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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
-FOUR MURDERERS
PAY THE PENALTY
SLAYERS OF JACK WEIGH ARE
HANGED IN CARSON
J. p. sevener, Fred Roberts, Al Lin
derman and T. S. German Expiate
Crimes In Shoe Shop Of
state Prison
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CARSON, New, Nov. III. p. Sew
ener, Fred Roberts, AL Linderman and
r. S. German were hanged here to-
day for the murder of Jack Welch.
The execution took place within the
shoe shop of the state prison and there
was no hitch in the program save q
delay in the execution of German and
Roberts on account of an attempt made
to secure a stay for Roberts, who had
been exculpated in a confession made
at the last moment by German. The
board of pardons refused to intervene,
however, and at 1928 p. IN. German
and Roberts were hanged, Sevener and
Linderman having been hanged at
1888 this morning.
Before the drop was made German
prayed for mercy for his past sins and
stated that he had committed a bur-
glary in San Francisco in 1898 for
which a man named Barker had been
unjustly convicted. Barker is now in
prison serving a life sentence.
"Goodby, warden" were Seveners
last words, a second before the drop
was sprung.
"Goodby, Roberts" (meaning a
Carson attorney. "Goodby, Craig
(meaning a Reno attorney, shouted
Linderman.
Before the echoes had died away IN
the old shoe shop the trap was sprung
and the bodies dropped six feet, and
the men died without a culver. In a
moment physicians were at their sides
and, with watches in hand, they count
ed the pulse beats until life was ex-
tinct.
Gentlemen, the physicians pro-
nounce the men dead. Roberts and
German will hang at IL o'clock" With
this brief announcement from Warden
Considine the crowd dissolved and
gathered in the open air to await the
execution of the other men.
The crime for which the four men
were convicted was committed in Hum
boldt county in August, 1903. For
months reign of terror had prevailed
in that section on account of acts of
bands of thugs, who rode up and down
the railroad line robbing trainmen and
citizens. Public feeling was at an in
tense pitch when Jack Welch was
robbed and shot to death on a freight
train by four men, and it was with
difficulty that the people were prevent
ed from lynching German, Sevener,
Linderman and Roberts after their ar
rest by the officers and their identi-
fication by the dying Welch.
The men were tried twice in the
lower courts, once at Winnemucca and
the second time at Reno, the supreme
court setting the first verdict aside.
Another appeal was taken, but a re-
hearing was denied. Efforts to secure
a communication of sentence by the
board of pardons also failed
Sevener, aged 45 years. was a marine
engineer and had Served terms in Cali
fornia and Washington penitentiaries
for robbery. German, whose real name
was O'Brien. was a San Francisco
linotype operator Roberts, whose
name was Fred Reidt, was a st. Louis
brass finisher. Linderman. also known
as Williams, was from Stockton, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
is A DANGEROUS HONOR
Diplomat Opposes Plan to Give Austria
Command of Fleet to Threaten
Turkey
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
VIENNA, Nov. 17.-Speaking Of the
naval demonstrations against Turkey,
which combined fleet of the powers
will make in the event of the sultan's
continued refusal to accept the ulti-
matum of the powers on Macedonian
the Associated Press today:
1.-THE giving to an Austrian admiral
(Admiral Ritter Won Jedina) the COM
mand of the combined fleet is dan
gerous honor, because Austria is being
jealousy watched by the powers, who
will not permit her to reap any OF the
benefits, and nobody doubts that 1t is
the ultimate intention of the powers
to secure material advantages at the
expense Of Turkey.
Germany will not permit Austrian
ACKNOWLEDGMENT because Italy, in re-
taliation, would take steps leading tc
the breaking up of the triple alliance
and without the triple alliance Ger
many would be practically isolated in
Europe.
Germany and Italy are willing for
Austria to bear the onus of the ac-
ton against Turkey, but they are
unanimous in the determination that
she shall reap no reward, while Great
Britain would gladly look upon any ac-
ton tending to weaken the triple al
lance.
Turkey undoubtedly fully realizes
the weakness of the proposed demon
stration, owing to the jealousies of the
powers, and therefore she is likely to
prove obdurate.''
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
SUFFERING FROM DROUGHT
Fires and Lack Of Water In Humboldt
County Are Causing Heavy
Oss
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
EUREKA, Nov. 17.-Humboldt coun-
ty is suffering from drought. Stock on
the ranges is dying for want Of food
and grass is exceedingly short. In
many places fires have swept the
ground perfectly bare, destroyed small
trees and damaged large timber. The
fires which recently ragged along the
Mad river near the Humboldt-Trinity
line, burning off many square miles of
ranges, continued to the top of South
Fork mountain, and descended on the
Trinity side. Residents of that section
OF the country as one man fought the
flames night and day and with difficulty
saved their houses and barns. Stock
which sought refuge in canyons and
escaped the flames may die of hunger
before they can be removed to other
pastures which are short of grass and
unable to provide feed for the cattle
now depending upon them.
Fires have been raging in the vicin-
ity of Bridgeville and the entire pop"
ulation Of the little place fought the
flames in order to save the town itself
The lack of rain is having effect on
the fish industry. Three packing places
on the Eel river have laid off many
men because the fishermen were unable
to catch salmon. The river men say
that If a good rain should fall there
would soon be many fish in the river
again. There was a small run of sal
mon up the river yesterday The pre-
cipitatlon has been but 133 inches
while the normal fall to this date is
about Z inches.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18

