The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 4, 1901, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1901. INIC RULES CORN MARKET Chicago Plunger Phillips ! Causes Reign of Terror. Traders Frantic During Re-K markable Fluctuations in Prices. CHICAGO, May 3—A panic, the first r since Phillins cornered the mar- - rts in May corn to-da Price thic most violent in ng seen their losses grow heavier eavier with each succeeding day for t traders who had guaranteed corn to Philllps made to get it. The price went g higher than yester- a few minutes after the Shorts surrounded the b: i almost t ed for corn. He from the pit by ed to settle privately, but ad disregarded his m at 48c and now they in the open market to ded that he himself and arket” were synonymous | c or close to 000 bu: and sse. only a drop in the bucket h the quantity still held by netted him a profit of about 17c per bushe me he buil the market In the N W YORK ew N g of loans and those every dollar of credit stocks on nal bear nward move- | Exchange Greatly ‘Excited. f the exc s, fagged a most torn before all the | tors there were and the issouri P §: Illinois IEARA Missourt “from 1 to 3 points in ma e excitement abated c ly, but prices w er, declining in fraction of fe | the exchange were v to Tuesday last, | es changed 0 st BILL OF SHIPBUILDERS Firm of the Crz:m,':‘; Is Soon to Re- ceive One Hundred Thousand { April at the Imperial pay the Cramps nd pay an rupps, from | general a- | announcement ved the old ncludes | 2 clai | | Takes Charge. | Rear Admiral r Ad- | il pro- | of th | ing the war with SHARP WORDS FOR SUFFRAGE Association in Illinois Makes a Severe Report. Women Advised That the Proper Place for Them Is Home. 3.—The Tilinots Associa- tension of suffrage CHICAGO, May tion, opposed to the e to women, to-day issued its semi-annual report of the progress of the work. After giving the results of the legislative acticn in the Middle West in regard to woman | suffrage during the past winter the report say Zverywhere there seems to be a grow- ing conviction that the best work of women lies along the lines of moral influ- ence and unselfish endeavor, in a realm where the ‘Golden Rule’ is ‘not read back- ward,’ and that the lowering of this high ideal to the plane of expediency, truck- ling and bargaining, which the admission of all classes of men to the ballot often makes necessary in politics, would be a distinct calamity to women themselves and to society at large. “If women would use as much intelli- gence and energy as participation in leg- islation would require in teaching their children, boys and girls alike, in a broad, liberal way the great principles of tem- peance and chastity, they would do more in“a generation toward eradlcating the evils of intemperance and impurity than they could do by a century of voting. If in the same way they would inculcate and_everywhere stand for the principles of justice and unselfishness and a true regard for the rights commercial could others in social, they and political relations, more toward reforming t s of society which breed and e nar- pair of the practi- than they could ever do ough legislative action. There is much it is to these aims that philanthropic_women are attention rather than to there is a gro fact that, instea ar woman suff s part and parcel of that gre: movement whi derly org: to the troy the or- nd reduce it ich char- WILL RECOMMEND HONORS FOR ARMY OFFICERS Secretary of War Believes in Recog- nizing the Work Done by Vol- unteer Commanders. WASHINGTON, May 3. — Secretary Root will recommend to the President he formally recognize the cxcellent x done by officers of the army by ap- them brigadier generals of volun- teers. As the volunteer army W be mustered out on June 30 these appoint- ments will be only honorary Major General MacArthur has strongly recommended that Colonels Birkhelmer and Murras’ be promoted to the rrade of brigadier general of