The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1903, Page 1

bl OLUME XCIII—-NO 109 PRICE FIVE CENTS. CALIFORNIA MINE-OWNERS SUBSCRIBE A FORTUNE AND PREPARE TO OPPOSE DEMANDS FOR RECOGNITION MADE BY MINE THREATENS MURDER IN THE LETTER Pennell’s 'felltale Missive to Mrs. Burdick. “I Feel That I Must Eill Ed Burdick,” He Writes. Search of Vietim's Home Re- veals Ineriminating Correspondence. Y.. March 18.—Police | 8 inced to-day ti ess of District Attor rest the murder ck W Monday Coatesworth which afternoon. Dis is suffering revents him ext will be yme new this that in evi- written nell was found the search he police. In inquest P thority good a ace sev occurs s Ed Bu that Dk 1 is . t of her sur- named i rst v el upon on PENNELL'S FRANK STATEMENT. ) the stand | KEENE SAYS U1 FIRHT T0 A FINSH | | | | Harriman. & Hints That Southern Pacific Funds Have | Gone Astray. i | Rise in Price of Stock Gives “Shorts” a Squeeze in \ Wall Street. | Special Dispatch to The Cail | NEW YORK, March 15.—There was a | ; big sq e to-c £ the “short’ mtfl-i ests in Southern Pacific siock. The move- | | 1 hour of trad- E | ment developed in the fi in the ing on the Stock Exchang: afternoo uthern Pacif had sold as ow as 63, W dealings not particularly large. By 2 o'clock the stock. had ad vanc 643. and 1 | der increasingly heavy was pid further before being made ¢ clos- esterday’s ngoveme the and many rumors were circulated, some | of them going so far as to allege that | of the Southern his silence when the out a statement, things, he sald: | head ames R ne pool, brok was over and gay day in which, among othe | WILL BE NO COMFROMISE. 1o sorivta molitelt DR Sedn daeplveg. me, 1 consider it but proper to state at e jur that 1 have but ome pur- and t is to eontinue the struggle il the management of the company is changed and the present directors ousted at the annual election The legal Y n which the plaintift ased are so SLrong sunt of stock which 1 t at with the c0-o) whose griev | other mir stockholders, the same, T look forward most lently to a successfu! issue. ' If de- | fcated 1 am perfectly prepared to endurc | | this struggle are so 1 oppressive and burdensome stockholders | t | as to make it entir that the pre officers of the “ y are acting in THEORIES OF to me THE POLICE. orities is more t east one of the persons im- | entirely fan with the Burdick home: and most 4 smportant « the murderer or r of interruption while at their mmediately afterward ' the first point 1 do not care 4o say e second point—familiarity the house—I may a murderers r washed hig or her have known where the to be found. That he or her hands is certain; was blood on the in- C door, there was knob on the out door of ch been purposely he purpose of creating the irglars had entered the w had hou [ y with the house is show =0 by the fact that the luncheon was not brought to the ‘den’ by Bur- dick t by some other person. The an- is conte of Burdi b shows that had not t part of the crackers, cheese and tarts found on the table in the ‘den.’ Delibera- on and freedom from fear of apprehen- is shown by the fact that the mur- derer took time to do mahy things which person in fear of discovery would not ve done.” MRS. HULL INDISPOSED. A rumor was current to-night to the ef- fect that Mrs. Mary Hull, mother-in-law of Burdick, had been serioudly injured or was §ll. Efforts were made to learn the real facts, bu' all requests for information at Burdick residence were met by a refusal to discuss the subject. A young man who said his name was iderg, 1 ste charitable®hough to think it, they might be excused for the suspiclon that this money, earned by the Southern Pacific | had not been applied to betterments upon . | property, but to other wses; for if there i virtue in large outlays for bet- terments there should be inereases in the cost of operation; but this is not ap- t in the Southetn Pacific case. “Every one interested knows that since 1| control of the property was acquired by | the 1 Pacific. the directors of that company Have been persistent and con- sistent ‘bears’ upon Southern Pacif stock, while they themselves were buy- at low prices, which this attitude * | proceeding, the plaint{ff in this case, how- at after the work was | pugnant to th s of the property and of the If the kholders were un | stock ALLEGES STOCK