The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 18, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCII-NO. 48, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. i.EAVES HER COMMANDER IN LONE GRAVE NEAR THE SHORE OF MAGDALENA BAY S. Cruiser Philadelphia Returns From Southern Waters and Reports Death and Burial on Homeward Voyage of Captain W. W. Reisinger, Who Joined Vessel at Isthmus of Panama APTAIN WILLIAM WAG- NER REISINGER of the United States navy is dead He died on the night of July 19 on bo: the Phila and on J Panama for the rek stection of ernment inte American interests from 1 or Gov- dut ous and exac work his He was taken s Panama fever, but insisted on remain- ing at his post. He managed to hold on until June 25, when the Philadelphia eulled for San Francisco. Shortly after salling the commander collapsed, never rallied. of July and He died during the night when the vessel was nearing Commander Laird, the assumed command, and much as the body could aboerd ship it should be bur- 19, not rema fed ashore. The funeral took place July 12 at Mag- PRINCE’S FIST LANDS ON A LAWYER’S NOSE Sensational Encounter Follows Dis-| He Has Ruled Since Great Britain missal of Madame de Gast’s Suit in Paris. ! [ | o’clock this morning. RIS, July 17.—The action brought by de Gast, a wealthy widow and a known automobile driver, against 1x, the popular lawyer, for pr court a photograph of a pic- t The Masked Woman” and de- claring that Mme t had served as »del, has been sed owing to | fon of a legal formality g the hearing Mme. de Gast was » address the court. Turning to | Barboux she asked him if he re- sertion, itinued: nd as he made no ‘He keeps silent because he knows T am & widow. Coward! Coward!” will remain some time in the United The scene caused great excitement. | States, but as he comes Incognito the After the to the suit left the | Government will take no steps to recog- Palals de Justice Prince de Sagain, who | nize him formally. had acompanied Mme. de Gast to court, | @ <=iririeiriirirlririni=irilniinieiinid- @ meeting Maitre Barboux on the street,! ..v..u weil, you shall hear from me.” struck him on the nose, saying: *“You are an insuiter of women.” At the same time he Landed his card to Maitre Barboux, who replied: | | 2! UNITED STATES CRUISER WHICH ARRIVED FROM THE SOUTH ! YESTERDAY AND HER LATE CCMMANDER WHO DIED AT SEA | AND WAS BURIED AT MAGDALENA BAY. 2 — s, e dalena Village, a little hamlet near the The deceased officer was born in York, hores of the bay. The remains were Pa., in 1543. He entered the naval acad- taken ashore with fitting ceremony. emy in April, 1862, and graduated in Three volleys were fired as the body was 1866 He was an ensign in 1868, master in lcwered into the boat, and minute guns boomed from the Philadelphia’s batter- les during the progress from ship to shore. The usual honors were accorded at the graveside, and a few hours later the Philadelphia resumed her vovage. Captain Relsinger leaves a widow and three children. His widow and a mar- ried daughter reside in Washington, D. C.; a son is practicing medicine in Phila- delphia, and another son s in the Ma- rine Corps, and is on duty in the Philip- pines. SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR DIES FROM PARALYSIS Placed Him on the Throne in 1896. ZANZIBAR, East Africa, July 18.—Ha- mud Bin Mahomed Said, Sultan of Zan- zibar, who recently was stricken with paralysis, suffered a relapse and died at 2 All is quiet here. The Sultan has ruled since 189, in which vear he was placed on the throne by Great Eriwn. Ak ZOR Rl Prince Boris Is Coming to This City. WASHINGTON, July 17.—Minister Buck has advised the State Department that Prince Boris of Russia sailed from Japan for San Francisco on the 16th. The Prince Maitre Barboux is quoted as having said subsequently: “I shall not fight Prince de Sagain, but shall prosecute him for assault.” 1869, lieutenant in 1870, lleutenant com- mander in 1885 and captain a few years ago. He was in command of the Pensa- cela station during the Spanish war, and rendered distinguished service on that duty. » The Philadelphia has done good service at Panama, but the officers are glad to be relieved of a duty that was rendered doubly irksome by an unhealthy cli- mate. Carl Huy, a yeoman, and Arthur Blazkowsky, a fireman, died at Panama and were buried at Deadmans Island. FRESIDENT RECEIVES A VISIT FROM BOERS Former Prisoners of War in Bermuda Pay Their Respects to Him at Oyster Bay. OYSTER BAY, July 17.