The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1901, Page 23

\ | 3 : ; $ Bersrenentne Pages 23 10 324 PHEES EEESROROAOA G R GRONONOR O RO OD b : - Tall., b H : 3 s Pages 23 10 3. R R R R e ] i SAN FRANCISCO, SUl—VDAY, JANUARY 27, 1901. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE CRITICIZES AGUIRRE’S BUSINESS METHODS Inquisitors Spend a Day at San Quentin and Find Much to Condemn in Lax System of Keeping Accounts While Praising. Discipline of Prison 5 | | | Foote's brokers arranged to USE GOOD SAXON Paris Commissioner Mixed Up With Custom-House Officials. S g e Blunder of Stupid Valet Causes Tem- porary Detention of Lawyer’s Trunks Containing Duti- able Articles. The next time that W. W. Foote, the attorney, is asked 1o serve the State In the capacity of Commussioner in a foreign land he wiil be more particular when se- lecting a valet. One ot these accompaniel him to the World’s Fair at Paris, but, in the language of the South Side district, he must have been “a baG 'un.” He didn't know the difference between female lin- gerie and articles that are generally | bought in gentlemen’s furnishing goocs | stores. In packing up the trunks of Com- | missioner Foote he falied to discriminato in the matter of apparel and as a result there was a warm cme at the Custom- house yesterday. 1f Copimissioner Foole had only been able to piace his hands upon the offending valet things would have been much warmer. But the valet, lucky for his bones, was absent and the incident passed off with some sulphurous expressioas emitted bv Foote. Commissioner koote, while in ‘*gay | Paree,” made a few vurchases of silks, that are dear to the feminine presents for that under the law | laces, etc heart, in friends. He knew only such goods as are for personal wear are exempt from duty. But the valet, in whom he placed all his confidence and trust, was not as weil enlightened. He did_rot know that ladies’ silk stockings could not possibly come under the head of male attire and so it was that when | packing the trunks ne made his great, | grave and serious error. Articles of wear that Commissioner Foote could not pos- sibly use were indiscriminately jammed the trunks containing i.s personal he loxes and trunks set aside ote for the presents he bought for friends were utilized for storing away anything at hand packed without any they contained. ~ Now Commissioner Foote believed that his valet had intellf- gence enough to know personal wear are | was_desirous of bject to duty. He of things. When Foote reached this city of his trunks to the Customs officials in order that they might examine the boxes and see that there was nothing contra- | band. Great was his surprise, then, when The saratogas wera | thought as to what | that goods not for | | goods, but the valet made a horrible mess | on his refurn trip he turned over the keya | | he learned yesterday that his effects were | | detained in the ~Custom-house. The | searchers. much to their astonishment, | found a lot of ladies’ gioves in the trunk | contalning several pairs of the Commis- | stoners’ pajamas. The gloves were dutia- | ble and Foote was ilable for smuggling | In addition to having tke articles confis- | cated. He was notifid of the result of the | search of the trunks and hastened to the | Custom-house to explain just how it oc | curred. The matter was soon_ adjusted have the éumls separated and duty pald on the utiable articles. It has been reported that while Com.- missioner Foote was imn Parls he so far cultlvated the French language that it is only with difficulty that he can express himself in good old Zaxon. That is not true. His verbal bandling of the care- less valet showed that he still had full command of his mother tongue. rman of the com- ¥ morning be- ried the inquisitors berth on this side e over to escort prison and Bel- m the moment ng range at the ferry e you any knowl- bouts of . Absconder » Senator. the bounteous residencs P conducted. Af utside the prison ators decided that Jubtedly a s 1 while fault fon h the discipline of the were s0 lax m was really t the need of keeping was ap- of the committee had progressed Byrne of ee the jute mill that ~ he was GAS EXP Accident Occurs at 846 Washington Street Through a Careless Mongolian