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Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
NEGOTIATIONS ON
SAMOA STOPPED
DELAY IN SETTLEMENT Of
INDEMNITY CLAIMS
interruption Due to Difference of
Opinion as to the Damages sus-
tanned by the German
Subjects
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE ne
gotiations between America, Great
Britain and Germany, looking to a
settlement of the Samoan indemnity
claims, have practically come to a
standstill, owing to a wide difference
of opinion as to the extent of damage
sustained BY the German subjects in
the Samoan group as a result of joint
operations by the American and
British naval forces in 1900 to sup
press a rebellion. The question of
the liability of America and Great
Britain for the damages sustained by
German plantation owners was de-
cided by King Oscar of Sweden In
favor of the claimants in 1902, but
the arbitrator did not attempt to as
sess individual damages, leaving these
to be adjusted by negotiations
The negotiations have dragged along
ever since 1902 and the principals now
find themselves no nearer an agreement
than at the beginning. The German
claims amount to about $65,OOO The
British and American negotiators insist
that this sum is excessive and thai
$25, 900 is a good price for the property
destroyed.
1t Is probable 1t will be necessary tt
appoint a commission to take testi
mony as to the extent Of the actua
damage, though the smallness of the
amount involved would seem to make
this an unduly expensive undertaking
Meanwhile the claimants are becom
Ing restive mad are bringing pressure
to bear on the German government t.
secure settlement.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
DETECTIVES AT WORK
Another Test VIII Be Made of Mrs.
Stanford,s Medicines

HONOLULU. March 11.-Detectives
Reynolds and Callunden, who are en-
gagged in investigating the causes lead
ing up to the death of Mrs. Jane l..
Stanford, say that immediate develop
ments In the case are not to be ex-
pected. The officers are working in
company with each other. A report
which has been published here that
another detective was among the Ala
medals passengers, incognito, has not
been borne out by an investigation.
President David Starr Jordan and
Timothy Hopkins this morning called
on Governor Carter.
DR.. c.. B. Wood, one of the surgeons
who performed the autopsy, considers
as absurd tho theory which has been
advanced that Mrs. Stanford died of
angina pectoris. He says that the
presence of strychnine, which is foreign
to bi-carbonate of soda, in the bottle
disproves the theory that Mrs. Stanford
died from natural causes.
At the request of DR.. David Starr
Jordan, Governor Carter will be an
Houoidry pan Dedrer III tne funeral
procession here
The capsules also contained hyoscy-
anus. another poison.
Detectives Harry Reynolds and Jules
Callunden today had further inter-
views with Miss Berner. The San
Francisco detectives have secured pos
session of the bottle with the remain
der of the bicarbonate of soda and also
the remaining capsules and ether medi-
cines found in the medicine chest of
Mrs. Stanford. These will be taken to
San Francisco and analysed by chem
lists of that city. The condition of the
contents of the remaining bicarbonate
of soda may possibly be of the greatest
importance. The nature of the experi-
ments by which the presence of strych-
nine was revealed In the bicarbonate
has not been revealed, no testimony on
that point having been given before
the jury at the inquest.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
GIVES HIGHWAYMAN HER
PURSE, AS SHE IS BID
Woman Robbed While Standing on
Street Corner Waiting
for Car

