The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1900, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1900. MURDER CLAIMS TWO MORE VICTIMS IN HIGHBINDER WAR IN CHINATOWN Two Pork Merchants Shot to Death While Opening Their Store. Five Chinese Assassins Boldly Make an Early Morning Assault, Fire a Fusillade of Bul.ets and Escape. | the crimes e C wo lives ye: added to the long blood follows: terday is far from a Dec.17... Dec, 28 Jan. 8.... Jan 1B.... Feb. 28.. March B. March B. ..Wong ..Wong Jon.7Z..:;, March B.......Leong O HOHOA-OOHO +OHOHOO- OO OO+ OO0 OHOH-O | WO members of the Sam Yup So- were shot and killed by Suey clety S Tong highbinders at an early yesterday morning. A third ow resting on a oot in the City Receiving Hospital was also struck by bullets fired in the fusiilade but will re- cover. The Sam Yups, both of whom were respectable merchants and prom- inent in tong circles, fell victims in the crusade of lawlessness that the Suey Sing g. angered by recent defeats, might in blood on the Wal Ting Tons, is ramification of the society t0 he dead men belonged. atest victims of the Chinese society n and Pon Kue, partners e pork business on the southwest cor- £ Jackson street and Fish alley. The . goes under the firm name of Tuck, & Cc the members of which are Sam Yup Soclety. Five y of the crime, and nony apprehended by the po- Aundacity of the Deed. disregard for the law and hadow of fear for the police five in number, entered of Low Son and Pon Kue at 650 g. The visit was timed mapped out to a nicety. At sck war were Low So: al ese are guilt ¥ mc e work on and off their beats. special watchman, § : : | RECORD OF BLOOD. ) EVEN dead and four serfously wounded is the record of the highbinders »r the past three months. During that time one war has been fought and In each instance of lawlessness the perpetrators of ped and have never been captured. The trouble which death list before peace can be again restored. The roll of KILLED. ..Hom Teong. Hop SingTong ...Gee Ah Woy Chin Ah Sue.....Suey Sing ...Low Son...........5Sam Yup Fonitye. (oo i WOUNDED. ..Fan Chat...Hop Sing Tong Jan.16.........Tom Gum..Ping KongTong March 4......Jue Hok...Suey Sing Tong | | 3 | atown is rid of policemen, | OO0 | | % settlement, and more victims will be Chong......: ... Tailory “« “«“ “« Yuen « “«@ “ “« “« Chew ..Sam Yup | , time was thus ripe for the deadly deed of the highbinders. | | | | was barred by a door, but this was beaten | witnesses to the crime and to the first | | Busy with the preparations of the day’s | opening Low Son and Pon Kue were or- | dering and arranging their stock of meats and vegetables when a band of five Celes- tials, all young men, entered the store. No words were wasted nor was any time lost. As soon as the highbinders were within the doors they drew their weapons and began a fusillade. Pon Kue, who was at the time burdened with a pack of fish which he was carrying toward the front of the store, was the first live mark for the highbinders. Two shots were fired into his body and he dropped in his tracks. The murderers next turned their atten- tion to Low He was fairly riddled Son. of_another. ,:f""i%“zr' Sings, with ogds agatnst S SCENE OF THE SHOOTING THAT ENDED IN A DOUBLE ¢ venge. aze | g)eixs'tadve%:n;‘l}‘:?ggp f;rfi}n:whgg Tue MURDER. V] lay tl e e ke aotion Jand: sent their | @5 —+0—-0+690+6+0 40+ 640+ +0+0+0+5+00@ with bullets, five shots having been fired | into him before the murderers looked for other game. There was a scattering of the other em- ployes at this juncture, but all dii not escape. Leong Chew, while attempting to cover himself behind a bulwark of was shot in the leg. Another Mongolian who was In the act of sweeping, nearly recelved the room ha: let. The shots made a rattling fire and brought a crowd on the streets, who col lected about the store just in time to _see the murderers make their escape. With their smoking weapons in their hands the | the Sam Yup Society simply because the beet, | | tions between the See Yups and Sam Yups. "%utsnng dose of lead.” for | ndle was perforated with a | | sanizations, against the Suey Sings, which | highbinders ran down Jackson street and | disappeared in the lodging-house No. 615. Two of them were afterward seen to have emerged from 609, a few doors below. Devious Escape Necessary. 