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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-03-21

American Missionaries Safe.
The fourteen American missionaries
who fled from Nan-Chang, China,
reached Kiu-Kiang in safety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-03-21
Minister Morgan at Havana.

Minister Morgan presented his Gre
dentials to President Palma at Havana
and received a hearty welcome from
the Cuban Government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-03-21
Earthquake Shock in Maine. g..

A distinct earthquake was felt in
Portland, Me. In several parts of
the city the shock was accompanied by
rumbling which lasted several seconds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-03-21

Iceland Seeks independence.
a movement to declare Iceland indie
pendent of Denmark has caused con-
siderable uneasiness in Copenhagen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-03-21
Gar Objects to Severity.

The Russian Emperor rejected meas
ures providing more severe methods
OF checking disorder in the empire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-03-21

Rear-Admiral Retired.
Rear-Admiral French e. Chadwick
has been retired.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
SALT LAKE MAY
RUN SOUTHWARK
SAN DIEGO AROUSED BY RE-
CENT BAY PURCHASES
Think Senator Clark Intends to Pierce
Southern Extremity of California.
Roosevelt Acts on Colorado
River Break

Now that road to Yuma from
San Diego is assured, there come rum
ors of other roads and it is asserted
that Senator Clark viii extend his
road from Los Angeles and San Pedro
to San Diego bay.
The rumor is based on reports that
Clark and officials of the salt Lake
line have been heavy purchasers with
in the past few days of much property
along the bay front in San Diego.
The San Diego & Eastern railroad
committee yesterday began refunding
the $4,000 which was subscribed some
years ago for the purpose of bringing
a road to San Diego. The money to
pay back the subscriptions is supplied
by John d. SprecSels of the San Diego
& Eastern railroad, which has taken
over the survey and rights secured by
the subscription.
Many owners on the right of way
which the new road is seeking to con-
denim have expressed a willingness to
convey their property at satisfactory
prices.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
Railroad Notes

The roads in the Central Passenger
association have agreed upon the
granting of a rate of cents a mile
throughout the territory for the Christ
mas holidays.
The duties of general manager of the
Southern railway have been given to
Fourth Vice-President Ackert H. B..
Spencer, son of the late president of
the company, has been made sixth vice
president.
c. c. F. Bent general superintendent
of the main line of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, will be appointed general
manager of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railroad to succeed Will
liam M. Greene, whose resignation be-
comes effective January 1.
Another step in the movement to
take white immigrants to the south is
announced by the passenger traffic
manager of the Illinois Central rail-
road. who says that the European
steamship agent of his road has ar
ranged with a steamship line to run
immigrant steamers between New Or
leans and European ports as soon as
the new immigration station is erected
at New Orleans.
The Chicago and Alton railway has
completed big steel bridge over the
Sangamon river near Springfield, ILL.,,
which is unique in that it has a bal
asted floor and that, in consequence,
trains in running over it not only will
not make the rumbling noise they usu-
ally do in passing over bridge, but will
make even less noise than they do on
an ordinary roadbed. Engineers say
1t is a fine example of the way in
which the elevated railways of Chicago,
which are now among the citys worst
noisemakers, should be reconstructed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
An Unusual
Shoe Opportunity
Buy Your Slippers and Shoes for Xmas
at the Mammoth Shoe House,
$40 South Broadway
STARTLING PRICE REDUCTIONS

Today and tomorrow will certainly
be the busiest days of the year at the
Mammoth Shoe House.
Special arrangements have been made
to handle the trade promptly. Thou
sands of pairs of shoes have been
taken and thrown on the bargain tables
to be sold at about half their real
value. The Mammoth made the largest
shoe purchase that was ever made in
this city buying $4,000 stock. This
stock was bought at a big reduction in
price. 1t consists of shoes made by
Americas best shoe manufacturers and
these shoes are offered to the public
at a little more than half the regular
price.
Persons in need of footwear will do
themselves an injustice by not visit
ing the Mammoth, either today or to-
morrow.
There will be several hundred pairs
of mems $500 slippers on sale for
CSC. Ladies' $3.50 shoes in all sizes and
beautiful styles on sale for $1.95. Mems
$3.50 shoes in all feathers, mostly all
sizes, can be found on the bargain
table for $195.
There will be many more surprises in
store for the public today and tomor-
row at the big shoe store.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
ROOM WORKERS ARE ACTIVE
Five Youths Charged with Robbing
Lodgers at the Van
Ness

