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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29


FRESNO, May 2S.-An inch and a
half of rain fell here last night and
today, doing incalculable damage to the
crops of all kinds.
The weather turned cold this after
noon and hail fell in torrents for half
an hour, completing the damage left
undone by the rain.
Wheat and barley were beaten down
to the ground all over the county, and
crops that promised to yield richly to
their owners will now be hardly worth
harvesting. At times the rain amount
ed almost to cloudburst
Hay was down in the fields through
out the county and will be total loss;
the damage to this crop alone will
amount to over 100000. On account
of the warm and wet spring the cereal
crop was the best in twenty-five years
in this county, but the heavy stand of
wheat and barley was unable to with
stand the beating storm.
Early Grapes Ruined
The bloom has been knocked off the
early grapes so that the crop will
amount to almost nothing. Malagas
suffered the worst of the grapes. Vines
are down in the vineyards all over the
county and continued cold weather will
make the crops show shorter this year
than for a long time.
Cherries and apricota have been
knocked off the trees and peaches will
suffer greatly. Berries and small fruits
have been ruined.
Reports from the mountains indicate
the heaviest storm in quarter of a
century and there is danger of the al
ready full bitches breaking and flood
ing farm lands.
Four inches of rain fell in six hours
at Pine Ridge last night and it is rain
ing there today.
Mountain Roads Washed Out
All roads through the mountains have
been washed out and are impassable.
1t will take thousands of dollars to re-
pair them.
The floods in the mountains have
been carried down in the creeks and
both the Kings and San Joaquin
rivers are full to the brim.
The Kings river has broken over its
levees in several places and thousands
of acres of grain have been inundated.
The San Joaquin river is sixteen miles
wide in some places on the west side,
and the water is still rising.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
EXPLOSION KILLS WORKMAN
Accident at Powder Mills Near Santa
Cruz May Be Cause of Two
Deaths
By Associated Press.

SANTA CRUZ, May 2S.-A terrific
explosion occurred at the California
Powder works, three miles north of this
city, this afternoon, short time before
the employees quit work for the day.
Michael Michaelson was instantly
killed and Patrick Ryan so badly
burned that he is expected to die before
morning.
Both men were Workmen.
The explosion occurred in a blasting
powder mill, and had it happened five
minutes before 1t did, when 10000
pounds of black powder were in the
MILL the loss of life would have been
great. The cause of the explosion is
unknown,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
BIC HAIL STORM
! DESTROYS CROPS
WHEAT AND BARLEY BEATEN
TO THE GROUND
San Joaquin River Sixteen Miles
Wide, With Water still Ris-
ng-Fresno and VI
elnity Suffer
SUMMARY OF DAMAGE

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
APPRECIATE BROWNS WORK
Supreme Court Justice compllme nted
Upon Record Made as
He Retires

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Official
announcement of the retirement of
Justice Brown from the supreme court
of the United States was made today
by Chief Justice Fuller before the adj
journment for the term.
In making the statement he gave out
the correspondence between the retiring
Justice and the court, in which the eight
colleagues of Justice Brown expressed
their high appreciation of him as a
justice.
Justice Brown replied in fitting terms
to the members of the court, thanking
them for their expressions of good will.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
court.martIaI convenss

BY Associated Press.
FORT MONROE, Va, May 28.-The
court martial which is to try Capt.
Perry Garst and Navigator Edward Il.
Witherspoon, In connection with the
recent grounding of the battleship
Rhode Island, convened on that war
ship today Admiral Sigsbee is presi-
dent of the court.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
AFTER PATENT MEDICINES
Minnesota State Food Department
VIII Expose Those Con-
tanning Opistes
IN Assocla ted Press.

