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Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
.CzAR At LENGTH
BREAKS SILENCE
IS WILLING TO TAKE PEACE
UNDER AMUSEMENT
RECEIVES MEYER CORDIALLY
Our Ambassadors instructions Were
Strictly Limited to Conveyance
Of "Frlendly Offer Of
Good viii"
RECEIVES MEYER CORDIALLY
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON June s--The czar
has at last been heard from here and
the result is not unfavorable to peace.
In his recent audience with Mr.. Meyer.
the American ambassador, the czar in
dicated a willingness to take under
advisement the subject of peace and
expressed a warm appreciation of the
friendly words of Mr.. Meyer, speaking
as the personal envoy of the president.
The reception of Mr.. Meyer was
characterized by the greatest cordial
ity and friendliness and the ambassa-
doris cablegram to the president, Civ
ing a general account of the audience,
is of a distinctly hopeful tone. Mr..
Meyer did not bring to the ST. Peters
burg government an offer of medi-
alton, but friendly offer of good
WILL as it was described by Count
Cassini. which apparently was crafty
ing to the czar. Further than this 1t
is impossible to record the character
of the cablegram.
Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese min
lister, called by appointment at the
White House this afternoon and spent
half an hour with the president. He
was still unable to give the president
the slightest indication regarding
Japans peace terms, but it is believed
he was acquainted in a general way
with the hopeful tone of Mr.. Meyers
dispatch and, with this as lever, the
hope is expressed here that the mikado
will meet the president half way in the
earnest effort he is making to assist
in bringing about an early peace.
Has Received No Word From Russia
Early in the afternoon Baron Ka-
neko, the Japanese financial adviser,
was received by the president and dis
cussed the whole situation for some
time. Baron Kaneko tonight said that
Japan had not received. directly or
indirectly, any request from Russia for
a statement of peace terms. 1t was
intimated that Japan would be loath
to give any such statement until con-
vinced that Russia was prepared to
take up the question of peace with the
intention of ending the war.
Later in the afternoon, Sir Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador, saw
the president and tonight Baron Speck
Won Sternburg, the German ambassa-
dor, was at the White House for nearly
an hour. None of the callers would
discuss their visits and it can be
stated that, with the exception of the
call of Mr.. Takahira, none of these
visits was of great Importance.
1t is not expected that the situation
will change radically in the next day
or two. Until some indication comes
from Japan of her attitude in the light
Continued Page Two.)
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
MINERS CONVENTION
FINISHES ITS WORK
Executive Committee Goes to Chicago
to Assist Organization of
Industrial Union

