The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1903, Page 2

[E] THE SAN PROMIGE 3 ARRANGED BY GRIFFITH Settles Property Issues With His Wife Out of Court. ST fl | Wounded Woman Relentsi(. | tion just issued by the State Mining Bu- | and Prosecution Will Be Dropped. PO Serious Allegations in Divorce Com- |, plaint Are Withdrawn and Cap- italist Agrees to Pay Spouse $62,500. ———e Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS A ebrated Griffith sc - settled this afterncon ves by both sides financial questions between Colon th and his wife were finally i every sensational allega- tter's divorce complaint was is now reduced to two actions f Mrs. Grifith for a de- ree and the trial of the charge t to nmit murder The property have been heard in nd toward evening the at- ippeared and from his a divorce - com- with the new ar- terms of the c M in the form of a promissory note secured by The agreement leaves one in- anding against Griffith, re- er from harassing or Grifith. _Further it the estates of the each party formally > inheritance fyom the shes wife. } - g-any right waiy tements of the at- ter of the cus- aged 18, and the es to be settled passes for I nev rime OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Changes in the Postal Service An- nounced and Army and Navy Orders Issued. N, Oct October 31 —Post super. offices d by 3 nd County, mail to Trout- G Oregon Box. class n—John D. § commissior Oregon—T, sstmaster appointed SOUTH AFRICAN PRINCE TO ENTER PUBLIC SCHOOL One of Tewanica’s Sons Will Come to the United States to Be Edu- cated. atten years. a son i, Rhode NFIELD. Ka 3.—A real Af-| school in 3 B. R. O'C living in Li King Lewa- | one in come ta| s of this coun- | conducted | | Xt twe been Macon Warehouse CON Burns. Miss warehouse ¢ DEFINES MINES OF TUOLUMNE Woealth Comes From Free Milling Quartz of Mother Lode. Official Report Describes Methods - and .Also Situation. " —— The mineral* resources of Tuolumne ounty form the subjeot-of -a-publica- reau. Mining is the principal industry of the county, although several mills are kept running to supply yellows pine and igar pine lumber, In the low, rolling in the western part of the county, 2zing and hay raising are a source of alth; byt it Is as a mining county that Tuolumne” #s known wherever there miners. The mining region is *the ost thickly populated. Its elévation is about 2000 feet. “The range of-elévation in the county is from 300 feet above sea level to 11,000 feet. The Mining Bureau finds that the gold itput of Tuolumne County comes almost ies, which are worked particularly along the mother lode between the towns of Jacksonville and Jamestown. The mother lode, which consists of several more or less continuous quartz veins, enters the county near Tuttletown and can be traced almost continuously In a southeasterly di- rection across the gpunty. The average dip is about 70 degrees from the horizon- 1 toward the northeast. Little de- ent has taken place on the lode seuth of the Tuolumne River. DISUSED METHODS. It is reported by the bureau that: placer which originally opened up the ning resources of Tuolumne, has prac- been given up as the gravel de- been washed. Drift mining not active, although there may be bodies of gravel in the Table channel. Some of the gravel were extensively worked in for- Gravel is being opened near ast from Groveland. Pock- et mining supports many miners near Tuttletown and Sonora. This method al- ee or four men at each mine to % @ vein for the values found spots or pockets. Such properties little outlay and are often held ented and worked by the owners or er royalty. hed great importance in the county, ugh there are bodies of gravel that 11a be worked by that process. Granite re being quarried to a con- t y posits have is lows th work ¢ rich ir siderable extent. An unlimited supply of limestone is to be had. Wehile copper deposits are reported, gold is the output for which Tuolumne is re- nowned. In the east belt veins are found in varying size and position. S« of usually are that the latter are 8 ba A4 of high grade and more o west of the definite line of the mother there are scattering mines, some of have produced copper in addition 1d. These bodies of ore are not f d in contiuuous lines. Most of the quartz mines are worked th » inclined shafts, which follow veins that are often quite crooked. Open- ing the veine by vertical shafts has not n .proven to be practicable. is reported to stand well, ound ve. The timber needed on the r lode comes from the pine region st. Pumps are found to be an n in the smaller mines, as most m are dry and the water can be lled by skips. Three sources of power relied upon, wood, water and ofl. The latter is cheap and plenty. The wood is becoming exhausted and is where a plant is situated in the immediate i of a pine grove, in which case There is only one ditch tem, which heads far up in the mounta These are the essential facts that practical mining man would wish to know as a preliminary to making a personal investigation of the resources of Tuo- lurhne County having