The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1900. ROBERTS' FATE IN THE HANDS A JURY | | Charges Against Former 1 Congressman-Elect ‘ Submitted. Number of Statements Were Read, but by Agreement No Witnesses | Were Called on Either Side. il 1 30.—The case of B. 3 nlawful o d turn this morning ses- rors, County fternoon a m, the whole an agreed istituting what the stify 1o if called on the jurors were sworn to try John H. Thorn, pencer, Joseph E. Stokes, ury is composed d one entile. » was then read by the addressed the jury, se would be submitted Roberts 10 Mr. ¥ he r entering the house v t June, 188, J. R ’ office to Roberts [ at Dr. introdu as his wife in | Maria McDougal: political gathering a = me of Margaret g In and coming out above were admitted el for the de- urt instruct the PARTED EASILY WITH A VALUABLE RANCH Related by Silas Shirley on the Witness-Stand in San Jose. met W , to whom he ed his financial troubles, among was in debt several thou- Shir] sald White syr m, and told him he worth about $40,000,000; apart some of anthropic purpose: case was one th He sald he wo m et S enough money to pay his de si ly went to San Fran- < 5 e to get what he su P 1ld be a gift of several thou- Fa ars. At White's office he met 1 e request of White, who said he - ff all the debts (some $5000), Shirle him e) what he sup- st deed to his ranch, but be an absolute persisted In with forty shares of h id w and then he could re- done. Shirley received White for a ranch worth 1 when he appealed to him roney White told him yroved a failure. He then been taken in on_the stand he knew transactions between Shirley, and the deed to the been assigned to him by of a $6% indebtedness. des decided the foreclosure or of Hill, saying that side Ehirley and White could not | in the case, as they would | ate action | FLOCKING TO THE | ISLAND OF TUTUILA| > up American Possession in the Samoan Group Assured of Future Pre- ‘ | dominance. WASHINGTON, April 30.—News has n ed ere ths the London Mission s removed from Malua, on the land of Upolu, to the American ituila, taking up its location of Pago-Pago Bay. This is fonal institution in the nd is a great favorite =5 so _reported that many of the Upolu are flocking to the | nd, while others are going islands of Fiji and Tonga. | g completion of the Amer. | ng station in Pago-Pago | lusion by the United States | mail contracts of a provis- at Pago-Pago n Francisco and New the construction by line, plying on that ersels than those now which probably will be unable harbor at Apia, are a hasis tion to the State Departmant ure predominance of Pago-Pago ports of the Samoan group. MISE ON MEAT" INSPECTION 1 30.—Couat von Posadow- of tate of the In- following, statement to- | pondent of the Asscclated | he Prussian Governmert has agreed to a compromise on the mekt inspection | bill, excluding sausages and cAnned meats, | but admitting pickied n—.oms‘{;] pleces of | over eight pounds, provided the meat has | been thoroug! pickled. If \it should prove insufficiently pickled it be treat- ed as fresh meat, and could odly be ad- | mitted in whole carcasses. | “Instead of the present clause\prohibit- ing meat imports entirely aft three | years, the new clause provides Yhat lhe! | meat question must be settled anéw after December 31, 1903." It is expected by the entire Government, Count Poladn'ak{- lehner says, that this compromise will be Adopt- | ed by both the ReicChstag and the Bipdes- ok . | selan SACRAMENTO’S STREET FAIR [S AUSPICIOUSLY OPENED Thousands View the Spectacle and Cheer to the Echo When the May Queen Is Enthroned on Her Chair of State. April ple witnessed > open- t fair and trades car- niv Women fainted in the throng and had to be lifted on the shoulders of strong men that they might be revi with a breath of the The equipages of the May queen an r suite on their way to-the throne in Capitol Park were forced to | move inch by inch in order to blaze out ough the dense pack of human- d was representative of the ) of this city and thi tion sembled with no other end in view than to do honor to Sacramento’s 11d show and to witness the beautiful =ple spectacle of the M: queen’s enthrone- ment Yet the resistless momentum of that throng, once it began, Special Dispatch to The Call. MISS MAY McADAMS, MAY QUEEN, IN HER CARNIVAL ROBES. (From a Photo by Varney, Sacramento.) cle that opposed it. Seats had been erect- ed, tier upon tier, to the height of an or- dinary house and the length