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Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
PIONEER STRUCK
BY ELECTRIC CAR
SAN FRANCISCAN SERIOUSLY
INJURED
L. H. Bonestell Sustains Broken Leg
and Severe Contusions While
Attempting to Board Grand
Avenue Car

l.. H. Bonestell, pioneer of Cali
fornia and a prominent resident of San
Francisco, was struck by the step OF
a northbound Grand avenue car at
o'clock last night and thrown into the
gutter. His left leg was broken below
the knee and he was considerably
bruised
Bonestell who is 7S years of age, has
been spending a short. time in Los An
geles and last night intended to leave
for the north on the 10 o'clock train
He was in the act of taking a car for
the station.
Mr.. Bonestell was standing on the
north side of Adams street waiting for
the car, and as one approached he
stepped into the street to hail it, but
stood too close to the track and evil
IDENTIFY did not see the iron step pro-
truding from the side. The forward
step struck him and threw him back
ward with great force.
The crew of the car Immediately went
to the injured mans assistance. He
was sent to the California hospital in
the police ambulance and Police Sur
geon Smith was summoned.
So far as appeared last night the in
juries inflicted are serious, but not
fatal, though the doctor has some fears
of internal injuries.
Bonestell is a wel-known man in
San Francisco and is the head of the
firm of Bonestell & Co., wholesale sta
TONERS.
An attempt was made last night by
the police to ascertain whether or not
the victim of the accident had friends
or relatives in Los Angeles with whom
he had been visiting, but where he had
been staying while in this city, or
whether he had relatives here or not,
was not discovered.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
CONDEMNS DocToRED WINE
San Francisco Health Officer Making
Crusade Against Adulteration

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE
health officer has condemned $3.50 gal
Ions of adulterated wines found in the
possession of various local grocers and
wine dealers and the wine will all be
destroyed as soon as the dealers have
been given sufficient opportunity to
square accounts with the wholesalers
from whom the wines were purchased,
The health officer says that the con-
demned wines are being traced to the
source of this manufacture and that
many thousands of gallons of adulter-
ated wines are likely to fall under the
ban of the health authorities before
long.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
SIGHT FLEET IN
MALACCA STRAITS
F0RTY-SEVEN RUSSIAN SHIPS
STEAMING SOUTH
News Confirms Previous Report Of
Thirty Russian Warships and
Fourteen Golfers Being
Passed by the Dart
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, April IA dispatch from
Singapore to a news agency says that
the British steamer Tara reports hav-
ing passed AZ Russian vessels off One
Fathom bank in the straits of Malac-
ca at noon on Friday, steaming south
ward.
A dispatch from Durham, Natal
March 20 said that the British steamer
Dart from Rangoon reported that she
passed OH March 10 thirty warships
and fourteen colliers Cprobably the
Russian fleet, steaming eastward, 25O
miles northeast of the island of NADIA
gascar. The fleet reported by the Tara
Is probably the same as the one sighted
by the Dart.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
WILL COMPETE WITH
STANDARD OIL TRUST
Independent Producers Of Kansas to
Construct Pipe Line and
Refinery
u Assoclated Press.

By Associated Press
CHANUTE, Kas., April 7.-Repre-
sentatives of thirty Independent oil
companies, which control three-fourths
Of the oil production of Kansas, met
here today and decided to form a COM
pany. representing sIOOOOOO of invested
capital, to build fuel oil pipe line from
the Kansas oil field to Kansas city
and to construct refinery and storage
tanks in that city.
The company to be formed will be
the only one which will compete with
the Standard Oil company for the mar
kets OF the middle west. The producers
decided that consolidation of all their
interests is the only salvation of the
Independent operators in Kansas.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
Had Chinese Bandits With Them

ST. PETERSBURG, April 7.-Chief
of Staff Karkovitch, in a dispatch to
the general staff, dated today, says:
yesterday our sharpshooters forced
the Japanese cavalry to retire from
Erdaheze and Tsulushu. One of our
detachments on arriving on the morn
ing of April sss Tsintsatun engaged
the enemy, who had 5000 Chinese ban
dts with them. have not received
report of the results of the battle"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
Russian Main Force Rerlres
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
TOXIC, April THE main force of
the Russians which was recently de-
feated in the neighborhood of Chin
chiatun has deviated toward Shumi-
encheng, and part of 1t has retreated
along the Fenghua road. on the even
ing of April 5th no Russians were to
be seen south of Hsinlitum, eight miles
north of Chinchiatun.
A small force of Russians is occupy
ing Talisiyo, twenty-six miles east of
Weiyuanpaomen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
SENATOR PLATT'S CONDITION
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Has Passed the Most Comfortable
Night Since His Illness
BEGAN