000 ROUTE BY WAICR MURDEKERS FLED [ R e e e o e o 2 the Suey Sing highbinder, on Sunday night, the escape was not made according to the strict letter of a previously pre- pared plan. Darting up the narrow, dingy stairway at 615 Jackscn street the mur- derers met an obstacle in_their way at the opening of the roof. Exit that way down and the Chinese assassins scattered through the adjoining bulidings, entrance to which having been secured by open- ings in the roofs. There are several white part of the course the murders took in their escape. The murder of Low Son and Pon Kue is likely to cause further complications to arise in the highbinder war. The two men, it is said, were not members of any tong engaged in the present trouble, but belonged to the Sam Yup Society, which | is in the main composed of merchants. The Wai Ting Tong, one of the tongs ar- rayed_against the Suey Sings, is also a Sam Yup ramification, and at its door is laid the responsibility of the recent slay- ing of one Suey Sing man and the injuring G940+ 0 490+ 0+-000-+0 DR Sk hatchetmen forth. They feared to meet the members of the Wal Ting Tong, all of whom are recognized fighters, and picked inoffensive merchants, determined to gall Should the See Yups and Sam Yups com- | mence warfare two branches of the former { would have to joln with the latter to ac- complish the purposes of the war and it is hardl¥| probable that they would take | any such action. The Wal Ting Tong is the only branch | Chief of Police Sulllvan was much ln-l of the Sam Yups engaged in the war and | censed when he learned of yesterday’s this tong is banded with the Sin Sue Ying | crimes. He determined to place four ex- | and the Hop Sing tongs, both See Yup or- | tra pelicemen in Chinatown | ¥ highbinders for weapons and to take ac- | is also a See Yup tong. At the present | tlon which would lead to the arrest and time_sentiment in Chinatown is against | deportation of recoguized highbinders. He the Suey Sings and every assistance will | also urged that action be taken in Wash- be given in crushing them out of exist- |ington, and at his instigation the Six Com- Wai Tings were counted on its roll call. There is little likelihood of complies ence forever. Even the See Yup Society, | panies held a meeting last night, ‘which two branches of which are already fl§h¥- lnfi them, would gladly welcome the day | when the Sueys will cease to exist, as their high-handed record of lawlessness | | was attended by the hinese Consul, and considered a course which would lead to a cessatiori of hostilitles. The old schema, of appointing Chinese detectives, whose ?—0—04—0~0-0+0—0—0+0M Y, ! {afm:u LTI 'iw,} I often proved ineffective, was resorted to, and to-day eight Chinese sleuths will as- sist the officers. The Sam Yups, who largely compose the Stx Companies, had the z\dnlillnnalpgewa.rd for murderers who operate in business houses raised from $300 to $500. A proposi- ‘tion was also made to reward witnesses in murder trials so that they can take their flight from the city at the close of the cases and escape the heathen vengeance | which would otherwise be visited upon | them. Further trouble is anticipated at an time. It is sald that the Wal Ting Tnn§ men may pursue the same tactics resort- ed to by the Suey Sings yesterday and commence the slaughter of mercKamx. members of rival organizations. The great desire which has possessed Chinatown to SANTA FE SEE KING AN ENTRANCE TO OAKLAND Significance of an Application for a Fran- chise in Contra Costa. A. S. Macdonald and William G. Henshaw Back of the Scheme to Build an Electric Railroad to Point Richmond. FRANCHISE was applied for yes- terday from the Board of Super of Contra Costa County at 2, in the name of two of the most prominent financiers and pro- moters of Oakland, that may mean the entrance of the Atchison, Topeka and Railroad into Oakland, and ainly means a connection be- he present terminus of that road Richmond and that city. The of the application are A. S. Mac- a well-known young promoter donald, “‘u?‘!