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CORONERS READY FOR WORK.
Three Juries Sworn In to Inve«tifata
the . Southern Pacific Wreck.
~* The real cause of '' the' railroad '.disas
ter at Byron cannot long elude_ detection.
for three rivar Coroners
juries and > summoned witnesses ' for an
inquest this wee^t. The • Fresno 'Coroner
a lso got In the game, but contented him
self wit> complying with' the letter v of this
law~and leaving the burden of investiga
tion upon >the pother v three.' \ '. y~\
v Coroner"; Lelahd of i San ; Francisco' ; yes
t rda e y Impaneled , the " f oUowing* ; Jury:. to
"view the"* bodies: William ;Dayou8t,-HT
Ellis street ; Charles Oman, 557 ~ Howard;
>w« WO more victims of the
_ m ¦ Southern Pacific wreck hor
;¦ B'-' ror at Byron Saturday even*
¦ M - ¦ Ing succumbed yesterday to
J/L their shocking Injuries, ln-
creasing the mournful death
roll to twenty-three. These were Mlsa
Stella Howard of 902 Taylor street, who
died at the Railroad Hospital . at 6: 13
p. m., and Walter Vernon. who follow
ed his father at Fresno in the morning.
All sorts' of conflicting theories are be-;
ing, advanced to explain the disaster!
Manager Jzmes Agler of the : Western
division boldly charges Engineer McGuire
of the Stockton flyer with the responsi
bility, saying that the latter. should have
seen tbe lights of the Owl and checked
his speed Ion g before Brakeman Cole ?lj
r.aled him.' No action will be taken,
however, until McGuire recovers „ ' suffl^
cHntly from his 'injuries to speak in his
own behalf. The unfortunate engineer Is
btirg closely guarded at the hospital,
and, owing to the shattered condition of
his" nerves.". no one is allowed to see or
talk to him. All alleged Interviews giv
ing McGuire's personal account ¦ of the
collision are pronounced by the hospital
surgeons to be unqualified . "fakes.". ' ¦
OFFICIALS BLAKE McGTJIRE.
; The disposition of the company officials
to shift the bl4me for the fatai wreck
upon the defenseless 'engineer of the
flyer has aroused widespread indignation
among the employes of the. road. None
of them will give a statement for publi
cation authoritatively, for fear of losing
their positions; but they talk freely
among themselves of what they believa
to be the true cause of the collision.
This/ they say. is - really due to j the -nig
gardly - management { o t the - ; company ' in
: rndtJICe^plni^ita-* equtinwrnt^up 5 to^thatdi^
maiids of the raoidly" growing. traAe^'- '
.For months . past , the" road* has. had ; a
greater volume of business ¦ than it could
handle with any degree of safety, but no
new .engines ' or • rolling \ stock * were .pur
chased. Locomotives that should hav*
been ordered .to the machine shops for re
pairs, were immediately sent out upon a
return trip, only to meet with annoying
delay salong. the road because of some
break or defect in^the complicated gear
ing. ¦' "'. ; •¦'"'"-'¦'. '" ' '
NO. TIME - FOR REPAIRS.
There was no provision for' relief re
lays. > for -the heavy 'traffic required ths
service of every car and engine at the*
road's command to run trains at intervals
of from ten to twenty minutes headway.
Fast time, too, became necessary in order
toi cover the ground and get back for an
other trip." This left no time for repairs'
and the natural process of wear and tear
did the rest in reducing the entire equip- '
ment to the danger point of. inefficiency. .
¦ The railroad men— those who do the ac
tual work and face air the .danger— also
assert that the train crews are subjected
to the same pressure. of overwork./; ¦
• Engineers coming in from a long run
have been ordered out aga^n Immediately j
without rest or sleep, and under such
conditions should not be held responsible
for lack of watchfulness or other neglect.
