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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-16
Weber Denies Everything

This afternoon Weber was put OIL
the stand. He denied ever having
seen Henry Carr at any time till III
heard him testify. He had never beer
in his store or bought a pistol of hin
or been there with anyone who bought
a blackjack or brass knuckles. HI
did not shoot his father, sister OF
mother, nor take their bodies into
the piano room before he went dowr
town, nor did he come back later anc
move their bodies. The house was
not on fire when he went away anC
the family were all alive. When he
went to the fire he went up Brewery
lane. He walked part of the way
and ran part of the way When ne
left the house he said his father was
reading his sister playing on the
piano and his mother was putting his
little brother to bed. He could not
tell how long after milking he went
down town. When he went out he
supposed he saw the various mem
bers of the family, but could not re-
member. He saw his father when he
came down stairs. He did not remem'
ber whether he spoke to any members
of his family before he went away
He could not remember whether or no
he ate supper with the rest He at'
supper about 5 o'clock. He was diet
ing.
He left the house for run and
exercise. He went up by the higf
school, along the road known as Col
lege lane. In going by hydrant ir
the rear of the brewery he slipped and
fell over it and tore his trousers. As
he approached it he looked backward
over his shoulder.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
MOUNTAIN
BANDS RAID
And MURDER
LaWleSS Conditions
in Part Of New
Hampshire.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call

BOSTON, April ia startling ex-
posure of the dreadful degeneracy and
lawlessness existing in the New Hamp-
shire mountain regions at the present
time. with details of outrages that have
been going on unpunished and unpub-
lished for years, is being made by a
Boston daily, which has a special cor
respondent in the field.
The conditions in the region-re-
mote towns and villages of the Gran
ite Mountain State-are almost unbe-
Ievable and rival the feuds of the Ten
nessee and Kentucky mountains, while
che condition of some of the people
is as bad as or worse than the ira
ditional Southern cracker"
There are several gangs of crimi-
nails, among the chief of which is the
so-called "Osipee Mountain gang" to
which have been charged numerous
robberies, assaults, incendiary fires, a
murder or two, and many unspeakable
outrageE. These gangs are not all out
laws, some of them living in the set
tied communities and going about their
ordinary affairs through day and work.
ing their criminal wills at night.
Leagued with them are persns in high
standing who sprofit IN various ways
by their operations. Peaceable resi-
dents have been terroized into silence
and this influence has even extended to
the newspapers and to State officials.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
HARTMAN
PLANS v Ar
upon HILL
Northern Pacific Ter
ritOry Will Be
Invaded.
New Preferred Stock Issue
to Provide SineWS
for Struggle.
Branch Lines Will Be Built to Tap
the Border States Of the
Northwest
Special Dispatch 70 The Can.

NEW YORK. April 12.-Following
the elimination of Edward H. Harri-
man from the directorate of the North
ern Securities Company. and the prob
able retirement frofn the board of Ja-
cob H. SchiT and James Stiinan, the
only remaining representatives of
Union Pacific interests, railroad and
financial circles have placed a new
construction on the proposed author
ization of 100.000,000 in new Union Pa
cific preferred stock
According to a statement made to-
day by a leading railroad authority
IT is lot impro BILE that at least a por-
tion of the preferred stock issue is to
provide sinews of war for a great rail-
road contest for the supremacy of the
Northwest, to be launched by the Har-
riman interests against James J.. Hill.
There are indications that the funds
will be expended in constructing a net
work of branch lines from the Union
Pacific into Northern Pacific territory.
1t is expected that this action would
be met at once by Hill by an Invasion
of Union Pacific territory, with extern
sions from the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy Railroad
The remainder of the Union Pacific
stock issue is intended 20 reimburse the
company for sums expended in many
of the systems recent acquisitions,
such as the San Pedro road, its many
traction properties and small lines to
the Pacific Coast AT least this con-
struction is placed on the wording of
the statement by the directors, in
which it was said a portion of the issue
was intended to pay for stocks of other
companies. The companies referred TO
would thus resolve themselves into
lines already acquired and not pros
pective purchases.
Further developments in this direc-
tion are expected after the distribu-
tion of Northern Securities assets,
which is scheduled to follow, as soon
as practicable, the issuance of the
mandate by the United States Supreme
Court on Monday.
If the Northwestern railroad war is
to be precipitated, railroad circles
would not be surprised if Hartman
representatives retired from the direc-
torates of other Hill properties. The
Burlington would play conspicuous
part in the contest. Hartman, Still
man. Schiff and Colonel William p.
Clough are members OF its board of
directors.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
INQUIRY ASKED
INTO HYDE BALL
Equitable Stakeholder Wants
the Charge That Society
Funds Were Used Probed