Room workers succeeded in stealing
several valuable articles and a small
amount Of money from roomers at the
Van Ness roOming house. ia South
Main street. early yesterday morning.
and the police are now looking for q
young man awho engaged room there
the previous night
II is stated by the landlady that a
party Of five young men hired room
at that time and that one Of them an
swers the description Of the man
thought 10 have done the robbing. This
man was seen by q rOOmer in room Is.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning he
WAS awakened by his door opening
When he looked up he saw young
man carrying a candle standing in the
doorway. He asked what was wanted
and the stranger replied that he
thought a call for 4 O'Clock had been
left and the rOomer went back TO
sleep.
Three boys who were rooming in
room lost So by a visit from the
room worker. while s. +. Bledsoe lost
a sapphire stud valued AT S25 and 81
I'm money. The stud was taken from
his necktie. while the money was taken
from his trousers pocket. He was in
the room while the robber took the ar
ticles, but did not wake up.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
SEEKS NEW ADVENTURES
AND LANDS IN JAIL
ARIZONA BOY is ARRESTED FOR
VAGRANCY
Is Son of Well Known Mining Engi-
neer of Tucson and Has Tele-
graphed His Parents for Money to
Go Home

Ewing A. Clark did not like school
life. His studies at the University Of
Arizona were hard, so he decided he
would come to Los Angeles and See
the world as represented by this city.
With $50 in his pockets he arrived
here week ago and at once went out
to see the lions. He visited all the
theaters and his funds began to sink.
Saturday he was nearly broke. When
in this condition he met friend whom
the police are now anxious TO find.
The two young men went 10 a room
ing house kept by Mrs. Kate Golf on
Main street and there Clark handed
his last dollar across the counter for
a room for his friend and himself for
the night. Sunday he did not have any
money and the result was that he was
arrested on a charge Of vagrancy. His
arrest caused Clark great grief when
he was token up before Police Justice
Austin yesterday afternoon. He stated
he had not intended to do any wrong,
but had simply come to the city for a
lark. He said he did not have any
money, but some would be telegraphed
him as soon as his parents found out
where he was. He offered TO go back
to school at once If discharged and
Judge Austin at last agreed to allow
him to do so. Mrs. Golf was In court
and offered to supply the young man
with room last night and to see he
did not want for anything until he re-
ceived money from his parents.
The young man who was with him is
said to be a deserter from the army
and to be greatly wanted by the po-
lice.
Clark is the son of a we'll known
mining engineer Of Tucson, Arlz., who
has been prominent In social life there
during the last six years.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS ON

Albert Fullbright. a negro. pleaded
not guilty to carrying concealed weap-
ons, in Police Justice Austin's court
yesterday, but the evidence which was
introduced was of such a nature that
he will be brought up this afternoon
at 4 o'clock for sentence and in the
meantime the police will look up his
record.
1t is thought he has been a member
of a gang which has been robbing
houses during\ the last month. Full
bright was arrested on East Ninth
street. When halted by an officer he
denied having any gun, but when
searched a large-sized revolver was
found in his inside pocket.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
CARELESS, CAUSES COLLISION
Truck Driver Guides Horses on Track
Directly In Front of Eleo-
tric Car

Within three minutes crowd OF all
most 200 collected on Broadway and
Fourth streets last night to watch the
struggles Of a horse which had been
Knocked down by a southbound Pico
Heights car.
According to witnesses Of the acct
dent, the trouble was due to careless
driving on the part Of the teamster
The two-horse team. belonging to the
Pioneer Truck company drove i'm front
OF the car, and It was only by for
tunate accident that the animals were
not killed As 1t was, one Of the horses
was Knocked over, and when motor
man No. S02 attempted to help extricate
the fallen animal from the lines he was
Kicked in the neck and painfully,
thugh not seriously. wounded.
o. f. Harasta, a young man living at
1920 Magnolia street sat in the front
part Of the car and saw the accident
He said: ut was due to the careless
driving of the teamster. He drove i'm
front Of the car a block further up. and
IL was only by stopping the car quickly
that the motorman prevented an acct
dent then"
The teamster refused to give his
name.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
WILL CELEBRATE DAY
IN NEW ENGLAND STYLE
LANDING OF PILGRIMS TO BE
MEMORIALIZED
old-Fashioned Banquet Will Be Held
at Which People from "Way Down
East" Will Gather and Toast in
Old=Fashioned Style

