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Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
MINERS BLOWN
TO FRAGMENTS

By Associated Press.
BUTTE, Mont, May 12.-Seven men
were killed and one injured, probably
fatally, in an explosion in the Cora
mine, one of the Heinze properties,
this afternoon. The dead:
DANIEL O'BRIEN.
JOHN HOULAHAN.
r. H. HILL.
DAVE GILL.
NELS WAMPA.
JOHN KRAMER.
DANIEL HALEY.
The injured:
Hugh McGillis, concussion of the
brain; condition critical
The cause of the explosion is not
known and can only be surmised. Nels
Wampa was carrying an armful of
about forty sticks of dynamite, ap-
proximately twenty-five pounds, to be
used for blasting purposes. He was
climbing a ladder to join his COM
panions on the 14OO-foot level when the
dynamite exploded with terrific force.
1t is believed that Wampa touched his
candle to the explosive.
Wampa was blown to bits, frag-
ments of his body being found several
hundred feet away. Two men working
near by were blown to pieces. their re-
mains when picked up filing seven
sacks. Four others working about 100
feet distant We're instantly killed,
though their bodies were not multi
ated.
The drifts in which the unfortunate
men were working were completely
Uttered with human fragments. While
Foreman Thomas Warden was CROP
ing in the dense smoke in an effort to
rescue men he found half of the top
of Wampa's head hanging to an cleo
trio light wire over a hundred feet
distant from the scene of the explosion.
Several of the rescue party were over
come by the terrible sight
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
STROLLED AWAY WITH
$500 DIAMOND BROOCH
Italian Count Tries to Recoup His
Fortunes by Bold Raid on
JeWeIry Store
By Associated Press.

by ASSoclaleu tTeSS.
NEW YORK, May 12.-An Italian
giving the name of Count Carlo is
under arrest after an exciting chase
through Broadway crowds. He is ac-
cused of having attempted to replenish
his fortunes at the expense of West
Twenty-third street jewelry shop,
where he was being shown a line of
fine stones. A $500 diamond brooch,
claimed by the shopkeeper, was found
in his gloves.
With an impressive air Carlo strolled
into the shop and stated in French
that he had left his ancestral chateau
some days ago to make glad the heart
Of an American heiress. He selected sew
setting and asked a salesman to ac-
company him to a prominent hotel,
where he had deposited $4,000.
Apparently awaiting the salesman
the count" strolled languidly to the
street. When the clerk reached the
door his customer had vanished. A
quick look at the jewel casket showed
that one of the brooches had gone
likewise. Two or three clerks rushed
into the crowded street and luckily
overhauled Carlo four blocks distant,
slowly walking along Broadway.
Carlo told am interpreter that he
came to America three weeks ago
from Monte Carlo. where he had lost
$1,000, all he possessed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13

Charleston and a negro was found in
a deserted shanty. He was captured
and taken to Belmont by the officers.
A mob of several hundred persons had
diately took charge of the negro, and
despite his begging and pleading they
rushed him into the public square and
secured rope from a large swing
and strung the negro up as the guilty
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
INSANE MAN TAKEN OFF
TRAIN AT STOCKTON

STOCKTON, May ia man who
gave the name of Charles C. Mcdonald,
and Everett Mass, as his home was
taken off Southern Pacific train here
today, apparently insane. He said that
people were plotting to take his life,
and that he left wife and daughter
at Everett. 1t was with difficulty that
he was controlled when taken to the
detention hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
Urged Soldiers Not to Fight

BY Associated Press
CHITA, Siberia, May ia man
named Biltner has been condemned
here to a long term of Imprisonment
at hard labor for distributing procla-
nations into passing troop trains, call
ing on the soldiers to throw down their
arms and surrender to the Japanese.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
CROKER FOUND
DEAD ON TRAIN
IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
POISONED
NEGRO ATTENDANT WANTED
Son Of the Famous Politician Dies IN
His Berth While on His Way
to an Oklahoma
Ranch
BY Associated Presa.

