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Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
DYNAMITES HIS CELL
TO EFFECT ESCAPE
SEATTLE PRISONER HOLDS JAIL
ERS AT BAY
Jack Chesterfield Barricades Himself
and Fires at Everyone Approaching
Him, Finally Sending Bullet
Crashing Through His Own Brain
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2.-After
dynamiting the county Jail and en-
tirely wrecking his cell in the hope of
being able to effect his escape, Jack
Chesterfield at 4 o'clock this morning
fired six shots at the jailers who at
tempted to restore order in the cell
and then sent bullet crashing into
his own brain. The wound, it is
thought, will prove fatal.
The prisoner was to have been taken
to the penitentiary this morning to
serve a three years sentence. He had
two revovers in his hands and fired
at everyone who approached him. He
able to keep the jailers at bay until
the fire department was called out
and his cell flooded. 1t was not until
the man was standing in two feet OF
self. Game to the last breath, he never
left his feet and was taken leaning
against his cell. though a leaden ball
had torn hole through his head.
Chesterfield was secretly married in
the Jail three weeks ago. Since then
his wife has been given unbounded
freedom and it is thought that she
may have supplied her husband with
what she supposed TO be his means OF
escape, but which proved to be imple-
ments of self destruction.
Late last evening, the Yale lock or
the mans cell was found to be sc
worn that the door could be swung
open with little more than ordinary
pressure. This was remedied and II
was not thought that any other plar
of escape had been devised. Two saws
were also found in the cell and the
dynamite, 1t is believed, was concealed
about his clothes. Three more sticks
Of dynamite were found in his eel
this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
dunno s PLAN
Gets SETBACK
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IS DE-
LAYED
LAW FoRBIDs CONDEMNATION
illinois Statute Produced Which viii
Prevent Proposed Scheme Be-
ing nsugurated-Traetlo
Magnates Solution
Special to The Herald.

Special to The herald.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.--Mayor Dunne's
plan to condemn and seize the City
Railway line. which he desires to use
in the municipal ownership experiment.
received a hard blow today when a
state law was produced absolutely for
bidding the condemnation proceedings.
A story was current late this after
noon that the traction companies would
propose the contract system as basis
of negotiations at the Forthcoming con-
ference. In brief this plan is for the
companies TO furnish the service, under
jurisdiction Of the city, the city to
have the option of buying the properties
when II is ready and has real money,
not Mueller certificates, to make the
deal.
1t is said this plan was agreed upon
by the traction magnates, who are now
comforting in the east.
The municipal authorities and the
traction heads will meet here August
13, at which some definite agreement
is likely to be reached.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
STEAMER IN COLLISION
Atlantic Liner Loses Propeller Blade
in Midocean
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOclateo FreSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-TWO collis-
ions, one of which snapped propel-
Ter blade, were reported by the steam
ship Minneapolis, which arrived today
from London.
The first mishap occurred In a peril
Gus point made around the Mime
apolis by another liner, tramp ship
and a fishing smack Saturday July
%, in the English channel. Her COM
mander, Captain Thomas F. B. Gates,
says his steamer was wedged so tight
ly in the trap that his only chance was
which of the other ships to run down.
He chose the fishing smack as the
least dangerous and struck this boat
a glancing blow which carried away
parts of her rigging but did no other
serious damage.
Two days later the Minneapolis ran
over the remains of submerged
wreck and one blade Of her propeller
snapped off.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03

