The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1903, Page 17

Dages 1710 30! et 2o ) Pages 030 $ $ : VOLUME XCII-NO. 175. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1903—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CONFESSION JTONISHES THE POLIGE Embezzler Links, HANNA REITERATES THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK PRESIDENCY Explains on the Ground of Party Policy His Opposition to an Indorsement of Roose- velt by the Ohio Republican Convention -+ Himself With Big Crimes. Los Angeles Prisoner| Explains When He Loses - Hope. Eventful Career of the Man | Who Was Wanted for One Offense. Spects May 2.—Two officers arrived here to-day & back for trial fons are much larger takin Baxter, alias is wanted in Albany bout $10,000 of e Company, veling salesman. several y an ordinary nfronted and| | officers, he ad- ing to collections made by | | no two of them | | employed by ¢ ge H he was a tr ed days ago, = ber of concerns ples a subordi- x not 3 | the capital of the RS2 L BOLIVIANS GIVE UP STRUGGLE FOR ACRE SENA*OR WHO ‘DECLARES THAT HE I8,.NOT A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDEN Accept Peace Terms After Their t by Major Duaste’s Force. —Dispatches from tails of the LEVELAND, May 23.—Senator M. A. Hanna, in an rview this afternoon, concerning widely circulatéd reports as to tion in connection with d resolution to be in- troduced at the coming State Republican | rention indorsing President: Roosevelt for a second term, made the following ement e at- ste rein- ter routing have seen the inte with Sena- tor Foraker with reference to, the propas- indorsement of the ‘Tnomination of President Roosevelt by the nextOhio Re- | publican convention. At the outset I want to deny that Mr. Dever, my-private secretar so far as I know, any of my fn had anything to, do| with - raising this question. The 'first 1 knew of it was 1. .read | in the papers a interview oraker, which I constriied e R of his own personal followed by an interview VAIN’S ILLNESS PASSES SERIOUS STAGE st Is Convalescing and Condi- tion of His Wife and Daugh- ters Improves. reral Grosvenor along ‘the same | lines. These made it appear that there’| was a disposition on. the part of some | people to suggest some such action by the | ntion. I certainly have no criticism' to ma.ke‘ of any individual as to his rights to ‘en- tertain or express such views, but I'cer- | MIKES ARTIFICIAL KERDERE AT GOST el L. Clem- his wife 1 at his residence ison, issued the fol- y 11L ring from SR OF CENT A GALLON SANTA FE PASSENGER WRECK BLOCKS ROAD FREDONIL Frenchman Arrives in America to Exploit His Invention. train North- 0 nile west of here this The tender, express and bag- one coach left the rails, but serfously hurt. The wreck used by the heavy rain softening The road is blocked and all enger Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 2.—Charles Fitz de Morgenstern is here from France with his invention by means of which, he says, he can make many barrels of artificial petroleum at a cent a gallon. ““Then it could be sold for 5 cents a gal- lon,” said the inventor, “and that would be at half the price obtained for kerosene which weé burn in lamps.” He said that two years ago he began his experiments with the view of obtain- ing a fluid which could be used in motor cars, and quite by accident he discovered a remarkable substitute for kerosene. The inventor says the liquid is largely water and that its properties are imparted by the addition of a chemical salt which is obtained from vegetable matter. The wick which is used in lamps filled with his petroleum substitute is soaked with acetic acid. “The new fluid,” continued Morgenstern, “will give five times the light of ordinary roads are having much dificulty ng their trains on time, Beveral rave been washed out and the s are in bad condition. ubirasions o et s B, LIEUTENANT BUSHFIELD T0O BE COURT-MARTIALED WASHINGTON, May 28.—The War De- partment has directed General Funston to begin court-martial proceedings against Lieutenant Llewellyn Bushfield, Beventeenth Infantry, who is charged | with being short in his accounts while | acting as quartermaster general and com- | * missary at Fort Lawton, Wash. Bushfield was missing for a day or two and It was thought he had left Fort Lawton, but a Mispatch received to-day says he is now -there. . | tainly do criticize the propriety of action | Togative of dictating to the one to be cho- | | sen in 1904, and upon which one will rest along that line by the delegates to the State convention, who are chosex for the purpose of nominating a State ticket. It does not appear to me to be entirely prop- | er for this convention to assume the pre- | the respansibility of representing and ex- pressing the sentiment in our State for any candidate. “It would seem unnecessary for me to | say that these conclusions are in no way influenced by any personal Gesires or am- | bitions of my own, “I,have often stated, both privately anl publicly, that 1'am not and will not be a candidate for the Presidency. “On accéunt of my position as chairman the Republican Natlonal