volunteers. Office who have seen active service In Cuba v it would be only j t of the President to recoghize se service performed by Quartermaster General Ludington in appointing him a major general of volunteers. and Colonel Thomas Ward, assistant adjutant gen- eral, brigadier general of volunteers. Both se officers were indefatigable dur- Spain and the rebeilion one in equipping and and the other in con- ing of the regular the Philippine nsporting troo nection with the ra and volunteer armies CATTLE KING FALLS INTO A MINE SHAFT Grant Gillette, Celebrated in Kansas, Reported to Be Seriously In- jured in Mexico. EL PASO, Tex.,, May 3.—A telegram a, Mexico, this afternoon rant G. Gillette, the former s cattle king, met with a se- t near there to-day by falling aft. | perintendent of the Dr. Flower mines, near Chihuzhua. Dr. Flower is the noted Fmine promoter, who is accused of pro- curing sevi millions of dollars by sell- ing worthless mining stock to New York- ers. He went 10 Mexico and became ac ed_with Gillette y em- ploying the cattle King as mine superin- tendent. It was while attending to his duties to-day that Gillette lost his footing ang fell into the shaft, sustaining injuri that are deemed serious but not neces- sarily fatal. MOTHERS AND CHILDREN THE DNIEPER’S VICTIMS Lye-Witness of the River Disaster Tells of Terrible Scenes in a Storm. LONDON, May 3.—A special dispatch from Odessa, dated April 26, purports to | give an eye-witness story of the recent ferry-boat disaster on the river Dnieper, near Katchkarov when almost a hun- dred mothers, with their babies, returning from the evening milking, were drowned. A sudden storm sprang up, there was a panic, the pontoons were swamped and only a few of those on the ferry were saved by a boat. Three persons clung to a horse which swam ashore. Practically every family in the village was rendered motherless by the disaster. Bulgarian Reyolt Anniversary. PHILIPPOPOLIS, May 3.—To-day is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bul- garian revolt against Turkey. It has been marked by unusual rejoicing here, in w h Prince Ferdinand and Bulgarian Ministers and prelates took part. i A Constitution Ready to Launch. BRISTOL, R. L, May 3—The finishing touches are being placed on the Constitu- tion and the launching will probably occur at about 9 o’clock Monday morning. ° By LUCY CLEAVER McELROY e i No book of recent years has aroused more interest in advance of public; ion than this Kentucky story. i yrile” district, a region never before invaded by novelists. s her country; she knows her people, and she depicts them Mrs. McElroy takes us into with a sure and photographic touch. The story is fresh, absorbingly interesting and strikingly original, both in style and motive. With 17 illustrations by W. E. Mears, $1.50 For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price. THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO., 426-428 West Broadway, New York' L T S I 3 I A S Y T 0 R T P W | of speed to-day in traversing the State of NEW OPERA COMPOSED BY TALENTED WOMAN ““Priscilla,”” by Mrs. Abbie Gerrish Jones, Is Pronounced by Musical Ciritics to Be a Gem, Both as to Score and Libretto - oy SAN FRANCISCO woman has written an opera, and so far as the records show she is the only woman who has accomplished the feat. Women have written oratorios, songs and operettas, but until Mrs. Abbie Gerrish Jones of this city completed her twelfth opus no opera had been chronicled as the entire work of a woman. Mrs. Jones is the musical critic of Town Talk and has also published some charm- ing verse. She is a finished pianist and organist and is also well groumded in vocal musie. “Priscilla,” which is the title” of the opera, is in four acts .and abounds in beautiful lyrics and music. Com- petent critics claim that the opera is worthy of production by a first-class »pera_company. It is the result of two vears’ work. The composer is at present having it orchestrated. George Lask, Rhys Thomas and W. H. enthusiastic over it. They say Fitzgerald after hearing the opera were should meet with success. S e e e e ] HARRIMAN TO CONTINUE CONTROL OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Syndicate Is Compelled to Add to Its Holdings in Southern Pacific Shares Owing to the Outside -Demand. 