The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1902 C COUNTY PAYS MONEY, a0ME ONE BETS IT Employes of Enquirer Are Filling Records With Charges. While Factions in the Paper Fought, Alameda Paid the Bills. Stedman Says Dalton Got the Cash and Defense Alleges That Sted- | man Stole From the Newspaper. | | PN Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, July 11 Amid the masses of charges and coun- | ter-charges between the two factions in | the office of the Oakland Enquirer, in{ which Hadley and Stedman are charging | Daniels and Dalton with conspiracy to rob the county of Alameda and Daniels and are charging Hadley and Stedman | uirer, there | ne thing that is absolutely certain | y of Alameda has paid the bills | right royally. The uncertainty of the case is as to who | got the money er the coun had paid it out and what the county got in return for the money The prel Daniels i examination of G. B. Court seems to be ainty about these mat- before the case got into | i of straightening out ¥ emphasizes the fact | paid out sums amounting ars and it leaves Sted- charging Daniels and ng taken the money from | stogkholders of the pa- | s and Dalton are charg- | d Hadley with the crime. | the case goes it would of the county and | e paper got the| 1f work was done and | paid for it, while each | agement of the paper | ction of having stolen | that was secured from treasury. | 1 R. Stedman to-day testified that rned over to Henry P. Dalton | t was due the Enquirer for work that had been done by | d for which the paper had of the material and labor. so-called “‘Oakes claims specified the $800 that w: om Putnam, the sister-in- de L. Hadley, upon the claim ow locked up in Mrs ks that are J. B. Lanktree, and declared ney to Dalton with the claim for the ot be put before the Super- | after July 15 of the present Dalton could have the use of 1 that date, the Enquirer for the work up to the prese CHARGES EMBEZZLEMENT. This is met with the equally bald state- Charles E. Snook, the attorney | d Dalton, that Stedman em- | $800 from the paper. nued this line of inves- ¥ by introducing some ‘twen- | om the Auditor's office, upon ums had been paid ranging from | These bills had been receipted | showing that he-had coliect- Police Judge Smith ruled | the ground that Stedman D 1, but this was not done be- | fore Snook had made one of his effective little addresses to the court in which he charged that Stedman had collected the money on these bills and had not turned it the Enquirer. | man meets this by saying that if the uirer's books do not show that he d this money over to the paper then e books have been tampered with in or- er to cast discredit upon him. And so the charges fly back and forth, | one faction producing a batch of = which were paid and for which the nquirer got no money and the county t supplies, and the other faction batch of bills for which they claim e county got the supplies but the sirer got money. e le the unhappy conditions that ted in the office of the new being aired in the fetid atmo: he Police Court. Each faction d the other with an Intensity born and fear. The books and records | jects of constant assault Gesks were sawn into, and employes trailed | about the streets and laid | other in the still hours of mployes did private business own; got orders for printing, the paper did and for which they d the money; the credit of the was used in the negotiation of ing claims, the work for which had not been ; money was obtained from te county for work that was never done, i this money was turned over to an in- 1 not directly connected with the | 2d_ through it all the county treasury and the stockholders of the | paper paid the bills. STEDMAN TESTIFIES. The proceedings to-day in the Police rt all tended to show this condition of afiairs. There were more charges by each | side, and the feeling that has existed be- tween the factions has been intensified by the constant repetition of these charges. Russel R. Stedman was on the stand Juring the entire morning and a portion the afternoon. His testimony was y upon the $800 transaction over books that are now held by J. B. Lanktree as security. This was about as unique a transaction as any of the meny peculiar ones involved in this pros. ecution, for the money on this order was advanced by the sister-in-law of M. de L. Hadley, who is accused of being one of ispirators against Daniels. edman told the story on the stand Dalton gave him an order for six- indexes to plat books a short time of t ty after the beginning of the present year, with the understanding that the claim for these books should be hypothecated but the bill should not be presented until after July 15 of this year. Stedman says | that Dalton asked him to get the claim hypothecated so that he could have the use of the money until July, when he would see that the Enquirer was pald for its work. According to this understand- ing the bill was made out, certified and taken to Lanktree for discount. Lanktree did not want to handle this bill, and sug- ested that it might be secured from rs. Putnem, a sister-in-law of Hadley, who had some money to loan which he was handling. Mrs. Putnam’s consent to the transaction was secured and she gave $80) on the claim. Stedman sgys that he gave the money to Dalton in a doorway on Tenth street, just off Broadway, at night. Snook charges that Stedian got GRAPE-NUTS. EEEREE Politely Invite your hotel waiter to serve Grape-Nuts The Food will come. | out of his mind. LABOR LEADERS T0 BE BANQUETED, CHINESE MANIAG) - Council Prepares to Give Fitting Reception to Visitors. . Furuseth Claims Exclusion Act Permits Entrance of Chinese. The