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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
WASHINGTON

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Dec. 23.-The
charged with the murder Of Miss Addie
Roper, in her home in Blaine on the night
of January 49, went to the jury at
o. oclock tonight and was still out at late
hour. Doane Dell was tried recently on
the same charge and he was convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment In the
penitentiary at Walla Walla. The crime
was the most brutal in the history OF
Whatcom county, and the arrest of the
two men for the woman's death followed
after several weeks of clever work on the
part of detectives and police.
OLYMPIA--Contracts amounting to $19,-
700 were awarded by the state highway
commission for the construction of state
road No. In Kings county. to l.. H. Goe-
rig, a Seattle contracting firm. Seven
bids were submitted. The engineers esti-
not including engineering and right of
way, which is estimated at $217S.9o.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 3.--Mrs. Annie
Cowley, aged 6, the wife Of M. M. Cow
ley retired banker, a wealthy property
owner and pioneer of the inland empir,,
was founu dead in bed by her husband
The cause OF death is believed TO nave
been a brain hem orrhage. Mrs. CowleJ
was one of the earliest pioneer women of
the inland empire. having lived within its
borders for thirty-four years. She Is
survived by her husband and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. James Smythe, wife of a local
plumber. and Mrs ]. F. Reddy, wife OF
the mayor of Medford, Ore.
Western Star company No. z, uniform
rank knights Of Pythias. Capt. Robert
A. Koontz, .omma1der, will send team
of twenty-four picked men to Bostoa
next August to compete at the suprem :
lodge meeting for the knights of Pyth-
las drill cam honors of the world. The
team and the delegates will travel in five
special coaches and will be accompanied
by band. Seattle now holds the world
honors, its team winning at the supremo ,
lodge meeting in New Orleans last yea.
and defeating the Spokane team by half
point at grand lodge session in Seattle
last May. z
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
FLORIDA

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec. 23.-Two
nlen were drowned iii ST. j Johns river.
Simon McCaffery, a boilermaker from
Sparrow's Point, Nd, while intoxicated,
fell from a pier in the heart of the
city, and John Peere, a paperhangor.
while hunting near Doctors lake, fell
overheard and lost his life. Peere has
a wife in New Jersey.
MATILLA--R. +. Rice opened his
new forty-room hotel, Orange View,
and has 1t ready for the winter tour
lists. 1t is one of the best hotels in
this part of the state and is up-to date
in every particular.
The demand for oranges is great and
more than two carloads are leaving
here daily The crop is of first-class
quality.
DR.. Edward o. Guerrant of Wilmore,
KY, arrived few days ago and will
spend the winter here. Mrs. Guerrant
ar1 his niece. Miss Grace DeVault, ac-
companied him. This is the Doctors
twenty-second winter at this place.
LADY Lake.. E. Jackson of She'll
man, Ga, after spending several months
here with his sister, Mrs. T. X. Hall, has
returned to his home.
G. L. Crumbly,. Baptist minister,
from Richland, Ga, has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
TEXAS

LUFKIN, Tex, Dec. 23-Ab TraweelS,
thrown from his horse while driving a
hog on his farm near here and sustained
an injury to the skull that will probably
prove fatal.
PALESTINE-J. e. Dauthitt of the
Ezelle Grocery company of this city has
been appointed assistant financial agent
of the penitentiary at Huntsville and will
assume the duties of this position at
once. He is a well known business man
of this place, having been one of Pales-
tines most substantial citizens for many
years.
AUSTIN = Chartered: Farmers Union
Warehouse company of Valley Mills,
Bosque county; capital stock. $4,000; incor-
porators, e. o. Mulhause E. G. Hill, C.
Shafer, w. w. Vickrey, H. Shafer.
HALLETTSVILLE-O account of the
sickness of County Attorney Bagby the
jury in the county court was discharged
last week and all the criminal cases
continued. County Judge McCutchan took
advantage Of the adjournment and left
for Austin to attend the seate convention
judges
The public schools closeu for the holi-
days on the Goth inst. and will remain
closed until the 3Oth
LAREDO-The case against Dr. Horner,
charged with assault to murder the local
state health officer. DR.. Lowry, was
called for trial today. The motion of the
defendant for a change of venue was
nv cd oad aa{ taIro b
plete the special venire.
EAGUE-The city officials have closed
deal with large iron manufacturing
concern to furnish two large steel cages
to be used in the city bastile Up to this
time the city has practically been with
out a city prison, but the continued
growth Of the city has made this move
necessary.
vICTORIA-City free deliverey has
been postponed to take effect January 10,
owing to the scarcity of carriers. An
other civil service examination for car
riers Will undoubtedly have to be held
as many of the applicants have to pass
at the previous ones. The service calls
for four carriers and two substitutes.
MOODY, Texas, Dec. pa man named
scott, known here as ''Scotty." was killed
by a northbound freight train Saturday
morning in the northern portion of
Moody. He was working on the farm of
John Akin, a short distance north of
town, and had started to town. While
sitting on the end of crosstie has was
struck by the train and killed.
CORPUS CHRISTI-State Senator John
G. Willacy left here for San Anontia to
attend the funeral of State Senator Rob-
ert B. Green. Senator Willacy will be one
of the pallbearers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Z OF THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
NEW Jersey

