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Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
SPIRITUALISTS HOLDING
BIG CONVENTION IN CITY
Leaders From the East Denounee
What They Term "Fake"
Mediums

Mediums
The workings of the spirit world
were revealed to a large audience at
Burbank hall yesterday afternoon by
Prof. Il. W. Sprague. who explained
the plan Of action pursued by me-
dunn, after which his wife proceeded
to demonstrate by giving messages to
people in the audience.
The meeting was one Of series in
the ffty-seventh anniversary conven-
tion of Modern Spiritualism, which
opened yesterday morning and will
continue until Sunday evening.
Mr.. Sprague and his wife are me-
diums who have come here from the
east to attend the convention and
we're among the principal speakers at
yesterdays sessions.
Prof. Sprague outlined the doctrines
of Spiritualism and drew line be-
tween what he calls the real medium
and the fake, denouncing the latter as
criminal.
Everything is reaching for the light
but the bigot," he said "and it is he
alone who does not advance. Thought
is invisible. The real world is invisi-
BILE.
"You will ask the question How does
medium catch a message from the
spirit worldT I will answer It,
'If a spirit wants to communicate
with some one here 1t will lower it's
our, tbouobt x,ibra tio,, 70 rancb tho
person., and will practice with the me-
dium until it raises him to a higher
vibration, and when the two are on
the same plane the message can be
communicated"
When he had finished speaking his
her messages to the people in the au-
dience.
II give them just as they come from
the spirit world" she said.
One sweet faced woman arose and
asked for message, and the medium
gave her the letters M. and A. "They
are my mother Mary and my father
Arthur" said she.
you are thinking of making
change" said the medium, "and the
spirit says for me to tell you to let
well enough alone"
THAT is just what 1 wanted to
know" said the woman, and she went
away happy.
To an old man in the audience who
rose in answer to a request for a
skeptic to stand, she gave an account
of his life, saying he left home when
10 years old and traced the different
events down to the present time. "It
is all true" said the man, reluctantly.
"I hear some one calling James,
she said, as she pointed to a man in the
audience.
That's my name," he answered.
Let the doctors alone and live in
touch with the spirits" was the mes
sage that fell to the lot of another, and
Mrs. Sprague apologized for hitting the
doctors, blaming it all on the spirit.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
MINING TRADE IS
HEADED THIS WAY
NEVADA PEOPLE CLAM0R FOR
ROAD TO LOS ANGELES
Editor Of 6uIlfrog Paper Comes Here
to Purchase Plant-says De-
mand for Railroad
Is Great
Los Angeles to Goidaeld.

This is the one topic of discussion
among the mining men in Nevada now.
as well as hundreds Of business men
in Southern California, who see a great
future for the city through reaping the
benefits to come with the rich COM
merce of the wealthy camps that are
being opened up.
The presence in Los Angeles of
Frank p Mannix. editor and publisher
of the Bullfrog Miner, on purchasing
trip, is another indication of the impor-
tant part this section is to play in con-
nection with the opening up of the rich
Nevada mining districts.
Only few days ago the superintend-
cnt of the f. NJ. Smith Borax company
came down from Las Vegas over the
new Salt Lake line to purchase sup
plies, and now publisher, who is to
lay before the world the facts concern
ing the many resources of that wonder
full country, comes to Los Angeles for
an outfit with which to carry out his
plans.
In order to hold the field Mr.. Mannix
had the first number of the Miner
printed at Tonopah and carried down
to Bullfrog by stage, where it was cir
culated today.
Clustered about the town of Bullfrog
are the mining towns of Gold Center,
Rhyolite and Beatty, all aggregating in
population about 5000. Each has it's
mining camps, rude stores, mountain
homes and corrals.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
ATTACKED BY THREE THUGS
Highwaymen Place Revolver in Vic
TINS Face and Rob Him

Gene N. Lestora of 15421s San Fer
nando street was held up under the
viaduct at College and San Fernando
streets shortly after II o'clock last
night by three young highwaymen.
who pointed revolvers at his face and
demanded his money
Lestora was robbed of $4 and a small
gold nugget all of value that he had
on his person at the time. The thugs
also took his hat
The victim reported the case to the
police, but was unable to furnish them
with a description of his assailants.
He said, however. that they We're all
young men.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
Many Valuable Properties

