The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 28, 1903, Page 21

e P 3 ek Ui VOLGM F;WX(‘I; —NO. 28, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JUNE 28, CONTINENT 15 SINKING INTO OCEAN | | | Atlantic States in Time Will Be Submerged. { w Subterranean Forces at Work Along the Seaboard. Subsidence in Some Places | Averages Three Feet | in Hundred Years. [ Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. 1406 G STREET, N. WASHINGTON, June 27.—Powerful erosive forces at work heneath the earth’s surface along the coast from Nova Scotia ‘0 Georgia and as far inland as the Alle- CALL BUREAU, w., mies will ultimately convert that area & water waste, and the Atlantic will spread its waters where New York, Bos- ton and other cities stz joint investigation by detic su The recent e coast and geo- ey and the geological survey has. established the rather startling fact coast line is sink- age rate of one foot a cen- some sections where the crust of tance, espe- , the Unless the will eventually cted area will & member of York board on ipply and formerly a Water Board report on the r dam at Boston h he stated that into the sea about The Hub g at the rate of ars, or oné foot in tcuent wnen submitted to | nd_geodetie survey | survey was confirmed, that the syste- estigations which would show that e was sinking below at the ratio given by Frée- investigat! have been pur- and wat , and the downward of the earth’s surface has been ed by measurement and esearches along the Chesapeake and Del- ware bays, the Delaware, Hudson, Poto- sehanna rivers and other | nd inlets. The evidences based upon scientific in-| estigation confirmed by tangible d river lines, as | aterways are MARINE HOSPITAL SURGEON IS DRUGGED AND ROBBED While Unconscious From Chloral Dr. Leslie Lumsden and Wife Lose Money and Jewels. EAN JUAN, P. R, June 2.—Leslle sumeden, an assistant surgeon in the ma- ne hospital service, who is temporarily ecting as quarantine officer .here, and Mrs. Lumsden were drugged and robbed st the Hotel Inglaterra last night with chloral, which had been placed In lem- onede. While they were under the influ- ence of the drug all their money and jew- els were taken. A porter who served the de was arrested on suspiclon. The Lumsdens have recovered from the effects of chio: The incident has caused e great sensation here, as the Hotel ll'l-L glsterra is the leading hostelry of San| Juan. Lumsden came iiere recently from | New Orleans. H: was formerly on duty in Washin — POSTAL THIEF PLEADS BEFORE , INDIOTMENT | Federal Judge Declines to Ampt{l Plea and Gives Prisoner Tem- porary Liberty. NEW YORK, June 2.—William J.| Smullen is having trouble about getting into jeil. He was arrested on a charge | of robbing the malls. When his case| came up before Federal Judge Thomas | his attorney told the court Smullen | wished to plead gullty and begin serving | his sentence &t once. The prisoner had been held in bail of | 32500, whigh he has not been able to fur- | nish. He has not been indicted and the | court will mot reconvene until October. | Judge Thomas said he couid not sentence the prisoner ‘until he had been indicted, but upon the assurance in writing from Smullen that he would appear when wanted he would order him released on his own recognizance. —— . Sweden Accepts Invitation. STOCKHOLM, June 21.—Sweden to-day officially eccepted the invitation to par- ticipate in the 8t. Louls fair. Previousiy Sweden had twice declined, but through the efforts of Minister Thomas it is now definitely decided that she will be repre- sented. —————————— ‘Woogdworkers Renew Strike. IRONTON, Ohio, June 21.—The general sirike of woodworkers was renewed here 1o-day, causing a complete suspension in bis section of the Ohio Valley. A recog- rition of the union is the principal de- wand. 4 TURK'S AGGRESSION ALARMS BULGARIA Sultan’s Grand Dizier Is Asked to " Explain the Continued Concen- tration of Troops on the Frontier | ey X3 IENXA, June 27.—Advices from Sofia say the Bulgarlan Govern- ment intends to protest to the powers against the alarming con- centration of Turkish troops on the frontler of Bulgaria. PECEX SKILL WITH LASSO WINS HIM LIBERTY Montana Desperado Makes Daring Escape From Tennessee Jail. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 27.