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HOOK HURT IN

AUTO SMASHUP

PICO HEIGHTS CAR AND MA-

CHINE COLLIDE

Spill Took Place at Broadway and

■.','"■ Ninth Street Late at Night

and Impact Is

Terrlflo

Barbeo Hook and a party of autolsts

•were Injured late last evening in a

collision with Pico Heights car No.

299.

Witnesses to the accident say that

Hook was dashing south on Broad

way In his auto apparently racing

with the car .when the coach turned

into West Ninth stroot.

The terrible Impact threw the occu

pants of the machine out.

With assistance they finally regained

their places in the crippled machine

and slowly moved away.

NOTED GERMAN EDITOR

'Mh AND STATESMAN DEAD

HERR EUGENE RICHTER PASSES

AWAY IN BERLIN

Long Known as the Radical Leader

in the Reichstag and One of the

Most Implacable of Bismarck's

Opponents

By Associated Press.

BERLIN, March 10.— Eugene Richter,

Radical leader In the reichstag since

its foundation, Bismarck's old op

ponent and for a long time editor of

the Freislnnlge Zeitung, died at 4

o'clock this morning.

Near the close of 1904 Richter sud

denly retired ■ from the Freisinnige

Zeitung, which he founded, and at the

same time refused to appear In the

reichstag. He then was in feeble

health and threatened with the loss of

his sight. -■; '.

Herr Richter, who had been enfeebled

by an illness of two years' duration

and who had been blind for a year,

died of heart trouble. He was the last

notable parliamentary journalistic fig

ure of the reformative period of the

empire./ : . . ' ' ' ,

■ It always was a surprise to his ad

mirers that Herr Rlchter's immense

talents as an organizer, paliamentary

tactician," popular agitator and Inex

orable analyst of public questions in

not raised him to greater influence In

the country. Those close to him said

lie was a man of chimeras and nega

tions, seeking to attain for Germany

the British responsible ministry sys

tem, while attacking every construc

tive measure. He was Prince Bis

marck's passionate opponent. The

great chancellor felt so keenly Herr

Richter's attacks on him In the relch

stag that . he wanted to fight a duel

with his tormentor, and finally the

chancellor always left the house when

Richter rose to speak.

ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECT

San Bernardino Officers Catch Castro,

a Mexican, on Suspicion

of Foul Play

Special to The Herald.

- SAN BERNARDINO. March 10.—

Deputy' Sheriff Belarde tonight ar

rested in this city a Mexican named

Castro, who is wanted by Los Angeles

officers on a charge of attempted mur

der. ■■; ,

■/The crime is said to have been com

mitted near Los Angeles last May.

r.;No - particulars of • the crime are

known here.

Search Los Angeles Records

Local detectives failed to find any

record of a crime with which Castro

was identified, but they will search

the records more carefully to see If

there is an error In the date.

MINISTER MUST GO TO PRISON

Former Well Known North Carolina

Pastor Sentenced to One Year

. . Behind Bars

By Associated Press.

ASHEVILLE, N. C. March 10.—

Rev. W. H. Jones, a Baptist minister

and formerly pastor and circuit rider

of seven churches in Henderson county,

was convicted at Hendersonvllle yes

terday of criminal relations with Mrs.

Angellne Cagle and sentenced to Im

prisonment for one year.

The woman was also convicted and

fined $100 and costs.

BOYS PLAN TO STEAL AUTO

Captured in Chicago Just as They Are

About to Start on

Long Trip

Hy Associated Press.

CHICAGO, March 10. — Three boys who

were about to start for the west in a

stolen automobile were arrested in a

storage garage on information furnish

ed by a woman who hud seen them en

ter through a window several times.

The boys had selected a large touring

car and provisioned it for a long Jour

ney,' oven putting in an extra set of

tires. They planned to start last night

and had they gotten away the machine

would not have been missed until

spring. '_ ■_■

LONDON FIRM BUYS HOLDINGS

Michigan Land and Iron Company

.Disposes of* Remaining Iron;,".'

- ' ' Properties *

Hy Associated Press.

