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DOGS IN
THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CVIIL— NO. 70.
13 DEAD AND 40 INJURED IN COLLISION
Frightful Disaster on the Northwestern Pacific
WOMAN WILL
TESTIFY AT
KENDALL
INQUIRY
Mrs. Margaret Starbuck Re
garded as Key Witness of
Murder Mystery, and Will Be
Called Before Grand Jury
PHYSICIANS DECLARE
BONES SHOW THREE DEAD
Wealthy Spokane Tourist Who
Took Grewsome Relics From
: Ranch Is Caught and
. , Evidence Recovered
PRISONER MAKES ABJECT
APOLOGY AND IS RELEASED
[Special DUpaich lo The Call]
Q AXTA ROSA, Aug. S.— Mrs. Mar-
garet E. Starbuck will be one of
**^ the witnesses, called at the grand
jury investigation of the Kendall mur- i
ders when that inquisitorial body is
called together. This was the posi
tive statement made this afternoon by
District Attorney Clarence F. Lea,
when asked about the question. Lea
would not say just when he expected
to call the grand jury together, for
he desired to complete the investiga
tion at the Starbuck ranch before
taking up any of the legal phases of
the case.
Mrs. Starbuck is regarded by a num
ber of officials here as the witness who
mill prove the key. to the entire situa
tion, once her complete story is ob
tained, and many residents of Sonoma
county, and especially of the vicinity
• of Cazadero, ar # c awaiting anxiously j
the . time when she will be placed on
the witness stand and examined.
Action Uncertain * .
District Attorney Lea has not posi
tively determined that he will call the
•grand jury together, but says thai
w"hen the investigation begins from
the legal standpoint, he prefers to un
dertake it through the medium of the
grand jury rather than go through the
formality* of a preliminary investiga
tion. This depends to a large extent
on the capture of YamaguchL
James Daniels, a wealthy resident of
Spokane, Wash., is the man who made
away with the bones . found by the
searchers at the Starbuck ranch Sun
day. Drawn to the ranch by morbid
curiosity, Daniels thought he would
take the bones as a souvenir of his
visit to the now famous Starbuck ranch.
.It never entered his mind that the
bones would be required for any pur
,pose-, or that the officials of the county
Awould wish to preserve them. He had
"seen others poking about the ranch
and picking up relics in the shape of
human bones, and he helped himself to
those he found exposed at the ranch
.li'ouse.
Daniels Much Surprised
• . When taken into custody by Donald
M'clntosh, a 6talwart deputy sheriff, on
Monday morning, Daniels was much
surprised. He made an abject apology
i^or the trouble he had caused, and
ifler a brief interview with District
Vttorney Lea was allowed to depart.
The man says no amount of money
vould have induced him to have
ouched the bones had he realized their,
importance. With Daniels at the time
of his visit to the ranch were his wife,
a daughter. Miss Hazel Daniels, . ana
two sons, B. H. Daniels and William
" Daniejs, the latter a lad of 10 years.
The family left this city today.
Coroner Frank L. Blackburn sub- i
"mitted the bones he brought over from
the ranch Saturday evening to Dr. S.
.E. Bogle, county physician, and • Dr. J.
' XV. Jesse today. The physicians de
clare the bones in the pile are those |
of three "different individuals, and . they
.find marked differences in them. Doc-;
tor Jekce asserts positively that tne;
bones are of three persons, and while
Doctor Bogle is not equally positive, he
believes that statement to be, true. Dis
trict Attorney L»ea will, .have 'micro-
Contlaued on Page C, * Column : 1
The San Francisco Call.
Park Foreman Is Shot by
Daring Daylight Footpad
Adolph Holm, victim of daylight highwa\)man,%scerie,+of*h6ldup,' arid dia
gram showing location of place" where he i>as robbed.:
CHICO PRISONER
MAY BE YAMAGUCHI
Arrested Oriental Says He Is
Korean, but Japanese De=
clare Him Countryman
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
CHICO, ' Aug. 8. — The " man • arrested
at Can a, . 10 -.miles north of here, this
afternoon by City i Marshall M. ; H. Goe
upon suspicion .of being -Henry, Yama
guchi, the Kendall murder "suspect,
says he is a {Korean, - t but 'local Japan
ese who interviewed him in-;.the Chico
jail, where he .was brought* by ' the
marshals say he.. is a, Japanese. 'He re->
fused to talk to the 'Japanese and- or
dered them from -his sight., . - -
Tfie man" says ""he*!s* known in Amer
ica as Joe -Kirn, but that his'reaf'Ko
rean name is Kirn Hyungman/. He de
nies all knowledge of the Kendall
murders and says he would rather not
talk about them. He says he never has
been in or near Santa Rosa. He is 5
feet 8 inches tall, and- says- he is 29
years of age. He wears an insignifi
cant mustache of recent growth.
