The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 5, 1902, Page 9

" 00T OF REACH OF SUBPENIS THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY b, 1902, PIGTURE AOORNS LARGE EXHIBIT (HIS SUFFERINGS |ORCEAS SPENCER END IN DEATH) AWAYTO PRISON POLICE ALBUM FOR 5T, LOUIG D. Edward Collins Fails|Paul Ford Proves to Bea|Harriman Will See That to Appear to Give Deposition. Opponents Refuse Consent to Postponement and He Leaves for South. Oakland Office San Francisco Cail, 118 Broadway, Feb. 4. Collins' deposition was to have been taken to-day 1o assist the cas: of Dr. George C. Pardee, Henry P. Dai- | . G. B. Daniels and other members of | rer Publishing Company, which | ng for an accounting, but when | that gentleman's name was called at 19 D. Edward o'clock in Willam Lair Hill's office, | where Mrs. Sarah M. Steele, a notary, | was ready Lo proceed, there was no re- | sponse. The reason for Mr. Coliins’ non- | appearance was that he had not been | served with a subpena and had more | g business at Pasadena, where he a _delegate 1o the State conven Asso oung Men's Christian Kichar n and Hen * attorn were not Ly William Lair Hill , that the dep, o-day. On behaif asked thet the takin tl after his return uon, but according t request was deniea Mr. Collir rved with “1 think the th tice 1o the enting Mr. | . s was su Richard- | ic t about the | after | r. | He says he pro- | t week, | tisfactory to his | that he tried to | president of the | . Collins, | H J. | M. C morning | MRS. REEVES ATKINSON OFFERS STRONG DEFENSE Witnesses Testify to Having Heard No Unusual Noises at Her | | | Sanitarium. i Witnesses for the defense in the cases Reeves Atkinson, charged with | of Mrs. ntai risance in the shape of a | nitarium at 1815 Sutter street, heard yesterday afternoon by Judge ' Mary Smith, a servant at the In- | whom Mrs. Alma Keith said she | en dragged a vard by the | of T he: that no such curred fied that she | ays been treated with the utmost | She further said she never | unusuzl noises. | , James Ross, Mrs . Bertha Walsh tes having visited friends or relatives institution at different times and r heard any unusual nojses. Mrs. Pa- e sald her son had been ai St. Hospital and the sisters had rec- | Ged the defendant's institution to | eman J. F. Welch testified that he | § had known the defendant for twenty-two ¥ He said that complaints had been of loud r been d He 1 the sanitarium and tailed to watch the place had 4 o for an hour or time and never heard an He used to hear Mrs. arrot making considerable day. The case will be | ARMY TRANSPORT GRANT IS ORDERED TO MANILA orders received from | he transport Grant | re 3% casuals, now on the Presidio. The of- ccompany the detachment | Colonel Charles H. Noble, | ptain F. P. Siviter, | he Twenty-elghth In- | and, Twenty-sixth In-, H. D. Blasland, Twen- | , and Lieutenant A. J. ry. The Grant will stop at Honolulu. f Major W sert of the paymaster’s | partment has been assignea to duty in | Major Robert J. Gibson, United States army inspector, has been appointed exam- with headquarters in San ner of recruts, med officers lio from Ea sta- to temporary duty ding their aeparture for Captain W. H. H. Chap- ; Lieutenants "I “rnompson, . Keck, Twelfth In- | Second Infantry, and | eisenring, Eleventh Infan- | —_————— : Expectorators in Court. vatch of men charged with ex- | the sidewalk appeared in | vesterday. As it waz ave ar- Anot Police their first e they were all discharged, | but warned that a second offense would” entail a fine or imprisonment, as the ordi- | nance would be rigidly enforced. Abra- ham Cohen, one of the defendants, was | arrested while standing looking at a sign in the window of an employment office | « Comme: stre warning people against violating the ordinance. e | pleaded that he could not read. | —_—— Failed to Remove the House. i G. Somps filed suit yesterday in the | Justices' Court to recover $% 5 damages from H. S. Smith. Sumps alleges in his complaint that Smith agreed to remov a building from the corner of Twenty- second and Mission streets, but neglected 10 complete the work within the time re- quired by the contract. WASN'T CURED. Didn’t Get Well of Anything. it three weeks with a friend in Dayton last winter. She was using | Postum Coffee exclusively as a beverage at meals. I said, ‘I thought you were so fond of coffee that you could not be In- duced to g it up? “Well, my lrlend: said, ‘we got to liking this Postum Cof- | for it serves as a food as well as a | and we have all felt so much | aving off the old coffee.” o make the Postum and ne, so when 1 went home I be- "ve it to my husband instead of ashioned coffee. About a week afterward 1 asked him how he liked the flee, and 10ld him 1 had been trying a | He says, I think it fs most | s it Mocha or Java or a mix- t it was the famous | 4 0 much about and | from his chair in sur- prise, but the change has become a fix- ture and he will never give up Postum and go back to the old-fashioned coffee, for we not only like it better, but we feel #0 much better in every way.” This lady’'s name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Pe :m we had re he most jumpe { exclusive Knick | sponsor { one to Increase the salaries of Cabinet of- “Social Highwayman” and Impostor. Clever Eastern Schemer Cuts Wide Swath in Local Society Circles. Society has received an awful shock to | its refined sensibilties. Discussion is rife | at teas over the fact that Paul Davis Ford, alias H. F. Davis, allas Frohman, | alias Jules Harvey Ford, and many other | aliases, who is well known to the police | of the large Eastern cities, had been re- ceived and dined by the first families of this city. Society discovered too late that the suave young Easterner, who Ingra- tiated himsclf into the good graces of matron and beile, and partook of hospi- tality willingly extended, had