The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1901, Page 28

2 8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER' 22, 1901. LAYING OF RMILS WILL 300N BEGIN New Road to Stretch to Fall River Mills Country. Capitalists Procure Right of Way and Construction Will Be Rushed. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, Dec. 21.—St. Louls railroad and mining italists have procured the right of way for a sixty-mile railroad from Bella Vista or Kennett to Fall River Mills, passing by the Bully Hill smelters and through Thomas B. Walker's t timber holdings. They agree to 2 actual construction of a road cost- $1,000.000 in sixty days. Partial already been made and a er and party will take the 1 $60,000 cash at their disposal. 1 will follow the copper belt and | rich area of farming and tim- There is every reason to be- ve that its projectors purpose to ulti- extend it from Fall River Mills he Oregon line 100 miles distant t with a branch of the Chi- Northwestern, giving transcon- nection. projected by the recently sta Mineral Beit Rail- y¥. D. P. Doak of St. Louis it and T. A..Johnson of that is secretary. Both are railroad men. d tors are mining capital- The scheme has been fully investigated. Moving with all pos- sible secrecy, the company has run pre- liminary surveys and has procured agree- ments for right of way deeds upon the on that actual building be started two months. Samuel E. Brackins, nty Surveyor, has been chief engi- he road will either follow Pit River ett or from the terminus of the oad at Bella Vista, twelve m Anderson. It is believed that B. Walker, the Minnesota lum- who has acquired immense tim- ong the line of the road, has a contract with its projectors are believed to | volv e development of ies whose present n unprofitable. enders the ay Accept Portfolio. c. 2L—A close friend of Murray Crane to-day con- t from Washington, published ting that the Governor had red the Treasury portfolio by | Roosevelt, and said that the | d asked for time until next | re deciding whether or not | ssage from Dalton, Gov. e’s home, received here to-day overnor Crane is considering | with great thoroughness | inclined to accept the position. and business considerations are | e of the Governor’s hesitation. | —_———— life depicted in Christmas Wasp, itan California fllustrated. Send 1t to friends. Price 25 cents. . —_—————— Noted Musicians Return. YORK, Dec. 2l.—Among the pas- | ho arrived to-day on board the | p Philadelphia from Souti vere John Philip Sousa and his ba . Sousa, Miss Dorothy Hoyt, violin an | 2 younger and stronger man. | Burrell in the abdomen and as the latter FATAL SHOOTING FOLLOWS TAUNT Capital City Man Re- sents Being Called “Rubberneck.” Epithet Brings on Alterca- tion and Pistol Comes Into Play. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2L—Because he disliked being called a “rubberneck” R. H. Clegg, a blacksmith, 60 years old, shot and it is believed fatally wounded “Happy Tom"” Burrell, a saloon-keeper, at 7:30 o'clock to-night. Burrell and his wife live in a lodging-house at 727% K street, where Clegg also has a room. It is claimed by Mrs. Burrell that Clegg is in the habit of leaving his door partly open and keep- ing watch of the movements of the Bur- rells and others in the house. Burrell came up the stairs from the street this evening and seeing Clegg's door partly open called in to him that he was evi- dently “rubbernecking” again and that he “had his lamps going,” meaning that Clegg was watchful of the doings, of his fellow roomers. An angry altercation followed and it is asserted that Burrell struck at Clegg with a cane. - Clegg says he had a pistol near by and reaching for it proceeded to de- fend himself from the assault of Burrell, He shot turned shot again, the bullet lodging in the back. Clegg then walked downstairs and surrendered himself to an officer. Mrs. Burrell declares that her husband did not strike Clegg with the cane, but that she heard the blow land on the door casing. At the police station Clegg ex- hibited a contusion on the forehead which he asserted was inflicted by Burrell with the cane. Burrell probably will die. He came to | Sacramento from Placerville to engage in | the saloon business. Calve’s Tribute to California. NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.