¦One of these engineers ' suddenly discov
ered, to his horror, that he" had been
asleep on his seat for ten minutes while j
running sixty miles an hour. ¦ Another j
who was urged to undertake a return -
trip to .Lbs Angeles within a few. min
utes of his arrival flatly. refused to do so
unless" given a- brakeman to stand at his
elbow and . keep him awake during the
run; ¦ The men. .it is acknowledged, are
paid well for this overtime by the > coin'- _
parly, but the strain Is too" great and they
cannot hold up under It " * \ ?
The road's employes have ' frequently '
discussed these shortcomings of manage
ment among themselves, and. it is said,
predicted* some ''such direful '.'disaster
many weeks" ago. • ',',
-The real cause of the accident under
lying ah- of these theories- will undoubt
edly be brought to the surface before long
ir official rivalry among Coroners can do
It. Victims of the . wreck > having ; died ' la
Byron;' Oakland. San ''Francisco and Fres
no, the Coroners of Fresno." Contra Costa,
Alameda and San Francisco coun^es have .
impaneled separate Juries and summoned
witnesses- with the intention of holding
searching Inquests. Each wUl act:lndei
pendently 1 and exert, every, effort; to get .
at.the real facts Involved. ¦. ,'; -..
The accident promises to be an'expen
sive /oner'forV th« ' Southern* Pacific ICo'm-^
pany with i so . many killed axid injured.
Damage suits and j endless < Ifclgatlon are
sure to" follow.' even" If? the I relatives \of
the slain' are settled with at* the usual
average of $2000 ' each: ; ,- V ¦• p ' '.. ;
Equipment' Is
Unequal to
Demand.
Men Assert
Road Is id
Blame. 8
TWO MORE VICTIMS OF BYRON WRECK
SUCCUMB TO THEIR INJURIES, RAISING
DISASTER DEATH ROLL TO TWENTY-THREE
Continued on Page 3, Column 3.
THOUSANDS ARE KILLED
. BT THE EABTHQUAKE
LONDON, Dec. 22.— A dispatch from
NewMarghelan, Russian Turkestan, re
ports that the earthquake at Andljan
l.HU-d &W riTKonr fn and mar that city
and deiltroyrd 16,000 houses. The rum
blings continue. The authorities so fur
bayc not been able to cupe with, the des
titution of tbe starving, unsheltered pop-
Special , DUpatch Ths CalL "*~*
MEXICO CITT.' Dec. . 22. r It is learned
that'J. P. Morgan * Co. and other bank-
Ing -firms ; of New York ' City ?and London
have offered .to' subscribe to the Mexican
Government /a loan of $10,000,000 for pro
posed public works. None of the offer. has
been accepted; as the terms are not satis
factory.''.; *i '.¦..¦,.,,.. : .'-' . •»-.,•.-¦'¦'.' . .
It. is; provided by.' the .'act' of Congress
authorizing this loan that. 18,800,000 of It
ehall '.be used '• for ' Improving the physical
condition : of ; the National Tehuantepec
Railroad, which . Is , now owned by' the
Government, 'but has- been leased to Sir
Weetman Pearson for fifty r one years. The
remainder of the loan la ¦ to be used for
port 'Improvements and important public
works In this city. ! , ' ' , v
LOUISVILLB, Ky.; Dec. ». T 'Ne«otia
tlons .have been ¦¦ practically consummated
whereby ' an Eastern syndicate, of which
J. • P.' \ Morgan Is a director,; has "obtained
control of, r all] tho coal mines and coal
property wes«-of Green River, In Ken
tucky, ex'cept ! the- ; mines owned ' by,; tho
B t. : Bernard Coal Company. ' ¦ The consld •
eratlon Urfs.OW ooo .,„ ¦>;.. .sj/^i^-. ,v
, . ..- ¦ '.•¦•.¦ ¦ ¦ .¦'•'— kl'»: ——.
