The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1903, Page 1

y < ‘ SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1903 VOLUME XCIII=NO. 92 PRICE' FIVE CENTS. MR. ROOSEUVELT DEFENDS HIS COURSE IN APPOINTING COL ORED MEN TO OFFICE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES motto, “All men up,” rather than on that of “Some men down’ —Extract from a letter by President Roosevelt to' a Southern editor. President Re-| \B0R UNION P erites. | IDEA SEIES. | Race or Creed? "HMMAN” No Barto \|p, Employes in| Oj_f.‘_wf” - © | Central States | LDill Continue ~ Organize. His Present Wil Demand HeavyIn- | crease in Pay for Policy. Their Toil. e ooy i Crisis To Come When Crops Await Harvest in the Autumn. seve! in the a new and ~Farmers nted with , the “hand” ed npels, are forming labo: ck W. Job, who returned a trip through Illinois or p the yelatio to the in th gainst thet demands of new associa- slar hired men have been going “and, fur- who will whom the farm- Western States seasops, have | he sal sboes, all Central and »r heip the r i at a loss to imagi ABLE ADVISERS. say that, to connect ointments, or any or ts, or my actions in up- w dianola, with such and ‘negro connect ypothesis or the e. 4 as to ed. freely with your own $men as to the char- 1 there was will you ate we nen abler and ed to fill the reference to where these gen- ing a recom- to follow their 1 have been ak Am T'not right in saying that the Fed- office-holders whom I have appointed roughotit your State, as a body, are men d women of & high order of efficiency 4 integrity? If you know of any Fed- office-helder in Georgia of whom this st true, pray let me know at once. I i * Continued on Page 2, Column 3. pointees in | n_their. games. er, following the harvest, hese men do most of the grain in Kansas, Ne- Then there is s, which appears, like birds e, with th first warm weather opening of spring. With- farmers would not get their plowing done in time. The hands reased wages.” s wh work the year leman it said, $35 a For such services in is $20 a month. The to include thrashers, ywmen, bjnders, stock la- men employed about the ng thering Dz the is sa s and all SNOWBOUND PASSENGERS TELL THRILLING STORIES Reach St. John After Having Been Practically Imprisoned for Sev- enteen Days. JOHN, N. F., March 1.—One of the snowbound express trains returned t The train left this city sev- and only succeeded in half-way across the island. The tell thrilling stories of their mid thé snow drifts. The ss is still stuck fast, but the ngers left it and walked across thir- es of snow fields to an open section 1 will reach here the middie — LONDON COURT UPHOLDS THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS Decides That the Publishers Do Not | Infringe on the Lord’s Day | Observance. | March 1—By a decisign of London court English news- tors in the eye of the law facturers, and as such do not. inge on the Lord's day observance act LONDON, e city paper pr mar Sunday papers. This im-| somewhat curious decision ugh a suit brought by ¥ to recover payment for papers dellvered to a country ent who had refused to pay under the pretext that the laws made the claim invalid. Judge Rentol held that the Sun- | day papers did not come under the head of “works of necessity,” but as the Sun- day act only referred to contracts entered into by a “tradesman, workman or la- borer,” the proprietors of Lloyd's Weekly, as manufacturers, were exempt from the | accusation of illegality and were entitled to their money. s s [ LAVISH WITH AMERICAN | GOLD ON BRITISH SOIL CALCUTTA, March 1—Henry Phipps, director of the Carnegle Steel Company, who on February 1 gave Lord Curzon $10,- 000 to be devoted to some practical object for scientific research promising to be of enduring benefit to India, and who on February 3 gave Lady Curzon, wife of | the Viceroy, $10,000 for her Victorial me- morial midwifery fund, handed to Lord | Curzon to-day a further sum of $50,000 for | | the promotion of agriculture and scientific education. news ag | L i { H Deafness Annoys the Duchess. | VIENNA, March 1—The Duchess of | | Marlborough, accompanied by Lady! Norah Churchill, arrived here to-night for a stay of six weeks. She will take a fur- ther course of treatment from Dr. Mueller | for deafness arising from catarrh, from | ! which she is suffering. who rpam from one L | toils when stress of cir- | hope of find- | DEMOCRATS WILL FILIBUSTER TO THE END OF THE SESSION Obstructive Tactics of the Minority in Congress Make It Certain That Much Important Legislation Must Go Over Until the Lawmakers Again Convene G ASHINGTON, March 1.