"It is in virtue Of that sincere desire
that his majesty, the czar, waving all
other considerations, has unhesitatingly
accepted the cordial invitation of your
first citizen and genial leader. And IL
my mission should prove in all other
respects barren, and the endeavor to
find a common basis for peace negotia-
tions should fail for the time being, the
signal proof of friendship given by his
majesty, the czar, and the Russian ma
ton would still stand out as memoir
able event, fraught I trust, with far
reaching and benefcent results to the
two great peoples Of the west and the
east"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
DENVER & RIO GRANDE
STRIKE GOES INTO EFFECT
Officials Not Worrying but President
of Brotherhood Says 1900
Men viii Obey Order
~ Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Aug. 2.-The strike order
of the International Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad went
into effect about o'clock tonight. 1t
cannot be definitely known until the
regular hour for reporting for duty to-
morrow morning how extensively the
trackmen of the Rio Grande have
obeyed the order.
The officials of the road declare they
are not worrying over the situation
and do not believe that any of the Sec
tion foremen intend to strike. Presi-
dent Wilson of the Brotherhood is
here in charge of the strike, and is
firm in his belief that the 1900 men who
signed the strike order will go out to
a man. He said today that he would
conduct the strike in an orderly man
ner and that the public would be re-
spected in the fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
CHINESE GUILDS PUSH
BOYCOTT PERSISTENTLY
Newspapers Filled With Reports of
Anti-American Meetings by
Commercial Bodies
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 2.-Although
arrivals from China state that the boy
colt against American goods is not a
serious menace, the newspapers are
filled with reports of anti-American
meetings and gatherings Of guilds, bod
les of students and others to further
the boycott.
The Pekin Commercial Guild has
drawn up a special paper and millions
Of copies are to be circulated to give
publicity to the boycott. The guild,
with representatives from every
Chinese province but Fukien, has made
an agreement that no member will pur-
chase American goods on pain of a
large fine.
A mass meeting of delegates from
twenty-six Chinese colleges was held
at Tien Tsin to further the boycott
and 1t was decided to appoint a num-
her of students from each school to
travel and lecture upon the subject.
Large numbers Of placards are being
POSTED throughout Southern China, the
language of which is, in some cases,
strongly anti-foreign.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
BASLE CONGRESS
ENDS ITS WORK
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BASLE. Switzerland. Aug. 2.-The
Zionist congress today enthusiastically
received Max Nordau's eloquent felici-
tations of Switzerland upon the cele-
bration of the anniversary Of the found
ing of the federation.
A memorial was presented from the
grand lodge of the Sons of Israel in
the United States saying that while
they were not affiliated with Zionism,
they were prepared to cooperate in the
establishment of a Jewish fatherland.
Rabbi Reins, leader of the Misrahist
element, declared that his group adj
hered to the views of the congress.
Several German delegates requested
and obtained the consent of the
congress to present arguments favoring
Jewish colonization outside of Pales-
tine, bringing out a request from Rev.
DIR. Magnes of Brooklyn, N. Y, for a
ruling by the chair as to whether
Sundays decision favorable to Pales-
tine was binding on all the delegates,
to which the chairman assented. Mean
while the Socialist section definitely Sc
| ceded from the orthodox zionists, the
object being to find suitable territory
apart from Palestine for the foundation
| of colony. ,r...,. ...-..--,..-
The congress, after accepting reports
of committees on proposed alterations
in the statutes, was brought to close
this afternoon with the election of the
executive committee, on which DIR.
Henry Friedenwald, Tewin Epistine,
Cyro Sulzberger, Solo Horovitch DR..
Magnes and DIR. Harry represent the
United States.
DIR. Frommenson, on behalf of the
American delegates, amid scenes of
enthusiasm presented to the congress
the Zionist national banner from the
st. Louis exposition.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
PANAMA CONDITIONS TOO
BAD FOR THE JAPANESE
EMIGRATION COMPANIES WILL
NOT SEND MEN
Report to Government, Which Sub
nnitted the Question to Them, That
the Sanitary and Numerous other
Arrangements Are Unsatisfactory
BY Associated Press.

