The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1905, Page 2

. THE 5 AN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1905 REVOLT AT MOSCOW CRUSH RUSSIAN STRIKE Regiments That Had Mutinied ™ Neturn to the Colors Rising Fails Because of Wanton Attacks Upon Soldiers. Revolutionists by Failing to Alienate Army Control Mob. ssa Mos- of the from which be- mped tion w ay. REBEL LEADERS CAPTURED. rents here to-day | the capture of hting Legions,” | e danger of an | but only Dopbassoft he « de 1ts were becoming efforts y degenerating re. The insurgents wselves with revolvers hunted MOSCOW WORKMEN FLEEING. sald that the entire tricken treets pre- earance a was terror; back win- stuffed with and lights carried rifles, lower classes, 1 the 4 iperor, the and w r beaten predicted many | to bellion w y most hor “Black Hundred General lic, Doubassoff, un- | is directing the headauarters baj in | DR. PIER( REMEDIES. A Trite Saying. i It is a trite saying that no man is sironger than his stomach. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery strengthens the stomach—puts it in shape to make pure, rich blood—belps the liver and ?:gim-'“ 0 expel the poisons from the and thus cures both liver and kid- troubles. If you take this natural fier and tonic, you will assist | stem in manufacturing each day | & pint of rich, red blood, that is invigo- | rating to the brain and nerves. he weak, nervous, run-down, debilitated condition which so many people suffer from, is usuall) the effect of poisons In the blood; it is often Indicated by %lmrlel on the skin, the face | or bolls ;‘:peunn ng the feelings “blue.” becomes thin a Dr. Pierce’s " Discovery " cures all blood humors as well as being a tonic that makes one vigorous, strong and forceful. | It is the only medicine put up for sale throngh drv ggisu for like pu 5 that ! eontains 1 er alcohol nor harmful | habit-forming drugs, and the only one, | every ingredient of which has the profes- sfonal endorsement of the leading medical | writers of this country. Some of these | endorsements are published in a little | book of extracts from standard medical | works and will be sent to any address r\x. on receipt of reguest therefor by ; letter or postal card, addressed to Dr. l{ i “erce, Buffalo, N. Y. It tells just | what Dr. Pierce’s medicines are made of. | . The *Words of Praisc " for the several | ingredients of which Dr. Plerce’s medi- | cines are com, , by leaders in all the | several schools of medical practice, and | recommending them for the cure of the , diseases for which the "Golden Medical | Discovery " is advised, should have far | more weight with the sick and aflicted | than any amount of the so-called "testi- j monials ” so conspicuously flaunted before the public by those who are afraid to let the ingredients of which their medicines | are composed be known. Bear in mind that the “Golden Medical Discovery ” has THE BADGE OF HONESTY 0N &' bottle wrapper, in a fall list of its ingredients. | Dr. Fierqn‘:‘l’luean% Pfillew c:dre con- | stipation, invigorate the liver and regu- late stomach and bowels. ! Dr. Pierce’s great thousand-page flius- | trated Common Sense Mnd(orl Adviser | three days, ’ | demolished by | bibited | hours’ aded and defended - by ROOPS PROTECT AMERICANS. he in concentration of the troops to fight the insurgents al- strikers and revolutionaries a free hand In neighboring industrial towns like Perovo and Lubertzi ° In the former place 300 armed men were | se to reinforce the Insurgents and 4 the situation became SO t that Vice President Purdy »w York Air Brake Company works of which are in that town are valued at $1,000,000, sent an rgent message to the Governor Gen- to-day, through the American Consul, appealing for the protection of the property and of the 100 Americans who are employed there. General Doubassoff promptly dis- patched a squadron of dragoons and this fac considered as the best proof that he is confident he has the situation in hand. A Eh NG NO MERCY SHOWN REBELS. Patrols Fire Upon Every Group That | Gathers in Streets. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. %.