REDWOOD, N. j., Dec. 23.--The 6-year-
old daughter of Charles Tonkin, who lives
near the Cedar Grove school house, was
taken violently i'll. Her father placed her
in a carriage and started to drive her
three miles to the station here, with the
intention of taking her to hospital.
Before the station was reached, however,
the child died in agony. The cause of her
death is yet to be determined.
BORDENTOWN - The Delaware and
Raritan canal is expected to close TO nav
igation on Friday, December 20.
MOUNT HOLLY-While Mrs Nathaniel
Lippincott was sitting with friends on the
second floor of her home here she was
startled by an explosion on the first floor
that shook the entire house. She investi-
gated and found the kitchen in confusion,
the lids blown off the stove and every
thing covered with ashes. 1t is believed
that the coal in the stove contained
quantity of blasting powder that came
with 1t from the mines.
WOODBINE-A large flock of wild
geese settled in the Steelmantown pond,
north of here, to feed and rest. Martin
Steelman succeeded in killing four and
the birds were so large that he had to
secure help to carry them home.
MULLICA HILL-William Hearns and
Charles A. Lloyd have just returned from
the jamestown exposition. After seeing
the exposition close they went for days
cunning and came home laden with thirty
ducks and one large goose.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
VIRGINIA

RICHMOND, Va, Dec 23.-Every Con-
federate camp in the south will be urged
to celebrate the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of Jefferson Davis,
president of the Confederacy, June 8, 1908
At that time a memorial to his memory
will be presented to this city. Only two
bronze standards are to be placed on
the monument which has already been
paid for. The United Daughters OF the
monument and are arranging an elabor-
ate ceremony to present 1t TO the city.
NORFOLK-A special from Bristol, Va,
says: Refusing to the last minute to
divulge secret which he said If he had
revealed at the trial would have set him
free Noah Fulton, 81 years old, paid
the death penalty at Abingdon, for the
murder of his companion. John Johnson,
near Greendale, last February.
LonguiR, ,thyAAed s s S SH CMFWY
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Dec. 3d.
Capt. James w. Glenn died suddenly at
the home of G. B. Rodeffer, near Charles
Town. He was for some years a resident
of Shenandoah Junction section. He was
about So years old and served In the Con-
federate army. Two daughters survive
him-Mrs Olen Beall of Frostburg, Md,
and Mrs. A. P. Barnes of Snow Hill, Md.
His remains will be inferred here.
CHARLESTON-Gove Dawson is.
sued call for an extra session of the
legislature. to meet January q. for the
consideration of measures regulating and
limiting levies by county courts, the
abolishment of the fee system for county
officers, the enactment of a new election
law and better form of ballot, and amend
ing the law concerning the salaries of
assessors. Thhe legislature is also asked
to pass local option law, to revise the
school law, enact a uniform public ac-
counting law and to consider the Virginia
debt.
NEW MARTINSVILLE-Th towboat
Two Brothers, bound north for Pittsburg,
sank In ten feet of water at Bridgeman's s
Landing one mile above here. Thhe crew
composed Frank Hart, captain s. R.
Dawson, pilot. and William Saultner, en-
gineer. Saultner went down with the
boat, but was rescued in yawl and
taken to the shore, where he revived.
The boat had been leaking, but the crew
was trying to reach Pittsburg before
docking for repairs. The Two Brothers
had government dredgeboat in town.
There win be little difficulty in raising the
sunken craft.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
SOUTH CAROLINA


COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. 23.--At the
annual meetings OF the stockholders OF
tho Olympia, CRANKY. Richland and
Capital City cotton mills of this city
comprising the group known as the
Parker mills, of which Lewis w. Parker
is president, Mr.. Parker reported that
the past year has been successful and
that the prospects for the coming year
are very bright. The spindIes are all
moving. and orders are contracted for
months In advance.
CHARLESTON--Joh c. McLemore
aged 21. employed by the Southern
railway. fatally injured himself while
demonstrating to others how to COM
nj suicide" He placed a pistol to
his head, in which there were loaded
and empty shells. and saying, jolxingly
This Is the way they do It," pulled the
trigger. McLemore fell to the ground
with g bullet In his brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
WYOMING

LANDER, Wyo., Dec. 23.-Gus Earl.
licensed guide. has been fined $50 at Du-
bois for killing game out of season, ana
his partner, Curley Brown, was fined SO.
RIvERTON-Tom Grant. Sailor Tom,'
died suddenly of acute alcoholism. Grant
had been a we'll known figure on the
wyoming ranges for many years and
had a varied experience as globe trot-
ter, stock trader and sailor In the United
States navy He was a native of Phila-
delphia and leaves several brothers and
sisters there.
GREEN RIvER-The Union Pacifc's
Atlantic express was wrecked at the
west end of the Green River yards by
colliding with switch engine.
Fireman A. X. Bell of the express was
buried under his engine, which rolled
down a. 15-foot embankment, and was
killed The switch engine was knocked
from the track and broken up.
Engineer Patrick Murphy of the ex-
press escaped injury, but the engineer OF
the switch engine was slightly hurt, as
was the baggageman on the express.
number of passengers were shaken up
and bruised, but none were seriously
hurt.
CODY, Wyo., Dec. 2S.-Seven business
blocks in the center OF the city were de-
stroyed by fire, presumably of incendiary
origin. The loss is estimated at $4,000
BAGGS-Work has been stopped on the
Little Snake river irrigation canal until
spring. The work is located in Routt
county, Colo. The financial stripgency is
given as the cause for the shutdown.
SHOSHONI-The Big Horn Power COM
pany, of which Asmus Boysen, the Chi
cago capitalist, is at the head. will short
ly begin work on a gigantic dam at Boy
sen. Here power viii be generated for
electric light plants and to operate ma
chipery in the Boysen mines along the
Big Horn. street car lines tramways, etc.
The big lake created by the dam will sup
ply storage water for irrigation.
WOLTON-President ]. A. Delfelder of
the wyoming Wool Growers association
says the financial furry will soon be over
and sheep vii, be back at the old prices.
He does not think the present financial
troubles will materially affect prices of
wool.
RIVERTON-A traipload of twenty-five
cars of coal was shipped from Hudson,
near here, to the Black Hills. this being
the first shipment of any Importance
The Hudson mines have been opened dur
ing the year. The coal is good steam
ing fuel and already is in demand.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
THESE DUCKS GO SKATING
ON THEIR WISHB0NES

j. NORTHPORT. L. l., Dec. 23.-Eze- 4
I. lxiel Crawfords ducks have been in 4
i the habit of flying from his barn I
!. to his pond, distance Of 100 yards, I
+ and dropping into the water ker- 4,
+ plunk. Day before yesterday they 4
i did not notice the weather predic- 4
j. tions, and dropped, but not kerr i
!. plunk. There was a smooth sheet 4
j. Of ice on the pond and they slid i
i from one end of 1t to the other. !
i "Quack. quack," said the ducks in I
! pleased way. They tried 1t again I
1. to make sure Again they slid. Now 4
+ every day when there is fine ice I
i. Ezekials ducks can be seen skating I
1. on their wishbones. i
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 23.-Hon.
Jesse S. Cottrel1, member of the last
general assembly, and Eugene r. ROD
erts. two local Republicans, will or
ranize a Hughes club in Knoxville to
boost the New York governor for presi-
dent
NAsHvILLE-Fire at Alexandra
caused a loss of between $4,000 and
sso.ooD IN the business portion of the
town. The bank, postoffice and hotel
were among the buildings DESTROYED.
The insurance will not exceed $4,000.
KNOXVILLE - Temperance rallies
will be held all over Campbell county.
which is the only county In upper East
Tennessee that has the open saloons.
The first meeting will be held at JeIico'
and w. r. Hamilton. E. M. Webb, Je-
rome Templeton. Rev. J. S. Jones and
others will be the speakers.
DAIsY-Mrs. Mamie Connor and
children of wyoming still remain the
guests of her mother, Mrs. Charles
Card.
Miss Emma Ault has returned to her
home in Dayton. after few days WISH
to her aunt Mrs. DIR. Bell.
Mrs. D. c. Yarnell of Chattanooga is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs T. G. Scott.
RS. Marion Cobb and children OF
Highland Park are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Ellen Covell still remains quite
i'll.
The M. E. Sunday school are rehears-
ing for their Christmas entertainment.
Misses Lucille Rodgers and Vivian
Wesson. who are teaching here In the
public school. are visiting with some
folks in Highland Park.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
SEVERE STORM SWEEPS
OVER MIDDLE STATES
~ Associated Press.

y Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23s--A severe sleet
storm which set in last night has badly
demoralized telegraphic communication in
all directions Early today it was i'm
possible to reach ,St.NLouis from Chi
cago, save by way of Omaha and Kansas
City. Peoria and Bloomington were both
out of the world as far as reaching them
by wire was concerned.
All wires to the north We're working
badly and in the east it was difficult to
make wire work through from Chicago
to New York, most of them being cut
and dispatches relayed at Pittsburg. The
weather bureau predicted that the storm
would continue the greater part of the
day and night in the middle west.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
WISCONSIN

MADISON. Wis. Dec 23.--The cam
paign to compel householders to num-
ber their houses has finally been brought
to successful close, few IL any houses
in the city now being without number.
Policemen visited every house where no
number was displayed. and Informed the
tenant that he would have to put one on
or suffer the penalty. The law makes
both the owner and the occupant liable.
REEDSvILLE-The 50th wedding an
niyersary of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Otto was celebrated at the home OF their
son, W. C. Otto. The aged couples six
children beside large number of grand
children and great-grandchildren, were
present. Mr.. Otto is "a years old and
his wife Is rs.
RHINELANDER-F'ire which origin
ated in the millinery store of Mrs. G. j.
OBrien caused damage of $4,000 to that
and surrounding buildings. For while
the whole block was threatened, but
after five hours work the blaze was
gotten under control
REEDsBURG-Fire destroyed the en-
tire stock of the general store of Charles
Simmons, and badly damaged the build
ing The total loss is about $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
SUPERIOR-The Pittsburg Coal com
pany has carried into court the action of
the board of appeals in assessing coal
unloaded at the dock of the company last
November The company claims that 1t
did not own the coal and was not the
agent of the railroad which did writ
of certiorari has been secured, and Judge
Vinie In circuit court Is hearing argu-
ments on the question. The amount in
volved is s140,000
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
DELAWARE

GEORGETOWN. Del, Dec. 2S.-While
cunning for rabbits with a party this af-
ternoon, in stepping from a log, the trig-
ger of Calvin Hearn's gun caught in a
twig and discharged one of the loads,
tearing off a part of his skull, killing him
instantly. He was q years old and lived
at Whitesville, near here, being grand
son of the late Clement c. Hearn.
LEWES-A package supposed to be an
Internal machine is reposing at the home
of ]. w. Derrickson, and so far none have
been brave enough to open it and ascer-
tain to a certainty just what it contains.
The package came to Derrickson through
the mail postmarked "Lewes," and so
sure was he that something was wrong
with it that he would not touch it. The
officials of the town were summoned,
but they also refused to touch 1t. SO that
present it has q whole room to itself and
Derrickson is patiently waiting for some
one to remove it.
WILMINGTON-Unite States Senator
Harry A. Richardson, accompanied by
Mrs. Richardson and other members of
his family, left this afternoon for Wash
ington, where he will take the oath of Of
flee at the opening of congress Monday.
About 80 of his friends will go to the
capitol Monday to witness the ceremony.
0%D
Between the two evis-a kicker and knock
er-there's no cncice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
UTAH

