The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 4, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME XC-NO. 34. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RAINSTORMS RELIEVE SOME CITIES FROM SUN’S FATAL GLARE Humidity Has Caused Unusual Suffering in the East and Since the Hot Wave Began There Have Been About 700 Deaths | DEATHS FROM THE HEAT TO DATE. | | Cities. New York.. Baltimore . Pittsburg .. Philadelphia Boston .. Cleveland . | Chicago - | Albany ... Washington | Cincinnati ! Other places (estimated). Total Deaths PETER MARTIN OFF FOR NEWPORT TO JOIN HIS PROMISED BRIDE, WHO WAITS FOR HIM BY THE SEASHORE His Arrival at That Pleasure Resort Will Be the Signal for a Series of Entertainments and Dinners That Will Make Pleasant His Stay Until He Leads Miss Natalie Oelrichs to the Altar Rail 3 Deaths. .. 493 Temperature. 85 91 81 91 20 76 76 84 86 88 85 to 108 . 718 YORK, July 3—The f to-day, with the con- in temperature, were | to the bulk of swelter- | this city. As| orm of the afternoon | the temperature imme- | begar The wind which the storm also commenced to | until it assumed the a slight breeze only. These | coupled with the | le humidity which came of the downfall of water made the suffering al- the ther- degrees rain- | é recede. Giately to blew during eb e very tense as it was whe tered several e spitals are already crowd- ! most capacity, and many of tents in their grounds for the accommodation of the heat vic- | Most of t tims Rapid Increase of Deaths. | h rate has increased with such | at the Morgue is being taxed as it never was before, and every avail- able institution is now occu- 4 by Hospital attendants are lapsing under the extraordinary strain been subjected, and t for the volunteers who have the situation would be greatly aggravated by enforced neglect of foot of that corpses. he ambulance service has been augmented by the addition of auto- mobiles, which have been loaned for the purpose, it is greatly inadequate. The horses used have been most carefully nursed along to preserve their stamina, but notw anding this many of them | have giv Their places are being filled from e sources, and so great is | aflable animals, because | n of heat and grir\ with ou outs! the scarcity of of the comb! h New York horses are afflicted, that een necessary to send to other | » get a fresh supply. Rain Reduces Temperature. | downpour of rain struck it was accompanied by sized gale, which soon rature 15 degrees. The | r so sultry, however, n was not percept- which most people | 12:30 p. m. the temper- degrees, and half an ure registered $% 1ed to fall as the rain and at 3 o'clock it reg- | By 4 p. m., how- | a rise of four degrees was noted. An | temperature dropped back | went forward again, and jegrees. the Then it p. m was 77 degrees, and 6 ock 7 at § o'clock 80 degrees The w lightning, which accom- panied t did much damage in the city, espe out toward Harlem. Meany | dings were injured, | | r‘“ no casualties had been wn' 10 o'c: Death and Prostration. were eighty-nine deaths and 107 | at prostration in the boroughs | and the Bronx during the | 2 a. m. and 10:30 p. m. to- | day } At 12:30 o'clock this (Thursday) morning | was estimated that the total number of | he from heat in the last six days in ater New York were 600, BALTIMORE'S HOT WAVE. hours between Twenty-Seven Additional Deaths Re- ported Up to Midnight. BALTIMORE, Md.,, July 3.—Twenty- seven additional deaths from heat were ed to the police dp to midnight to- night. Of these fifteen died vesterday but were not reported until to-d Thirty- five cases of prostration is the record for twenty-four hours ending to-night. grand total thus far is eighty-three deaths and more than 3% cases of pros- | While the maximum tempera- e for the day was not so high as that of yesterday, the relative humidity was greater and the oppressiveness much more severe. The highest point attained by the mercury was reported at 3 p. m., when it | showed 97, six degrees lower than the top #oint of yesterday. Shortly after 4 o’clock 2 brisk wind and a brief thunderstorm the air and the mercury dropped 0 8 at & p. m., at which point it remained until midnight. | A DISTRESS IN PHILADELPHIA. Many Emergency Measures to Care for Those Prostrated. PHILADELPHIA, July 3—Although the temperature did not reach the record it made yesterday and Monday by four degrees, the suffering from the heat and the fatal results from the torrid wave were nearly as great as on the two pre- vious @ays. The maximum temperature to-day was reached at 2 p. m., when the Weather Bureau thermometer registered $62-10 degrees, An approaching thunder- repo: tration. cooled | temporary storm then sent the mercury downward, | , and at 8 o'clock to-night, when the storm | arrived, the temperature had gone down | to 80 degrees. Humidity, however, then began to play its deadly part. The storm brought