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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

~ UCSON, Ariz., Jan. 3O.-The Inves-
tigation of the two Coroners
juries here on the Southern Pa
II cihc wreck was continued to-day.
the most important witness being
c. c. Sroufe, superintendent of the Tue
son division, who in his testimony re-
vealed the result of the company's exam
iDation, which placed the blame on Oper-
ator G. f. Clough and exonerated Con-
ductor Parker.
Clough has not been heard from and has
undoubtedly left the city. 1t was shown
by Superintendent Sroufe's testimony
that the unfortunate operator was only
p years old. and that he was not only
night operator at Walls. but was also
compelled TO handle the mail and bag
gage on passenger trains.
At the Undertaking parlors many have
called to-day to view the remains of the
dead. but none has been identified. Seven
bodies We're buried to-day in the city
cemetery in seven new-made graves,
which were numbered for purposes Of
Identification. Among the bodies buried
to-day were those thought to be the re-
mains of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard of San
Francisco until they were heard from
4it NDHtttiNtS llSN Va illlcsAiiS 10 udtc III
clUdes Edward Scoffer of Boston, Mass.
w. c. Akin of Cotton, Cal; Charles
Reitz of Tucson. H K. Street of Benson
and Jesus Contreras of Tucson.
Feeling is running high against the two
Justices Of the Peace, each of whom is
presuming to act as Coroner, and public
sentiment demands that they settle their
differences. Public officials and the local
press are protesting against the outrage,
and an effort is being made to get Judge
Richey to stop his Investigation because
Il has not the sanction of the District At
torney. Many, however, believe that
Richey is right, although his jury is
called the "rump.' Public decency de-
mands that one Of the Coroners stop his
investigation.
The constables reported TO both juries
tonight that they. had searched the city
for Operator Clough and telegraphed to
surrounding towns, but he was not to be
found. His absence is taken as a confess
sion Of guilt and on him seems to lay the
responsibility for the great loss of life.
The funeral of Engineer Bruce was held
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AFTER CHILEAN BATTLEsHIPs.
United States May Purchase Two
Now Being Built.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Purchase by
the United States of two battleships now
being built by Chile in England and which
she will have no need o. on account of
her disarmament agreement with Argen-
tina is now being officially considered
The advisability of adding to the United
States fleet by the purchase of these ships
will be passed on soon by the Secretary
of the Navy, who will call upon members
of the general board of the navy, of which
Admiral Dewey is the head. and upon
members of the board of construction for
their professional opinion. In Congress
the idea of purchasing these ships will
receive strong support from certain advo-
Gates Of rapid naval increase.
Information in possession of the Navy
department shows that the Chilean bat
tleships, which were ordered about a year
ago and were to have been completed in
eighteen months, are Of u 900 tons dis
placement each. They are to cost about
$4,S0O,0O0 each. Their dimensions are:
Length, 435 feet; beam, 70 feet; indicated
horsepower, 25,O00; speed q knots Each
ship will carry four 10-inch guns. fourteen
75-inch guns, and many smaller rapid
fire guns.
The disarmament agreement between
Chile and Argentina found both countries
rapidly increasing their sea power. II is
not known precisely here that Argentina
desires TO sell the two armored cruisers
which are now building for her at An
saldo Works al Genoa, Italy. They are to
be of the same type as the Italian ar
mored cruiser Garibaldi, $500 tons dis
placement; 1900 indicated horsepower
and 2l knots speed. The estimated cost
of each of these ships is $780,
900. They are to be known as
the General Mira and the Cen
eral Roca, and were laid down on March
IA and March 29, 1902 respectively Each
will carry one 10-inch gun, two S-inch
guns, fourteen 6-inch, two l2-pounders.
ten 6-pounders, eight 1-pounders and nu-
merous small guns.
If these warships are on the market
the advisability Of their purchase by the
United States will be considered. One
feature of these ships is that they will
carry the old cylindrical boilers.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
EARTH CRUSHES
HAPLESs MINERS

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. So.-News
has reached here of an accident in the
Gordon mine, near Death Valley, in which
Gus Hervey. Henry Phillips and George
Thomas. while engaged in retimbering
the shaft Of the Gypsy mine, were buried
by cave-in and killed.
According to Walter Monroe. who brings
the news, the shaft had been wrecked by
an explosion and the three men who were
killed had been set to work to repair the
damage, with Instructions not to use any
of the old timbers. =
They disregarded this order in one in
stance and undertook to use heavy up
right and crosspiece after reinforcing
them. The explosion so weakened these
that they were unable to withstand the
strain when the wall began to sink, and,
giving away. buried the men under six
feet of earth and rock.
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HORRORS OF THE SCENE.
Passengers Who Escaped Death Tell
of the Tucson Wreck.

Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ. Voorsanger, when
seen yesterday afternoon at the residence
of E. Laventhal. 2702 California street,
were still somewhat unnerved by the ex
perience they had passed through and the
terrible sights that had been witnessed at
the Tucson wreck. Mrs. Voorsanger Is
nursing a slightly wrenched arm and suf
fers to some extent from pains in the
neck. Mr.. Voorsanger is a brother-in-
law of the brothers Laventhal, the whole
sale liquor dealers, and is In the steel pen
business in Philadelphia. In speaking OF
the wreck he said:
I'VE occupied section in the observa-
ton car, which was the last car on the
westbound train. Somewhat fatigued by
the trip we retired early and the first in
timation that we had of the wreck was
sudden jar. as If the airbrakes had been
applied suddenly, and followed by two
jcts sufficient to throw us out of the
berth. My wife and myself Immediately
dressed and ran out of the car. One end
of the observation car was tilted up and
| consider it miraculous that 1t did not tip
over.
when we arrived at the forward end of
the train the cars were burning fercely
and neyerl want TO again look upon such
a scene and hear the cries of the impris-
oned passengers being slowly roasted
alive. L just beginning to realize the
horror of ii all. The passengers who es-
capped injury pushed the Pullman and din
ing cars away from the fire and then we
turned our attention to the work of res
cue, but the heat was so intense that 1t
was impossible to do anything for the
poor unfortunates. The railroad company
was ver.y kind and the uninjured passen-
gers wer>, brought through on a special
train. We lost all of our trunks, which
were in the burned baggage car"
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
TROUBLE IS SETTLED
Complaints Charging Students With
Making Threats Against Edi-
tor Pratt Are Dismissed

SALT LAKE, Jan. 3O.-The trouble be-
tween the faculty and students of the
University of Utah. which during the
past ten days has assumed serious pro-
portions, was settled this afternoon and
the complaints against eleven of the stu
dents who were arrested on the charge
of having threatened to assault Farley B.
Pratt, editor of the college Chronicle,
were dismissed by Judge Diehl upon the
suggestion of the complainant who de-
sired to drop the case.
Editor Pratt has resigned as editor Of
the Chronicle and it is understood that
no action will be taken by the faculty
when the students return to school next
Monday.
The trouble arose over an editorial
condemnation in the college Chronicle Of
a vegetable-throwing episode at per-
formance given by the sophomore class.
More than a hundred students were in
VolYed.
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DARING CHARGE
WINS THE FIGHT

MANILA, Jan. 3o.-Eight ladrones and
one constable were killed in an encounter
at ormoc, West Leyte Province. on Tnes-
day The fight was a hard one. but the
constabulary ultimately won by = daring
charge. One hundred and fifty ladrones
surrendered at Ormoc the following day.
The district had been disorderly and it
is believed that the surrender of those
men will lead TO its pacfication.
The bodies of the three American VOL
unteers. including Mr.. Osborne, teacher,
who were killed at Bolinac. province of
Zambales, recently, in a fight with la
drones. have been recovered Malanga, a
noted bandit. who was among the en-
emy's dead. directed the fight. The
Americans charged and killed him be-
fore they were surrounded and killed.
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fore making itself responsible for a dis
orderly state Of affairs in VenezueIA-
Lord Cranborne said:
There is no German and British al
iiance. but Great Britain Is ready TO CO.
operate with the powers not only in
South America. but in Asia, Africa and
Europe"
In emphasizing the point that there was
no alliance, but merely a cooperation
with Germany, Lord CranboTne strongly
deprecated the attacks made by the Brit
ish press on Germany He reminded the
audience of Great Britain's resentment OF
German criticism on the British opera
tions in South Africa and said
1--WE ought to tame care that We our.
selves are not guilty OF a similar fault
against Germany.
Prince Henry is the subject OF new story
in to-day's San Francisco News Letter.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
AGLER cENsUREs cLoUcH.
Southern Pacific Manager Insists
Operator Was Criminally Neg
Hgent.
TURKISH TROOPS
DEFEAT REBELS
Manager James AgIer of the Southern

