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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
POLITICAL POT
FAIRLY ROllS
Candidates viii Continue speech.
making Until Few Days Before
the EIection--News
Forecast
By Associated Press.

BY Associated. Press.
NEW YORK, Oct 21-With election
day only two weeks distant the cam
paign in New York state becomes more
actiVe and more interesting. Both Mr.
Hughes. the Republican candidate for
governor, and Mr.. Hearst. the Inde-
denden league and Democratic can
didate, made extended speech making
tours the latter part of the week and
will continue to make such speeches
from now on until the Saturday be-
fore election.
Not in some years have the candi-
dates in this state been greeted with
such large and apparently interested
crowds as this year.
Besides the candidates themselves
other speakers of state and national
prominence will deliver addresses dur
ing the coming week. among them
Bourke Cochran for Mr.. Hearst and
Secretaries Shaw and Taft for Mr..
Hughes.
The coming week may see a complete
recaSting of the French cabinet. 1t is
expected that the president will offer
the premiership to M. Clemenceau.
At Hartford, Conn.,, the national
Wonlen's Temperance Christian union
will meet in annual convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
NARROWING TALE
OF STORM TOLD
MANY LOSE LIVES WHEN
HOUSE BOATS SINK
Survivors Who Reach Key West De-
scribe the Terrible Scene at
Sea-Ninety Men
Rescued
BY Associat, [ Press.

BY Associate Press.
KEY WEST, Fla. Oct. 21.-Surviv-
ors from one of the house boats on the
Florida East Coast railway extension
along the keys tell narrowing tale
of death and destruction caused by
the storm of Thursday
w. p. Dusenberry, civil engineer, in
charge of the work on Long Key, ar
rived here on the Russian steamer
Jennie, among other survivors rescued.
He says house boat No 4, on which
was $50 men, was struck by the storm
at O'Clock Thursday morning and
was driven out into the gulf. At 6
o'clock the house boat began to break
up and when the great waves hit her
men, singly and in lunches of two and
three, were washed into the sea and
drowned.
Some went below for protection, but
when the top of the boat was carried
away the waves rushed in and the
boat soon went to pieces, thirty or
forty of the men being crushed to
death in the collapse, the Others grab
Ting timbers to save themselves from
Drowning.
Dusenberry was in the hold, but sue
ceeded in getting onto a. log and
IOdtcu ullIll II Tludy lllBHt.
On one piece of timber sixteen men
were clingng and nine were hanging
to another.
The sides of the house boat were
crowded with men. 1t turned over
three times, each reducing the num-
ber.
The steamer Jennie discovered the
wreckage and succeeded in rescuing
tt ninety-nine men who were brought
here Three other steamers were pick
ing up dead and injured when the
Jennie left the scene.
There was another house boat with
$50 men on board at Long Key which
Nr. Dusenberry thinks was also swept
to sea-. 10y
There were in all ten boats at Long
Key, mortar mixers, dredgers and
other boats engaged in the work. The
survivors were furnished, food and
clothing from the East Coast Railway
commissary here and were given med
ical attention..
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
SHEEP GROWERS LOSE HEAVILY
Blizzard Throughout New Mexico, Ac-
companied by Snow and sIeet