been in prison for various offenses and that his pictu eposed in the rogues’ gaiiery ot the Indianapolis police. The expose of this “social highwayman™ | = created a sensation in social and club Aithough Ford has been here but < ne has by suave address ant nerve formed acquaint- g the leading set of this city. bis first appearance here on N ber 7 last. He arrived in the com- | pany of . Beeman of chewing gum fame | and took up quarters at the Palace. He| posed as a graduate of Cornell and gave out the information that he had playedi end ‘on his college team. The Olympic Club was looking for strong material tor its eleven and Ford was quickly engaged. He proved a good player and was picked 1o go to Hawall with the team, but un- | fortunately for him the trip fell through. | At ‘the Palace Ford posed as a Néw | York business man. He made himself affable to all with whom he came In con- tact and it was not until he was accomo- | dated with a loan of $80 by a young | Southerner, a tourist from Tennessee, | that the slightest suspicion fell upon him. He failed to return the sum and left the hostelry. On November 10 Ford registered at the Eugene House, on O'Farrell street, in- forming the proprietor that he had been engaged to appear at the Orpheum. On the strength of that assertion he was al- | lowed to run up a bill of $30. i On December 19 he registered at the bocker Hotel, en Van Ness avenue, giving as references the names of several highly connected people of the city. During his residence at the Knickerbocker he was enabled to run up a bill-with Kelly Brothers, the liverymen, 1t was in consequence of his indebted: ness to them that trouble ensued and he | was told by Mrs. Robinson that his room was required. Ford left a two weeks’ biil | behind him. Ford's method of operating in Indian- | apolis was to secure an introduction to | some prominent society women, usually | married, and after securing a ring or| jewel from her pawn it. His dupes never | dared call him to account for fear he| would compromise them. He was arrested | at one time and but for the aid extended | him by a rich relative would have suf- fered long imprisonment. His picture was | taken at that time and duplicates were ! sent over the country. A set adorns the archives of the local police department. As a member of the football team Ford was accorded the privileges of the club nd was entered on the books as an hietic member.” As soon as the board of directors learned Ford or Davis’ true character they expelled him for “non-pay ment of dues.”” Ford has cards for other but will not be able to use the pasteboards to gain admission to | he exclusive organizations. He created | a wide swath in local society on nothing. | Whenever he desired to dine out or at-| tend a cotillon he had to hire a dress suit The following day he would dispel his | dream’ of happiness by returning the | clothes. ~ Those gentlemen who stood | for rd will have a nice time explaining their conduct. PY ..””‘,..”“.”..‘,.I JUDGES GAIN HIGHER SALARY Senate Acts in Matter of Compensation Increase. elu WASHINGTON, Feb. £.—After brief di cussion to-day the Senate passed the bill providing for a 25 per cent increase in the salarfes of United States Judges. All amendments were voted down, including ficers from $500 to $12.500 a year. During the remainder of the day's ses- sion the urgent deficiency appropriation bill was under consideration, the Philip-| pine tariff measure being laid aside tem porarily. Hansbrough of North Dakota made a gpirited defense of Judge Arthur H. Noyes of the District Court of Alaska, and Alex- ander McKenzie, upon whom an attack was made in the Senate yesterday. This precipitated a long discussion of the Noves case, legal and technical, rather than personal. No action could be iaken on this subject, but the diseussion wiil he continued to-morrow under the latitude allowed when appropriation bills are pending. John F. Dryden was inducted into of- fice as the successor of the late Senator William J. Scwell of New Jersey. Debate on the oleomargarine bill con- tinued in the House to-day and the pros- pects are that a vote will not be reached earlier than Thursday. The opponents of the bill are making a strong fight so far as the presentation of argument is con- cerned. The speakers to-day were Tom kins, New York; Robb, Missouri; Knap). New York; Bates, Pennsylvania; David- son. Wisconsin: Driscoll, New York, and | Hepburn of Iowa in favor, and Cowherd of gdlssourl. Lanham of Texas, Grosvenor gf Ohio and Kieberg of Texas against the bill. Policeman Crackbon’s Trial. The trial of Pollceman Crackbon, the of- ficer who shot and killed John Pedro in the Mission on the night of January 24, was commenced last night before the Police Commissioners. Several witnes: were examined. Attorney O'Connor ap- peared as counsel for the defendant. Chief Wittman prosecuted Lieutenant An- derson’s charges that Crackbon fired the fatal shot when his life was not in any danger. The witnesses examined last night testified to the finding of the body and to statements made !.?hl?racklmn 14 them after the shooting. The case went over until next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Outside Schoolrooms Unsanitary. The Board of Health sent a communica- tion to the Board of Education yesterday recommending that the auxiliary rooms of the Hearst Grammar School, on the corner of Steiner and Herman streets, be closed for a period of thirty days. Health Officer O'Brien says that notwithstanding the repeated fumigation of the rooms sickness has increased among the pupils. ——————— Nordica a Very Sick Woman. Mme. Nordica is still a very sick wom- an. At a late hour last evening the fol- jowing bulletin concerning her condition “I hereby certify that Mme. Nordica, who is under my professional care, is such a condition as to make it Impossibl: for her