—Harvey Logan, the Montana train robber under sentence of twenty yvears' imprisonment, escaped from the Knox County jall this afternoon at § o'clock. While his guard's back was jurned Logan threw a wire over his head and lassoed him, tying him tight to the bars of the cage. Having one entire floor of the jafl to himself, Logan next secured two pistols that had been placed in the corridor of the jall for use of officers if needed. When Jaller Bell appeared to answer to a knock from Logan, the prisoner passed out a bottle, saying he wanted some medicine. As the jailer put out his hand to get 1t, he covered him with & pistol, forced him to unlock the door and take him to the basement of the jail. Then he forced Bell to take him to the Sheriff’s stable and saddle the Sheriff's horse. This done, Logan mounted and _rode away In the direction of,the mountains. A posse started in pursuit of the despe- rado within one héur. —_————— Nctorious Horse Thieves Caught. DILLON, Mont.,, June 27.—Sheriff Jen- kins of Idaho Falls, Idaho, has arrived here with a herd of twelve horses, stolen from various ranches in Idaho and Mon- tano during the past month. On two of the horses were two mnotorious horse thieves, heavily bound, who were cap- tured single-handed by Sheriff Jenkins thirty-five miles east of this city, after a chase lasting ten days and covering over & huudred miles. ————— Princes Dine in Company. VIENNA, June 27.—There was a declded flavor of decaying royalty at the Hofburg recently, when the following deposed Princes dined there together: Robert de Bourbon, formerly Duke of Parma; Don | Carlos, pretender to the throne of Spain; Count Caserta pretender to the crown of | Naples; Duke of Cumberland, pretender to the crown of Hanover, and Archduke Ferdinand 1V, pretender to the crown of Tuscany. ———————— International Revolver Contest. PARIS, June 27.—The International re- volver contest by cable between France and the United States is due to begin next Tuesday, but it ie sald the non-ar- rival of the standard targets from New York may cause a postponement of the watch. 5 -+ o s ‘ ! \ y ] W/ ¢ f + RULER WHO DEMANDS REASON FOR INVASION AND OFFICIAL ‘WHO IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN. i CONSTANTINOPLE, ‘June 21.—The Bulgarian agent here has asked the Grand Vizier for an explanation of the concentration of Turkish treops at Bul- tantipe, The Grand Vizier has professed entire ignorance of the matter, and has promised to make an investigation. It was announced in a Sofla dispatch to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, on June 24, that the Turks without cause seized the village of Suiltantipe, which commands the road to Sofia, with four battalions and thirty guns. SHIPBUILDING COMPANY FEUD HAS ONLY BEGUN Complaining Stockholders Will Try New Measures Should Receiver Not Be Named. NEW YORK, June 21.—The decision of Judge Kirkpatrick in the application for receiver brought by some of the United States Shipbuilding Company first mort- gage bondholders probably will be an- nounced on Monday. It became known to-day that even if the complainants do not'win their suit before Judge Kirkpat- rick they will take measurea to grevent the perfection of the present recrganiza< tion plan. There can be no foreclosure inside of ninety days after default on the pay- ment of interest on the § per cent first mortgage bonds on July 1 unless the ma- Jority of the holders consent. This would carry affairs over untll autumn, but mefnwhile there must be some head to the technical and shipbullding affairs, and Mr. Nixon will resign on July 1. The directors have not acknowledged his let- ter of resignation. ————— To Abolish Tennessee Saloons. NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 27.—The Su- preme Court has held the Adams law, passed at the last session of the Legis- lature, to be constitutional. The law is a temperance measure and provides for the abolition of saloons in all towns having a population of 5000 or under upon a submis- slon of the guestion to popular vote. There are only eight towns in the State that are exempt from its operation. —_——— Expects Early Ratification. LONDON, June 27.—The Times' corres- pondent at Shanghai telegraphs that the Chinese treaty commissioners are in- formed that the Peking Government ex- pects an early ratification of the British treaty, which, says the correspondent, is advisable, because while article 8 has not been accepted In its entirety by all the other powers its spirit 1s adopted in the present American and Japanese negotia- tions. ———— Deputy Charged With Peonage. MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 27.