The police say there . are certain
points of resemblance between him, and
published descriptions "of Yamaguchi,
but that they, are not at all certain of
their man. They think he is heavrer
than the man wanted. -He has a front
tooth of gold. .
Kirn talks quite freely of himself and
speaks fair English. He. can read and
write. . He says he has been in. many
states~and that recently he came' from
Nebraska , and that he has i been in_. L#os
Angeles lately. He had & Los Angeles
county " poll tax receipts in . his pocket.
He does riot remember where he was at
th time, of ''the .Kendall murders, say
ing in explanation that for. several
weeks he, has been, tramping over, the
state afoot,*.^working .part .of., the time
in the sugar beet fields, ""and that he
was on his way to Tehama county when
arrested. He did not have a" cent on
his person when taken into custody.
Kirn walked into Canada. small vil
lage, from a belt of forest fringing the'
river and begged for. food -at 'the i door
of Robert Jamison. Mrs. Jamison sup-^
plied hini : with' something to eat.Vand'
remarked ..to' her/ husband -that .he re-"
sembled publisried^ photographs of .Ya-^
maguchh \u25a0 Jamison was struck by.Jthe
resemblance, and .notified the Chico po-'
lice,', holding , the. man until arrival of
Marshal. Goe. Kirn said he had nothing
to eat > for, two days. He was { footsore
and weary, and looked as if he _« had
walked, far without rest.". He will .be
held here awaiting word from the* So-'
noma \u25a0 authorities,' who have been fur
nished with his 'photograph. \u0084
SAN]FRAN^
ROBBER ESCAPES
INTO THE BUSHES
Adolph Holm, Head of Golden
Gate Conservatory, Is Held
Up in Park
Adolph Holm, foreman of the Golden'
Gate park ; conservatory," was held up,;
robbed and shot at l' o'clock yesterday
afternoon .by a highwayman ,in - the!
park, almost in sight of 'the north side'
Twenty-first: 5 avenue and!
within an eighth. of a, mile 'from where'
Aloisci Tanbrin of 71 8 Front street :was
robbed in a similar manner on^the' main!
'drive near Drake's: cross last Saturday
afternoon. . :.'..\u25a0\u25a0 .-"\u25a0 •••;,,- '
; Detectives:. Behan, . - Wren, '. Hooper,
-PhilHpps andfGeiman ' and uniformed
policemen imediately- began |a • system
atic search of the park. , Two men we're
arrested on -suspicion, but'released.y
Holm is aChis residence,.;43oß Fulton
street, suffering :from ; a.^bullet. wound
running from back of the^right'shoul
der diagonally up to "the "left/side' of
the neck. He .will -recover. \u25a0 « : >
• The foreman was^riding a bicycled He
paßsed*;through the Twentyiflrst avenue
entrance and turned aside. to .the quarry
camp. A few minutes later he returned
to the.Twenty-first avenue road* and'^had
ridden about 200= feet when a man
stepped, out from 'the 'right ; side of ; the
road, almost behind?* Holm, "and com
manded- him tc halt. Thinking* 1 a joke
was being played upon him, Holm
playfully reached out and struck at the
man, thbugh\the latter'had a pistol Yin
one hand and a white ? handkerchief
covering his face to the eyes. -'- •-.''
_off ;that bicycle^and don't'ifool,
or I'll' shoot," said; the •highwayman.
Holm dismounted, j i TheTj thug led his
victim down the steep. embankment'lOO
feet to , the i of '- a"; clay, bank
which, had been cut away, 'forming- a
straight "earthen'wali : 15 feet in height.
There the park r foremanv was f made to
throw up his, hands : and -the robber
started to, search 'the^pockets of his
victim! 'He' had' secured a' kjiife "f rom a
back, pocket.w hen iaiwagoni was" heard
coming ; alongt; the-; Casino road,' .from
Vliich al full r view of ithe . scene of - the
robbery: going _ on \ could ; be had. ,::.;:; >
~ "If : you ryell'l'ir blow, your * head . off,"
warned ; the~i robber, ;,but ;\the * foreman
called out .with , all ,. his /might.'