"Give me your purse" said high
wayman to Mrs. N. L. Griest at the
corner of First and Kern streets last
night about o'clock as the woman
stood waiting for a car to bring her
down town.
Mrs. Griest did as she was bid and
the bandit ran down the street, first
warning his victim to keep still and
go on her way. Mrs. Griest proceeded
to her home at 124 North Kern street
and after fortifying herself with car
fare went to the detectives office and
turned in report.
The purse which the thug took con-
tanned SO and some small change.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
MRS. CHADWICK
IS FOUND GUILTY
CONSPlRED TO VIOLATE THE
BANKING LAWS
CONVICTED ON SEVEN COUNTS
As She Leaves the Court Room Her
composure Deserts Her Utterly
and She collapses Waiting
for Elevator
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March 1t.-Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick was tonight found guilty
of conspiracy to violate the United
States banking laws by conspiring to
procure the certiflcation of checks on
national bank when there were no
funds in the bank to her credit. She
was found guilty on every count of the
indictment upon which the jury was at
liberty to judge her, seven In all.
The indictment contained sixteen
counts. Two of these we're ruled out
during the trial by Judge Taylor, and
of the remaining fourteen one-hah
charged her with securing the certifica-
tion of checks without having the
proper entries made on the books of the
bank.
Judge Taylor in his charge directed
the jury to disregard these counts and
consider only the remaining seven.
which related to the certifcation with
no funds on deposit. On all of these the
jury found against her.
According to the law she can be fined
on each count not more than $4,000
nor imprisoned more than two years
on each count.
The jury left the courtroom at 3:35.
1t was announced two hours later that
verdict had been reached and that
the Jurors asked to be taken out to
dinner. Word was sent to Judge Taylor
and he set $3.50 D. m. as the time s-t
which he would appear in court to
receive the verdict. The jury went ous
at 6:15 and returned at 1880.
Mrs. Chadwick Hears Verdict
Court was opened promptly at $50
and the verdict read at 1888. Mrs.
Chadwick came into the court room
about five minutes before the jury. She
was accompanied by her son and two
trained nurses She sank into the seat
she had occupied during the trial and
rested her face on the paIsa of her
right hand-a position she held almost
constantly throughout the sessions Of
the court.
At first Mrs. Chadwick failed utterly
to grasp the meaning of the verdict.
She is slightly deaf and Clerk Carle-
ton read the verdict in tone so low
that it was nearly inaudible ten feet
away. AS the people around her began
to move and talk the prisoner grasped
the fact that her fate was decided. She
shot quick glance at Judge Wing.
I'VE have lost, Mrs. Chadwick" he
| said
This time she realized it. She turned
half around to look at Emil Hoover
behind her, and reading there a con-
firmation of the words Of Judge Wing,
CONTINUED ON Page Two.J
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
ONLY WATER TO BE USED
Temperance Advocates object to Wine
at Christening of Ship

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March 11.-Water
from Minnehaha falls will be used In
christening the battleship Minnesota.
Miss Rose Marie Schaller, the uni
versity student who is to christen the
battleship, and Governor Johnson have
both received numerous letters from
temperance advocates. urging that wa
ter instead of wine be used for the
christening.
They decided that unless there is toe
strenuous objection from the ship
builders who will be In charge of the
ceremony bottle will be broken con-
tanning pure water from the historic
falls.
The water probably win be carbon
ated SO as to give the proper fizz when
the bottle Is broken.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
CHICAGO GRAPHING
CHILD-WIFE PROBLEM
Education Department Finds Many
italian Married Girls Under the
Age of Fourteen

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO. March 11.-A school. or at
least special room, for child wives
board Of education as a result of in
vestigations completed today by the
compulsory education department. The
search by Superintendent Bodine for
wives under the compulsory school age
has disclosed the fact that more than
a score of wives under the age of IA
years are living in one Italian tene-
ment district alone.
The investigation is also said to have
proved the existence of a trafic in
child wives between this country and
Europe.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
WARNS WOMEN NOT TO
WEAR BIRDS ON HATS
Berlin Society Of Young Men Prepares
to Use Radical
Measures