\&t done much advance work for the Raflroad, and Willlam G. Hen- Santa Fe i . shaw, president the Union Savings Bank and ope of the leading bankers of he petitioners ask for a fran- electric railroad to run from line between Alameda and ta counties, out San Pablo ave- nue to a point about a mile this side of ihe town of San Pablo, thence turning y westward, crossing the present ne of the Southern racific Com- retl’s station; thence continu- ra C Co! abrupt main line pany at Bari ing down to Point Richmond, curving ground Point Richmond and the Potrero of S Pablo, making a loup around the Potrero and runmug uown on Point Rich- mond 1self; Pablo avenue and out Lo the town of Ban Pablo, vne mile beyond. Eight Miles in Length. The terms ones emboaied in Such documents and it s Lo Cover every mouve POWer ex- call. it is apbout eght miles in fengih ana literally begins nowhere and enos nowhere. Une loose end flutters off 1ne wing at the Alameda County line, and the other winds up at the old Lown or san Paolo, which was left on a side rack Jears ago by the Southern Paciic Com- pany. ne application was referred to the usual commi itiee to-day and ordered ad- veriised in accordance with law, so is mas cep i Wil be some weeks before a Snal hearing can be had upon it So much for the franchise and the ac- ton upon it, but it is not so much the document as it is the men and the motive behind it that makes it of interest. Wil- llam G. Henshaw is interested in a great many enterprises in Oakland, but they have all been of 4 commercial or manu- facturing nature, and he has never dab- bied in raflroad schemes and railroad pro- motion. He is one of the solid men of Oak- Jand and is undoubtedly able to construct | guch 2 line as is proposed by this fran- chise should he so wish. But it is not thought that Mr. Henshaw would take a fiyer in electric rafiroad buflding unless her emphasized by the fact that Mr. Hen: mething to do with the franchise pro- which was launched at Martinez to- Looks Like the Banta Fe. 801 It is more particularly the connection of A. 8. Macdonald with the scheme, how- ever, that makes it seem & Banta Fe af- tnence runmng back to San | s of the tranchise are the usual | knew what he was doing. This idea is aw is now in New York, and it is believed that his visit to that city has | fair. Mr. Macdonald is the man who, more than any one else, located for the Valley | Rallroad Iits present line through Franklin Canyon and who_secured for the road its rights of way to Point Richmond. He was intimately conn?‘(sd with the securing of Point Richmond as a terminus for the line and did most of the actual work of securing rights. Jands and property all the way from Antioch. When, therefore, Mr. Macdonald applies for & railroad franchise, no matter of what kind, it is impossible not to associate the mové with his former line of operations and believe that it is some kind of a con- necton for the Santa Fe system and its Valley Rallroad terminus. The proposed line of the road is regard- | ed as the clearest indication that it has something to do with connecting the end of the Valley Railroad at Point Richmond with Oakland. The business between San Pablo and Ozkland will not warrant the construction of an electric railroad and it means that this line will connect the | | population on this side of the bay with | the terminus of the Valley Raliroad at Point Richmond. But whether this new line is merely a private enterprise or has some direct con- | nection with the terminal plans of the | Banta Fe system no one is willing to say. | Mr. Macdonald was seen at his home in | Oakland last night and said: | ‘Will Build Into Alameda. “William G. Henshaw and myself have applied for a franchise from the Contra Costa County Supervisors for an electric raflroad from the Alameda County line to San Pablo with a loup around the Po- trero of San Pablo and touching Point | Richmond. The application has taken the usual preliminary course and has not yet been granted. As for the line stopping at the boundary between Alameda and Con- tra Costa courties it is obvious that it will not do so. We merely applied to the Contra Costa Supervisors before n.fi]zly- lni to the Alameda County Supervisors. When the Contra Costa anchise has been granted then we will apply for the end that will be within this county. As for the road, It will be constructed just as soon as the franchises are secured