The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1899, Page 1

Call VOLUME 1 AN FRaNcisco, = EMILE LOUBET ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FRANCE g»»@+ - + . PS * ¢ + ¢ . P + R + PS + k3 + Ps . $ . + L 4 + ¢ * kS * é * 9 . @ + * + ® . . ° DR RO SO SURE S W nig@s and the New York | 3, by James Gondon ARIS, Feb. 18.—For. once prophe- ¢ies made before the event were right. Before - luncheon this morning at Versailles every- body sald M. Loubet was certain to bé elected as successor to M. Felix | In the afternoon he was made sident of the French republic by. majority of seventy ceived 483 out of a po: 3 | As a matter of fact,.it did not need rhuman acuteness to come to the | conclusion that an almost unopposed | candidate might win. the Presidential | M. bet virtually had things is own hands te-day at the Palace of Versailles. With the- exception- of himself, pretty nearly. every prominent public man in France, who under hap- pier circumstaneces might have stood chance ‘of occupying the Palace rsee for a term, has been more or the Dreyfi affair, ot two-edged sword tend and foe alike ! s most serious d that he was wounds Meline, M. Loub . épenly declar not.in the field and promenaded very prominéntly ~ about | the des Tambeaux .his afternoon displaying a voting: bulletin bearing the name of‘ Loubet. | M. Dupuy with touching unanimity also declined to, oppose the President of the Senate “both as a personal friend | and as. a.Républican,” which; as aleyn- fcal Deputy-remarked, was a bit of self- | 'rifice that cost him but little, as his prospects of being elected even had he 1 his hame ‘to-be put forward M opponer for 'the Présidency, were anything bat bright. . | Presumably by wvirtue of article VII | ftution, which states that in cancy by death or frour any 1se-of a v other cause, another President shall be | eleftéd “immediatély’ no spegches are | allowed. As soén then as M. Loubet had-declaréd that the National Assem- ply- was t 1 constituted for the electinr ent of the Repub- | 1ic pr f6r voting were begun. | Some _curios exp: d to know | whether M -would announce. his Gwn election, successful. He was' compélied 0 opén the Assembly. being President of the Senate. As one of the iost witty ‘members: of the French | press observed, it-would be amusing to see. M: Loubet ascend’thé tribune after the. votes had. béen counted and to hear him -gravely. announce: “I have the tionor to:declare that M. Emile Loubet od ‘President of the French re- | and Ne ~added, immediately, | then shake himself by the . this pléasing pros- ized, as after the vot- 1 emptied, M. Loubet degcendéd from the Presidential fan- tenil,- and wihen: the 'Assembly was | cilied :together again: to hear the re- | occubied by M. Frank Chau- | Veay, Vice President of the Senate. | _Alli8 ready. A sort of gigantic pack rds, each.one bearing a single let- | (dphabet, is spread out so as 1ée:downward to one of the officials. | i random and turns it up so hody can:see it. It is letter here-'seems a §ort of fatality abgut -this littlé detail. “Dreyfus” is ing urns had bel Rt e S S e o e e e o e o l/ DU S S S S S S S S S S G ek 2 o e e R e S e e e EMILE LOUBET, RESlDENT OF FRANCE. P A e e = B S R S S R T - S R T e R GaCa SYOSYSRCY 'Y RIOTERS CROWD THE STREETS OF PARIS Threaten a Demonstration Against ‘the President at the Funeral of Faure. PARIS Feb. 1 5:03.p. m. and was Faure.. A great crowd ma,”* “Resign,” and In oppositien to the cr dent raised shouts of sage for th President’s carriage. restraining the mob. appeared. Suddenly vented from to the people. chief of state. who is still not recognize. live a republic of the people.” making many arrests. BEOSROROL - S0 O ROR U R GRORO s howled out in various keys. “Begin with ‘Dreyfus,” for the letter indicates the alphabetical order in which the vot- ing is to begin. Nor does the excitement calm dowh. | On the contrary, it becomes more ir- tense, for almost immediately M. De- roulede’s tall figure is seen approaching the tribune. He mounts the steps then, instead of depositing his vote the urn, he turns toward the assem President Loubet recejved with military honors. mations from the crowds the President proceeded to the Elysee Palace, in order to pay a tribute of respect to the remains of the late President surrounded his carriage with “Vive la armee of “Panama,” the supporters of the Presi- “Vive Loubet.” tion. a detachment of mounted curass The noise was then redoubled and the police had great difficulty in MM. de M. Millevoye waved a tri-color flag above M. de Roulede, while the latter harangued the crowd. He said: ing at the Versailies election. I rejoice at this manifestation, but to-day we cannot go to the Elysee. and spit upon one whom we have no wish to recognize as We must allow to rest in peace, such as it is, the man lying there and return home. not fail to attend the funeral ceremony. lowers of the coffin the judges of the criminal