Searching for a Leak With a Lamp. An expl fon of gas In the lodging-house sement of the buflding at 46 n street last night, resulted n of one Chinaman, the severe aps fatal injury of another and wrecking of the half-dozen their contents. before 9 o'clock the residents in ty of Stockton and Washington were startled by a loud report, but hable at first to locate the spot d occurred. A Chinaman wita eue ablaze rushed from the cellar yelled that the house was on fire. was quickly responded to, but there wes little work for the firemen to do. What fire was in the basement was eas- y _extinguished. Chairs, tables and bunks were scattered broken about the & “PRISON OF THE POPE” 0 QUENTIN PRISON EXAMINING EXPERT McLAREN AND AT- | | FATHEB_kYOLKE & SUDyEaE FACHES AS TO THE METHODS OF KEEr.NG ACCOUNTS. | He Will Lecture on the Relations of : | Pontiff and Italian Gov- ged with all the jute ordered frén the ehouse, with a discount of 5 per cent r waste. Yie was required to re- 1 numoe. of sacks for a unt of jute furnished, but in methods he unconsclously axity of the bookkeeping in the mill by contin- to a number of slips of eld in his hand. and Tyrrell wanted to accounts on memo- tead of in books. tened to explain that appropriate sufficient ich to purchase the neces- was then made to where the were being marked and The weighers were erftering the £ thelr work on slips of papers books, which fact Belshaw ake notice of. He de- ould be used to keep hat_triplicate records ne of which should be v e Warden and one to the ntendent of the mill. mill the visitors passed conviets' dining-room. Hurry- n bearing plates of hot stew brushed pe past the members of the committee, ough it was half an hour before the regular dinner hour. ator Tyrre sample of ing w ie meals served to the prison- of course,” nowing wink The Senators then visited the warehouse where all th les of sacks are stored. Senators Belshaw and Tyrrell replied the guard utt, thought that the bales should be piled In could then in ten minu ascertain how lunch and examined Mac- “We took stock with sisted Belshaw. replied MacDougal \fake an inventory?” ““Well, I report how many sacks I re- rows and numbered positions assigned for them. Those in charge of the warehouse had on hand. Shipping was called from his “How often do_ you tak Dougal > asked Belshar ® "rook 0 xpert MacLaren the other day,” he replie *“You did not answer my question,” in- ““Oh. we don’t take stock, we just clean out the warehouse of sacks once a year,” “How often do you asked Senator Tyrre: ceive from the jute mill to the Warden's office once a month.” The conclusion of the committee aft the interview with Shipping Clerk Maf: Dougal was that in the future he should %Www%%wm. OSION IN BASEMENT KILLS ONE CHINAMAN, FATALLY INJURES ANOTHER AND DAMAGES BUILDING place. In one of the rooms Chan Pon, a | cigar picker, was found dead, and in an other room,” Chan Lock, his ‘cousin, was picked up from among the debris. He was still breathing and the police had him hur |ried in the ambulance to the Recelving Hospital, where it was found that besides being badly shaken up by the explosion ne was in a serious condition, due to asphyxiation. The attendants worked on Lock for a | long while, but at a late hour were un- able to restore him to consclousness. How the accident happened is mot known. A Chinaman, who was in the cel lar when the explosion occurred, declared | that early in the evening one of the men complained that gas was leaking into the |place and soon afterward he was seen | f.'i'.fim" for the leak with a lamp in his The force of the explosion must have not ship any sacks without first receiving ap order countersigned by the Warden of the prison. In the afternoon the Senators inter- viewed MacLaren, the book expert, who wus found working on the books in the main office. Prison Director Wilkins was also present. ‘'Are there any of the books of the jute | mill missing?” asked Senator Tyrrell. | “There is orly one book missing,” re- Plied MacLaren. “How far back are you going on the books?” he was asked. “I am going back as far as the vear ct to be finished by a week | _replied MacLaren. | find anything wrong with books?” asked Tyrrell. | “No, I have not,” was the answer. | “Have