ALBANY, n. Y, April 12.-Superin-
tendent of Insurance Hepdricks re-
ceived formal application to-day to
inquire specifically into the charges
that the dinner to ambassador Cambon
and the fancy dress ball arranged by
James H. Hyde were paid for out Of the
general fund of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, and into other allega-
tions of extravaganza on the part of
the management of that corporation
The request came from Senator Edgar
T. BracEett of Saratoga. as attorney
for Charles P. Penfield of that place, q
stockholder.
NEW YORK, April PA complete
record of all the financial transactions
OF the Equitable Life Assurance So
and a full list Of the society's en-
ployes, including all its officers. to-
gether with a statement of the salaries
asked of the society's president, James
w. Alexander, in letter sent to him
by Henry c.. Frick, chairman of the
investigating committee appointed by
the directors. The letter to Alexander
was approved at meeting of the in
vestigating committee at which Harri-
man. Bliss. Ives ingalls, and Frick
were present.
In asking for the information Frick
writes that the committee does not In
tend to limit its investigation to the
questioning of the society's officers, but
that separate and Independent exam
nations VIII be made by the committee
and its experts.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13


but during the conversation in the
Grand Jury room he was heard to say,
We'll, was not trying to run away.
You could have found me any time
you wanted me-.
Merrill is practically under arrest
He was given in charge Of one Of the
detectives, who had instructions to
stay right by him and not lose sight
of him.. The detective will keep guard
over the former conductor till the
trial Of Maestretti is at hand. as the
grand jurors have lost faith in him
and will not give him another chance
TO make his escape at the last moment.
Foreman Andrews was reticent re-
garding the situation and refused TO
make any statement He was of the
opinion that the arrest OF Merrill was
an absolute secret and seemed rather
ruffled when the news of the arrest
had become public Andrews said:
Yes. we have discovered that Mer-
rill played us false. You can draw
your own conclusions as to whether
he was offered or received a bribe or
not 1t takes money for a man to
make trip such as Merrill had
planned and he would hardly have
given up his position unless he had a
guarantee of something. He will be
watched from now on, so there is no
chance for his playing us false again"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
Place Of
Amusement in
the City.
Hundreds of Persons and
Many Animals on Stage
at One Time.
Performance Is Begun With Spectacu-
lar Production of ga Yankee
Circus on karS.

NEW YORK, April 12.-The Hippo
drome, New York's newest and largest
place of amusement, was opened to the
public tonight under the management
of Thompson & Dundy, and every one
of the 5000 seats was taken, some of
them having been bought at auction
at high premiums. Wherever there
was standing space it was filled.
The performance was begun with the
spectacular, "A Yankee Circus on
Mars The first scene showed a
stranded American circus about to be
sold at auction. 1t was bought by a
Martian, who took it to his planet. and
this gave opportunity in the following
scene TO show very elaborate stage set
tings
Following the circus on Mars came a
spectacular production of American
Civil War incidents-"A "Andersonville, a
Story of Wilson's Raiders" In this
there was a battle scene, bringing
numbers of mounted men on the stage
The great Hippodrome tank was util-
the stage sinking. this process of sub
mersicn continuing for several minutes
until the stage represented a river.
With mounted troops represented in
retreat, nOrseS ana riders rushed for
ward and plunged into the water.
many feet deep. Many horses were in
the water at the same time and the
magnitude of the presentation of the
battle made very effective scene.
The Hippodrome stage is remark
ably large, and at times was crowded.
Hundreds of persons and many ami
mails, including elephants and horses.
were in view at one time, making a
very animated and picturesque stage
scene. The circus specialties intro
duced in the first part of the perform
ance were unusually good.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
CASE WITNESS
INTERCEPTED IN HIS FLIGHT


