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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08
CITY VOTES
0RB0NDS
Victory Is Absolutely
Overwhelming
Future of Los Angeles
Assured
Little Opposition to Great
Project
BY Vote Of 1o,6e3 to 754 Citizens Voice
Their Confidence In Board of COM
mlssioners and Superintend-
ent MuIhoIland


+ Forecast Of future construction
{ Of the Owens river system by the
/. water board and superintendent
T MuholIand.
{ September 7-First bond Issue
!. of $1,5oo,ooo passed by over
/. wheIming majority.
I September 25-Thirty men In
+ the field under Superintendent
{ MuIfoIand making surveys.
+ October 15-SaIe of first bond
f issue and purchase Of Owens
|. river property where terms of
+ sale demand.
+ October Strengthening corps
/. starts to work In Los Angeles on
+ field notes of surveyors.
{ January Is, 19o6-Appointment
+ of board of engineers of interna-
+ tionaI prominence to pass upon
I work done.
!. February 1-PIans, estimates
+ and specifications completed.
I March 1-Report of board OF
/. engineers.
{ June Appropriations for sec.
+ ond bond issue, probably for
t $5,ooo,ooo.
8 October ACTUAL work on the
+ conduit In progress.
4. III. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08
RESULT YESTERDAY OF0R THE BONDS 0693 OPPOSED 75
E. H. CONGER WILL
LIVE IN LOS ANGELES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Sept. T.
]. w. Conger of this city is au-
thority for the statement that his j
; brother, E. H. Conger, who re-
gently resigned his position as .
ambassador to Mexico, will soon :
. move to Los Angeles, where he
will engage in business. !
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08
DENouNcEs THE TREATY

Toxic Municipality Passes Resolutions
in Favor of its Abandonment
By Associated Press.
TOXIC, Sept. Z, 6 a. m.-Last nights
was not particularly serious.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08


TOXIC, Sept. g. delayed in trans
mission.)-The Hartman party had an
exciting experience last night while at
tending and returning from dinner
given by Baron Some. minister Of
finance. DR.. w. G. Lyle and j. c. Nc
Knight were caught in crowd on their
way to the dinner and were stoned, Dr.
Lyle being struck by a missile and
slightly hurt. After the dinner was
over detachment of soldiers escorted
the party to the legation. A crowd
stopped R.. P. Schwerin, vice president
of the Pacific Mail steamship company,
and assaulted his runners, but they did
not touch Mr.. Schwerin.
A crowd menacing a neighboring po-
lice kiosk filled the space in front of the
American legation and hooted and
jeered the soldiers escorting the Harri-
man party. The soldiers fixed bayonets,
charged the crowd, clearing the street
and guarded the legation throughout
the night.
The dinner planned by the bank for
tonight in honor of the Hartman party
will not take place owing to the dis
turbed condition in the city.
A mob burned and destroyed ten
Christian churches and one, mission
house school last night. The people
were not injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08
E. H. HARTMAN WHO WAS STONED
BUILDING COLLAPSES,
KILLING TWO PERSONS
Nearly a Score InJured-structure
Was Condemned Two Years
Ago

ago
BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-TWO persons
were killed, one Of them girl 16 years
old, when a building at Grand and
Mott streets collapsed today. The
building is said to have been con-
demned two years ago, but had been
permitted to be occupied since. Thomas
McGovern, a foreman in the building
department, is under arrest in connec-
ton with the collapse on charge OF
criminal negligence.
The dead:
MARIE GARIOSO. 16 years old.
JOSEPH FARINI. 4S years old.
Nearly a score Of persons were in
jured, some suffering from broken
limbs.
The Garioso girl was passing the
building when the collapse came and
she was almost instantly killed. Far
anini had returned to the building to
get some of his belongings and was
caught by the falling walls.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08