JUGGLING. cnabled them to do. Such a ratio of ex- pense to gross earnings, after the enor- mous sums which have been put into the | property, looks more like attempted con- scation of it thep anything else.” here was a Wall street report that a sted of another injunction { [ ing 1t ‘ [ | possibill | ever, to be the Union Paclfic. It was as- serted that under the laws of Kentucky any holder of stock of a corporation, who could be shown to be using his stock for a purpose prejudicial*to the public wel- | fare, could be enjoined from voting that | stock, and that under this law the Union | Pacific interests would endeavor to enjoin the voting of the stock in the Keene pool. A representative of the Unlon Pacific sald he did not know whether any such pro- ceedings were contemplated or not. The matter was entirely in the hands of law- vers, and it was for them to take what- ever proceedings they saw fit. es— MGR. CONATY TO SUCCEED BISHOP MONTGOMERY | Private Advices From Rome Confirm the Earlier Report of His Appointment. yWASHINGTON, March 18.—Information of the appointment of Monsignor Conaty, formerly rector of the Catholic Univer- sity in this city, as Bishop of Los Ange- les, is confirmed by private advices re- Allen and that he was a friend of the family acted as spokesman. He said: “I refuse to confirm or deny the story that Mrs. Hull was injured or that she is in other than her usual health, except to say that she Is weakening under the terrible nervous strain to which she has been subjected and has not been herself since the trying experience on the wit- ness stand.” Dr. Marcy, the family physician, was not called to the Burdick home. ‘Makes a Statement | Bitterly Scoring || % i this ciky | with suc INSURGENT AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS CLASH NEAR CAPITAL OF URUGUAY President Ordonez Sends Out a Delegation From Montevideo to Treat for Peace With the Leader of the Revolutionists. 'THEGOYERNHEN s : HOUSE IN | 'MORTEVIDEQA ONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 18, —Fighting between the revolution- ists and the Governmient forces reported to have oceurred near and members of the Red Cros: bavyr started for the sceue. . " Four delegates-liave been sent fron here to treat for peace. The Government proposes to call out the National Guard and declare a state of sifge. All telegrams are censored. The Government peace delegates are in- structed to notify Saravia, the instigator of the revolution, that the Government as the basis of an arrangement will agree to the appointment, under the direction of the Natlonalist parties, of new prefects in six di rtments. WASHINGTON, March 18, — United States Minister Finch has advised the tment, under date of Monte- M as follows: White party rebelled, dissatisfied the new President (Ordonez) who eeded President Cuestas and the re- ointments of departmental pre- No disorder in the capital. The Government i hur g troope to meet the revolutionists ABDUL HAMID GIVING UNCLE | SAM TROUBLE| lution In Uruguay e nt ts ol SRR AmericanWarships MayAgain | Be Sent to Enforce Respect. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, March 18.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Constantinople says that the American Minister ! returned two months ago, he has been since Leishman, vainly seeking an audience of the Sultan to deliver an autograph letter from Presi- dent Roosevalt, calling Abdul Hamid’s at- tention to the claims of American mis- sionaries in Armenia and elsewhere, and asking for their prompt settiement. The Sultan, being aware of Leishman's instructions to press the claims, purpose- 1y postponed the desired audience. Leish- man's patience was ultimately exhausted, and he visited Tewfik Pasha, the Minis- ter of Forelgn Affairs, and required to know within three days whether the Sul- | tan would receive him or not. Tewfik | Pasha promised that the Sultan would receive him after the Bairam festival, but the promise has not been fulfilled. Leishman, the correspondent adds, is naturally exasperated, and should the au- dience be delayed much longer or satis- faction of the claims not be given, it would not be surprising it American warships were again ordered to Turkey, as they were two years ago in connection with a claim arising from the Armenian mas- sacres. B 'ALO BILL EXPECTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Receives News in London of Rich Developments in Gold Mine He Controls, LONDON, March 19.