The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1902, Page 1

[rr——— T e Er—— VOLUME XCL—NO. 114. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BOER LEADERS VISIT KITCHENER - AND PEACE RUMORS ARE REVI VED BURGHERS ENTER PRETORIA UNDER FLAG OF TRUCE Acting Pres:dent of the Transvaal and Four| Other Patriot Chiefs Hold Interview With British Commander. TORIA, March President Schalk- Jurger, F. W. Reitz. ex-Secretary of State for, the ransvaal, and Commandants Lucas Meyer and here yesterday at 2:04 p. wbout fift les east of here. 2 flag have been with their secretaries and attendants, arrived m. on a special train from Balmoral, They came into Balmoral unde: iving here Mr. Schalk-Burger and his party drove ly to Lord Kitchener's w with the British general. The Boers afterward pro. e railroad station and entrained at whence they will go out under a safe conduct. ra week past Mr. Schaik-Burger and his colleagues have oned at Rhenoster Kop, north of Balmoral, where they closely pressed by British columns. headquarters, where he had 5 o'clock for Dispatch riders entered Balmoral Friday night and notified the British of the proach of the party. Kop It is reported that the Boer position at had become almost hopeless and that Mr. ger once narrowly escaped capture. _ONDON, March 24.—The news that the wandering “Boer Government” had entered the British lines is regarded as but one meaning, madc toward peace. having opmion. g is 1g s rger, 1ave sought p talk with President Steyn Whatever namely, that another movement is be- The fact that the censor of this movement is accepted as confirmation of this passed the actually known here of the intentions of Messrs. Reitz, Meyer and Kreigh. It is pos::hle they ermission to traverse the British lines in order to and the Boer General their object, the news has been welcomed in London Delarey. as pointing to the possibiiity of peace. Some Schalk-Burger were an> at Delar is 10.‘“‘1: in the flush of his recent suce correspondence which was seized a short nmc ago 1 Mr. Steyn narrowly escaped capture proved that -he and ous to conclude peace. No extrav- pes, however, are being built on the novement of Schalk-Burger and his companions, chiefly because outcome of the , will Daily Chronicle, commenting on the absence of Botha from the delegation, suggests that he is standing aside owiag to the failure of hi ventions then offered 1 been annulled, it is overtures a year ago, and says that all the con- y Lord Kitchener highly probable that peace may still be ar- to- Botha having ranged on similar lines, but that the Boers cannot expect more lenient terms. 24.—The Petit Bleu, he Daily News remarks that a settlement would be pos- sible if the Boers were treated like civilized combatants, “but o 1ot sur rrender unconditionally 1u<t after taking one of referring to men d the er s generals and four of his guns.’ BRUSSELS, March the a 1 at Pretoria of Messrs. Commandants Meyer and Kreigh, said !k»Bnrgcr's move is in response to fresh Bri made out of gratitude for the Methuen, and predicts that these overtures will lead to Boer independence is conceded. i e for pe sult L PARADERS BEAR PETITION FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE | Burgomaster of Brussels Promises a | 7. D. Farrell KAy- gon Become Presi- Deputation That He Will Sub- mit Matter to Parliament. Marck —The eputies, T The pa- e City Hall the Burgo- and sent in a dep firage and proporti The Burgomas: ition to Tapentation to submit this p There were no disorders here to- Liberals | many mem- | had a | 1 Schalk-Burger, it Reitz and that Mr. h overtures of General no re- believes release | SEATTLE MAN SLATED TO SUCCEED MELLEN dent of Northern Pacific Railroad. CHICAGO, March 23.—If present reports | are verified Charles Mellen will soon re- &n the presidency of the Northern Pa- cific road in faver of J. D. Farrell of Se- attle, president of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Since the Morgan- Hill combination acquired a grip on the Northern Pacific numerous rumors have come out from New York and St. Paul to the effect that Mr. Mellen's tenure of of- fice would be short and that a man would As Prince Albert, a mephew of King|be put in to manage the property who was leaving the ater last reds of Socialist students gath- about him and shouted for universa] Dynamite cartridges were exploded morning in the postofice at La Louvrie, i | { len. province Hainaut, Belgium. The buflding | was damaged but no one was hurt. last Friday night of g es under the home of M. a Catholic Deputy, at Binche, hich no one was ributed to the suffrage ion Derbaiz, t province, - Execution May Stir Up Trouble. PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, March 23.