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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
NATIVES MURDER JAPANESE
Thirty Fishermen on kamchatka
Peninsula Fall Victims, Ten 9th
ers Escaping With Difficulty

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The
Examiner says Thirty Japanese fish
ermen were murdered by the natives
at the settlement of Upika, which is
situated on the Kamchatka peninsula,
and similar fate would have been
visited on ten other men if they had
not managed to make their escape to
the American codfshing vessel S. N.
Castle, which was lying at anchor
close to the settlement.
The Japanese belonged to fishing
schooners whose home port was Hako-
date. The ten survivors were kept on
board the Castle for several days, and
then, in large sampan, amply provis-
ioned by Captain Ipsen, they set out
for a Japanese settlement some dis
tance away.
The news of the massacre was
brought here on the U. S. Castle
which arrived yesterday from a cod
fishing cruise in the Okhotsk sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
WOMAN AND HER -FOUR
CHILDREN ARE MURDERED
SLAIN WHILE FATHER WORKS IN
RICE FIELD
Family Of A. J. conditt of Eona, Tex.
Are Victims of Fiends, Only Baby
Being Left AIive-Posse in Pursuit
of Criminals
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
EONA, Tex, Sept. 2S.-Mrs. A. j.
Conditt and four children, a daughter
of 13 and three boys from 6 to 10 years
old, were murdered in cold blood at
their home near here today The mother
and daughter were assaulted and their
bodies brutally disfgured A baby
about years old was the only one left
alive.
All of them seemed to have been mur-
dered with some blunt instrument.
Their heads were crushed and their
throats cut with a knife or razor. Of
ficers were informed at once and the
entire county is out in posses in search
Of the murderers. 1t is supposed there
were two of them.
The girl and mother were killed in
the house, the boys were killed about
100 yards away. Mr.. Conditt was away
working in the rice fields. A negro boy
about IL years old was plowing in a
field near the house and at the time
Of the killing heard the children scream
ing. He saw a man running after a
woman who was running around the
house. Being afraid to go to the house
he ran to a neighbor and told of what
he had seen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
SEN. MORGAN PEsSIMISTIc
Declines to Accompany Commission ir
Its Trip to the Pam
anna Canal
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 2S.-Sen-
ator John T. Morgan of Alabama has
written a letter to Chairman 7. T.
Shonts of the Panama canal commits
sion, declining the invitation to accom-
pany the commission when 1t leaves
New York for Panama. The senator
thinks nothing will be accomplished by
the trip. His letter says, in part:
"Since the ratification of the Hay
Varilla treaty, which 1 opposed, have
done all that could and much more
than 1 thought could ever be Of ad-
vantage to the country to sustain the
government In it's purpose to construct
a canal at Panama. Yet I have not
believed that success could crown their
efforts.
You may find the key to unlock che
barriers that nature has interposed at
Panama. If you should be so fortu-
nate, will applaud your genius and
courage. 1 will vote to provide you
with every reasonable authority ami
power to accomplish your task and
to meet your tremendous RESPONSE
bility."
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
'STEEPLE jack
WONDERFUL FEAT
CHAMBERS DOWN SIDE OF THE
FLATIRON BUILDING
Makes Trip Between Street anc
Twentieth Story Several Times,
Holding by Slight Grooves
in the Wall
Special to The Herald.

Snecial to The Herald.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Clinging like
a fly to the surface of the Flatiron
building, John Garrick, the "Steeple
Jack" walked down the side of the
building from the twentieth story to
the street and up again several times
today, while thousands below stood
trembling.
Women tainted and men turned white
while Garrick, as unconcerned as
though he were strolling along Broad
way, was rapidly ascending and de-
scending, clinging all the while to the
sheer wall with his fingers and toes
in the inch and quarter deep grooves
that indent it's surface. And all to
earn a So bet. This hair-raising per-
formance is regarded as unequaled in
daring in the annals of Steeple Jack
work.
Garrick is about 30 years old
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
STEAMER CHATHAM BLOWN UP
Displacement of Water Visible at Dis
tance of Five Miles, but Suez
Canal Little Injured

