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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

correspond with the testimony given to
senators.
Mr. Tillman also took issue with Mr..
Patterson, saying that when the Colo
RADIO senator makes an appeal for alien
labor he would better look little closer
home and consider the American Ia
borer who i'm the end must pay Tor
building the canal"
Mr. Patterson withdrew the amend
ment he had offered and offered am
other king the limit Of a days labor
on canal work at 10 hours instead OF
eight. The amendment was lost.
MIR. Tlllman expressed dissatisfaction
with the relationship between the canal
commission and the Panama Railroad
company and said he hoped the canal
commission would find means OF uni
flying the canal and the road.
Mr. Hale agreed with the statement
made by Mr.. Tillman as to the desira-
bility Of doing away with the dual ar
rangement The bill was then passed
and ut sos p. m. the senate went into
executive session and at BIS adjourned
until Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
RICH WIFE BEATER IN CHAINS
r. Beachman, Wealthy but Mean,
Works With Negroes and Sleeps
In Cell With Them
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Inc Herald.
DECATUR, Ala, Feb. 9-with
shackes Of iron riveted on his ankles
and with a pick in his hands, Robert
Beachman, a well-to-db jeweler, was
forced to work on the streets here yes
terday with a gang of white and negro
city convicts and with a boss, an ignor-
ant white man, standing over him.
Before Mayor Henry A. Skeggs, in
police court, Mrs. Beachman testified
that Beachman had knocked her down
and threatened to kill her. Under Ala
bama law a wife beaten is forced to
work in a coal mine or on city streets.
Beachman was fined $25 and costs and
sentenced to thirty days on the streets
for cursing in the presence Of his wife,
and was fined $50 and costs and SEN
fenced to thirty days on the streets for
assaulting her.
Beachman tried unsuccessfully to APP
peal to the circuit court by filing a
bond.
Beachman, who is so years of age,
came here about 1890 from Rochester,
n. Y, where he and his wife had lived
for years. He owns valuable business
and residence property here, most of
which is in his wife's name. For some
years he was a leader in the First
Presbyterian church. The Beachmans
have a married son and daughter in
Texas and a son of IA living here.
Beachman spent last night as city
convict in a dingy cell of the city jail
along with other white and negro
prisoners.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

