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VOL. XXXII, NO. 136. CONVICTED NEGRO CUTS HIS THROAT MARRIAGE EXPOSED, HILL SEEKS DEATH FEARSSEPARATIONFROWWIFE Prisoner Inflicts Probably Fatal In. Juries Upon Himself After Be.

ing Disciplined by Jailers Ini a. fit of despondency over the thought that he would never again be allowed to see the woman to whom he was; recently married, Archie Hill, a half-breed negro, under life sentence in the county Jail, on a charge of murder, yesterday afternoon attempted suicide by slashing his throat and wrists with a razor. He was taken to the receiving hospital soon as the guards discovered his injuries and ah operation was performed. Little hope is entertained of prolonging his existence for more than a few days. The thought of suicide is said to have, come to the negro shortly following the arrival of the sheriff at the Jail 'yesterday morning.

The sheriff was. Informed by his deputy of the secret marriage of the negro, which occurred several days ago In Jail and orders were given to put Hill In the dungeon for a few days as a As Hill was being taken from the sick ward to the dungeon one of the guards Is said to have told his prisoner that he would never again be allowed to see his wife and this Is supposed to have caused the negro to attempt suicide. Tells of Marriage At the trecelving hospital, following the operation, Hill spoke a few words and I made his ante-mortem statement to Under Sheriff Yonkln. "I was married during November," Bald Hill, "and there was no one present but my wife, myself, the preacher and a woman attendant. They were on the outside of the screen and I was in the pen.

"Following my marriage I frequently my Several days ago I- had altercation with a guard and was' sent to the dungeon for discipline, but later was allowed the freedom of a trusty and put to work Jin the hospital ward, as I was sick. it.v'C "Yesterday when the sheriff, returned and I was told that I wat to be put in the dungeon and not be permitted to see my wife I could not bear it and: hid the razor with which I was permitted to shave myself in my When the guards left my cell, In a fit of despondency, I slashed my throat and left wrist." Disciplined for Marrying Under Sheriff Yonkln said that, pending his application for a new trial, Hill had been regarded as a trusty and was simply sent to the dungeon as a discipline for taking advantage of his liberty and marrying. "Hill with other prisoners who knew how to shave were allowed the use of a razor twice a week and Hill In some way managed to secrete the weapon' in his clothing and carry it to his Hill's first request was made in writ- Ing as he lay upon the operating table and was a desire. to see his wife. The wound in the negro's left wrist failed: to sever the main artery ajid with the exception of the cutting of a number of small veins only small wounds were made.

The wound In the throat was nearly five inches long and extended across the windpipe. 'Surgeons have some hope of Hill's recovery if pneumonia complications do not develop before the wound In- the throat heals. Wife Visits Him Hill's wife reached the jail late yesterday afternoon and was permitted to ccc her 'husband. "Oh, why have you done this," she cried. "You have broken mjf heart." The woman remained with her husband the greater part of the evening and was present when Rev.

A. A. Kldder came to the Jail, at the' request of the wounded man, and offered prayer for him. "I cut my throat In a fit of deirpondency and am sorry that I did It," whispered Hill to the minister. "I feel that I will be forgiven both for the murder and for this deed and, although I feel that I am dying, I wUh that I might live long enough to show my repentence." Sheriff's guards spent the night with the man In order to prevent another attempt at suicide and special permission was necessary from the sheriff before anyone was allowed In the room.

PRINCE EITEL BETTER Physicians Report Favorably and Cut Down the Bulletins Uv AaaocluUd POTSDAM. Feb. Eitel Friedrleh has progressed go far toward recovery that the physicians announce they 'will only Issue bulletins every other day hereafter. The prince's temperature since yesterday has ranged from 99 to 98.6. Los Angeles Herald.

RAINS CUT OFF WEST FROM EAST NO DIRECT COMMUNICATION BY RAIL WASHOUTS DELAY TRAINS Southern Pacific Roadbed Severely Damaged by Torrent of Water. Santa Fe Line Is Tied Up Los Angeles was cut off entirely from direct railroad communication with the east yesterday and last night, owing to the washouts along both Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe, and It Is not expected that traffic can be resumed until 8 o'clock this morning. Officials of the Southern Pacific railroad say that the washout that their line" has sustained at El the worst in. years, and there 'are 'others of less consequence between Los Angeles and that point. Although the Southern Pacific roadbed sustained the greatest damage the Santa Fe trains were temporarily delayed by washouts at Klngman, and at a point east of Bagdad, Cal.