; . MARQUETTK. Mich., March 10.-A

; deal lls closed In London between Lord

Urassey and President William G. Mather

ior the Cleveland. Cliffs Iron company,

'whereby the latter will come into pos

session of the Michigan Land and Iron

"ompany's remaining holdings In the up-

P< Thr"conslder'ation ia understood to be $1,

■ 500.000. .... : ;.. . ' .

Los Angeles Herald.

QUARANTINE STATION TO GO

Senator Morgan Makes Favorable Re.

port on Flint Bill — Measure

'■' '.V Amended

Special to The Herald.

WASHINGTON, March 10.— Senator

Morgan has favorably reported from

the committee on public health and na

tional quarantine Senator Flint's bill

for the removal of the quarantine sta

tion at San Diego.

The measure is amended by striking

out the appropriation of $200,000 for

such removal. Otherwise the measure

is the same.

It provides for the transfer of the

naval reservation on Point Loma to

treasury department, for a quarantine

site, for the acquirement' without cost

of submerged lands between Portu

guese channel and the main channel,

for the erection of wharves, detention

buildings, etc., and for the transfer of

the present quarantine site to the navy

department for coaling station pur

poses.

WOMEN NOW

CAEEY PISTOLS

MUFFS IN CHICAGO CONCEAL

DEADLY WEAPONS

Instructions Are Given to Females In

Fine Art of Shooting Bad Men

Since Crime Is Epidemic

There

Special to The Herald.

CHICAGO, March 10.— Despairing of

any aid by the police, Chicago women

are now carrying short-barreled revol

vers of the "bulldog" variety in their

muffs.

Dealers report unusually heavy sales

of these weapons to women within the

last two weeks.

The suggestion wns made by busi

ness men who employ many young

women, and Instructions «re being

given in many establishments on how

to use a revolver, shooting through

the muff nnd not taking any chances

with rowdies or thugs.

A young woman who is "credit man"

for a big shoe house said today that

ghe knew of hundreds of women co

workers who were carrying revolvers

and that nil of them had been Instruct

ed in the use of the weapon.

MILLERS FEEL EFFECT

OF CHINESE BOYCOTT

EXPORTS OF FLOUR TO ORIENT

FALLING OFF

Shipments Across the Pacific Have

Decreased 50 Per Cent in the Last

Two Years — Price Is Steadily

Declining

By Associated Press.

PEKING, March 10.— The settlement

of the responsibility for the massacre

of French Catholic and English Prot

estant missionaries at Nanchang, capi

tal of the province of Kiangsi, Feb

ruary 24, promises to be difficult and

continues to excite almost unprece

dented Interest.

The Chinese profess to believe that

a Catholic priest stabbed the local

magistrate, while the foreigners are

equally certain that the magistrate

committed suicide as a protest against

the Catholic demands and for the pur

pose of arousing the people.

Such an act is in no wise unusual

with the Chinese. The government is

dispatching Taotai Liang, director of

railways, to inquire into the case.

Liang was educated abroad and has

had much dealing with foreigners, but

it Is admitted that he has a delicute

position. If his report favors the

Christians further trouble is expected.

The Inhabitants of Nanchang are still

hostile and demand that the French

pay funeral honors to the deceased

magistrate. The officials of Nan

chang protest against the presence of

foreign gunboats, fearing that they will

provoke hostilities.

DROPS $1000 IN THE STREET

San Francisco Man Who Carried It,

However, Regained Posses,

sion of Every Penny

By Associated Press.

• SAN FRANCISCO, March 10.— An un

usual incident happened at the lower

end of Mnrket street today. John Wil

son, a bank messenger, was knocked

down by a car and the $1000 in $5 gold

pieces which he carried in a sack were

scattered about the street.. Strange to

say every piece was recovered. Wilson

Is employed by the Seaboard bank and

was taking the cash, from the Western

National.

He boarded a car at Powell street

and when he alighted opposite Spear

street was struck by an outbound car

and stunned. Upon regaining his foot

ing Wilson's first thoughts were that

he had .been the victim of robbery.

