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The bee., 1910-04-28
MILL NATIVE CNOVERTS
THOUSANDS JOIN MODS THIRSTY
FOR BLOOD OF CHRISTIANS.
PBlage and Slaughter Continue in HUI
Nan and Spreads to Province
Of I4upeh.

Hankow, Apr s5.-Many thousands
- Chinese are daily Joining the ''holy
war being waged against foreign and
native Christians. Rioting in the
province of Hu Nan continues and
has spread throughout many districts
of Hupeh.
Pillage and slaughter are kept up.
Rbgitives are pouring ia from various
districts with tales of horror.
While the safety of many Caucas-
Rns, for the most part missionaries,
n in doubt, the Eouble has generally
settled into war of determination OF
Aative Christians, hundreds of whom
Have been tortured and slain.
Every hour brings news OF fresh
atrocities. There is even some disor-
der within the city of Hankow, refuge
of the whites forced to fee from the
Temoter districts The situation is
constantly increasing in seriousness.
Refugees brought word of the ter
yible war against the native converts.
Every punishment known to Chinese.
eTiminal lore is practiced by the mobs,
and tortures never before used, some
Of them unspeakabie, as well.
In some instances the victims
tongues have been torn out by the
roots and they have been set loose,
often blinded. and mocldngly told to
preach the new creed. Bound till
they could scarcely move a muscle,
others have been tickled continually
tjn --eir brains gave way. The water
tOrture-the steady dropping of water
On one spot of the body-has been fire.
quently employed by the vengeful
mObs. After the four hundredth drop,
this torture is eKcruciating; in one in
stance, more than 5000 drops were
used
Some of the victims have been
Aayed alive, inch by inch. till every
Arace of tuticle has been removed
In one instance a Christian, an old
woman, was bound and her teeth filed
sEay TO the gums. Finger and toe
Aails of others have been pulled out
Definite information regarding many
missionaries ia the remoter parts of
khe province is still lacking 1t is
known orders were sent to nearly all
The stations advising them to flee to
points Of safety at their discretion.
Some, however. were believed to be
- danger.
The bee., 1910-04-28
HASKELL VENIRE is DRAWN
Selecting Jury for Trial of okIahoma's
GoVernor-150 Witnesses Are
Also Subpoenaed.

Guthrie, Okla, Apr. 27.-Two hun
dred names have been drawn from the
federal jury box at Muskogee from
which to select IL to serve in the
trial of Gov. c. ~ Haskell. One hun
dred and Atty witnesses have been
subpoenaed from all parts of the coun-
try and District Attorney Gregg has
the assurance of perfect support Of
the department of justice at Wash
ington in the prosecution of the
cases.
y Gov. Haskell is in Muskogee pre-
pairing his defense, while Attorney W..
T. L1edbetter of Oklahoma City, one
OF his personal counsel, is in Washing
ton securing evidence. Ledbetter is
also attorney for the Waters Pierce
Oil company in Oklahoma.
The bee., 1910-04-28
BABY SAVES BLIND NAM
Four-Year-old Boy Is Hero ia Chicago
Tenement House Fire-candi-
date for Medal.

Chicago, Apr. 22.-Ralph Gimbol, 4
years old. Friday is candidate for a
hero medal for having saved the life
of James O'Connor, a blind musician.
in burning building az 1920 Park
avenue.
AS other persons were scrambling
down the stairs, the boy thought of
the old man and went back to get
him. Clouds of smoke poured about
the child as he went up the rear
stairs. beneath which the flames were
cracking. He found the musician
standing by the door of his room, and.
taking his hand, led him safely out.
The bee., 1910-04-28
PAT CROWE is A LOBBYIST
Former kidnaper Goes to Washington
in interest of Prodlgals-opposes
Contract Prison Labor.

Washington, Apr. 27.-Though he
says he "blew into town to see the
sights" Pat Grove, former kidnaper
and general utility outlaw, is here lob
bying for the "prodigal son."
For 20 years l was an outlaw"
said Grove. "We all know the story
of the prodigal son. What is con-
gress to do with these poor fellows?
Let the prisoners help to build up the
country. fE
Contract labor in prisons should
be abolished and prisoners put to en-
ployment where they could be con-
scious of paying their debt to socie-
ty. There are 100000 unfortunates
willing to jump in and do this"
The bee., 1910-04-28
Wreck Victims eody Home.

lillian, Mo, Apr. 23.--Ira Sears ar
rived here with the body of John A.
Logan Sears, who was killed in
wreck at Spokane, Wash. The dead
nan was % years old and was the
con of w. w. Sears of this place.
The bee., 1910-04-28
Shoots His Enemy Three Tlmes.

