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Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
MOTHER STAYS
SEVEN CHILDREN
KILLS SELF; FATHER COMMITS
SUICIDE
Fit Of Temporary Insanity Causes the
Destruction of Whole FAM
lily Near Alpha,
Illinois

Special to The Herald
ALPHA, ILL.,, Sept. 30.-Mrs. Clarence
Markham, wife of farmer living II
miles north of this place, killed her
seven children with an ak today, set
fire to the house in which the bodies
lay and then cut her own throat inf1ict-
ing wounds from which she died soon
after fleeing from the burning building
When the husband returned tonight and
saw the dead bodies Of his wife and
Children he went out and hanged him
self.
The woman is believed to have been
temporarily insane. Neighbors saw
smoke coming from the farmhouse. The
first to arrive saw the woman rush from
the burning house and fall in the yard.
Mrs. Markham first said tramp had
tied her with rope and murdered the
children. Later when told she had only
an hour to live she said:
"I called the children into the house
one at a time and cut their throats with
an AK Then put them in row on the
bed and set fire to the place. cut my
throat with butcher knife. This is the
truth"
This simple story of circumstances
of the death of the children was given
to her hearers in broken sentences.
She seemed perfectly sane and her
talk was coherent. Her story finished
she fell into unconsciousness and with
in few minutes was dead. Mrs. Mark
ham posted letter in the rural mail
box this morning addressed to her hus~
band. In this she had written: II did
it to save the children"
The meaning of this statement is not
known.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
RETIRING OFFICIAL FETED
Consul General at Paris Decorated
With Insignia of the Legion
of Honor
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 3O.-At farewell ban
quet to Consul General Gowdy, given
under the aspices Of the American
chamber of commerce tonight, Ambas-
sador Mccormick, on behalf of the
French government, presented to Mr..
Gowdy the insignia of an officer of the
Legion of Honor. Mr.. Gowdy in reply
ing referred to the enormous trade be-
tween France and the United States
during his tenure of office. He said his
recompense for fighting was victory,
and for duty done, the appreciation of
his country.
w. S. Dalliba and William Seligman
made addresses in which they urged
a reciprocity treaty between France and
the United States.
Mr. Gowdy leaves Paris October 8 for
Liverpool and will sail for the United
States on board the White Star liner
Baltic October 5.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
MEMORY OF j. STERLING
MORTON TO BE H0N0RED
ARBoR DAY ASSOCIATION TO
UNVEIL STATUE
Ceremony Will Take Place October IA
at Nebraska City, With Former
President Grover Cleveland as the
Principal Speaker

BY Associated Press.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Sept. 3d.
The Arbor Day Memorial association
has decided on October IA as the day
for the unwilling of the monument be-
ing erected to the memory of ]. Ster-
ling Morton, secretary of agriculture
during the last Cleveland administra-
ton and founder of Arbor day.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for the unveiling and the prin-
cIpal speaker will be former President
Grover Cleveland.
Several others who have been promi-
nent, both in national and state poll
tics, will deliver addresses.
The Arbor day Memorial association
was formed shortly after the death of
Secretary Morton in 1902, and its work
has been that of collecting funds and
erecting a suitable monument to the
memory of the sage of Arbor Lodge"
The object sought in the design of
the monument is to combine simplicity
with dignity and impressiveness, thus
typifying the character of the late Sec
retary.
The central design is a statue of
Mr.. Morton himself, which rests on
massive yet graceful pedestal, in an at
titude characteristic of his strong,
frank life AT the foot of the pedestal
stands a graceful wood sprite, her
hands tenderly protecting a young
growing tree. A semi-circular stone
bench, surrounding the pedestal, is or
namented by two medallions, one illus
trating an important epoch in Mr..
Morton's life-the treaty with the
Pawnee Indians in which he partici-
pated-and the other a group of school
children planting trees. The reverse
side of the pedestal bears concise
sketch of Mr.. Morton's life and public
services.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
HILL WILL NOT MEET THEM
Tells State Railroad Commission to
Transact Its Business With the
Roads Traffic Heads
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SEATTLE, Sept. 3O.-President James
]. Hill of the Great Northern railroad
refused to meet the state railroad COM
mission yesterday before continuing his
journey to Portland. He stated that
If the commission had any business to
transact with his road 1t could do so
with the heads of the traffic depart
ment.
In speech delivered at the Rainier
club last night Mr.. Hill paid his re-
spects to the interstate commerce COM
mission, saying that the coast states
were better off without it. He said
that the state of Washington was en-
joying the lowest possible rates at the
present time, but that the government
regulation of rates would paralyze the
commerce of Washington.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
WILL KEEP FOUNDERS DAY
Melville E. Stone and Gen. Greedy to
Speak at Carnegie Institute,
Pittsburu
Rv Asaociated Press.