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Conn, April 1.-THE
condition of Senator o. II. Platt, which
ing. showed improvement today His
physician said that the congestion that
appeared in the right lung late yes
terday afternoon and evening had
cleared up this morning.
The senator, he said. had the most
comfortable night since his illness
began.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
Japanese Watching the Straits

LONDON, April IA dispatch from
Singapore to the Express says that the
captain of coasting steamer reports
having sighted twenty-seven warships
seventy miles southwest of Penang.
A Batavia Gava) dispatch to the
same paper says that Chinese junks re-
rort that Japanese warships are polio
ing all the straits available to Rojest-
vensky in an attempt to reach the
China sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
RUSSIAN MILITARY
TRAINS IN COLLISION
Eight Killed and Many Wounded,
Owing to Crew Being Worn
Out With Work

HARDIN, April by a collision Of
military trains west of Harbin eight
soldiers were killed and 26 men
wounded. The accident was due to the
fact that the locomotive crew, who
were worn out with excessive hours of
continuous work. fell asleep and ran
past signals.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
Roads Become ImpassabIe

GUNSHU PASS, April 7.-Important
operations are thought to be out of the
question for some time to come; rain,
snow and thaw having spoiled all the
roads and created impossible mud.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
BIG HAUL OF ABALoNES
Diver Secures Two Tons In Eight
Hours Work
Special to The Heral i

Special to The Heralf
SAN PEDRO, April 7.-Dlver Mori of
the abalone fishers made record haul
yesterday a short distance north of
Portuguese bend. He was down about
ten hours and sent up from the ocean
bottom two tons of abalones. His
work was performed i'm from fifty to
seventy feet depth of water and he
worked continuously with the excep-
tion of a half hours rest at noon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
DESPONDENT WIFE
COMMITS SUICIDE
MRS. JOSEPH LEHMAN SHOOTS
HERSELF
BRooDs OVER ENHANCEMENT
Fails to Effect Reconciliation, and the
Woman Takes Her Own Life.
Husband Stunned, Unable
to Make Statement

While in fit OF dependency brought
on by prolonged brooding over the es-
arrangement of herself and her husband
and her failure to effect a reconcilia-
tion, Mrs. Ida Lehman of 1916 Rich
street last night committed suicide by
shooting herself in the mouth. The
bullet lodged in the base of the brain.
The dead woman was about 81 years
of age and had been married to Joseph
Lehman. who is a letter carrier, about
three years. The couple lived at the
address given above since their mar
riage and seemed happy until about six
months ago.
They tried to conceal their quarrel.
Even when Mrs. Lehman went to San
Francisco early In January and did not
return to Los Angeles until a week ago
the husband continued to rent the home
which they occupied and gave out that
she was visiting some of her relatives
in the northern city and would soon
return.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
PLuNeEs TO ETERNITY
Slips While Unloading Timber and
Falls Into Shoot
BY Associated Press.


WALLACE, Idaho, April 7.-Lee
Marsh was instantly killed last night
by falling 15O feet down a timber shoot
at the Morning mine near Mullan He
was unloading timber when he slipped
upon plank and fell into the shoot.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
EXPLOSION RUINS
STORAGE PLANT
ENGINEERS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
DAMAGE WILL BE $4,000
Property Of Union Ice and Cold stor-
age Company Blown Into a Mass Z
Of Wreckage by Burst
.ms Of Gas
DAMAGE WILL BE $4,000