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 3o.-A de-
taohment Of Turkish troops has defeated
strong band of Mecedonians near Lake
Okhrida. Albania.
The Russian embassy is actively occu-
pied with preparing for presentation TO
tie Porte the Austro- Hungarian scheme
for the Improvement of Macedonia.
ODESSA, Jan. 30.-Events in Macedonia
arc being keenly watched by the Russian
military authorities. Orders have been
given to the commissariat to be prepared
for eventualities
LONDON. Jan. 31.-The correspondent
OF the Standard at Buda Pest telegraphs
that a contract for 100000 rounds of
small arm ammunition for the Servlan
army was signed there last week, with
the sanction of the Hungarian Govern
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Won STERNBERG ARRIVES.
German Minister Says Monroe Doc
trine Is Recognized.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Baron Speck Won
Sternberg, Minister from Germany and
Plenipotentiary to the United States, ar
rived to-day on the Hamburg American
steamship August Victoria. He was ac-
companed by his wife, who IL an Ameri-
can, and her sister, Miss Laugram. The
party went to Washington tonight
The new Minister is small man and
very slight, with small, pinched features.
but countenance that glows with quick
intelligence and nervous energy. He
looks little like a German, and indeed
a a
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
HEAD-ON COLLISION
BETWEEN TWO TRAINS

HAZELTON, Pa, Jan. 9O.-A fast ex-
press train from Wilkesbarre for Phila-
delphia the Schuylkill division of the
Pennsylvania road. collided head-on with
a freight train this evening near Lofty,
nine miles south of Hazleton. The engn-
eer and fireman of the freight train were
killed the engineer and fireman and col
ored porter on the passenger train were
severely hurt and seven passengers were
slightly injured. The dead:
ROBERT NJ. OVER. engineer.
FRED GEARHARDT, fireman.
The seriously injured: Israel Carey, en-
gneer; John Smith, fireman; Harry Hay
ward colored porter.
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Continued From Page 1, Column 6.

two other courses open; One
wouldlbe to send the whole ques-
ton to The Hague tribunal; the
other would be for the allies to
turn again to the President.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
They Should Live in California.

Who? Your folks. This is their opporfun-
ity and yours. Special rates made BY rhe
Southern Pacific from February 10 to April
80: Chicago 70 California, S33 ST. Louis,
Memphis New Orleans. $40: Omaha, Kansas
City and other Missouri River points S25
Money deposited with Southern Pacific Agent
here viii furnish ticket for your friends in
the East.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Startling Confession of an Archist.

BARCELONA. Jan. 3O.-A Belgian an
archist named Martin has been arrested
IN this city. He has confessed that he
WaSselected 10 kill the King Of the Bel
pians but was prevented carrying out the
deed by being arrested during the strike
i1 Barcelona a year ago.
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FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY.
Friends of Captain Overton Say He
May Have Been in Arizona Wreck.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Some anxiety
is felt here for the safety of Captain w.
S. Overton of the artillery corps, who left
Washington sfor San Francisco the first
of the present week. Nothing has been
heard from him since his departure and
it is thought possible he was on the train
which was wrecked on the Southern Pa
cific near Tucson Ariz. He had transpor-
tation over that line.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Two Victims of Graceland Wreck Die

PLAINFIELD, n. j., Jan. 90.-William
NJ Clark and j. Everett Reighton, both
of Plainfield victims of the railroad
wreck near Graceland Tuesday evening,
died to-day, making the number of dead
twenty-three. The condition Of Samuel
Mccarthy, fireman of'the Reading fiier,
is critical.
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Allen chief of the constabularv.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-Captain Henry
f. Allen, Sixth Cavalry to-day was de-
tailed as chief of the Philippine constabu-
larry with the rank of brigadier general.
He has been the head of the present
force since the organization in July, 1871.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31
Favors Municipal Ownership.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Mayor Low pre-
sented a statement to the Board of Esti-
mates to-day in favor of municipal owner
ship of a street railway in one of the five
boroughs of the city-the Bronx.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.--A crusade begun by the
Hyde Park Protective Association resulted to-
day in the return of indictments by the Grand
Jury against 121 owners Of slot machines in
every section of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

here to-day from the cathedral and was
attended by great crowd.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