of a city block for the accommodation of the crowd which the projcctors of the fair had counted upon for to-night, but before the ceremonies began these seats were all taken, and their thousands of occupants looked down upon many more thousands on the midway below, unable to remain standing in one place by the force of the current of which they were part. Overcast skies boded 11l all day, but to- ward night the alr warmed perceptibly and all sign of rain disappeared. summer night could have been balmier than was this, when the electricity turned on and the arches, the colonnades, was enough | the minarets, domes and glistening cor- No | as | - nices of the fair structures blazed forth their welcome. Half way down the vel- vety Capitol Park stood the lofty throne which the May queen was about to as- cend. From its canopied roof gay pen- nants fluttered, while its outlines were traced with hundreds of red and yellow lights, teginating in the center over- head in a magnificent crown, “all with pearl and ruby glowing.” As the first carriage contrived to pene- trate the crowd to the throne steps two little pages, dressed in white satin and scarlet caps, ran nimbly up and stood sen- tinel on either side. Then the twelve maids of honor—Misses Mabel Lyon, Laura Cooper, Alice McAdams, Mollie Bullock, Sue Geary, Ruby Cooper, Daisy Ennis, Ralpha Hale, Lina Turner, Grace Gwinn, Hattle Jenkins and Mildred Obarr —attired in white, ascended and awaited | the arrival of Miss May McAdams, the carnival queen. Her appearance in an open carriage, drawn by four spirited bays, elicited a hearty cheer from the great assemblage. The littie pages caught the ermine ends of the queen’s purple robe and followed her as she made her way between her attendants to the throne chair. On either platform was ranged a file of soldiers as a guard of honor. Mayor Clark stepped forward and pre- sented the May queen with the keys of the city. ‘The crowd did not stop to think what use the keys would be to the gra- cious queen, but the presentation proved | READY FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Sergeant-at-Arms Wiswell Says Arrangements Are Completed. —_— Proceedings Will Open at Noon on June 19 and the Session Is Likely to Occupy Three Days. Sk el MILWAUKEE, W April 30.—George W. Wiswell, sergeant-at-arms of the tional Republican Convention at Philad phia, announced to-day that all arrange- ments for holding the big convention were completed. “The contracts are awarded and the work of changing the exposition building 80 1t will accommodate 15,000 spectators is well advanced,” said Mr. Wiswell. The following appointments have been made by Sergeant-at-arms Wiswell: Da- vid C. Owen, Milwaukee, assistant ser- geant and general organizer of the force; W. W. Johnson, Baltimore, Md., chief of Staff and in charge of the stage during the | convention; Major Huxford of Washing- ton, D. C.,-second assistant chief of staff and in charge of the delegates during the convention; Charles A. Stone, Illinofs, third assistant chief of staff, in charge of distinguished guests’ seats: J. W. Roney, Chicago, fourth assistant chief of staff, in charge of the press and artists’ seats; Cole G. Pratt of Des Moines, Iowa, fiith stant chief of staff, in charge of the b ny; Dorus M. Fox, sixth assistant chief of staff, in charge of the alternate: Kelheval of Indiana, master s onel Swords of New York, charge of the committee rooms. The headquarters of the sergeant-at- | arms on and after May 15 will be in the e e e e e S S >orog | 30.—Twenty | to crush the life out of any living obsta- | of such moment that it started the fire- bells of the city ringing and all the whistles shrieking, while the firing of can- non caused the great white dome of the Capitol to send rattliig back upon the gorgeous scene innumerable echoes like the raports of musketry. The people watched the enchanting scene as If trans- fixed by its splendor. The band played “America.” and then the hoarse voices of the concession spielers brought the popu- lace back to the sordid realities again, The carnival streets were filled with people until late at night. Such scen have not been witnessed here since the memorable electric carnival of five years ago. Hundreds are coming into the city by every train, and It is expected that the floral parade to-morrow will be witnessed by the largest crowd ever gathered in s city. OF TARGET ASSOCIATION TOURNEY C. C. Nauman Wins Two Valuable Cups and Captures the Cham- pionship Diamond Medal. FRESNO, April 3).