BY Associated PreSS.
b ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Oct 21.--
The, worst blizzard since the great
storm 1of 1882 is general throughout
New Mexico tonight. A high wind Is
bringing a general fall of sleet and
snow Throughout the Grand valley and
reports tonight indicate that the losses
to sheep growers will be heavy
The storm began here about O'Clock
Saturday morning with high wind,
which rapidly Increased In velocity un-
til by o'clock the gale had reached the
proportions of cyclone.
The wind carried dense clouds of
sand and dust. which developed into
rain, and with the rapidly falling tenn
perature into sleet and snow.
Tonight the snow is falling in blind
ing sheets and meager reports indi-
cate that 1t is much more severe in
the country. Telegraph and telephone
service is almost completely shut off
and railroad traffic is delayed. Some
minor damage has been done in Albu-
querque, in Las Vegas, Socorro and
smaller towns south Of Albuquerque.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
GJOA WELCOMED
To SAN FRANCISCO
N0RW EGIAN SL0oP FINISHES
LONG VOYAGE
Reception rendered Capt. Amundser
Attended by Prominent California
Citizens--Fornner Starts
East To-day
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Escorted
by harbor craft of all kinds and sur
rounded by a fotilla of white-winged
yachts, the staunch little Norwegian
sloop Gjoa with her intrepid command
err Captain Roald Amundsen, and
crew, was formally welcomed here
today.
The wharves we're black with throng
of people eager for a glimpse of the
famous Arctic explorer, and the little
vessel, the first to make the northwest
passage.
This afternoon reception was ten
dered Captain Amundsen at the st.
Francis hotel, at which Acting Mayor
Gallagher, President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler of the University of Cali
fornia, and President David Starr Jor-
dan of Stanford university were the
principal speakers.
Wednesday night a banquet will be
given in honor of the Norwegian ex-
plorer, at which Governor Pardee will
be present.
Captain AmundSen has received a
cablegram from Prime Minister Mich
elsen of Norway. stating that King
Haakon will decorate him with the
grand cross of the st. Olaf order, as
an acknowledgment of his distinguished
services.
The decoration referred to by the prime
minister is the highest honor within
the gift of the Norwegian monarch, and
with the exception of the prime minis
ter, Captain Amundsen is the only per-
son who has received it during the
present reign.
About a carload of samples and spec
imens of the animal and bird life, and
minerals discovered on the three years
voyage in the far north will be shipped
east. ts1ss. 4tt.
Captain lAmundsen expects to be
ready to start east next Thursday.
On the way east he. will by request,
stop at Minnea polls, st. Paul. Chicago,
Washington and Philadelphia, where
he will speak briefly concerning his
voyage. p.t &t 3t
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
Snow Reaches Depth
of from Two to
Five Feet
Severe Storm Reported
in Utah, New Mexico
and Elsewhere
Fire at Salt Lake City, Famed by
Heavy Wind, Destroys
Large Packing
Plant
BY Asaociatad Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Oct. 21.-In the valley
around Buena Vista the snow stands
two feet deep on the level and in the
mountains throughout the state the
snow varies from two to five feet in
depth.
Twenty-Five inches of snow had fallen
at Florence by nightfal The roof of
one of the buildings of the Portland
mine gave way from the weight OF snow
upon it, but no one was hurt.
In Northern Colorado the snow is
twenty inches deep and should freeze
follow the storm considerable loss will
result to the potato crop. Wyoming
reports a general storm. which has
played havoc with wire communication
and is interrupting railroad traffic.
Live stock Is threatened with dam
age from the cold
Train service in all directions is de-
layed from four to ten hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
CLEVER FORGER NOW
BEHIND THE BARS
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-J. H. Langdon,
who is in custody here on Information
furnished by the police of Baltimore
charging him with forgery, is said to
have operated successfully in nearly
every large city in the east.
He is said to have swindled many
persons in England, Paris, Berlin and
Yokohama by forging the names of
Andrew Carnegie, President Cassatt of
the Pennsylvania railroad and other
prominent men to drafts and checks
for large amounts. Langdon, accord
ing to the Baltimore police, is the son
of s, T. Langdon, a wealthy business
man of Philadelphia. He claims to
be relative to Andrew Carnegie.
The prisoner is said to be college
bred man and a linguist and through
his Accomplishments met and gained
the confidence of some Of the most
prominent Baltimore families and was
able to pass the alleged worthless
checks without arousing suspicion.
He is said to have served a term in
an Ohio prison for forgery in 1898.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
MASKED MEN
LYNCH A
NEGRO
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 21.-Robert
Clark, alias Dan Dove, a negro from
Kansas City, was hanged from a tele-
graph pole near the Lucedale depot of
the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
railroad by 300 masked men at an early
hour today, after being spirited from
the Jail of Jackson county Miss.
The negro was arrested late Friday
night by posse that had followed
him to within two miles Of Mobile
from Lucedale, where he had at
tempted to assault two white women
and had stolen a horse and buggy.
Deputy Sheriff Hinton of Lucedale
took the prisoner from the posse and
managed to escape the mob, which
was bent upon lynching.
He placed the negro in the Lucedale
jail and with another deputy guarded
him until early this morning, when
both fell asleep.
When they awakened the negro was
missing. He was found strung up to
q telegraph pole a short distance from
the Jail. There is no clew to the iden-
tity, of the members of the mob.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
SHIP WILL Be
A TOTAL Loss
TlMBER-LADEN CRAFT GOES
ASHORE
Storm on the Atlantic Coast Described
by an Old Sea Captain as the
Worst In His Expe-
rience
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 21.--The steam
er George Farwell timber laden, from
Jacksonville, Fla. for New Haven, is
ashore off Cape Henry and probably
will be a total loss.
All on board were saved, Captain j.
d. Chisholm and his crew Of fifteen
men being landed today by the life
saving crews from the Cape Henry
and Virginia Beach stations
The steamer laden with $4,000 feet
of cypress timber, went ashore in a
gale last night. She left Jacksonville
October IL.
From the start she encountered
heavy head winds and was forced to
go far out of her course. Captain
Chisholm describes the storm of Fri
day as the worst in his twenty years
experience along the Atlantic coast
Early last evening the crew sighted
Cape Henry light
At that time a dense fog was gath
erlng. Soon it obscured the beacon and
the noise of the wind and sea pre-
vented the warning siren at the cape
being heard. Shortly before s o'clock
the lookout at Cape Henry life saving
station saw the steamers lights close
in shore and about the same time the
Farwell hit the beach.
The life savers hurried to the scene.
On the second shot from the line gun
the crew of the steamer caught the
line and before o'clock in the morning
twelve seamen had been hauled
through the surf in the breeches buoy.
There we're left aboard Captain Chis-
holm and the first and second officers.
They lasned the breeches buoy to the
mast and refused to come ashore, so
the life savers had to stay by on the
beach all night
At daybreak all the baggage of the
crew was hauled ashore and then the
three men made the Journey to land.
George Farwell was built In 1895 at
Marine City, Mich, and is owned by
]. c. Turner & Company of New York,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
FORGIVES MAN
WHO SHOT
HER
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kas., Oct 21.-John
Moore of Arkansas City, Kas., today
his wife, Jennie Moore. on one Of
tne principal streets of that city as
he was returning home from church
with q companion.
The woman died two hours after the
shooting, her last words being for
giveness for her husband.
Tonight more than 100 citizens are
searching for Moore and a lynching
will undoubtedly result II he is
brought to Arkansas City.
Moore is known to be a desperate
man and it is not thought that he can
be taken alive, as he is heavily armed.
Soon after shooting his wife he knelt
over her body and, raising her head,
kissed her, saying:
Il told you / would do 1t, and /
have.''
Moore then went to the home of his
stepdaughter, expressing the inten-
ton of killing both her and her hus-
band, but the Intended victims escaped
to the residence OF a neighbor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
MANY HOUSES WRECKED
BY RECENT HURRICANE
Rv Associated 2resn.