| BY Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 12.-Her
bert v. Croker. n son of Richard
Croker, the New York political leader
was found dead on a south-bound At.
Gibson, Topeka &c Santa Fe train be-
tween Kansas City and Newton, Kas.
today.
He had died during the night, evi.
IDENTIFY from the effects Of some drug
administered at Kansas City, where hi
took the train last night for Bliss,
Oklahoma. News of the death was
first received in Kansas City at
o'clock this afternoon, when the local
police were requested to hunt for a
negro who is said to have placed Croker
on the train.
The first clew to Crokers identity
was a letter found in the dead mans
pocket addressed to Zach Mulhall, for
merly of Oklahoma, who is now hold
ing Wild West show in New York
city, to Joseph s. Miller, manager of
the famous "101' ranch at Bliss, Okla
homa. Inquiry by telephone ELECTED
the information that Croker was not
known at the Bliss ranch. Evidently
outing.
According to stories of passengers
and the conductor on the train upon
which Croker died, the young New
rN1a n fr-nt In of
Kansas City shortly after 10 o'clock
last night by negro. Croker appeared
to be under the influence of some drug.
The negro was seen to hand him a sum
of money and railroad ticket just be-
fore the train started, after which he
jumped off and disappeared. When
the conductor came around to collect
Croker's fare the latter was asleep and
he did not disturb the passenger.
Croker was left to himself all night
until nearly o'clock this morning.
when the conductor made another at
tempt to collect his ticket. He was
unable to arouse Croker and upon ex-
animation found that he was dead.
Took Him to Hop Joint :
The negro who put young Croker on
the train last night was Charles Wood
son, porter at the Coates hotel. Wood
son says that Croker arrived at the
hotel about o'clock last night in an
intoxicated condition. After checking
small valise at the hotel, Croker,
the negro says, asked him where there
was hop joint"
After repeated requests Woodson
says that he agreed to accompany
Croker to such a resort. They went
together to a Chinese resort in Sixth
street between Wyandotte and Della
ware streets, where they remained an
hour. Woodson says that he then took
Croker direct to the train.
Cookers valise is still at the hotel
Croker did not register there and 1t
is not believed that he stopped at any
other hotel during his brief stay in the
city. Woodson, the negro porter,
tells a straight story and the police
do not think that he was guilty of rob-
bing Croker or otherwise abusing his
confidence.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
Testimony Shows He Was Drussed

By Associated Press.
NEWTON, Kas., May 12.-The coro-
ner's jury in the Croker case was ex-
cused tonight until tomorrow morning,
after examining the trainmen. The
testimony introduced at the inquest by
the trainmen tended to show that Gro
ker was not drunk but had been
drugged.
A brother of the dead man is coming
from New York to take the body home,
according to a telegram received here
tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
VETERAN JUR|ST
DIES IN OREGON
JUDGE BELLINGER REMOVED
BY DEATH
WAS MUCH HoNoRED PIONEER
Deceased Had Been Upon the Bench
Twelve Years, and Was Held
in Universally High
Esteem
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, May 12.-Judge
Belllnger of the United States dis
trict court for the district of oregon
died late this afternoon Of a compll-
cation of diseases.
Charles b. Bellinger was born at
Maquon, ILL., November 21, 1889, and
came with his parents to Oregon in
1S47, when he was years old. His
education was obtained in the common
schools of Marion county and at the
Willamette university, Salem. He was
admitted to the bar in 1853, but prac-
ticed law for only year, when he
became editor of the Arena, a Demo-
cratic newspaper published at Salem.
Poor health terminated his connec-
tion with the paper. two years later.
He pursued the mercantile business
for a year and re-entered the news
paper business as editor of another
political publication, the States Rights
Democrat of Albany. AS a result of
the prominent part he took in the po-
litical field he was elected to the leg
islature on the Democratic ticket. He
came to Portland to reside in 1870, and
assumed editorial control of the Daily
News, which he held about a year,
when he was appointed prosecuting at
torney. During the Modoc war he
served with such distinction as colonel
of his regiment that he was commend
ed for gallantry in action by Gen.
Wheaton.
Appointed by Cleveland
In 1880 he formed a law partnership
with ex-United States Senator ]. II.
Dolph, Hon. Cyrus A. Dolph, Judge
Rufus Mallory and ex-United States
Senator Joseph Simon, as Dolph, Bel
linger, Mallory & Simon, which for
several years was the most prominent
law firm in this state. He withdrew
from the firm in 1893, being appointed
judge of the United States district
court of Oregon by President Grover
Cleveland.
Judge Bellinger was we'll versed in
the knowledge of his profession. He
possessed finely balanced judicial
mind, as is evidenced by the number
of his decisions sustained by the ap-
pellate court and his ideas of equity
were strict, which, with the fact that
he had no political affiliations with
or antagonisms to the defendants in
the present land fraud cases, fitted
him peculiarly to try with justice
cases which involved the prominent
representatives of the Republican
party now at the bar.
For these reasons Judge Bellinger's
death came at an inopportune time
and is regretted by all persons con-
nected with these important cases.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
HAIL, WIND AND RAIN
Several Persons Hurt and Property
Damaged in Indian Territory