only a light shower of rain, | which was soon dried up by the sun-| baked streets, midity went up from 40 to 45, leaving the city still in an uncomfortable state. Up to midnight the number of deaths attributed to the excessive heat reported since last midnight was 47, and the pros- trations over 250. The further reports from the police stations and hospitals will considerably increase these numbers. Yes- terday there were more than 50 deaths | and over 300 prostrations. Hundreds of horses have perished since the hot spell began. Many industrial es- tablishments were again either shut down or working short hours. It was estimated | that only one-third of the working popu lation of the Kensington manuracturlng district was at work to-day. In order that heat patients can be promptly attended to the city authorities have issued orders that policemen may seize any near-by team so as to get a pa- tient to a hospital quickly. Tents have been erected in varfous parts of the city to care for the prostrated. Reports from interior towns of State indicate only slight moderation in the excessive heat of the two previous | days. Nearly all report further prostra- | tions, with here and there a death directly | attributable ¢o the heat. SOME RELIEF AFFORDED. Showers Fall in Ohio Valley and Mid- | dle Atlantic States. | WASHINGTON, July 3.—Hot weather | continued to-day in nearly all sections east of the Rocky Mountains, but as a rule showed some abatement from | the previous day. Reports received at | the Weather Bureau show that| relief came from thunder | showers in many localities. There are no ‘ immediate prospects of a general break | in the hot spell. During the afternoon showers in the Upper Ohio Valley and the | Middle Atlantic States caused a de(‘lded’ Almost similar | fall in the temperature. conditions are expected to-morrow, except that the area over which the storms may appear may be extended. The slight dis- turbance noted last night in the West In- dies is not making any marked advance and the relief hoped for in that direction | is ndt materializing. The area of low pressure in the Lake Superior region is moving very slowly,to the northeast and remains practically \lifeless, so that lit- tle relief is expected from that source. It will be warm again in the morning, Weather Bureau offielals say, and only appreciable breaks in temperature | will result from local storms. Ninety degrees and over were recorded to-day in Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Davenport, Denver, Des Moines, Indian- apolis, Little Rock, New Orleans, Mem- phis, New York, North Platte, Omaha, Pittsburg, Salt Lake, St. Louis, St. Paul, Springfield, 1ll, and Vicksburg, while in Kansas City the thermometer registered 102 and in Phoenix, Ariz., 106. Hot weather generally prevailed in Kansas and Missouri, these States getting little relief. In Washington the thermometer reached a maximum of %, but toward evening it grew gradually cooler, until at 8 o’clock 80 degrees prevailed. reported up to 10 o’clock to-night. b #iLimdend iy HEAT DRIVES MEN INSANE. | Great Hwmidity the Cause of Much Suffering and Many Deaths. CHICAGO, July 3—While the tempera- ture of to-day was lower than several days for the last week, the great humid- ity made it one of the most uncomfort- able days this city has experienced dur- ing the summer. There were three deaths, sixteen prostrations and one case of in- sanity due to the heat. The last case was that of Mrs. Mary Brown, whose de- mentia made her enter the residences of her neighbors, where she smashed furni- ture, glassware and pictures. She was re- moved to the Detention Hospital and is expected to recover. The maximum temperature of the day was 84 and the humidity was 83. Warmer weather is predicted for to-morrow. KANSAS CITY, July 3.—Kansas City {o- day was the center of the hottest area in the country. Within a radius of 200 miles of this city the thermometer ranged from 96 to 108 degrees. In Central Kansas hot winds are reported as literally burning up all vegetation. At Leavenworth, Kans., the highest point recorded in this part of the country for vears was reached, the Government thermometer in that city marking 108 at 3 o'clock. Other records in Kansas: Hutchinson, 105; Fort Scott, 104; Atchi- son, 100; Arkansas City, 9. In Missouri—Sedalia, 104: Kansas City, Oundnud on Page Two. and the percentage of hu- | the | the | There were fifteen | prostrations from the heat and two deaths | | | | | ETER MARTIN s an ardent wooer. In spite of the blistering heat in New York he is flying in that direction as fast as stcam can take him so as to be near the | charming Miss Lillie Oelrichs, who will soon bestow the hand which goes with the heart upon the fortunate Burlingame beau. Mr. Martin’s arrival at Newport will be the signal for the beginning of a series of elaborate entertainments that have been planned in honor of the happy couple. There are to be dinners and dances galore, and also several less am- | bitious affairs, that will be none the less delightful because they will be informal. Peter Martin, however, did not have to look forward to his stay at Newport for | congratulations and affairs in hono? of this happlest event in his life. The few days of his stay here were crowded with entertainments in his honor. Martin's family and his friends are now awaiting the all important news—the announce- ment of the happy day. wtofe THREE OUTLAWS HOLD UP TRAIN AND DYNAMITE EXPRESS CAR| b NEWPORT BELLE WHO IS TO BECOME THE WIFE OF PE- TER MARTIN. (B SURK o ST. PAUL, July 3.