Policemen, passengers and car men

rushed to the old man's assistance and

piece by piece the gold was found.

SEEKS DEATH IN CYCLERY

Man Walks Into Shop, Drinks Car.

bollc Acid and Bystander

Interferes ;

Russel Common attempted to commit

suicide in a bicycle shop at Seventh

and Wall streets at 1:30 o'clock this

morning, by drinking carbolic acid.

Common's life was saved ,by the time

ly .interference of 11. Nancy.

According to employes of the shop,

Common said he had had trouble with

a woman.

After making the statement he lifted

the bottle to his lips. Only a small

portion of it found its way Into his

moijth, for Nancy knocked the bottle

away.

• Common was sent to the receiving

hospital.

Takes Carbolic Acid

By Assi -elated Press ■ . ' , '. •• .-.1,:

SAN FRANCIBCO, March 10.—Suffer

ing from illness and nervous anxiety,

Mrs. Annio. Rosenblum took: carbolic

acid today with fatal effect. ifc ►.._.•■ , 5

Republicans. Nominate McCormick

fjv Associated .tress. ■ . . •

.TACOMA, Wash., March. lo.— The Re

publican city convention today nomin

ated for mayor R. Ia McCormick, •.■;. •-■•■

SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH ii, 1906.

WOULD REACH

EUROPE BY RAIL

DAZZLING SCHEME PLEASES

RUSSIANS

The Plan ls - to Tunnel Under Ber.

Ing Strait and Build the Great

est Railroad in the

World

By Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURB, March 10.— A

more favorable attitude is being taken

here toward the dazzling scheme for a

tunnel under Bering strait and an all

rall route from the United States to

Europe.

Baron Loique de Lobe], representing

the American Trans-Alaska Siberian

company. Is again pressing the project

vigorously nnd has made considerable

progress toward securing a desired

concession from Russia.

. A distinct party of the government,

which has the sympathy of Premier

Witte', earnestly favors closer com

mercial relations between the United

States and Russia, and this project ap

peals to It, not only as a method for

accomplishing this end but for de

veloping the resources of Siberia.

The company, which believes the

Siberian side is ns rich In gold as the

Alaskan side, offers to construct the

tunnel and build a road 3000 miles in

length from East Cape to Kansk. In

the government of Yenlsels, where it

will join the Siberian railway, on con

dition that alternate sections of eight

miles on either side of the line, to

gether with the mining concessions

covered, be granted the company.

Reports Favorably Received

Reports concerning the engineering

difficulties and the financial responsi

bility of the promoters; etc., have been

submitted and were favorably received

by the ministers. Emperor Nicholas

has created a mixed commission be

fore which Barpn de Lobel will make a

final argument, March 15, and ask for

eighteen months in which 'to complete

arrangements and ten years to finish

the road. - ■ I' ■'

Should Russia, for strategic reasons,

ask that the road, instead of following

the Lena river, go directly eastward

from Kansk to the point whence con

nection will be made with Khabaroska,

involving a detour of 1200 miles, the

company is willing to accept this on

condition that American • materials be

admitted free.

Generally speaking, the activity of

Americans in seeking to secure con

cessions, has aroused the ire of the

Radical papers, which see therein an

attempt on the part of the old

bureaucracy to "sell Russia to for

eigners on the eve of the convocation

of the douma." :| ■>.--.

Recalls Old/Scheme

Wendell Jackson's canal scheme to

connect the Black and the Baltic seas,

which is an old jroject, originally pro

posed for purely strategic reasons in

order to enable Russia to move war

ships quickly to the sea front, Is now

a purely commercial scheme.

The depth of the canal is to be 16

feet. Supplementary surveys Mr.

Jackson has made has obtained him

the preference in the matter for the

contract for construction, but the gov

ernment reserves the right to give the

contract to Russians, in which case Mr.

Jackson is to be indemnified in the

sum of $100,000.

PHOENIX STILL CELEBRATING

Citizens Explode Fireworks and Parade

Streets Because of

Victory

By Associated Press.