On the Southern Pacific at El Cisco, near Beaumont, the White Water river has burst Its banks, and where a railroad embankment once stood there Is now a raging torrent 100 feet wide and thirty feet deep speeding oceanward. 1 At other points between Beaumont and Los Angeles the roadbed has been made unsafe In a number of places. Bridges Warped On the Redlands branch of the Southern Pacific, four bents of the big bridge west of Redlands Junction have been warped out of their places by the flood, and the Redlands bridge east of the city yesterday morning was not considered safe for travel, so that Redlands, since 9 o'clock yesterday morn- Ing, has been practically isolated from train connections. At Loma Linda the water Is running over the tracks. The Golden State limited and trains 7 and No.

9 on the Southern Pacific are held at Beaumont and Indio, waiting for the break In the road at El Cusco to be temporarily repaired that they may pass over. At the Santa Fe headquarters It was given out at 8 o'clock' last night" would have trains running: shortly after midnight, but that the rain continued to fall steadily at Klngman, where the larger washout occurred. Trains from the north were also long delayed, although the rains were hot so heavy as have been reported east of Los Angeles. The Owl, due to arrive In Los Angeles at 8:45 a. was six hours late, owing to a washout between Troplco and Burbank, and when the passengers learned that they were to be detained for an Indefinite time until the track could be repaired, many of them engaged farmers to haul them to the Tropico terminal the Pacific Electric railway and reached Los Angeles some hours earlier by this means.

Water Pouring Over Track At El Casco the White Water river has practically changed its course and Is pouring Its waters like a mill race through the break in the track. The country at this point forms a watershed which drains into the White Water river, which soon after the beginning of the rains began to rise with incredible rapidity. At a turn in the river bed, which the stream follows under natural conditions, the wall of water which rushed down the canyon Thursday night leaped the bank and, carrying with it the roots of trees, stones, sand and underbrush, swept over the Southern Pacific tracks. Tracks Patrolled In anticipation of washouts watchers were patrolling the track. All trains were halted at Beaumont, and on news of the accident being received at Los Angeles, three construction trains were sent out within, an hour of each other to the scene of the accident.

A fourth train was dispatched from Incllo, and since Thursday night a large force of men has been constantly at work in an endeavor to 'construct a temporary bridge. At Beaumont, where trains No. 7 and No. 9 are delayed, and at Indio, where the Golden State limited is held, everything possible is being done for the convenience of the passengers. On the Santa Fe.

near Klngman, torrents of water which came down the Truxton and Crozler canyons have washed away 380 feet of the embankment, and several bridges yesterday afternoon were In danger of going out. Construction trains were sent to the scene from Needles, and It was reported yesterday afternoon at the Los Angeles offices that It might be possible to repair the break within eight hours. Vj East of Bagdad there, was a Becond washout, but of much smaller proportions. This was due to a small cloudbursts on the desert, and the sudden rise of water In several dry streams carried away the bridges. Death of Eastern Centenarian By Annotated MAHANOY CITY.

Feb. TilKlinuin Oniig le la dead at Quakake at the age of 103 years. She spent her life on a farm and was the mother of fourteeo children. LOS ANGELES. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1905.

H. T. HAYS CHARGE NOYES WITH PREJUDICE HAYS AND DISS ON TRIAL IN RIVERSIDE Notable Array of Legal Talent Appears in the Case, E. A. Meserve and' Earl Rogers Representing Former Bankers Special to The Herald.

IUVERSIDE, Feb. Standing room was at a premium when the Hays and Dlss indictment cases were called in the superior court at 11 a. m. today. Judge Taggart of Santa Barbara presided and a notable array of legal talent was lined up before him.

H. T. Hays, the alleged bank wrecker and "grafter," was represented by E. A. Meserve and Earl Rogers of Los Angeles and L.

Gill of Riverside, and District Attorney Evans was assisted by Oscar Lawler, the Los Angeles orator. The before adjournment was taken up with the reading- of the ten indictments. Neither of ts "entered "at this session. The case was called again at 1 p. m.

when pleas of not guilty were entered by both defendants. Attorney Rogers then refused to accept the testimony taken before the grand jury, alleging that it should have been presented when the indictments were read. He then moved to Bet aside, the indictments on the ground of prejudice on the part of the grand jurors; that the grand jury was improperly drawn; that it engaged special attorneys to conduct the prosecution before testimony was taken; that no copy of the testimony taken, was furnished the defendants. The examination of the grand jurors as to their qualification then commenced. Judge Noyes Testifies The feature of the afternoon proceedings was the, testimony offered by Judge Noyes, who was put on the stand by Attorney Earl Rogers to prove that lie packed the grand jury in an attempt to "do" his former friend and political manager H.