By Associated Press.
PORT SAID, Egypt, Sept. 2S.-The
wreck of the British steamer Chatham.
with her cargo of ninety tons of dyna-
mite and blasting gelatine, was blown
up this morning by mines distributed
around and inside her hull.
These were fired by an electric cur
rent from Raselech, about five miles
away. No serious damage was done
to the canal and the authorities anti
cipate that the passage will be cleared
of debris in four days, The railway
and Sweet Water canal adjoining are
intact.
The explosion was tremendous. The
enormous displacement of water was
visible from Raselech.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
ROANOKE CATCHES FIRE
By Associated Press

BY ASSOCId Itu ITthS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The
steamer Roanoke caught fire as she
was lying at the Clay street wharf to-
night, and for few moments there
was a panic among her passengers. The
blaze started from cigarette which a
stevedore dropped upon a bag of salt
peter in the hold, some distance aft.
The only damage was that done by the
water which drenched the cargo of
wheat the extent of which cannot be
determined until the vessel unloads at
San Pedro.
The Roanoke arrived from Portland
last Wednesday and sailed for San
Pedro tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
WoRKMEN NARROWLY ESCAPE
Are Drenched With SuIphuric Acid,
but Jump Promptly Into
Tank of Water

BY ASsOclated Press.
SAN JOSE, Sept. 2S.-John Villines
and Paul Widmer workmen employed
at Hollister by the Alpine Condensing
company, We're drenched with sulphuric
acid today by the bursting of a jar
which they were handling. They
jumped into a tank of water near at
hand before the acid could penetrate
their clothes, thereby saving themselves
from death. When they emerged from
the water their shoes and almost every
stitch of clothing fell to the ground
in pieces.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
PATIENT HANGS HIMSELF
Body of Hypochondriac Found Sus-
pended Beneath Bridge Over Nor
mon Channel, Near Stockton

BY Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Cal, Sept. 2S.-The
body of Daniel S. Ritchie of Sacra-
mento, 81 years of age, was found
hanging under a bridge over Mormon
channel in this city today. In one Of
the pockets was a piece of paper upon
which was written Daniel S. Ritchie,
1915 Thirteenth street, Sacramento,
indicating a desire on the part of the
deceased to make known his identity.
The officers regard it as a case Of
suicide His hands were found loosely
tied behind him, but it is believed the
deceased did this himself so that. after
the fatal leap, he would not be able to
help himself.
Ritchie was brought to Clark's pri-
vate sanitarium last Monday from
Sacramento as a volunteer patient by
his sister, Mrs. Martin. He was a
hypochondriac, and thought he had
many ills. Tuesday night he disap-
peared and it was thought he had gone
to Sacramento.
The deceased leaves a widow and two
children in San Francisco. He had
had family troubles, it is said. A Ma
sonic certificate of membership and IA
Y. M. c. A. card were found upon
him
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
FOUND BRUTALLY MURDERED
Body of BrickIayer Discovered Horri.
bly, Beaten Under Bridge Crossing
the Sacramento River
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press,
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 2S.-William
Spillane, a bricklayer of Alameda
county, was murdered last night be-
meath the north approach of the bridge
across the Sacramento river. Spillane
was brutally beaten about the head
with a blacksmith's hammer. the head
of which was broken off.
The body was found this afternoon
about 2 o'clock by S. H. Mansfield, a
young man from Benicia. Mansfield
was walking under the bridge and
noticed it lying there. He at first
thought the man was asleep and aud
not go very close. Upon returning in
the same direction a few minutes later
he noticed that the body had not
moved, and upon a closer inspection
saw that the unfortunate man had
been murdered.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
DIVIDES ESTATE BY LOT
San Bernardino Pioneer Chooses Move
Way of Distributing His
Property

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 2S.-Bart
Smithson, one of the pioneers of the
valley, has divided up his estate but
took a peculiar method of doing it. He
got his heirs together, laid out the land
he owned in equal pluts and then had
them draw straws for first, second,
third choice, etc. The entire estate was
divided in that manner and includes a
considerable tract of valuable real
estate in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
DROPS DEAD IN CHURCH AISLE

