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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
PATENT OFFICE RULES
A New Regulation That Will Interfere With
Holdovers

WASHING TON, April 15.-Patent
Office rules IS. "a and g. which were is.
sued on February Hath last, in conse-
quence of the decision of the courts in the
Bernliner telephone patent cases, went
into effect today. although they will not
interfere with the practice of the office for
six months yet.
Heretofore an applicant for patent
whse claim was rejected could hold it in
allegiance for two years before altering his
specifications or appealing for anew hear
ing. in the meanwhile shutting out other
patents by making slight changes. At
the end of the two years and repeating
the process at the end of two more years.
an application could be kept pending for
years, thus prolonging the life OF inven-
tons much beyond the contemplation of
the law.
In the Berliner cases the patent was in
the office for about fifteen years and was
then granted to run for seventeen years.
The courts declared this action. The
new rules require applications for APP.
peals to be made, within six months and
direct the rejection of any claims that
have been pending for five years unless
the applicant can show cause why the
case was not rapidly prosecuted.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
A HUMAN PARADOX

One of the paradoxical things about
people is that they always think times
will be better if prices are high, and yet
every mothers son and daughter laments
bitterly whenever that prayed for advance
results in their getting less tor their dol
lar than they got before. They do not
seem to be quite sure whether it is prices
or things they want in this life. A little
study in economics would show them
that the ideal condition to be sought is
that in which they will get the most
things with the least effort. The progress
of wages is not made in increasing the
number of dollars, but in enhancing the
purchasing power Of the dollars they get
now.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
THE TENNESSEE DERBY
len Thousand People Witness the Great
Race at Memphis

MEMPHIS, April I5.-The Tennessee
Derby at Montgomery park this after
noon was contested in the presence of 10, :
900. The winner of the event, the richest
of the Memphis spring meeting and the
one about which the greatest interest was
Nj. Orth's gray eelding, Fandango. by
Favordlae, out of Fidele. He was never
pushed nor headed after the first quarter
winning in | :59L, the fastest time for
this race that has been made in number
of years. Corrigan colt. G. B. Morris
ran second. The race was worth $3.50 to
the winner. The time, :591A while
faster than is usual for the Derby, was
not up to exectations, considering the per-
formances of Sister Mary and Rey del
Santa Anita In the opening six furlong
dash the track record was smashed
Since 1889 the track mark has stood at
l :16, but Sister Mary cut it to l:15l%.
winning the race with great ease.
Another track record was broken in the
last race at seven furlongs, the record
being reduced quarter of second to
l %, by Rey ell Santa Anita, who could
have made II Il second faster il pushed
Six furlongs-Sster MARY won Tjber-
tine second Oakwo6d thiru; time 1:15ls.
Half mile selling 2-year-olds- Fred
Barr won Warren Point second Fasg
third; time OSLO.
lellHeSsee ueIp. LOT o-year-0tuS with
$1,000 added one and one-eigbth miles
Fandango won G. b. Morris second ,Iovial
third time :59l.
Half mile 2-year-old illies-I.ad
Inez won Alladin second Castalia third
time -. y
Mile and quarter hurdle My Luck
won Caracas second ! Ii. KendIg third
time 2:27.
Six Furlongs -Rey El Santa Anita won
Faro second Royal Prince third: time
1 %
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
BOOMING RIVERS
Streams In New Hampshire Are Running
Bank Full

HANOVER, N. H., April 15.-The
Connecticut river at this point is swollen
by tremendous rush of water to twice
it's usual proportions and is still rising at
the rate OF foot an hour. Much dam
age will result if the rain continues many
hours longer.
CONCORD. n. H.. April 15.-The Mer-
rimac RIVER here has reached the highest
point known for years. At Sewalls Falls
three miles north of this city, where the
electric power station is located, the river
is raging torrent over half mile wide
and the water is rising at the rate of
eight inches an hour. Early last evening
the power station was obliged to shut off
tha engines and the city was left in al
most total darkness as result. Through
trains from Boston to Montreal have
been cancelled. tWashouts have occurred
on hegPeterboro and Hillsboro, the Con-
G ,rd and Claremont and the Concord
division of the Boston and Maine rail
roads.
PLYMOUTH. \. H., April 5.-'rhe
entire northern section of this State is ex-
periencing the greatest freshets since the
teri BILE flood of 1863. Bridges nave been
carried awayI highways are impossible
! and railroad s & are ire. washed out in many
! places.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16

made i relative &c manufacturing The
electrical city, as it is now called, will
Immediately become one of the greatest
factory centers of the world; for nowhere
else will there be found motive power to
compete with the wonderful American
cataract, unless it be in the ocean tides.
great deal of speculation has been in
dulged in regarding the possibilities OF
thus stealing force from the mighty deep
and some experiments have been threat
ened. but not made. When they are
tried and found successful, as the burden
of opinion of those competent to Judge
hold they will ultimately be. then we Will
be strictly in the spindle business.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
SAN FRANcIsco's LATEST HORROR

