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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
MISSIONARIES ARE NOT WANTED
Counsel for Thaw Ask That Wife Be
Let Alone
BY Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK. July 7.-Women mis-
sionary workers in the Tombs were
requested today not to annoy Mrs.
Harry K. Thaw when she makes her
daily visit to the prison to see her hus-
band.
One of Thaw's counsel told the
warden that he does not care to take
the chance of spies for the prosecution
coming i'm contact with Mrs. Thaw by
representing themselves as missionary
workers.
DR., &llen McLane Hamilton, the
alienist who made an examination of
Thaw yesterday for the defense, called
on Thaw again today.
Mrs. Thaw called upon her husband
before the alienlst left When Mrs.
Thaw entered the prison she was sur
rounded by women missionaries. who
greeted her cordially and accompanied
her up the stairs. II was when one of
the attorneys for the defense, who
Glanced to be present at the time, saw
the party going through the corridor
that the protest was made to the
warden.
Afterward, in speaking of the mental
examinations which have been made
by DR.. Hamilton. Mr. Manks said:
$50 far as 1t has proceeded the eTam-
nation has been absolutely satisfac-
tory to the defense"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
PROVE
EASY PLUCKING
SEEK SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
WITH USUAL RESULT
Phllade Iphians Purchase Gold (O
Rings and Two Dollar Bills From
Fakers, but Experiment
Proves Costly
special to The Herald.

special to The Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July IA
new method of putting counterfeit
money in circulation has been inaug-
urated in this city. The counterfeit
is 81 note, well executed, but the diff
ference n the paper distinguishes it
from the genuine.
The method of showing the queer"
is novel one. There are several men
in the gang which is working the game.
one of. them acts as a common street
'faker" and the others mix with the
crowd and act as "cappers" for the
game. The faker shows to his audi
ence fine looking ring, supposed to
be gold. He has a number of such
rings and puts them up at auction.
Each ring is wrapped in a piece of
paper and one of the bogus 50 bills is
tnclosed in each package.
The crowd starts bidding. A ring is
knocked down to some of the crowd.
The man opens it, finds the ring and
the So bill. He displays the latter to
those near him and then hastens away,
rejoicing in his luck. The bidding be-
comes active and the faker does q
lively business for a while. selling rings
and bills at an average price of about
one dollar.
1t is only when the purchasers try
to pass their bills and get a valuation
on the rings from some reputable deal
er that they find they have paid q big
price for a worthless piece of papar
and a ring which can be bought at
about 80 cents a dozen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
BIG HAIL STONES
FALL NEAR YREKA

Special to The Herald.
REDDING, Cal. July 7.--HaiI fell to
n depth Of between five and six inches
last evening in SisIkiyou county, east Of
YrelSa ms far ns GazeIlc and into Little
shasta valley,
The day was the hottest of tho sen
son, hut about . o'clock clouds began
to form. followed quickly by thunder
nnd lightning, the like of which has
never before been experienced In Sisli-
YOU county.
For nm hour II raIned in Trekn harder
than II has r1ined for twenty years.
For half nm hour water coursed down
Miner street to the depth of three
inches.
Very little hail fell in YreISn, but to
the eastward the like of II was never
known before.
The country wnS buried six inchea
deep with hniI stones the size of part
ridge eggs.
Grent damage was done to grain and
hny In the farming district OF Little
shasta valley.
Trees were stripped of their fruit and
travellers caught out In the storm were
pcIted unmerCifUIIy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

BRYAN SAYS HE WILL ACCEPT
THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINA TON
BY Associated Press.

