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i to be taken from . the Library.++** "VOLUME XCIV—NO. 15. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SHIPYARDS TRUST WAR DISASTROUS Delays Building of New Craft for | Navy. President Views Situ- ation With Deep Concern. Financial Blundering May| Imperil Department’s | Plans. Special Dispa: The Cal BUREAU 1406 J G STRE ne 14 States affairs ther in- the United will_be time, ] be shown by the s whose brought the affairs to a point where the interfered with tion recently s of one on.” But this sent is pecu- which the various yar e with more belong tes Shipbuilding C. - ng warships Crescent Shipbuilding Company, at Eiigabethport, N. J., of which Lewis Nixon s presiden uiser Chatta- ne torpedo boats Por- 3 nger orks of Bath, Maine—Bat- protected iser Cleve- | mpus and sworth Company of Delaware — Torpedo - boat stern Shipbuilding Company has nt work on hand. There are gs and considerable armor plate all times contracted for with the Beth- and prompt deliv- danger feared is that, with rival kholders and directors con- | fighting each other, there will be rgy in the yards of the ship- | and therefore the work warships will be delayed. A BUSINESS IN PORTO RICO IS STEADILY INCREASING | Governor Hunt Arrives in New York | and Denies That He Intends | to Resign. NEW YORK, June 14.—Governor W. H. | Hust of Porto Rico arrived to-night on trust on Gover: the Po He said there was no truth in tie rum t he would resign. Speaking | of Porto Ri vernor Hunt said: | “There h continued 4 lopment ing the e¢losing fiscal | ditions have steadily commercial relations be- >orto Ricans and the people of have become greatly | stics show, for ex- uary to June of this $500,000 worth of c exported the United States, st only $20,00 worth in the same pe- the isl extend ample year ie sta me ce riod t year. “Ijn ap we there is substantial a2dvancem ace and order now pre-i vail, American laws have been effectively | administered and the people aspire to the | rapid adoptio: ey PROMINENT FARMER ENDS [ HIS LIFE WITH A RIFLE Albert Fowler, Well Known in South- | ern California, Commits | Suicide at Night. | N LUIS OBISPO, June 14.—Albert| v, a prominent farmer residing with | on his ranch, about four miles | rroyo Grande. killed himself carly | ng, probably while insane. | i been an invalid for twenty g the past few weeks had y. He had been closely s family, but last night Jock he left his bed and, tak- with him, went into a grove of r the house and, after removing s shoes, placed the muzzie of the s mouth and pulled the trigger i of his toes. His head was blown The body was found this mirn- it 6 o'clock by Mrs. Fowler. ———————— Boys Admit That They Bobbed. JOSE, June 14.—Del Morris, James and John Kélly, aged from 12 to 14 ars, are in the city prison and have nfessed to having robbed five business houses in this city within the past few weeks. They are all of reputable families. They were overheard this morning plan- ting another job and the arrests followed. of the American system | 1 durir FEUD GLAN USES TORCH IN' JAGKSON Witness in Murder Case Loses His Hotel. Soldiers Aid Guests to| Escape From Flames. Two Suspects Are Held Pris- oners in the Military Camp. ; LOUISVILLE, Ky. Hotel at Jackson, June 14 —The Early Ky., a three-story building, owned by Captain B. J. Ewen, the principal witness against Jett and | Whi ow on trial there for the assas- sination of Lawyer J. B. Marcum, was | burned to the ground early this morning. | e were fifteen guests in the hotel, but | without injury. There was no | on the propert: and the hotel, together with the furnishings and the ef- | fects of the guests, is a total loss. The | fire was the work of an incendiary. | Captain Ewen recently put up an addi- | tion to the hotel. This was just com- pleted and was as yet unoccupied. It was | this part of the hotel in which the fire | was first discovered. The town of Jackson has no fire depart- | ment, and it izens were awakened by the firing of pistols and guns, and much exci prevailed. A detachment of the militia came upon the scene quickly from the camp across the river and ren- dered valuable aid in assisting the guests to and preventing the flames ement escape sprea Captain Ewen has been kept at the mil- itary camp since he testified last Monday that he saw Curtis Jett fire the shot that | killed Marcum two days ago Jackson was put martial law. The fire has caused | renewed apprehension. | OTHERS