Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-04
LARGEST REWARDS EVER
OFFERED FOR ARRESTS
Amounts Aggregating Hundred Thous-
and Dollars viii be Given for Cap
ture Of Consp.rators in Destroying
Building and Killing Many Persons.
Which is Charged to Labor Unions.
By Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. CAL, oct. 3.-Un-
der the stimulus Of preferred reward
aggregating 100000. a figure almost
uapI ecedeni ed in the annals ii cr.m.
insl pursuits. hundreds Cf pOiI".m,'
detectives and private citizens in all
coast cities are searching for clues
that may lead to the arrest of the
conspirators who blew up the Times
building last Saturday and cause the
death OF more than a score of per
sons and attempted destruction OF the
home of General Harrison Gray Otis.
owner of the Times. and J. F. See
handelaar secretary of the Merchants
& Manufacturers Assoc alton.
Police and civil officers belize that
at least hree were concerned in the
outrage and the city has placed 4
price of $4,000 on the head OF each
The county today voted an adlition4I
al reward of s. 900 for every man cap
tured and convicted and members OF
the Merchant Association offered a
reward OF $4,000. of which $4,000
has been subscribed.
City is Aroused.
The entire city is thoroughly arOus
ed. One newspaper that had been
friendly TO union labor, today print
ed a first page editorial, demanding
that N view Of the structures directed
al the unions in connection with the
explosion, he strikes now on be called
off
Chief of Police Galloway said today
that he expected to have one or all
the conspir stors N custody socn. He
expected news from San Francisco,
whence comes his most promi SIR; ciIr
thus far developed.
J. Burns. a detective employed in
the graft cases in san Franc 50, ISL
at work ton ght in that city with Los
Angeles detectives who were sent
on receipt of notification that dyna-
mite believed 10 have been the same
as that found in the bomb at See
handelaars home. had been purchas-
ed near san Francisco by men giving
the names of Leonard, Brysoa and
Morris.
Tive iron foundries. The Craig ship
yard at Long Beach. the Alexandria
hotel annex. now in course of con
strucficn and several other large steel
buildings where there are strikes, are
heavily guarded.
Editor Otis. is Guarded
General Harrison Gray Otis. editor
OF the Times. is protected by a body
guard. as are his Offices and the
branch Office that house The editorial
and business department of tho Times
and the auxil airy plant where ,hs ?a
per is printed.
In compliance with orders that
every one falling within tn police
classification. Of "undes- rable and
dangerous should BE- taken in. ar
res'S are made almost hourly.
General otis and Harry Chandler.
sss slant manager Of the Times. are
making arrangements for holding one
funeral service for al the victims OF
the disaster. 4 committee consisting
Of the business managers Of the pa
pers in the city are arranging to re-
Teve the families Ct he victims.
~is the fsn-ilies Of the men don't
object We will have them buried in
one grave in nv lot said General
Otis. and We VII rise a m1numcni
to the memory which viii bear the
names q all"
Coroner Har;wen empanelled jury
today 70 begin the inquest. After
'aking the nine bodies from the runs
e the Times bvilding. he announced
that nothing further would BE- done
By the mayor until the chief Of police
Is resdy 20 report;