Mining properties of great value
in the Bullfrog section are those owned
by H. II. Clark Key Pittman, January
Jones, M. M. Detch Bob Montgom-
cry, Nick Darcy, Judge Rey, Frank
Burch, Albert Gillespie, DR.. Benson,
the Patrick brothers, and many Others.
Times are lively in all the camps.
/ have been in the Goldfeld and Bull
frog camps since last February, going
there from the Cripple Creek district
in Colorado. l have spent most of
my life in the gold diggings of the
Rockies, but / never saw a brighter
outlook for riches than now exists in
Nevada The mountains will be alive
with expert prospectors from now on
and great strikes will be sure to re-
suit. Everybody expects a big rush
to Bullfrog and Goldfeld. 1t is COM
ing from Los Angeles and Salt Lake
by way of Daggett and Las Vegas,
and from the north by way of Tono-
pah."
Mr.. Mannix was formerly a resident
of Denver and Cripple Creek. He was
county clerk at Cripple Creek for five
years, being elected twice and hold
ing over one year under the provision
of the new constitution. He figured
prominently in the recent strike in the
Cripple Creek district, and while he
opposed the inauguration of the strike,
he sympathized with the miners in
their contention, and made speeches in
their behalf
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
KICKED OFF TRAIN,
SEVERELY INJURED
EMPLOYE AT ASCOT CRUELTY
HANDLED ON CARS
Because He Was Without Funds He
Says That Brakeman Showed
Him Off Easily Moving
Freight

Exhausted from loss of blood, and
scarcely able to drag his body along,
Thomas A. Purcell, formerly an en-
ploye at the Ascot race track, was
found in ditch near the railroad at
Burbank yesterday morning and
brought to Los Angeles for treatment.
His right foot had been mangled be-
meath the wheels of a freight train and
only by the prompt attention of sur
geons at the receiving hospital was his
life saved.
When Purcell arrived at the receiving
hospital he was barely able to speak.
"I left Los Angeles Thursday intend
ing to go to San Francisco, as the local
race season was over. 1 arrived at
Burbank last night" said Purcell; 81
waited there until about midnight,
when freight train pulled in and l
saw a number of men sitting on the
top of one of the rear cars. l asked
them if 1 might have ride and they
made room for me. Before the train
pulled out the brakeman came to me
and asked me if 1 had any money. |
told him I had none and he left me.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
Predicts Great Future

Mannix said:
"Bullfrog is in the richest mining
district of Nevada and will be devel-
months.
Great activity is shown, and as soon
as the rush of prospectors begins bus1-
ness in the mining line will hum in
every camp, and preparations to handle
the ore at Las Vegas and as far south
as Los Angeles will awaken intense in
terest in Nevada property.
II might mention scores of pioneers
in and around Bullfrog, Goldfield and
Tonopah, who have already cleaned up
big fortunes and have acquired large
holdings by simply scratching the sur
face. Millions and millions are yet to
be brought to the top. The work of
DEVELOPMENT is in it's infancy through
out the wide district. Tons and tons
of rich ore are on the dumps, waiting
to be transported to mills and smelters
vet to be built Even ore of great
value cannot now be hauled to distant
points for reduction purposes because
of the cost of carriage, which is not less
than three cents a pound.
"Bullfrog and Goldfield must have a
railroad to Los Angeles, Soda Springs
or some other good point on the Salt
Lake road, and mine owners and other
parties interested will lose no time In
giving substantial encouragement to
any syndicate that will penetrate the
district and put the trains in motion.
Then great quantities of ore now ig-
nored will be placed in the smelters
and turned into gold bricks for the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
Kicked off Train

when the car had pulled out and
was some miles from Burbank, going
at a fast rate of speed, the brakeman
came to me and said: IF you haven't
any money you don't ride, and as |
was sitting on the edge of the car, he
gave me "a shove with his foot and sent
me beneath the wheels.
81 don't know how long remained
i'm the ditch by the side of the road,
but when | came TO myself. | started
to crawl My foot was bleeding fear
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01
continue Elower Festival

The promoters of the flower festi-
val at Temple auditorium have decided
to continue 1t throughout today, maxi
ing special plans for the children dur
ing the afternoon, when they win be ad-
mitted at half price Souvenir night
will take place in the evening. and
from s to 10 O'Clock there viii be re-
ception to a bridal pair.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01