Milan, Mo, Apr. Coco Franklin
shot James Bohanan, one shot taking
effect in the back, another in the
shoulder and one in the abdomen.
Physicians pronounce the wounds IA
tai There has been a grudge of long
standing between the men. The shoot
ing occurred near here
The bee., 1910-04-28

Columbia, Mo-, Apr 23.-President
A. Ross Hill Of the University of Mis-
sonri who has been i'll with humps,
IS improving steadily, although still
confined to his room. He will prob
ably resume his duties the first Of
next week.
The bee., 1910-04-28
pevoured BY Wolves.

A grim tale comes from Transylva-
MIA While Baron Otto Orban, a Hun
garian magnate, aged T6 years, was
riding on his estate he was chased
by hunger-pinched wolves. His horse
became frenzied, and threw the baron;
who was devomed by the wolves. A
bloody knife. found in the snow, In
dioates that he fought for his life.
The bee., 1910-04-28

ramonton, Alberta, Apr 26-P1erce
prairie fires have been raging for
week in northern Alberta, some be-
ing 10 miles wide One near Vermil-
lion burned two children to death.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

ervations of the other tribes there is an indian
population of about 10000 Among them are
the dog eating Zunis and the rattiesnake
dancers of the Moqui tribe Ten reservations
are located in Arizona and seven in New Mex
leo The Indians, of course. will still remain
the wards of the government under the coming
regime, and Will have no part in the new re-
sponsibiIities and the new privileges of their
white neighbors
1t was taken as a most extraordinarily fine
Joke when a ranchman imported a hock of os-
triches from South Africa 4 few years ago and
announced that ne proposed 10 raise the birds
in Arizona The experiment turned out TO be
anything but joke, however. The birds took
kindly TO the burning. dry climate, grew rat on
alfalfa and in Matching out their young came
up to the best records of the best South African
docks
To-day there are five thousand ostrIches IN
the Salt River Valley Of Arizona, and they
hatch out two thousand more every year. They
are pIucked at intervals of eight months when
each bird gives about one pound of feathers.
An acre of alfalfa will keep five ostriches The
feathers sell at S25 pound. of which about $40
is clear profit.
The mines of the two territories are AS old as
the Spanish settlement. but the greatest part or
their growth is as new as the recent develop
ment of scientific farming in the land In the
last ten years Arizona's copper deposits have
been worked SO successfully that to-day they are
one Of the nations principal sources of supply
ia that metal surpassed only by the output OF
Montana and Michigan. Copper is mined in
New Mexico as we'll and millions in gold and
silver are yearly taken from each of the terri-
tories
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

six miles. The reservoir will hold enough water
to flood 100000 acres a foot deep, and will re-
claim 10000 acres Of desert land.
In Arizona the half finished Roosevelt dam
the Salt River will be one of the highest struct-
Ures of its kind in the world. 1t will measure
2S6 feet from base to crest. The waters it
holds back viii irrigate 100 900 acres. Moreover,
these vast government works only part OF
the irrigation improvements which going
forward in the territories. Private capital
and state aid providing for the reclamation
of fully half as great an area in addition.
Even when all the water is stored and turned
uIon the land. however. only one twO-hundredth
part of the two states viii be provided for The
hight rainfall and the rapid evaporation Of water
in the dry air Of the desert viii leave no
water available fer any purpose.
Even at that. however, the acreage under
irrigation will De large for the territories them
selves are enormous. New Mexico Will be the
fourth largest state in the Union in area, and
Arizona viii be the fifth. Only Texas, Cali
rornia and Montana are larger. To travel across
either from north to south is a journey of four
hundred mics as far as from New York to
Augusta Me. or by sea to Cape Hatteras IN
breadth New Mexico mea sures 35S miles and
Arizona 800 miles.
In population they will be among the smallest
Of the states, though neither will have to play
"tail-ender" The most generous estimate Of
the population of Nevada is 100000 and the
official guess of the federal authorities is less
than 1900 Arizona has from 10000 to 20O,-
coo persons. while New Mexico claims 100000
and is placed at 10000 by Uncle Sans ex-
Ierts. about the same population as the city
Of Providence
The Mexican population of Arizona is $4,000,
and New Mexico has five six times that num-
Ter. Many thousands of these people know no
other language than a debased Spanish. In the
villages of the Pueblo Indians and on the res
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
jamestown Results

