vulsions
[Special to The Herald]
SANTA HAKIUnA, March 29.—John
Leonardo Paigliotto, 19 months old,
died at duletu, a few miles north of
hero, iliisjnorning fifteen minutes after
he had placed an old strychnine bottle
to his mouth.
The infant was playing around the
house and found a bottle from which
the label had been erased. Childlike,
the first Impulse was to place it In his
mouth. Seeing the movement, the
mother commanded the child to throw
It away.
Convulsions began In a few minutes,
and the child died within fifteen min
utes. The Palgllottos are well-to-do
farmers of tho tioluta district.
AMERICAN HEIRESS WEDS
A HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN
Daughter of the Late Marcus Daly Is
Married in New York to
Count Sigray
NEW YORK, March 29.—Miss Harriet
Holmes Daly, daughter of the late
Marcus Daly of Butte, Mont., was mar
ried to Count Anton Sigray of Buda
pest this afternoon at the home of the
bride on Fifth avenue.
The ceremony was performed by Mgr.
Lavelle. The couple will travel in Eu
rope.
CARNEGIE IS GREETED BY
DAUGHTER OF FORMER BOSS
TRINIDAD, Colo.. March 29.—An
drew Carnegie passed through Trinidad
tonight, en route from Pasadena to
Plttsburg. As Mr. Carnegie alighted
from his private CM he was greeted
by Mrs. M. W. Babcock, whose father,
David Bennett, was a boyhood friend
of the steel magnate. Mr. Carnegie re
called the fact that Mr. Bennett gave
him his first position as a weaver's as
sistant at a wage of $^.60 a month.
Top, left, eastern approach to main bridge; top, right, Bear river sink; bot.
torn, main bridge, eleven miles long.
ALLDS RESIGNS;
IS DISGRACED
NEW YORK SENATE BRANDS
HIM BRIBETAKER
Conger, Accuser of Convicted Legisla
tor, Remains in Albany—Will
Resist Being Driven
Out
[Associated Press!
ALBANY. N. V.. March 2 1).— Jotham P. Allrts
went to his home, in Norwich tonight a pri
vate citizen, branded as a bribe-taker by hln
former colleagues tn the senate, and by his
own act no longer a member of that body.
Senator Conger, who filed the charges
AUds, stayed here to fight.
The tenato indicated today, when It voted
40 to 8, that the charges had been sustained
by the evidence brought before It.
Even Conger's enemies admit h« Is a fighter,
and the belief Is expressed that ho will oppose
any attempt to drive him out of office aa vig
orous]/ and with as free an expenditure of
money as he attatcked AIM*.
PAYS $100,000 FOR
SPRING STREET SITE
Millionaire E. F. Skinner, Formerly of
Florida, Adds to His Already
Large Holdings in City
of Los Angeles
The property at 129-131-133 South
Spring street was sold yesterday for
$120,000 cash, the buyer being Emory F.
Skinner, the millionaire lumberman of
Florida, who was represented In the
transaction by W. Ross Campbell &
Co. Miss Theta Lowman, the seller,
was represented by Mines & Farish.
The property has'a frontage of fifty
one feet on Spring street and is ISO
led in depth, being improved with a
two-story and basement building which
i.'» leased for a term of years at a figure
that gives a fair interest on the money
m\ ested.
Since taking the option on the prop
erty three weak! ago Mr. Skinner has
been offered $5000 more for it than tho
price which he patd, but refused the
offer, as he purchased it for invest
ment. After a careful investigation of
the values in that and other sections of
the city he has become a firm believer
in the future of the north end of the
business district of Los Angeles.
Since taking up his residence here six
months as" -Mr. Skinner has Invested
about $500,000 in business property,
among which will be recalled his pur
chase on Los Angeles street, where ha
Is now erecting a building for the post
office substation between Fifth and
Sixth streets, and the four-story rein
forced concrete building for the Pioneer
Roll Paper company, on property pur
chased on the west side of the same
street, between Second and Third
streets.
LILLIS, AT CHEAP HOTEL
TRIES TO BE INCOGNITO
Cudahy's Victim Is Recognized at San
Antonio— Is Heading To.
ward Mexico
[Special to The Herald.]