. PHOENIX, Ariz., March 10.— Phoenix

is tonight holding her jubilee celebra

tion over the passage of the amend

ments to the statehood bill in the sen

ate yesterday.

A large procession is parading the

streets, bonfires are burning and pow

der is exploding. Bands are playing

nnd the whole atmosphere Is one of

enthusiastic demonstration.

Numberless transparencies bearing

cartoons and appropriate inscriptions

are in line, expressive of the sentiments

of the people. The parade will end at

the city plaza where there will be a

long program of short speeches.

The people of the territory appre

ciate that there is yet to run; the

gauntlet of the house concurrence, and

the celebrations while tinged with the

fear that there may yet be trouble, are

made for the sole purpose of showing

to the world that the sentiments of the

people are almost unanimously in ac

cord with the action of the senate,

which It Is sincerely hoped will be sus

tained by the house.

And In the praise and thanksgiving

there Is no lack of gratitude to those

who have wrought the present vic

tory.

FEARS SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

Secretary ■of the State Board of

Health Warns Stockton

Citizens

By Aswvlated Fren.

STOCKTON, Mnrch 10.— Dr. Foster,

secretary of the state board of health,

stopped off In Stockton today on his

return from Merced, where he went

to investigate the smallpox epidemic.

He warned the health authorities

here to look out for the disease, fear

ing It may be brought here by rail

road employes who are now in the

camps of the Yosemlte railroad building

from Merced.

He says tbero are many cases In

the railroad camps east of Merced.

GUESTS IN NEW YORK

List of Southern California Citizens

Who Are Sojourning

in the East

Special to The Herald.

NEW YOUK, March 10. — Southern

Californlans registered at the leading

hotels here this week as follows:

From Los Angeles:

: H. Hart, B. Moody, C. nankin, J. \V.

Rankin. W. A. , Ramsey, P. H. Wusln,

H.-'-J. McComb, J. F. Baxter, H. A.

Behrens, N. Evans, W.~O. Franklin, C.

E. Benedict. F.»W.' Wilson, J. E. Sul

livan and H. M.'Saodgraßa. .' .

POSTAL RECEIPTS ARE LARGE

Los Angeles Office Shows Gain of 20

Per Cent Over Corresponding

Month Last Year

Special to The Herald. i ."'.' ■'.. ';

WASHINGTON, March 10.— Los An

geles, according to the postal receipts,

shows a most remarkable growth. For

the month of February the receipts

showed an Increase exceeding 20 per

cent over the same month in 1906,

against a gain of 10 per cent in San

Francisco. Los Angeles Is probably

growing more rapidly than any city In

'the United States. The following fig

ures speak for themselves:

San Francisco postofflce receipts for

last month were $143,671.66, compared

with $120,949 for the same month in

1905. This is an increase of $13,726.66,

or 10.56 per cent.

The receipts of Los Angeles last

month were $66,040.47, compared with

$64,885 in 1905. This is an increase of

$11,154.68, or 20.32 per cent.

GERMANS RECEDE

FRANCE GAINING

Middle Position Likely to Be Agreed

Upon — Teutons Also Become Less

Arbitrary on Banking

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Share Question j

By Associated Press.

ALGECIRAS, March 10.— The spirit

of conciliation was most marked at

today's session of the conference on

Moroccan reform and produced a gen

eral Impression that a settlement of the

Issues Is only a matter of time and

the adjustment of details.

Germany has materially modified the

conditions on which she conceded a

Franco-Spanish police force, but

France still hesitates to accept these

conditions. The Indications are, how

ever, that an acceptable middle ground

will be found.

The day's debate covered both the

questions of police and the bank. Con

cerning the bank, Germany declared

her willingness to concede three shares

to France, whereas France claimed

four, but this difference promises to

be readily adjusted. Concerning the

police the German, French and Aus

trian delegates made speeches.

Accepts Austrian Provision

Herr yon Radowltz, head of the

German delegates, said that he accept

ed the Austrian provision. Count Wel

shersheimb, the Austrian delegate, ex

plained, his project us offering, a fair

middle ground. The statements of

Herr yon Radowitz and Count Wel

sherheimb produced a most favorable

Impression, the delegates saying that

a great step * had been made toward

accord.

