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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
LEGAL ENTERPRISE
SECURITIES SOLD
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Securities hav-
ing a face value of $45OO0OO and repre-
senting the entire capitalization of the
Empire Sugar Refining company have
been sold at public auction at Adrian
& Mueller'S auction rooms.
The company is one of the concerns
started by the enterprise of Adolph
Segal, whose loans had much to do
with wrecking the Real Estate Trust
company of Philadelphia. The sceuri-
ties brought only $255,0OO.
The plant of the company is at Edge
water. N. j., opposite One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth street. 1t was planned to
have daily capacity of 2500 barrels
of refined sugar.
Last spring the plant was leased to
Charles M. Warner, president of the
Wagner Sugar Refining company, who
has since operated it in connection with
his company. Mr.. Warner held all the
bonds and stock of the company as Sc
curity for a loan made by himself to
Mr.. Segal. 1t was on account of the
failure to pay it that the securities
were sold at auction.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
STEAMER AND
SIXTY ARE
MISSING

By Associated Press.
HONG KONG, Oct. 4.-The emigrant
steamer Charter House, voyaging be-
tween Hollow and Hong Kong, foun'
dered off Hainan Head on September 30
Captain Clifton and sixty passengers
were lost.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kohsichang has picked up raft be-
longing to the Charter House on which
were Chief Engineer Dowse, twenty
three of the crew and two women, after
they had been drifting forty-four
hours.
On the third and last evening, Octo-
ber 2, the survivors on the raft des-
serving the Kohsichang's hull there
was great joy and the Chinese party
became frantically happy at the pros
pect of quenching their maddening
thirst and appeasing their gnawing
hunger.
Captain Rosiefsky of the Kohsichane
rescued the survivors including little
boy They had almost collapsed from
exhaustion and were carried on board
the Kohsichang, being unable to walk
Despite the doctors unremitting atten
ton the boy died an hour after beinl
taken aboard.
Chief Engineer Dowse has been re-
moved to a hospital.
The crew of the Kohschang gave un.
bounded attention to the survivors.
Among those who went down with
the charter house and were drowned
were Captain Clifton, Chief officer Far
quharson, Second officer Grigor and
Engineers Forbes and Maurmann, be-
sides the ship doctors and sixty
others.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
HUNT FOR BANK ROBBERS
White Deposltors In Japanese lnstl-
tuition Being Traced by San
Francisco sleuths
3v Associated Press.