an it will connect Oakland with Point Rich- mond and San Pablo, running along Ban Pablo avenue.” When Mr, Macdonald was questioned about what the new road represented. or what was behind it, or whether it was an entrance into Oakland for the Santa Fe system, he cheerfully and carefully evaded | & direct answer. | Arranged in New York. | The indications are that this franchise was arranged for before Mr. Henshuw went East, and that it was to be applied | for in Martinez as soon as Mr. Henshaw | completed the arrangements in New York. These arrangements have evidently beeu completed and the application made upon telegraphic advices from the East. That it is a legitimate scheme there can be not the slightest doubt from the character of the two men making the applic: ‘That it may be a Santa Fe terminal scheme !sorb the Oakland, San Le: | about the bay, | independent line in Oakland. All of the | others are controlled either b “The Antiquarian,” by Max Galsser, | which brought $76; “Awkward Assist- ance,” by E. Zampighl, brought $430; same connection. This offers vast Dros-’ pects for speculation and gurmise. Tt is said that a vast electric raflroad al system is contemplated i and about Oak. land, of which land from the north, and that it will ab- andro and Hay- wards electric rallroad for egress to the south and into the Alameda and Santa Clara valleys. There have been a number of large transfers of stock of the Hay- wards road lately, which might mean this and might mean nothing. This stock has been held almost exclusively by A. L. Stone and his brother, Egbert Stone, and the Meek family of San Lorenzo, and there have been few sales until lately. A. S. Macdonald and.A. L. Stone ‘are warm personal friends, and this lends ad- ditlonal importance to the electric road plan which is mentioned in connection with the extension of the Santa Fe system Such a system would con- trol not only Oakland, but every town on the coast side of the Contra Costa hills. In addition the Haywards line s the only the South- ern Pacific Company or the Oakland Transit Company. VALUABLE PAINTINGS . SOLD TO ART LOVERS The first night’s sale of the Gump col- lection of European art treasures opened in Native Sons’ Hall last evening and be- fore two hours had elapsed fifty paintings by the best artists of the day were dis- posed of at auction for $18,000. The hall was so crowded with prospective pur- chasers and art connisseurs that the gal- lery had to be thrown open to accommo- date the spectators. Society was repre- sented in large numbers and the bidding on the paintings were lively. Among the painting disposed of wers “Madonna and Child,” by Charles Seifert, 75; ‘‘Amateur Orchestra,” by A. Zoppi, $240; “Cajolery,” by H. Buckner, $85; “The Duet,” by Caesar Dettit, $630; *‘Wander- ing Musiclan of Calabria,” $30; ““Old but Ardent,” by Jean Magni, $360; *“The Or- phans.* by Adolph Eberle, $678 Arriving at Bis zerges, thage,” by Charles Le Brun, $1100. Among the prominent purchasers at the sale were: Leon Bloss, Mrs. Greenwald, E. B. Walker of Minneapolis, Adolph Mack, Morris Meyerfeldt, Miss Mangels and many others. —_———— Wedding invitations, visiting cards, Koh-i-noor penecil Waterman fountain pens, pocket knives and everything use- ful in the stationery line. Best goods and best prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Mar- ket street. ¥ . —_—— It Was Another Hamilto: Milton S. Hamilton, an attorney at law in the office of Rodgers, Paterson & Slack, was an ‘object of no little concern ye: terday. On Sunday night a man named Hamilton, while trying to save &n aged man from the clutches of a robber, was knocked down bi the ruffian, whose fist was armed with brass knuckies. The vic- tim was badly bruised, and in telling the story of the assault led his hearers to believe that he was connected with the law firm named. " Milton 8. Hamilton, who is the only Hamilton in this firm, was with his wife, however, when the other Ha‘;n:'non w-ks |:| l:he hands 3! the thug, and he was kept busy yesterda: e ing this fact lg his {rl{nd& bt —_————— Jesse Moore “AA" whiskey is called for everywhere. It is the drink of the pecple. Midday Religious Services. Noonday religicus services “were held yesterday in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce by the Brotherhood of St. An- drew. These meetings will be held every day until Easter. The purpose is to give the business men in that part of the clty an opportunity to break away from mat- >ow oyed by ihe pork | While the murder was undoubtedly | during the past few years has brought | business it is to accompany the police and | wipe out of ext ey sust Jefs the etore. ‘The | planned after the shooting of Yue Hok, | ruin o ‘everybody assoclated with them. | point out highbinders, and which has 80 | Indleate that o spesiar ooy Sanoud | is belleved that this Henshaw-Macdonald was called ref: t 7 road will furnish the entrance into Oak- mains until he ‘;}‘l:!” r‘;cgl’:go::m%fentfilg. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE T0 BE CONVENED Chairman MoLaughlin De- cides to Issue a Call for a Meeting. Will First Ascertain the Wishes of the City and County Members Before Fixing the Date. ————— Major Frank McLaughlin has decided to call a general meeting of the Republi- can State Central Committee in due time. | Before naming the day and hour of the | meeting he will consult the convenience of city and country members, and when the time is fixed will take pleasure in no- titying the press. It is thought that the meeting will be held about the middle of | the present month. The convention to | send delegates -to the national convention at Philadelphia must be held by the mid- dle of Mnr. Ample time should be given | for the selection of delegates to the State | convention. It is important that the State Central Committee shall designate at an early day the time and place of holding the Btate convention. Sacramento, Stockton. San Jose, Oakland, Santa Cruz and other citles should be notifled at once when the State Central Committee will mest, so that claims for the honor of entertaining the delefgntes to_the State convention may be put forward by each city. For tan, freckies and blackheads Anyvo Theatrical Cold Cream has no equal, * ——————— REFUSED A ROOM AND STOLE SOME CARPETS James Ryan and Amadio McGarry Arrested on a Charge of Burglary. James Ryan, a laborer, and Amadio McGarry, an artist, were arrested late yesterday afternoon by Police Officer Jack Tillman and charged with burglary. Ryan and McGarry, accompanied by a third man, who has not yet been apprehended, visited a lodging house at 224 Fourteenth street, and arousing the landlady, said they wanted to rent apartments. pect- ing that they intended to do some mis- chief, the mistress of the house told them that all the rooms were occupied, and or- dered them to leave. One of the men, meeting a Japanese servant in the hall- way, vromfltly knocked him down, and calling to his companions, told them to beat a hasty retreat. A short time afterward the trio returned to the house, and breaking in the base- ment, stole four rolls of carpet. The landlady discovered them in the act, and as they started to run she quickly sum- moned Officer Tillman, who was only a short distance away. Tiliman followed the trio. and after a short chase he captured Ryan and Mec- Garry. Thelr cowcnlon escaped, but as he is known, he- will in all probability be arrested to-day. The stolen carpet was recovered and were booked as evidence against the men. ters relnting to commerce and trade and turn their thoughts to sacred subjects. At the meeting yesterday !-heé: ‘was plenty of music and singing, and the address was delivered by the . F. W. Clampett, D, D., rector of Trinity Church and recently of Baltimore, Md. The attendance was a8 is the first move. It not.l.l A Pitiful Case of Destitution. A pitiful case of destitution, which may call attention from charitable persons, exists in the home of Mrs. Fred Bryant at 30 Hunt street. The woman’'s husband dled on Sunday, and an who There are no funds in the family treasury and the heart-broken wife desires to av)- peal to the public for assistance. Bryant was taken {ll with consumption about two years ago and since that time has been unable to work. His wife is also an in- valld, and since his death has been con- fined to her bed. A little 9-year-old daughter has been an inmate of the City and County Hospital for the past three ‘weeks and was brought home last Satur- g:yd::gt she might see her father