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 2S.-At Sell
wood last night, just as an evangelical
service was about to open at Bethany
Baptist church. Mrs. : hoebe ]. Adams,
a missionary for the Baptists. dropped
dead in the aisle as she was about to
ask one of the members to preside at
the organ, Heart disease was respon-
sible for her death.
Mrs. Adams came from New York
nine months ago. She was for several
years temperance evangelist for the w.
c. T. U. Of New York. A son, Rev.
Floyd Adams, lives in McMinnville, in
thia>Atate Deceased was aged 80 years,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
BURGLARS GET BIG BOOTY
BY Associated Press

BY ASSOCIdleu FTeSS
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. 2S.-Burglars early
today entered the private bank of c.
B. Burnett & Sons at Eldorado, ILL.,,
wrecked the vault and carried off be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in currency and
gold. Many shots were exchanged be-
tween the burglars and citizens, but,
owing to the darkness, none of them
took effect. Bloodhounds have been
put ON. the trail of the hurElarA
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
Woman Falls From PrecIpIce

By Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Cal, Sept. 2S-one of
party of eastern women fell from a
precipice near the Alum Rock Park
falls this afternoon and was seriously
if not fatally injured. She was con-
veyed to San Francisco. One arm
was broken and her spine injured and
she was also injured internally. She
refused to give her name
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
REGISTERED in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-George
H. Wigmore, wholesale merchant and
manufacturer of Los Angeles, is regis
tered at the st. Francis,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
Visits German Chancellor
BY Associated Press.

BY 'Associated Press.
BADEN BADEN, Germany, Sept. 2S.
-Signor Tittoni, the Italian foreign
minister, arrived here today to see
Prince Won Buelow, the German chan
cellor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Showers
Friday; brisk to high southwest
winds. Maximum temperature In
Los Angeles n degrees; minimum
81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-29

1-Hungary seething.
2-Dispute over Morocco ended.
3-Aids at wedding; helps get divorce
ESports.
5-Southern California news.
6-EdtoraI.
City news.
S-9-Classified advertisements.
1o-PubIc advertising.
11-Markets.
12-Pastor may return to fold.
EASTERN
Steeple jack chambers down side OF
Flatiron building in New York.
George w. Perkins refuses to show
books in New York Life Insurance IN
Woman and four children murdered in
Texas: posse in pursuit
FOREIGN
Ferment in Hungary increasing and
coalitionists gaining ground.
NJ. Witte reaches st. Petersburg and Is
greeted by large official delegation.
Dispute between France and Germany
over Moroccan affairs definitely settled.
COAST
Policeman kills highwayman at West
Berkeley who ordered him to throw up
his hands.
Grove L. Johnson makes vigorous at
tack on McNab, Corbin and the Con-
tinental
San Francisco fusionists agree on ticket
in separate conventions.
LOCAL
Conference would yet receive Rev. w
B. Bell into full fellowship If he should
penitently seek readmission, says Rev.
Robert Mcintyre.
Woman's matron of honor testif1es at
her divorce trial.
Wholesalers board of trade and Los
Angeles board of trade cease existence,
and a new bureau of adjustment and
trade reporting was created instead.
At point of revolver woman demands
return of letter which she says was taken
by husband.
Woman attacks officer with a hat pin.
National board of managers of Soldiers
homes approve management of Sawtelle
institution.
Boy held prisoner in a chicken coop.
Schools are crowded. but no children
are sent home
Weather bureau orders display of storm
signals along Southern Pacific coast.
Predicts rain for today.
Eight library girls, in tears, thought
they had been overlooked in salary In
Name of Police Commissioner johnson
anneara on request for poQlroom license.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
'WARSHIP BLOWN UP
THE BENNINGTON LIES BEACRED
AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
,Forty-nlne of Her Crew Were Killed
and Several Bodies Still Missing
Small Leak Discovered In Boiler
Was Being Repaired-Pres. Roose-
Welt Shocked-Wants Details.