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 29.—Notwlth-
Ktamlliih' a strenuous effort to remain Incog
nito. Hanker Jer« F. Wills of Kansas City,
who figured In the Cudahy scandal, was rccog
nlied In this city. In order to lose himself he
has changed trains several times, and while
in San Antonio he put up at a very cheap
hotel. What his point of destination Is could
not be learned; It was ascertained, however,
that he bought a ticket to Mexico, and that
he-made inquiries about Vera Cruz. He left
his cheap quarters in a taxlcab and bnarded
a southbound train of the International &
Great Northern, which will take him to La
redo on the Mexican border. Part of his face
ts •till in bandage, and hU freshly healed
wounds and a pair of blue spectacles make
.him anything but prepossessing.
CTVfT IT' rV»T»TT7C! • »Air.V, «<■; SUNHAT, »•
hlJXljrl^rj L*UllJiiOj on trains, s OBMH
MADRIZ REGIME
ONE OF TORTURE
CHAMORRO, INSURGENT'S BRO
THER, MAKES CHARGES
Declares Nicaraguan Administration
Is One of Barbarity, Under Per
sonal Direction of the New.
ly Chosen President
NEW ORLEANS. March 29.—Bar
barities are being perpetrated in
Granada under the direction of the
Hadrll government, according to Car
los Chamorro, a brother of the leading
insurgent peneral, Emillo Chamorro,
who arrived here yesterday.
Chamorro declared that a wealthy
plantation owner named Caronel was
recently dragged from his home, whip
ped to the point of laceration und
finally killed because he refused to
c'nitribute money in support of the
Madrlz faction. Both male and female
relatives of insurgent leaders, Innocent
of any actual attacks on the titular
government, have been Imprisoned,
Chamorro asserts.
A .stubborn legal fight is promised by
the adherents of the Madriz cause
(.gainst the sending out of a proposed
filibustering expedition from this port
In support of the insurrectionary move
ment.
That an extensive filibustering ex
pedition from New Orleans will be sent
to Blueflelds seems certain unless there
should be some Interference on the
part of the United States. Authentic
reports say that hundreds of Americans
have been engaged to carry im the
warfare against Madriz. An abundance
of arms also has been secured. An
unique feature of this expedition, ac
cording to well defined reports, Is that
it includes many repeating shotguns
and a liberal supply of buckshot.
LORDS' PRIVILEGES
SPLIT THE COMMONS
Balfour Bitterly Opposes Any Measure
Restricting Power of Veto —As.
quith and Redmond
Rally Allies
I.i'N'POX. March 29. —The first day's
debate In the house of commons and
Premier Asquith's resolutions dealing
with the veto power of the house of
lords proved that the lords will not
yield their privileges without a great
struggle.
A. J. Ralfour, opposition leader In the
house of commons, declared plainly the
Intention of his party was to take the
first opportunity to repeal any measure
restricting the lords 1 power of veto.
Mr. Asquith's speech put heart into
his conglomerate party, and, the.
speeeches of John Redmond for the
Irish party and George M. Harnes for
the Laborites, as well as those of the
representatives of the Welsh constitu
encies, all breathed defiance to the
house of lords.
WIFE DISCOVERS HUSBAND
SHE TRAILED NINE YEARS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 29.—
Aftor trailing for nine years the hus
biin.l who had deserted her, Mrs. Rosle
Lakln of New York city Las finally
located htm here. The nine years' quest
has not softened her feelings against
the man, and she did her best to have
him indicted by the grand Jury. Fail
ing in this she has caused his arrest
on n charge of desertion, and it is
quite possible that he will have to pay
a fine of $1000 or go to the rockpile.
Abraham L,akin, up to nine years
ago, was a prosperous manufacturer of
overalls in Nev York city. Since his
arrival in this city he has been driving
a market wagon. Among his employes
was a pretty young woman, and with
her he decided to elope. As soon as
the pair had' disappeared Mrs. I,akin
took to their trail, and though she
located them only once during the nine
years' chase, at Milwaukee, she kept
to her quest, with the result that the
faithless one may have to do several
months on the rockpile (
CENTS
THREE STATES
SWEPT BY WIND,
RAIN AND SNOW
Colorado, Wyoming and
Utah Experience Gales
That Level Wires
CLOSE LUCIN CUT-OFF
Waves Batter Big Bridge;
Filled-in Approaches
to It Damaged
OGDEN, March 20.—Ripping across
(.rent Milt lake at a velocity of 70 rails*
an boor, the worst gale slnco the Ogden-
I.iii In cutoff wag built, lashed the water
to fury today. Lear waves battered
the eleven-mile bridge and crumbled
the banks of the approaches at either
end. The bridge remained firm, but the
approaches were so badly damaged that
traffic across the cutoff had to be aban
doned. ThU greatest of engineering
feats, achieved under the direction of
llarrlman, at a cost of million*. Is be
ing patrolled by trackmen tonight. It
In believed extensive repairs will be
uecehHitry before the cutoff can be used
again.