SOLDERING influence. The lower classes
VINO are always on the verge Of starva-
ton, are growing bitterly angry against
the agitators, who by these continued
strikes are taking the bread from their
mouths and not only without being in
cited by the police but in spite of all the
authorities these classes are threaten
ing reprisals.
Supporting the Government
1t is the intelligent and middle class.
however, which is beginning to rally
to the support of the government in
It's efforts to restore something like
order and public tranquility. Many of
the Liberals who fought the govern
ment actively before the proclamation
of the emperor's manifesto are now
convinced that their leaders blundered
frightfully by refusing to lend their
support to Count Witte In his difficult
task because he had declined to accept
the unqualified conditions set down by
them. They see now that 1t Is too
late; that they missed the great oppor-
tunity of becoming the leading in
fuence in the government, and that by
negligible quantity. The leadership
which they fondly imagined they ex-
ercised has passed over to the extreme
Socialistic element, with whose extrav-
agant program for the leveling of all
ranks they have nothing In common.
They realize that the restoration of
public tranquility is an immediate ne
cessity or otherwise the government
will soon have to choose between re-
preston and anarchy. The Associated
Press heard one disgusted Liberal say
that after all he preferred the despot-
ism of the government, which at least
preserved order, to the tyranny of mob
rule
Law and Order Party
The new party of Law and order"
which has lately sprung into being,
with organizations in st. Petersburg,
Moscow, the Baltic provinces Astrak-
han and elsewhere, the principal plank
in the platform of which Is the rally
ing of the sober and conservative
forces of the nation for the purpose
of attaining long expected liberties
through cooperation with Count Witte,
is preaching that all will be lost and
the country plunged into hopeless
boodshed unless the forces of law
and order" unite to aid the premier.
M. Krosowsky, president of the st.
Petersburg municipal council, who has
placed himself at the head of the st.
Petersburg group of this party, pre-
sided yesterday at an enthusiastic
meeting of leading citizens, including
many who for years have been promi-
rently identified with the Liberal
cause, who enrolled themselves under
the banner of the party against the
agitators.
The exodus of foreign residents who
are afraid to remain during the winter
continues Most of them are going
by way of Finland. All accommoda-
tions on the boats which will sail be-
fore the close of navigation have been
engaged. The cost of passage to Stet-
tin by water, which ordinarily is $12,
is now $100.
Many members of the English and
German colonies and about half of the
small American colony are leaving.
over 26, 900 foreign passports have been
issued in st. Petersburg the last two
weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
BEGIN TO APPRAISE MISS
Ro0SEvELT'S PRESENTS
GIFTS NOW Al GEORGETOWN
CUSTOM HOUSE
Officials Find It Difficult to Assess
the Goods on Their Commercial
Value-President Tells Them They
Need Not Hurry
By Asso clated Press.

