The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1903, Page 17

VOLUME XCII-NO. 98. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1903—FORTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MAY PLACE MERCER TAKE OF - @ % CARDINAL OREGLIA MAY SUCCEED LEO pe Believed to Have Indicated His Preference £ the Aged Prelate. i @ The Journal Extraor- ed to the con- as heid at of the - EAISERS PLAN OTHER TRUST MARKET kys rds and Trausit Com- ncorporated to Of- Competition es of In- capital stock of ©0od that the pro- stockyards com- ¥ propose to increase its capitaliza- to $2.000,000 and go into the " y s a worthy competi- company. on of this new concern pursuance of a plan out- dus presen aniza eat combination is said t already a reality, it Springer and other sers are planning to ket in Chicago. NLISTED MAN CHARGED WITHE DEFRAUDING MESS e MERRIAM » W. Springer, president of | | e T 8 Livestock Assoclation, at | ABBESS IS ON TRIAL in Kansas City last fall | WO SLATE TAE SIRRENTERS Benson Taken Pris-| oner Near Scene of Crime. Sheriff Finds Fugitive, Hidden in Ruined Mill, ; } Capture Stirs Excitement| and Talk of Lynching in Olympia. OLYMPIA, March 7.—Christ Benson, rderer of Jailer Morrell, was cap- red about 9 o'clock to-night by Sheriff Mills and a posse a few miles from the city in the evening Benson was in a deserted mill and the ff summoned. On arriving at the ill the Sheriff unlocked the door, | pushed it open and commanded Benson to throw up his hands and come ou.. The murderer did as he was bidden and offered no resistance when handcuffed. He was then brought to Olympia and lodged in There was great excitement in the became known that Benson and some talk of lynching. > was willing to act as leader generally was in favor of allowing the law to take its The Sheriff t o extra precauti r the safety of his prisoner. co: Benpson is a nervous wreck as the re- sult of his long efforts eluding his pursuers. For the past week he ha put in most of his time in the brush. He claims a general jallbreak had -been planned and that he did not intend to kill Jailer Morrell. Benson, In telling the story of the mur- | der to-night, implicated three other pris- | oners in a plot to break jall. Straws were drawn to see who should strike the jaller down and take the keys, and Ben- | son drew the short straw, which desig- rated him as the one. He did not inténd to kill the jaller and aid not strike him | | }hard enough to stun him. Jailer Morrell | drew his revolver and Benson says that in the scuffie Morrell shot himself. Ben- €on then, in his excitement, got the re- volver and shot Morrell twice. Beneon claims to have had nothing to eat since Sunday. He says he made his . to Tacoma and spent half & day there and came back on the “blind bag- gage” of the evening train Thutsday in- tenging to give himseif up, but instead got off at Olympia depot and went into | the woods. To-day he made his way to a wood camp where he formerly worked and entered a deserted cabin. He was recognized by a former fellow-workman, gnd five wood choppers surrounded the cabin, while one gave the alarm. Benson his gatk John Benson, a laborer, lives in Park Ridge, III | OPERATORS AND MINERS SIGN AN AGREEMENT Strike of 40,000 Men in Illinois Coal Fields Is Narrowly Averted. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 7.—A strike 10,00 coal miners in Iilinois was avert- a this afternoon when the operators and miners of the State, in joint conference, signed an agreement for the year com- | mencing April 13, 1503. The miners re-| ceded from their demand of nine cents over the Indianapolis scale in the first | district, or in the northern thin vein, and ten cents over the same scale in Wil- llamson County. The sgreement as signed is for a six- cent raise over last year's prices, all over | the State—the raise agree3 on at the joint national conference of = operators and | miners at Indianapolis. The operators | wanted to charge $1 & per keg for powder | and the miners were willing to pay but | $175. The latter figure was finally agreed upon. ON POISONING CHARGE | el r Accused of Attempt to Murder Ser- vant Girl to Whom She Had Confided Secrets. i BERLIN, March 7.—The curious trial of | tho lady abbess, Elizabeth von Hartszler, | of the Old Women's Asylum for an at-| tempt to poison a servant girl is nearing | George Edds Is Placed Under Arrest | its conclusion in Munich. According to | at the Newport Nava] Train- ing Station. T v, March 7.