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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
Greatest Damage
Done in the State
of Guerrero
Panic Ensues and Many
Are Fleeing to the
Open Country
Because Of the Absence Of Details, the
Number of Casualties Is Dis
credited in Government
Circles
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April IS
The National Bank of Mexico has
received telegram saying that
500 lives were lost at the destruc-
ton of Chilapa and Chilpancingo.
In governmental circles the re-
port is not credited. 1t is admit
ted that both cities were leveled
to the ground, but it is not
thought that the death list will
even approximate 500, owing to
the fact that the houses are built
of stone in order to resist earth
quake shocks.
The federal authorities here
have been appealed to by the gov
ernors of the district and the work
of rescue and sanitation is being
carried out in a systematic man
ner.
Both cities are so located that it
is impossible to obtain accurate
and rapid intelligence of the dis
trict.
The federal telegraph office
here has informed the Associated
Press that last nights earthquake
has interfered with the working
of the wires in all parts of the re-
public south of line drawn from
Acapulco on the west coast to
Tampico on the Gulf coast.
From messages received at the
telegraphic headquarters up to
noon it appears that the entire
south half of the republic, includ-
ing the lower country and the
Mesaba belt, felt the shock last
night.
Messages from as far north as
San Luis Potosi, and south to San
Juan Bautista, in the state of Ia
basco, report feeling the shock in
varying degrees.
At no place, however, has loss
of life or great destruction of
property been reported except in
the state of Guerrero.
The boundary line of the north
ern zone of the earthquake ex-
tended through the country in
northwesterly direction for over
400 miles and south 900 miles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
COURT MARTIAL
TO TRY M|LLAR
Nephew of James A. Garfield Accused
Of InfractIon Of Army ReeuIa-
tions-one Feature Is
Serious Charge
BY Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash, April 15.--A spe-
cial from Port Townsend to the Post
Intelligencer says that Lieut.. Herbert
Millar of the coast artillery, attached
to the Fort Flagler garrison, will be
tried by court-martial which will con-
vene next Wednesday.
Lieut.. Millar is nephew of James
A. Garfield, one of the martyred presi-
dents of the United States, and son OF
a wealthy steel operator of Harrisburg
He is charged with conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and a gentleman.
While ostensibly on trial for an in
fraction of army regulations in having
engaged in an alteration with a
civilian employe of the government, a
more serious feature of the case is that
the charge as filed by a military officer
carries specifications attacking the
probity of official acts of Lieut.. Millar
while acting as quartermaster at Fort
Flagler.
1t has come to light that while ap-
pearing as defendant the trial proceed
ings have resulted from a request by
Lieut.. Millar for an investigation OF
charges made against his actions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
PATTERSON MUST
PAY $1,000 FINE
Former United States Senator Has
Choice of Parting with Amount
Mentioned or Going
to Jail
BY Associated Press.

| BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The su-
preme court of the United States today
dismissed the writ of error in the case
of former United States Senator Thom-
as M. Patterson of Colorado, in which
the senator was fined $1,000 by the Col
orado supreme court on the charge of
contempt. The action has the practical
effect of affirming the decision of the
Colorado courts.
| The opinion in the case was delivered
| by Justice Holmes, who said in effect
that the court was without jurisdiction.
Justice Harlan delivered a dissenting
opinion. Justice Brewer also dissented
| from the decision, holding that the
court was not without jurisdiction.
| The proceedings against Patterson
grew out of the Colorado supreme
courts decision in election cases follow
| ing the acrimonious state campaign of
| 1904.
The senator is the principal owner of
the Denver Times and the Rocky
Mountain News, both Denver daily pa
pers, and the contempt proceedings
were owing to structures to this decision
published in the two papers, in which
the charge was inferred to have been
made that the court was subservient
to the corporation interests of the state.
| When called upon to answer Mr.. Pat
terson pleaded the truth of the allega-
tions made by the papers.
The court thereupon promptly i'm
posed a fine of $1,000 upon the charge
of contempt, with the alternative of
paying or being imprisoned.
Instead of doing either the senator
prevailed upon Justice Brewer to issue
writ of error, bringing the case to
the federal supreme court with the re-
| suit as announced today, that he failed
to secure release from the sentence
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
ARE CHECKING UP
THE DENVER MINT
Twenty Dollar Pieces Coined There
Are Found to Be Under
Value In Fineness
of Gold
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Col, April 15.-Depart-
ment heads of the new United States
mint in this city and three government
agents connected with mint headquar-
ters began today checking up the coin
age of the mint and making the an
nual settlements, several weeks in adj
vance of the usual time for these set
Elements.
This action, following the government
report that gold coins from the Denver
mint have been found to be under value
in flneness of gold, though up to grade
in weights, means that the government
has begun action to discover who is
responsible for the discrepancy in fine
ness.
The government report states that
the coins were found to be under fine
to the extent of five cents on every $40
gold piece.
The discrepancy was discovered by
the Bank of England assayer. who
passed on shipment of $1,500,00 made
to England in January. The entire lot
was at once condemned and reshipped
to the United States. The discrepancy
in the total gold coinage at the Denver
mint amounting to $3,195,00 is $7,4S450.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
PANIC PREVAILS AND
MANY ARE FLEEING
TO THE COUNTRY
By Associated Press.

