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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
WOMAN In
UGLY FIRE
Her Face and Hands
Badly Burned
Blaze Follows Gasoline
Explosion
Bakery on Temple Street Is Destroyed,
but Not Until klnd-Hearted
Fireman Rescues Two
Kittens

Mrs. Anna Threlkeld was seriously
burned and her bakery at BOG Temple
street was entirely destroyed by fire
last night at 10 o'clock.
Before the fire department. arrived
the building was enveloped in flames
and two stores, Rivers Bros fruit
store and the fish market of A. Spauld-
ing were threatened.
Mrs. Threlkeld, while preparing to
leave for her home in East Hollywood,
started to clean some clothes. She
opened a bottle Of gasoline near a
burning gasoline stove, when the flames
caught the oil and caused a terrific
explosion. The bottle was thrown from
her hands and spread flames through
out the rooms.
Mrs. Threlkeld attempted to extin-
guish the fire and her hands and face
were severely burned. She ran,
screaming, into the street.
An alarm was Immediately turned in
and engine company No. 16 responded.
When Lieutenant Dodd entered the
burning building he found two kittens
within a few feet of the flames and in
danger of being destroyed. Picking up
the little felines, the fireman took them
to Sergeant Craig, saying he wished
them to be taken care of. After the fire
Lieutenant Dodd took the two kittens
to his home with the intention of rails
ing them.
After the burns of Mrs. Threlkeld
were dressed by DR.. S. Austin, 431 Tenn
pie street, she was removed to the re-
ceiving hospital
The loss sustained by Mrs. Threlkeld
is approximately $1,000. She purchased
the bakery only recently. Rivers Bros.
loss is about 5000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
POLICE BUY BEER;
ARREST WATERS
SIX SALOONS AND CAFES ARE
VISITED
In Each Place an EmpIoye Is Arrested
on the Charge of Violating
the Sunday Liquor
r1| Ordinance

For an alleged violation of the LIQUOR
ordinance, walters from six saloons and
cafes were arrested by the police last
night.
In each case liquor was taken as evil
dence, and in three instances a SEM
blance of meal, a slice of bread or a
sandwich, was taken and will be in
troduced as evidence in determining
what constitutes a bona fide meal.
The first cafe the Officers entered was
the Imperial, and there the patrolmen
were served with beer without even a
sandwich, it is alleged. John Foley, a
waiter, was taken by the officers to
the central station, where he was
booked for violating the city liquor Or
dinance.
At the Palace cafe two Swiss cheese
sandwiches were given with the beer,
and Gustoff Max, a waiter was placed
under arrest.
At the Burbank cafe on South Main
street the only semblance of a meal
was loaf of dry rye bread cut into
small pieces. ]. A. Moore the man
who served the drinks, was arrested.
He gave bail for his appearance in
court today
At the First Street hoted, 251 East
First street Paul Thomas was arrested
on the charge OF serving drinks with
out meals, and he furnished bail for
his appearance in court today.
AT the Concordia restaurant, 304
South Main street, an arrest was made
on the charge of selling liquor contrary
to the ordinance regulating the SELL
ing on Sunday and Ed Kroel was taken
into custody.
At the Bristol cafe, 4O3 South Los An
geles street, William Kelly was ar
rested.
The alleged law violators will be ar
raigned in court today, and it is said
the proprietors of the Palace saloon
and Coster & Lonergan, managers of
the Imperial and former prophet ors of
the Del Monte cafe, which had it's Ii
cense revoked. will fight the case and
probably will ask for a Jury trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
HILL RAILROADS
ARE 'SWAMPED'
LUMBER TRAFFIC INCREASES
RAPIDLY
Freight In Many Washington Cities is
Congested to an Alarming
Extent-More Engines
Needed

Special to The Herald.
TACOMA, Wash, July 22.-Washing-
tons lumber traffic has increased so
rapidly that the Hill railroads are un-
able to move loaded cars across the
mountains and out of the state as fast
as they are assembled from the main
and branch lines radiating from Ia
coma.
Not until large number of engines
now building for the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern are delivered and
put into service next winter can these
railroads keep their yards free from
congested freight.
On side tracks between Tacoma and
Ellensburg, distance of one hundred
miles, three thousand carloads of east
bound freight, comprising lumber
chiefly, are now awaiting shipment.
The mills are getting cars almost as
fast as needed, but the motive power of
the railroads is insufficient to keep the
roads clear. Trains are kept moving
almost without interruption through
Stampede and Cascade tunnels. 1t is
doubtful If the congestion can be
avoided until Hills north bank rail-
road down the Columbia river is COM
pleted, giving another line across the
state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
FORTUNE EXCEEDS $1oo, ,ooo, 90,
Deceased's Wealth Mostly in Cash
and Bonds
Special to The Herald.