before —_———— SWALLOWED CARBOLIC ACID. Mrs. Reinford, While Despondent From Illness, Attempted Suicide. Despondent over a temporary physical aflment, Mrs. Reinford of 268% Clara street last evening attempted suiclde by swal- lowing the contents of a small bottle of carbolic acld. She was at once removed to the Recelving Hospital, where tha usual emetic was administered. Tt !s ex- tremely doubtful whether she will recaver, The unfortunate woman has been ill for some time, but according to her husband she seemed cheerful and hopeful, A short time before she took the fotal dose she visited the shop where her broth- er is employed, and after a short conver- sation with him said she was going home to prepare dinner for her husband. On the way she stopped at a drugstore and pur- chased the bottle of acid. It is supposed that she Kk the deadly potion imme- dlately after returning to het home. « Both her husband and brother visited the ho!gvifinl shertly after she was taken there, ey both expressed surprise that she had attempted suicide, as she always appeared hapny notwithstanding her ail- ment. It was said that Reinford and his wife had had a quarrel, which culminated in her taking the poison. This, however, is emphatically denied by Reinford. The couple have been married about three years and have ro children. A Musical Treat Can be enjoyed with your dinner at Zinkand's. Cuilsine and service the best in the city. CUNNING CROOKS ROB A CIGAR-STORE SAFE Two bold crooks successfully carried out what was evidently a well planned rob- bery last night by abstracting a drawer containing from a store e, with the distance. progfletor within reachi About 10 o'clock last night two young men entered the cigar store of W. Wil- helm! at 509 Montgomery street and one of them drusped a nickel in the slot machine at the end of the counter. The proprietor, a man 70 years of:age and almost bLlind, 8ot close to the machine to watch it while the customer dropped in all four nickels into the machine. While the old man's attention was so attracted the second young man quietly sneaked behind the counter to the back of the store, where a small safe is located, and pulling out a drawer sneaked to the front of the store with the plunder and esca{aem His com- panion disappeared without losing time. “Keith's” Paris hats displayed next Friday and Saturday. Phelan building, 88 Market street. v ——————— Father Dabovich Will Lecture. Rev. Father Dabovich of ' the Greek cathedral will lecture before the Church of the Advent, Eleventh street, near Mar- ket, next Tuesday evening on the “Rela- tion Between Eastern and Western Catholicism, and What the Orthodox Church Has Done for Russia.” The lec- ture will be delivered in the Sunday school room under the church and will be free. —_———— T17 Market st. Sale of shoes going on.* — e Volunteer Parlor. The natives of California who served in the Philippines held a meeting In Native Bons’ Kll!-!llt ht lmz completed ar- rangements p: o organ! Toluntser paior of tha Native Sons 1t N is bable that it will be instituted w&o with over embers. | California. jounced mlzo{. the CLAIMS FAIR DISPLAYED THE MARRIA GE CONTRACT Mrs. Cosack Tells of Senator and a Meeting With the Mrs. Craven. Peiitioner in the Famous Case Fails to Appear Before the Grand of Sudden Jury on Account Sickness. NOTHER of Mrs. Craven-Fair's star witnesses told her story yes- terday and made her donation of testimony to the mass of evidence the alleged widow of Senator Fair is trying to pile up in support of her claim to a family allowance from the es- tate of the dead millionaire. Mrs. Margaret Stephenson Cosack was the attraction In the day’s proceedings before Judge Troutt. She is a nurse by profession and when she is not engaged in that line she ‘“dabbles” in mining stocks. She cared for Mrs. Craven when the latter was sick in August and Sep- tember, 1891, at the Colonial Hotel. She testified that Senator Fair called almost dally to see her patient and left handfuls of gold to supply delicacies for the sick room. Did Not Admit His Authority. On one of these occasions, after .Mrs. Craven had made her will the Senator took Mrs. Cosack to task for allowing such a thing to occur. “He told me I was the nurse in charge | and had no right to