The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1902. SULTAN'S FUGITIVE BROTHER-IN-LAW IS PLACED UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH Failing in All His Blandishments to Cause His Elusive Relative to Return to ‘ Constantinople, Abdul Hamid Instructs the Criminal Court to Try Damad Mahmud Pasha on a Charge of Treason and Condemn Him o Feb. law, Damad | s been sen- | Mahmud has n the Young was recently ex-| ece at the behest of the mud went to Rome and the his ex: on from Italy. it Mahmud proceeded ains in safety. All hments failed.to in- to Constantinople, and = instructed to issue nd to try the result ed to death. antinople dated aced that the brother-in-law. ring the pre- | jewels and all | BY VENTILATOR, “St. Louis Frank” Seeks | Freedom From Port- | land Jail. [ | Epecial Dispatch to The Call PORTLAND, Or., Feb. ~Frank Woods, alias “St. Louls Frank,” who is awaiting transportation to San Francisco, | he will be charged with complicity | murder of Policeman Robinson, | ape from the City Jall to- sing the ventilator. The at- | was detected in time and he was | heavily ironed to his bed. | ©006s, who was confined in an upstairs | a young prisoner, overawed the some manner, 6—The | | | servers, [777etectonue | Sezoary P oF | ToRerEY” PIYTRTNTRYS 1YY S— o by his two sons, Princes Sabaggedit and Luthfalla. It was ascertained that Mahmud sailed for Marseilles on a steamer and the Turk- ish Government telegraphed _to the French, Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Delcasse, asking for the -arrest of the fugitive on his arrival at Marseilles and his return to Constantinople on the charge that he was implicated in a plot to assassinate the Sultan. This accusation, however, was generally discredited, and it was believed the refugee was the vic- tim of an intrigue. & A later dispatch from Constantinople said Mahmud, who intended to stay in Paris for a time, declared that the charge that he had appropriated money and ac- cepted bribes was a calumny and that he was being persecuted by political in-| triguers. Mahmud announced that he in- tended to go to London and that when he reached that city he would publish an| open letter exposing the metheds and policles of Sultan Abdul Hamid, and also a brochure entitled ‘“Turkey's Coming ! Downfall.” | Mahmud is about 50 years of age. The Sultan, after Mahmud's flight, decreed | the divorce of his sister, Seniha Sultana, | 11? consequence of her husband’s deser- | on. i Mahmud realized 2.000,000 francs just be- | fore his departure, but his principal es- | tates were confiscated and he and his| | | | [ | | | | * | | | | RULER OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND HIS FUGITIVE BROTHER- IN-LAW, WHO HAS BEEN TRIED ON A CHARGE OF TREASON BY | A COURT AT CONSTANTINOPLE AND SENTENCED TO DEATH. | | the money he could collect had caused a sensation there. He was accompanied j only ironed around his ankles he dragged his_ bed under the ventila placed a table above the bed and was in the act of raising the ventilator to get on the roof and escape into Chinatown. A nolse downstairs alarmed him and he put the bed and table into place. He flung him- self into the bed and was pretending to be asleep when Jailer Johnson came in. Johnson examinéd Woods' irons ~and found them as he had left them, but be- came conscious of a draught of air pro- ceeding from the roof. Then he saw that the ventilator had been partly raised. ‘Woods refused to explain anything about the matter, and he was ironed~to the rail of his bed by wtist irons, so that he T, could only move about three inches. He became sulky and said: ““These irons are cruel things. They are in the way.” “Yes,” the jailer remarked, “we have placed you in irons so that we will be sure to see you in the morning.” It is probable that Woods will be taken to San Francisco to-night or some time to-morrow. Relics cf the Lost Matteawan PORT TOWNSEND, Feb. 6.—Wreckage from the missing steamer Matteawan, found by Indians south of Cape Flattery, was brought from h Bay by the steamer Alice Gertrude this morning. It | consisted of a medicine chest, life pre- life buoy and a bucket. The name Matteawan was on all except the and as he was | medicine chest. SECOND ANNUAL AUCTION OF ABOUT 1000 GEMS IN ORIENTAL RUGS ——COMMENCING—— TO-DAY, February 7, 10:30 A. M. AND 2 P. M. ilAGOPIAN & C0., 230 POST STREET BETWEEN_GRANT AVENUE AND STOCKTON STREET. > CATALOGUES. A. W. LOUDERBACK, Art Auctioneer. =5 sons were officially proclaimed renegades and outlaws. { e e e o OAKLAND BETS THE PRESIDENCY Youl:g Men’s Christian Association Begins Convention. PASADENA, Feb. 6.