—L. A. Grogan,_ a deputy sheriff of Goodwater, Ala., was brought here to-day by United States Marshal Gibson, charged with peonage. He is charged with assisting in holding Emma Pearson, & negress, in a condition of peonage. He was released on a bond of $1000. % FIND GIAL WITH BULLET I HER HED Mystery Puzzles Authorities of San Rafael. Bertha Michaels of San’ Francisco May Die of Wound, Her Companion Says Young| Woman Attempted Self- Destruction, SAN RAFAEL, June 27.—Bertha Mich- aels of No. 1 Clover street, 8an Francisco, was found about midnight with a bullet hole in her head. Bert Lansdown, a San Rafael boy, took the young lady out walk- ing about 9:30 o'clock. The last seen of the couple was about 10:30 when they were | | walking out near the convent together. The girl was found on the road in front of St. Dominican Convent. vet dead but wili-die. Lansdown has been keeping company with the girl for some time. Some time ago’ the girl became jealous and threat- ened suicide if Lansdown went with any 1903— She is not FIFTY-TWO PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS. one else, but to-night the affair is most mysterious. Lansdown acknowledges that he was with the girl, but asserts that she at- tempted suicide by shooting herself. He claims that she fired two shots, the first one missing her. Whether she intended the bullet for him he does not know, but claims that the second was certalnly in- tended for self-destruction. Sherift Taylor was notified and is in- vestigating the case. The girl at latest reports is not dead and every effort is | being made to restore her to consclous- ness so that she can clear up the mystery. MISSING TURFMAN’S BODY . 1S JOUND_IN A 1 . outs’: Pofice. Arrest¢Man With ‘Whom James P. McCann Was Last Seen Alive. ST. LOUIS, June 27.—The body of a man, denuded of 'clothing, was discov- ered floating in the water of a deserted stone quarry necar Bonfll station, St. Louis County, this afternoon. Mrs. James P. McCann identified the St. body as that of her husband, the miss- | ing turfman. The police have taken into custody “Lord” Barrington, with whom Mec- Cann was last seen allve. He is held awaiting the result of the investiga- tion belng made. After the disappear- ance of McCann Barrington was taken into custody by the St. Louis police, but, despite the fact that he told con- fiicting stories, he was later released,’ the authorities finding no positive proof of guilt. Charles W. Morrison, a negro ser- vant at the Leland Hotel, kept by Mr. and Mrs. McCann, told Chief of Detec- tives Desmond to-day that since the | disappearance of his master Barrington had been with Mrs. McCann almest constantly, and that the two had held many spirited conversations. Morrison sald: “Barrington cameé home on the morn- | ing after McCann disappeared and I no- ticed that his clothes were muddy and bloody. He said to me, ‘Here, get my clothes quick and wash them good and get all the spots off ther: and put them where nobody will see them.' ” ‘When Morrison asked where McCann was Barrington replied: “He has gone off. He may never come back. I'm going to run the house while he is gone. If he ever does come back I'll kill him.” A trunk belonging to Barrington was captured by the police at Union Station, where it had been taken to-day by Bar- rington preparatory to leaving the city. In the trunk were found a watch and rings belonging to McCann. At a late hour to-night Chief of Detec- tives Desmond Wes “sweating” the sus- pected man. Barrington finally admitted that he went with McCann on the St. Louis, St. Charles and Western Railroad on the night of June 18, but sald he did not know where he got off. He admitted, however, that he and McCann got off to- gether. He also admitted ttat he walked back, but said he did so because he did not have any'money, having given $27 60 to McCann, four blocks from the Sub- urban Garden. F. Seymour Barrington, self-styled *“Lord,” represented himself to be a colonel in the British army after he came here late In 1%02. He stopped at the Southern Hotel and spent money lavishly. ‘He was here for the purpose, he said. of purchasing mules for the British army in South Africa and as a speciai representa- tivé oi the English Government to the World’s Fair. Soon after coming here he became acquainted with Miss Wilhelmina Grace Cochran of Kansas City. January 22, 1903, he was married to Miss Cochran, whom he supposed to be an heiress. She later repudiated him. James P. McCann was a member of a blue-blooded Kentucky family with a large estate and many horses, on the ‘Winchester pike. His. father was J. D, McCann. McCann, who was 43 years old, at ore time owned many race horses and was a Su ul turfman. He was once jdentified in the racing business = witn Noah. Armstrong, who owned Spokane, Derby some years ago. | 11 I [ | B |1 [ State Departmeént has re- ceived a dispatch from Min- ister Beaupre at Bogota say- ing that the canal discussion has been opened in the Colombian House of Representatives by a Representative opposed to the canal treaty, who began by caliing for documents relating to the treaty. The Government objected, on the ground that it was not ready to present the treaty to the House, but would do so later. The Government’s position was eustained by a vote of 38 to 5. WASHINGTON, June 27.