The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 8, 1901, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATUKDAY, JUNE 8, 1901 JUDGE THFT Y ENTER THE AR Fiction of a Military Government for the Philippines. —_— Cabinet Considers Plan to Prevent a Clash With the Recent Decisions. —_——— Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N W., WASHINGTON, June 7.—In order to | establish civil government in the Philip- pines and keep up the fiction of military government considered necessary to pre- vent collision with the decisions of the Su- preme Court, the suggestion has been made that William E. Taft, chairman of the Philippines Commission, be given a commission in the regular army. - This suggestion was advanced at the meeting of the Cabinet held v the question of establishme ment was Taft is gt a commissi 3 would be t of a junior officer, and in this case he would be many of- | ficers, but it is stated as h in_control, he would in his civil capacity as Governor receive all proper recognitio The question to which special attention vas given by the Cabinet was: How far can the President go in estab- lishing civil government, taking into con- sideration the _Court decisions d ng cond parts « me f the archipelago mili- | . for the 1 v al tary is_a! protection of pers y to Ameri- R moverelgnty. others peace p tration. It is to give the Filipinos the largest measure of self-government consistent with their capabilities and the situation. | Major General MacArthur, it was again announced would be detached from duty as Governor General of the Philippines on July 1 and ordered home. | As official statements heretofore made have indicated that General M would only be withdrawn when c ernment was establi: prevailed at the War Department that civil government under Secretary Root would be formally established on that date. CAILLES SUBMITS TERMS. Trying to Make a Bargain Before | Surrendering. MANILA, June 7.—Senor Dancel, representative of the Federal party, who has been trying to induce General Cailles to surrender, returned from Laguna prov ince to-day. He has been talking with the rebel chieftain for eight days. Senor Dancel brought a long document from Cailles to G 2 rthur, in which he the terms on which he will sur- The nature of the term: known, but Cailles promises to s the { | | | | | if they are acceptable at any time and lace designated by MacArthur. Chaffee sailed to- on the | imner for Legaspi, province | other ports. | probably sail | for home i - on the transport Sum- ner, which wiil be fitted up for his use. | He will return to the United States by d the Pacific Ocean. ., the Norwegian arrested some time ago bj ret service officers on suspicion of being a spy in the employ of the Filipino Junta at Hongkong, also | accused of embezzlement, was found guilty of the latter charge to-day and sen- tenced to four months’ imprisonment. The | charge of espionage was not pressed. | TR Gener | subs | General Wheat | chocolate, I would put against any COMMISSARIES AWARDED PRAISE Wheaton Compliments Luzon Food-Supply Department. Major Ruthers Reports on Meat Rations in -the Philippines. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Major G. W. Ruthers, chief commissary ef the Depart- ment of Northern Luzon,'in a letter ‘to Commissary General Weston, dated April 15, says there are 338 stations in that de- partment with about 25,000 troops, and that the supplying of an army of this size divided into many stations is much- more difficult than if it was an army in one body. Besides the troops, there were at | that time several thousand prisoners who were being fed by the Government. The ence department, he says, is in superb condition and many gratifying re- are received from all the office has taken occasion se in the highest terms eral times to spi of the commis: department. Major Ruthers devotes considerable space in his letter to the subject of beef supply. For the most part the meat ra- tion served the troops is the refrigerated or frozen beef, although at some of the interior points where there is neither rail or water transportation this supply is necessarily curtailed. He had sent beef sixty miles into the carts. He noted as a that this beef was transported through a country infested with ladrones and small bands of insurgents, yet the cart drivers and supplies were not molested. He says they must have paid toll' to the tribal chiefs, for had the supplies been accom- panied by escorts there would have been a daily ambush. He says there is need of more water transportation, and if he had it he would use more frozen beef, as the influence on the sick report is quite marked: tive beef, from which the animal heat is not entirely departed, is not healthy. Major Ruthers says the beef stew with vegetables is the finest component of the ration ever put into the hands of troops and is highly praised by them. He also s that the standard emergency ration given very good satisfaction. At the ha: me time, he adds pound of hard bread in tin and a tablet of s0- called emergency ever manufactured, and | |it would not cause intestinal irritation. of | which some complaint is made, In this connection he mentions the de- mand for sauerkraut. Without abundance of nutritious food, he said, the health of | Americans cannot be maintained in the Luzon climate. The health of Filipinos living on American food, he says, is much better than those living on native foods. Will Not Require Stamps. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes has ruled that under the revenue reduction act of March 2, 1%01, which will go into effect July 1, the bonds of contractors for Gov- ernment work will not be required to be stamped. Play Forbidden by Censor. LONDON, June 7.—The English censor of plays has forbidden the production of “The First Visit,” an English version of the younger Dumas’ “Une Visite de No- " in which the American actress Bev- erly Silgreaves was to have played the leading role, beginning at the Garrick Theater Wednesday next. OF HUGH TEVIS' ROMANTIC MARR!AGE, Continued From Page One. Hugh Tevis was no more and that his widow would leave for San Francisco on June 2. | When the message came Mrs. Lioyd | Tevis was at Del Monte. Early yester- ! mor; chartered a spe ng Dr. Te\? g cial train and went down to meet hi mother, who decided, to return immediate- to her home in this city. ~With his e sad news made known. Death Unknown. the rece of particulars it | conjectured with anything like | certainty in what manner the final sum- mons -came. It rumored yesterday that deceased had a weak heart and that | e of death w: probably heart | Members of the family, howev s U Cause of Pending y that Mr. Tev er any w | led with any disease, | clieve that cholera was | untimely end. Several | y s made a iour n with chol- | it is said, he showed contract maladies of | d ever since, osition to Hugh Tevis' death is the tragie ending | omance filled with exciting incidents. | le over two months ago he met the | v who to-day mourns him. Her wi beauty at once captivated the mi re and three weeks after he met h 2ld her promise to wed, in spite of hat she gaged to anothe was madly in love with Ul oed and won so quickly. ort weeks of the enjoyment we continually at her side. He kcpt yms at the Palace-Hotel filled with e choicest flowers. He went calling | with her upon his most intimate friends - friends that make up the exclusive circle | of his mother, and to ail he told of his great and wondrous happiness. On the 10th of April Hugh Tevis and Miss_Cornelia Baxter were married was first intended that the ceremony take | place at the Tevis home on Taylor street, | but, owing to the delicate state of Mrs. | Lloyd Tevis' health, it was feared that | the excitement might prove too much for | her and so it was finally arranged that the wedding be celebrated at the Palace | Hotel, in the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. | George W. Baxter, the parents of the beautiful young bride. Although there were not more than a dozen people at the ceremony, and those the immediate relatives of the contracting parties, as much attention was paid to the details of the wedding as though all the many friends of the happy couple were to have been present. Dr. Harry s person- ally superintended the decorations of the apartments where the solemn words were spoken. Thousands of gorgeous | American Beauty roses were used in making the room beautiful gown was one of the most magnificent creations ever seen i this city. Dr. Foute of Grace Church performed the ceremony and after the company had pledged the health of the newly wedded couple bride and groom left on a _special for San Jose, where the first few days of the honeymoon were spent. From .San Jose Mr. and Mrs. Tevis went to Del Monte, so as to be near the magnificent new home Mr. Tevis w: having built and which he intended as a home for his bride. Suddenly both Mr, and Mrs. Tevis became possessed with the idea that they must have a Japanese room and garden in their Monterey home. With this end in view they decided upon the trip to the Orient which has ter- minated so fatally for one of them. Was Twice Married. Hugh Tevis was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tevis and brother of Dr. Harry Tevis, Will Tevis, Mrs. Frederick Sharon and Mrs. Gordon Blanding. ~Mr. Tevis was twice married. The first Mrs. Tevis was a daughter of the late Judge Boalt. After a few years of happy mar- ried life the young wife died, leaving her husband a daughter, Alice Tevis, who is now § years old. At the time of his death Hugh Tevis ‘was not engaged in any business. He was formerly a member of the firm of Co- burn, Tevis & Co., but some little while ago sold out his interest to the Whittiers and did not subsequently enfage in any business. At the time of his