San Diego, Cal. July 22-Broken
and blackened, with her flag flying at
half mast, her hold filled with 10 feet
of water, the steamship Bennington
lies beached on the shores of San Die
go harbor. Forty-nine OF her crew lie
dead at city morgues, the tate OF IL
more is as yet undetermined and three
score are stretched upon beds of pain
in various hospitals. This is the re-
suit of the explosion which wrecked
the trim little naval craft and wrought
such terrible havoc among her crew.
The placid waters of San Diego bay
have never before been the scene OF
such a disaster and San Diego city has
never before been stirred by such
scene of death and suffering as those
witnessed tonight.
The dead bodies lie ranged with
grewsome precision at the dlnerent
morgues. The stark forms are out
lined in immaculate winding sheets,
the terrible results of scalding steam
upon the faces plainly showing, al
though hidden beneath the folds. Tne
face of every victim is SCARED and
scalded, in many cases almost beyond
recognition.
On board the Bennington the UNI
harmed members of the crew worked
under great difficulties to reach the
boiler room and coal bunkers. where
it is believed dozen bodies are lying
wedged in the wreckage or submerged
in the water which fills that part o.
the vessel.
The appalling list of victims of thu
explosion grew throughout the night
almost every hour adding to the loni
rows of dead in the overcrowded NOR
sues. Forty-nine known dead is tn
latest summary compiled. This IN
cludes AZ bodies at the various MOI
CUES and seven bodies which are SUI
floating about in the flooded boile
room and which can not yet be reacf
ed.
The details of the explosion on tn
Bennington, as ascertained by Con
mander Young, were received at tn
navy department in a long Telegram
from the commander. 1t appears froI
the telegram that small leak ma
been discovered in boiler and tn
boiIermaker was on his way to repal
it and was passing through the engin
room when the explosion occurred.
President Roosevelt was great
shocked at the news of the disaste
Beyond expressing his profound r
gret. he chose, however, to reserve e.
Dression on the matter until he recei
ed complete details.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28

Lewis Spangler. a private of Com
pany A, Oregon national guards, en-
camped at the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, was injured by being tossed in
blanket by his fellow soldiers and
is in very serious condition. 1t Is
probable that death will result. The
physicians at the hospital state that
his skull is fractured.
The wool men of Harvey county
propose to organize an association for
mutual benefit.
A heavy windstorm, which almost
assumed the proportions OF cyclone,
recently did $4,000 damage to prop
erty at Moro and in surrounding
places. The storm lasted but five
minutes.
Grover Martin, convicted in the cir.
cult court of manslaughter, at Pendle'
ton, has been released on $4,000 bonds
during the tendency of the case, he
having appealed to the supreme court
Martins bondsmen are Thomas Pence
and G. H. Boerester Of Milton.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
MONTANA ITEMS.

The Northern Pacific club of the
Rocky mountain division gave a pic
mic near Evaro, on the main line, 16
miles west of Missoula, Sunday, which
proved to be one of the largest events
of its kind ever attempted.
United States Senator William A..
Clark, who recently underwent All OPP
Grafton, continues to improve.
While Mrs. Jules VanDuscheren
was asleep in her seat on the west
bound Burlington train near Belgrade
Sunday her 5 year old boy wandered
out on the platform and fell from the
train, which was speeding at the rate
of so miles an hour, and was instantly
killed.
Two men were killed and three mar
rowly escaped with their lives at the
Minnie Healey mine at Butte Satur'
day afternoon in an accident, the
cause of which can only be surmised
The dead men are Con Crowley and
Ebb York, both station tenders and
well known residents Of Butte.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
SNAKES SPREAD OVER TOWN.
Basin, Wyo., terrorized BY RattIers-
Set Free by Travelling Doctor.

Rattlesnakes at large in the streets
of Basin, Wyo., released by a travel
ing doctor, are terroizing inhabitants
of the town, who have been living in
fear of their lives. A few days ago
DR.. Arnold, an elleged eye doctor from
Montana, came to town selling eye
medicine. To attract attention to his
wares the doctor brought with him a
collection of freaks, among them be-
ing a snake charmer with several
boxes of rattlesnakes. Because of hav-
ing no state license the doctor was
arrested, fined $50 and sent to Jail for
a week.
Upon being liberated he found that
his freaks had all disappeared, the
snake charmer leaving behind his col
lection Of full grown snakes. About
dark the doctor went into corner of
the town and opened the doors of the
snake cages, permitting rs big rat
tiers to escape. Arnold then got out
of town on horseback. An alarm was
soon spread and night of terror was
spent by citizens, who were afraid to
leave their residences. Yesterday was
spent in killing snakes and today still
others were killed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
WHEAT MARKET
TAKES SLUMP

