The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1903, Page 1

VOLUME X JMII—-NO. 99. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HERD SAVES COMPARIONS UM DEATH Frl.qhtful Disaster Occurs at Fer- || guson, B. C. | Four Men Die From Inhaling Deadly || Mine Gases. €ape Breton Laborer Braves Death Six Times for His Comrades. ACON, Ga., March $-—James H. Blount, for twenty years a membe! Congres: from Georgia afterward Com- nissioner paramount to the Hawaiian Is died here to-day of ccngestion of the lungs. Mr. Blount had been in impaired health for two years s last public was as Com- aramo to the Hawaiian ds 1g President Cleveland's scc- ond term. It was on his request that eveland reversed the policy of Mr 1g from that position nhurx left public home He tive wae a lawyer, but practice for many ¥ Mr. Blount was one of the largest land owners in Middle Georgla and a man of wealth. He leaves a wife and four chil- iren—Judge James F. Blount of ‘he Court of First Instance at Large, > in t x C_RS\ PEOM THE ,SHAFT ines; Joseph Blount of Washing- » p otk " C., employed.in the Interstate e Commerce Commission® Mrs, Walter D. eshe o Lumar of Macon, and an unmarried daughter, Fannie. - - - Mr. Blount’s mission to Hawail as the » b Savag 1 representative of President one of the'most interesting 1 idents resuiting from 1t i United Sta to the tes. L blishment of a United e = over the islands, Mr e 1 fate then chalrman of the 2 e o T on Foreig Affairs of the king t He - Representatives, was se to . t missioner paramount of r s, his ority being ab- k f the Amer n repre r American ' na forces. from the President be- « w investigate and fully report F to the President all the facts you can e e g the dition o t Islands, the caus which the Queen overthrown, the s HUNTSMEN S RIFLES SLAY Buffalo Hunt on an Island in Great Salt Lake. Special Dispatch to The Call. l":nl'," March 8.—A buf- BALT LAKE, falo h a rare occurrence even in the We: re formerly they roamed the plains in herds many thousands strong— took place to-day on Antelope Island, in Great Balt Lake, fifty miles from this The hunters were a party of Salt Lakers and their game three magnificent bulls &mong a private herd of buffalo on the {sland. These animals had become so viclous that their presence was a con- stant menace not only to human life, but also to the herds of cattle grazing on the island. The hunt was ah exciting affair and several of the party had narrow escapes from death. Several times the animals, maddened by the stinging bullets, turned upon their pursuers, who escaped only by urging their mounts to the utmost speed. The buffalos fought with all the tradi- tional courage and fiercenes of their kind, and not until they were literaily riddled VENEZUELANS COOLLY RECEIVE THE PROTOCOLS Government Declares a Blockade on the Ports Occupied by the Rebel Forces. arch 8.—The text of the ed powers was pub- | e Official Gazette to-8ay. The | received by the Ven- | that Congress is not approval. nent to-day issued a decree ion on the Orinoco and of the ports of Bar- now occupled by prohibs declaring & bic and »e Tebele. The revolutionist forces have | with bullets did they give up the strug- eturhed to Guat gle. Sk | PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SIE FEAWY ITMERISONMEND FOR WOULD-BE POISONER Heavy Sentencz Is Passed on Eliza- beth von Haeussler, Who Tried to Kill a Domestic. BERLIN, March 8—A dispatch from TRAINS MEET ON A SIDING | Twe Brakemen Are Killed and Their Bodies Burned in the Debris. idaho, March §.—Two FERRY, - men | Munich announces that the Lady Abbess were killed and their bodies burned to a | Elizabeth von Haeussler of the Old Wo- risp @s @ result of a rearend collision | man’s Asylum, who was on trial for at- setween a freight and pasenger train on | tempting to poison a servant girl, has “he Oregon Short Line here this evening. | been sentenced to six years' detention in a e déad penitentiary. REIGHT BRAXEMAN LONG FREIGHT BRAKEMAN BARNETT. The freight train was standing on the | RIS, AP | Temblors Visit Island of Dominica. ST. THOMAS, D. W. L, March 8.—The island of Dominica, B. W. L, is experl- main line when the passenger crashed | .. ... 