PITTSBURG, Sept, 30.-Plans were
completed today by the trustees of the
Carnegie institute for the annual cell
ebration of Founders day, November
2. The principal speakers will be Mel
Vile E. Stone, general manager of the
Associated Press and Brig. Gen. Greedy,
chief signal officer of the United
States army and one of the worlds
most famous Arctic explorers.
Mr.. Stone will tell chow the worlds
news is gathered" and Cen. Greedy will
discuss Geographical Explorations, its
Moral and Material Results
Following the Founders day exer-
cises will be the opening of the annual
art exhibition and the announcement
of the selection of the awards by the
international art jury.
In the evening the Pittsburg orches-
ira will formally open its season with
Emil Paus as director.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
MlLLDAUKEE CITY
OFFICIAL INDICTED
President of Council and Other Leading
Citizens Are in Tronble
Grand Jury Declares It Has Discovered That Vice
and Crime Are Regularly Organized and
Favored Bribery Charges

been apparent that the witness was
testifying falsely. Our observations re-
garding the vice and crime of perjury
is such that we must characterize it as
nothing short of outrageous"
The report states that the admins
tration of the sheriffs office during the
six years has been investigated and
that it has been found that after the
office was placed on a salary base a
system of fee-taking grew up at vari-
ance with the meaning of the statutes
1t recommends that this fee-taking be
still further scrutinized and that the
county board take steps to stop this
form of grating. Many ways in which
the sheriff's office profits from these
fees are mentioned. Bribery, the report
officers should be investigated The
county clerk should not get fees but
does, and the practice should be stopped
at once.
The recent raid upon gambling houses
and prosecution Of the keepers and in
mates thereof by the district attorneys
office discloses that in the city of Mil
waukee there have been for years at
least regularly equipped wide-open
gambling houses. The investigation
discloses, the report says, that the eight
gambling houses raided were permitted
in the very heart of the city and with
out interference to conduct games CT
faro, roulette, craps and poker, while
other gamesters who sought to start
such games in their places Of business
were promptly raided by the police
The jury's report says that since the
starting Of the investigation of affairs
in county and city in 1903 there has
been a noticeable decline in grating
and other corruption.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
OUTRAGE STARTS CRUSADE
Murder on English Railroad ProVokes
Indignant Demand for Change
in Style of Cars

By Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-Nearly a week
has passed since the body Of Miss Mary
Money of Clapham Junction was found
in the Merstham tunnel of the London
&c Southwestern railroad, but the mys-
terry Of her death remains unsolved The
outrage, however, has served to start
crusade against the continued use OF
the cell-like compartment cars on the
British railroads, at least on the main
line.
Sir Conan Doyle was asked, in his
capacity of Sherlock Holmes" to give
his opinion of the tunnel tragedy. He
declined, but warmly denounced the
present style of cars and lack of pro-
lection for women travelling alone. He
said:
II think it perfectly scandalous that
such stae Of affairs should be allowed
to exist. Any railroad company not re-
serving at least one carriage for ladies
on every train ought to be held respon-
sible and pay compensation where a
woman is murdered"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
ACCUSED OF LAND FRAUDS
indictments Against Four oregon Men
Returned by the Grand
Jury
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Sept. 3o.-The federal
grand jury returned today an indict-
ment against Charles A. Graves, Erwin
N. Wakefield, Ora l.. Parker and Rob-
ert B. Foster, charging them with con-
spiracy to defraud the government of
it's public land.
county; Wakefield, the former partner
of Williamson and Gessner, and Parker
and Foster are two entrymen mention
ed in the Williamson indictment.
At the request Of Mr.. Heney bench
warrants were issued for the indicted
men and their bail was fixed at $4,000,
the same sum required in all other
cases.
The federal grand jury, prior to its
adjournment today, sent letter to Mr..
Heney. The letter was surprise to the
district attorney and is priced by him
as showing the appreciation with which
his efforts for the publication of the
state from land frauds are being re-
ceived. The letter follows:
"Portland.-We wish to congratulate
you upon your successful efforts to
purge Oregon of the corruption in high
places under which the state has been
suffering for years, and to assure you
that you have our hearty sympathy in
your struggle to bring about better con-
ditions throughout the United States.
1--WE hope that your satisfaction in
duty we'll performed will be augmented
by further honors at the hands of the
people"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
BY Associated Press.


MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 30.-Cornelius
Corcoran. president of the common
council of this city, together with a
former alderman and two private citi-
zens, were indicted by the grand jury
IN it's final sitting, which ended tonight
at 10 o'clock. Corcoran in the only
oapias issued for his arrest, is charged
with selling hay and oats to the city,
which is a violation of city statute,
which states that no office holder shall
enter into a contract to sell goods of
any kind to the city
Frank c. Klode, president of local
furniture company which sold furni-
ture to the county, is indicted on
charge of perjury. William Murphy,
former alderman, is charged with bri-
berry, and Fred c. Schultze, a newspa-
PER reporter, with bribery. The grand
Jury recommends the calling of grand
juries periodically. The total result of
the jury's work was 157 indictments,
involving thirty-five persons.
In its report on it's labors of the
summer the jury took occasion to say
that it's investigation has developed
a most surprising state of affairs
"vice and crime regularly organized
and favored"
Corruption in Community
I'VE doubt" continues the report, 'if
cne person in one thousand knows the
corrupt ways the affairs of this COM
munity have been conducted. The eff
fort fully to expose these conditions
has been opposed by corrupt interests
and the systematic resistance of pow
erfuI influences apparently syndicated
to conceal the truth and encourage
crime. We have been hampered by the
efforts of witnesses to conceal the facts
and in many of these instances it has
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
ARRESTED FOR INSANITY
WouId-Be BIackmaiIer of Paul Morton
and Other Financial Magnates
Caught in New Mexico
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
DENVER, Sept. 30.-A Republican
special from Albuquerque, N. M, says:
George Barrett, accused of attempt
ing to blackmotl Paul Morton, presi-
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
society, was arrested at Thorton, N. M,
last night and brought here this after
noon on the charge of insanity.
Barrett, it is alleged, wrote letters to
Paul Morton demanding $4,000. In his
possession were numerous letters from
big trust companies and railroad mag
mates showing he had attempted to
blackmail them. He will be committed
to an asylum at once, as there is no
doubt that his mind is unbalanced.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
MUST REFUND TAX PAYMENTS
By Associated Press

SAN FARNCIsCO, Sept 3O.-Judge
Seawell has decided that the city and
county of San Francisco must return to
Charles Hanson's estate $64S7 which was
paid under protest in 1903 as taxes on
999S shares of stock of the Tacoma Mill
company, belonging to the estate and
assessed for $S5O,OOO. The judge ruled
that this was to a certain extent double
taxation, the company being assessed
in California for $4,000 and in Wash
ington for the rest of it's property.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
CALIF0RNIANS IN THE EAST
Many Persons From Los Angeles and
Vicinity Are In New
York
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Sept. SO-The follow
ing Southern Californians were regis
tered at the large hotels here during
the week:
From Los Angeles-A. M. Edelman,
H. H. Martin, O. c. Morgan, j. P.
Whitney, A. c. Bilicke, ]. Reichel. l..
Russell, H. ]. Weaver, E. A. Gilway,
W. E. Price, ]. Wood, F. r. Walsh, H.
G. Wyllie, R. Shoemaker, jr., ]. S.
Holmes, G. D. Raymond, N. P. Will
son and M. L. Carter
From San Bernardino-C. w. Smith.
Santa Barbara-W. M. Graham, j.
Rogers.
Pasadena-C. F. Mitchell.
San Diego-C. A. Scott, c. M. Clo-
gan.
Ocean Park-T. G.. Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
PEACE PROVES HIS DEATH
Japanese Broods Over Terms of the
Portsmouth Treaty and Finally
Takes His Life
, Associated Press.