Labor Council at its meeting last night made further arrangements for en- tertaining the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor during its visit to this city. The event promises to be the most important that has occurred this year in local labor circles. A mass meeting will be held in the Al- hambra Theater Tuesday, July 22. A grand banquet will be tendered President Gompers and his colleagues Saturday evening, July 26, in Eintracht Hall on Twelfth street. Invitations to this ban- quet have been sent to every labor or- ganization in the city and it is expected that each one will be represented by a large delegation. Preparations are being made to seat at table 1000 members of unions and their guests. The council decided that hereafter no garment manufacturing establishment will be allcwed to use the union label if it employs Chinesé either directly or in- directl. On the motion of Walter Macarthur of the law and legislative committee it was decided that 10,000 copies of a report explanatory of the Chinesc exclusion act recently passed by Congress be printed and circulated throughout the State. The report was prepared by Messrs Furuseth and Tracey of the law and legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor, and it is meant to prove that the exclusion act does not exclude. Andrew Furuseth in describing the report stated that the Philippines under the act prac- tically furnishes an open door for the ad- n of the Chinese, pholsterers’ Unicn No. 28 reported to the council that it had prepared a new wage schedule and that it had been ap- proved by the bosses. TUnder it the up- holsterers who now receive but $3 will get $350 and the mattress makers will get $3 instead of $2 50, the present wage. The committee on Labor day celebration reported that there would be an exten- | sive street parade of labor unions and exercises at the Chutes in the afternoon and evening. Fireworks may be added to the programme. An effort may be made to have the business houses close during the day. It was stated that several large firms had already promised to suspend business in honor of the occasion. the conclusion of the regular busi- ness the following officers were placed in nomination: ¢ President, Wajter ‘Goff; vice president, Michael Casey; recording secretary, Ed Rosenberg; financial secretary, P. J. Coyle; treasurer, J. A. Johnson; sergeant- at-arms, Hubert Marks. The members placed in némination are without exception incumbents of the of- fices for which they were named. The election will be held two weeks hence. At the next meeting, Friday night, nomina- | tions will be reopened and more candi- dates named if the members so desire. TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES AGAINST BOARD OF WORKS Mayor Schmitz Will Summon Grand Jury Committee Which Reported Against Mendell and Manson. Mayor Schmitz decided yesterday to | begin an investigation next Tuesday into the charges made by the Grand Jury that Commissioners Mendell and Manson of the | Board of Public Works are derelict in their duty and asking that they be re- moved from office. It is the Mayor's intention to subpena the members of the committee of the Grand Jury on whose report the findings | the of inquisitorial body were made. are Edward Culin, W. B. Sanborn i. J. Vaughan. also will summon Mendell ho will be heard in their e regarding the charges that 1fully violating the ordinances y allowing the streets to be obstructed for long periods. e e e e e e e e e e o] ) the money and spent it on the racetrack. The way in which the employes of the paper kept watch upon each other is | sShown by the testimony of Stedman, who says that Robert T. McDonald, a clerk on the Enquirer, was a witness to this transaction in the darkness. Whether this fact had anything to do with the fact that McDonald lost his position on the paper during the general clean-out of the Hadley forces last Saturday has not yet appeared in evidence. Then came the offer of Mr. Snook of the bills from the Auditor’s office, which offer was objected to by the prosecution. “We desire to show,” said Mr. Snook, “that upon these claims, which are re- ceipted by this witness, money has been collected In the name of the Enquirer, | and that no order was ever given to the paper for the work, and none of the money was ever received by the paper.” The offer was not accepted by the court, under the statement that they had noth- ing to do with the charge at issue. George A. Oakes occupied the stand dur- ng the greater part of the afternoon, and he made the most self-possessed and best witness that has yvet taken the stand. Oakes told the story of the transaction surrounding the two orders which were never filled, and his version agrees sub- stantially with that of Stedman except as to the intent. He sald that he drifted into Mr. Dalton’s office one day and Dal- ton asked him for some of the money that he owed him, to which Oakes replied | that he would pay some of it if Dalton would give him some orders. Dalton gave the two orders in question and intimated that the early receipt of the money would be pleasing, whereupon he tried to dis- count them with Lanktree. He failed and Stedman was called in to do the work and succeeded. After that all he had to do with the transaction was to indorse the checks and the entire matter as to wheth- r the county ever got the books or the Enquirer was pald for them or what be- came of the checks or the money passed He thought that the books had been printed and delivered, though he had never paid any bills to the Enquirer for the work, and had mever received any bills from the paper, and he had not considered why the