—Emma Calve, the lyric artist, is in the eity. With her is little Edna Dérch of Los Angeles, Cal., whom she has adopted. “She is a gifted, a divine child,” Calve. “She has a voice. It is California | that gave it to her. What a marvelous | land that is. If you are born in it all the | good fairies are at your cradle. They | make wishes for you. These are great wishes. To realize them you need only | opportunity. It es. 1 shall do all I} My plan is to let her study here for a while under the care of persons in whom T have confidence. Then she is to come to France with me | and study there.” Justifies Abandonmen PORTLAND, The court appointed by Britis} James Laid- law to investigate the causes leading up to the abandonment of the British bark Pinmore, off Grays Harbor, on December 8, to-day found that Captain Jamieson and crew were justified in leaving the vessel. said | of Pinmore. | Killed by an Explosion. PHILLIPSBURG, Mont., Dec. 21.—Wil- | liam Willlams, a miner at the Bimetallic | mine, was instantly killed early this | morning and his partner, Sidney Davis, | seriously wounded by a premature bla on the 1500-foot level. The men were leav- | ing the drift when the explosion occurred | and were struck by the flying rock. MODOG LAWYER - WIELDS R KNIFE Woman Accuses Judge Harris of Attempt on Her Life. ———— Counsel for Lynchers Attacks Leading, Witness for the Prosecution. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALTURAS, Dec. 21.—Judge G. F. Har- ris, one of the attorneys representing James W. Brown, the .alleged leader of the Modoc mob that lynched old Caivin Hall, his three sons and Danlel Yantis last May, was arrested this afternoon cn a charge that he committeed an assault with a deadly weapon. The complainant is Mary Lorenzo, one of the leading wit- nesses for the prosecution. She was standing in Laird's store when Judge Harris came in and, it is alleged, made an insulting remark. The woman resentéd it by slapping his face. He repeated the remark and she slapped him again. At this point, it is claimed, Judge Har- ris drew a knife, but he was held by Judge Cherry and others while the woman was taken from the store. Judge Harris, it is said, was intoxicated. The cross-examination of Agnes Wilson, the half-breed girl, ocvupied the entice day in the trial of Brown. Most of the morning was taken up.in argument by counsel, which at times became so heated that the jury was excused from the room. The, cross-examination only served to bring out more fully the details of the cruelty practiced by Brown and his com- panions, who formed the party that ar- rested the Halls. Agnes declared that Browa slapped her mother and that they were subjected to indecent treatment by the Deputy Constable and his men, who searched the persons of the witness and her mother on the excuse that they might have had stolen articles about them. Brown, the child said, appropriated all the guns there were in the house—four in number. Pupils Present a Drama. REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 2L.—The public schools and Notre Dame Convent closed yesterday for the annual holiday vaca- | tion. The young ladies of the latter insti- tution had prepared an interesting pro- gramme, the leading feature of which was a drama entitled “The Witch of Bramble Hollow.” It was admirably pre- sented, the scene of the play being a fashionable boarding school. Those who figured in the cast were the Misses Viola Hanson, L. Read, E. Beckley, R. Hem- merson, A. Cappes, A. Murphy, B. Clark, G. Geary, A. Curran, M. Heaney, E. L E. Kers, Aileen Curran and M. Hess. Indian Scout Murdered. PHOENIX, Dec. 21.—Corporal Irish, an Indian scout, attached to the agency of the Apache Indians at San Carlos, was murdered yesterday twelve miles from Willeox. Haskidistal, an Indian scout, is suspected of the crime. He was a com- panion of Corporal Irish when the lat- ter met death. The tragedy was reported to United States Marshal McCord here to- day, together with the informatifon that Haskidistal is at large, but that other Indian scouts are on his trafl. NEW YORK, Dec. 2L.