A heavy pressure of escaping gas
from an oil tank in the engine room ct
the Union Ice and Cold Storage plant
on Alameda street ignited from the fur
mace fires beneath the boilers early yes
terday morning and exploded, wrecking
the entire plant and hurting pipes and
ammonia tanks high In the air. Mark +.
Hazel, assistant engineer, who was on
duty at the time. was hurled through
the air and severely injured by the ex-
plosion but managed to escape with
his life.
The explosion occurred shortly after
daybreak. An oil tank car, filled with
crude oil for fuel purposes, was side
tracked into the yards of the storage
company on Alameda street, between
Second and Third streets. The plant
occupies a position at the southern end
offices being at the extreme northeast
corner, escaped without damage.
The oil was being forced from the
car to tank beneath the floor of the
boiler room. The tank, it is supposed.
was filled with gas from the refuse oil,
which forced it upward and outward
into the boiler room above AS the tank
became filled the gas in the room above
became heavier and Hazel started to-
ward window to let the fumes out.
AS he did so the gas ignited with the
furnace fires and in second the entire
plant was mass of ruins.
The force of the explosion tore out
the entire north wall and wrecked the
west wall. The room above was also
totally demolished and the entire build
ing piled up in a mass of splintered
timbers and twisted pipes.
Caught by Exploding Gas
Hazel was caught by the exploding
gas just as he started to move. To
this fact he probably owes his life, for
he was thrown violently to the floor in
stead of being crushed through tie
north wall. His face and head were
burned and he was badly bruised and
injured.
Seeing that he must perish beneath
the weight of the staggering building
Hazel made d desperate effort and
crawled through the gap in the wall.
His clothing was famed into flames by
the draught and. becoming panic
stricken, he dashed south ON Alameda
street, followed by an officer and a num-
Der of spectators. At the corner CT
Third and Alameda streets he was
overtaken and thrown in the sand and
the flames extinguished. At the emer-
gency hospital Hazel regained con-
seriousness and. although badly injured,
will recover within few weeks, it is
said.
Following the explosion the building
Continued on Page Two.)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08

Mrs. Lehman shoots herself.
Pho politics in canal affairs.
3-Great crowds at horse show.
4-Locked wife in tamale wagon.
5-Southern California news.
6-Editorial.
"A second kiniry.
8-9-classified advertisements.
1o-Sports.
I'm arkets.
12-To save Figueroa street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California;: Cloudy on
Saturday; fresh west winds. Max
imum temperature in Los Angeles
yesterday, sc degrees; minimum,
SIS degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
EASTERN


EASTERN
Grand jury investigating beef trust expected
TO bring in indictments very shortly.
Judge Dunno explains how Chicago proposes
to realize municipal ownership
People OF San Antonio, Tex, give president
elaborate reception.
FOREIGN
Russian fleet sighted in Straits of Malacca
and Togo watching all exits.
Czar and court absent themselves from an
nual parade of Horse G lIrds
Earthquake in India was widespread and in
ficted great losses.
COAST
c. W Pratt, prominent citizen of Pasadena.
People of San Bernardino becoming terror
lied by frequent recurrence Of hold-ups-
San Francisco police identify murdered man
and find clews To sayers
LOCAL
Counoilmen ridicue mayors gas plans.
city officials inspect outfall sewer seventy
Autoists raise howl over proposed new speed
ordinance.
though he was discharged by health board.
Prosecution scores heavily in trial of Tom
Hays.
York finds its way into California courts.
Los Angeles man invents bedstead which
spills sleeper on ",or.
Explosion of sas wrecks Union Ice and Cold
Storage plant, causing damage OF $4,000 and
seriously injurils engineer.
rhousands OF dollars worth OF Jewels and
gold found in safe deposit box Of alleged gem
Deteetives arrest men charged with whole-
sale burglary OF boarding house
High railroad official says Salt Lake COM
mands approach 10 Goldneld.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
Neighbors Hear Shot

1t developed last night that she had
no relatives in San Francisco, but as
that was her old home she had merely
gone there after the disagreement with
her husband.
A week ago she returned to their
home. During her absence Lehman
had been living at the house but TAX
ing his meals at the home of his
mother, who runs small grocery store
on the corner of Valencia and Pico
streets, which is in the same neighbor-
hood. Mrs. Lehman, the proprietor Of
the store, has living apartments in the
rear of the store and at the time of the
shooting Joseph Lehman was calling on
his mother.
About 1880 o'clock the neighbors heard
muffied shot and on investigation
found Mrs. Lehman lying on the bel
in her room with blood running from
her mouth and a small caliber derrin-
ger revolver clutched In her right hand:
She had put the point of the pistol into
her mouth and pulled the trigger, the
bullet penetrating the base of the brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-08
Will Hold Inquest

