The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1903, Page 3

S THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1903 4 COMMISSIONER IDE MAKES ADDRESS | ON FUTURE OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Entertains Commerce Club With Recital of Industrial De- velopments and Progress in Civilization Among the Habitants of Our Country’s Possessions in Archipelago Francisco ( told of the fes of the ry spoke vital ¥ par- HenwYy C. 1PE PHILIPPINE- CTOMMISSIONER, DIL VENTURE THE BASI3 OF A GIVIL U | Capitalist of New York | Alleges That He Was ‘ Deceived. |Invests in a ‘ Gusher” That | Fails to Yield Dividends or Petroleum. — chase Pricc From Promoter | Mechem, Known to San | | Franciscans. —_—— Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, April 9.—George B. Me- | chem of New York, who recently spent ccveral months in California and whose mode of living made him a conspicuous figure in and around the Palace Hotel in , has been sued for $10,000 . McCamant, an aged capital- ist o1 this city. Mechem is a member of the firm of Mechem, Mitchell & Co. at 52 Wall street. The firm does a business of promoiing mining and oil enterprises in pursuit of his business ventures hem recently made a trip to the Pa- cific Coast, where he endeavored to ex- ploit some of his enterprises and enlist | and petronage for his firm. | M red from the wholesale al business many vears ago. He had | ¢ enough to live on in comfort, but n he had an opportunity to become | the part owner of a Texas “gusher,” the daily output of which was alleged to jbe | 5000 barrels, he felt strongly impelled ‘to | cize the chance to increase his wealth. | When the dividends fafled to materiai- | ize McCamant tried to get some satisfac- tion from his broker. His counsel, Fran- | cis Cantine, said to The Call correspond- | ent to-day that ever since last Septem- | Ler Mot to extricate himself from the.Texas oil speculation, | but he could not ascertain the where- abouts of Mechem. Finally a few days azo he saw a wedding notice in a Phila- delphia newspaper wherein It w nounced that the ceremony Was p nant had sought | Opera-house. jall the larger cities GOES TO NEW YORK TO_ENGAGE TALENT FOR BIG PRODUCTION Harry W. Bishop of the Grand Opera House Will Make Final Arrangements for the Appearance of Rogers Brothers in June ARRY W. BISHOP, one of the managers of the Grand Opera- house, will leave for New Yo in a few days to make the final preparations for the opening of the Rogers brothers’ season at the Grand Bishop expects to be ab sent for more than six weeks and during that time he will be buslly engaged in gatherihg a chorus and arranging for the Lest tatent of its kind that has ever come to San Franclsco. ! The Rogers brothers have appeared in of the East and are known far and wide. The management of the Grand Opera-house has been nego- | tiating with them for a long time and it | required a great deal of persuasion to | | & !‘ 1 induce the famous players to undertake a | trip to this city. The Rogerses will open at the Grand | | on June 1 and their engagement will cover | | a period of twenty .weeks. They will bring with them the best talent to be had | in the country and carloads of scenery that will eclipse anything seen in this | city for a long time. Thelr first produc- | tion will be “In Washington,” a piece that | has made a record for itself wherever it has been produced. Bishop said last night: “I expect to be gonme about six weeks | and during that time I will have m. Lands full in making the final prepar: tions for the opening of the Rogers se It will fall to me to engage the ch: s venty after rus, consisting of from fi to five people, and I will also look much of the scenery and costumes. “Ovr representative in New York now engaged in looking out ": our Interests and he has already secured some of the talent and a portion of the scenic effect: But the bulk of the work is left for me | | to do. This show will be the greatest o | | its kind ever seen here and it will afford | | the people of the city an opportunity of witn ng a production that is regarded | as one of the events of the century theat rically GRAND OPE ternoon at the junction of Golden Gate and First avenues. The boy was driving L e e i i il [ | Seriously Injured in a Runaway. | "¢ S A boy named Irvine W. Timms, aged HARRY W. BISHOP, ONE OF 3 years, residing at 911 Point Lobos av ! THE MANAGERS OF THE | nue, was seriously injured yesterday af-| | 2 A-HOUSE, | S UN BURSTS KILLING MEN ON THE 10Wh |Three of Battleship's Crew Are Dead and I Five Injured. >~ b | Shell Prematurely Explodes While Ves:zel Is at Target | Practice. | iy Pieces of Metal Weighing More Than a Ton Pass Downward Through Spar Deck Into Crowded Messroom. ———e PENSACOLA. Fla., April %—An explo- sion occurred on the battleship Towa to- lay while the vessel was at target prac- tice In the Gulf. The forward port 12- inch gun burst fr 1 premature explo- walve feet of the piece s demolished. Three two se- sion of a shell ide the w and five Injured, men we Brown, Ri The men killed and were on the Three pieces econd gun ¢ of the expl . bodies ted. The heavy mis the gun deck third deck, where with the armored bring them to a g the engineers nd fire- work below Although covered with men, orribl aft were siles ed just as mess had firing was to have dinner hour. ., and the Towa a speed of twelve he officer in charge gave orders to load was set | | o i a horse attached to a light buggy, wten LIBERAL PARTY WINS B VETORY eSS Carries the Election in Netherlands Adopts Bill | Camborne Division ; to Prevent Labor of Cornwall. Troubles. £S CHAMBER NDON The Parliamentary | THE HAGUE, April he Camborne division of | Chamber of the Netherlands Parliament | = e the death of W. to-day adopted the anti-strike bill by §1 gress was filled to- | to 14. The Socialist and Liberal Demo- etur Wilfrid Law- | crats voted with the minority. The pu oty 2ot ::hrlrir‘nl clause of the bill was adopted,. 