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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
VESUvIUS BECOMES ACTIVE
Volcano Suddenly Starts Into Violent
ruption-RaiIway Station DAM
aged by Lava
IN Assoclated Press.

NAPLES, Jan. 10-There was a sud
den eruption of Mount Vesuvius yes
terday. Three streams of lava reached
the lower station of the funicular rail
road, causing serious damage. There
are indications that the activity of the
volcano is increasing.
The eruption is thought to be con-
nected with that of Mount Etna in
Sicily, which has been in a state OF
eruption without precedent since that
of 1899. Mount Etna is now ejectins
red ashes, which form an immense cone
over the crater. These ashes are in
striking contrast with the snow which
covers the main portion of the vol
CanO.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

Southern California: Fair Thurs
day with increasing cIoudiness at
night; possibly light showers;
light north wind changing to
southeast. Maximum temperature
in Los Angeles yesterday 70 de-
erees, minimum ~ degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
To Operate Mexican Railroads
BY AssOciated Pres.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 1O.-A GER
tificate of Incorporation of the Oaxoca
& Pacific Railroad company of Hart
ford has been filed with the secretary
of state here. The authorized capital
stock of the company Is 40000,OO The
company proposes to build and operate
railroads In Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
S. P. BUYS AT RIVERSIDE
Need of Additional Switching Space
Believed to Have Influenced
Purchase
Special to The Herald.

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 10.-The Southern
Pacific today bought of e. w. Smith
the bakery building on East Eighth
street. The railroad has options on
other property in the neighborhood
which adjoins it's switching tracks,
and the presumption Is that additional
switching space is needed.
The proposed extension of the South
ern Pacific to Corona may have in-
fiuenced the purchase, it is said here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
WILL PREVENT ROUGH HOUSE
Eneina Hall to Be Divided in Threes;
Turbulent, More Turbulent,
Most Turbulent
IN Associatod PIese.

bN gSSONldlNN AlSNSs
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 10.
Plans are being considered whereby
Encina hall, the massive stone DORM >
tory in which the 400 or more students
live, may be separated by partitions
into three parts
The object of the university author
tiles in making the change is to elimln-
ate as far as possible student hazing
and trough housing by segregating
turbulent characters in different Sec
tions of the building.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
PASSENGERS ARE SNoWBOUND
Rock Island Trains Are Tied
Up-FueI Famine starts
In Arizona
BY Associated Press.

Ell PAso. Tex. Jan. 1O,-After being
open two days, following a week s
blockade, the Rock Island southwestern
line was snowbound again today and
all trains are tied up.
Meantime Eel Paso and all southern
Arizona towns and smelters supplied
with coal from the Dawson coal fields
are experiencing a fuel famine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
Messenaer DIES Of HIS Wound
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-Express
Messenger James Donovan, who was
shot by the accidental discharge OF a
revolver wrapped up in a package
which he was handling In Wells, Fargo
&, Co.'s Office here on Monday, Is dead
from the effects OF his wound.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
PART l


1-President Harper dies of cancer.
2-Sugar producers not in danger.
3-organze for rate legislation.
4-Editorial.
5-City news.
6-Deadly assault follows quarrel
PART II
1-Inspector is found guilty
2-Sports.
3--Marksts.
4-5-Classified advertisements.
6-Southern California news.
EASTERN
Eight persons perish in hotel fire AT
Opponents of joint statehood bill are
a bitter fight in Washington.
DR.. William Raney Harper, president
of the, University of Chicago, dies OF
FOREIGN
Tsinan Flu, capital of Shan Tung
province, China, formally opened to for
eign trade.
Mount Vesuvius suddenly starts into
active eruption Much damage results,
consider Indian uprising of much conse-
quence.
Premier Witte says he is determined
TO save Russian empire. Tells story or
st. Petersburg revolt
COAST
Chinese consul at San Francisco re-
quests police guard for students who
come TO study American form of gov
ernment
Independent steamship ticket com
pany organized at Portland VIII fight
Hartman lines.
Attorney general of California begins
proceedings to determine rights of the
savings banks to traffic in corporation
LOCAL
Pure food league may be formed TO
force sale of unadulterated foods
Victim of highwaymen dies from his
injuries,
Mexican inhicts probably fatal
wounds on man In quarrel over tin pail.
Fire Inspector MOriarty dismissed by
decree of civil service commission.
Concrete and brick factions renew old
night before building committee OF the
city council.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
Mrs. Morris Critically III
~ Assoclated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10,-Mrs. Minor
Morris, who last week was elected from
White House, is today In a state OF
complete collapse. DR.. Morris, her hus-
band. stated that her condition is crit
ical.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
Cruiser MarbIshsad Starts South
BY AssocIated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O-The
United States cruiser Marblehead left
this harbor today. 1t is understood
that she is going on a short cruise to
San Diego. The revenue cutter McCul-
loch returned this morning from trip
along the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