ARE IN DANGER. | The burning of Ewen’s hotel is not onlyt congidered as inicendiary, but alsp as ac- | cessory to other acts of intimidlation in | connection with the pending trial of those | accused of the murder of J. B. Marcum, | who was the attorney for contestants for | county offices now held by leaders of the faction with which the defendants were identified. It has been openly predicted | that there would be the flashing of incen- | diary warning, that arson would go along | with assassination, as disciplinary mea: ures might be needed in Breathitt County It is now said that the other witnesses for the commonwealth are not property owners, but that the jurors, who are| farmers, and the witnesses who could not | be found when detachments of troops were trying to bring them into court property owners, property are The burning of Ewen’s as not only aroused fear for life | and property, but has increased the gen- | eral doubt of a conviction in elther of the | pending cases. e hotel and furniture had been in-| sured, but only a week ago Ewen was no- | tified that on account of the threatening conditions the company had decided to| cancel the policy. The house and fixtures | were valued at $10,00. They were the| savings of a lifetime and Ewen and family are to-night homejess and dependent upon the hospitality of the troops in camp. SOLDIERS MAKE ARREST. Gray and “Jim” Haddicks and Jerry Lunbe, workmen at the Swann & Day lumber yards, reported having seen Joseph Crawford and Ed Tharp, wagoneers for the | Hargis brothers, come across the bridge | and return just before the blaze was dis- covered, and Major Allen ordered these men arrested. They were taken into camp | by the soldiers and manacled in the guard- house. Gray Haddicks was detained by the provost guard as a witness. Soon the Hurgis people were very active. They sent Joseph O'Neil of Covington and B. B. Golden of Barberville, the attorneys defending Jett and White, and swore out writs of habeas corpus, making them returnable at once. The writs were served on Major Allen and he sent the prisoners to the courthouse under a strong guard. Judge Redwine decided to admit the men to bail in $3000 each. County Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan had bonds drawn, but after a consultation between | them and the lawyers to-night they re- fused to eign the bonds, and the two men were taken by soldiers inside their lines and are to-night manacled in the military guardhouse, with a heayy guard on watch and strong outposts. The Haddicks boysand Lunbe fully iden- tified the men and claimed that members of the Ewen family saw them come out of the house. It is supposed the suspects awaited their opportunity, and while the family was in the dining-room rushed up the back stairs and threw a lighted torch or ball of rags saturated in ofl into the garret and then made their escape. The ‘men evidently knew the construction of the house. There was no fire in any of the flues in that section of the building. Howard Fulkes, a boarder, heard persons come upstairs hurriedly and run down again. Crawford and Tharp have both been guests at Ewen's hotel and were familiar with the building and the habits of the family. The burning of Ewen’s house fulfills in part the threat made by the man who, Ewen says, called at his home last Sun- day and offered to bribe him by giving him $5000 if he would alter his testimony. Cable-Ship Colon Is Nearing-Midway. MANILA, June 14—The cable-ship Co- lon, which is laying the Pacific cable from Guam eastward, is neari: Midway, and it is expected that the laying of the sec- tion from Midway Island to Honolulu will commence next week. - much more peaceful aspect even than yes- | the Skupshtina will | of the general staff committed suicide by | ML SER WILL B (NG PETER Populace Makes a Hero of New Ruler. Skupshtina Will For-| mally Elect Him To-Day. Belgrade Staff Officer Com- mits Suicide to Escape | Conspirators. | LR ‘ BELGRADE, June 14.