bills for the work had not been sent him. Oakes was not asked, as was Dalton in the Grand Jury room, how it was ex- pected that he would be able to pay his indebtedness to Mr. Dalton and pay the )‘;nquirer for doing the work at the same time. M. de L. Hadley, until last Saturday the business manager of the Enquirer, fol- lowed Oakes as a witness. He told his story of the transaction rrounding the ‘Oakes claims,” substantlating Stedman on all of the essential points. He sald that Daniels had personally brought in the so-called “substitute order’” of fft: nine plat books, and that he had instruct ed Stedman to cancel the orders on the books of the Enquirer, and he swore that up to May 29 of the present year the pen- | cil figures in the blotter order book had not been changed from 75 werking rolls to 59 plat books, with the amount alter- ed from $975 to $1062. The cross-examination of Hadley just be- gan before Judge Smith adjourned court. ‘William Lair Hill undertook this and as| ed Hadley if he had not instructed Sted- man to keep quiet about all of these dis- coveries. ““We object upon the ground that if Stedman had kept quiet about this Dan- jels would not now have been on trial for a felony,” said M. C. Chapman. Hadley replied that he had done so in or;iter that Stedman might protect him- self. “Is it not true that there was an under- standing between you and Stedman, a conspiracy by which you hoped to cast the onus of these transactions upon Mr. Daniels?”" demanded Hill. “We do not object to that,” said CHap- man. “No, sir,” sald Hadley. And with that the court adjourned until to-morrow morning. SURVEYOR KILLS (BARD SAYS FLINT WILL BE NOMINEE Senator Declares Him- gelf for the San Juan Man, —_—— Desperate Battle Fought by Employes of Railroad. Celestial Uses an Ax, but a Bullet Quickly Ends His Life, Special Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, July 1L.—A Chinese cook employed with a crew of surveyors who Publicly Apnounces His Op- position to the Gage are mapping out the proposed Grants i Pass and Crescent City Railroad in Machine. Scuthern Oregon became insane yester- T e cay and came near killing the entire pgrty of surveyors. After a desperate battle the maniac was Kkilled. The cook had been with the party for a ccuple of weeks and had always behaved himself and been treated well by the members of the crew. Yesterday morn- ing, shortly after finishing the breakfast cooking, the Chinese sprang into_ the air and with a wild scream grabbed an ax that stood against a tree near by and at- tempted to brain each member of the party. He swung the ax and brought it cown with terrific. force, grazing one of the surveyors. Before the others knew really what had happened the Chinese began swinging the ax right and left, yelling all the while. It was only by lively dodging and flerce fighting that some of the men escaped. One_ of the surveyors, named Johnson, on whom the first attack was made, rushed to his tent, secured his revolver and killed the Chinese. . It was the only way of quieting him, and possibly he would have succeeded in murdering some of the party had the pistol not been used. L e e i e e e i e KING T0 BOARD ROVAL YAGHT Expects to Leave Buck- ingham Palace on Tuesday. Ventura Stateman’s Stand Will Have Strong Bearing Upon Fight for Southern Dele- gates. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, July 1l.—Senator Thomas R. Bard returned to-night from ‘Washington and says he probably will remain in Southern California all summer. Speaking of the California political out- look to-night, he said: My friendship for Senator Flint is well known. Personally I,would be very happy should” he succeed in his candidacy for the Governorship of California, and I belleve he will succeed. 1 do not expect to take an ac- tive part in the forthcoming State campaign. 1 think it would be hardly proper, as I do not stand for re-election by the next Legislature, as does my colleague, Senator Perkins. While I am Senator Flint's friend, I do not think it | right that I engage in active work for one. fac- tion within the party and against the interests of other gentlemen who may have rights. However, I think the contest for the nomina- tion will be settled all right and that Senator Flint will be the next. Governor. This guarded statement was all that Senator Bard would make. He declined to discuss the general dissatisfaction with the Gage administration or to discuss Gage at_all. The mere fact that Bard favors Flint will have strong Influence in this end of the State, especlally in Ven- tura and Santa Barbara counties. De- spite the fact that the Senator may not enter actively into the campaign, his an- rouncement that he is opposed to the re- nomination of Gage will turn from the Governor many prominent politicians who heretofore have not declared themselves, but who deem it policy to be in accord with Bard in all matters political. Bl MAUDE BREAKS THE SLATE. BAKERSFIELD, July 11.—One of the most exciting county conventions ever held here closed at 10 o'clock to-night. | The interest centers about the election of delegates to the State convention. Ever since the primaries a week ago in which at the present stage of the healing G 3 5 i proce: It is hoped that his Majesty will be | {he e‘-‘;‘g;ng"‘ges e “‘L;l‘”'}‘l"“s }“i "‘(‘; able to leave Buckingham Palace Tuesday for | 1AT€€ towns, Senator Smith has claime | the royal yacht, which is at present at Forts- | | | LONDON, July 11.