Speclui TO Inc herald.
NEW YORK, July 22-The fortune
of Russell Sage has been variously
estimated, but no one knows it's exact
proportions, as it is not so invested as
to be in view of outsiders. 1t will, un-
doubtedly, exceed 500, 900, 900. and those
best in position to estimate it say it will
be found to be chiefly in cash, bonds
and gilt-edged securities.
Russell Sage had no children, and his
relatives have never been led to believe
that at his death they would share in
the distribution of his great. fortune
He had never personally done any
notable charities nor contributed to any
considerable extent to educational or
philanthropic purposes, but each year
he set aside large sum which his wife
dispensed along those lines.
1t has been reported that Sage once
said. in a burst of confidence to close
friend, that when he died he would so
dispose of his fortune as to leave an
enduring monument to his memory.
His will has long been made. 1t was
drawn by the late Almon P. Goodwin
and is now in charge of Attorney
| Henry Thompson, who has gone to
Spain.
Thompson's law partners refused to
talk about the will today. There are
three executors, Mrs. Sage, Charles w.
Osborne, for many years Sages cashier
and confidential man, and DR. Mum.
1t is stated that Mrs. Sage is left in
entire control of the fortune, therefore
it may be expected the fortune is to be
devoted to philanthropic purposes un-
der her personal direction.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
LINEMEN'S STRIKE
LIABLE TO SPREAD
ny Associated Press.

by Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-That the
strike Of the electricians and linemen
on the United Railroads will spread to
other departments of the street car
system and that the carmen will inevi-
tably be drawn in If a settlement of the
difficulties between the company and
the llnemen is not speedily arrived at,
is the opinion of President Richard
Cornelius Of the Garments union.
Cornelius stated that there is a
strong sentiment among the men in
favor of the linemen, and declared that
rather than see the union crushed the
carmen will strike, but he did not think
it would come to that.
Cornelius intimated that there Is
much discomfort and dissatisfaction
among the carmen with conditions un-
der which they are working at present
The electricians held a meeting this
afternoon, but no action looking
toward settlement was taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
RUSSELL
SAGE is
CALLED
Veteran Financier
Passes Away
Suddenly
Physicians Declare Death
Caused by Heart
Failure
Sinking Spell Follows Complications
of Diseases Incidental TO Old Age.
Nlnetieth Milestone Nearly
Reached
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 22.-Russell Sage
died suddenly today at his country
home. Cedarcroft. at Lawrence. L. 1.
The immediate cause of death was
heart failure, resulting from a compli-
cation of diseases incident to old age.
The veteran financier would have cell
ebrated his ninetieth birthday August
4. Mr.. Sage had been in exceptionally
good health since his arrival at his
summer Home about six months ago.
At noon today he was seized with a
sinking spell and collapsed, fallin.. into
Inconsistencies about two hours be-
fore his death, which occurred at 43O
o'clock
There were present at the end Mrs.
Sage, her brother, Col. ]. j. Slocum;
Rev. DR.. Robert Leech, DR.. Theodore S.
Janeway of New York and DIR. J. Carl
Schanck, a local physician who was
summoned from New York when the
first alarming symptoms were mani
Tested.
The funeral services will be held on
Wednesday at the West Presbyterian
church in West Forty-second street, of
which Mr.. Sage had been a member for
many years.
The interment will take place in
Troy Thursday. Mrs. Sage and her
brother, Col. Slccum, are named as
executors of Mr.. Sage's will.
1t is generally believed that Mr..
Sage's vast interests will not be seri-
ousy affected by his death. Several
times within the last few years numer-
Gus rumors have been set affoat of Mr..
Sage's death. On one occasion in June,
1899, Mr. Sage said
Il suppose somebody wanted to make
a little money by affecting stock values
and they hit on this old trick
Asked if stocks had been much af-
fected he answered:
ST understand not. The properties in
which / am interested cannot be seri-
ously affected by the rumor of my
DEATH"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
DANGLING WIRE
BRINGS DEATH