Damaged in Indian Territory
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May 12.-
A severe hail, wind and rain storm
visited NARROW. Duncan, Rush Springs
Chickasha, Indian Territory, this
morning. At NARROW about a dozen
small houses were blown down and a
few substantial structures were un-
rooted Hail and wind destroyed much
window glass, causing great damage
to contents of buildings.
The members of one family were
quite seriously hurt by the collapse Of
a small house.
No damage was done at Rush
Springs except by the hail and water
the hail destroying window glass and
permitting damage to stocks of goods
by water.
At chickasha the damage from hail
and water is considerable. One house
was destroyed by lightning.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
DEATHS OF THE DAY
A. L. Hall, Bakersfield

By Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, May ia. l.. Hall.
at one time resident of Sacramento
but for long past the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press company's agent in Bakersfield.
died at a local hospital today, while
undergoing treatment. Hall was widely
known over the Pacific coast as a route
agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
SERVICE AGAIN RESUMED
WITH VALPARAISO

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-The Pa
cific Steam Navigation company is pre-
pairing to resume its steamship SER
vice between this port and Valparai-
SO, and so far have arrangements been
carried that it is announced that the
FIRST vessel will be in this port in Au-
gust.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
Cheap Rates East

The Gould system, via Texas and Pacific
aud Iron Mountain Route, Denver and Rio
Grande and Missouri Pacific railways Grand
est railroad scenery In the world. Reliable
Information and courteous attention. Office
2sO South Spring street. Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
Beat and InsuIted Women

The official statement concludes as
follows:
1.-The minister of the interior has
also received news of other cases in
which Jews have insulted and even
beaten women. The Christians are
greatly incensed and excited. Besides
this the social revolutionists have scat
tered proclamations telling Jews that a
massacre is contemplated Everything
shows that the cruelties were perpe-
trated under the influence of the revo-
lutionists, which is embarrassing the
authorities in preventing encounters
between the Jews and Christians. The
governors have been instructed to urge
the better class of Jews to persuade
their co-religionists by their conduct
not to excite hatred against them
Selves"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
PUT THE BLAME
UPON THE JEWS
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT SAYS THEY
CAUSED RIOTS
AGITAT0RS ALSO ACCUSED
Government Authorities Claim That a
General Massacre Was Prevented
by the Energetic Measures
They Adopted
AGITAT0RS ALSO ACCUSED
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, May t2--Some
private reports from Zhtomir place
the number of persons killed as high
as forty
The governor Of Volhynia has caused
the streets of Zhitomir to be placarded
with notices to the effect that the
troops have received instructions to
fire upon any persons interfering with
the Jews.
The official announcement of the dis
orders says that a general massacre
was only prevented by the energetic
measures taken by the authorities.
1t attributes the outbreak largely to
the situation created by the Jews and
revolutionary agitators, citing the fol-
lowing:
On April 90, 300 armed Jews assem-
bled in the state forest near Zhitomir
for practice and used a portrait of the
emperor as a target. When the peas
ants, attracted by the firing, protested
against this use of the emperor's por-
trait the Jews explained that the
Israelites would soon govern Russia
A few days later Jew struck a
Christian boy of Is years, who used
penknife to defend himself. He was
Immediately surrounded by a crowd of
threatening Jews and was only rescued
by the police. Still later, while several
Jews sentenced for political crimes
were being conveyed to prison, their
co-religionists made demonstration,
loudly cursing the emperor. In an
other instance the Jews set upon a
Christian who had entered the Jewish
quarter, covering him with mud and
beating him. They also forced several
shops to close
New-York tribune., 1905-03-06
MRS. EMU LAYS IN EGG.
Great Excitement IN geological Park
Because of Remarkable Incident.