inveéstment in view. addition to these general statements the mining bureau publication gives a of the various mining county ad also supplies topographical map showing the exact -ation of each known mineral deposit, from which the reader may ascertain just how far he must go from any specified town or statien on the rallroad to arrive at any particular mine. Whether a mine is developed or i€ only a prospect is clearly shown, so that there may be no » misrepresentation. MINING CONVENTION. During the last week the executive com- ittee of the California Miners’ A tion has met and fixed upon the dates for the annual cfln\'nnlisx of the assocla- detailed account properties in the pos: Is a popular home piano. ADVERTISEMENTS. Its superb mechanical equipment permits it. to be sub- ject to the most perfect control. Its unrivaled acoustic properties give it a tone of rare beauty and power—a power that makes it the equal of any occasion, whether in the home or in public. E It is constructed to endure and render the most delightful music meanwhile. We will sell you a .Packard Piano on terms so liberal as to make it absurd for yoii to buy a “cheap” g ’ piano. Inquire for our terms. — The Wiley B. Allen Co. 931-933 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Other Stores—Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento. Hydraulic mining has not | ordinarily, ané timbering is therefore not | used only | from $3 3 to 35 _per cord | MEXIGD FAVORS AW DFFCERS State Department Se- cures Act of Comity in Kratz Case. Former St. Louis Council- man Accused of. Boodling Must Return. - Y-S S S ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23.—Detective McDon- | nell_returned to-day.from Jefferson City and dellvered to Circuit Attorney Folk | the extradition papers, slgned by Gover- | nor Dockery, for the return of Charles | Krats, former member.of the St. Louls City Councll, indicted. on & charge of { bribery in’connection with the Suburban { franchise deal, who was arrested in Mex- | lco at the request of the State Depart- ent. | " WASHINGTON,.Oct. 23.—The State De- | partment has arranged for. the return | from Mexico to St. Louis for trial for al- | leged boodling Charles J. Kratz. The| constitution of Mexico makes it impos- | sible to surrender fugitives ' from this | | country charged with bribery ‘committed | | prior to the negotiations of the new ex-/ | tradition, treaty. The State Departmént has called upon the Mexkican Government | to surrender Kratz as an act of comity, a | | very unusual proceeding upon the part of | the United States. | | Mexico has a law allowing fugitives to | be surrendered under such a’call, even when their alleged crimes are not extra- | | ditable under treaty. The only requlre-| | ment is that the nation seeking the sur- | | render of such a fugitive shall engage to | | grant any similar request coming from exicd™ i Assistant Chief of Detectived Keeley | and Deputy Sheriff Horan were selected | | this afternoon by Circuit Attorney Folk | to ®o to Mexico and get Kratz. LONDON, Oct. 2.—One person was | killed and a dozen were slightly injured last night in a railroad wreck at Sowerby bridge. Reports circulated in the United States to the effect that a great disaster, | attended by large loss of life, are erro- neous. | —_—————————— ; ‘"Wreck at Sowerby Bridge. i | | L e R S e e el | tion in San Francisco. | be on November 16. The session will con- | tinue through three d the programme being long and including a list of papers of interest to mining men particulary | and a general outline of tne programme | has been published. Secretary Penjamin | | has sent out notices to miners all over| the State asking them to attend. ~ A communication has teen received, | under date of October 22, from John D. | Ackerman, which contains some supple- | | mentary statements relative te the con- | ditions at Randsburg. Mr. Ackerman was in communication, on the date named, with Randsburg. His account is as fol- lows: | Everything is quiet. The Yellow Aster mine | is running full force. Both mills are going night and day. In addition to the regular work of supplying the mills with the necessary | ore the company is causing to be done consider- | | able development work. 1t has, prospected the 1270 foot level and finds that the | f ore discovered by it just before the | last is as good as | first _revorted very extensive. It con- | templates putting down @ three compartment | shaft at an early date for the purpofa of work- ing the level. The Miners' Union Bas caused | reports to go out through the press that ne- | gotiations are.an between the members of the | Jocal unfon and the mine owners for a settle- | ment of the strike. The truth is the business | men and some of the union men made a move | in that direction and held several meetings | and a committee was appointed to wait on the | owners of the Yellow Aster, which they did. | They were courteously received and were | | shown through the mine and mills to satisfy | them that there was nothing to mnegotiate. | That the property was