78 o 15 The Chamber -also authorized- the ‘for- mation of the proposed military raiiroad | brigade to work on-the railroad during | strikes and adjourned sine die. { The officials of the state railroads, was announced later, refused it the pro- 1 of the Railway Employes’ Unlon to 4 R e e it ased major-| onter into negotiations for a settlement of | expect e was bitterly | a0 0 ! . y ‘f];"’“‘;: 4| ROTTERDAM, Ap: —A sentinel on | . _‘r;r'\' the railroad to-day fired on four railroad men, who refused to leave the line after . the BOeTs | yeing warned. One of the men was killed, - v . himself with | " ROME, April 9.—A peaceful solution of o the strike continues to be probable. The -~ city has almost resumed its normal aspect, fi > the only difference being the absence of $ 8P . . cabs. Many pilgrims, especially €ermans, | . pr s due to the dis- | paye arrived for the Baster functio ° nformist Cornish- | mpey will be received in audience by the € iment’s educational | pope on Monday. In more than 300 2 churches holy week services are proceed- J a clection brings | yng without incident. The people rushed back picturesque flgure, | 15 see the sepulchers and especially ad- | ement interest in ce Chamberlain sent a rs pointing out that Sir Wilfrid Lawson t with the en- mired the one in the Church of the Amer- ican College, SORROWING FRIENDS PAY SAD TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Impressive Funeral Services Are Held Over the Body of Mrs. | Porter. PARIS, April 9.—The funeral of Mrs. Porter, wife of the United States Embas- | held this morning at the American Chureh in the Rue de Berri, was an im- pressive tribute, the heads of the French | TRIBESMEN LOSE HEAVILY WHILE ATTACKING FRAJALA Supply Is Accidentally Ex- ded and Many of the In- surgents Are Killed. April 9.—A dispatch from roceo, gives detalls of the | Government, the heads of the diplomatic ajala, It says that 5000 in- | COTPS and many representatives of the | American colony participating. Embassa- | dor Porter, who was accompanied by his | daughter Elsie, heavily veiled, bore the ordeal with fortitude. The Rev. Dr. Thurber conducted simple service. In his invocation Thurber made a feeling reference to perate attack on-the | After the cus- | tribesmen advanced e accompaniment Twice they at- fortress by assauit, by well directed fusil- rajala April 8 the Dr. the beauty of the character of Mrs. Porter. K mbevs of the ‘insur- ¥ o vt L .| The choir sang Mrs. Porter's favorite » hymns, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” and exploded, killing | FOG" wi 0 Tight | After the public serwice the casket was+ | borne_to the mortuary chapel adjoining | the church, where it will remain until its removal to America. | it 10557 Jury Finds She Was Insane. | LONDON, April 9.—A Coroner’s jury to- | day rendered a verdict of suicie while | temporarily insane in the case of Mrs. | Mabel Townsend, formerly of the Alcazar Do Delay in the Fair Case. 2 The referee in contest over | Fair to- | insisted that k. f'lml whether Luclen | Theater, San Francisco, who killed her- | » f the French witnesses, | self with a revolver on the doorsteps of | . estic » which he de- | the house of her sister, Mrs. Rowe, here | i on Monday, E - stablished (823. WILSON WHISKEY, | That’s All! \ THE WILSOX DISTTLL! Baitimore, Md, i 8.—The Second ! | | either country’s armi | PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONER : WHO THINKS THE ISLANDS ‘ HAVE A GREAT FUTUR o o3 FRENGH TROOPS WORRY GHINESE Request for Temporary Aid Has Serious Results. VICTORIA, B. C., April 9.—A new crisis | | has threatened the Chinese Government as a result of the continued rebel suc- cess in South China, for, according to mail adv] received here, the French are pouring troops into Kwangsi from As- sam. It seems that the G Wang Chi Hun, reque vernor of Kwangsl, ted the French of- ficers in Assam to send troops to his as- | sistance and, although the Peking Gov- | ernment has countermanded this request, the French have gone Into the South China province, and it is feared that the uropean powers will, like Russia in the north, seize the territory into which her troops have gone. ws is recefved from Tokio that the Japanese Government has completed an | arrangement with Great Britain to have an_interchange of officers attached to Several Britisn to Japan to join the officers are to go | Mikado's army and iater Japanese officers will go to Great Britain. e e GERMAN MONEY-LENDER IMPRISONED FOR USURY | Says He C'hnrg‘edii;tordomts Rates | Because He Was Gambling on Human Nature. BERLIN, April 9.