were about thirty per cent less than
the true transcontinental rates by rail
from New York to San Francisco. The
press and these figures reversed.
also made the statement that that
part of the true rate from New York
10 San Francisco. by way OF the 18TH
mus, which was credited to the Panama
Railroad line FOR the transit of goods
between Colon and Panama was about
two dollars per ton and that as the rate
through the Suez canal was $.T0 per
ton on the gross tonnage, the probable
nat rate which Will be charged as toll
would probably approximate 81 per ton,
winch was the fiat rate which I recon-
mended Should be charged on all goods,
regardless of classification, to be han
died by the railroad between Colon and
Panama.
The significance of this statement
lies In the fact that n flat charge of
w per ton on all freight without re.
gard to classification would give com
merce the same advantage, as far as
the freight rate is concerned, as il
would receive by the construction of
the canal unless that rate was made
lower than the rate at present charged
for the transit of freight through the
Suez canal, and that this could not
make any disturbance in the true trans
NOiibiutnldl IdltS WHICH now eNlSI DX
rail between New York and San Fran
cisco; the essence of this statement
being that the true transcontinental
lines could have no motive In vigor-
ously delaying the construction of the
Panama canal as the rates by rail be-
tween New York and San francisco
for freight shipped by the isthmlan
route compared to the true transcon-
tinental rates by rail between New
V..elr O.. ~. H.
materially disturbed.
This is q subject on which the public
has not been informed and on which
there has been no public knowledge
as the existing rate of the fact that
the proportion of the true rate credited
to the Panama railroad for transit OF
goods between Colon and Panama has
never been made public
THE point l desire to make clear in
this entire matter is that the flat two
dollar rate across the isthmus could
be Immediately put into effect by the
United States government and would
anticipate, as far as rates are con-
cerned, the ultimate benefit due to the
construction of the canal and that all
that was necessary to do in order to en-
able the Panama railroad to handle
freight across the isthmus by this route
(Which is equivalent to four cents pei
ton per mile and is perfectly ample
for the service rendered. would be
equipment of the Panama railroad with
modern engines and cars, proper ira ok
age, with wharves, docks and ware
houses, which can be furnished for less
than five million dollars-an expend-
iture which Will have to be made, in
any case, in order properly to provide
transportation facilities for the traffic
which now exists and for that growing
out of the construction of the canal"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
HEPBURN RATE
BILL CONSIDERED
MEASURE is BEFORE SENATE
COMMITTEE
Several Amendments Are Suggested
by Its opponents--No Possibility
Of Agreement in Sight in
the Near Future
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--The senate
committee on interstate commerce to-
day began consideration of the Hep
burn rate bill. which passed the house
yesterday. Today was. devoted to the
first section, which describes the kind
Of transportation to which the act shall
apply. Several amendments were sug-
gested by senators unfriendly to the
bill, but none was voted on today. 1t
Is generally conceded that the Hep
burn bill with only few notifications
will have a majority report when the
committee votes next Friday.
1t became evident during the discus
sion Of the various amendments that
the arrangements to discuss the bill
next week would accomplish no impor-
tant result, so great were the differ
eilces of the opponents, and champions
Of the bill. Senators Clapp and Dolli-
yer charged that the amendments were
offered to obstruct the perfection of a
bill that stands a good chance to be-
come a law.
Senator Aldrich replied that the
amendments had been offered serious
ly whereupon Senator Clapp announced
that he would waste no more time
in the consideration OF the bill, but
would be present to vote on the meas
ure on February IT, He then left the
committee room.
After the departure of Senator Clapp,
Senator Dolliver took the committee to
task for it's ''levity" in considering
railroad rate legislation. He called at
tention to the fact that the committee
had been conducting hearings since last
summer and had not arrived at any
agreement. He charged that some MEM
bers of the committe did not appear to
desire an agreement
b Objection was made by Senator AL
drich to the assertion that ''levity"
had been displayed and he said that
he had been serious in everything that
he had offered. Warming to the de-
Tense of his sincerity he said that he
would talk in any manner he pleased in
discussing the proposed legislation and
would not be called to account by Sem
ator DolliVer.
The Iowa senator, who is the particu-
lar champion of the Hepburn bill, with
emphasis replied that he, too, would
choose his own language and charac-
lterize as he chose the methods that he
said had been resorted to. Chairman
Ekins, who had participated in the
early dispute, raped for order and
few minutes later the committe adj
iourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
SULZER MAKES CHARGES
Wants Inquiry Regarding Sale of New
York Custom House
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a hearing
was held today before the house COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
on the resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Sulzer of New York in regard
to the sale of the old New York Gus
tom house property. The resolution
called for information as to when the
deed was expected, where it was de-
posted and why it has not been re-
corded in New York county and for
information in connection with the sale
Of the property.
Mr.. Sulzer stated to the committee
that the authorities in New York have
not been able to find when the deed
was expected or where it was deposited
or any Information concerning it. He
also assailed the treasury department
for the transaction, pronouncing it an
unspeakable outrage on the government
and on the city of New York. He
stated that the property was worth
$6,OOO.OO0 when it was sold and is worth
$1O,OOO,O00 now. He stated that more
than 100000 had already been. paid
to the National City bank for rent
He further stated that not a dollar
had been paid for the property by the
National City bank. He declared there
ought to be an investigation by con-
gress of the whole affair.
Secretary Taylor of the treasury de-
partment replied to the charges. In
the first place, he said, no deed ever
had been expected, therefore it could
not be deposited anywhere and could
not be recorded. The reason the deed
had not been expected was because
the property was not fully paid for,
and under the contract the National
City bank was not compelled to make
final payment and get the deed until
the new custom house was completed.
In reply to the charge that the Ma
tional City bank had not paid a dollar
for the property, he said the full
amount had been actually transferred
to the credit of the government at the
subtreasury in New York. making n
payment as complete as though the
actual currency had been paid over.
Mr.. Taylor stated that the transaction
connected with the sale of the custom
house property was as clean and intel
ligent a transa ction as any ever made
by public officer.
The resolution of Mr.. Sulzer provides
that the attorney general shall furnish
information about the deed. The COM
mittee agreed to make a favorabl re7
port on Mr.. Suffers resolution after It
shall be amended so that the secretary
of the treasury is the official of whom
information concerning the custom
house sale shall be sought.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
ROOSEVELT CAN
SAVE SITUATION
so SAYS "STATIST" OF THE
MOROCCAN AFFAIR
Upholds Frances Right to Demand
That She BE Given Power
to Maintain a Police
Force
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 9.--The Statist, one of
the leading financial weeklies Of Great
Britain, deals this week with the AL
geclras conference in long leader.
The article predicts a failure to reach
conclusion satisfactory to France and
consequently continued uneasiness in
the commercial world, while at the
same time the writer believes that war
will not result
The point of the Statists conclusions
is that President Roosevelt alone can
save the situation, "just as he alone
was able to bring about peace between
Russia and Japan"
The Statist, after dealing with the
crux of the situation, namely the polio
ing of Morocco, upholds Frances right
to demand that she shall be given
power to maintain order and to main
tain a police force. The paper does
not believe from present indications
that Germany will yield the point, that
country preferring to humliate France,
with the result of tying up for an in
definite period the immense sums of
money now held inactive in France.
1.-THE small powers" says the article,
"are afraid to NEEDLE between Germany
and France and England cannot do
anything that would seem contrary
| either to the spirit or the letter OF the
Anglo-French agreement.
Russia has too much to do at home
and Austria Hungary is too much dis
tracted. There remains, then, only the
United States. If the United States
is willing to undertake the policing of
Morocco everybody will hail with joy
her readiness to assume an unpleasant
responsibility for the sake Of preserv-
ing the peace of the world. Nobody
would attempt to dictate to the United
States, yet everybody knows that the
United States is impartial, and by I'M
dertaking the policing would not en-
tangle herself in treaties, would not
incur any danger and would not i'm
pose upon herself any gratuitous eX-
pense In turn she would sweep away
the danger of war between two great
European nations-a war which, IL 1t
broke out, would in all probability
spread and ultimately become world
wide. We doubt not that for the sake
of maintaining the worlds peace the
United States will willingly depart
from its settled policy"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED
Senate Spends Most of the Day il
Consideration of Measure


WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Almost the
entire session of the senate today was
devoted to the consideration of the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
which was passed practically as it was
reported from the committee on APP
propriations. The only discussion ir
connection with the bill was over an
amendment suggested by Mr.. Patterson
to strike out the provision relieving
alien workmen on the canal from the
operation of the eight-hour day law
Mr.. Patterson contended that to re-
quire men to labor more than eight
hours a day in the tropics was inhumar
and urged that the requirement would
do injustice to American labor Several
senator's on both sides Of the chamber
controVerted the position. The amend
ment was voted down without resort
ing to Il roll call.
AT the beginning of today's session
of the senate Mr.. Foraker presented an
amendment to the statehood bill di-
recting the method of proceeding in
Arizona and New Mexico on the ques-
ton of admission. 1t directs that
within thirty days after the approval
of the statehood bill the governors OF
the two territories shall respectively
call elections for submitting the ques-
ton of statehood. Voters of the two
proposed states shall vote separately
and the unioh shall not be consum-
mated until a majority of the votes in
each territory are cast in the affirma-
tive.
The urgent devciency appropriation
bill was laid before the senate and read
at length.
Mr.. Money opposed the Patterson
amendment.
What it all means in plain, brutal
English is that there is being prepared
on the isthmus a slaughter house for
aliens and that the canal is to be built
at a fearful cost not only of money, but
of life" responded Mr.. Patterson, in
rersisting in his amendment.
Mr.. Gallinger called attention to the
statement of the canal officials that
sanitary conditions on the isthmus were
much improved and Mr.. Patterson re-
piled that these statements did not
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10