BY ASSOCIATED PrcSS.
WASHINGTON Nov. 17.-The exam
ination and appraisement of the pres
entS received by Miss Alice Roosevelt
during her visit to the Orient has be-
gun. The officials at the Georgetown
custom house have begun to open up
the twenty-seven boxes in which the
presents were shipped and other SOU
venirs of the visit which resulted in
partial conquest of the far east by the
presidents daughter
The customs officials say the task is
anything but an easy one owing to
the necessity laid upon them to ap-
praise the goods on their commercial
value. Only about third of the
boxes have so far been opened and Col
lector Nyeman and his staff are said
to be somewhat surprised as the valua-
ton of their contents will exceed
scarcely few thousand dollars.
Although the presents have laid IN
the strong room in the basement of
the Georgetown postoffice building in
which the customs house is located for
three weeks, guarded night and day,
there is no effort to get rid of them
quickly. When the president instructed
that no special hurry was desired and
that they should take the regular
course, the officials devoted their at
tention to appraisng the large amount
of merchandise that had already ar
rived They We're unusually busy
owing to the importation of Christmas
goods.
AS the work of .appraising Miss
Roosevelt's presents is being done along
with the other work of the office, 1t is
doubtful If the last box will have been
examined and the valuation fixed be-
fore next week. Miss Roosevelt, who
is on visit to relatives in Massachu-
setts, will probably be home I'm time q
receive them at the White House. Some
of the presents she has not yet seen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
WORKING FOR SETTLEMENT
OF CANADIAN QUESTIONS
ROOT PREPARING TO NEGOTIATE
WITH BRITAIN
Holds Conference With John w. Fos-
ter, Former Member of Joint High
mmission-Conflden That Satis-
factory Agreement Can Be Reached
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington, d. c.,
says Secretary Root is preparing to
initiate negotiations with the British
government for the settlement of ques-
tions still pending with Canada. He
has been in conference with John w
Foster, former member of the Ameri-
can-Canadian high joint commission,
and with men representing the various
interests which will be benefited by
the removal of all friction in the rela-
tions between the United States and
the Dominion. He has carefully con-
sidered the proceedings of the high
joint commission, which failed to reach
an agreement on account of the Alas
kan boundary dispute and the question
of reciprocity and is satisfied that, with
the Alaskan boundary matter disposed
of, there is no obstacle too great to be
overcome If approached in a spirit of
good will on both sides.
The spirit of Cancellation will not be
lacking so far as the executive branch
of the government here Is concerned,
and it is believed it will not be absent
tiators. Canada will have to be con-
suited by the authorities In London and
there Is no doubt the Dominion author
tiles will make a determined and Wig
orous fight for concessions to which
they believe they are entitled.
The government in Washington un-
derstands that there prevails in Can
ada feeling that the British cabinet
sold them out in the Alaskan boundary
arbitration. giving way to the conten-
tion of the United States. In order to
maintain friendly relations with the
American republic. Undoubtedly this
view has a substantial basis of cor
rectness and no surprise Is expressed
here at the feeling which has been
created. But 1T is a bar to an agree
ment which must be jumped or re-
moved and, the latter being impos-
sible, it is hoped the former can be
done with the assistance the British
government is expected to give.
So far as can be learned the British
authorities are as eager as the admin
istration to settle all questions pending
between the United States and their
country or it's colonies, including Can
ada, but they feel that they must con-
cillate Canadian sentiment, and this
means that they will make stiff effort
to obtain everything that is possible.
The questions to be settled with Can
ada and Newfoundland in the order of
their Importance include:
Tariff relations, fisheries. armament
to be maintained on the great lakes,
transit of merchandise In bond, alien
labor laws, mining rights, conveyance
of criminals, wreckage and salvage.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
TO INCREASE GERMAN NAVY
Federal Council Adopts a Measure
Which Is to Be Laid Before
the Reichstag
BY Associated Fress.