Forefathers' day will be celebrated
in Los Angeles with an old-fashioned
banquet in the Pacific Electric grill
room, Huntington building, Sixth and
Main streets.
Everything that is dear to the heart
of the fasteners and which they have
seen loading down their tables for
many Thanksgiving and Christmas
will be before them to glad
den their hearts and make them think
they are back in the old homestead
again.
Forefathers day is the anniversary
of the landing of the Pilgrims and has
been celebrated ever since the present
generation can remember in the New
England states, and those who are out
here have determined to keep up the
pretty custom.
Hon. Charles ]. Moves of Massachu-
sets will be POSTMASTER and w. ID.
Fuller of New Hampshire will respond
to "Fhe Landing of the Pilgrims" Lee
c.. Gates will tell of the New England
people in the west and their influence
here.
Prof. John b. Johnson of Vermont
will give talk on 1.-The New England
Town Meeting" and George L. LeDoux
of Rhode Island will speak on THE
Boston Tea Party" 1.-THE Village Doc
tor will be described by DR.. Sherman
Gibbons of Massachusetts, and DR.. w.
A. Lamb of Connecticut will discuss the
New Highlander from the side of an in
ventor
II. w. Chase of Maine will talk on
Free Schools" and DR., Frank L.
Forbes of Maine will respond to the
subject The Village Church"
Mrs. Albert M. Lyons and Charles
Lamb will give several vocal solos.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
INTERPRETATIONS

Winona Building company Direc-
tors A. e. Poole, A. c.. Lowe, o. M
Souden. Capital stock. $4,000, of which
the full amount has been subscribed.
Benevolent Order of Elks Building
association of Los Angeles. Directors:
Byron l.. Oliver VIII Stephens, M. j.
McGarry, Gesner Williams, Walter S.
Moore, Tracy Q. Hall. James G. Han
ley, George r. McCaffery, Baker p.
Lee, Rex Belcher W. G. Stone, II. @.
Dow, Martin G. Marsh, Charles w.
Fleming, Clarence G. Pyle. Capital
stock 100000 of which SIS has been
subscribed.
transportation club of Los Angeles.
Directors: II. E. Bingham, j. w. Mona
han, George l.. Ravens, r. M Saun-
ders; r. l.. Miller II. A. Thielen,
Douglas White, N. II. Martin. E w.
MCGEE
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
CIRCUS GOES TO THE MIDWAY
Jabberwoks and Kangaroo Find a
Resting Place at the City of
Canals

Sells Brothers and Floto's circus will
make its winter quarters at Venice and
no effort will be made to gain pos
session of Agricultural park, according
to William Sells and X. Il. Musgrove,
who passed yesterday at the seaside
city looking for Ia site.
1t Is understood the Midway has been
engaged and will be remodeled to ac-
comodate the needs Of the animals. II
is said that about $4,000 in wages viii
be expended in order to have skilled
painters and mechanics repair and put
IN shape the paraphernalia of the cir
Gus.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
DELAYS CAR TRAFFIC
Falls Between Ties on Trestle and is
with Difficulty Removed from
BRIDGE

Traffic on the Pasadena line was sus-
pended for half an hour yesterday
morning while workmen were engaged
in raising a horse which lay with his
legs between the ties on the trestle
across the river on Also street on the
electric right of way at o'clock yes
terday morning, and for a time 1t
looked as though it would be necessary
to shoot the animal so the cars could
move.
The horse had run away while hitched
to a light buggy. 1t had run on the
trestle and a short distance from the
end had fallen with his feet between
the ties Laborers at once ran to the
scene, but found it impossible to raise
him. At last he was rolled over on
his side on the narrow walk which
runs along side of the track and the
cars We're able to proceed. The wagon
was demolished, but no person was i'll
jured. The horse was only slightly
hurt in the accident.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
RAILROAD MEN ADMIT THEFT

e. J. shoop and II. r. Gee. switchmen
employed by the Salt Lake road,
pleaded guilty to a charge of petty
larceny before Police Justice Austln
yesterday afternoon and were fined 80
or 75 days each.
The two men admitted taking lot
OF wire mating from one of the cars
of the Salt Lake road ON Seventh
street. Both stated that they had been
employed at railroad work for a num-
Der of years and that this was the
first time they had been arrested. 1t
is thought by the police that they have
taken other things from cars of the
road.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
ASKS HARTMAN TO REBUILD
President Roosevelt May Reimburse
with Public Funds Later
Rv Associated PICS.