BERLIN, March 1.-THE society of
young men, some of them of position,
called the Association of Active
Friends of Animals. has distributed
pamphlets through Berlin in which
1t warns women against wearing
birds in their hats The pamphlets
quote a resolution of the society
whereby the members determine to
ask any woman they meet with a
bird in her hat to remove the bird,
using such force as may be necessary.
Legal penalties will, the resolution
recites, be cheerfully paid by the So
ciety.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
CAR WILL HAVE
To MAKE PEACE
EUROPEAN BANKERS PUTTING
ON THE SCREWS
CASH RESERVE FALLING LOW
Russia Apparently Bent on Obstinate
Iy Continuing the Fight, but
Position ls Rapidly Be-
coming Impossible
CASH RESERVE FALLING LOW
Nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, March 11.-Peace with
Japan or peace at home is the ultima
tum Russia has received from the only
sources available for providing sinews
of war. French and German bankers
are forcing upon Russia decision as
to her future policy with scarcely less
pressure than Communicated
Oyama is exercising in Manchuria. The
financial situation threatens grave diff
culties for Russia in the not distant
future.
An enormous drain, second only to
the cost of the war itself, has been
suffered by the national treasury
through the necessity of" supporting
the national credit in foreign markets.
TO do this immense sums have been
expended in maintaining prices of Rus
sian securities. Purchases of national
bonds have, of course, Cancelled large
blocks of obligations at a discount,
but these purchases speedily exhaust
the cash reserve, which must be re-
couped by fresh loans, and the terms
for these loans are steadily becoming
more onerous.
The great financiers of Europe have
begun to fear that a peace policy will
not be adopted except under such COM
pelling pressure as they, and they
alone, are able to bring to bear.
1t may now be said positively that
they will not hesitate to apply that
pressure i'm the near future, remorse-
lessly if necessary. They have put be-
! fore the Emperor their views and sug-
gestions in the plainest terms. He
knows now in a manner that must BE-
convincing, even to his intelligence,
that he will find himself face to face
with bankruptcy a few months hence
unless he makes peace at once, either
with his own subjects or with the
mikado. His decision, SO far as known
has not been made.
European diplomatists anticipate al
most with despair the difficulties of
reaching a successful issue when nego-
tiations for peace shall have been actu-
ally begun. Nobody outside of Russia
believes it possible to deal successfully
with the internal crisis without max
ing peace with Japan.
1t is unnecessary. of course, to sug-
gest to Japan how to deal with the sit
uation, but there is only one opinion in
European diplomatic circles-that the
mikado's government should submit an
irreducible minimum of it's demands,
with a request for their acceptance or
rejection within a brief interval.
1t would not be surprising If mat
| ters reached this stage within few
days. On the other hand, the amazing
inaptitude of the man at Tsarkoe-Selo
may postpone action until he pays the
penalty with his crown, If not with
his lifes blood.
With Gen. Kuropatkin's troops all in
termingled and exhausteds his stores
lost or burned, his cavalry useless, his
transport blocked, his guns to large
extent out of action and his army bur-
dened with a vast array Of wounded,
never since Leipzig has the commander
of an army in the field found himself
involved in such imminent danger of
appalling catastrophe as now confronts
the leader Of the Russian forces In
Manchuria.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
Office Holders Checks Burned
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Presg.
SACRAMENTO, March 1l.-Federal
oniceholders in this part of California
have not received their salary checks
for February A mail car on the Balti-
more & Ohio railway, which had on
board all the salary checks for North
ern California, was burned March l.
According to the rules of the United
states treasury department no dupli-
cate checks will be issued for six
months.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
PRESIDENT HARPER WILL
MAKE VISIT TO EUROPE
Head of Chicago University Sufficient
Iy Recovered to Take Long
Journey
Rv Assoclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 11.-President
William r. Harper Of the University
OF Chicago has so far recovered from
the effects of his recent surgical oper-
alton for cancer that he feels equal to
taking long journey. 1t was re-
ported at the university today that he
would leave next week for Europe.
Two destinations are given-Carlsbad
and Italy-but DR.. Harper Will reserve
choice until Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
ANOTHER BLOW
FOR GAS LAW
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE URGES
COUNCIL TO ACT
Determined Effort VIII Be Made Mon-
day t. Rescue the Ordinance
Fror Committee-Success
Seems Assured
.s.s.a+ss.s.ss.ss+sa.s.k.s.s.s.

Resolved that we urge the city
/ council to adopt some form of
legislation for the regulation of
I the price and quality of gas and
electric light supplied to our citi-
zens and the price and service of
/ telephone companies, and we urge
/ that the council give careful con-
! sideration and public discussion
! on the ordinances on these topics
now pending in the committee of
the whole Municipal League to
4 the Los Angeles city council.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
PART /

PART I
i-says murderer will be found.
2-osIer himself Is fifty-five.
3-Girl may have eloped.
4-5-Southern California news.
6-7-Sports. .ts
PART u
1-3-Real estate.
4-7-classifled advertisements.
8-ReaI estate. s
PART III
1-4-SociaI.
5-slayer's name remains mystery
6-EditoriaI.
7-CabIes.
8-Milburn case far from solution
9-10-Soclety.
11-Markets.
PART w
Magazine section.
EASTERN
Columbia sophomores succeed in hasins
Kingdom Gould
Chicago millionaire sued for alternating hus-
New York subway strikers trying to get back
on their old Jobs.
FOREIGN
Kuropatkin bids fair to be able to make Tie
pass with considerable portion OF his army
European bankers putting pressure on Rus
sa TO make peace
Supposed terrorist falls victim in st. Peters
burg to his own bomb.
COAST
United States steamship Albatross returns
to San Diego after her exploration trip
Judge LeibVice of San Francisco says MUIR
derer is person who made previous attempts on
Mrs. Stanfords life
Rancher found dead In his buggy near santa
Ana.
LOCAL
Municipal league demands that the coun-
ell take action on the gas. telephone and
electric light ordinances
Chief Hammel does not believe Milburn
murder mystery will ever be unraNeled,
Pretty 16-year-old May Steiner believed
To have eloped with admirer.
Big dover show to rival hestas.
Lad charged with burylng dos alive
Sensational charge against the validity
OF section OF the California penal code
causes the posfponement OF trial In Justice
Austln's court.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
Oklahoma Bank Robbed
sy Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan, March 11.-Robbers
entered the Bank of Renfrow. at Rem
frow' Okla, at an early hour this
morning, blew open the safe and es-
capped with s2,1OO In cash. An armed
posse is in pursuit.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California;: Showers
Sunday; fresh south winds. Max
imum temperature In Los Angeles
yesterday, 81 degrees; minimum,
81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
Fatal Explosion in Welsh cOIIlery