—Complete order has prevailed in Belgrade up to 11 o'clock to-night and absolute quiet is reported throughout Servia. The capital wears a | terday. The military have been with- drawn from. the public offices and only a | few sentries are now guarding the myax; Only occasional patrols are seen | on the streets, which, throughout the day, have borme animated appearance, be- ing crowded with officers, ladies and large numbers of students, who have arrived from abroad, it is believed with the ob- ject ‘of demonstrating in favor of Prince Peter Karageorgevitch as King. Some re- publican tendencies are noticeable among the students who have studied in France and Switzerland. These are quite over- shadowed by the opinion of the majority and there seems to be no doubt that the national assembly will elect Prince Peter Karageorgevitch as monarch. The news- papers continue %o point out the impossi- bility of the establishment of a republic and advocate the election of Prince Peter in order to assure a brighter epoch in S§ervia’s national life. The diplomatists in Belgrade continue to maintain an attitude of strict reserve. KING TO FORM MINISTRY. Peter Velimirovitch, one of the oldest and most prominent members of the rad- ical party and a former Minister of State, has been appointed President of the Sen- ate, in succession to Marinkovich, who resigned. M. Velimlrovitch will take palace. chair at the joint meeting of the Senate | and Skupshtina to-morrow, on the occa- ston of the election of the King. After the election of the King to-morrow draw up a pro- gramme of procedure for the new sover- eign and will then adjourn until the ar- rival of the King at Belgrade. The sover- eign will then form a new Ministry and dissolve the Skupshtina. The provisional Government yesterda: pardoned all persons imprisoned for politi- cal and press offenses and ordered their immedijate release. No arrests have oc- curred, nor have any sentences been passed since the tragic cvents of last| Thursday. The Court of Cassation and the Appeal Court suspended their sessions from that date. IS THE POPULAR CHOICE Prince Karageorgevitch, although little is known of him among the people gener- ally here, seems to have caught the public fancy and his election will be a popular one. Former Queen Natalle has telegraphed to her former lady in waiting to make in- quiries whether she will be perinitted to come to Servia and visit her son's grave. | Lieutenant Colonel Milislav Zivanovics | shooting himself on Friday. It is under- stood that the officer took his life because among the late King’s papers was found a letter from Zivanovics informing him of the plot against his life. The newspapers, however, attempt to make out the suicide to have been the result of money troubles. P N N CURBS POWER OF KING. New Constitution to Be Adopted by Servian Lawmakers. BELGRADE, June 14.—Politiclans and members of the Skupshtina have been holding conferences throughout the day and while there are rumors of minor differences the election of Prince Kara- georgevitch appears absolutely assured: The Skupshtina and the Senate will meet Jointly at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. It is sald the Ministry desires that the Skupshtina shall proceed to elect the King by acclamation. The Radical leaders have prepared an appropriate form for the new constitution upon the lines of that of 1883. The chief points are: The King shall not be the commander of the army; the civil and military authorities must swear allegiance to the constitution and not to the King; universal suffrage and the abolition of the Senate. The constitution of 1838 is very appro- priate and its adoption was approved at a conterence held this morning of Ministers and those deputies already in Belgrade. The foreign Ministry has already re- ceived satisfactory dispatches from Lon- don, Paris, Berlin and Rome, all saying that the governments there have not the slightest intention of intervention in Ser- via’s internal affairs and expressing the hope that peace and order in the politi- cal situation will soon be restored. An official statement of Russia’s position has not yet been received, but, according to reliable Information, Russia has no de- sire to intervene and will not object to the election of Prince Karageorgevitch, The official bulletin issued to-day was confined to the publication of messages of congratulation received by the provis- jonal zovernment. It is known that the murdered Premier, Karkovics, resigned his portfolio only a few hours before his assassination. Hig action was the result of a difference of opinion with King Alexander concerning the meeting of the new Skupshtina. The SHAMROCKS ANCHOR AT NEW YORK AFTER WEATHERING SEVERE GALES =) ——a P IGED POPE UNDERGOES Submits to the Re- moval of Small Tumor. Special Dispatch to The Call, ROME, June 14.