BY vote of almost fifteen to one
citizens of Los Angeles decided yester-
day that the city should issue bonds to
the amount of $1,5O0,OO0 for the pre-
liminary work on the Owens river
water system.
Out of a total of 11.447 votes cast but
754 were against the proposition.
For a bond election the vote cast
was surprisingly large. The fact that
almost from the time that the PROPOSE
ton was made public citizens have been
almost unanimous in their approval of
the scheme. undoubtedly prevented the
vote from being much larger.
The election was remarkable in many
ways. There was no electioneering.
Men voted because they thought 1t was
their duty. The utmost interest was
exhibited as to the way the election
was going, but the only argument put
forth was that each man should vote
as he saw fit.
To Begin Work at Once
From this time forth, say officials of
the water board and City Attorney
Mathews, who has in hand the finan-
ciering so far as the city is concerned,
the work will be pushed to a rapid COM
pletion.
William Mulholland. superintendent
of the water department. will leave Los
Angeles Saturday morning for San
Francisco to purchase the necessary
equipment for the six gangs of survey
ors who will be put into the field with
in the next fifteen days. Ex-Mayor
Fred Eaton, who from the first has
stood as one of the principal figures In
the building of the system, will leave
for the Owens river territory the first
of next week to take in hand the city's
business in that territory.
City Attorney Mathews said yester-
day that he believed the bonds would
be ready for sale within the next six
weeks. They are to be 1000 in number,
1000 of $1,000 denomination and 1000 of
$500, paying four per cent interest. The
last bond will be redeemed by the city
at the end of forty years. one fortieth
of the issue being redeemed each year.
Early Sale of Bonds
Following their inspection by an ex-
pert the bonds will be put up at public
sale The credit of the city is well
established and as the bonds are for a
good purpose, besides bearing profit
able rate of interest, they should sell
at a premium, according to the state
ment of the city attorney.
On their issuance the water board will
ask the council to expend $16S,OOO of the
amount in payments on lands and ri
parian rights which will fall due late in
October. OF this amount $11S,000 has
already been expended in options, the
water board having advanced that sum
from its treasury.
When this is returned to it's proper
place the board will expend the entire
amount in extensions and repairs of
the present water system.
This expressed intention on the part
of the board will come as boon to
those sections of the city which have
been unable to procure water supply.
For the past year a minimum of repairs
CONTINUED ON Page TwO)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08
VISITORS
ASSAILED
Harriman's Carriage
Attacked
Crowd Jeers at American
Legation
Ten Christian Churches
Are Burned
Martial Law Declared In Toxic and
Newspapers Charged With Fam
ming Discomfort Suppressed
Under Ordinance

. LONDON, Sept. s.-The Toxic ]
correspondent of the Daily TeIe- :
graph attributes the disorders In !
the Japanese capital to the ar
rest of five leaders Of public opln-
. ion. He says that representa- !
tives from the whole of Japan
. met Wednesday night and re- .
! solved to organize national .
movement from Hokkaldo to
. Formosa, and to memoriaIize the !
throne and the government
against the ratification of the
. treaty of Portsmouth. The CORE .
spondent says that he antlcI-
. pates the issue or an imperial
! manifesto to the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-08
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Fair, with
fog in the morning; fresh south
winds. Maximum temperature in
Los Angeles yesterday, 76 de-
erees; minimum, Sc degrees.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
nr cabIa to rae DaiIv Ga.away.

By Gable to Tae Daily Gateway.
 Washington, D. C., Lee. G-Prcst- dent Rooscvolrs annual message to Congress was read yesterday afternoon in both houses. Its marked features are discussion, of special subjects upon which the President has heretofore taken a positive stand.
 The President rcaarms his adhcr- cncc ,o che policy of cnIarging and strengthening the powers of the inter- state commerce commission, giving it authority to regulate railroad rates. At the same time the President dis ayows amy sympathy with the movement for public ownership of rail- roads.
 The message takes up.thc life iusw- aucc scandals and urges the extension of federal authority over the Insurance business. The President recommends Congressional attention ,o the results O. recent life insurance investigations. He dsuomycs corporate contributions Co political parties in campaigns.
 The treaty with san Domingo, which vrtua1I. gives the United States gov onmut a prWcc,oratc over the Do- mfu.m treasury, je pay outside debts and regulate expenditures, k favored hg ,hc President and he recommends it~ ratification by the Senate.
 The message urge, the mram- molod aGmi ion 60 ,lis country of all chinese bat yoal.e,, and asks increased appropriations fer the state doparJ- men. in order to enable it to stimulate commercial interests abroad.
 Rcconncajs Alaska Delegate
 The President recommends that Alaska be given a territorial delegate, saying: "I earnestly rccommed that Alaska Ue given an elective delegate r Congress. Some person should be chosen who can speak with authority or the territory and in support of it's needs. Tine government .aoujd aid ra. construction of aroi.road from the
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
Millionaire Palaces