— Leon Gabriel, who claimed to be a citizen of France ver at General Campeau, Chief of Police, was formerly zn aide-de-camp of ex- President Legitime. On this fact the Hay- tien Government based the claim that Gabricl was a Haytien and not a citizen of France. The French Minister here ma‘ntains that Gabriel was a citizen of France. He regularly registered here at the French Legation. He left seven chil- ren. As a result of the execution of Ga- briel the French Minister has requested that a French man-of-war be sent here and is awaiting a reply from Paris. Quiet Mvevails here. nd who was executed yester-_' day for having fired a shot from a revol- would represent in every way the Hill policy. It was sald recently that C. W. Bunn, general attorney of the Northern Pacific, had been selected to succeed Mel- This report is now succeeded by an- | other naming Farrell as the coming exec- utive of the system. Think Burglars Started the Fire. SOUTH McALESTER. 1. T., March 23— Fire early this morning destroyed Peter Ive 's meat market and seven other me structures. The body of Ivey, who was 60 years of age, was found in the There was an ugly wound on the skull, and some think that Ivey was mur- dered and robbed and his store set on fire. The financial loss was $3000. - President’s Day at the Exposition. CHARLESTON, §. C., March 25.—April 9 has been set apart as President’s day at the exposition. The feature of the day will be the presentation to Major Jenkins by his former chief of the Rough Riders of a beautiful sword from the South Carolinans. e Bispham Recovers His Voice. NEW YORK, March 23.—David Bisp- ham, who lost his voice while singing at Worcester, Mass., a few days since, has fully recovered and resumed his work in opera and concert,He will sail May 10 to take part in the coronation season 'of grand opera at Covent Garden, ,London. THEGSOPHISTS REBEL AGAINST THE “MASTER” ¥ TINSLE st i o R. JEROME A. ANDERSON, one of the leaders of the local society of Theosophists, has become disgusted with the op- erations of Madame Katherine Alice Tingley, “master” of the Uniye: ‘h‘mdAJg'.a% mters of .whieh is located at Poin few days ago Dr. Anderson reslsned his | positicn as president of the local branch | of the brotherhood. The résult is con- siderable gossip in theosophical circles, and it is predicted that this step will mark the disruption of the brotherhood in the near future. The alleged autocratic disposition shown by Madame Tingley since she took charge of the brotherhood affairs, her belligerency and her evident lack of | knowledge of ordinary business rules, | which, it is sald, have involved the broth« | erhood in considerable costly litigation, ‘ are said to be responsible for the dissat- isfaction existing among the cult. So pronounced has this dislike for the *“mas- ter” become that many branches of the theosophicgl socleties which joined the brotherhood at the time the organization was formed with Madame Tingley as its head have withdrawn therefrom. Througn the efforts of Dr. Anderson, however, the local branch remained loyal to the chief- tess until it became evident to Dr. An- derson that forbearance would no longer |be a virtue under the existing condi- tions. .TROUBLE IS DEEP-SEATED. Dr. Anderson's explanation of the trou- ble shows that it is deep-seated and that the very existence of the brotherhood is now threatened. He said last night that he was preparing a statement for dissem- ination among the Theosophists of the United States, calling attention to the operations of Madame Tingley and warn- ing them that radical action must be taken if the existence of the brotherhood is to be assured. He sald: “1 have no desire to discuss this matter at the present time, but I am perfectly willing to tell why I resigned the pres dency of the local branch. The opera- tions of Madame Tingley have disgusted me. She has conducted herself in a nian- ner .deserving of severe criticism as be- ing at varifance with the conduct one should naturally expect from the leader of the Theosophists of the United States. 1 have lost confidence in her leadership, @ il SHCOTS AND FATALLY Young Boys of Missouri Reproducs | a “Jesse James” Play and One Is Wounded. SEDALIA, Mo., March 23,.