—Several Boers who have been prisoners of war in Ber- muda arrived here to-night and are the guests of William 'and Gerard Beekman, who own a handsome country home not far from Sagamore Hill. By arrangement | the party, including the Messrs. Beekman, Commandant Snyman, Commandant de Wet and two or three other Boer officers, called at Sagamore Hill to pay thelr re- spects to the President. They remained with the President for a short time and the Boer war was referred to only incl- dentally. St N Major General Charles H. Smith. WASHINGTON, July 17.—Major Gen- eral Charles H. Smith, U. 8. A. (retired as colonel) dled here to-night, aged T5 years, after a long illness, caused by a stroke of apoplexy two years ago. ———— Big Fire in Progress in Quayaquil. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, July 17.—A great fire broke out here at 9 o'clock and is still burning after the lapse of ten | 1ast Monday. | purposed the capture of the whole crew. |1s | for the course of hours. The losses are roughly estimated at $2,000,000. OUTLAW |\WEDS AGAINST WISH OF HER FATHER WHO THEN DISOWNS HER Miss Adelaide Murphy, Daughter of S. G. Murphy, the Well-Known Banker of San Francisco, Marries John C. Breckinridge FOOLS A SHERIFF Convict Tracy Has Cudihee on False Trail. Posse Invades Cabin and Finds It Empty. | Desperado Is Thought to Be Nearing Cascades. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Wash., July 17.—Sheriff Cud- ihee's “‘still hunt” for the formidable out- law, Tracy, during the past three days | has proved as successless as all the efforts he made in the early days of the pursuit. Cudihee has been located and his myste- rious disappearance has been explained, but tracks of Tracy and his supposed con- federates are still as scarce as red ants in Egypt. At noon to-day Cudihee and a few dep- uties moved upon a lone cabin in the for- est, near Lake Sawyer, hopeful that Tracy was its occupant. But the outlaw was not there, and Cudihee himself is not sure that he was ever there. FRUITLESS STILL HUNT. For three days the Sheriff has been con- ducting a still hunt. Monday he ordered i all but a few of his deputies to quit their various posts in the south of the county. He advised the volunteer pursuers to re- tire and the newspaper men to go home. His order was obeyed ard his advice gen- erally followed. Then Cudihee with trusted lieutenants disappeared. Tuesday and Wednesday more time was_devoted to looking for the Sheriff than for Tracy. The fact is that Cudihee has gone to work on the theory outlined in The Call | He accepted, it is said, the | story of the “stool pigeon” to the effect | that Tracy Merrill and others in- tended to organize an outlaw band. He with The finding of Merrill'’s body in Chehalis County next day weakened the ‘stool pigeon” story somewhat, but the Sheriff persisted in his belief that Tracy and others were preparing for operations. It transpired to-day that since Monday the Sheriff and his chosen few have been watching under ‘'stool pigeon” advice, it is #ald, the®abin near Lake Sawyer. Why the rald was delayed is not yet told, but to-day the biow fell. The cabin was in- vaded and nothing was found. FRIENDS WITH TRACY. The Sheriff or some one close to him in the field has informed the public that Tracy, badly wounded in his encounter with deputies at Covington, was aided to the Lake Sawyer cabin by two accom- plices, Fred Floyd, alias “Tattoo Red,” and a man named Simmons, whose real name is sald to be King. These two, It sald, operated on Tracy, extracting some buckshot from his wound by cutting with a razor. Tracy, it is declared, had to be helped out of the cabin by his two confederates. Tracy is now said to be lying wounded in the woods near Lake Sawyer. These details are related with much circumstan- tial evidence by correspondents in the field. Not one quotes an eye witness for authority. The Information concerning who was with Tracy and the surgical operation apparently comes by the ‘“stool pigeon” route. No explanation is offered the officers, If they thought Tracy to be in the cabin, in post- poning the attack for nearly three day Some say that evidences of recent occu- pation were unmistakable. One who was present, and who has returned to Seat- tle, declares that so far as he could see the cabin might not have been tenanted in the last six months. Meanwhile the authorities of Plerce County and correspondents farther to the scuth believe that Tracy is< working across from Buckley toward the Natchez Pass of the Cascades. The two theories are absolutely incompatible. If Tracy has been lying wounded near Lake Sawyer the stories of his being seen in the vicin- ity of Enumclaw and Buckley must be erroneous, —_— REWARD IS WITHHELD. Woman Who Found Merrill’s Body May Appeal to Courts. SALEM, Or., July 17.