Offers ,; Ten Millions
Special Dlipatch • to , The CilY.
c NEW..'ORLEANS,r,Dec. /^.^Jp'pHey »V;
Hicks. 1 " before ViU notary^ .public ? to-day',
made aflldavitsVlthatr his vilf '<a | had ¦ been ,
threatenedTljt {ie 'did not ;rlde ' three^horsei
on, last Tuesday; to lose. . •¦; i, .?„ ,; ,\\> :•¦„«(!
"* Fr'a'hk '.Gfefer, ': a ' jottai;,>bolmaker, \ aV
cording "to 'Hfcks, tis^the man' who^ threat
ened his tf|icks:);iife:lf.,he;did- hot; "pull."^
or Uake> Moabina.* War pry. and' Mathaldfe.
Into the i f heavy : '\ fblng.^Thei boy' says that
he^. : would^; have^dbriei; hia ,' beiJtVlf '.his 'life 1
was.not in danger. , In k a, full , confession
made' by » jockey^'Hlcks,^he does inot ¦ fn
.crlrolnate ,'H^tntld- &.' Own'sby •!' who Hold •
one-third r of -the*, contract", for his ' services.
...:^ According Vto j the .'confession, f.wj^oh^ls
said to be ; in" thef possession of. the'stew-
ards ? and "VHieh .' hai I beenVidve^ out for.
publication, Gref tr.iA\ Btltiel, bookmakers,
were : the fmen • who i were vfliing" ' f the
horses | that Hicks here> ¦ • ** \ i '. »' : % ' ; '
"^AlthoughrltXwaa /denied :
of' the. Crescent; City j Jockey "Club "arfd.
other. bfllclalVthatithere^was any ev |d « n
takeVrin tlie * Hicks ;;case,'on ,';¦; 8a 'turday.'!
nevert heleas 'i itiiwaf ] learned » ; f rbirt ; a .; reli- :
able^sourcB 'thtjt^y- Hatfleld I it-^Owxfiby',,
Hicks ?and^a2»g.ther}iperjwh\'wJh,OBe f >namc .
could not 'bat learned Iwerevciosetedriwlth";
the stewards f rbtti i2 until lVclock. From
what ; car/^.leirned,'vit .aeems, [th'at« Hicks
.lay 8/ everythiiijp the shouldem'. of "Ore-'
fer anid f 'theaaf connected; with"; hlra^,',v.i-. v r.
The^^ 8t«waifd8 tyW. atteWoon Tief uaed : "to |
make ' public 'their , Investigation ,'. but-] saw
that Uhey present
report • to-naorroV-' or • Wednesday,^ .i" ; -i
Journal says to-day: /¦ .
"The Princess, in a state of Intense men
tal excitement, suddenly deserted- her
family at Salzburg and went abroad. The
Eaxony court functions for the winter, In
cluding the New Tear's reception, ¦ have
been canceled." \ v
The foregoing, paragraph in to-day's of
ficial Journal, which* was Inserted. by the
order of the King and Crown Prince of
Saxony, has turned into truth what for
several days past has been regarded as
an incredible tale. The Crown Princess
of Saxony, surrounded by her ladies-in
waiting and numerous- attendants and ser
vants, has vanished so utterly that< the
police of every kingdom In Europe have
for ten days been unable to'.trace her. •
The official announcement was* made in
order to obtain the aid of the general pub
lic In finding her and because. the. court
fiction that she preferred to remain In
retirement at Salzburg rather than to re
turn to her husband and children at Dres
den cannot longer be maintained^
BEFORE THE FLIGHT.