by Associated fTeSSs
SAN FRANCISCO oct. 4.--The po-
lice are working on a new theory that
may lead to the arrest of the two thugs
who yesterday looted the Golden Gate
bank, fatally wounded s. Murakata,
the president, and struck down A.
Sasaki, the cashier. who now movers
between life and death at the centrai
emergency hospital.
The police are working on the idea
that the criminals may have been de-
positors in the robbed institution.
The police are holding up the names
of all white depostors. They believe
the daring thugs might have deposited
money in the bank to learn all they
could about the surroundings and the
business habits of the employees.
1t is unusual for white men to de-
posit money in a Japanese bank in San
Francisco and the detectives are now
busy investigating the white deposit
tors. If the robbers did deposit money
there 1t was probably done under ficti
tious names.
By the bedside of A. Sasaki, the liv-
ing victim of the murderous assault, de-
tectiveS and anxious countrymen are
waiting, listening with Straining ears
to every syllable that falls from the
lips of the little brown man, who has
already accused two Americans of the
crime.
A new witness has been found In thL
person of Louis Rothschild, local
business man. Mr.. Rothschild was
standing at the entrance of Golden
Gate park yesterday between the hours
of IL and when he observed two men
driving past. One carried canvass
bag. He overheard one of the party In
the buggy say to the other: How did
you get it?" and the man with the bag
replied: Partly in gold and partly in
bank notes, but mostly in gold"
. Mr.. Rothschild at that time had not
heard of the robbery of the bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Martial Law Declared
in Vicinity of
Wreck
Telescope Two Pullmans.
Which Are Crushed
Like Shells
Engineer Of the Special Bound for
Cuba Which Runs Into Pas
senger Train Surrenders
to Police
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LANSINGBURG, N. Y, Oct. A.
Five passengers were killed outright
and a score injured in rear end col
lision between a regular passenger
train and a military special on the
Boston & Maine railroad, directly in
front of the Lansingburg station, about
5 o'clock today. The dead are:
H. Il. BLOCK, Peoria, Ill.
MRS. WALLACE E. SHAW, Bath,
Me.
MRS. STEVENS, Boston.
MRS. j. w. DACEY, Arlington,
Mass.
MRS. H. S. POOLE, Concord, N. H.
Among the most seriously injured
we're:
W. Van Fossett and wife. Boston
Frank Belcher, Medford, Mass, both
legs fractured.
George Stevens, Winchester, Mass,
compound fracture of ankle and arm.
Mrs. f. l.. Block, Peoria, ILL.,, believed
spine fractured.
Miss Mason Bath. Me-, leg crushed.
On a Curve
The collision took place on a heavy
grade and a sharp curve. The passen-
ger train was about one hour late
when it reached Lansingburg station,
waiting there for chance to get into
Troy depot
Without apparently any warning the
special came laundering along with
eighteen cars and crashed into the pas
senger train. smashing the last two
cars, which were Pullmans, like egg
shells.
The special was drawing four troops
of the Fourteenth United States caval-
ry from Fort Ethan Allen to Newport
News, where they are to embark for
Cuba. The soldiers quickly got to work
to rescue the injured.
Many of the passengers on the regu-
lar had left the train when it came to
a standstill and were pacing up and
down the track when the crash came.
Killed on Honeymoon
One mans grief was pitiable. His
name was j. w. Dacey and he ran up
and down the track crying for his wife.
In few minutes her lifeless form was
identified. They had been married last
night at Arlington, Mass, and were on
their honeymoon, having planned an
extensive trip.
Engineer Thomas FIolleran of the
special who lives in Troy, Immediate
ly surrendered himself to the police.
He was locked up and would make no
statement.
Col Hardie, in command of the cav
alrymen, established martial law in
the vicinity of the wreck and the
troopers aided the local police in keep
ing order.
All the dead so far as can be learned
wre taken from the two Pullmans,
one of which was also used as a sleep
ing car.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Virginia Horror Puts
Town in Mourning
for Victims
Rescuers ALI Work Hard
Bringing Out Dead
and Dying
coffins Are Being Rushed to Poca-
hontas coIlIeries-Mne Where
Disaster Occurred Was Re-
garded as Safest
Bx Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
POCAHONTAS, Va, Oct. 4.-Eigh-
teen known dead and from thirty to
forty more entombed and doubtless
dead, is the situation up to late hour
tonight at the West Fork mines of the
Pocahontas Galleries company, where
the explosion occurred late yesterday
afternoon.
The bodies of sixteen men were re-
covered from the mines as the result
of heroic work of a band Of thirty
five men constituting rescue party
that worked incessantly throughout the
hours of the night and day. IL was
not until 7.3O o'clock this evening that
the rescuers reached a point near the
Paul entry where the explosion oc-
Cured.
Order Sixty coffIns
The authorities anticipated the fear
full extent of the casualties today by
ordering carload of coffins and burial
supplies, which are now on the way.
The order is being rushed at Bluefield
and the burial supplies, which include
sixty coffins, are expected to reach
PocahontaS early tomorrow morning.
Superintendent w. Leckie of the
mine, who entered the mine as one of
the rescuing party, had narrow es-
cape from death. He was overcome
by the fumes and had to be carried out.
Edward Jones, the inside mine fore
man, led the first recue party and when
that party failed to return in a rea-
sonable time a second rescue party
under Superintendent Leckie followed.
The scenes around the mine We're
pitiful. Relatives and friends gathered
in groups at the entrances and else
where, awaiting tidings of the vic
Tins and gave vent to their grief as
the bodies, one by one, were brought
out.
Escaped Another Horror
S. B. Cook, one of the victims whose
body was found within 300 feet of the
outside of the mine, was the only sur
vivor of the big explosion in the POGO
hontas mines in 1888
Many of the victims are negroes and
Hungarians but a large number of
citizens of Pocahontas were killed
leaving widows and orphans.
Tonight the entire town is in grief
The work of rescue continued through
the night and the bodies were brought
to the town.
Digging Graves
A large force of men has been at
work on the little cemetery on the
hillside adjacent to the town digging
graves for the unfortunate victims.
The work of rescue was retarded by
dangers that beset the rescuers on ac-
count of the ventilation of the mines
having been entirely destroyed in the
section as the result of the terrific
force of the explosion. This condition
was met by temporary brattices in
places.
The cause of the explosion cannot be
definitely ascertained as yet, but is
thought to be due to gas explosion
followed by after damp The mines
were declared the safest and the best
ventilated in this section and the com
pany has been at enormous expense in
equipping and ventilating this mine
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Mayor Franchise
Extension Was
Killed
City Attorney Admits
Possible Cloud
on Law
Charter Demands Seven Votes to Pass
Ordinance Over Mayors Veto,
and Houghton's Negative
Left but Six

