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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
SAYS WIFE'S SPIRIT
APPEARED, WARNED HIM
AND SAVED HIS LIFE
New Jersey Farmer Declares Visitor
from Another World Told Him
of Danger--Heeds Advice,
Escapes Bullet
BY Associated press.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK Dec u.--That his life
was saved by warning from the spirit
world is the belief of Charles Henry Dur
land, farmeriiving near Caldwell, n. J.
According to his story, Durland was
driving home about midnight Monday
night, when his horse stopped still and
refused to move. Suddenly, he says.
there appeared to him a spirit whose
form and voice he recognized as those Of
his wife, recently dead, and who in a
whisper warned him not to return 10 his
home until morning, as there was danger
there.
After the spirit disappeared Durland
says he was several hours caring for his
horse, which had broken out into a cold
sweat. When finally he reached home
about daylight he found a window open
and muddy tracks on the floor. On reach
ing his room on the second floor he dis
covered fine string across the doorway
a couple of feet from the floor. With an
umbrella he broke the string. There was
a report in the room and bullet buried
itself in the wall opposite the door.
On the bureau In the room he found a
pistol fastened, the string attached to the
trigger. Had he struck the string with
his foot, Durland says, he would GER
tainIy have been killed. He says he sus-
poets an old enemy from the west of
attempting to kill him.
Durland is not spiritualist, but he is
convinced that message from his dead
wife is all that saved his life.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
GOODNESS AVER7S
THEA7ER HORROR
THREE AUDIENCES IN CHICAGO
ON VERGE OF PANIC
Some One Shouts "Fire," and is Inn
medlateIy Knocked Down by an
Officer of the House - Blaze
Near Studebaker Building
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO Dec 1.-Three audiences in
the Fine Arts and Studebaker theater
buildings were kept from pailics last
night by quick action of fire department
officers and theatrical managers after a
fire had been discovered in the Chicago
Musical college building, which adjoins
the structures.
One alarmist was knocked unconscious
in the lobby of the Studebaker building
by an official of the theater after he had
uttered one shout of Fire" Hobart Chat
field Taylor hurried to the stage in the
Studebaker and Gained the people in the
audience, who had smelled the smoke and
had begun to exhibit signs of alarm.
The fire, which was in the organ loft
of the musical college on the seventh
floor, was of little consequence and read
lily was extinguished
Chief Horan ordered that all the fire
department apparatus should be stopped
a half block north of the theater build
ings. He also quickly stilled the gongs
and the firemens shouts.
In the Studebaker, where 400 persons
had gathered, all the exits were taken
in charge by ushers and firemen, who
were ordered to throw them wide open at
the first symptoms of panic. Less than
a score of persons in the theater knew
of the fire.
On the tenth floor of the Fine Arts
building 200 members of the Shakespeare
club were gathered and in a dramatic
school on the eighth floor about seventy
five pupils and teachers were engaged.
They We're warned by attendants of the
building and all left by the elevators.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
PLEDGE PEACE FOR
AMERICA AND JAPAN
AT BANQUET BESPEAk
FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Ambassador o'6rien, Representative
at Toxic, Says He Believes Ma
tions viii Settle All Cues
tions Amicabiy
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
TOXIC, Dec. 1.-THE annual meeting
of the Oriental association, Japanese
organization, was held here last night
The American ambassador, Thomas J,
O'Brien, NJ. Gerard and Count Okuma,
the leader of the Progressive party, were
the guests of honor.
NJ Kuroda presided and toasted Amer
lea. Ambassador O'Brien in responding
said that the cordiality shown to tho
ambassador from America, together with
the charman's expression of the fraternaI
relations existing between Japan and
America, would do much to satisfy that
peculiar element on both sides of the
ocean which for some rea son would pre-
fer discord and disagreement between the
two nations. The people of America were
anxious for the friendship and open mar
ketS of Japan. in return for which they
will provide unrivaled markets and give
their confidence and sympathy.
Il rejoice to say that so far as our
two countries are concerned there Is now
not one serious question which remains
unsettled and l am sure YOU will join
me in the confident belief that there will
be none in the future that enlightened
craftsmanship will not be able to settle
in a spirit of friendship and goodwill" 10
Count Okuma followed with speech in
which he voiced in the friendiest terms
expressions of gratitude for the benefits
received from America and his conviction
that the hitherto uni -,oken friendship of
the two countries would continue.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
MANAGER OF BRANCH
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
lcontinued from Page one.l