—A dispatch to the Associated Press from Havre, Mont., says the following were shot by the train robbers, who held up the Great Northern flyer near Wagner to-day: Gertrude M. Smith of Tomah, Wis., a passenger, who leaned from a window, recewed a bullet through the right arm, but is not seriously hurt. Mr. Douglass of Clancey, Mont., traveling auditor for the Montana division of the Great Northem, shot through the left arm, only a flesh wound. Brakeman Whiteside of Havre; shot through arm near shoulder; seriously injured. That the wedding wili be one of the big events of the Newport season seems to be the general impression. Rumor has it that the nuptials will be celebrated about the middle of mext month, and that one of the features of the honeymoon will be a visit to this city. . Those who know say that It is sure to be a church wedding, and, of course, will be celebrated at noon, the preferred hour of the Newport swells. It will be followed by a large reception at the home of the fair bride’s parents; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oelrichs. A large number of Mr. Martin’s friends expect to go to New York to be present at the wedding. Count Weds Before Teaching. LA PORTE, Ind.. July 3.—Adolph C. Vonner, an Austrian Count, and Mary Cullaton of Burlington, Iowa, were mar- ried here to-day. The groom will hext vear fill the chair of German and Fm“nchl at Leland Stanford University. B0 2 e e o ) | | | “GREAT FALLS, Mont.,, July 3—Train No. 3 on the Great Northern, westbound, was held up about 2:20 o’clock this after- noon near Wagner Statlon, 19 miles east of Great Falls, by three masked men. They blew the exprds car to pleces with dyna- mite, tearing off the roof and sides down to the floor, and then forced the express messenger to open his way safe, but it was empty. Without asking him to open the through safe, to which he did rot]| have the combination, they shattered it with dynamite and secured the contents. It is reported the booty was $30,000, but this cannot be verified. ‘While the robbery was in progress a fusillade of shots was kept up along the sides of the coaches, forcing the passen- gers to remain within. Traveling Auditor Douglass was shot in the arm and slightly wounded. A little girl was also slightly wounded in the shoulder and Brakeman ‘Woodside was shot in the body. The wounded arrived in Great Falls to-night at 11 o’clock. Woodside's condition is se- rious. As train No. 3 was leaving Malta Con- ductor Smith noticed what he supposed to be a tramp on the front end of the mail car next to the engine. He tried to drive him off after the train started, but the man pulled a revolver and said he would better go back or he would be shot. The condue- tor returnéd to the coaches and as Sheriff Griffith of Valley County was on the train arranged with Rim to arrest the man at the next slding. ‘When the train approached Exeter, ‘he next siding west of Malta, the conductor signaled the engineer to stop, but the train only slackened speed. The conductor ‘signaled a second time, but the train did not stop. Engineer Jones was during this | time covered by a gun and was told by the tramp that if the train stopped he | would kill him. & ‘When the train reached a point three miles east of Wagner the engineer was forced to stop and two more men ap- | peared armed, with Winchesters. -~The robbers commenced firing and the pas- sengers thought children were celebrating the Fourth. Brakeman Whltgslde of Havre, Mont., got off the rear end of the | train and was shot through the right arm near the shoulder, shattering the bone. Mr. Douglass of Clancy, Mont., auditor of the Great Northern Montana division, swung out on the steps on the south sile of the car and was shot through the left arm near the shoulder, but received only a flesh wound. Gertrude M. Smitf™ of Tomah, Wis., Continued on Page Nina. | The trouble is only a part of the strike | ; trouble which has been brewing for some | guarded by the union men. ! close down and returned to their respect- | FATAL FIGHT WAGES BETWEEN STRIKERS AND NON-UNION MEN Telluride, Colorado, the Scene of a Battle in Which Three of the Combatants Are Mor- tally .Shot and Others Badly Wounded en and badly shattered by bullet. hips; no bones broken. THE DEAD. JOHN BARTHTELL, a union miner. J. LUJAN, a Mexican, employed as trammer in the mines, THE WOUNDED. CHARLES M. BECKER, mine superintendent, right hip brok« W. M. JORDAN, shift boss and deputy sheriff, shot through UNEKNOWN MAN, shot through both legs. DR. SHELDON, shot through the hand by a stray bullet. ELLURIDE, Colo., July 3.