you found anything wrong with the books at all?" queried Belshaw. ““Yes, I find no accounting for sixty-five bale: replied MacLaren. Prison Director Wilkins stated to the in- vestigating committee that when Mac- | Laren had handed in his report a meeting | would be held at the prison and the report | would be made public. . On the way back to thé®city the mem. bers of the investigating committee ex pressed themselves in the following terms: Senator Belshaw—I think that the dis- cipline of the prison is splendid, but the checking evstem and the way the goods are shipped must be changed. New rules must be adopted so that the Warden shall be the only person authorized to ship mer- chandise. Senator Nutt—T think that stock should be regularly taken once a month at the warehouse and reported to the Warden, | Books should be bought for the jute mills | and a regular check system adopted. | Otherwise 1 think that the prison is run ou excellent Jines.’ 4 nator Tyrrell of Nevada County—l think that this investigation will be pro- ductive of good. The bookkeeping sys- tem at both the jute mills and at the ship- ping wharf should be changed. Senators Smith, Nelson, Plunkett and | Greenwell expressed similar opinfons. During the day members of the Assem- | bly committee also visited the prison, but | as they arrived late their investigation | was necessarily hurriedly eonducted. Senator Belshaw said last evening that his committee would go to Folsom next Saturdey and inspect that prison, and | would then make reports to the Senate of | both prisons et the same®time. From present indications the report of the Sen- ate committee will severely criticize the present business methods now in vogue at San Quentin. been terrific. Not a thing in the cellar escaped. G and water pipes were twisted out of shape and the heavy steel girder which su})pqued the lldewn.“( was torn from its fastening and bent. The merchandise store of Quong Mow Lung & C directly over the wrecked basement, not damaged, though its occupants were given a scare. . Dead Child Thrown Overboard. Autopsy Surgeon Baclgalupl performed an autopsy on the remains of the female child found floating in the bay yesterday and found that it was dead when thrown into the bay. Its death was caused by acute bronchial pneumonia. The child was found In a sack near the foot of Fourteenth street by Adam Stewart. It was evidently ¥ s weelk old. | stoned ernment. “The Prison of the Pope” is the title of a lecture which the Rev. P. C. Yorke will deliver in Metropolitan Hall on Thursday evening, February 7, for the benefit of St. John's Church. Father Yorke will discuss the relations between the Vatican and the | Italian Government and their bearing on | the freedom of the Pope. The question has attracted world-wide attention within the past few weeks on account of the | declaration of the Duke of Norfolk during | a publfc reception by Leo. The English nobleman declared in favor of the temporal power of the Pope and maintained its necessity for the free ex- ercise of his epirtual authority in the Catholic world. Such an utterance occa- widespread comment in England, Father Yorke made a thorough study ot the situation while in Rome and he will give his views on the question in the coming lecture. ‘ Reserved seats are on safe at the clergy residence of St. road. ————— DEUPREY MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL Murasky Refuses to St Aside Dain- gerfield’s Order Adjudging Him Guilty of Contempt. Assistant District Attorney FEugene Deuvprey must either consent to pay ali- mony to his former wife or go to jail, Judge Murasky having yesterday refused to set aside the order of Judge Dainger- field adjudging him guilty of contempt. Judge Daingerfield’s order was issued several weeks ago, but was suspended by Judge Cook until after the completion of the Hoff trial, in which Deuprey was representing the State. Now there re- mains no longer any cause for delaying the execution of Yhe order, hence Deuprey must pay or be Incarcerated. Although as Assistant District Attorney he receives a salary of $30 a month, he claims_that he is unable to comply with the order of the court. According to his statement all his income is required in supporting his present