—The State De- | partment has received from Minister Beaupre at Bogota a cablegram convey- ing the information that an extra session of Congress convened for the considera- tion of the canal treaty on June 20. Joa- quin Velez is President of the Senate and Jose Medina Calderon President of the Chamber. The following appears in the message of the President respecting the canal convention: “To my government has been presented this dilemma: Either it lets our sov- ereignty suffer detriment or renounces | certain pecuniary advantages to which, according to the opinion of many, we | have a right. In the first case, to consent to the sacrifice/of our sovereignty and not aspiring to a great indempification the just wishes of the inhabitants of Panama _a large portion of Colombia—would be RADIUM RESTORES SIGHT TO BOYS TOTALLY BLIND German Beimtiltinzportu Marvelous Pesults From the New Element. NEW YORK, June 27.—The Journal has the following from Berlin: Sclentists here and elsewhere in Europe seem to have gone crazy over the possibilities cen- tering in that mysterious element, ra- dium. Several are said to_have half beg- gared themselves in order to get posses- sion of a few grains of the precious sub- stance, of which not more than a pound 1s supposed to exist, and some of the ex- periments would be almost laughable if they did not have at least a distant bear- ing upon the solution of the mystery sur- rounding a product capable of giving oft energy without the diminution of its bulk. The most interesting results lately re- ported indicate that not only do particles precipitated by radium penetrate to the brains of the blind, enabling them to per- ceive light, but they actually have cura- tive property. Herr Lunden reports the cases of two Russian boys who, though totally blind, regained their sight through treatment by radium rays. The report declares that these boys can now read and write easily, adding that there seems to be no reason why the same remedy will not operate as successfully in the case of all blind persons. —_—————————— Montana Metal Output Lower. HELENA, Mont.,, June 27.—The metal output of Montana for 1902, as shown by the annual report of the Director of the, Mint by B. H. Tatem, assayer in charge ©of the United States Assay Office in Hel- ena, was $46,961,167, a decrease of about 22 per cent from the year before. The de- crease was due to lower prices for copper. and lead. The production for 102 was as follows; Gold, $4,400,09; siiver, $17,622,285; copper, $24,006; lead, $332,747. The produc- tion for the present year promises to be greater than that for 1902.. ———— s Texas Oil Fire Causes Alarm, SOUR LAKE, Tex., June 27.—Much ex- | ASHINGTON, June 27.—The 2 FOES OF THE CANAL TREATY LOSE THE OPENING SKIRMISH Premature Demand for Documents Relating to the Measure Is Successfully Resisted by Government Forces in the Colombian House of Representatives - efit, which is regarded as the commence- ment of our aggrandizement. “I have already allowed my wish to be understood—that the canal should be opened through our territory. I belleve that even at such cost of sacrifices we ought not to put obstacles in the way of such a grand undertaking, because it is an immensely beneficial enterprise for the country, and also because once the canal is opened by the United States our rela- tions will become more Intimate and ex- tensive, while our industry, commerce and wealth will gain incalculably. “I leave the full responsibility for the decision of this matter for Congress. I do not intend to make my opinion weigh when 1 have given instructions to our representative in Washington. It has been coupled with the order that the de- cision of this important matter must be left for Congress. After years in which - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF COLOMBIA, WHO FAVORS THE CANAL TREATY; ONE OF THE LEADING CANDIDATES FOR THE PRESI- -+ DENCY AND THE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN BOGOTA. ¥ ooy satisfled if the