The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1902, Page 5

r THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, WARGHIP BACKS UP THE REFUSAL British Steamer Will Not Carry Troops for Colombia. Government Indignantly Al- leges Violation of Contract. PANAMA, Colombia, Aug. 19.—Inquiries made by the Associated Press show that serious international complications may arise at Buena Ventura, where the Colom- | bian Government has assembled 2000 troops, under General Velasco, and threat- ened to compel the British steamer Ecua- dor, owned by the Pacific Steam Naviga- tlon Cempany of Liverpool, to transport the reinforcements to Panama. The agents of the line refused to embark the troops and appealed to the company’s representatives here, who, in turn placed the matter before the British Consul with the result that the cruiser Phaeton was sent to Buena Ventura to protect British interests. CAUSES INDIGNATION. The action of the Paclfic Steam Naviga- tion Company in refusing to transport the troops has caused indignation in Co- lombian Government circles. A high of- ficlal, when interviewed on the subject, said that a contract was made by the Government in 1879 with the Pacific Steam | Navigation Company by which the Gov- ercment granted many liberal concessions to the company, such as exemption from ge and other taxes imposed by ional Government, the importa- e of duty, of the coal necessary ne company's steamers, and any other exemptions and privileges granted to other companies any time. The Co- lombian Government, it was added, has, since the contract was signed, paid the Pacific Steam Navigation Company over $20,000 in subsidies, in consideration of which the company agreed to transport Cclombian civil and military employes, prisoners, mails and soldiers at special rates. There is no clause in the contract, it was further asserted, providing that during a revolutionary outbreak the obli- gations of the company to transport iroops ceased to be effective. VIOLATES CONTRACT. In conclusion, the high official of the Colombian Government referred to said that the present refusal of the Pacific Navigation Company to transport Colombian troops here may be sustained [ presence of a British warship at Ventura, violation of the mbian Government and the ip company, made in good faith Government, which has faithful- 1 ered to its agreement; In Government circles it is claimed that al of the reinforcements of »ps from Buena Ventura will proiong ition on the isthmus and cause ry bloodshed, and that conse- the Government of Colombia has nd to claim damages from the Pa- team Navigation Company. There doubt that the Government will 1g suit against the company. An em- ent lawyer has already left Panama for te, the capital, to represent and sus- the Government. According to the rms of the contract it must be decided the Colombian courts. SCHWAB MAKES DENIAL OF RESIGNATION STORY President of Steel Corporation Will Go to France to Rest His Nerves. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Charles M. wab, president of the United States ion, arrived here this even- accompanied by his brother, Schwab, and his private secre- He stepped brisl from the car he did so he said to a number of mewspaper men present; gentiemen, I am going to tell you and I don’t want you to ask stions. In the first place, don’t look like a sick man. In the sec- place, 1 feel the necessity of a rest I am going to take it. In the third, { am not going to resign and have no in- on of retiring from the presidency of United States Steel Corporation.” Are you going to Europe?’ Schwab asked. Now. gs, e replied, “but don’t ask me questio That's all I have tc LTOONA, Pa, Aug. 19.—C. M b, who passed through here to-day, destination to an old Al- a friend, who has talked with him he has been at Loretta. He said he oing to France, where he will take rse of treatment at the mineral His chief ail- FOR A NOTED GAMBLER “Butch” Thompson Places His Last Bet and Goes Over the Great Divide. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Charles H. Thompson, better known as Thompson, dled here to-day after a long fliness following injuries received in a runaway accident ten years ago at Long Branch. The direct cause of his death lwas Bright's disease and cirrhosis of the iver. Thompson was one of the richest gam- biers in this country, and leaves proper- ty valued at $500,000. He was born in Nor- way sixty-two years ago, and, coming to this country while a young man, entered the army, where he learned to play cards 20 skillfully that he gambled profession- ally the remainder of ‘his life. He was known to every sporting man in the coun- try. With Al Smith he ran the “White Elephant” in New York City for many years and made a book on the races. - Chief Croker Is Suspended. