The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1900, Page 4

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1900 PERRY BELMONT 0 ASSIST THE DEWEY BOOM Anxious to Help the Adm ral. Governor Declares Very Roosevelt Positively That He Will Not | Accept the Nomination for Vice President. B CALL HEAT TON HOTEL, \ £ig ant ¢ a dinner thi 1 Mrs. Dewey large Belr LARGE DELEGATION PROMISED Many Clubs Will Be Represented at Los Angeles Convention. spatch to Tt s will now be_ex Th misce ten ulars and “be the of the league. Bryan in Arizona. INIX, Ariz., April 12—Willlam J. arrived this morning by two brass bands his hotel, where and was es- through the he was en- clubs. ich he z woman free an left t 1 CULTURED WOMAN THE WIFE OF A CHINAMAN Is a Confirmed Opium Fiend and Lived With Him in a | Filthy Howvel. Special Dispateh to The Call | LOS ANGELES, April 12—1In a aflapi- @ated shanty at Highland Park, near the | 7 a who is Arroyo Seco, was discovered to-day woman, a confirmed opium fiend the wife of Hom Sing, a Chinese vegetable peddler. Notwithstanding her wretched surroundings and mode of life, at the age of 23, she is as handsome, well educate and as any one of her former com- panions of Philadelphia. In her miserable abode she is surrounded by costly dresses and does not conceal the diamonds she possesse The woman is seeking the ald of the Humane Society that she may recover | from her bit. She stated that her name | is Clara Singerly, and that she had been | senfenced 1o eighteen years' imprisonment | for child murder, but was released on a second trial, after having served two yeams. One year ago, upon the advice of the matron of the prison, she married the | Chinese. An attempt will be made to | ce her in the care of the King's ughters. 1 REPUBLICANS OF OREGON INDORS ADMIRISTRATION | State Convention Nominates Officers and Elects Delegates. —_— Resolutions Adopted Favoring the Nicaragaan Canal and Election of Senators by Direct Vote of the People. ——e PORTLAND, April 12—The Republican State Convention met , nominated | of t upreme Court, Food tice |IMust Begin at Once | the Establishmentof a Territorial Govern- ment for the Island. Conditions and Provisions of the New Law Under Which the United States Will Remodel Existing Dairy Commissioner, four Pr(wud(n-‘ Al electors and elected four delegates-at- e/ 73 to the national convention at Phila< | Institutions. ¢ a. T nventidn indorsed the gold | tion of the present Con- | B jurse of President McKin- | @444 4444444 444444444440 jon in the Philippines. | 4 T The following ticket was nominated: |+ WASHINGTON, April 12.— + Justice of the Supgvmfl Court—C. E. |4 my. President at 7 o'clock + erton, renominated. + + Food Dairy Commissioner—J. W. |4 this evening signed the Porto 4 yminated. 4 Rican tariff and civil gov- + tial electors—O. F. Paxton, | + Mu ah C y; J. C. Fullerto: : ernment bill. Only Secretary o 1 ss County; W. J. Furnish, Uma- | { Root and Mr. Cortelyou, the + t County; Tillman Ford, Marlon|g oooce s oo & Y : - national convention— : President, were present when <+ Jackson County; J. D. |4 . sinty; Wellos MoCan | 4 0 bill beosmb & Hny. 26 nomah County; H. P. Kuck, |+ + liernates—Louis Simp: | @++++++++4+ 444444444440 olga o . Wallis Nash, Linc County; | ASHINGTON, April 12.—Charles . Knowies, Union Cou i H. Allen, at present Assistant tructed. ent legislation making ie gold standard a part of the statuto and ana says: “So long a our great political parties ad- coinage of _silyer the of the gold standard is the it political issue, affecting e value of the farmers’ crop ] s wages.” question of expansion the plat- Congress for its re th On the form y of the administration t as one of the wealth iIn the P as an im- the growth of our trade in the commend the successful efforts nt administration, and especialiy f State, to secure by treaty 1 powers the right to American goods into ay favor the immediate caragua canal un- )l ke ndment t0 the a ) make every ¢ trusts the platform ze vital necessity ganization and curtali- rtrol of the We of tru and combi- by the State within its its support in the ap- to laws defining t these objects. e ke Populists Organize, ND, Or.. April 12—The Popu- nventic: spent almost the en- t a perma- contest was over the fusion he rats, organization. 