[Associated Prwi]
CHICAGO, March 29.—A ter
rific rain, snow and sleet storm,
accompanied by high winds,
which is raging through eastern
Colorado and western Nebraska,
has cut off Denver from wire
communication with the east and
has caused much delay to rail
transportation.
According to reports received
by the telegraph companies here,
trains on the Union Pacific and
other western railroads travers
ing that territory, are stalled in
huge snowdrifts, and the rotary
snow plows have been called into
service to relieve the blockade.
The storm appears to have di
minished in the eastern slope of
the Rockies and moved rapidly
eastward, the heavy snow being
followed in its wake by a severe
sleet storm.
EARTH APPROACHES
TO BRIDGE DAMAGED
OGDEN, Utah, March 29.—The -.rorst
storm experienced on the Great Salt
lake since the construction of the rail
road across the lake early today
churned the waters into a maelstrom,
and sent waves of great height against
the embankments of the Oeden-Lucin
cutoff, washing ou: part of the east
and west approaches to the bridge and
causing a tieup of all traffic on thu
Southern Pacific for an indefinite
period.
The railroad officials expect to make
repairs which will permit the resump
tion of traffic by tomorrow night, they
say, but are not confident. The full
extent of thu damage is not known.
The wind attained the proportions
of a hurricane at an early hour this
morning, the storm gauge at Midlake,
in the center of the bridge, recording
a velocity of seventy miles an hour.
Three washouts were reported early
today.
It is stated hero that a mile and a
half of the Western Pacific track was
destroyed on the south shore of Greac
Salt lake.
STORM LEVELS ALL WIRES
STRUNG EAST FROM DENVER
DENVER, March 29.—Wind of al
most hurricane violence, accompanied
by heavy rain and now, today almost
cut oft from the outside world the en
lire region between Kansas City and
California. From Santa Fe, N. M.,
well into central Wvomine the storm
has rag«d iinca last night, prostrating
telegraph and telephone poles, delaying
railroad traffic and blocking country,
roads,
The Western Union lost practically
every wire to tlio east of Denver early
this morning. Two telephone wires,
the only ones available, were pressed
into service, but they, too, soon went
down before the storm. The Postal
had a wire during the morning, but lost
it before noon, and.for several hours
every wire from the east into Denver
was silent. 4
Furious winds swept Great Salt Lake
and piled the heavy waters of the salt
sea against the embankments of the
Ogden-Lucin cutoff until railroad tni
ftc over the Southern Pacific via 1. I
cutoff was suspended.
Around Julesburg, Colo., lend
stretches of telegraph poles were blov i
down, blocking overland telegra
traffic, while high Wlndl, rain I
snow tore down the wires on the 101
and central routes Via Pueblo a -
through Kansas.
Telegraph and telephone comparira
have dozens of men out repairing
broken wires, but it will probably ba
many hours before lervice is restored
to anything like normal conditions.
Heavy snow is reported iit Santa Fe,
N. M.. with a temperature of 24 above,
a drop of 32 degrees since yesterday.
The snow extends ull the way to cen
tral Wyoming.
SNOW BLOCKS TRAFFIC ON
CAR LINES IN CHEYENNE
CHEYENNE, Wyn., March 29. —
Heavy snow, driven in sheets before a
ftfty-mile-an-hour gale, is prevailiiiß
today over eastern Wyoming ami
western Nebraska. Wires are down in
many places and trains are being de
layed.
Street car traffic here has been dis
continued and many wires are down
on the Union Pacific railroad. Train
No. 2 on this road is snowbound at
Egbert, and No. 5 is snowbound at
Boris.