—The twenty-first annual convention of the State organiza- tion of the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation convened in this city to-night. D. Edward Collins, president of the Cali- fornia Bank of Oaklahd, was elected pres- ident for the ensuing year. The executive committee made its report, which did not indicate any material changes in the status of the organization, but showed slight gains in membership and the growth of the several departments. | Among the recommendations was the ap- pointment of an additional State secre- =7 for college settlement work. There are about 100 delegates already in the city and fifty more are expected to- morrow. The delegations from San Fran- cisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Cruz and Fresno arrived at noon and were met and conducted to places of entertainment by _officers of the local association. At to-night’s meeting, which followed a collation, Mayor Weight extended a wel- come on behalf of the city, the Rev. J. M. Huston on behalf of the evangelical churches and President Collins for the Pa- sadena association.s Retiring President McCoy responded for the State organiza- tions.” The session of the convention will continue until Sunday. e Japanese Charged With Murder. MARTINEZ, Feb. 6.—The Coroner’s jury to-day degided that K. Okamoto, a Japa- nese, came to his death last Sunday night from gunshot wounds inflicted by M. Arie, another Japanese, at the Swett ranch\in Alhambra Valley. Arie was the foremah of the ranch. He wa: with murder. 3 theradl Mrs. Soffel Collapsing. P BURG, Feb. 6.—Word comes to- night from Butler to the effect that Mrs, Soffel, the accomplice of the Biddle broth- ers, is considerably worse. Her wound seems to be healing, but she takes little nourishment, and her mental condition. is described as approaching collapse. | some time. | fied that he saw Henry | appointment of a joint commission by the JUDBE 5hY5 THE LAWYERS NEED A ROPE Alturas Jurist Replies Delicately to Mr. Spencer. Ire of the Court Nearly Pre- . cipitates_a Serious Fight. Woman Tells About Gathering of Men When Arrangements Are Said to Have Been Made for the Crime. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALTURAS, Feb. 6.—"You might as well take the defendant out and hang him. You shut out every bit of evidence in his favor,” said the wrath-kindled Spencer. “Yes, and some think the counsel ought to be hanged, too,” retorted Judge Har- rington. ‘With this cutting verbal ~thrust and delicate counter-thrust the trial of Jim Brown, the alleged leader of the Lookout lynchers, got 2 brisk start this morning. Spencer, one of the attorneys for Brown, | was angry clear through and the court's exasperation was not concealed by any over-abundant judicial dignity. For a few minutes there seemed a like- lihood that the Judge would make gdéod his threat to have it out in frontier fash- ion with the recalcitrant lawyer, but Sipencer subsided in time to avert hostili- ties. County Losing Money. As soon as court opened Judge Harring- | ton declared that the defense was keeping witnesses in Alturas at the expense of the county when counsel knew they would not call them to the stand. He asserted that at least one witness was subpenaed by the defense with the view of Keeping him out of the courtroom and for no other purpose. The counsel for the defense de- nied the accusation vehemently. Mrs. Mollie Rucker tesufied that she | drove into Lookout the morning of May | 30 last, arriving there about 8 o’clock. She saw Joe Leventon on the road near the schoolhouse, and on arriving in town saw Jim Brown and Bob Leventon at Trow- bridge's trough, watering horses. This is | the morning on which john Hutton said an important meeting was held in Trow- bridge’s store to perfect arrangements for | the lynching and to prepare the ropes with which the men were lynched. Mrs. Rucker said that she visited Trow- bridge's store and thence went to Mrs. Nichols’ house, where she stopped for Dick Nichols, one of the ac- cused, came into the house while she was there. Witness sent him on an errand to Meyers' Hotel to see John Hutton and ask him to accompany her to Tule Lake. What Hutton's answer was was not a lowed to come out. From Mrs. Nichcls house, the witness went to Mrs, Bob Leventon’s for lunch and then back again to Mrs. Nichols’. From Mrs. Nichols' house the witness then went to Trow- bridge’s store and was asked if she nad not seen this and that person, Raker nam- ing the persons. The court remarked thut Raker was asking educating questions, 2ad would not permit an answer. ,Wrangling Among Lawyers. The wrangling was resumed at 'the afternoon session and continued during the day. Rows were so frequent that lit- tle was accomplished in the way of ex- am|nallo¥ of ~ witnesses. Counsel con- | tinued to attack each other and the law- | yers for the defense continued the abuse of Judge Harrington, accusing him of un- fairness in the trial and