—The Australian mail for Europe, scheduled to leave on the Etruria this afternoon, did not do so. It did not arrive here until evening. It left San Francisco last Monday. GASE OF CUBK PROMISES afhi Lawmakers Will Be Busy ‘With Reciprocity Measures. Changes May Be Made in the Philippine Tariff Schedule. . Bpectdl Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Cuban reciprocity will be taken up by the Ways and Means Committee immediately after the reassembling of Congress. It is likely to come before the House soon after ac- tion on the canal bill and it will be the big fight of the session. “I wonder if we have made a mistake on this Philippine tariff bill.” Thus spoke a prominent member of the Ways and Means Committee to-day. The recom- mendation of the Philippine Commission for a reductlon of 50 per cent in the Ding- ley rates on leading products of ,the isl- ends has opened the eyes of several Re- publican leaders and - it 1s safe to say that had this advice coms before the bill came out of committee it would not have passed the House in its present form. The President consulted Senators Lodge and Platt of Connecticut to-day on the question of Cuban tarlffs and soon after- ward Henry T. Oxnard, as head of the beet sugar organization, called at the White House. The allled sugar forces have concluded that the administration is determined to force a reduction of the tariff on Cuban sugar and Oxnard called to propose a compromise plan, which pro- vides for a bounty to Cuban planters in order to put their sugar business on a aying basis. F"B’hlsgu(:heme contemplates exacting full Dingley rates and then paying enough back to encourage the industry in the isl- and and preventing bankruptcy. Oxnard thinks this will help the Cubans and do no injury to home producers. He said after the conference to-day that the Pres- ident would give it attention. Although a majority of the Republican members of the Ways and Means Com- mittee are still opposed to making conces- | sions to Cuba on sugar and tobacco, the matter is to be forced upon their atten- tion at once by the Republican minority on the committee and members of the Cabinet. The Democrats have not yet shown their hand. As a matter of fact they are cutting a small figure In Con- gress and only this week let slip an op- portunity to lay up future trouble for the Republican majority by mismanagement | and inaction in the Philippine tariff. A Republican House leader who favors the relief of Cuba said to-day: “This question has reached a stage where it is something more than a mat- ter of protecting local interests. It has carrying out or neglecting our solemn ob- ligations. We are bound to do something more than mere pacification of the islands whether it is expressly stated in the bond or not. T realize that we are agalnst a very hard combination.” Banker Beckman Arraigned. SACRAMENTO. Dec. 21.—The case of | Banker Willlam Beckman, charged with illegal use of the mails In having sent re- peated requests by postal card to Paul S. ‘Wickersham of San Francisco for the re- turn of a $5 loan, was heard by Justice Brown this afternoon and was continued untll Monday for decision. Ideas Sug and We the and Four favorite sugoestions of ours are: Ladiss’ Writing Desks, Music Cabinets, Big Easy Leather Chairs and Couches; all opportune, all good for a lifetime. gested ! by the Big Store South of Mar- kel Sircel.wew —_ Fancy Chairs, in rich uphol- stery fancy woods. most varied stock in the city, have largest The days of frivolous Holiday buying are past. Nothing pleases so much as handsome, niture of the right style. gif s is obvious. Indianapolis Furniture Company, Permanent” house Ornamenlation substantial fur- The permanent value of such They never wear out—and we offer them at the lowest prices in San Francisco. in many mense 1s our great handso: rocker One of the most appreciated of more Christmas presents is one of these beautiful Parlor Cabinets— in_all woods and In all styles. We are also showing another popular style of Ladies’ Desks on the right that has been immense- 1y popular, in the can be found. Everything at & the Famous 750 Mission Street Low Drices.w We show a A prominent feature of our fm- assortment of Easy Chalrs, of which this cobbler is-a good sample. Nothing satisfactory chair line 750 full line of Sideboards— in many woods. —_—_— styles, Our stock of . Extension Tables embraces every conceivable idea in this necessary household ad- junct. stock me Mission Street SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. a great moral side; it has to do with the | salvation or ruination of Cuba; it means | | Borges brothers and Miss A Budget of Holiday Suggestions Art Novelties. Battenberg Scarfs and Squares—fancy linen squares, doilies—embroidered and open work— handkerchief boxes, glove boxes, necktie cases, pin cushions, calendars, shaving pads, pipe hold- Our stock of pillows is| the most complete and satisfactory one we have| ever had—in velour, silk and tapestry—in Bohe-| mian, poster, oriental and novel designs—ready- made and made-to-order pillows and pillow tops— embroidered. hand painted—more than we have room to tell| of—from $1.25t0 «evvrreiirnnns....