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
WILL INSTALL
AIRSHIP LINE
JAM ESToWN EXPOSITION TO
HAVE SPECIAL ATTRACTION
Passengers May Enter DirigibIe Bal
looms and View Sights From on
High-Prominent Aero
nauts Interested
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
JAMESTOWN. Va. July 7.-Several
applications have been made to the
jamestown exposition management for
permission to operate dirigible balloons
and airships at the celebration in 1907.
For the first time in the history of
aerial navigation, air vehicles will be
used commercially, that is to convey
passengers. Hitherto all attempts to
conquer the air have been mere spec
tacles and have subserved no useful
purpose except in so far as demon
strating the possibilities of levitation
and dirigibilty.
Only trained aeronauts have occu-
pied places in the balloons or vessels
and the general public's interest in
the matter has always been that of
spectator
AT the Jamestown exposition if the
company is satisfied that the air con-
querors are entirely safe, passengers
will be carried from the shore to the
ships and elsewhere through the air
The aerial navigation is quite dis
similar to the ascension of captive bal
looms, which have hitherto been the
only form of ascension In which the
public has participated.
Santos Dumont and several others
have proved the possibilities of direct
ing airships almost at WILL and an
American inventor, Captain Thomas S.
Baldwin, has perfected an airship until
it is almost as easy to navigate as an
ordinary yacht
In connection with Captain Baldwin's
effort to subjugate the air there are
two men who have been brought promi-
nently into public notice as inventors
of these craft, Lincoln Beachy and Roy
Knabenshue. Whether these famous
air captains will eacn command a Bald
win ship at the jamestown exposition
or whether they will be engaged by
rival constructors cannot now be as
certained, but both of them will be
present at the celebration and will direct
airships. That they will contest for
prizes in speed and directness of course
is certain whether they are employed
by the same concern or not, but a far
greater element of sport will be added
If rival constructors each secure the
services of one of these men.
Baldwin is not to be the only in
Ventor. There is another air conqueror
who has filed already his application
for a concession, and probably there
will be several others, so races and con-
tests of every sort overhead are assured
as features of the tercentennial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
TRIES TO
COM NIT
SUICIDE
ByStander'S Prompt
Act ThWartS Fell
Purpose
Son of Man Who Killed
His Wife and
Himself
I. Skunk Places Revolver to Ear and
Tries to Pull Trigger After
Saying ~ Am an
Outcast's

Despondent because he was pointed
to as the son of a murderer, T. Skunk
the son of r, r. Skunk, who shot and
killed his wife June last, then turned
the gun on himself attempted to take
his own life in the Golden State shoot
ing gallery on North Main street last
night at II o'clock.
AS the boy turned the gun on him
self he said MY father murdered my
mother and then killed himself and
!, too will end it," Just as the boy
who is less than 20 years of age,
pressed. the trigger of the gun J. T.
Diclkman jumped over the counter of
the gallery and graSped the gun, saw
ing the boys life.
The boy was taken to the central
station by Deputy Constable Marston,
where he was held pending an examin-
alton into his mental condition.
According to the story told at the
shooting gallery, the young man made
threats to take his own life early yes
terday evening, saying he was an out
cast since his father had committed
murder and he might as well take his
own life.
Asks for Revolver
When he asked for revolver to
shoot at target Mr.. Dickman OF the
shooting gallery was afraid the lad
would attempt to take his life, and
warned him to be careful.
The boy loaded the gun, took rev
eral steps back and then placed the
revolver against his ear. He was
saved by Dickman jumping over the
counter and pulling the gun out of his
hands.
1t is said at the police station that
the boy wrote a letter to a Mr. Isen-
stein saying he expected to take his
life. 1t is thought the lad is dement,
ed, and it is likely that he will be ex-
amined as to his 50 nity today.
The father of the boy, Francis II.
Skunk, killed his wife and then COM
mitted suicide June "a his home on
East Sixty-seventh street. 1t was said
by neighbors of the man that he was
demented, and it is thought by them
that the lads insanity is inherited.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
HANGS HIMSELF
WITH SHOESTRING
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNARDINO, July 7.-Iogt
r. Ogageta, an insane Japanese COM
mitted suicide at the county hospital
last night by hanging himself with a
shoestring. He was 81 years of age.
He was arrested by the police five
weeks ago while hiding in the back
room of a bakery, because he thought
his fellow countrymen had a plot to
kill him.
1t is stated that the colony of Jap
anese in which he resided tried to get
him to take his money out of the bank
and gamble with them, but he refused
and they threatened him in various
ways, more i'm fun than otherwise He
took it seriously and it preyed on his
mind until he became insane and
thought they we're trying to kill him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
VEAL Til MAY NOT
SAVE MURDERER
THAW LIKELY TO RECEIVE
STIFF SENTENCE
New York Correspondent Draws De-
ductions and Tells Why Jury
Would Punish Whites
Slayer
Special to Tho Herald.