A little bull terrier was instantly
killed yesterday and an automobile
party narrowly escaped death when 1t
nearly ran into 'live" wire which had
killed the dog a few minutes previously
near Vermont avenue and Twenty
sixth street.
For three hours yesterday afternoon
people were afraid to go down Vermont
avenue between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets, where a wire
charged with electricity was tangled
through the street.
A dog whose curiosity was aroused
by the dangling wire began an investi-
cation and In a flash he had forfeited
his life.
The wire was knocked to the ground
when San Pedro car ran into a
breaker.
1t was repaired after a long wait,
but not until several autoists had
nearly run their machines into the wire,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
BATTLE is FOUGHT
IN PHILIPPINES
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MANILA, July 23.-A detachment of
consta bulary, Lieut.. Williams COM
handing, encountered band Of 60C
Pulajanes near Buraen, on the island
of Leyte. Sunday morning.
Lieut.. Worswick, twelve privates and
Civilian Scout Mcbride were killed.
The constabulary were driven back.
The Pula james secured fourteen rifles
and two revolvers The bodies Of Wors-
wick, Mcbride and ten privates were
recovered. Reinforcements of con-
stabulary have been sent from the
nearest station.
Mai. Nevill ding the mill
tary, has ordered company Of twenty
four regular infantry to be hurried to
the scene. Maj. Nevill reports that
there are from 400 to 1000 Pulajanes in
the field.
Lieut.. Worswick was a graduate of
the University of Kansas and waU ap-
pointed to the consta bulary last Feb
ruary. He graduated from the constab-
ulary school June 80 and this was his
first battle. Buraen is situated in an
irolated portion of Leyte.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
KILLS
FIVE DURING
STORM
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MANITOWOC, Wis, July 22-Just
before ball game between a local and
Plymouth, Wis, nine, a fierce electrical
storm swept over the city this after
noon and a bolt of lightning struck the
grandstand where the spectators and
players had sought shelter.
Five persons were killed outright
and twenty or more injured, and at
least fifty more were stunned by tho
shock.
The dead:
ALBERT SKUHARA, 20 years old.
WALTER HANDL, 1S years old.
IRVINE WOEIlLENT, 20 years old.
ANTON KARKE, IA years old.
VIM. KANUTZEN, 16 years old.
When the storm came the players and
spectators alike sought shelter in the
grandstand. The bolt struck the roof
and dispersed among the crowd, knock
ing scores of people fiat. Two were
found dead in the stand and the other
three just outside in the field.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
TWENTY-FIVE DIE
IN RAILWAY
WRECK
Rv Associate ted Press

BY Associated Press
CHARLOTTE. N. c., July 22.-Sea-
board Air Line passenger train No. A
collided with an extra freight train d
few miles west of Hamlet today.
The wreck occurred at 7:30. Engi-
neer f. B. Loomis of Hamlet, Fireman
Tom Hill and twentyfour passengers,
most of them negroes, were killed.
A score or more were injured. Only
a few of the dead have been identified
The dead and injured were taken to
Rockingham by special train.
The wreck was caused by misunder-
standing of orders. Both engines and
nearly all the coaches and box cars
were demolished. Traffic is completely
blocked.
A dispatch received at the Seaboard
Air Line general offices at Norfolk to-
night states that so far nineteen dead
bodies and twenty-three injured per-
sons have been taken from the wreck.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
BURNS WILL PROVE FATAL
TweIve-Year-oId Mexican Girl Uses
Kerosene to kindle
Fire
BY Associated Press.

PHOENIX. July 22.-Rita Borques, q
twelve-year-ol Mexican girl, was ia
tally burned this afternoon in a fire or
South Second street, which des stroyed
the house she lived in and one directly
in the rear. The girl was kndling a fire
with coal oil and the usual result fol-
lowed. She ran screaming into the
street, enveloped in flames. Neighbors
rushed to her assistance and one man
knowing of the presence of a seven
month-old babe in the house, by his
prompt action saved II from harm.
Rita and her sisters, orphans, resided
there with the stepfather. The prop
erty. which belonged to C. ], Beau
vais, was valued at about $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
cALlFORNIANs IN NEW YORK
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, July 22.-Among the
Los Angeles people reaching here dur,
ing the week are Mr.. and Mrs. Il. b
Van Alstyne, who are at the Cadillac;
Miss Boyle and Miss Hayes, at the st
Denis; Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Giles and
Mrs. A. b. Strydale, at the Empire
Mr.. and Mrs. Joyce, at the Breslin;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lippman, at the Nor
mandie; Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Lawless
at the Belle Claire; Mrs. Root and
Mrs. Russell OF Pasadena. guests al
the Algonquin.
Gable advices note the presence in
Paris of the following; George Brown
Florence Desut. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Crossley, Mr.. and Mrs ID. Duffill and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Walters of Los
Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
HOW FORTUNE WAS AMAssED
Multi-Mllionaire Starts Life as an
Errand Bow