The murders of Blanche Lamont and
Miss Williams, the details of which have
been graphically set forth in the Herald S
columns, stand out in bloody horror as
two of the most atrocious crimes of all the
long category crmsoning the pages OF
San Francisco's history. The evident de-
Liberation in design and finesse in execu-
ton of the diabolical deeds signify that
the perpetrator is no ordinary kind of in
dividual, moved by the passions of a
moment, but some cold blooded, steady
handed scoundrel who went about his
work with systematic particularly as to
detail that will. preclude the possibility
of defense hung on the plea of insanity.
in the event of his ever being brought TO
ba- for the offenses. Insane people do
not work in that way. The chances of
experimenting the criminal are not t1attcr-
ing, unless the authorities succeed in
fastening the responsibility upon young
Durrant. The case against the latter, as
reported in the dispatches. can hardly be
termed strong. Theirs seems to be but
two points in the theory of the police
that have tendency to identify him
with the tragedies--the possession of
Miss Williams purse. and the alleged
attempt on his part to inveigle another
young lady into the same building that
the bodies of the two unfortunates were
discovered in. with inducements of insult
ing nature. AS to the last circumstance,
Durrant renders plausible and not alto
gether improbable explanation. The
second has not yet received his attention
as far as noted by the Geographic news;
it rests upon uncorroborated testimony
These bits of testimony may establish
moral conviction. in the minds of many.
but it is safe to say that alone they could
hardly crystallizei nto-a legal conviction.
Something even regarding these incidents
must be allowed to the possibilities of CO.
medicines which have so frequently inn
perled the lives and liberties of men.
Again. in cogitating upon the probabili-
ties of mans guilt, some consideration
is due the accused former character and
antecedents, and those actions that go
to indicate his general trend of thought.
Durrant is said to be of highly respecta-
BILE and comfortably situated parentage,
and OF good education. correct breeding
and exemplary habits. His associations
and entire line of life would suggest a
gentle, refined, considerate Christian per-
sonality. If he, indeed, be the guilty
one. then we have in him veritable
realization of the dual being so wildly
portrayed by the. late Robert Louis Stew
enson in his nightmare inducing novel.
Dr.Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. If it really be
demonstrated that this modest, studious
gentle young man is fiend incarnate
and possessed of the basest and most
brutal instincts that curse humanity,
then. indeed, are all the outward eviden-
ces by which we are accustomed to est-
mate people and that affect our conf
dences in them of little avail and it
would almost seem as if it were necessary
to transpose the legal maxim and hold all
men guilty until they are proven inno-
cent
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
SCHULZE'S SUCCESSOR
A New Western Land Agent for the Northern
Pacific

TACOMA. Wash, April 10 Thomas
Cooper of Tacoma. and an ex-mayor of
South Bend, Wash, was today appointed
general western land agent of the North
ern Pacific, to succeed the late Paul
Schulze.
Regarding the new policy of the land
department., Land Commissioner Phirps,
who is here from st. Paul, says: 49,
81 appreciate deeply the necessity and
Importance of the rapid devevelopment
Of this section Of the country. and it will
be the aim OF the land department to do
all in its power to aid in the develop
ment of the country by pursuing liberal
policy towards suffers, by making mod
erat prices and liberal terms as regards
the sale OF railroad lands. | look upon
Washington as one of the greatest states
in the Union. Its resources are but little
appreciated by people outside Of the
state" a
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
Scenes and Incidents

The crowded condition of the highways
last evening is only slight indication of
the great jam and crush that will be wit
messed later in the week 1t is estimated
that on the streets and from windows and
points of vantage where the parade could
be viewed. fully 10000 people witnessed
the procession from Fiesta headquarters
to the Pavilion. Some thought that the
throns should even be placed at higher
figure but 10000 was conservative es-
innate.
The decorations along the line were all
very pretty The rain and wind had done
but little damage. Only here and there
we're there bare spots, where the owner of
some bnlding had forgotten about the
Fiesta.
There were quite number of people.
both ladies and gentlemen, on the streets
en- masuue. who did not participate in
the parade. They assumed various char
| acters. many of which were very anus
ing and well carried out.
| A party of sixty-three ladies and tire
! gentlemen attracted considerable attene
tion. They were masquerading as white
caps. attired in winding sheets, white
| hoods and white masks.
Another merry masker took the char
| acter of Mayor Sutro. OF San francisco,
He conversed pleasantly with number
| of sightseers on the sidewalks. told about
why he came and how he got here over
the popular Southern Pacific road"
! Still another masker took the character
/ of Mrs Mary Ellen Lease. She said she
had left her husband at Wichita, Kas., to
mind the babies while she came out to
the Coast to investigate the reign of her
majesty the Queen. The -masquerader
was man, but lie gave the spectators a
very ia idea OF Mary Ellen as she is on
| her native heath.
A number of travelling men were
masked as Salvation Army members and
moved down the street in throng, at
tracing considerable attention.
OF course the masking will not be gen.
eral until Saturday evening. But some of
the exuberant ones took little squirt last
| evening merely for fun.
One old man. who said he was from
San Diego county. told II little knot of
nteres ed steners who were waiting for
the parade to come. how he had secured
himself against pickpockets. He said
that he had been out before in big crowds
and three times he had been robbed.
This time though. he came prepared. and
he was throwing out deh to the pick
| pockets to get his money If they could.
He said that he had only little change
in his pocket but on his back, held in
! hv Door mans plaster. was hundred
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
A Romantic Girl