to I)"DCDI’ in_public for at least ten days. AMES W. WARD. M. D. ““Attending Physician. The management of her concerts an- nounces that all money paid for seats will be refunded at Sherman & Clay’s music store. | the world, and owing | cated California Is Repre- sented There. Money Is Approrriated by Southern Pacific for the Purpose. The Southern Pacific Company, through the genercsity of President E. H. Harrl- man, -intends to make a splendid exhibit at the St. Louis fair which will be af great benefit to California, and especially to San Francisco. W. H. Mills, land agent of the company, will have charge of the exhiblt. He says of the matter: The Southern Pacific Company has_received a very liberal appropriation irom President Harriman for the St. Louis Exposition, which opens in April of next vear. We have already made application for two spaces in the exposi- tion. One will be for an exhibition in a pa- vilion, showing the resources of the States and Territories that the Southern Pacific passes over; the other space will be used in making a good representation of San Francisco's posi- tion in the commercial world. You must understand that San Francisco is the western terminus of the Harriman system of roads and it is the wish of the president to give all visitors an idea of the Importance of this city. In the State and Territory ex- hibit lifornia, Oregon, Nevada, Texas and Louisiana will be represented. Por St, Louis vxhibit Texas has app priated £750,000 and Colorado $700,000, the las ter_spending it all for a splendid mining dis- play. . Typical San Francisco Scene. The Southern Pacific Company has already dispatched a representative to Manila to col- ‘lect specimens of cabinet woods from the Phil- ippine Islands. The great fault with California. at the present time is the dearth of cabinet woods, We feel, however, that when a con- servative trade i tablished between this ccuntry and Manila San Francisco will be the &reat cabinet wood center of the United States. We intend to have a large globe made, Which will show the great importance of San Fran- cisco as a commercial port, and owing to our Iiberal allowance we intend to have some large naps made also. We have as an attraction splendid_blograph pictures of the ferry-boats on San Frapcisco Bay and our street-car sys- fems. We will also take fine pictures of the splendid forests of California and_moving pic- tures of scemes in Golden Gate Park. On a special day we will ask the residents of San Francisco Who own private equipages to ae- semble in Golden Gate Park and we will take a blograph picture. of the scene to let the Fastern pecplé know that we are not behind the times. County Exhibits Desired. the finest forestry specimens in o St. Lows being so near to us we will take live specimens back with ue and place them in the exhibition. One speci- We have { men will be a sugarpine twelve feet in diame- ter. We would have liked to have taken specl- mens of forestry back to Paris, but it was im- practicable. St. Louis being so near we will bave no difficulty in making a splendid show- | ing in forestry there. There is only one more remark T would like to make: The California Legislature does not meet until January of next year and it will then be too late to make an appropriation. What we would like now s for counties to make appropriations to boom their districts. Should they spend money in this way we will have all the more left to spend In other chan- nels. Several counties have already communi- ith me and have appropriated hand- some sums' toward the exhibition. very anxious to get lorticulturists and others to_make donations. T think a splendid advertisement for the State would ba a luncheon . every day with California fruit and California wines served. OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Army Officers Ordered to the Philip- pines and More New Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—The Postoffice Department to-day issued the following Posgmaster commissioned: Cora E. Dunn, Winona. Army orders aunounce that Second Lieutenant William McE. Walton of the Thirteenth Infantry is ordered to Fort Slocum for duty with reeruits to the Philippines via San Francisco, and con- tract Dental on George F. Cassa- day. now In 8, ancisco, to duty in the Philippines. Captain James Canby, pay- master, is relieved from temporary duty at San Francisco and is ordered to Louis. These T ong were granted: nia: Original—George W. Willlams, San Francisco, $8; William Dougherty, Santa Rosa, $6; David L. Murdock, San Diego, $10. Increase—Jacob E. Van Ostrand, Sol- diers’ L0s Angeles, $8; Willlam I Trillson, Veterans' Home, Napa, $17; Har. mon 8. Hogoboom, Hollywood, $8. 'Orig) nal, widows—Laura Oblinger, San Fran- cisco, $8; Mary A. Newhouse, Arcata, $8. Oregon: Increase—Christian Confer, Victor, $10. ‘Washington: Increase—James R. Thom- as, Cleelum. $8. Widow, Indian wars— Penina Cardwell, Pataha 'City, $8. Ex-Governor Budd of California = ap- eared before the House Committee on oreign Relations to-day in advocacy ef the proposed Chinese exclusion la: These patents were issued to-day: fornia—Willlam Borrowe and J. Lumly, San Francisco, Borrowe assignor to M. E. Borrowe, 8ausalito, machine for mold- ing plastic materials; Edward F. Carr, Los Angeles, display box: Bee B. Claw- son, Oakland, hydrocarbon composition; Ira G. Hoag, Los Angeles, train order box: Fred 8. and W. D. Jacks, San Fran- cicco, latter assignor to former, carbu- retor; Edwin F. Leilich, S8an Francisco, mechanical movement and bed motion for Home, Cali: cylinder printing machincs; Francls T. Leilich, San Francisco, button sewing machine: Andréw W. Livington, San Francisco, soldering machine; Jose Lom- bardero, assignor one-half to M. Garch, | San Francisco, musie leaf turner; Wil- liam H. Niemyer, Los Angeles, bicycle lock; George W, Price, assignor