BY Associated Press
CARDIFF, Wales. March lit is
now announced that twenty lives have
been lost as a result of an explosion
which occurred yesterday in the Cam
brian colliery at Clydachyale, in the
Rhonda valley.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
COAST

United States steamship Albatross returns
to San Diego after her exploration trip
Judge Leibvice OF San Francisco says MUIR
derer is person who made previous attempts on
Mrs. Stanford's life.
Rancher found dead In his buggy near santa
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12

Kuropatkin bids fair TO be able to make Tie
pass with considerable portion OF his army
European bankers putting pressure on Rus
sa to make peace.
Supposed terrorist falls victim In 81. Peters
burg to his own bomb.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-12
EASTERN

Columbia sophomores succeed in hasins
Kingdom Gould.
Chicago millionaire sued for alternating hus-
bands affections
New York subway strikers trying to get back
on their old jobs
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-13

A night of hillarty and merriment
with the Boston Ideal Opera Com.
pany, providers of comedy and high
class singing and Incompatible pre-.
duction of la Mascotte," the world $
wide known musical comedy, is to be
presented at the opera house April II.
and the music lis said to be melodious
and the girl chorus. the solos, duets.
quartetts and sextettes are positively
the limit of beauty and talent. The
comedy part and staging are by the
comic opera comedian, Mr.. A. c. Bur
CESS, which is by itself a guarantee
and goes without saying that it is a
capital production. An all star cast
including Miss Florence Glover, Miss
Lillian Shattuck, Miss Kittie Gebbler
Miss Myrtle Meridith, Mr.. A. c. Bur
CESS, Mr.. Ed. L. Weston, Mr.. w. H.
Burgess. Ed p. McCrumish and w. A.
Andrews. The gorgeous costumes will
be a reyaltion even in these days of
utter disregard of money in the stag
ing of comic operas. the large cast
is utilized in this production and rep
resent an unusual degree of talent
both in acting and singing, The Bos-
ton Ideal Company will appear for
one week. playing at the following
prices: %. IS. and soc. Ladies free
Monday night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-13
REMARKABLE CASE
Phrenoogst Examines Mrs. Mary
BrockWell, the Paducah Poisoner.

Paducah, Ky, April 12.-Dr. M. M
Smith of Whiteville, Tenn, has com
pIeted a chronological examination Of
Mrs. Mary Brockwell who is in Jail
indicted for poisoning three of her
four little children DR.. Smith is a
prominent physician and came to Pa.
ducah to make the examination in the
interest of science He is also a stu
dent of phrenology
He said that it was one of the most
remarkable cases in the annals of
criminology, and that the doctors Of
Tennessee were especially interested.
According to DR. Smith the medical
profession all over the United States
and even in London, has become in
terested in the murder
The reason of this is that the crime
is almost unprecedented DR.. Smith
said mothers have often been known
to kill themselves or others for the
sake of their children, and in fits If
passion or insanity have even been
known to kill one OF their offspring,
but for a mother to deliberately poi
son three of her children. Dir. Smith
said, it was most unusual, if not Who'll
~ unprecedented. and doctors all over
the world win as soon as they learn of
the case, take keen interest in it.
No report was made Of the examin-
alton nv mr. Smith He will first make
comparisons with the examination.
II is said one thing was very evi-
dent. which was that the woman is OF
inferior intelligence.
Mrs. Brockweils trial has been set
for Thursday in the circuit court.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-13
Big -Four Route
BEST LINE TO
New York, Boston
AND ALL POINTS IN THE
East and Northeast