1 with the Demo ¢ finaliy was victorious. A com- e was appointed to confer with a Democratic conven- mittee from the 2 e purpose of agreeing upon a ticket. At the evening session tha conference committee reported that the platform had i greed vpon oy the two committees. orm was read, and after a action was postponed un- platform_reaffirmed of the Democratic, e’s and Silver Republican parties of n adopted in 1598; favors the inome tax and the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people; opposes government by injunction; favors age of an employer's lability, ap- to railroad companies; favors nitiative and referendum; opposes -onquest and colonial possession; Filipino independence and a pro- Ly the United States; expresses with the Boers; condemns demns the present Repub- ration platform p of telegrapt ownership of franchises hs and municipal Equal suffrage is indorsed. Delegates to the National Convention were instructed to vote for J. Bryan for President. At 11 p. m. W 1 convention adjourned until to-mor- v. Twelve middle-of-the-road deiegates A nvention this afternoon, but took 1 pending the decision of the fu- ion convention. Fusion for Nevada. Nev., April 12—One of the great RENO, litical disturbances of this State took place here to-day. The Silver party's State Central Committee met to deter- mine, first, the guestion of fusion or no sion with the Democrats and Populists rally, where the Silver party is going 1o stand in relation to Francis' G. New- pirations for re-election to Con- and a great many other things of nor importar Governor Sadler, W. W. Willlams, W. E. Sharon, Sam Davis and pretty much ail the prominent Silver- ites of the State were present. The pro- ceedings were acrimonious and every point was hotly contested throughout, but while the Sharon men out-talked their op- ponents, the latter seemed.to carry every point. The first test vote occurred on temporary chairman. Governor Sadler ted Nate W. Roff. George 8. xon L. McDonald. 2 nominated James Roff was elected. Then the ques Considine, Sharon and others said a on of fusion came up. to'the national convention | form comniends the Republican | Secretary of the Navy, will be the first Civil Governor of Porto Rico under the provisions of the bjll passed yesterday by the House of Representatives. Inasmuch as the act takes effect on the 1st of next month, there is but little time left in which to outilne a skeleton form of government, including the formation of a Cabinet. It is understood that the new Governor will be taken to Porto Rico in one of the flnesl v els of the navy. Toward the close of the afternoon Mr. Allen was summoned to the White House by the President and the informal tender of the post was made. Mr. Allen returned & practical acceptance. Then the Presi- dent and the next Governor of Porto Rico spent an hour in close conference respect- ing the matters to be arranged in the im- mediate future. Owing to the fact that little more than two weeks' time Inter venes before the civil government must go into operation, according to the terms of the act of Congress, it was decided that it would not be practicable to com- the Cabinet of the Governor in that Therefore Mr. Allen will go alone to San Juan at the earliest possible moment after Secretary Long's return to Wash- ington, which should be on Saturday next. He will put himself in touch with General Davis, now Military Governor of the jsland, and spend a short time in ac- quainting himself with the insular affairs and in studying the character of the men who present themselves to his notice as proper materfal for membersiip of the new Cabinet. As soon as he shall have | established himself and the knowledge he seeks Governor Allen will return to the United States. He may leave General Da- vis in charge during his absence, but in case it shall have been found possible to complete the formation of the Cabinet or ‘even if only one member shall have been ! appointed, then that person will act as temporary Governor. ‘ In the selection of Mr. Allen the Presi- dent has had in mind the appointment of a man of affairs and of sound business experience, qualities which are deemed essential in the administration of an en. tirely new government, such as is to be erected in Porto Rico. Allen an Able Man. Mr. Allen is no lawyer, but legal advice always can be had even in Porto Rico when the occasion arises, and. in fact, the organic act provides for a well paid At- torney General as a member of the Gow ernor General's Cabinet. Mr. Allen was born in Lowell, Mass., in 1848, and graduated at Amherst. He has | bad, in addition to his business experi- ion. | reat deal of legislative training. also favors Government | onog: 5 & - 5 First a member of the Lowell School Board, he entered the lower house of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1881, went into the State Senate in 1883, and then be- came a member of the National House of Representatives. He served through the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, and might have continued in legisiative work had he not declined a renomination. At the close of his Congressional career he | resumed the active control of his impor- eat | tant business interests, and although he became Assistant Secretary of the Navy on May ¥, 1898, succeeding Theodore Roosevelt, he has managed to maintain ‘his business connections notwithstanding the volume of important duties that fell to his share in the Spanish-American war. AL present he is the head of a firm