Special to Tho Herald
NEW YORK. July 7-As prepara-
tions for the trial of Harry Thaw for
the murder of Stanford White pro-
crosses the gravity of the prisoners po-
sition becomes more apparent.
Thaw's great wealth, while it can
secure the services os eminent attor-
ments of detectives, may prove a handi-
cap at the trial.
The possibility of money alone secur-
ing acquittal, without regard to the
offense, has been thoroughly discussed
in the public press, and undoubtedly
the court and jury will constantly have
this in mind and strive to deal out eX-
act justice.
Then, too, it is possible a jury will
to some extent be influenced against
Thaw by his great wealth and be more
inclined to severely punish the slayer
of Architect White, who. whatever his
private life may have been, was a
useful citizen.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has been caus-
ing her husbands attorneys some con
Germ by her inability to keep quiet
when silence is so necessary to her hus-
bands welfare.
Under Close Surveillance
Naturally she is under close surveil
lance by the prosecutions detectives
at all times, but her desire to appear
in the spot light makes serious assaults
occasionally on her discretion. Thaw
broke the silence again today by de-
nying he had maintained relations with
a chorus girl since his marriage to
Evelyn Nesbit. THE report is alb
solutely untrue" he said. Nothing of
the kind has occurred"
1t is said a report has reached the
district attorneys office that the chorus
girl referred to meant to leave for
Europe today to escape being drawn
into the case.
All steamships sailing today were
watched by detectives at the instiga-
tion of the district attorney.
Cruel treatment by Thaw of Evelyn
Nesbit before she was married to him
has been notorious for years. She ran
away from him on several occasions.
So cruel was his treatment of Evelyn
Nesbit that on one occasion Thaw was
Threatened with punishment by a well
known clubman who witnessed the ex-
emplification of this abuse The dis
trct attorney is alleged to be in pos
session of facts in connection with this
and will bring out the details when the
trial of Thaw takes place.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
KILLS HUSBAND; GOES FREE
Sacramento Woman Who Fired Shot
to Protect Herself Is
Discharged
nv Assnciated Press.

SACRAMENTO, July Mrs. Wini-
fred Spillman. who shot and killed her
husband, William Spillman. a member
of the local fire department, last Mon
day evening at their home, had her
preliminary examination before Justice
John c. March of the city court this
morning and was discharged.
1t was shown that Spillman had
gone home drunk and was beating his
wife when her father came to her as
sistance. Spillman then turned upon
the old man and gave him beating.
Mrs. Spillman grabbed a revolver
from beneath pillow and shot her
husband.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
WOMAN TAX ES
A DOSE OF
POISON

her own life at her home, GAL
South Broadway, this morning at
1870 o'clock, by taking an over
dose of what was Thought to be pare
goric The woman was removed to
the receiving hospital, where it was
found her condition was not serious.
According to the statements of her
husband the woman was in a violent
rage when she took the poison. 1t is
early in the evening. Early this morn
ing the woman was removed to her
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
PART vi
CoIored comic supplement.
EASTERN

New York correspondent declares
wealth will not save Thaw from cleo
trio chair or prison cell.
Letter received at Washington from
William j. Bryan declares NebraslSan
will accept presidential nomination.
Airship line to be installed at James,
town exposition.
COAST
Lone highwayman holds up five
Yosemite Valley stages.
Bakersfield Republicans almost come
to blows al primaries.
San Francisco ship owners agree to
arbitrate differences with sailors.
LOCAL
Paul c. Brown chosen president of
state Christian Endeavor.
Youth attempts TO take his own life.
Tax roll is raised SCI, 100000
Warrington divorce case nears end.
Youths find buried loot
New postotfice will have pneumatic
tube service.
Enoch Hidden enters race for coun-
Gilman.
Tape line wins case for Judge.
Law prevents marriage of two Porto
Ricans.
French fete draws near
Restaurant fire endangers lives and
destroys $4,000 worth OF buildings.
Chauffeur blames railroad men for
accident Friday night
j. F. Leffler chosen commander OF
the Sons of Veterans.
Girl says old man shot her
Board OF public works plans TO reou
many streets
L, Q. reynolds sentenced to prison.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
EPUBL|CANS ARE
READY TO FIGHT
PANDEM0NIUM BREAKS LOOSE
AT BAKERSFIELD
Scenes at Primaries Beggar Descrips
ton as Members of G. o. P. Shake
Fists in Each Others
Faces
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, July - Pande-
monium broke loose when the polls
opened for the Republican primaries at
noon today, and the scenes enacted
beggared description, nothing like 1t
ever having been witnessed in Kern
county or perhaps, in California out
side the south of Market district in San
Francisco.
1t was a battle between "bossism'
and the voters, or the machine vs. the
anti-machine
At a late hour tonight the returns
signify machine victory.
Pale-faced men, shaking with excite
ment, raised their voices in unseemly
controversy, shook their fists in each
others faces, and contention and dis
cord reigned supreme.
Respectable citizens who came to the
polls to cast their votes left in disgust
while politicians wrangled and mem
hers of the board of election added to
the bedlam that marked the effort To
conduct the primary.
Gun Play Narrowly Averted
A gun play was narrowly aVerted
late in the afternoon when an anti
machine man prevented machine man
from voting. A warm argument en-
sued in which the former was the re-
cipient of very abusive remarks. He
did his best to find a gun in the crowd,
but no one would lend him one. He
was taken away before further trouble
ensued.
The trouble started simultaneously
with the voting. Some of the election
boards were provided with registers
and tried to confine the voting to those
whose names were contained therein
Others insisted that the voting should
be free for all'' and the result wa:
that there was absolutely no system at
the polls.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
MAY SEND MAYOR TO JAIL
Only Twenty Days Remain in Which
Kansas City Official Can
Pay Fine
r. Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, July 7.-As a
writ of error was denied to Mayor w.
w Rose by the Kansas state supreme
court yesterday, after he had been
found guilty of contempt, ordered to
vacate his office and fined $1,000, his at
torneys may take the motion for a
writ to the United States supreme
court.
The court gave Mayor Rose only
twenty days within which to pay the
fine or go to Jail, and it is considered
questionable whether he can secure
an order from the higher court in time
to prevent the carrying out of the
state courts action.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
DREYFUS
SEEKS NO MONEY
BY Associated fress.