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Dec. 2S-
Ethel. years old. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Hamilton OF this city, was
frightfully burned about the back and
head by accidentally falnng into a tub
of hot mash which had just been taken
from the stove and was being prepared
for pigs. She was playing with other
members of the family, and in making a
step backward fell on her back into the
mash, which fairly cooked her entire
back. The doctors are confident that the
injuries will not prove fatal.
George Rowley, one of American Fork S
handcart pioneers was buried. The
funeral services were held in the Second
ward meeting house in the presence Of a
large gathering of the dead mans friends.
Mr.. Rowley came to Utah in 1856 with a
handcart company. Shortly after, and
while engaged in Brigham Y6ans's knit
ting factory, he lost his sight through an
accident.
SPRINGvILLE-John Barry of this city
died at the age of 70 years after an Ill
ness Of twelve hours of pleurisy. He was
born at Brighton, England, November "a.
1884. He leaves widow and married
daughters and sons. He was the first
engineer on the calico railroad" mar
row gauge line between Springville and
Scofield.
OGDEN-Dan Costly a wealthy stock
owner of. Harrisville, dropped dead. He
leaves a widow and seven children. Fu-
neral arrangements will not be made
until his brothers, who live In various
parts of the country, are heard from.
PARK CITY-Sandy Henderson, an en-
+ploye of the telephone company. was sent
to Alta yesterday to see that the line be-
tween Park and Alta was in good condi-
ton. Henderson started with snowshoes
and was we'll prepared for the trip. He
telephoned to Park City every hour until
p. M, when no more was heard from
him. ~
Late in the evening searching party
was started out to look for him. The
men went on to Alta and found that
Henderson had not been there, so a
search was made through the mountains
and the man was found about half mile
from Alta. On account of the storm Hen
derson lost his way and got into an old
cabin, where he had spent the night, and
when found was preparing to start back
to Park.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
WEST VIRGINIA

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Dec. 2S.-
William Shields, in a drunken rage, at
tempted to kill his wife, and thinking
he had fatally wounded her shot himself,
the bullet passing through his head. He
died in few minutes. Mrs. Shields was
wounded in the left hand.
HARPERs FERRY-The Leedy s. De-
pew company's mill at Peacners Mill,
two miles west of here, was closed by
Deputy Sheriff Shugart on an attachment
Issued by the circuit court at the instance
of the Harpers Ferry bank to satisfy a
deed of trust.
FAIRMONT-That the Fairmont Coal
company has greatly underestimated the
monetary loss to the mines there is now
no doubt, according to General Manager
Malone tonight.
IT is not estimated that the figures will
reach over 100000 instead of $4,000. This
conclusion was arrived after a thorough
inspection OF the interior of the mines so
far as they have been penetrated, by a
number of mining experts and miners.
They are unanimous in their opinion that
It will take many months before the
mines will be In shape to operate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Captain Of Barge browns

BY Associated Press
NEW HAVEN, Dec 23,--Captain Henry
Scribner of the barge New Haven was
drowned off here today when barge in
tow of the tug James McWilliams foun-
dered. SIX men were rescued by the
McWilliams.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Prince Is Dead
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 23-Prince Bernhard
of Saxe-W Weimar, who renounced his
rank upon his marriage to the widow
of Count Lucchessini, the daughter of
Luebec hotel keeper, in 1900, died to-
day. After his marriage Prince Bern
hard assumed the title of Count Gray
enberg.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
italian Sentenced

BY Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Dec. 2S.-John Da Monte,
an aged Italian found guilty of the mur
der of Chinese, was today sentenced by
Judge Nuyter to life Imprisonment in San
Quentin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Bower Boats for Life savers

1Sy Associated Press.
CHATHAM. Mass, Dec. 23.-The effici-
ency of the life saving service along the
coast is being considerably strengthened
by the placing in commission Of power
life boats.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Draft New Press Law

BY Associated Press.
PEKING, Dec. 2S-The throne has is
sued orders to the ministry of the in
terror and the ministry or justice to
frame a ne-1 press law for China to re
place the existing regulations.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Child Burned to Death
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Pfess.
WOODLAND, Dec 2S-Clara Clayton,
an 11-year-old colored child, was burned
to death in this city~yesterday. She at
tempted to light a fire in the kitchen
stove with the use of coal OIL The ex-
plosion followed the flash, igniting her
clothing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Russia to Have Auto Corps

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. .23.--The Rus
sian war department has ordered the for
nation. of militar.. automobile corps, to
be based on the German model
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
business Man Kills Himself

BY lfB5UcIHtOu 1IeN9s
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 2S.--J. Frank Car
penter, secretary of the Carpenter Paper
company, one of the largest paper houses
in the west, committed suicide tonight
by shooting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
D. |. Bliss pies in Nevada

BY Associated Press.
CARSON, New, Dec. 2s.-D. L. Bliss,
a prominent resident of San Francisco,
died in this city this morning. Mr.. Bliss
came to this city last Friday and was
stricken i'll with pneumonia.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-24
Shoots at wife, Kills Himself

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2s.-Failing in
his attempt to murder his wife. Meredith
Arnold, negro butler. blew out his
brains last night at the corner OF Green-
wich and Webster streets