Chicago, July 25.-A break Of $40
in the price of wheat for July delivery
occurred here Monday. At the same
time the September option sold off 32S
at $40. Denial of sensational reports
of black dust damage to spring sown
crop caused the heavy profit taking
that resulted in the sharp declines.
The market closed weak, with Septem-
Der down at $40 as compared with
final quotations Saturday. July wheat
shows loss of precisely DO.
The primary cause of the sharp reac-
ton was optimistio advices concerning
the condition of the wheat crop through
out the Dakotas and Minnesota. In
addition the weather in the northwest
was favorable to progress of the grow
ing crop and unfavorable for the spread
of black dust.
Another reason for the slump IL
prices here was the demoralized condi'
ton of the wheat market at Minnea'
polls, the September option there show
ing at one time loss of about DC.
Fresh reports of rust were received
but they lacked defnlteness. Bear
were given additional encouragement
by continued liberal movement of new
wheat in the southwest. After thu
first rush to sell was over the marke
held comparatively steady, the pric
for September during the remainder o
the session being confined within q II
ronOa
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
MAY RENEW CHICAGO STRIKE
Business Houses Take Stringent Ac-
ton Toward Strikers.

Chicago, July 24.-At mass meet
ing of employers held this afternoon,
at which representatives of over 200
business houses were present, it was
decided that no more of the teamsters
who have been on strike wuold be re-
instated until all the unions have call
ed off the strike.
The action taken by the employers
association may result in giving new
lease of life to the teamsters' strike.
AS soon as the stand taken by the
employers had been made known to the
unions meeting of the teamster' joint
council was called for Tuesday night
to consider ways and means of renew
ing the fight should such a course be
decided upon.
The teamsters are in a belligerent
mood, and threats are freely made that
unless the employers recede from their
position there will be general strike
of all the union teamsters in Chicago.
This would mean tho calling out OF
81, 900 men, whereas but 5000 were in
volved in the strike which was recent
ly declared at an end by the teamsters
joint council.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
Lansdowne Waltz the Favorite.

The professional teachers of dane
ing, composing the United Kingdom
alliance, at their annual convention
Just held in London, took an impromp-
tn ballot for the purpose of demon
strating the relative popularity of
some of the different dances. The
president, after the ballots were
counted, announced the following re-
suits: Lansdowne waltz, eight votes;
skating waltz, four votes; oriental
waltz, two votes; fancy capers, two
votes; the Eglinton, two votes; the
Sylvio, two votes; the Bijou schot'
tische, two votes.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
HER PENSION CEASES.
Mrs. Hyde's $25, 1000 Year From the
Equitable Cut off.


New York.-The $4,000 a year pen
sion money which Mrs. Henry b.
HYDE. mother of James Hazen Hyde
and widow of the founder of the Equit-
able Life Assurance society, has re-
ceived from the society since the
death of her husband, has been cut
off by Paul Morton, new chairman Oh
the board of directors.
The stopping of this pension was
part of Morton's general scheme OF
retrenchment and he carried 1t out IN
spite of the greatest pressure. Every
effort was made to get Morton to leave
this gratuity on the books, but he re-
fused. saying the time for sentiment
had passed, and wiped off the account
There are still a few shares oil
Equitable stock held by Mrs. Hyde
and, this and James Hyde's position on
the board of directors are all that is
left of the Hyde influence in the so
ciety. 1t is practically nil. Mrs. Hyde
will not be seriously Inconvenience
by this action of Morton. She is
very wealthy woman anyway and hel
sons fortune, aside from $780, 900 he
got from T. F. Ryan for the stock con
troll of the society, is considerable.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-07-28
Carter viii Remain Governor.

Oyster Bay, July 26.-A considera-
ton of Hawaiin affairs occupied Presi-
dent Roosevelt's attention for several
hours today. He had as guest for
luncheon and during the greater part
of the afternoon George X. Carter,
governor Of Hawaii Governor Carter
came to yesterday determined to re-
sign his official position to escape the
annoyance to which he has been sub
jected since he succeeded Sanford b.
Dole as governor. The president not
only declined to accept his. resignation,
but told him TO go back to Hawaii and
he should have the full support and
sympathy Of the national adminstra-
ton.