Thousands and thousands Of men,
women and even children are going
around with weak unhealthy kid
neys and neglecting themselves day
after day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01

Siam has quite a respectable navy so far as
the number of its fighting vessels goes. The
Siamese navy possesses seventy-one vessels,
carrying eighty-two guns. the largest be-
ing cruiser of 1000 tons displacement.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-01

Do you know January Jones? ReaC
what he says in Sunday Herald, pag'
7, editorial section.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
WIFE or DR. VILE
is SERIOUSLY INJURED

Honolulu people and Hawaiians
throughout the group will receive the
following account of n serious accident
to the wife OF Dr. Vile with deepest
regret. DIR. VILE has endeared him
self to the citizens OF this Territory
by his kindly interest in the Molokai
Settlement unfortunates. Mrs. Vile
spent some time here with her hus-
band on one of his visits.
1t will be seen, from the report OF
Mrs. Wile's dreadful mishap here given
that the doctor was preparing TO leave
for Honolulu ten days later, when it
happened. The report is from the
Danbury Comm Evening News of Oc-
tober Q:
Mrs. William C. Vile lies seriously
i'll at her home, Tarrywile from the eff
fects of injuries which she sustained
in a headlong plunge, down a stairway
in her home Saturday afternoon. She
sustained a fracture of her right arm
at the elbow and an injury to her
not been definitely determined. 1t was
at first believed that the spine was
fractured but whether or not this
diagnosis is correct can not be deter
mined by the physicians for several
days. An examination made this
morning by DR.. Robert T. Morris, the
New York specialist, gives hope that
the injury may not be ae serious as
was feared
That Mrs. Vile escaped more serious
injury or even instant death seems re-
markable under the circumstances. The
stairway where the accident occurred
leads from the second floor to the
kitchen. \ narrow hallway at the top
of the stairs is protected by a balus-
trade. On the opposite side of the
stairway is window. Mrs. Vile dis
covered wasp upon the sill of the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17

window and with piece Of paper for
"a brush attempted TO remove the in
sect. She leaned too for over the
btlustradc aud, losing her balance
plunged headfoTemost down the stair
wsy.
The cook. who was In the kitchen at
the time, heard Mrs. wlles cry of
alarm as she fell, and an instant after
wards heard her body strike the door
at the foot Of the stairs. Mrs. Vile
was found unconscious upon the lower
landing when the door was opened. 1t
was apparent that she was severely
injured and as DR.. Vile was not at
home another physician was summon
ed by telephone. Mrs. VILE recovered
consciousness In a short time but when
the physician reached her he found that
she was paralyzed below her waist and
that she was suffering greatly from
shock. He also found fracture of
the right elbow.
DR. Vile, who had planned to leave
Danbury on October 10 for a trip to
Honolulu, went to Pleasant Valley, ~
Y, on Saturday in his automobile TO
say farewell to relatives in that place.
He reached home early Saturday even
ing and found Mrs. Vile In a serious
condition. The paralysis continued and
DIR. Vile agreed with the other physi-
clans who had been summoned, that
there were indications of fracture OF
the spine. The injury was of such a
nature that an exact diagnosis was i'm
possible and 1t was decided to summon
DR.. Robert T. Morris, one of the most
eminent of New York specialists, in
consultation.
DIR. Norris reached here at 10:40 this
morning and was taken at once to Tar
rywile His diagnosis, although not
positive. gave hope that the spine had
not been fractured and that the in
jury was less serious than had been
feared. Mrs. Vile was in as comfort
lble condition this afternoon as could
be expected under the circumstances
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
The MEANING AND LAWS
OF GENERAL AVERAGE
Continued from PAGE IL

