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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
IS 1T A DICKENS SOUVENIR?
Relic Found In Watch Once Owned
and Carried by the Noted
English Novelist
snecIal to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
TORONTO, March 11.-E. S. William
son of the crown lands department
president of the Dickens fellowship, has
discovered another interesting relic OF
the great author and one which, curi-
ously enough, he has been carrying
around for a few years without know
ing 1t.
He has been the possessor since 1901
of the first gold watch carried by
Dickens, which was brought to this
country by Francis Jeffery Dickens
the third son of the author, who came
to Canada shortly after his fathers
death and became inspector in the
Northwest mounted police. His father
gave him the watch as a keepsake.
Recently Mr.. Williamson sent the
timepiece to local jeweler to be
cleaned, and the latter discovered in
the back case secret recess. In this
was lock of dark hair, a mans evil
IDENTIFY, tied with thread. Whose is it?
That is the question Mr. Williamson
and others interested would like to
solve. Mr.. Williamson thinks it may
have been cut from the novelist's own
hair and placed lin his watch when he
was giving it to-his son.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
ONE KILLED AND FOUR INJURED
Two Passenger Trains Crash Together
in CoIorado-Operator Failed
to Deliver Order
By Associated Press.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 11.-Burling-
ton passenger trains Nos. and IA col
lided head on two miles west of Akron,
Colo, on a curve in deep cut at
p. m. today.
George II. Sherwood, mail Weigher on
No. IA, was killed in the wreck.
Engineer Hardy of No. IA and his
fireman are seriously scalded.
Two mail clerks on No. l were slight
ly hurt.
Two engines, mail car and bag
gage car were reduced to wreckage.
No passengers were seriously in
jured.
1t is said the wreck was caused by
the failure of the operator at Brush to
deliver an order.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
RACE RIoTCAUSEs BLo0DSHED
Several Badly Wounded in Alabama
BattIe-5lg Squad of Armed
Men Gathering on Scene
BY Associated Press.

BY .ASS0claIeu IISsS.
MOBILE, Ala, March 11.--As the re-
suit of a race riot that broke out last
night at Wilmer, twenty-six miles west
of Mobile, A. j. Ellis, an aged white
man. was fatally wounded, Cole Dan
iels, a negro ex-conyict. was wounded
but escaped, and C. S. Pringle, large
turpentine operator, and another negro
named Sam McPaston were wounded;
brought to Mobile by Sheriff Powers
and posse. o,,
II is said the negroes have been. max
inc threats against the whites in the
neighboring turpentine camps for sew
eral months. a
The trouble arose from the wound
ing of MePaston by Pringle. Newly M,i
ao0 armed men are gathering at VIII
mer, but everything was quiet when
Sheriff Powers left the scene and the
trouble is believed to be over.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
WOULD HANG COUNT WITTE
Radical Russians Listen to lnfIamma-
tory Speeches of Their Leaders at
Several Mass Meetings
IN Associated Press.

BY Associated rPreSs
ST. PETERSBURG, March 11.-Some
of the reactionary organizations are
pushing the agitation against the Rad
ical elements to a dangerous point.
Today League of the Russian peo-
pie" held a service in the Alexander
evsky monastery to celebrate the man
ifesto Of March as a victory for the
old regime
Later at the Horse Guard menage
the fighting society of the same organ
ization held a public meeting and lis
tened to inflammatory speeches by DR..
Doubrovin and Prof. Nicelsky, two ex-
tremist leaders, at which the orators
openly summoned their followers, the
Black Hundreds, to kill the Jews and
hang Count Witte.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
FIND CUMMINGS
IN DAzEO STATE
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE e
CLEARED UP
Young Man, Who Is Alleged to Have
Been Tilted by His Sweetheart,
Located by officer-ReIa-
tives Reticent

