The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 24, 1903, Page 1

P XCIV—NO. 116. SAN FRANCISCO T—HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903. PRICE FIVE LE‘ITS. HENRY J. CROCKER IS NOMINATED FOR MAY OR AMID ENTHUSIASM OF REPUBLICAN C ONUENTI ON KW GEASES 10 POSE A5 FIEUREHEAD [dward Assumes Actual Confrol of Affairs. —_— 'akes Cabinet Reor- ganization Qut of Balfour’s Hands. leadjustment of Britain’s Military System One of His Demands. h this tradi- last few days in Balfour as to of view n, of the lat- t the jegree ri fnter- sed even those intimatel BOTH KING AND PREMIER. the King holding by t naker than Balfour inner circles has pre t rer army admin- is port of the P on, and in- sisting 1 be one S - ns he h ays at s had Balmoral South t Gen- the Lans- War Secretary was of the system defect in Lord judgment. King Ed- the keen public in- rd La' sdowne arous- h African war paag sl 4 c €tood s lordship continuing as . WANTS SYSTEM CHANGED. T n has not prevented the King g the Ministers that he wanted ng done to improve the military 4 that he hoped some man . appointed who, with the com- would be ystem which - voidable. The question of g some general, notably Lord Kitche as head of the War Of- fice has been keenly discussed at Balmoy- betwe » King and the Ministers, | sensus of opinion was that ment would be interpret- f ed form of military dictat- which the public would not sanc- with the surmises upon some regoing points, the Morning Ad- said: the part of a ruler in- being content with that of a every detail of the negotia- g the vacancies in the Cabi- he Kink who, for the ransformed Balmoral in- center of the empire from ing to the unusual influences | eral surprises may emanate. er the tesults may be they can be attributed in a large extent to ng's interest in the crisis. VICTOBY FOR CONSERVATIVES. | A Lye-election was heid at Rochester to- | @y to replace -~ NAMES STATE reserve that he is | Lord | ) this national emergency | Viscount Cranborne, Who | and nine for freight. “The company has ! 1 Crrmrerrd sy PaeTR ILCE TJoor THHE FLoOR Orv BEABLF OF £ P = /55‘”9’ S CRogeme . ABEE AT ABOTD. P I DOLGEL s A Bosck T o | ST (CE > l I \ OF LlLoousre: | | | A GoL /727> | AlLso DEMONSTHHTED JHE ZRCT oF 4 CE OBLSCAH N TOB)/ e Standard Bearer of Republicans at Coming Municip;al Election and Delegates Who Spoke Last Night. PflPE PIIS OECRETARY - King of Italy Ex- tends Courtesy to Pontiff S teand } Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. | ROME, Sept. 23.—The Osservatore Ro- mano, the organ of the Vatican, says the Pope has chosen Monsignor Giuseppe ‘Wilpert, the apostolic prothonotary, to be secretary of state. His Holiness is much improved in health. He received the Belglan pilgrims to-day, and will receive those from France on September 27. His sister is slightly better. | LONDON, Sept. 24.—A dispatch from | Rome to the Leader says King Victor | Emmanuel has written a private letter to the Pope in response to a similar one from his Holiness in which he urges the Pontiff to go to Castle Gondolfo. He as- sured Pius X that the Government was prepared to facilitate his movements and convenience in every way. It was after the receipt of this letter from the King | that his Holiness sent his sister to stay at | Castle Gondolfo and report thereon, and eventually ordered that repairs be made and the castle refurnished. mons on his elevation to the peerage as | a consequence of the death of his father, | the Marquis of Salisbury. The contest, which was keenly fought on the fiscal question, resulted in the conservatives re- gaining the seat, their candidate, Charles Tuff, receiving 2504 votes against 1984 re- corded for Sir Harry Johnston, Liberal. The result of the election leaves the strength of the parties practically un- {changed since the last contested election. Tuff, while supporting Mr. Bal- four’s retaliation proposals, strongly op- posed placing any tax on food or raw materials. — - REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE. General Hunter Repeats That Naval Marksmanship Was Bad. LONDON, Sept. 23.—In an interview to- | day on the subject of the demand made { upon him through the Admiralty by Ad- miral Lambton for an apology as a re- sult of his reflection upon the shooting of the British cruiser Powerful's guns at the siege of Ladysmith, Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter, command- ing the forces in Scotland, sald: | “The South African war commission was appointed to elicit facts and opin- fons. I am no more infallible than any one else; but, right or wrong, In my evi- | dence before tyé commission 1 pronounced the opinion, Avhich I belleve to be true, | that the shooting of the naval guns at | Ladysmitn was bad. So far I am con- ; cerned the matter rests there.” ( Salt Lake Road Orders Engines. | SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. 23.