The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1901, Page 23

i. smcmmumm 0 5 i ?.mmmnm - Pages 2310 32 Wagll, PsBod DOrere 1OXOLINOHON S X OXOXOXILOROIOD mwm’"w ! SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1901 MRS. CORDELIA BOTKIN IS AGAIN BROUGHT TO BAR OF JUSTICE ON MURDER CHARGE FOR MAILING POISONED CANDY TO MRS. DUNNIN G Once Convicted Woman Maintains Confident Attitude During the Arguments by Attorneys Before Judge Cook as to Fixing Date for Trial, Which Is t 0 Commence June 18 THE TRIAL-S TEO- 9 KNIGHT, MRS BoTIIS NITI0RNLY sRGuEs on THE DATE SET /foR- e 5 Mrs, Botkin came into the courtroom, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Dora Brown, and scorted by the captain the County Jail. Both women were in deep mourning, their mother having re- cent 2 "hen Judge Cook calied the case of rdelia Botkin, murder, to be set,” District Attorney Deuprey wan the case set for trial for June 18, but Knight objected. The attcrney for Mrs: Botkin made a sharp speech, declaring the pr cution desired to accommodate the witnesses from Del- | oware, who sought to have a junketing | trip to California in_the month of roses. He asked for a speedy trial and demand- ed that the court should see that wit- nesses fer the defes be brought from f the prosecution asked for wit- to be br t out. h < nted to know if, in the event of Mrs. Botkin being acquitted, she would be in peril from the courts of Del- £5 S ACCUSED WOMAN IN FAMOUS POISONING CASE, TOGETHER ‘WITH SISTER AND ATTORNEY. EX 1 | NCE again Mre. Cordelia Botkin, once convicted of the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning by send- ing poisoned candies to her at hom Dover, Del., is prepared he appeared before Carroll Cook, and her at- Knight, offered vigor- AU TOBE | YS! ASSISTANT | ——— | | Southern Pacific After| Oriental Traffic Up North. A —— e in Y It was definitely learned yesterday that when E. H. Fitzhugh arrives here he will | take the office in the Southern Pacific as | acsistant to President Ha H. E. Hunt- » will move from his present quar- adjoining those of President Hays Union Trust building, and Fitzhugh occupy them. President Hays has mapped out a great a work and he is figuring on able assistance from Fitzhugh. The road from Reno to Ogden, that is to be im- proved _and shortened, involves an im- ense @mount of work. When this road been finally finished it can be op- ted at much le: expense and wiil e facilities for handling more freight. t road has also to be recon- m, It is claimed that the con- on this line did mnot build | k as he was_ordered to ¢ laid rafls around sharp curv und the Salinas Valley to save | e of grading. It is nmow ad-| = the travel to Los Angeles will | gain revert to the old line and the coast | will be used for tourist travel the fast trains in the future | between San Francisco and Los | will be operated over the oldi are sald to be in the business up in *'State will take up a great attenti Active steps will t once by the Union Pacific and¢ ic officials combined to | rihern Pacific, Canadian Great Northern the Ori- Oregon tracks co but n nd the ental trade President Hays will leave for Texas in a few weeks. he Southern Pacific tracks | are in bad condition in that State and | Hays will study the situation preliminary | 1o making extensive improvements. The Pacific Improvement Company is anxious ot sell Del Monte to the Southern Pacific Company, but President Hays frowns Gown the idea. He is reported to | bave said in regard to the matter: i “The Southern Pacific Company is in the raflroad business. We want to haul | freight and carry passengers. We don’t want to be in the hotel business.” What the Pacific Improvement Com- do with the el Monte is Those who aré on the inside vith the Southern Pacific and ific Improvement Company repre- i the Pacl | Justices of the Peace to hold their re- | o ous opposition to the request of the pros- ecution to set the second trial of the woman for June 1S. Having been granted a new trial by the Supreme Court on ac- count of the instructions given by Judge Cook to the jury on the previous h of the case, Mrs. Botkin seems confi that her second trial avill result in an ac- quittal, senting two entirely distinct interests the | house at present is a big white elephant. | A significant fact that the Southern Pa- | cific no longer caters to Del Monte 1s ap- parent from the fact that no special or ast express trains are now running to that place. ATTORNEY GENERAL DENIES COOK PERMISSION TO SUE Rules Against Contention of ex-Jus- tice of Peace That He Is En- titled to Hold. Attorney General Tirey L. Ford has de- nied the application of former Justice of the Peace