CHILPANCINGO. Mexico. April 15.--
This city is probably completely de-
stroyed by an earthquake. The known
dead number eleven and the badly i'm
iured twenty-seven. The greatest panic
prevails and people are fleeing TO the
open country.
The earth continues to rock at half
hour intervals and many minor shocks
are completing the work of destruction
begun by the first earthquake.
Word has reached here that the town
of Chilapa AZ kilometres to the north
west, has also been destroyed. No de-
tails have been received as to the num-
ber of the dead and injured.
The population OF Chilpancingo is
749S, and until the panic into which the
citizens have been thrown abates 1t
will be impossible to state the number
OF casualties.
The population of Chilapa is 5000.
No word has been received from Tixtla,
and Il Is feared 1t also has been de-
stroyed. According to the movements
of the earthquake Tixtla would be IN
its direct line. The following message
was sent to the federal telegraph Of
fee In Mexico City from ChiIapa:
"Our boys are working IN public
garden. A terrible panic prevails, as
the earth continues to tremble at regu-
lar intervals. Send US tents that we
may establish our Office out Ia the
country"
All communication from the west
coast has been cut of since the begin
ming OF the first big shock. and II Is
fr~-,esr, .r-ff 80, Tt~e~c 4st4eA
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
MANY WOMEN ARE
REPLACING MEN
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO April 15.-As the result of
her investigation in the breweries and
tanneries of Milwaukee, Miss Irene Os-
good of Northwestern University settle
ment yesterday declared before the
Women's Trade Union league at Hull
house that women are fast displacing
men in the industry.
I'm 1908 certain big tannery in Mil
waukee employed only two women, -
she said. Il went through the same
place recently and found there were 800
girls working there. l found. also, that
the wages of the men in that place had
been reduced 20 cents a day as conse-
quence."
Miss Osgood deprecated the influx of
women into the breweries where, she
said. the work among the vats and in
the mailing rooms was morally in
furious to the girl employees. The
young women receive from S2,25 to $3.50
a week, she asserted, for long hours and
hard labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
THREE SQUADR0NS NOW
COMPRISE PACIFIC FLEET
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-For the
first time in the history of the Ameri-
can navy there has come into existence
the "Pacific fleet" comprising three
squadrons, one with headquarters at
San Francisco and two at Asiatic wa
ters.
navy department from Manila that he
had hoisted his flag upon the armored
cruiser West Virginia as commander
in-chlef of the entire Pacific fleet. In
organization the fleet will correspond
to the Atlantic fleet, under command of
Admiral Evans.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
PONT|FF CREATES
SEVEN CARDINALS
His Holiness Speaks of the Struggle
in France and Declares Hatred
VIII Be Opposed by
Love
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ROME, April 15.-Pope Plus x had q
secret consistory this morning in the
Vatican and created seven new car
dinals as follows:
Mgr. Cavallari, patriarch of Venice;
Mgr. Ryaltdini, papal nuncio to Spain;
Mgr. Lorenzelli, ex-papal nuncio at
Paris: Mgr. Lualdi, archbishop of Pa
lermo; Mgr. Mercier. archbishop Of Ma
lines; Mgr. Mafi, archbishop of Pisa;
Mgr. Aguirre Garina, bishop of Bur-
gos, Spain.
The ceremony was performed with the