BY Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, June S.-The an
nual convention of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners, which began here
three weeks ago, came to an end to-
night. The convention today voted to
continue the conventions permanent
headquarters at Denver and to hold
the next annual convention at Denver
in June next.
San Francisco also asked for the
next convention.
Charles H. foyer and Secretary w.
D. Haywood were reelected by unan-
imous vote. The old executive COM
mittee was retained in office.
It's members will remain here in ses-
sion for several days and then will go
to Chicago in a body to take part In
the organization of the Industrial
Union" which will be launched on June
27. The delegates tonight attended a
reception and banquet rendered by the
local federation of labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
WHISKY DRIVES
INDIANS CRAZY
P0TLATCH BECOMES SCENE OF
FIENDISH CRUELTY
HORRIBLE TORTURES IMPOSED
Last Drama of the Red Man Enacted
With Atrocities That Freeze
the Blood of White
Spectators
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
WINNIPEG, Man, June S.-A Fort
Saskatchewan report was received here
this evening from White Whale lake,
stating that the Indians of that dis
trict had a potlatch there yesterday.
BY some means they secured whisky
from trader and then the trouble be-
gan.
An old-time potlatch was started. In
it the last drama of the red man was
played. All the fiendish atrocities of
long ago were re-enacted and the tort
ures imposed on fellow Indians were
terrible.
Some white men witnessed the hor-
rible scene and reported that an Indian
by the name of Alexis Rain had been
clubbed to death because he could not
stand the tortures as the other braves
claimed he should have done.
The mounted police are chasing the
Indians who held the potlatch, but up
to a late hour no arrests had been
made.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
HENRY JAMES IS
PAINFULLY FRANK
GIVES OPINION OF SCHOOLS
AND PRESS
SAYS ENGLISH Is SL0VENLY
Talking to Bryn Mawr Girls, Noted
Author Declares Our Method
of Speech Is
Untldy
SAYS ENGLISH Is SLOVENLY
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, June S.-Henry
James took a fling at the American
newspaper and the public schools today
while talking to the Bryn Mawr col
lege girls at their commencement He
placed newspapers and schools in a
class of what he considers evil infiu-
ence on English speech, helping tc
keep II santidy ana slovenly."
President Thomas introduced James
to the girls. saying they were to "heai
from his own lips what is thought Of
our matchless English by one of the
greatest living masters of written Eng
lish.''
James surely told them what he
thought of it.
There are millions of homes in
America" he said, I'm which people
call themselves educated and yet they
talk about 'vaniller eyescream,' that
'feller,' 'Portor Ricor,' 'Dorgs' and use
similar slovenly expressions"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
FORMER SAN DIEGO
JUDGE is IN TROUBLE
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-A war;
rant was issued today for the arrest of
Judge William L. Pierce, formerly of
San Diego, on the charge of grand lar
ceny. Three associates of Pierce, his
son-in-law, e. c. Hedges, F. L. Dever
and Miss o. E. Frandsen, are also
charged with grand larceny. Pierce
and Dever are said to be in the east,
Hedges to be in San Jose and Miss
Frandsen to be somewhere in this city,
The four charged with felony were
all connected with the Empire Diamond
company, and also with its allied cor
poration, the Fidelity Building COM
pany. Mrs. Marietta Viola, who swears
to the charges against them, declares
that she has been victimized by a get
rich-quick scheme to the tune of $50,
which she invested in the Empire COM
pany.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
Threaten Gar With
Peril of Civil War
ARusian ZemtvO Congress Forwards Address to Emperor
in Which the Crmnaity of His Counselors and
the Bureaucracy Are Roundy Denounced

and of the municipalities demanding In
vocation of national assembly to pass
upon the question of peace or war, tC
heal internal strife and to unite ths
people for the rejuvenation of Russia
will be heard in the address adopted
by the all-Russian zemstvo congress al
Moscow, which a deputation headed by
Count Hayden and M. Shipoff is taking
to the emperor. The document bids fail
to become historical. The customary
phrases of respect at the opening and
the closing are omitted, and it is other
wise unceremonious employing the di-
rect personal pronoun.
The address arraigns the bureaucracy
and reminds the emperor that his
pledge to convoke a national assem-
bly, is slow of fulfillment. 1t says the
country is on the verge of civil wal
and even ventures to criticise royal
measure, contrasting the increase OF
the police power by the ukase issued
last Sunday with weakening of the
administrative process which the coun-
try had been led to expect.
Gar Reminded of His Duty
The address urges the summoning OF
a national assembly that the war may
become national or cease, and con-
cludes with a solemn reminder of the
sovereign's duty to God and the father
land and prayer for action before 1t is
too late.
There is an intense interest to learn
whether the emperor will receive the
bearers of so bold message. couched in
terms such as have never before been
used between the emperor and his sub
jects. The address is buttressed with a
stream of petitions from individual
zemstvos and municipalities.
The doumas Of nearly all the princi-
pal cities have addressed the throne,
praying that the representatives Of the
people be summoned at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
WILL PROTECT FOREST
PLANTATIONS FROM FIRE

! Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, June S,-For
the protection of the forest
plantations recently made in the
mountains back Of Pasadena a
system of firebreaks is now being
constructed.
! This is the first systematic and
bone Of the main ridges and are
strips on which brush is grubbed
out for a width of from twelve to
thirty feet. with connecting trails
) or secondary lines where needed.
This is the firfist systematic and
extensive work along the line of
fire protection that has been at
tempted in these mountains. and
the cost thus far has been very
reasonable.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
TRAIN WILL ACT
WITH DECISION
HAS DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS
AS TO INTERNMENT
VESSELS TO BE DISMANTLED
Russian Officers viii Be Psroled,
Within Limits of Islands, and
Crews Within Those of
the City
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MANILA, June S.-Much indignation
Is felt here at the structures of the
Russian press, and its charges that the
American government has favored the
japanese and infringed the principles Of
international law. The instructions tc
Rear Admiral Train are however, ex-
ceedingly definite and he Is prepared
to carry them out regardless of criti-
cism. He will probably take the breech
locks from the guns of the interned
Russian vessels and disconnect their
engines.
The Russian officers will be parolcd
within the limits of the islands, while
the crews of the vessels, on the given
word of Rear Admiral Enquist, will be
paroled within the city limits.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
SEVERAL INJURED IN
GRAND TRUNK WRECK
Spreading Rails Cause Accident Near
Dawson, Mich.-No Lives
Are Lost