Thomas f. Cummings, missing from
his home at 1901 West Ninth street since
Tuesday, was found wandering about
the streets yesterday morning by pa
trolmah and taken home.
The relatives of Cummings were very
reticent about the affair and told n re-
porter they had had enough newspaper
notoriety already. They declined IL
make any statement as to the reason
for Cummings strange disappearance.
The officer who found the young man
said he was in a dazed condition. with
an unkempt appearance and unshaten
face, and appeared very nervous.
Cummings is a sidewalk inspector in
the city street department and disap
peared Tuesday under circumstances
that pointed to suicide.
According to chance remarks he had
dropped to his friends. it was supposed
that the young man was suffering
keenly from a love affair.
When asked to attend barbecue last
Sunday, Cummings is alleged to have
told one of his friends that he wished
to be at home with his parents, as lie
might not spend many more Sundays
with them.
His friends say they have noticed he
was Respondent and that he intimated
a certain girl had rejected his addresses.
Reported to Police
When he disappeared on Tuesday and
no trace was found of him, his friends
at once suspected the young man had
committed suicide and so reported to
the police.
The police did not believe the story of
probable suicide and thought that Cum
mings had simply decided to take a
vacation without letting anyone know
about it.
The aged parents of Cummings in
quired at the office of the street super
intendent for tidings of their son, but
could get no information there.
Street Superintendent Hanley sup
posed Cummings was at work until
notified that the young fellow had dis
appeared.
Although the press endeavored to To-
cate the young man by giving publicity
to his disappearance, the family took
offense at the articles and would give
no information about Mr.. Cummings,
beyond admitting that he was at home.
The parents declared their son had
done nothing out of the way and were
too glad to get him back in safety to
find fault with him for the worry that
he had caused them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
B. & 0. WRECK KILLS TWO
Fifteen Are Injured-Two Freight
Trains and Passenger in Fatal
Mixup-Enuines Smashed
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOLEDO, o.. March 1.-Two per-
sons were killed and fifteen injured,
one of whom will die, in a wreck of
two freight trains and a passenger
train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
which occurred at 11:35 o'clock today
about two miles from Bloomdale
Two engines were completely
wrecked and the mail and express cars
were demolished and later burned.
The dead:
JOHN HOFFMAN, Chicago Junction
fireman passenger train.
w. HOY, Wheeling, w. Va, postal
clerk
The injured include:
Benjamin C. Shook, mail clerk; will
die
j. r. Sigel, engineer passenger train;
severe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
vARDAMAN IS IN
ANOTHER M|X-UP
MISSISSIPPI FARM DOCTOR
MAKES EXPOSURE
Hinted That Governor Is a Contin-
uous User of Patent Medi=
cines-Penitentary State
ment Causes Trouble
Special to The Herald.


JACKSON, Miss, March ia good
sized sensation has been stirred up IN
this state by the report of the state
penitentiary board and the reply of
DR.. j. T. Berry, one of the physicians
of convict farms, thereto. DR.. Berry
denies everything charged, and sus-
gests that if seats in the legislature
were sold to the lowest bidders, there
might be some people present at the
roll call who are not now members.
Senator II. j. McLaurin has been
brought into the controversy and one
of the most peculiar features brought
out in the statement is that large
amounts of patent medicines purchased
by the board were turned over to trus-
tees, who are employed as body SER
wants for Governor Vardaman.
The supposition is that Mr.. Narda-
man is a continuous user of patent
medicines of various varieties.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
w. J. Barnett Goes to Berlin
A Eo..1se

ST. PETERSBURG, March 12.-
Walter j. Barnett of San Francisco,
vice president of the Western Pacific
railroad who has been here sounding
the government on a traffic arrange
ment with the Siberian railway in con-
nection. with the projected Gould line
of steamers from San Francisco. has
departed for Berlin.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
PASADENA, ELEVEN INCHES
Record Is Still Short of Last Years
Readings
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 11.-This city
and vicinity was visited by one of the
heaviest rainfalls of the winter today
There was some rain during the fore
noon, but at p. IN. began steady
downpour which still continues at a
late hour tonight At 1880 tonight the
Nelmes rain gauge registered 10 OF an
inch, bringing the seasons record up
to 119O inches. Up to March IL last
year the seasons fall had reached 1888
inches, so that the record for this year
is still considerably behind.
No damage has yet resulted from to-
days rainfall.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
WIND AND RAIN AT SAN DIEGO
Former Welcome and Latter Not Sc
we're Enough to Do Damage