—The Democrats of the House have decided to prosecute their filibuster until Congress ex- pires by limitation at noon on March 4, and the remaining three days of the session promise to be largely repetitions of the last: three— that is, all business will have to be transacted in the face of every obstacle which the minority can interpose. But even by the laborious processes to which the majority will be put it is believed that ample time remains to get through the conference report on the remaining five appropriation bills. There is slim chance for much beyond that, so far as the House is concerned. Twenty-seven bills with Senate amendments are on the | Speaker’s table. One or two of these may get through, but the great majority are doomed to die where they are. The one bill in which the Republican leaders are particularly interested s the Aldrich financial bill, and if it comes over from the Senate a way will be found, probably through the operation of a spe- cial rule, to obtain action on it. The complications arising out of the fact that a hostile committee, that on Banking and Currency, has jurisdiction over the sub- ject could be overcome by a rule. It is believed that the immigration bill, which passed the Senate yesterday in amended form, will be acted upon, BAD EFFECT OF TIE-UP. One of the things that gives the Re- publican leaders grave consideration in these closing hours of the session is the weaknéss of the position of the House conferees on the appropriation bills. With the present tie-up in the House, the House conferees cannot go back to the | House for Instructions without a com- | plete agreement, except at the price of ‘great risk and delay. The Senate con- iferees have not been slow to take ad- vantage of this situation, it is said, and belleving that -the Houses is at . their mercy they :are insisting on proposi- tions, which the House conferees say they would be forced to abandon if the House could be-appealed to to uphold the hands of its représentatives. The ‘House to-day held a four hours’ session and put the District of Columbia appropriation bill’ through its last parlia- mentary stage in the face of the Demo- cratic ‘fillbuster. The previous question on the conference.report on the Alaskan homestead bill was ordered and the vote on its adoption will be taken when the House reconvenes at 11 o'clock to-morrow. That was the net result of the Sunday session. yt Although it was Sunday. by the calendar it was still Thursday, February 26, accord- ing to parlfamentary fiction. The Demo- crats put a' block in the legislative wheel at every opportunity and it required six rollcalls to accomplish what was done to-day. Large crowds watched the pro- ceedings from the galleries. FIGHT ON EVERY MOVE. When Speaker ' Henderson dropped the gavel at ngon Richardson, the minority leader, was on his-feet. . He announced that there evidently was no quorum pres- ent and that the House could not do busi- ness on Sunday without a quorum. There- upon, on motion of Payne, the majority leader, a call’of the House was ordered. The doors were closed: and the sergeant- at-arms was. cted to bring in, ab- sentees. At the conclusion of the call 241 members had appeared—more than a quo- rum—and McLeary of Minnesota called l STATESMEN WHO FIGURE PROMI- L NENTLY STRIFE IN IN THE CONGRESS. PARTISAN up the confereces’ report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill. Underwood of Alabama attempted to in- terpose the point that the order had hot | been completed, but the Speaker ruled that, a quorum having appeared, business could proceed. The doors, which mean- time had been opened, were again closed by thé direction of the Speaker on Un- derwood’'s point of order that further proceedings under this call had not been dispensed with by the action of the House. After a brief explanation of the report, against the protests of various Democrats who desired to be heard, it was adopted—I144 to 59. There was another rolicall in ordering the previous question on the Alaskan homestead bill, which was presented by Lacy (R.) of Iowa. A half-dozen points of order raised by the Democrats were ruled out and the chair declined to enter- tain all appeals, on the ground that they were