family. APPOINTMENTS BY FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS | Electrician, Operators, Linemen and Others Named for Department of Electricity. The joint boards of the Fire and Police Departments at a meeting Friday even- ing made the following appointments in the Department o® Electricity, which is under their contro Temporary—W. 1. Hewitt, chief elec- triclan; P. 8. Benjamin, inspecto . F. Wedemeyer, James J. Gorman, D. M. Ahern and John F. Rvan, linemen. Permanent—W. L. Goodwin, Charles M. Allen, W. A. Case Frank Bishop, Joseph R. Blakeley and W. J. Nixon, operators; Gustave H. Divorack, Han"‘y R. Brown, Frank Bickhoff_and Anton Glock. instru- ment makers: Francis E. Haskell, Jere- miah C. Counihan, Bennie Brown, Thomas Douglas, James T. Kearney, Frederick F, Dunne and Michael J. Sullivan, linemen: Arthur Kempston, W. G. Pennycook, Da- vid T. Grifiith and Jonn C. Kelly, repair- ers. —_————— Labor Council Officers. At the semi-annual election of the San Francisco Labor Council the following of-~ ficers were elected: President, W. H. Goff; vice president, H. Gibb; recording and correspanding secretarv. Ed Rosenberg; financial secretary, C. H. Parker; treas. urer, N. W. Hall; sergeant-at-arms, F. Barnett. Organizing committee—A. R. Andre, F. Barnett, N. W. Coffee, W. H. Goff and_A. Iten. . E. Rowe, Charles F. Schuppert and H. Gallagher. Law and legislative committee—J. K. Jones, W. Macarthur, C. H. Parker, A. 0. W and T. E. Zant. Iten, I. itive commit- tee—F. Barnett, A. Less and O. Schultz. X | | i | | John's parish, Mission | | mining claims the daughter had taken up | FOOTE CAN STILL |DUKE OF MANCHESTER HERE WITH HIS BRIDE, DAUGHTER OF MILLIONAIRE ZIMMERMAN His Grace Likes California and Would Make Pro- longed Visit Here if His Papa-in-Law Would Extend Time Limit on Use of His Private Car LTSRS ATLESS and with both hands in his pockets, his Grace the Duke of Manchester promenaded un- ostentatiously around the Palace Hotel court yesterday afternoon, seemingly unmindful of the attention he was attracting. Leaning almost reckless- ly over the baiconies on three sides of the big court were groups of feminine admir- ers. They tittered and laughed and made g00-goo eyes at the titled Englisbman, Lut the Duke was oblivious of it all. He neva cnce turned his face upward. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester nd Lerd Lambert arrived from Southern California at 9 o’clock yesterday morning. They are traveling in a private car be- longing to the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rallroad, of which Eugene Zim- merman, father of the Duchess, is vice president. “Fupa let us take the car,” said the Duke, “tor a certain length of time. We remained at my grandmother’s in Natchez longer than at first planned, so we have got to shorten our stay in California, for the car has been engaged by other parties. That is all tommyrot about my father BY WAY OF OGDEN. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER AND THEIR BLOODED BULLDOG. HIS GRACE AND HIS BRIDE ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO YESTERDAY AND WILL SPEND SEVERAL DAYS HERE, RETURNING EAST pulling the purse strings. He hasn't kicked once on the amount of money we are spending on this trip " The distinguisbed party occupies apart- ments on the first floor, facing Market and New Montgomery sireets, the suite being the costliest and most elegantly fur- nished in_tke hotel. The party will re- main in San Francisco untll Tuesday, when the homeward trip will be com- menced. The Duke Iikes California, and if he had his way Le would spend several weeks out here. “I have been to San Francisco several times before, you know,” he said “Do I play golf? Yes, I am just learn-- ing the game,” he went on. “it's a very fascinating sport. I have a lot of golf sticks. They were sent ahead, care of Mr. McCormick of the Southern Pacific. My wife is very well acquainted with Mrs. McCormick. They boti lived in Cincin- nati, you know. I play football, too, when I get the chance. “While at college T did some boxing. I bave a punching bag in our private car, but it don’'t work good.” The Duke and Duchess will not attend any theaters or public amusement places while here out of respect for the dead