Charles E. Merrill, the most
important witness against Pub
lie Works Commissioner Frank
A. Maestrctti, under Indictment
for suborration of perjury, was
overtaIxen by Grand Jury detec-
tives at NIilDitas yesterday while
fleeing from jurisdiction of the
courts and was brought back to
San Francisco last night. Two
weeks ago Merrill told SEN
sational story that while at his
work on Sacramento-street
car a stranger had approached
him with an offer of $500 to
leave the State. Day before
yesterday he notified Foreman
Andrews that he was going to
Fairfax, Marin County, on a two
weeks camping trip. Suspicious
were aroused and trailing detec-
tivcs yesterday norniRg saw
Merrill start from Oakland i'm
"a camp wagon. accompanied by
his wife and children.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
DESTROYS
YACHT NAVAJO

SAN DIEGO. April 12--News was re-
ceived to-day of the burning of the
handsome yawI rigged yacht. Navajo.
the flagship OF the Corinthian Yacht
Club fleet. and the property OF Com
modore T. r. Converse The Navajo
had been chartered by Allan Fraser for
a cruise along the Mexican coast. and
was in command Of Captain Victor
Gum During the latter part of last
month she left San Ignacia with
Fraser, friend. whose name is not
known here. Captain Gum and one
sailor on board When the Navajo was
about twelve miles out two explosions
took place among the gasoline tanks
IN the fore part of the yacht Shortly
afterward the entire fore part of the
yacht was In flames and the fire spread
to the after compartments where two
more tanks were placed These soon
exploded. Hand extinguishers were
used in an effort to subdue the flames,
but without avail. The party was soon
forced to abandon the yacht and she
sank within forty minutes from the
time or the first explosion.
The Navajo was one OF the hand
son1est yachts In Southern California
waters and was wel1 known In all the
ports of this section OF the State.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
GA TES GOES
To FATHERS
DEA1HBED
Lets Wheat Corner
Take Care OF
Itself.
Special Dispatch to The Can

; CHICAGO, April 12.-John W.. Gates
reached Chicago this morning on his
way to st. Charles to pay his last re-
spects to his father, whois dying
On the Board OF Trade some 10000
900 or 30,00o.00O bushels OF wheat
boughts for delivery next month were
awaiting Gates will. Market prices
neryously bounded up and down. prin-
cipally up. Still, this did not interfere
with the speculator's one thought to
get to St. Charles and say last fare
we'll to the man who gave him life.
Finance shrinks into insigniicance
when it meets f1lial love. That prob
ably is why the trading to-day did not
amount to more than 250,000 bushels.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
HARMON AND JUDsON
ARE NOT TO RESIGN
Attorney General Says the Reports OF
a Stormy Interview Are
GroundIess.
WAsHINGTON. April l2.-The At

WASHINGTON April 12.-The At
torney General to-day authorized a
statement that the report that there
had been a stormy interview between
him and Harmon and Judson. special
counsel for the Government in the
Santa Fe coal case. or that they had
fntimated any wish or purpose to re-
sign their employment was without
any foundation whatever.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
PASSENGER
TRAIN GOES
INTO DITCH
ty-SeVen Travel
erS Are Injured
in Wreck.

vICKSBURG. Miss. April 1s.-Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley passenger train
No. Ii. southbound. was ditched near
Hariee Station. sixteen miles north OF
here. at 1890 o'clock this morning Re-
ports state that sixty-seven passengers
were injured. A special train carrying
wreck.
It Is reported the entire passenger
train rolled down an embankment-
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
POSSIBLE REVOLT IN CHINA
Liberals Promote Movement Againsl
the Manchu Dynasty.
ST. PETERSBURG, Apri

ST. PETERSBURG, April 1S.-Dis-
patches from Manchuria indicate that
the belief prevails there that revolt
will soon occur against the Chinese
dynasty and that it is being promoted
by Chinese Liberals.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
Call Prints Than Other Published San 7aacse
THE THEATERs