TOXIC, Aug. 1.-The emigration COM
panies object to sending laborers to
Panama to work on the canal, on the
ground that the conditions there are
unsatisfactory. They assert that there
are no arrangements to care for the
sick, no provision for returning home
the families of deceased laborers, and
no allowance for passage money. They
also assert that the drinking water and
sanitary conditions are bad. The gov
ernment placed the question of send
ing the laborers and the conditions be-
fore the emigration companies, who
found as above stated.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
pemand. Mail pislnfeetIon

Postmaster Woodward today received
a letter from the railway mail service
at Atlanta saying that Greenfield,
Miss, has notified that office that here
after 1t will receive no letter mailed
from New Orleans that has not been
disinfected and that under no circum-
stances will it receive newspapers
whether disinfected or not.
Surgeon White of the Marine hospi-
tai service has returned from the Miss
issippi coast, from which point he
talked over the long distance telephone
with Governor Vardaman.
DIR. White said the governor had
given courteous consent to the estab-
lishment of a detention camp on the
Mississippi side of the state line.
The question of whether federal con-
troll of the situation ought to be in
vited is still discussed, but unless
graver conditions arise 1t is not re-
garded as likely that there will be
any movement in that direction. Mayor
Herman today signed the mosquito
ordinance and it was later reviewed in
the official journal. 1t requires that
cisterns shall be screened within forty
eight hours by property owners or their
agents.
No apprehension exists of any serious
results from the trouble that has arisen
on the Mississippi-Louis border
over the enforcement of the Mississippi
nnara ntina
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
PLEADS FOR AN ENEMY
AND GETS HIS RELEASE
AxeI Manus Complains Against Man
Who Beat Him and Then With
draws Charge, Paying cocts

Axel Manus presented strange sight
to the police court habitues yesterday
when he pleaded with the court to
discharge his enemy. Charles Weber,
who had beaten him a few minutes be-
fore.
Manus, angry and threatening all
kinds of vengeance upon his conqueror,
secured a warrant yesterday for
Weber's arrest, charging him with bat
terry. When his anger cooled some-
what he forgave the hand that smote
him and asked permission to withdraw
the charges, The court and attorney
were willing, but the accrued costs,
amounting to s5, proved a stumbling
block for time, although Manus went
out among his friends and borrowed the
necessary change to secure the release
OF Weber
Difficulty between the men arose over
a difference Of opinion regarding the
ownership OF vest Both are tailors
and employed by the Fletcher Tailor
ing company on Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
YAoUIs SUE FOR PEACE
Indians Ask Mexican Government to
Arrange a Conference

BY Associated Press.
NoGALEs. Ariz,, Aug 2,-News
comes from Sonora that negotiations
for peace are in progress between
Yaqui Indians and the Mexican gov
ernment.
Couriers are travelling throughout the
state wherever there are Yaqui Indians
exhorting them to commit no further
depredations pending peace confer
enee. A conference viii be held at
Ures in a few days, It is said. be-
tween the Yaqui leaders and Mexican
representatives. The initiative came
from the Yaquis.
The last treaty with the Yaquis was
made at ortez in 1897 and was not
broken until 1905.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
SHREVEPORT MAN is BETTER
Single Case Improving and No New
Infection Reported
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
SHREVEPORT, La, Aug 2.-An Off
cial report issued by the board of
health on the case of yellow fever at
the detention camp on the outskirts
of the city states that he is considered
convalescent. There are no new cases
of yellow fever and no suspicious cases
and the local health authorities are con-
fident that the infection will be con-
fined to this one sporadic case. Only
two railroads are taking passengers out
of the city, and these are going to the
mountains of Tennessee and the Caro-
linas or to points in Missouri.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
HONOLULU ANNOUNCES
NEW WIRELESS RECORD
BY Associated Press

HONOLULU, Aug. 2.-The transport
Solace, which has arrived here. re-
ports having had successful wireless
communication with Honolulu while 100
miles from here. This Is the best wire
less record ever reported here.
The solace will depart next Saturday
and will begin trying TO get into COM
munication with San Francisco while
500 miles out. that being the distance
at which the soiace first attempted
to communicate with Honolulu.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
THINKS wITTE MIsoUoTEp
sato Says Roosevelt Does Not Know
Japanese Conditions

