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III LOS AH6ELES
Street Orators Urge Mexicans to Kill j
, Policemen, But Latter Quick
est With Guns.
Los Angeles, Nov. 4.—Race riots
which are believed to have been in
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stigated by sympathizers of the Hu- j
erta government in the hopes of pre
judicing Mexicans against Americans
broke out on Sunday and resulted in
the death of one Mexican and the ar
rest of fifty others.
The trouble started when a po
liceman on duty in the Mexican quar
ter attempted to arrest a Mexican
for some minor offence. Several of
his countrymen attempted to frighten
the policeman and began shooting in
his direction. The policeman return- j
ed the fire and one of the Mexicans !
dfopped, having been shot through j
the head. A huriied call to head- j
quarters brought a squad of police j
which quiuckly quelled the riot. Dur- |
ing Sunday afternoon street orators :
urged the Mexicans to kill the police, |1
claiming that the members of the <
force were grafting from foreigners.
A feature which lends color to the
claim that the agitators are deliber
ately trying to cause trouble is the
fact that they are new arrivals from
southern California.
SEVEN KILLED;
Explosion Causes Walls of Brick
Warehouse to Fall and Crush j
Tenements. j
Hartford, Nov. 4.—The boiler in
a big brick warehouse exploded late
Iasi night, wrecking the building and
causing the walls to crumble and fall
on tenements which adjoined the
warehouse. Seven dead bodies have
been taken from the ruins of the ten
ements and more than a score of per
sons who suffered severe injuries are
in hospitals.
Fire added horror to the wreck of
the homes of the employes as flames
broke out almost immediately after
lire collapse of the buildings. A gen
eral alarm was turned in and was re
sponded to by the entire fire fighting
force of the city. An investigation
iias been ordered as it is claimed
the explosion was due to carelessness
on the part of the engineer, who was
absent from his duties.
Widow Will Have Share in Income
• Which Will Ultimately Go to
His Favorite Nephew.
New York, Nov. 4.—-The will of
the late Charles Gates was probated
today and it was learned that he has
willed the bulk of his fortune to his
nephew. His widow was given $3,
#00,000 in her own name and will
have a share of the income from the
other $35,000,000 of the fortune left
hint by his father.
In the event of her remarriage her
income from the $35,000,000 will cease
and the fortune will pass to his neph
ew, as it will ultimately come to him.
Gates has increased the fortune left
him by his father, but did not pro
vide for a continuance of any of the
charities in which he had become in
terested. I
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ROBERT MARTIN KILLED BY SNOWSLIDE;
THREE COMPANIONS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
His Companions Were Buried For Hours Under the Slide But Escaped a Like
Fate By One of Them Digging His Way To the Surface With a Brok
en Bottle—Slide Took Place Saturday Afternoon.
Robert Martin, a well known min
jr in this district, lies dead up on
Mineral creek, where he was crushed
to death by a snowslide on Saturday
ifternoon last. His three compan
ions, Warren Nelson, Jack Connelly
ind E. S. Bruner, reached town this
forenoon, bringing news of the dis
ister and the commissioner’s office
las dispatched men to bring in the
Dody of the dead man. It is little
diort of miraculous that any of the
lien escaped with their lives, as all
if them were buried deep under the
lard packed snow for some time.
The slide took place on Saturday
ifternoon, while all the men were in
■amp. The day had been very stormy
md Bruner and Nelson, who were on
he day shift, were unable to wrork.
Martin and Connelly had worked the
light before and were asleep in their
bunks. Nelson heard the roar of
die slide when it began but was un
ible to rouse the others before it
struck the camp and carried it away.
None of the men expected to escape
with their lives and when the slide
stopped Bruner was surprised to hear
sounds which he recognized as the
voice of one of his companions. He
asked his companion, who proved to
be Nelson, if he had a knife, but the
latter was unable to move his arms
as the snow was packed around him
as hard as ice. Bruner groped about
in the hopes of being able to locate
some instrument which would enable
him to make an impression on the
hard snow. His fingers came in con
tact with the fragments of a broken
bottle and with It he managed to
loosen the snow around his body.
It required several hours hard work
before he was able to reach the sur
face. His hands are badly lacerated
by the glass with which he dug him
self out.
He had been asleep in his bunk
when the slide occurred and was
naked. When he was free he rush
ed to the tunnel several hundred
yards away, where he secured a shov
el, and returned to dig out his com
panions. He knew where Nelson was
buried and soon had him clear of the
snow and wreckage of the camp.
Nelson had also been lightly clothed
and those which he wore were frozen
fast to the snow and he, too, was
naked. They dug down under the
place where they had been imprison
ed and secured some clothing and
then continued to try to locate their
companions. They had almost given
up hopes of locating them when the
body of Connelly ivas found. He had
been buried in the snow for seven
and one-half hours and was still alive
and conscious.