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Edward Croker, chief of the New York City fire depart- ment, was suspended from duty to-day by Fire Commissioner Sturgiss. Croker, who is a nephew of Richard Croker, had been absent on a vacation, but returned to the city yesterday, saying he did so to re- sume his duties on advice of his attor- neys. Mr. Croker said this advice was given because his name had been men- tioned in connection with the hearing of charges against Chief of Construction Ryan of the department. When the chief reached his office yesterday he found that a new Jock had been placed on his desk, so that his key would not fit it and that his Jetter books for three years past had been carried away. but nevertheless it is a | contract between | “Butch” | OIL PRODUGTION T0 BE REOUGED Associated Company Is- sues Order to This Effect. Output of the Central Cali- fornia Fields Will Be Lessened. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 19.—General Manager Porter of the Assoclated Oll Cbmpany is in New York, and since his | arrival in that center various rumors | have been floating about as to the object of his trip. Yesterday there came from | him an order for the superintendent to reduce production in the company’s well. | When it is considered that this involves | | the production of fifty old companies that | form the associated company the likell- | hood of a great falling off in the product | is apparent. A gentleman connected with the Asso- ! | ciated sald to-day that he had heard io( the order, but gave little thought | [ | [ to it, for the reason that the wells were | not ordered to shut down completely. If | the order meant that some arrangement | had been entered into with the Standard people and the exigencies of the trade de- | manded a reduction in the production, it was beyond his knowledge to account for | the order to retire only two or three sets | of tools. | The Assoclated is capitalized at $40,000,- | | 000 and controls the best producing terri- | tory in_this region. It now regulates al- most the entire production in this part | of the State. | SHERIFFS MAKE " HAPPY BLUNDER Follow a Wrong Trail, but Capture Two Outlaws. Special Dispatch to The Call. | | ATHENA, Or., Aug. 19.—By one of the | strangest coincidences in the history of | outlaw trailing in the West desperadoes George McDonald and “Jack” (Slim) Ryan are prisoners. They were run to cover by bloodhounds, behind which were the big posse of Sheriffs Kees and Taylor | and a number of smaller parties of men. | The peculiar circumstance connected with | their capture is that they were not the men the posses were after. For two days the man-hunters, believing themselves on the trail of Coffer and his unknown con- federates, the Freewater outlaws, in real- ity have been pursuing two men whose | capture is regarded as of almost as much | importance as that of the Freewater pair. | he mistake, extraordinary, but with a | pleasing_ending, is easily accounted for. | While Sheriff Taylor and a deputy were | In Touchet—on Sunday McDonald and | Ryan beat a citizen terribly, in an effort | to get his money, and then fied. The offi- cers at once concluded that these robbers were the Freewater outlaws, who were known to be in the vicinity, and chased | them into the brush after a running fAight. | Since then thirty men have been on the | itrail, only to learn that the principal | fugitives had been presented with two days’ start by the mistake. cDonald and Ryan were landed in the | Walla Walla County Jail to-day. Both | were caught working with a harvester | crew in the Umatilla grain belt. Ryan | claims to be an ex-cowpuncher and | Alaskan logger and is one of the cleverest | flowers for Montanari, 1902, PUCCINI OPERA AT THE TIVOLI “La Boheme” Wins Its Way to High Favor With Audience. Stars Are in Excellent Voice | and Give a Sparkling Performance. e A programme full of fire and sparkle, if not of strictly academic neatness, was that of “La Boheme” at the Tivoli last night. The Puccini opera has won its way to highest favor wgth Tivoli audiences, and is one of those usually best given by the Tivoli stars. it affords a dear chance to be natural, and its piquant amd spirited measures are as much loved by its exponents as by its auditors. That every member of the fine cast last night en- joyed the opera as much as the other Bohemians in front of the footlights was conspicuously in evidence. Boot thunder, and hand cannonading such as is never heard out of the Tivoli, testified hand- scmely to the enjoyment of the audience, who redemanded half acts—the third— with the utmost complacency. There were who appeared for the first time this season as Mimi, flowers for Musetto de Spada, and flowers even for Dado, who decided, very melodiously, to pawn his coat. For Agostini, the figest R#dolph, not barring De Marchi, that has been heard here, there were seemingly no flowers, but a particular frenzy of enthusiasm showed unmistakably just where the audience | held him. Agostini is never heard to better ad- vantage