—A press correspondent, telephoning from Moscow, says that he saw the patrols firi time the people gathered in groups. the Strastonol boulevard he saw three volleys fired and a dozen persons fall, while the remainder fled. He met a dozen improvised Red Cross wagons bringing in dead or wounded, for whom there was no longer a place in the morgues or. hospitals, necessitating the temporary use of residences. All over the city there are marks of the battle which has raged in the streets for and the distant booming of cannon shows that the fighting is not yet at an end. Houses have been completel the artillery .and every where windows have been smashed by bullets. Governor Doubassoff has pro- the opening of windows. better classes are afraid The to ven- ture on the streets, owing to the fz that numerous bombs and other deadly missiles are being thrown from the win- dows or roofs of houses. the triumphal arch could be seen tc the red flags of the insurgents above their barricades tel and artillery was brought up, as wi from one of the windows. It was with difficulty that the landiord persuaded the - | troops not to demolish the buiiding. As the correspondent entered the tele- phone exchange a few minutes ago he | saw two agitators shot by a passing pa- trol. Artillery could be heard at work near the Nicholas station. Two attempts on the life of the Prefect of Police by students, one of them a wo- man, were frustrated. The students were arrested. The Bourse Gazette says it is reported that General Dedfoulin, Prefect of Police of St. Peétersburg, has been informed by wounded at Moscow 1s 10,000. Flediny GHTING IN MOSCOW. MONDAY'S FI Revolutionist Gunners Bombard the Nicholal Station. MOSCOW, Monday, Dec. 25.—The in- surgents attacked both the Kazan and Nicholai railroad stations to-day and a lvely fusillade ensued between- the mob and the troops occupying the sta- tions ee ‘hundred revolutionary militia men arrived here by special train fiom Perovo, on the Moscow-Kazan line, this morning, and a erowd of 2000 strikers, including several hundred local militia men, joined the new ar- rivals outside the Kazan station. The combined force seized an adjoining provision store, whence it opened fire on the troops posted in the station. The latter replied, and after a couple of brisk exchange of shots” the building held by the mob was set on | ire and burned. Meanwhile the revolutionists had bombarded the Nicholal station from the workshops of the Yaroslav Rail- road, a detachment of Grenadiers on the roof of the Nicholal station return- ing the fire. The stations at Pervero and Liuberby re in the hands of the insurgents and red flags are flying from the build- ings. ELECTORAL LAW GAZETTED. Cabinet Refuses to Grant Immediate General Suffrage. St. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—The new electoral law was gazetted to-day and was accompanied by a Statement ex- plaining that in view of the fact that even some of the Western countries do not possess universal suffrage, the Cab- inet could not assume the responsibility of decreeing it. The ultimate decision must be made by the National Assem- bly itself. The election list will be published forthwith; the date of the electigns will then be announced and as soon as the: Governmeot receives notification that half the members are elected the National Assembly will be convoked. The extension of the suffrage pro- claimed to-day applies especially to the cities, where it is made almost uni- versal. — ARMED RISING THREATENED. Revolutionists in Warsaw May Follow the Lead of Moscow. WARSAW, Russian Poland, Dec. 26.— The street railway company emplgyes struck to-night and the employes of the steam railroad are expected to foi- low. The revolutionists are threaten- ing armed insurrection, similar to that at Moscow. The military authorities are making preparation and have or- dered the entire garrison to be ready for an emergency. Detachments of in- fantry occupy the railroad stations. The authorities have arrested many members of the trades unions and a number of revolutionaries. IR Odessa Strike May Collapse. LONDON, Dec. 26.—A dispatch to a news agency from Odessa says that the strike there is only partially suc- cessful and that probably it will col- lapse. The strike committee {8 threat- ening to resort to arms, and the Gov- ernor General has announced that he will use drastic measures. 'It is said | that ‘Emperor Wil machine | ct | ers surrounded the Continental Ho- | it | med that a shot had been fired | elephone ' that -the number of dead or| OF A i~ ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—From the standpoint of the Government there was a slight improvement in the outlook this ! afternoon. Notwithstanding the decision | | of the Wotkmen's Couneil to continue the | | strike, many of the strikers broke.away, | ; Including about one-third of the émployes of the Putiloff works, several hundreds | | in other factoriés and portlons of the mill- | men. It is evident that the leaders must | | precipitate matters or the strike will go| | to pieces. From the standpoint of the ! leaders all now depends on the situation | at Moscow. A telephone message just received from | Moscow says the fighting in the streets | continued throughout the day, but the i populace is not participating and the troops are gradually getting the upper hand. The soldiers are hemming in the | | main body of the insurgents in the quad- | rilateral near the Brest raiiroad station | bounded by Tverskala street and the Tverskoi, Sadovia and Bronnia boule- | vards. In this