canal were opened, but the Government would be exposed to the charg? afterward that it did not defend our sovereignty and that it did not defend the interests of the nation. In the second case, if the canal is not opened across Panama the Government will be accused of not having allowed Colombia that ben- acres cf ofl waste belongihg to the Guf- feys and Texas Addition Company. The fire was caused by a lighted match thrown into the ofl. For a time the flames were flerce and led to the bellef that the big Guffey tanks were on fire. The surface accumulations’ soon burned over and by 8 o'clock the flames were under control. The loss is insignificant. ————————— LION ATTACKS HUNTERS AND IS SHOT TO DEATH San Jose Men Have an Exciting/Ex- perience While Camping 'in Monterey. SAN JOSE, June 27.—Lou Greeninger, Joe Edmundson, Jean Barre and Joe Vil- lar, of this city, enjoyed an exciting lion hunt near Jolon, Monterey County. where they were camping. They have returned with the skin of a large California lion as a trophy. In the San Lucas Range *their dogs struck the trail of a lion, and, with a Spanish rancher named.Avila, they cornered the beast. After whipping the dogs the animal attacked Avila. The rancher was armed - with an antiquated revolver. ‘When the lion rushed upon him he shoved the weapon down its throat, but as he had not cocked it in the excite- ment it did not go off. The dogs prob- ably saved the man's life by again at- tacking the llon. At this period the lion tried to escape and the quartet of sportsmen shot it. Action Which Affects 3,000,000 Acres Is to Aid Big Bend Ir- rigation Project. ‘WASHINGTON, June 27.—The Interfor Department has'withdrawn from all forms of settlement except homestead entry 127 | townships in_the Walla Walla, Waterville and Yakima land districts in the State of Washington under the reclamation act. This withdrawal, involving almost 3,000,000 acres, the largest withdrawal in the recol- citement prevailed in the oil fleld for a |lection of officers here, is for irrigation time just after the noon hour to-day, caused by flames springing up on the five x purposes in what is known as the Big | Bend project, the question has been treated in a vague way without precise conditions, it is now sented In a way to obtain practical and positive results. It has been our in- disputable triumph that the Senate and the Government of the United States should .declare, notwithstanding every ef- fort to the contrary, the superfority of the Colombian route.” CONDEMNED MURDERER KILLS FELLOW CONWVICT Commits Suicide While Mob Sur- rounds Hot Springs Jail to Avenge the Crime. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., June “Jim"™ Dougherty, condemned to die August 14 for the murder of Detective John Dona- hue here on Christmas day last, to-day deliberately assaulted with a ragzor and killed Rogers Willlams, a fellow pris- oner in the County Jail, and the leader of the men arrested on the charge of perpe- trating foot race swindles. Dougherty was searched and relieved of a razor three weeks ago during his trial, and he held Willlams respensible for this aetion of the officers. To-day while Willlams was stooping over a basin, washing his face, Dougherty approached from behind and, reaching close under and across his victim’'s abdomen, brought the razor across, making a gash ten inches long. Willlams was removed to a sanitarium, where he died. Dougherty was peering into the cells and calling for other prisoners to come out into the corridor that ne might kill them, when the jailer arrived and at the point of a revolver drove him into his cell. A mob of 50 men gathered at the jail to-night, and while the Sheriff was plead- ing with it to let the law take its courss a female prisoner in the corridor called out through the windows that Dougherty had cut his throat. The Sheriff quickly investigated and found that the murderer had taken the steel end of his shoestrings, flattened them out and made a two-inch incision on each side of the throat, caus- ing death. The mob was allowed to view the remains and quietly and quickly dis- persed. —_——— Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill. LONDON, June 27.—The opponents in the House of Commons of the “deceased wife's sister bill” talited the measure to death for this session. The bill was eighth on the orders of the day, but ow- ing to the tactics of Lord Hugh Cecll and others it was not reached until too late to proceed further. This disposes of the bill again, but it may survive, appearing again next session, as usual. .