5 serfes of disquieting seismic dis- nto the caboose, which telescoped the | tyrhances, A severe and prolonged shock vext car, and from the stove in the ca- | of earthquake was felt yesterday after- boose the debris caught fire. ln'.mn. Uneasiness prevails. RARE GAME | 'JAMES H. BLOUNT'S LIFE WORK IS DONE | . % 'Cleveland’s One: Time Paramount Commissioner to Hawaii Dies. | GEORGIA STATESMAN WHO HAS PASSED AWAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS. | i 3 of ity and, in general, all that can fully en- lighten the President touching the subject mission."” Blount arrived Honolulu on wo days later he gave it Dole of his intention ate the American protectorate, April 1 the naval authorities led down the American flag and with- drew the garrison of marines to the ships. Reporting to the President, Commission: t satd that u stionably a major- of the people of the islands were op- sed to annexation to the United States. e subsequent gproceedings. in 'Wash- ington, ident Cleveland’s attempt work of the annexationists and restore the constitutional government, which he held had been overthrown with sistance of the American naval forces, are still fresh in the memory. in Elot I e i e 2 Y ) | TRAIN MAKES ' RECORD RUN Railroad King’s Fast| | Ride on Atlantic ] Coast Line. Special Dlxpurh to The Call. SAVANNAH, Ga. March 8. —George | Gould caused the railroad time record of | the South to be smashed to-day. A spe- | clal train, chartered by him in Jackson- | ville at & cost of $1500, with the distinct the speed the Atlantic Coast line was capable of making, ran between Jackson- ville/and this city, 172 miles, in 152 min- utes, Seven miles of the dlsumce, between Mclntosh and Walthourville, was made in four minutes flat. CONFESSES TO A MURDER COMMITTED YEARS AGO Martin Zeitmeyer, Arrested on Sus- picion, Weakens and Admits His Guilt to the Police. LIVINGSTON, Mont., March §.—Martin Zeftmeyer, who, with “Jack” Held, was arrested several days ago charged with the murder of George E. Relder, a wealthy rancher, twenty years ago, has confessed to the police. According to the confession the two men met on a road, quarreled and Relder was shot as he sat in his wagon. While relating an account of the killing to his brother Zeitmeyer, according to the confession, was over- heard by Andrew Widenvauner. Under threat of death Widenvauner was com- pelled to accompany Zeitmeyer to the scene of the tragedy and help bury the body of the murdered man beneath a plle of sawdust. BT Cabinet Crisis in Spain. MADRID, March 8.—The Heraldo states that a serious Cabinet crisis is threatened because of Finance Minister Villaverde's determined refusal to consent to a great increase In the estimates, as insisted upon py bis colleagues. the people toward the existing author- which ended in the defeat of Pres- | to undo the| the as-| FOR GOULD understanding that he was to get all of | TON YIELDS MAE RELLS F IENTS Death Chamber of - Theban King Is Invaded. ‘Offerings Feur Thou- ~ sand Years Old Are Found, | | Archaeologist Secures a| Perfectiy Preserved War —— Special Dispatch ;8 The Call. LONDON, March £:-An investigation of the tomb of King Thotmes IV, near | Thebes, in which a spiéndld chariot was | | found by Mr. Davis, 4n American, has | revealed many intéfesting features. | Around a large chamber, in which there | |is a magnificent gramite sarcophagus, | covered with texts from the Book of the | | Dead, are s ler chambers. The floor | of one of these was strewn with mummi- | | fied loins of beef, iegs of mutton, trussed | | ducks and geese, offerings made to the | dead King nearly 4000 years ago. Clay seals bearing' the King's name were attached to the doors of tae cham- | bers. of the eighteenth dynasty to some ex- tent anticlpated the invention of print- | ing, the ralsed portions of the seals hav- ing been smeared with blue ink before | the clay was impressed. | The walls of one chamber were adorned | with paintings. There was an inscription | stating that the tomb was plundered by w; robbers in the eighth year of Horemheb, but was restored as far as possible by | | the reigning Pharaoh. It was doubtiess | then that the Jewelry buried . with | | Thotmes was stolen. | | The floor of this chamber was covered \ | with vases, dishes and other objects, | | nearly all of which were wantonly | | broken, apparently by the robbers. Some | | had been repaired. | | There was also a piece of textile fabric, | (i whiel liferogivinies 40 various colors* were woven with such wonderful skill as | to present the appearance of a painting | | on linen. The great find, however, | chariot. The body alone his is in perfect condition frame was first covered with papier mache and this with which 15 carved iInto scenes from the battles Phar- aoh fought in 8 f Every detall is quigitely finished and the whole thing i one of the finest svecimens of art pre- served from antiqul With the chariot was found a leather gauntlet, which protected the King's hand and wrist when he veed 2 how or reins. was the | rematns, but The wooden | stuceo, | ANSWER TO THE . ABASH INJUTCTION IS PREPARED | Counsel for the Railway Men Will | Open Their Fight To-Day in | | the Federal Court. | ST. LOUIS, March 8.—In all nrnbnbfll(}" the answer which is expected to accom- | plish the dissolution of the injunction served last Tuesday to prevent a strike | among the employes of the Wabash Rail- | | road will be flled in the United States ‘Dlslrlct Court to-morrow. From the| ‘nmoum of labor that is being expended lby the legal counsel in the preparation | of the answer it is known that the in- strument will be very voluminous and it | is belleved to presage a hard and care- ‘ fully prepared fight for a sweeping vic- tor; “We are now beginning to see the end ‘uf our work,” sald Attorney Pinney of | Cleveland. Each member of the counsel \replied in a similar vein to-day when questloncd regarding the time as to the cnmvle!lon of the answer, but none would ‘mnke definite statements. Judge Irwin, | leading member of the counsel, sald that he expected to lork all night. | UNIVERSITY S'.\'UDEN’TS APPEAL TO THE COURTS | Obtain an !njuncdtm Restraining the President and Faculty From Expelling Them. MORGANTOWN, W. Va., March 8.— Thirty law students of the West Virginia University, comprising the whole senfor | class, kept themselves from being ex- lDellcd yesterday by obtaining an injunc- | tion from Judge John W. Mason, which restrained the faculty and’the president from carrying out the expilsion order, The trouble arose over the riotous con- duct In a classroom several days ago, when much furinture was broken. The | faculty gave the class the option of pay- 1ns for the furniture and making a writ- ten apology or expulsion. The members | refused to apologize, hence the expulsion order. I L ONE GENERAL DEAD; ANOTHER A PRISONER ANAMA, March 8.—A cablegram from San Sal- vador reports that the Honduran Government forces under the command of Gen- eral Ezequiel Ferrera and General Lopez have been de- feated by the revolutionary forces ‘supporting Senor Bonil- la. General Ferrera was kill- ed and General Lopez ana his staff were taken prisoners. — *+ These indicate that the Egyptians | | JUDGE McDONOUGH BOUND FOR MANILA New Philippine Jurist Will Sail on the Steamer Siberia. 1 + UDGE JOHN T. McDONOUGH of Albany, former Secretary of State.of New York under Gov- ernors Roosevelt and Odell, who was recently appointed to suc- ceed General James F. Smith as Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, ar- rived in the city yesterday and is at the Palace. The new Justice is accompanied by his wife and two daughters, Katheline and L e e e 'SALOON MAN MAKES WOE FOR CARRIE Mrs. Nation Ousted and Her Manager’s Nose Is Broken. G T Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, March 8.—Carrie Nation was roughly handled in the Louvre saloon on North First street, and her manager, E. R. Ray, was thrashed by Lou Hobbs, the proprietor of the place, this afternoon. Mrs. Nation addressed a gathering of temperance people and afterward paid a visit to the various saloons on the way back to her hotel. At each place she went to the bar and addressed those drinking. She made no attempt to do any smashing | and there was no trouble until she stopped at the Louvre. Hobbs was standing in front of his place. He warned Mrs. Na- tion and her manager not to enter. Ray tried to get Mrs. Nation to pass on, but she insisted on going in. The woman went to the bar and spoke to those there, telling them their mothers would not be pleased with their presence in such a place. Hobbs shoved Mrs. Na- tion aside and, rushing up to Ray, her manager, struck him several blows. One raised a lump under the left eye and the other started a flow of blood from the nose, which was broken. The crowd in the saloon jostled around, and Ray, who is a very large man, had no chance to re- tallate. Mrs. Nation was roughly shoved into the street, as was Ray. The couple sought refuge in a drug store near by, where Ray washed the blood from his face and clothes. An immense crowd was attracted. Mrs. Nation, after the in- cident, sald that in all the other saloons in San Jose she had been courteously treated and shown respect and she was surprised at the attack made in the Lou- | No arrests were made. Physicians Say She Is Irresponsible. PARIS, March 8.