er and can only ask that they enter
the consolidation. This request can
either be made to the residents by
popular vote or can be made Indirectly
to them through their representatives
in the legislature"
The following official statement was
drawn up by Attorney Mitchell and
tin to the neighboring cities:
1.-THE consolidation commission is
just being organized for work and it
has not yet entered upon the considera :
ton of the plans for the disposition of
the city of Los Angeles or of any
part of the county of Los Angeles. No
boundaries for a greater Los Angeles
have been formulated and all conclu-
sions as to scope of work of the COM
mittees are premature. Any and all
plans will be presented to the different
sections and cities Interested"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
To Reorganize Customs
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOCldItu FEV5S.
ALGECIRAS, Spain, Feb. "a plan
for the reorganization of the customs
of Morocco will be submitted to the
conference tomorrow.
The Moroccan delegates have re-
ceived the reply of the sultan regard
ing the proposed regulations for the
suppression of trade in contraband
arms. The sultan approves of the reg
ulatiohs except wherein they provide
for the destruction of confscated mill
tary weapons. He demands that SER
viceable armament shall be used foI
the equipment of Moroccan troops and
that those useless for military pur-
poses be sold abroad, the proceeds go
ing to the Moroccan treasury. The
reply will be communicated to the con-
ference tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
DIVORCE RECORD FIRST TASK
Little Woman In Pittsburg Has :
Hard Task In County Court
Office
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 9.--"You will
please transcribe this application for
divorce as your first work. Be care
full"
The head clerk in the transcribing
room Of the Allegheny county court
house made this remark yesterday
morning as he handed some papers to
a new clerk. The new clerk was neat
little woman Of % years, and the clerk
wondered why she stared at him so
hard and why her eyes filled with
tears.
He did not Know that he had asked
Mrs. Lillian w. Lake to transcribe her
own application for divorce, but such
was the case.
Mrs. bake has taken place at $35
Ter month to support her five children,
while she is obtaining a divorce from
her husband, Professor Willard God.
frey Lake.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
STATEMENT OF WALLACE
Says Press Reports Of His Remarks
Were incorrect
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--John f. Wall
lace, former chief engineer of the 18TH
milan canal commission, made the fol-
lowing statement today concerning his
testimony before the senate committee
on interoceanic canals, the early part of
the week:
Concerning my examination on mat
tiers connected with the Panama Rail-
road and Steamship line on Wednesday,
some of the press reports were at
considerable variance with regard to
what / actually said.
I made the statement that prior to
leaving the isthmus, in June last. the
through rates from New York to San
Francisco by way of the Panama route
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Time to Protect Frances Rights
BY Associated Press.

PARIS, Feb. 9.-The semi official
Temps this afternoon, referring to the
Moroccan situation, says:
There appears no doubt that public
opinion in France is unanimous with
reference to policing Morocco. The in
terests of others having been safe
guarded the hour has arrived for the
protection of the special rights of
France No doubt the government with
the knowledge that the whole country
is behind it will take firm stand dur
ing the discussion of this delicate point
at the conference.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
PENSION BILLS PASSED
House Clears Up Many Unimportant
Measures
BY Associated Press.

ny ASSOClalSu f>TeSb.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The house
today ground its usual semi-monthly
grist of private pensions, passing in
seventy-two minutes 1929 bills for the
benefit of veterans who are barred for
one reason or another from coming in
under the general statutes. Seventy
five per cent of the beneficiaries are
either blind or bedridden. This order,
with a number of minor bills and the
passage of two amendments to the
Philippine tariff act of 1905, constituted
the transactions of the day.
The tariff amendments place Amer
lean cotton goods on an equality so far
as the cost of production is concerned.
with European goods. Low grades OF
shoes were admitted at lower tariff.
The house adjourned until Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
PRESIDENT ENTERTAINs
Executive Committee and Officers of
Republican National Commit
tee His Guests
BY Associated Press.