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, March 11.-More rain
for San Diego came this afternoon and
tonight. The forecast had been fo1
showers, and they began coming about
the middle of the afternoon, although
the fall was light up to 5 o'clock.
Since then it has been raining almost
steadily and a full half inch has doubt
less fallen. With the storm came con-
siderable wind, which reached veloc-
ity of twenty-six miles an hour during
the afternoon. AS it was from the
south and southeast, it meant the cer-
tainty of more rain.
Escondido and Oceanside reported
considerable rain with a heavy wind at
Oceanside. From the country come
reports of rain in larger amounts than
was received here.
AS it has been very dry the past week
the rain will do an immense amount of
good. Crops needed the moisture, al
though everything was looking well.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
HUNGARlANs SORE AT JOSEPH
Maayars Hold Mass Meeting in New
York and Make FerVent App
peal to American People
pu AnannInted presa.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK MAI oh 11.-Five thou
sand Hungarians attended a mass
meeting today in the Grand Central
palace to protest against the act of
Emperor-l1ing Francis Joseph in dis
solving the Hungarian parliament.
Resolutions were adopted condemn
ing 1.-The dastardly attempt of the
crown and its hirelings to deprive the
Magyar people of their constitutional
rights and liberties" and calling upon
the great, free and liberty-loving
American nation to open its heart
again to the people of Louis Kossuth,
as it did fifty-four years ago, and by
it's good will to aid the Magyars in
establishing a government of the peo-
pie"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
FALLS 22o FEET TO DEATH
Reddina Miner Tries to Stop Run-
away Car Which Pulls Him
Down to Tragic End
Special to The Herald

Special 10 The HerHIdf
REDDING, March 11.-Charles Smith,
miner employed by the Afterthought
mine, fell 22O feet into shaft this
afternoon and was Instantly killed. He
was pushing car toward the cage.
The car got away, and in trying to stop
1t he was drawn through the bars and
fell to his death.
NHe was 40 years old and married.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
UNITED STATES TO HELP JAPS
Agreement Between Nations Causes
Reinforcement of Army in Philip
pines-Japan Policies China
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON. March lit has
been decided by Great Britain and the
United States to let Japan carry out
her plan of policing China" writes a
diplomat in Peking.
''This agreement gives Japan the
right to ask help of the United States
army and Great Britain's navy, which
accounts for the reinforcement of
American forces in the Philippines"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
LANDSLIDE AT SANTA BARBARA
Severe Storm Impedes Traffic on
Both Land and Sea
Snecia1 to The Herald.

SANTA BARBARA. March 1.-THE
storm hereabouts has been severe, a
strong southeast gale being strongly
in evidence. Travel on both land and
water is greatly impeded.
During the evening word was re-
ceived that a landslide had occurred
about sixty miles north of this city,
doing much damage to railroad prop
erty and delaying trains from three to
five hours.
Among others was the new Shore
Line limited, No. 20, which it was es-
timated would be delayed at least five
hours. The exact amount of damage
done by the landslide could not be as
certaned
A large amount of rain has fallen
and, taken as whole, the storm is
the most severe of the season.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Think stage Robbers Caught
!, ,songa TOD Ioraaa

SAN JOSE, March 11.-In the arrest
this morning of Alonzo Story and
Jesse Mason, boys 10 years of age,
the sheriff believes he has not only
caught the bandits who held up the
Mount Hamilton stage Saturday night
but also the men who did a similar
trick last April and escaped success-
fully with a small amount Of booty.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
ADJUSTMENTS
DELASCo THEATER B966Agco BE66Agco MNA1n1g NAY 1 + CO 4cm Props S
- Second Big Week Commences Tonight at Sharp

o, for the spirits of Une-and- d-twenty!
o, to live over again the old college
days to have the effervescence of youth
ever on tap, to enjoy once more the gay
songs of camaraderie. to find whole
girls of the university town, to know
10 wrong in stealing an occasional kiss
from their pouting lips, to be ever ready
for a bit of fun or frolic, daring es-
scrape-anything to relieve the dull
mohotony of study, from which eXuber-
ant spirits must find a relief.
All these reminiscent thoughts crowd
forward with rush of emotions this
week, as one sits in front of the foot
lights and witnesses the charming per-
formance of that idyllic play,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Famine in Morocco
BY Associated Press.

