The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1903, Page 1

- The @all, VOLUME XC1V—NO. 117, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1903. PRICE FIVE CBNTS, SIX HUNDRED TURKS SLAIN IN KOTCHANI FIGHT; MACEDONIANS HOLD KRESNA PASS AGAINST ODDS RICH MEN DOING WORK . M[NIALS Act as Servants in the Camps of Surveyors. s Novel Scheme for Lo- cating Reservation Mining Land. Will Pick Out Claims and Join Rush When Uintah Tract 1s Opened. ittle prospecting of being able e mineral belt tract of ng a the large settlement there are have been emploved by ficials for the express pur- r pr ng the reservation. The assertion is men of means and s standing—even well known capi- ting as rodmen, stake Ariv- camp servants for the aims in advance of ereby profiting by sit ‘to the too soon to be s ready er way to pre- s proper authori- opposed to the to the settle- nt co: tribes. appease CONGRESSMAN EETCHAM TO BE NAMED CHAIRMAN New York Representative Is to Suc- | ceed Eugene F. Loud on the Po(!cffice cmmmnee mfur- sucosed Lu. s as chairman of the House. ed to be one of his inability to fll it. i and ranking member Smith stands next to non decided he could rman because Illinois of the chairman- ———— BRITISH PUBLIC BEGINS T0 DISPLAY IMPATIENCE | Prolongation of the Cabinet Crisi: Is Causing a Noticeable Feeling of Unrest. A King’s messenger Miiner, who is at London yesterday £ no announcement L the prolongation of his congratulations to the tion of Rochester on the ve election held there yes- ccessor in the House of Cranborne (now . which resulted in the Ual g the seat, Joseph Chambe i “This great victory strengthens the Gov- ernment nd W give the free importers & much-needed lesson.” ————— New Premier for Australia. MELBOURN. ctoria, Sept. 24.—The Federal Premier, Edward Barton, has resigned, following his appointment to a judgeship in ngton | | s decision to ap- | chairman is the result p for George W. Smith of m does mot want the| | IRISH TENANTS ACQUIRE VAST LANDED ESTATE OF THE DUKE OF LEINSTER| * DISTINGUISHED IRISHMAN WHO HAS DISPOSED OF HIS EXTENSIVE BESTATE TO HIS TENANTS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE IRISH LAND LAW. Premier Earl of the Emerald Isle Is theyFirst to| - Observe the Provisions of the New Land Law. UBLIN, Sept. 24.—The negotia- | nomic life of the country, now becom> tions for the first land sale | free-holders, paying fair rate of interest under the néw land act have | to the Government for the money been completed between the | advanced to make them s0. A Duke of Leinster an th!— ten- | new century of good feeling and ants of his estate in Athy | prosperity begins after Just one and Maynooth districts of County Kil- | hundred years of bitterness and hate dare. The tenants are given-a twenty- | following the execution of Robert Emmet. | five year purchase. The transaction in- | Whether or no the other landlords must; volves $6,250,000. The Duke of Leinster’s action by which he surrenders an _equivalent, of | course— ty in area and value | to his tenants, descendants of the former native owners, is the first actual step to- ward the realization of the purposes of the British Government and the progress and hopes of the people of Ireland Rack-rented tenante, slaves to struggle | under a system which ped the eco- STEAMSHIP GRASHES ON A BAR AEEF Alliance in Peril at Night Off Coos Bay. MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. 2i—With ninety passengers and a heavy cargo of freight the steamer Alllance sailed last evening for Portland, and in crossing out rred that Lord Miiner | struck heavily on a reef. She had pro- the portfolio of the | ceeded on her journey several minutes be- beginning to dis- | fore it was ascertained that she was making water. After an examination Captain Hardwick decided to come back to Marshfield to in- sure the safety of his passengers and crew, but a heavy fog had set in and the Alliance was compelled to lay outside all night and until to-day noon. The amount of damage to the Alliance cannot be ascertained until she is placed on the beach. The passengers will leave overland for Portland by to-morrow morning’s stage. Court Martial Sentences a Lieutenant. MANTLA, Sept. 24.—Lieutenant Oliver S. Eskridge, Twenty-seventh Infantry, has just been sentenced by court-martial to three months’ confinement in quarters the Federal High Court. | and a fine of $75 for being off guard duty Alfred Deakin, Attorrey General, has un- | without leave. General George M. Randall dertaken the task of forming a mew Cab. | upon reviewing the decision of the court inet. _ | 3d6ed @ reprimand. 