WASHINGTON Dec. 2O.-President
Roosevelt will ask E. H. Hartman,
head of the California Development
company, to have repaired at once the
break in the left bank of the Colorado
river across the Mexican boundary
line. the overflow of which is causing
such great damage in the Imperial and
Colorado valleys in Southern California.
This company is said to be responsible
for the damage, as the break occurred
at the company's works erected under
a concession from the Mexican gov
eminent.
The presidents decision was reached
after a conference with Senator Flint
of California, Director Walcott of the
geological survey, and F. H. Newell
of the reclamation service, and in view
of the impossibility of obtaining an
appropriation from congress to the
work before the holiday recess.
Copies of the letter to Mr.. Hartman
also will be sent by the president to
the governor of California and the
chambers of comerce of the various
cities in the state. Some kind of mem
orandum also will be transmitted to
the Mexican government on the SUBJ
ject.
The estimated amount of money re-
uuired to repair the break is put at
100000 and the expectation is that
the president will use his efforts with
congress to reimburse Mr.. Hartman
for at least part of the outlay.
The settlement of damage to property
owners will be a matter of diplomatic
negotiations with the Mexican gov
eminent.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-At the Of
flee of E. H. Hartman it was said that
the reported action of President Roose-
Welt in asking Mr.. Hartman to make
repairs in the break in the Colorado
river could not be understood there
inasmuch as Mr.. Hartman is not in
any way connected with the California
Development company.
1t is said that the Southern Pacific
railway is cooperating with the gov
eminent in making necessary repairs,
although that company has no connec-
ton with the California Development
company.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
FEARS IMAGINATIVE BURGLARS
Man Believed to Be Insane Jumps
from a Second Story
Window

Thomas Rijohn nearly lost his life
yesterday as the result of efforts 10
escape from mythical robbers he sup
posed were pursuing him. He is said to
have jumped from the second story
window Of the house where he lives at
$50 Central avenue to the pavement be-
meath and narrowly escaped being inn
paled on picket fence.
He was taken to the receiving hos
pital and later to the county hospital,
where he will be held while physicians
ebamine him as to his sanity. Rijohn
practiced medicine for several years in
Massachusetts, and also edited a paper
in the east. He is 55 years of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
CUTS WRISTS IN FRENZY
Italian Labors Under DeIusion That
He Is Tied to Railroad
Tracks

Under the delusion that he was tied
by both wrists to railway tracks and
that the engine was about to run over
him, Emo Merlo, an Italian laborer.
cut both his wrists with duh knife
at his home, 704lh San Fernando street,
yesterday afternoon in an effort to get
away. But for the fact that the knife
was dull he would have lost his life.
He was taken to the receiving hos
pital and later TO the county hospital,
as the physicians say he is mentally
unbalanced.
Merlo was found by John Morris, a
fellow workman, who had gone to his
room to call him. The bed sheets We're
torn to shreds and a great deal of furni-
ture was broken. Merlo was lying on
the floor, while blood was running from
both his wrists
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
ASKS CONTINUANCE OF CASE
Young Man Charged with Forgery Is
Granted Stay of Pro-
ceedinus

Walter Cults was before Police JUS
tice Chambers yesterday and asked
that the case charging him with for
gerry be set for December 26, which
was done.
Cults is the young man who was
arrested i'm Oakland some time ago on
the charge of forgery. The northern
officers could not make case against
him so he was brought to Los Angeles.
He is said to have cashed several hun
dred dollars worth Of bogus Sunset
Telephone company's pay checks IN
this city two years ago
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
WILL ASSIST HoMEsEEkERs
Southern Pacific Announces Low Fares
North of Tehachapi

Announcement is made by the South
ern Pacific that it will make low round
trip rates from Los Angeles to all
points north of Tehachapi.
There are thousands of homeseekers
in the state at the present time
1t is the purpose of the railroad.
in cooperation with the colonization
companies, to endeavor to hold these
people in California by making it easy
for them to look over the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
CONTRACTS FOR 5000 CARS
New Pacific Fruit Express Begins
Business Shortly