FLINT, Mich. June S.-Fast through
train No. on the Grand Trunk rail-
road, bound for Chicago from the east,
was wrecked near Dawson, ten miles
east of here, today by spreading rails.
No one was killed, but several passen-
gers were injured, among them:
George c. Bufin, Grand Rapids.
Mich, very seriously.
Mrs. James II. Sherman, Topeka, Kas.
Michael McMullin. former policeman,
Boston, dangerously.
Mrs f. A. Henig, Fort Sheridan, ILL.,,
hurt about the head and 1t is thought
internally.
Mrs. j. L. Christie, West Newton,
Mass, en- route to Oakland, CAL; left
arm fractured and otherwise injured
about the body.
The most seriously injured are in a
hospital here, >~-----2 ssW
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
DR.. NANSEN SPEAKS
Declares Norway Events Could Not
Be Avoided

BY Associated Press
LONDON, June 9.--Dr. Fridjof Nan
sen, the Arctic explorer, in telegram
to London paper, says what happened
in Norway could not be longer avoided.
1.-THE crown" he says, 'was COM
PEELED to veto the consular bill or else 1T
would have lost Sweden to him. We
understand this without bitterness, as
there is now no way back Our hope is
that the Swedish people will under
stand that this was the best solution Of
the difficult crisis, for the continuance
of the quarrel between the two coun-
tries would be a perpetual danger and
weakness"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
CHARGES AGAINST INDIAN
POLICE ARE DISMISSED
Business Houses In Muskogee Which
Have Not Paid Tax to Be
Closed


By Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE, I. T., June s.-Mayor
Fite has dismissed the charges against
the Indian police arrested by the city
authorities, charged with assault in
closing the stores of merchants who
refused to pay the tribal tax. There
will be no further arrests. Inspector
Wright received telegraphic instruc-
tions from Secretary Hitchcock today
to proceed with the collection of the
taxes.
This afternoon Mr.. Wright gave out
the statement that there would be no
further action taken until tomorrow
afternoon, when all business houses
where the taxes is not paid will be
closed. He has the entire Indian police
force here to back up his orders. There
seems to be a general understanding
that the merchants will pay the tax.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
TWO FISHERMEN DROWNED
AT MOUTH OF COQUILLE
Gasoline Launch Is Wrecked and Its
Occupants Are
Lost
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSoclated FreSS.
MARSHFIELD, Or, June S.-James
CASTILLO, pioneer of Coos county,
whose home was at Bandon, and Will
liam Harris, of Port Oxford, were
drowned by the wrecking of a gasoline
launch today while going to the deep
sea fishing grounds off the mouth Of
the Coquille river. AS the launch was
crossing the Coquille bar heavy seas
ried the frail craft on to the rocks of
the south jetty. The launch was ground
to pieces and CASTILLO beaten to death
on the rocks. Harris body was not
found.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
PENNSYL VANlA SPECIAL
MAKES GREAT RECORD
By Associated Press.

PITTSBURG, June S.-The 46S miles
between Chicago and Pittsburg over
the Pennsylvania lines was covered in
440 minutes today by special train,
counterpart of the Pennsylvania Spec
ial, the new eighteen hour train be-
tween Chicago and New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
BRITISH BARK BLOWS UP;
NO LIVES ARE LOST

ANTIGUA, British India, June s.
The British bark Andes. loaded with
asphalt. blew up today after putting
into port on account OF fire. The crew
were saved 80 ~
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
WESTERN FEDERATION MINERS
CLAIM HEAVY DAMAGES
BY Associated Press.