3. MRS. ABBIE GERRISH JONES, COMPOSER CF THE OPERA “PRISCILLA.” + that it & been concentrated in the recent rensation- al movement of the Union Pacific stock. Stogk Exchange operators say that the heavy demand for Southern Pacific shares which has accompanied the demand for Union Pacific was accomplished by - et- forts of a large Southern Pacific minority interest to regain possession of that sys- tem in the event of the Unlon Pacific | changing hands. The last named company holds but $75,- | 000,000 of the Southern Pacific stock out of the issue of $200,000,000. Some of the old- time stockholders of the Southern aznd Central Pacific systems are anxious to have the independence of the property re- established. It is believed that the out- side demand" for Southern Pacific shares within the past few days imvpelled the sible recognition by the controlling pow- | Harriman-Gould_interests to add materi: ers of the great minority interest that has | ally to their holdings of that stock. O N M O s s ] ] WATER IS POURING ised to unremittingly promote the enjoy- UPON DESERT WASTES ment and blessings of religious liberty, tolerance, peace and good will among all Extraordinary Rainfall in TUtah, classes and religlous sects. Nevada, Arizona and New Mex- Ak Theatrical Company Detained. ico Floods Arid Tracts. | SALT LAKE, Utah, May 3.—For over ST. PAUL, May 3.—Dr. G. A. Renz, as- sistant Health Commissioner, with a cor- thirty-six hours almost the entire Rocky Mountain and intermountain regions have don of health officers, surrounded the been soaked by a rainfall that in many Nortbern Pacific coast train when it roiled into the Union depot this afternoon and places has gone far beyond all recorded | detained all the members of the ‘‘Tel storms. The miles of wastes forming the | phone Girl” Company, who were passen- deserts of Utah, Southern Nevada and |gers on the train from Butte. The party Nerthern Arizona and New Mexico have | were turned back into the car. One of the received a drenching the like of which has | young women of the company Is detained never been known. Waste places that |at Butte with a supposed case of small- have been dried up for years are filled | pox. with water, streams that have almost en- tirely drled up in the past years of drought are now raging torrents and low lying farm and grazing lands are covered with water. In districts where irrigation has been the only means of bringing moisture to the fields the serious problem now is how to keep the water out, and reports of NEW YORK, May 3.—The Commercial Advertiser says: There is good reason to believe that E. H. Harriman will continue in control of the Union Pacifiz Rallroad. The purchases of Union Pacific shares by outside parties, although very large, it is | asserted, fell considerably short of a ma- jority and Harriman and Gould have =o strengthened their hold on the property within the past few days that a continu- ance of the present management is prac- ic: assured. nds of Mr. Harriman are confident in their assertions that Union Pa- ntrol still rests with the Harriman syndicate. There is some talk, however, of a pos- —_——— Japan’s Acting Premier Named. YOKOHAMA, May 3.—Marquis Sajouji has been appointed acting Premier. All the old Ministers have resigned, with_the exception of the Minister of Finance, Vis- count Watanabe, who remains firm. KAISER AT WAR WITH AGRARIAN Resignation of Three Ministers of Prus- sian Diet. Excitement in Germany Over the Sensational Devel- opments. Spectal Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1201, by the Herald Pub- lishing Company. BERLIN, May 3.