section of the Court of Cassation and the base Deputies who elected this President whom we do You know your duty. Down with this republic and long The street demonstrations were renewed at midnight. can guard, mounted and on foot, took up their station at the corner of the Boulevard and the Rue Drouot. and | His intention is manifestly to address | Senators, but M. for the first the Loubet time. reminds M. Deroulede that he cannot speak when once voting has begun. M. Deputles ang is mot presiding Deroulede turns to M. Loubet and | shouts out something, but what it was it is jmpossible to hear. The uproar is deafening. Vive la France!” “Vive la patrie!” rive Deroulede!” “Vive la repub- lique!” rise together in a mighty swell of clamor. M. Loubet's gong is ringing madly. Ushers try'to induce M. Deroulede to leave the tribune. He refuses with an impatient gesture. Again he turns to the President of the Assembly; again he thunders something, wildly gesticu- lating. Then, &s another effort is made to get him on to the floor of the house, again he puts |\ his hand to his hip pocket. As a thrill of excitement ran He rises to his feet and sternly | arrived here frem Versallles at Amid renewed accla- cries of “Pana- At this stage of the demonstra- rs appeared and cleared a pas- ORONRT RURONOROROE Roulede, Millevoye and Habert 53 “Listen now to what I was pre- The President belongs But on Thursday we shall You will find amgng the fol- The Republi- The police scattered the crowd, ORORHRO KOBORARONOLY RO BOTORROOOTE OSSO0 NR ORONROR ssmsoszuzsug;ossoziom@osmsfi like electricity through the entire as- sembly and public it seemed certain that shooting was going to begin. Afterward all sorts of rumors were aficat. Some said M. Deroulede really had a revolver. Others say he was only feeling for his handkerchief, while still others hold that he was trying to pull out his tri-colored scarf, which Deputies are provided with, as it were, to guarantee their authenticity. What- ever may have been the real motive of M. Deroulede’s movement it created a sensation. But the Incident was at an end, for he left the tribune, still “talking back” at the President to the great satisfac- tion of the big group of friends who greeted him at the foot of the little staircase with noisy applause and con- gratulations. Hardly had this little scene been concluded when another was provoked by the appearance of M. Drumont's well-known form in the place which.M. Deroulede had left. It was a case of one down, the other up. M. Drumont was welcomed by shouts from his partisans of “‘A bas les juifs.” He turned toward the house and spoke a phrase before leaving the tribune. The cries of the anti-Semitic party continued. However, they were an- swered this time from the press gal- Continued on Seventh Page. EAO+040404040404 0404040404040+ O +04040+0+0 R ULGARIA ISLOSTIN A URRICANE One More Tale of Horror Comes From the Sea. beating violently from side to port side. Bulgaria, but were unable to weather prevailing. ruary 6. that everything was quiet on panic, while every one wore a BREMEN, Feb. 18.—The British steamer Koordistan, Captain Simpson, from Savannah January 7 for this port, has arrived here and reports that on February 35, in latitude 41 north and longitude 44 west, she sighted the Hamburg- American line steamer Bulgaria, which was signaling that she was in want of immediate assistance and sinking. The British oil tank steamer Weehawken and another steamer were standing by the Bulgaria at the time. steering gear of the latter was hroken, and her rudder was heavy list to port, her deck being level with the water onthe Her port boats had been carried away. The boats of the Koordistan vainly tried to reach the The Koordistan stood beside the dis- abled vessel for twenty-eight hours, but lost sight of her dur- ing a hurricane, which was accompanied by hail, on Feb- It was evident to those on board the Koordistan that the machinery of the Bulgaria was disabled, but they added The side. The Bulgaria also had a do so owing to the heavy board her and there was no lifebelt. AV E, HUNTER FATALLY SHOT Wounded by a Bill Col- lector. BLOWS REPAID WITH LEAD THREE BULLETS FIND THEIR MARK. | Los Angeles Attorney Canes a Man ‘Who Dunpned Him, and in Return Receives Mortal ‘Wounds. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES Feb. 18.