LONDON. March 12.-The Daily
Mails correspondent at Tangier says
that the failure of the wheat and bar
ley harvest is threatened throughout
Morocco. With no reserves from last
year, he adds, terrible famine seems
to be impending.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
CoERCED BY NEUTRALs
Concessions on Policing Morocco May
Have Been Forced Upon France.
Failure Means War
By Associated Press.

BY AssocIated Prese.
LONDON, March 12-The corre-
spondent Of the Daily Mail at Algeciras
represents France as being coerced by
the neutral powers Into making con-
cessions on the police question, prob
ably as the result of apprehension on
the part of the powers that failure of
the conference would mean war.
The correspondent declares that for
France to enter Morocco as one of two
powers subject to the domination of a
third power would be suicidal. 1t
would be better for France, he says,
to surrender all her interests m Morocco
rather than to suffer such loss of
prestige.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Seymour Wilkes, PAGER, Is Dead
D., A.sontt tad Press

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The
well-known stallion, Seymour Wilkes.
died today from the injuries received
a fortnight ago when he was run into
by a fractious colt. Seymour, Wilkes
fornia circuit and took a record of
s:OSh. He beat the famous Silkwood
at Agricultural park. Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
England to Send Guard

LONDON, March 12.-The corre-
spondent of the Tribune at Hongkong
says that Capt. Ward, commanding a
detachment of forty artillerymen, will
proceed to Peking at the end of the
month to guard the British legation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
OLD HEIDELBERG

by the excellent stock company of the
Belasco. How the man of forty yearns
to join i'll the rollicking choruses on the
stage, TO raise his stein high with those
mad, glad, young chaps, to dash wildly
across the campus with care-free aban-
don, to pay honest homage to sweet
Kathie Of the inn, to be- in short,
youth again and wholly forget business
cares and attendant responsibilities.
All this is good for man. 1t softens
and mellows him. 1t relieves tension,
it revives dormant memories, it con-
jures up old ideas. it even makes him
feel weepy inwardly. although. exter-
nally, he is, apparently, stoically indif-
ferent. Clean, wholesome, rejuvenat-
ing and charming. such a play as "Old
Heidelberg" should be given with an
nual regularity in Los Angeles, If only
by way of heightening contrast to SO
much that is SO painfully different. The
Evening News extends fluctuations to
the Belasco management for affording
the public opportunity to see this de-
lightful stage picture Sam T. Glover
in an editorial in The Evening News,
Saturday, March 10.1
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
SUNDAY RAINFALL.
VERY HEAVY
tuontinued from PAGE one,

maliciously suggested Mr. Hewlett
Then the excitement began.
Me for a ham sandwich" replied
Tabby hurriedly, hoping that Mr.
Hewlett would come through with the
lunch, and approached Mr.: Hewlett,
who Tabby fully believed had taken
upon himself to act as his benefactor
in time of need.
make it a cheese sandwich" sug-
gested Clerk Peterson, who remem-
bered that the bar was closed on Sun
DAYS, but thought a sandwich of the
latter brand could be found in the
storeroom.
"Make it BOTH" said Tabby, "and
charge it to Mr.. Hewlett"
With that the cat jumped upon the
counter with Mr.. Hewlett pursuing
the feline.
Evidently fearing that Mr.. Hewlett
would back out of the proposition of
providing for the much-needed lunch,
the cat made a leap for the cash reg
lister near the cashiers desk and rang
up $40. In the excitement Mr.. How
lett made a lunge for the cat and ae-
cidently rang up a sum of figures that
no one in the office could read.
A few minutes later the ship
wrecked" Tabby was captured and
carefully shown the way down into
the basement, where, from laSt ac-
counts. he was sleeping soundly with
the remains of chicken bones scattered
about him.
Mr. Hewlett has postponed an auto
mobile drive for today, but there is
some doubt as to whether it is due to
the rain or the tune that Tabby and
he played upon the cash register.
Hurts the Theaters
The rain which fell in such vast
quantities yesterday afternoon kept
the majority of the Sunday theater-
goers at home and although the Bur
bank. Hotchkiss and Grand did fair
lv good business in the afternoon, the
drifts of moisture were effective in
retarding the attendance in the even
ing, and the houses were in all in
stances small.
Down Spring street and Broadway
torrent of muddy water was sweeping
at theater time in the evening that
would deter the most persistent the
atergoer from venturing out Broad
way from First to Fifth streets was
covered three and four inches deep
with an aluvial deposit brought down
by the rain from the hills to the west
of that thoroughfare. The slippery
clay was responsible for many ruined
suits and gowns, for it was extremely
difficult to keep ones footing on the
muddy streets and to fall was as easy
as could be.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12
Steamer Ashore-CreW Safe
Assoria fed Press