usual gorgeousness and impressive
pomp. First, all of the cardinals met
| in Consistory hall, headed by their oc-
| togenarian dean, Oreglia Di Santo Ste
fano, the only surviving cardinal Gre
ated by Pope Plus TX. They divided
into three groups, according to their
orders, that of bishops, priests and
deaconS.
Pope Plus X, robed in white, entered,
preceded by the Swiss guard, followed
by the Noble guard and the Sistine
choir singing. After the cardinals had
paid their homage every one left the
hall except the pontiff and the sacred
college. Then his holiness, from the
throne, addressed a simple prayer and
delivered a short allocution.
Speaks of Struggle in France
The pontiff dealt especially with the
struggle in France, which, he said was
particularly painful to him, as he loved
that most noble nation, whose sor-
rows and joys l consider as my own,
instead of being those of her French
rulers"
The ponitff said he was much pleased
with the splendid concord shown by the
French bishops and clergy, who re-
manned faithful to the holy see, hoping
for better days for France and for the
church. He was confident they would
not cease to do their sacred duty and
work for the benefit of so beloved a
people, adding:
ITO hatred they will oppose love, to
error, truth and to insults and MALE
dictions, forgiveness. L pray God TO
end this persecution of religion and per-
NIT the church to reacquire her liberty.
Even non-Catholics, if they are lovers
of civilization, must agree with us that
this would add to the common good and
prosperity of the country"
The pontiff then proceeded to the
creation of the new cardinals. After
this he made the appointments of arch
bishops and bishops, includings Mgr.
Albert Guertin, bishop of Manchester,
N. H.; Mgr. James Davis, bishop of
Davenport, Iowa; Mgr. Emmanuel l..
Fuse y Rodriguez, bishop of Pinar del
Rio, Cuba, and Rt. Rev. f. M. Jones,
bishop of Porto Rico.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
COLONEL WILLIAM DENTON
is CALLED BY DEATH
By Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 15.-Col.
William Denton, one OF the best known
surveyors and explorers, particularly
of the mineral wealth of Lower Call
fornia. died yesterday at the home of
his daughter at the age OF 70 years.
He was born az Cariyie, England
coming to this section about forty
years ago. A widow and six children
survive him. They are: Mrs. Maria
Showley, San Diego; Mrs. Sarah Scott
Washington, ID. c.; William and Oscar
Denton, San Diego, and Alexander and
Morgan Denton, San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
EARTHQUAKE CLAIMS
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES
NEW MEXICO MOUNTED
POLICE ENGAGE IN
A PITCHED BATTLE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
+ ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, April !
4 15.-A pitched battle was fought I
+ tonight twenty miles east of Tu 4
i cumcari, Northeast New Mexico, 4
4 between q detachment of the New +
4 Mexico mounted police and Elmer +
+ Horn and two companions who !
+ were resisting arrest. =
4 John Wilson, one of the Horn 4
i party, was shot to death and his 4
\. body left on the field when his :
1. companions fed. Horn recently /
+ shot and killed his father-in-law 4
!. at Tucumcari as the result of an !
/ old family feud. 4
4 He made his escape and was /
+ joined by several friends. Since +
+ then he has had three battles with 4
+ the several posses pursuing him. /
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
BONILLA LEAVES
CENTRAL AMERICA
BY Associated Press.
WA CHTNTNmON