NOLFOLK, Va, Nov 15.-A handicap
for all ages was the feature of a good
card at Jamestown today The win
ner was Blackford, horse that hither-
to has finished among the also rams,
but which won comfortably from ]. H.
Houghton.
First race, five and a half furiongs-o. @
Buster, to 1, Won; Patrick, 13 to s, second;
Elbsrt, TO 1, third. Time, 1:0e.
Second race, handicap. hurdles, two miles
Guncotton, to l. won Judge Cronin, 31a to L
second; Shovel. TO 1. third. Time, 4:o1.
Third race, handicap, one mile-Blackford, 6
rian, 10 TO 1. third Time, 1:41.
Fourth race. six furlongs-Compton. to 1,
won: Bosom, 10 ;. second; King Cobalt, 3 to l.
third. Time, 1:l4 2-5
Fifth race. mile-Bounder. to l. won:
Firewood. 10 TO i, second; Supervisor, 10 l.
third Time, 1:43.
Sixth race, mile and sixteenth-Tom Melton,
ii TO 5. won: Fearnaught II. 215 to j. second:
French Girl, to 1, third. Time, las As.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
BASEBALL MOGULS
AS USUAL DELAY
Darkness Prevents Transaction
of Any Business at YeSfer-
days Session

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-Secretary J. H.
Farrell of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues read his
report when that organization met in
annual session here today. Otherwise
the association was not particularly en-
gagged. leaving a mass of routine busi-
ness to the board of arbitration.
The national outfit was scheduled to
begin business at noon. No baseball
meeting in history. however, was ever
known to begin at the hours fixed and
no traditions were shattered today.
Darkness had fallen when the meeting
was called to order. Farrell reported
and adjournment was taken until to-
morrow.
In his statement the secretary said:
Fifty league organiza tions, embrac-
ing 336 cities and towns in the United
States and Canada, qualified for mem
bership.
Eight hundred and ffty-nine play
ers were suspended.
Two hundred and sixty-two players
were reinstated.
Number of players drafted by the
National league ~, number drafted by
American league IS, number drafted by
American association 130.
Total amount received through this
office for drafted players and money
refunded on drafts disallowed:
National league s66.700, American
league s37,800, National Association of
Baseball Leagues S5S,700.''
While the paramount question of
classification was general matter of
informal discussion in the crowded lob
bies. nothing of definite nature trans
pired. 1t was limited that develop
ments might be expected at the night
session of the board of arbitration 1t
was 8 o'clock before the board re-
sumed it's, deliberations.
John Montgomery Ward, who was a
candidate for the presidency of the
National league last winter, will not
run against the incumbent Thomas j
Lynch, at the annual meeting next
month. Ward made public tonight the
copy of letter he had written to Pres
ident Lynch recently. as follows:
my attention has been called to sev.
eral newspaper suggestions that 1 an.
to be candidate for the Office of presi-
dent of the National league at the COM
ing annual meeting. These statements
have been made without any authority
from me and 1 beg to assure you that
l am not, and will not be, a candidate
against you. Please accept the assur-
ance of my friendly regard"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
LatOnia Results

LAToNIA. nor. l5.-Cintrella. outsider in
the betting, the Latonia endurance handi-
cap here today in one. Of the best two mile
races in this section for years. At the
finish two lengths separated the four starters,
Cintrella being a half length in front of Cherry
ola, with the latter neck in front of Charles
F. Granger. The favorite, Countless made the
pace for over a mile and then finished last.
First race, five furlongs-orientaI Pearl
straight $3.50, won; Celetta, place $3.50. sec
ond; Beatrice, show $780, third Time, 1:ol
Second race, mile and 20 yards-Melissa
Sls.1o straight, won; otilo $50 place, sec
ond; Wander, $3.50 show, third. Time, I:44 1-5
Third race. six furlongs-Heatherbroom s5
straight, won; Ella Bryson, $9.T0 place, sec
ond; Roger, $3.50 show, third. Time, 1:l3 l-5
Fourth race. handicap, two miles-CintrelIa
$3.50 straight, won Cherryola, S4.20 place
second; Charles F. Granger, $2To show, third
Time. 3.29.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Follle Levy, straight
s.. 80. won; Theodore Cook. $3.50 place, second !;
All Red. $3.50 show, third Time, 1:13.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth-Alymen.
straight. $3.50, won; Salian, place $3. TO-. sec
ond; Ashmeade, show S3.70s third. Time
l:47 2-5
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16