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. SO.-A we'll
dressed and educated Japanese who
registered at the Delaware hotel, Third
Avenue and Thirty-fourth street as x.
Nakamer, committed suicide tonight
by slashing his throat from ear to ear
and then jumping from the roof to an
Both legs and several ribs were broken
and he was dead when found.
He had been brooding over the Jap
anese- Russian terms of peace and had
told the hotel proprietor that his coun-
try had been disgraced.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
MISSES AND KILLS HIMSELF
Ascending Lodger Commits Suicide
Under Impression He Had MUIR
dered His Landlord

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. SO.-Victor Walkow"
ski was detected by his former landlord
last night while he was trying to re-
move his trunk through a window.
He fired three shots at the man, and
believing he had killed him ran to the
street and shot himself twice in the
head, dying instantly
Walkowsk was 10 years of age and
until last Monday boarded with Frank
Garowksi. He fell behind in the pay
men of his board and left the place, the
landlord holding his trunk as security.
Garowski was not injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
MORE SECURITIES LOST
Another New York Bank Reports Loss
of Negotiable Paper to the
Amount of $4,000

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-The loss of
$4,000 Of negotiable paper was an
nounced today by c. D. Halsey & Co.,
bankers and brokers. The securities
were stated to have been lost by a
client, and a representative of the firm
declined to say whether they had been
stolen.
The report ran that they had been
stolen by the person who recently Sc
cured $36O,0OO worth of securities from
the National City bank on a forged
check.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE

FRESNO, Sept. S0.-Emmet higgins,
a well-known contractor, was acquitted
by jury this evening of the murder of
Robert E. Deane, Deane was killed
in Higgins house on July 81. When
found he was on his back with three
holes in his back and one in his heart,
inflicted from the front Reggins' tes-
timony was that Deane was making for
a closet for pistol with which to kill
him and he fired into Deane to pre-
vent this. Higgins attorneys made
strong pleas to the sympathy of the
Jurors for the wife and children Of the
prisoner
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
OLD PARTNER GETS OFFICE
Roosevelt Notifies Former Hunting
Companion of appointment as
Registrar of Land Office
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MEDORA, N. D., Sept. 3O.-S. M.
Ferris of Medora has received a per
gonal letter from President Roosevelt
stating that he has been appointed
registrar of the Dickinson land office,
Mr.. Ferris and his brother Joe were
the first men President Roosevelt be-
came acquainted with here on his first
hunting trip to the Bad Lands
twenty-five years ago this month, Joe
taking Mr.. Roosevelt on the trip upon
which he killed his first buffalo. The
brothers persuaded Mr.. Roosevelt 10
go into the stock business.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
WOULD BAR NEW YORK LIFE
Asks Kansas to Prohibit Its Business
Until Mccall and Perkins Re-
sign Their Offices
,y Associated Press

BY Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kas, Sept. 30.-Clarence
H Venner, the New York banker, has
written a letter to Charles H. Luling,
superintendent of insurance, asking
that Mr.. Luling refuse to allow the
New York Life Insurance company to
do any business in the state of Kansas
so long as John Mccall and George w.
Perkins retain the positions of presi-
dent and vice president respectively,
which they now hold.
Mr.. Venner enclosed a copy of let
ter which he has sent to Mccall, de-
manding McCalls resignation. He
has written q similar letter to Perkins.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
DISMISSED FOR SMUGGLING
3v Associated Press

BY AESOClaItd FieSS.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 90.-The de-
partment of commerce and labor today
dismissed from the immigration SER
vice James A. Anderson, an inspector
at Buffalo, N. Y. Anderson was
charged with participation, with Ed
ward Baltz and Charles w. Stevenson,
inspectors, in smuggling Chinese across
the Canadian border into the United
States. Baltz and Stevenson were re-
moved about two weeks ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
CIRCUS PROPRIETOR ARRESTED
By Associated Press.