driver;, of "the ) wagon, >PhUip ; Powers;
who lives at; 43o3"Californla r street/ was
attracted' by the shout, :. saw j the ; state"
of affalrs,:and, as 'he had^considerabie
m on ey wi th . him, .whipped ' his horse's
and \u25a0' went ?on:.i The 'Jrobberr then? shot
Hoi m. I f f h©" had "aimed \ a ' * bi t^ more
carefully he ' would ". have ; killed ? his \vic-^
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' r h Followihe Is '• the description :.; of tlie
ro % bber\firiven v Ulio\rfp6ilceViby"MHoimr
Height^ srfeetr'B rihehes; Vweightr^nO;
pounds;t'dark, Spanish ;s.black \u25a0
derby'hat : arid blue* serge ""sultjTgniooth 1
/shaven.?- ,- : * .•.' : , ; ;. ; . *.;.'-
PORTUGAL AND
VATICAN VERGE
UPON RUPTURE
Governmental Censure of the
Archbishop of Braga Causes
Tension
Portuguese Franciscan Paper
Suppressed Without State
\u25a0:.:;. Approval
Successor to Dead Ambassador
to Rome Has Not Been
Appointed
T ISBON, Aug. 8. — Portugal, like
I ;-.j -Spain, is also almost on the verge
of an open rupture with the Vati
can, due/ among other causes,, to fric
tion over the governmental censure of
the Roman Catholic archbishop of
Braga for suppressing a Portuguese
Franciscan newspaper without submit
ting the order to .the Portuguese gov
ernment for. approval.
' Since the issue of the royal decree
July 12 nullifying the action of ..the
archbishop the clerical forces," inspired,
it is charged by the anti-clerical forces;
by Cai-dinal Merry del Val, the papal
secretary, of | stat*. have been conduct-
Ing a; bitter campaign againf t the gov
ernment on this .'account. ; - J
Civil Register Planned '
At the same time' difficulties: have
been., raised about reiilling the diplo
matic, vacancy .caused- by the death of
Senor. Martins <T Ah tas^'the Portuguese
ambassadorto the Vatican. The Portu
guese government has decided to allow
the post to remain vacant for the pres
ent -and the minister of justice has
drafted a bill providing for. a. civil reg
ister of. births, deaths, and ; marriages.
A big meeting of ecclesiastics was held
here to protest. .
Danger also-' threatens , the govern
ment from the side of the republicans
on account of the refusal of the king to
redeem- the promise made by the gov
ernment of an amnesty for political of
fenders, including the ; members of the
secret societies involved in the assassi
nations of his father and brother.
-The government has been trying to
appease the republicans by appointing
prominent members of the party to im
portant positions -in! the provines. The
monarchial press fears that this policy
will - enable the republicans to turn the
election machinery of the government
against itself in future elections to the
cortes. . -
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Big Manifestation- Likely
S SAN SEBASTIAN,. Aug. B.— The Cath
olic juntas of the Basque provinces de
cided a meeting' today to wage a
broad campaign "in defense of Cathol
icism," and to use all efforts to spread
the. propaganda throughout Spain.
. As the first step they named a gen
eral committee*: to organize a" mammoth
manifestation, against the government.
Later they, .will. seek to create mili
tant juntas; in every province.
\u25a0 The Carlist leaders also held a .meet-
Ingtoday, but behind closed doors.
San Sebastian Tranquil-
The city 7 continues: tranquil, no fur
ther attempts' at demonstrations having
been made since a group of clerical ad
herents •:\u25a0;• yesterday, .;. gathered on :, the
streets with shouts of /Death to Spain!
Long Hye the Pope!" The troops, how
ever, will remain in the summer capital
for several . days. • ,:. - '; •
.The authorities "express the greatest
confidence that the -fiasco of theantl-
government manifestations marks the
I end of Carlistism. and of; any attempt at
j an insurrection in favor of jthe pretender,
I but they are .plainly ; nervous, as; they
fully realize the' blind J devotion of. the
peasants of the Basque. provinces, who
had: been told that" it. was their relig
ious to; support -the"; pope against
[the Spanish"; goVernment in the pending
i conflict. .-, Sixteen .priests and v monks
were , among- the > persons'... arrested.: on
charges of * 'attempting to : provoke»dis
order.; ''\u25a0\u25a0 -]',':\u25a0 *-.....\u25a0 "*\u25a0.; \u0084.V.\;.--.. V .-\u25a0 *.