Hooray came IN for big support, being
hammered down from los to SIS.
Raleigh was of to q good start and
made the running to the stretch. closely
followed By Rosevale and Hooray. The
latter assumed the lead in the final run
and was q couple Of lengths to the good
az the paddock. with the rest Of the
neld well punched Responsful dropped
from the clouds with a great burst of
speed, and nipped Hooray on the wire
Raleigh was third. He evidently
needed the race.
Two favorites and three well backed
choices came home in front. Ed Ball
was figured 10 be in. and he was made
z q odds on favorfte at TO 3, but the
aged gelding went lame during the
race and finished third 10 Captain Bur-
nett and Gala The winner was home
IN front by two lengths before Gala,
which was held at 20 to l in the ring.
Fisher gave Edmond Adams miser-
z bic ride in the third event, a sprint
over six furIongs. Blakely's horse was
the choice at TO 3. Jim Basey and
Jest's prices were also held down by
the layers. Basey broke IN front with
Adams in close pursuit. Fischer got
the latter hemmed in during the run
down the back stretch and was forced
TO pull his mount up, losing consider
able ground Basey was winging out
in front and was never headed. winning
easily from Jest. Adams dropped in
the third hole.
Milpitas failed TO stop yesterday and
came home in front in the second
event. Prosper at 10 TO / was second
and Ada Meade, the favorite, was a bad
third.
The closing event Of the day brought
out a field Of fast sprinters. Hamper
the son OF Hamburg, was the fancied
one. but the winner proved to be On
Parole. second choice in the betting
On Parole was off poorly, but Garner
worked the son Of Russell TO the front
and was several lengths to the good
in the stretch. Garner showed his
clever horsemanship by nursing his
mount and made him last ii out though
he tired badly in the last eighth. Ham
per made a bid for il, but was unable
10 get up, finishing second, two lengths
in front Of Hannah Louise.
c. Penlarvis furnished the favorite
in the opening race in Evran. Twelve
started in the field, but the favorite
was much the best. Page kept his
mount well up and after following
Prudent's pace 70 the stretch, sent
Evran to the front and the latter just
galIoped home an easy winner in front
of Charles Green. Prudent managed TO
corral third place.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Entries for Road Race
Close Saturday

Entries close on Saturday night for
the Tamalpais clubs 10 mile road race,
which will start promptly at 10 o'clock
Thanksg giving morning
The following officials have been Sc
lected to handle the race:
Referee, Herbert Hauser; starter, John Ell
lott; timers, George James, Robert Macarthur
George Klarmann, Walter Christie, George Mid
dleton and John Hammersmith: clerk of course
Robert Weaver; judges and scorers, Major Sid
ney s. Peixotto George Schlitter, Joseph r.
Hickey, Douglass Erskine. Alfred Katchinski
T, / Fitzpatrick. A. ]. Cloud. Alfred c. Skaife
Alvin Johnson, William Brandt, Joseph Kel
lerher. I. P. 0'Dowd, e. L. MedIicott, Charles
G. Sullivan, William Minahan, Charles Minto
r. W. Dodd-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
TO SELL KETCHEL,s AUTO

Public Administrator Hynes was ap-
pointed yesterday by Judge Graham ad-
ministrator Of the California estate of
Stanley Ketchel, the middle weight
champion pugilist who was shot and
killed by a farm laborer. The only
property left by Ketchel in this state
was an automobile worth about $500.
IT will be sold and the proceeds for.
Wsrded to his parents in Michigan.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
RESPONSFUL RESPONDS
TO URGING AND WINS
Hooray Thought 1t All Over but the
Shouting but Was Nipped at Wire
By JOSEPH MURPHY

II ESPONSFUL like wild
yesterday
ooy Apparently beaten the daughter of Mddler
paddock
along nicely the The of
Il of the finishes of meeting Eight
Harlem
looked the likely
betting However the play diverted
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16

apprentice allowance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16

carnival association OF San Francisco.
Following are the entries:
Senior bsrge-H- Nelson, strokes .. Kehress
No 8: h Hess. No 2; A. Brampton, No I;
n kim, cockswain-
Junior bargeP. Wright. strokes q. Yomr
No 8; h Bell. No p A. Rogers, No. I. Il.
Kim. cockswain.
Senior ski6-H Hess.
Junior skin-oscar Sommer
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
Alameda Boating Club
To Enter Regatta

ALAMEDA, Nov. 15.-The Alameda
boating club will enter crews in the
regatta to be held Thanksgiving day
under the auspices Of the North Beach
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
BAsKE.r BALL GAME ToMoRRow

The st. Ignatius interclass basket
ball game will be played at Tamalpais
club, Twenty-fourth and Folsom streets
tomorrow afternoon. The teams have
been practicing daily and are in good
shape.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16

Joe Stern dropped In from vano0uver WITH
Mtre Mi Derecho ana Lorenzo. "a rars,r+s
that VIII Doane is on his way here win ave
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
COMMERCIALS VS.. SACRED HEARTS

On Friday afternoon the Commercial
high basket ball team will play the
Sacred Heart team at the Tamalpais
club, Twenty y-fourth and Folsom streets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
RELEASED AFTER
TWENTY YEARS
Peculiar Case OF Prisoner Who Was
Serving Sentence for Sup
posed Murder.