—A telegram has been received by Colonel Cody (“Buffalo BIll") stating that a gold mine in the West, in which he owns the controiling interest, is turning out to be very rich. In an in- terview Colonel Cody confirms the news, saying that the mine would maké him a millionaire or multi-millionaire. He tends to retire absolutely fsom the business when his . S rday, of the causes of the revo- /| existing contracts for | | ! 1 | | 1 | the Wild West Show in English provin- cial towns expire. He will devote his energles and capital to developing his many interests in the United States. —— STRIKE COMMISSION PRESENTS ITS REPORT Recorder Carroll D. Wright Will Make the Results Public on Saturday. WASHINGTON, March 18.—Judge Gray, chairman, and Carroll D. Wright, record- er of the anthracite strike commission; called on the President to-day and pre- sented to him the report of the commis- sion. It is a voluminous document, cover- ing fully all phases of the controversy be- tween the operators and the miners. Both sides have promised to abide by the de- cision of the tribunal created by Presi- dent Roosevelt. At the conclusion of the Interview with the President Colonel Wright announced that the report would be made public at his office 6n Saturday. About the same time it will be placed in the hands of the representatives of the operators and min- ers, the parties directly in interest. RUMOR THAT PRINCESS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Louise’s Illness at Lindau Said to Be Due to Effort at Self- Destruction. LONDON, March 19.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Vienna says it is rumored that Louise, the former Crown Princess of Saxony, whose escapades and final elopement with the tutor of her children have furnishedgossip. for months past, attempted to commit suicide at Lindau, where she is awaiting' confinement, but was prevented. ‘Her family attempted to conceal the fact that she attempted to kill herself by saying that the statement issued by the King of Saxony, bitterly reflecting upon her character, made her il s ik -+ FORMER PRESID! OF URUGUAY, WHOSE RETIREMENT HAS I BEEN FOLLOWED BY A RENEWAL OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVL- | MENT, AND VIEW OF THE REPUBLIC'S CAPITAL CITY. | NEW YORK’S . GOVERNOR IS "THREATENED Letters From Cranks Lead to Extra Precautions for His Safety. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALBANY, March 18.—Governor Odell's life has been threatened by an assassin. Extra precautions are being taken to guard the chief executive of the State and any suspicious persuns found in the vi- cinity of the capitol or the executive mansion or any one seen following the Governor in a manner that would attract suspicion will be arrested. Every step the Governor -takes outside of the executive chamber in the capitol and the executive mansion is carefully watched and detect- ives are at his elbow wherever he goes. That the Governor fears that he may be a vietim of foul play at the hands of somhe crank or cranks is shown in the fact that he applied to the local police de- partment to have a detective detailed to watch the executive chamber after ne had been shadowed for a week by a Pinkerton detective engaged by himseif. Thregtening ~ letters received from cranks have caused the Governor to take these measures to insure his safety. The Governor will not discuss the affair. ‘When Governor Odell was first Inaugu- rated he took precautions against assas- sination. Prefers Orchard Drive to Reception. SAN JOSE, March 18.—Mayor Worswick received a telegram from President Roose- velt’s private s this evening an- nouncing the date of the visit to San Jose May 11 and 12, and requesting that :xre:‘ud drives be substituted for recep- o1 e . Waterway. .| Bid for the Entire | o J. P, MORGIN REACHES OUT NFTER CANAL Wants a Hand in - Construction of Forming Syndicate to| 1 Confract. f | One Hundred and Thirty- five Millions the Price to Be Paid. ‘ ol Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N W., WASHINGTON, March 18.