he had set at work examining the
books of the bank had gathered much
information about it's affairs and
methods, but the nature of this infor-
nation he declined to give out
Governor Gillett was in conference
with Bank Commissioners Lynch and
Sherer during the day with reference
to the financial situation and the duties
of the commission.
Later in the day the commission
took charge of the Citizens state bank.
q small institution on Fillmore street,
(which suspended several weeks ago.
R. e. Ragland is the president and
principal stockholder.
The commissioners found that the
bank had but $4,000 in its vaults as
against 100000 owed to depositors It's
principal assets were notes for 500, 900.
Cotton Bonds Sold
That some of the securities of the
Ellen NJ Cotton estate, whose disap-
pearance from the California Safe De-
posit and Trust company was disclosed
by the failure of that institution and
resulted in the arrest of its officials,
were sold through local broker, was
the positive statement made today by
/. j. Truman, vice president of the
Citizens State bank.
Truman was formerly president of
the Columbia bank and friend of T.
Otway Sadlier. manager of the West
End bank, one of the four branches of
the insolvent California Safe Deposit
and Trust, company, who committed
suicide last night. Sadleir was secre-
tary of the Columbia bank, while Tru-
man was president of that bank and
later became the confidential employe
of ]. DalzeIl Brown.
Il know as a positive fact" said Mr..
Truman to reported of the Associated
Press today, that some of the missing
bonds and securities passed through
the hands of a local broker How
many of them he handled I cannot say.
but l know that he disposed of some
of them for parity
Truman declined to give the brokers' s
name but said that he had offices near
California and Montgomery streets be-
fore the fire. 1t was his opinion that
most of the missing securities would
be found in New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
eNT0MPED MINERS ALIVE,
RESCUERS IN DANGER
Three Men Imprisoned in Shaft at Ely,
Nevada, Are Well Provided
with Food and
Drink
BY Associated Press.


RENO, New, Dec. 1.-THE three miners,
Brown, Mcdonald and Bailey who ART
entombed In a drift at the 11O-foot level
of the Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine at
bly,, are still alive and are able to COM
municate with the miners at the top OF
the shaft.
They have been given enough food
through the six-inch water pipe connect
ing the drift with the surface to last
them week, and in case the pipe is
broken they will not die of starvation or
thirst.
The work of clearing the shaft is pro-
crossing slowly, although a number OF
miners are continually at work. 1t is not
believed that the men will be rescued for
at least another week. The men report
that they are all uninjured and that they
have no fears.
The rescuers are in greater danger, as
the walls of the shaft are weak and an.
other cavern may occur at any time,
which would result in the rescuing miners
being buried.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
BANK MANAGER BLOWS HIS
HEAD OFF WITH SHOTGUN
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11.-Bloody
tragedy has developed from the crash
of the California Safe Deposit and Trust
company.
t. Otway Sad,eir, manager of the west
end branch of the defunct institution at
1881 Devisadero street, blew out his
brains last night while locked in his
office. No examination has yet been
made of Sadleir's accounts, but it Is
known that he was heavily involved per-
sonally in the failure. Ever since it was
known that the bank could not survive
he has been greatly depressed, though he
mentioned to no one his intention of talk
ing his life.
Sadleir's method of suicide was most
grewsome. He made his preparations for
death deliberately and used a sawed off
shotgun which was kept in the bank for
protection against robbers. Both bar
rels of this ugly weapon, loaded with
buckshot, were discharged aid the whole
top of the suicides skull was blown
away
Special Policeman Pierce. according to
his custom. made thorough examina-
tion of the premises but a few minutes
before 8 o'clock. Looking through a win
dow he saw the body of the manager
sprawled on the floor in a pool of blood.
The victim was so badly mangled that
he could scarcely be identified, even from
the lower part of his face.
The discharged weapon lying on the
floor, told the story.
Sadleir was single man aged 80 years
and lived in apartments at 1445 McAllis-
ter street. He was one OF Dalzell
Browns most confidential employees and
had fun executive authority of the west
end branch, of which he was made man
ager some time ago. When Brown was
arrested. Sadieir was present and tried
vainly to prevent the police from taking
his superior to prison. So far in the in
vestigation of the depositors' association
nothing improper has been discovered in
Sadleir's direction of the banks affairs
in the western addition and no charges
have been made against him.
When ]. Dalzell Brown. who is still
in the city prison, was informed this
morning that Sadleir had committed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
DOCTORS MZSTHKES