$20.00 each| Neckwear. ; If wou are well acquainted with the recipient| give her something to wear—nothing-is more ac-| ceptable than a piece of fancy neckwear, providing We have feather boas by hun- m ments that it would be idle to try to describe them ers, downy pillows, etc. some lithographed, some the styles are right. dreds, ruffs and neck pieces, all. Fans. Empire fans are all the rage; white predominate—some are spangled and paint- ed—some plain—some quite expensive and others very reasonable—an immense assortment and all in new styles—on exhibit and for sale, beginning| tO-MOITOW. . vurreererees.70€ up to $3.50 each Silk Waists. ‘We have advertised silk waists nearly every shades. Silk waists, $3.85, some|A €pecial Waist woolen waist, with shades—a most exc special sale, beginni such big assart- and purses and chat black and| to send to Eastern fi from $1.00 upward. over any stock—con broidered designs across the front or back, and all in the very No charge for lettering leather goods and fancy stitched—some open in front and some open in back—fancy collars and all in the newest These waists are made by the best makers in the world—are guaranteed to fit perfectly and to wear satisfactorily—wool waists also in a great assortment—you cannot choose wrong if you choose here— $4.50, $5.00, $5. 3.50, $4.50, $4.75, $5.00. $g~‘° and s ver . 88,50 cach Bargain— The greatest value in all our stock of waists is a clusters of tucks and silk, em- front—open either latest autumn ellent style and fit and finish— ng to-morrow....83.75 each Leather Goods. Vovelty Beaded Bags— elaines—of gun metal and gun metal combined with other metals. Hand-Carved Leather Novelties— Distinctively a product of the West—ijust the thing riends. b priced A Millinery Clean-=up. This is the end of our first season in the millin- ery business, and we are determined not to carry sequently, sacrifice every hat we have on hand. You cannot afford to miss this Sunday for the past six weeks and have had the| sale, even if at present you do not need a hat—the biggest season in this line we have ever had in our history. Our stock of silk waists is a tremendous one—we have ove | styles are excellent. - | $10.00 hats, beginning to-morrow y r 30 different styles and every| o’clock style in five or six colors—tucked and hemstitched All of our $7.00, $8.00 and morning _at 8 $3.75 each FUNERAL PARTY MEETS DISASTER Horse Driven by a Beni- cia Young Lady Runs Away. VALLEJO, Dec. 21.—Two deaths may result from an accident to a funeral party at St. Vincent’s Cemetery yesterday. The party, which came from Benicla, was leaving the cemetery when a horse driven by Miss Fisher of Benicia took fright and started off at a mad gallop. The run- | away came into collision with a wagon n which were John and Antone Borges, farmers well known in Vallejo. Both buggy and wagon were wrecked, and the Fisher were thrown to the ground. As Antone Borges fell Miss Fisher's horse stepped upon the unfortunate man, striking him on the breast, face and back of the head. The latter Injury caused concussion of the brain. Miss Fisher was seriously injured, and there is slight hope for her recovery. MILLIONS TO BE SPENT IN RAILWAY BUILDING Plans of Projectors of the Line From Valdes Into the Copper River Country. TACOMA, Dec. 21.—L. C. Dillman, who returned yesterday from New York, says that there is absolutely no doubt of the early construction of a rallroad 140 miles long into the Copper River districts from Valdes. - Dillman displays a contract, call- ing for the construction of the road, the sale of twenty-elght claims of the famous Bonanza group for $1,200,000 and the erec- tion of a smelter. The approximate cost of the latter will be $300,000. Diliman has been in New York for sev- eral months effecting the deal involving millions of dollars. He represented own- ing miners and made the sale to Charles G. Welr, a New York mfning expert. The latter is sald to represent an English syn- dicate. Dillman said: “I have secured the sum asked by the owners for the claims. Nearly all own- ers have accepted the proposition. The conclusion of the transfer will come when these men deliver their property to Mr. Weir. Mr. Weir, on behalf of his clients, has contracted to build the railroad and the smelter. The only possible hitch could be a refusal of the proprietors who have not yet accepted to dispose of their claims. ‘‘The estimated cost of the raflroad is $3,500,000. Of its construction there re- mains no longer a doubt. In the unlikely event that the mining properties were not delivered, the railroad would be built any- Mr. Weir's clients have determined upon this.” The owners of the Bonanza group were B. F. Millard, R. F. McLellan, W. S. Amey, H. H. Fitch, J. L. Sweeney, J. H. Smith, D. 8. King and A. Warner. The | terms upon which the sale was made were B per cent of the total of $1,200,000, or $50,. 