quadrilateral the insur-| | gents have fortified every inch of thelr ! lines with felled trees, telegraph poles and street cars, in front of which they | have constructed a network of entangle- ments. Artillery is being used mercilessly. TROOPS RETURN TO THE COLORS. | Two of the four grenadier regiments have returned to duty and are fighting on the side of the Government. Troops also have arrived from St. Petersburg. + The fires which destroyed the Brest railroad station and other places last night have been practically extinguished, and the danger of destruction of the city y fire seems to be over for the present. An official dispatch from Moscow say:! “At every point the troops have easily | been victorious. Fighting, in which quick- | firlng guns and other artillery were used, | progressed for two hours on December 23. The casualties of the insurgents are sald to have been heavy. On Saturday night and Sunday morning the city was quiet. On Sunday forenoon, however, the artillery was again active at the Brest railroad station. The inner town is per- | fectly quiet.” STUDENTS FORM REBEL ARMY. The Slovo to-day says that the leaders of the revolutionary army at Moscow are mostly students of Kieff, Kharkoff and Odessa, among whom are many Jews. The military hold the center of Moscow and apparently are awalting reinforce- ments, which are reported to be on the | ' way to Moscow from all directions, some | | of the troops marching overland. Four regiments of dragoons from War- saw have started by- rall for Moscow, | but have not yet arrived there. The Government is finding great difficulty in dispatching a sufficient force to the dis- turbed city, it being dangerous to with- draw the troops from other places, most of the available men having already been sent to cope with th® revolt in the Baltic provinces. The revolutionists hold the outskirts of Moscow. A thousand men are working night and day at the barricades, some of which are described as marvels of strength. Trenches have been dug and wire entanglements have been erected in front of the defenses, which extend for blocks and are impenetrable, even against artillery. HUNDREDS PERISH IN FIRE. £ terrible holocaust occurred at the Sytin Works, where 6000 workmen were suddenly surrounded by cavalry and artil- lery. The latter fired at the building, which was soon In flames. Hundreds per- ished in the conflagration. It is definitely established that the revo- | lutionists have six automatic guns. Governor General Doubassoff has taken rigorous measures to discover concealed arms, holding owners of houses responsi- ble and ordering the confiscation of all property where the presence of arms or bombs is disclosed. | The gates of the Tartar City, which surrounds the Kremlin of Moscow, where millions in church treasure is stored, have | been closed and troops and machine guns have been stationed on the walls. Prince Tcherbatoff's “Black Hundred" militia bave been armed by Governor General Doubassoff and térrible reprisals on the revolutionists are expected if the revolution be crushed. Even the banks in the heart of Moscow remained cloged yesterday. % HOSPITALS ARE OVERFLOWING Yesterday's fighting at Moscow oc- curred mestly at some distance from the center of the city. The revolutionists abandoned the Tverskala thoroughfare, as it is too easily swept by artillery, and concentrated their forces in the narrow, winding streets of ‘the commercial quar- ter, where the shops were closed and oc- cupled by the military. The mortuaries at Moscow are filled with the dead, the hospitals are unablé to find room for the wounded and many private houses are crowded with wounded persons. The militla organized by Governor Gen« eral Doubassoff has commenced its du- ties, under the direction of the police. Many houses and other buildings from which the revolutionists. threw. .bombs ‘were demolished by the artillery. The nu+ ierous fires which ‘occurred at different points throughout Moscow illuminated the sky last night. 2 s ety FRANCE SENDING WARSHIPS, Vessels Will Cruise in the Vicinity of Russian Waters, BREST, France, Dec. 26.—The gun- {boat Cassini salled at 4 o'clock this afternoon, “on a confidential mission.” Commander Schwerer of the Cassini has sealed orders which will not be opened until the vessel is tweniy miles at sea. PARIS, Dec. 26.