He raised three thousand men, which
he moved into the mountain stronghold
or Huansnan, where he holds them still
within the walls of q eyrie citadel
Dhzin. as we'll as Fenlingue and Tuli-
san, Notwithstanding their first bitter
experiences with the Russians, allowed
themselves and their followers to be
enlisted in Madridoff's famous corps of
partisans, which raided into Northern
Korea during the war. This was done
for the sole purpose. it would appear.
to desert in a body with their Russian
rifles and ammunition so soon as they
fifteen rublcs per head. with larger
sums, of course. for the leaders.
Ten years before at the time of
China's war with Japan, Dlfzin. who
was then studying military tactics at
Port Arthur under a retired German
army officer. Hauptmann Weber. was
called to do naval service on enc OF
the ships of the doomed fleet of China.
He was then . years old. After the
war he returned TO his studies. On the
Russian occupation of Port Arthur he
entered into business relations with q
Russian firm of Importers.
When tho Boxers arose his foreign
training and relations brought Dhzin
under. suspicion as friend OF the
Christians. so he fled to the Liao River
region. There he took up the highly
profitable trade of buying Mauscrs and
Russian rifles from ha~d-up soldiers.
which he sold ct a stiff price TO the
pirates and robbers who ;nfest that re-
gion. Next nc sold rifles smuggied out
of Port Arthur to the Boxors until one
day his stacks of arms were seized and
carried off by some soxers. l1.szin n -
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caught Jang from the rear. His force
was thoroughly dispersed.
The defeated Jang sent friends with
presents and money TO Fu-da-dan, the
Tartar general OF Mukden, to intercede
for him with the Russians. His suit
proving successful. he turned on his
enemy Dhzin, whom he denounced I'd
the Russians as an arch traitor to
their cause. Dhzin was seized by a
Russian patrol and was sent to Muk-
den 10 be beheaded.
BY drawing on hts friends for un-
limited supplies of money Dhzin sue
ceeded in bribing his Russian judge 70
commute his sentence to lifelong i'm
prisonment at Saghalien. While await
ing transportation he was kept In the
Chinese jail at Muzden, an awful pest-
hole Soon plague broke out and the
prisoners had to be removed TO lessen
the dangers OF a general epidemic. The
political prisoners whose friends could
afford surety were sent TO the Chinese
caravan tavern in Mukdcn. In the nub-
bub of their removal Dhzin improved
the occasion to slip away.
When 1 looked in on Dhzin with no
other Recommendation but a Japanese
military pass. / found him and his fol-
lowers in high feather. The band had
grown to three thousand.
They had Just MADE q lucky haul OF
two thousand head Mongolian cattle
and i've hundred ponies from a Rus
sian convoy OF two Cosssck sotnias
which they had wayiaid. killing hfteen
and taking six prisoners. one or them
an officer. These poor fellows were
murdered while r was with the Hong
hutze. 1t was IN vain that 1 and the
Japanese emissary in Chinese clothes
begged for their lives. Dhzin said the
Russians had never shown any mercy
to the Honghutze, so why should he
spare them
Later. when the Japanese turned on
their former allies. Dhzin and his band
betooiS themselves to the mountains OF
Northern Manchuria-
Incrc ne Is now leading a merry life
as the last OF the ManchUrian bandit
leaders. tolerated by the Chinese and
Russian authorities. a thorn in the side,
OF the Japanese traders and a terror TO
the poor Manchus- Soon, however. hIs
course, too, will be run. Then Man
churta will be "pacifed''
EDWIN EMERSON JR
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ms followers and other Honghutzs
from unduiy molestlng the place.
rms gave me an early indication OF
q successful Honghutze's sources of
revenue. In the days when I was in
Manchuria they had no less than four
distinct lines OF graft.
The bandit leaders were paid in thu
hrst instance by the merchant guilds
and peaceful Chinese Of the towns and
villages lying within their reach to
refrain from letting their followers rob
them. They were paid by the Manchu
mandarins to refrain from touching
government property or from moiestipe
foreign travelsrs9 or missionaries AZ
long as the war lasted the Honghutze
In addition received pay from the Rus
sian military authorities to keen away
from the railroad and from their cattle
conveys. They were subsidized by the
japanese, on the other hand, TO give
the Russians all the trouble they could.
The Japanese carried their point, not
only because they paid heavier sub
sides than the Russians. but also be-
cause they had the good sense to send
emissaries among the mounted ban
dts to give them the ADVANTAGE OF
good military leadership and to sec to