doing all possible to keep out evidence in favor of the ac- cused. § Mrs. Jennie Crowley, daughter of J. R. Myers, stated that she was at home with Mrs. Nichols on the morning of May 30 from 7 o'clock until 11 while Mrs. Rucker was there. Mrs. Crowley stated that Dick Nichols did not leave the house that morning. Mrs. Rucker testified he was absent on an efrand for twenty minutes. James W. Crowley, the husband of the preceding witness, was called and_testi- Knox, Harry Knox and Will McDaniels on’ a range | seven miles from Lookout at 10 o’clock on | | the morning of May 30. Hutton has testi- | fied that they attended a meeting of tie lynchers between 7 and 8 that morning. The case goes on to-morrow. DIVERSION OF WATERS TO BE INVESTIGATED Examination to Be Made on Bound- ary Lines of Canada and the United States. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Senator Platt | of New York to-day introduced in the | Senate a joint resolution providing for the | TUnited States and Canada to examine and report upon the diversion of the waters between the two countries. The resolution requires that each country shall appoint two members of the com- mission, and that it shall investigate “the condition and uses of the waters adjacent to the boundary line between the United States and_ Canada, Including all the waters of the lakes and rivers whose waters flow by the St. Lawrence River to the Atlantic Ocean.” 'he commission also is to report upon tfe effect upon the shores of these waters and the structures thereon by reason of the diversion of these waters from thelr natural channels, and upon the interests of navigation, and, further, upon the measures necessary to regulate such di- version. s NAGLEE HOMESTEAD . TO BE SOLD IN LOTS Famous Estate at San Jose Will Soon Be Put Upon the Market. SAN JOSE, Feb. 6.—The old homestead of the late General Henry M. Naglee, which has been one of the landmarks of the city for years, is to be cut up and put on, the market in building lots. At the time of the general's death, some years ago, the property went to his two_daugh- ers, Mrs. Thomas Robins and Mrs. J. Naglee Burk. The daughters make their home in Philadelphia, and for the last ten years the place has been going to ruin. At one time it had the finest grounds of any home in the State. There are 142 acres in the tract, and the whole of it is situated inside the city limits. st ool s £ Los Gatos Prepares Greeting. LOS GATOS, Feb. 6.—A large mass meeting of business men and citizens was held to-night for the purpose of making arrangements for the reception of tour- tsts who will arrive on the belt line ob- servation train, ich makes its first trip on Saturday. The new train leaves Oak- land at 9:10 a, m., passing through San Jose, and arrives at Los Gatos at 1:30 p. m. The guests will be taken on short drives. ~The train will leave shortly atter 3 o’clock and returh to San Francisco on the west side of the bay, stopping at Palo Alto for a short time, Dynamite Explosion in a Tunnel. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—An explosion of dynamite in the rapid transit subway construction in_Park avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets, to- day hurled a piece of rock weighing thirty pounds through the plate glass door of the Grand Union Hotel and broke several FIVE MILLION DOLLARS THE PRICE - OF DANISH WEST INDIAN ISLANDS Civil Rights and Political Status 6.—The ASHINGTON, Feb. treaty between the United States for the cession of the Danish West Indian Islands— St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix—which was recently negotiated be- tween Secretary Hay on the part of the United States and Minister Brun for Den- mark, provides: - Article 1. His Majesty, the King of Den- mark, agrees to cede to the United States, immediately upon the exchange of the ratifica- tions of this convention, the islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix, in the West Indies, with the adjacent islands and rocks, comprising in sald cession all titles and claims of title to the territories in and about said islands over which the crown of Denmark now exercises, asserts or claims jurisdiction. This cession conveys to the United States the said islands and appurtenances in full sovereignty, entire and unincumbered except as stipulated in the present convention, with all the domin- fon, rights and powers which Denmark now ipossesses, exercises, asserts and claims there- on; it being, however, understood and agreed that the consummation of sald cession does not import the transference to the United States of the financial claims now held by Denmark against the colonial treasuries of the islands, it being agreed that these claims are altogether extinguished in consequence- of the cession. And it is moreover