man. utacturing wood preservatives, a pre: dent of one bank, a director in another and is largely Interested in the manufac- ture of high grade papers. Great interest is telt in naval circles in the personality of Mr. Allen’s successor as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His administration of the vast detalls of the Navy Department has been extremely popular,eand it was fully expected that, should Secretary Long decline to continue through another administration in the | Navy Department, in the event of Mc- Kinley's re-election, Mr. Allen would suc- ceed to that important post. It Is said, | however, that his assignment to the Gov- ernorship of Porto Rico does not com- letely remove him from the fleld as a deal, incidentally holding Mr. Wallace, BCrefary of the Nayy in the future, for who held a proxy in the meéting, to ac- | count for all their troubles, but after all a resolution was adopted in favor of sion, and a committee as follows was appointed to confer with the Democrats and Populists as to the date for holding the State conventien: W. E. Sharon, R. Sadler,”Ben Rosenthal, Benjamin Curler and A. L. Fitzgerald. This committee is supposed to stand at least two to three | against the Sharo: Newldnds interests. e o Democrats Indorse Bryan. PORTLAND, Or., April 12—The Demo- cratic State Convention to-day organized and appointed a committee on platform and one to confer with a committee from the Populist State Convention regarding a union of forces of the two parties, The afternoon was mostly taken up in speech- making while the convention was walting for the committees to report. During the afternoon an interesting contest for chair- man of the State Central Committee was decided. H. 1. Nicholson of Portland, who was put forward for chairman by the anti-imperialists, was defeated by & s. Sheridan by a vote of 1% to 66, In the organization of the convention the silver and Bryan forces were vic- torious, me was roundly cheered. Late in the ternoon the convention adjourned until 3 p. m. At the evening session the report of the conference committee with the Populists was received, but no action was taken on it. The following were elected delegates the National Convention. at Kansas J. H. Raley, Umatilla; M. A. Miller, R. M. Veatch, Lane; N. A. Piery, Multnomah; John Welch. Multnomah; J. O. Booth, Josephine; Jackson; A. S. Bennett, Waseo. -+ The delegates were instructed to for Willlam J. Bryan for President. 11:10 the convention adjourned until to- morrow. n 2 to ot RIS 2 Silver Convention a Failure. PORTLAND, Or., April 12—The Silver Republicans held no convention to-day, there being only a small number of dele- gates present. e e Men's calf shoes worth $§3 for §1 25 a pair at the Boston Shoe Co., 775 Market st. * and every mention of Bryan's Charles . Nickell, | te VAt | the most expected of him now is that he shall inaugurate and put on a sound busi- fu- | jess basis the new government in Porto Rico. He will return to the United States when that important work is accom- plished. Summary of Government. The following is a summary of the Gov- ernment provisions of the Porto Rico bill The capital shall be at uan. Per- sons who weie Spanish subjects on April 11, 1899, and who have not elected to pre- serve their alleflance to Spain are held to be citizens of Porto Rico and entitlea to the protection of the United States. The designation of the body politic is un- der the name of ‘“The People of Porto Rico.” The laws and ordinances of Porto Rico now in force shall continue in full force and effect, except as altered by this act or by military orders which are not in- consistent with the laws of the United States. The old law forbidding the mar- riage >f priests and ministers i{s repealed. The vessels of Porto Rico are to be na- tionalized and admitted to the benefits of thé "United States coasting laws. Quar- antine stations are to be established. Porto Rico coin is to be rated the peso 60 cents in the exchange. Three months after the act takes effect Porto Rico coins are not to be legal tender. _ Property usuaily under the control of the Umited | States will so continue and other proper- ties acquired from Spain will be adminis- tered by the Porto Rican Government. The Governor is to be lpfi)lnted by the President and hold his . office for four years, havln{ the. powers .conferred on Governors of Territories of the United States, but s to make his reports through | the Secretary of State to the President. | _An executive council appointed by the | President and confirmed | the Senate, consisting of a Secmtgy. ttorney Gen- eral, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioners of Interior and Education and five other qgrsons, is to hold office for four years. he Council is the upper branch of the Legislature, five of whom shall be natives of Porto Rico. The other branch shall be | a House of Delegates, to consist of thirty- five members elected bl-annually by the qualified electors. Divided Into Seven Districts. Porte Rico is to be divided into seven districts, each with five delegates. The qQualifications for voters are: ‘At such ~ CIVIL | | | | & ° | | kd ©- CHARLES H. ALLEN, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, ¢ Who Will Be Civil Governor of Porto Rico. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ALLEN TO BE THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO 1 | | | elections all citizens of Porto Rico shall be allowed to vote who have been bona fide residents for one year and who pos- sess other qualifications of voters under the laws and military orders in force on March 1, 1800, subject to such modifica- tions and additional gualifications and re- strictions as to registration as may be prescribed by the Executive Council. No person shall be eligible to membership in the House of Delegates who s not 25 years of age and able to read and write either the Spanish or the English lan- guage, or who is not possessed in his own right "of taxable property, real or per- sonal, situated in Porto Rico.” Provision is made for enacting legisla- tion similar to that in other Territories. The judicial power is vested in courts already establ Assoclate Justic Ma pginted by the President; J Jistrict Courts and other officers by the Governor of Porto Rico. There is also a United States District Court established similar to that of other Territories. The of appointed by the President are as follows: Governor, $5000; Attorney General, Auditor, issioner of the Interior, $4000 each; $5000; Commissioner of Educa- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and United States District Judge, $5000 each; Assoclate Justices, $4500 each; two Marshals, each $3000; District Atttoe- ney, $4000. No export duties are to be collected, but taxes and licenses may be levied. On the regular election day in Novem- ber and every two years thereafter Porto Rico may choose a’ Commissioner to rep- gosent the lsland at Washington; salary A commission of threé members, one a native of Porto Rico, is to be named to revise and codify the laws of the island. The act for a civil government is to go inte effect May 1, 1900. Jurisdiction Not Decided. WASHINGTON, April 12.—The Supreme Court to-day denied leave to file the peti- tion of Ramon Baez, a citizen of Porto Rico, for writs of habeas corpus and cer- tiorari in the proceeding against him for vislation of the Porto Rican election law by the provisional courts of that island, Baez beilng now in confinement under this roceeding. The decislon was announced the Chief Justice, who made a brief ex- planation of the court’s attitude. The court did not enter at all upon the ques- tion of Jjurisdiction or decide any of the more important points raised by the peti- tion. The Chief Justice said in his explanation that the application was not made to the court until March 26, on the eve of a two weeks' recess. This delay was, he said, in the face of the fact that Baez had from December 11 to apply for relief. Because of this delay, he said, the court’s interpo- sition would have been unavailing if it had taken jurisdiction. If the writ of habeas corpus had been lssued April 9, the next court day after the peti- tion was presented, the imprisonment would have expired six days after- ward and fourteen days before the erson having him in "custody would e Tequired to'make his return. Thus, be- fore the case could be heard upon the writ and return, the prisoner would be no long- er in custody. He stated in conclusion that the court was not to be understood as Intimating in any degree an opinion on the question of jurfsdiction or other ques- tlons raised by the petition. Conditions in Porto Rico. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, April 5.—Gen- eral conditions in Porto Rico remain the same from week to week. Delegations of country people continue to arrive at the Governor’s &?lflc@ almost dally and bes for relief. ithout doubt, thousands o Porto Ricans are destitute and without work. One need but glance at the poor, ragged, barefooted peons and notice the expression of want and destitution to be convinced of this fact. Nevertheless, the situation is not quite as bad as it has been painted. At noon yesterday a delegation of poor people from Aguas Buenos presented themselves at the palace. The procession ‘was headed by four or five little girls not over 10 years of age, two of whom carried black flags, evidently supposed to signify that the party was in mourning for the ones left behind, too weak from starvation to attempt the long journey to the capital. The little girls were followed by twenty- filve women one hundred men. They were taken in at the palace by Colonel Hoff, to whom they presented the usual petition, telling of ‘want and destitution. This {s the second delegation of the sort from Aguas Buenos