—The remains of David Merrill, escaped convict and mur- derer, were received at the Oregon peni- tentiary at noon to-day, being brought here by Mrs. Mary Waggoner, who found the body near Chehalis, Wash. She was accompanied by Sheriff Deggeller of Che- halis and Warden Janes of the Oregon penitentiary. Superintendent J. D. Lee met the party at the train. His inquiry as to who had charge of the remains brought a response from Mrs. Waggoner that she brought the body. He asked if she would guar- antee the remains to be those of Merri:l, and Mrs. Waggoner responded in the af- firmative. Superintendent Lee stated that hie would ignore any demand for the re- ward, but would pay her liberally for the trouble of bringing the remains here. The woman made no response, except hand- ing a baggage check for the casket to the superintendent. The body was removed to the prison, where the box was opened and the covering over the glass in the casket removed, exposing to sight the face of Merrill, badly decomposed. All of the prison guards looked at the remains and they readily identified the dead convict. At 1:30 p. m. the casket was conveyed to the prison cemetery and interred without ceremony. 5 & This evening Mrs. Waggoner and Sheriff Deggeller met Superintendent Lee in his office and the lady made a formal demand =3 DAUGHTER OF A BANK PRESI-* DENT WHO MARRIED WITHOUT HER PARENTS' CONSENT. - HAD a daughter once; if she is married, she is dea This was the cold, em- phatic statement made last night by Samuel G. Murphy, president of the First Na- tlonal Bank, in answer to the question whether he had knowledge of marriage during the day of his daughter Adelaide to John C. Breckinridge, grand- son of the late millionaire, Lloyd Tevis. This is the way in which the millionaire banker disowned his daughter, who fol- lowed the promptings of her nature by marrying the man of her choice against the wishes of a stern parent. 1 know nothing-about it,” said Murphy coldly. “If my daughter has married, she is dead to me. That's all.” The marriage yesterday of Miss Ade- laide Murphy andJ. C. Breckinridge was no surprise to the friends of the couple. Breckinridge arrived here from New York a few days after the death of Mrs. Lloyd | Tevis, which occurred on April 30 last. It was believed that he intended to contest Mrs. Tevis' will, but this, he said, was not the case, inasmuch as he was amply provided for by his mother, Mrs. Sharon. ‘Where he met the young woman who now bears his name is known only to them- selves, but shortly after his arrival their names were coupled by soclety gossips, with the prediction that their marriage was only a matter of time. MURPHY WAS WROTH. The cause of the elder Murphy's hostil- ity for Breckinridge is not known, bit it is certain that when common rumor cou- pled his name with that of his daughter, the banker implored, then commanded that she dismiss him from her heart. Sev- eral stormy interviews followed, the re- sult being an almost open rupture when it developed that about May 15 Breckin- ridge and Miss Murphy drove to the res- idence of Rev. J. A. B. Wilson and re- quested him to marry them. This might have been done had Breckinridge taken the precaution to procure a marriage li- cense. Failing to have this in his posses- sion. Breckinridge reluctantly departed with his disappointed flancee, with the as- surance that the important license would be procured and the ceremony performed later. ‘What prevented the consummation of this plan has not been divulged. Perhaps the stern opposition of the banker had its effect upon the woman in the case. It is certain no attempt to procure a license was made, and two days later Breckin- ridge left for the East. This was about May 24, and until Wednesday, when Breckinridge unexpectedly returned from the East, society gossiped and awaited further developments. SECURES A LICENSE. That the marriage was determined upon by the couple before the ‘arrival of the groom is evidenced by the fact that yes- terday morning Breckinridge appeared at the County Clerk’s office and secured a license authorizing his marriage to Miss Adelaide Murphy, both being of legal age, the first a resident of New York, the other of San Francisco. Upon paying for this document Breckinridge thrust it in his pocket and disappeared. He failed to keep his promise to have the marriage Continued on Page Two. performed by Rev. Dr. Wilson, but later in the day proceeded with his bride to the residence of a minister whose identity is the | .