—Pope Leo to-day gave a remarkable example of his wonderful vitality and fortitude. Recently a2 smalil tumor developed un- der the Pope's arm, very similar in char- acter to that which was removed a year ago. The growth did not trouble the Pon- tiff, who attended mass this morning, but his surgeon Dr. Mazzoni, advised its re- moval. Pope Leo consented and the oper- ation was performed this afternoon. The Pope would not take an anaesthet- ic and watched the operation with inter- est. There was slight bloodshed and surgical shock, but the Pope recovered immediately fronf the latter and this even- ing was as well as he has been at any time of late. L e el ] late King, fearing a disturbance, pro- posed to the Premier that the leading members of the: opposition parties and the editors of the opposition papers should be arrested before the opening of Parliament and tried on the charge of lese majeste, or disturbance of peace and order. The Premier did not oppose the arrest of these men, but objected to the after procedure, and therefore re- signed. On returning home he told his wife that he brought good news—that he had re ed his post. Many persons visited the cemeteries and the royal vault this afternoon and at the graveside persons were heard say- ing that what had happened was good and necessary for the country. Twenty graves were dug by the troops immedi- ately after the assassinations, but only the bodies of two officers and that of General Petrovics were buried therein. At his widow’s request the body of Gen- eral Petrovies was afterward removed at night to his family vault. The bodies of the late Premier and his son-in-law, Captain Millovics, also were buried in their own graves. The widow of the lat- ter was accouched of a son almost at the moment that her husband was murdered. Queen Draga, in an audience with the Foreign Minister a few weeks ago, said she lived in deadly fear, not knowing what each day or night might bring forth. She knew, she added, that she was hated by the people and that King Alexander also was detested by his sub- jects, and she feared that the country would prove too strong for both of them. Varfous reports are in circulation re- garding the value of the late Queen's es- tate, which is said to amount to $2,200,- 000, chiefly invested in her sister’s name in Switzerland'and Belglum. A commis- slon is engaged in making an investiga- tion of the property of the royal couple and it is believed the total private estate of both, will not exceed half the sum mentioned. - The autopsy on the King’s body showed that he had a skull of the extraordinary thickness of eleven millimeters, whereas the skulls of the strongest men usnally - Continued on Page 3, Column 7, - b | ish display of American and German g Cowweoee =2 ; LS Z 7 g NEW CHALLENGER FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP, HER OWNER AND THE VESSELS THAT ACCOMPANIED HER ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, ARRIVING SAFELY IN NEW YORK HARBOR YESTERDAY. | | —_— All Well Aboard:Sir Thomas Lipton’s Challenger and Her Convoy. EW YORK, June 14.—Safe and sound after a roush- passage from Gourock, Scotland, of six- teen days and . twenty-two hours, Sir Thomas Lipton's lat- est challenger for the America's cup, the Shamrock III is now lying at anchor off Tompkinsville, S. 1., where she arrived at 10:20 o'clock this morning 'in ' company L e e o 2 ) WELCOME CONCERT OPENS THE GREAT SAENGERFEST Five Thousand Singers Occupy Stage of Fifth Armory Hall in Baltimore. BALTIMORE, Md., June 14.—The for- mal opening of the twentieth trienniai Saengerfest of the Northeastern Saen- gerbund of America, took place here this afterncon with a reception concert in the Fifth Armory hall. The seating capacity of the auditorium of this immense struc- ture is 16,000 and the entire space was oc- cupied, there being 5000 ~singers on the stage and 9000 persons in the body of the hall. The hall had been elaborately. de- corated. On the walls and pendent from the celungs of the arched roof was a lav- flags, gay bunting and streamers and a profusion of evergreens, smilax and palms and potted vlants met the eye in every direction. This afternoon’s . concert was mainly designed as a welcome to the sing- ing guests from other cities. 