The information that his wife had
committed suicide by shooting herself
seemed to stun Lehman and for time.
he could neither do nor say anything,
and could give no account of what had
taken place previous to his leaving the
house short time before the woman
took her life.
During the absence IN San Francisco
of his wife Lehman had applied for a
divorce and it Is thought that his wife
had gone home again with the hope CT
affecting reconciliation but had been
unsuccessful and took her life while
respondent.
The body was taken to Pierce Bros
morgue. where an inquest will be held
this morning.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09
kccpInE Roads Good.

a special tclcgram from Trenton. n.
j., to the 81. Louis Globe Democrat
says:
The plan ann Dumccd by State Road
Commissioner Hutchinson when he
took ohicc-that no further state aid in
road building would he extended to
those counties which neg ,ectcd to keep
their roads In repl r-haS been proluc-
tive of gratifying results. The com
missioner says the plan works like n
charm. More money is now being ap-
propriatcd by the counties for road re-
pairing than for building new ones
Monmouth has Appropriated SO, 900 for
the year, Burlington about the same
amount. Essex $4,000, Pas al $50 600
and SO on. Commissioner Hutchinson
regards this aS the complete solution
OF problem which has for years dis
turbcd the minds of all interested In
road Improvement.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09
REFORMS IN RURAL SECTIONS
Value of Benutifying the Country
Districts.

Value of BeautifyinE the Country
Districts.
In many of the smaller cities of this
country efforts are now being made to
beautify them. The movements for
the abolition of the billboard and hand
bill nuisance, the cutting of the weeds
and grass about public and private
places. are all in the right direction,
says the Washington paD Observer.
Well kept lawns, clean streets and al
leys. vacant lots well delivered of
weeds, are ali part of the work of
making city clean and beautiful.
These things help any town They at
tract residents and draw capitalists
But while these efforts are being made
by the residents of our towns, why
should not the residents of the coun-
try districts also make reforms along
this line Any one passing through
some sections of the country in the
country districts is struck by the i'll
kept farmlIouScS, the surroundings in
many instances being anything but
beautiful. The fields show an album
dant harvest, the sheep and cattle are
grazing over the meadows, the corn
is prolific, and there is everything to
indicate that the farmer is prosperous.
But about the house and scattered
over the farm are evidences of neglect
in making the premises attractive. The
lawn is Ill kept, the steps almost worn
out. while about the fences weeds have
grown up so as to almost obscure the
view over the farm there are dead
trees. others which are in sad need of
trimming, and the whole farm indicat-
ing that no effort is given toward max
ing it look beautiful. Beauty will add
to the value of any farm. and those
who would make the country more at
tractive and their properties worth
more money should give some attention
to these things. The building of good
roads will do more than amy other one
thing to bring about improved cOudi-
tiOnS in olr country districts. and it
Is already in evidence. We should have
beautiful country districts along smooth
and well improved highways as well as
beautiful trees, towns and cities. They
are all important in the life of our
people
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09
Factors In Town Prosperity.

Some OF the finest roads in all the
west are to be found in the country
tributary to Julian, Neb., and the cred
1t for this condition belongs largely to
one man, c. l.. Mcsnet, cashier Of the
Bank Of Julian. says the Auto Advo-
cate and Country Roads. All the high
ways leading into the town are in the
finest possible condition. They are
constantly dragged with road scraper
which is attached to II traction en-
gine. The roads are crowned so that
the water drains Off nicely. and the
1itchcs on both sides Of the roads are
so constructed that they carry off the
water easily. The roads are as hard
and smooth as II they were macadam-
ized or aSphaltcd. and vehicles run over
them with the ease and lightness Of
n sulky on II race track The funds for
the work are collected by public sub
scription and in making these collec-
tlonS Mr.. MeSnet has been the leader
The result has been to make Julian
the most prosperous town of its size
in Nebraska.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09

Iowa has 100000 miles of country
roads built on soil of exceptional
fertility and exceptionally deficient in
natrrial for hard roads. Iowa raises
$265,000,00O in farm products, each
dollars worth of which must be trans
ported on an average Of several miles
to the railroad. If it now costs one
half cent on IL dollar to do this hauling,
and that cost can be reduced to one
fourth cent by lmprovcd roads. the
farmers Of Iowa are paying an annual
bad road tax of SGG2. 800 They are
coming to appreciate that this Is a
poor investment.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09
FIGHTING THE BILLBOARD.
why Some Regard Ii nv Permanently
EVIL to Towns