—The following au- {horized statement was issued this even- ng: The King has made such excellent progress that his medical advisers believe his Majesty | is now strong cnough to be moved trom Lon- | | | don. They ieel that a change of air is very sa mouth. | Flint, but l;‘lstvnlgh[ he capitulated and s = | went into the Gage camp. He agreed to place between August 8 and August 12. ‘fl, C. Dale, Wi’f? was a (‘:lndldi.\te for del- There will be no royal programme, as egate in Flint's interest, provided A. C. originally planned, the day atter the cor- ion, and there will be no procession t from that in which the King and | | | Smith’s Congressional Queen will proceed from Buckingham Pal- | | i i { dropped from the slate. aspirations, was tween the two factions, the delegates to support Gage and Smith. Maude, how- ever, succeeded in breaking in and was elected over all opposition. He is for Gage and against Smith. The rest of the ticket was chosen as programmed. The corfvention resolutions :ndorse Senator Perkins and recommend that he receive the support of the legislative ticket. The remainder of the ticket was as fol- ace to Westminster Abbey and return. It is now considered practically certain, in view of this announcement, that King Edward will be crowned on Saturday, August 9, since the_holding of the coro- nation ceremony Monday, August 11, would involve another full bank holiday, with the attendant dislocation of general while Saturdays are almost uni- observed as half-holidays. The fixing of such an early date for the | lows: corcnation Is regarded as an additional| Assemblyman, J. R. Dorsey; Superior Judge, guarantee of the confidence the King’s| Paul W. Bennett; Sheriff, H. 'L. Borgwardt physicians have in consequence of his | Jr.; Treasurer, C. A. Maul; District Attorney, rapid recuperation. W.' W. Kaye: Auditor, C. Hayden; Re- The text of the official announcement | corder, . White; Surveyor, M. W. Buf- concerning the coronation of King Ed- | fington; Tax Collector, T. R. Pitney. UNION LABOR PARTY FIGHT. SACRAMENTO, July 11.—In compliance with the new election law Secretary of State Curry this evening forwarded to the Board of Election Commissioners certified copies of the petitions of the Republican, Democratic, Socialist, Prohibition and Union Labor parties, The important feature of the proceeding is that Secre- tary of State Curry recognizes that wing of the Union Labor party of which Ewell is chairman. A couple of weeks ago T. Carl Spelling filed a petition in behalf of a rival organization of the same party, but after listening to evidence from both sides, Secretary Curry deeided that the organization of which Ewell is chairman was entitled to recognition. Accordingly this wing of the organization will appear on_the ticket while the other will not. To-night there was organized in this city a Shannon Club, pledged to support W. W. Shannon of San Francisco for State Printer, as against the incumbent, A. J. Johnston. The club is anti-Glark and will be against Gage provided Mayor Clark’s organization pronounces for Gage, which is declared to be probable. The Clark forces received a setback at the hands of the Republican County Central Committee this evening when it decided | to select delegates to the county concen- tion by means of ward precincts. The Clark faction-had been working to have the committee decide for the election of delegates by Assembly districts. ,OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE . OF THE PACIFIC COAST VWASHINGTON, July 11.—Postmaster appointed: Oregon—K. E. Prince, Sylvan, Multnomah County. 4 These pensions were granted to-day: California: Original—Henry Laycock, $5. Increase—Riner Yelkin, Santa Maria, $8; Willlam Irwin, Chico, $12; Stephen D. Simpson, Veterans' 'Home, Napa, $8; Michael O'Brien, Soldiers’ Home, Los An- eles, $8; Benjamin S. Douglas, Bangor, 0; Charles Stamman, San Francisco, $12; Martin Maddigan, Yountville, $8. Widows, minors and _ dependent relatives—Ada Trowbridge, Mare Island, $20. Oregon: Widows, minors and dependent relatives—Sarah Wickam, Coquille, $5; Frances L. Russell, Oakland, $1b. ward was issued from the Earl Marshal's office and is as follows: The King's medical advisers state that his Majesty's progress has been more speedy and less complicated that was at first anticipated. His Majesty's excellent constitution has played | a conspicuous part In bringing this about. If the present rate ai progress Is maintained and if no complications arise, the King's medical advisers are of the opinion that his Majesty would be able to undergo the fatigue of the coronation ceremony on a_day between the 8th an h of August. The exact date will shortly -be announced. The procession through London, which was to have taken place the day followed the coronation, is canceled. 1t is understood that the general outline of the programme of the procesgion to Westminster Abbey, the route to %e fol- lowed, etc., will not be changed, but the pageant will be shorn of some of its mag- nificence. The details of the programme will be settled by the King himself, who also will decide to what extent the actual ceremony is to be curtailed so as to avoid fatigue. The King’s physiclans advise | that the ceremony should not exceed one hour, and this, it is believed, will be man- aged lzy sacrificing the sermon, the lit- any, ete. Would Close Washington School. School Director Roncovieri stated yes- terday that he will take vigorous meas- ures at next Wednesday's meeting of the Board of Education to close the Wash- ington Grammar School because it is an unsafe structure. Roncovierl has been trying to gre\’all upon his assoclates to abandon the school immediately and be- gin_ the construction of a new building under the special levy of Mg cents, but thus far without success. Roncovieri be- lieves, however, that the danger to pupils on account