this week, the first arriving on Monday. It might be noted in this connection that nearly all of these delegations have come from this same general district. They arrive at the palace almost daily, and the general opinion is that they are directed by people with an object in view. An army official is author- v for.the statement that a delegation from other sections of the island once in a while would perhaps be more effective. ‘When all originate in the same district it appears rather suspicious. Many Rations Issued Weekly. According to the report of the post com- mander_at Aguas Buenos, under date of March 29, over 3000 rations have been is- sued weel;y from that post for over three months. He says that there are no labor- ers idle excepting those who do not wish to work; that there are few families with- out at least one able-bodied man; that the Alcalde has orders that every able-bodied man must be made to work for the ra- tions; that the Alcalde has failed utterly to have the roads repaired, although he has had ample t'me, and that the Alcalde recelves thirty rellef supply tickets monthiy. The officer adds in his report that in his personal opinion the requests for work and provisions are simply schemes of the Alcalde to provide provisions for the lazy, idle people. The sergeant believes that the petitioners are backed by a cer- tain clique of citizens of the town, includ- ing the Alcalde, who desires that every family should draw relief supplies, wheth- er or not they are destitute. He also adds that the Alcalde in issuing the rellef tickets allotted to him does not distribute them to the more needy. Such Instances 4s this need not be taken as applying to the entire island. In many cases the peo- ple are actually starving and with no work to do. Thousands of dollars’ worth of provisions have been issued to these {)eople for many months. Thousands have veen fed and the relief supply has never run shert. In Porto Rico, as in every country, a class of people exist who wiil not work so long as they may pick up enough to keep the spark of life aflame without exerting themselves. This sort of people have learned of the $2,095,000 appro- riated to Porto Rico, and many of them | ave come in expecting to receive their share. The condition of the laborin be materially relieved in a few weeks. Contracts for the building of nine new roads from seacoast towns to interfor points were let a few days ago. The ap- proximate cost of this work iil be $500,- 000, of which $95,000 must be earned month, according to the contracts. It been estimated ihat nearly 10,000 men will be given employment. Thousands Need Medical Aid. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, April 12.—The startling fact was recently made public that in many districts of Porto Rico, where the population reaches thousands, there {8 no resident physician. For in- stance Wayula, a town of 1500, must de- pend upon the simplest remedles in the case of lliness as there is no physician within call. At Utando the death rate is 80 per cent annually, and this town is a day’s ride from Ponce through the moun- tains. It appears that physiclans have been sent to these districts, but they re- fuse to remain, largely because no town is able to support one. As a result of this condition of things the order pro- viding a physician for every 500 people is now very difficult of enforcement, be- cause the towns reply that there is no fund to pay for such service. This island is one vast poorhouse and there are op- rtunities for charity at every step. Vere $10,000 to be expended lmmed(ateP,\' for medicine and medical aid it would possibly save the lives of 3000 people. At one time the Government considered the feasibility each town at an aggregate cost of $30,000 per year, but the funds for such an outiay are not available. URGES THE PASSAGE OF THE EIGHT-HOUR BILL President Gompers of the Federation | of Labor Before the House Committee. WASHINGTON, April 12.—President Gompers of the Federation of Labor made an extended argument before the House | Committee on Labor to-day in support of the proposed eight-hour law. Mr. Gomp- ers said the movement had secured some measure of success in the States and m: nicipalities, and it was desired to have the Government recognize it by the en- actment of the present measure. Through Some mysterious means, he sald, the words ‘‘upon public works” were put into the Federal eight-hour law of 1882, thus confining it to narrow limits and robbing it of the value that its advocates ex- pected. The present bill, he said, was the result of five years of thought, study and effort. He urged that the reduction of the hours of labor was demanded by every interest of the Government, which should be as much concerned in the physical and men- tal strength of the workmen as in the tensile strength of the steel and armor furnished to it. QUEEN REVIEWS SCHOOL CHILDREN Had