—The eighth annual tournament of the California Inanimate Target Assoclation closed this evening and at a late hour to-night Secretary Gun- zendorfer announced the trophy winners. To-day’s shooting was done in the rain, as was the first day’s, and the day was re- plete with surprises, some beating their records, while other crack shooters failed CLOSE to come up to their own expectations or | those of their friends. ing gun men left for their homes on the late trains to-night. C. C. Nauman of the Olympic Gun Club of San Francisco carried off the honors of the tournament. Besides winning two of the most valuable cups in the individual events he was awarded the champlonship diamond medal average in all indlvidual events. trophies were awarded as folows: The First day—Lincoln Gun Club trophy—Wil- Ham ien; second event—Empire Gi trophy. Feudrer; third event— o diamond_med; cup, Nauman o Garden City Gun Club trophy, M. event—Merced Gun Club trophy, seventh event—Roos three-man team trophy, Olympic Gun Club. Second day—First event—Olympic Gun Club trophy, C. Merrill; second event—San Fran- clsco Gun Club trophy, Dr. Barker of San Jose; third event—Golcher trophy, Hartley of Antfoch: « fourth event—Fresno Gun _ Club trophy, J. E. Vaughn: fifth event—Match box trophy, O. Feudner: sixth event—Antioch Gun Club trophy, Empire Gun Club, San Francisco. iz Japanese Naval Review. YOKOHAMA, April 30.—The naval re- | view was held at Kobe to-day in the pres- ence of Emperor Mutsu Hito. The review was very fine and thirty warships partici- pated. GHH++4444444 4444444444440 3 General Joseph Wheeler has written threeexclusive articles upon “My Eight Months in the Philippines.” The first of these papers appears in the e section of next Sun- day’s Call and will be the best and most authoritauve ac- count ever published of the conditions existing in the islands. * + - : + + > + + -+ >4 for making the highest ost of the visit-| | | SUICIDE OF MISS WRA STILL A MYSTERY William Hayden of Los Angelu‘ Says He Knew Very Little of the Girl. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. 1.OS ANGELES, April 30.—When the information reached Los Angeles to-day that Minnie M. Wray had committed sui- cide in the Palmer House, Chicago, her friends were at a loss to find a motive for the deed. The young woman came to Los Angeles three weecks ago with a party of friends that had been touring Arizona, New Mexico and Texas points. The party took lodgings and visited the many seaside and summer resorts in this section. By those who seemed to know her best Miss Wray was considered bright, witty and above the average in points’of intellect. Among the girl's effects was found a note, In which she stated that she had wrecked too many lives alveady, and in- tended to end it all. A business card of the firm of Mullen & Bluett was also found, and on the back was the name of Willlam Hayden. He has charge of the hat department in Mullen & Bluett's es- tablishment, and says his real name is Wiimot H. Hider. Regarding the de- ceased, he sald that he knew her but slightly. . ““About three weeks ago four young | women came into the store to look at the sombreros that are so fashionable in this section,” he sald. “Omne of them, whom 1 take to be Miss Wray, told me they were Chicago milliners, enjoylng a vaca- tion in Southern California, and that they" would return East in a few days. Two of them g\lmhued hats. When they left 1 gave them my business card, which is not an unusual thing for clerks to do. That possibly accounts for the card be- lng found among the dead girl's effects.” HICAGO, April 30.—George B. Wray of this city, brother of Minnle M. Wray, is unable to advance any explanation for his sister's suicide. She resided here with him until six months ago, when she went to Leesvllle, Ind., where her parents re- side. While in Lincoln she did not ap- pear despondent. Her brother supposed she was still with her parents until he was Informed of her sulcide in Chicago. P Defaulting Detective. Speclal Dispatch to The Call, SAN JOSE, April 30.—Private Detective J. W. Watts, who is wanted on a charge of perjury by the San Francisco authori- ties, 15 also being mourned by a number of local creditors, and it is said he has left the State. He did collecting for sev- eral -firms, and it Is said failed to turn over some of the receipts. Watts was formerly in the emplni' of the Pinkertons in Chicago, and in a letter received they state they were compelled to dischargs I him because of crookedness. FINAL AGREEMENT ON PORTO RICAN PROBLEM Conferees Come to Terms on the Joint Resolution Amending the Act. WASHINGTON, April 30.