—George who for years rentices’ mess at aining Station, will be the result of an in- secret service officials tly made of 11 1t is al- | that Edds &b dled the Gov- ¢ nt out of 1ds of dollars. wed a certain per t for the mess bill, and it is said that who bas had control of this hes fafled to expend the full with the result that he has been to make a substantial “rake-ofr” y year. He is at present under ar. at Newport, and for a time was con. brig at the training station, being taken i1l was sent to the prentices are all £ ey N Pope Quite Well Again. ROME, March 7.—The Pope, being quite well, fixed the first audience since the function of St. Peters for noon to-mor- fow. He will then receive several groups . pligrims. . |-vant was for eight years the intimate | friend of the abbess, who told her many | the testimony it appeared that the ser- | alleged slanders against members of the Bavarian royal family. A few weeks ago the abbess and the servant quarreled, and it is charged that the abbess, fearing the girl would divulge the stories told and injure her in court circles, poured muri- atic acid into the girl's coffee and made her violently fll et vt FIVE DIE IN FLAMES IN THE GOLD REGION BEATTLE, March 7.—A special to the Post-Intelligencer ' from Dawson says: Five people were burned to death in the Aurora roedhouse, on Hunker Creek, at 2 o'clock Thursday morning. Charles Bern- sle, who owned the house; his wife and two children, and Thomas Baird, who was in charge of one of the Government road- houses, were burned to & crisp. Neighbors who saw the burning building were un- able to enter on account of the smoke. The Bernsie family came from 'Portland, Or. Baird was from Ontario. +4n exchange for permission | other children. FRIENDS OF FRENCH TUTOR SAY HE WILL WED PRINCESS LOUISE Her Little Son Wanders Away From Palace to Pra: in Cathedral for His Mother’s Return. B | t | | [ I | [ I | w7y, (OUIE S5, o s A * ) | | | | |1 i i 11 LOUISE OF SAXONY AND CHIL- | [ .DREN, WHOM SHE DESERTED | TO ELOPE WITH GIRON. | | RUSSELS, March 7.—Friends of Andre Giron, the tutor who eloped with the former Crown Princess of Saxony, deny the re- ports that all relations between the pair have been broken off. On the contrary, it is claimed, they will be mar- ried in August. Moreover, it is said, the former Crown Princess will not hand over her expected child to the Crown Prince to see her L e e e e BRIDEGROOM 99 YEARS OLD; BRIDE IS 19 Patriarch and Blushing Maid on a Honey- moon Trip. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. , AUSTIN, Tex, March 7.—Rev. A. R. King, aged 9 years, and his bride, aged 19 years, arrived here to-day from Lee County, where they were married yes- terday. They are on their way to & ranch in West Texas, where they will live. Rev. Mr. King is well known through- out the State. He is the only survivor of the battle of San Jacinto, which gave Texas hef independence, and s a cousin of General Sam Houston. He has lived in Galveston for many years and is wealthy. He was a circuit rider for most of his life. His.bride is the daughter of John Long, a farmer of Les County. Speaking of thelr ages to-day, the bride said: “They' all think we are such a strange couple, but I don't care what they think. I love him and he was my cholce. It doesn’t make any difference if he is a few years older. “The first time I met Mr. King was last April and I never will forget it. He was preaching in Lee County and it was the second Saturday night in the month. 1 never had been in love, but as soon as I laid eyes on him and heard his noble voice I realized what it was to love. He fell in love with me, too, and after church we were introduced for the first time. After that we were together a great deal for several months and we were mar- ried at my home near Giddings.” “1 suppose If ever a woman did love a man, she loves me,” bioke in the aged soldier, “‘and I thought it was best to marry & young girl. I'am old and get- ting feeble and I think that our match was a very appropriate one, notwith- standing what other people think.” \ DRESDEN, March Little Prince George, eldest son of Crown Prince Frederick, was missing from the palace yesterday and for several hours his tutors and the household officials were' in con- sternation. The rumor was spread that the Prince had been abducted by agents of his mother, the former Crown Princess Louise. The boy was found praying in the cathedral that his mother might re- turn.’ / g The Soclalists are using the Crown DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO AID MORGAN Absolute Ameri Sov- ca ereignity Over CZnaI Demanded. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 408 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, March 7.—Absolute sovereignty by the United States over the canal strip will be demanded by the Dem- ocratic minority in' the Senate ‘as an amendment to the Panama treaty. While no formal vote has been taken to this effect in either session of the Democratic caucus, the understanding exists. Minor- ity members, of the .Senate will support Senator Morgan in this contention and will work with him to have the treaty thus changed. Senator Morgan’s influ- ence as a party leader has already been felt and there 1s a disposition to act in harmony. The Informal discussion of ties so far had leads to the belief that, at least on the Columbian convention, there will be harmony of action among the Demo- crats. There is no intention to delay the vote on the treaty and there will be noth- ing in the nature of filibustering during the present session. Gorman and other Democratic Senators say the American people, above all things, wish an isth- mian canal controlled by the United States and any party In Congress that delays such a canal would suffer. While the Democrats do not believe that whatthe Panama Canal Company has to offer is worth $40,000,000, they say they will not adopt any course of action to prevent ratification of the Colomblan treaty If it can be conclusively proved that this pro- vides for a.canal through a strip of land over which the United States has un- doubted authority and which will be free from international complications In the future, Senator McCreary of Kentucky, who is Princess episode for political agitation | and the _unpopularity _of the . Saxony | monarchy appears to have been consid- | erably heightened. The carriage of Prin- | cess Mathilde, sister of the Crown Prince, | was surrounded by a crowd in Wilsdruf- | fer strasse, one of the principal shopping streets of Dresden, one day last week and cries of “Give us our Louise!” were raised. Princess Mathilde was so fright- ened that when the police reached the‘ scene she was escorted to a shop and | eventually went out by the rear door and took another carriage Lome. Several | similar incidents, showing the unpopu- | larity of the royal house, have occurred | since the agitation caused by the elope- | mient of the Princess Louige, but none of | them have been mentioned in the news- papers of Dresden. ADMIRAL'S AUTO RUNS FROM PERIL Schley Has a Narrow Escape From Bad ‘Collision. | | | | | Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call. RIVERSIDE, March 7.—The skill of tho chauffeurs who controlled the automo- biles in which Admiral Schley and his party were sight-seeing here to-day pre- vented a collision with a runaway horse, which might have resulted disastrously for the naval hero and his friends, - The visitors were speeding along Ha- warden drive and at a turn of the road the leading chauffeur, with whom was the admiral, saw approaching at a ter- rific gait a maddened horse attached to a light buggy. THe foad was almost block- ed by the several automobiles, and a smashup seemed inevitable. ‘It was an on for lightning thought and action, but t&l.ch&ugeu'n were equal to it. Hastily réversing the mechanism of their crowded vehicles they sent tHem backward up a slde grade as fast as gas- oline and electricity. could carry them. In.a few seconds Hawarden drive was clear, ;and the infuriated horse dashed by, the buggy wheels just grazing one of the 'automobiles. g Admiral Schley complimented the chaut- feurs on thelr coolness and skill and the party proceeded on the trip. ‘The admiral received much attention from the citi- gzens of Riverside at an informal recep- tion held in the- corrido®of the Glenwood Hotel. A LJ urged by his party 'lmchm for the va- cant place on the Committee on Foreign Relations, has made a study of ‘the canal gan that tho treaty should be - amended before being ratified. McCreary was at one time chairman of the Com- mltt:t on Forelgn Affairs of the House. | pany with her mother and sister | printed by Edw | and that she was at Nberty to go when- | wade statements to the District Attor- DETECTIVES IN BURDICK UASE ERR Jeopardize a Young . Woman’s Good Name. Supreme Court Justice/ Orders Suspect’s Release. ‘ | | Member of a Church Choir Passes