Arrived Toc Late to Take Part in the Special Services Held Last Saturday. DUBLIN, April 12—There was a decided improvement in the weather to-day. The Queen, after starting to drive to the Zo- ological Gardens in her donkey carriage, abandoned her proposed visit to that place, and instead remained driving in the viceregal grounds, where she reviewed a thousand children from Queens c::un!r. who had arrived too late to take part in the children’s demonstration in honor of her Majesty held Saturday in Phoenix Park. e children were compensated for their disappointment on that occasion, be- 4ng_brought to Dublin on a special train to-day. Much to the public’'s surprise, the Queen drove out late this afternoon in a closed landau, accompanied by Princess Henry of Battenberg. ~The route extended through Castle Nock village, returning by way of Phoenix Park at 5:40 p. m. In spite of the pouring rain, her Majesty ex- pressed pleasure at her outing. R Sl To Stock Streams. UKIAH, April 12.—Alfred V. Lamotte, superintendent of the California North- western fish hatchery in this city, has re- turned from the station at Little Lake. The catch made this year was over a mil- lion efgm The streams in this county will therefore be thoroughly stocksd during the coming season. St A HH44H4 4444444440 “The Peace Conference,” a remarkable poem by Madge Morris! Illustrated witha full- page drawing by Methfessel. This will be one of the most artistic pages ever published and a revelation in what can be done by the most up-to- date halftone processes and presswork. We challenge comparison! Get the Easter edition of The Call—out next Sunday—or you will miss something really great. e e R e s Aaaass s s SRS S RS +4++ + : Otttttttttt sttt tees i B R R S S R AR SCSY SECER BSOSy S S class will | fiax | of assigning a physiclan to | NEW HALL TO BE READY FOR Convention Will Be Held at Kansas City as Arranged. | | Committee Appointed to Investigate Reports That Sufficient Guar- antte Has Been Given by the Hall Company. SR LR A B no change in date or place of holding | the Democratic National convention, pre- | viously set for Kansas City July 4. The sub-committee of the National Demo- | eratic Committee met the local committes on arrangements here to-day and after ed and signed the following statement: KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 12. | Hon. James K. Jones, Chairman of the Demo- | cratic National Committee, Washington, [+ | Sir: The special committee appointed by you to arrange all details incident to the holding | of the national convention on July 4 met in | Kansas City to-day in special session. This | meeting was called on account of the destruc- tlon of Convention Hall, the purpose being to | determine whether this calamity would ne- cessitate any change in the time or place for holding the convention. The committee con- ferred fully with the directors of the Conven- tion Hall Company and with the executive committee of citizens having the arrangements for the convention in charge. We find that the people of Kansas City are determined to rebuild the hall and have it ready for the convention by July 4; and that the committee in charge of this matter has now in hand, in cash available for rebullding pur- poses, & larger sum of money than was ex- pended in the erection of the building which has just been destroyed. The directors of the hall company have en- tered into a contract with responsib and corporations for the reconstr: building, the contracts requiring the : be completed prior to the date of the conven- tion. In each instance the contractors have entered into a_heavy bond. with penalties, for the literal fulfillment ¢ ments. W ts, and after rectors and architect of the buflding we are satisfied that the hall will be rebuilt so as to fully accommodate the convention in accordance with the original con- tract of Kansas City, and that no necessity will arise for any change either in the time or place of holding the convention. We do not consider that there is any nece sity at this time to trouble the full committes with the further consideration of this subject We make this report so that this matter may be set at rest. WILLIAM J. STONE, Chairman. C. A WA Secretary | | 'SEVERE EARTHQUAKES OCCUR IN BOHEMIA I Sixty Houses Destroyed at Toron and It Is Feared the City Will Have to Be Abandoned. VIENNA, April 12—A severe earth- quake has occurred at Toron, Bohemia sixty houses being destroyed, though without loss of life. The shocks continue and it is feared that the town must be abandoned alto- gether. ! : Hard Characters Attempt to Hold Up a Train, but Are Foiled. HEBRON, —After a live- ly fight, in which numerous shots were fired, six tramps who held up a freight train here were arrested and lodged in | Jall. They shot at the conductor and ter- rorized the train crew, but were rounded up by a posse of citizens with rifles. The only casualty was a wound in the knee received by one of the tramps, who will lose his leg. —_—— | SUSPECTED OF MURDER. | Widow of a Blind Physician Is Under Surveillance. BOSTON, April 12—Dr. J. P. Cocke, a blind physician, who recently figured in | a sensational divorce case here, was found dead in his home to-night with u pistol shot wound in his mouth. His wife, Charlotte, while not formally ar. | Tested, is under surveillance pending the clearing away of suspicious features. Py ancanrs Senator Injured. VALLEJO, April 12.