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 24.-Reetor
Williams, 50 years old, has been re-
leased from the State Penitentiary at
Rusk after twenty years service ac-
companied by the man he was con-
victed of having killed. Bernard j.
Carter of Seattle, Wash, was respon-
sible for the release of Williams from
the prison where he was serving
a forty-year term.
When Carter saw the name of Rec
tor Williams mentioned among the
conyicts who testified before legis
lative committee he became interested
and discovered it was the same man
who drove cattle and rode the range
with him twenty years ago. Carter
visited the prison and the pardon OF
Williams followed.
Twenty years ago Williams and Car.
ter owned small interests in cattle IN
West Texas and were employed on the
Mccormick ranch in Crockett and Pc
cos counties. They had frequent
ouarrels. which terminated in figl1l
| in which Carter was stabbed and left
| for dead. Williams believed he hao
killed his companion and he attempted
to hide the crime by throwing the
body in the Pecos River. Carter, how
ever. recovered and left the South
west
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
THE MILK TRUST
WAS INDICTED
One Years Imprisonment and Fine Of
$4,000 is the Sentence for
Several Men.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The so-called
milk trust was indicted. The indict-
ment names eight OF the seventeen di-
rectors of the Consolidated Milk ex-
change. a New Jersey corporation,
charging conspiracy in placing the
wholesale price Of milk at s1.41 for a
forty-quart can of milk. a years i'm.
prisonment and fine of not more
than $4,000, or both, is the penalty for
each offense.
Warrants were issued for Walter
R. Comfort, president of the Reid Ice
Cream company, and director OF the
SDelaven Consolidated Milk company;
Thomas o. Smith, Frederick E. Seller
Daniel Bailey, John A. Mcbride, Hen
ry F. Huntemann, James A. Howell
and George Slaughter.
Nine directors earned immunity by
testifying before the grand jury ant
at the state inquiry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
TRACY SELECTS IT'S
RIVER DELEGATES
Citizens Are overjoyed at Prospect
Of Revival Of Steamboating on
the Des Mcines.

TRACY Iowa. Feb 24.-The citi,
2ens of Tracy, Marion county, have
Sc ected delegates to attend the river
Improvement convention to be held at
Ottumwa February 25. The delegates
are R. J. Garden, ]. B. Lyman, ]. Nj,
Mickle and e. e. Rouze Every one
down the line is filled with enthus-
iasm at the prospect of the revival OF
the steamboating on the Des Moines
river. 1t recalls to memory OF the
old pioneers Of the days fro~ 1851
to 1853 of the brick trade all along
the stream from Keokuk TO Des
Moines, and OF the vast amount OF
merchandise of all kinds that was
shipped and distributed to the inland
towns all over southern and central
counties Of Iowa. thus doing away
with the old method of hauling goods
100 miles from Keokuh, 1t being the
nearest point that merchandise was
obtainable.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
LOOKING FOR
LANDING PLACE
Karl Leps will Run Over from Ger
many Next April in His
Balloon.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-If Karl Leps
of Hamburg can find proper place
in the neighborhood of New York for
a balloon landing, he intends to sail
in his big dirigible from Germany in
April With eight motors, generating
900 horsepower, he will make the
trip in three days, he says He plans
to have nine passengers with him,
although his airship would easily car
ry ten times as many.
Leps did not bring his airship with
him. He merely came to select land
ing place, and will return shortly. He
declares that airships will shortly take
the place of the transatlantic steam
ships as passenger carriers, although
he thinks that some of the big liners
may be kept on duty for the purpose
of transporting freight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
KILLED WHILE ON
RAILROAD VELOCIPEDE
Brighton Man Blinded by Snow ana
Run Down from Behind
by Train

BRIGHTON, Feb 2 While riding
on railroad velocipede on the main
line of the Rock Island between Pleas
ant Plain and Perlee Will Humphrey,
aged twenty-five, son of Sanford Hum
phrey of Brighton, was run down by
passenger train No. 2 and instantly
killed. The train crew returning after
the accident found Humphreys
mangled body beside thu track with
/ the neck and baxK broker Humphrey
was blinded by the snow and did not
4 hear the train approacm lg in the real
until it crashed into tie frail car In
which he was riding. The young man
was unmarried. Besides his p.rents
he is survived by four brothers ano
three sisters.