The palaces of the millionaire, like the East Side tenements or the subur- ban cottages, have been built directly for the market. The modern Fifth Avenue mansion has become almost 8 staple article of merchandise. Five or six years ago the builder who ri~ked his capital iu 8 43O,O00 or 3l0,000 house was regarded as a very yeEturesome person. In the last six years, however, single New York builder has erected houses at Q cost of from Slo30OO to @500,OOO on a purely speculative basis; andhas, moreover, sold them. Whether the purchasers contentmeut with the ready-made article, however, is owing to the lack of ideas or an indecent haste to establish themselves on America's greatest residential thor oughfare, is not determtuod.-Metro- politun Magazine,
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
Creek Cuts the Ledge

The lower end or the creek was u' ready located and the pro,pcc.ors pr.. cesdcd farther up. They finally cam. to place where the creek cat ranou-. a wel-defued mineral ledge of whLr.o. quartz. It did not look like much O anything Co them, but in mere cuIo- ity they hammered of scvcra. pieces and suddenly noticed that one s~a-mau fairly gIittered with gold ,pecas.
 The prospectors went no further. They staled out a string of claims ana began work. AIittle drilling disclosed the presence of free gold all through the ledge. They wrote of their dtscov cry to Nome, and ". x. Armstrong. who had been with them on the Roseu. expedition into Siberia. came down. Further development work Was don, and upon the statements of SEeon con corning the find Fl. A. Ingall, came Go Sewar5. \ few days examination co-- yinced him that the boy, had found a bonanza. He took bond upon part Q the property for himself and T.. F.. Shaw, and hastened to Seattle Co gc. money for development on 30 larg. scale. The result was the taking over of sixteen claims by Charle, D. Lane Messrs. Ingalls, and Shaw still have @l interest in the property which they first bonded. Of future prospects lIr. Shaw says:
 "The property is practically past Che experimental stage It would be un- heard of for such a showing as is now in sight to fade out into nothing. All. the men who have been interested in the property agree that the indication, are extraordinary. Men like Ingalls, and Theo. Allen can hardly be mfs- taken, There is enough in sight vo insure a big mining camp
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
CALLS BLUFF OF
 NEW YORK LITE
Tanana Man Refuses Policy Be. cause of Scandals Although
 Threatened With Action
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.


 Seattle, Dec. 4-ThomaS DOnOhue of Fairbanks will be sued by the New York Life Insurance Company to com pei him to accept a paid-up policy for 5000 and pay 5000 for it. Donohue had entered into contract to take the policy last spring and had given the company $ agent an order on the Seat de assay office for the amount,
 Before the transaction was complete the insurance scandals became known and Donohuc refused to take the policy and warned the assay office not to pay over the money. The assay office is still holding it and will continue 10 do so until directed by order of court to pay 10 one of the parties. Action for the recovery of the money will proba- bly be instituted by the insurance com pany in the United States circuit court in this city. as both Donohuc and the money are here.
 Donohuc is Panama mining man. He made the application for the policy n Fairbanks last spring and cane ou,- side shortly ailerward, just as the inc surancc agitation disclosed ugly facts regarding lhc management ot the big companies. !!c promptly rcpuaialed hi, contract and says he will fight it out to the court of last resort if ueces- sarv before he will pay.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
WINTER COMES AT LAST
Mercury Drops to 2 and Continues
 Below Freezing.

Winter has finally managed to find it's way to Alaska and the mercury last Monday had pinched back to | degree, above zero. the lowest mark Of last winter.
 The thermometer went down tO , de- grees above zero Thursday night at Il o'clock. Shortly aftcrward it began 10 edge upward and at o'clock this morn ing stood at 9.
 IL is just cold enough in Seward now to make the inhabitants rejoice that they are not in Montana, Boston, or Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Still it would be pleasanter if the wind would not come 50 fast. People like little breeze to temper the heat but they don't want it hurry like painter try ing to finish a job before hispaint gives out. If it keeps up it's present lick it will blow the Japan current down to the Mexican coast, where they don't need it.
 Out on the railroad line below zero weather is reported. with less wind Some town people say they would rather have more weather and less wind, but then the same persons criti- cised the heat last summer and the rain in the fall.
 The drop in temperature cut off the snowfall which seemed imminent. and the little that fell last week is no longer able to hide the ground except in Datchps.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
CABGJ-T
 RESIGNS HIS JoB
8aIfour 0ut, King Asks Campbell Banaermaa to Form liberal
 Ministry
sv oasIs to r4a Da.ly Gateway.