Are said often to be buried six feet under
ground. But many times women call ON
their family physicians, suffering, as they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, another from
heart disease, another from liver or kid
ney disease, another from nervous pros
tration, another with pain here and there,
and In this way they present alike to
themselves and their easy-going or over
busy doctor, separate diseases, for which
he, assuming them to be such, prescrioes
his pills and potions. In reality, they are
all only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. The Physician, ignorant Of the
cause OF suffering, Keeps up MS treatment
until large bills are nude. The suffering
patient gets no betteN> iJfeaso2- 0S the
wrong treatment, but probably worse. "A
proper diciQe Like DE- -Rierce,s EaYorite
have entITeIY removed fhe disease, there
by dlspelIIng all those dIstfeSslng symp.
toms, and instituting comfort instead or
prolonged misery. It has been well said,
that "a disease known is half cured.p
Dr. Plcrce's Favorite Prescription is a
an experienced and skillful physician,
and adapted TO woman's delicate system.
1t Is made of native American medicinal
roots and Is perfectly harmless in Its
effects In dnl cQnd.tl1ll Qf-t6G- fenlQE
elstem.
AS u pOWcr1ui lnVlKoratlng ionic "f q.
vorite Prescription" imparts strength to
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly feminine in particular. For over
worked, 0worn-out,n rundown" debili-
tated teachers, milliners, dressmakers,
seamstresses. rshop-girls,n y nhouse-keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gem
orally, DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
equaled as an appetlzing cordial ana re-
storative tonic.
AS soothing and strengthening nerv,,
Inc aFavorite Prescription is unequalsd
and is invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitability, irritability,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration,
neuralgia, hystera, spasmsll St. nsrvoys srspss
symptoms commonly attendant upon
functional and organic disease, OF the
uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety ana despondency.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
the stomach, liver and bowels. One to
threp dose. Easy to take as candy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
ITALIAN ELECTR0CUTED;
FIRST IN NEW JERSEY
State Puts Offenders to Death in Chair
Instead of Hanging Them.
Is Killed Almost
Instantly
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 1.-THE first
official electrocution in New Jersey oc-
Cured in the penitentiary when Servio
di Giovanni, an Italian, paid the death
penalty for the murder of Jose Samson,
a fellow countrynan, at Raritan last
September.
The electrocution was pronounced a
success in every way. The condemned
man was placed in the chair at 5:57
o'clock a. m. and a second or two later
the current of 1900 volts was turned on.
Death was pronounced instantaneous.
The electrocution was in charge of E. F.
Davis, state electrician of New York.
The chair was made at Sing Sing and
was tested yesterday by the use of a
side of beef. the purpose being to be sure
that the body would not burn as the
result of turning on the electricity. The
current required was furnished by the
public service corporation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
U. S. ATTORNEY FAILS
TO GET PLACE AGAIN
William {. Bristol Of Oregon, Whose
Name Had Beep Sent to Senate
for Confirmation, Has Dis
pleased Department
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit was an
nounced at the department of justice to-
day that the nomination of William c.
Bristol as United States attorney for
Oregon, which had been sent to the sem
ate, will be withdrawn accordance with
the departments recommendation to the
president. The departments announce
ment says:
Mr. Bristol's course with reference to
the land fraud prosecutions in Oregon
has been unsatisfactory to the Depart
ment and the action of the department
is due to this fact and to the attitude
taken by Mr.. Bristol in some recent tele-
graphic correspondence with the depart
ment"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
R0oSEvELTS COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE
HIS ACTION IN SENDING SOLDIERS
QUESTIONED
One Company viii Resume Work This
Morning - Employees OF Big
Power Company Go Out
on Strike
1continued from Page one.l