—Great excitement, which prevailed all day over a riot at the Smuggler Union mines, is rapidly subsiding | this evening. A deadly controversy | has been satisfactorily adjusted for the present and everything is quiet in Mar- shall and Savage basins. Early this morning word was recehed‘ in town that there was con-xldenxble} shooting going on at Smugsler at 5 o’clock and many kinds of rumors were afloat. time. The first rumor to reach town was that eight or ten had been killed, but this proved rot to be true. However, it 15‘ positive that Will Jordan was shot in the | right hip; Charles Becker, superintendent | of the mine, had his right arm broken | and badly shattered from a bullet; Shift | Boss Nicholson was shot in the head, and a Mexican trammer by the name of J. Lujan and John Barthtell, a miner, were killed. Jordan was brought to town about o'clock this afternoon by five of the men | who were working for him on the Sheri- dan dump. His wound is quite painful, | but not necessarily serious. | Doctor Attends Wounded. Dr. Sheldon was called to the Bullion | tunnel to dress the wounds of the injured | 9 men, and sent a message about noon say- | ing that Becker had a bad arm and that | Nicholson, who was shot in the head, has | a chance to live, but that is about all. | At that time those were the only men on | either side whose wounds he had attend- ed to. Most of the forenoon shots were ex- changed between the miners’ deputies and guards, but at 10 o’clock all was quiet, with the exception of a few shots now and then. Some time this forenoon one of the cabins near the office building was blown up, but it is impossible to learn | what damage, if any, was done. The Liberty Bell and Tom Boy miners | have all practically gone out in sympathy | and those properties are all but idle in | the way of active operations. Miners ara seen coming over the range this morning frem the Ouray and Silverton sides, and it is reported that the Camp Bird and | | Revenue mines are also out in sympathy, | but as to these last named properties | there can be no verification. The Mayor} has ordered all saloons to be closed from | 6 p. m. to 6 a. m., until otherwise notified. : Telephone wires have been cut and there has been no communication between town and Smuggler Hill all day. About 6 o’clock this afternoon the corpse of a man was brought to town from the | basin and it was found to be John Barth- | tell, a Swedish miner, who was Kkilled at about the first shot fired. Barthtell was fighting with the union miners. Al of the wounded except the last were working in the mines. How the Conflict Commenced. As near as can be learned the fight was precipitated at the Sheridan tunnel which is about three-quarters of a mile above | the Bullion tunnel, through which the | mines are worked and where the principal | boardinz, and bunk houses and other buildings and the upper terminal of the main tramway are located. During last night a number of union | miners went up to a point near these places and at 5 o'clock this morning, it is | said, sent a man with a message to the men working with William Jordan to the effect that if they would stop work and come down the hill there would be no trouble. In response to this message it is sald the union men were fired on, re- sulting in the instant killing of Barthtell. Jordan and his erew then sought refuge in an old tunnel and it was while running for its mouth that Jordan was shot through the hips.-At about 110’clock an op- portunity was offered to bring Jordan to town by an old and unused trail, all other avenues to the basin being strongly The firing gradually worked down to Bullion tunnel. Communication Is Cut. | Telephone wires leading from town to the mines in Marshall and Savage basin were cut at an early hour and communica- tion shut off until a late hour this after- noon. It is impossible to learn any par- ticulars of the fighting, as both sides re- fuse to say anything. During the day all kinds of rumors were rife, some that fif- teen men were killed. Late this evening Dr. Sheldon, who went up this morning, telephoned that ten men, including the four mentioned above, were injured and that they would be sent down as rapidly as he could dress their wounds. Dr. Sheldon was shot through the hand by a stray bullet. The Tom Boy and Liberty Bell miners who went to the - Smuggler early this morning compelled those properties to ives mines tlis afternoon after it was an- nounced that a temporary agreement had ‘been reached