BERLIN. Nov. 1.-THE federal coun-
Gil today adopted the navy increase bill
which will be laid before the reichstag
at it's forthcoming session. The bill
provides for the increase of the pres
ent building plan by six large cruisers,
of which five are for the so-called for
eign fleet and also for the raising of
the number of torpedo divisions from
sixteen to twenty-four. The cost of
each cruiser will be $6,750,O0O. The en-
tire additional cost up to the year
1916 will be SAL. $50, 900.
The naval appropriation bill is also
published. In the abstract it provides
for an increase in the size and arma
ment Of the vessels hitherto voted un-
der the old fleet law making the cost
of the battleships $9,0O0,000 instead of
Sc, ,250, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
.|AY DECIDE TO
END THE STRIKE
RUSSIAN WoRKMEN BREAKING
AWAY FROM LEADERS
Plebisclte to BE Taken Today to De-
eide as to What Course Shall
Be Pursued--Monday
May See Peace

call off the strike was rejected and It
was decided to call meetings of work.
men in the factories today for the pur-
pose of laying the situation before them
and to abide by their decision
The leaders, however, were deter
mined not to permit the strike to die
without final great demonstration of
their power to render st. Petersburg
a dead city," After the adoption OF
the resolution calling for a referendum,
1t was decided to band every effort to
close every store, market and office be-
ginning at II o'clock this morning and
to stop all street car and carriage traf-
fic In the streets so as to bring the life
of the Russian capital to complete
standstill. The stoppage of the electric
plants, which the government had
succeeded in getting in partial opera
tion, was entrusted to electrical work.
ers in the various districts who were
empowered to use any and all means
deemed advisable for the injuring of
the machinery and the short circuiting
of the dynamos, even to the extent
of destroying the plants.
To Release the Delegates
Another resolution called for de.
mands to effect the release of the four
delegates who had been arrested. 1t
was decided to mass 5000 men in front
of each prison where the delegates are
detained and to hold them there until
they are liberated
The perfect of police has published
an appeal to the we'll disposed classes
warning them that the strike leaders
intend to take aggressive action today
and asking them to cooperate with the
police against the agitators who are
making life unbearable."
In the meeting the advocates of the
strike laid stress on encouraging news
from the interior which they said they
would be able to place before the work.
men today, but last nights dispatches
showed little confirmatory evidence Of
such news.
A strike has broken out in tht Sec
ton of the Southwestern railway, be-
tween Tsaritsin and Varonesch in the
lower Volga region, but the demands
for shorter hours and higher pay are
economic and have no connection with
the political aims of the st. Peters,
burg strikers. The news from Mos
COW is even less encouraging. The rail-
roads are still running and the tele-
graphers have fatty refused to con-
slider a strike for the political aims of
Poland, whose endangered liberties
form the ostensible cause of the strike
in st. Petersburg. Work is being re-
sumed in N7scow and the news from
other sectios shows that the call of
the St. Petersburg committee has
awakened some sympathy
The utterly reckless spirit manifested
by the Reds who engineered the
present strike is producing a natural
revulsion of feeling which is shared by
all classes of society. The prospect OF
anarchy and mob rule, which would
be the logical outcome of the present
demoralized conditions in both the
country districts and the cities has had
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
Fire Destroys Valuable Paintings
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov, ia large five
story brick building, used for storage
purposes by the Continental Storage
Warehouse company. in the rear end
of 1885 Washington street, was burned
out. Loss 100000. Among the things
stored in the ruined building were a
number of paintings belonging to the
estate of Lawrence Barrett, the actor.
These paintings, it is understood, were
to be sold at auction next week. and
least $40, 0Q0.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
DISPOSAL OF WEI Hal WE
What viii Be Done With British
Station Of Interest to Dip
lomats
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-In diplo
matte circles keen interest is felt III
the ultimate disposition of Wei Ha
Wei, the English naval station in
China. When China ceded Port Ar.
thur to Russia for term of years II
made an agreement with England ce
ding Wei Hal Wei for the same length
of time that Port Arthur should re.
main in Russian hands. Since this
Russo-Japanese war Port Arthur Ii
no longer a Russian possession and
the question comes up whether thu
agreement made with England still
holds good
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
San Francisco Gas Litigation

Francisco Gas & Electric company is
entitled to a trial of its suit against
the San Francisco Coke & Gas COM
pany on the original complaint, Judge
Seawell holds, and yesterday he over
ruled the latter companys demurrer.
In this action the old gas and electric
corporation is seeking to compel the
new company to supply it with gas for
the purpose of Illuminating its China
town office on Dupont street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
rrv to Haul Down RrItIsh EIau

NEW YORK, Nov. 17-An attempt to
haul down the British flag was made
by 'longshoremen today at the Cunard
line dock, where Prince Louis flagship,
the Drake, is anchored, The flag which
was attacked was not on the warship
but iloated over the dock in honor of
the British guests, The longshoremen
We're fought off by dozen policemen,
who saved the emblem from violence.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
Andrews Property Goes to Widow