PARIS, July Tn concluding his
argument before the supreme court to-
day in behalf of Alfred Dreyfus, Maitre
Mornard announced that Dreyfys posi-
lively refused to accept the damages
which the law accords a victim of
judicial mistakes, and asked solely for
the restoration of his honor as an
officer without any proceedings against
the witnesses or author of the mistake.
The arguments were ten closed and
the presiding judge announced that
the decision of the court will be given
at a subsequent session. The delibera-
tions of the judges will begin Monday
and a decision is probable by the mid
die of the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
DECLARE JOHN D.
WILL BE ARRESTED
By Associated Press.

FINDLAY. Ohio, July T. Judge
Banker of the probate court has issued
a summons for John D. Rockefeller,
in connection with the suit recently
filed here against the Standard Oil
company and Mr.. Rockefeller, in which
II is alleged that the Valentine anti
trust law has been violated by the
Standard Oil company and its sub
sidiary companies.
The summons has been turned over
to Sheriff Groves, who states that he
will make service upon Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter as soon as the latter returns from
Europe Sheriff Groves has gone to
Cleveland to serve summonses upon
the Standard Oil company through one
of it's officers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
JEALOUSY ENDS IN
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Nv Assnniatnd prnn.

BY Associa ted Press
AUBURN. Cal, July "a sensational
shooting took place this morning Mt
Last Chance, n mining town In the
mountains thirty-six miles from Au-
burn.
From what cnn he learned of the
tragedy here II appears that Charles
DOrkn, saloon keeper, became Jealous
of Frank TillOtsOn, superintendent Of
the Home Ticket mine, and started out
TO kill him.
He met william Polifkn and taking
him for TiiiOtsOa shot HIM dead.
Learning the mistake he had made he
continued HIS hunt for TilIOtsOn.
The latter had been informed of the
shooting md its cntise and when DOrkn
approached TiIlOtsOn shot him.
At last ncCount DOrka was not dead
hut II was believed that he IL mortnlly
wounded
SImrin keena. Coroner Shepard and
Deputy District Attorney Lowell and
Court Reporter Adams left this after
noon for the scene of the murder.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
NEGRO FIREMAN
SHOOTS TO KILL
BY Associa ted Press.

BY ANsOcIated PreSE
SAN FRANCISCO, July Frank
Walker, a negro fireman on the steam
schooner National City, today shot
and fatally wounded Ole Oleson, a ship
mate on board the steamer, which was
lying in the stream.
Both men were armed. Walker says
he fired in self-defense, but is contra
dcted by three other members of the
crew. Assailant and victim are nom
union men, but the shooting had no
connection with the present strike.
The National City arrived today
from Fort Bragg, where the two men
had trouble several days ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
WOMAN DROWNS
IN YUBA RIVER
sreciaI to The Herald.

blecIaI 10 Ins TtsTHIu
MARYSVILLE, July Mrs. f. Bur
CESS, bride of six months met death
by drowning late this afternoon while
boating on Yuba river at Harmon
with Mrs. Lawrence, Frank Grugan and
Charles Kinds.
They were crossing the rapids when
the boat capsized, throwing all into the
river.
Grugan saved Mrs. Lawrence, but
Kinds and Mrs. Burgess were carried
into a whirlpool in which Mrs. Burgess
disappeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
SEND DEAD MAN TO GALLOWS
Russian RevoIutionist Is Killed on the
Way to Place of
Execution
By Associated Press.