allow Mrs. Craven to make her will,”" testified Mrs. Cosack. *‘I was not accustomed to being addressed in that way and told him I did not recog- nize his authority in the matter. He re- plied that the patient was his betrothed wife and he had to look out for her, and turning to Mrs. Craven he sald: ‘Isn't that so, my dearie?" “Later, while I was at the Mission Grammar School visiting Mrs. Craven the Senator called. I asked when the mar-| riage was coming off and he said, ‘Ask | my wife.” Mrs. Craven drew a paper | from her bosom and passed it to the Sen- | ator, who in turn handed it to me. ¥ asked if it was the marriage certificate | and the Senator replied that it was lheh" marriage contract. I thought it was a strange way for a Scotch Presbyterian to get married and told them so. Fair gave me to understand that it was none of my business and I dropped the subject.” Uncertain on the Contract. The witness would not identify the mar- riage® contract in evidence, but stated that the wording and general appearances were identical with the document shown her at the Mission Gram: School in In contradiction of Mrs. Cosack’s testi. mony, Charles Falr says he has letters written by his father of the same date as when the witness claims he was call- ing upon Mrs. Craven, in which the Sena- tor stated that he was sick in bed. His wife, from whom he was separated, was on her deathbed at the time and passed away at the very time when Mrs. Cosack asserts Fair was making most ardent love to_her patient. During the afternoon session of the court Attorney W. W. Foote made a de- osition_previous to his departure for aris. His statements under oath wers the same as have already been published in connection with the case. Still Probing the Scandal. The Grand Jury investigation into the charges of perjury growing out of the Craven-Fair case went on yesterday wit out the appearance of the fair plain But three witnesses were examined du | ing the afternoon—Adolph Sylva, Joe Har- vey and .Charles Fair—and when the lat- ter was mitted to go after a rather short inquisition. the bailiff called for Mrs, Craven, but_there was no response. Inquiry at the office of Dr. Clinton over the telephone by District Attorney Bying. ton elicited the information that the lady was_serjously ill and t sk would be unable to attend. Dr. Clinto said that she would be In condition to appear this morning, but it was abso. lutely impossible for his patient to gez out of bed without serious danger to her health. Fair and Harvey denied that they had made any attempt to buy Simpton through the agency of Sylva. The Grand Jury investigation will be continued to- morrow evening. made to call a halt in the war until they are sufficlently punished. | As yet ro trace of the assassins has scovered. Detective Ed Gibson and | declared that he saw McCauley in front | of his car crossing the track, but not until it_was too late to prevent the accident. Deceased was 70 years old, a native of Sergeant Shea are at work on the case |-Ohio, and lived at 228 Twelfth street. For This is the first killing in a highbinder | feud where merchants suffes e death | enalty since famous Little Pete’s mur- er. The war s on with a vengeance and | all Chinatown is aroused. | CATTLEMEN FAVORED | LEASING OF RANGES| Permanent Organization of the Pa-| cific Coast Stockmen’s As- | sociation. | The Pacific Stockmen’s Assoclation was | formed in this city yesterday. There were | present representatives of the cattle inter- ests from New Mexico, Oregon, Washing- | ton, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Nevada and | Among those present were Walter L. Vall of Los Angeles, G. N. Mer- ritt of Woodland, D. 8. Cohn of Red Bluff, Jeff Bradley of Merced, 8. T. Gage of San Francisco, George A. Newhall of | San Francisco, R. M. Pogson of Bakers- | field, G. W. Smith of Oregon, G. W. Gray- | son of Oakland, Alex Gunn of New Mex- | ico, G. A. Duke of Modoc Coum&i F. A, : taluma, A. W. Riley of Meacham of A°5i Gamstea of Moase | H. M. 1. Wood of South Dakota, E. | 2 . F. C. Lusk of Chico, | L ot Saiinas, Fred Cox of Bac- | Altogether | County, C. S. Gosney of Jesse D. Carr of Salinas, ramento and John P. Irish. there were about sixty in attendance. | F. C. Lusk of Chico was elected