—Jay E. Hunter, one of the best known attor- neys of Los Angeles, a prominent soci- ety man and a leading member of the California Club, was fatally shot be- tween 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon by William Alford. The shooting took place in Hunter's office at 437 Stimson block. A few weeks ago William Alford. who is a pattern maker in the employ of | Llewellyn Bros,, obtained a small judg- ment against Hunter. whether Alford was trying to colleet the judgment, but it is supposed he went to Hunter's office for that pur- pose. Hunter evidently became angry at| being dunned for the small amount and attacked Alford with his big silver- headed mahogany cane, the head of which weighs three pounds. With one | blow of the cane he felled Alford to the floor. Quick as a flash Alford whipped out his revolver and fired four shots at Hunter, who was standing above him in a threatening attitude. One of the shots plerced Hunter’'s abdomen, in- flicting a fatal wound. Hunter rushed from his room to es- cape any further shots that the now frenzied man might fire. He fled across the hallway to the office of Borden & Carhardt and first met F. A. Stephen- son, who occupies an office with Bor- den & Carhardt. Hunter burst into the room, followed closely by the en- raged Alford, who had murder in his heart and seemed determined to kill, if possible, the unfortunate lawyer. Stephenson took in the situation, grabbed Alford and took the smoking revolver from him. his utmost to get a final shot at Hunter. The shooting attracted the attention of many persons in the building, who rushed to see what had happened. Of- ficers took Ailfor’ into custody. ambulance took Hurter to the Califor- nia Hospital, where he is now resting. There is little question that the trou ble had arisen between Alford and Hunter about the judgment On thc floor of Hunter’'s office a pamphlet, covered by blood, was found. It reads as follows: For sale—A small judgment against Jay E. Hunter in Justice Morrison's court- zoom. Alford was bleeding profusely when he reached the police station. Blood oozed from a wound in his scalp, in- flicted by Hunter’s big mahogany cane. | Alford was composed, and when asked for his statement calmly replied: “T absolutely refuse to discuss the matter.” 3 An operation has been performed on Hunter. The physicians fina oue vulic. pierced the abdomen below the navei, one entered above the right groin and another tore the flesh from the left thigh. The viscera was cut five time: This has been cut apart and sewad i the hope of saving the victim. But lit- tle hope is entertained for Hunter’s re- covery. — MME. DUSE TO APPEAR IN SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK, Feb. 18—In addition to ~ [ e O e S 3 B 24 K s, + * L e o L s It is not known | Alford was trying | An ! the coming of Sir Henry Irving to America | next autumn, the season is to have an- other dramatic feature in the reappear- ance here of Mme. Eleonore Duse. It was rumored that the serious state of her | health would prevent her again being seen | on the local stage, and even that her pro- | fessional carcer was about closing, possi- bly forever. But tne distinguished Ttalian | actress has been fully restored to health, and after a consultation with those inter- | ested in her affairs it has been settled | that she is to appear in New York next October. The tour will open in New York, | months and extend as far as San | where Mme. Duse will play four weeks. PACT BETWEFN REED AND HUNTINGTON It Is Asserted That the Speaker Has Boasted He Will Kill All Ad- ministration Measures. NEW YORK, Feb. 18—A Washington special to the Journal says: The explana- tion of the pact between Collis P. Hunt- ington and Speaker Thomas B. Reed, whereby the latter is to kill the Nicar- agna canal project and in return Hunting- ton is to deliver 132 delegates to Reed in the next Republican national convention, was read with much interest in official circles. Friends of the who have hitherto decried to gossip re- garding Reed’s efforts to pull down Mec- Kinley and elevate himself admitted the truth of the stories. Reed, who of late has grown incautious, declared at a recent dinner, according to reliable information, that he would kill every administration bill coming before him. He denounced expansion, army re- organization and the campalgn in the Philippines, While his views were gen- erally known, it was the first direct threat he had made, and his familiars bruited it about until it has come to ad- | ministration ears. | From now until Congress closes Reed { may be expected to fight every bill which the executive Indorsement. The ad- rinistration s to be harassed at every turn with all the power and influence which, as Czar of the House, he is_able | to_muster. In this way | hopes to convince his friend Huntington, and through him the trusts. that their Salvation lies in his (Reed’s) political | elevation. 85 HINTON A SHREWD | ORGAN GRINDER | | | Herald. Copyrighted, 1893, by James Gordon Bennett. LONDON, Feb. 18.