M. Revoil, the French delegate, main

tained that the ports ought to have the

same administration and that there

fore it was advisable to divide . them

accordingly to the Austrian plan. M.

Revoll's remark indicated that he ex

pected a speedy adjustment of the

police question, which was then sub

mitted to a convention with a view of

reconciling the few remaining difficul

ties. The conference adjourned until

Tuesday, when it is hoped the work

of the committee will be concluded.

MEETS DEATH

IN BLIND SEWER

THREE MEN WHO GO TO RESCUE

OVERCOME' BY GAS

Thousands of San Francisco Citizens

Attracted to Scene of Under.

ground Tragedy — Body Re.

moved With Difficulty

By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 10.—

Michael Haley, who was sent from a

plumber's establishment today to clean

out a blind sewer, was killed by the

fumes of pas, and several men who

attempted to rescue him, narrowly

escaped a similar fate.

After Haley had remained in the

sewer for half an hour, John J. Crook,

who had employed him, was notified

that something was wrong. Crook en

tered the sewer, found Haley's body

200' feet from the entrance and at

tempted to drag it to a manhole. When

near the open air he became uncon

scious. <

Frank ' Vivian, a plumber's helper,

who was at the opening, sprang to

Crook's rescue and fell senseless as he

Inhaled the dread damp. Fred Elke

dragged both men from the pit and

then fainted from the poisonous gas

he inhaled.

After two and a half hours' effort,

the body of Haley was taken from

the sewer by James Flonts and James

Dunn, who entered the sewer with

ropes attached to their bodies. They

gave a prearranged signal and were

drawn to the surface by many volun

teers. Thousands of people were at

tracted to the scene of the underground

tragedy.

Officers Practically Elected '

By Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 10. — President

James M. Lynch. First Vice President

John W. Hays, and Secretary-Treasur

er J. W. Bramwood of the International

Typographical union, have been prac

tically re-elected as the nominations

have been finished and them will be no

opposition to them on tho ticket which

will be voted on throughout the coun

tiy the third Wednesday In May.

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STATEHOOD BILL

IS SIDETRACKED

HOUSE MEMBERS STAVE OFF

THEIR ACTION

Positive That Representatives Will

Not Concur in Amendment of

the Senate Eliminating New

Mexico and Arizona

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 10.— The

statehood question will not be taken

up by the house until the return of

the members of the rivers and har

bors' committee who are making a

trip of inspection through the south.

These members will not return until

March 19. Before they left an agree

ment was reached that nothing should

be done with statehood until their re

turn. ' .'■'";

House leaders who represent the ad

ministration view of the statehood

problem are positive that the house

will not concur in the amendment of

the senate eliminating Arizona and

New Mexico from the bill. The posi

tive assertion is made by the "stal

warts" that the Insurgents have not

gained a single vote since the bill left

the house, and consequently will be

unable to carry a motion to concur In

the senate amendments to the measure.

When the bill comes over from the

senate the program contemplates a mo

tion to disagree and ask for a confer

ence. This motion will be made by Mr.

Hamilton. It is believed that Mr.

Babcock will interpose a motion to

concur In the senate amendments.

The vote will come on this motion

first, and the result of the vote will

reveal the strength, of the respective

sides.

Those opposing statehood for Ari

zona and New Mexico In the house have

maintained all along that if oppor

tunity was given for a direct vote on

the specific question and not as was

the case on the necessity of defeating

a rule direct from the speaker's room,

that they had plenty of votes to de

feat Joint statehood.

NO SUCCESSOR TO' BROWN

Secretary Taft Makes Statement— List

of Possible Candidates

By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 10.—Secre

tary Taft today made the following

statement:

"I am authorized by the president

to say that he has made no decision

as to the selection of anyone to suc

ceed Associate Justice Brown. He has

been in consultation with Secretary

Root, Attorney General Moody and

myself; and three lawyers of the cab

inet In the matter, and no decision has

been reached." , i

While Secretary Taft's inclination

has been in the direction of the judici

ary, yet at this time he would prefer

that tho president reached some other

decision in the selection of a successor

to Justice Brown.