one-half to G. E. Harpham, Lo% Angeles, wrench; Henry B. Ruggles, Redlands, assignor to ¥. Stebler. Riverside, fruit brusher; Peter H. Russell, Comptonville, current water- wheel; Joseph C. 8ala and G. Stabile, San Francisco, windmill; James E. Seeley, as- signor to W. W. Sweeney Company, I Anegeles, artificial limb; Leo Stumpf, C vina, assignor to W. W.. Sweeney Com pany. Los Angeles, stump socket for arti- ficial limbs; John A. Swenson, San Fran- cisco, mining dredge; Albert L. Towne and E. F. Clough, Fresno, acetylene gas generator; Nathan White, assignor to G. White, Pasadena, and S. Rosseau, Slerr: ville, power transmitter and speed con- troller; Clay Woodmansee, assignor one-half to R. C. Hamlin, Los Angeles, blowpipe torch. - Oregon—Otto Hoffmann, Portland, grass catcher, attachment for lawn mowers; Rudolph Joost and B. T. George, Gates, insect destroying apparatus: James R. Thompson, Portland, combined clectric switch and spark blowout mechanism. ‘Washington—Albert G. Critchfield, Alto, fan or blast regulator; Naaman D. Hop- kinson, pneumatic protector; William 8charnweber, assignor one-half to A, S. Gross, Seattle, knob attachment. —_— e Boxer Dies of “Athletes’ Heart.” VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 4.—Yokohama papers report a fatality in connection with Boxer Jack Slavin's visit to that city. The ex-champlon gave a boxing exhibition in which one of his opponents was a colored man named E. ¥. Padmore. So unequally matched were the pair that Slavin told Padmore to “hit harder” and on his part did nothing more than deal what appeared to the spectators to be playful taps. At the end of the bout Pad- more showed no signs of punishment, but toward midnight he became weak, com- plaining of chills and numbness and a pain in the region of the heart. Dr. Tay- or of the United States Naval Hospital and two other doctors were called in, but in spite of their efforts he grew worse and dieJ at 1:30 a. m. A post morten resulted in the cause of death being declared what is popularly known as “athletes’ heart.” g Bt ol i Former Business Man Dies. OAKLAND, Feb. 4—Thomas M. Hum- phrey, formerly a well known business man of this city, died to-day at his home, 126 Athol avenue. A widow, son and daughter survive him, the latter being Miss Pearl Ola Humphrey, the actress, The deceased was 56 years old and a na- tive of Minneapolis. He was a former member of the firm of C. ¥. Weber & Co. of San Francisco. Washington— | | i | | | ) Moses A. Hearne, a Well- Known Miner, Dies at His Hotel. Leaves a Valuable Estate to a Son, Who Resides at Redding. Moses A. Hearne, one of the best known mining men in this State, died early yes- terday morning at the Golden West Ho- tel. He had been ailing for several months, and his death was not un- expected. Hearne was a living thermometer. iHe lived for years at Nevada City and worked as an amalgamator and assayer until his system absorbed so much mer- cury that his final years bfought frequent ain. in the weather and in winter suffered acutely with rheumatism of his joints. In warm weather he raised erect to his full gix feet 2 inches. On a cold day he could hardly move about and his whole nature was at the lowest ebb. He de- clared that he absolutely reflected size and dropping of the mercury in his A. Hearne was 69 years of age, followed mining for many years and $ith success. He died_owning prop erty in Delamar, Nevada City and oth laces, and with $40,000 cash in a local Eank, The heir to all this property is his only living relative, a son, John F. Hearne of Redding and Dunsmuir. Twelye or fifteen years ago Hearne went to Shasta County and located the Hearne group of copper claims near Kennett. The Shasia King is the principal mine of the group. The entire group was sold to the Trinity Copper Company about a year ago for 000. @ il bk @ THFT ADIGES SHARP ACTION Civil Governor of the Philippines Tells of the Warfare. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Governor Taft to-day continued his narrative before the Senate Committee on the Philippines con- cerning conditions in the Philippine arch- ipelago. Referring to his testimony of yes- terday, he said he feared he had given a wrong impression concerning the part the army had played in bringing the insurrec- tion to an end, but if so this was due to the fact that he could not present a cor- rect impression of the whole situation from one point of view. Then, in order to give the army its just due, he took up and analyzed its work in the islands. He recalled that as soon as General Otis had received reinforcements sufficient for his purposes the Philippine army had broken up and scattered into guerrilla bands. On this point Aguinaldo and Luna had differed, Luna advocatin; ihe continuance of the war on the ol lines. So sharp was this difference, he said, that Aguinaldo had directed and se- cured the assassination' of Luna, thus leaving the way open for the carrying out of his own plans. He would not, he said, report the incident if it had not been posi- tively reported to him by General Funs- ton. | | { { | | | | | against Aguinaldo said that if he did not kiil Luna, Luna would kill him. Indeed, the custom was to order a man’'s death in his absence and have him killed upon his re- he presence of thess guerrilla lered it necessary to place gar- everywhere, there being at one This ren- risons time as many as 500 of them. dered the work before the army very arduous, and the activity, the skill and * | the bravery of the American troops were Califor- | Such as to soon render the enemy tired of warfare. Speaking of the military Xoucy in the Philippines Governor Taft said: “The war has been all over in these isl- ands, and that which remains is a crime civilization. It is also a, crime against the Filipino people to keep up a state of war under the circumstances. They have worn