—Will Martin, aged 12, was fataliy shot to-day in East Sedalia Ly Edga is own age. A ‘Jesse James” company was in Sedalia last week and a number of young boys were reproducing the play in a barn, having an audience of abqut fifty boys. Allen was playing the part of Jesse James and Martin that of Pinke: ton detective. When the latter attempte: to capture the bandit Allen took a shot at Martin with o 38-caliber revolver, the ball entering Martin's head near the right ear and passing out on the opposite side. Two Boys Are Killed by a Train. EL PASO, ‘Texas, March 22.—Two boys, aged 15 and 17, members of a party of three who were tramping dcross the country, were run over and horribly man- gled by a train at Ysleta, fifteen miles cast of here. They were asleep on the track. 'The third boy, Fred Winchester of Brunswick, Ga., escaped, and states that the name of one of his companions was J. J. Johnson of Abllene, Texas. The name of the second boy he does not re- member, but his home was in Los An- geles. I WOUNDS HIS PLAmT‘" Allen,.a playmate of | Autocratic Conduct of | Madame Tingley the Cause. ———— Dr. Jerome A. Ander= son Resigns From Brotherhood. from the brotherhgod and form a society of our own, independent of the national organization. “Madame Tingley is a woman full of ideas and they afe as visionary as those of Colonel Mulberry Sellers. She is ad- vocating the formation of societies with high-sounding titles continually and neg- lects the work of the brotherhood. She has a decldedly combative temperament. the result being that she has involyved the brotherhood In. useless litigation. Her acts have long since disgusted the The- osophists and numerous withdrawals have resulted. FEW SOCIETIES REMAIN. “Of the 140 societies which amalga- mated with the . brotherhood a few vears ago only 40 remain faithful. , Of 5000 members which the brotherhood once carried on its roll less than 00 now remain. The local society has dwindled down to about 75 members, and all be- cause of the actions of this woman. “One reason. for our trouble is that our constitution is foolishly broad and confers unlimited - poweérs upon the ‘master.’ Recognizing her autocratic powers under the constitution, she demands that all member§ bow their knees before her and she exvects them to worship her. From her decielons there is no appeal. If she exercised ber . functions - wisely . there | EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE B.ESUL'.I’S IN TWO DEATHS | Intense Heat From Bnming Building ! Sets Off Two Boxes of ! Powder, ! HOUGHTON, Mich., March 23.—A terri- ble explosion of dynamite occurred near Cskar, eclght miles north of ‘Houghton, resulting in the death of two men and serfous injury to another. The dead: GUSTAVE JENKALA. ERIC KALTIANEN, The injured: Henry Daplo, four ribs broken and jaw split; will recover. | The scene of the explosion was in the !vhoule of John Boullard. - The building { caugnt fir¢ while the famfly was at | church, and when' the heat became In- | tense two boxes of dynamite, which werc | stored away for blowing up stumps, ex- ploded. FIVE COUNTY CONVICTS ARE BURNED TO DEATH KOSCIUSKO, Miss;, March 2.—Five | night to burn thelr way out of prison, burning the stockade in which they were ‘confined- down over their heads, cremat- ing themselves. They were negroes, The prisoners were let.out to Robert Camp- bell, county contractor,” whose farm Is situated sixteen miles west of this place, and all were chlrnfl with minor of- fen: | -+ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | } | | i | | 1 | | | | | ege T — [ " \ PRINCIPALS IN'A DISPUTE WHICH 1S. OF. GREAT INTEREST TO THEOSOPHISTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHICH MAY ! CAUSE A SPLIT IN THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD. : as have many others I might name. We | would bno_trouble. but she is a fnollsh..\ concluded we might as. well withdraw | vainglori®s’ woman, whose head has| county convicts made an: attempt last | been turned by adulation and who cannot breok -any opposition. . Her conduct s very unsatisfactory to the Theosophists, and we have decided to quit. While the main body of ‘the local lodge will remain faithful to the brotherhood, T know of at least: a. dozen who will resign with me. Madame Tingley has warned the Theoso- phists of the Pacific Coast against me, | but I do not fear anything She can say | or do,” | WILL CIRCULATE STATEMENT. Dr. Anderson stated further that his statement to the Theosophists now affili- ated with the brotherhood would be ready for circulation within'a few days. He in- timated that when it appeared ‘‘there would be something doing™ among the sect. He anticipated that Madame Ting- ley might cause him trouble and possibly sue him; but he intended to tell the truth no ‘matter ‘what the result might be. Meanwhile the local Theosophists are ex- pecting developments which will be watched by the faithful throughout ‘he length and breadth of the land. J. Wi Fussell dellvered a lecture last evening at.310 O'Farrell street on “Lifs | at Point Loma.” The lecturer was aa- rounced as “‘a student and representative of the international headquarters of the Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Soclety at Point Loma." : HUMILIATION OF CHINA THE SUBJECT OF COMMENT | Chinese Newspapers Say That She Xs Treated as Though She Were - Incompetent. PEKING, March ‘2.