Dy ASSOCldNeu fIebS.
WASHINGTON, April is - The
navy department is informed that the
gunboat Princeton left, Ampala on Sat-
urday with President Bonilla of Hon
duras on board
1t was stated that President Bonilla
would be landed at Salina Cruz,
Mexico.
His departure is in compliance with
an areement entered into between
President zelaya of Nicaragua and
President Figura OF San Salvador, that
the Hondurean president quit Central
America.
The terms of surrender to the Nj
caraguan forces of the Hondurean port
of Ampala are being carried on peace
fully, according to messages from Com
mander Dohle and Phillip Brown, sec
retary to the guatemalean legation.
The SalVadorean troops at Ampala
were taken to La Union by the Prince
ton,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
ACCUSES MEXICAN OF
SMUGGLING HORSES
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 15.-Frank
Mario, a Mexican, was arrested at Tia
Juana by Deputy Collector Wadham
for smuggling horses.
The duty on horses is $50 per head,
and Mario. 1t is alleged. has been
running horses across and reaping a
big profit lodging the duty.
He was taken before United States
Commissioner Knowles and the hearing
set for Wednesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
start BID R!ot h Saloon
By Associated Press.

I3y AooVNIUtVU IEV79.
LAS VEGAS, New, April 15--Twenty
Austrians and Mexicans started a riot
Sunday In James lIinney's saloon. John
Maloney was shot dead and two Mexi-
cans We're fatally cut The coroner's
Jury could not get enough evidence to
name the guilty parties. All We're rail-
road laborers from the salt Lake wash
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
TIE BODIES TOGETHER;
LEAP TO THEIR DEATH
IN Assoeiated Press.

ROME. April 15.-The bodies Of two
Germans, Gustave Phffer and his fan
Gee, Flora Kune. have been recovered
from the Tiber where the couple found
death.
Financial trouble led TO the double
suicide, The couple had tied their
bodies together before leaping into the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-16
Many KILLED at LODI
BY Associated Pr

DV Aa0VNIUNVNI Vs.
LODI Russian Poland, April 15--
During the last four weeks over 100
workmen have been killed or wounded
~. -. --..,IL ..e t.t..... H..al-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
Muskogee County Candidates.

Muskogee. !. T.. Aug. 26.-Musko.
gee county candidates do not propose
to be "bled" for campaign funds. The
democratic campaign committee lev
led an assessment on each OF the
county candidates. The candidates
got together and decided to refuse
the assessment.
Then the republican campaign
committee levied an assessment on
the republican candidates. The can.
didates got together and without
knowing that their opponents were
up against the same thing, also re.
fused to stand for the assessment.
The candidates are standing on the
proposition that they do not propose
to give away their salary before they
get 1t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
Natural Gas at StonewaII.

Stonewall. |. T.. Aug. ga mill.
ing crew in setting a sawmill about
two miles west of this place, discov.
cred what they supposed was natural
gas and reported this to the citizen
here. Upon investigation, just below
several saline-sulphur springs, in a
bog composing something like half an
acre. bubbling was noticed on the sur.
face, which would be greatly aug.
mented by pushing gas pipe ten or
twelve feet down into the mire. I'm.
mediately upon applying a match to
the gas 1t would flash up and burn
from one to thirty seconds, when the
flash would expire. This occurs at
different places in the bog. None of
the parties composing the crowd at
the time being experts in this line.
It was decided to get other intorma
tion with a view to further devel.
opments in the near future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
TULSA G. A. r. PASSES RESOlU.
TIoNs OF CONDEMNATION.
ON MORRIS MURDERER
Demand That Marshal Bennett Dis
miss Him From the Force, That
He Be Placed In Prison and
Prosecuted for Murder.

Bert Austin. Arthur Austin and
Ed. Wallace, charged with introduc.
ing, were brought to Muskogee from
Tulsa last night by Deputy Marshal
Lucas, They are the men who were
arrested on the night that Sylves,
ter Morris, an aged farmer. retired
Methodist preacher, was shot and
killed at Tulsa, supposedly by Depu.
ty Wilson
Morris was driving up the street
at the time and Wilson, taking him
for bootlegger, shot twice and or
dered the old man to halt. The man
was said to be deaf and becoming
confused, whipped up his horses to
drive faster. Wilson fired and the
old man fell over dead.
1t was later discovered that Morris
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27

was not a bootlegger and public
sentiment in Tulsa is strong against
the officer. Wilson has been in Mus.
kogee since yesterday. He spends
his time in the office of the United
States marshal
1t was rumored yesterday after
noon that large number Of citi.
zens would arrive on an eveuing
train from Tulsa and demand that
Marshal Bennett place Wilson be.
hind the bars. The Tulsa delegation
failed to show up, however.
Wilson declines to make a state.
ment at this time.
The dead man was an old soldier
and at meeting OF Fairchild Post
G. A. r. of Tulsa, resolutions were
passed charging that Deputy Mar.
shals c. X. Wilson and Frank Nc
Glothin willfully shot and killed
Sylvester Morris in the city OF Tulsa
while he was peacefully driving
through the streets" They further
state that Morris was "A years old
and a minister of the gospel. The
resolutions were most scathing, de-
manding that U. S. Marshal Bennett
Immediately dismiss Wilson and that
the deputies be prosecuted for mur.
der
The Phoenix received a copy of
the resolutions with the request that
they be published. They were sign
ed by U. Z. Hardesty, post COM
mander-Muskogee Phoenix.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
Men Past Sixty In Danger.