He Is Intensely interested in the con

struction of the Panama canal, the

Philippines and the army. He would

like for the present to devote his ser

vices to these subjects. However, If

the president should decide upon Mr.

Taft for this position, it Is understood

he would accept It. Other names than

that of Secretary Taft have been sug

gested in connection with the vacancy.

These are Judge Swaze of the su

preme court of New Jersey, Judge

Gray of Delaware, Representative

Harper of New Jersey, Judge Sanborn

of Minnesota, Solicitor General Hoyt,

Lloyd Bowers of Chicago, general coun

sel for the Northwestern railroad;

Judge Vanderventer of Wyoming, of

the United States circuit court, and

Judge Lurton of Tennessee, also of

the United States circuit court.

MAY RUN SHORT OF IRON

This Is Prediction of Consul General

Mason of Paris

By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 10.— Consul

General Mason of Paris, in a report

made public today, predicts that the

United States is likely to run short of

iron Inside of a century by the con

tinued yearly absorption of 35,000,000

tons, which is more than one-third of

the world's total consumption.

He suggests the sale of American

coal to Europe in exchange for Iron,

especially over the prospective ad

vance of British coal prices. The

world has only ten billion tons of Iron

ore available, Germany, Russia and

France each possessing more than this

country.

In comparison of coal qualities the

consul states that the advantage of

North America over European coun

tries is overwhelming and that what Is

now known as the 28,000,000 tons annual

output of American bituminous coal

can be maintained for hundreds of

years without exhaustion, while the

European coal fields are running out.

On tho other hand, the formost

British metnl Journal predicts an Iron

famine In about a half- century.

Special Agent Burrlll, In a report to

the department of commerce and labor,

describes the trade conditions In South

China, stating that It will take tlma

to recover from the effects of the boy

cott. As yet the only movement of

American goods at Hongkong is con

fined almost exclusively to the for

eign firms and for transshipment to

French China and points beyond.

Full Pay for Retired Officers

By AsnocintPd Press.

WASHINGTON, March 10.— The

house committee on naval affairs has

decided to i report favorably on bills

to provide that retired officers of the

navy on active duty shall have full

pay and to consider all service In the

army, navy or Marine : corps In I com

puting the necessary thirty years' time

for the retirement of petty officers

and enlisted men of the navy. ; • ; •

Requires Special Appropriation

By Associated Press.

. WASHINGTON, March 10.— Unless

congress authorizes a special appro

priation, the navy department , will be

unable to complete or even undertake

the repairs recommended for the bat

tleship Massachusetts, now at the navy

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WOULD END LIFE HUMANELY

lowa Legislator Introduces Measure

to Check Idiocy and Stop

Human Pain

Special to The Herald.

DES MOINES, March 10.— Legalized,

compulsory murder, for the purpose

of ending the misery of those in great

physical pain which must prove fatal

in the end and in preventing the rear

ing of children who are hideously de

formed or hopelessly Idiotic, is pro

posed In a bill which was framed by

Dr. R. H. Gregory.

He represents Adams county and had

the bill Introduced in the house today

by Representative F. N. Buckingham.

"A bill for an act requiring phys

icians to take human life" was the

title of the proposed measure.

"My measure Is a humane one," said

Dr. Gregory, "and is a step we must

surely take some time."

NILSSON LOSES

AT MONTE CARLO

SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE SPENDS

MUCH TIME GAMING

Countess di Miranda Is Partial to

Roulette and an Elderly French

Maid Constantly Stands Be

hind Songstress' Chair

Special to The Herald.

MONTE CARLO, March 10.—Coun

tess di Miranda, long known to the

lyric stage as Christine Nilsson, the

Swedish nightingale, is an inveterate

gambler.

She has a beautiful villa near Men

tone, but spends a great deal of her

time at the Monte Carlo gaming tables,

at which, gossips say, she has lost $200,

000 this season.