—There is- little | discussion either among the diplomats or the Chinese of the Franco-Russlan dec- laration. X The Chinese newspapers are emphasizing the humiliation of China, saying she is treated by the powers as though she were incompetent to defend her own interests, and that she is placed upon a level with Korea. The Chinese Foreign Office is preparing to send independent Ministers to estab- lish legations in Italy, Austria and Spain. The Chinese Ministers to Great Britain, Russia and the United States have been heretofore respectively nccudlted to these nations. The Dowager Empress has appointed ‘Wua Mu Lut to be president of the Im- perial University, to succeed Rev. W. A. P. Martin, who was recently relieved of the presidency of that institution. Wua ‘Mu Lul is a progressive and learned offi- clal. B el e Cecil Bhodes Is Sinking. Y CAPE TOWN, March 24-6 a. m.—After a restless night, Cecll Rhodes is weaker this morning. I clal POLICE NEARING SOLUTION OF THE FULLER MYSTERY Photograph of Monster Who Committed the Crime Comes Into Possession of the Department VERY indication points to the conclusion that the po- lice of San Francisco are upon the eve of important developments in the search for the murderer of Nora Fuller. Absolute secrecy is maintained by the de- partment, and information regarding the movements of the de- tectives employed on the case is guarded with precaution to prevent -publicity. every recently possible Until Detective Hamill was engaged on the case alone, but within the last few days Detectives Tom Gibson, Coleman been detailed on the search. and Levings have In the earlier stages of the mystery Captain Seymour said that if the ‘Police Department had a photograph of the mur- derer he would be under arrest within a week. Now he has a chance to make good his boast, because a photograph of the man who committed the foul deed is in the possession of department, as well as his name. the Further than -this little is known by the detectives, but they cling to the theory that he is still a resident of San Francisco, and any day they hope to ap- prehend him on the streets of this city. The photograph which has given a fresh start to the effort to run down the criminal has been shown to Fred W. Krone, the restaurant man, who is the only person who can positively identify the man who lured his childish victim from her home, and he says that it is positively the likeness of the hunted mon- ster. How it came into the possession collateral information accompanied of the police, or what its delivery, cannot be learned, but the clew thus furnished is so satisfactory to Captain Seymour that he is more hopeful now than at any time since the discovery of the crime that the murderer will be captured. In general it is stated that what work is now being done by the police is entirely on new lines, and the varieus clews \flnch were mnowmmwgated ddring the —earlics stages of the case have been altogether abandoned. One of the worst difficulties with which the detectives have had to contend with was to find some one who was intimate with Nora Fuller and knew her habits and associate Graham proved a broken reed, and it Madge conclusively has been proved that she knew nothing concerning the case that would prove of value in discovering the murderer. Ida Jeffries, a nursegirl, who worked in San Rafael for a time, claims to have been a chum of the murdered child, and her will story be closely investigated by the police in hopes that it may develop something of the men who were known to Nora Fuller. AN RAFAEL, March feries, until quite recently a youns | nursegirl in the family of P. C. | Inman. a prominent druggist of this city, stated to a girl friend, Miss Stella Featherstone, 15 years of age, | Adaughter of Mrs. E. Featherstone of 618 Fourth street, that if she cared to tell what she knew much light | could thrown upen Featherstone