—Heinrich Pariser, a wealthy money lender, was sentenced to- day to two years' imprisonment and to a fine of $2500 for usury.. Sixty speci- fitations were brought, including the com- plaints of several noblemeén and army of- ficers. In one instance he charged a Beron, Von “E.” (the court did not permit his full name to be known) 236 per cent, which the Baron. paid, though he had an un- mortgaged income from a landed estate amounting to $25,000 yearly. Another ex- ceptional case was that of a millionaire who 'paid interest at the rate of 100 per cent for a short term loan of $5000, Pari- ser admitted” having charged the rates mentioned, but he said that the eno-mous risks reduced his profits to 10 per cent | on the capital invested, and eaid his “gambling on human nature” enabled him | to make only i per cent more than in regular business. Part of his retura for s0 hazardous an occupation was the pleas. ure which his “daily battle with unscr pulous noblemen and ~social humbugs gave him. o MANILA, April 9.—The United States Phil. ~Appine Commission has appropriated $1,000,000 for the purchase of silver bullion and copper to make the new subsidiary colns. sed and the word e e residence of Mechem - e . pon a | the animal took fright and ran away. In Cruel Driver Arrested. s g saliog o mons and complaint were served upon | FYIng to jump out of the vehicle the bay Hale, a mothered noise as Mechem last Monday evening at his home, | fell on the street on top of his head. He | dden, was 4 the shell exploded midway in the gun and Mechem could not be found to-day and | Was taken to the Park Emergency Hosp!- ot of the So- | Pleces of the burst gun and shell were his counsel, Andrew F. Burleigh, sald he | {al. where Dr. Weyer treated him for a | S = An. | Scattered broadcast. Three great .holes e ot tay what Sozesaid B | concussion of the brain, shock and possi- | clety for the Pr e T o ok e sy B s B e e A e 20 | ple htasnal tufusies:, imals and booked on a charge of crueliy | " The . e s St Gigested the- lengthy complaint. It 1 | @ utetumtetotetutudatutufuoimfefoiuiinieinis a horse. Hale was driving a horse gnaled for aid, and one of the cut- stated in the complaint that the defend- ant and one Donald E. Cameron now liv- ing in Canada composed the firm of Me- |a barrel. m, Cameron & Co. McCamant alleges | Tt is further alleged by the plaintiff that that he was induced to purchase shares in | {t was represented that the Birmingham the Birmingham Beaumont Oil Company, | Beaumont Company would pay a divi- rrie saw him. He warned not to drive t uo attention to the warning. —_———— A mother-in-law | scme 10,000,000 barrels of oll at 15 cents t was very weak and lame when Mc i been previously re animal, but paid breaks up a millionatre’s | a surgeon and his as- d men were taken to r wounds dressed. ought to Pensacola. explosion was caused 1d others think that The dead were | Some claim by a defect which was said to own one-quarter of an | dend of 5 per cent upon its stock in April, fo 5 g 'Jl"-_'r ey M[mt o‘f! nle w-;» at t:!sbm ofl well situated on the historic Spindle | 1902, and would continue to do so regularly | : 5 s during the winter added to the work done ‘Top, in Jefferson County, Tex. This|each month thereafter. McCamant bought | D‘_“ f’f His Injuries. £ | here during the last ten davs so strained “‘gusher,” it was alleged, produced 5000 a thousand shares. He now declares that | Patrick Clark, a railroad machinist’s | the piece that the force of the charge barrels daily and it was said that the |he scon learned that the concern did not | assistant, died in the Southern Paciric | burst the gun Birmingham Beaumont company, together [ own any part of a “gusher” and that the | Hospital in this dity yesterday from in- e with twelve other companies, had a val-|alleged contract with the syndicate was | juries recelved last Wednesday by falling | DODGE CITY, Kans. Apeil 9.—C. F. Klins uable agreement with an English syndl-|not a tangible asset; neither did the|into a vat of hot Iye whily working in the | Ocrata of the Saventh Congressicnal Diuteim cate, which had contracted to take over [ monthly dividends appear. railroad yards in West Jakland. to succeed Chester I Long Top Coats . This is top coat weather and top coat time. ‘ The evenings are a little too cool for no overcoat, |} but are just right for a light top coat like we here picture. Furthermore, you will want a top coat for Easter. | This picture was sketched from life from a well- |l dressed young man who donned the overcoat taken from \§ our stock for the occasion. It’s a tan covert, tailored up to the fashion. how well it hangs and sets over the shoulders. rows of stitching on skirt, sleeves and lapels. 1 We have coats at $10.60 that will look just as well 'f on you. Money back if they don't. 1 In short, we have the biggest stock of $10.00 top coats of any store on the Coast. They come in coverts in tan, olive, slate and brown, thibets in black and fancy | patterns of mixtures in an assortment that makes enum- eration out of the question. If you want a top coat, buy it here, direct from the |k makers. These $10.00 coats will cost you every cent of $12.50 elsewhere. And ours are money backed and |} guaranteed. Notice See the Sack suits in spring and summer patterns of light checks, single and double breasted styles, $|0 00 latest.style CUES s . 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