—The great smash-up in the Prussian Ministry has come, and to-day is a critical day of the first order. Simultaneously with the closing of the session of the Prussian Diet three Min- isters friendly to the Agrarians—Dr. von Miquel, Minister of Finance; Baron von Hammerstein-Lexten, Minister of Agri- culture, and Herr Brefeld, Minister of Commerce—handed in their resignations. This means that the Kaiser and Count von Bulow have declared war on the Agrarfan party. According to the Vos- sische Zeitung, this is directly due to the initiative of the Kaiser. That journal as- serts that the Prussian Ministry in its se- cret meeting yesterday received a com- mand from the Kaiser to accept the con- sequences of the new situation his Maj- esty had creaged. . Dr. von Miquel, In”leaving the office, has fired a poisoned arrow at the Impe- rial Chancellor. His friends are spread- ing a report that at the last Council of Ministers the Minister of Finance advo- cated the dissolution of the Prussian Diet. Count von Bulow, however, combated this suggestion in view of the present sit- uation of foreign politics, as Germany, “cn account. of unfortunate China busi- ness, runs a danger of becoming isolated.” This alleged utterance of the Imperial Chancellor, which is obviously an inven- tion, is being spread about in order to in- Jure Count von Bulow with the Emperor. The successors of the retiring Ministers are not yet known. The names of Baron von Rheinbaben, Prussian Minister of the Interior, and Count Posadowsky-Wehner, Imperial Secretary of State for the Inte- ror, are put forward as successors to Di von' Miquel. General von Podbielski & spoken of as the new Minister of Agri- culture. For the Ministry of the Interior two pames are mentioned—Herr Better, Governor of Posen, or Herr von Manteuf- fel, leader of the Conservative party. A rousing cheer was given on the Berlin Bourse when the news of Dr. von Miquel's resignation arrived. The Berlin press de- votes long articles to Dr. von Miquel Even his_adversaries admit the impor- tance of his reform of taxation in Prus- sia, The Lokal Anzeiger says: “Dr. von Mi- quel was one of the greatest Ministers that the kingdom of Prussia ever had. He was always a protectionist.” The Berliner Tageblatt says: ‘‘The re- tiring Minister is a man of talent, but he did not possess strength of character.” The Prussian Diet met jointly at 6:30 p. m., and the Chancellor read a royal message declaring the Diet closed. Count von Bulow then said: “As the Government is convinced, in view of the course taken in committee, that an agreement on the canal bill is at present out of the question it does not wish to offer any aid in a continuance of fruitless discussions.’” Then, with three cheers for the Empe- ror, the sitting was ended. All the Min- isters, including Dr. von Miquel, were present. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Postoffice Department Announces Changes in Western States and New Pensions Are Granted. WASHINGTON, May 3.—The Postoffice Department issued the following to-day: Postoffices established: _Oregon—Barlte, Wheeler County, Reuben Fields, Postmas- ter; Timber, Washington County, Joseph Burgholze, Postmaster. Postoffice discon- tinued: Washington—Meridian, Pierco County, mail to Long Branch. ‘Postmas- ters commissioned: California—Harvey B. Willlams, Oneals: John E. Bouquet, San Pablo; Emma L. Power, Vinfland; Charlés M. Knox, Gordan. Oregon—Joi A. Denny, Imnaha. Postmasters appoint- ed: California—J. W. Knapp, Fyffe, El Dorado County, vice L. E. Tavlor, re- signed; M. J. Milne, Talmage, Mendocino County, vice E. A. McKinley, resigned. Pacific Coast pensions were issued to- day as follows: § California: Original—John S. Mabie, Colton, $8. Increase—Willlam L. Johnson, Los Angeles, 8. War with Spain—Origi- nal—Daniel_Brown, San Francisco, $5. Oregon: _Originak—Willlam H. Rawlings, Cottage Grove, $8; Joseph Lent, Cot- trell, $6. § ‘Washington: Original—Robert S. Thomp- son, Catlin, $8. In army orders Captain Thomas . Darrah, commissary, now at San Fran- cisco, is directed to report in person to the commissary general at Washington for duty. McLEAVY BROWN MUST GIVE UP THE CUSTOMS Korean Government Decides That Hz Shall No Longer Occupy the | Position. SEOUL, May 3.