when I vetoed the proposed charter
amendment lengthenil.g the duration
of street railway franchises. 1 vetoed it
out of existence. The council failed to
pass it over my head. The charter up
holds my position. Mayor McAleer.
upon reconsideration in all cases
where the votes of two-thirds of the
whole council are required to pass the
ordinance in the first instance, it shall
require the votes of three-quarters of
the whole council to pass the ordinance
over the mayors veto."-The Charter.
"Houghton's vote against the pro-
posed franchise amendment, to the best
OF our belief, did not kill the measure.
Mr.. Mathews and myself believe that
the ordinance was passed under a right
of the constitution and not under any
right provided by the city charter
Leslie r. Hewitt, assistant city attor-
ney.
For almost the first time since Owen
McAleer has been mayor and Houghton
has had a scat in the council chamber
they stand on the same question. They
claim the proposed charter amendment
ordinance of railway franchises was
not enacted.
Mayor McAleer made the most posi-
tive assertion last night that he had
vetoed the ordinance out of existence.
Houghton asserted that 1t was he
who killed the ordinance by refusing to
vote with his colleagues in passing the
measure over the mayors veto.
While affirming that their decision of
Wednesday night was correct one,
City Attorney Mathews and his assist
ant, Leslie r. Hewitt, are not willing
to make statement that there is not
a cloud on the legality of the measure.
Decision Unusual
The decision of the city attorney was
looked upon as a most unusual one
1t caused Houghton to pause for breath
when in the last minutes of the mid
night session "Wednesday Mr.. Mathews
decided that the ordinance had been
passed despite his opposition. The
ordinance had been vetoed by the may
or. 1t was an emergency measure. The
charter states specifically that ordi-
nances of this character shall require
a vote of seven members to pass it over
Continued ON page two.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
TRIO SHOOT SALOON KEEPER
Another Brutal HoIdup in San Franz
cisco, Crooks Making Their
Escape
Bv AssocIated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4-Following
close upon the bold daylight robbery
of the Japanese bank at O'Farrell and
Webster streets of $4,000 yesterday aft
ernoon, resulting in the death of the
manager and probably fatal injuries to
the cashier, the police were startled
tonight by another daring holdup.
Shortly before 8 O'Clock three men
entered the saloon of Karl Boell at
Eighth and Bryant streets and at the
point of pistols robbed the proprietor of
$45 in the cash register and gold
watch, which they took from his vest
pocket.
Threatening to kill him If he dis
obeyed they then ordered Boell to open
the safe. When he refused to do so
one of the robbers struck Boell a
vicious blow on the head with dubbed
revolver and felled him. Partially
stunned and bleeding the saloon keeper
still doggedly refused to open the cafe,
whereupon the robbers began shooting
at the PROSTATE man. One bullet struck
Boell in the nose and two took effect
in the left arm.
Attracted by the shooting three po-
licemen were on the scene In few
minutes but the robbers had disap-
peared. Buell. was taken to the central
emergency hospital, where it is said
that his wounds will not prove fatal.
The police have obtained good de-
scription of the trio from Boell, and
many officers and detectives have been
detailed to search for them. The scene
of the robbery is a lonely section of
the burned district.
Three customers of the saloon when
the robbers came in were ordered to
throw UP their hands and were re-
lieved of small sums. They Witnessed
the brutal assault on Boell when he re-
fused to open the SAFE
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
SAN FRANCISCO PLANS
COMMITTEE OF SAFETY