of the unsafe condition of the school will result in the board taking the necessary action to avoid accidents. He is backed by Superintendent of Sehools ‘Webster, who for the last six years has recommended to the board In his annual report that the building be abandoned. — e Black to Be Extradited. Charles M. Wright, assistant chief of police of Springfield, Mass., reached po- lice headquarters yesterday afternoon with the papers for the extradition of J. | B. Black, allas Hoffman, who Is wanted there for swindling a bank out of $385 by means of a forged draft. The papers have been signed by the Governor. Black may fight the extradition proceedings. | 'V ashington: _Increase — Thomas J. The case against him of being a fugitive | Greeh, North Yakima, 88 James M. from justice was called in Judge Con- | Y Alts, Pullman, 28 ows, minors and dependent relatives—Sarah A. Spoor, Granite Falls, $8. s Free mall delivery is established in Ore- on_at Aunsville, Marion County; Cleone, ultnomah County; Freewater, Umatilla County; Monmouth, Polk County, and Woodburn, Marion County. AL o Wives Charge Desertion. Suits for divorce for desertion were filed yesterday by Anna Bruggen against Frederick Bruggen, Gilulio _Sire from Santa Sire, Catherine O. Hunt from Charles W. Hunt, Sarah Collins from Wil- Liam Collins, Ida Barclay from Robert L. Barclay. Divorces on the ground of de- sertion were granted to Alice Maud Bun- ker from Claud Bunker and Alola C. Deitrick from James Henry Deitrick, —_— lan’s court yesterday and continued till Monday. gt A SN ) ERLOE i R Jakes Released on Bail. Another application was made to Judge Mogan yesterday to reduce the bail of Dr. Robert Wallace Jakes, who is charged with deserting his wife and two children in Greenewood, B. C., and eloping with Miss acGregor, a trained nurse in a hospital there. The Judge consented to a reduction to $250 cash, as the charge against Jakes was only "'a misdemanor, and a few minutes later the money was deposited with the warrant and bond clerk and Jakes was released from custody. His case will come up for hearing this morning. —_———— Waiting for Witnesses. Mrs. Francisca ‘Maria de la Guerra, charged with bigamy, appeared before Judge Mogan yesterday. Her attorney in- sisted upon going on with the case, but the Judge was shown a dispatch from Pr. Newton Boyd of Los Angeles that he and his wife would leave there yesterday and would be in court this morning to testify in the case. Dr. Bn;‘d married the de- fendant to Wallace F. Fitzgerald, the complaining witness in the case. ————— Rev. Dr. C. A. Hirst. OMAHA, Neb., July 11.—Rev. Dr. C. A. Hirst, pastor of the First Methodist Church of this city, died to-day at the home of his sister in Chicago. Dr. Hirst came to Omaha from the Centenary church of Chicago. He was one of the best known preachers in the Methodist church of the United States. At one time he was president of the University of the Pacific at San Jose, Cal., resigning that place to go to Chicago. Delay in Street Paving. The Merchants’ Assoclation has sent a communication to the Board of Public ‘Works, calling attention to the caused by the delay in pgv,ngfl:‘t';:gami:: the business districts after they have been torn up. The association requests that the fiomractors be comipelled to hasten the work. Dr. Steinle Recovering. Dr. H. F. Steinle, who was accidentally shot ‘and seriously wounded by his brother Fourth of July night, i convalescing. Dr. O. % Jgne-. ;;Lo:g tracted the. bullet from Dr. Steinle’s body, has every hope of a speedy recovery. Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, July 1l.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to David H. Jacobs, afed 23 years, and Nellie Martin, 23, both of New York; Daniel Elder, 21, Fresno, and Pauline Miller, 19, San Francisco. that he could organize the convention for ' | pay $500,000 to the United States Govern- Maude, who was known to be against | made in the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, on This was agreed | to and a slate ticket was framed be- | 4ngs in the Gaynor-Greene cases to-day, - |TWO SHERIFFS IRE HELD P Suspected Thief Covers Them With Revolver and Hscapes. He Is Subsequently Found in a Basement and Quietly Surrenders. e S STOCKTON, July §.—This afternoon Sheriff W. F. Sibley of San Joaquin and Sheriff R. B, Purvis of Stanislaus Coun- ty were held up by Billy Moore, who is charged with stealing grain sacks on the west side. The two officers had been searching for Moore all day and on over- taking him near Midway m the southern part of the county.they ordered him to stop. Moore pulled up his horses and when the two officers looked up they were covered with a large revolver. Moore or- dered them not to move. They complied and he unhitched one of his horses, mounted it and ran it down the road out of pistol range before the Sheriffs could get a shot at him. They followed Moore, however, and finally learned that he had taken refuge in a deserted cabin on 'the hillside near the Mountain House. The place was searched, but Moore could not be found i1l Deputy Sheriff Kiernan went into the cellar. He caught a glimpse of the light on a pistol and backed out of the base- ment. The officers then talked to Moore and he came out and gave himself up without a struggle. He told the officers that he would have killed himself or shot them had there been any shooting. The officers have traced sacks said to have been stolen by Moore to San Francisco. For two years the farmers of the west side have been missing large numbers of sacks and two or three horses have been stolen. Moore is in jail in this city. R R i Y3 A BRIBE WAS INVITED Gaynor-Greene Counsel Makes Sensational Accusation. QUEBEC, July 11.