• Accompanied by the Crown Prince, 'the
PrincesH went to the castle of Emperor
Francis Joseph, -near Salzburg, a month
ago. A week after their arrival at the
castle the Prince broke his leg while
hunting and was; brougnt back to Dres
den. The Princess/ however, remained at
the castle. Nwhy she did so the people of
the court did not know, except that, with
gloomy tenacity.' . the Princess usually
docs what 'she pleases. For a little, while
this explanatlofi'isumcea; then fragments
of gossip began to reach Dresden, It wan
* REDDING. Dec. 22. --The bold .highway:
man 7 ' who- held 'up /the V Redding- Weaver-'
-far eluded ' the 5 officers. ShirifT 3ehrenVi
tracked^hlm three'rnlles west.of the scene
Qf-.thejpbtery 4 ;to.<Qear^Cr^k / .^There.,he
"skirted'^ the*- creek'vfori two .miles i and
'dbubled^-back^ toward .* the "' stage « road.
FromUhe trackii :> lt^is!'evldent'the,f robber
was endeavoring ,to tangle .his 'pursuers.
The"..trall« v f ,was;f»I)q,w<d a.lni<J8i ! to v th'e;lim
dts.f of j this /city «a,nd^tllen v rwa8r iost r injthe
labyrinth. of footprlritaland-wagon tracks.
The olhcers'n^jw'btlleyef the fellow. caught
V south-bound I train* andVicot "but* of 'the
'county. V.The'.Sh^riff^leayei^ to-night ;f or
the sou th'i In, ah^ eridija vor to overhaul ' his
.man. .,'••' ,«. : »•• ,, .;, ; ?;¦ , •; •• ,^ ;.•_ ; ; .' #< _ 4 $ ,
?, The -Wells- Fargo .. boxes (were
Uo-day^' at' ; 'tho* ; local ''.oBlce and. their con
sents checked. There was r - nothing miss
jng. r The^only t ar t jeleis: the. boxes contained
*on I the *, ou'twaril '(trip? y est erda y . qioml rig
iwere^ two » boxes lbf r vjew!elry H " addressed • to
.a- WeaveryllleVJewelef and a : pouch con
taining ) the"^ waybills. were • not
''touched!^ -i/'vJ-vJt^. *;.:•' - : %¦•'¦;" * V *:* ' ~'.-^ : - 1 .
LADIES , NOT , MOLESTED.
fi The '.victims of ,;the f Highway man' after
the jjflrat f if rlght, r and iifter .''the ; suspense f of
holding .J.up^theicYjjands* jwaa 'ended ",; en-'
! tared j the/funnyiijilde'i of • the : matter
and.lt .-.was I the subject of discussion on
'thy«upwafd\ttlp.' ; ('F..-*C.;. l 'Meckei,'?.one'Iot
the victims,-. was': en 'ro"ute- t tp 'his ¦ honWln
'Weavervine! wlth>hls>rldeV^ * '..^.*<^*- U
MORGAN READY
TO SUBSCRIBE
MEXICAN LOAN
Scandal MJpbn
th& New • Orleans^; >
: " v> #|
ALL FBANCE IS SHAKEN'
BY HUMBERTS' ARREST
PAULS. Dec 22.— The extradition pro
ceedings against the Humbert family,
who were arrested In Madrid on Satur
day, are being hurried. The public awaits
anxiously the return to Paris of the fugi
tives. Not since France was shaken by
the Dreyfus case has the country been
eo Intensely Interested as it is In the de
velopments in this case. Some papers as
sert that the arrest of " the Humberts is
only a prelude to even more sensational
developments which Involve personages
In tbe foremost rank of political. Judicial
and social affairs.
The indications are that the Dreyfus
matter will again be dragged before the
public and that there will be a renewal
of the animosity of the anti-Semitic dis
cussion. Deputy Gauthier has taken the
Initiative in asserting that ttie relatives
of Dreyfus are among the heaviest credi
tors of tbe Humberts, and that this al
leged fact exercised an Important Influ
ence in the highest Governmental quar
ters during the Dreyfus trial. Veiled al
lusions have been made to some of the
men most prominent 1st public life, some
newspapers even going ho far as to name
those alleged to figure directly or Indirect
ly In the affair.
V/hen the Chamber of Deputies resumes
its cessions the Humbert question prob
ably will become one of the chief ele
ments fn politics. Already the matter has
swayed the ministries and It caused a
recent sensational tumult In the Chamber.