G. W. F. Cook for leave to sue in the name of the pecple of the State of California to test the right of the present spective offices. | The application of Mr. Cook was refer- } red to Deputy Attorney General Willlam | M. Abbott, upon whose report the At-| torney General bases his conclusions. It was contended by Mr. Cook that the term of office of Justice of the Peace of the city and county of San Francisco was | four years instead of two, and that his | term of office had not expired when his | successor was elected at the last gencral | election. This contentlon, however, is re- | solved against Mr. Cook by the Attorney General, who cites the case of Kahn vs. Sutro, 114 Cal., 330, together with certain statutory provisions, including portions of | the county government act, to show thati Mr. Cook is mistaken, and that his suc- cessor was properiy eiected in November | 2 | —_—————— A Book on San Francisco. The Santa Fe has just isswed a beautiful | booklet descriptive of San Francisco and vicin- | ity, lavishly illustrated artistic halt-tones | and a number of up-to-date maps. Copies may be had by sending 10 cents in stamps to the General Agent, Santa Fe, at 641 Market street, San Francisco. e Music in the Park. { The Park Band wili render the follow- ing programme this afternoon: Overture, “Le Roi d'Yvetot' Mazourka, ‘‘Les Ondines du Selection from ‘‘Tannhauser’ ‘With cornmet solo by Mr. “Serenade’’ (solo for cornet). Schubert Performed by D. C. Rosebrook. | Waltz, * Finale second act of Morceau. ubade Printaniere’ March, “Atlantic City Board Walk’ s TUnion Labor. The Ferry Drug Co., 8 Market street, known as “The Little Drug Store with the big business,” is the first to adopt early closing hours. All their clerks h(‘d union labor cards. A wife is sometimes known as a man’s better half—and sometimes as the whole thing. . when Deuprey announced that n for asking that the case be to save “sixty-day rule,” set w. Knight jumped to his feet and asked for the defense that the case be set for that date. Judge Cook thereupon set the trial for June 1Is. Mrs. Botkin was quickly taken from the courtroom and escorted back to the Branch County Jail. now in the East, and it is not known if he will return in order to be present at the trial of the woman who murdered his wife and sister-in-law. COLONEL IRISH HAS CLOSE CALL Naval Officer Has Very Narrow EscapeFrom Drowning. e The revenue cutter service in this port has been inefficient and practically worth- less for a long time and the complaints on this head are loud and frequent. It appears that the cutters Hartley and | Golden Gate are almost always lald up for repairs. At present both are laid up and the customs authorities are obliged to hire small gasoline launches to do the work for which the Treasury Department has provided two crippled cutters. When the news reached the Custom- house last Thursday that the Nippon Maru had been sighted the Hartley and Golden Gate were up for repalrs and Naval Officer John P. Irish and Customs Surveyor Spear were obliged to add to the national debt the sum of $15 for the | hire of a small gasoline launch to take the Federal officials to the steamship to reccive Minister Conger. While the quar- antine officers were inspecting the pas- sengers Colonel Irish, Deputy Surveyor St. John and the United States immigra- tlon inspectors on board the launch were tossed about the deck of the launch in the rough sea, a bone piercing gale from the west blowing in the meantime. ‘When the word came that the medical inspection was over and that the officials might board the vessel Colonel Irish came within an ace of losing his life. Anxious to be the first on board, he caught hold of the ship’s ladder and was about to place one foot upon it when the launch moved away from the side of the steam- ship and left him dangling between the ship and the launch, in danger of being crushed between the two or losing his hold and falling into the bay. It was only by the strength of his arms that he “succeeded in slowly hauling himself out of danger, although for a time the spectators held their breath in fear. If he had failen in no power could have saved him, as the waves were running like 2 millrace. The customs officials have complained time and again of the inadequate reve- nue cutter service, but Washington seems deaf to their appeals. They say that it is a common occurrence for the comman- ders of the cutters to report them in need of repairs and oblige the officials to hire gasoline launches from private parties. They say that such a state of things in a port which collects for Uncle Sam 000 a month is aceful. BARRY'S, REFORT FALLS VERY FLAT Question as to Author- ship