—The orders to a portion of the French northern squa- dron to make hasty preparations to de- part for the North Sea and Copenhagen, the ultimate destination of the war- ships not being disclosed, were un- ! doubtedly issued as a precautionary measure so as to have French ships available for service In Russian waters in case of emergency. The Christmas leaves of absence of all the officers and men were hurriedly concluded and a -large extra force of workmen was en- i | gaged to complete their equipment, provisioning and coaling. i v ——— EMPEROR 1§ NOT HOPELESS. SEEMS ON VERGE MOB NO MATCH FOR THE TROOPS i COLLAPSE Failure of Moscow Rising a Hard Blow to the Leaders of the Revo- lutionary Movement. the latter referred hopefully to the present situation in Russia. saying: “We are going through trying times. Still I hope that this severe crisis will soon be passed without inflicting irre- parable damage on the country.” The paper’s informant denies that Emperor Nicholas disagrees with the members of his Cabinet regarding the question of universagl suffrage. He says that his Majesty is in full har- mony with Count de Witte on that question, but that the imperial douma will have the prerogative of deciding on the reform of suffrage. S SR G FIGHTING IN ST. PETERSBURG. Frequent Encounters Between Work- ingmen annd Soldlers, ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—The Workmen's Council to-day decided to take the most energetic action toward workmen who refuse to join the strike. Three hundred workmen who were organizing a ‘“red flag” procession were arrested. Encounters between workmen and troops occurred in vari- ous sections of the clty. The revolutionary leaders In St. Petersburg, who on Sunday decided that it was absolutely necessary to pre- cipitate an immediate conflict here as a diversion in favor of the revolution- arfes at Moscow, reconsidered their de- cision last night, on the ground that it would be sheer murder to send the proletariat into the streets. Neverthe- less, they voted to continue the strike ,and to use every means to force out all the workme R STARVING PEASANTS SEIZE TRAINS Entire Population In Central Southern Russia in Revolt. PARIS, Dec. 27.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Petit Parisien re- ports that Tver, one of the principal stations between Moscow and St Petersburg, has fallen into the hands of the revolutionists. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Matin says that a French engineer who has arrived from Baku, after traversing most of Central and South- ern Russia, declares that=ithe whole population Is in revolt and”that starv- ing peasants are seizing trainloads of flour. ool gl Ciaga Troops Pursue Pillaging Letts. PSKOFF, Northwest Russia, Dec. 26. Armed Letts, who crossed the line of the raiflway between 8t. Petersburg and Berlin at Redjitzd, after tmrning and pillaging estat and tearing down images and other sacred relics in the churches, retreated to the eastward. Troops from St. Petersburg are pur- suing them. il Bl ENORMOUS BOND ISSUE. Ruossia to Put Out Treasury Paper to the Extent of $500,000,000. LONDON, Dec. 27.—A dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg says that the Minister of Finance has authorized the fssuance of short treas- ury bonds to the extent of $800,000,000. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that letters addressed in the same handwriting to Count de Witte, General Trepoff and Interfor Minister Durnovo exploded while being carefully opened in the general postoffice. The same correspondent says that in financial circles it is considered that the new Government issue of treasury bonds iIs an excellent device to retain gold in the country. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, in a dfspatch dated Decem- ber 26. says: “Governor General Doubassoff, tele- graphing yesterday, reported that 15,000 persons had been Kkilled or wounded in Moscow. “The latest news from Moscow says that the First Reglment of Don Cos- sacks, the Tver Dragoons and the Mesvizh Regiment of Infantry mu- tinied and are confined to their bar- racks. “I am informed from a good source that 2000 persons were killed and 10,000 wounded. The revolutionaries are making no headway, but they show no signs of exhaustlon.” The same correspondent adds that the locomotive of an incoming express was blown up at Vilna on Tuesday night. —_————— LONDON'S PAUPER ROLL SHOWS BIG INCREASE Number of People in Workhouses Greater Than for Forty Yeurs Past. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Official figures relating to the poor of London show that the number In receipt of pauper | relief in nearly every month of the year now ending has been greater than in any of the previous forty years com- prised in the returns, with-the excep- tion of the perfod from 1867 to 1871. The ratio of paupers per 1000 of population has been higher in most of the months of this year than in any previous year since 1874. Not only has there been a remark- able increase in outdoor relief, but the rige in the numbers ‘entering work- houses has continued. In no year of the history of the poor law has the population in the workhouyses been greater for December. ————————— SUES MAN WHO CAUSED HIS ARREST FOR $10,000 DAMAGES | Contractor Acquitted of Charge of Larceny Wants Salve for Injured Reputation. SAN BERNARDINO, Dec, 26.