B61d^Enig:Kt^0fsHi^
Victor Sends Congratulations.
ROME. Dec 22.-King Victor Emmanuel
this morning received the wireless mes
sage from Marconi, forwarded from Cape
Breton, via Cornwall, and sent a congrat
ulatory reply.
JOCKEY SAYS
HIS LIFE WAS
THREATENED
.Railroad Speed Record, Broken;
jWcb>d^otUon^-»U8talneyi*ipeed.iVon^ i .th»
'¦pen^8y!|v.anlavllnes:'4^st*;4'bf.X'Pit^
',waa fmade/fo 7 'd > «y,»
: New q} special a ¦ rum/, from
Cre«tllne.<OnloV;' to^thia'^clty.^The^ dis^
\ tatice *jbt }. 131 .miles yW'aW. made -[n i 133'min
'uUi'i*incIudlni i: tpur ?ruil c atopr •* .'^.r;''*<*^.-
.•/NEW^TORK,' Dec. 2S. T Jesse'. Lewlsohn.
/court^ decided! .; should', answer
the! District '-v Attorney's question as to
whether;; he*. kftew Richard • Canfleld. who.
it 'is lieged."' Is the proprietor ,. of . a . gam
bllngi house.- to-day answered in the af
flrmative. *'He.was next asfted:, '¦:<
.'.vwereVy.od* ever, in Canfleld's* prior, to
December '31,^ 189T?". ;,"? "\ ; y
• He" at jflrst* refused to answer, but later,
on J the ; advice ; of '.'his 'attorney ' that v the
statute ... of ' limitations- -.which -..-bars any
prosecution after five years-f or gambling
rem'bved t .the f j const! tutlonal ' privilege,
Lewjtsohn \ said he . h #d not.': .. He 'declined
to answer when'asked if he had been in
.the., house .'recently.'^ ., -,..-...,.',
\ Lauterbach, attorney- for . Lewtsbhn, is
-the* authority for what ocurred at the in
¦Quiov/^'-^r; \ V X.. /^-\!'V1 ¦;¦
• • Lewlsohn was arraigned .before Justice
'Wyatt'; charged with '; belli* < guilty .of a
.mlsoTemearior" as a contumacious witness.'
The , hearing .onYthis^chargeVwent "over
-until* the; third in January. Lewl
sohn is held aisbjon' a Varraht'eharging
hlmTwiJh"; contempt \ot r court"; for' refusing
to answer questions to-day. , Subsequently
a. writ of. habeas corpus was applied for
and granted c by Justice Scott. ? i Argument
wi's^ "continued uritir- .Wednesday.'^n - the
understanding' that Lauderbach ' serve a
4 writ of .certlorarion Jerome and'- have tha
entire, argument ] on that day: Lewlsohn
, was then , paroled in . the • custody; of . his
rcounsel/v."^...--^.-"- "'";•» •;<-'• ..¦-'•¦¦. ? ' >.
; > Th© .preliminary . hearing, In .the , case of
Inspector ! Brooksr/who" Is 'accused *'by Da
v'id-W. * Bucklln -of> having .^broken into
Richard, A; Canfield's t hou"se on the, night
of December 1. was begun;" to-day before
Magistrate Kraln. r . John • Delehanty,' Can.
field's \ attorney,^ who** was i present* at the
time ; o't, th'e raid,' told bf k the affair. Dele
hanty.was being questioned aVto the con
tents; of the house "when- former* Judge
.Fursman,^ counsel. 1 : for \ the j.'def ense, 'rt
marked concerning the gambling' imple
ments found Vthefe:'.;* - : 'i;" ;n " ' 'v
[..* ;;Suptooslng'*theyr;were.. He -had* a per
• feet; rlght^to't have •. them. -You = can ) buy
'them; In; any, iportlng: goods store in New
,,Tork^ : *and'''L 4 could* 'have
.house,- If } I. wished, jwlthout violating the
".'Inspector Brooks . testified that he had
gorie,tto. the -bQuiewUh, search warrants.