—The Korean Govern- ment has revised its action in the matter of McLeavy Brown and has ordered him to leave his residence and relinquish the control of Korean customs. The repre- sentative of Great Britain in Korea is moving actively in the matter. Convicted of the Poisoning. NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 3.—The trial of Ann Maria Rathbun, charged with the murder of her husband, Willlam Rathbun, by poison last December, closed to-night with a verdict of murder in the second de- gree and the woman was sentenced to life imprisonment. broken ditch embankments_and flooded farm lands are numerous. In Salt Lake the precinitation amounts to nearly three and a half inches, and entire blocks in the low-lying southern and western portions of the city are flooded. No serious dam- age is expected to vesult, however. The storm, it is belleved, will result in almost ircalculable benefit to the entire region affected. AU \\\\\\N\‘“‘\‘ N —_— UNION PACIFIC TRAIN BREAKS SPEED RECORD Mail Is Carried in the State of Ne- braska at Eighty Miles an Hour. OMAHA, May 3.—The fast mall carried by the Union Pacific made a record burst Nebraska, covering 153 miles, between Grand Island and Council Bluffs, in 150 minutes. The weather conditions were perfect and the previous mark was cut ten minutes. The train did not encumber itself with passengers, giving its sole at- tention to getting the mail sacks into the Council Bluffs depot on schedule time. ‘ The train left Grand Island behind the huge locomotive No. 18}, the veteran Mike Decker at the throttle. The departure had been delayed, and to make good the loss the great drive wheels were soon covering sixty miles an hour. At North Bend the speed had reached the seventy-mile mark, and for some time afterward covered eighty miles of prairle an hour. This per- formance was repeated between Elkhorn and Millard, and the train drew into the Omaha station at 5:40 p. m. Five minutes later it was in_ the transfer station at Council Bluffs, having made as rapid a long distance run as any train ever ac- complished. . < duration. AR e Edward Receives Condolences. LONDON, May 3.—The last batch of ad- dresses of condolence on the death of Queen Victoria and congratulations on his accession to the throne was presented to King Edward this afternoon at St. James’ Palace with the customary ceremonfal. To-day’'s deputations included Catholics, Jews and Presbyterians. The King's re- plies were vractically identical. He prom- them. N Z \ “s RNV SRR For night or day, for work or play, for toil or recreation, for farm or shop, no matter what may be your ‘occupation, a Standard Shirt is never hurt by wear of long Leading furnishing and dry goods stores sell NEUSTADTER BROS, Manufacturers, I LTI E PR LI ) 7 7 7 , 22t ) T el T P T P irniris ADVERTISEMENTS. WICKLESS Blue Flame OIL STOVE It will do any cooking that can be done on any kind of a stove. It is clean, quick, convenient, and cool for the cook. It uses the cheapest fuel—ker- osene—but without wicks and without the least danger or odor. It does better cooking than a coal range, with the convenience of a gas range, at a fraction of the cost of either. Made in various sizes, from one burner up. If your deal- er does not have them write to the nearest agency of STANDARD OIL COMPANY A it il I i MATINEE TO-DAY, SATURDAY, May 4. Parquet, 25c, any seat; Balcony, 10¢; Children, 10c, any part except reserved. THE ACME OF UP-TO-DATE VAUDEVILLE THE GREAT AGOUST FAMILY, Mcintyre and Heath. BARNES AND SISSON, ALF GRANT. CLAYTON. JENKINS AND JASPER, MLLE. ADELAIDE, Last Week of THE GREAT GOLDIN. The