More than half of mankind over six
ty years o; age suffer from kidney
and bladder disorders, usually enlarge
ment of PROSTATE glands, 4 his is both
painful and dangerous. and Foley's
Kidney Cure should be taken at the
first sign of danger. as 1t corrects ir'
regularities and has cured many old
men OF this disease. Mr.. Rodney Bur
nett. Rockport. Mo, writes: Il suffer
ed with enlarged PROSTATE gland and
kidney trouble for years and after
taking two bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure feel better than | have for
twenty years, although ! am now 81
years old. Hoffman Drug Co, City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
ORDERS ISSUED.
To Prepare the Bsttleship Fleet for
Its Cruise to the Pacific.

Washington, Aug. 2G.-President
Roosevelt has issued an official or.
der TO the navy department to ar
range all details OF the forthcoming
cruise OF Admiral Robley u. Evans
battleship fleet 10 the Pacific. This
order has been issued with instruc-
tions that each head of the bureau
be directed to take up its particular
line of work. in order that the six
teen battleships may be in prime con
dition to start from Hampton Roads
about Sept /.
Bureau chiefs will undoubtedly be
expected to make estimates and re-
port on the line to the department.
II has been estimated roughly that
the coal supply necessary for the
billete, in addition to the amounts
being sent to the Pacific. will be
something over 10000 tons. Provisions
and supplies will be arranged for and
all possible attention will be given
to details, so that everything will be
in readiness when Rear Admiral
Evans takes command early In Dec
cember.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
Sharks and the Dead Whale.

The presence of any large quantity
Of easily obtainable food Is always
sufficient to secure the undivided al
tention Of the shark tribe. When "cut
ting In" whales at sea, have often
been amazed at the incredible mum
bers OF these creatures that gather In
short space Of time, attracted by
some mysterious means from heaven
only knows what remote distances. Ii
has often occurred TO us when whal
ing in the nelghborhOod Of New Zea.
land 10 get n sperm whale along side
without a sign Of shark below or n
bird above. within an hour from the
time OF cur securing the vast mass
OF flesh 10 the ship the whole area
within AZ least an acre has been alive
with seething multitude OF sharks
while from every quarter came drift
ing silently an incalculable host of "a,
birds. converting the blue surface OF
the sea into the semblance OF n plair
OF new fallen snow.
The harpooners and officers from
their lofty position on the cutting
stage slew scores upon scores by sim
ply dropping their keen edged blub.
Der spades upon the soft crowns of the
struggling fish. the only place where
shark is vulnerable to instant death
The weapon sinks into the creatures
brain, he gives n convulsive writhe or
two, releases his hold and slowly
sinks, followed In his descent by u
knot OF his immediate neighbors. all
anxious to provide him with prompt
sepulture within their own yearnins
uaws.-Nationai Review.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27

A German traveller who tried to
pass a meal ticket ON the train was
told by the conductor that he would
have to pay the regular fare OF 35
cents. The German argued and re.
fused 10 pay more than % cents.
whercupon the conductor stopped the
train and put him on
In twinklng the traveller ran
ahead OF the engine and started to
walk on the track. The engineer
blew his whistle violently, but the
irate German turned. shook his fist
and called out: you can vissle all
YOU want to: Won't come back"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27

tackled the modern mother OF society
the mother who neglects her child.
rem.
why" he said, Il overheard the
most remarkable conversation be-
tween two nursemaids on a car yes
terday.
""Are you going to the picnic"
said the first nursemaid.
mo said the second; I'm afraid
| shan't be there
why not?' cried the first. And
you so fond too. OF picnics. and dane.
ing. and young men, and all that
there
40. said the other nursemaid. I'd
love dearly to go, dearly; but, to tell
you the truth. I'm afraid to leave the
baby with It's mother Exchange.
The late lsadorc Wormser. the mil.
lionaire banker of New York. laid the
foundation OF his business success as
clothier In San Francisco. An aged
San Franciscan said of him recently:
MIR. Wormser was shrewd man.
II YOU laid proposition before him,
he saw at "a glance whether II was
good or bad. true or false. and in an
epigrammatic and Illuminating way
he passed judgment ON II.
For instance. once heard a man
explaining palmlstry to Mr. Wormser
The man was an ardent palmist. lie
insisted that the lines In the hand
were as trustworthy as the lines In
the Bible. II said that the wise ey.
erywhere believed in the palmists $
science.
Now. here he went on. opening
/ his hand here is the lifeline. This
line indicates infallibly how long you
will live
Yes. said MIR. Wormser Isn't
II funny though that the life insur
ance companies pay no attention to
it, Exchange.
II is said mat when President Polk