She always plays roulette, and a prim

looking, elderly French maid con

stantly stands behind her chair..

WOULD FREE V. ST. JOHN

Suspect in Famous Idaho Murder

Case May Soon Be at

Liberty

By Associated Press.

' BOISE, Idaho, March 10.— A petition

for a writ of habeas corpus to liberate

Vincent St. John, president of the

Miners' union at Burke, Idaho, who is

held . In the state penitentiary here

charged with the murder of former

Governor Frank Steunenberg, was filed

today in the state supreme court. St.

John had no preliminary hearing, and

so far the grand Jury at Caldwell has

returned no Indictment against him.

Counsel for the prosecution replied

that the case of St. John was still

pending before the grand jury, now In

session at Caldwell, and stated that if

an indictment against him should not

be returned he would be discharged as

soon as the grand jury makes its re

port. ,

WORKMEN HOLD MASS MEETING

Circular Distributed Protests Against

Action Taken in Murder Case

By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 10.— Notice of a

mass meeting to protest against prose

cution of the men alleged to have been

concerned In the assassination of for

mer Governor Steunenberg of Idaho

was distributed In this city today.

The call for the meeting Is not signed.

It reads as follows:

"Prevent this murder by attending

the protest mass meeting arranged by

the organized workmen of this city to

protest against the illegal imprison

ment and intended murder of Messrs.

Moyer, Haywood and other officers of

the Western Federation of Miners.

"The arrest of these men is a crime

and only by united action will we savn

their lives. Attend the protest meeting

and bring your friends and shop

mates."

The meeting Is set for March 13 at

the Grand Central palace.

EVERYTHING QUIET AT JOLO

Men Wounded in hecent Fight Said

to Be in Favorable

Condition

By Associated Press.

MANILA, March 11.— All of the men

who were wounded in the recent fight

with the Moroa at Mount Dajo are re

ported to be in favorable condition.

Six of the organizations of troops

which came from Mindanao, are either

en route home or have been ordered to

return to their headquarters. Jolo is

quiet and the sultan and native head

men have reported that general satis

faction is being experienced over the

extermination of the outlaws.

Major General Wood has received

the following cable from President

Roosevelt:

"I congratulate you and the officers

and men of your command upon your

brilliant feat of arms wherein you, and

they, so well upheld the honor of the

American flag."

Y. M. C. A. DELEGATES PLAY

Southern California Defeats Men

From North — High School

Teams In Torrid Game

Special to The Herald.

RIVERSIDE, March . 10.— Southern

California again demonstrated Us su

periority over the north this after

noon, when teams from Y. M. C. A.

delegates above and below Tehachapl

met on the diamond.

A creditable game resulted. A suc

cession of goose eggs were handed to'

the northerners up to the eighth In

ning, when they made four tallies.

The south had seven to Its credit.

L4nn of Long Beach • made the only

home run.

San Jacinto 7; Riverside 6. This was

the score In a rather torrid baseball

game at Chemawa, park this after

noon. The visitors made five runs In

the first first Inning. ■ : .

SCHARRERS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Principals in Re-ent Pasadena Wed.

ding Register 'at the

: St. Francis

SAN FRANCISCO, March lOJ-Col.

and Mrs. Soharrer arrived last even

ing from the southern part of the state

and are guests at * the St.' Francis.

Mrs. Scharrer was until recently Miss

Wllhelmlna Busch, * daughter • ' ;of

Adolphus Busch, the millionaire brewer

of St. Louis. . . --■;•.";

They, were married at Pasadena. ', .

Maiii News Section

1219 MEN

BURIED

IN MINE

Explosion Endangers

Lives of Large

Nnmber

Catastrophe Occur* at

Courrieres4 France, ;

at 7 A.M.

Latest Bulletin Received Says ,25,000

People Are Surrounding the Pits.

Scene Beggars Description,

District Is Appalled

By Associated Press.