The men continued the search for
Martin until forced to desist by
darkness and the terrible storm,
which was raging. The storm con
tinued all day Sunday and they,
feared that other slides would oc
cur. The three of them, scantily
Clad and without fire, remained in
the tunnel until Monday morning,when
they were able to continue the search
for their unfortunate companion.
They had worked several hours be
fore the body was located. He had
been crushed by the snow and his
head was badly bruised where it had
come in contact with a roc a while
being swept along by the slide. It is
believed he was instantly killed.
After recovering tne body of Mar
tin the men set out for town and had
considerable difficulty in getting off
the mountain, as the place where they
were working was at an altitude of
| five thousand feel,
j The slide had carried the men and
j wreckage of their camp to within a
| few feet of a precipice more than
! one thousand feet high. Had they
j been carried over all would have
I suffered instant death and it might
! have been some time before their
: fates would have been known.
They were completing a contract
on the Big Four claims on Mineral
creek, which are under bond to Cal
ifornia people. The Big Four group
was located by Bob McIntosh, Shorty
Ritz, Jack Cook, Ben Price and Guy
Cameron.
HUERTA MUST
BE ELIMINATED
Resident Wilson Demands That En
tire Mexican Government Staff
Must Resign Office.
Mexico City. Nov. 4—The ultima
um of President Wilson to the Mex
can government has been received
tere. It demands the elimination of
President Huerta and all the mem
ters of the present government. It
is predicted that Huerta will refuse to
tccede to the demands of the United
States.
General Blanquot is violent in his
lenunciation of President Wilson and
ieclares that Mexico is warranted in
ieclaring war for the insult offered
he people of the republic. He de
clares that America has been sup
porting the rebels and that the rebel
lion would have been crushed long
ago if the United Stales had remain
el neutral.
The action of Huerta in forcing the
bankers to subscribe to the govern
ment loan is weaning many of liis
strongest supporters from him and it
is predicted that if he insists on re
taining the presidency a general up
rising will occur in all parts of the
country similar to that which took
place when President Diaz was forced
to flee to foreign lands.
The exodus of Americans still con
tinues from the interior. Many of
them are disposing of their property
at a sacrifice, realizing that to leave
it behind is virtuall to abandon it,
as nothing would be lfet in the event
they ever did return.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 4.—Secre
tary Bryan, of the State Department,
has officially denied the report from
Mexico City that any ultimatum had
been sent to Huerta demanding his
resignation and that of the other
government officials. He is at a
loss to understand how the Mexican
officials have been imposed upon.
Houses Robbed at Ellamar.
Frank Hennesey, of Ellamar, has
written a letter to his wife telling of
many robberies in the copper town.
The company store is reported as
having been entered and robbed,
tfennesey's cabin was broken into
-.it.] some personal belongings taken.
BOTH PARTIES
CLAIM VICTORY
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Warrants Have Been Sworn Out for
Nine Thousand illegal Voters—
Scenes of Violence.
New York, Nov. 4.—The election
held here today was one of the keen
est contested in Ihe history of the
city. Both partief were out in full
force and it is believed the vote east
will show a remarkable inereasee.
I Both sides claim victory.
Thousands of extra police were
[ sworn in to prevent illegal voting and
to maintain order at the polls. Com
plaints were received from several
Tammany strongholds that voters
whose political affiliations were not
known were not being permitted to
vote.
Warrants have been issued at the
instigation of the Honest Ballot Asso
ciation for the arrest of nine th'ou
I sand persons for illegal registration.
The day was marked by scenes of
violent encounters In the foreign set
tlements. In accordance with the law
all bars were closed, but there was
no lack of liquid refreshments and
many arres's of political henchmen
will follow for evasion of the law. *
WILSON PARDONS
ALASKA PRISONER
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Washington, ' Nov; ; 4.—President
Wilson has pardoned Robert Jordan
who is now serving a six months sen
tence in jail in Valdez, Alaska. He
was convicted of assault on a fellow
workman in a cannery and was fined
$250.00 and given six months in jail,
within ten minutes after his arrest.
The petition for his release which
was presented to the president con
tained the names of many of the of
ficials of the court before which he
was convicted.
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Fine Change Tonight at Orpheum.
Blood Will Tell, a K. B., thrilling
and exciting two-reel western feature.
Teacher Wanted, 1,000 feet of good
comedy.
PROSPECT FOR
HALIBUT BANKS
Market for Alaska Halibut Has Stead
ily Increased and Operations
Are Being Extended.
Seattle, Nov. 4.—Schooners will
sail north at an early date to seek
new halibut fishing grounds in Prince
William Sound. ri he fishing grounds
in Southeastern Alaska are being
crowded and are beginning to show
signs of being fished out. New op
erators are engaging in the business
each season and the demand for the
northern fish is increasing enormous
ly in the eastern markets.
Halibut banks have been discov
ered off Hinehinbrook Island and it
is believed they will prove extensive
enough to warrant the erection of
cold storage plants in that vicinity.