BY Associated Press
MIAMI. Fla, Oct. 21.-Reports from
Long Key are that every house was de-
mollshed by Thursdays storm, and 1t
was there that so many OF the men en-
ployed on the Florida East Coast rail-
way extension lost their lives.
Damage to the roadbed and concrete
viaducts of the extension was very
light, and there will be no delay in
construction.
All the injured are in the hospital
here receiving the best of medical at
tention. Henry M. Flagler telegraph
from New York to spare no expense in
caring for the men and their families.
Only a few of. the men were danger
ously injured, most of them suffering
merely from sprains, bruises, abra-
sions and exposure to the weather.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
SALT LAKE IN STORMS PATH
Several Citizens Narrowly Escape In
slant Death
E,r A eannlafAA raraaa
BY Associated rress

SALT LAKE. Utah, Oct 21.-For the
past twenty-four hours this city and
vicinity has been swept by a. windstorm
of unparalleled severity. In addition to
three serious accidents to persons, and
obably devastation over a wide area
a fire famed by the wind obliterated
the new plant of the Utah Packing
company and a monetary loss of APP
proXimately a quarter of a, million
dollars is entailcd.
Owing to the storm trains have ar
rived irregularly or not at ALL For
much OF the time the street car service
has been at standstill and the electric
lighting plants are out of coTnmission.
The burning of the Utah Packing
plant north of the city. which occurred
last night is the most serious single
loss. The building had Just been COM
pleted at cost of 100000 and was to
have been put i'm use in a few days.
The project was inaugurated by west
the large packing houses OF the east
The cause Of the fire has not been ascer-
tained. Only a small fraction OF the
loss Is covered by insurance
Ruined buildings, fallen chimneys.
broken windows, loosened signs and
toppled trees throughout this and adj
Joining towns are most common SOU
venirs Of the storm and aggregate an
immense loss.
The wind attained a maximum We
locity Of fifty-two miles an hour at
8 O'Clock Saturday night, ana between
and 6 o'clock Sunday morning for
(Continued On Page Ien-l
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
BELATED MESSAGES
REACH DESTINATION
BY Associated Press.