—During the proceed- in referring to the reports sent to Attor- ney General Knox by Marion Merwin, Mr. Taschereau strongly protested against the remarks respecting the judiciary in this province, and considered it an act of eftrontery. He was quite surprised, he said, that fn his report Merwin had not informed the United States authorities that he had made an offer to the prison- ers to drop the case if the latter would ment. - This -offer, Taschereau said, was the Saturday following the arrest of Gay- nor and Greene. ‘WASHINGTON, July 1l.—Marion Er- win, special assistant to the Attorney General in the prosecution of the charges against Gaynor and Greene, to-day made the following statement in’ reply to_the charge of Taschereau of counsel for Gay- nor and Greene, that he (Erwin) had of- fered to drop the case against the defend- ants if they would pay $500,000 to the United States Government: There is nothing in the statement from Quebec that I offered to settle the case for $600,000 except this: When the prisoners were taken to Montreal Benjamin. D. Greene in a conversation with me which he requested said that he and John F. Gaynor would be willing to pay the Government $300,000 in settlement of the whole controversy. I replied that the sum stated was not sufficlently large for me to mention it to the Attorney General. I, how- ever, did mention it to the Attorney General, Mr. Knox, who sald that my answer was the appropriate one. BOERS REFUSE TO TAKE ' THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE BLOOMFONTEIN, Orange River Col- ony, July 11.—Difficulty has arisen regard- ing the oath of alleglance. Many of the Boer commandants, field cornets and offi- cials of the late Free State Government re- fuse to sign the oath, though few of them object to signing the document callad | “the declaration,” acknowledging King | Edward the sovereign. The oath of al- legiance, however, is much more binding. JOHANNESBURG, July 11.—The Brit- ish Trade Commissioners who recently | arrived here from England admit that! they are amazed at the amount of busi. ness in. steel bullding material which is doing, and comment on the indolence of the British firms. They say that so far as they are able to discover, only one firm, and that an- American concern, has a capable representative in South Africa, and he has been securing immense or- ders in Cape Town and at Johannesburg, at his own prices, for lJarge bulldings up to fourteen stories by, being able to quote prices promptly and promise construction with American speed. ———— Mission Turn Verein Election. The following officers were chosen to the Mission Turn Verein at its last semi- annual election for the present term: President, Christ Stader; vice president, W. P. Bock; recording secretary, Will Krone; corresponding secretary, Frank Herten; treasurer, Julius Meyer; financial secretary, Dick Brune; first leader (gym- pasfum_classes), William Hasselbrock; second leader, Theodore Gaetge; sergeant at arms,” . Stegemann; librarian, I Kerth; trustees—A. Fischer, J. Stege-' mann and George Jaeger; turnrath—Max Cchn, F. G. Pless and J. Hauser. The membership of the gymnasium classes in- creased materially during the past year under the instruction of Professor C. ‘Wiedemann. —_—————— Michael F. Grimes Passes Away. Michael Francis Grimes died yesterday at the age of 82 years at his residence, 19% Beaver street. For many years the deceased was employed at the Mail dock and was highly esteemed by all - with whom he worked and those whose busi- ness brought them in contact with him. The late Mr. Grimes was the father-in- law of Police Sergeant G. A. Wolweber. —_——— Dies From His Injuries. Gipsy Leroy, the three-year-old boy who fell over a banister at his home, %09 Geary street, Thursday, died terd: The body was taken to the Morgue, but in all probability there will be no inquest. —_——— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Friday, July 11. Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, 8 days 7 hours from Ladysmith. it SAILED. Bt R, Jotinaons e T DOMESTIC PORTS. ASTORIA—Arrived July 11—Br bark Wyn- ford, from Nagasakl. (3 TTLE—Sailed July 11—Stmr Dirigo, for Skagway. FOREIGN PORT. VICTORIA, B C—Sailed July 11—Br Empress of China, for Hongkong; Br :==: Venture, for Skagway. OCEAN ' NEW YORK—Arrived July 11—Stmr Cam- pania, from Liverpool and Queenstown. QUEENSTOWN—Salled July 11—Stmr Mar- s uly Fu Bl k. from Hamburg, for New York. GENEVA—Arrived July 10—Stmr _ Aller, from New York, for Gibraltar and Naples; stmr Lucania, from New York, for Liverpool, T ttased July 11—Stmr Menominee, =) uly mr for Liverpool and New York. ST MACHAS—Arrived July 11—Stmr Hohen- zollern, from New York, for Gibraltar, Naples and_Genoa. R LIVERPOOL—Salled tmr Bourlc, for New York b STRIKERS WILL MEET RAILROADS Both Sides _Make Con- cessions in Order to Secure Peace. Teamsters to Join Freight Handlers Unless Trouble Is Soon Settled. CHICAGO, July 11.