indianapolis, MuncIe. Cincinnati
Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland ane
points In Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
Through sleepers from St. Louis to
New York, Boston and Washington.
Trains Leave Cairo as Follows:
No. 2--7:00 a. m. Eastern mail and
express. Mt. Carmel, vlncennes. ri
rls, Danville, indianapolis, Cincinnati
New York. Boston Direct connection
with the famous Knickerbocker spec
lal.
No. 300 p. m. Mail and express
Carmi, Evansville. Vincennss, Tndts
annapolis. Louisville, Chicago. Terre
Haute and Cincinnati. Local sleeper
from vincennes to Indianapolis $50
D. m, 100 p. m.
No. 54--Local accommodation
Mound City, Grand Chain and viennn
Trains Arrive at Cairo az Follows
No. 55--11:00 a. m. Vienna ans
Cairo accommodation.
No. 3--12:20 p. M, Vincennes and
Cairo mail and express.
No. 9-7:45 p. M, Danvilie and
Cairo mail and express.
All trains daily except Sunday. For
full information and particulars aa
to rates, tickets, limits, etc, call Or
write Elmer Smith, ticket agent, J
M. Stone, T. p. A.. Cairo. ILL.,, @. Il
Hillearv. A. q. y. A.. 1T. L0niR Mo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-13
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

OF receipts and disbursements of
Road District No, ?. in Alexander
County, H.. for the year end ng March
Sth, 1905 The following named per
sons paid each $500 poll tax for the
year 1894. being in number.
Matthew London. Gilbert Stokes,
Harry Sipe Elige Barnett, John But
Ter, Floyd Dumas. Tom Burriss, John
Burriss, Bell Cabbage, c. E. Miller.
Levi Denfip. Malvin Wyatt. Nose
Dawson. Aaron Dawson, f. NJ. Keller,
Ben Lawrence. Dave Sipe. Philip
Sans. Chas. Lesar, Jim Holmes. New
ton Williams. Nose Robinson, Bud
Williams, Peter Farrow, Sam Smiley,
Hugh Smiley, ] Nc. D. Lawrence,
Eustace Ryal. W o. Lane. Ben Clark,
Jas. Bolden. Jackson Gay. Robt. Teal,
Sam Peterson. Louis Odgen. Tobs
White. Alex Norwood, Fred White,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-13
JACK THE RIPPER
Surrendered to a Cairo Police
man Last Night
WAS NOT LOCKED UP BECAUSE
HE WAS DEMENTED-CON-
FESSED TO AWFUL
CRIMES.

An elder man, gray, bent, and look
ing as if he hadn't eaten for days
who said he was Charles Yerman, OF
London, England, stepped off the
north bound Illinois Central train last
night, and attracted considerable at
tention on the platform, before the
train pulled out. He was lodging
imaginary persons he believed to be
following him and talked incoherent-
ly to himself.
He was finally taken in charge by
Officer Wessinger.
Il want to unburden myself" cried
the man, raising a thin, emacated
hand appeal'ngIy. Il want to get it
off my mind"
you want to get what off your
mind?" asked the officer
What | nave done" he replied, Il
am Jack the Ripper, | am cold,
heartless, blood-thirsty murderer.
was born in Cairo, Egypt My moth
err was a native of that city. My faith
err was noncommissioned officer in
the British army. My life was wild
from the start, it seemed. and | trav-
eled constantly in bad company
About fifteen. years ago I fell into
living a dogs life in Whitechapel,
London. An evil spirit seemed to take
possession of me. and | stole and after
murdered and seemed to do it for
some secret joy there was in it, Il
seems so horrible now, and I want
to be sent back to England TO be pm
ished, as / justly deserve to be. And,
just think, I've been dodging them for
years.
At this pont, man, who said he
was accompanying the demented per
son to ST. Louis approached and took
him back in the car, The friend
stated that he had been demented for
several years and that he was going
to the city to be treated. He refused
to tell the name of the man who inn
agined himself to be a deep dyed
murderer or tell where his home was.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-13
'RIsoN BEEF" SOLD IN ENGLAND.
Result of Experiments in Crossing
Buffalo and Cattle.

1dAafO anu 1ahtlS.
The latest delicacy to tempt the APP
pttltes of British epicures is a com
promise between buffalo meat and
beef. A couple of 2-year-old bullocks.
the result of eross-breeding between
a North American bison and highland
cattle We're sold at the Newcastle mar
ket yesterday They had been bred
by Mr.. Lyland of Haggerston castle,
northumberland, says the New York
World, who has been engaged for sew.
eral years in experimenting in this
direction
The animals were exactly like their
North American cousins in appear
anee. except that they were stronger
and thicker in the headquarters. They
had been reared and fed as wild cat
tie, so great difficulty was experienced
IN conveying them to market
Although they were accommodated
In special boxes, their fury was so
great that one broke its neck on the
journey, and the other had to be shot
in the market.
The beef, it is said, will be found
of richer quality than that obtained
from a buffalo, and If kept for
month or so more palatable thas that
of an ordinary bullock.