marriage, besides the elegant home he was having The bride’s It | § constructed at Monterey and which, it is said, he has deeded to his wife, he had a fine city residence and an elegant place at Bakersfield. The news of Hugh Tevis’ death was a terrible shock to his family and friends. His mother is completely prostrated by the blow and so_are his brother Harry and his sister, Mrs. Gordon Blanding, who are with her. Will Tevis is in New | York and Mrs. Frederick Sharon in Paris, where she has made her home for many vears. Messages of condolence kept pouring in at the Tevis home all day, but the family denied themselves to all callers. Out of respect to the memory of Hugh Tevis the flag of the University Club has been flown at half-mast. It is recalled by those who search for ill omens in such cases that the great wedding cake prepared with all the skill | of the confectioner’s art came to grief at the Palace Hotel. A waiter who was car- rying it stumbled and the cake was dashed to the floor, n fr ing were sadly marred. Hasty re- pal were made by the hotel confection- el but the beauty of the cake was spoiled. SCHWAB THE PUB,CKAsEB. OF BETHLEHEM STOCK Steel Corporation President Buys Control of the Company to Pro- tect His Interests. PHILADELPHTA, June 7.—The North American to-morrow will s: 1t is au- | y - stated that Charles M. the real purchaser of the Beth- em Steel Company, and that the United States Steel Corporation, of which he is president, has no part in the deal. Schwab is understcod to have bought the property to protect his own interests. The deal was closed Thursday afternoon, when Schwab, through a representative, bought $0,000 shares of Bethlehem from Joseph Wharton and 60,000 shares from Robert P. Linderman. This, with 20,000 shares bought in the open market, gave im 160,000 out of 300,000 shares into which the capital stock of the Bethlehem Steel Company is divided. It was agreed that he should take the remaining stock on the same terms upon which the got the Wharton and Linderman holdings, It is known that the price paid is $24 50 a share, but that the sellers got some- thing additional in the shape of a divi- derd to be divided prior to transferring their stock. Vickers’ Sons & Maxim, who allowed the Bethlehem Company to slip from their hands because of a difference of 60 cents a_share, made an effort on Thurs- day night to buy it from Mr. Schwab. It is ‘said that_their representative went to him at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York and offered a price which would have netted him a profit of $2,000,000, but which he declined to accept. ey (LA SMALL TORNADO RIPS THE EDGE OFF A TOWN Boy Is Killed and a Number of Build- ings Are Demolished in Alabama. OPELOUSAS, Ala., June 7.—A tornado passed across the northwestern corner of this town at 4:15 o’clock to-day and al- most completely demolished the extensive buildings of the Saint Landry Cotton Oil Mill, killed a white boy nisd 14 years and serfously injured John der, a you white man, both of whom were employ: in the mill; completely demolished the residences of W. B. Lewis, Willlam C. Lewis and Steven Melance and damaged a portion of the office bulldlnfit the Opel- ousas Ice and Bottling Worl wm'l’he path le. of the cyclone was yards HUNGARIAN BRIGANDS STRANGLE COACH DRIVER Guards Are Maimed by the Bandits and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Stolen. LONDON, June 8—The Daily Expres: publishes the following ’dlspayu:h Prom Vienna: A band of brigands heid up a n:nfl lceodaa 3:’" Retsag, . Hungary, strang e driver, maimed guars ransacked the mail LY i plunder valued at and escaped with interior with bull | remarkable fact | the more fresh meat used the | ! better the health of the troops. The na- | “A ration of stew and vegetables, oner Its elaborate figures | B e ANSAS CITY, June 7.—Part of the morning in the trial of Lulu Prince Kennedy for murdering her husband was taken up in ar- guing the privilege claimed by the State of bringing in testimony bear- ing on the acts, conduct and character of the prisoner previous to the killing. The defense argued strongly that inasmuch as the plea of insanity would be made in be- | half of the prisoner such evidence was not relevant. The jury was sent from the | room while the point was argued. Judge | Woffora finally decided that such evi- | dence could be introduced, and Prosecutor | Hadley resumed the examination of his | witnesses. | The officers who arrested Mrs. Kennedy and the patrol driver recited the trip with the prisoner to the jail, but nothing im- portant was elicited. They saild she was cool. ¥. W. Herford, the driver, met C. WOMAN WEEPS WHILE WITNESSES - TELL HOW SHE KILLED HER HUSBAND Mrs. Lulu Prince Kennedy Keeps Her Face Covered in Court and Cries as the Prosecution Presents All the Damaging Evidence Relating to the Shooting of the Victim of Her Wrath----Insanity Plea Is Combated | | * ‘W. Prince, her father, at the door of the Ridge building, where the murder took place, and he appeared excited. Leon Winters testified to having seen Bert Prince, one of the prisoner's broth- ers, in the building near Kennedy's of- | fice soon after the shooting. Miss Bert C. Litchfield testified to talk- ing with Bert Prince near the scene a few minutes after the murder. “Did he say anything about the shoot- ing?” asked Prosecutor Hadley. ‘Yes,” replied the witness. The defense objected to the witness re- peating Prince’s conversation, and the ob- | Jection was sustalned. Dr. O. Cross testified to Mrs. Ken- nedy visiting his office in October last, two months before her marriage with Kennedy. She had said her name was Mrs. Case Patten and that her husband | was' a professional baseball player. She had been recently married to Patten, she told witness, but did not want the fact made known, as Patten might lose his position on the ball team. She stated she was in a delicate condition, but he could | not tell positively if this were a fact and did not prescribe for her. She came twice again and asked him for treatment for her condition, which he refused. Dr. Cross then told_of her calling on him a fourth time, on January 10, the day of the murder, when she told him that ghe was not Mrs. Patten, but she was Mrs. Kennedy. She asked him to go to Kennedy and tell him she was still in the “same condition.” She said that Kennedy SG0T3 REGENE GARNEGIE GIFT Ten Million Dollars in Bonds Formally Transferred. RN LONDON, June 7.—Andrew Carnegle signed a deed to-day transferring $10,000,- 000 in 5 per cent United States Steel Cor- | poration bonds to trustees for the benefit of the universities of Scotland. The amount becomes immediately available. next installment of interest can be used for the October term. The trustees are the Earls of Elgin and Rosebery, Lords Balfour of- Burleigh (Chief Secretary for Scotland), Kelvin Reay and Kinnear, Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman, A. J. Balfour, James Bryce, John Morley, Sir Robert Pul- lar, Sir Henry E. Roscoe, Thomas Shaw, M. P.; Richard B. Haldané, M. P.; the Lords Provost of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Provost of Dunfermline and one trustee each from the Scottish uni- versities. The deed contains a preamble saying that Carnegle, having retired from active business, deems it to be his duty and one of his highest Eflvlleges tp administer the wealth which has come to him as a trust in behalf of others, entertaining the con. fident bellef that one of the best means of discharging that trust is providing funds for spreading and improving the opportunities for scientific research of the universities of Scotland, his native land, and by rendering the attendance easier. A constitution, as it is called, is at- tached to the deed, directing that half | facilities for the study of science, medi- cine, modern languages, history and Eng- lish literature. The other half is to pay fees and assist students in other ways, regardless of sex, and in aid of prepara- tory schools, evening classes and other means of education outside the universi- ties. The details of Carnegle’s project are re- celved with universal approval. “The name of Carnegie,” says the Morning Post, “should be led with profound esteem, which in time doubtless will be- come veneration, by the country he has 80 widely and nobly endowed.” the income be devoted to increasing the intended to bring suit to have their mar- riage set aside. = ‘“The papers will' be served to-night,” she had said, “and my father will make me fight the annulment proceedings and everything will come out.” Dr. Cross went to Kennedy’s. office and delivered his message. Mrs. Kennedy fol- lowed the doctor closely, and before the latter had timc to turn away she had asked Kennedy if he intended to live with her, receiving a negative answer, and began firing at him. William Shaw, at whose house Case Patten had boarded, told of the ball play- er and Mrs. Kennedy being in each oth- er's company a great deal between July and October, 1900, and Mrs. Kennedy's calling at the house frequently to find Patten. City Detective O'Hare testified that Mrs. Kennedy had come to the police sta- tion in October and complained that Pat- GEAMAN AGTION la GUSPIGIOUS L + THE WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER AND THE HUS- BAND SHE KILLED. L 4 ten had taken her ring to Westport, N. Y. Later she said she had gone to New York and got the ring. The city physician described the wounds on Kennedy’s pody and the manner of his death. During the recital of this testi- mony Mrs. Kennedy constantly kept her face covered and cried. B i e e e i e e S RS SR MR R R SR M TWENTY MULES FOR THE KING Cruiser’s Presence Off Morocco’s Sultan Sends Venezuela Not All Explained. LONDON, June 7.