THE THEATERS-
ALCAZAR-"Tom Moore"
CALIFORNIA-''The Lady Para
mount
COLUMBIA-.'The Other Girl
CENTRAL-''Paul Revere"
CHUTES-vaudeyil
GRAND-Grand Opera
MECHANICS PAVILION = Naturs
Show.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
TIvOLI-Comic Opera
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-13
TIE WEATHER

Forecast made at San Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight April ID:
San Francisco and ucinity-cloudy
Thursday brisk west wind.
A. C. McADIE.
District Forecaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17

strategy for the sake OF a slight advantage
OF time more often a little excitement not
afforded by the incidental dangers of the
road.
The new factor afforded by this tragedy
is the peculiar conformation of this par
ticular grade crossing. The decided hump
in the road is a standing invitation to the
chauffeurs to take chances, in order to
save power The unguarded grade crossing
Is bad enough on dead level, or when ap-
preached by a down-hill road on both sides,
but when the tracks are to be crossed only
by means of special squirt the risk is
greatly increased. Such crossing could
be converted into a perfectly safe passage
by cutting a culvert under the railroad
tracks. that there would never be a
chance for the daring chauffeur TO risk the
lives OF his passengers whatever the provo
cation. Perhaps after few score more of
motorists have lost their lives at these
death-traps the survivors will get together
and act effectively for the abolition OF every
rural grade crossing in the eastern third of
the United States where automobiling is
generally practiced The day of this relief
from a toll-exacting monster Is certain to
come and 1t Is now the duty Of the motor
lists, to themselves If not to society at large,
to lend a hand to hasten it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
Secrets at Portsmouth.
This appears among the Portsmouth
dispatches:

This appears among the Portsmouth
dispatches:
THE only jar in the sessions of the con-
ference today occurred at the morning
session. when rather spirited contro-
Versy occurred over the question of the
publicity of the proceedings. Each side
manifested a disposition to charge the
other with being responsible for the
leaks and it was settled by renewed
pledges to observe the strictest secrecy
henceforth regarding the proceedings AS
a result the correspondents tonight ex-
perienced additional difficulty in securing
information"
This sounds like a chapter from the
proceedings of our own Senate. Executive
session secrets are curious things Like
love, they laugh at locksmiths. They will
find a way out. And then it was very
like the Senate's method for each side to
charge the offense on the other, and for
both sides to adopt a remedy renewed
pledges of silence. Let US all hope that
the doors of the conference room may re-
main closed. There are enough Washing
ton correspondents on the scene to turn
the trick in the good old way, and to
teach their compatriots from elsewhere
and abroad the art of finding out what
solemn officials are charged to conceal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
A Temperate Summer.

Whatever else may be said about tn 8
season, as TO the public health or other
wise, no one can truthfully declare that the
summer OF 1905 Is otherwise than mild and
pleasant Here It Is the seventeenth of
August and the temperature Is such that
blankets are a source of comfort at night
and vests are almost necessary for safety
by day. Nor is this an exceptional "spell''
OF GOODNESS. There have been so many cool
nights since the season began. when some
covering required, that the other kind
have been out of the ordinary And the
real 'shirt-waist weather." persuading men
to lay off their coats while in the streets
and otherwise change their usual rule of
clothing. has been rare.
There have been many humid days. when
it seemed terribly hot. but with the Their
mometer only moderately high. There has
been an abundance Of rain There have
been many fine breezes. There has been
no long stretch of parching heat. killing the
grass and causing humanity to suffer in
tensely In early and middle July the sum-
mer did indeed demonstrate itself with
some vigor. There were several days here
in Washington that closely bordered on
the danger line. But the period was not
of long duration. and the capital. at least,
escaped a serious visitation.
Taken altogether. this summer has thus
far been remarkably pleasant. and those
who have been compelled TO remain during
July and through half Of August In town
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
Tariff at Chicago.

