The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1901, Page 1

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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1901. Tall, o be T Library- ' g 1D — s PRICE FIVE CENTS. REMAINS OF THE QUEEN ARE FOREVER SHUT FROM THE VIEW OF HUMAN EYES srief of the Group of Royal Mourners Beside the Bier as the Lid of the Coffin Is Closed by King Edward’s Command—Tributes Paid to Victoria \ s W ONDON, Jan. 25.—Both houses of Parliament received this after- § g noon identical messages from = the King and voted condolence with his Majesty on his bereave- where | ment and congratulation on his accession r Wil- [ t6 the th The Lora-Chancellor. Lord r J . and the Speaker, Willlam Court read the message in the respective It was as follows: “Edward, Rex—The King is fully sured that the House of Commons will re the deep sorrow which has befallen i e bedroom, inz Bdward Empero: re houses. as- death of his mother, the late Queen. 1 to the welfare of -her coun- S people and her wise and = beneficent rule during the sixty-four years e 0 be held in fectionate memory by her loyal and de- ted subjects throughout the dominions the British empire.” In both £ With a notable gathering of peeress liplomats. Mr. Choate, United State: bassador; .Mr. White, secretary of = Unitéd States emBassy, and ..r. Chester, nd secretary, and-their wives were | Majesty and the nation by the lament- | houses the galleries were filled | gland’s greatest from human i and men eir stan the rector of Wk a portion of t presence of the royal William coveréd h and the grief of Prin- e was pitiful. After the bene- a ‘wreath upon the retired e fu- placed then al gt rumor circulating at Os- rd desires himself to be Majesty,” in order that he is Emperor cal volunteers the gadleries of the House -of .Lords. Lord Salisbury moved the reply to the King's message’in a speech full of emo- He d that in performing the sad- lest duty that bad ever fallen to him he nly echolng accents of sorrow deeper. he had ever known of this nation, een called forth by the singu- 1, under the dispensation of vidence, they had suffered, and their lar loss wk Pre was borne admiration of the glorious reign and | splendid character of the sovereign they had lost. Being a constitutional monarch, restricted powers, she had reigned by sheer force of character, but by the lovableness of her disposition and by her hold on the hearts of her subjects. The example which she set of governing by love and esteem would never be forgot- ten much she assisted in the n of her people by the simple con- fon of her brilllant qualities as a mother and woman. Her wonderful f observing with absolute strict- e limits of her powers as a consti- overeign and at the same time g steady and persistent influ- ence over the actions of her Mjnisters in- spired the greatest admiration. She ways maintained nor how elevat temy al- a rigorous supervision | over public affairs, giving her Ministers the benefit of her advice | be in readiness to start at any DEPREDATINS N THE CREEK RESERVATIN Outlaws Doing More Damage Than the | Indians. Militia of Oklahoma Held| in Readiness to Meet | Emergencies. | Lieutenant Dixon, Commanding ~the | Troop of Regulars, Reporis the . | Uprising = Fxaggerated. ———— OMAHA, Neh., Jan, 25.—General Lee re- | ceived a telegraphic report to-night from | Lieutenant Dixon, commanding the troop | of cavalry sent to the scene of the Creek | Indian troubles. He states that he has | not yet made a full investigation, but has | learned enough to warrant his saying that | the reports .of an upriging . have been | greatly exaggerated. Thus far he has en- | countered no Indians, and from civillans he learned there had been no violence on the part of the Indians, and he anticipates none. The report from Lieutenant Dixon comes from Henrietta, which place he! reached during the forenoon. | A Guthrie, O. T., spectal says: Governor Barnes to-day ordered a military compary | each at Chandler and Shawnee, O. T., to | moment | for the Indian Territory line. Three thou- sand rounds of ammunftion were, provided for each company. Gevernor Barnes re- | celved many messages to-day from citi- zens of Stroud and Chandler, which are | | | situated near the Creék Nation, asking | | that milltia be sent at gnce to Indian Ter- | | ] v OWES. Jan. 25.—Queen Victorfa's will was op d and examined b: the duly congtituted authorities, | Nothing will ever be made pub- | lic as to the provisions of the in- | strument. or the amount of her privata, fortune. It {s generally supposed that this pféliminary inspéction was made in order | to follow exactly her Majesty's directions | in regard to hér funeral | Tt is known that the Queen made a will | early in her reign, whnich was repeatedly altered’ and added to as children and | grandchildren were born and as her es- | | tates rapidly advanceé in value. Thi | proceeded until 1596, when her Majes! | decided to have an entirely new documen- drawn. and with great personal care this | was accomnlished. Those in a position to make any sort to |of a | Queer's ‘win decis guess ‘as