Sato Gays HooseVelr Does NOT Know
Japanese Conditions
Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.--Mr. Sato's ate
tention was called today to M. Whites
reported statement that he feared the
negotiations would fail because the
Japanese conditions will be intoler-
able"
Judging from my own experiences" :"
said Mr.. Sato 81 think it not inproba-
BILE that M. Witte may have been mig
quoted.
''At no time has anyone save his ma
jesty, the emperor of Japan, and his
ENJOYS had any intimation as to what
Japans terms will be-
''Does President Roosevelt know
those conditions?" Mr.. Sato was asked.
THE president does not know what
Japans demands will be-" he replied.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03

BILE, an agreement which would be
equally satisfactory to the interests of
Russia and Japan. After having done
be, M. Witte has the feeling that he
will have accomplished his duty.
Lauds American Press
When the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
arrived at her pier, M. Witte handed
to Professor de Martens his first state
ment to the press, which Professor de
Martens read aloud;
For the friendly greetings of the
American newspapers upon my first
visit to the hospitable shores of the
United States 1 offer my heartfelt
thanks. This kind attention touches
me all the more profoundly because I
realize the vastness of the power
welded by the press, and admire the
keen intelligence with which it is uni
fornly directed. I am glad to be able
to add that Z also appreciate the eth
ical worth of the aims to the attain
ment of which the power is so often and
so successfully employed.
zone of the noblest of these aims is
the establishment of peace and friend
ship among nations, and 1t is to the
praiseworthy efforts of the people Of
the United States in this direction that
my visit to the new world Is attrib-
utable. For it is in compliance with
the American peoples desire for peace.
of which President Roosevelt was the
authorized exponent, that his majesty,
the czar, has empowered me to come
hither and ascertain the conditions
which our gallant adversary deems
necessary and adequate as basis for
peace negotiations.
IT need hardly point out that it
is my ardent desire that the two chiv-
alrous countries who first became ac-
quainted on the field of battle, may
have found in each other sterling quail
tiles and motives powerful enough to
cultivate that acquaintanceship until
it ripens into lasting friendship. Mean
while, however, the terms offered must
first be ascertained. weighed and judged
admissible by Russia before she can
proceed to formal negotiations. Hith-
erto, as you are aware, 1t was custom
airy in cases like this to settle all such
preliminaries before the meeting of
plenipotentiaries, whose task was to
come to a final agreement upon the
matters under discussion.
Visit Shows Cars Friendship
"Now the very fact that his majesty,
the czar, consented to take a course
involving departure from his ancient
diplomatic usage. ana to appoint a
mission to learn the nature OF our
brave enemy's terms, is an eloquent
token OF the friendly feeling which he
and his subjects continue to cherish
towards the people OF the United States.
II say TO cherish because at no epoch
of our history have our traditional re-
lations with this glorious republic been
other than cordial And now should
like to say, and to prove to your people
who live less in the past than in the
present and the future, that It is the
fervent wish Of the emperor and the
people OF Russia further 10 strengthen
the ties OF friendship which have hith-
erto subsisted between the two nations.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
W|TTE LANDS ON
AMERICAN SOIL
Continued from Page One,