BY Associated ffeSS.
ST. PETERSBURG. July THE
newspapers today print an open letter
from the Lettish Royal Democratic
league of Libau i'm regard to the exc
cution of Makhovsky, a revolutionist,
who refused to go to the scafford, pro-
testing his innocence.
The guards handled him so roughly
that they broke his wrists and crushed
in his chest. The man died before he
reached the place of execution. His
body, nevertheless. was strung up.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
LoNGW0RTHs SEE PALACES
Pass the Day at Versailles and Inspect
Many Places of
Interest
IN Assoclated Press.

EN ASsOcIdIeu f7ItSS'
PARIS, July 7.--Congressman Mich
olas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth,
accompanied by Ambassador McCor-
mick, spent the day at Versailles.
They inspected the places and were
greatly interested i'm the romantic sur
roundings of Marie Antoinette OF the
Little Trianon.
This evening the Longworths were
present at dinner followed by cotil-
lion at the American embassy.
The guests were restricted to the un-
official set.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
SHIP DRIFTS ELEVEN DAYS
Italian Vessel is Left to Mercy Of
the Waves When Shaft
Breaks
Rv Assocla ted Press.


NEW YORK. July THE Italian
steamer Dinnamare. which towed the
disabled and overdue Fabre line steam
er America to Bermuda on July 4. ar
rived here tonight.
According to the crew of the Dinna"
mare, the 116 passengers on the Amer
lea We're greatly alarmed throughout
their drift of eleven days at the seas
mercy and when Captain Pence of the
Dinnamare went aboard the America
at Bermuda the passengers swarmed
about him and carried him about the
deck.
The men, as we'll as the women of the
steerage. hailed him as their savior,
and it was with difficulty that he got
ashore.
When picked up the America had
been adrift eleven days with a broken
shaft. There was no chance of re-
pairing the break and the only hope
for those on board was tow to the
nearest port, which was Bermuda, 100
miles away
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
DECLARES BALDWIN
is IN CALIFORNIA
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-Hull Nc
Claughry. son-in-law of E. j. Baldwin,
denies the truth of the story tele-
graphed from Winnipeg. Manitoba, to
the effect that Lucky Baldwin is in
Port Fort Rouge undergoing treatment
for palpitation of the heart.
He declares that the old man is on
his ranch at Santa Anita. Cal, and that
he has not been out of the state for
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
southerners Indorse Bryan
III Assoclated Press.

BATON ROUGE, La, July THE
Louisiana house of representatives last
night in regular session adopted a res
olutlon recommending the Endorsement
of William j. Bryan by the Democratic
party of this state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
PEDESTRIAN FIGHTS FLAMES
Chicago Man Fatally Burned by the
Combustion of Peroxide
of Soda
Sy Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 7.-Almost complete
ly enveloped in flames, which were
started by the accidental combustion of
a package of peroxide of soda, which
he carried i'm his pocket William
Schoen ran through Jackson boulevard
today pursued by large crowd.
Schoen finally was seized by a police
man, who tore the burning clothes from
the mans body. He was taken to a
hospital where II was said that he was
fatally burned
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
viii Benefit Stanford
BY Associate / Press.

NFNUCT'EIV 7
NEW YORK, July IA provisional
list of colleges and universities which
are to be admitted to the benefits Of
the Carnegie foundation for the ad-
vancement of teaching was made pub
lie today. Among those on the list is
Stanford university.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
Jumps to His Death
BY Associated Press,

SAN FRANCISCO. July 7.-While
temporarily left alone in his room on
the third floor of the Scobie memorial
hospital, John Scully, typhoid patient
today jumped through a window, glaso
and all, and landed in the court below
with fractured skull. He died almost
Immediately.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
Scientist Dies of Injuries

IOWA CITY, Ia, July 7.-Dr, Paul
Shekwana bacteriologist for the Iowa
state board of health and one of the
most prominent scientists in the mid
die west, was crowded off a railway
trestle here late Friday night and died
of his injuries this morning.