.FiriainiT-the'doors; locked- he 1 ordered 8er'«"
geant \ Cohen ..to .effect an 'entrance . by , a
kWlndowr* which*- he .'did. jJ He • himself hao>
received ' his y instructions*', from -Deputy
Cominls'sioher,- Piper.; ' The " hearing was
adjourned j UU 7 Fx1day. — - - - - '~r~ . - :^ <
SHERIFF LOSES
TRAIL OF THE
STAGE ROBBER
;B^erffi^^lupi' : : ]!rot
i ;
SCEl^'E AT THE' SOUTHERN'. PA
JCIF1C" ..HOSPITAL /aNTD. EXGI-
;NEER j OF ; WRECKED} TRAIN." ;
DEFIES COURT
IN INTEREST
OF GAMBLER
MESSAGES A WEEK AGO.
His Efforts.
ilarconi Keeps Secret the Success of
LONDON. Dec. 22.— The Times to-day
printed the text of a wireless Marconi
message received from 'the Canadian Gov
ernment, as follows:
— OTTAWA. DecT Z£=-Tlie~QSvmmeat
of Canada, through the Times, desires to
congratulate the British people on the
accomplishment by Marconi of the great
est feat modern science has yet achieved.
"CARTWRIGHT. Acting Premier."
The representatives of Marconi say they
have been receiving trans-Atlantic mee
nages for a week. They add that the
measages to King Edward and others
came through without a hitch and prac
tically instantaneously. It is calculated
that the company will be able to handle
1000 words an hour. As soon as it is able
to get the postofflce authorities to con
nect Poldhu with the Inland Telegraph
Company It will commence regular com
mercial business between Cornwall and
Nova Scotia.
Marconi has expressed mild satisfaction
with the results recently obtained, but
the manager said the inventor was al
ways so sure he would be able to achieve
his aim that they did not expect him to
be enthusiastic. Marconi is going to Cape
Cod. where hl« apparatus needs only
slight adjustment before it will be ready
to be linked up with Poldhu. which at
present is the only wireless station on this
side capable of recehin* trans-Atlantic
messages. Other stations will be built
shortly on the Continent:
DRESDEN. Saxony. Dec. 22.— The Crown
Princess of Saxony fled from her home on
the night of December 11. The Dresdener
GLACE BAT. N. S.. Dec. 3. -To his
tireless message transmitted from Can
ada to King Edward VII. Mr. Marconi
has received the following reply:
"I have had the honor of submitting
your telegram to the King, and I am
commanded to congratulate you sincere
ly en the successful issue of your en
deavors to develop your most important
invention. The King has been much in
terested In your experiments, as he re
membered the initial ones were com
menced by you on the royal yacht Os
borne in 1898.
"KNOLLYS. Private Secretary."
OTTAWA, Ont.. Dec. S.-The Kings
reply to Lord Minto's message, sent by
wireless telegraphy, was received to-day
by cable, as follows:
"LONDON. Dec. 2.— I am much in
terested by the wireless message which
you sent me, and am delighted at the
puccess of Signor Marconi's great inven
tion, which brings Great Britain and
Canada Into still closer connection.
"EDWARD, REX."
Discord Due to Husband's
Friendship for Dres
den Actress. .
Representatives Say Sys
tem Has Been Work
ing for a Week.
Flees From Her) Home
and Search Is Un
availing.
Cables to Lord Minto
His Delight Over
Results.
Princess Louise of
Saxony Deserts
Family.
Edward Sends His
Congratulations ;
to Inventor.
RENOUNCES
CROWN AND
DISAPPEARS
KING LAUDS
THE SUCCESS
OF MARCONI
PRICE FIVE CENTS;
VOLUME XCIII— NO. 23.
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