Queen, although he says he could go If he chose with propriety. His Grace wears a black band around the sleeve of his bluish gray suit. He was considerably agitated yesterday afternoon over a clip- 1ing from the Cincinnati Tribune, which was uncomplimentary to Papa Zimmer- man, “I have just wired the editor, whom I know personally,” he explained, *‘com- manding him to retract the story. If he doesn’t do so I will make it uncomforta- ble for the paper,” arid the Duke's eyes snapped and he stamped his foot with an air of determination. Sil;enk'.ng of the Queen’s death the Duke sald; “Her demise is an irreparable loss to the whole civilized world. Both as a woman and a ruler she was the greatest and grandest that ever lived. You can little imagine the great sorrow of Eng- land. Royalty will mourn for three months just as you would mourn the loss of your mother. All functions will be dispensed with. The royal ladies will not appear in full dress, no diamonds will be ‘worn a=a the palatial homes will be closed during_the period of mourning.” The Duke of Manchester is a_handsome young man of about 25 years, with a full, smooth face and of athletic build. He has large blue eyes and soft, light hair. He is essentially English in appearance and manner, while the Duchess is of the Gib- son girl type. She very modestly declined to be interviewed. e it SN C SRS T T BSR4 The Duke called upon Mr. McCormick at the Southern Pacific Railroad offices yesterday noon, where he received his mail, which had been sent in care of Mr. MecCormick. His Grace will dine at the McCormick home to-day. The Duchess is the favorita child of Eugene Zimmerman, who is re- puted to be one of the wealthiest men in Cincinnatl. The presence of Manchester and minds the young Duke of his bride in this city re- hat there are now four fanchester. The first, Har- dney, Duchess of Manchester, was a Miss Dobbs—an Irish lady. She mar- ried the sixth Duke in 1860. On his death she married Sir Stevenson Blackwood, who died in 1883. The second is the ent Duchess of Devonshire, widow o th Duke of Manchester. The third s Consuelo, mo her of the present Duke and wife of the eighth Duke of Manchester, better known as Lord Mande- ville. She is the daughter of Dom An- tonio Yznaga del valle of Ravenswood, U. 8. A. The fourth Duchess was Miss Zimmerman, the wife of the present Duke. e young Duke has been on the stage, at one time on the staff of the New k Journal, and has been in the Bank- y Court as the vietim of extrava- gance and the money-lenders. one t MOTHER OF SUSAN MULKEY IS WROTH AT VERDICT OF SUICIDE RETURNED BY THE CORONER’S JURY Daclares the Facts as Brought Out at the Inquest Db Not Justify the Conclusion Reached at the Hezaring. Whether Susan Mulkey of Tacoma died in the Royal House by her own hand will in all probability never be known. The inquest held yesterday by Coroner Le- land resuited in a verdict of suicide. E. E. Rosling, the young attorney who oc- cupled the position of a friend and legal adviser to.the girl and her mother, and the mother herself deciare the verdict an outrage and point to the last words Su- n was heard to utter: ‘. mma, we must make haste and see gll there is to see, for as soon as this Nome business is settled we must go home,” as evidence of her normal frame of mind. This was said as Mrs. Mulkey and Rea- ling left the room after the latter had told the girl that the titie to the Nome was, owing to faulty deeds, likely to prove valueless. He said vesierday, how- | ever, that he did mot declare all hope | gone; Indeed, he held out every encour- | agement of a speedy adjustment. Rosling, who Is a Tacoma attorney, had | engaged rooms for the two women at the Rox House under the names of Mra. and Miss Millsaps, as he feared an un- timely discovery of their identity anl presence In this city might defeat his plans for settiing the title to the claims satisfactorily. The successful settlement meant much to the giri. Ambitious, she hoped to be able by means of the minin; property to procure an education which should raise her above the common plans Nervous and high-strung to a degree | though she was, Rosiing and her mouner say that she never turned the pistol wit- tingly against herself. ‘When the repdrt of the revolver