not to tell any one, as it was for the reason that she did not care to be tmplicated in the case that she left San Francisco to come to the country. About two weeks ago Ida Jefferles cor- fided her ‘secret to Miss Featherstone. Soon after the information was imparted Miss Featherstone told her mother what Ida had sald. Mrs. Featherstone in tura infcrmed the employer of the nursegirl, and she was closely questioned, but gave them little satisfaction, avolding the subject purposely. - The matter was dropped for the time being, but the nurse girl, fearing another slege'af questioning, left her employer’'s house without warn- ing and has neither been seen nor heard of since. Nora Confided in Her. Stella Featherstone said to a Call re- porter to-night: “Yes, 1da Jefferies, the nursegirl who worked for Mrs. Inman, told me that she knew Nora Fuller well, and that if all she knew about the case was communicated to the San Francisco police it would prob- ably clear up much of the mystery now | unsol red. “She told me that she went to scheol with Nora Fuller, knew all about her habits and was her companion for scme | was going. | morning, and left the house 3.—Ida Jef- | ther told me that she saw Nora in Janu- ary, and that she thought it was later than the 1ith, but was not certain. I asked her if she knew who the man Ben- nett was supposed to be, but she would not tell me this, but did say that Nora used to go with ‘fellows.” Before she told ba [ M€ about the case she made me promise | the Nora Fuller mystery. | Miss Jefferics cmphatically enjoined Miss | I would not tell a soul, and also told me after she finished her story not to tell my mother. I did teil my mother, though.™ Mrs. Featherstone, mother of . Stella, said te-night that she believed she had | seen Nora Fuller here in San Rafael on January 12, but did not think anything | about it until her daughter told her what | Ida Jefferies had said. Her Wherebouts Unknown. P. C. Inman, one of the principal drug- gists of San Rafael, and for whose. wife Ida Jefferies had worked, sald to-night. “Yes, 1da Jefferies worked for my wife as nursegirl, but is not here now and I do not know where she is and in fact cannot locate her. I have tried to do so, but to no avail. She left us suddenly, glving no warning to my wife that she She made up her mind one about 11 o’clock. “When she came to us it was from San Frangisco. I remember at times when I would be reading about the Fuller mystery Ida would be much Interested. She was a girl about 15 years of age, I chould judge. She did not say anything | to me about ever knowing Nora Fuller, but I believe she did mention the fact to my wife, and after being questioned about the case would not say anything definite. T cannot give you Ida Jefferies’ address, but I believe she is in San Francisco time after she stopped scheol. - She fur- | somewhere,” SELF-CONFESSED SLAYER WILL MAKE A STATEMENT | Says He Will Speak From the Gal- lows and Expose His Per- secutors. | CASPER, Wyo., March 2. — Charles Woodard, the self-confessed slayer of ! Sheriff Ricker, has given up .all hope of reprieve, and. is preparing to meet his fate next Fridav. ! ‘Woodard insists that he will make a stntement on the gallows wrich will cause a sensation. He has not made pub- | Hlc_the nature of the statement, but it is satd he will charge that his enemies hatched a plot which has been the cause of all his trouble. It is also stated he will tell of how his alleged persecutors stole from him his homestead in the Rat- tlesnake Mountains; that they had him thrown into jail to prevent him from ! proving up on his claim, and that he was prevented from saguring bail through mis- representations of certain county offi- ADVOCATE THE ELECTION OF REV. THOMAS GAYLOR He Is Suggested for Commander-in- Chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 22.—A strong movement has been set on foot in this city to secure the election of Rev. Thomas Gaylor, Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee, as the next commander in chief of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans. The N. B. Forrest Camp of Memphis has unanimously indorsed him for the position and a committee consisting of the most prominent and influential sons of veter- ans In the South called on the Bishop and prevailed upon him to allow the use of his name at Dallas next month under the following conditions: That his election be unanimous and that the military feature of the organization be eliminated. Promises of support have come from al} parts of the couxtry,