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-The public adj
ministrator has asked the court to turn
over to him two or three rings and
some clothes, all that remains of the
possessions of Milton Y. Andrews and
Nulda Petrie OLIVIA He also asked the
court to grant him letters of adminis-
tration on the estate. The attorney
for the public administrator says the
things will all be turned over to An
drews' wife in HolyolSe, Mass The
value of the property is estimated at
over $1,000
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
TO COLONIZE IN MEXICO
Five Hundred immigrants From Aus
tria-Hungary or Germany
to Settle
BY Assocla led Press.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 1.-THE gov
ernment has entered into an important
colonization contract with Edward Pof-
lech and Manuel Septein, whereby they
purchase 100000 hectares of land in the
Iturbide district in the state of Chihua :
hua at $1.20 per hectare and agree to
settle on the lands 500 immigrants of
Austrian Hungarian or German ma
tionality.
Eight thousand acres of land in the
state of Oaxaca are to be cleared for
settlement by American farmers. Some
of the farmers from Illinois and Okla
homa have already bought lands in the
vicinity of the Mexican railway or Old
Vera Cruz line.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
MRS. SEWELL GETS DIVORCE
of American Smelling and Re-
filming Company -
By Associated PrAss

BY Associated PrASS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Mrs. Julis
Thayer Sewell, wife of Barton Sewell
vice president of the American Smelt
ing and Refining company, has beer
granted an absolute divorce in Suffoll
county, Long Island, to take place
January IA. The news became publi,
today.
The verdict of absolute divorce
granted Sewell by the Tennessee courti
last January is set aside and Eliza
beth Ritchie, whom he married in New
Jersey Immediately after the decree
at Knoxville, is declared not to be hii
wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
APPEAL TO THE SOLDIERS
Workmen's Organization Issues State
ment to Army
By Associated Press.


ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 17.-The
workmens organization today ad-
dressed the following appeal to the
soldiers and sailors: Comrades and
Brothers: For long time we have
misunderstood each other. Your Of
ficers taught you to regard us as enc
mics of the fatherland and as criminals
whom you should shoot, beat with your
whips and butcher with your bayonets.
our struggle for the peoples free
dom and the peoples well-being has
been depicted to you as a revolution
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
MAReHERITA COMING HERE
Dowager Queen of Italy Will Pay a
Visit to America Next
Year
BY Associated Press.

BY Ass0Clated PreSS.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-It was learned
yesterday, says the Tribune, that the
announcement made so many times
and denied that Queen Dowager Mar
gherita of Italy was coming to America
was true.
A Tribune reporter was told by a
trustworthy informant that Queen
Margherita had decided to come to the
United States next year.
She Is anxious to see America, and
travelling incognito, make tour in an
automobile from New York to San
Francisco, whence she will take a
steamer for Japan.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
Reid COMING Homo Tor chrIstmas

LONDON, Nov. 17.-As no question is
pending requiring the presence here of
Whltelaw Reid. the ambassador has de-
cided to take advantage of a leave OF
absence granted by the department of
state and will spend the Christmas
holidays IN America, leaving England
early in December. Mrs and Miss
Reid will accompany Mr.. Reid.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
shInsle Plants to Close Down
BY Associated Press. 4e

I
BELLINGHAM, Nov. 1.-THE
shingle manufacturers of northwest
Washington at meeting today CON.
cluded arrangements to join in the
close down of plants throughout this
state for sixty days beginning Deceip.
Der 1. The movement originated here
some time ago. over 80 per cent OF tht
mills in this vicinity have agreed 4,
close, and their operators have pui.
up certified checks as forfeit in cass
they violate the agreement.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
HIGH TIDES AT VENICE
Traffic Is Partially Sus-
pended
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov IA cable dis
patch to the Herald from Venice says:
"Abnormally high tides are prevail
ing her During the last two days
they have raised the water level tC
such a degree that the piazza Sar
Marco is partially inundated, cutting
off access to the church. The water
is so high that steamboats, cannot pass
under the bridges. Traffic has been
suspended in the low-lying parts OF
the city, which are now under water
High winds, with rain, has contrib
uted to the exciting conditions"