out the right to any treatment but that which is severe and within the laws of war.” Governor Taft also said that the great majority of the people of the islands de- siré peace, and that the insurrectionists were by their acts preventing the mass of the people from settling down and earning a quiet living. Instead of being allowed to do this they are Kept under a system of terrorism, which should be stopped. The condition of activity continued un- til the last Presidential election in the United States, said the Governor. Thé in- surgents believed that if Bryan should be elected there would be a change of pol- icy and_ the islands surrendered, placing those who_were in insurrection in charge, but when McKinley was elected there was a feeling that there would be an indefinite retention of the archlpclafo and that the system then in force would be continued. Discussing the eftect of the guerrilla warfare Governor Taft said it often re- ulted in the murdér of the Filipinos themselves. s “I venture to say that there is not a Filipino general or commanding officer who could not be convicted of responsibil~ | | E. Gardner were married this afternoon. ity for the killing of their people.” his led him to speak of the triats of the Filipinos, one of which he said is cru- elty. He had been told by the American army officers of many instances of muti- lation of the corpses of our soldiers. This being true, it was not surprising that there had been some retaliation on the part of some-of the small bands of sol- diers. He had heard of no charge of mu- tilation, but there were probably some cases of unneccessary killing, some_ cases of whipping and some cases of what is called the “water cure,” a method of pun - ishment consisting of pouring water down the throats of men until they would sweil | up, and becoming frightened would tell what they might know, as, for instance, to wherg guns could be secured. In this connection he called attention to the orders of General MacArthur as to these practices, which were, he caid, very strict. ‘When these infractions of propriéty had occurred he was sure they had been in the face of direct orders to the contrary. CONFERENCE IS SUGGESTED. Senator Hoar Asks for Suspension of Hostilities in Philippines. - WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Senator Hoar to-day presented a petition signed by a number of distinguished citizens of this country for the suspension of hostilities in the Philippines and asking that an op- portunity be given for a discussion of the situation between the Government and the Filipino leaders. The following are among the names at- tached to the petition: Carl Schurz, George . ~Fdmunds, ~Judson Har’ mon, J. Sterling Morton, George . Boutwell, Charles F. Adams, W. D. How- ells, Samuel Clement, the Rev. G. H. Parkhurst, W. Bourke Cockran, Robert Treat Paine, Bishop Huntington, Bishop Vincent, Anson Phelps Stokes, John Bur- roughs and William Lloyd Garrison. In- “juded in the list are the names of thirty- ‘six_professors in the Chicago University and a number of other educators. —e Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Feb. 4—Licenses to_marry were issued to-day to Frederick T. Lar- sen, 21 years, Alameda, and Eugenie T. Heron, 21, San Francisco; Elisha B, Car- rier Jr.,.28, Covina, and Edith Youngs, 28, Berkeley; TFred Schultz Jr., over 2t and Emma Walter, over 18, both of Oakland; James W. Berry, 48, Sierra Valley, and Elizabeth M. Newton, 40, Berkeley; Al- ;l“tb;JEh H!”ll'i 25, llad»%lfl‘let }h‘l. i‘nare.— , both of Haywards; Henry N. Cooper, over 21, Oakland, and Fannie M, Smp:;, over 18, Berkeley. He was keenly sensitive to changes | Then Judge Harrington Relents and Rescinds Commitment. Lawyer Boyd’s Plea Prevents Jailing of Aged Counsel for Moddc Men. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALTURAS, Feb. 4—Lawyer John E. Raker’'s persistency in endeavering to have placed on record several portions of Jervus Kresge's testimony before the Grand Jury resulted this afternoon in his associate, E. V. Spencer, being sent from the courtroom and later being seéntenced to several hours in jail for contempt of court. Afterward Judge rescinded the jail order, merely humi; Lat- ing Spencer to the extent of excluding { him from the courtroom for a short timec. As soon as court opened this morning Raker precipitated the usual row by mak- ing application to the court to be per- mitted {o read from Jervus Kresge's tes- timony béfore the Grand Jury. Judge Harrington ruled that the defense might question the witness only on such mat- ters as might explain any discrepancy be- | tween the testimony given on the stand and that given before the Grand Jury Incidentally he remarked that the. cour was as strong as the Rock of Gibral (s and when once a ruling was made it could not he changed by any sophistries and tricks by Raker to inject into the case old questions under new covers. Raker continued to argue, and the court threatened to dismiss the jury from the room if he did not cease. After the court had ruled Post ex- plained that the prosecution did not desire to shut witnesses off from making state- ments in explanation of any testimony given in the present case before. the Grand Jury or at the Coroner’s inquest. Raker protested ‘that the question had been closed and that the remarks of Post were out of order. Post—Mr. Raker can’t see the difference be- tween my_statement and an argument. Raker—That is a nice rémark to come from the Attorney General's representative—a nice remark to come from such a legal mind. Post—It does not go to a legal mind, how- ever. he Court—Some members of the counsel be- fore this bar should be transported to Dahomey to learn something. Quarrel Is Later Resumed. ost brought out the fact that the wit- ners.ssglad leitlfled before the Grand Jury that he had been advised by his attor- neys that *if they (the Grand Jury) pin you too hard tell them you will not an- swer until you have consulted with your attorneys.” When the afternoon session began Ra- ker again attempted to introduce the Grand Jury testimony. Post—If this case ever goes to the Supreme Court we will meet you on the point of your trying to introduce such testimony. 