by the union and Edgar Col- 1fns, assistant manager. This agreement is said to be that the company will with- draw all men from the mines except a few watchmen and make no effort to re- JOHN NICHOLSON, shot through head; will probably die. ' sume work untfl the strike is amicably settled and officially declared off. As a result of this agreement every- thing is quiet to-night. and if it continues so to-morrow morning the Sheriff will doubtless revoke his request for State | troops. Cause of the Battle. The battle of to-day grew out of the strike inaugurated on the Smuggler Union mines on May 1. The management of the company for some two years prior to that date had been letting contracts for break- ing part of the ore produced by the mines. From the start the union complained about the contract system of breaking ore. claiming that a large number of the contractors could not make wages and that some even came out in debt to the company at the'end of the month. The manager of the company was called on by the local officers of the union and { asked that the contract system be either abolished or the contractors guaranteed district wages of $3 per day in case they failed to earn it contracting. The man- ager declined to accede to the request, and a strike on this particular property was ordered. Mills Had Resumed Worlk. The mines and mills were shut down and remained idle unti! the 17th of June, when enough non-union men and union | men who were dlssatisfied with the strike returned to work in the mines to break sufficient ore to keep one of the mills run- ning, the other being dismantled for re- pairs. With this limited force the mill has been kept steadily .running until this morning. During this time the iocal officers of the union interviewed the manager of the company several times, ‘endeavoring to bring abcut an amicable adjustment of the difficulty, but their efforts were fu- tile. Some two weeks ago a Mr. Sullivan of the executive committee of the West- ern Federation of Miners arrived in Tellu- ride, consulted the manager and he also was unable to accomplish an ing. The prolonged strike was having such a de- pressing influence on the business inter- ests of Telluride that last Friday a com- mittee of business men and mine man- agers of Telluride was appointed to try to satisfactorily adjust the controversy. Owing to the absence of the manager of the mine this committee has been. unable to take any action. The offieials cf the local union severely denounce the violence resorted to this morning. Since the resumption of work on the mines a feeling of bitterness and resentment has been growing against the miners who returned to work. TROOPS IN READINESS. Governor Orman Acts Promptly in the Miners’ Riots. DENVER, Colo., July 3—~When Gov- ernor Orman received word from Sheriff Dowtain of Telluride telling him of the riot at the Smuggler-Union mine and ask- ing for five hundred militia, he immediate ly issued a call for the companies located at Denver and Pueblo te assemble at the armeries and await further orders. Then began telegraphic correspondence between the San Miguel office and the Governor, the latter asking definite in- formation as to the need for troops. In the meantime State Senator FEuckley wired the Governor not to ordér out troops until he heard further from him. At 10:45 o'ciock the Sheriff wired.the Gevernor that the strikers had taken forcible pos- session of the mine during the truce and had run the employes over the range. The latter made no resistance and at that time everything was quiet, with the strik- ers guarding the property to prevent the return of the men. The Governor decided to disperse the troops, but it is under- stood instructed them to be in readiness to respond at a moment’s call. “COWBOY PREACHER"” ENDS LIFE BY SUICIDE Wife and Neighbers of the Rev. L. G. Brooker Find His Dead Body. KEARNEY, Nebr., July 3.—The Rev. L. G. Brooker of the Evangelical church committed suicide at his home In this city to-day by shooting himself with a re- volver. When discovered by his wife and neighbors Brooker was lying on a bed In his rcom, with the revolver still clutched in his right hand and a bullet wound near the right eye and a wound in the left breast. Brooker was well known In this vieinity as the “cowboy preacher” and had many friends. He was about 45 years old and leaves a wife and six children, one of whom is an Evangelical preacher at Shel- ton, Nebr. Later to-day it developed that Brooker stood charged with criminal relations with Hattle Longmate, who had been an intimate friend of the Brooker family during her residence at Grand Isiand. The Sheriff from that city arrived In Kearny this morning with a warrant for the preacher’s arrest. Brooker declared his innocence to the Sheriff, who then stepped out to get a guard for the prisoner, and during his absence the fatal shois wera fired.