ST. PAUL, May 2S.-The state dairy
and food department today announced
that 1t had inspectors out procuring
samples of all patent medicines, and
that a careful examination and analysis
of all such medicines ON the market
would be made.
If the medicines contain opiates or
alcohol or other deleterious substance
the fact will be published together with
the quantity.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
KNOCKS OUT HABEAS CORPUS
Arizona Gambler Fined $3.50 and
Sentenced to 27o Days
In Jail

BY Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 2S.-Habeas
corpus proceedings before the supreme
court today in behalf of Homer Dubois,
In jail in Tucson for violating the gam
bling ordinances, we're declared irregu-
lar, the court ruling that habeas corpus
proceedings may not be brought in the
supreme court subsequent to adverse
decision in similar proceedings before
an associate Justice, although cases be-
fore an associate Justice may be ap-
pealed and tried on their merits.
Dubois was fined 1880 and 27O days in
him. in which Tucson lawyers say he
will get the limit Of sentence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
NEW ROUTE NOW COMPLETE
Cars on San Bernardino-RedIands
Line Make First Trip by
Way of Cutoff
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BUTTE, Mont, May 2S.-The Yel-
lowstone National park will be thrown
open to the public next Friday, ac-
cordlng to an announcement made in
this city touay by Superintendent
Beck of the park.
Mr. Beck says that number of new
geysers have sprung into existence
during the past year, cold and hot
springs Spouting forth.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
TERR0RISTS STILL ACTIVE
Agent of Secret Police Shot Down in
Main Street at
Odessa
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ODESSA, May 2S.-An agent of the
secret police was shot dead in the main
street here today. The assassin escaped.
There is increasing apprehension as
a result of the activity of the terrorists,
the purpose of whose campaign is be-
lieVed to be to compel the granting of
amnesty.
The strike in the harbor continues.
Seventeen Russian steamships are un-
able to depart.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
NEW GEYSERs SPRING FORTH
Several Put In Appearance at YeIIow-
stone Park-Publlc May View
Them Friday

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, May 2s.-The
first car over the Redlands cutoff will
be run today and after that time all
cars between this city and Redlands
on the traction line will use the new
route, which will greatly shorten the
distance and time between the cities
and avoid four dangerous railroad
crossings.
w. e. Erwin of Los Angeles has
been appointed as superintendent Of
the lines of the San Bernardino Valley
Traction company here and in the val
ley to succeed o. D. Collins, whose
resignation was accepted today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
HANG PRISONER TO A TREE
Mob Breaks Down Jail Door at Wades-
boro, NJ. c., and Renders
Sheriff Unconscious
BY ASSOCIATED Press.

By Associated Press.
WADESBORO, N. c., May 2S.-A mob
of 200 citizens last night lynched ]. V.
Johnson, accused of numbering his
brother-in-law.
Johnson was in Jail, the jury in his
case having disagreed on the first trial.
The mob broke down the doors after
knocking the sheriff unconscious and
hanged Johnson to a tree.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
PLAN FARMERS INSTITUTE
Professors From Agricultural College
to Lecture at Lakeport
Nav 81
Ry Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BERKELEY, May 2S.-Announce-
ment is made by Prof. e. j. Wickson,
dean of the college of agriculture,
that a farmers institute will be held
at Lakeport on May 81, to be conduct
ed under the auspices of his depart
ment of the university.
Professors from the agricultural COL
lege will be present at the institute to
lecture upon various phases of agri-
Cutllre.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
POPE Plus X Is
SERIOUSLY I'LL
THIS is ADVICE FURNISHED BY
FOREIGN WRITER'S
Pontiff Cannot Stand Confinement of
Vatican, Which Is Slowly but
Surely Undermining His
Strength
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
BRUSSELS, May 2S.-In private let
ters foreign writer's say they have
learned from authoritative sources that
the condition of Pope Plus X is far
worse than is admitted by the vatican
He is suffering from a grave heart
affection as well as from acute attacks
of asthma and gout.
Cardinal Merry Del Val Pala. secre-
tary of state, is trying to keep the
pontiff's real condition secret, Lut the
fact is known that he cannot stand
confinement of the vatican, which is
slowly killing him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
WILL THROW OPEN
VALUABLE LAND
BY Associated press.

REDDING. May 2S.-The Redding
land office received notification today
from Washington that 100000 acres Of
irrigation and forest reserve land In
the Klamath lake section in Siskiyou
county will be thrown open to entry
and location on September 3.
1t is valuable agricultural, mineral
and grazing land and big rush is ex-
pected,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California-CIoudy
Tuesday, probably showers;
south to west winds. Maximum
temperature in Los Angeles yes
terday 81 degrees; minimum, So
degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
JOPLIN BANK CLOSES DOORS
Missouri Institution Has Small Assets,
but President Says Depositors
Will Be Paid
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
JOPLIN. Mo-, May 2S.-The Joplin
Savings bank was closed this morning
by State Bank Examiners Wade and
Cook under instructions from the secre-
tary of state. The deposits aggregate
$4,000; capital $4,000. The assets are
small.
George w. Layne, president of the
bank, issued a statement pledging to
pay every depositor in full.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
CANADIAN BLOWS HEAD OFF
Places Stick of Dynamite Under Hat
No Reason for Act
Known
BY Associated Press.