BUFFALO, oct. 21.-Two buoy mes
sages set adrift from Franz Josef land
by the Baldwin, -ZeigIer polar expedi-
tion in 1901 have been found and for
warded to Evelyn 3. Baldwin Of Kan
sas, the founder of the expedition, who
is living in this city.
The messages were picked up July
10, 1906, on Moffen island by Captain
Strenerson of the Arctic whaler Gott-
fried and forwarded to the United
States state department..
They were mailed to Mr. Baldwin
from Washington and delivered to him
today. The messages are typewriter
on film paper and show the effects OF
their journey in the Arctic.
The messages were an appeal for a
supply OF coal, the lack of which
forced the expedition to turn back
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
CUBA'S INSANE IN A
DEPL0RABLE STATE
BY Associated Press.

/, HAVANA, Oct Ex-Governor Magoon
visited the national insane asylum this
afternoon and discovered a deplorable
state-of affairs there.
One thousand six hundred and sixty
persons of both sexes are crowded into
filthy and dilapidated buildings with
capacity of 400 persons only. They
are sleeping on broken cots, relics of
the last American occupation.
Congress made appropriation to en-
large the asylum. but the money was
never expended
The conditions today are very little
better than under Spanish control.
Governor, Magoon will take steps to
erect a decent building and remedy the
abuses. ,e.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
FOREST FIRES DESTROY
CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY
lv Aseocialad TJroqa.

BY Associated Press.
SALINAS, Cal, oct. 21.-Stage
Driver Mossop, who runs a stage down
the coast between Monterey and Idle
Wild reports that forest fires rage
with unal ted vigor.
over one hundred and fifty thousand
acres have been burned along Cara
patos and Mill creeks, spreading In
the direction of Tassanajara, town
near Idewilde which is I'm danger of
being totally destroyed.
At Nuley's Landing fences miles in
length have been destroyed. Some
stock has been burned and the fire
has denuded the cattle ranges.
For over a week ranchers fought the
fire day and night but as they were
unable to make headway they aban-
doned It two weeks ago and are now
merely fighting flames near houses.
Only a few houses have been de-
stroyed Nothing but a good rain
storm will extinguish the flames.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
snow, SLEET AND RAIN ENVEL0P SEVERAL STATES
N. CLEMENCEAU TO
FORM NEW MINISTRY
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS. oct. 2i-As was expected,
NJ Clemenceau, minister of the inter-
ior, was summoned to the palace today
and entrusted with the task Of form
ing new ministry.
This afternoon M. Clemenceau had
conferences with his political friends,
including General Picquart, the de-
fender of Dreyfus, who was restored
to the army.
NJ. Clemenceau declares he has not
yet offered any portfolio and that he
saw General Plcquart only for the pur-
poes of obtaining information on GER
tain phases of the army estimates.
1t will take him four days to choose
his ministers and another four or five
days for the new ministry to agree on
a program. No appointments are ex-
pccted until after M. Clemenceau con-
fers tomorrow with M. Brisson, presi-
dent of the chamber of deputies.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
PROMINENT CLUB MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
By A ssoclated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 21.--E. A. James
a member of clubs of Norfolk. Rich
mond and Baltimore, said to be worth
half million dollars, was found dead
in room of the old James mansion
here today.
Death occurred over week ago and
was due to asphyxiation.
The police are, investigating his death.
Mr.. James lived alternately at clubs
at Westmoreland, Richmond and Bal
timore.
He used room in the mansion here
as an office, but did not sleep in the
building. His habits were queer. ac-
cording to Joe Wright, negro servant,
who says Mr.. James always locked
himself in whenever he visited the
mansion. ~.
Mr.. James was last seen alive on
October II, when he entered the house.
Today the negro discovered through a
window, the dead body of his en-
ployer in sitting posture, in a chair at
his desk. A gas jet in the room was
wide open.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
SNOW FALLS IN COLORADO
Blizzard Prevents Many Trains from
Making Schedule Time
IN a ssoclated PreSs.