THE CALL, tcith its USual
enterprise, 1OliL furnish the en-
tire series % its readers .ABSO-
LUTELY Y FREE.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-31

Prince Henry is the subject OF a new story
in to-day's San Francisco News Letter
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-25
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


T. P. Oconnor writes ut is we'll known that
Lord Rosebery has been cursed by reeurfent in
somnia all through his life, and I believe that
what is apparently erratie in his career is 10 be
attributed 10 the want Of sequence which the de-
preston OF sleeplessness, amounting sometimes
10 despair, has produced in his mind"
Now that Lord Kitchener is busy in India they
are beginning TO think in England that he could
be employed to great advantage at home. we
have sent Hercules 10 the Himalayas" is one Of
the phrases heard in London, where it Is though,
the famous soldier ought to be clearing out the
Augean stable OF the war office
Representative Bankhcad Of Alabama was max
ing his annual speech for the appropriation for
said, is the sum Of Si43,1s7.7s" you seem 10
krow all about il" interrupted Representative
Hank Smith Of Michigan. II do" replied
Representative Bankhead well, then. What is
that % cents fori axle grease" said Bank.
head, promptly
Among the slavs much honor is paid to liz.
erary celebrities. A Polish poetess Marya Kono.
pineka, was recently feted in magnificent fashion
on the occasion OF her twenty-hfth literary ami
versary Delegations came from distance "a
pay her honor, and substantial evidence OF ad.
miration came In the shape Of country house
which was presented to her. A public library was
founded in her name
NJ Jusserand, the new ambassador OF France
is the third OF the European ENJOYS recently ae
credited 10 Washington who is blessed with ar
American wife. II may be a mere coincidence
but the fset that the governments of the three
| foremost nations OF the world have almost stimuli
tsneousiy selected for their diplomatic reor.
sentatives in this country the husbands OF eieve,
and beautiful American women is certainly re-
markable
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SOME PosTscRlPTs.

Electrically heated gloves ard shoes are pro-
posed for niotormer
Fifty thousand person. visited Robert Burns
cottage at Ayh last year
One-haf OF the imports into this country are
OF materials for manufactures
Louisville Ky. still holds Hrst rank among
the tobacco markets OF the world.
In Berlin s5s public buildings owned by
the State ard 4e7 by the municipality,
Cress Is the quickest growing Of plants I'm
der perfect conditions it will flower and seed
within eight days Of planting
a tract or 10000 acres in Western Kansas
has been bought by Indiana and Ohio capitalists
fer raising polled Angus cattle.
When an island off the coast Of Maine Is good
for nothing else It Is turned into = sheep ranch
and much money s made IN this way
Forty thousand birds, mostly sandppers are
reported TO have been killed recently on the North
Carolina coast for millinery purposes
The growth OF the tobacco industry In South
Carolina has been phenomenal The Darlington
market alone reports sales Of more than 1000, 900
pounds 81 the 1909 crop
Germany has built the finest fastest vessels
ahoat, though she is not geographically mari
time country, and no other country Is so largely
dependent on others for the raw material. which
enter into the making Of a ship,
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legislative JottInss.