—Viscount Hinton o argan gzrinder. has no small amount | of humor in him and not a little shrewd- ' ness. When he started his agitation for the Poulet peerage he got column after column about himself into the papers, and public sentiment, at least that of the masses, ran entirely with him. Now no- body knows what he is doing nor where ae is. He is not at South Sea, where he | went to rest and escape press correspond- | ‘nts. ‘He is not at Old House in Penton- ville, which, by the way, has been re- hristéened by the more aristocratic name >f Osborne Mansions. The only information the viscount has yermitted to be published during the last veek is that he has had_letters from vealthy gentlemen in the United States nd Canada, and even one from a Rus- dan_gentleman in St. Petersburg, offer- ng funds to fight his clatm. But the at- empts of press men, who have tried to iscertain whether he is to accept of | these funds and when he will commence | ‘he fight in earnest, have proved use- ess. found. H4O4+O4+04040+ O+ 040404040404 0+ 040404 04040404+H administration | Speaker Reed | ipecial Cable to The Call and the New ¥ork | FEBRUARY 19, 1899—THIRTY-TWO PAGES | | | : B R S O D B R ARCAS S | The viscount is not here to be“ PRICE FIVE CENT HAD HER PICTLIRES IN HIS OVERCOAT POCKET Mrs. Juanita Coad Named as Co- respondent in the Sensational Brown Divorce Suit. Famous “Endman” of the Lady Minstrels Canses Trouble in the Home of Prominent Petaluma Residents—Spicy and Indelicate Morsels for the RS. JUANITA COAD, the well- known amateur singer and “‘end- man” of the famed ‘female | minstrel organization,” has been | named as co-respondent ina -sen- | sational suit that is| about to startle the aristocratic circles of conservative Petaluma. The parties to the suit are John McAllen | Brown and Ella Button Brown.” The wife in her complaint charges infidelity, cruelty, failure to provide and desertion, and prays the court to dissolve the union she bears. The suit was filed secretly, and Peta- luma is in blissful ignorance of the many | well-spiced morsels the hearing, which is | set for the 23d, will bring forth. | | | | that binds her to the man whose nz\me% | | Juanita Coad, who is cast for the star feminine part in the sensational suit, is well and favorably known to all frequent- | ers of popular ‘entertainments” and charity fetes. Mrs. Coad sings and pla and can with equal dexterity twirl the tambourine or rattle the bones on the ond seat of a minstrel show. She has seen prominently identified with the many literary and musical affairs that the Native Daughters have given from time to time, and has always been a generous contributor to all entertainments planned in the cause of charity. The Browns are among the best known people in Petaluma. Mr. Brown, familiar- ly known to his intimates as ‘‘Doc” z % D R R SR I SRS JUANITA COAD on Dress Costume With Her Friend “*Doc’’ Brown:. Bacs? SECE SR SRCRN Secon SRCE SCAS SRci SO e o toie ool 4%@‘&—@* *-S-0 Trial. T have kept a diary in which the events of each day are carefully noted and which ill assist me greatly in fixing dates in regard to anything I may be called upon to explain.” ¥ ‘According to the diary M Brown on the 26th of June, 157. She was introddced to him by a mutual friend, Miss Tillie Grundel. She continued to e Brown almost daily and by the lith day of August Mrs. Coad and Mr. Brown had planned the camping party that is te be one of the sensational features of the suit. .In those d s. Coad was living apart’ from her and made residence with her moth Mrs. U. C. Smith, at 1108 Powell s A “‘The camping party the greatest stake of my career. aid Mrs. Coad, ind if it brings me trouble I frankly ad- mit that I deserve it all. ‘Doc’ Brown had planned the party, which was to con- sist of four ladi and four gentlemen. One one the ladies dropped out until Miss Grundel and myself remained. Then 1 told ‘Doc’ it would be impossible for me to go. ‘Why, little girl, he said, ‘L will take as good care of you as though your mother was along.” I was all pre- pared for the trip, and I hated to give it up. So when my mother asked me if the other ladies were going I told her an un< truth, and said that they were. “We left for Camp Arena on August 14 and returned to town September 9. A week after our return ‘Doc’ was taken ill, and as the club at which he was stop- ping afforded him no comforts I proposed that he rent a room at my mother's home. He came to live with us during the second week in September and remained as-a roomer until July, 138. During July I had some trouble with my sister, and .my father, siding with her. struck me, therefore packed my things and left home." s vt It was during Mrs. Coad’s absence from the family home that Mrs. Brown came to town and found Mrs. Coad's picture in her husband’s overcoat pocket and her little son’s portrait in the room: that had been occupied by the fair Juanita. The picture episode is neatly accounted for by Mrs. Coad. - “] went out one evening with ‘Doc’ Brown and & friend returned me two plc- tures that [ had let her have for the newspapers, They wanted to publish my ortrait in relation to some charity af- alr. 1 had no pocket. ‘Doc’ had. -So .L gave my picture to him to keep for me. s to the plcture of his little boy, it hap- pened this way. One day ‘Doch was very despondent and told me to take the pie- ture of his little boy away, as it remind- ed him of home and all the