| tribute from the Sheikh of Nejed to Bas — at present unknown, and after the cere- mony the couple went to the Palace and | ensaged a suite on the first floor, facing | on Stevenson street. Anticipating callers, | Breckinridge gave positive instructions | that no cards would be recelved or an- | swered. Every effort to reach either of the couple provea fruitless. It was rumored last night that the cou- ple ‘called @t the residence of Mrs. Breck- inridge’s father during the afterrioon for the purpose of asking his blessing. Mur- phy declined to see his daughter on be- ing assured of her marriage and sent her word that his daughter was dead. Mrs. Breckinridge wept, but her father was | obdurate and the unhapy young wife was reluctantly compelled to take her depar- | ture without securing the parental bless- ing for which her heart longed. Subse- quent to this, Murphy made the state- ment to a Call revorter that he once had | | 2 daughter, but if she was married she | was dead. SUMMONS PHYSICIAN. | Breckinridge is a handsome fellow, a fine cresser and exceedingly popular in his set. He is not of robust health, and be- ing ordered to live an outdoor life he spent a year In the cattle camps of Arizona as | |& cowboy. He Is a son of Mrs. Louise | | Sharon, daughter of Mrs. Lloyd Tevis, | and is dependent upon her bounty for his | support. Much of the estate of Mrs. | | Tevis was distribited among her children | prior to her decease, the share allotted to | Mrs. Sharon being well up in the millions. | Mrs. Sharon, with her daughter Florence, | is now residing in Paris. The only incident of note that marked | the arrival of the bridal couple at the | Palace wgs the summoning of a physician | | at the request of Breckinridge, who was | reported to be ill. The Indisposition was | said to be slight and of little consequence. | What the future plans of the couple may | be the future alone will develop. SISTERS OF CHARITY SHOT BY A MADMAN He Declares That They Were Conceai- ing From Him the Identity of His Parents. NEW YORK, July W.—Henry F. King, 30 years of age, entered the office of the New York Foundling Asylum to-night and shot two sisters of charity, neither fatally. The injured sisters are Sistér Angelo, 45 years of age, shot in the right arm, and Sister Cecelia, 30 years of age, shot in the left arm and side. King is believed to be demented. He was a foundling, picked up in New York October 28, 1871, when 1 day old. After attaining manhood he made trouble for the asylum authorities, declaring that they were concealing from him the iden- tity of his parents. AMERICAN MISSIONARIES ARE BEATEN BY JAPANESE Laborers Employed on the Seoul- Fusan Reilroad in Korea Are the Offenders. ST. PETERSBURG, July 17.—The No- voe Vremya to-day published a dispatch from Seoul, Korea, which says that two American missionaries have been stoned and beaten on the line of the Seoul-Fusan Railroad by Japanese laborers, and that the Japanese Minister has expressed re- gret and promised the severe punishment of the offenders. SERIOUS TROUBLE BREAKS OUT IN ASIATIC TURKEY VIENNA, July 17.—The newspapers of Vienna report trouble in the Kowitt region of Asiatic Turkey. It is alleged that the Sheikh of Koweit's warriors at- | tacked a caravan escorted by Turkish | soldfers and seized the sum of £40,000 | which the caravan was conveying as Ra. The warriors then surprised and massacred the Turkish garrison and civil autherities of Elagir. GRADING TO BEGIN IN FALL Incorporation of Den= ver-San Francisco Company. Construction of the New Line Will Be Hurried. Pacific Coast Division Wiil Be Clark’s Road. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. DENVER, July 17.