4 ~ follow the Duke of Leinster’s example, and in time the obnoxious incubus, “Eng- lish landiordism,” past, after centuries of rack and wrong. The Duke of Leinster—Maurice Fitz- gerald, the sixth of the name—is the pre- mier Duke, Marquis and Earl of Ireland which gi a peculiar force to his ac- tion. His estates comprised about 45000 acres of land, on which stood, surrounded by vast parks and hunting preserves, his splendid seat, Carton, near Maynooth, County Kildare, FIND3 SUNKEN VESSEL WITH SILVER CARGD Mariner Locates a TreasureShip Lost in 1835. JACKSONVILLE, = Fla, Sept. 24— Rumors of the finding of a treasure ship off Miami were confirmed to-day, when Captain Jennings and three of the crew of the wrecking schooner Osceo filed. a libel against the cargo of a sunken ship in the United States court here. With the assistance of a chart in his possession Captain Jennings has been searching for this vessel from time to time for many years. It is supposed to have gone ashore in 1835, loaded with ore from the Mexican mines. It was found in twenty-five feet of water near Miami. Its cargo, which has only been partly exam- ined, has been found fo consist of silver ore. —_——— Grand Pury Indicts Bankers. CHARDON, Ohio, Sept. 24.—The Grand Jury to-day returned two indictments against George H. and H. N. Ford, the bankers of Burton, Ohis, who recently | failed, with liabilities aggregating $1,125,- will be a thing of the | IOMD CLUB SENDS BIAS 0 SUI0E Strange Organiza- tion Operates - in Boise. 'Police Investigate a ! Series of Violent | ? Deaths. | Young Women faid to Be | Selected by Lot for a | “‘Passing-0ff.” Special Dispatch to The Call. 'BOISE. Idaho, Sept. 24.—Boise has a | fully organized suicide club. That it is | ready for business and has already tran- | sactea some is shown by the fact that at ! least three of its members have “passed | off” by the suicide route within a period of as many months. | The fact of the existence of the organi- | zation became known to the police during | | the investigation into the death of Grace Ashton, its latest victim. She went by | the “morphine route” on a third attempt, both of the previous attempts having “been frustrated through the seasonable | discovery by friends. | During the Investigation into the cause lo! the death of Miss Ashton it was dis- | covered that another young woman, a | triend of Miss Ashton, hal attempted sui- | cide by taking antisepticide, but had pe- | covered, and it was through her that the | existence of the club was made knows. | The club seems to be regularly organ- ized, with a good strong membership, all young women, and holding meetings at | regular intervals. It transpires that at | | each meeting a new viciim is chosen by | | 1ot, who is to “pass off” before the time | | for the next meeting by one of the usual | | methods adopted in such cases, the partic- | ular mode being optional with the candi- date. | It is known that three members have committed suicide, while one or two other suicides are suspected of having been members of the club. The police are in- vestigating, with a view of breaking up the club if possible. —_———— NEW PLAY BY BARRIE SCORES HIT IN LONDON | Nina Boucicault, as an Irish Child, Carries Off the Honors. LONDON, Sept. 24.—J. M. Barrie’s new play, entitled “Little Mary” and rightly led by the author on the programme “&n uncomfortable play,” was produced | at the Wyndham Theater to-night by | Charles Frohman and scored an unequiv- | ocal success. The play is of the same or- " and the [ | { | der as “The Admirable Crichton," moral that Barrie in this case seeks to | | point out is that the English aristocracy overeats and; that the upper classes can be regenerated only by recognition of this ffl(’&. The scene is laid in a modern country house. The play is very brightly written and admirably acted by John Hare, Ger- ald du Maurler and others, while Nina Boucicault as an {rish child in the pro- logue and later as the high priestess ofl the new faith carried off the chief honors | of the evening. NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Weber & Fields reopened their Broadway playhouse to- night with & new extravaganza, ““Whoop- Dee-Doo,” which made a hit, There was no attempt at a plot, but the funmaking never lagged and the music was bright and catchy. The scene was laid at Coney Island. In. the cast were Weber and Fields, Lillian Russell (who wore male at- tire in one scen€), Peter F. Dailey, John Kelley, Louls Mann, Carter de Haven and Evie Stetson. The closing act represents a popular re- sort at Coney Island, and the characters impersonate well-known creations of the cartoonists of the day, as shown in the humorous supplements of the New York Sunday newspapers. After the play many floral pieces were carried down to the stage, and the audience remained seated while all the starr made * speeches of thanks. B u— LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODES DYNAMITE ON RATLS Fourth Attempt to Wreck Trains on | the Northern Pacific Rail- © road. HELENA, Mont', Sept. 24.—A special to the Indepndent from Elliston states that another attempt was made to-night by dynamiters to wreck a Northern Pacific train. One or two sticks of dynamite were placed on the rail at Sampson sid- ing, four miles east of Ellison, and were exploded by the engine of a westbouna freight. The track was badly damaged, 000. The Fords are charged with obtain- | but the engine escaped practicallp wun- ing property under false pretenses in ac-| hurt. No one was injured. This is the cepting deposits after the officials of the | fourth attempt made in two weeks to institution are said to have known the| blow up Northern Pacific tnhn on this bank was insolvent, division onnnxaflu- EMPEROR FRANCIS oOF AUSTRIA RIFLE BALL 3105 GHAGE FOR A THIEF Desperate Battle| On a Road Near Sacramento. | SACRAMENTO, Sept. 24.