T. Hays. "Did you not know that the members of the grand jury were biased and did you not state to members of the grand jury that they had been selected because they were enemies of Hays and enemies of yours?" asked Rogers. To this rather pointed Inquiry Judge Noyes replied that he did this in so many words, but that to members' of the grand jury he had declared that he wanted them to probe to the bottom of the reports of "grafting" by certain supervisors, Inspector Carroll and H. T.

Hays. In prder that no bias might appear In the prosecution In the indictments returned by the 1903 grand jury he had called In judge's from other to try the cases. "I didn't mention myself, because I knew I hadn't done concluded the judge. Several grand jurors were examined, both at the afternoon and evening session, and all declared that they were not prejudiced against Hays, though some were losers through his defalcation from the Orunge Growers' National bank. HERALD'S CIRCULATION iN LOS ANGELES Attention of the public Is called to the fact the circulation of The Herald In the cliy of Los An.

geles it greater than that of the Examiner and second only to that of the Timea. This circulation Is permanent! delivered at the homes and not thrown about as specimen copies or swept into the gutters. The Herald, as the eldest morn. Ing newspaper In Los Angeles, Is more widely read than mest nf Its contemporaries, and Its value as an advertising' medium Is corre. greater.

CRUSADERS STORM PORTALS OF SIN EVANGELISING HOST MARCHES AGAINST SATAN THOUSANDS IN BATTLE ARRAY Revival Army Sweeps Through Sloppy Streets Singing Martial Hymns. Mass Meeting at Theater Christian an army two thousand strong tramped through the muddy streets last night protected from the driving rain by 1 a wavering canopy of umbrellas and to the Inspiring music of martial hymns stormed the strongholds of sin in the slums of Los Angeles, i Following the onslaught upon the ranks of Satan, the evangelizing host gathered at the Grand opera house and there before an audience larger than any ever attracted by the plots of villains who connive at the hero's downfall in the home of melodrama struck a mighty blow at Iniquity in all Its forms. The walls of the theater echoed and re-echoed with the songs of triumph and the story of the Christ and the cross was told to eager, expectant thousands. Visiting evangelists, local ministers, members of the Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, rescue workers and Christian men and women were In line singing songs of Christ and carrying the message of light. Gather for March The regular district meeting was held In the Temple auditorium and at this the representatives from all the other districts began to arrive at 10:30 o'clock.

The evangelists who have had charge of the services In the outlying districts together with their singers took their places by Dr. Chapman and his aides whole throng lifted their hearts In prayer that success might fall upon the parade and midnight meeting. Shortly before 11 o'clock the meeting was dismissed and the began to form In front of the auditorium. They marched In fours headed by the Salvation Army' with a brass Vband. Behind his wife and members of the party.

The other evangelists and ministers followed and then came the main body of the procession. A group of singers directed by Charles Allen and Fred Butler was at the head of the line and other chorus leaders and soloists were so placed as to keep up the singing In the different divisions. Through Streets Down the center of the streets they marched, unmindful of the river unclerfoot or the showers of rain. As they came down Fifth street to Spring the brass band struck up "Onward, Christian Soldiers." The chorus leaders began to sing, and by the time the chorus was reached 2000 voices were swelling forth In one burst of song. Windows went up and heads appeared.

Men lounging In the lobbies of the Spring street hotels left their papers and went out to watch the crusaders. Bartenders left their work and joined the throng on the sidewalks as the army swept by. The procession marched north on Spring street to the changing the' tune now and then as they marched, but always with the words of some gospel hymn on their lips. Saloons Invaded Ahead of the procession there were forerunners, who darted Into saloons and gave the invitation to- the men gathered around the bars, even extending cards to the whlte-aproned bartenders. The cards told of the midnight meeting at the Grand opera house' and invited every one to come.