II that the Honghutze stayed bought.
Mcst OF these emissaries were energetic
volunteers. former interpreters at
japanese establishnsents in China. or
young military officers, who with the
help OF queue and Chinese garments
readily passed for Chinese The best
OF them were members OF the famous
Society of the Black Dragon, which fur
nished all the most dangerous spies. and
disguised Japanese adventures wao
made so much trouble for the Russians
on their tanks.
Taey were the men who blew IN
bridges and cuiverts along the line Of
the Trans-Siberian railroad as far bacl,
as Mancjurie. Two OF them / found in
Chinese garb serving as military ad-
visers with Dhzinchosan. the CHIEF
mentioned above.
The career Of this chief In Itself was
typical of Honghutze life, showing the
NicsSsitudes that hefaIl the modern
mercensry in Manchuria. Dzhia. like
his rival bandit chiefs in Northern
China, took up arms, not only with the
Boxers against the foreigners. IN.
afferward with Russia against China.
next with Japan against Russia, hoping
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or aftermath of the Boxer movement.
The Boxers, or Brothers of the
Righteous Fist" had their origin in a
patriotic association whose more or
less justified zeal against the On
croachments of overbearing foreigners
led to the fanatic excesses which filed
the world with horror. 1t is true that
men Joined the Boxer movement. but
when il failed. the soldiers again
turned against the beaten Boxers.
Then the ranks of the soldiers were
swelled by thousands of Christian con-
verts anxious to avenge themselves on
their former prosecutors. Later. when
the Manchu bannermen were disband :
ed and took to the highway as robbers.
there could be found among them many
of the Christian converts so execrated
by the Boxers.
One OF my most ludlcrous experiences
in China was a meeting with one of
these so-called Christians one time
when ] fell in with band of well dis
ciplined bandits and was taken to the
headquarters OF their chief. He called
for this particular Christian soldier as
the only one who could speak English.
When the man was brought all he
could say was: do you love JesusT'
Thanks to my own interpreter, we
were able TO dispense with the services
OF lHlS nDRulSl. Inc cD1eI nllnSeir
treated me kindly and entertained me
in his mountain stronghold for nearly
a week. The only disagreeable incl
dent of my stay there was that he
caused a poor fellow of his band to be
nearly logged to death because his rifle
had gone OF in my direction. / never
found out whether his crime lay in let
ting his rife so off at all. or in missing
me when 1t did go off.
The name of this chief was Dhzin :
chosan- His followers numbered more
than 30oo well-armed and well mount
ed men. He himself hailed from Gwan-
ling In Northern China, 4 fortified town
OF about $4,000 inhabitants. from the
walls OF which the town guards were
exchanging shots with the Honghutze
when I last rode by there. The bandit
chief told me that he had house in
Gwanling with two wives and their
families and that he could return TO his
home whenever he liked.
The fact is he was in the pay of the
merchant guilds OF Gwsnling to keep
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IN the end, so he said. TO eight tho cause
of China against the whole world
While hearing his life story | Incl
uentaliy learned much of his comrades
and rival bandit chiefs, or big men,"
Tulisan, Fengingue. chengyutang, Jang
and Kin. commanding together with
Dhssn over twenty thousand followers.
Ihe greater part of these Hoaghutze
lay in reserve, following peaceful avo-
cations, but ready for any call to arms,
While two of the leaders. Jang of Sin
mintun and Rim of Pamienling, actually
held Official positions in the Chinese
army.
No less than three of the leaders
Cheasyutang, Fcnglingue and my
friend Dhzin. had at one time or other
been held captive by the Russians and
mad been sentenced to the mines at
SaShalien. Hence their fierce hatred
toward tho Russians.
fGllsan. who had been a respectable
merchant, turned bandit and took up
arms against the Russians because his
sworn brother. Fen2lingue, the scholar.
was transported to Saghaiien. Rim,
VINO was captain in the Chinese army,
threw up his commission and took the
warpath against the Russians, SO they
told ne. because Russian soldiers had
outraged his sister Later he was petit
toned by the people of his district to
organize defensive force for their
protection. He raised two thousand
men. mostly old soldiers, force which
he still holds together in Northern Man
churia.
Dhzinchosan. on mis- own escape
from russian captivity, was petitioncd
BY the people Of his district, Gwanling
10 or@1nizc similar dcfensive force.
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OUT OF MANCHURIA