Bothers More Than Effects. No One Seems to Believe There Will Be Any Removal. One of the latest offsprings of the Barry presented to the Grand Jury on afternoon, and in which the re- 1 of Chief of Poiice Suilivan is asked, is the suggestion that a board of yellow | examiners or censors be appointed as a | special committee of that body to super- vise the explosians of its dynamite, lyd- aite or other death-dealing reputation compounds. The duty of this committee will have to be governed by the vagaries of circumstances, political or otherwise. Mayor Phe.an in yesterGay morning's Call announced that ke wouid under no | circumstances remove or take the initia- n tne removai of Chiet of Police Sul- ‘I'he Grand Jury, under the powers conferred upon it by Jlaw, is powerless to act. Mayor Pnelan mignt be indicted for malfeasance in office, but perhaps even the most rabid demagogues on tne Giand Jury mignt think twice, if they cowid, over such a provosition. Eoih forces restea on their arms yes- Cnlef or rolice dulivan w0ox a of the route tnat rresident Mec- will iraverse on his trip West. | Muyor Pnelan was enguged m preparing | the’ statement that ne hus promused to | 1ve to tne pubiic and wnich wilis be pre- | sentea in au probapihty to the Boaru of Police Commissioners on Tuesday night. | Grand Juror barry Is in tne meanwnhile hguring up the dinerence in cost between tne number of ems embraced in his re- port, the cost to him and the charge to be exacted from the expense tund of the | Grand Jury. As the report was “‘double- | lezaed,” this is to nim a delicate question. | Members of the Grand Jury are averse to discussing tne vole that resulied in the adoption of the committee’s report. Some say it Was unammous; others say it was nat One juror approached yesterday de-| clared tnat the vote was unanimous. “Did you vote for it?’ was asked him. “L daid not,” he replied, “but unon my cath as a grand jurvr I really can't teil you whether T did or not.” Another question that is being raised in connection with _the report is, Who was the real author? Of course, ecditors of weekifes are supposed to grind out copy at an astonishing rate and when the tiles |of a paper containing full stenographic { reports are placed at the disposal of a :ndwiching in of a few ors and pastepot give manipuiator a | chance to swell his chest with pride, stick his thumb into the mess and “What a great grand juror am I?” when ancient history was revived in the report and oft told tales repeated, the community was not as greatly shocked as it would have been if the memory of | the next to the oldest inhabitant did not Tun So far back as three months ago. | Politicians are guessing, too, as to the effect of Barry's rodomontade. An elec- tion for Mayor and other city offices is to | be held six months hence. 0 mean being the local Czar? is a question as e | they ask. If not so, what other job may | he eeking that he hath grown so great? Unon what meat doth this grand juror feed? is asked. That is the question that is dividing the political campus into lines not designated | by the whitewash brush. Then there are | | personal feelings existing between Barr | and the Chief of Police. When the latter | started on his crusade enforcing the or- 1 | dinance against partitions in saloons be- | ing_ more_than six feet high Barry went to Chief Sullivan and made a piteous ap- peal that his friend, former Under Sher- | iff Clack, who now and then conducts a saloon at the corner of Halght aund | Gough streets, should be exemnted from compliance with the law. | ~Sullivan shook his head and Clack's | partitions were cut down. Barry swore jro\'elznge. His prepared report is the se- | quel. * Then again crops up the old, old story 6f the Esola fight. Wise ones say that Barry espoused the cause of the Exam- iner's candidate. ‘“Force Sullivan to re- sign’ is the slogan of the clan. But Sul- livan stands pat. Mayor Phelan will not remove him. He will not resign and while the various acts of this political farce comedy are being enacted people are won- dering whence will come the next in- spiration of the Grand Jury. So far.Mayor Phelan and Chief of Po- lice Sullivan hold the whip hand. The members of the Grand Jury have until Friday to guess what will be thelr next move. No indictment against anybody gould be found with the evidence in thefr ands. ANNEKE JANS HEIRS THINK TmirossEss MILLIONS Many of the so-called “Anneke Jans” heirs living in this city, who lay claim to the vast estate of the Trinity Church corporation in New York City, are elated over the publication in.a Portland (Or.) newspaper that Mrs. Frank Goodwin of | Wallula, Wash., had recently received word