PARIS, March 10.— A mine catas

trophe of Incalculable horror and mag-,

nitude has stricken the great coal cen

ter of Northern France. ; : ''

An explosion of fire damp at; 7

o'clock this morning carried death and

destruction throughout the network '

of coal works centered at Courrleres,

and fire followed the explosion, I mak

ing rescue difficult and almost Impos

sible. . : .-■■;■■

The Intense excitement and confusion,

In the vicinity prevented early s. estl-.

mates of the exact loss of life. '„ but

a dispatch received here. at 4:65 p.^m;.

gave 1404 miners entombed and;prob

ably lost. . \ ■"'

At 8:45 o'clock this evening a brief

dispatch from Lille announced ..tha

total of 1193 dead. . .

All France has been profoundly,

shocked by the magnitude of the dip

aster, which Is said to be the greatest

in the history of continental mining.'.-.

Special Train Goes to Mine

President Fallieres sent his secret

tary, accompanied by Minister of Pub

lic Works Gautier and Minister of , the

Interior Dublef on a special train >to

the scene of the disaster. The min

isterial crisis was temporarily forgot

ten, senators and deputies Joining ,. in

the universal public manifestations : of

sorrow. BsHJ|pHg£&E^iJQ!£s!t

The scene of the catastrophe Is tha

mountainous mining region near Lens

in the department of ■ Pas-de-Calais.

Here are huddled small hamlets of the

mine workers who operate ' the most

productive coal mines in France. \ The

subterranean , chambers . form ' a I series

of tunnels. ' • :

Six of the outlets are near Lens and

others at' Courrieres, . Verdun. 'and

other points. The ' output -of ■■■ these

mines Is particularly combustible and

is largely. used in the manufacture of

gas and in smelting. About 2000 miners

work the group of mines and .with

their families make a population of

from 6000 to 8000 -souls.'

Total of 1795 Men in Mine

The explosion took place shortly af

(Continued on Fas* Two*

THE DirS NEWS

FORECAST

Southern California:' Cloudy, un

settled weather Sunday; .rain;

brisk south wind. Maximum tem

perature in Los Angeles yesterday,

63 degrees; minimum, 50 degrees.

PART I

1—1219 men In mine. '.

2 — Evidence looks bad for Cox.

3 — Eaton to stay with project. ,

A- — Prof. Moore outlines Ideas.

s—Tsi5 — Tsi An blamed for the trouble. •

6 — Three-rail plan outdoes trolley. _

7 — To originate a new role.

11 — Last day of horse show.

*ART II

4 — Editorial.

6-Cable news.

7— At the theaters. .

9 — Markets.

10 — How gumption built a city.

1.2.3 — Real estate news.

4.5 — Southern California news.

6 — To form new ministry.

7.8.9.10 — Classified advertisements.

11 — Public advertising.

12 — Another horse show come*.

PART IV

Magazine section.

Children's magazine.

PART VI

Colored comic section.

EASTERN

Evidence before Drake Investigating;

committee at ' Cincinnati ' looks bad for'

Goorce Cox.

Dispatch from Chicago says the ' west ;

is to have new kind of football.' ' . ••.• ...

Strange request made of general agent

of "Big Four" road.

FOREIGN

Plan to reach Europe by- rail • now

favorably considered in St. Petersburg.

Germany recedes and France gains;

ground in conference. •■; ■■'«.■

Over 1200 men entombed alive by mine ;

explosion in France. -

COAST

Watsonvllle secures next state conven

tion of Y. M. C. A. ■■ '-.■ ..■;-■.-;

Seattle baseball management announces .

line-up for coming season.

; local

Roycrofters exhibit ! Is on. ' .' • ;s

Prof. Moore, the new -. school ■ auperln- j

tendent, addresses the teachers. : *

Huntlngton may use the third rail sys

tem. ■ .. •■ .- ■ • :••.-•' -.• c'-.ciV-

Dr. Hyde and party visit orange groves \;

and residence districts. •

Pasadena horse show closes with banner .

attendance of week. . •• • , •..• ■. ;.V

Rev. Dr. Miller of Washington makes

Reed ' Smoot revelation. •• •■ '

Missing sidewalk inspector Thos. Cum- *

mines : may. 'have ended bis life. ;.- •

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