 London, Dec. 5-Tho BaIiow Con ,cryatiye cabinet resigned in body today. and Premier B@llour retires to private life. The King has iuyitedSir Henry lampbelI-Bamcrman to form a Liberal cabinet with himself a, head.
 The resignation of the Ballour cabi- net at this time was a surprise, as it was understood that Balfou was await ing an opportune time for dissolution of parliament and am appeal to the country The government has been beaten twice on test votes but contrary ,oprccedent Balfour refused to resign following the defeats, or to dis. solve Parliament, on the ground that the vote in each case was very small and hot real test of the senti- ment of the House of Commons.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
FISK JURY CHARGES MURDER
Finds Evidence That He Was Kill
 ed by His Partner Murray

The coroner's jury impaneled by Commissioner Hildreth last week to hold an inquest at Seldovia over the body of James Fisk, whose skeleton was found at Halibut bay a short time ago with rifle ball in the yertebrae, returned verdict charging his part ner, John M. Murray, or Moreira, with murder.
 Judge Hildreth found some new evi- dence pointing to murder, although he was in Seldoyia only two hours. The men who visited the scene state that new cabin had been built half mile from the old one which the two men had occupied together. It was near the new cabin that Fisk'S body was found. His personal belongings were inside while lot of Murray's prop erty was found in the old cabin. This is taken as evidence that the men had Quarreled.
 The witnesses say also that the blood on the razor found inside the cabin was not on the edge but daubed on the back. The blood on Fisk's clothing was not inside the garments but smeared over the outside. showing that it was not from wound but from an external source.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
In0H AZ
 EXECUTIVE TnAlN
Unknown MiScreant HuTlS Four Pound Plumb Bob Through
 the Car Window
By caalo to The paily Gateway.


 Washington, D. C., Doc. An iron plumb bob weighing four pounds was thrown through the window of Presi- cent Roosevclt's special train Satur. day at North Philadelphia. The mis- si,e barely missed Webb Hayes, son of the late President Hayes, who bears a slight resemblance to President Roose- welt. The man who threw the iron was rot detected
 The President was on his way to West Point to see the football game between the teams of the military and naval academies, the latter of Annap- oils. The score was tie, 6 to 6.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09

The English walnut is said to be the most profitable of all nut bearing trees. When in full vigor, they will yield about 300 pounds of nuts to the tree, The nuts sell on an average at about fourpence per pound. If only twenty seven trees are planted on an acre, the income would be about Gl35 per acre. London Aaswers.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
No S4nsct tor five Days

At the head of the gulf of Bothnia there is mountain on the summit of which the sun shines perpetually dur ing the five days of June 10, 20, 2l, 22 and 23, Every six hours during this season of continual sunshine steamer leaves Stockholm crowded with visit CTS anxious to witness the phenome- non. At the same place during winter the sun disappears and is not seen for weeks. Then it comes in sight again for ten, fifteen or twenty minutes, gradually lengthening it's stay until finally it stays in sight continuously for upward of l20 hours.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
Construction Proceeds Vel!

Construction work on the line is pro- ceeding well in spite of cold weather and short days. Tracklaying has been at a standotill for two weeks, awaiting the completion of a bridge on mile 45. This will be finished the coming week and rails will then be laid to the next mile. Other bridges and some rock work farther along, will also check tracklaying and the little that remains to be laid this side the tunnel on mile 49, will be done without haste, as the tunnel will stop that branch of work for several months. The end of the track will be on mile 49 for the winter.
 Rich & Harris took their steam com pressor this week up to work at mile 52, and will begin boring the tunnels within day or two. They have about I25 men working and will soon double the number. The railroad will have work on the tunnel on mile 49 uuder way within a short time.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
PRFSIDFNT TRANSMITS
 MESSAGE 10 CONGRESS
Ralo7ales Belief h NalO1a Regulation Oi Railroad Rates aHd life Insurance Gives NaCh Space to Alaska, Urging Elective Decgae for Territory ard Citizenship
 Rights fer CyliZcd Indians.