running, and, so-far as | the company was concerned, they had plenty of men and the strike was a dead issue. The committee retired seemingly convinced to that | effect. Some of the smaller properties con- template resuming operation at an early date. From the annual repart of the Alaska- Treadwell Gold Mining Company it ap- pears that the gold bullion for the year ending May 3 amougpted to $785,515 from | the mill, which was $1 04 per ton, an $813,448 from the concentrates, or $1.075 per ton. The expenditures amounted to $973,- 483, or $1.28 per ton. The company has| two mills. In one 240 stamps were kept | running 365 days and three hours during | the year. In the new stamp mill 300/ stamps were run by water power 200 days and thirteen hours, The development work of the vear amounted to 6145 feet. The total tonnage of ore taken out was 759,625, An average of 1% tons of ore was | broken out for every hole drilled. Thirty- three machine drills were worked. DEVELOPING PROPERTIES. The Amador Ledger says that the cya- nide plant to handle.the sand and tailings at the Sand Pile mine, near Forest Home, | has six tanks, each with a capacity of 240 tons. The expectation is that one tank will be discharged each day. The contract | for the daily delivery of 240 tons of sand to the cars has been awarded on the basis | of 10 cents per ton. The Gentle Annie mine, in El Dorado | County, will sink to the 1000 foot point. | Forty men are at wark and twenty stamps are running full time, The North Bloomfield HydMulic Com- pany’s mining and water properties have been bought by Bourn & Co. Drifting op- erations at the Malakoff mine, near North Bloomfleld, are about to begin. According to reports from Keswick the Mountain Copper Company has four fur- naces and three converters in blast. The working force is being enlarged and the output is increasing. There are 1500 men on the pay roll. The cyanide works at the Young Amer- ica mine, near Sierra City, have been shut down until epring, according to the Moun- tain Messenger. An option has been taken on the Blake- more placer mine, of eighty acres, near Lewiston, Trinity County, by T. Hancock of Chicago. B. H. Hughes and T. Han- cock have also bought from the owners of the Blakemore mine the First Chance, Copper King and Rattler quartz mines, in the Eastman Gulch mining district. A company has been formed to work the Sanger & Hughes placer mine, on West Weaver Creek, near Weaverville. A bond has been taken for working the properties of the Junkan estate by dredger. The location is near Weavpr- ville. An account of_ recent operations at Tombstone is given by the Tombstone Prospector: The Consolidated Mining Company at Tomb- stone is shipping ten to fifteen carloads a week, An average of one carload a day is being shipped from the main shaft, while the Silver Thread, Tranquillity and the Comet contribute the balance. station on the 700-foot level is being cut and Superintendent Walker e: to have this station complete and the ‘two pumps originally intended for fhe 800-foot and 1000-foot levels set up by December 1. Most of the ore that is being taken from the shaft comes from the third and fourth levels, while & winze on the 600-foot level also contributes, The ore bins have been completed. At the Comet the number of men has been increased, and the 300-foot level is being cloaned up and a new track put in preparatory to stoping ore, It is the intention of the company to build narrow. gauge road the sidis - ters %o the Comet and & branch to Beersd. The opening will | FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1903. \EUROPE SENDS ISCONDER “SUBRENDERS 10 POLCE John K. Brown, Wanted for Theft of $103,000, Is Behind Bars. i Remorse for Crime and the Fear of Arrest Preyed Upon His Mind. . e e Embezzles Funds From Union Bank in New Holland, Ohio, and In- vests Them in Unprofitable Speculations. AR et T Haunted by the ghost of crime, John K. Brown, an absconding bank cashier, surrendered himself to the police of this city yesterday. His flight from justice | became too great a strain, and he re- | leved suspense by voluntarily closing the doors of the prison upon himself. This man, wanted in New Holland, O., for an embezzlement of $108,000, has eluded de- tectives for more than two months. He has sought refuge in different cities, and i fear of arrest and the thought that the minions of the law were dogging his foot- | steps passed from apprehension to terror, and the desire to escape gradually waned, until, bearded and wan, he walked to the | Hall of Justice and found solace in the | hope of punishment. For nearly fourteen years Brown was | cuh!er of the Union Banking Company in New Holland. He was well known throughout the State of Ohlo and was well connectdd in Cincinnati. He has a | wife and two sons and his reputation had been above reproach. There was no con- fidence that the banking company did not | repose in him. He was trusted with its airs, and large sums of money came into his possession from day to day. As a man he was held in the most profound | respect and he was