understood and agreed that the United States will assume and continue to discharge from the time of the cession the obligations heretofore incumbent upon the Danish Government toward the St. Thomas Floating Dock Company and the West India and Panama Telegraph Company. Artlcle 2. The aforesaid title conveys to the Inited States the absolute fee and ownership of all public, Government and crown lands, public lands, ports, harbors, fortifications, bar- racks and all othér public property of every kind and _description belonging to the Gov- ernment of Denmark, together with every right and appurtenance thereupon; it being, how- ever, agreed that the arms and milltary stores existing in the islands at the time of the ces- sion and belonging to the Government of Den- mark shall remain the property of that Govern- ment and shall, as soon as circumstances shall permit, be removed by it, unless they, or parts thereof. may before have been bought by the Government of the United States upon a special agreement made with the Governmnt of Den- mark; it being, however, understood that flags and colors, uniforms and such arms or mili- tary objects as are marked as being the prop- — erty of the Danish Government shall not be included in such purchase. Churches to Retain Their Property. . It 1s, moreover, agreed and understood: First. that the congregations belonging to the Danish national church shall remain in pessession of the churches which are now used by them, together with the parsonages apper- taining thereunto, and secondly, that sums due to the Danish treasury-by individuals are re- served and do not pass by this cession; and where the Danish Government shall at the time of the cession hold property taken over by thé Danish treasury for sums due by individ- uals such property shall not pass by this ces- 2lon, but the Danish Government shall sell or dispose of such property and remove its pro- ceeds within two years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of this conyen- tion, the United States Government being “en- titled to sell by public auction, to the credit of the Danish Government, what may not have been sold before the expiration of the said term of two years. Article 3. Danish subjects residing in sald islands may remain therein or remove there- from at will; retaining in either event all their rights of property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or its pro- ceeds: and in case they remain in the islands, they shall continue, until otherwise provided, to enjoy all the municipal rights and liberties secured to them now by the laws at present in force. If the present laws are altered the in- habitants skall not thereby be placed in less favorable porition in respect to the above named rights and liberties than they now en- Joy. Those who remain in the isiands may preserve their allegiance to the crown of Den- mark by making, tefore the court of record, within two years from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this convention, a declara- tion of their decision to preserve such alle- glance, In default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced’it and to have accepted alleglance to the United States; but such election of Danish allegiance shall not, after the lapse of said term of two years, be a bar to their renunciation of their preserved Danish allegiance and thelr election of alle- glance to the United States and admission to the nationality thereof on the same terms as may be provided according to the laws of the Unl;ted States for other inhabitants of the isl- ands. The civil rights and the political status of the inhabitants of the islands shall be deter- minéd by the Congress subject to the stipula- tions contained in the present convention. Danish subjects not residing in the islands but owning property therein at the iime of the cession shall retain their rights of property, in- cluding the right to sell or dispose of such property, being placed in this regard on the of the Inhabitafts of the Ceded Territory Shall Be Determined by Congress, Subject to Stipulations Contained in the Treaty Signed by Secretary of State Hay and Minister Brun same basis as the Danish subjects residing in the islands and remaining therein or removing therefrom to whom the first paragraph of this article; relates Ninety Days to Pay Purchase Price. Article 4. Formal delivery of the terrftory and property ceded as aforesaid shall be made immediately after the payment by the United States of the sum of money stipulated in the fifth article hereof, but the cession with tlue right of immediate possession is nevertheless to be deemed complete on the exchange of the ratifications of this convention, and any Dan- ish troops which may be in the islands afore- said shall be withdrawn as soon