chair-| man, “Gecrge A, Newhall temporary sec- retary and the !ol\owlng permanent exec- utive committee: F. C. Lusk of Chico, Jesse D. Carr of Salinas, John Sparks of Nevada, Jerry Millais of Phoenix. Ariz.. F. Churchill ot Yreka, George W. Gray | son of Oakland, Walter N. Vall of Lus Angeles and J. Leroy Nickel of San Fra cisco. A long memorial prepared by Colonel Irish was adopted, By “Which Congress is | urged to enact a law to authorize the leas- ing of the arid and semi-arid pubile lands | for grazing purposes. The memorial sets | forth .various reasons for such a law, | among which are the prevention of the | fanges from becoming deserts by reason of thelr use as commons, and the provid- ing of revenue for the construction of re- straining dams for irrigating purposes. It Was admitted that thé Governors of sev- eral States have a @ifferent theory and | that they have asked for deay; but the memorialists hold that the experiment of Jeasing the grazing lands has been tried successfully, especially in Texas and in Australl DARKNESS CAUSED 5 TWO BROKEN LEGS H. Gathe and Adolph Smith Threaten to Sue the City for T. The city will probably have to defema two suits for damages owing to the eco- nomical streak in putting out the street lights at midnight. ‘Within half an hour of each other two men were taken to the Recelving Hos- pital early vesterday morning, each with a broken right leg. One was T. H. Gathe, 991 McAllister street, and the other Adolph Smith, 220 Langton street. Gathe about 2 o’clock took a young lady to her home on California and Buchanan streets. There is a turn on the steps leading from the sidewalk to the front door, and after parting with his compan- jon, Gathe did not see the turn in the darkness and su‘eflped off into space. His right leg was ba i fractured. %mnh was walking home, and while passing a building in course of erection on Mission street, opposite Annle street, he stepped into the basement, falling a distance of about twenty feet. His right leg was also badly fractured. fiolh declared their intention of the city for damages, as they say thai if the fllh!l had not been out the acci- dents would not have oceu Magazines, newspapers and complete for authors. Mysell- OLD MAN DRAGGED. TO DEATH UNDER A CAR James McCauley, a “Morribly Injured on the Folsom- Street Line. An old man named James McCauley was knocked down by a car of the Folsom- street electric line at the corner of Thir- teenth and Folsom streets at 10 o'clock yesterday merning and recelved injuries from which he died two hours later. McCauley was crossing the street when the car struck him and threw him with great force to the ground. The unfortu- nate man was caught under the step of the car and dmf ed guite a distance be- nt:lrfi the car could be brought to a stand- still. Officer Tracey, who was near . picked the injured man up and #-dh mhtmd | conveyed in the patrol wagon, which had been summoned, to the City and County Hospital, where it was found that Me- | Cauley had been horribly crushed. Both arms were broken and several ribs were | fractured and broken. The injured man | P‘edzg;obodyy' :g. L heavy hem- ng an m‘ a - orrhage. The doctors at the hol;i,td an- e at once that there was no hope injured man. Crimmins, the motorman of the car, lssued ilins, 22 Clay. years the old man worked in the rande laundry. —————— Would Not Pay Election Bet. Thomas Mulligan, a real estate agent, man La | was locked up in the Harbor police sta- tion yesterday morning on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. The arrest was made at the instance of Eddle Con- roy, a clerk for the Pilot Commissioners, who saild Mulligan was going to kill him. Mulligan claims Conroy bet him that Burns would be elected Senator and re- fused to settle the bet. Mulligan threat- ened vengeance and Conroy .notified the police. hen the former was arrestsd yesterday at the ferry depot a large pistol was d fn ome of his pockets. ————————— Hippopotamus ivory at one Umé was artifl much used for EE [ £ E;-i 3 5y Ei 8) 'No. EE 5 i !"E £ £ 269 3 & 1 3 i i & ; R ® 4 it ] 4 L i ; g"-’?i %&' ki i Come Just to See. (ireat Americas [mporting Tea G Stores Everywhere. 200 Stores. DR. CROSSMAN’S SPECIFIC MIXTURE, Wrigts Iniin Vel Pil OWLEDGED HY THOUSANDS