dilatory. . SENATE'S WORK UNFINISHED. The Senate has more than enough work to keep it occupled during the last week of the session, and, do the best it may, there will be much left undone when the gavel of the president pro tem. shall fall at the close of the final sitting at noon on Wednesday. The calendar even at this late day Is quite full, and there are many more bills in committee than have been reported out. Tuesday's ses- sion will be continued until noon on Wednesday, and the Senate will be in almost continual session day and night until’ then. Aside from the appropriation bills and conference reports, preference will be given to the Aldrich bond deposit bill. Senator Aldrich expressed confidence that ‘his bill would pass to-morrow, but some of the Democratic Senators say this is out of the question because of the num- KILLS JLER | AND DASHES T0 LIBERTY Desperate Prisoner Makes Escape in | | Olympia. |Sheriff’s Wife Holds the Other Inmates | in Check. Fugitive Is Reported to-Be Surrounded by the Pur- suing Posse. —_— OLYMPIA, Wash., March Benson, a grand larceny prisoner in the | | County Jail, this afternoon killed Jailer David Morrell and made his escape. Ben- gon left open the inner and outer doors | of the jail. Mrs. Jessie Mills, wife of the | Sherift, arrived on the scene with a re- | volver in time to prevent several prison- | | ers trom gaining their liberty. | Benson, who was a logger, was accused | | of stealing $45 from his partner, pleaded | guilty and about a week ago was sen- | tenced to one year's imprisonment and | was in jail waiting to be transported to | | the penitentiary. Last night, the steel | tink heing crowded, Benson, who | considéred a quiet prisoner, was placed in .an antgroom off tme main entrance of was L HDES BEHIND BOOM FOR PARKER David B. Hard at Work in His Own Interest. Has Agents Seeking Delegates in Every State. “Machine” Supports Him, but Popular Sentiment Favors Rival ik to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET, N. WASHINGTON, March 1.—The Hill problem has been sprung on Democrat members of Congress within the last few The Democrats were under‘the im- pression that the movement for Judge Parker was g0ing to sweep everything be- fore it. Prominent members of the House, however, have learned very re- cently that the Parker candidacy, so far as the Hill section of she Demoeratic par- ty of New York is concerned, is a blind. “Back of the smiling face of Judge Parker is the visage of HilL” said a prominent Southern Democrat to-day. It is said here that Hill has been per- ting the Parker boom to go unchecked throw his own enemies off Special Dispateh days n in order to | the jaiL In the pight Benson wrenched | sheir guard, but that he has agents hard “+loose & _plece-af.lead drainpipe and €on- |2t work throughout the United Siates cealed {t h his clothing. laying wires, setting traps and preparing | "Abeut 2 o'clock this afternoan- Jailer | 4o capture conventions, that at the proper | Morreft gave the prisoners. their midday | time he may disclose himself as a candi- | and Benson ran out into the main en- {meal in the main corridor and then | started toludock all but Benson and a | trusty named Kahla in the steel tank. He had his back to Benson and was locking the door when Benson struck him on the | head. The door of the corridor was open | trance, with the jailer in pursuit. Benson falled to get the outer door | open and the two men clinched in the | main entrance. It is supposed that Mor- | | rell drew his revolver and that Benson | | succeeded in getting it away. There was a desperate fight, in which Morrell was | struck’ on the head four times with the | pipe, shot in the body twice and through | | the head once and left lying dead on the | fioor. Benson got the outer door open, and, covered' with blood, ran up onme of the main residence streets of the town and disappeared in the brush. Kahla, who had been scared into hiding, ran to the Sheriff's home nearby, but found only the Sherift’s wife. Mrs. Mills, however, se- cured a revolver and reached the jail in time to intercépt the tank prisoners on the doorstep, where they were held by | her until an officer arrived. | Posses are in pursuit of Benson and it | is reported have him surrounded near | town. The County Commissioners have offered a reward of $300 and have asked the Governor to offer a like amount. | | POLICE FIND NEW CLEW | IN BURDICK