5 Spencer—And we will meet you. You can't ehut us out with your Sacramento laws. Sturtevant—Sacramento laws, yes; because the Legislature made them there. Spencer continued his sarcastic reflec- tions and was cut oft by the court threat- ening him with punishment for contempt. Spencer—I'1l talk as long as he does. I won't be shut oft from replying to his remarks. The Court—Mr. Sherlff, take Mr. Spencer from the room. Spencer—Jail is a palace compared to this court. Take me out of the presence of this court and T'll be happ: i The Court (excited What's that? Call him backs. 3 = And addressing Attorney Boyd for the prosecttion the court said: Mr. Boyd, please get the remarks of Mr. Spencer {rom the reporter and write out a commitment. Mr. Spencer will go to jail until 6 o'clock to-night. Raker begged the court and asked him to revoke his order. The court said he was sick and tired of the insults that had been piled upon him by the attorneys for the defense; that just as the affairs of court settled down 10 a calm basis some one of the attorneys for the defense had to throw fat on the fire and_rekindle the flames; that there was a limit to patience; t his every action had been construed by the counsel for the defense as opposed to the .de- fendant, “Jim” Brown, and that he would not stand any’ further insults and abuse. Boyd Pleads for Spencer. Boyd of the prosecution, who is from Lassen County, arose and asked the court to revoke the order for imprisoning Spencer, as he was an old, gray-haired man. He said that in Lassen County Mr. Spencer was looked upon as the ‘“daddy’’ of the bar and that he (Boyd, being one of the younger members of that bar, took the liberty of asking Judge Harrington to let Mr. Spencer's offense pass. Judge Harrington revoked the order and permitted Judge Spencer to return to the courtroom. James B. Stobie, a resident of Klamath County, Oregon, was called to the stand and asked as to “Bob” Courtwright's reputation in Oreg‘lgh, but the questions were ruled out. e witness was then asked if on the 15th of May last he had not seen John Hutton on the road near Tule Lake (on the border line between Oregon and California). The prosecution objected and an argument which lasted all the afternoon followed. Both sides in- troduced many authorities to support their claims, and the question had not been decided’ when the court adjourned. —What's that? indulgence of the WEDDING THE SEQUEL TO STAGE ACQUAINTANCE LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4—Ida Gertrude Banning, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Wil- liam L. Banning of this city and Gilbert Althongh both have a wide circle of friends in Los Angeles, the bride having been born in this city. The ceremonies were simple and only relatives of the two families were present. 3 The bride comes from one of the old- est and most prominent families in Southern California, being a granddaugh- ter of General Phineas Banning, a pio- neer shipowner, and, in the early days, owner of a stage line operating between this city, San Pedro, San Diego and Ari- zona. The town of ,Banning was named after him. 1da_Gertrude Banning was educated in Los Angcles, graduating from Hanna Col- lege. She had considerable histrionic abil- ity and adopted the stage as a profession. At her first public appearance, four years ago, when she essayed the juvenile part in “The White Squadron,” ‘put on _the boards here by the Alcazar Stock Com- vany of San Francisco, she met Mr. Gard- ner. The latter was 'spending his sum- mer vacation with his parents in this city and filled a vacancy in the compan Guring Its engagement nere. Mr. Card. ner is at present juvenile man with the Morosco Stock Company in San Fran- cisco. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner left on the Owl for San Francisco, where they will reside during the remainder of the groom'’s en- gagement. When asked if she would still follow the profession in which she has gained considerable favorable notice, the bride replied: . “Not unless I may join Mr. Gardner’s company.” S S i Neill and Donovan Fight a Draw. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.—Al Neill and Mike Donovan fought twenty rounds to- night to a _draw. Neill did not perform as well as he did in his previous matches, being slower and not in perfect condition. Donovan was in fine shape and made a fast and determined fight. Neill jabbed Donovan & thousand times with his left, closing his left eye tight, but Mike was there all the tlme and ready for more. After the sixteenth round Neill tired somewhat, and lost some of his speed. Donovag to:rcet‘li hl;nm:\:?:t the rn;lg for a e and evened u TS enough to am The attendance was 000 _ 5o SR g g Ly Pyrography Outfits ¢ And all kinds of Artists’ Madterials, Paints, B@sl::;,' (;anva.s Studies and d Wo o0 burn. W ‘B:rfl: %V:x":lo! & Newton, makeer.lmo?su?nl: best Artists’ Materials in the world: Come to h‘n_flqul:}'terl ln;-“ e\m{ythin; wanted in Artists’ Mater! e. Sanl 8T Marie strect. vl Harrington | Friends of the Victims Search | C FALLING WALLS | CAUSH FIREMEN Ten Men Killed and Many Injured at St. Louis Blaze. for Bodies in the Ruins. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4—At least ten men | were killed and as many more injured-at | a fire which broke out to-night in the | seven-story stone and’brick building at 314 Chestnut street, occupled by the Amer- ican Tent and Awning Company. The ! building suddenly collapsed and the half dozen men were caught in the crash. Search is being made for the bodles by ! friends of the men. The dead are: | AUGUST THIERRY, first assist-| ant chief, caught in the ruins. MICHAEL XKEHOE, assistant| foreman Company No, 13, caught in | ruins. DANIEL STEELE, foreman of No. | 12 Company, caught in ruins. | WILLIAM DUNDON, pipeman. | CHARLES K. KRENNING, pipe- | man. | PATRICK BERGEN, assistant| foreman.( | Three pipemen, names unknowi. The injured are: Frank Lingo, driver of | No, 6 aerial truck, thrown from truck | while .working forty feet above the | ground, seriougly injured; Monroe Moore, | Inspector for the Imperial Electric Light Company, badly _injured by falling | through a shaft; Patrick McCarthy, en- | gineer company No. 6, caught by falling | walls, seriously hurt: William Julieb, | Marshal Thierry's driver, caught by fall- | ing wall, serfously hurt; Willilam Wand, | foreman. company No. 23, severely injured | by falling walls. ‘The building in which the fire originated was located in the old business section of the city and was about fifty years old. The blaze, which proved a hard one for | the fire department to master, had been | got practically under. control, when sud- denly the building collapsed. Three pipe- men, at work on the second floor. had had difficulty in managing a line of hose and Assistant Chief Thierry was on his way with three of his men to lend them 5 e men went down with tons of | twisted iron, brick and wooden columns enveloping them. Following is a list of the losses: Amer- ican Tent and Awning Company, 325,000 McLean & Tate, loss on building, $35,000 Herman Ruppelt, job printer, $10,000; scat- tering, $5000. 1 VESSEL RUNS ASHORE NEAR JAPAN’S COAST Steamer Knight Companion, Well Known at Portland, Will Be a | Total Loss. PORTLAND, Feb. 4—A cable dispatch | to the Oregon Railroad and Navigation | Company says the steamship Knight Com- panion is ashore in the China Sea near Idzumi, Japan. All the crew and passen- gers were saved. The Knight Companion | is one of the regular line of steamers of | the Portland and Asiatic Steamship Com- | pany, which ply between Portland and the | Orient in connection .with the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Her | gross tonnage is 3 | LIVERPOOL, Feb. 4—Advices received | here to-day say that the British steamer | Knight Companion, ashere at Inuboye lsakl, Japan, will probably bécome a total oss. L e o e e S S i it Y CHINESE FAIL IN PERIL'S HOUR Senate Committee Ad- vised About Con- duct of C rews. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—The Senate | Commlittee on Immigration to-day heard further arguments on the subject of Chi- nese exclusion, ex-Governor James H. Budd of California appearing in behalf of | the Mitchell-Kahn bill, which he said was | simply a codification’ of the statufes in existence. He said there was nothing radical in it. Andrew Furuseth, on behalf of the sea- men, spoke of the unreliability of the Chi- nese sailors in fime of emergencies on shipboard. He cited the collision between the City of Chester and the Oceanic at the Golden Gate. The former vessel, | manned by American seamen, Was sunk, | but the Oceanic’s Chinese crew rendered no assistance, having become terrorlzed,! and it remained for some of the American sailors of the Chester to go to the Oceanic, man her boats and enter upon the work of | rescue. He also cited the case of the United States transport Lennox, disabled | in the Pacific, whose Cliinese crew refused | to man the boats to bring assistance. Furuseth, in answer to Penrose, said that the ship subsidy bill as it stands now would not have a tendency to bring more sailors aboard ships or to amelior- ate ‘or improve their condition. He de- clared that he had obtained information from an official in the Bureau of Naviga- | tion of the navy that during the war with Spain we had only six properly manned warsnips. This led to considerable ques- tloning and Fairbanks wanted to know the ~name of that official Who gave this | information, but Furuseth could not re- | call it, saying, however, it could easily | be ascertained. Asked to name the warships he had re- | ferred to, he could recall but five and | mentioned the Oregon, Iowa, Texas, New | York and Brooklyn. In response to ques- | tions by Clay and Fairbanks, he said his | remarks applied to skilled seamen, re- | gardless of nationality. On one occasion, | he said, he visited a Government ship at | the Washington navy-vard and out of twenty-one men aboard her only one was a native American. | After fifteen years of careful study, he | sald, it was his firm conviction that the Unitad States lost' her seamen because of the treatment she gave them and he con- | cluded by saying it was not- safe to put | the merchant marine of the Paclfic into | thlgrtulx‘;ds LOtG?e Chinese. esiden mpers, speaking’ in behalf of the Federation of Labor, Eud be de- gired to correct thie impression that Chi- nese exclusion was desired solely by the Pacific Coast States. He said it was asked for by all the organized wage-earn- :rrls, rhgu‘v]xrdlus of the section from which ey hail. ———— CLEVER SNEAK THIEF RIFLES CASH DRAWERS Shoe Dealer and Produce Merchars Lose Their Coin While Away From Their Stores. The till in the shoestore kept by M. Goldman at 128 Ninth street was robbed yesterday morning by a daring thief, who secured $110 50 and made his escape. The thief rifled the till while Goldman was next door talking with a nelghbor. Gold- man had intended using the monéy (o pay the sghoe bill. - est . a produce dealer, was robbed in much the same manner last Saturday morning. May stepped into the ard in the rear of his store at 1h inth street and when he returned a few minutes later he discovered that $15 had been abstracted from the cash register. It is belleved by the police that botl berles were cvmmnteso by the lulnt fll‘mb- | rangements have as