REDDING. May 2S.-Clinton Parish,
a French Canadian, deliberately placed
a stick of giant powder under his hat
and blew his head off at the Bonanza
King mine in Trinity county last night.
Parish was a recent arrival and had
worked in the mines but half a day.
No reason is known for his act.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
Boees Pleads Guilty
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated fresS.
KANSAS CITY, May 2S,-Wm. Boggs
pleaded guilty here today to attempting
to vote Illegally at the recent election
and was sentenced to two years In the
penitentiary.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
CHINESE GIRLS SENT EAST
Unfortunates From San Frsneiscos
Former Underground Dens
Struggled to New York

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 2S-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Philadelphia says:
Chinese girls, forced by the San
Francisco earthquake from the UNDER
ground dens that held them captive,
are being smuggled eastward to escape
deportation, according to information
received by the police yesterday.
The department has been informed
that several score of them are on their
way here. Five have arrived and dis
appeared. Detectives Of both Phil
adelphla and New York are watching
for the slaves.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
Shoe Manufacturers Fail
BY Associa ted Press.

bY ASsUVIdItU IItSS'
LYNN. Mass, May 2S.-The high
price of leather is said to have caused
the failure of William Porter 81 Son,
shoe manufacturers, who assigned to-
day, with liza bilitles of 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
Would Assist Laborers
By Associated Press

EAsoUVIdIUU
LONDON, May 2s.-Chief Secretary
for ireland Bryce today introduced in
the house of commons a bill authoriz-
ing a loan of S22500, 900 to provide la
borers' cottages in ireland.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
LITTLE DAMAGE AT STOCKTON

First Reports Said to Be Greatly
Exaggerated
BY Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Cal, May 2S.-The
unprecedented storm of the past few
days has worked considerable damage
to grain and fruit interests but not
as much as at first supposed.
Grain was late in getting in this
year, owing to late rains, and the late
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
JEALOUSY LEADS TO MURDER
Rejected suitor Shoots Rival at El-
wins, Mo-, and Commits
nv Suicide
IN AssocIated Press.

NASHVILLE, ILL.,, May 2S,-Near FL
wins, Mo-, Robert Mitchell last night
shot and probably mortally wounded
Edward Rink and then killed himself.
Jealousy over rival attentions to a
young woman actuated the tragedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
BULLETS END THEIR LIVES
Believed That Texas Ranchman Killed
Guest and Wife and Then
Shot Himself
By Associated Press.


FORT WORTH, Tex, May Isl. r.
Warren, a ranchman, his wife and a
Mr. Pierce, who was visiting the War
rens, were found dead of bullet wounds
at Stiles today.
1t is believed Warren killed Pierce
and his wife and then committed sui
eide.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
ST.. LOUIS VISITED
BY A SNOW STORM
By Associated Press.

By lA6oVNIFIVW
ST. LOUIS. May 2S.-The temperature
here for the past twenty-four hours
has fallen from SO to A degrees, the
coldest May weather ever recorded In
ST. Louis.
SNOW fell for five minutes this morn
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29

@ Hail storm levels crop at
@ Fresno. DownpOur mt times al
@ most approaches cIOudburst.
g biggest barley and wheat crop
@ of twenty-five years practically
@ destroyed.
@ Damage to hay crop in one
g county estimated at 100000.
@ Early grapes injured to extent
@ of hundreds of thousands of dol
g lars.
@ San Joaquin river reported six
@ teen miles wide and still rising.
@ bakersfield and vicinity thrent-
@ ened by breaking of Ievees. Busi-
@ ness men remove stocks of goods.
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
Bombs XII Six
IN Associated Press.