—A power- | | ful syndicate, Including in its members | J. Pierpont Morgan and John B. McDon- ald, is being organized, according to re- ports current here to-night, to bid for mn; contract for digging the entire Panama canal. The Spooner act provides that $135,000,- 000 may and the syndicate that is be expended in completing | cenal project- offer to ‘construct the | canal for that amount. | ed will, it is said, According to W. H. Burr, a member of the Canal Commission, this question of concentrating responsibility for the com- | pletion of the nvestigated. | that to award the ¢ or construe- | tion to one company. which will be able | | to safeguard the Government 1 it fails to perform the task ble plan. it may be,” said Burr, “that the com- e se it 10 award saparate con- tracté ror the construction of the Bahia dam and the terminals at Colon and Pan- ama, but I am confident that the great | work of the canal will be given to a sin- | gie syndicate. Although a symdicate #aid to be now organizing, it is doubtful | anal has been thoroughly Is agreed i’ it there will be any move made toward | letting the contract for the next two years.” ENOWS OF NO DETAILS. | When another member of the Canal | Commission was approached to-night, he | said that he had heard the report that| | the :dicate would be formed and that | Messrs. McDonald and Morgan would | probably figure in the enterprise. He | Enew of no details. | | Doubt was raised to-day as to the right | | oi the Secretary of the Treasury to pay | | to the Panama Company the agreed-upon | amount of $10,000,000 after Colombia rati- fies the treaty. Representative Hepburn of dowa ‘sald it was a question whether-| the Secretary could legally make this | | payment, inasmuch as the treaty is a variance with the Spooner act. Section of the Spooner act says that the Pres dent shall acquire from Colombia *‘per- | petual control of a strip of land .i not less than six miles and to -perpetually maintain | erate ana protect thereon a can make such, police and sanitary rules and | regulations as shall be necess: to pre- | scive order and preserve public health | thereon.” TREATY AND ACT DIFFER. | The act states that when the President | has secured title to the property of the | [U,llul company and has complied wilh“ ] tion 2 he may pay $40,000,000. for the | The point is /made that this Govern- ment has not obtained perpetual control of the canal strip, but only a 100-year lcase, with the option of renewal, and is not given the right to protect the can: until the ability of Colombia to protect it is exhausted. ACTION BY COLOMBIA. Special Session of Congress to Con- sider Canal Treaty. WASHINGTON, March 15.—Dr. Thomas Herran, Secretary of the Colombian Lega- tion in Washington and Charge d'Affaires, has informally advised his Government of the ratification of the Panama canal treaty by the Senate, but awalits a for- mal announcement by Secretary Hay be- fore transmitting the information offi- clally to Bogota. A special session of the Colombian Con- gress, according to information at the Legation, has been called by the Presi- dent for the purpose of considering the treaty. If the canal treaty is placed be- fore the Congress, final action, it is said, must be taken on it before consideration can be given other subjects. It is said at the Legation that the treaty must be acted on by both the House and Senate, and that debate in either branch could be controlled by the majority and could be curtailed if desired. ‘While Dr. Herran has not been advised of the exact date of the convening of the | Colombian Congress, it is his opinion that it will meet on April 1. or not later than April 15. Speaking of the treaty, Dr. Herran said to-day: “I believe that upon the reading of the the | g | tary | then | end in view the chairman appointed full text much of the opposition, which has been based on a misunderstanding of the provisions of the treaty will disap- pear. In fact, I have recetved news from Bogota that such is the case. While the treaty has violent enemies, it also has some very stanch champions.” RS’ UNION Secret Meeting Is Held in the Palace. Northern Strikes Awaken Them to Danger. Believe Mighty Industry Is Threatened. One of the strongest organizations ever formed in the West to oppose the de- mands of labor was created in San ion Francisco yesterday by e owners of California. with a f e as a fund to carry on its fight In the she secret session, plans cles adopted and ste J ate the organization