DENVER, Colo. June S.-Claims for
damages amounting to 100000 We're
filed today with State Auditor Bent by
Attorney John H. Murphy. counsel for
the Western Federation of Miners. on
behalf of slxty-seven men who We're
deported last year from the Cripple
Greek, Telluride and Los Animas min
Ing districts, y &~
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
NEGRO KILLS WHITE IN
WASHINGTON TOWN

BY Associated Press.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, June s.
Joseph Whitley, a negro, shot Charles
Curtis, white man, at Toppenish, at
noon today. The negro fired five
shots and Curtis was instantly killed.
The cause Of the quarrel is unknown.
Whitley fled after the shooting. but a
posse captured him. He is now in
Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09

Twill Not hear deputatIon.
2-Takes poison by mistake.
3-Banquet national council.
4-Goodwin relates experiences.
5-Southern California news.
6-EditoriaI
demand pure food laws.
8-e-cIassified advertisements.
1o-Sports.
I'm arkets.
12--Boston mans remarkable find.
EASTERN
Federal government issues orders for
the protection of . forest reserve in
Southern California.
Henry James utters scathing criticism
of American schools and newspapers.
Pennsylvania special makes wonderful
record between Chicago and Pittsburg
FOREIGN
Zemstvo congress forwards bluntly out
spoken address to czar
Russian reports show that Togo caue =
their fleet entirely by surprise.
Japanese army reported to be witt.
striking distance of railway to Vladivo-
stok.
William l., Pierce, formerly Judge Of
San Diego, is accused of grand larceny
Hotel In Roseburg, Ore, is destroyed,
one life is lost and several persons are In
1ured.
San Bernardino makes elaborate prepa-
rations to entertain the knights OF Co
lumbus.
LOCAL
Damage suits aggregating $4,000
filed against street railways.
Sixth ward gets crematory plant,
Prominent business man takes poison
by mistake and dies within few min
utes.
Woman taken in custody at Salt Lake
depot claims she is sister OF Order OF
Holy Name.
Jewish feast OF weeks begins at sum
down today.
Ordinance permitting bookmaking IN
Los Angeles 10 be considered by coun-
ell today.
Governor Pardee, en- route to Yuma
TO welcome congressional committee,
spends few hours In city.
Old Spanish estate distributed among
heirs Of the late Don Jose de Arnez.
Alleged lunatic escapes from court
rooms and roama court CORRIDORS
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Cloudy, un-
settled weather Friday; possibly
showers in the mountains; fresh
south wind. Maximum temperature
in Los Angeles yesterday, 72 de-
grees; minimum, 80 degrees
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
OSCAR WILL NOT
HEAR DEPUTAT|ON
ST0RTHING'S ADDRESS NOT
RECEIVED
EXPLORER NANSEN SPEAKS
Declares Events In Norway Could Not
Have Been Notwithstanding
ance Of Quarrel Would Have
Been Perpetual Danger
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June Skiing
Oscar has refused to receive the depu-
tation appainted to present him the
Norwegian storthing's address,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
MOSCOW, June S.-The All-Russian
Zemstvo congress today elected depu-
tation of ten delegates, headed by
Count Hayden and M. Shipoff, to pre-
sent an address to the emperor asking
for the immediate convocation of a
representative assembly to decide the
question Of peace or war.
The address is lengthy document,
from which the following are extracts:
"Sire, Russia has been drawn into a
disastrous war by criminal abuses and
the negligence of your counselors.
"Our army is powerless and our fleet
has been annihilated, but more men
acing than this extreme peril is the
prospect Of civil war waged by
your people against all the vices of a
dangerous and ignorant bureaucracy. ,"
Proceeding, the address declares that
the emperor's reform intentions have
been distorted and miscarried, while
the police have been given unrestricted
power.
The Path of Truth Barred
Martial law has been declared" the
address says, "and the path to enable
the truth to reach you is barred to
your subjects. Sire, before
ii is too late, for the welfare of Rus
sia, command convocation of repre-
sentatives of the nation elected by
equal franchise, and let these elected
representatives decide with you the
vital question of war or peace, thus
Transforming the war into a national
one. Let them establish an
agreement with you for renovated
national organization. Sire,
do not delay. Great is your response
bility before God, before Russia, in this
terrible hour of national trial"
The address will not be published in
the newspapers, but its contents will
be spread with the mysterious rapidity
characteristic of Russia.
Throughout the address the word
majesty" is not used, and there is not
a single conventional expression of
loyalty.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-09
ADDRESS is VERY BLUNT
Customary ceremonious Phrases Con-
splcuous by Their Absence
BY Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG. June a-The
voice Of the delegates Of the zemstyos
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27
A SUNSHINE SONG.

