The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 12, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME XCII-NO. 165. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AUBURY SENDS BRISTLING REPORT TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR FATAL BLAST AT THE FORD COPPER MINE Careless Workman Explodes Giant Powder. Himself and Superin- tendent Marston Are Killed. Building in Which They Were at Work Com- pletely Disappears. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. GEORGETOW . 1L—Superintend- ent Thomas Marston and John Buchler, & laborer, were killed by an explosion ot £ powder the Ford copper mine near Georgetown at 5 o’'clock last even- hler and Victor Forni were drivi and the superintendent sharp- them at the blacksmith distance from the mouth of blasts were usually fired before g g work in the evening left the tunnel to prepare the es in the blacksmith shop. He hac been gone long when Forni, who re- 2ined in the tunnel, heard an explosion. ving to the mouth of the tunnel he d that the blacksmith shop had en- disappeared. The body of Marston across the forge and the body of tur e for shop the tu chler lay Buchler had been blown into fragments. | Buc sisters r left a young wife and several and bdbrothers. Marston was a man and had brothers ing in odland. Coron r. 1 sing! w A s jury investigated the dis- known tHat there was from seventy-five pounds of gia the blacksmith shop, the whele was exploded by Buchicr in unkncwu manner while preparing ty and pewder in WILD RIDE ON HANI;CAB ATTACHED TO A TRAIN Railroad Man’s Experience Ends in Disaster and He Sues for Damages. 11.—Jame: has sued $31.000 Lee, a rail- the mages fc in a peculiar working for the com- orthern part of the State. at he was compelled by the str tion gang to take ttached to the rear train. His complaint ibes in eloguent terms his experience in trying to m his hold on the bandcar while whirled around P grades while going Woolley dis- He asserts ¥ maintaired his grip although at ing so thickly that in exhausted when n than he, hurled down a received was regul m and down stee Dem to Se a kment steep em alr an injured. that he was crippled never be able to a badly He alleges for life and wiil work DAWSON LUNATIC COMES OF WELL-TO-DO FAMILY Proves to Be a Man Who Disappeared From San Francisco Four Years Ago. ATTLE, Nov. 11.—Solomon Jehu, who had been found by Dawson police inhab. small cabin and living on refus. was adjudged insane last spring d sent to the asylum in British Colum- bia. It now turns out, according to a dispatch from Dawson, that Jehu is a member of a wealthy New York family, which had not heard of his whereabouts in years Jehu disappeared from San Francisco in 1898 and had with him at the time $12,000. Whither he went his friends did not know. For several winters Jehu was in Dawson and vicinity, making a living as best he could. He was out of work most of last winter and became mentally | unbalanced. The police cared for him at the barracks and kept him under sur- veillance for some time, and finally had him committed for lunacy. . Board Refuses a Pardon. ET. PAUL, Nov. 11.—The State Pardon Board late to-day denied the application for a pardon made by Frank H. Hamilton, the young newspaper man convicted of the murder of Leonard. Day at the West Hotel, Minneapolis, about two years ago. He is serving a seven years' sentence. it e Famous Chateau Ablaze. ROUEN, France, Nov. 11.—The Chateau a » the seat of the Duke of Orleans, is on fire and is threatened with destruction, The Chateau d’Eu contains a well- known collection of historical portraits. Northern | Lee was shot into the | VAST PROSPHERITY PLEASES BANKERS Comptroller of the Currency Ridgely Tells of the Conditions That Are Developing the Wonderful Resources of the Nation <SS | | | 1 i — COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, | TANT ADDRESS ON THE NATION'S FINANCES BEFORE AMERI- | CAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION AT NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION. WEO DELIVERED AN IMPOR- 5 - — - | EW ORLEANS, Nov. 11.