—The conferees on the joint resolution amending the Porto Rico act reached a complete agree- ment after a second session to-day. Tha origina! Senate resolution extending the tenure of military officers in Porto Rico until thelr successors are appointed is re- tained intact. The sections added by the House relating’ to corporations are changed and- in their final form are as follows: Sec. 2. That all rallroad, strest rallway, telegraph and telephone franchises, privileges or concessions granted under section ¥2 of sald act shall be approved by the President of the United States, and no such franchise, privi- lege or concession shall be operative untll, it shall have been 50 approved. Sec. 3. That all franchises, privileges or con- cessions granted under section 32 of said act shall provide that the same shall be subject to amendment, alteration or repeal; shall forbid the issue of stock or bonds, except in exchange for actual cash or property at falr valuation equal in amount to the par value of the stock or bonds issued: shall forbld the declaring of stock or bond dividends, and in the case of pub- lic service corporations shall provide for the efiective regulation of the charges thereof and for the purchase or taking by the public au- thorities of their property at a fair and reason- able valuation. No corporation shall be authorized to conduct the business of buying and selling real estate or be permitted to hold or own real estate, ex- cept such as may be reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out the purposes for which it was created, and every corporation hereafter authorized to engage in agriculture shal). by its charter, be restricted to the ownershio and control of not to exceed 500 acres of land, and this provision shall be held to prevent a mem- ber of any corporation engaged In agriculture from being In any way interested in any other corporation engaged in #griculture. Ceorporations, Bowever, may loan upon real estate security and purchase real estate when necessary for the collection of loans, but they shall dispose of real estate so obtained within five years after receiving the title. Corporations organ- ized in Porto Rico, and doing business therein, shall be bound by the provisions of this sec- tion so far as they are applicable. The report was adopted in both houses, 80 the bill now goes to the President. g s Death of Richard Parkinson. SEATTLE. April 30.—Richard Rutt Par- kinson, the Nestor of Nevada journalism, the personal friend of Horace Greeley, new court house building, Independence square, Philadelphia. According to the programme the con- vention will be called to order at noon on June 19. Committees on contested seats, Tresolutions, etc., will be appointed and an early adjournment taken. For the even- ing the allled Republican clubs have planned a mass meeting in the Academy of Music. address the meeting. On Wednesday, June 20, the convention will go into fon again. The platform will be presented and matters may be ad- vanced so far that the nominating speeches may be made. The contest over the Vice Presidential nomination may carry the convention into Thursday. HANNA GIVES WARNING AGAINST OVERCONFIDENCE CLEVELAND, April 30.—The Leader re- Noted Republican speakers will FILIPINOS BESIEGE AMERICAN TROOPS In Five Days’ Fighting Nipeteen of the Forty-Third Volunteers teen killed and two wounded. who made a forced march, relieved the surgents. correspondent: detrimental to trade in the East. thought a decisive moment had come, archy. lowers.” HOR R DR TR TR YR @ | cetved from its Washington correspondent | | the first statement from Senator Hanna, who is chairman of the Republican com- mittee, concerning the outlook of the | coming Republican campaign from a Re- | publican standpoint. |7 “As a result of a careful study of the | | situation I feel perfectly safe in making | | the prediction at this time that McKinley will be re-elected. There is no way of | figuring how the Repubiicans can lose in | the coming contest if they put their | | shoulders to the wheel and are not imbued | with a spirit of overconfidence. The price | of the victory will be much narder and re- | | quire constant effort rrom the time the campaign opens until election day | “The