one of the leading citigens of the county. On the morning of August 8 a sensa- tion awoke his fellow townsmen. Brown did not appear at his desk as usual, and ugly rumors of a shortage in the bank's funds were heard on the street. An in- vestigation was commenced and two days later the bank closed its doors and the directors made the announcement that $103,000 had been stolen and that thefr once trusted employe was an absconder and a thief. Detective agencies and police de- partments throughout the country were | notified and the hunt for the man began. | Soon after Brown had left it came to light that gpeculation in stocks had | wrought his downfall. He had been tak-| ing money that was not his own for more | than a year, and in trying to retrieve losses occasioned by unprofitable invest- | ments he plunged deeper and deeper into crime. When he awoke at last to the enor- apity of his debt and when he realized that discovery was inevitable he prepared for his flight and accomplished it. He had little of the money left, and says that he is almost penniless now. - All that he realized from his thefts passed into the | hands. of brokers, and his ill-gotten gains profited him but, little. S Brown sat in a cell at the Hall of Jus- tice last night despondent and expressing a desire to be sent back to the sceng of his crime. “I surrendered myself,” he said, ‘‘be- cause I could not bear the thought of be- ing a fugitive any longer. I deserted my family and ruined my lifé by taking the money, but I am now ready te go back and suffer the penalty of the law. In my trusted position I was given oppor- tunities to do wrong and the dazzling temptation of speculation overcame me. | T plunged a little at first, then losing, I| Decame tangled deeper in the meshes of | the game and finally awoke to the realiza- jon that honor and hope were gone and hat my embezzlement must soor be dis- covered. “As ‘quietly as I could I left the place where every one held me in estecm. Then my whole thought was escape. I wan- dered from place to place, but a haunting fear and a remorse grew upon me as I went and in desperation I gave myself over to the police. I have been in this city about ten days. During that time life has been a misery and the only way of lifting the burden from my mind| seemed to be in the course I have taken.” R WAS HELD IN ESTEEM. Brown Was One of the Most Trusted Banking Men in Ohio. CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.—John K. Brown, former cashler of the Union Banking Company of New Holland, Ohlo, was, be- fore the discovery of his embezzlement of $103,000, one of the best-known and most popular and most trusted banking men in the county in which he lived. He had been cashier of the bank for about fif- teen years and during that time, by his affability and courtesy, had increased by a large number the list of depositors, drawing many from the country surround- ing New Holland. He was a prominent church worker and often during the week, 1t has since been ascertained, he left Sun- day-school and church meetings to go to Circleville, Ohio, to place orders in the bucket-shops. By his connection with the church and various lodges, and by his seeming close attention to business, the " officers of the bank and the public in gen- eral had come to have perfect confldence soclety circles. Among the positions which he held Pytfi:: that of treasurer of a Knights of lodge, treasurer of Masonic Temple As- goclation, grand master Masonic Lodge, member of KEastern Star; member of Democratic County Committee; banker of jocal lodge, M. W. of W.; clerk of Schooi Board, member of Methodist church chofr. Much of the money is supposed to have been lost in bucket-shops in this city. He 1s known to have done an extensive busi- ness with Cincinnati brokers. He always .made it a point when visiting Cincinnati on Sundays, which he did frequently, to attend church, and almost always prof- in him. He stood high In business and |/ fered his services with the choir of the church at which he was inati 1ce, His wife and two children lve at New Holland, and many of his friends there have announced their determination to stick by him in his present trouble. 5 R o e FEVER IN SAN ANTONIO COMPELS A QUARANTINE Governor of Texas Prohibits Rail- roads From Handling the City’s Business. . AUSTIN, Tex., Oct. 23.