—Fifteen | new Baldwin locomotives have been or- | dered by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and | Salt Lake Railroad, to be delivered next January. Six are for passenger service resigned his seat In the House of Com-|also placed an order for 400 freight cars. Abe Ruef Persists in Standing by Schmitz and Refuses to Dote for Republican Standard Bearer. HE Republican local convention last evening nominated Henry J. Crocker for Mayor, Henry H. Lynch for Sheriff, Harry Baehr for Auditor, E. J. Smith for Tax Collector and The nominations were made by acclamation. The most harmony prevailed throughout the session. The unity in the ranks of the party was a theme dwelt upon by the speakers, and the predictions of Republican success at the polls o November 3 elicited great demonstrations of applause from the delegates on the floor of the convention and the vast audience in the galleries. The nomination of Mr. Crocker for Mayor was received with signs of approval. His brief speech accepting the honor bestowed upon him by his fellow citizens of Repub- lican faith was modest and manly. He did not attempt flights of oratory, but in simple style pledged his adherence to the principles set forth in the platform, and to render to San Francisco whatever service it was in his power t.n give. John E. McDougald for Treasurer. ut- The convention at one time seemed to be just on the verge of a scene. sembly District responded to the first rollcall of last evening’s fifteen delegates were present. The Forty-fifth As- session with announcement that On the call of the roll for the Mayoralty nomination A. Ruef, chair- man of the delegation, arose in his place on the floor of the convention and ‘announced fourteen votes for Mr. Crocker. Th@announcement created some confusion. Ruef signaled to the presiding officer of the convention a desire to utter an explanation. - His explanation was a simple declara- tion that the chairman of the Forty-fifth delegation, for reasons purely personal, refrained from vot- ing. ~ Subsequently Mr. Ruef participated in the deliberations-of the convention by voting to nomi- nate Sheriff, Auditor, Tax Collector and Treasurer. Ruef’s Spectacular Faking Does Not Deceive. It is common belief if not common knowledge in the Republican household and outside of the Republican camp that the purely personal reasons alluded to by A. Ruef relate to his close personal affiliation with the nominee for- Mayor ‘on- the Union Labor ticket. It is putting'it mildly to say that Ruef is a spectacular faker, but his faking lacks the skill to deceive Republicans. He poses as the one delegate in the 319 men comprising the Republican convention who cannot openly indorse a Republican nominee that has the unreserved support of 318 delegates. It is plain that Mr. Ruef reserves the special privilege to himself of supporting some candidate for Mayor other than Henry J. Crocker. That reservation may be acceptable to Mr. Ruef and it may not incur the displeasure of Mr. Crocker, but it is not acceptable to the Republican voters of San Francisco, who ase putting for- ward an exceptionally good ticket and inviting every loyal. Republican’to fall in line for the battle at the polls. 1f Mr. Ruef did not occupy a place in the Republican convention as a delegate duly elected by the Republican voters of his district, and if he did not occupy a place in the inner advisory council of the United Republican League, no one would have the right to question his personal preferences. When he accepted, however, a commission from his constituents to serve the Republican party in a nominating convention he surrendered the right to give his support to the nominee of another party. The purely personal plea is utterly absurd. Ruef is Mayor Schmitz’s political adviser, and the mo- tives which guide his action are political. Should Be Excluded From Republzcan Councils. Ruef ought not to be in the Republican council listening to the plans of campaign when the party leaders are organizing the forces for the clash of battle. The leadership of - the party in this campaign is placed in the hands of Henry J. Crocker, and every man who is privileged to participate in making preparations for the fight should be absolutely loyal to the leader. Daylight conferences in the Republican camp and midnight interviews in the camp of the enemy might suit the fancy of Ruef, but the loyal Republicans of San Francisco expect the campaign to be conducted on fair and square lines. " If Ruef is a non-combatant let him go to his proper place in’ the rear. If he is a Democrat let him get into the Democratic camp. If he isa Union Labor man let him join the Schmitz faction or the other faction of the Union Labor party. - If “he is a Republican let him go to the front and fight for the whole Republican ticket. b Continued on Page 4, Columns 5, 6 and 7. e | OPENS FIRE HOPE'S AAY bLEAMS FOR PRISONERS Men Convicted of Murder Assert Innocencs. F. Gilkey and Tobias Richards Hope for Liberty. Lie in Jail Twenty Years for Alleged Slaying of W. Bergel. After spending twe Quentin for a cr of w b Gilkey they were innocent, Fran and Tobias Richards are anxiously waiting for the day that will give them their freedom. Both the men are life termers, convicted on circumstantial evidence of the murder of an aged G n named Willam Bergel in Sonota. ( ’y was sentenced to life imprisonment in San Quentin. Richards, realizing that the same fate awaited him, pleaded zuflty and was given a similar sentence. James T. Booker, formerly constable of Sonoma, is satisfled who is at presen&m this eity. that both Richarlis and Gilkey are cent and is doing all in his power to in- terest the Governor In their alt. Armed with afidavits, which conclusively show that the men are not guilty of murder charged to them, Booker inno- con- | fidently expects that they will soon be BB KILLS ONE BANDIT Express Messenger Baffles Train Robbers. Special Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28.