the vrovisions of the e that Princess Beat- rice, widow of Prince Iienry of Batten- be will be the principal beneficlary. She is the Governor of the Isle of Wight | and will probably inherit Osborne House and the whole estate surrounding it. Then the Duke of Connaught and his sons, who | have been great favorites with Victoria, will. receive a large portion of he for- “l\lnf' The Duke will probably become |'the owner of Balmoral and the Scottish | trolling the line. | tle fear of the Indians, but there is dan- | country will | Hoffman and Sheriff Tilghman at Chand- | act against citizens or property in Okla- ritory to protect life agd property by pa- There is apparently lit- ger that outlaws' who infest the Creek vaid banks. and stores in| Oklahoma under the gufse of Indians, Governor Barnes will not send. the troops | unless the situation becomes more threat- ening than at present. | Matters seemed to have quieted down | yestérday morning in.<he Indlan scare | along the eastern border. At noon the! following telegram was received by the | Governor: s “‘Situation along our border serious. T cannot be responsible for the safety of our pecple unless militia is ordered out at | once. “WILLIAM TILGHMAN, Sheriff.” At 1 o'clock the Governor held a con- sultation over the telephone with Colonel ler, and they stated that many depreda- tions were being committed over the line in the Creek reservation, both by the In- dians and by outlaws, but that up to that time nobody had cressed the line and there was no positive evidence of any ln~I tention to cross or to commit any overt | acts on this side of the line. The Governor | advised that a close watch be kept along the line and advice sent him of any overt REVOLVER BULLETS END LIVES OF TWO YOUNG - BUT DESPONDENT WOMEN Susan Mulkey of Tacoma and Mary O’Brien of Leadville Dead in This City---Edna Gray of San Francisco Commits Suicide +1 | was suftering from the eftects of some in Seattle —_—— EATTLE, Jan. 25.—Because a man, with whom she had until recently associated, deserted her. after having relieved her of a consider- able sum of money, Edna Gray, formerly of San Francisco, last night ended her life by swallowing fully an | ounce of pure carbolic acid. The suicide occurred in room of the Welcome | House. Shortly before 11 o'clock the in- mates of the house heard moans coming by the woman d that she from and the room occupled an investigation revea virulent poison. City Physiclan Me- 0 . ESPONDENT through long ill- pess, Mary O'Brien, .a pretty woman, 2 years old, ended her life shortly after 10 o'clock last night ‘by shooting herselt through the heart. - The scene of the sui- ciue was 1616 Point Lobos avenue, where Miss O'Brien had been living for the past two years with Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ryan The unfortunate young woman was for- merly a resident of Leadville, Colorado. and on aceount of {liness was obliged to come to this city to live. Her father died some years ago and her mother still re- in Tuolumne County. Miss O'Brien was the favorite niece of D. Kelly, a mining man cf Sonora, who is at present stopping at the Lick House. He defrayed all her cxpenses and since his arrival in San Francisco has been | most asslduous in caring for the young woman. Last evening he called at the house where she was staying and took her sides in Leadville, while a brother lives | homa, but that until there was some at- | to ®nner at a downtown destaurant. She tempt to cross the line or commit some | Seemed in bright spirits during the meal such act he should not feel that he would | and bade her uncle an affectionate gool the National | night when he took her home. He did in ordering and warning | be justified Guard to the scene. | property former Duke of Albany. | The Queen’s second daughter, Princess | Christlan of * Schleswig-Holstein, is not | iri"h' and it Is expected that she and her: { four children will be liberally provided | for. Edward VII, who will be amply pro- | Grandchildren who are expected to re-| A Muskogee, I T.. special says: The | | celve the largest bequests are the two | Creek uprising continues dangerous, | | children of Victorfa’s voungest son, the | troops having as vet failed to arrive. | United States Morshal Bennett has cap- | tured the 17-year-old on of Chief Snuke.{ and has notified the latter that the boy | would be held as a hostage until the In- | dians surrendeced. The Indians have so | far refused to surrender, and to-day are | holding two councils. near Bristow and vided for by the country, and tne Duka | Rush Hill. A dispatch from Bristow this | of York, who comes into the Duchy of | morning states that the threatened attack | Cornwall and will be the Prince of Wales, | on that town had not yet begun, but that | €11l probably not be sharers In the late | the citizens were continuing to arm them- Queen's private fortune. | selves and prepare for an emergency. | Estimates made by the best informed | Marshal Bennett expresses fear of blood- persons in the financial fleid fix the valuc | shed if the troops ordered from Fort Reno | of Queen Victoria's