Committee and ths further fact that this year I am supposed to have a vital interest in the | results in Ohio, as bearing upon my re- eléction to the United States Senate, it would be presumed that I might have | 'some influence as to the policy or action Of. the State sention this year in na- tional affairs. | “In this connection it would seem ap- parent, if such a resolution were adopted, that . influence might be had been exerted in a direction which would cause just criticism on the part of | any other person who might aspire to be a candidate for the Republican nomina- tion for President in 1%04. For these rea- sons I am opposed to the adoption of such a resolution.” | KING 15 CVERCOME BY FAINTING SPELLS ON TWO OCCASIONS Ill Health of Edward Again a Cause for Alarm. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, May 23.—There are rather se- rious rumors current In regard to the heaith of King Edward. These stories have been in circulation for several days past. They are to the effect that he had a suuden attack of pain at the opera just after returning from France. A few days later, while he was in Scotland, he ex- perienced similar attacks, which resulted on two occasions, it is sald, in rahgn: spells. The King is under careful treatment and observation, but it is believed that an op- eration may be necessary within a short time. In the meanwhile he is able to go about almost as usual. L e N Y kerosene, and it will not explode under any circumstances. It has no flash test, because it will not flash at any tempera- ture. It is not adapted for use in motor cars, becauss it gives forth no explosive vapor, but at the same time for heat and ligating it is all that could be o sired.” ' | From the | apparently intended for rock crushing, { are set in. | The whole presents a hideous conglom- | eration. The skull fs eplendidly pre- served, only one tusk being broken. The NOBLENA MO FRINGE IV UL Bloodless Affray at the British Capital. ; Count Von Noris Slaps| the Face of Albert Radziw_ill. No Harm Done in the Com- bat Resulting From the Insult. s £2 T L T Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 2.—The World has the following from Loéndon: Prince Al- | bert Radziwill, who married In New York in 1896 a Mexican millionairess named | Pudentienne Milmo, has just fought a | duel with Count Edward Sizzo von Noris | of the Austrian Embassy here. A game of ecarte was being played in the St. James Club the other night, which Radziwill had been watching. At a cer- tain stage of the game, when it is accord- ing to custom to cut in, Radziwill pro- | posed to do so. The Count remarked: 1 “I don’t want to stop playing, but you | can take my place if you like.” Thereupon, to the surprise of every one | around, Radziwill exclaimed: “I wouldn't take the place of such cad.” The Count jumped up instantly, slapped | Radziwill's face and the duel was the re- sult. | Something about a woman, it s hinted, | prompted the Prince’s attack, for the | Count gave him no provocation in the | room. The only damage done so far is to the reputation of the woman reported to have been the cause of the quarrel. Both probably will be asked to resign a from the club, of which they are tem: | porary members. o g Tl @ SEULL-MD TUSKS {F STRANGE BEAST, STIVTLE WORKMEN Walla Walla Laborers Find Remains of Queer Animal Speciak Dispatch to The Call. | WALLA WALLA, May 23.—Workmen excavating in a cut while grading streets n the Green's Park Addition here this | evening dug up the skull of a curious | beast, whose like wag never seen here | before. The skull is smaller than that of a cow. | out two long tusks curve up- | ing over the nose—white, smgoth and clean and several inches long. | Two shorter tusks, each about two inches | | long, stick straight up. Six front teeth project straight out, while at the back | of the mouth numerous heavy grinders, find is being examined by the professor of natural science at Whitman College. ——————— FORMER COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT FIGHTS DUEL Rafael Igle!in}esents Insult in a Theater and Shots Are Ex- changed Without Result. Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1903, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. PANAMA, May 2.—The Herald's cor- resporident in Costa Rlca cables that a duel took place Friday In San Jose be- tween former President Rafael Iglesias and Licenclada Andres Vanegas. Two shots were fired without fatal results. The cause of the duel is said to have been an insult given by Vanegas to Igle- sias during a performance at the Naclo- nal Theater. s . FAITHFUL DOG SHOWS WAY TO MASTER'S BODY Guides Party of Searchers Nine Miles to Ravine Where Herder Lies Dead. BUTTE, Mont, May 23.—A Great Falls special to the Inter-Mountain says: “A party of searchers were to-day guided to the body of Wuliam Plummer, one of the herders lost in the blizzard of Sunday, by his shepherd dog. The ani- mal came into Shelby last night, and from its actions the rangemen were convinced that its master was in dis- tress. A posse set out at once, guided by the dog, which bounded ahead so fast that the horses could hardly keep up. Nine miles vorth of Shelby the herder was found, frozen stiff, I¥Ing m a ravine. Plummer was 52 years of age and un- married. A s 5y Bulgarian Fight Lasts All Day. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2.—Fighting occurred all day long Thursday near the Bulgarian village of Mogil. Details of the fight, which presumably was between the imperial forces and insurgent bands, hav. not been received. | republic of Salvador. i vador. GUATEMALAN HINTS THAT A REVOLUTION IS BEING PLANNED Return of Antonio Barrios After an En- forced Exile May Be Followed by an At=- tempt to Wrest Presidency From Cabrera -+ — PRESIDENT OF GUATEMALA, ‘WHO IS ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO FOMENT WAR IN CENTRAL_ AMERICA, AND UNITED STATES MINISTER, WHO ONCE THWA RTED HIM. ———ep ITY - OF MEXICO, May 2.2 | little t¥rant of Guatemala, that Cabrera Evaristo Garcia, a prominent . citizen of Guatemala, who has just arrived here from that country, gives a startling ac- count of the political situation there. He openly accuses President Ca- brera of many acts of inhuman cruelty and tyranny. He said to-day: “Recently President Cabrera, in order to tide over the econcmic, crisis that was brought about by the destruction wrought by the earthquakes and volcanic erup- tions, éndeavored to provoke-war with the He issued procla- mations to the effect that Salvador was about to attack the integrity of Guate- mala and through the Impressment of thousands of ecitizens: managed..to assem- Dble 28,000 soldiers on the frontier of Sal- “At the same time Salvador had not a single soldier in readipess _to . proceed against Guatemala, not having been warned in the least by - Guatemala—or rather by Cabrera. The American Min- ister, Leslie Combs, found it- necéssary to offer his good services to preyvent war. But it was not until Salvador, having found herself insulted, frightened Cabre- ra by pretending to show resistance to the consented to adjust differences through the medium of the American Minister. “Through the intervention of Minister Combs President Cabrera was very glad to meet the President of Salvador on board a vessel ontside the port of San | Jose and make an-agreement to settle all differences by .arbitration in the future. ‘The chief thing accomplished by Cabrera in the matter was the tiding over of the economic erisis. “Not enough significance has been placed by the public on the return of An- tonio Barrfos to Guatemala. It must be remembered that but a few years ago Antonio Barrios was forbidden by Ca- brera to enter Guatemala. Until lately An- tonlo Barrios' has been living in Mexico ‘awaiting an.opportunity to return to his native country and he has returned at a time favorable for the starting of a revo- lution. It is inferred that he is not in a position to. make trouble, but everything 18 not known concerning the resources of Antonio Barrios. “Taking ‘everything into conslderation, | Predident -Cabrera is one of the most unpopular of .rulers and a revolt against him :is ;possible at’ any time in the Im- mediate future.” B i e e e Y TWENTY THOUSAND - GHICAGD STRIKERS 60 BACK T0 WORK An Industrial Orisis Is Averted in the Lake City. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Tll, May 23.—Peace set- tlements involving more than 20,000 workers in Chicago were effected to-day and 'the industrial situation is clearer than it has been for some time. The International Harvester Company signed an agreement covering all of its plants in Cook County, employing more than which insures peace in that branch of the industry until September’ 15, 1904. Other compacts are those of the laun- dry-workers and street laborers, affect- ing 7000 men and women. % Conferences are under way with the | striking employes of the People’s Gas, Light and Coke Company, which prom- ise to restore harmony, while an end of the controversy at - the Allis-Chalmers plant is but a matter of detail, and in all probability will be eftected at an- other conference to be held on Monday. The only clouds of serious proportions en the industrial horizon are the da- 15,000 men - and women,’ [LOCKIAW PATIENTS -GURED BY A SIMPLE ~ SOLUTION OF SALTS Dr. Mathews of Chicago Announces This Discovery. \ Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, May 23.—It is announced at the University of Chicago that Dr. Sam- ‘uel A. Mathews has discovered that a salt solution will cure lockjaw. Other stubborn allments for which it is sald to be: a : complete or partial . remedy are -uremia, locomotor ataxia and morphine Ppoisoning. in‘advanced stages of locomotor ataxia lhe.cl-ll"e has proved ineffectual, but tests ‘and InVvestigations have brought some re- markable results that encourage the doc- tor and professors to hope for important developments. A solution of calefum chloride, sodium e, . sodium - sulphate and sodium g te is injected in large quantities into the ‘patients’ veins. The kidneys in par- ticular are stimulated and the entire ner- vous system. benefited. L e ] ] mands made by the freight-handlers and ‘the attitude of ‘the railroad managers on that question. Even on that point labor leaders take the hopeful view of '-l,l.:l!mn.