—In an un- successful attempt made by four masked | men to hold up and rob the Oregon Ralil- | way and Navigation overiand train leav- ing Portland to-night at 8:15 o’clock one | of the robbers was shot and instantly killed and Enginéer Ollie Barrett of Port- land was wgunded. Express Messenger | Fred Corner fired the shot that xilled the robber and the bullet, after passing through the bandit's body. wounded the engineer. The men had badly bungled the job after having successfully stopped the train and compelled the engineer and fire- | man to accompany them in their work. | Instead of attacking the express car they blew open the door of the baggage car | with dynamite. The noise aroused the express messenger and he opened his deor and fired at the leading bandit, who stood at the time but a few feet from him. The death of the unknown bandit, appar- ently the leader of the party, disheartened the others and they abandoned the at- tempt to rob the train. Not a shot was fired in return and the robbers escaped before the express messenger could fire | again. a BANDIT IS KILLED. The holdup was attempted on the curve | west of a tunnel. Two masked men stole aboard the train at Troutdale, hiding on | the “blind” end of the baggage car. A short distance out from Troutdale the men crept over the tender and covering Engineer Barrett and Fireman Stevenson ‘with their revolvers, ordered the train to proceed to a point near mile post 1. ‘When this spot had been reached the ban- dits ordered the engineer to stop. Two other men joined the bandits at the mile post and the four ordered the engineer and fireman to accompany them back to the express car. The robbers, apparently ignorant of train formation and very nervous, attacked the baggage car. When the doors were not opened they promptly used dynamite and blew the door open. Though he had been ordered, with the fireman, to keep ahead of the party, En- gineer Barrett managed to slip behind the leader. As the door to the express car was opened and Corner's gun was poked out, Barrett was standing directly behind the man who was under the door. ner fired immediately, the bullet instantly killing the robber and wounding the en- gineer. The other bandits, frightened by the shot, retreated. BAFFLED ROBEBERS ESCAPE. Engineer Barrett was carried into the baggage car and the train was run in| Corbetts, where a telephone message wi sent to Portland to notify the railway of- ficlals of the hold-up. Under instructions Cor= ' Continued on Page 2, Column 5. liberated. One of the affidavits is sworn ts by Mrs. Spooner, formerly the wife of “Charles Tubbs, who at the time of the murder was well known in Sonora. She swears that Tubbs on the ni of the murder returned home in a drunken con- dition. Before retirfog he took from his pocket a dirk k blade of which was covered wi and hid it un- der the mattress of the bed hortly af- ter the conviction he two men Tubbs disappeared and has not been seen since. The other affidavits are sworn to by James M. Watson and his wife Ella. Both these affidavits were filed, along with other papers, with the Governor in May last, but were subsequently withdrawn. The affidavit of Mrs. Spooner, Brooker believes, will materially assist in estab~ lishing thé innocence of Richards and Gilkey. MURDER OF BERGEL. In February, 1881, V kept a saloon on the Sonora and Mono road, about two miles from Sonora, and who was supposed to have considerable money, was murdered some time during the night. His body was found the next day in the rocks back of the bullding. He had been stabbed through the neck and there was a sheet tied tightly around his neck. Frank Gilkey, who lived about a mile above Bergel's place, found the body. Gilkey and Bergel had been fast friends. Gilkey acted as chief mourner at the fu- neral and was principal witness at the Coroner’s inquest. Three days later Sher- iff McQuade, now deceased, arrested Gil- key on suspicion. That nighf Gilkey pleaded with the Sheriff to let him go out home and see his wife on important business. After considerable persuasion on Gilkey's part, McQuade saddled Gil- key's horse, which was in the jailyard, brought it to the front of the jail and let Gilkey go, directing him to take a circuitous route so as not to go through the city. McQuade had also saddled his own horse and when Gilkey had started he followed him. Gilkey went to a neigh- bor’s house and called him up. MecQuade crawled up close enough to hear part of the conversation. RETURNS TO JAIL. When Gilkey was ready to return, Me- Quade rode home and shortly afterward Gilkey reappeared at the jail. He asked McQuade if he had foilowed him. Me- Quade replied “No,” Gilkey replying, “Well, somebody was pretty close to me, as my horse warned me.” Next day At- chison, the person Gilkey Interviewed, was arrested and held as a witness and Tobias Richards, who had gome to the lower part of the county, was also ar- rested. Gilkey was found guilty of mur- der in the first degree and sentenced to San Quentin for life. Richards pleaded guilty with the understanding he was to receive the same sentence. They are still in San Quentin. At the trial the jury stoood 11 for murder in the first degree with the death penalty, but one juryman held out for recommending a life sen- tence, which was finally adopted. Gilkey was a married man and had two sons. His wife has since married and resides in Sonora at this time. GILKEY TELLS HIS STORY. Gilkey arrived at San Quentin Prison & March 14, 1882. His supposed accom- plice, Richards, donned the prison stripes on April 8, 1382, Glikey was 28 years old when he arrived and Richards four years his senior. After being deprived of their liberty for more than a score of years, the continual Brooding over their trouble during this long perfod and the vehement Continued on Page 2, Column & | jam Bergel, who