000, upon delivery and the remainder after | an investigation proved the worth of the properties. Successfully Emulates Marconi. VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 2L.—Successtul experiments with wireless telegraphy were conducted to-day by R. Hutcheson, a local electrician. He set up a pole on an island in Victoria arm and received messages from a launch steaming around the island at a distance of a half mile. An attempt will be made by the experi- menters to communicate with the islands of the gulf. ——— W6 only learn to understand the weath- er by degrees, DEWET. AGAIN FIGHTS THE BRITISH FORCES Attacks Generals Dartnel and Camp- bell, but Draws Off After Bat- tling Four Hours. HARRISMITH, Orange River Colony, Dec. 21.—The first fight In which Gen- eral Dewet has figured for some time, it is reported, occurred at Landburg on De- cember 18. It is considered rather a flas- co, in the light of the recent ominous re- ports regarding the noted general's reju- venated commando. Dewet with $00 men and two guns clashed with Generals Dartnel and Campbell. After a four hours’ fight the Boers drew off, with a loss of four killed and twenty wounded. The British loss was one killed and four- teen wounded. UTRECHT, Dec. f1.—Rev. Mr. Schaef- fer, a Protestant clergyman of Rem- schied, Rhenish Prussia, presented to Mr. Kruger to-day a purse of 10,000 marks, subscribed as a Christmas gift to the Boer children by the children of the Rhine provinces and Westphalia. GERMANS MAXE CLAIMS IN NICARAGUA TERRITORY Precaution Taken That There Shall Be No Obstruction of Canal Work. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 21 (via Galveston).—A dispatch from Washington which has been received hers announc- ing that the German Government claims the exclusive right to navigate the San Juan River and Lake Nicaragua, under a concession granted a few days ago to the | Atlas Steamship Campany, has created | much excitement throughout the coun- | try. 1t 1s declared that the concession in question was forfeited a month ago under a decision of the arbitrators because of failure to comply with the terms of the contract. In any event one of the articles of the concession declares that it shall not be an obstacle to the construction of the Nicaraguan canal. —— Germany exportsd over $4,000,000 worth of soaps and perfumes In 1899. | chronic, painful rheumatism, a say that Halpruner’s will cure We know it has cured rhe iourself. If you don’t get the ave, come down to the office how you took the medicine. but he is never too busy to se them freely. To Dr. Halpruner and 4 o'clock, floor, 28 California street. \ All druggists should sell supply you, the Halpruner 28 California street, San F Halpruner’s has cured several cure you, or we wouldn’t say so—we could not afford to. want every one to use Halpruner’s and keep on using it—and we know you won’t do it if it doesn’t cure you. Some people say rheumatism is something else; what difference does causes rheumatism if Halpruner’s will want to know, and we say it will. Dr. Halpruner is a very busy man, Trial Treatment Free. rove the remarkable merit of his wonderful medicine, gives trial treatments every afternocon between 1 except Saturdays and Sundays, at his office, third Telephone consultation also iree. HHalpruner's rancisco, will send you a large bot- tle by prepaid expressage on receipt of $1.00. Rheumalism ? Why Don’l You Cure Yourseli? You'll no doubt run across lots of people who will say that rheumatism cannot be cured, but don't let such nonsense influence you one bit—try Hal- pruner’s—doesn’t cost you much, and if it don’t cure you get your momey back. hundred cases of severe, nd that’s why we are satisfied to your rheumatism. umatism and we believe it will We in_the blood—others say it make to you what cure you?—that's all you . Now, try it and learn for relief you think you ought to and tell Dr. Halpruner all about e every sufferer and consult with H. alpruner’s. If yours refuses to M edical Manufacturing Co., Inc.,