vet been made WOMAN PLEADS "~ FOR A FAVOR Companion of the Biddles Asks for Change of Venue Mrs. Soffel Is Penitent, but Will Not Make Dis- closures. BUTLER, Pa., Feb. {—Realizing that she has ruined her husband, Mrs. Soffel doés not wish to bring further disgrace and-humiliation upon him. She now de- ires a change of venue when she faces Justice. In tears and piteous pleading she made this request to Assistant Distriet Attor- ney Rebb of Allegheny County in the hos- pital here to-day. She said she would go anywhere to have the punishment meied out Lo her for her crime. She is willing 1o meet any fate the law may place upon her, but does not want the punishment administered in the Courthouse across the street from her old home. . She begged and pleaded with Robb for almest two hours to grant her this much. She begged in the name of her husband, who is Kobb's friend, and told him that her husband was in no way to blame for her ghameful conduct.’ Robb told her he was a friend of her husband and would like to lighten the burden of his sorrow and disgrace, but could not make any definite promise to her at this time. When she had finished her pleadings Robb questioned her with particular reference to the places where the party took refuge in their flight. She listened, but refused to make any reply that would incriminate those who were connected with the plot. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 4—From 9 to 13 o'clock to-day the bodjes of John and Edward Biddle were exposed to publiec view at an undertaking _establishment and several thousand persons passed he- fore the coffins. In the crowd were prob- ably as many women as men. The burfai will take place to-morrow morning in one large grave in Calvary Cemetery. No ar- for the attendance of a priest or_minister. On the caskets of the Biddles were sprigs of fern and white carnations sent for the purpose by some woman whose identity is unknown. The flowers were sent to the undertaker, with the request that they be placed upon the caskets, and that it be known everywhere that they were the gift of a woman. The crowd about the undertaking es- tablishment became so great that the doors were closed by the police on ac- count of the crush. Thousands of people, mostly women, were unable to gain ad- mission to view the bodies, and for sev- eral _hours after the closing of the doors hundreds lingered about tme place, hop- ing that the doors would be opened again. Many women carried flowers for the dead, which they left with the undertaker to be placed on’ the grave to-morrow. PLANNING ADJUSTMENT OF RAILWAY RATES Suggestions Are Made by the Inter- state Commerce Committee of the fenate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Senator El- kins, chairman of the Interstate Com- merce Committee, to-day introduced a bill making a number of changes in the interstate commerce law, the most im- portant of which are the following: Giv- ing the Interstate Commercé Commission authority under certain conditions to fix raifroad rates and legalizing pooling. The provision with reference to the fix- ing of rates authorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to hear complaints of discrimination made against common carriers, and directs that any definite or- der made by on_after such hearing declaring a rate regulation or practice to be just and reasonable shall become operative and be observed by the party or parties against whom it is made within thirty days after notice. Appeal to the United States Circuit Courts to the Supreme Court of the United States is authorized. The latter court s given authority to suspend or revoke a rate order made by tne commission upon application by parties affected, and all such orders are limited to one yeéar's duration. The section of the bill concerning pool- ing provides that “it shall be lawful for any two or more common carriers to ar- range between and among themselves for the establishment or maintenance of rates. It also shall be lawful for such carriers to agree by contract in writing filed with the Interstate Commerce Com- mission_upon the division of their traffic or earnings or both.” Authority is given to the Interstate Commerce Commission to hear complaints against the fairness of such pooling ar- angements and to make an order annul- ling the contract in the respects found to be unjust and unlawful. Failure to com- ply with the order will work the annul- ment of the contract. Praceedings by writ of injunction are authorized against any party disobeying the provisions of the bill, and the offending party also is made subject to a penalty of $10,000, to be pald Into the treasury of the United States. - Where railroads pass into a for- eign country autherity is given in addl- tion to the imposition of fines to suspend the movement of trains within the United States until the requirement shall. be complied with. Authority is given to the commission to require the publication of traffic ratss, and where there is reasonable ground for belief that freights or passengers are be- ing carried for less than the published rates the commission is authorized to be. gin proceedings in the Circuit Court of the United States, which court Is re- | auired to enforce an observance of the | published tariffs. These proceedings are to be directed not only against the car- rier, but also against the other parties Interested. ———— Burglary Charge Is Dismissed. Arthur McGee, 22 years of age, appeared before Judge Mogan yesterday on a charge of burglary. Hs was accused of breaking into T. J. Hughes' restaurant, 344 Third street. Policeman Heinz dis- covered him in the kitchen with his coat and vest off and cooking eggs and oysters. ‘When asked what he was doing, McGee replied that he was cooking his supper. He was under the influence of Hquor. 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