sued the band and seeking out the
leader. killed him in single combat
Thereupon, he took charge of his men.
As the leader of constantly growing
mob of Boxers. Dhzin contrived a way
of combining humanity with business.
by pardoning or otherwise saving the
lives of Chinese Christian converts who
fell into the Boxer tolls. For this SER
vice he was able to collect heavy ran
SONS. Thus Dhzin quickly amassed a
fortune of some $4,000 taels From the
amount of the sum ii is argued that
he must have saved the lives of about
thirty we'll connected Chinese Chris
tians, charging them 1000 taels blood
money per head.
On the suppression and dispersal OF
the Boxers, phzin and his followers
took to the mountains and subsisted on
robbery for several months until one
day they were surprised by a sotnia of
Cossacks, as they were SWIMMING
their ponies across the Lao. Most OF
thcm were killed or taken, but Dhzin
escaped. His followers scattered.
After some time Dhzin succeeded In
forming another small force at Chiao-
hishan, near Gwanling. his home. This
was near Sinmintun, the lair Of jung
cholin, another noted bandit leader
who was Chinese military Command
ant of Sinmintin when / was there
The two thieves fell out. Dhzin visited
Jsng once in the hope of propitiatina .
him. but falling in this. took the war
path against his rival. With $50 fol-
lowers he rode boldly over the hills to
attack Jangs force of three hundred.
Jang combined forces with two othe-
bandit leaders, who lay In ambush for
Dhzins band. Between them they ali
but annihiiated Dhzins band. .
Dhzin fed to Chinchan, near Sh3n.
haikwan. at the end OF the Great Whll
Here he organized a new band for the
protection of the merchants a~sfnst
robbers The Russians marrbino )
through the country about that time
encouraged Dhzin in his pretended ac
tivity against robbers. Dhzin promptly
undertook to put an end to the evil
practices of his old rival Jang at sin
mintun- While he marched on Jang.
who lay at Chonampu. ten miles from
Gwanling. q Russian column proceeded
by rail to Sinmiatun. the terminus OF
the Chinese Eastern railway, about
htrty mites from x1aS.i.... TIE.
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-rcentinued From Preceding PageD
v,nife the Russians have fallen under
the suspicion OF encoura ging the ne
fsFioUs activity OF their former worst
enemies.
The japanese policy toward the
Henghutze, though officially the height
or ingratitude. has the merit Of being
the best thing for the country. 1t is
like our own policy toward Aguinsldo
aud his Tagelog in-urrectors before
afu after the PustinE OF the Spanis rds
from the Philippine Islands.
As resuit OF thrs iron policy the
nQnher Of mounted bandits in Man
clluria during the last two years has
fallen from about 10000 10 barely 5000
OF these fully 5000 nave shifted the
scene OF their activity from the rich
delta Of the Lao River and the plains
wesI Of Mukden to the mountain IA
~nesses Of Northern Manchuria. Those
that are left fall into two distinct
sroVps-ordinary robbers without any
organization hat the cohesive force OF
public plumber, who go roaming about
a. random In small groups: end the
real~don ghutze. former soldiers or the
Imperial Chinese army. who have kept
their military organization and who
conduct their operations under the
leadership OF able commanders like the
cmdottieri or iansquenets OF medieval
EHrepe
lThe bandits Of this latter class were
o-ganized at FIRST by iae Chinese them
selves IN self-defense against the petty
robbers and marauders who sprane up
so-picntifuily during the years Of in
deSeribabie anarchy which followed
the Withdrawal ana dismemberFneat OF
the Chinese garrisons Of Manchuria on
the entry Of the Russians after the
Boxer rising.
The term ~Honghutze" means RED
beard" This does not mean that the
Isnehutze are a fair-haired race
or that they dye their boards red
after the manner OF the Circassians OF
the Caucasus or the Sikhs or India The
term is merely a survival OF the old
name OF a former tribe Of fair-haired
Tartars, whose resistance TO Maachu
rule in former centuries has made the
word red beard in Manohuria synony-
nous with rebel or robber. Another
mistaken notion. often voiced by mis-
sienaries in China, is that the Hong
hutze nuisance is purely an 0utzrowth
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Mrs. {. c. Ryder Brave
Fight Against Human Heart
Iessness Is Now Resulting in
ManyConvictionsfor Cruelty
in the Cuban Capital.