Christian EndeavOr World.) Would you make some saddened hear Just a little lighter? Would you make some burdened life Just little brighter? Drop a word of hope and cheer; Set the echoes ringing
 With your notes of love and joy,
 As you go a-singing. Would you smooth the rugged r=th Down along lifes highway? Would you plant the rose of faith In some lonely by-way? Just deed O. kindness done
 Clears the path before us. And the lilies of Gods love
 Bloom and blossom OCT us. Just a little word of cheer Lightens every duty; Just a smile will often show Faces wreathed in beauty. Sprinkle sunshine as you go, Comfort the distressing, And your own reward will be Heavens choicest blessing.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27
AN IMPORTED CRIME
 SWITCHED 10 PHOENIX
Two Honest TOilers Who Were Travs
 cling on Mr. Hartman.

Two very much disgusted individu-
 als were before Justice Johnstone yes terday. It was brought out that the
 offense with which they had been | charged had been unintentionaIly i'm ported by them into the jurisdiction of the justices of this precinct and that | but for the importation with which they had nothing to do and which they regretted far more than anybody else,
 it would have been no crime at all.
 They gave the names of Frank Mil Ter and James Riley. They had been arrested by Constable Harry Troops for sleeping in a railroad car. The of ticer had found them asleep and had noticed peculiar look of dismay on their faces when awakened and brought into the light.
 Miller said that he was a stonemason and had job at Yuma. He was on his way to take it and had been side tracked. Riley is an honorabiy dis charged soldier of the regular army. He could prove that by the paper which he had with him and which gave him an excellent record. He had first served in Cuba and after that in the Philippines.
 He and Miller met somewhere in the eastern part of the territory. Riley wanted to go to San Francisco and neither he nor Miller had any money to waste on railroad corporations. They resolved to beat their way and they succeeded in smuggling themselves into an empty Southern Pacific freight car. They naturally could not make inquiry about it's destination. They knew that 1t was headed west and they could think of no place east of California where the company would have any ex- cuse for throwing it off; it certainly could not stop until it reached the end of the division at Yuma.
 Having got into the car without de- lection they made themselves com fortable and went to sleep. They had i not taken the MaricOpa and Phoenix | and Salt River Valley railroad into their calculations. At Maricopa this | car was diverted from it's western ! course and brought to this city.
 The court could have no doubt of the truth of the story. The disgusted man. ner of the defendants was alone con- besides they did not look like men who would go to sleep in a freight car unless the circumstances were pe- culiarly urgent. The proceedings against them assumed a mere forn7al
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27
A GOOD CHRISTMAS GAME

A very good Christmas game, ap- propriate for the quiet time just around dusk, is the Christmas tree guessing game. All sit around the tree and one of the players begins by saying some thing like this:
 On the branches I behold
 Something dressed in cloak of gold.
 What is it?
 The others look and the one that thinks that he sees the object must tell what it is in rhyme. as for in- stance:
 The object that you say you see A gilded walnut seems to be.
 So the game can go on indefinitely Each question and each answer must be asked in rhyme, and the efforts of the players to get rhymes for many of the objects will cause laughter again and again.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27

Man remarked the youth with the noisy tie, lis a superior animal" That's what" rejoined the young man in the parlor scene. "A man can be more kinds of donkey than donkey can."-Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27

Let me say to the twelve intelligent men of the jury" began the eloquent counsel, that my clients have not formed a trust and if they have its pur- poses are noble and benign. And Furthermore, it's only one of those gentlemen's agreements that no gentle man keeps anyhow"
 At last accounts the jury had sent to the court in quest of remedy for brain fag.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27

"Oh, he's great promoter, all right
 What's the latest scheme?"
 Hes getting up a company to secure he aerial right of way between New York and Washington. .'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27

ity. They were each fined $1O, as the law requires, but the sentence was sus- pended and they were allowed to con- tinue on their various ways.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-27

Priscilla had just asked John to speak for himself. You see," she ex- plalned, 'I won't give him a chance a1ter we are married Wishing poetry instead of fact, however, LongfelIow wrote different versiOn.-New York Tribune