prepare for a fight to a fin t may become. More tk seventy prominent mine awners of -the State met yesterday in th city and discussed the present situation as regards the relations between thefr ers and themselves, relations between the two are rapidly straining and apt to lead to a break susly invelving the great in- dustry of California was evidenced by the interest taken in yesterday's meeting and further by the fact that every effort was made to keep the proceedings e ser possible secret The miners were called quietly together in the Palace Hotel, where they were in on for several hours, during which formed a temporary organizatio cted temporary offic arranged for ure meetings and pledged a fund suf- ficient to carry on a fight against the Western Miners’ Association for a long period if nec ry PROMINENT MEN PRESENT. Of the seventy odd representative mine owners who attended the meeting were Senat Ve of Lincoln ; Senat Sena Melones m: MeCl the T omas and David mine;: John Ross Ww. F. of the Wildmaty ey mine Detert of the Ar ut and Zeile Charles Derby of the Mariposa Captain Ward Of the Mariposs. Conat Kemp Van Ee of the Roval mine; W. W Storms of the Balial mine; John Tregloan of the South Spring Hill mine: Willlam Thomas of the Central Eureka mine; J S. Hutchins of the Kennedy mine; Ed- ward H. Benjamin of the Hayden Hill mine; J. F. Parsons and Samuel Thorn- ton of the Shenandoah mine; Charles Goodall Jr. of the Fremont-Gover mine: Mark Kerr of the Jumper mine; W. H McClintock of Sonora; Thomas Clark of River Hill mine, and C. F. Downs the Sutter Creek mine ry organization was effected the selection of Senator Veorheis a< ward Benjamin as secre- *. Parsons as treasurer. The purpases of the call for the meeting were taken up, Chairman Voorheis en into an explanation, during which to the recent action of the Association at Keswick troubles which exist 1 discussion of the asting several hours during which it was clearly shown that the California mine owners. or at least a majority of them, are opposed to the the of A temp by chairman and J r referred Mine and the pre t den Hill. A ger situation followed Western at stand taken by the Western Miners' As- | scciation, and that the rmer were in favor of organizing for self-protection. MINERS POSSESS FUNDS. It was sug ted by several of those present that the Miners’ Association is in possession of ample funds or In a p sition to get them, for the purpose of en- foreing their demands for unfon recogni- tion and the fact was impressed on the at if they purposed to comba they would have to owners t e employes against th a fund. Immediately the owners be- gan making pledges of contributions. which amounted -to more than $309,000. not including the assurances of financial assistance from mining interests that were not represented at the meeting. It was decided to hasten the permanent organization of the owners and with that the following committee to select a name fos the new body and formulate a constitu- tiot C. M. Belshaw, J. 8. Hutchinson, David McClure, Charles Derby and C. F. Downs This committee is expected to complete its work te-day or to-morrow and it was instructed then prepare a call for a convention of al] mine owners in Califor- at the earliest possible date. With this important work disposed of the meeting adjourned. but not until af- ter the chairman had admonished those present to maintain secrecy as to the af- ternoon’s proceedings. BIG MEETING EXPECTED. Tt is expected that the convention in this eity will bring together the largest nufmber of representatives of California mining that has ever assembied here. Senator Voorheis refused to receive in- terviewers last night or furnish any infor- mation concerning the new organization, and Secretary Benjamin was equally as silent, refusing to deny or afirm the facts concerning the meeting. From other sources it was learned, however, that the mine owners have been discussing the matter for several weeks and that a great deal of correspondence has passed between them relative to the best plan to pursue. A secret meeting finally was decided upon and yesterday's gathering was the result. “We have no desire of precipitating fur- ther trouble,” said one of the mine own- ers, who was active in yesterday's meet- ing. “On the contrary, we purpose to o to Coufinudonrmfl,(:olmb,j