The tariff conference at Chicago is worthy
of the attention 1t attracts. Democrats and
republicans. business men and politicians.
men in office and men out of Office are in
session on a subject of the highest impor-
lance Markets and still more markets, for
our rapidly increasing products of soil and
mill and mine we must have. All agree on
that point. Discussion plays around how
they may be secured. Reciprocity has its
champions. A maximum and minimum scale
Of duties-which is a species of reciprocity
is urged by others. Tariff revision. pure
and simple, is also advocated. Relief in
some form is necessary. both from those
rates of the Dingley bill purposely made
high for negotiations sake. and from the
threatened reprisals of foreign governments,
Germany in particular.
1t is expressly declared at Chicago that
no blow Is aimed at protection as a policy.
The point is to deal with a situation which
has grown out of protection. Protection has
built us up TO our present towering proper
tons. and the desire Is In readjusting sched-
ules and trading terms to continue prOtec-
tion wherever IL is essential 10 the fosterlng
Of American industries. But industries no
longer in need of such help should no longer
receive it. Unearned and undeserved boun-
ties paid TO them are barriers in the way of
the general welfare.
Nothing is clearer than that II the rail
roads and the standpatters prevent tariff
revision by Congress at the coming session,
that subject will be the issue next year in
the choosing of the members of the Six
teth House. Do the standpatters desire
that Are they willing that the tariff shall
become entangled with the railroad rate
problem and share in the embarrassment
that exist and are growing over that issue
1t would not appear to be very good policy.
The Objectionable features of the Dingley
law have enough OF their own to answer
for without loading them down with such
alliance. But maybe the gods are after
the standpatters. and are proceeding In the
old way of making them mad That way.
As all know, lies destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
A Contemplate swindle.

Perhaps the very meanest form OF
swindle would be that which is suspected
in the case of the parents Of the young boy
who disappeared from Washington a few
years ago and whose discovery in a western
city was lately announced. When notified
by the police that their son had been To-
Gated, these good people promptly supplied
the funds for his return to Washington.
overjoyed at the prospect of reunion with
their loved one. The days have passed and
he has not returned and now the suspicion
is rising steadily that some one with more
enterprise than conscience or heart has
played upon their faith and has imperson-
ated their son for the nonce only to get
the funds that they so gladly furnished.
Such swindler. IL this Is indeed the
case, deserves about the most severe pun
ishment the law administer. 1t is bad
enough for a scoundref. to mulct his vic
tim out OF his cash. That. however. is 0
mild form of offense when compared with
the raising of false hopes in the breasts OF
parents who have longed for their lost
son for several years and would sacrifice
their all for the sake of his return.
If in fact a sw.ndle has been perpetrated
Is there no way for the police authorities
to trace the miscreant? 1t would be salts
factory in some degree to know that the
despcable enterprise had been properly
discouraged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
Mortality and Autos.
From the Philadelphia Ledge

The number of fatalities from automobile
accidents is increasing beyond all reason
1t cannot be accounted for on any ground
creditable to human Judgment. Often a
wreck Is due to the reckleSSness of the
chauffeur, whose best plea would be drunk
enness. In many instances carelessness
would be far too mild Characterization.
There Is a manifest tendency on the part
of wanton chauffeurS to hasten on their
way without much a glance back
ward to see the mischief they have wrought;
not infrequently the brutal passengers
glance back to jeer at the pedestrian or
rider who has had a narrow escape from
death or permanent injury.
When cable cars were introduced they
found many victims People became accus-
toned to the new locomotion and there was
decrease of accident to figure common
surate with the actual risk. When the troll
ley came this was repeated.
The automobile has been in practical
service for several years. 1t Is now as
familiar as any other vehicle Yet the num-
Der 1t kills and mains Is altogether out OF
all proportion. This Is due in part to a
speed mania that Is nothing short Of insan-
ity. and which Is displayed In a selfish
abandon beyond all comprehension. Many
of the smashes occur at grade crossings.
There is no excuse for approaching cross
ing by automobile without keeping the ma
chine und,r control; the frequent attempt
to pass before a fast train for the sake OF
saving few seconds not especially valuable
is as grave folly as any other form of
suicide