than here. His beautiful voice, | resonant and virile, rolls out the restless, spontaneous measures with rich appre- clation, and his conception = of the dramatic side of the role is as fully satis- fying. Peculiarly grateful to the tenor seems the Puccini music, and good as the rest of the cast is, the opera owes its most of poetry and vocal charm to Signor Agostini. De Padova's Marcel was much above his usual effort. There were no sags in pitch, and his work was full of spirit and humor. The voice is one of the best of barytones, and came out no- bly. The others of the Bohemian quartet were, Dado, who has gained needed brightness since last year, and has all his noble bass with him as Colline, and Zani, who lends his fine voice to Schaunard. Montanari's. Mimi is delightful. She is in excellent voice this year, and sang as she first sang five or six years ago, when she introduced the role to us at the California Theater. Charmingly nat- ural, and with thorough sympathy for the part, the singer offers a Mimi that was freely compared with that of Suzanne Adams last night, and rightly judged more sympathetic. She is now also quite a vocally sufficient Mimi, and delighted alike by her song and acting. Miss de Spada is a dainty and coquettish Musette, her bright voice lighting up the ensembles with excellent effect. She has dressed the part very fetchingly, and adds much to_the picture. De Paoli, good as Cortesi, looking more like a ward-heeler than a foppish counselor of state as Allendoro, completed the cast. The staging is exceptionally effective, but the lighting of the first scene, that should be almost in darkness at its end, destroyed entirely the significance of the moonlight duo between the lovers. The Cafe Momus scene was splendidly managed, though the chorus did not_go with the truly difficult pre- cision here required. Mr. Steindorft handled the orchestra with commendable sympathy. DRIVER IS THROWN, BUT IS UNINJURED Sulky Is Smashed at Napa Races, but the Reinsman Alights on the Track in Safety. NAPA, Aug. 19.—The programme for the second day of the Napa Agricultural Dis- trict race meet proved an interesting one. The attendance was large, as all of the stores in town had closed for the after- trail hiders in the business. His last move was to pull all the hob- nafls out of his shoes. But this proved | his undoing, Sheriff Taylor easily | marked the change. McDonnell confessed | to Bkeriff Kees this forenoon, implicating i 1 as Kyan. The latter was stubborn, but broke down under examination. All of the posses are at home to-night, | meny of them preparing to resume thc chase of outlaws Al Coffer and his con- | federate, who are supposed to be still in Umatilla. The pursuers are tired and | foot-sore. The bloodhounds, which performed ef- ficient service in trailing the two men | now in prison, are back in their kennels | in the State Prison. ' TELEGRAPH NEWS. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19.—There is much | excitement In the peninsula of Yucatan, where petroleum has been discovered. GRASS VALLEY, Aug. 19.—Fire at '§ o'clock this morning destroyed the plant of the Conlon Mining Company. The loss amounts to $20,000, with insurance of only §! EUREKA, Aug. 19.—A fall from a scaffold only twelve feet high resulted in the instant death of George Rice, & painter, at Blue Lake, about twenty miles from this city, to-day. OTTUMWA, Iowa, Aug. 19.—Fire of un- known origin to-day destroyed Parsons College at Fairfield, a Presbyterian institution, found- | | ed in 1875. 'The loss is $50,000; insurance, half. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The State Depart- ment has iesued a warrant for the surrender to the Prussian authorities of Arnold Kroeger, a former postoffice employe of Essen, charged with embezzling 20,000 marks, and now under arrest at San Francisco. Colo., Aug. 19.—James F. McMil- 1-known mining stock broker, died of wounds inflicted by himself last He to-day night with a revolver with suicidal intent. | had been mentally deranged for over a year. | McMillan was_a native of Canada and came to Aspen in 1887. SAN JOSE, Aug. 10.—Timothy O’Brien, who until recently was a driver for Carey Broth- ers, butchers of this city, was brought back from San Francisco last night to answer to a charge of embezzlement. A few weeks ago, it is alleged, O'Brien took $65 belonging to the firm and decamped. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Mrs. Eleanor Wal- lack, wife of Lester Wallack, grandson of the famous Lester Wallack, committed suicide to- day by inhaling illuminating gas. Her home formerly was in Philadelphia. Wallack sald he knew of no reason why his wife should have desired to kill herself. ———— McGOWAN HELD FOR FORGERY—John W. McGowan was held yesterday by United States Court Commissioner Heacock to answer the charge of forging O. W. Briggs’ name on the back of a voucher against the Govern- ment for $42. Married Women however, by the use of Mother’s Friend bLefore baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares t preserves the symmetry of her form danger of child-birth, and carries this critical period without pain Thousands gratefully tell of the use of this wonderful remedy. Sold by all druggists at $1.00 per bottle. Our little book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent free. The Bradfield Regulater Co., Atianta, Ba. Mother’s Every woman covets a shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore the loss of their girlish forms after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive to the mother’s shapeliness. All of this can be avoided, he body for the strain upon it, and . Mother’s Friend overcomes all the the expectant mother safely through It is woman’s greatest blessing. benefit and relief derived from the Friend noon on account of the/races. In the second heat of the trotting race an accident occurred that threatened to mar the day’s sport. Forrest W, driven by A. L. McDonald, was in a pocket at the first turn, and in the mixup the sulky was smashed and McDonald was dropped to the ground. Iby, driven by Joe Smith, just missed him, but the sulky passed over him. McDonald scrambled to his feet unhurt. The horse almost com- pleted the circuit of the track twice be- fore being stopped. Beyond a few minor cuts the horse was unhurt. He succeeded in winning the next heat and second money. Following is the summagy: First race, trotting, 2:24 class, purse $600, seven entries—W. G. Durfle’s Petigru first, A. H. Brown's Forrest W second, H. Frellson's Varona third, 'T. Smith’s Trilby fourth. Best time, 2:17%. ' Second race, pacing, 2:20 class, purse $500, seven entries—R. J. Moorhead's Robert I first, W. S. Maben'’s Welcome Mc second, J. H. Thompson’s Alfred C third. Best time, 2:10. Third_race, running, four and a haif fur- longs—Katherine Ennis first, Rafaeletta sec- ond, Thalma third. Time, :56%. Fourth race, running, four and a half fur- longs—Magnelone first, Miss Culver second, Searchlight third. Time, :584. — e——— Builders’ Contracts. Andrew and Mary Guinan (owners) with W. ‘B. Grant (contractor), architect none—All work for a two-story frame building (flats) on N line of Eighteenth street, 124 W of Folsom, W 24 by N 100, Misslon Block 59; $3500. Ella and Maurice Schmitt (ownerd) with Wil- liam Horstmeyer & Co. (contractors), architect M. J. Lyon—Carpenter, mill, asphaltum, tin work, lathing and plastering, glass and glazing and hardware for alterafions and additions to hotel building on NW corner of Sutter and Gough streets, W 6 by N 50; $5325. Mrs. Louise Ollrich (owner) with A. Dahlbers (contractor), architects Salfield & Kohlberg— All work for a three-story frame bullding, on B line of McAllister street, 130 W of Stefner, W 25 by S 137:6; $6689. 0. D. Baldwin (owner) with Peterson & Pers- son_(contractors), architect E. J. Vogel—Car- penter work, plastering, electric work, tinning, glass, etc., for a_two-story frame building, on NW corner of Jones and Green streets, W 117:6 by N 120; $10,17 Same owner with Willlam Snook & Son (con- tractors), architect same—Plumbing for same on_same; §1050. G. B. Levaggl (owner) with Joseph Neal (contractor), architect Thomas J. Welsh— Carpentry, joining, stairs, {ronwork, hardware, tinning, galvanized {iron, lathing, plastering and glazing for a two-story frame building with concrete foundation, on W line of Jones street, 48 N of Lincoln, W 62:6 by S 48; §7187. Hospital for Children and Training School for Nurses (Incorporated) (owners) with Frank Gallagher (contractor), architect Thomas J. Welsh—All work except brick work for set- ting of boiler for a one-story brick bullding with tin roof and addition to bofler room, on WA 846, bounded N by Sacramento, S by Cal- ifornia, B by Maple and W by Cherry; $2000. —_————— Tells of Hawaii’s Advantages. Walter C. Weedon, a resident of Hono- lulu, delivered his second lecture last evening on the Hawallan Islands at the Young Men's Christian Association Hall. Mr. Weedon discussed not only the social conditions of the islands, but gave a most interesting account of the industries, the fruits, the wealth of beauty in nature’s parks and on the great mountains and de- seribed also the cimate, inviting his hear- ers (o go there and judge for themselves of the advantages. He pointed to the op- portunity there is for those who would care to enter the pineapple, the coffee and the rice industries, telling at the same time of the quiet and repose of the islands for(thuse who need mental and physical rest. —_———— ‘Will Lecture in Alameda. Mrs. Helen Harford, president of the Oregon branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, will deliver a lecture at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, on Central avenue in Alameda, to-night. e e Manila police must be acquainted with English, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Visa- an, Pampanga, Macabebe, Japanese, ussian and Hindustanee. For all these attainments their salary is $900 a year. —_———— There are in this country about 200, miles of railway, or ‘about 40 per cent of the world’s mileage. the landlord, and ! Ry, e REERERERRRREREERRERY RRRRRRRE RRERYE RRRRERERRRRE RRRRERRR RRRRE RRRRERERRERR RRRRRRRY, RRRRY, THE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. | Ralston’s Health Foods arc now being demonstrated in our| Emporium Free Infants’ | Best Style Caps ”ev;"d i Mantles samples fo evervbody. 