In ' answer. to Y telegrams from ; the
"Spanish^; Catholics,;? pledging/ theirs llo r .
alty to the Vatican; in' the} present':^con
flict,the president of th«.Roman.Catho
lic; Junta' received ! today r the^ following
telegrams';*: from --f Cardinal /* Merry Del
Val,' the papal secreSryJorstater
"In the present and I bitter hour
"hisr holiness .;Bees>wHh 'particular; satia
!faction the' r* sister jßiscayan ('provinces'
.evince *".^th^ir '\ "magnifl<^ejt^Bentlmftrits;of
'unshaken Chrlstiamfldellty-^He^thanks
you for' "your • homage and* filial • , love
Continued ou Page ; 9, Column 5
PASSENGER TRAIN ON
WAY TO SANTA ROSA
WRECKED AT IQNAGIO
Crowded Smoker Telescoped and Death
< ißeaps An Awful Harvest in the
Wreckage That Ensues
WORK TRAIN RUNNING WILD CAUSES ACCIDENT
Regular Evening Train From This City Crashes Headon
'Into Construction.; Train Which Was on Main .
~ Line in Disobedience of Orders
GEORGE F. RILEY of Petaluma, manager of the Pacific Rural.
H^ ;. WILKIE EMERSON;,; daily messeng er of the Sonoma express company.
WILL E- POE^MANN ofiPeta^ messenger.
HERMAM BOYER, 425 Third- streetrSantaiSsa:"
W, NIELSON, gardener, San RafaeL ; :
A^man^believed to be^ JOHN WILKINSON; guard at San Quentih.
Unidentified man with watch fob carrying initials T. L. and commutation ticket to
0 3.111 d. AUoa INU. £UOl*
Two others, unidentified. i
- THE INJURED
A. C. BURNHAM, 1550 Curran street, Los Angeles, badly cut and bruised.
WILL J. CAIN, Black Point, electrician; leg broken, face lacerated.
ERNEST LAVERN, badly cut, internal | injuries, . may die.
CAPTAIN R. C. VAN PAGEN of schooner Theodore Roosevelt, Alameda; injured internally. *
W. F. BATCHELOR, chief accountant of Golden Eagle milling company, Petaluma; skull fractured and
arm broken. ...
E.O. VAN PELT, 3917 South Olive street, Los Angeles; both legs broken and both arms broken.
I WILLI AM SPEAKER, right arm broken. ?
And from eighteen to thirty-five others. . *
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. B.— Latest reports from the wreck place the dead at 13 and the
SAN RAFAEL, Aug., 8.— -The regular Petalmna and Santa Eosa evening passenger
train from San Francisco was wrecked in a collision 1 with a work train near
It is usually* well filled and was carrying tonight an extra number of passengers
to attend the convention of the Red Men, .which opens in Santa Rosa tomorrow.
Reports here as to the number of fatalities are conflicting, varying from 10 to 30.
The injured are being brought to this city. , . "
TRAIN DISPATCHER AT SAUSALITO HAS REPORT GIVING 13 DEAD
SAUSALITO, Aug. B.— Thirteen are dead and 12 injured in the* Northwestern Pa
cific wreck at) Ignacio, according to the fig ures just furnished . by the dispatcher's
office. : - > ' \u25a0'
TWO RELIEF TRAINS WORKING TO CLEAR UP THE AWFUL WRECKAGE _
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. B.r-Two relief t rains with physicians are working at the
scene of the w reck. One. train is on the : San Rafael. side and the other is on the Santa
The wreckage is such that the rescuer s cannot work quickly and the exact num
ber of -dead and injured; still; remains a question..
It is known here that -there' are at least two dead and 15 injured. The smoking
cars were telescoped and most of the victims were in those cars. In the window
of one)6f the smasheid^ cars a man can be s een sitting, apparently dead. ?
TERRIFIC IMPACT OF C^ CAR
IGNAGIO^ Aug. B.— -The'majority of those injured in "the train wreck were riding
in^the smoking ; car of the passenger train. They were residents. of Petaluma, Santa
Rosa^ aiid'otheV 'nearby to wns, and several, it is reporetdj were delegates to the state
convention of the eR6V Men/ which meets at Santa Rosa tomorrow. . ;
The wreck occurred at a 'curve^ a mile^and a half south of this place*. The. passenger
train wasUfayeling atia speed of 40 miles ah hour, and the special, composed *of an
engine andfa^caboose of ;a^rktraih,.wasalsa going- at a fair. speed. It is a mystery;
as et^how^he^work train Happened 'to be \u25a0i n i the path of "the regular evening train. .
At^the office bW the /of t^
given^oufc that one of -the; conductors had: m ade a mistake \in his orders and failed to
take ;a siding! >
forward by the quick shutting down of the*
THEWEATHER
YESTERDA Y— Maximum jggm i te£g Si J& ; I
-minimum. -50. . , j^*^^>*~y^s*w^
FORECAST FOR TdDAY^C^^7m\
morning, 'possibly sprmktesjjfair durafe i<£t*
light southwest winds/ \v'\v #O*. C*
THE DEAD
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