—Whatever designs Germany may have tcward possessing the island of Margarita, Venezuela, the matter has not reached that diplomatic stage where the United States Govern- ment could take official note of it. Former Uniteq States Minister Loomis, who re- cently arrived here, said to-night: “It is no unusual thing to see foreign warships taking soundings along the coasts. So far as I can learn the German cruiser Vinetta was simply doing in the harbor of the island of Margarita what the British and American ships have done elsewhere in the waters of other South American countries. While it is true that the harbor of Juan Griego would offer splendid facilities for any of the Euro- péan powers as a coaling station, espe- cially if the isthmus were cut through, I do not think there was any ultimate pur- poge of the kind when the Vinetta made er_soundings. ‘When the subject was first mentioned last fall it provoked considerable indig- nation .among the more bellicose papers in Venezuela, but as nothing appeared to come out of it the matter died & natdral death. Within the jast two months the question has been ed, but it does not attract the saine attention in Venezuela t appears to have done in America. Officially I know nothing about it beyond what I saw in the papers, according. to which it appears that the German Gov- ernment = has . offered a disclaimer to ‘Washington against the imputation that territorial aggrandizement is intended.” “Is German influence of any ment In Venezuela?' was asked. “‘Numerically, no; but financially, yes,” Loomis answered. “The number of Ger- man residents is small. As they mo:rz? retain German cmxenshlg they can hard- ly be properly considered a factor in the lomestic policies of the country, but their importance is out of all g:aporflon to their numbers when their cial posi- tion is considered. For instance, the first grounds of suspicion that Germany in- Gifts to Britain's Sovereign. LONDON, June 7.—A special embassy from the Sultan of Morocco bearing con- gratulations to King Edward on his ac- cesslon to the throne created consider- able excitement on its arrival here. The embassy, which is headed by Kaid EI Mohedl El Menebehl, Minister of War, numbers twenty-nine persons, including the Embassador’s two wives. ‘When the deputation was officially re- celved at the Portsmouth pler by Admiral Aldrich and General Sir Baker Russell, the reception was abruptly suspended to allow the ladies, closely veiled, to pass down the gangplank to the sumptuous, special train, all Europeans bein; tgeretlre meanwhile. 2t e oplese During the drive In royal carriages from Victoria station, this city, the l:dfiel were also carefully secluded, the carriage attendants and others turning their backs while the ladies entered and left their ve- hicles. The Embassador .of Morocco brin, King Edward two rare Atlas Mountain sheep, twenty Arab horses and twenty tak mules. The official reception will e place Monday. An Injunction Abandoned. NEW YORK, June 7.—The injunction proceedings brought by George D. Mum- ford and St. George L. Fox Hitt, who clalm to be the owners of the Ecuador Development Company, to restrain the Ecuadorian Association (limited), which, it 1s alleged, wrongfully obtained posses- sion of a majority of the stock of the equipment company, from issuing deben- in the sum of £1,000,000, have been discontinued. @ittt @ tended something in the way of territorial gain was due to the fact that German capitalists were acquiring 'lands sur- rounding the harbor where the German cruiser afterward came to make sound- " OBEY ORDERS!” aAf5 UNGLE SAM Administration Gives Its Ultimatum to the Cubans. No New Government Until Platt Amendment Is Accepted. - Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET., N. W., WASHINGTON, June 7.—Cuba and its constitutional convention occupied the attention of the Cabinet to-day for nearly two hours. General Wood has been in- structed officially to say to the Cubans that they cannot proceed to form their government until the Platt amendment has been accepted in letter and spirit. | "The latest telegram from General Wood had convinced Secretary Root that the chances for acceptance of the Platt | amendment without a were not good at this time. A false con- | conversation of the President and Secre- tary Root with the Cuban delegation, but on a confidential letter written by Senator O. H. Platt, author of the Cuban relations amendment to the army bill. This letter, to the astonishment of the Administra- | tion, has been published in Spanish in | Havana, and made to appear as a justi- | fication for the Cuban ‘‘version’ attached to the Platt amendment when adopted by the convention. The outcome of the Cab- {inet meeting is thus stated by one of those present: fore the Cubans accept the Platt amend- ment. The determination is that the amendment shall be accepted before the Cubans are allowed to establish their own | sovernment. It is very much our affair, and yet the Cubans