SAN FRANCISCO March 11.-Ad-
vices to the Merchants exchange say
that the steamer Transport is ashore
near Port Angels. She will probably
be total loss. Her crew have been
saved.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-12

The Herald wIll sell you sS5 worth Of
records and GIVE you a six months,
subscription to The Herald and q SIS
Talk-o-P Phone absolutely free.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-24

It will be interesting to observe the reception accorded the views of speaker at a club convention in St Paul by the women of America. The speaker, in the course of some re- marks on the subject of physical cul- ture for women, declared: There Is really no better exercise than house. work. It brings into play a wider range of muscle and brain, when properly done, than any other form of work. It is magnificent training for mind and bdy." These beautiful theoretical sermons on the blessedness of drudgery make good reading, but housework, in reality, is the hardest kind of work, na philosophizing can make play out of 1t. Housework is exercise, and so is digging ditches, but neither can be called first rate fun. Exercise of any kind, to be ben eficial, must be enjoyable. It is not likely the game of housework will ever become as much of a fad as bridge whist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-24
HEARD IN PASSING.

l The woman suffrage rioters of
 England are doing great favors for
 the myriad American sisters who do
 not want votes thrust upon them. London street car companies want
 to legalize strap hanging in inclem-
 ent weather Every day will be in-
 element for the public if 1t permits
 the change.
 It cannot be said that the peace of-
 fering made by the czar to the Rus
 sian peasants is very attractive. Grown lands of the value of SIC, ,0O0,-
 GOO are to be transferred to the mu-
 jiks, the latter to pay for the same on the basis of 20 times the yearly rental. It will be a mere drop in the bucket. The holdings affercted by the Irish land purchase act are three times as valuable, and the landless Irish are less than one-tenth the number of the landless Russians Philadelphia Record.
 The floating debt increases muni- cipally in every department, and will so long as we conduct public affairs under present day plans. The float ing debt has now become a fixed fix ture in school board matters, and will continue to be, no doubt, in order to keep company with other depart ments. The floating debt Is delu- sion to the taxpayers and affords a means of making a showing that does not exist, and in. many instances would not be tolerated were the true facts known.-Middletow Press.
 The moral support of President Roosevelt was doubtless the greatest factor in determining the election of Parsons over Odell in the New York primaries. Without the tentative support of the president Odell would have won hands down and proved that as a political expert he has no equal for attaining results among the Empire state republicans. There can be no question but that the retire ment of Odell from power will strengthen the republican party in New York and promote harmony New London Day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-24
THE POST" STILL BARRED.
Its Editors Explanation Not Satis- factory to Judge Case.

Hartford, Sept 24-The explanation of the editor of the Evening Post in that paper of Thursday night regard ing the publication of Wednesday night which on Thursday morning excluded from the court room by or excluded from the court room bw or der of Judge William S. Case, was not satisfactory to Judge Case. The paper had no reporter in court during the brief session of Friday.
 Judge Case was asked Friday if the explanation in the Post of Thursday night was satisfac- tory. It was also said that the edi- preferred to say nothing about 1t at this time, but it was learned from an- other source that the judge did not consider the explanation as satisfac- tory. It was also saidthat the edi- tor of the Post would arrange to make an apology that would be satis- factory to Judge Case. As long as the order made by Judge Case on Thursday remains in force the paper cannot have a representative at the reporters table in the court room.
 It was said that the headings and sub-headings in the report of Wednes- days proceedings were what Judge Case objected to. Judge Case has come to know that the reporter rlr not write these, and there was a be- lief at the court house that this would exonerate the reporter from any con temptuous act before the term of the court ends. The reporter of the Post has had an interview with Judge Case.