—Mutual concessions by the freight handlers and by the rafi- roads have paved the way for conferences between the managers and their employes which it is hoped will lead to a settle- ment of the freight handlers’ strike. These conferences, which will be the re- sult of the work of the Chicago Board of Arbitration, will be held to-morrow in the offices of the respective general man- agers. After working all day upon the situation the Board of Arbitration made the following recommendations, which have been accepted by the railroads and by the freight handlers: That a committee of five, four of whom must be employes of their respective railroads, and having full power to act, meet with the proper officers of the sald railroads during the fore- noon of Saturday, July 12, to settle the ex- isting differences between the raflroads and the freight handlers. : ‘While not so expressed in the recom- mendation, it is understood by all parties that the fifth member of each committee is to be a member of the executive com- mittee of the freight handlers. The agree- ment reached to-night is a slight conces- sion on both sides. After recelving the consent of the freight handlers, the members of the Board of Arbitration prepared a list of demands for the men to present to the railroads to-morrow morning. In draw- ing them up they said they were assured that they would be acceptable to the railroads. The general managers said that they had not_been consulted about the list of demands to be presented in the morning, but added that they would meet the men and use every possible means to reach a settlement. The demands of the men will be as fol- lows: Abolition of the time of probation for new men; all freight handlers to receive full pay from the start; 18 cents an hour for truck- men_(the railroads offer 17 cents), time and one-half for overtime. It is stated by one of the high officials of the union that the last demand would not be an insuperable object of the set- tlement of the strike. If the roads make a strong fight upon it the men will give way on this point. On the first two prop- ositions, however, the men Wwili not sur- render. ' President Curran of the freight handlers said to-night: We have agreed to abide by the action of the Chicago Board of Arbitration and the three propositions which we will submit are practi- cally the work of that body. If the railroads will not meet us fairly to-morrow morning ail the teamsters in the city of Chicago will be out before night. There was more rioting to-day than yes- terday, but nobody was seriously injured. The chief sufferers were teamsters who tried to deliver goods at the freight houses. All the streets leading to the sta- tions were picketed, and it was impossi- ble for a_teamster to get a load to any depot without being stopped. If the conferences between the general managers and the strikers shall not lead to the ‘settlement of the strike it is a practical certainty that all- the members of the Teamsters’ Union will go out. MANZANITA GROVE CELEBRATES VICTORY Wins Handsome Silk Banner and Gives Banquet in Honor of the Event. At the recent session of the Grand Grove of the United Ancient Order of Druids at | Napa, Manzanita Grove of this city was presented by Noble Grand Arch Julius . Godeau with a beautiful silk banner for baving, during his term, initiated the greatest number of candidates. The grove Thursday night celebrated the honor by a banquet in a Pine-street rotisserie. There were present about 100 members of the grove and several specially invited guests, including Past Noble Grand Arch Godeau, Grand Treasurer Horn, Grand Outside vise!:'ntlnel Stock and Grand Trustee Antonovich. 3 After an enjoyable supper Dr. C. A. Glover called for music, songs and re- sponses to toaste.. The first was furnished by an oxchestra under the leadership of Professor Ricardo di Bartoni, a member of the grove, and the second by Fred Everett, M. Brodgie, Charles Oliver and W. Payne. The responses were by Julius S. Godeau, P. N. G. A.; Grand Treasurer Horn, Grand Trustee Antonovich, Grand Sentinel Stock, who also expressed the regrets of Grand Secretary Martinoni at his inability to be present; Frank Marini, S. B. Fugazi, D. Q. Troy, M. H. Hernan, J. Barton, R. G. Troy, W. W. Shan- ! non and R. I. Barton. The gathering was one of the most en- joyable ever given by this grove. During the evening Past Noble Arch A. C. Glover was presented with a gold emblematic charm in recognition of past services. —_——————————— LOCAL ARCHITECTS ENTER A PROTEST At a meeting of San Francisco Chapter, American Institute of Architects, held yesterday the following resolutions reia- tive to employing an Eastern architect to prepare plans for the new building for the Merchants’ Exchange wereé unani- mously adopted: Resolved, Whereas, the Merchants' Exchange having made application to the Honorable Board of Supervisors for special permit to erect a twelve-story bullding, class A, In excess of 200 feet, would seem to confirm the current re- port that an Eastern architect has been em- ployed by them to prepare the plans without competition from the local profession; and Whereas, The San Francisco Chapter, A. I A., having in view the welfare and material prosperity of the State and the encouragement of all professions located therein, view with re- gret that a semi-public body representing the commercial interests of the community should ignore and set aside all consideration for archi- tects practicing in their own city, and not living up to the implied object of all public spirited citizens to stimulate and encourage professional ability and talent at home; and ‘Whereas, The San Francisco Chapter, A. I A., having endeavored by correspondence to ob- tain definite information from the Merchants® Exchange as to the truth of these reports, and having thus far only recelved courteous #c- knowledgment of receipt of communication; therefore, Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to each individual director of the Merchants’ Exchange and to the press of San Francisco. —_————————— YOUNG MAN SHOOTS AND KILLS COMPANION MARYSVILLE, July 11.