Austin. Texas, February z4.-While inc noa
industry at Rusk is fast getting on It's iees II
proposed measure to foster II by an aPPiYp..
alton, Is going to be met with serious oppos,uoa
in both houses OF the legislature Two OF my
South Texas representatives are oulspoNe !,
their opposition to the idea. and go 20
10 declare that the iron foundry lnuu'u' :.
the smaller towns in the State wiz soop >
10 the wall IL Texas goes into the iron puslH,.'
with her convict labor However, these seus.s
men are against all sorts Of convict iaoo' s,lt
scout the idea that the prisons should DS
sustaining if possible. nv,aoo
The house committee on revenue anu .,,,t.
will hold an important session "euuesu VIII
noon, at which time they will consiuei va M
Jams intangible property tax Dill ~ .E,it,
includes within its provisions the ousu I VIE.
OF nearly every corporation ineiuu"s .ui i.
works and electric light concerns tne'. ~" Fam
doubt be large crowd present w" ~, irelude,
mittee convenes Section OF tho o'', 81, Il
the following corporations that Wiii a,,,.d
the measure becomes a law Every in'olp "A,
trust company, guaranty or surety comp. t;dgs
company, water company ferry eoinpI" vhah
company, turnpike or toll-road COMPANY, .,cany.
company, telegraph company telePnoNs cleo
street railway company, express eof deep
trio light company, electric power s;;ce ear
| ing car company, palace car eonPsHyl .,;,g csf
company, chair car company III ..,,.t com
company. cattle car company, rapia uA ... com
psny warehouse company and all Insurance a
panies except fraternal and mutual ''l ltareluSsd
insurance companies, which are 10. within
herein doing business wholly or n .p. sa under
III. state Of Texas whether ineorpoIA. I, 81
the laws OF this State or any othef ~ every
any Territory or foreign country ana s.sSsiston,
other like company, corporation or as Or po..
performing any public service OF .,,vil.ss nci
sowed by ~ law to Be had and exercises osss
ali natural persons, or petforuns . any I.
service. The committee will hear ear, e,oSaby b
to the merits Of the bill and WI
m. friends Of the agricultural bureau ,s ,D S..
confident Of It's enactment, and say Ia, :. t. hs
coed in getting it through their nn'' wen con.
Twenty -eishth legislature Will nave
! pletsd. ,.s.,.rey arr
The senate viii pass the house d.he'sIs' .n.al
pration bill this week. with s''
1 ments.
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The reference to the unprontableness Of
the postal department IS puerile. II is not
conducted FOR proht And II liant true that
II charges higher rates than the express com.
panies for the same service. Its chief bust
ness Is the distribution Of mail which 81
conducts more cheaply than any private or
ganization, could possibly do. because IL
makes no proht for stockholders The par
eel business and money exchange Of che
department are devised simply to prevent
the excessive charges of express companies
and banks, hitherto prevailing, and when
the department set a standard Of rates the
private enterprises we're glad to lower their
schedules.
There is no considerable demand in this
country for the Naturalization Of other
utilities. but there will be II private owners
continue to charge high prices and to resist
the regulation of interstate commerce.
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ar. raked together ana burned. great many
wesvils would e.eape burning Now as we ear
no. cover the whole ground with IRE we car 80
steam, the whole surface as 70 destroy al weevhs
that escape burning The object OF running
b,-,ou IN f,on, 81 the steamer is 20 loosen the
ground so that the steam would penetrate deeply
II is also evident that steam will destroy many
seeds Of weeds ard grass and SO better the
ground for the following crop
For a small acreage the water box on the
steamer would serve, but for many acres
tender WOULD be necessary Said tender to be
a water box on 4 wagon, so arranged as to carry
quantity OF fuel ~,
The machine would be too expensive Tor SINAI
farms but number Of planters could unite ana
the individual expense would be small An ar
rangement could be made, as IS now done witn
threshine machines whereby the owner OF
thresher goes from, farm to farm threshng many
crops So the owner Of steamer could serve
many plantations a II. PICKERING
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no steam the MeevIl.

To the Editor Of The Post
Harrisburg, Texas. February Is--As the wise
men Of the State have, as far as know, failed
TO find 4 remedy for that peat Of the cotton
planter the boil weevil take the liberty of send
ing you the following plan
First, ss soon as the cotton Is gathered rake
togethe. and burn all cotton stalks Then run
harrow over the ground, to be Immediately fol-
lowed by the following described machine A
wagon or foat on which is fastened vertical,
tubular steam boiler Of about seven or eight
horsepower
Projecting from the door Of the feat, and
connected 70 the boiler, a horizontal pipe, the
under side Of which Is perforated and 50 ar
ranged as 10 thoroughly steam the ground the
whole width Of the machine
The machine 70 be provided with water box
across its front end, and sail box will serve %
carry fuel A small steam pump would :. ssess-
sary 20 feed the boiler
Il Is evident that however carefully the stalks