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, Sept. 30
Joseph T. McCaddon, who was the head
of the McCaddon circus, was arrested
on a warrant charging him with frau
dulent bankruptcy, as he was embark
ing on the steamer st. Louis today
bound for New York. The arrest had
a tragic side, as on board the st.
Louis was the coffin containing the
body of the showman's wife, which Is
being taken to America for burial.
Mrs. McCaddon died in London last
week.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
Christian Slaughter
Continues
MacedOnians Have Given
Up Hope
Secretary Of Balkan Committee Re-
turns From Tour and Reports
Conditions Aggravated Un-
der Joint Control
Ry Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 3O.-W A. Moore
secretary of the Balkan committee
who has returned from two months
tour Of Macedonia, said to the Asso-
ciated Press today:
1.-THE wanton slaughter Of Christians
in Macedonia continues under the eyes
Of Europe's representatives Crossing
the Bulgarian border the first news to
greet me was an objectionable mas
sacre in the little village of Konopnitz,
which occurred three days before my
arrival. In visitinsthe village 1 found
the bodies of a man, two women, q
girl and three children still unburied
and laid out in the Christian church.
The woman had been shot, but 1 saw
one child who had been crushed prob
ably with the butt of a gun.
1.-THE story of the affair is but
repetition of an oft-told tale. An in
surgent band visited the village and
demanded food on departing. The
Turkish authorities, learning of the
visit, dispatched a body of troops
which, discovering no insurgents in the
place, dealt out their revenge on the
Christians. The presence of European
officers seldom deters the idohamme-
dams from Staying Christians. The
Austrian officer at Koumanova district
has charge of 119 villages where muir
ders are of daily occurrence, and these
are not noticed by the authorities. In
the Monastir district the Italian Of
1icers sleep with the Turkish army in
order to observe it's methods of sup
pressing insurgents. This, however
only prevents special detachments
from perpetrating crime.
Unarmed Peasants Slaughtered
"The village of Mogla, in which an
Albanian brigand was assassinatcd,
was punished by the Turkish troops
Nine unarmed peasants were killed and
arms were placed beside them in a
cornfeld, in order to deceive the Ital-
ian officers who were invited to inspect
the insurgents But the rifles were
of the pattern used by the troops In
the Monastir district
"Brigandage continues flagrantly
and business and property are less safe
than they Were before Russia and
Austria were given the mandate to re-
form the country two years ago. The
gendarmerie officers admit their inabl-
ity to protect the population, and sew
eral of them told me they had SO re-
ported to their governments. The
Macedontans have no hope left"
Mr.. Moore says the country is still
swarming with Asiatic troops who have
not been removed since the mobiliza-
ton against Bulgaria in 1903
James Bryce, M. p. president OF he
Balkan committee, is now touring Ma
cedonia and investigating conditions,
preparatory to laying the results of
his tour before the British parliament.
The autl orities In Macedonia are said
to be en- loying every means TO pre-
vent him from gathering information,
and the Porte has requested the Brit
ish government to permit the expulsion
Of Mr.. Bryce from Turkey.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
STRUCK BY ELECTRIC CAR
Unidentified Man Found Lying on Cor
ner of Hill and Pico Streets
With Fractured Skull
With Fractured Sku

An unidentified man was struck and
probably fatally injured by an inbound
Santa Monica car at Hill and Pico
streets shortly before midnight. On the
injured mans clothing was found the
name Of "F. Johnson"
A passing motorist saw the man lying
on the pavement. He picked him up
and took him to the receiving hospital.
An examination showed that his skull
was fractured at the base of the brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
FOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL
RV AssOcia red Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept 30.-Dr.
Louis De Clermont of Washington, D..
c., has secured an option on $40 acres
of land at $3.50 an acre at Illiopolis, this
county. On this land the government
contemplates building a 100000 hos
pital for the army and navy. The
hospital will be for the treatment Of
bowel and stomach disorders and have
a capacity of 5000 patients.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
PART |

PART
1-MiIwaukee official Indicted.
2-Warm welcome for Roosevelt.
3-lgnores council; names directors.
4-Urge downtown conduit system.
5-Vern-n district to have school.
6-7-Sports.
PART II
1-2-3-Society.
4-Editoria.
5-CabIe news.
Getty news.
7-Women's clubs.
s-WouId give square deal.
e-Markets.
PART III
1-2-3-ReaI estate.
4-5-6-7-Classified advertisements.
S-Southern California news.
PART ~
Magazine section.
PART v
colored comic SUPPLEMENT-.
EASTERN
Mother kills seven children, then
Stays herself and father commits sui
eide.
President Roosevelt is warmly well
coined by citizens of Washin gton.
New battleshlp Mississippi is
launched, Miss Money acting as spon-
Sor.
FOREIGN
Retiring consul general at Paris dec
grated by French government.
Christian maSsacreS in Macedonia
as increasing
Recent murder on English railroad
starts crusade for new style of cars.
COAST
Man believed to be responsible for
many burglaries in Pasadena is cap
tured
steamer Alameda runs ashore inside
San Francisco heads, all passengers
are rescued
Teamsters are attacked by force of
Yaqui Indians and probably murdered
LOCAL
Ruby Casseman returns nearly $1,000
to her victims.
Veteran at Soldiers home stabbed by
a comrade,
Clubwomen preparing for their sea-
Young woman fights revolver duel
with burglar and chases intruder from
w. G. Patterson and H. w Frank
chosen members of the board of edu-
cation to succeed j. S. Slauson and J.
d. Bicknell, resigned.
Vernon district is promised a school.
Popular demand that the library be
placed in the new city hall building.