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The re-
cent startling acts of crime in this
city have caused many prominent busi-
ness men to awaken to the fact that
they must do something toward pro-
tecting their own interests and to take
steps toward putting stop to the
bold work of the lawless element.
Citizens have been meeting daily and
planning the organization of commit
tee of safety.
This committee intends to make con-
ditions better in San Francisco.
The acts of the police and other pub
lie officials will be probed and plans
made toward legislating for the well
fare and protection of the city.
Articles of incorporation for the new
committee are being prepared and they
will be mailed within the next few
days.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
MEXICANSARE
PUT ACROSS
BORDER
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz, Oct. 4.-Bruno Tre-
vino, carlos Humbert. Leanardo villa
real, Juan Garcia, Antonio Rubio and
Joaquin Puentes, the alleged Mexican
revolutionists, were taken to Nogales
and forced across the border by immi-
grafton authorities.
A force of Mexican rurales, in wait
ing, arrested them the moment they
crossed the line.
The men were handcuffed together
and taken to a Mexican prison.
The prisoners were deported on find
ings of the authorities at Washington
that they were alien immigrants.
All six were prominent in the revolu-
tionary plot to take an armed force
into Mexico and start an uprising
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
SUGGEST CLEVELAND
FOR JERSEY SENATOR
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-The World ed
itorially today suggests Grover Cleve-
land to the Democrats of New Jersey
who are seeking a candidate for United
States senator.
After reciting that the election of Mr..
Cleveland would not be against prece-
dent two former presidents having
served in congress after they left the
White House, the World says;
"Mr. Cleveland undoubtedly would be
candidate for United States senator
but would not actively seek an election,
but If the New Jersey legislature should
elect him who can believe that he
would decline?
when did Grover Cleveland ever
shirk public duty?"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
EMBEZZLES OVER
TWO MILLIONS

PARIS, Oct. "A preliminary in
vestigation lasting two years and hall
of embezzlements amounting to $2,lOO,-
900 have Just been completed.
The frauds were perpetrated by means
of the formation of fraudulent indus
trial companies.
A financier named Lepere, who can
not be found, is to be tried by default.
Seven other men will be tried on
charges of completely.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
TROOP TRAIN IN WRECK AT TROY: FIVE KILLED
REPUBLICANS ARE IN DSY OVER THE REVOLUTION IN THEIR RANKS
TOURS CALIFORNIA
AS A LABORER
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Oct. Al. w.
Dawson, Junior member of a
large steamship firm of Shelf
field, England, is making an
18,000-mile tour of America as
a common laborer in order to
gain at first hand information
as to alien settlers in the
United States and especially in
California. He speaks highly
of labor conditions as he found
them here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
PROPOSE PLAN TO
PAY INSURANCE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The Ger
man Insurance company of Freeport
and the German National Insurance
company of Chicago have proposed a
plan of settlement of losses in the con-
fiagration of last April whereby the
policy holders are to place their poll
cies in escrow with number of banks
in this city permitting the insurance
companies to settle claims on or be-
fore November 10. at 60 cents on the
dollar
The plan will not become effective
unless substantially all claimants de-
posit policies
The Associated Savings banks Of San
Francisco have indorsed the plan.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Saving the Transport sheridan

BY AssOcIated FIeo5'
WASHINGTON, Oct T. - Captain
Humphrey quartermaster In charge OF
the transport Sheridan, which was
beached near Pearl harbor, Hawaii. re-
Gently TO avoid sinking, has cabled the
quartermaster general that he has not
thought Of abandoning the ship, but
intends to list her to starboard so as
TO raise the leaks above water. keep
her in that position by claiming her to
a barge laden with pig iron and tow
her to Honolulu for repairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
PROPOSES CENTRAL
BANK OF ISSUE
Bv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Elther a cen trail
bank of issue to be established and con-
trolled by the government, or a simple
measure charging the present issue
privileges of national banks in such a
manner that their right Of issue shall
not vary with the ownership of United
States bonds, are the methods favored
by the special currency commission APP
last March to inquire into the condition
of the currency and suggest desirable
changes
The report was submmtted at a
meeting of the chamber of commerce
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
SENATOR CLARK CABLES
JUST WHAT HAPPENED
Ry Associated Press.

PARIS. oct. Ain reply to an in
quiry concerning his health Senator w.
A. Clark of Montana, who was reported
to have been seriously injured in an
automobile accident last month. sent
the following answer to the Associated
Press:
"Salsoggaire, italy Oct. "A tire
of my machine bursted near Marseilles
on September 29. The chauffeur lost
control and the car was ditched. l had
a rib broken and suffered serious con-
tusions on the back. am now almost
well. My wife was not hurt"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
W HERE WAS
THE GREAT
TEMBLOR?

BY Associated Press. en
LONDON, Oct 4.-Cabling from Sgd
ney, N w. S., the correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
"Seismographs here and at Perth re-
corded an earthquake Tuesday noon
lasting for two hours. The government
astronomers believe there was dis
turbance somewhere eclipsng the dis
aster at San Francisco"
The Daily Mail says there was a
similar record made by the seismo-
graph in John Mines observatory in
the isle of Wight
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Licenses for Whisky Premiums

WASHINGTON oct. 4,-The COM
missioner Of Internal revenue has de-
cided that retailers and merchants in
other line of business than liquor SELL
ing who offer bottles of whisky or other
spirituous liquors as premiums for or
ders for their own goods must take out
a regular government license.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
INDIAN SENTENCED FOR LIFE
Once Imprisoned for Killing Man, He
Recovered From Consumption
and Kills Again
BY Associated Press.