private estate at|do not arrive soon. They were expected | something between 350,000,000 and $60,000,000. | this morning. | Parliament, upon her accession, granted ‘ Marshal Bennett returned from Eufaula her $1,250000 a year. That sum, it was |this morning after a visit with five depu- estimated, would maintain the royal es- | ties to the home of Chief Snake, When he | tablishment and leave the sovereign $300,- | first entered Spake’s house there were but 000 fcr pocket money or personal expenses. | three people there. In less than twenty | Since the death of Albert, the Prince | minutes’ time forty light horsemen, In- They | Consort, it is asserted her Majesty has|djans of Snake's band, gathered. saved $250,000 a year of that sum. Th's|yere all heavily armed, but offered no them of dangers. No Minister could dis- regard her views or press her to disregard them without feeling he had incurred a | great danger. She brought the country oF i e peacefully through a great change—from martial air | /4 to new England. She possessed ex- The naval parade | traordinary knowledge of what people think. In the House of Commons A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury and Govern- ment leader, in moving the address In re- ply to the message, sald the House in ali and inity will pass nte. After these rrespondents of through will pass the Jeading papers world very rem intense head is to be the greatest, if pos- the world has ever nd the ry arrangements at sor will ything of the ever w kind s-night grenadiers are mounting their | its history had never met under sadder ® rd over the coffin, w arms | circumstances or with a clearer duty to « nd heads bent. The silence express the universal sorrow extending roken save by an occasional shuffle by | f~om end to end of the empire. The sor- row was felt not only as a national, but an irreparable personal loss. It was hard vet to realize the magnitude of the blow which had fallen on the country. In the | whole history of the British monarciy Message Sent by King Bdward to |00 00 B D which the President McKinley. | national grief had been so deeply seated. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2%.~Following is| In moving a double response of condo'- the text of the reply which the President | ence and congratulation Mr. Balfour said received from King Edward VII in answer | they had unfailing confidence that the to his message of condolence on the death | great interests committed to the new sov- of the Quee: | ezclgn were safe in his Keeping. »SBORNE, Jan. 2, 191—The President, | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the "hite House, Washington: Am grateful | T.heral leader, seconded the motion, for your k sympathy in the irreparable | _ " oss the mation and I have sustained. I [‘md‘ was adopted, the members stand ave felt convinced that it would be | IN8. wared by you and the American people. The House then adjourned “EDWARD R.” Jary 4 soldiers in chauging their unea po- tion P TS GRATEFUL FOR SYMPATHY. until Febru- | money, together with its increment. has | been invested under ‘he best advice tha: | London, the financial ~enter of the worid, | could supply. Added to it and accumu- | |la.ng each year, is the rum of $2,3%0,00, | the private fortune of (he Prince Consorl. which was bequeathed (o the Queen. She was algo the legatee of many admiring | subjects, one of them deeding $2,500,000. It is belleved that one of the last acts | of .Queen Victoria was to signify a wish | that the testimonial sent by ‘he childrea of Canada should be aanded over to the | Roval Patriotic Commissioners for the | benefit of the widows and orphans of soi- diers killed in South Africa. This desirs was communicated to the commissioners in a letter from the Colonial Office dated the day of her death. The testimonial of | the children of Canada consisted of ths | sum of £3399, which Mr. Chamberlain for- warded to the Royal Fatriotic Commis- | sioners the day Queen Victorla dled. e DECLARE DESIRE TO ! BE JOINED IN MATRIMONY | THE HAGUE, Jan. %.—An official of ths Ministry of Justice at 11 o’clock this morn- ing delivered at the Town Hall a formal deed, signed by Queen Wilhelmina and Duke Henry of Meckienburg, each de- claring a desire to be joined in matri- mony. Flags were at once hoisted on tke Town Hall, all churches and other build ings. The royal banns will be read for the £rst time Sunday, Jauuary 27. bodily harm to the officers. The Indians had been picketed round about, evidently, to protect their chief or to give warning of an attack. Snake was not to be found and Bennett left word for him to come to Muskogee or Eufaula for a conference. MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR QUEEN VICTORIA OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—A united memorial service in honor of her late Majesty Queen Victoria_will be held in St. Paul's Epis- copal Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock under the auspices of the British societies of Oakland. Rev. John T. Bryan, rector of St. John's Church of Stockton, will preach the sermon. Appropriate ad- dresses will be made by Rev. W. C. Shaw, Rev. M. N. Ray and Rev. R. Ritchle. —_—— CARDINAL VAUGHAN'S TRIBUTE LONDON, Jan. 2%.