the interests and property which derive
advantage from it. The phrase Gen
eral Average" is used, because a loss
of part is thus divided among all
the other parts, and is sustained by all
In equal proportion. This rule is an
Gent and universal. 1t would be held
to apply to all our inland navigation,
whether of river or lake, steam or
canvas.
There are three essentials in General
Average without the concurrence of all
of which there can be no claim for a
loss. First, the sacrifice must be vol
untary; second, it must be necessary;
third, 1t must be successful Or, in
other words, there must be common
danger, voluntary loss, and a saw
ing of the imperiled property by the
loss.
Parsons, regarding the employment
of ship, has the following:
If wreck, or other interruption, in
tervenes, the shipowner has the right of
trans-shipping them, and sending them
forward in the original ship or another
ship, to the place of their original des-
tination. When they arrive there, he
may claim the whole freight originally
agreed on; but, if forwarded in the
original ship, he can claim no more;
for then the extra cost of forwarding
the goods is his loss. If the master or
owner forwards them in another ship
from necessity, and at an increased
cost, the shipper must pay this in
creased cost.
Parsons Furthermore says:
The goods are to be delivered. by the
bill of fading, in good condition, lex
cepting the dangers of the sea-" and
such other risks or perils as may be
expressed. If the goods are damaged
to any extent by any of these perils,
and yet can be and are delivered in
specie chat is, if the goods are actually
delivered although hurt or spoilt, as
corn, or hides although rotten, flour
although wet, fish although spoil), the
freight is payable.
The shipper or consignee can not
abandon the goods for the freight, IL
they remain in specie, although they
may be worthless; for damage caused
by an excepted risk is his loss, and not
the loss of the owner. II they are lost
by risk which the shipowner does not
except In the bill of ladng. he is
answerable for that loss, and II may be
charged In settlement of freight.
II they are lost in substance, though
not In form, that is, although the cases
or vessels are preserved. as IL sugar is
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
FINDS INDICTMENTS

A report was rendered by the Federal
grand jury yesterday with nine indict-
ments, of which three went on the Sc
cret file until the defendants are ar
tested. Those made public are:
Frank C. Bertelmann. two counts of
impersonating a Federal officer; An
Hook Yuen and Ching Chez, conspiracy
in unlawful importation of a woman;
Kunakichi Kamatani and Goro Mori-
Okla, conspiracy to commit an offense:
Tamezi Honda and Kumaki Hokada,
same as previous case, both being cases
of the japanese practice of buying and
selling wives; Hatsuzo Shimoda, unlaw-
full. woman Importation; Shizuye Koshi,
woman. and Shinkichi Maxine, man, a
social offense.
The Camp Mckinley coming cases
were further investigated yesterday
morning, and then the jurors were ex-
cused until tomorrow,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
JUDGE DOLE REJOINS
Continued from Page ID

IN the japanese methods of admins.
tration after the visit of Commodore
Perry, was not a movement arising
from the masses and acting on the
government, but just the contrary.
The government decided that the adop-
tion of foreign methods was essential
to japanese prestige, and the nation
accepted the new departure with that
obedience which was a quality of its
discipline gained through its accus-
toned recognition of the absolute in.
fallibility and divine authority of the
Emperor.
At these people, together with the
new Chinese citizens that we are in
Producing into our body politic-a race
still more conservative than the jap.
anese, and more subject to the bonds
OF heredity and tradition, dominate
our political situation at some future
time, can their political Judgment be
relied on in legislative and admins
trative mattersi 1t is not a question
whether or not they might conduct a
government credibly, but rather.
whether they would or could conduct
an American Territorial or state gov
eminent satisfactorily, whether they
would or could promote American prin-
ciples of the franchise, of executive
and Judicial administration or of mar
riage.
If there is doubt of their capacity
to do these things as well as makers
OF public sentiment of the Caucasian
races, our safe course is, 1 submit. to
take such action before it is too late.
that will ensure always in this com.
munity leaven Of political influence
that shall be sufficient to continue and
further develop the existing Ameri-
can sentiment.
In closing, desire to correct a mis-.
conception expressed in Judge Hart s
paper as to my attitude toward the
sugar planters. He says that my
opinion is that the system of farm
ing by corporations should be broken
up, and basic establishment for the
making of farms and homes and the
consequent growth and education of
good citizens be established. - do
not know from what text the above
sub-quotation is taken. do not think
that have ever favored the breaking
up of "the system of farming by cor
porations. Abrupt changes of such
a character are usually disastrous.
But my suggestion was in brief that
with the present uncertainty in the
supply of plantation labor, is it not
wise to experiment with such other
classes of labor as may be available,
under different conditions from the
prevailing systeml / also feel that
the planters have missed an opportun-
ity of adding quality of permanence
to their supply of labor, in not offer.
ing the indueement of land ownership
to the early Portuguese immigrants.
The objective point in such PROPOSE
tion being that while the planters
would be thus helping themselves,
they would still more be assisting in
the development of citizen popula-
ton which should promote a public
sentiment favorable both to political
and social conditions.
SANFORD B. DOLE.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
DAMAGES
FOR INJURY