The schooners will prospect the en
tire Sound in the hopes of discover
ing good fishing grounds.
Mr. Taubernek, who will have
| charge of the development work on
tlie Peterson-Whin, property on Eng
luk Bay, was a passenger on the
Brighton this morning. He represents
Portland people who are financing the
development of the property.
SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS STATE
Washington, Nov. 4.—The Supreme
Court has handed down its decision
in the case which was brought to test
the validity of the Massachusetts cor
poration tax law. The right 'of the
state to impose the tax is upheld by
the court. The case was carried to
the Supreme Court by concerted ac
tion on the part of officials of several
corporations who contended that in
view, of their being taxed by the
federal government they were exempt
from further taxation save by the
municipalities in which they trans
acted business.
Adler
is closing out business and will leave j
in thirty diys. |
NEW YORK RAS
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Fifteen Wild Steers From the Plains i
of Texas Charged Down Fifth ■
Avenue Yesterday. j
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New York, Nov. 4.—Thousands of j
pedestrians on Fifth avenue wen j
treated to a wild west show yester- j
day which was not to their liking and j
which resulted in the death of one
man, the fatal wounding of another
and thousands of dollars of damage
to property.
Fifteen wild steers from the plains
of Texas which were being trans
shipped at the Central station, escap
ed from the herders and charged
down Fifth avenue, creating conster
nation. The animals were crazed
with the noises of the city and charg
ed h watchman wtio had a red lan
tern in his possession. Policemen be
gan shooting at the wild animals, but
showed their lack of skill by killing j
one man and dangerously wounding |
a waiter wiio had gone onto the street
to witness the passing show.
The doors of St Patrick’s church j
were open and the church was crowd- i
ed when the animals charged through j
the doors. The worshippers were not
slow' in making their escapes, some '■
of them rushing up the gallery steps
in their haste to avoid the fear-crazed
brutes. Many of the audience were
injured in the stampede to gain places
of safety.
After milling around through the
church the steers found their way to
Central park, where they were all
killed by policemen and other marks
men. After the first fatalities the
policemen were ordered not to shoot
unless they were close to the ani
mals. Scores of autos were damaged
by the animals in their wild ch: rge
through the streets and Central Park
resembled the stockyards when the
show was over. ’
Ben Howell, the well known min- '
or end prospector, was a passenger !
on the Brighton for Long Bay, where ;
ho will be employed on the develop- ]
mem work on the Orandnl property. !
Chris Peterson went to Eagluk Bay
on the Brighton. The property in
which ho is interested there is under
developihent.
IS ANTICIPATED
Senator Jones Believes Alaska Rail
road Bill Will Have Easy Sled
ding in Both Houses.
Seattle, Nov. 4.—Senator Wesley L.
Jones is in the city and in an inter
view' states that he believes the Alas
ka railroad bill will pass at an early
date after the opening of the regular
session of congress.
He predicts that the bill will have
easy sledding through the House and
does not anticipate any strenuous op
position front the Senate, as many of
the western members hhve signified
their intention of giving their sup
port to the measure. The senator
states that the entire country real
izes that something must be done to
help Alaska develop her resources.
The coal is required on the coast and
for the Pacific fleet. He does not
believe any private capitalists could
afford to construct roads to the coal
fields unless they were permitted to
own the coal lands. He does not be
lieve that is practical and is giving
his support to government ownership
of both the railroad and mines.
Senator Jones is opposed to any
amendments being attached to the
bill which would cause confusion and
delay action. He says the bill will
have the right of way and he does
not want to see anything occur which
might cause it to be sidetracked.
Is Bringing Equipment for Transport
ing Coal From Matanuska Fields
to Tidewater.
Seattle, Nov. 4, The .steamer Gen
eral Hubbard, which was chartered
by the government to take the equip
ment for the transportation of coal
mined by the government in the Mat
anuska coal fields to tidewater, has
arrived here en route north from San
Francisco.
The supplies will he taken on
board here and will include every
thing which will facilitate the ac
complishment of the task to best ad
vantage. The steamer will also call
at Fort Liscum, where she will load
sleighs and wagons owned by the
government. No lime will be lost by
the steamer in getting away on her
trip as the officials fear that should
she be delayed the inlet may be froz
en over and the work of getting the
coal to tidewater delayed.
Secured Many Passengers at Skag
way Who Had Come From Inter
ior Points on Last Boats.
Seattle, Nov. 4.—The steamer Mar
iposa arrived from Alaska at mid
night Sunday. The officers re
port a stormy voyage while in open
waters. She was crowded to capac
ity, having taken on many passen
gers at Skagway who had come from
the interior on the last boats before
the close of river navigation.
The wireless operator was arrested
at Juneau and taken in charge on a
warrant which had been telegraphed
from Seattle, whete he was indicted
by a grand jury on the charge of
having been engaged in a conspiracy
to rob the Marcont company of pat
ented instruments which were be
ing sold to independent concerns.