Five Hoursin || Custody. ‘, | | BUFFALO, N. Y, March 7—In (hslrj eagerness to solve the mystery surround- ing the assassination of Edwin L. Bur-| | dick, the police to-day made a false move. | They' immediately retraced their steps | when 1t was found that the District At- torney comsidered their case to be en- tirely fiimsy. Marion M. Hutchinson, a young wom- an, formerly employed In Burdick's of- fice, was taken to police headquarters by detectives at an early hour. She was not under arrest, the police say. Her attorney says she was. After.being de- tained for about five hours, she was re- leased because the police could find ab- solutely nothing against her. Miss Hutchinson, who is a very attrac- tive young wgman in uppearance, came to_this city #bout a year ago in com- Flor- | ence, from London, Ont. Soon after ar- i riving in this city Miss Hutchinson ob- tained a position on a monthly paper L. Burdick at his en- velope factory. t January she left | {his employ. Since then she has been singing In a church ch. but has not been employed at any kind of work. JUDGE ORDERS RELEASE. Phillip V. Fennelly, the attorney, who is acting for Seth Paine, set about to| cause Miss Hutchinson's release, obtain- | ing from Justice White of the Supreme | Court a writ of habeas corpus, direct- ing the police to-bring Marion Hutchin- son before that coust. After serving-the writ the attorney, -accompanied by Miss Florence Hutchinson, returned to Justice White's chamber, where the writ was to | be argued. Soon afterward Marion Hutch- | inson left headquarters, accompanied by | a detective. The detective, however, did | ments. Fennelly telephoned Jo Justice | | | White, who was in the Elliott Club, ask- |nelly to-day issued a Statement. % |ing if the girl could be brought before |dentally, and by implication only, the him there. “Is the young woman under arrest?” agked Justice White, The attorney Informed Judge White | that the officers said the girl wa$ not un- | der arrest. “Tell them to release her at once,” said | Judge White. | Then Fennelly was told by the police | that the girl was not under arrest at | all; that she never had been under arrest ever she pleased. The two sisters and their attorney left the building. CONFLICTING STATEMENTS. It soon became evident that the police and the District Attorney's office had worked in conjunction In taking Miss Hutchinson into custody. Later the fol- lowing statement was given out: “What seemed to be reliable informa- | tion having reached the police department | Iast evening that a certain young woman living In the city might have some valu- | able information regarding the murder of | Edwin L. Burdick, we requested this | woman to come to police headquarters | this morning and give any information | she might have. She came and made a | statement. She was at no time under ar- | rest.” | The foregoing statement was given out by the District Attorney’s stenographer. He sald the statement was from the po- lice department. Mr. Coatsworth also sald that the statement emanated from the police department and not from the District Attorney’s support. Superintend. ent Bull was then seen. “Did the police lssue this statement?” he was asked. “The statement was issued by the Dis- trict Attorney,” replied Bull. “The Dis- trict Attorney wrote the statement.” “‘And you did not issue the statement?” “No, sir.” 3 “But the District Attorney says the po- lice gave it out.” “That- does not make any difference. It did not come from me.” SUSPECT PROVES AN ALIBL Superintendent Bull then issued the fol- lowing statement: *“Miss Hutchinson was brought to police headquarters as a result of an identifica- tion by a hackman, whose name I cannot recall, who said that the woman was one whom he took to Summer street and Ash- land avenue on the night of the murder. The identification was positive. The fur- ther reasons were that a woman answer- ing the description of this woman was seen by Patrolman Meyer at about 1:10 o'clock Friday morning at Bryant and Ashland avenues, near the Burdick home. A further statement made to the authori- ties was that a young woman answering Mi1ss Hutchinson’s description was seen in the upper part of the city by a well known citizen, who says the woman told she had lost her way and that she wanted to get to Main and Tupper streets. ‘Miss. Hutchinson lives on Tupper, near Main street.” “And why was the woman released?” “1 was not present when the woman pey. I have been informed, however, that the woman convinced her interrogators ROTHSCHILD MAY ESCAPE THE SCALPEL * ! | | | | I | | ; NOTED FINANCIER WHO 18 LYING DANGEROUSLY ILL IN NAPLES. B — 1 — Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald Publishing Company. IENNA, March 7.