—C. L. Edinger this afternoon flled a suit for $10,000 damages agalnst James Carroll, a wealthy property owner of Needles. Edinger alleges that his reputation has been damaged to the extent of the sum demanded by reason of false imprison- ment on a charge of petty larceny pre- ferred by Carroll and of which he was adjudged innocent by a jury in the Justice’s Court at Needles. Edinger is a contractor and builder who {s at 4, E-.I"é BERLIN, Dec. 27.—The Tageblatt says it learns from a.diplomatic source “has- received Belfeves t Wil l‘m-t Crisis. will he sent free, paper-bound, for 21 one- | that while the people of Odessa are in | from Emperor Nicholas a telegram of cent stamps, or cloth-bound for 31 stam; Address Dr. Pjerce as above. e & state of pervous tension the city in thanks. for his congratulations on the Russian Emperor's name: day, 1s. which present residing at Santa Monica. He brings a separate suit for $550, which he alleges is owing him by Carroll for es. —_— e . To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets, Drugglsts refund money if it falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box, 25¢.% CANNDN THKES HOPEFUL VIEW Speaker of the House of the Opinion That Country Is Not Going to the Dogs BETTER THAN BEFORE “Uncle Joe” Declares Nation Is Healthier Than in the Old Days of the Republie e WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Speaker Cannon was one of the callers at the White House to-day. He desired sim- ply to pay his Christmas.greetings to the President, but was obliged to defer them, as the President had gone to the country for a long horseback ride. The Speaker was In excellent spirits and talked with his newspaper friends in a characteristic way. He sald: They say things are not now like they were in the old days; that we are becoming aristo- crats; that there is no longer honesty in legis- lative bodies; that there is no ability at the bar; that we are llable to become a monarchy; that some strong man is liable to rise up and dominate everybody. But I say that there is no fair-minded man who studies the history of this country from the days of its foundation down to the pres- ent time and who deduces the difference be- tween eight millions of people and eighty mil- lions, who considers the telegraph, telephone and railroads, who will not'say we are mark- edly better physically, mentally and morally than our grandfathers or even our fathers. “Then you believe the House of Rep- resentatives Is just as representative as it was in years gone by?" Yes; yer, indeed. The house is just as rep- resentative a body now as it was when this country had only ten milllons of people. If you listen to all that is said you might belleve the country is fast going to the devil, is fast becoming a monarchy and will cease soon to be & republic. Why, I heard that same kind of talk when I was a boy, when we used to gather at camp meetings. They used to tell us that things were not what they were in “the good old daye.” You hear the same things now—that the country is retrograding: that everybody is corrupt and dishonest; that there is wholesale immorality. I do not hesi- tate to assert that this country is better to- day than it ever was In its history; that the people are better—more honest, more moral and less disposed to yield to temptations that are put in front of honest men at every turn. The people are just as mighty now in the matter of elections as ever before, and just as discriminating as to wkether a man has done his duty. No man ever gets 5o big that he cannot easily be wiped off the political map. And how quickly the people do it, too! They settle a man so quickly that he 1s soon for- gotten. 1 venture the prediction that few of the best men In the country could sit down to-day and give offhand the names of 100 men who have helped to make history In the House of Repre- sentatives. The others were defeated and for- gotten and that was the end. There was Wil- liam J. Brown, who put through the House the appropriation of $30,000 to bulld the first telegraph line between Washington and Balti- more. He did the world an immense service, yet at the next election afterward he received hardly enough votes to count. The opposition put up a man who ridiculed the idea of send- ing messages by “lightning.”” and he beat Brown thousands of votes. So it is to-day, al- though a man's' services now are not so easily forgotten. TUndoubtedly we are better off than our fore- fathers. The millennium is not here, it is true, and things will not be a- bit interesting when everything becomes perfect, We are do- ing better, thoug FRENCH NAVAL PLANS MAY HAVE LEAKED Evidence Found Against Pet- ty Officers and Arrests Will Follow. TOULON, France, Dec. 26.