Gulf of Alaska 10 the Yukon river over American soil all the way.
 "In my last two messages l have advocated certain additional actions in behalf of Alaska. shall not now repeat these recommendations but shall lay all my stress upon the rec ommeudalion of giving to Alaska some one authorized to speak for it. 1 should prefer that the delegate be made elective, but if this is not deemed wise then an appointive rep rcsentativc should be provided for. In any case Congress should give Alaska some person whose business it shall be to speak with authority in her behalf in Congress.
 ',The natural resources of Alaska are great. Some of the chief needs of the peculiarly energetic, Soif-reliant, typicauy American white population of Alaska were set forth in my last annual message to Congress.
 Urges indian Rights
 ''I al,o a,l your attention to the need, or the Alaska Indians. All In- olaus who are competent should ro- .oiyc the fuIl right, of American cit- zou hip. It k. for instance, gross and mdcG.u,ib}e wrong To deny tosuch uard-vor5iug. decent living Indians as the McIaaahrIaS the right to obtain license, a, captains and engineers of steam vessels: the right to enter min ing claim, and jo profit by the home ,rrad laws. These particular Indian, are civilized and competent, and are entitled to be placed on the same na.rs with the white men around tacm.'
 Proposes Territorial Government
 Washington, D. C., Dec. G-Congress- man Jones of Washington introduced a bill into the Hous, today providing for a territorial government for Alaska. it carries, like all laws for territorial organization. a clause giving the terri tory am elective delegate in Congress.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09
OFFICE BUILDING
 NEARLY FINISHED
All Railroad Officials Move in and Only Interior Work
 Remains Incomplete.

All the departments of the Alaska Central Railway Company are now permanently located in the new office building at tho corner of Fifth avenue and Adams street The building is practically finished except the attach ment of a few inside fixtures which are not in place because they have not yet arrived in town.
 In its completed state the raiload office building is the most prctentious structure in Alaska It is 5OXl25 feet on rhe ground, and the middle section is three stories high. The wings are two stories. They are of frame but the middle section is of brick, with fire proof walls, to lessen the danger from fire. The vaults are all in the brick section. The latter is framed on the outside to correspond with the re- mainder Of the building. The cost of the structure was about $45,O0O.
 The building is not yet completely furnished, as part of the furniture is somewhere on the way. but it k ,uf- iciently equipped to enable tbe rail road officials and their assistants to transact business as rapidly and com lorably as they can when they have more elaborate furnishings.
 Majority on Second Floor
 A majority of the offices are on the second floor. In the north end of this floor are therooms occupied by General Manager and Chief Engineer Poland. The suite includes three rooms across the end and one on the east side. Ad- joining is the room of Master Mechanic VmCleye.
 Next are two rooms occupied by Mir. Kyle, engineer of surveys The entire east wing on the second floor is soccupied by the draughtSmcn under Mr. Kyle This room has windows on every side which admit all the daylight available at all times. The west side of the middle section contains the iayatory and room which has not yet been as- signed. The third floor of the middle section is intended to be used as blue print room, although for the present it Is unfinished and all that work is done in the general draughting room.
 Arrangement Of First F!OOr
 On the ground floor Mr.. Cameron, engincer'of construction, occupies four rooms on the north end and east side, directly under the suite occupied by Mr. Poland. The middle section is the reaswcr'S department. A long rail- ing and counter, with windows in the railing like a bank, partitions thereon nearly in half, separating the employees from the public. Adjoining the gen eral room, in the north wing, is the private office of Treasurer Stewart.
 The lavatorics, one on each floor in the north wing, are equipped with modern plumbing. On the second floor is bath room. The entire build ing is heated by steam and will be lighted by electricity.
 The entire ground floor of the south wing is designed for banking room. It is one large room with a vault in the brick or middle section. For the present it will remain unoccupied but it will be leased later to banking house. It fronts on both streets and like the draughting room above it, is lighted on three sides.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09

Unfortunately for progress, a step in the right direction is nearly alwa. s on toes.-Puck.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09

The railroads will carry passengers to the G. A. R. grand encampment at Minneapolis next summer for cent a mile where that rate exceeds $5.
Seward weekly gateway., 1905-12-09

The director of the U. s. geological survey has sent out circular inviting the cooperation of placer miners in the search for platinum, for which there is an increasing demand.