that the New York courts had awarded the $100,000,000 estate to the. claim- ants, who are alleged heirs of Anneke Jans, the original owner of the disputed | land. There are more than 10,000 of the “An- | neke Jans” heirs in this country-and a | battle for the property has been in prog- ress for many years. No word has been | recelved from ~New York in the past month of the settlement of the claims against the Trinity Church property. The | level-headed heirs who were seen yester- day stated that they did not belleve the northern publication and that it was fool- ish of their associates to give the state- ment any credence. ——— Mrs. Kincaid Entertains Teachers. Mrs. Kincaid, president of the Board of FEducation, was the hostess at a reception yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the toard at the City Hall. The teachers of | the fourth and fifth grades were delight- fuily entertained by the lady who guides the eaucational destinies of the commu; | ity. in accordance with her custom ini- | ! tiated at the beginning of her term. The rooms were tastefully decorated with a rofusion of. cut flowers and foliage and | %0 teachers availed themselves of Mrg, Kincald's hospitality. The afternoon was | pleasantly spent in social converse and light refreshments were served to the guests. Mrs. Kincald was assisted in re- cetving bw the Misses Jeffers and Mrs, Frank Kincaid. Directors Denman and Murk also lent their presence to the af- fair. which was successful, even to the | stuallest detail. “Waterman,” “Stanly,” “Marshall” and “Falcon” fountain pens are the best in the world for the money. Sanborn, Vail & Co., Stationery Department, selling | agents for San Francisco. . Last Seton Thompson Lecture. All the children in town seemed to be included in the Seton Thompson audience | at Metropolitan Temple vesterday after- noon. The little folks followed the for- tunes of “the big bear, the mother bear and the wee bear” with breathless inter- est. Mr. Thompson has a_charming way of telling his storles, and it is a very small child indeed that is unable to enjoy e vivid tale of “Little Johnny” and ‘Grumpy” and poor old Lobo, the king wolf. In the evening another large audi- ence greeted the lecturer, whose subject was “Personality in Wild Animals,” | % declare | So, | JUAN CAILLES, THE SELF-STYLED DICTATOR OF LUZON, IS DESCRIBED AS A FIERCE FIGHTER AND A MAN OF MORE THAN ORDINARY ABILITY Captain Gaines, Late Chief of the Secret Service in Manila, Says He Will Prove a Thorn in the Side of the Americans Until He Is Captured or Killed-—Does Not Recognize Laws of War £y cer.” | Noel Cailles, who has declared himself dictator of Luzon. He is a man of great intelli- gence, wily, full of resourcesjand when | necessary will fight like a demon. He is the only one 6f the Filipino chiefs who will give the Americans battle, and is a foe that cannot be overlooked. He lives with his men, and leads them in battle, and is both loved and feared. He possesses immense power, and his slightest wish is executed as soon as it is made known. “‘General Cailles never acknowledged the supremacy of the Spanish Government, preferring to keep up constant warfare against the Dons. He would start fight after fight and when pushed too closely would leave the country until the time was ripe for another attack. He' would then return. constantly harassing the S'panhlrds. This is the sort of man the United States will now have to deal with, and until he surrenders or is killed there will be no let-up of the guerrilla warfare in_the islands. “‘Cailles is willing enough to surrender, but not on the terms we propose. Corresponds With Dictator. “As chief of the secret service, T di- rected a correspondence which ' would have brought him to terms. We had his brother-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel Zial- cita, chief of staff to General Trios, who surrendered to our forces as a prisoner, and corresponded with Cailies through him. We located $10,000, the property of the dictator, and seized the coin. He was informed of the seizure and told that his WAITERS' STRIKE 1o IMMINENT Restaurant-Keepers Re- fuse to Sign the Agreement. There is prospect of war between the Cooks' and Waiters’ Alliance and the Restaurant Keepers' Association, and hostilities are to begin May 1 unless an agreement submitted by the first-named institution is signed before that date. The agreement contains a scheduie of wages and names the number of nours per day which the men are to work. It was presented at a meeting of the execu- tive committee of the Restaurant Keep- ers’ Association April %, but was reject- ed by that body on account of the follow- ing paragraphs: The