—Governor Lan- ham to-day quarantined all Fexas against San Antonlo on account of the yellow ‘The Comet ore carries considerable mangan and is In and by the smelters for fl’l‘xln’: At the Emerald they have reached th ith. The pumps in th i haft are hand- l'lnl’l‘:’ 2,360,000 gallons of ‘:v::rnd:ll.y.k ————— . A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your glst s o1 TUTh i, o . you fever there. The order is on all railroads to operate no trains in or out of San Antonio from noon to-day nor handle any freight or passenger business from that city in any shape whatever. SANTA MARIA, 8 : d:;..flfig‘o :k‘ several Nfu?tflnlh . {r- Justiee Maguire.” & Diea of = X AL S ALIEN THRONG Immigration Increases Thirty-Two Per Cent for the Year. - T TR Italy Furnishes the Greatest Number of Newcomers : " 280,622 PG WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—The annual report of Commissioner General Frank P. Bargent of the Bureau of Immigration shows a large increase of steerage im- migration over that of the preceding year, the aggregate for the flscal year of 1608 being 857,046, ‘an excess over that of last year of 208,303, or 32 per cent. The statistics show an increase of im- migration from all foreign sourct sug- gesting as the chief cause of the influx of aliens into the United States during the year the inducement offered to set- tlers here rather than any special causes of discontent in their own coun- tries. Of the total steerage immigration there came from Europe 814,607, from Asla 29,966 and from all other [sources 12,573. 1f to these figures are added those representing the total arrivals of alien cabin passengers, 64,269, the result will show that the total immigration of faliens to the United States during the year aggregated 921,315, or 105,043 more than the greatest number heretofore re- tarrived here ten days ago. . The constant | POrted for any one year, The greatest number of immigrants, 230,622, came from Italy, an increase of 52,247 over last year; Austria<Hungary furnished 206,011, an increase of 34,022; Russia, 186,093, an Increase of 28,746; Germany, 40,086, an increase of 11,798; Sweden, 46,028, an increase of 15,134; Ireland, 85,310, an increase of 6172, and England 26,219, an increase of 12,644, Of the Oriental countries Japan was fore- most, with 19,968, an increase of 5698, while China contributed 2209, an in- crease of 560 over last year. . Of the total number of steerage aliens, 613,146 were males and 243,900 were fe- males, of whom 102,481 were less than 14 years of age. There were of these 3341 who could read, but could not write. and 185,667 who could neither read nor write, leaving a remainder able to both read and write of 668,038. ' The total amount of money brought by them into the United States was $16,117,573. The Commissioner refers to the grave danger in this country found in the colo- nization of alien communities in our great cities. “Such colonies,” he says, “are a menace to the physical, social, moral and political security of the coun- try.”" Removed from the sweat shops and slums of the great cities and given the opportunity to acquire a home, every alien, however radical his theories of government and individual rights may have been, will become a conservative supporter in theory, and practice of those institutions under whose benign protec- tion he has acquired and can defend his household goods. Suitable legislation is therefore strongly urged to establish agencles by means of which, either with or without the co-operation of the States, aliens shall be made acquainted with the resources of the country at large, the industrial needs of the various sections in both skilled and unskilled labor, the cost of living, the wages paid, the price and capabilities of the lands, the character of the climate, the dura- tion of the seasons—in short, all of that information furnished by some of the great railways. —_——— CLUMSY BATTLESHIP NEARLY SINKS VICTORY Nelson’s Old Flagship Is Rammed by the Neptune Running Amuck in Portsmouth Harbor. PORTSMOUTH, England, Oct. 23.—Nel- son's old flagship, the Victory, was nearly sunk in Portsmouth Harbor by the battle- ship Neptune. The battleship Hero and some minor craft were also damaged. The Neptune, a non-effectlve vessel of 9310 tons displacement, built in 1874, which was being towed into Portsmouth, pre- paratory to being taken to the Thames to be broken up, broke adrift and ran amuck. After desperate efforts the Neptune was secured by the Hero, but not before the former had knocked a six-foot hole In the Vietory’s port quarter. The speedy arrival of tugs enabled the old flagship to keep afloat until she was docked. No one was lost. —_————— TURKEY HURRIES SIX BATTALIONS TO USEUB Discovery of Military Plot to Kill Russian Consul Causes Extreme Measure. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 23.—In conse- to kill M. Belaleff, the Russian Consul at to kill M. Belaieff ,the Rusgian Consul at Uskub, the Government has rushed six battalions of troops thither, from Kop- rrulu and Perlepe. Menelik and St. Louis Fair. ROMBE, Oct. 23.