Ethel Barr, resident of Los Ange-
les, California, temporarily residing
here, trained nurse by occupation,
has brought suit against the Homo
lulu Rapid T-..nsit L. Land Co. for
$4,000 damages. Her complaint sets
forth the cause of action thus, con-
densed:
That on the 10th day of October, A.
ID. 1905, at about the hour of 1890
o'clock p. M, plaintiff was a passen-
ger in one of the cars of defendant on
said branch line and was being carried
and conveyed from said corner OF
Wilder avenue and Punahou street,
to point in College Hill tract, and
for said passage and transportation had
paid her fare to the conductor.
That while plaintiff was a passenger
and in the exercise of proper care, and
free from fault and contributory neg
igence, defendant, not regarding its
duty in that behalf, did by its servants
SO carelessly, negligently and unskil-
fully drive the car around a curve in
College Hills tract at such a high,
reckless and dangerous rate of speed
that plaintiff was thrown from and out
of her seat and upon the steps at the
sides of the car, sometimes known as
the running board, and to position OF
great danger with her head down and
near to the ground, "and plaintiff was
thereby seriously cut, bruised, wound
ed and injured, was greatly terrified,
and her mind and nervous system re-
ceived an intense and severe shock:
that despite plaintiff loud cries OF
distress she was carried in said danger
Gus position and while III said state OF
injury, distress and terror, for a long
distance, to wit, 400 feet, before said
car was brought to a stop; that at said
time plaintiff made such efforts to save
herself as she was able to make in her
then state of injury and weakness, and
was prevented from falling from said
car to the ground by the assistance of
gentleman fellow passenger who
seized plaintiff by the leg and held her
until said car was stopped.
THAT by the premises plaintiff was
put to great pain, suffering, distress
and humiliation, and was confined to
her bed for several days, and is now
and ever since said time has been pre-
vented from attending to her usual and
necessary business as a trained nurse,
the practice of which plaintiff has
solely to rely upon for the earning of
her living, and plaintiff is as she be-
lieves permanently injured by the
premises; and, further, plaintiff has
been compelled by reason of said in
juries to expend and has expended the
sum of two hundred dollars for medi-
cal attendance in endeavoring to cure
said cuts, wounds, bruises, injuries and
shock
Wherefore plaintiff prays for process
and for the sum of five thousand dol
lars as damages, together with costs of
court. Thompson & Clemens are her
attorneys.
Miss Barr graduated as a trained
nurse from st. Marks Hospital, Salt
Lake City, Utah. She came to Homo
lulu with Mrs. Earle, wife of the big
California fruit shipper.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
THE JURIES AT WORK

All Lums trial for conducting a lot.
terry began yesterday before Judge Rob-
inson and jury consisting of Henry
b. saylor, w. T. Raposo, L. H. Dee.
Sylvester Crook Albion f. Clark, Farm
Cornn, Chas. II. Carter. Ulysses II.
Jones, Geo. w. Macy, Thos. Jones, A.
V. Gear and A. A. Montana. Fleming
for Territory; Peterson for defendant.
Judge Robinson called the criminal
calendar again yesterday. setting a
number of cases for trial.
A. G. Kaulukou, admitted to the bar
last week, was assigned to defend Dan
Keoki, charged with larceny.
Chong Him withdrew his plea of not
guilty and, pleading guilty to selling
liquor without license, had his sentence
for three months by Judge
Robinson, his bond being ordered can
celed and himself released on his own
Judge De Bolt had Kapiolani Estate
VS.. Thurston on trial by jury for the
third day.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17

wished out OF boxes or hogsheads. or
wine leaks out Of casks. by reason OF
injury sustained from peril az the sea.
though the master may deliver this
hogBheads or boxes or casks, this 10
not a delivery OF the sugar OF the wine,
and no freight IL due.
II the goods are injured. or actually
perish and disappear from internal de-
feet or decay or change. that is, from
causes inherent in the goods them
selves. with no fault OF the master
freight is due. But IL II can be shown
that the loss or injury might have been
avoided by the use of proper precau-
tionary measures, and that the usual
and customary methods for this purpos
have been neglected, the master or ship
owners may be held liable for the dam
age.