—Clarence Hop- kins, 19 years of age and well known in this city, shot and instantly killed Charles Richardson at the James Redmond farm, twelve miles north of here, this morning. Hopkins immediately came to the Sher- iff's office and surrendered himself. - He says the shooting was purely accidental, but there were no witnesses to the affair. According to Hopkins’' statement he and Richardson were cleaning their pistols preparatory to a campihg trip, when the one he (Hopkins) was handling was dis- charged, the bullet striking his compan- fon above the eye. Hopkins was badly frightened and immediately started for town. The boys have always been com- nlox;:}‘ and Hopkins' story is generally ey —_— LOUD DETONATIONS FROM LA SOUFRIERE’S CRATER ST. THOMAS, D. W. I, July 11.—On ‘Wednesday there were three loud detona- ticne from the Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent between 8 and 10 o'clock at night. Advices from Bar- badoes say that loud detonations were heard there on Wednesday night from a westerly direction. t. Vincent experienced three earth- juake shocks within four hours on Tues- lytl)R'i‘ DE FRANCE, island of Martin- July 1. was a fresl B B S B AR e OPPOSITION'S ATTACKS MAY EATEND WAR Professor Plehn Scores Sympathizers With Aguinaldo. University Man Brands In- surrectos as a Lot of Freebooters. Declares That Stories of Commissary Scandals and Army Cruelties Are Exaggerated and Distorted. —_——— BERKELEY, July 1L.—At a university meeting held this afterncon for the stu- dents of the summer session of the Uni= versity of California, Carl C. Plehn, pro- fessor of economics and statistics at tha university, spoke on “Outlooks for th Philippines.” Professor Plehn, who has recently returned from the islands, where he was for two years engaged as United States Director of the Census, made some caustic criticisms of the attitude of ‘Aguinaldo’s sympathizers in this country in the course of his outline of the wors of the Government in the archipelago. ““fhe first question which we must ask ourselves,” sald the professor, not ‘shall we retain the Pnilippnes? but ‘What is our duty toward this part—this new part of the territory of our country?" ‘The question of the retention of the isl- ands was settled on May 1, four years ago. We fought a bloody war in ‘6l to prove that no part of the country could separate itself rrom the rest. Then cer- tamly the converse holds—that no part of the country can be foreibly separated and cast away from the rest. “The whole Philippine trouble would have been over betore now had it not been for the inglorious and unpatriotie stand which the opposition party and opposition press in this country has taken against the Government. To that can be iargely attributed the difficulty of crush- ing the rebellion in the islands. OPFPOSITION PRESS HOWLS. “While our Philippine -commission was reorganizing justice, re-establishing mu- nicipal government, organizing a school system and fighting successfully for the first time in the history of the islands a dread epidemle, opposition newspapers in this country were howling over the cap- ture of Aguinaldo. When a few depraved soldiers stole some cases of bacon and sold it for drink money the opposition press raised a storm about the commis- sary scandals. ““The result was that such a stir was made that the Congressional Committes was forced to give ear to these magnified stories. The War Department was then forced to come out and make an open dental. “While the army was engaged in the uphill task of jungle fighting, § portion of the press in this country was filled with storfes of ‘water-cure’ and barbari- ties which rival the tales of Baron Munchausen. A “The war in the Philippines was an in- heritance from Spain. It was by acci- Gent that the marauding bands of free- booters, dignified as Aguinaldo’s army, were crystalized into a semblance of an opposing army. When this organization was broken up two years ago, it was a stretch of humanity on the part of tkLe United States army to give the Philippins rebels the benefit of the laws of war. if the army erred at all it was on the sid3 of humanity.” Professor Plehn dwelt upon the system of concentration which has been em- ployed in the islands. He mentioned par-. ticularly the criticism that the text of the corder nearly resembled that of Gen- eral Weyler's order in Cuba. ABLE TO FEED NATIVES. “Place the two orders side by sile,™ sald Professor Plehn, “and there will not appear many differences in the actual text. But the Americans are able to feed and clothc the natives in the con- centration camps; they take care of their health. Nor does the American army make of the lands outside of the concen- tration camps a desert.” Professor Plehn gave a summary of what the Government had already accom- plished in the achipelago. He said: “We have built up their commerce. Under Spamn’s administration, their best year gave them $60,000,000 in exports and imports. In the first year of American occupation the exports and imperts amounted to $80,000,000. In the second year the total was $109,000,000, in the third year $120,000,000, and this year it bids fair to be $250,000,000. ““Besides this ‘we have given them a sim- sple procedure in law courts and'an econ- omical litigation. We have instituted a civil service with strictest rules, and last, but not least, we have instituted adequate sanitary measures throughout the whol of the islands. Then there are 2000 Amn: ican teachers in the archipelago to com- plete the system of education which the Commissioners have instituted. “There are three problems confronting us in_the Philippines,” concluded Profes- sor Plehn. “They are the problems of church and state, the problem of safely introducing capital into the islands and the problem of giving the natives seli- government. 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