Russell Sage, multi-millionaire and
nestor of American financiers, was born
on August 4, 1916, in Verona, Oneida
county, New York where his parents
Eliza and Prudence Sage, members of a
little company of pioneers from Con-
necticut, had halted while, on their
westward march in quest of a home
stead.
At the age of IL Russell Sage began
his career as errand boy in the grocery
store Of his brother, Henry, in Troy.
At the age of % he established a
wholesale grocery of his own in that
place.
In 1857 the young merchant had ac-
cumulated a fortune of about half
million-a great sum for those days
and began to retire from active busi-
ness. He had already become inter-
ested in railways. his first transaction
of this character being loan to the La
Crosse Railroad company, which led to
further transactions resulting in his
acquiring large interests in the roads
now forming the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul system, of which he became
vice president.
Opens Office in Wall Street
This determined Mr.. Sage to devote
his time to business in Wall street, and
in 1866 he opened his office in New York.
About that time he formed an asso-
citation with Jay Gould, which con-
tinued several years.
In 1867 he organized the present
method of trading in puts" ''calls"
and "straddles," in which he dealt later
on an extensive scale
When he purchased a seat on the
New York stock exchange in 1874 1t pro-
vided that he never appear on the floor
of the exchange. Only once, it is said,
did Mr.. Sage experience a tremendous
loss which would have shaken another
man, but from which he emerged with
confidence unShaken.
From that memorable day in 1884,
when the great failure of Grant &
Ward was announced. resulting in the
loss to Mr.. Sage of about &c. 100000, his
operations necessitating the possession
of vast amount of ready capital, Mr..
Sage always kept his resources we'll in
hand, so that in case of an emergency
he was able to control almost unlimited
funds.
Interested In Many Railways
At the time of his death Mr.. Sage
was an officer and director I'm twenty
five great railroad and telegraph cor
porations.
An incident occurred in Mr.. sage's
Office at II Broadway on December H.
1891 On that day he was visited by
Henry p. Norcross of Boston, a man Of
unbalanced mind, who demanded an
immediate gift of $1,2OO.OOO When the
demand was refused, Norcross dropped
a dynamite bomb on the floor. The ex-
plosion which followed decapitated
Norcross. killed one OF the clerks and
wrecked the entire office. Mr.. Sage
was only slightly injured by the explo-
sion.
For many years Mr.. Sage occupied
during the winter an old fashioned
brownstone mansion at SOC Fifth ave-
nue., from which he was reluctantly
compelled to move about four years
ago. owing 10 the invasion of COM
nerce. His summers were spent at the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
DIES DEFENDING HERSELF
Nanamo, B. c., Girl Struggles in Vain
With Man Who Attacks
Her
BY Associated Press.

SEATTLE, July pa special to the
Post-Intellgencer from Nanaimo, B. c.,
tells of the brutal murder in her own
home of Mary Jane Dalton. The body
was found yesterday afternoon by her
father, John Dalton, upon his return
home.
A minute examination showed that
the bullet had pierced the girls fore
head. Other shots had been fired. Elk.
animation of the girls body showed
marks Of struggle showing that she
girl had died defending herself from
assault.
Robert Stiles Featherstone, an arrival
from Sumas, is in Jail, charged with
the murder A 38-caliber revolver was
found on him and a handkerchief on
which were bloodstains was also in his
possession.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
VOYAGE LASTS
NEARLY A YEAR
By Assoeiat ted Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22-After a
voyage OF 2SO days, the French bark
Anne De Brettagne arrived here today
from Swansea with a cargo of coal.
While off Montevideo the vessel broke
her steering gear, was picked up by the
British steamer Plymouth and towed to
MonteVideo, where she remained from
November 25 to March 10 undergoing
repairs. She was forced to sell a part
Of her cargo TO pay for repairs and
towage.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
CRAP GAME ENDS
in BLOODY FIGHT
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, July ga free
for-all fight occurred near the Green
wich street entrance to the Preside
this afternoon. AS result of the fra
cas- Private Joseph Ross of the 105th
company of coast artillery lies in the
general hospital with a fracture of the
skull, and Private Pope of the same
company is In the company's quarters
badly bruised and beaten. Seven civil
ians and five soldiers who were sup
posed to be involved In the fight We're
arrested and placed in the guard house
at the Presidio.
The fight was started over a crap
game which was being operated in a
vacant lot outside the reservation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
GENERAL BARON
K0DAMA DEAD
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 23.-General Baron
Kodama died here this morning.
General Kodama was educated at
Rutgers college and had been called the
genius of the Japanese army.
He was Field Marshal Oyama's chief
Of staff during the Japanese Russian
war and later was appointed governor
of Formosa.
After the retirement of Field Marshal
Oyama General Kodama was made
chief of stan of the Japanese army
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
.THAW PASSES AN
UNEVENTFUL DAY
By Associated Press.