—Mlle. Marie Daurignic, who figured in the Humbert frauds as the prospective bride of one of the alleged brothers Crawford, and who was arrested in Madrid with the other members of the Humbert family and brought here, was released to-day, the physicians having de- cided that she was suffering from hysteria and is not responsible for her actions. vre. Violent Eruption at Mount Colima. COLIMA, Mexico, March 8.—The vol- cano erupted violently at 6:50 o’clock this morning. There was a slight overflow of lava on the eastern side of the moun- tain. = = - | JURIST WHO WILL SUCCEED GENERAL SMITH AS JUSTICE OF | PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT. | Geneva, and his son, James R. McDon- ough. He is on his way to his new post of duty and will sall on the Siberia on Wed- nesday. The appointment of Judge McDonough to the vacant position on the Philippine bench was made bruary 1, after had held it under consideration for several and. {ts announcement was re- is regarded as one of the best jurists In New York and a man of.very broad views, especialiy conceining the admipistfation of affairs in the Phillppines, a subject which he has discussed publicly several times since his appointment to the impor tant position which he is about to flll. In selecting him for the Justiceship Pres- ident Roosevelt stated that he had chosen Judge McDonough because he was a well- tried man and as Secretary of State under him had proven his worth as a sound- minded man on more than one occasion. When asked for an interview last even- ing at the Palace the Judge begged to be excused on the ground of fatigue after a long trip. REPUBLICS . DEBTS MUST i BE SETTLED 5Uncle Sam’s Attitude Toward His Weaker Brothers. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BUENOS AYRES, March 8.—The Nacion | published to-day an interview with For- eign Minister Drago, in which the Minis- ter declared that Senor Merou, the Argen- | tina Minister at Washington, had tele- graphed to him announcing that the re- sponse of Sacretary Hay to an Argentina note setting forth the Argentina Govern- ment’'s ideas regarding” Venezuela and | Monroeism was satlsfactory. WASHINGTON, March 8.—The commu- nication from the Argentine Governmen:‘ referred to in the Buenos Ayres dispatch it is believed here was a direct result of the blockade of the ports of Venezuela | by the allied powers. It was learned here to-night that Senor Drago, the Minister ot Forelgn Affairs of Argentina, sent to the Minister here, Senor Merou, a long instructidn giving the views of his Gov- ernment on the general question of the liabllity of American states for debts growing out of injuries to foreigmers or of default in the payment of loans con- tracted by the State. Argentina desired to know how the Government of the United States regarded the question. Secretary Hay, In his reply, quoted from President Roosevelt's recent message and advocated settlement of the disputes by pable of adjustment methods of diplomacy. by the peaceful | their public statements on the subject ! that both President Roosevelt and Sec- American Governments should be shield- ed from the collection of just debts against them by European nations so long as in the enforcement of the pay- ruent of those obligations no question of American sovereignty is involved and no attempt to acquire territory is made. POPE RECEIVES FIVE THOUSAND PILGRIMS ROME, March 8-—The Pope this morn- ing declared that he felt so well that he ought not to make those who had come considerable distances to pay him homage wait, and accordingly, in spite of his phy- siclan’s advice, the Pope received 500 pil- grims from Berlln Vienna and Belgium and bestowed upon them his blessings. Pope Leo was loudly u:ch.lm.d by the pil- grims arbitration when the claims were not ca- | In this connection it is well known from | | retary Hay do not believe that the South | MASKED MEN FIRE VOLLEY IN THE CAR 'Waterbury’sStrike Is Marked by Murder. ‘Thugs Kill Policeman and Brufally Beat Conductor. Wounded Motorman Disap- pears and Probably Is a Prisoner. e ) WATERBURY, Conn., March 8.