was heard from the room they had left the attorney and Mrs. Mulkey hastened back and, opening the door, saw tLe girl lying | on the floor in a pool of her own blood. By her side lay the revoiver the (w9 women had been in the habit of putting under the pillow every night for protec- | tion. An ambulance was called and Su- san Mulkey died at the McNutt Hospital | n her arrival the right breast almost lhedro. an A ebaeation mil Theas facts the Corsaer s Jury brought In a verdict of sulcide. immediately u The bullet enter through the body. Taking into | Mrs. Mulkey, after testifying at the in- quest, was almost completely prostrated, but when informed of the verdict seemed to_undergo a fresh shock. | ““It is an outrage.” she sald. “My davh- ter did not—couid not—kill herself. Yes, it Is true that she was careless in clean- ing the ol on Thursday, but taen she was always ratner reckless. To be de- spondent was not her nature. She had made such pians for her trip East when this matter could be fixed up and nothing had been said to make her seriously be- Heve there was no hope of a successful conclusion. shis is a terrible stigma om her memory, but none that knew my daughter will give it credence.” Attorney Rosling supported Mrs. Mul- xev's denfal of a sulcidal motive. “She_had a smattering of medicine,” he | said, *“and I don’t thiak that had she mn- tended suicide she would have chosen such a method. 1 do not suopose now that the persons with whom we were treating this business will care to continue nego- tiations. 1 do not think the verdict, is pported by the circumstances.” Mrs. Mulkey and Roslin, left last | night for Tacoma, to which place the i girl's body will be shipped for burial. REVELATIONS MADE BY MILLS SPECTROGRAPH Professor cun;bell of Lick Observa- tory Lectures on Recent Interest- ing Astronomical Discoveries. Professor W, 'W. Campbell, director of the Lick Observatory, lectured last night before the Astronomical Soclety of the Pacific on observations llI"l:l; with the Mills CLro; h to dete) e the mo- tion ome w.;rn‘rp-yltem. He that it bad been found from the observation of fhe “Specirograph that the solar system the spectrograpl e is mow?l':l toward a point in the sky about 17 ‘degrees south of the bright star Vega, at & speed of twelve and a half miles & second. It was also found that the aver- age s of stars was much greater, probably about twenty-one miles a secon faint _stars mo more rapidly “Cessation bodies,” sald the professor, “would mean catastrophe. Were the moon to cease re- volving it would be dashed to the earth or if the earth became stationary it would be inevitably drawn to the blazing sur- face of the sun. Of the 300 stars observed thirty-four of them were found to be bright double stars. The others have ap- ntly dark and invisible companions. ‘ment is entirely different from that of the solar system. in which nearly the entire mass is contained in the central sun. The fact that so many of these bright double stars have been dis- covered has led to a very strong sus- picion that the solar type of system is not of the prevalling type. I should not be surprised if the future extension of observations should lead to the discovery that one star In every or four is a troscope binary. AUGUST BAUBR FALLS DI . —Auguist Bauer, a dairy 62 years old residing on the San Brumo fell dead yesterday after- roon at the corner of Somerset and Whelsa WAGON-LOAD OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO STOLEN David Sheehan, a Laborer, Arrested and Charged With the Theft. David Sheehan, a laborer, was arrested | yesterday by Detective Harry Reynolds and booked at the City Prison on a charge of grand larceny. The complaining wit- ness is W. H. Marlow, a cigar dealer at 1075 Market street. Last while was standing_in front of his one drove off with it. It contained 500 boxes of cigars, 10,000 clgarettes, 250 cheroots and forty pounds of tobacco. A boy was discovered in the Mission on Fri- day selling one of the boxes of stolen cigars, and he sald that Sheehan was giv- the boxes to boys to sell. 0 search warrants were obtained yes. terday, but when Detective Reynolds vis- |ited the places designated he could not find any trace of the stolen goods. Marlow's wagow t store some