—Articles of Incor- pcration of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad Company will be filed to-morrow morning with the Secretary of State and the County Clerk. This is the corporation that will operate the Moffat road. The actual work of construction will be unde.taken by a subsidiary com- pany, to be incorporated within a few days. When the road shall have been built the comstruction company will turn it over to the railroad company. The capital stock of the new company is placed at $20,000,000, divided into 200,000 shares of $100 each par value. It will be | divided into $10,000,000 of preferred stock, | upon which shall be paid 5 per cent an- nual non-cumulative dividends before the common stock shall be entitled to re- ceive a dividend in any year, and $10,000,~ 000 of common stock. The company’s purpose is to reach San Francisco by way of Salt Lake City. This is plainly set forth, which is more evi- dence that the Pacific Coast end of the road will be Senator Clark's line, building. Distinction is also drawn be- tween the Denver and Northwestern, which is the corporate name of the inter- urban lines of the tramway company, and the new company. NEW LINE OUT OF DENVER. The route of the Denver and North- western beyond Leyden, the terminus at the coal fields, ten miles beyond Arvada, will be used by the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific as its line to Salt Lake City. but from the mountains into Denver and to the Union depot the Denver, North- western and Paecific will have its own tracks and right of way. The incorporators are David H. Moffat, Walter 8. Cheesman, William G. Evans, Charlés J. Hughes Jr., George E. Rossle- win, Samuel M. Perry and Frank B. Gib- son, all residents of Denver. The objects set forth are to conmstruct and operate railway lines in the States of California, Colorado, Utah and Nevada, to establish machine and repair offices, depot build- ings and stations, etc. The term of ex- istence of the company is to be fifty years from the date of the filing of arti- cles of incorporation. The several lines of raflway, it is pro- vided, shall extend from the city of Den- ver by the most feasible route to San Francisco, Cal., by way of Salt Lake. There shall be operated and equipped branch lines, spurs, etc., for the purpose of reaching and extending to factorles, mines, resorts, cities, towns and places along the main route. SOLELY A LOCAL VENTURE. The management is to be vested in a board of ten directors, and the incorpor- ators constitute the first board. The principal office will be kept in Denver. The papers were signed by Moffat and the others interested this morning. A significant fact is the plainness with which it is made apparent that Dehver enterprise alone is building the Denver, Northwestern and Pacifiec, Denver money being in the venture and Denver having sole control. It is interesting to note in this connoc- tion that four of the seven names ap- pearing in the new incorporation were connected with the first railroad built in Colorado—the old Denver Pacific, ex- tending from Denver to Cheyenne, new a part of the Union Pacific. Two of the names are those of David H. Moffatt and Walter S. Cheesman. While Moffatt and his assoclates own stock in both the Den- ver and Northwestern and the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific, the two cor- porations will be kept entirely distinct. Construction work on the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific will start on September 1, if not before. now men MASKED TRAIN ROBBERS MEET WITH A SURPRISE Engineer and Fireman Open Fire om Them and They Hurriedly Make Their Escape. FORT WORTH, Tex., July 17.—Two men attempted to hold up a southbound Rock Island passenger train last night between Saginaw and Newark, north of this city. They placed a huge pile of telegraph poles across the track. The engine struck them and came to a stop. Two masked men then attempted to climb up Into the engine, but Engineer Knight and Fireman Mosier opened fire on them, driving them back. The robbers escaped into the underbrush and the train came on to Fort Worth four hours late. Posses are scouring the timber near the scene. f STANFORD PROFESSOR IS SAID TO BE DYING Dr. F. Mann Richardson, Instructor in Organic Chemistry, Is Suffer- ing From Blood Poisoning. BALTIMORE, July - 17.—Dr. F. Mann Richardson, professor of organic chemis- try in Leland Stanford Jr. University, is at the Union Protestant Infirmary in this city suffering from blood poisoning. His condition late to-night is reported to be serious. ‘His family, Including his wife and children from California and his mother from St. Louls, are In the city. Little hope is entertained for his recovery.