210 Bonnets |p, ., 1.0y ey An entirely new stock | double woven, in put in August Ist— center of double the latest ideas in frame that does not materials and trim- | bend from heat. mings, dainty silks | Gives 100 candle in white and colors ..25¢0 v $15 power, worth 35¢; to-day only . .21 Sale Small Lots of Nice Linens In straightening up the Linen stocks we came across eght small lots of nice Linen pieces, which we have marked to close out to-day as follows (Notc the very small quantities and come in this morning if you wish to share in these bargains): 24 Damask Cloths, $x10, worth §2.25, to- day. . . . $1.68 36 Burcau Scarfs, size 18x52 inches, worth 22 Burcau Scarfs, 18x50 inches, worth boc, to-day csi e . .480 60c, to-day s o o o ve e b0 o0 4. 42¢c Shoe Polisher =y Only $1 Coulter’s Shoe Pol- isher is the best con- trivance yet put on the market for doing your own shoe polishing. It is adjustable to any ‘ze shoe, d=tachable when not in use, rigid and indestructible. At the pres:nt rate for shines at the bootblack stands (roc) it will pay for itself in about a week. Price . $7.00 25¢ Music 15¢ These seven popular sougs, that were published at goc each, that we scll regularly at 25c each; on Wednesday only, per : 15¢ copy .+ 4 ¢‘May, Sweet May.” ¢In Sweet Summer Tine.” «You've Won Her Happy Heart.’ ¢Baby, You'se the Swellest Gal.” «By Wireless Telephone.” «“Way Down in Indiana.” «The Tie That Binds.” Laundry Bags 24¢ “ We have secured another lot of 350 of those pretty Cretonne Laundry Bags, the kind that we had on sale several weeks ago, which closed out so rapidly and for which we have had so many inquiries since. Large sized bags in fast colors, worth goc each, on smle to-dayonly. . « vut o . o 24¢ s0¢, to-day . . . v o s v BIB) 24 Fringed Cloths, 7-4 size, worth $1.c0, to- ' T T R 40 Fringed Cloths, 8-4 size, worth $1.40, to- BB s oo e e i A G 59 Hemstitched Tray Cloths, 18x27 inches, worth 4oc each, to-day . . . . . . 280 37 Hemstitched Tray Cloths, 19x30 inches, worth 65c, to-day . . . . . . . . BOO 38 Hemstitched Squares, 20%30 inches, worth, UARARARARARR WERAR WRNARUWRE Kuntuttintnan E{NI[D}S) ors as well as black. to put into bolts we bought them at ome~third less than regular Prices, and to-day only will scll them at the same ratio, 725 yards Ribbons, 1 to 1% inches wide, yard . o v v s o s s » - 5O 500 yards Ribbons, 300 yards Ribbons, 250 yards Ribbons, 350 yards Ribbons, These Preity Sailor Blouse Suits $2.87 They are our $3.50 Sults for youngsters from 3 to Io years of age, in the New Fall weights of pure Worsteds, Blue Serges and Cheviots. They have silk embroidered shiclds, and the cdllars are prettily braided in a novel style. To particularly invite your attention to our very large stock of Children’s Fall Clothing, we will sell these suits, Wednesday only, at $2.87 Sale of Men’s, Unlaundered Shirts To~-Day 37¢ These are cut full and Jarge, from a good quality of muslin, with finc Jinen bosoms; are re- inforced back and front and have all the latest shirt improvements. A very big bar- Grocery Department by two of the best chefs in the country. 13{ to 2}{ inches wide,yard s 4 s s + + o + . 2@ 234 inches wide, yard . . . . 3'to 334 inches wide, yard 4 inches wide,yard . . < s:0 cc0 v s o+ - §TO 1050 yards Ribbons, 4 to § inches wide, yard , 825 yards Ribbons, § to 7 inches wide, yard . o v 4 4 4 . o . gaih at to-day’s price, each . . 37c AMERICA’'S GRANDEST STORE Firelight Cigars 11 for 25¢ All This Week .« ee..d2%0 Sale Popular Dress Fabrics For Wednesday only, a very attractive bargain in some of the most seasonable, dressy materials in the store—600 yards of Etamines, Crepes, Vigoureaux, Cheviot Mixtures, Striped Mistral, Venetians, Serges, etc., that are worth regularly $1.00, $1.25 and §1.50 per yard; on special sale Wednesday only ...« . . . 4 4 44 4 These goods are mostly in lengths of 6 and 8 yards. Another Big Sale Loom End Ribhons Our Ribbon buyer, now in the East, has just closed out the Loom ends of a large factory that produces some very fine quali- ties of ribbons. de Soies, Liberty Satins, Satn Taffetas, Maires, Gros Grain, Brilliant Taffetas and Mousseline Taffetas, in lengths varying from 2 to 8 yards and widths from 1 to 7 inches. Ritbons are putin ralls of .10 yards each. These pieces being too short 73¢ This Jot consists of Peau There is a complets assortment of col- DRy J [ ceesve e 14D $2.00 Waich £1.28 300 American Watches, made by the New England Watch Co., open-faced nickel case, stem - winding, pendant set, en- gine turned back, sold reg- ularly for $2.00 —on sale Wed- nesday only.. . $1.28 Guaranteed for one year. A Those good steel house- | A ho'd or counter scales, nicely japanned and striped, with large white enameled dial; weigh 24 lbs. by ounces; regularly $1.45; on sale on Wed- nesday only. . . 