—Several arrests of non-commissioned officers of the navy are impending owing to the discovery at their domiciles of detailed plans of the new battleships and sub- marine boats. This, It is expected, will solve the mystery of the disappear- ance of the plans of the submarine boat Aigretta, of which vessel a dupli- cate has been constructed in Germany, supposedly from the French plans. PARIS, Dec. 26.—The assize court of the Seine was crowded to-day at the opening of the trial of twenty-eight members of an anti-military organiza- tlon accused of inciting recruits to disloyalty and Insurrection. The pris- oners include one woman, Mlle. Nu- mietska, and Gustave Herve, a prom- inent anti-military agitator. The chief charge against the prisoners is the is- suance of a circular to the recruits in October last counseling resistance to their officers and a united insurrec- tionary movemen B INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MUNICIPAL METHODS Plan Set on Foot for Conference by Chairman of Loadon County Council. LONDON, Dec. 26.—S8ir Edwin Corn- wall, chairman of the London County Council, to-day issued to the press a proposal for an international congress of representatives of capitals having over 500,000 population to meet annual- 1y for the discussion of munlicipal methods. Sir Edwin says he is en- couraged to make this suggestion by the good results following the recent exchange of amenities between the London Council and the Paris Council. In conjunction with this congress ha also proposes an exchange of pupils be- tween the schools controlled by the municipalities holding membership in the congre: ————— FORTY DOLLAR VERDICT FOR BREACH OF PROMISE Woman of Sixty Is Avenged a Recaleitrant Lover of Seventy. WAUKESHA, Wis, Pec. 26.—A ver- dict of $40 for breach of promise was i Upon MENTALLY _ AFFLICTED _PHY- SICIAN, WHOSE SUFFERINGS YESTERDAY ENDED BY DEATH. — DEATH'S CALL ANSWERED BY FRUIT SHIPPER Dec. 26.—James A. An- derson, a well-known fruit shipper of Lodi, died suddenly at 6 o’clock this evening. He fell in a faint ds he en- tered his residence grounds, while on his way to his evening meal. The barking of his dog attracted the attention of his family and he was cared for by a physi- cian and soon recovered consclousness and related his experience. Suddenly and within thirty minutes after the first at- tack he ceased speaking and expired. He was an old resident of Lod! and had been prominent and successful as an pendent fruit shipper. e STOCKTON, VETERAN PILOT DEAD. Captain Edwards Suddenly Expires While Conversing With Friends. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 26—W. F. Edwards, a pilot on the Pacific Coast Steamship Company’'s steamer Al-KI, dropped dead at Ketchikan last Sunday morning, according to advices received from Skagway to-day. Edwards had stepped ashore from the vessel, in- tending to visit some friends in the wharf office. While sitting in a chair he suddenly expired. The remains will be brought south on the vessel. Captain Edwards had been on the Pacific Coast for the last forty years. He had been pilot on many vessels of the fleet of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. At one time he was master of the Tacoma fishing steamer Edith and the old steamer Humboldt. He was about 80 years of age and well known in marine circles, both in this city and San Frin- cisco. He leaves a widow and chilaren in Seattle. —_—— Professor Wickso; Father Dead. BERKELEY, Dec. 26.—George G. Wickson Sr., father of E. G. Wickson of the agricultural department of the University of California, passed away Christmas day at his home, 2723 Ban- eroft way. He was 84 years of age. Besides Professor Wickson two other children, George G. Wickson and Fan- nie A. Allworth, survive. The funeral will be held to-morrow at 10:30 o'clock from the late residence. The interment will be private. S i Ploneer Agent Answers Call AUBURN, Dec. 26.—W. F. Wildman, who for twenty-five years was In charge of the Southern Pacific station in this city, dicd this afternoon, after three weeks' sickness of pleuro pneu- monia. He was born in Sutter Creek fifty years ago. He was a City Trustee for a number of years. A widow, a son and a daughter survive him. AR T Liveryman Drops Dead. FRESNO, Dec. 26.—F. W. Peckham, a member of a pioneer family, dropped dead in H. Thorwaldson's front yard at 5:40 o'clock this evening. Peck- ham was a livery and feed stable pro- prietor and ranch owner of Los Bano He was a nephew of Judge Peckham of San Jose. R Ploneer Ol Man Dies. BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 26.—Solomon Jewett, president of the Kern Vallby Bank and one of the pioneer oil men of this county, dled at his home in this city to-day. Mr. Jewett was Interest- ed In the Blodgett and Jewett oil flelds near Sunset. ol T R Veteran of Sumter Dead. BIBMINGHAM, Ala.,, Dec. 26.