CHICAGO, April t5.-Bettina Girard
has one more conquest to put on her list,
and when it is completed with the prom
Used marriage it will link the house of
Ordway with that of Hoops. Miss Girard
was Bette Ordway. daughter OF General
Ordway. Arthur Hoops is a Chicago boy.
a scion of one of the Oldest and ealthiest
families in this city The young man
for he is still in the early twenties, met
Miss Girard ION the stage and plays
parts with Nat Goodwin's company. Miss
(ilIard was playing here last week at the
Chicago opera house in the Twentieth
Century Girl. 1t was during that period
the announcement of the engagement was
made TO Mr.. HOOPS fami v.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
China and Japan Have Laid
Down Their Arms
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
Terms of the Constitution Are Far
Reaching
China Accepts All Of the Conditions of the
Hikado's presentative-Text of
Terms of Peace

LONDON. April ia Times dispatch
from Shanghai says that Lii Hang Chang s
son-in-law telegraphs that "a peace consti-
tuition was signed at Shimonoseki Mon.
day by, the plenipotentiaries of China
and Japan. Following are the terms of
the constitution:
First, the independence of Corea.
Second, that Japan retains the posses
sions that she has conquered.
Third, that Japan shall also retain the
territory east of the liao river.
Fourth, that the island of Formosa be
coded permanently to Japan.
Fifth, the ayment OF an indemnity,
and
Sixth, an offensive and defensive ALI
ancp
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
STORY OF A SUICIDE
Why Woman in San Francisco Took Her
L ife

why woman III pan FRANCISCO look Tier
a.. Life
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15.-An I'M
known woman who died at the Receiving
Hospital tearly Sunday morning from
morphine poisoning. was Mrs. M. hobart
of No. / Kohler Place. She was 81 years
old. She left the following letter scra wled
on piece of paper:
With my dying breath swear have not de-
ceived Gus hobart as his wife. We were mar
lied by Justice Gray in the new City Hail. No
more, only Gus told me no. to come home any
more and will not so good bye to all, and
may God protect my children He has treate
me like a dog through his jealousy. God bless
my Two lttte cnildre4, Freddie and Nellie.
(signedl MRS Nj RoBART.
1t was found upon investigation that
deceased was the wife of Gus hobart, an
engineer. When lie returned from his
work Saturday night he found his wife
leaving neighbor's house. He accused
her of going there to visit one of the
neighbors for immoral purposes. The
woman denied his accusation, and little
later started down street. telling her hus-
band that she was going TO purchase a
dress tor the little girl. He never saw
her ali, again.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
HIS WIFE is HIS PROXY
One of the Carson Mint Suspects in
Los Angeles
Mrs. Heany Arrives at the Nevada Capital
and Will Represent Her Husband
in Proceedings.

CARSON. New, April Is. There was
considerable suppressed excitement in
town today owing to the expectancy Of
two more arrests. The detectives and the
district attorney have been in consnlta-
ton but no further arrests have been
made. Mrs. Heany. wife of one of the
suspects. arrived today. She brought a
power of attorney from her hui band in
Los Angeles to transact all business for
him and engaged the services of an at
torney.
RENO. New, April 15.-The examna-
ton of John Z. Jones will not take place
until next Thursday for the reason that
n. r. Harris, United States Secret Serv-
ice is one of the principal witnesses for
the government and is obliged to be IN
San Francisco on that day in attendance
ON the United States court.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
ADJUSTMENTS