98¢ QRune QuneuRkartinie Wl Kenanne YRR K $12.50 Kind, $8.75 Two lots of very pretty Pillow Covers are 185 34-inch ruffied Covers, made of Hungarian 144 Oriental Tapestry $2.50 Kind, Cloth Jackefts, These stylish, strictly ew Jackets—made of all -wool, mottled * ra Sale To-Day of Pillow Covers offered, to-day only, at half their real value. cloths, cretonnes, etc.; a very sensible Pillow Top, all ready to put pillows in; regular values 75¢ and $1.00; to-day only, eaxch . . 49O Pillow Covers, in striped effects, bright, clean patterns, complete with tassels; regularly 6oc each; to-day only 360 vlCo Coin Purses big lot of Imported Coin Purses, in_pretty leathers, Morocco, Jambskin and grain, with leather-lined in- sde pockets and nickeled steel frames; svitable for ladies” jacket or shopping purse; not one worth less than 25¢, many of | them regular 3gc values; Wednesday only . « .+ « « JG@ Ladies’ Petticoats, $1.75 large lot of exceptionally well-made black Petticoats, of mercerized cloth with umbrella flounce, having Van Dyke accordion-pleated, bhemmed ruffle, finished with rows of ruching and full underpiece, that are actually worth. §2. 50, are now on sale in our newly stocked ‘und usli; peose kgl WARKRRARCARR RARAR WERRRARE AR AR CARARRNA WATR WRTRAAER AARAA AL DR RR AR GRS AR R0 WA aaananaan CONFESSION BY HENDERSON MATERIALLY. STRENGTHENS THE CASE AG Continued from Page 1, Column 3. ney, Kennedy and myself, left the house on Turk street about 11 o'clock. We took a car on Market street and rode to Four- teenth, where we transferred to the elec- tric line. We rode cut to a little station beyond the cemetery and there got off and walited for the other three. In a lit- tle while they came up and we walked back along the track toward the office of the cemetery. When we got near the place two of us went ahead to examine the premises. I cannot remember who the two were. Anyway, they came back and reported that there was a light in the office, and that there was a man in the window with a gun.” “What did you 4o then? Did you try the door?” Aiford asked. “We held a short discussion,” the wit- ness replied. ‘“‘Some of the men were angry because they had been brought out to a place where there was a man watch- ing with a gun. I do not remember any one trying the door.” “What did you do then?” “We decided to give up the enterprise for the night, and started to walk back along the raifroad.” Just at this point, as in a magazine se- ria! story, Henderson's account was broken off by the adjournment of court. It was on the -way back from their frus- trated attempt on the safe in the office that they encountered brave Officer Rob- inson.” It is expected that Henderson's ac- count ‘of the tragic scene on Valencia street and Jullan avenue will be most in- teresting—if he gives it. At the morning session of the court the most vital testimony was given by Of- ficer Charles H. Taylor, who made such a brave fight to stop the murderers of Robinson and who succeeded in catching Henderson. He said that he had been an officer since October 8, 1598, and that on the night of January 2 his beat was along Sixteenth strecet from Market to Potrero_avenue. His story as to what occurred after the shooting of Robinson is as follows: . “] was standing at the corner of Six- teenth and Mission streets at 1:14 o’clock, when I heard pistol shots in the direction of Sixteentn and Valencla streets. I ran_in that direction, and when I got opposite Hoff avenue I saw three men running along Valencia street in the di- rection of Jullan avenue. I ran across the street, crying: ‘Halt! I am an officer; halt!’ I'ran toward them the man nearest me turned and fired. I knelt down and fired twice in return. They ran on a little way and turned and fired again. I knelt down a second time and fired several shots in return. WOODS ALSO WOUNDED DURING ENCOUNTER Goucher Assists Him and Gets Him Beyond Range of Policeman’s Revolver. “When I first turned into Valencla street I could not recognize the men. I L CLERKS OF TREASURY | MUST FOREGO POKER Secretary Shew Startles . Employes Who Devote Too Much Atten- tion to Gambling. WASHINGTON, Aug.'19.