—The Itallan Minister to Abyssinia, Major Cicco df Cola, has been instructed to assist United States Consul Skinner of Marsellles, France, In carrying out the latter's mission to King Menelik, one of the objects of which is to invite the King to visit the St. Louis Exposi- tion and to approve for an Abyssinian ex- TRUST DODMED, | SLAWNB CLANS Natu;-e of Defense of Steel Magnate Is Made Plain. Counsel Asks Pointed Ques- tions of Lewis Nixon on COross-Examination. R NEW YORK, Oct. The nature of the defense which Charles M. Schwab will make to the charges that have been made against him in connection with the affairs of the wrecked United States Shipbuilding Company was sharply outlined during the i latter part of the hearing before Exam- | iner Oliphant late to-day. Lewis Nixon was still on the stand, and under cross- examination by counsel for Schwab there was an effort to show that the corpora- | tion would not have succeeded if the $2,000,000 promised under the Sheldon plan ‘of reorganization had been made avail- able, and that it could not have continued its existence even if it had received tHe much sought for $900,000 which it is al leged was wrongfully withheld by the Bethlehem company. ; Guthrie showed by Nixon that the $300,- 000 would have been absorbed without re- Heving the company of all financlal em- barrassment which it suffered, and then asked if it would have been honest to the other creditors if the interest charges on account -of bonds had been paid on July | 1, the date of the crisis in the affairs of | the concern. | The witness was again questioned as to the representations made in the earlier shipbuilding combination prospectus and | the correctness of the statement that Ed- win Hawley, E. H. Harriman, James Still- man and other financlers were to serve as directors. Nixon said he understood the statement was correct. | The underwriting agreement which Charles M. Schwab signed was produced by the representatives of the Trust Com- | pany of the Republic at the request of | Attorney Guthrie, identified by Nixon and | offered as evidence. Nixon testified that vendors became un- | derwriters to the extent of several hun- dred thousand dollars. He, Henry T. Scott and Mr. Hyde, all vendors, became underwriters. The witness identified the agreements signed by himself and Mr. | Scott, and they were offered in evidence. | It is sald that the purpose of this evi-| dence is to show that the complainants | are holders of but a small amount of the | borlds. i The examination of Nixon was not con- cluded and will be resumed at the next hearing, which is set for a week from Monday. The mystery surrounding the purpose and destination of the check of $250,000 which has figured in the investigation of the affairs of the United States Shipbufld- ing Company was partially explained to- day by a former official of the Trust Com- pany of the Republic. He said that the chéck was drawn to cover a payment on | one of the shipyard plants, and that after it had been made out it was found neces- sary to cut the sum into a couple of smaller checks. It was one of a series of numbered checks, and rather than de- stroy it it was put through the bank by the Trust Company {tself. The money called for by the check was | not withdrawn from the bank. What sub- sequently became of any money that re- mained after the plants were paid for has | not been shown at any point in the in-| quiry, but it is asserted that this particu lar check was not cashed and therefore is of no importance to the inquiry. ———— HUNDRED PRISONERS WILL GAIN FREEDOM Michigan Supreme Court Holds That | | Reformatory Sentence Does Not | Prevent “Good Time.” JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 23.~Under a de- cision handed down to-day by .the State Supreme Court nearly one hundred pris- | oners in the prison here will be released | at once. John Harney, a prisoner under a | ten years’ sentence for burglary, should ! have been released some weeks ago if al- lowed ius “good ‘time,” but the prison of- ficlals claimed that he was a third-termer and not entitled to “good time.” Harney carried the case to court, where it was held that the sentences Harney had | served in the State reformatory for as-| sault and battery should not be reckoned against him in deciding his clalm for “good time.” The Supreme Court coin- cided with this view. The decision will | glve a number of other convicts “good time” and result, the prison officials say, in the release of nearly one hundred. B BARGE IS SWEPT OVER < DAM IN A HEAVY FOG Four Laborers Are Drowned in Catas- trophe Near Colfax Station in Pennsylvania. PITTSBURG, Oct. 23.—A barge contain- ing 500 laborers was swept over the Springdale dam near Colfax Station In the early morning fog and four of the occupants were drowned. The men for some time have been in the habit of crossing the river to their work without accident, but on this oec- casion the heavy fog prevented them from seeing their proximity to the dam until the current caught their boat and carried it over. I ———————— STOCKTON, Oct. 23.—The body of Ralph Chestnut Wood, who fell from the steamer T. hibit. C. Walker last Sunday and was drowned, was récovered this morning near Wakefleld Land- ing, where the accident took place. ADVERTISEMENTS. Richard The Best Novel ===in Ycars == 'BREWSTER'S . MILLIONS By i R IE TO-DAY Greaves Biliousness = At fl:.rrhfl mw lobwllhflnl them. I b sed shem for some time for indigestion and fousness and am now completely cured. K. mend them to everyome. Once fried. you will nou Ta the family. Rever be withous ihem %, 10 Mars, albeny, ¥. 1. Best For The Bowels CANDY CATHARTIC le, Potens, Taste Good. Do Good, n of Gripe, loe, e . e Warer Siekon | 24 in balk. 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