Blograph, among other views, shows QUEEN VICTORIA'S LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE. War A Correspondent A Comnarison of the trait , personnel, strat=gy. tactics, discipline, commissari transportation, etc., of the Brit'sh and Americzn ‘ rmies Fubiished Agril 30. Handsomely illustrated. t, 275 pp. $1.50. H BE, CO anoTHALLS s, bt . oy | o F AT e MATINEE TEN SAME SHAPE TWO QUALITIES TO-DAY N 'G H TS B T AND s{%l’)(}.);fl'ow: l N A cneEaee™| BAR Last Performances, ROOM. 10c, 15c, e, 35, 10c, 15¢. Next Monday—Magnificent Revival of ““THE OCTOROON.” The Big Production of the Season. «TIVOLI~» Evenings at 8. Matinee Saturday at 2. “AND STILL IT PACKS THE HOUSE." THE IDOLSEYE “HOoOOT Mo “THE TOY MAKER”—Next Production. First Time In This City. POPULAR PRICES. .2 and So Telephone—Bush 9. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE 38 ERT r25¢ oY &Co «PALACE HOTEL~ Visitors to San Francisco who make their headquarters at these hotels en- joy comforts and conveniences not to be obtained elsewhere. Desirable loca- tion, courteous attaches and unequaled cuisine. American and European plans. -GRAND HOTEL~ FOR STOMACH DISORDERS, GOUT and DYSPEPSIA, DRINK VICHY CELESTINS Best NATURAL Alkaline Water. MATINEES TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. LAST TWO NIGHTS OF MR. BARNES OF NEW YORK Commenecing MONDAY EVENING NEXT, Grand Scenic Production of a Romantic His- torical Play, “SON OF NAPOLEON” FLORENCE STON};_‘gig_‘g DUKE OF REICH- JACK WEBSTER MICHEL LAMBERT. PRICES—10c, 15c, %c¢, 50c. A Few Seats T3c. A Good Reserved Seaf in Orchestra Saturday and Sunday Matinees 5c. Branch Ticket Office—Emporium. BESREAR MATINEE TO-DAY AND SUNDAY. 'THE CENTURY SUCCESS! THE CONQUERORS. Monday Night Only, Revival by Request, “*FRIENDS.”” Tuesday Night and Balance of Week, “THE CONQUL:RORS.” Prices—l5c, e, 35c, Soe. RACING! RACING! RACING! SPRING MEETING—Opening April 29 CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CAUGS. OAKLAND RACETRACK. Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday. Rain or shine. Five or more races each day. Races gtart st 336 » st sharp. Ferry-boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m., connecting with trains ‘stopping at the entrance to tha track. t two cars on train reserved for ladies and their escorts; no smoking. Buy your ferry tickets to Shell Mound. All trains via S A G New Flay, H A R B O R Oakland mole connect with San Pablo avenue electric cars at Seventh and Broadway, Oak- Alan Dale said—" ‘Sag Harbor’ is delightful.” | Jand. Also all trains via Alameda mole con- Chicago Times-Herald—“Greater than ‘Shore | nect with San Pablo avenue cars at Fourteenth Acres.” * and Broadway. Oakland. These electric cars SEAT SALE NOW GOING ON. > go_direct to the track in fifteen minutes. CHUTES »» Z0O Returning—Trains leave the track at 4:15 and SPECIAL TO-NIGHT! 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race, Big Cakewalk THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. And Ringside Pictures of the R. B. MILROY, Secretary. BASEBALL. Gans-Mciovern Fight. Commencing To-¥orrow— SACRAMENTO vs OAKLAND. FORREST SEABURY, TO-DAY AT 3:15 P. M. The World’s Champion High Diver. AMUSEMENTS. e, Ealifornid MATINEE ’i’O-DAY AT 2. TO-NIGHT. MR. JAMES NEILL AND THE NEILL COMPANY. e R “A BACHFLOR’S ROMANCE.” During_the NEILL Engagement SPECIAL BARGAIN MATINEES—-THURSDAYS— PRICES, 2e¢ and 50c. EVENINGS. . SATURDAY TO-MORROW NIGHT—Augus| comedy success, “THE LOTTERY OF LOVE." In Preparation......BARBARA FRIETCHIE" COLUMBIA oo 6D A Loone Thaamee REOPENING NiXT MONDAY. FIRST TIME HERE OF THE 'GREAT SUCCESS, James A. Herze's SUNDAY AT 2:30 P. M. RECREATION PARK, streets. Eighth and Harrisen FISCH »G'CONCERT HOUSE. ER Admission 10c. @G. S. Wanrell, La Mont Juvenils Co., May Bowman, Goilden West Comedy Trio, Guw Leonard, Thatcher and Chenoweth and Paras kova Sandolin. l Reserved seats, 25¢. Matinee Sunday. Telephone for Seats—Park 23