MURDER | 5Wom-.n Gives Them Inform:tion; That Places Killing in En- | tirely Different Light. | BUFFALO, March 1—The District At-| | torney and the heads of the detective and | | pelice forces for two hours have been | closely questioning a woman in connection with the murder of Ed¥%ard L. Burdick. | She is not under arrest, but it is said an arrest may follow at any moment. It is sald that the woman, whose identity is | known only to the police, has figured in the case heretofore. Her statement, it is sald on good authority, is placing the murder in an entirely different light from any of the theorles previously advanced by the police. * | 0 e o ber of speeches to be made upon it, and they contend that if its passage shall be delayed beyond to-morrow it cannot be put through the House. There is great anxiety to get action on die Philippine tariff bill, and, while there fs opposition to this measure, it is inti- mated that this antagonism might cease | in case of a cessation of the efforts to pass the bond deposit bill. Senator Ald- rich is not disposed to yleld to this kind of argument. A final attempt will be made to press the Panama canal treaty to a conclu- sion in the hove that Senator Mergan may relent in his opposition and allow the treaty to be ratified rather than force an extra sessicn of the Senate. His friends say, however, that he has no such intention, and they add that he is willing to accept the full responsibility | for a called session. — Extra Session of the Senate. WASHINGTON, March 1—President Roosevelt has decided to call an extra session of the Semate to convene on March 5. | colored powder covers the ! date and try to capture the nomination. “Tom" Taggart has undertaken the con- tract of getting the Indiana delegates for Mr. Hill. Agents are at work for him in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri and Virginia. It is explained that Hill is in no sense behind the movement for Judge Parker. That movement was spontaneous. It was based entirely upon the natural availa- bility of Judge F the Presidenc; Democrats who welcomed a new man and who believed Judge Park er could carry ti ate of New York at once became interested in his cause. Considerable sentiment on the has been created for Judge throughout the United States. If ma- chine politicians would keep their hands off it is believed he would easily win, but while country newspapers in the South and West are printing glowing things about Judge Parker, Hill's agents are working ameng machine Democrats and hope to get the delegates. Many of the Democratic Representa- tiv will start for home on March 5 de- termined to kill off the Hill movement in their States if they can. If they can smash the Hill candidacy outside of New Yerk they are hopeful that it will en- rker as a candidate for surface Parker | courage the Democrats of that State to fisht Hill In their next State convention and give the delegates instructions for Judge Parker. GROUND IS COVERED BY VOLCANIC ASHES Wide Stream of Lava Still Pouring Down Side of Mount Colima. GUADALAJARA, March 1— The rain of ashes from Mount Colima continues. Many plantations situated in the rich valley to the east of the voleano have been completely devastated. Slate ground to a Mexico, depth of Several inches. On the eastern slope of the mountain i to be seen a barren channel several hun- dred feet. in width down which a stream of lava is pouring. If this eruption of lava continues many days longer it will have spread over a big area of country, which has been deserted. It is the terrific earthquake shocks which the natives fear most. These sels- mic disturbances show no Indication of decreasing violence. The shocks occur at intervals throughout the days and nights. Every one is camping out of doors. The light of the sun is shut out and lighted lamps are required throughout the day. i BRIGANDS ARE ARRESTED BY OFFICIALS AT NAPLES Try to Enter This Country, but Are Turned Back by the Federal Authorities. LONDON, March 1L—A dispatch from Rome to. the Central News says that the thirty-five passengers of the British steamer Commonwealth who were recent- Iy refused permission to land at Boston by the authorities of that city disem- barked from the Commonwealth at Na- ples and were all arrested. It is alleged that some of these passengers have been identified as brigands. A number of sea- s | men of the Commonwealth are wanted as accomplices.