—Private dis- slight improvement in the condl- tion of Baron Nathan de Roths- sor Gussenbaur, who was summoned to Naples, considers an operation to be not The patient, however, is not out of dan- ger, and Professor Gussenbaur will re- dition, either for better or worse. Should the improvement continue no operation cler grow worse there will be recourse to or mother, her sister and Mrs. Coughlin, who conducts the boarding-house where she weman was released because she con- vinced the authorities that she was not DENOUNCES THE POLICE. Miss Hutchinson was seen at her home Herald. _Copyright, 1903, by the New York patches from Naples report a child of Nienmese. The specialist, Profes- necessary at present. main here to await a change In his con- will be performed, but should the finan- @ iminimiininiieieiiiie i @ lives, and also by a woman friend. The the one they wanted.” soon after her return from the court. Her {-mother and sister and two young women were present. Miss Hutehinson sald: “Make a general, emphatic contradic- tion. It is a gross injustice that has been done me. The only possible reason the police had for their action was the fact that I had accepted temporary employ- | mot place any restraint upon her move- |ment in Mr. Burdick's office.” As attorney for Mrs. Paine; P. V. Fen- Inct- statement brings to lgh$ a few detalls heretofore unpublished & to what the police have found. These Include the find- ing of a furnace shaker in some rubbish in the cellar of Mrs.-Paine's house and the fact that one or more gray hairs com- prised the tuft that was found on the murdered man’s body, and that Mrs. Paine has only a few gray hairs among her dark brown hair. From another and authentic sourcs it is learned that the tuft of hair found by the police, comprising elghteen or twenty strands, contains a single strand of gray. AlSo the statement contains a dental that Mrs. Paine is the person who was mea: by the Jane Doe mentioned as co-respor ent by Mrs. Burdick in her counterclaim for a divorce. | SEEKING MYSTERIOUS WOMAN. Exploded theories and vanishing clews do not discourage the authoritles. They have turned with determination to estab lish the identity of the lone woman met on Asiand avenue by Patrolman Meyer and to establish, if possible, some con tion between her and the woman taken to the vicinity of the Burdick house Cabman Joy on the night of the murder. If they can prove that they are ome and the same person they belleve they will have the woman who killed Burdick. If it turns out that they were different per- sons they bel one of Wem will be the right one. Chief Cusack to-night is sald to be working on & new clue furnished by Charles Merrill, a private watchman, who covered several blocks on Summer street. Merrill claims to have seen & man and a woman on Summer street, near Elmwood, about 1:15 o'clock on the night of the murder. He stepped into an alley and the couple stopped under a light. He heard the man say: “Well, you can go as far as the stoop with me, anyway.” The woman hesitated and then they started toward Elmwood avenue, in the direction of Ashland avenue. At about 2 o'clock he met the man again on Sum- mer street. Merrill did not ses the wo- man. He says he could identify the man, who spoke with a German accent. g " NEW PHILIPPINE COIN COMES FROM THE MINT Emblematic Female Figure and the United States Coat of Arms Adorn the Peso. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Colonel Ed- wards, chief of the consular division of the War Department, who made prepara- tions in advance to carry out the provis- fons of the Philippine currency act, with a view of relieving the financial strain in the islands, has just procured from the Philadelphia mint the first siiver money to be used in the Philippines in the shape of a “peso.” The new coin is simple and chaste in de- sign. On its face is an emblematic female figure representing a Filipino. Behind her {s the smoking cone of & volcano and around the picture are the words “One peso, Filipinas.” (n the reverse of the coin is a slightly modifiel representation of the United States coat of arms, wilh that she could prove an alibl by her| the words “United States of America.”