—The | sentiment, he sald, has been greatly | |\ | twenty-eighth annual convention | weakened by the logic of events, but, he | of the American Bankers' Asso- | added: | clation assembled in Tulane Hall | “The imoression that Federal legisla- | to-day, beginning a three days' session, This is believed to be the largest meeting of the association ever held. o'clock this evening 100 delegates had reg- istered at headquarters, and nearly visitors and ladies. Seven special trains, a dozen private cars end every regular train for the past three days have been |€ngaged in bringing In the crowds, | which have taken complete posseszion of the St. Charles Hotel, the headquarters, and overflowed into every other hotel in the city. | At the opening session speeches of wel- | come were delivered on behalf of the | city, the State and the New Orleans | baukers. President Myron T. Herrick replied to the welcomes and delivered his annual report. He declared that in this age of combinations and so-called trusts *atm- irg at the restriction if not the entire re- moval of competition, a movement reach- | ing far and wide in trade and productive industry, the banks have gone on in the old way, every one for itself, wedded to the idea of individuality and independ- ence as a cherished tradition. The banks of the United States stand before theix country and the world examples of solid- conservatism and straightforward- In its very nature banking is the opposite of the business of any trust, of the type which constitutes a political storm center. There can be no monopoly | of product in banking, nor can we imag- |ine a combination among debtors that | weuld restrict commerce, yet we must acknowledge it to be the chief business of banks to become debtors. Collectively, they constitute the circulating system of the vital fluid of commerce and while acting harmoniously are productive of the greatest good. PREJUDICE AGAINST BANKERS. } “These facts are too big and plain to igo unnoticed by the average American. | There is no dodging their meaning. They | acaquit banks and bankers of the charges which at various times and in certain | places have been made to pervert public scntiment and to prejudice the public against a class of men Whose notable ser- | vices are too often discounted by ignor- | ance and thoughtlessness.” '- A few years ago, said the speaker, the Knights of Labor excluded from member- ship only three classes, saloon-keepers, | lawyers and bankers, and a paifully large number of men outside the order thought the grouping was sensible. The it negs. Up to 6| 50 { tors have, that much of this prejudice and | suspicion remains, makes bankers, as a unpromising sort of proposed ation on the money question.' As in- | dividuals, working directly with Senators | and Revresentatives, party leaders and | Political organizations, the members of | our association can exert far-reaching in- flience on the side of common sense and sound volicy. But, as an assemblage of | bankers, could this convention take posi- tive action -in favor of any sharply de- | fined and finished scheme of financial leg- islation witheut great danger of hinder- ing rather than helping the wise and per- manent development and improvement of the money system of the United States?” The speaker thought not. PRAISES SCOTCH SYSTEM. Herrick spoke of the great efficacy of the Scotch banking system, with its cir- culating notes secured by the assets of bapks of issue and its multiplication of branches supporting the central institu- tion in emergencies, but expressed doubt that such a system would be good for this country. He cited the panics of 1891 and 1892 in Australia to show the effect of the branch bank system in a country where speculation greatly inflates val . He spoke of the increased production of gold and the consequent expansion of the | circulating medium and sounded a note of warning against the resulting tendency to overspeculation. John Johnston of Milwaukee delivered an address on ““The Scottich Banking Sys- tem” and Joseph G. Brown of Raleigh, N. C., an address on “The New South.” The report of Secretary J. R. Branch showed a present membership of 6354, with an annual income of 3$67.800. There was a net incrcase in membership during the year of §73. Chairman F. 8. Bigelow of the executive council submitted a report, in the course of which it was stated that the currency plan of Hepburn was indorsed in so far as it suggests the issuance of currency by banks of $50,000 capital and $20,000 surplus or more, to the extent of half of their capital stock at-a tax of 6 per cent (one- half per cent a month). ‘ & Comptroller of the Currency W. B, Ridgely spoke on the change in banking conditions. After making an exhaustive review of financlal and banking opera- tions in the United States, Ridgely said: an Continued on Page 3, Column 2, Says Timber Men Seize Mines. Sheds Light on Plans Laid. Land Office MethodsAre Scored. A report was sent by the State Miner- alogist of California to the Secretary of | the Interior at Washington vesterday, which is bound to make a stir. In it are made many assertions tending to show that the mineral intérests of California are in danger, owing to the greed of East- ern and other speculators