riot. violence and disorder under and in
accordance with the constitution and the
laws of the land. No man is to be inter
fered with as long as he conducts nim-
self in a peaceful and orderly man.
ner.''
The statement was made at the White
House that there was no intention of
withdrawing the troops from Goldfield.
notwithstanding the dispatch OF the COM
mission from here. The troops, according
to the department., will be kept In Gold
field so long as the commanding officer
believes their presence necessary for the
maintenance of order.
Further than the official statements al
ready given, no declarations are to be
had from any authorized person as to
the sudden decision of the administration
to take such action as the president did
today in relation to the Goldheld strike
1t is clearly understood, however, among
the officials of the war department, that
the purpose is to forestall adverse critt-
cisni on the dispatch of troops TO Cold
field before there had been any actual
rioting. and distinct inutimations that
such criticisms would be forthcoming
were not lacking in labor circles
There is no disposition in any quarter
to question the supreme right of the
president to move the troops of the
in-chief. to one point or another at his
own will. and therefore to send the
troops from California into Nevade. but
the question might arise at once as to his
authority to use troops now in Gold
field, should he decide to do so, for con-
gress has strictly limited the functions
of the regular army in times OF
peace.
Question of Right
Only recently. in connection with the
balloon races started in st. Louis. it
was found that United States troops had
been Illegally employed there. and war
department officials are now on their
guard to prevent the employment of the
regular army in any unauthorized man
ner. The purpose of the president, there
fore. in sending the commission to Gold
field, is to obtain the facts necessary as
a foundation for any action that the
army may be called upon to take at that
place.
In 1878, when party feeling ran high,
congress enacted the famous posse
comitatus act, the purpose of which was
to prevent. in the first place. the use of
the United States troops at the polls in
the southern states
Tha act, under heavy penalty, pro-
hibited the employment of any part of
the army of the United States as posse
comitatus or otherwise. for the purpose
of executing laws, except where said
forces may be expressively authorized by
the constitution or by act of congress.
In passing upon the st. Louis case,
Judge Advocate General Davis remarked
on the fact, that 1T is fortunate that
by reason of the skill shown in their
(the troops employment no occasion has
thus far arisen calling for an application
of tho law
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
BRYAN NOT SURPRISED
BY RoosEvELT'S ACTION
BY Associated Prees.

LINCOLN, Neb. Dec. 11.-When told to-
night that President Roosevelt had made
positive declarations that he will not be a
candidate for a third term, w. j. Bryan
expressed no surprise. He declared the
position of the president was as he ex-
pected.
Mr.. Bryan said: 81 have assumed from
the beginning that President Roosevelt
would not be a candidate. The statement
he issued the night of the election left no
DOM for misunderstanding, and felt his
friends were doing him an injustice in
suggesting that he would change his posi-
ton on the subject"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
WESTERN UNION DIVIDEND
is TO BE PAID IN STOCK
BY Associated Press.

1aosUvIat5u 7
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE directors OF
the Western Union Telegraph company
today declared a quarterly dividend of
Ia per cent payable in stock of the
company. The company has $2,6 900 of
unsold stock and the dividend will be
paid by the issuance of this stock to the
amount required.
The board adopted the following reso-
luton;
Resolved, That the appreciation of the
board is due TO Col. r. c. Clowry and the
executive officers OF the company for the
tact. discretion and prudence with which
they treated the situation arising from
the strike of the operators
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
May Contest Mclaughlin viii

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Dec 11,--Today s.
@. Rodgers, coroner and public adminis-
traitor of this county, petitioned the SUI
perior court for letters of administration
in the estate of Margaret Mclaughlin
wife of Maj. Frank Mclaughlin, who De-
fore his tragic death November 16 was
executor of his deceased wife's estate
As similar petition was filed by Chris
tian Hoffman only a few days ago, there
is every outward evidence of approach
ing conflict in the settlement of the es-
tate
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Japan to Make, Changes
BY Associated Press,