BY ASsOcIdIeu FTtSS'
VANCOUVER, b. c., Oct. 4,--Johnny
Tackum, an Indian, was this after
noon sentenced to Imprisonment for life
for the murderiof his nephew, Charley
Newall. The latter was shot while at
tempting to escape from Tackum in a
boat.
This is the second time Tackum has
been given a life sentence. He killed
a many many years ago, but was re-
leased after serving three years. He
was dying then from consumption but
revived when he returned to his native
haunts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
TOURING CAR BROWNS
JAPANESE IN DITCH
By Associated Press.

BY Associated PreSS.
SAN JOSE, Oct. A big touring
car, owned and driven by E. L. Peacock
and containing Major and Mrs. G. p.
Braslin, Mrs Adele PEPPER and H. N,
Earle of Philadelphia collided tonight
in front of Agnew asylum with an un-
known Japanese cycliSt.
The automobile, the wheel and the
Japanese were thrown off the road and
into an irrigating ditch, where the
heavy car held the unfortunate cyclist
under water until he drowned. None
of the automobilists were injured.
The Japanese evidently became
frightened because of the footing of the
automobile horn and zigzagged In
front of the machine. Then he was
struck by the car.
Tough all the members of the party
acted promptly in their endeavors to
extricate their victim their efforts did
not succeed until he was dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05

t--Parker's camp in revolt.
2-Massachusetts lndorses Bryan.
3-cuba's future under discussion.
4--Just too mean; so there, now!
5-eates receives congratulations.
6--EditoriaI.
7-clty news.
s-Sports.
9-southern California news.
1o-classified advertisements.
11-Markets.
12-Railroad news.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Throw Bomb al Governor

SIMBIRsK, Province of Simbirsk,
Russia. Oct. 4.-Gen. Steiynkewitsch,
governor Of Simbirsk had a narrow es-
cape from assassination today A bomb
was thrown at the governor. wound
ing him In the hand and leg.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST:

For Southern California: Cloudy
Friday; fresh southwest wind. Max
imum temperature In Los Angeles
yesterday, 81 degrees; minimum, 62
deurees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
Eree AIIeaed FrItz conspIrators
BY Associated Pres

BY AssOcIated FIess,
SALT LAKE, Oct 4-Laura Adams
and Harry Morgan colored. who were
arrested here on complaint of the Port
land and Chicago police ON the charge
of robbing Anton Fritz an eastern tour
list, OF $4,000 In Portland and of con-
spiracy to murder him IN Chicago. were
discharged in the district court today
ON the ground OF insufficient evidence
against them.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
UNCLE SAM ENF0RCES
THE EIGHT-H0UR LAW
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON Oct. 4.-The depart
ment of justice has taken measures to
enforce the eight hour law, and instruc-
tions have been sent to special agents
of the department in various parts of
the country to investigate the question
as TO whether there have been any vio-
lations of that law on the part of the
contractors engaged on public works.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
RUSSIAN CROWN TAKES
OVER SIBERIAN LANDS
Rv Associated Press.

bY lA56UCIdVCU IIU1ss
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct, 4.-The
council of ministers has decided that
the state shall take over the crown
lands i'm the Altai. Siberia, for the pur-
pose Of providing land for emigrant
peasants.
Nothing will be paid for the land for
five years after which the state will
pay the crown twenty-five kopecks per
deciatine yearly, the crown retaining all
mineral rights.
The Altai is the name given to a vast
system of highlands and mountains OF
southern Siberia and Mongolia, form
ing largely the border tract Of the two
countries.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-05
UTAH DEMOCRATS
IND0RSE BRYAN
BY Associated Press.

SALT LAKE, Oct O.-The Demo
Gratis of Utah nominated Orlando w
Powers of Salt Lake for congress and
Judge James w. N. White Cotton of
Provo for justice of the supreme court.
The platform indorses William ].
Bryan as the logical candidate for pres
ident of the United States. 1t pledges
irrigation in the west calls for the cleo
tion of senators by direct vote and de-
clares in favor of the public ownership
of public utilities.