—Cardinal Vaughan, in the course of a very sympathetic letter to be read in the Cathollc churches in London, pays an eloquent tribute to Queen Victoria, who, he says, was “‘an object of the greatest reverence on the part of all Catholics from the Pope downward.” “We fully and acutely share in the na- tional sorrow,” continues the Cardinal, “and trust and pray that the noble tradi- tions established by the mother may be carried on and perfected by the son. The attachment of Cathaolics to the throne and the dynasty is beyond suspicion.” . not see her again until he viewed her body cold in death in the room where she ended her life. That the young woman premeditated self- destruction is shown by the statements of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, with whom she lived. Mr. Ryan, who is an employe of the San Francisco Gas Company, said last night that he was the owner of the revolver with which Miss O'Brien shot herself. He kept it in & bureau drawer in his bed- room and had not used it for many months. Last evening after Miss O'Brien returned home she went for a short walk with Mrs Ryan. Mrs. Ryan said that Miss O'Brien was despondent and was crying on the street. | They returned to the house and Miss O'Brien went to her bedroom, while Mr. and Mrs. Ryan retired to rest. A few minutes after they retired Mr. and Mrs. Ryan heard a muffled sound. Mrs. Ryan ! thought that the bed of Miss O'Brien had given way and asked her husband to see |if the young lady wanted any help. He | knocked at her bedroom door and, recefv- the door, but | ing ‘no response, opened found the room empty. Walking to the rear of the flat he opened the dining-room door adjoining the kitchen and was shocked to see the body of Miss O'Brien stretched on the floor in death. Mr. Ryan's revolver lay by her side and a ter- rible wound over the heart told the man- ner of her death. Dr. Maguire of the French Hospital, which is directly across the street from Mr. Ryan's home, was sumoned, but he declared that death had been instantane- ous. Dr. Maguire notifled the Coroner and the body was removed to the Morgue. A pitiful scene was witnessed when Mr. Kelly, the dead girl's uncle, was called from the Lick House to the place where his niece had killed herself. He cried bit- terly and had to be led from the room. When he became calmer he said he knew of no reason why his niece should have killed herself except that she was de- spondent through iliness. The fingers of the left hand of the dead girl were powder burned and it Is evident that she held the pistol in her right hand. pulling the trigger with her thumb, while she held the muszzle close to her left breast. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ryan are of | the opinion that Miss O'Brien must have taken the revolver from the bureau drawer in their bedroom some time during the day. The weapon was 38-caliber and Smith & Wesson make. The Coroner will hold an inquest to-day, USAN MULKEY. a prepossessing ¥oung woman, fatally shot herself " yesterday afternoon In the Royal House, 126 Ellis street, and later passed away in the McNutt Hos- pital. The shooting is said to have been an accident, tut evervthing points to the fact that the girl committed suicide. Miss Mulkey came here with her mother last Monday and they registered at the‘ Royal House under the name of Mrs. Mill- | sap and daughter. They are residents of | Tacoma, Wash., and came to this city to | attend to some busihess connected with Nome mining claims. E. E. Rosling. an attorney of Tacoma, a friend and counsel | for the women, arrived in this city a day | previous to the coming of the mother and daughter and he engaged rooms for them at the Royval House. Mr. Rosling said that he had called on the mother and daughter shortly before noon vesterday and made a report that was not satisfactory. ‘The daughter, was hysterical, and neither the mother nor the attorney could pacify her. Rosling | finally left and returned In the afternoon. Miss Mulkey was still laboring under | mental excitement and they again med! to calm her. The young woman was too | | wrought, up, however, and wildly begged them to leave her in peace. Her mother and Mr. Rosling-then left the room and bad. hardly gone one hundred feet when they heard g.pistol report. Both hurried back to thé apartment, and they found | the young Woman Iying on the floor In a pool of blood and a pistol by her side. | Dr. A. D. McLean, whose offices were | close by, was hurriedly sent for and he did all he could to stanch the flow of | blood. He found that the bullet had en- tered the right breast and passed through her body. The girl was sent in an ambu- lance to the McNutt Hospital, but died shortly after her arrival there. Mrs. Mulkey was terribly shocked by her daughter's rash deed. She can only | | account for the tragedy by saying that her daughter was in a hysterical mood and shot herself accidentally. She said her | daughter was a lovable sirl and ambitious. | She had been to Nome and had