The Pacific Fruit express, a corpora
ton with q capitalization of $12, 900 600,
is to be formed by the Hartman lines
for the purpose of handling the re-
frigerator Car business. When the Or
ders for equipment shall have been
filled the new corporation will own
5000 refrigerator cars of most modern
type and VIII be one of the largest
concerns engaged in the operation of
fast freight lines.
More than $10,5O0,0OO of the COM
pany's capitalization will represent ex-
penditures for cars.
The new company will begin opera
lions on a large scale next spring, with
headquarters at Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
LIKES DRESS SUIT CASES

William Irwin. said 10 be fond Of
dress suit cases which do not belong
to him, was arrested yesterday after
noon charged with stealing one from
the Broadway Department store.
Detectives Rich and Roberts have
been looking for Irwin for some time.
as II was reported TO the police two
weeks ago that he had stolen a valuable
dress suit case from Walter Harris, a
clothing merchant on Spring street. He
win be taken to court this morning TO
answer 10 a charge of petty larceny.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
PLAN NEW ALPINE TUNNEL
French, Swiss and Italian Govern.
ments viii Share Expense

4A8oVNItlINW
PARIS Dec. Decentralization was
made by the chamber of deputies of
an appropriation for the construction
of a new funnel under the Alps, which
will connect Italy with the remainder
of Europe.
The tunnel will pass under Mont
Blanc, at height of 3lO0 feet.
Passing through this tunnel the rail-
way will bring Turin nearer to Ce-
neva by 1866 miles. and shorten the
distance between Turin and Cha
mounix by 116 miles.
The expense of the new road and tun-
mel viii be shared equally by the
French, Swiss and Italians.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
ALAskANs HAVE A GRIEVANCE
Juneau Grand Jury Makes Charges of
Discrimination

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 2O.-Govern-
ment authorities are requested to in
vestigate charges of discrimination
preferred against the transportation
companies reaching Southern Alaska,
in a special report that has been made
by the grand jury.
1t is alleged that the steamship COM
panies touching coast towns in that
part of the northland are guilty of
giving unfair rebates and preferential
freight rates, as well as charging ex-
cessive prices. The report names the
Pacific Coast company, the Alaska
Steamship company, the Canadian &
Humboldt Steamship company, and
announces that the charges are made
that these ship concerns have entered
into an Illegal combination of steam
ship companies that raised freight
rates SO per cent over last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

passenger department, and General
Freight Agent Sloan accompanied the
new official here.
Mr. Wann, who is one of the best
known traffic men in the United States,
will assume his new duties at once.
His principal work has been done at
Chicago and st. Louis
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
Quit Because Ghost Failed

BY AssocIated Press.
TACOMA, Dec. 20.-Because their
pay checks did not arrive on time 400
men have quit work at the car shops
of the Northern Pacific in Tacoma.
The money for the two thousand en-
ployes is here but the checks come
from st. Paul and are delayed by
washed out bridge near Hot Springs
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
Connects San Francisco Southwark

BY Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 20.-Several miles of
track of the electric line between Los
Gatos. San Jose and San Francisco
have been laid and the road is rapidly
nearing completion. 1t will connect at
San Mateo with the line there.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
ORDERS 5000 MORE BOX CARS
Pennsylvania New Rolling Stock Now
Numbers 10000
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20. - The
purchasing agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad has invited bids for the con-
struction of five thousand box cars.
Their estimated cost is $4,000, 900.
With the placing of this order the
company will have ordered within the
last two years nearly $4,000 additional
freight cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
TRAFFIC MANAGER wANn HERE
New Salt Lake OFFICIAL Has Taken
Hold

Frederick A. Wann. the new traffic
manager OF the San Pedro Los Angeles
g. Salt Lake railroad. has arrived In
Los Angeles. He made the trip west
by special train for the purpose of be-
coming acquainted with the Clark rail-
way system. 4. c. Peck, head OF the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
ORDER FREIGHT BLOCKADE
Railroads Determine on Concerted
Action Against Great Northern

Special to The Herald
MILWAUKEE,. Dec. 20.-An order
for freight blockade was issued here
against the Great Northern by all the
Chicago and st. Paul railroads.
The order states that no perishable or
carload freight will be accepted for
points west of Grand Forks, N. d.
It is feared that the order will COM
plicate the situation and make condi-
lions In the northwest even more I'M
bearable
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the building permits is
sued from the budding superntendent's
office Thursday and classified according
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