misery there. ‘If you don’t take it away I will kill mf’« self,’ he said. So I took it and put-it in the most natural place in the world—my room.” % Coad- mét t L e e e I L S S S S I S Sy S ® Parade and in Camping Brown, is the son of the late capitalist, Mac_Brown, and the wife belongs to the old Button family, also prominent in the social and commercial life of the town-| ship. The unhappy couple have been mar- ' ried for seven years, and a little son, Al- len. aged 5 vears, is the sole result of the | unfon. According to the wife, the first three years of the marriage were ideally | happy ones. Then the husband's love | began slowly but surely to wane and fre- quent business trips to this city were found to be urgent and necessary. Mrs. Brown declares she has no harsh feelings toward the woman who has wrecked her | conjugal happiness, and only waxes wroth when she tells how she “found the picture of her little son in the room of her hus- | band’'s mistress.” | Mrs. Coad, on the other hand. has no| charitable feelings straying in the direc- | tion of the lady from Petaluma. She | threatens to bring suit for damages and | to make Mrs. Brown prove every word | she may utter to her (Mrs. Coad’s) disad- vantage. The fair amateur singer's person and manner plainly show that she is not a woman to be trifled with. Though petite and dainty, with winning manners and leasant smile, she has a way of setting fler teeth and knotting her brows. while her black eyes flash in a manner that bodes all sorts of danger to_the one who | mistakingly crosses the Coad path. Mrs, Coad is about 25 vears of age and has been wedded for more than seven years to a man who must be at least forty Years her senior. She wears the golden | badge of her plighted troth on her thumb, | and addresses her lord and master as | “Duckle” and “Dear. | TLat, however, is as far as the outward | form of Juanita's affection goes. The querulous . interrogations of the aged spouse are treated with a healthy deter- mined “That is my affair. I will explain | to_you later,” Mrs. Code has religiously kept a diary, in which she has carefully noted every circumstance of her life during the past four years. This the lady regards as a most fortunate circumstance and expects with the aid of this precious document to be able to refute any and all the charges Mrs. Brown may bring against her. Mrs. Coad spoke freely of her reiations with “Doc” Brown and expressed no sur- prise that she should be named as co- resi;ondent in the divorce suit. “I've been expecting it,” she said, “but am prepared and am not afraid of any- hing Mrs. Brown may say against me. | gay, Mrs. Coad, now reconciled with her ag spouse, is living with him at 1034 Wash. ington street. g : Another phase of the suit that will proh- ably develop interestingly is the financial accounting Mrs. Brown will demand. Brown inherited one-seventh of his fath- er's estate, $20,000. His family now hold notes for §13,000 against him, and ‘this Mrs. Brown wants explained.. At.present the recalcitrant spouse is recuperating in Winnemucca, Nev. g = The marriage which is now about to be wrecked upon the cruel shoals of divorce was a notable event in the history of -Pet- aluma’s society affairs. The young couple were popularly known from one end of Sonoma County to the other and they were looked upon to maintain. the social dignity with which their people had blessed them. ~ After several _years of connubial . feliclty “Doc” Brown began to exhibit a disre- %{ard for his young and handsome. wife. is one great object seemed to be to keep his wife In the dark in all matters concerning his financial = affairs. He began to make repeated trips to . city, staying away for days at On returning he always had an to appease the suspicions of Brown. The months ~Mrs, dragged -on and the mystery of *“Doc’’ Brown's financial affairs deepened with his increasing tendency to make prolonoed visits® to the city. According to Mrs. Brown, househoid bills kept pouring in on her'and her husband made little effort: to -liqui~ date them. Mrs. Brown's affection for her husband waned, and in her despair ‘she wrung the remaining love for hl!i\_'fl‘fi!'n‘ s her heart. allowed her suspicions o infidelity their full scope and set about gather evidence of his unfaithfulnes! The heartbroken woman who. seven years ago was Miss Ella Button,. yournsg, educated and ravishingly bea OF~ ful. ' had all Petaluma’s young: mén wor: - shiping at the shrine of her beauty popularity. R ‘o-day she is careworn from -her sad.. experience, but a mellow sweetnegs' still gleams in her beautiful eyes and lingets * in her musical tones, living rel asg.it were, of happy girlhood days. In_the. dark despair of her matrimonial troubles:: she sees one bearhing beacon to.light her. ure pathway. s kit % been broken, but I still - life has hn\'eym boy Allan to live for, and God. will give to.the grant that in him I Continued on Third Page’ P