secured a { number of mining claims, which she hoped | would make her independently rich and she would be able to pursue a course of study at college. Mrs. Mulkey said that the pistol used by her daughter had re- | posed under her pillow the night before. They had been in the habit of carrying the revolver for protection. On Thursday night, she said, her daughter had taken the weapon from its place of hiding and cleaned it. During the cleaning process | her daughter had handled the pistol with- | out fear and with such a disregard for | her safety that she (the mother) had | begged her to desist or she would leave | the room. She knew her daughter was | hysterical and that she had received un- welcome news about the business she had come to this city to transact, but she did | not think it was sufficient to cause her to | take her life. Mr. Rosling stated that he was in this | city on a pleasure trip with his wife, and that while here was attending to litigation | over the claims owned by the young | woman. He Intended leaving for Tacoma | last evening, but has changed his plans | and will remain here until after the in- . quest. He sald that his clients had come and registered under the name of Mill- sap, which was Mrs. Mulkey's maiden ; name, to prevent certain people knowing | of their presence In this city. He declined | to state what the nature of the litigation | was and advised Mrs. Mulkey not to dis- | cuss the matter. ‘The body was taken to the Morgue. The | house was raised Mrs. | position as stenographer there. ‘lor Dolph of Oregon. 2 i\ i i i‘ y/i fl i 3 THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO SHOT HERSELF IN THE ROYAL HOUSE AND AFTERWARD DIED IN THE Me- NUTT HOSPITAL AS THE RESULT OF THE SELF-INFLICTED WOUND, AND HER MOTHER, WHO SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENTAL. - - - . Kechnle waé summoned and she expired a few minvtes after his arrival Edna Gray came her from# Portland four weeks ago, accompanied by a man whose name is not known to the police. Several days ago she told Officer Hubbard that the man decamped on Saturday last, taking with him several hundred dollars belonging to her, leaving her almost pen- niless. She iIntimated that she was con- templating sufcide. Edna Gray 1Is sal been 28 years old Francisco. by the police to have nd a native of San Her real name was Lena Ful- | ham and a few years ago she married a man named Mareno, who recently com- mitted sulcide. The police say that the woman's relatives have belfeved her to be dead for several years. e Aamaat a2 father of the young woman is well known In Washington and Oregon. He was im- mediately notified of his daughter’s un- timely death. NO CLEW TO MYSTERY. Tacoma Folk Unable to Explain Actions of the Mulkeys. TACOMA. Jan. %5.—Not enough can be learned here to clear up the mystery sur- rounding the suicide of Susan Mulkey in San Francisco to-day. The friends of the dead girl and her mother here do not know why they went to Californta. Two weeks ago a little girl living in the same house at 514 North G street became sick and it was feared she had scarlatina. When the question of quarantining the Mulkey made an urgent request that the quarantine be not | established until she and her daughter got away. She sald they had urgent business in Portland and must leave immediately. They departed for Portland about ten days ago. Thelr friends here were greatly surprised to learn to-night that they reg- istered at San Francisco under another name. They think the object was to pre- vent any knowledge of their business in San Francisco from reaching here. Eric E. Rosling. their attorney, is one of the best known lawyers in Tacoma, having formerly been a member and presi- dent of the School Board. Tacoma friends of the Mulkeys did not know that they were interested in any litigation calling them to San Francisco. Susle Mulkey was 20 years old. She graduated from the Tacoma High School in June, 1388, and for a time thereafter was High School librarian. Later she fitted herself to be a stenographer and in June last went to Cape Nome to accept a She re- cefved a good salary and saved a large part of it, with which she hoped later to continue her education in California or in the East. Mrs. Mulkey !s a sister of former Sena- Eleven years ago. through Senator Dolph's influence, Mr. Mulkey was appointed an Inspector of customs and stationed here. He assisted in running several bands of smugglers to earth, but in 1804 was arrested and charged with being implicated with the so-called Lotan gang of Portland and Astoria in customs frauds. He was con- victed and sentenced to prison. Power- ful influence was brought to bear in his behalf, with the result that he was par- doned by President McKinley about three vears ago. He then went to Boundarv Creek, a mining district in British Colum- bia, and later to Dawson, where he has made some money at mining. He came out this summer, returning just before navigation closed. Mrs. Mulkey reeeived letters from him only a few days before leaving for San Francisco.

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