TOXIC, Dec. 11.-It is authoritatively
stated that Baron Ishii will be appointed
vice minister of the foreign office to sue
ceed Baron Chinda, who will probably
represent Japan in Austria, Baron Uchida
going to Berlin and Keiroku Tsuzuki to
Rome, where no will succeed Baron Taxa
hira, while YaInaza, the. head of the po-
litical bureau of the foreign office, will
be consul general at London.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
PHYSICIANS WIFE KILLS
HERSELF WITH PISTOL
Mrs. n. !. Oliver of San Francisco
Dresses to Go Out, Then Presses
Revolver to Head and
Fires
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 11.--Mrs. Grace
NJ Oliver, aged 20 years, wife of DR..
H. 1. Oliver, committed suicide by shoot
ing herself in the head this morning at
the family residence, 2719 Filbert street,
in this city.
der body was found at the head of the
stairs by her husband on his return from
a professional call. She was dressed in
a tailor made street gown and held a
revolver in her right hand. No cause
for the suicide has yet been ascertained.
DR.. Oliver says his wife was subject TO
fits of dependency.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
PIeks Up wireless Messaaes
BY Associated Press.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. l1-The
I-iev statio:. of the wireless telegraph
line, which the Russian government is
constructing to connect Sebastopol
with st. Petersburg. has succeeded in
picking up Marconi translantic mes-
sages. A number of messages trans
mitted from Paris and Casablanca also
have been picked up.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
FATHER AND THREE SONS,
NEW YORK BANKERS, INDICTED
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11.--John G.. jenkins,
formerly president of the National bark
of Brooklyn, and his three sons were in
dicted by the Kings county grand jury on
charges of conspiracy and perjury. This
is the first Indictment against the elder
Jenkins. but his sons already have been
indicted ON other charges. They are John
G. jenkins, jr., former president of the
Jenkins Trust company; Frank jenkins,
former president of the Williamsburg
Trust company, and Frederick Jenkins, a
director in these Institutions.
The doors of all these institutions were
closed several weeks ago. The four men
had been warned that they would be
wanted in court and were present to be
arraigned.s
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
ROOSEVELT REFUSES
THE NOMINATION
Continued from page one)

others to speak for him, but Senator A. r.
Page is probably as close to the govern u
as any one is allowed to get. When here
last Saturday Senator Page said
Without exception the friends of Gov
ornor Hughes are convinced that under
no circumstances will he accept a re.
nomination for governor. He has made
sacrifices enough and will have com
pleted the work he was chosen to do The
same qualities, however, which would
make him> again desirable as governor
woufd make him desirable in the office of
president"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12

suicide he threw up his hands and ex-
claimed
my God, how did he do it? Did he
shoot hmself?
On being told that his surmise was cor
rect Brown said:
Il was afraid of that"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
BOYS LIFE VALUED
AT $500; HIS LEG
is WORTH $4,000
In One Court Two Cases Are Tried.
Father of Lad Killed in Rum
away Gets Only Small
Sum
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. ia boys life is
worth $500. but boys leg is worth
$4,000, according to two verdicts brought
in the supreme court here yesterday.
In one part Of the court John Shohan.
whose 12-year-old son was killed in a
runaway accident. was awarded $500 dam
ages and in another part a jury awarded
$4,000 to Arthur Clements, 10-year-old
boy, who lost a leg through being run
over by a trolley car.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Landslide Delays Trains

by Asa0cIuIru FTFsa. =
REDDING. Dec. 1.-THE landslide near
Castella blocked traffic on the Southern
Pacific line for some hours, the passenger
trains being held at Castella and Sims.
A smaller slide occurred at the same
point yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
ONE NEGRO KILLED AFTER
BEING ARRESTED BY OFFICER
BY Associated Press.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 1l.--A re-
quest for an accurate account of the al
legged riots in Pickens county brings the
following reply ,onight:
There has not been a riot in this
county. Two negroes were arrested at
Lowetown. two miles from Gordo, for
interfering with an officer Negroes fired
on the officer and killed his negro prison.
er. The officer, Constable r. v. Lowe,
was slightly injured. Everything is
uuiet'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
Vessel Near Destruction

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11.-Cast adrift
by the breaking of hawser during tha
fierce storm of the past few days off the
northern coast the new steam schooner
Claremont narrowly escaped destruction
last Sunday night while being towed to
this city by the steamer Quinault.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-12
STANDARD OIL FEARS VESSELS
MAY BE SEIZED BY STATE
Ry Associased Press.

BY Associated Press.
PENSACOLA. Fla. Dec. 1.-Fearing
the vessels might be seized upon the
Judgment secured against the company
by the state~of rexas, the Standard Oil
company yesterday oroered the steamer
Captain A. F. Lucas and bark No. 95 to
proceed from this port to sea and not
come within three miles of shore until
further orders were received.