and land grab- bers, who are adopting one method or an- other of getting hold of the public do- main. A serles of such reports will fol- low the first one, which is now fairly on its journey overland to the national cap- ital. The State Mineralogist and the Sacra- | mento Valley Development Assoclation, | being satisfied that mineral lands in this State were being secured under timber entries and that timber lands were taken under placer locations, memoralized President Roosevelt to withdraw from entry part of the public domain in this State pending an investigation. The re-| sponse to this was an order temporarily | withdrawing from entry the lands in the Susanville district. | Immediately following this action on the part of the Secretary of the Interlor | | the State Mineralogist took steps to jus- tify the allegations made in the memorial |to the President by Eénding Horace Ste- vens to the Susanville and Marysville dis- | tricts as a speeial investigator to collect | facts pertinent to the issuc. A report| | eoncerning the Susanville district and |also, to some extent, relating to the | Marysville district has ‘been received by the State Mineralogist from Mr. Stevens. This has been promptly typewritten and. accompanied by a communication from } the State Mineralogist, has been forward- ed to the Secretary of the Interfor. The first,report bristles with statements of excecding interest to the people of California and especially to the miners, | in whose behalf and in response to whose | complaints the State Mineralogist has un- | dertaken to reach the real facts. For in- | stance, it is alleged in the Mineralogist's | report that one person, Charles E. Swezy | of Marysville, has, within a very short time, appeared as attorney of record in | the Marysville district in 180 entries un- der the forest reserve lieu land laws, these entries aggregating .16 acres. | This is reported to be out of a total of | 170 locations in that district, aggregating | to date 29,005.59 acres. The same person is also reported to have made selections, tnder the scripper law, of 70,000 acres in the Susanville district, and 14,000 acres at the Redding office, or 110,000 acres in all, | .’withln a very few months. | It is algo set forth that a party of men | numbering eight, who are H. H. Yard, J. | P. Cleary, W. Haines, F. Emlay, N. J. Conover, R. T. Hall, W. B Allen and | | W. 8. Jackson, have, under placer mining | | claims, filed upon all the region along the | north fork of the Feather River, begin- | ning 2t a point a few miles north of Oro- ville, in Butte County, as far as the in- | tersection of the east branch, in Plumas County, thence taking a strip five miles wide on each side of the latter stream to the town of Shoo Fly, where Spanish Creek empties into the east branch of the north fork of the Feather River. “Their locatiors,” so it is declared in the report, “‘cover an area of 40,000 acres in Butte County and upward of 65,000 acres in Plumas County, or a total of more than 100,000 acres, with several more countles to hear from." “In the Susanville Land Office,’ so reads the report, “the cash receipts for the quarter ending October 1, 1902, were $61,526 07, as against $4615 62 for the pre- ceding quarter, ‘a gain of $57,212 45, None of this money came from forest reserve Heu or State indemnity selections, as the Government receives no indemnity from that source. Since January 1, 1902, there have been filed 503 timber and stone en- tries in this office under the act of June 3, 1873, and if payment is made upon them all it will involve the sum of $200,000 to be paid to the Government.” ALLEGES BAD FAITH. A Small Percentage ‘of Entries Is Genuine. The text of the report concerning the timber entries in the Susanville district that have been filed during the present calendar year is as follows: ¥ “Of the 503 timber entries filed in the Susanville Land Office since the first of the year, aggregating more than $0,000 acres, I do not believe that ten of them were in good faith. In addition to the | 80,000 acres taken under the timber and stone act of June 15, 1878, since January 1, 1902, there have been selections made a the Susanville Land Office under the for- est .reserve lleu land act of June 4, 1897, aggregating 108,4%5.57 acres and these fig- ures do not include the enormous quantity that has been located by process of State indemnity lieu selections, which T esti- mate at 70,000 acres or more, or a grand total of 250,000 acres in a single land dis- trict since the rush began.” Statements that have been previously, o+ GEORGE Noted Octogenarian and Wit of Bohemian Club Nearly Loses tion GAS OVERPOWERS in the Athenian