—Vio- lence in its worst form has broken out anew in Waterbury as a result of the high feeling in connection with the strike of the motormen and conductors of the Connecticut Railroad and Lighting Com- pal Policeman Paul Mendelsohn was killed to-night; John W. Chambers, a non- union motorman, was shot and his where- abouts is unknown, and his conductor, George Webernodorfer, was pounded into insenstbility. The scene of the crime was at Forest Park, the terminus of the North Main street line. The spot is isolated. The car reached the end of the line and the crew made preparations for the return trip. Immediately after the conductor turned the trolley and the motorman reversed his levers eight masked men sprang fro Officer Mendelsohn at the first report, and, as a later exam ination s f)v.'ed, the t shot was having plerc is heart. The mot also was hit and leaped from h a ery of pain. e of the men followe him, while the der turned their at tention to the cond Webernodorter wa of the car and pou and K he was unconscious. The bim and joined their companions outsi ¥rom this point-in the atiack their ac “tions are wrapped In mystery and are causing much apprehension. Weberno- dorfer saw his motorman leap from car when he was shot him followed by the murderers. Whether he escaped or was carried off by the at tacking party cannot be learned. When the conductor had regained senses he went (o the side of the polic man, who he found was dead. ductor, hardiy able to controller ward the city. armed. rma car with em the 11 rown to and he also saw other car, the cre injured man and hur assistanc The‘body of the policeman was carried into police hea and Weberno- dorfer also wa An alarm was sent aro and in a few mc department, thirteen po licemen, went to of the murder A thorough search was made for Cham bers, but at midnight he had not bee: found. Despite the diligent search not clew could be found as to the perpetra tors of the murder. The car when it reached the city showed | that a volley of shots had been fired at | the three defenseless men. The firing oc curred while the trolley pole was off, the three men being in perfect darkness and caught like rats in a trap. | At the time of the shocting the streets were practically deserted because of the heavy downpour of rain which had been falling all evening, but the news spread about the city like wildfire, and & half- hour after the car carrying its victims reached the center of the city there were at least 300 persons In the vicinity of po lice headquarters, where the body had | been taken. Public feeling is running high. DENSE FOG HANGS OVER | THE HARBOR OF NEW JYORK Several Small Collisions Occur on i the River, but No Lives | Are Lost. NEW YORK, March 8—Dense fog caused almost the entire suspension of harbor and river traffic to-day, and for | many hours effectually blockaded the port against incoming steamers and coasting cratt. The American liner Philadelphia anchored outside Sandy Hook early in the | morning and was unable to reach her pler | until late in the afternoon, when the fog had lifted considerably. | Three collisions occurred during the day, but without loss of life. The big car | transfer steamer Express qf the New | York, New Haven and Hartford line was | in collision twice. While groping her way | dcwn East River she ran into and sank | the canal-boat Lyman Willie, tied up a | a bulkhead. The wife of the captain of the canal-boat, the only person on board, escaped to the dock. While backing out after the collision the Express crashed | into the steamer Rhode Island, on | way to New York, cutting off her stem completely about two feet above the water line and splintering the woodworlk below the water. The Rhode Island tm- mediately came to anchor. The Bristol steamer Woodford, from South American and Caribbean ports, while coming to anchor at quarantine was struck by a barge in tow of a tug and had an anchor driven through one of her bow plates. gl o Accepts Pastorate of the City Temple. LONDON, March 8.—Rev. R. J. Camp- bell to-day announced his scceptance of the pastorate of the City Temple, in suc~ | gession to the late Dr. Joseph Parier.