SEBASTOPOL, May 2S,-Official de-
tails of the bomb outrage on Sunday
show that six persons were killed and
fourteen seriously and forty slightly
injured
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
EIeotrIoaI EneIneers Convene
I3y Assoclated Press

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, May 2S.-The
annual convention of the American In
stitution OF Electrical Engineers opened
here today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
CUBA IN ERUPTION.

How long viii Uncle sam put up with
the pup" rebellions over in Cuha' His
patience viii not last through many of
the "uprisings" We opine, because he Is
not used to the theory OF rebellion and
has strict notions of his own about 10y
atty and good government and peace and
few other concomitants in the art of
national control OF course. Cuba be-
longs to the Cuhans, in a far-fetched.
polite sort OF way. but the response
bility for Cuban independence and pros
perity is one of Uncle Sans vest-pocS'
ct mems to which he will revert in
good time, and when he does there will
be a period of licking things into
shape" over there that viii be a rvala-
ton to the swarthy denizens of the
Pearl Of the Indies
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
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ASToRIA's PEREMPToRY DUTY.

In the light OF all reasonable probabil-
ities it is absolutely essential that the
city of Astoria shall get herself in
line for the proper reception and care
full nurture Of the good things that are
due TO arrive in fairly near future.
She must clear her municipal skirts
of everything that discredits and ham
pers her; get on the credit side OF her
ledgers and stay there Ia very small
matter at this moment and easily ac.
complishedl; adopt a safe and work
able charter and adapt herself speed
ily to its wisest provisions; purge her.
self of some Of the civic uncleanliness
from which she suffers, not all unde.
servedly, abroad; reduce her taxes and
get her markets within the scope Of tae
ordinary poor mans income; clean up,
externally and internally, and do those
things taeitly required of healthy nor
NAL city OF her size.
This is plain home talk and it is meant
for the utter and only good of the mu-
nicipality Her leading men must take
things in hand and bring about radical
changes irrespective OF politics., that
viii eonduce to her popularity abroad
and her rightful development at nome.
She expects to be a railroad and ship
ping center very soon and the signs are
favorable for these realizations, but to
bring them sooner and in more effective
shape and volume, to achieve all that i.
wrought Of such development she must
be in civic and moral aptitude for its
assimilation.
She has every natural advantage in
the world to make her one Of the great
depots of the earth, but she, like the
individual about to be invested with
new responsibilities, must take on the
status of worthiness and innate strength,
inseparable from the trust. Her growth
demands it. The wise Astorian knows
It; and heedlessness has gone far enough
to make the task very hard, yet GER
tain Of accomplishment if the potential
tiles of pride and prudence are in
yoked
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
SHOULD REDUCE RATES.

CHICAGO, Sept, 7.-President Stick
ney Of the Chicago Great Western, dif-
fers radically from most Of the higher
officials on most phases Of the rate
question, but he stands with them in
contending that there should be no gen.
eral reduction OF rates. Mr.. Stickney
was in Chicago yesterday, having come
here TO attend the Great Westerns an.
nual meeting.
Il don't think railroad rates on the
average are too high in the United
States" said Mr.. stickney. What ia
needed is not horizontal reduction, but
equalization. The Pennsylvania charges
about the same per tho per mile az the
Great Western, although the density OF
its traffic is much greater. Probably
our rates are too low, while the Penn
sylvania's are too high. We are max
ing money at the present rates, but
should the country become less pros
porous there is no certainty that w'
could continue to do so. Rates gener'
ally in the Northwest are too low, com
pared with those in the East"
This annual meeting Of the Great
Western was the fourteenth. J. W
Lusk, NJ. d. Flower, and r. c. Wright
we're re.elected as directors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
FOR s-H0uR DAY.

CHICAGO. Sept. IA fight for an s.
hour working day, which will affect
more than 100000 workers in the va.
rious metal industries is to be launched
in Chicago next Monday. Delegates
from every local organization of metal
trades workers in America will meet
to form an international federation,
which will collect funds and carry on
the fight.
These organizations do not expect to
ask that the change actually take place
for probably four years, but a commit
tee will take up the work of secur-
ing funds, educating the workers and
doing all the preliminary work neces-
sary to prepare the men for the strug'
gle il one must come.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
with REASONABLE CERTAINTY"