Club of Oakland | BROMLEY His Life by Asphyxia- ] | | | 4 g - + OCTOGENARIAN, BOHEMIAN AND WIT WHO NARROWLY ESCAFPED DEATH BY GAS ASPHYXIATION WHILE SPENDING THE NIGHT 1 AS A GUEST OF THE ATHENIAN CLUB OF OAKLAND. | | = - + LE" GEORGE BROMLEY, (14 one of San Francisco’s not- able characters, ‘ a’' wit and raconteur of half a century's fame, member of the Bohemian Club and the Press Club and a rare good fellow, full of fire and vigor, although more than | lost his life by night in the 80 years of age, nearly gas asphyxiation Monday Athenian Club at Oakland. That the aged clubman’s life was saved is due in a- great measure to the active efforts. of club attendants, who discov- ered ‘‘Uncle George.” unconscious. at 10 o’'clock yesterday morning lying in the bathroom of his suite, the gas escaping frem a burner in the apartment. Phy- sicians were summoned with all and under their careful manipulations the patlent was restored to consciousness. By afternoon he was pronounced out of danger. But the narrow escape startled his club friends, who speedily were in- formed of the accident that had befallen kim. [ B’ made by the Sthte Mineralogist are re- peated, to’ the “effect that in many in- stances the use of dummy locators has been resorted to in the acquirement of large holdings. This is not alleged of all, but specific allegations are made in some cases, and these will unquestionably recelve the attention of the Secretary of the Interior, who caused the Susanville district to be withdrawn from entry, pending investigation. Among the large holders of domain re- cently acquired in this State in the Su- sanville district is mentioned Thomas B. Walker of MinneapBlis, Minn:, a lumber- man, who is estimated to worth. $40,000,- 000. He has this year bonded 75,000 acres of patented land from the Sierra Lumber Company in what is known as the com- pany’s Big Meadow division and has ac- quired control of ully 100,000 acres in the Susanville district additional. According to the report Walker has also been ac- quiring lands on a large scale in the Red- ding district. The others who have made large acqui- sitions in the Susanville district during the year are reported to be the Wheeler brothers of New York, the Diamond Match Company and the Curtis, Collins & Holbrook Company. The main purpose of the State Mineral- ogist in ordering the investigation was to protect the interests of the miners of California. Enough is reported specifically concerning their troubles by reason of the wholesale grabbing of public lands to make several interesting chapters. -Mr. Stevens prefaces his report to the State Mineralogist by a general statement haste | “Uncle George” went to Oakland Mon- | day evening to visit friends at the Athen- | fan Club. After the evening had been | passed in quiét comradeship the guest | invited to remain in Oakland instead | | of making the return trip to this city at | a late hour. Accepting the invitation, | “Uncle George' at ‘midnight was shown | to-apartments in the club's bachelor | uites. After preparing to retire it is sup- posed that instead of operating the elec- | tric’ light switch properly the old man turned on the gas burner key, which is | attached to the combined gas and elec- | tric light fixtures. Some of the gas that escaped and over- | | came “Uncle George" was carried out by {rieans of an.open transom. This in a measure contributed to save his life. It wasg the unusual odor of gas In the cor- ridors which first attracted the attention of the club, attendants. “Unecle George” was removed to his | home in this city late yesterday after- noon and.last night was reported to be resting easy. ettt ool et @ that his conclusions are based on facts | that have come under his personal obser- | vation, all hearsay evidence having been eliminated from the consideration. Among | the instances supplied where timber claims - are reported to have interfered with existing mineral locations the fi lowing are taken from the report: “Thomas McVey has for ten years past been performing development work upon a quartz claim in the NW. Y of the NE. | % of section 33, township 25 N., range 4 E., | M. D. M., situated near Inskip, Butte | County. Last May Charles Hintz filed a timber entry under the act of June 3, 1878, to a quarter section covering this mineral claim. McVey, who is a poor man, was | compelled to go to the expense of employ- | ing a lawyer and appearing at the land office at Marysville to protect his ipter- | ests. | “Frank Brooks worked a portion of the ground in the 8W. ¥ of the SW. ¥ of sec- | tion 29, township 21 N., M. D. M., Butte | County, for some time as a placer mining claim. - He bought