Women of the Salvation army and Rescue missions darted up dimly ltfthted stairways, on the chance Sliding some one who was waiting for the message which they had to bring. The' tottering old man In the procession who had devoted all the years of hts life to serving God extended a hand to the' youth on the sidewulk and asked him to come along. The sweet-faced woman who had raised a family of her own and had a glad word to cheer some other boy girl, and even the little child In the line, who upon aijy other occasion would have btuih sound jislep In his bed, had his own little tmiile and cheering message. Sometimes it would be the words of M- hymn that had not been heard since boyhood days or a glance or the tone of a voice that would make a mail accept a ticket offered him. He would join the procession and would perhaps find himself singing 1 the words before he knew it.

When the procession reached the Plaza the marching army halted and Itev. William Horace' Day announced that the return trip to the theater would be made. The throng again marched away, to the tune of another gospel hymn, and as they proceeded their numbers grew. Scene at the Theater The marchers reached the Grand opera house just aa the play had ended and the lobby was filled with people (Continued oa Throe.) I EVANGELISTS HEAD CRUSADE AGAINST VICE IN THE SLUMS REV. W.

E. BIEDERWOLF, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISTS WANT TO CONVERT REAL 'MRS. WIGGS' BAND OF THEOLOGUES VISIT "CABBAGE PATCH'; Students From Southern liaptist Seminary to Call on' the Heroine of Well Known Story Special In The Herald. LOUISVILLE, Feb. A squad of ten students from the Southern Baptist tlieologlcal seminary.

will go to every house in the "cabbage patch" tomorroW and ask the' people -what church they belong to, if any, and how many go to Sunday school. They will not overlook the famous "Mrs. Wiggs," notwithstanding the late experience of a charitably disposed woJ man and her who were "soused" with slop for intruding on the privacy of the mistress of the "cabbage patch." Every part of Louisville will be canvassed In this manner. About 50,000 invitations to meetings will be distributed. Mrs.

Wlggs is angry because many visitors are attracted to her cottage by curiosity and usually chases them away. Her reception of the preacherstudents tomorrow Is awaited with interest. DRINKS EXPLOSIVE AND BLOWS UP Special to The Herald. ST. PAUL, Feb.

Peter Eberhart" is supposed to be the name of a farm hand who drank small bottle of nltro-glycerlne on' a wager, froze to death while walking, and today exploded while efforts were being made to thaw him out. He worked for Claude Argonvale near Wheatley, and while in the village yesterday got drunk with' the town marshal, who showed him a bottle of nitro-glycerlne, saying It was taken from a bunk robber. Pete bet he could drink It and never feel injurious effects. He drank It and started lor home. This morning he was found by the roadside, frozen to death and much distorted.

While the body was left In an qutbuildtng near a stove, in which was a roaring lire, the nltro-glycerlne exploded. The building was almost as completely destroyed as were the remains of Pete. One button, a boot heel and a piece of watch chain were found. Nobody else being In the immediate neighborhood when It happened, there were no other casualties. Must Answer Murder Charge Dy AwocluUd I'icHU.

ST. PAUL. Feb. Allen Qoucher. a convict In the Minnesota penitentiary, accused of murder In San Francisco, was released today to a California rtetectlve by the state board of pardons.

Goucher's term would have expired in March. PRICE: DAILY, BY CARRIER, 65 CTS. PER MONTH BOLT STRIKES A PASADENA CHURCH IGNITED BY LIGHTNING, IT BURNS TO GROUND Structure on the Corner of. lowa 'and Washington Streets Bursts Into Flames During the Storm. and Is Destroyed Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Feb. During the sharp thunder soon after 2 o'clock this afternoon lightning struck the North Methodist church and the building burned to the within an hour and a half. George Newman of North Fair Oaks avenue was the first person to see the flames bursting from the tower a few minutes after a crash of thunder had startled people in the vicinity. Hastily calling the fire department and giving the local alarm, he unlocked the church and within a few minutes all of the chairs, pulpit furniture, carpets, china, stoves and piano were taken to neighboring houses. In the haste the piano was dropped and somewhat broken.

By the time the fire engines had made the hard run up the nearly two miles of Fair Oaks avenue, little could be done to save the building. The church was rebuilt two years ago and was valued at $5000, with an Insurance of Rev. J. C. -Elliott Is the pastor.

The church vras located at the corner of lowa and Washington streets. Mercer, 'who lives Just east of the church, thought for i a time that their cottage must be ruined, but the wind, from the east saved as the flames and smoke blew to the WOMAN FATALLY INJURED BY CALF Special to The Herald. MODESTO, Feb. As the result of an attack of a vicious yearling calf, almost In front of her residence In this city I this afternoon, Mrs. Ellen Grayston, aged 78 years, la at.

the point of death. At 2:30 o'clock Mrs. Grayston, who Is one of the pioneer women this county, left her house and started to cross the, street to a when she was attacked by the half grown steer, knocked down, badly bruised and cut by horns. Before she was rescued she had suffered severe internal Injuries and both jawbones were broken. The calf has been teased by children and had acquired a violent disposition.