- SIES LIVES BY WRECKING RACING GARS Railroad Operator Prévents Great Disaster. Section of a Freight { Train Hurled Off the Track. Travelers From Los Angeles Escape Awful Death in. Collision. Epecial Call. LOS ANGELES, May 23.—The steady | nefve and quick action of A. Wilson, | night operator for the Southern Pacific at Burbank last night, prevented a wreck, compared with which the Byron disaster would have been a simple derailment, in- | stead of a catastrophe which cost nearly | two-score lives. By the turning of a switch at the right moment, Wilson caused a wreck which will cost the Southern Pacific Company many thousands of dollars, for by so do- ing he completely demolished seventeen heavily loaded freight cars and all that they contained. With the same action he | prevented ‘those same cars from dashing head-end into a heavily loaded passen- ger train on which more than 200 persons | were riding in fancied"safety. Two hours ahead of a belated train of Dispatch to The | | the Golden State limited a heavy freight | train left Los Angeles. Between Los | Angeles and Saugus, a distance of forty- five miles, thers is a steady grade, Very | steep in places. Between Burbank and | Fernando the grade is especially steep, | and beyond Fernando through the New- | hall tunnel it is almost as steep. At Fer- | nando a helper engine is put on all trains to climb the grade through the tunmel. | RUNAWAY ON GRADE. When the mnorthbound freight train reached Fernando it stooped to attach | this helper engine. The brakes had been | set and the engines detached, but through leakage in the air pipes thé brakes on the | rear cars were released and owing to de- | fective couplings seventeen loaded cars | became detached from the train and | started to roll down the grade toward | Los Angeles. There was no brakeman on these cars and they had rolled a quar- ter of a le before their absence was discovered.’ The train crew knew that a section of the Golden State limited was following the freight and that it had left Los Angeles. They also kneW that unless | the runaway section of the freight train | was stopped it would crash into the pas- | senger train probably at a speed of mors | than a mile a minute. Frantically the operator at Fernando | called the dispatcher's office fa Los An- | geles, and told him over the wire what was about to happen. The dispatcher at | once began ecalling Burbank, a station | which was not supposed to be open at | that hour, but it so happened that Night | Operator Wilson' was in his office, and answered the call He was told that a | section of a freight train was coming down the grade toward his station, and unless it was stopped it would roll clear to Los Angeles and wreck.the Golden | State limited. He was instructed to | wrack the runaway train if possible. | Without waiting for instructions, he | 1ett his key open and ran into the yards A derziling switch was within 100 yards of the station, but when he started toward Pit he saw the red lights of the coming runaway in the distance, for the track there is straight for miles. It was a race between him and the runaway train; and to sptr him on, he héard the whistle of the north-bound train in the distance. He not only had to beat the runaway train to the switch, but he had to allow time for him to open the lock and throw the switch. FREIGHT DEMOLISHED. He reached the switch In time, and by the time he threw it the runaway train was less than 100 yards from him and traveling at a speed of sixty miles an hour down a grade which would have seat it through the Los Angeles yards but for the approaching passenger train. By throwing the switch he turned the run- away treight cars upon the Burbank “Y.” but their tremendous speed and the sharp- ness of the curve prevented their remain- ing on the track, and a few feet from the switch the caboose jumped the track and in an instant all seventeen of the cars were piled in a heap. The main line was blocked completely, and it was not until early this morning that the wreckage was cleared sufficient- Iy to permit trains to pass. The seven- teen runaway cars were demolished, with their ‘contents, but less than 200 yards away the north-bound passénger train stopped at the red signal which Wilson had set before he went to throw the switch. The property loss to the company will amount to thousands of dollars; but the only persons injured in the wreck were two hobos, who jumped just before the cars were piled up in a heap. Both were brought to this city and taken to a hos- pital. Charged With Postoffice Robbery. NEW YORK, May 23.—Joseph Killoran, whose escape from the Ludlow-street jail in 189 added much to an already estab- lished record, was to-day committed to the custody of a United States Deputy Marshal, who will take him to Springfield, 1., where he will be tried for the robbery of the postoffice in that city in 13%. By the robbery Killcran is said to have ob- tained $5000 in cash and wedding presents belonging to the postmaster’s daughter valued at $7500