—There is to be an end to.poker.and to playing of races by clerks in the Treasury Depart- ment. All games of chance and all gam- bling are to be abandoned. ,Secretary Shaw has issued a general edict against practices of this sort by clerks in the institution where each per- son employed has great financial respon- sibility. Consternation has been caused in the department because of the recent reduction of the salaries of three clerks who have been too fond of poker, and who have also been transferred to posi- tions of less impdrtance. In case of a repetition of the offense they will be dis- missed from the service. In one instance a clerk who has been drawing a salary of $1800 a year was reduced to $1000. He and %ne of the other clerks were em- ployed. in the bureau where the currency of the country is handled. ——e———— Cheap Rates to Washington, D. C. Round trip via Barstow, returning via Ogden, or the reverse, $85.40. Sold only on September 29 and 30. Ask the Santa Fe, 641 Market stree! . AINST FRANK WOODS thought the one in the rear was an offi- cer; but when I got closer and the shoot- ing commenced I saw he was not. I Lecognize the defendant, Frank Woods, as one of the men who fired at me. “After I had knelt down the second time and fired I noticed that Woods was limping. Goucher caught hold of him and sald: ‘Come on, you —.’ They started to run. Goucher assisted Woods a short dis- tance, and then he appeared to get all right. I continued the chase and caught Henderson. “When I caught him I searched him and found on his person a brace and bit, mlstlches, candles and a stick of dyna- mite. The officer was shown the articles which he had taken from Henderson and he iden- tified them. They were then offered as nerriment was caused by the careful anner in which Attorney Alford handled the dynamite, or, as he called it, the nitro-glycerine. While the large, square bottle containing the “chunk” of explo- sive was being passed from the attorney to the witness and then o the clerk of the court every eye in the room, even his Honor’s, was anxiously centered upon it. There was a general sigh of relief when it was finally deposited on the clerk’s desk. Policeman Taylor also said that he found a 44-caliber pistol on Henderson when he overtook him. The officer iden- tified the pistol and also the empty cart- ridges which he had extracted from it. These cartridges, which are of a very pe- culiar size, are apt to play a prominent part in the case against Woods. It is through these cartridges that the prose- cution mainly succeeded in connecting Woods with ths overcoat which was found on the day following the commisg sllon tot the murder in the lot on Guerrers sireet. CLERK OF PAWNSHOP ADDS ANOTHER LINK Joseph Brachmann Says Woods ‘Wanted to Buy Peculiar Sized Cartridges. Earl Malcolm, a boy but ten years of age, proved that he was bright enough to make a competent witness for the pros- ecution. Earl was taken in hand by the court, who in a fatherly manner informed him that he would go to the place re- served for bad boys if he did not tell the truth. He told how he saw the over- coat lying in the vacant lot next to his home at 237 Guerrero street. He said that he told Sergeant Campbell about his dis- covery. The sergeant was next called and he testified as to his securing the coat and searching its pockets. He said that he found in them a table knife and six cartridges. The coat, cartridges and knife were offered for identification. Another link chain of evidence was forged when Joseph Brachmann, a clerk in the Cosmopolitan I‘e::(hiblts by the prosecution. Considerable D 2 e ol SCOFFS AT THE THEORY OF REMINGTON’S INSANITY Brother of the Man Who Committed Suicide in Newport Makes Statement. NEWPORT, R. L, Aug. 19.—Edward D. KRemington, brother ‘of Robert R. m- ington, who killed himself at the Newport reading rooms, arrived from Pittsburg to-night and two hours later left for the former home of the family at Willlams- port, Pa., where his brother’s body will be buried. Remington said he was extremely sur- prised at what he had read in the papers, ascribing the suicide of his brother to mental derangement. The last time he saw his brother, he said, was in Aprii, ivst before the announcement of his en- gagement to Miss Van Alen, and there was then no evidence of any mental charge whatever. On passing through New York to-day, he said, he stopped at his brother’s office and closely questioned business associates, who all declared that it was impossible that Remington’s mind was unbalanced. The body remained at the undertakers all day and the casket was covered with roses by friends. —_—————————— EUREKA, Aug. 19.