Y. NJ. &. A. Hall-This place was
filed to OVERLOOKING last night to hear the
celebrated Swedish Ladies' Qlialtette
Every number on the programme received
a hearty encore. The Wedding March by
Soderman, the waltz song Breeze OF the
Night and Miss Norrelli's aria from
Les Huguenots received hearty response
from the large and enthusiastic audience
Abbott Dawson, the popular baritone and
humorist, was we,t received. The Santa
Paula orchestra ass sted in the concert.
Tonight an entire change OF programme
will be given.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
CRAP. GAME RAIDED
Police Detectives Run Onto Forbidden


Police Detectives Run Onto q Forbidden
Sport NE
Detectives Goodman and Auble ran into
full fedged crap game on Second street
near Spring at 8 o'clock last evening.
The proprietor and dealer were arrested,
but the players escaped. The whoe,es-
adjustment was brought to the police
station. including S47 So the bank roll.
The gambling implements and layout
were held as evidence. as well as The
cash. Both of the men arrested deposited
bail in the sum of 500 each and were
released.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
The Press Association Coming

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-The
members of the California Press assoca
ton to the number of several hundred,
accompanied by their families left today
on special train for Los Angeles to at.
tend La Fiesta. The train will arrive in
Los Angeles tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock, slightly in advance OF the Half
Million club train, which left here later
in the day. On Wednesday 1.-THE Press
association train will run to anita Barbara.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
A MAN FROM UTAH
George Cannon Talks of he Utah Conve ton
and Woman Suffrage

NEW YORK, April 10. -Congressional
Delegate Frank j. Cannon, of Utah, is at
the Plaza hotel. His father. George q.
Cannon, is one OF the big Mormons of
Utah.
When asked if he thought the constitu-
tional convention would give suffrage to
the women, he said:
Il can't tell. The last reports show
that the convention is not SO favorable to
woman Suffrage"
DO you expect that admission to state
hood will benefit Utah to any great ex-
tent?''
81 believe that when Utah becomes a
full-fedged state an impetus will be given
to our industries. | think, however. that
it will be a healthy. normal advancement
and result in great industrial good to our
state. We have, to begin with, popula-
ton of 500 600 and we are able to take care
million of more neonle " could cay eas;i tna .un
port themse.ve in Utah
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
NAVAL AFFAIRS
A Number of Revenue Cutter Officers
Retired

KetIred
WASHINGTON. April 15.-As a result
OF the examination held here last week
for the retirement of officers of the revc-
nue. cutter service, the following named
officers have been placed on the retired
list; Captains r. w. Lay and M. l.. Nc
Keen; Chief Engineers W. G. Wheeler and
J. NJ. Chase; Second Lieutenant Samuel
Howard and First Assistant Engineer
James /. kaliher; Second Lieutenant
John i. Davis. who was examined bv
the board AID was not found disqualified.
was ordered to the Hamilton at Phil
adelphia for temporary duty.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
STOPPED BY THE MINERS
No Japanese Need Apply at the Big Bar
Times

WEAVERNILLE, Cal, April 15,7-A
wagonload of Japanese laborers. going to
Big Bar to work in placer mines, was
stopped at Junction City yesterday by
miners and sent back. They arrived here
today. The white miners quit work at
Junction City and waited on the Japan
ese in body. The miners say thes are
determined to keep that class Of labor out
of the country. as there are enough
whites here to do the work. Trouble is
feared if the attempt to introduce, Japan
ese labor is forced. 49,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
! i, THE HALF MILLION. CLUB
r1eeting Held by the Committee En- Route to
49,, Los Angeles 80

q MERGED, April 15.-An enthusiastic
meeting of the Half Million committee
was held on the train this evening, and
after thorough discussion it was unanfA
mously decided to call meeting at their
headquarters in Los Angeles to be com
posed of delegates from all portions Of
the State for some day this week in the
interest of the new united progressive
California
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING POWER

If the experiment to be mdde at Buff
ao, New York. of Harvesting Niaragra
falls water power for electrical purposes
proves a success. it will upset "A trenen-
that the promoters of various cities have
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
secured a Better Position

WASHINGTON, April DC. C. Nc
Kahn, auditor OF the interstate commerce
commission. has resigned to accept the
position OF commissioner of the Associa-
ton of Land Lines, Buffalo, N. Y.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS

EASTERN OFFICE: IL Tribune building, New
York
FRANK S. GRAY. Eastern Agent
The papers OF all delinquent mail subscribers
10 the Daily. Herald will be promptly discon-
tinued hereafter No papers will be sent to
subscribers nv mail unless the same have been
paid for in advance
No contributions returned.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
TUESDAY, April. 10, 1905
WEATHER REPORT

United States Department of Agricul..
ture Weather Bureaus Reports, received
at Los Angeles April TO- 1888. Observa-
tions taken at all Stations at p. M, 10Th
meridian time:
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-16
Earthquakes In italy

ROME, April 15.--Severe earthquake
shocks have been experienced at Venice
and other places. rs
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