thereafter as may be practicable, but not later than six months after the said exchange; it being, how- ever, understood that if those personms, after having terminated their Danish service, do not wish to leave the islands, they shall be al- lowed to remain there as civilians. Article 5. In full consideration of the ces- sion of sald islands, in full sovereignty, en~ tire and unincumbered except tipulated in the present convention, the ited States agrees to pay, within ninety days of the date of the ratification of this convention, in the city of Washington, to the diplomatic represen- tative, or other agent of his Majesty. the King of Denmark, duly authorized to receive the money, the sum of $5,000,000 in gold con of the United States. Article 6. In case of difference of opinion arising between the high contracting parties in regard to the interpretation or application of this conventlon, such differences, if they can- not be regulated through diplomatic negotia- tions, shall be submitted for arbitration to the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague. Article 7. The ratifications of this convention shall be #xchanged at Washington within six months from the date thereof, after it shail have been ratified by both the high contracting parties according to thelr respective procedure. — Britons Entertain Schwab. LONDON, Feb. 6.—Joseph Lawrence, M. P., and Archibald W. Maconochis, M. P., entertained Charles M. Schwab, presi- dent of the United States Steel Corpora- tion, and Mrs. Schwab at dinner at the House of Commons to-night. The guests included_Chamberlain, the Colonial Sec- retary; Lord Kelvin, president of the Royal Society, Edinburgh; Sir Thomas Lipten; Sir Edward H. Carson, Solicitor General; Colonel Hunsiker, chairman of the Nickel Corporation, and Mrs. Hun- siker; John Fletcher Moulton, M. P.”and Arthur Keen, chairman of the Dowlais Iron, Steel and Coal Company. Cl Some unusual but O welcome values in Tl ing men’s and boys’ windows in that establishment. Two per- sons were hurt by flying fra; neither of them sustained .erng?ffi:':'ar?.“ ¢ What Is Salva-cea? It's an antiseptic ofntment that stops irrita- tion, subdues inflammation and drives out pain. 1t cures piles. Also for burns, bruises, chafings, chilblains, earache, ecatarrh, cold in head and skin irritations. Prige, 25¢ and 50c, at drug- gists or by mail. Salva-cea, 274 Canal st., N.Y. ‘ Our store is growing much faster than any outsider would realize——January of this year far exceeding January of 1901 in the extent of sales. The rea- son for this growth simply lies in the values we give at all times and in the liberal policy of the store in granting money back, exchanges, alterations and free repairing. two interesting values: Here are Sack suits of Scotch mixtures in single and double breasted styles, winter-weight mate- rials, broken assortment of cizes left over frcm heavy December selling, former price $12.50; now to be had for $6.65 ] “fl are pl2ased tosay that we have lately re- ceived another large shipment frem our work- shops of our special $9.00 suits, which are so popu'ar with so many people; the assortment contains rough and smooth cheviots in black and white stripes, olive shades and brown mix- tures, blue serges and black clay worsteds, in four-button, round-cornereg or doublg-brcasted sack suits, union made; th¥% suits are certainly wonders at the price— $9.00 A glance at our - windows will always - y filled—write us for § prove interesting, ° . anything in men’s §i] whether you need *or boys’ clothing, § clothes, hats or fur- 3o - furnishings or nishings. 718 Market Street Before our spring goods ar- rive we want to clear out all the boys’ and youths’ clothes we have that are at all incomplete | in sizes. We expect that these | immense values will accom- plish the purpose. We let the | values speak for themselves. | Twyo-piece : Norfolk Suits Made of Scotch tweeds and cheviots in neat §| mixtures, ages 8to 16 and 3 to 10, respectively, on sale in two lots: Suits worth $2.75, $3 0o and $3.50 to go at $2.10; Suits werth $3.75, $4 50, $5.00, up to $7.50, go at 82.&. Youths’ Suits | Made of winter-weight materials, in many patterns, single or double breasted, former fl prices $7.00, $8.50, $10.00 and $12.50; now reduced to $5.45. it Topcoats Made of covert material in neat, light shades of tan. Topcoats for children from 3 to 8 years, former price $4.00, now $2.60; topcoats for boys from g to 13, reduced from $5.00 to $38.20; topcoats for youths frem 14 to 19, marked down || from $6.50 to $4.00. I Yokecoats Made of all-wool tweeds in herring-bone weaves, invisible stripes, checks and pinhead effects, comprising many nobby mixtures, ages | 4 to 14 years, former prices $6.00 and $7.00, now reduced to $4.85, | Out-oi-townorders hats.