Mrs. Emu, of Australia, whose home address
at present is the New-York Geological Park, laid
egg yesterday In itself this was an Incl
dent of note in the Emu family where domestic
affairs of that sort do not occur with frequency,
but when after much thought. Mrs. Emu de-
clared to paterfamilas that there was 10 be an
egg the gossip soon spread TO Cousin Ostrich
and from Mrs. Ostrich it went speedily to those
other cousins the Cassowaries. for an egg from
an Emu i'm captivity is truly event.
Therefore. when the egg was achieved Pater-
familias Emu walked around with a decided
strut while Mrs. Emu wore a look of conscious
rectitude for IL was unusually large and of a
bright green shade. Superintendent Beebe, Of
the bird department, immediatei had visions Of
a baby emu by way Of an incubator. fastening
to the Emu homestead with Superintendent
Hornaday, ne began to enter the Emu enclosure.
Now Mrs Emu and paterfamilias also had vis-
ions of a baby Emu by way of Mother Nature,
so when they the visitors, there
speedily a violent disturbance that the mere hu-
mans retreated to the other side of the fence.
for an Emus kick is about TesistesS the
protest from mule. And apparently the Emus
will keep possession of the egg. BY various
giles and stratagem Mr.. Beebe and Supern-
tendent Hornaday tried to get that precious egg,
but Mr. Emu mounted guard over it and refused
to be bribed Cajoled. Late last night truce
had been declared with the Enus in possession
of an important strategic position.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-06
SETTLEMENT WORK AMONG NEGROES
Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society to
Aid It-New Buildings.

The Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society in
charge of Protestant Episcopal work among the
poor and in the almshouses of New-York, will
spend 100000 at once in extending It's work Most
of this money is already in sight. and the managers
of the mission have just voted to undertake the
various forms of work. For fifteen years or more
there has been in connection with the Prof. Cathe-
dral. in StantOn-st., now called Epiphany Chapel a
Settlement house in Essex-st Because of the
widening OF this street to make space for the ap-
proach to a bridge. the Settlement house has to
go. its place there is be erected the west
ern plot OF Epiphany Chapel building 20 by 90
feet. TO Settlement and parish house for
the Stanton-st. work. The will be $4,000 and
of this sum about $4,000 is in hand.
The Rev. w. w. Gillies. vicar of the Pro-Cathe-
dral. said last evening that the Settlement House
in bad repair and building needed
for the work 1t would then he possible TO develop
plans more settlement lines With the changing
nationaties of the neighborhood it seemed thai
certain settlement features more needed than
strictly parochial work. The present building was
rented and was of much use. Better work
could be done by erecting building that would
meet the needs of the Settlement
The next advance step OF the City Mission is to
be among colored people Three settlements of such
people are to be reached. One is that the West
Side near 6Oth-st.. now in charge of the Rev John
Wesley johnson, who recently came from the south
1t has been decided to purchase plot. 75x100 feet
and to erect upon. it a modern parish house with
this is done the work is to be placed in a house
purchased for the purpose but intended to be sold
lowlands Of Harlem, above l34th-st. and between
Chapel Of the Messiah. in 95th-st, just east of 3D.
six hundred families, fully half of whom are col
ored: The chapel has only basement for its
ing to s9th-st. and beyond. An addition is to be
put to this property. and the work among the
The City Mission received not long ago beouest
of Sa f6 been us used m e a ers1an r. The
chapel at Milford h a Ven- mt he Sound
New-York tribune., 1905-03-06
REFORM WOMEN'S YORK
They Are the True Custodions of
Morality, Says the Reu. DR.. Locke