I
NEW YORK, July 22.-Harry X.
Thaw spent a quiet and uneventful
day in the Tombs today.
He left his cell twice to take his Gus
tomary exercise.
Contrary to his previous custom. he
did not attend the religious services
conducted by Chaplain Wade in the
morning, and when asked by one of
the keepers why he did not. refused 20
make any answer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Cloudy on
Monday; possible thunder showers
In the mountains; fresh southwest
wind. Maximum temperature in
Los Angeles yesterday, 80 de-
grees; minimum, 65 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
Senator Brings Gold
BY Associated Press.

DY IA777NNItINNW T TV77
SEATTLE, July 22.-The steamship
Senatdr arrived last night. bringing
$500, 900 in gold, and reports that the
'longshoremen's trouble at Nome Is
nearly ended
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
.SU M MONS
RU SSIA'S
FAITHFUL
Imperial Manifesto
Issued by the
Emperor
Millions of Mujiks Are
Asked to Suppress
Revolution
Street Riotlng at st. Petersburg Com
nences at Midnight, but Coz
Ilslons Are on a Small
Scale

By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 22.-An i'm
perial manifesto issued tonight, which
is regarded as both a threat and an
appeal to the emperor's millions of
mujiks to join in suppressing the revo-
luton under promise of land, summons
the Faithful Sons of Holy Russia"
Many liberals consider this a direct
indictment of the Black Hundreds.
In spite of this excitement the day
passed with comparative quiet in the
capital, and street rioting only began
with the advent of darkness, but the
collisions generally were on a small
scale.
At Sedovia crowds with stones had
the gendarmes and police on the run,
when squad of Cossacks dispersed the
mob with their whips
About midnight there were rumors
of heavier fighting at the Narva gate,
where the massacres of the followers of
Father Gapon took place sixteen
months ago today. The troops are said
to have fired several volleys, and it is
reported that there were a number of
casualties.
Many Rumors Circulated
Tonight stories were industrious'y
spread that the emperor's final de-
cision to dissolve parliament was not
taken until he had communicated with
Berlin According to one story a men,
her Of the German embassy went to
the telegraph office Saturday night and
ereaged a wire for direct cofnnfunsra-
tion with Emperor William, and only
after receiving and transmitting a 1000
word Dispatch from Emperor Willism
to Emperor Nicholas was the ulxase
finally signed.
The inference intended to be drawn
is that Emperor William is Emperor
Nicholas evil genius and false adviser
The trouble with this story is that
the sovereignS would not be forced to
resort to such roundabout methods of
communication, as direct wires are
available at Peterhof.
Besides, the story is traceable to
sources which usually seek to make
Emperor William responsible for all Of
Europes ills.
The status of the council of the en-
pire seems to be in doubt. Neither the
ukase nor the manifesto mentions it,
but whether this was by design or over
sight has not yet been cleared up. AS
a coordinate branch of parliament 1t
must be adjourned or dissolved when
the lower house is prorogued. but it re-
mains to be seen whether new elections
will be ordered for the upper chamber.
The Associated Press learns that the
council of the empire is considered to
be in recess, but that special depart
ments of the council composed of APP
pointed members will continue sitting.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
Jacob EIIachar
Ry Associated Press.

BN ANHOtIdNVU FIta7.
JERUSALEM, July 22.-The death is
announced Of Jacob Eliachar, chief
rabbi OF Palestine, at the age of 90.