—Senator Luchsin- ger suffered a severe fall to-day from a l;dder ;ldnd was badly bruised. Despite | the accident he made the presentati, | speech of a gift of a hamlnnrgo ,vlr']o;‘d (;2 | Assistant Paymaster Peoples this evening. | weather. - DEMOCRATS | KANSAS CITY, April ’lfl.f'l'here will be | going over the situation thoroughly draft- | thelr several engage- | They make good shirts to wear on an outin, across the bay ; in fact they are just what is XCURSIONISTS ABANDONED IN FOREIGN TOWAS | Smallpox Broke Out on the New England in the Mediterranean. —— | Sufferers Were Left in Hospitals and Their Friends Know Nothing of Their Whereabouts or Condition. e Special Dispatch to The Call BOSTON, April 12.—Advices recefved in Boston to-day from Liverpool show that the ocean liner New England, which sail- ed from here February 1 with over 500 excursionists for Oriental ports, became & veritable pest ship on her return to the Eastern Mediterranean. The private party of tour on the New England was made up of some of the best known and wealthiest people of the Eastern and | Middle Western States. Three passengers have already d of smallpox, together with a petty officer of the ship, and there were twenty cases among the crew and three convalescent passengers when the ship recently arrive Liverpool from Naples. The known Mrs. Thompson of of Captain N. W George N. Love Jr., wego, N. Y., an Winona, Minn According to meager information by let- ters to friends in this vicinity, there are & number of cases of passengers left In the hospitals at Rome suffering from the fearful disease. To-day the steamer sail- ed from Liverpool, bound here with passengers, of whom 150 are mem the Clark tour. The remainder tourists—over 300 in number—are tered or stranded in Euro anxiety is felt by the friends ity, as no passenger list will for a week, or until the vessel The agents here report that £1000 st ling was expended in Liverpool in fun gating and refitting the ship before sailed on her present voyage, and they be- lieve the disease is stamped out, but grave fears are entertained that the disease ma break out again with terrf quences among the 1100 now o No word has yet been received gard to the conductor of the excurs! coming to the relief of the unfort assen | Rome, but they will be taken care the United States Consul if no other h | is available. It is believed the dise: was brought on board by those who w to Jerusalem. WANTS NEWSPAPER MEN TO HELP HIS DETECTIVES Chief of Police of Chicago Thinks i That His Force of Sleuths Could Be Improved. CHICAGO, April 12 | reporters m Thompson; astor of Os- s Ann Scouten of s who are stranded in and abou ® service. Ch their appoin : tective departm where alds to the officers ed serve as ¢ Chief of Detec Kipley expressed in the employmen -awak by new therers expe- rience and fitted b n to secure 1 able evidence, ue force would be greatly au “The need for remembering minute de- | of cases and court records after thelr e the proper tribunal pecu- man for the rk “Give me a few goo men, with a n nose for ability_to expr cateh the slickest rascals (3 mpted.” ¥ Fhe recent robberies on the Lake Shore drive, including the Potter residence, from | w h nearly $20,000 worth of jewels were Solen, and the apparent utter inability of the detective force to find a clew, has, % is said, brought Chief Kipley to the conclusion that the employment of news- | paper men would result In a vast improve. | Pient in the efficiency in that branch of | the police force. RIS Big Mining Company. SPOKANE, Wash., April 12—The | Chronicle this afternoon say: The for- mation of the biggest mining company operated in the Northwest and one of the most gigantic mining schemes ever formed Was made public to-day. The King Solo 'mon Mining Company, headed by James | B. Townsend of Lima, Ohio, has been cap- | italized for $30,000,000 and has secured hun- dreds of claims for two and a half miles along Lake Kootenay, near Ainsworth, B. C. For Friday and Saturday you can get percale golf shirts, made of good washable material, in the latest colorings of striped effects; pair of separate link cuffs l\vivl'; each shirt ; the shirts will fit and wear well, for their vaius s 75¢. g or a Sunday trip wanted for warm For Friday and Saturday on'y we will sell these shirts for 400 each Out-of-town orders filled if bearing postmark of Friday or Saturdoy. 718 Market Street.