European armies who followed the war
are unanimous in affirming that the
Russian troops, the soldiers and officers
fought with a bravery phenomenal
under the circumstances.
ION the sea the Russians found them
selves constantly inferior in conditions.
The squadron of Rojestvensky was
sent, not because the Russians had
much confidence in it's success, but be-,
cause they could not renounce, from a
chance, no matter how uncertain, of
obtaining even partial victory. Sup
pose for a moment that the war, in
stead of having taken place in Korea
true Russian frontiers, then the Jap
anese would not have been able to face
the Russian forces for more than six
months.
However, even as things stand, the
Japanese have not made such progress
as is generally believed; in fact they
would have to advance four times as
much as they have done in the last
year and half to reach Russia proper
in which case they might consider
themselves in a position to impose con-
ditions of peace But they are very far
from this and the more they advance
north the more the respective condi-
tions of the Russians and the Japanese
will be reversed"
catacysm Scoffed At
According to the Russian plenipoten-
tiary those who do not know Russia
well oppose to these reasons the spec
ter of the International conditions Of
the empire. imagining all kinds of cat
aclysms, but even about this they are
mistaken. M. Witte did not wish to
discuss at this time the events in Rus
sia, but he affirmed that they had not
the character or gravity attributed to
them, nor could they bring about the
consequences which have been sup
posed, partly by those prejudiced
against Russia and partly by those ig-
HofdHl VI huSSldIl HilSfhdl didli D.
What Is going on in the Muscovite en-
pire, he said, cannot have any influence
on her foreign policy and even less on
the continuation or cessation of the
war.
1.-THE great majority of the Russian
people" said NJ. Witte, "do not attach
to the conflict in the far east the im-
portance which is given to it in Europe
and America. 1t is considered as a
very distant colonial war, but the
whole Russian people would rise as a
single man on the day when they be-
came convinced that 1t was no more the
question of a colonial war, which Is not
dangerous, but conflict threatening
the security Of the country"
M Witte indicated that, notwith-
standing these Views, he did not mean
TO say that he would not make every
possible effort towards the conclusion
of peace. adding that he was favorable
to peace as a Russian and as a man
who had always worked to prevent
war, and that ne understood that. at
present, nearly the entire world desired
the end of the conflict. However, he
feels that to reach this object It is
necessary that the japanese should be
animated by the same feeling; that
they should be convinced that peace
for Russia is desirable but is not at all
indispensable, and that Russia win
never accept any conditions which will
offend her amour propre.
M. Witte repeated that he would
honestly do all that his conscience
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
New York Gases Discharged

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2-Four of the
five persons taken from the San ia
cinto from Galveston and sent to Hoff-
man Island yesterday for observation
as to fever symptoms, were discharged
from quarantine today. The patients
from the seguranca were convalescing
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
COUNTY GROSSLY DEFRAUDED
Humboldt Road Work Costs Five
Times Its Actual Value
~ AssoeIated Press.

EUREKA, Cal, Aug. 2.--The report
of the Humboldt county grand jury
filed today In Judge Wilson's court
shows that road work costing the
county $4,000 should have been done
for $1,000. Fraud and ayoidable error,
the latter due TO loose methods OF
transacting business are charged. and
after searching Investigation, II is
said the exact amount of money which
has Illegally been taken from the treas
ury cannot be determined.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
MARKET DEM0RALIzED
French Sugar Brokers Ask Minister
Of Finance to Intervene
By Associated Pres

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. 2.-Further serious fail
ures in the sugar trade. owing to re-
cent gigantic speculations, are disor-
ganizing the market. A syndicate of
brokers today requested the minister of
finance and commerce to intervene with
view to arranging measures to avoid
an extension of the crisis in which
leading firms are involved. The minis
ter promised to consult experts. with
whose assistance it is considered prob
able that the shortage will be over
come.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
VICTIM OF HoLp-UP
EXPIRES IN OAKLAND
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Frebs,
OAKLAND. Aug. 2.-Thomas w.
Cook, who was a victim Of a MUIR
derous hold-up on the night Of July %.
IN East Oakland, died today. -Four
boys are now IN custody accused OF
having made the attack
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
Militia Enforcss Quarantine
BY Associated Press.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 2.-To
enforce the state quarantine. boards
composed of state militamen will be
placed on all trains entering the state
and at all river landings.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-03
FEVER CLAIMS
ELEVEN LIVES
Continued From Page Ono.

Continued From Page Ono.
household goods and accompanied by
Italians started to crosss on the ferry.
Suspicious officers insisted on an inves-
tigation and when the wagon was un-
loaded a very sick man was found.
One of the reasons the fever has
spread among the. Italians is because
they sleep without protection against
mosquitoes s.. ,st