—Johanna Whitmore, an aged inmate of the County Hospital, jumped from a_second-story window of that institu- tion to-day and was killed. Mrs. Whitmore had frequently threatened to commit sulcides in the steadily growing Loan Office at $5 Third street, stated that a day or.so before January 21, Woods came into the store and tried to pur- chase some forty-four cartridges. He said that Woods, on that occasion, wore a dark overcoat, similar to the one of- fered by the people for identification. Brachmann said the defendant showed him a forty-four eartridge and asked him if he had any of that size. “ I went behind the counter and looked and found that I had none,” said the witness. “I then directed him to a pawn shop kept by J. Freed at 785 Mission street.” Under cross-examination _ Brachmann declared that he had seen Woods in the vicinity of Third and Mission streets on several occaslons previous to the day on which he came into the store. He sald that he remembered the circumstance of his wishing to buy cartridges because the cartridges which he wanted to buy were of a very peculiar character. He sald that they were short and were for an old-fashioned forty-four bulldog pistol. RECOLLECTS HE WORE A CHINCHILLA COAT Unusual Circumstances Help to Fix Important Event in Wit- ness’ Mind. Brachmann recollected that Woods wore an overcoat on that day, because the gar- ment which he had on was a chinchilla coat, which he said Is now out of date and worn by few people. He declared that these two circumstances, Woods ask- ing for a peculiar cartridge and his wear- ing an old-fashioned overcoat, had helped him to remember the defendant's visit to the store. The defense attempted to get the witness to admit that Detectives Wren and Dinan had assisted him in identifying the defendant. He emphati- cally denied this intimation and said that he recognized the defendant as the man who had sought to purchase the odd- sized cartridges on the first day of the trial, last ursday, while Woods was sitting with another prisoner in the dock. His testimony could not be shaken Charles Krinskey, who is employed in a second-hand store at 785 Mission street, said that Woods resembled a man who, in the company of another, purchased some peculiarly shaped 44-caliber cart- ridges from him a day or two before the shooting of Robinson. He was unable to positively ‘identify the defendant as the man in question, but said that he strong- 1y resembled him. Freed, proprietor of the store, also remembered the man com- ing to the store on that date, but could not swear positively that it was Woods. He said that the man carried a dark over- oat on his arm. cDr. A. W. Morton, who resides at 771 Cole street, was the physiclan who treat- N —— ed Woods for the bullet wounds that he is supposed to have received while Office: Taylor was chasing him. He testified that a day or two prior to February 10 of this year he treated the defendant for two gunshot wounds, one in the breast Just below the left arm pit. The other bullet that struck W« Fan.d through the hipbone and lodged a little to the left of the spinal column. The witness could not tell by the condition of the wounds how long Woods had recelved them be- fore he came to the office. MAKES INCRIMINATING A.‘DESSI_ONS TO DINAN Detective Says Defendant Acknowle edged Ownership of the Overcoat. } The overcoat found in the lot on Guer< rero street was fitted on Louls Ward, who is about the size of the defendant, and Dr. Morton gave an illustration as to just where the bullet wounds were on Woods” body. As the places pointed out by the physictan correspond with the holes in the overcoat, it was offered in evidence as the coat worn by Woods on the morning of the shooting. The defense entered a vigorous objection, as it did to almost everything that was offered and to the testimony that was offered every witness. The repeated objections were, however, of little avail. In almost every instance they were overruled by the court. < Detective Dinan told of arresting the defendant on February 3 at Portland, Or. He testified that on the day just previous to the Coroner’s inquest he had spoken ta ‘Woods, saying that the police would soon get the other members of the gang. To this Woods replfed: “I h ou will, be~ cause he caused all the trouble.” The de=~ tective sald, “I thought you sald you were not there, and he replied, “Oh! you know all about it.” Woods then asked the de= tective if he had not found another coat with his. He said that Goucher's coat ought to be there. Attorney Wheelan endeavored to gef Dinan to admit that coercion and ill treat- ment had been used to get Woods to sa what he had. Dinan said that he been kept in a dark cell for not more than three days after being brought back from the Central Emergency Hospital. He said that he had been thus confined f safety and not for abuse. The defense's objection to_the detective's testimon: overruled. Dinan further said that Woods frequently said that he ws n a “bad bo’; 3 t?nd that it vons 'flné‘c:.d 3 estimony was also offe 'ames Morse, who lives on Valencia lM" near the scene of the shooting; Officer Connell, Lieutenant Price and lward_Thornton, ‘ourteenthy who tends bar in a saloon at F' and Valencia streets. 3 ecial Desk Jale. Geo. H. Fuller Desk Co. 646-648-650 Mission St.- SanFrancisco Still on SixMore Garloads Just Arrived and more on the way. These are high class desks, bought at an advantage, and we offer you an equal advantage on_them. 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