Nthe city Of Havana Is society-se
snail in fact. il could net well be
smsiler-having just one member.
and that member the smallest and
fi.ailest Of little women. who is work
ing with ali her strength. time and
money for the suffering animals Of our
city and-yes-island. Mrs. c, c. Ry-
der wife Of one OF our celebrated ply
sicians, is more feared by the eartmen
of Havana than are the policemen, for
when her hand is raised for an over
loaded cart to stop that cart must stop
or run down a frail little woman.
HFer= Spanish is limited. but TO the
pciat. 1t is the sweet, quiet dignity
2 hd earnestness that has its way,
should il be an overload. e part Of the
load must come eff, But. Sonora" the
driver protests, Il can't leave this in
the street" A shake Of the head is the
answer and the few words demanding
thar the "overpartN come of, and II
comes.
when a mule or q horse has g sore
snoulGer or is in any way unable 10
work Mrs. Ryder calls a policeman. the
iiTaH- ana horse are taken to The near
c.st police station. then the animal is
sent 20 the fcsos. or city pound Mrs
RYDER does not feel her duty toward
that animal discharged until she has
seen ts it with her own eyes that it is
well fed. and more than often it is she
u-no buys the medicine needed for the
animal.
with a case of cruelty. such as beat
ing en- animal, Mrs. Ryder has the Ihsn
taken TO the nearest police station.
where she makes her declaration. and
in due tine she appears against the Of
fcnder
During the first year OF her work
Mrs Ryder lost every case. Nothing
6aunted. she kept on until today a!-
most every case is hers and the Judge
is her friend and standby. Mrs. Ry
der is never without her kodak, and
many a time when words have failed
her snapshot tells the tale and con-
vinces beyond doubt.
IL is the custom here to sell at aue-
ton abandoned and useless horses and
mules. These Mrs. Ryder buys and has
them quietly and mercifuIly shot; oth-
erwise they would have drs geed out a
painful existence in some country town.
Cats. dogs-no animal is too small
TO escape her attention and help.
Trapped wild birds are sold in cages
about the streets. These she buys TO
set them free in some park. that they
may ay away
il IS the custom in Havana. when one
has newborn kittens to take the wee
blind mites and distribute them
through the streets, leaving one in a
window here. another in vacant
house. another in a doorway. etc. or
some persons less mercifuI throw the
newborn kittens or puppies into the
streets that passing carts and coaches
msyrrush or partly crush them. These
wee Kittens are gathered in by Mrs.
c RsdeT. or small boys-for she has in
ierested msny boys in this work. max
ing n worth their while The helpless
kittens she mercifully puts out Of their
nisefsi by chloroform.
one may see her call cab. pick up
winrher own hands a poor. NANCY dog
in such horrible condition that others
even .hesitste 70 kick il with the boot,
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L the clIs6ca 60 sell at auctIon abandoned a1dS
dollar and fifty cet64s. mn

to
money
those saved.
it timean finding
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Mrs. Ryder is making the law for ami
mails much respected, though II may not
be understood.
OF course. she is criticised. as are
all pioneers in such a work. Yet. too.
she has a host OF friends and admirers.
most especially among the people with
whom she works. She may have occa-
sion to arrest man today. but tomor-
row she will be helping his family II
she finds ID needy.
Black Beauty" which has been well
translated into Spanish. she buys by
the hundred and puts copies into the
hands of many eoachnen. for Havana
is a city OF coaches
-Avisos' are put up IN the market
places warning the people against
twisting the wings of fowls. etc. These
notices she has printed and distributed,
and. oh. her work seems endless. 1t
seems impossible that so small a per-
son could do so much-that one person
could do it all.
What one admires most Is the quiet.
earnest dignity of her work. She makes
her earnestness felt by all who know
her. and she is such a womanly little
woman, keeping her home as orderly
and dainty as any OF them and finding
time to do all sorts OF kind acts for her
family and friends.