Its owner will be arrested. 14,000 Belgian Miners Strike By Arawinled i'ram. MONS, Belgium, Feb. About 14,000 coal miners struck today for higher wages. The National congress of miners will meet shortly to discuss a general strike.

DROWNED HEADS STRIVE FOR PEACE GERMANY AND BRITAIN MEET IN CONFERENCE KAISER AND KING COMBINE German Chancellor and British Am. basaador Discuss Propositions Looking to Termination of Present War Bptclal Cable to Tha Herald. LONDON, Feb. There Is high diplomatic authority for the following: statement: On the initiative of the German government an Interview took place Monday at Berlin between Chancellor Yon Buelow and Sir Frank Lascelles, the ambassador, at which the former proposed that efforts be made by Germany and Great Britain secure peace between Russia and Japan. The Informant believes this conference was preceded by an interchange of views by King Edward and the kaiser.

A double motive for this action Is ascribed to the German emperor. One la that he seeks to damage the alliance between France and Russia, and the other Is that he desires to destroy the anti-German feeling In England. JAPANESE OUTNUMBERED But Russians Attacked Under Cir- cumstances of Great Difficulty By Associated Press. GENERAL OKU'S TERS, Jan. 1 30,, noon, via Tlen.Tsln,'.

Feb. 3. (Delayed In Th c. Russian attempt to turn General Oku's I left flank has proved a complete failure. This, it is thought by the Japan-, ese, following on failure of cavalry ralddown the Induce the Russians to "await future the Japanese attack.

The attempt, even with the bombardment of other, portions of the line or ay cavalry movement around the flank, was doomed to failure from the start. The Japanese were at Helkoutal but withdrew their small force from there and allowed the Russians to occupy the positions until they could move over enough men to make Its recapture certain. The reoccupatlon of this' post- tion was cnslly although the loss was heavy. The casualties have" not yet been' reported, but, it, is, believed that they will amount to fully three thousand. Russians had five divisions engaged, at andfiiv that dlrec-' tlon.

They were driven back by: less: than two Japanese Large Forces Engaged Over 100,000 men were engaged in the Russian demonstration against Japanese positions Immediately east of Helkoutai, with a force strong enough to have been successful, as only about; one Japanese division was sent against them. The Russian loss is estimated, at over four thousand, although prisoners say that one regiment was practically annihilated. The Japanese loss is only placed at 200, due to the. fact that they, remained in their trenches while the Russians were forced to cross open ground, solidly frozen, where the construction of shelter trenches was Impossible, The ground being covered with was naturally a great disadvantage to THE DAFS NEWS FORECAST Southern California: Showers Saturday; brisk to high south Maximum temperature yesterday, 64, degrees; minimum, 54 degrees. Storm portals of sin.

In blizzard's grasp. 3 Appear In famous play. A Heavy downpour. Editorial. Busy day In police court.

Classified advertisements. 9 Southern California news. 10 Sports. Markets. 12 Preserve Spanish names.

EASTERN Cold wave movea eaatward and Alloghenlea are In bliizard'a grasp. Juilko Swayne'a attorneya appear In aenate and answer Impeachment charajea. Leprosy queatlon ia dlacuaaed In of representatives FOREIGN i German chancellor and British dor dlacuaa poaaibtlitlea of peace. Conditions In Poland still stormy, with many new strikes In evidence. Dun.

Grlppenburg aaks to be relieved and criticises Kuropatkln. COABT Senator Frank French aasaults Detective Tlcbenor In rotunda of capltol. Superior Judge of Banta Crui county aaka legislature to Investigate obargea against him. Churoh In Pasadena struck by lightning and, destroyed. LOCAL 9k9 Heavy rains destroy direct railway coinmunW-atlon with the Christianising host storms vice In slums of iAta Angeles.

Negro Hill attempta suicide by cutting his throat. BUI providing franchise for street lighting; In this city la pending In legislature. Rainwater eubmerges streets In many parts of city. Mayor MoAleer la atked to lend aaalsU aiif-a to passage of charter amendments. Native against changing name of Buena Vista atreet.

City attorney advises concern- repeal of city fund law..