union agrees to furnish its union house card to the employer free of charge, to make no discrimination between the employer and Other firms, persons or corporation who may enter into an agreement with the union for the use of the union card, and to use all reason- able effort to advertise the union house card, provided that the said union house card remain the property of the union, and that the duly authorized representative of the union shall have the right to enter the premises of the employer and remove the same whenever, in the opinion of the union, this agreement has been violated by the employer. In consideration of the forcgoing ~valuable rivileges, the employer agrees to employ nane Put members of the Cooks' and Waiters' Al- liance No. 30 in good standing and who carry the regular working card of the organization. Decision of the Employers. The decision of the executive commit- tee of the Restaurant Keepers’' Associa- tion was given to the Waiters’ Alliance Johnson yesterday in the by Chairman following communication: Frank §. Hamiiton Esq, secretary Snelon Sver tha scal of the Cooks' and Walters: Alllance, and signed by yourseif, came to hand Cooks’ e & ANY prominent army officers coin would be restored if he surrendered. with reputations for bravery on Our efforts seemed about to prove suc- have been woven tales of herole Y1 TUEES GnC, PAPETS WOrS WHoATthet: deeds and of valorous conduct that the wholesale murdering of friendly while in the Philippines, have passed natives had been committed. through this city. Now comes an officer wThis, of course, ended our nesgotiations whose work has been that of #a desk offi- so far as the treatment we had been No stories of long marches or hot promising him if he surrendered was con- skirmishes have been written about him, cerned. The understanding previous to | but he has done more, mevertheless, to the discovery of these papers was that | subdue the spirit of insurrection among the natives than most men. He is Captain Gaines, Thirty-ninth Infantry, late | chief of the secret service in Manila. Captain Gaines is a Kentuckian. and the ReLr | knowledge of the police work which fitted i | Mm for the duties of secret service was a | galned during five years’ service as Sheriff ~ 2,;? A | | of Frankfort County m the Blue Grass 41_ Viltis 2 State, the county in which the State capi- e - i - | tal is located ,and in which Goebel was Pt Y | murdered, and where the dutles of Sheriff .é. require a man qof astuteness and courage. ~ Captain Gaines tells an interesting story . of his experlence with the Filipino chiefs, e and their secrct efforts to defeat the' o —n sl THE SUCCESSOR OF AGUINALDO AS THE LEADER OF THE FILIPINO Cailles Cannot Be Overlooked. £ = S e Tt e Sy e, L INSURGENTS AND THE EX-CHIEF OF THE SECRET SERVICE BU- Y | the captain yester@ay, ‘“‘who will bother this country a great deal. I refer to Juan he was to be treated as other leaders who surrendered had been treated. The murderous character of the man, thus ex- posed, rendered our plans useless. We were compelled to confiscate his $10,000, and as soon as he heard of it further com- munication was rendered useless. “I sent two of our native. spies to his camp to enlist. They did so, but were found out. One was put to death, but the other escaped and returned to us. Attacked Dictator’s Camp. “From information brought by him we planned an attack, and a force of 200 men under commard of Captain Cotter was sent to canture one of his camps. The attack was made, but Cailles escaped. He left behind him, however, valuabie papers, from which we learned that he had vlanned and ordered the murder of Senor Quisenbing. Mayor of the Pueblo of Bay, a stanch friend of the Americans. Papers were found which showed that he also contemplated the Kkilling of many American soldiers. ““This dictator will prove a thorn in the side of this government, and before he is_captured will cost many lives. “""here are a number of chiefs or leai- ers who have surrendered to our forces who profess to be ‘amigos.’ The most no- torious of these was General Pio del Pilar. He pave his parole to General MacArihu: and was allowed to return to his home. I suspected that he was not as friendly as he pretended, and had him watcaed. Ir a L B e S S SR A SRR short time I recured proof that he was ‘dickering’ with the natives and arrested him. At his home I found letters which showed that he was still ‘in" with the na- tives and had been furnishing information despite his parole. He should have been hanged but was sent to Guam. Our Government Too Lenient. “freaking of hanging there Is not enough of it done in Manila. Clemenacx shown these chiefs and leaders is but adding an- other foe for our soldiers to battle with, 8, foe of the most dangerous kind. for his work is done under the guise of friend- <hip.” Captain Gaines was made chilef of the secret service bureau in November last. and until his departure about the middle of March had caused the arrest of 488 na- tive officials in Manila who were profess- ing friendship for the Americans while doing all In their| ~ower to ald the insur- gents. The captal. describes the Dictator of Luzon as a man about 35 years of age, of slender build and straight, proud car- riage. He iIs not very dark, and has a face that is rather long. “A distinguishing feature between Cail- les and other Fillpinos,” sald Captain Gaines, “i8 his eyebrows, which are prom- inent, and arched rather than oblique. He is a fine looking fellow, and speaks Ta- galog, Spanish and French fluently. He was born at Jala Jala, Morong, of a French father and ‘English-Indian mother.” on the 25th inst. and contents noted. The com- munication was regularly taken up at a meet- ing of the executive committee of the Res- taurant Keepers' Assoclation held April 25, Articles T and II were read, but after hear- ing them the committee as a whole refused to consider the document further. Being in direct conflict with the by-laws of the Restaurant Keepers' Assoclation it s Impossible for the assoclation to take any action on any part of the agreement whatever until the same are eliminated. Yours truly, M. JOHNSON, Chalrman Ex. Com. Restaurant Keepers' Assn. The rejection of the agreement has ended all attempts at arbitration, as the proprietors say they will not recede from the stand taken by them. - Chairman Johnson sald last night: ““The restaurant keepers have organized | and are prepared for battle. Let the Waiters' Alliance submit another agree- ment with the objectionable paragraphs eliminated and we will have no trouble in coming to terms; but as it is we positive- 1y refuse to consider it. Restaurant Owners Are Prepared. “Every restaurant keeper of any note in this city is a member of the organiza- tion and our financial condition is such | that we are prepared for anything the alliance may attempt. We expected this thing and are prepared for it, both finan- clally and in strength due to organiza- tion. “At present I am not prepared to state what will be done, but I can assure you that when the strike or boycott or what- ever you choose to call it is over the res- taurants will still be running, and while it_is on our patrons will be fed. “The schedule, without the objection- able paragraphs, has our approval with the exception of a few minor points. The question of wage and hours of work we have discussed frequentlv and the asso- ciation is at present preparing a schedule covering these much mooted points, which agrees with that submitted in al- most_every particular. However, we will not bother about that now, as we are making a fight on a section of the agree- ment displeasing to us and until that is settled we will discuss no other. ““All the members of our assoclation are bonded to keep its laws and I am sure they intend doing so. In organizing we discussed every point Hable to be brought 3*) on occasions like this and made pro- sions cordingly, and In consequence have not n caught unawares. “In view of the approaching reception to Preddedant ugKln'.!:y '-h:ul“‘\,l:ugnhlp- ars desperate for the public, thi il Do settled before he areives o< BOTH END LFE THE SAME WAY Two Men Spring From Bluffs to Death in \ Water. 3 Choose Opposite Sides of Pe- ninsula and the Same Hour. The bodies of two unknown men were brought to the Morgue last night. Both had ended their lives in the same man- ner and at about the same time. Both were about the same age, and in the pock- ets of each all that was found was a knife. One body was found in the water at Lands End by Henry Strasser, a fisher- man. He drew it ashore and telephoned for the Coroner's deputies. When they arrived they had the utmost difficulty in getting the bedy to their wagon and spent three hours in carrying it up the steep cliffs. The remains were those of a plain- ly dressed, gray-haired man, evidently about 30 years of age. The second body was found In the Dev- ils Pool, near Hunters Point. The cliffs at this point are more than 100 feet high and the suicide had evidently jumped from that height into the water. is skull was badly crushed from contact with the rocks. o Both bodies had been in the water about an hour when found. TRIAL OF ALLEGED CHINESE MURDER- ERS.—Suey Ho Mun and Ho Mon, accused of murdering Wong Goey at Dupont and Pacific streets on March 17, 1900, were tried yester- ludge Lawlor. The jury stood eight