the possessory title | from ' an estate, afterward transferring | his interest therein to Geonge Bean, his | son-in-law. The latter worked in the | gulch last spring and this property has always been a paying proposition. In “July Jacob H. Cook, who is reported to be working in the interest- of Wheeler | Bros. of New York, made a forest reserve | lleu gelection of the tract. Frank Brooks is the hotel-keeper at Mooretown, a small | place situated in the center of section 14, township 20 N., range 6§ E., M. D. M. He | Continued on Page 4, Column 5. ‘to-day: SPEAKERSHIP B00M 15 ON FOR BABCOCK Formal Launching of Wisconsan’s Candidacy. First Goes to See the New York Party Leaders. Meanwhile Cannon's Friends Say theIllinois Man Is in the Lead. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, "M06 G STREET, N. A) WASHINGTON, Nov. 1l.—Represen- tative Joseph W. Babcock's Speakership boom took on new life to-day when an | arrangement was made here for a meet- ing of the Wisconsin delegation in Mil- waukee on Saturday, at which time his candidacy will be formally launched. Serator Spooner, before leaving for the West this afternoon, announced that the Wisconsin delegation would enthusiasti- cally support Babecock, and three mem- bers of the delegation from Maryland were In Washington to-day and an- nounced that the Republican Representa- tives from that State would give Bab- cock their support. These men were Representative Pearre, Mud and Wachter. Babcock will go to New York to-mor- row to confer with party leaders there, and if possible ascertain the feeling of the New York delegation. He will then go West and probably be in attendance at the meeting of his State delegation next Saturday. In speaking of his candidacy to-day hn_ denied the dispatches published through the West this morning to the effect that he was a candidate, not so much in the interest of himself as for some one else. Babcock said that if it shall be decided at the Milwaukee conference it is best for him to enter the contest he will do | so solely in his own interest, not to ad- vance the chances of any other man, and because he himself and his Wiscon~ sin supporters expect that he can win. Senator Spooner said: “It is not the custom of Senators to interfere in House affairs, but when Babcock becomes a candidate for Speaker it is safe for me to say that he will receive the solid and enthusiastic support of the Wisconsin delegation.” Representative Pearre of Maryland safd I have had had some oppor- tunity for testing the Eastern senmti- ment regarding Mr. Babcock’s candidacy. 1 find that there is a growing feeling in his favor.” Meanwhile Representative Cannon's friends are asserting that he is command- ing the lead. They claim sufficient as- surances already to give them substan- tial encouragement that he will win in the end. 3 Western Representatives in Washing- ton say that with the President and the presiding officer of the Senate from the East, that section of the country ecan hardly expect to land the Speakership. They admit, however, that the vote of New York and Pennslyvania will great influence in the final choice. have GENERAL WEYLER TO LOSE WAR OFFICE PORTFOLIO King Alfonso Entrusts Premier Sa- gasta With the Construction of a New Cabinet. MADRID, Nov. 11.—King Alfonso has irtrusted Prime Minister Sagasta with the reconstruction of the Cabinet and giv- en him a fres hand in the matter. It is believed that General Weyler will not be retained in the War Office. Senmor Sa- gasta is endeavoring to embedy in the mew Cabinet a more democratic element than that which was found in the previ- ous Cabinet. In an interview to-day Gen- eral Weyler said: “I gm at the disposition of Senor Sa- gasta; I shall not form any obstacle if any solution can be found.™ s FIRE BURSTS FORTH FROM GUATEMALA PEAXK Mountain Which Was Not Known to Be a Volcano Begins Eruption. NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 11.—Pas- sengers from Guatemala report that the mountain known as Siete Orejas, in the Department of Suchitepequez, midway be- tween the big coffee plantations of San Antonio and Helvetla and about fifty miles west of Guatemala City, which has not been known as a volcano, began a terrific eruption about midnight on Oecto- ber 24. The eruption was accompanied by electric displays and by volcanic or earth- quake shocks that continued for twenty hours. No lives were lost. s M Indiana’s Decreased Vote. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 11.—The total vote of Indiana at last Tuesday' election was 590971, a falling off of 6,954 from twe years ago, when a Governor was elected. The Republican plurality this year waa 35,364,