1t is estimated that there will be an at- tendance oOf 40,000 during the Saengerfest. Accommodations have been provided for the visitors at the hotels and boarding houses, while thousands will be housed at private residences. Among the distinguished guests will be | President Roosevelt, who will make an ad- dress; von Sternberg and suite; the Pru Minister of Finance, Baron . Rheinbaben, and suite; e with the steam yacht Erin, which had towed her most of the way across the Atlantic, and the Shamrock I, towed by the British tug Cruiser.. The 156 men which manned the yachts and their con- voy are all well, and there were no acci- dents to mar the passage. | Between Gourock and Fayal, Aszores, where the steamers " stopped for coal, DEWEY TO GIVE HIS VERSION OF THE AFFAIR Promises to Tell in Court the Story i of the Killing of the Be: DENVER, Colo., June 14.—A News dis- patch from St. Francis, Kans., says that Chauncey Dewey has decided to give his version of the affair that resulted in the killing of several members of the Berry family near Colby about ten days ago, at the preliminary hearing next Tuesday. This, it is said, will be done in opposition to the advice of his attorneys. Dewey hopes that by giving the facts, as he claims them to be, he will be able to se- cure his freedom on bond. The widows or two of the members of the Berry fam- ily will be on hand Tuesday to testify. The prosecuting attorney has appealed to Governor Bailey for assistance and it is announced that Attorney General Cole- man will come in person to aid in the preliminary examination of Dewey and his associates. The town is gradually filling up with friends of both sides and every effort is being put forth by the au- thorities to prevent a conflict. Governor John Walter Smith and staff; Admiral H. C. Taylor, Herr von Herzen, Assistant Con- sul-General at Berlin, and officers of the German gunboat Panther. New Craft Looks Not Unlike the Columbia. * - calms and squally weather were encoun- tered. The Erin and her tow became sep- arated from the Cruiser and the Sham- rock I before reaching Fayal, but they never lost sight of one another after leav- ing there. On June 12 the yachts were caught in a gale from the southeast and while it blew very hard and a heavy sea was running very little water was shipped and no damage was done. The tug Charles E. Matthews, in charge of H. H. Davies, met the yachts at day- light twenty miles east of Sandy Hook lightship. Pilots were put on board the Erin at sea and the Matthews towed the Shamrock III to quarantine, the Sham- rock I being towed by the Cruiser. The yachts passed Sandy Hook light- ship soon after 6 o’clock. They were sa- luted by every vessel that passed them all the way to quarantine. When they arrived there the crews of the yachts gave three cheers for each other as they stood lined up on deck. Both yachts flew the pennant of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. The new challenger is by far hand- somer than either the Shamrock I or the Shamrock IL. She looks not unlike the Columbia above the water line and her beam seems greater than that of either of those yachts. She tows easily, making very little broken water at the bow and leaving a clean wake. Her captain, Rob- ert Wringe, says she behaved splendidly under all conditions of weather during the passage across the Atlantic. She is rigged as a sloop, with a short bowsprit and a topmast over a stout lower mast. The Shamrock I has the same rig. with the addition of a jigger mast aft. The latter steers with a tiller and the former with a small wheel. e R s CLOUDBURST IN OREGON CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE Reports Are Received at Portland of a Disater at Hepp- ner. PORTLAND, Or., June l4.—Reports from Heppner to-night state that a cloud- burst occurred there tozay, doing con- siderable damage to property. Telegraph and telephone wires are down and no de- tails are obtainable. The river here to-day reached a stage of 23.3 feet and is still rising at a rate of about six inches every twenty-feur hours. The Snake River fell four-tenths of a foot at Lewiston to-day and it is probable that the river here will be at a stand by Tuesday unless the weather turns warmer in the upper river region. —e———— AUTOMOBILE THE CAUSE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENT Horse Takes Fright and Two Women Are Thro From a Vi le. SAN JOSE, June 14.—Mrs. C. H. Ames and Mrs. A. M. Robertson of this city ‘were seriously injured this afternoon in a runaway accident as they were returning from Alum Rock Park. Their horse took fright at an automobile and capsized the buggy. . The automobile was occupied by Fred A. Jacobs and wife, James Keenan and Mrs. G. A. Boyer. |

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