—Major James C. Lacoste, a Confederate vet- given Barbara Miller by a jury in the) eran, who took a prominent part in the Circuit Court to-day. Barbara Miller brought suit against John Schuster, alleging breach of promise. - She set forth in her com- plaint that, because of the defendant's broken word, she had suffered great mental pain and anguish and asked H firing of the first guns at Fort Sum- ter, died here to-day. He was 65 years of age. T Dies Away From Her Home. STOCKTON, Dec. 25.—Miss Edna Powell of Berkeley, a young woman that damages of $1000 be awarded her. | who was visiting her brother, Dr. Bar- The plaintiff is a woman more than 60 years of age and the defendant is more than 70. —_—————— GAYNOR-GREENE INFLUENCE IS POWERFUL IN CANADA Official Who Issued Requisitions for the American Fugitives 1s . Removed. MONTREAL, Dec. 26.—Ulric La Fon- taine, Police Judge, has been dismissed from the pcsition as Extradition Com- missioner by the Dominion Govern- ment. La Fontaine issued writs of ex- tradition in many cases, among the being the Gaynor-Greene proceedings. It was said when this case was being heard that La Fontaine had incurred tbe enmity of powerful political friends of the law firm which represented the American contractors. ton J. Powell, and family here, became ill to-day and dled this afternoon. Heart trouble caused her death. e ' ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The mili- tary secretary of the army has been informed of the death yesterday at Cold Springs, N. Y., of Brigadler Gen- eral John Campbell, U. S. A, retired, after undergoing an operation. " ———— e —— Charged With Mauslaughter. VISALIA, Dec. 26.—A Coroner’s jury this afternoon charged Cy Streeter with manslaughter. He knocked James Wade down on Christmas day and the fall caused a fatal fracture of Wade's skull. Streeter had been drinking and picked a fight with Wade over a game of cards. inde- | IR, LOCAN OIS “FRON EXPOSURE Lscapes From Parents Who Were Guarding Him and Death Ends His Sad Life WANDERS IN STREETS MR S Flees Home When Father and Mother Are Diverted by Aceidental Asphyxiation B SaR ER Dr. Milburn H. Logan, the insane man who was discovered early last morning by Sergeant of Police D. W. Boyd wandering on Stanyan street clad jonly in his underclothes, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L Logan, 2588 Pine street, from the effects of the exposure. Dr. Logan at one time was a well-known physician of this eity. Two years ago his mind gave way and he was confined in the State Asylum at As- {new. - After = remaining there seven { months he was turned over to the charge He has his aged of his father as partially cured. since then been cared for by parents. The unfortunate man managed to es- cape Friday morning because of an acci- dent which overtook the entire family Tuesday evening. Through the bursting of a gas pipe all the members of the family were almost asphyxiated. In the confusion- that followed the insane pa- tient escaped. For three nights and days following the accident the aged parents of the deranged man had alternately watched by his bedside, but in the tem- porary absence of both he stole from the dwelling at 1 a. m. The funeral will take place on Friday and the remains will be interred in the family plat at St. Helena. The funeral will ‘be conducted by the Masons, of which order Dr. Logan had been a pr- m- inent and esteemed member. He was a Knight Templar and a member of Call- fornia Lodge No. 1 of the Free and Ac- cepted Mascns. Dr. Logan at one tim had a large and fashionable practice and had been engaged as a demonstrator at the University of California. The de- ceased was a widower, and an only chi 13 years old, Horace Virgil Logan, sur- vives. For the past few years the childa and his father have been separated because of the parent’s unbalanced mind. ———— Todd Tragedy Unsolved. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 6.—The Cor- oner’s jury to-day rendered a verdict in the ca of Mrs. Margaret Todd, the wealthy New York widow, whose body was found on the tracks of the Read- ing Railroad in Fairmount Park, this eity, October last. The verdict states that the woman came to her death In a manner unknown to the jury. No new evidence was developed at to-day's hearing: —————— ADVERTISEMENTS. Do You Understand the Freight Train ? You've noticed that a freight train isn’t the long .monotonous-look- ing thing that it used to be. You have observed those new -fangled special cars — ighty useful inventions. storage appliances you would eat no fresh California fruit, for one thing. But thou- sands of those freight cars do not belong to the rail- toads at all. They bel to private individuals. B:{ of those private cars lies a story of railway favoritism that has dinctf relation to prices pay for meat and other tmg; It is a good thing to undes- stand the freight train. 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