BY AssocIated PreBb
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-President
Roosevelt entertained at dinner at the
White House tonight in honor of the
executive committee and officers of
the Republican national committee.
The guests included Chairman
George B. Cortelyou, Vice Chairman
Harry S. New, Treasurer Cornelius N.
Bliss, Senator Scott of West Virginia,
Franklin Murphy, d. w. Mulvane, Ell
mer Dover. Representative j. A.
Tawney and First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
NEGROES MAKE DEMANDS
South African Black Men Preparing
Monster Petition to King
Edward
BY Associated Press.

CAPE TOWN, Cape Colony, Feb. o.
tants of the Transvaal and Orange
river colonies. for political rights, are
becoming more insistent. The Afri-
can Negro Political association, repre-
senting all South Africa, is preparing
a monster petition to King Edward
asking for all the political rights en-
joyed by the whites. which will be pre-
sented in London by a deputa ton OF
negroes from South Africa.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
TWENTY DIED IN MINE
Bodies of Six Victims of the Parral
Disaster Are Re .
covered
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
HINTON, w. Va, Feb. 9-It is now
practically settled that there We're
thirty-one men in the Parral mine,
near Oak Hill, Fayette county, when
the explosion occurred there yesterday
afternoon. Eleven We're rescued alive,
six bodies have been recovered, and
fourteen are in the mine.
Some of the rescued are badly in
jured and will likely die.
1t is thought the remaining fourteen
bodies can be recovered tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
BODY is FROZEN HARD
Undertakers Unable to Operate or
the Victim of Minnesota
Blizzard
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DULUTH. Mimi, Feb. 9.-Frozen so
hard that sharp knives could make no
impression, the body Of Martin Breckep
lies in an undertaker's shop in this
city. Brecken was found In a snow
drift just outside the city frozen as
solid as ice AS soon as the body thaws
sufficiently a postmortem examination
will be held.
A certificate OF deposit for 500 and
$6S in cash We're found in the unfor-
tunate mans pockets.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Panic In Skating Rink
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. GA dispatch to the
Tribune from GAINESVILLE, o., says:
Escaping fumes from a gas stove in
a roller skating rink here last night
caused a panic among several hundred
people. Also twenty-five skaters We're
SO affected by the fumes that they
dropped TO the door unconscious and
had to be carried from the building"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Nominations Confirmed by Senate
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--The senate
I'm executive session today, confirmed
the following nominations:
Brigadier generals, Palmer c.. Wood
eleventh infantry; Henry A. Reed, ar
tillery corps; William r. Birkheimer
artillery corps.
stmasters-Arizona, G.. McAllison
Globe. California, Bella c. Ide, Arroyo
Grande; c. e. Lund, Fruitvale; w. l.
Leonard, Oroville
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Cotton Operatives Pay Raised
40 Assoofafad Praaa

LONDON. Feb. 9.-The mill owners
Of the northern counties have granted
the cotton operatives an increase OF
wages amounting to 2h per cent,
commencing with May. The increase
affects $4,000 operatives. This is the
first time in 80 years that they have
been placed on the full wage standard
adopted fifty years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
Beavers Trial Postponed

WASHINGTON Feb. 9.-The trial Of
George w. Beavers, former State Sena-
tor George e. Green OF Binghamton,
N. Y, and w. ID. Doremus on indict-
ments alleging fraud in connection with
the letting of postal contracts, which
was set for Monday next, has been
postponed until the following Monday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
cockreII,s sister h psad

BY Associa teo Press
WARRENSBuRG, Mo, Feb. 9.-Mrs.
Mary Ann Tapscott, sister of former
Senator II. M. Cockrell, died at her
home here today, aged n.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-10
A C. Hantry, Jry Leads at Annapolis
By Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Feb. Q. - It is
officially stated at the naval academy
that first honors In studies will be
taken IN the graduating class this year
by Allan G. Hantry, jr.. OF Malvern.
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