BY ASsocIated PrSSS.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 21.--A general
storm prevailed along the eastern
slope of the Rocky mountains from
wyoming to New Mexico today.
Snow has been falling in Colorado
almost incessantly for the past twenty
four hours and still continues tonight.
Suburban electric lines have been
operated with difficulty and railroads
have experienced delay in the running
of trains. As yet no serious results
are reported in this section, but from
Albuquerque, N. M, comes a report
of considerable property damage there
from high winds.
The sudden dropping Of the temper
ature. accompanied by blizzard condi-
tions in northern New Mexico. has
caused heavy losses to the sheep rails
ing industry, If rumors are correct.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
PANESE OFFICIAL
MEETS COLD RECEPTION
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MUKDEN, Oct. 22.-Although the
coming If Japanese Consul General
Hagiwara was announced in advance
the hotels of Hardin refused him ac-
commodations.
Consul General Hagiwara went to
Harbin to demand an explanation Of
the expulsion of Japanese officials
from the Russian sphere in Manchuria
while merchants were admitted.
The Russian authorities apologized
for the lack of courtesy shown Consul
General Haeiwara and explained that
the Japanese officials were refused
entrance into the Russian .phere ow-
ing to a mistake as to the line of de-
marcation. The Japanese railway
terminus is within five miles of that
of the Russian. The Russian consul
and traders of Mukden are negotiating
with a view of linking the two to-
gether.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
BRITISH STEAMER
SAVES MANY LIVES
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAVANNAH, Ca. Oct. 21.-The Brit
ish steamer Alton, Captain Bell, ar
rived i'm this port today with twenty
four survivors of house boat No 4,
which was engaged in building the
extension of the Florida East Coast
railway to Key West.
The survivors were picked up Thurs
day. The Alton had passed just In
time and had seen the signals of dis
tress.
The rescued men were bruised and
torn in their efforts to keep their hold
on the wreckage to which they had
clung attire the house boat went to
pieces. There were. 1877 men on the
house boat at the time, 1t is believed
that at least twenty lost their lives.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
CANDIDATES REST
ON SEVENTH DAY
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-The heads of
the state tickets rested in this city to-
dav in preparation for weeks cam
paigining that promises to be a severe
test of physical endurance If half the
things carded for them are carried out.
Mr.. Hughes will confer with State
Chairman Woodruff and other party
leaders tomorrow. working out CAM
paign details, and then hurry away in
the afternoon for another invasion of
up state counties.
Beginning tomorrow night at King
ston, his itinerary calls for more than
score Of speeches in four days.
Tuesday the grand jury will continue
it's investigation of the charges made
by Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many. that representatives of the indie
pendence league had attempted to hold
up Democratic candidates for which
league nominations had also been
made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
THREE. DIE IN WRECK
NEAR MONROE, WASH.
By ASSOCIATED Press.

EVERETT, Wash, Oct 21.--Skyko-
missh passenger local westbound and
Great Northern eastbound freight came
together in a head-on collision this
morning near Monroe, killing j.. E.
Hudson, freight engineer, George w.
Estelle, freight fireman, and Pat Sheri-
dan, and injurinR George Lawrence,
passenger engineer. and Conductor
Wetsell of the passenger train.
1t is alleged the wreck was caused
by the freight not leaving Monroe OH
time.
The several freight cars We're de-
molished.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
PACIFIC SQUADRON
REACHES SAN FRANCISCO
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldteu FESSSs
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Three
vessels of the Pacific squadron sailed
into this port early this morning and
anchored in the bay near the battle
ship Wisconsin, which arrived yester-
day from the orient.
They were the flagship Chicago, the
gunboat Princeton and the torpedo
boat destroyer Paul Jones, which have
been on cruise down the coast.
Large crowds visited the squadron
during the day. The navy collier also
made port during the day. Tomorrow
the Wisconsin will leave for Bremerton
navy yard, where a thorough over
hauling is to be be given the warship
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
EXPECT, IMPORTANT
CHANGES IN CABINET
Bv .Associated Press.

BY. Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-According to the
Morning Post, the close of the autumn
or the beginning Of the next session
of parliament is likely to see import
ant changes in the cabinet
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, the
premier, proba bly, will be raised to the
peerage and will lead the Liberals in
the house Of lords. rei.Iaining, how
ever. as premier.
This would enable the aged Marquis
of Ripon to retire as Liberal leader
in the house of lords and H. H. AS
quith would become Liberal leader in
the house of commons. Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland Bryce is also expected
to go to the house of lords, succeeding
the Marquis of Ripon as lord of the
privy seal and Winston Spencer
Churchill will enter the cabinet as
chief secretary for Ireland to carry
out the revolution policy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22
Document Causes Sensation


MEXICO CITY. Oct. H.--A sensation
was caused today by the announcement
that voluminous documents have been
presented to congress formally accusing
Rafael Isbel, governor of the state Of
Sonora, of being responsible for the
violation of territorial rights. The ac-
cusation refers to the entrance on Mex
lean soil Of Arizona rangers, alleged
to have been in the governors con-
voy at the time of the Cananea riots
The exact terms of the accusing docu-
ments are not yet known.