Republicans should make the same kind of a fight they did, in 18%. There should be no cessation in their endeavor ect thelr candidates, and their appli- )n_and attention to the details of the npaign must be stead. unceasing. | should go into the contest on the supposition that hard work is absolutely | ntial to the victory. The spirit of the Republicans this vear of a most gratifying kind. At the Ohlo | State Convention, held in Columbus last week, this spirit was manifested in a plain and unmistakable manner. The delegates | even then were preparing for the great | political battle which is soon to begin, and it was patent that they will go into it with great energy. Senator rbanks, who has just returned from the indiana con- vention, informs me that the Republicans of his State possess the same inspiration. | “This is true of Republicans in every | 151:\(9 and all reports which I have re- ceived along this line are to the same effect. Evidence is plentiful that the Re- publican party all over the country realizes fully the necessity of entering the | campalgn with earnestness and a deter- ‘Word of the position of the detachment finally reached Major Gilmore, LONDON, May 1.—The Daily Mail prints the following from its Hongkong “The situation in the Philippines {s most unsatisfactory and extremely For months past merchants have been hop- ing that some active steps would be taken to bring about a definite result. ‘When General Young's troops swarmed from Dagupan move was not countenanced by General Otis. have gone from bad to worse and the islands are practically in a state of an- “The Filipinos here boast that as soon as the rainy season, which begins in May, sets in, Aguinaldo, who is hiding in the mountains of Northern Luzon, will organize another insurrectory government and rally his scattered fol- ‘ AT AT T AT AR T AT AT TSR T AT TR SR | N. Are Killed. MANILA, May 1, 10:40 a. m.—Major Gilmore of the Forty-third Volunteers reports from Calbayon, Sama, that a detachment of his battalion was be- sieged by insurgents at Catubig for five days. In that time he lost nine- besieged force and scattered the in- to Aparri it was but it was afterward found that this From that day to this things HR AR SR DA R R @ mination to win a victory. In going over the list of States that cast their electoral votes for McKinley four years ago I do not see any which will not do the same this year unless it be Kentucky. Tha State 1 am placing In the doubtful o umn, although we certainly purpose ma ing every effort to carry it I reg: Maryland, which the Democrats a claiming already, as reasonably certain to remain in the Republican column Be- sides_holding our own in practicaily all the States that we carried in 186, we have reason to believe that the Repub- licans will carry Kansas, South Dakota and Washington, which went for Bryan four years ago. while our chances are ex- cellent, I am informed by Senators Shoup and Carter, of winning Idaho and Mon- tana, the States they represent in the Senate. Altogether I am pleased wi outlook, which could not be any more couraging than it is.” FIVE MEN KILLED. Fatal Boiler Explosion in an Ohio Sawmill. TIFTON, Ohio, April 3.—Five men were killed and three injured by a boiler ex- plosior. here to-day in the sawmill of J. Bray & Co. The dead: LUTHER CLAIR, fireman. HUGH CHAMBERS. h F) GUS NICHOLSO! - JACK CASTLE. ’ WILL HOUSTON (colored). The injured: J. C. Raine, lumber in- spector, may dle; Wesley McPhaul, and an unknown negro. The sawmill was almost demolished and many buildings in its vicinity were wrecked. The cause of the explosion is not known. LI il un wish to [ buttened. remain in the Mark Twain, United States Senator Stew- art, all of California’s great mil and Judge C. C. odwin, formerly the editorial writer of the Virginia En- terprise, now editor of the Salt Lake Trib- une, died to-day of pneumonia after a brief illness, aged 82 years. the mills; Union-Made Clothing ” UR clothing is union-made clothing—made by trained, skilled union men at full union wages. This means that we secure the best, though costliest, labor in the world. But such labor necessarily makes the best clothing in the world. Union-made clothing is perfectly clean—it is made e strictest sanitary regulations. This is of vastimportance toyou. interest you in our suits at $10 proper position. o §2.50 Qut-of-fown orders fillad—write for illustrated catalogus. 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