are the ones who are the losers. They are losing just so much time in getting their government going. We, on !ge other hand, will continue mil itary occupation'and eontrol as at pres- ent. There are no indications of a change of policy here, and 1 am glad to say that there are no signs of trouble in Cuba. In time the Platt amendment will be adopt- ed, but perhaps not very soon.” After the Cabinet meeting General Wood was again informed by Secretary Root that there were mno new tlons, and that the administration would insist upon the adoption of the Platt amendment as prerequisite to the forma- tion of a government, without any ‘“‘understandings’’ being attached thereto. SENATOR PLATT’S LETTER. Communication Which Cubans Pub- lished in Violation of a Confidence. WASHINGTON, June 7.—During the conference between Secretary Root and the Cuban _Commission the Secretary wrate a letter to Senator Platt of Connec- ticut, who introduced the Platt amend- ment, asking for his views relative to in- tervention as mentioned in the third clause of the amendment. Senator Platt replied, and his letter was furnished to the commission confidentially by the Sec- retary of War and was incorporated into and made a part of the acceptance of the Platt amendment by the constitutional convention. The letter, however, appeared in a Havana paper and to-day was made fubllc by the War Department. Follow- ng is the text of the letter: I am In receipt of your letter of this date, in which you say that the members of the commission of .the Cuban constitutional con- vention fear that the provisions relative to 1 tervention in_ the third clause of the amend- ment, which has come to bear my name, may have’ the eftect of . preventing. the ‘independ- ence of Cuba, and In reality establish a pro~ tectorate or suzerainty by the United States, and you request that 1 express my views of the question raised. In reply, I beg to state that the amendment was _carefully prepared with the object of avoiding any possible idea that by the ac- ceptance thereof the constitutional convention would thereby _establish a protectorate or suzerainty. or In any manner whatsoever com- promise the independence or sovereignty of Cuba; and, speaking for myself, it seems Im- possible that such an interpretation can be given to the clause. I believe that the amend- ment should be considered as a whole, and it ought to be clear on reading that its well defined purpose is to secure and safeguard Cuban independence and set forth at once a clear idea of the friendly disposition of the the express intention on their part to aid them if necessary, in the maintenance of sald in- dependence. = These are my ideas, and al- though, as you say, I cannot speak for the entire Congress my belief is that such a pur- pose was well understood by that body. Very respactfully yours, ©O. H. PLATT. OBJECTIONS OFFERED TO LAKES FOR WARSHIPS Naval Board Renders Adverse Report | on Proposition for Fresh ‘Water Basins. WASHINGTON, -June 7.—The naval| board appointed under the terms of an act of Congress to examine into the ad-| vantages of Lakes Union and Washing- ton, in the State of Washington, near | Sealtle, as fresh water basins for laying | up naval vessels, has made an adverse re- | port upon the proposition. The majority, composed of Captain Thomas Perry senior member; Lieutenant Commander: G. H. Peters and G. W. Willits and En sign J. W. Ensign, recorder, find in sub- stance, ‘after careful examination that, having in view the best interest and wel- fare of the navy, a fresh water basin in this location, separated by some distance | from the naval station on Puget Sound, | would be very expensive to maintain, and | in the end one or the other would have to | be_abandoned. The minority_of the board, composed | of Captain W. B. Burrell and Naval Con- | structor Frank H. Hibbs, make a strong | plea in favor of the proposed naval basin | and discuss at some length the engineer ing work which would be required to car- ry out the project. | MEDICAL MEN APPEAL FOR THE _;‘_BIY CANTEEN American Association Believes It Is Necessary for Discipline, Mor- ality and Sanitation. ST. PAUL, June 7.—By unanimous vote, although with small attendance, the ‘American Medical Association this after- noon adopted the resolution asking for the re-establishment of the army post canteen. The resolution adopted is as fol- ows; IO tsclved, That this body deplores the action of Congress in abolishing the army post exchange or canteen, and in the in- terest of discipline, morality and sanita- tion recommends its re-establishment at the earliest possible date.” The general sessions of the association came to an end to-day. To-night at 10 o'clock a special on the Northern Pacific carried 250 of the doctors and their wives | on a trip through Yellowstone Park. The arty will reach the mmoth Hot Biiogs at noon Sunday. Disastrous Blaze Destroys Houses. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 7.—The Otts cooper shop was burned this afternoon and the fire communicated to other build- ings so rapidly that it was feared for some time that the city would be laid in ashes. The fire was beyond control from 2 to 4 p. m. Twenty-three houses, mostly tenements, were destroyed with their contents. Loss, ,000. ot Rier Kills Woman and Ends His Life. ROCKFORD, Ill.,, June 7.—Nels Nelson, a farmhand working near Kingston, en- raged by the refusal of Mrs. John string tied to it | struction has been put not only on the ! “We feel that it will be some time be- | instruc- | United States toward the Cuban people and | PARTNERS MEET IN FATAL DUEL |Killing of Thomas Wat- .~ son Ends a Series of Quarrels. Slayer of the Wealthy Lassen County Rancher Alleges Self-Defense. Special Dispatch to The Call SUSANVILLE, June 7.—Pending the re« sult of the Coroner’s inquest, Benedick ‘Wisenberger is heid in the Lassen County Jall for the killing of Thomas Watson, with the likelihood that he will have to face a murder charge. Detalls of the kill- ing received here to-day make it appear that it occurred curing a duel between the two men, Watson having a rifle and ‘Wisenherger a shotgun. Wisenberger | claims he did not fire until Watson had | twice shot at him. The victim of the | tragedy was 72 years of age and in fceble health. He was one of the richest men in Lassen County, owning much land and | reat herds of cattle. ‘Wisenberger, Watson and Henry Vogt were partners in a mining claim situated |on Watson’s land. They had a written contract by which water was to be used for the mine before Watson could use it | for irrigation, only the waste water peing | utilized for the latter purpose. Watson of ! late objected to the terms of this agree- ment and the partners quarreled fr {quently. On Sunday Watson order | Wisenberger out of the cabin on his land. | 'Watson, carrying a spade and a rifle {and accompanied by his son Frank. 17 years of age, went yesterday to the ditch | that conveys the water. Seeing that he ! intended to cut off the water from the { mine and turn it upon his land, W'sen- ! berger rcllowed znd warned him to de- sist. Wisenberger claims Watson fired at him twice, but missed. Then Wisenber- ger shot and killed Watson. When Frank Watson saw his father fall he became frantic and fired at Wisenberger three | times without effezt. | Henry Vogt. the other partner, took no part in the affair. He was at home, only | a short distance from the scene of the | tragedy. but his wife held him and would not let him go. After the killing Wisenberger mounted his horse and rede to Susanville to give i himself up. Wisenberger has been re- | garded as a good-natured and mild-man- | nered man, whose threats directed at a ! partner were not to be taken seriously. i George Watson, the dead *man’s ecldest son, has acted as peacemaker in the quar- j rels between the partners. Yesterday he took the shells out of Wisenberger's gun, and he always stopped his father when the latter attempted to go out to cut the ditch. It was during his absence that the trouble that terminated fatally arose. ‘Watson was one of the early settlers in this county, having come in the fifties. He was a native of England. He leaves three married daughters and two sonms, who will inherit his large estate. Unitarian Women Elect Officers. | LOS ANGELES, June 7.—Unitarian | women from ali parts of the State were | present to-day at the annual convention | of the Women's Alliances of the Pacific | Coast. The election of officers resulted jas follows: President, Miss Elizabeth B. | Easton of San Francisco; first vice presi- dent, Mrs. Horace Davis of San Fran- cisco; second vice president, Mrs. Thom- as L. Eliot of Portland. Or.; third vice president, Dr. Mariette Marsh of Seattle; recording secretary, Mrs. E. F. Dinsmore, $25 Capp -street, San Francisco; corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. F. N. Fletcher of Berkeley: treasurer, Mrs. Willlam H. Baurhyte of Alameda. -l Killed by a Falling Tree. SAN JOSE, June 7.—Charles von Lone was Instantly killed yesterday while fell- ing trees at Miracle’s mill, in the Santa Cruz_Mountains. A large limb fell and struck him on the head, crushing his skull. He was 26 years of age. Storm Prevents Passion Play. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 7.—The pre- sentation of the ‘“Passion Play” by the | Indians at Chilliwack has been postponed until to-morrow on account of a heavy rainstorm ADVERTISEMENTS. Loss of Ditality That is what makes so many people feel “hali dead,” espe- cially in warm weather. Poor appetite, unrefreshing sleep, easy physical or mentai ex- haustion, paleness, nervousness and that tired feeling are com- mon indications of this loss, which may sooner or later result n prostrating sickness. A general tonic is needed. 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