The agitation against the billboard
as municipal Disagreement has al
ready reached goodly proportions. and
the campaign is as vet in its infancy
says American Homes and Gardening
Some efforts, and we'll meant efforts,
have been made to improve it, part
ly by designing the billboard itself and
partly by improving the designs of the
signs. Nothing has, however. yet been
accomplished that amounts to definite
and general Improvement. and hence it
is pertinent to inquire if the billboard
is to 90.
One of the most obvious steps in
municipal betterment is to do away
with unnecessary, unSightly objects.
The billboard has been unsightly SO
long that many people regard it as
permanently evil. At all events, ii is
clear that if it is to remain it can only
do SO under much better conditions
than now obtain, and it must he sup
ported on broader grounds than the
fact that Il handsome advertising bust
ness has grown up through its promo
tlOn. No business can be successfully
promoted by improper means. The
billboard, glaring and staring at every
point. approaches the limit beyond
which business should not 20. Its mis-
fortune has been injudiciouS use.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09

and his early yca'1 wars ..urnt on n
farm and in a ma, 1!Le shop. He got
together enough money to pay for Il
years course in the University of Hi
noiS. On its completion he went back
to the machine shop and while at work
there practiccd short hand. He was
on the Chicago Tribune and afterward
associate editor of the Chicago Ecuno-
mist. When Lyman j. Gage became
secretary of the treasury he invited
Mr.. Nanlcrlip to be his private Secre
tary and later promoted him to be as
siStant secretary. From this position
Mr.. Nandcrlip retired i'll 1901 and has
since been engaged in banking
In 1892 the banker of today was with
the Chicago Tribune. and the panic
times had begun. Banks were failing
every day. Joseph McdilI. the editor of
the Tribune, was i'll southern Califor
mia. He was much exercised over the
situation and was in close touch with
the office, constantly advising conScrv-
atiSm and optimism in the newspaper
reports.
NAnderlip by close economy and
some minor investments hll saved
$500. 1t waS all he had. one day the
bank failed i'll which he had deposited
his little nest egg. He went dcspond-
emily to his desk. The world looked
black to him. 1t was hard blow.
messenger boy came in with IL tel
egram Nanderlip signed for it me
chancally. His thoughts We're on his
lost $500. He tore open the envelope.
The telegram was from Mr.. Mcdill. 1t
read, Take II cheerful view of the sit
uatiOn"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09

worked makes an appearance" equally
good from either side of the material.
Sash curtains could be treated in Il
simpler way. possibly with II border
Of conventional character or of natural
flowers done on coarse kind of can
vas in II deep shade of twine This
material hangs with admirable soft
ness. Others again might be of clear
muslin worked with shadow embrod-
cry. In fact, the idea is capable of
endless variations and developments
which an inventive worker will be
quick to perceive and to turn to ac-
count in imparting an individual touch
to her curtain.
The dainty little lingerie pillow cover
seen in the cut is made of square of
hemstitched linen embroidered in dots
In an attractive pattern. 1t is dctach-
able from the pillowcaSe proper, which
is covered with colored silk and trim
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-09

THE climate. the soil the topog
raphy and the general conditions ex-
listing in California are such that its
towns could be and should be made
the most beautiful in the world" With
the above extract from an interview
with Daniel H. Burnham. the we'll
known architect, the Riverside (CaD
Enterprise urges the identifying OF
California towns as financial invest
ment by the removal OF unSightly OBJ
jeCts-pOles, billboards weeds, fences
and other structures; the beautifylng
Of streetS-the street plan, tree plant
ing, parkways, other adOrnments
parks. Fairgrounds and other streets -
for small streets. for large towns, the
cultivation of vacant lots; structures
building regula tinns with view to
stimulating art, public buildings, pri
vate buildings; administratiOn-the de-
sirability OF Improvement clubs. tree
planting. and park commissions. the
office of town forester the value OF
expert aid, the cost: how can addi
tiOnal revenue he secured: cOnsidera-
tion of n proposed law providing a
method for beautifying towns.