The law Of the land is not likely 10
bother itself with the universal huhbuh
now noticeable in relation TO reformed
spelling, For ages, ever since human
communication has been had by means
OF marks and figures and types, the
eommon-sense, organic rule OF law has
been that all Is admissible II ii shall
be construed with reasonable certain
ty" This being the case, the seekers
after phonetic hrevity may proceed
with all care and diligence in their self.
imposed task; but they are respectfully
warned not to SO distort the current Ian.
guage that it cannot be construed in
open court with reasonable certainty,
or they win invoke an agency that may
dampen their ardor and disrupt their
ideals.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08

The Scientific American gives this re-
Cipe for cheap and durable paint for
farm buildings; stir into gallon OF
milk about three pounds Of Portland
cement, and add sufficient Venetian red,
or any other eolorcd paint powder to
give a good color The milk will hold
the powdr in solution, but the cement,
being heavy, viii sink to the bottom,
So it is necessary to keep the mixture
well stirred up with paddle while APP
plying II; and. as It's efficiency depends
upon administering a good coating Of
cement, II is not safe 10 trust lis ap'
plieation TO Enthusiastically hands, Six
hours after applying this paint will be
as immovable and unaffected by water
as a smooth.old paint. We have known
OF buildings twenty years old in which
the wood is well preserved by it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08

If every crow in the United States
eats ll2 grains Of corn after it is
planted, the amount of corn lost that
would have developed would be G7,-
4l5,Gs8, 900 grains OF corn, or enough to
plant 5lI,4S8 2-3 acres which, in turn
produce 1851 s32 20 bushels Of corn
enough crops to treble the corn cob
pipe crop Of Missouri and make 3,542
gallons and 3 pints Of pure Vermont
maple sirup.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
PAYS BIG DUTY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. THE
Western Sugar Refinery yesterday paid
into the customs house $97876 duty on
raw sugar brought from the Philippines
on the British steamer Seminole The
total duty was $lO3,876, but $5,4OO was
paid at Manila on export duty and taxes
The amount paid here, 25 per cent less
than the amount on sugar from for
eien country, does not go into the Unit,
ed States treasury, but irto the Phil
ippines fund.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
THE cANDoR OF THE FEL0N.

II =---
The eandor OF the man behind the
bars il the most merciless Of all testi-
mony when it is given against his fell
low-criminals on the hither side Of the
Jail door. S. A. D. Puter is a case in
point. His shameless and bitter story OF
the completely of Mays in the dreadful
scandal expressing Oregon, may be in
dubitably true, but there is not man
in the state but viii apply the kindly
"grain Of salt" to the tale for sheer
humanity's sake. All would far rather
see the record built upon some other
predicate than the vicious and vengeful
revelations Of this arch-thief. Such
evidence as his can never pass in public
review, as unbiased, unadulterated and
entirely convincing -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08

Kansas is to have about the queerest
issue on record in the coming political
campaign in that state. The farmers,
in order to use up the surplus cotton
crop, demand the passage Of law that
every shirt and shirt tail in the state
shall be heightened one inch. The
chairmen Of both the Democratic and
Republican committees decline to enter
tain the proposed issue on the ground
that in case Of an extreme shortage Of
the cotton crop, reversal Of the rem
edy might prove exceedingly embama8s-
ing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08

What may be expected from the free
alcohol bill just passed by congress may
be gathered from the result Of like
measure in Germany. There the amount
of alcohol used for industrial purposes
amounted in 1904 to 100000 gal.
Ions. Of this 8O,OOO,OOO gallons was e&-
tracted from potatoes, 100000 from
grain and 100000 from molasses or
the by-products of beet sugar The
cost in Germany was about Is cents a
gallon, 1t is mixed with Is to 80 per
cent of benzole, 50 that it cannot be used
for drinking purposes In this country
alcohol can be made much cheaper than
in Germany. It can be manufactured
out Of refuse corn, refuse potatoes,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-08
STARVING TO DEATH.

Because her stomach was so weak
ened by useless drugging that she could
not eat, Mrs, Mary II. Walters, OF st.
Clair St., Columbus, O., was literally
starving 10 death She writes: My
stomach was SO weak from useless drugs
that ! could not sleep; and not before
was given up to die was l induced to
try Electric Bitters; with the wonder
full result that improvement began a,
once. and complete cure followed
Best health Tonic on earth. SOC. Guar,
anteed by Chas Rogers, druggist,