Taking as his subject What Can a Woman Do?
Suggested by the Unveiling of Statue to Frances
Willard" the Rev. DR.. Charles Edward Locke spoke
in the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church.
Brooklyn. last night. on woman's relation to the
temperance question. He said in part:
What practical assistance can woman give to
temperance reform? OF course If she is a mother
children The plastic symDathes of the child can
be m dTected fd against h THIS curse and am convinced
would win the victory In generation or two But
this subtect o mother not iomg snce ppaetT
said It did not make any difference to her whether
boys strong to have such temptations All mothers
are not staunch temperance women In principle
home training. Alas! that Hawthornes description
still finds some application, The high-spirited
woman bruising herself against the narrow ilmta-
tions of her sex" Most homes would have no
creed. Nowhere does the lurking demon of drink
work SO nsidousy and dabolcally in the fash
Women can effect useful organizations to devise
legislation in this country to-day is the result of
there is strength and all united for an
assault upon this evil could make the liquor busi-
speak in approval Of the great Womans Chris
tan Temperance Union; and in recognition of its
pray. Prayer Is the power that moves the hand
sinful world ridicu!es prayer but more things
are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
Prayer is force-an energy distinct and power
full as gravity. Just tile women of some of the
States have demanded and been granted the right
country should universally ask for the right to
more apparent that temperance refI ole rsn ana ba
more quickly advanced IL separated from partisan
demand the right to frequenty test the m
ol Or toWn ana state by opportunities upon
eosltuil9hal amendments: and. because intemTer-
ance involves the morals of a community and the
individual let the Suffrage he m & OF
women women who are more completely than the Gus
the personal Integrity of the citizens
New-York tribune., 1905-03-06
HELPS TO PROGRESS OF THE NEGRO.
Colored Teacher Says Race Is Low in Civili-
zation-Needs High Standard.

Some Essential Things to the Progress of the
Negro" discussed yesterday by Professor
James H. Torbert, of Georgia. a colored man, who
is assistant principal in the Fort Valley High and
Industrial School. speaking to mixed audience in
st. Jamess Presbyterian Church, 51st-st and sth-
He said in part:
Say or think what you will, race we are
nearer the bottom than at the top of the civiza-
tion Of this and this being true every rghtful
means sSould be adopted and pursued by in order
TO endear ourselves to the great strong about
us. that they may be willing to take by the hand
and lead us into paths paved for centuries by the
blood and bravery of their forefathers. with sla-
very our heritage, born in ignorance and Graded
In poverty confronted every hand by a color
prejudice which is almost exclusively American,
ours is a struggle of which history furnishes no
parallel. Though a half century a
life OF slavery, We are to-day placed side by side
with the prOudcSt and the most highly developed
people of the world and expected in the main
10 produce the same measure OF manhood as that
produced by those centuries in advance of us In
opportunity and training.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-06
WORD FROM MONTCALM
Spirit Message" to Descendant De-
Huered by Mrs. Pepper.

The meeting of the First Spritualist Church.
Bedford-ave. and Madison-st., Brooklyn, last
night received a message from General Mont
calm, who received his .'new birth" at the bat
tie of Quebec in the French and Indian war The
message was delivered to a great grandson of
the famous French general and hinted at some
inside French history.
In the first place. Mrs. May Pepper the mes
sage bearer, said some member of the Mont
calm family obliged to leave France and
to go hastily So hastily did he leave that his
affairs. and especially his claim on the throne
of the country were left in precarious state
These facts were assented TO by the representa-
tive of the family standing in the rear of the
church.
Now a little investigation Will work this all
out" said Mrs Pepper
My mother has been Investigating it, but we
have been unable to find out anything" de-
cared the descendant of Montcalm.
Go yourself: this thing needs a man." shout
ed Mrs. Pepper in a melodramatic tone
The meeting opened by Abram H Daley
who read the articles Of incorporation of the
society They showed that the society was
formed to teach religious truths" He de-
cared that any person attempting to interrupt
the meeting would be arrested
This was called forth by the disturbance of
a week ago last night, when it was necessary
to stop the meeting because a man insisted on
speaking. The police We're much in evidence
No overcrowding was permitted, and as a re-
suit hundreds were turned away half an hour
before the meeting began. After the meeting
began the policemen were stationed about the
auditorium.
One spirit told things Mrs Pepper did not
divulge. She would tell only the initials of
the spirit. The inquirer breathed sigh of
relief when Mrs. Pepper said she would keep
all as quiet as the grave from which the mes
sage had come.
Not one word Of w. S. Davis heard. Mr.
Davis has challenged Mrs. Pepper to repro
duce before impartial jury the tests of a
week ago Sunday night 1t thought that
Mr.. Davis might appear last night Dr. Funk
not there either.