—Deputy Con- stable H. C. Daken at Perkins Station, in | this county, received notice from the Sheriff of Sonoma County to-gay to arrest and detain Charles Calvert, a horse thief. Daken recognized the description as that of a man who had worked all sum- mer in the hop flelds and then disap- peared. He started out to see if the sus- pected .person was in the viciflity and presently met his man with the horss and wagon described by the Sheriff. He placed the man upder arrest and they proceeded to Perkins, when the fellow suddenly sprang from the wagon and ran for the fields with the Constable in pur- suit. A chase of some six miles followed, in which a man named Boland joined. The thief frequently turned and fired at his pursuers and they returned the shots with pistol firing and called on him .to halt. Presently he ran into a farmer’s barn and came out with a haltered horse. Daken commanded him to halt, and as he re- fused fired to wound, but missed him. Then a nelghbor, - hearing the firing, brought the Constable a rifle. The officer again commanded the man to surrender. For reply the fellow leveled his pistol and with an oath exclaimed: “Now I will kill you.”” ‘Before he could fire Daken laid him low with a rifle ball in his throat. He died in- stantly. The officer surrendered himself to the Sheriff and was bidden to go on his own rpecognizance. ————————— Home Rulers Name Candidates. HONOLULU, Sept. 24—The Home Rulers heid their first county convention to-day. Robert W. Wilcox, former Dele- gate to Congress, was nominated for Sheriff and former Superintendent of Pub- lic Works Boyd was named for Super- visor of Oahu County. It was unanimous- 1y decided not to fuse with the D'mocr.u ‘Unique Patriots UWin in Two Bat- tles. Melnik Cap- tured After Siege. RULERS WHO SEEK TO A WAR AND SCENE IN DIS- TURBED AREA. \TH-BOUN ISSOCIATION OF FIREBUGS “ Protec- tive” Order in Chicago. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Sept. “The Firebugs’ Protective Association”—such is the un- official title of an oath-bound organiza- tion that was to-day declared by Fire Inspector Fulkerson to have actual ex- istence in Chicago. Included in its mem- bership are said to be the shrewdest in- cendiaries that ever infested the city. Its victims, to the extent of thousands upon thousands of dollars pald of late yeai on losses of bulldings and merchandi: by fire, are the fire insurance companies. The existence of such an alliance of in- cendiaries in Chicago was disclosed in the course of an investigation of a fire that took place on SeptemRer 9 in a little shoe store at 702 West Lake street. The circumstances surrounding the origin of the blaze were suspicious and the pro- prietor of the place, Isadore Weinwurm, was arrested. When he presented a schedule to the insurance companies claiming a loss of 32200, when his entire stock could have been replaced for a few hundred dollars, it became at once evi- dent that Weinwurm had powerful friends at his back and did not lack for money. Further investigation as. to who these friends were and where the money came from led Fulkerson to the discovery of the organization of professional incendi- aries engaged in swindling insurance com- panies. | - OFIA, Sept. 24.—Accord- ing to a telegram receivea here to-day from Kostendit, forty-three miles from Sofia, six hundred Turks were killed fight at Kotchani September 18. The Turkish force numbered 7000. - After the fight the troops, enraged at their losses, pillaged and burned a number of Bulgarian villages. According to unconfirmed re- ports, the insurgents have cap- tured the town of Melnik, sixty- five miles from Salonica. Severe fighting is reported from Nev- rokop, while telegrams from Hur- gas describe the pitiable condition of the thousands of refugees who have arrived there. The details of atrocities by the Turkish troops in Monastir are daily reaching the Bulgarian capi- tal and even exceed in horror those already published. The insurgent general staff in ina | the Monastir vilayet has compiled an elaborate report of events in the district of; Kastoria between August 2 and September 12. It comprises a list of twenty-four villages which were plundered. A great number of houses were burned and 572 villagers killed. The report gives the names, ages and manner of death of the vic- tims. According to information received from other competent sources the report is not exag- gerated and fairly represents the situation. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 24.—The battle of Kresna Pass, according to the latest advices re- ceived here, is still in progress. The insurgents are successfully holding strong positions and their casualties are slight, only a score being killed or wounded; while the Turks, up to the present, have lost five officers and 320 men killed and wounded. Part of the British Mediter- ranean squadron has arrived at Suda Bay, Island of Crete, and is Continued on Page 3, Columa 1.