The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 13, 1903, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCIS! 0 CALL, BURT'S ABILITY WINS. HARRIMAN Likely to Be Given More Power. Rumor Has It That He Will Take Charge cf Southern Pacfic ST AAPRS Specia tch to The Call OMAHA, Oct. 13.—T} mor in railroad Mr. an is Preside: that about d striking Harr is in iled when om of this sen no grievance th in five minutes, On the ed . w med the oppor- he road of a class of em- oyes who had grown old the ser- e of the road so as to fill the places person ave beert ice. Two powerful r years. He ls at planola yus entertainer at ide a mystery ai dquarters. As presi- sever was known to | antipathy is for | reporter ever inter- twice. ————— GREAT SELF-SACRIFICE I IS SHOWN BY DYING MAN Refuses to Give His Address so That His Mother Might Not Learn of His Condition, YORK, Oct. 12—The Bellevue accustomed to NEW pi . been startied by the sacrifice shown by John Conroy, a laborer whose back was broken by a fall received t his work. Conroy was taken to spital and upon being asked 1nr’ »#s and that of his nearest friend >ctors his mother was seriously | she learn of his ac- cident she oubtedly would dle. Finflll)" gave an address, but it proved to be fictitious. His sister and the dying mother were much alarmed at his non-appear- ance and finally the former began the nally | rounds of the hospitals. At Bellevue the | but she had ar- | = ch was rewarded, d too late. Her brother had passed ay a.few minutes before she arrived. — e TRIBESMEN MAKE ATTACK ON PARTY OF EUROPEANS | aw Set Upon the Visitors a Short Dis- | tance From Tangier and Rob | Them of Everything. NEW YORK, Oct. 12—An native mounted soldiers escort which of accom- panie party of Europeans from Fez wae attacked on returning forty miles from Tangier and robbed of everything, =ays a Times dispatch from Tangier. Two of the soldiers were wounded. Five Moorish soldlers were murdered last week by tribesmen between Tetuan and Tangier Fighting between the Ghard and Beni- | Hassun tribes has completely devastated | the whole of the former's district. ——— Detectives Identify Train Robbers. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 12—8t. Joseph | detectives te-day at the penitentiary here positively identified photographs of John | King, Charles Rain and George Sveras, | the men now in jail at Beatrice, charged | with holding up a Burlington passenger | train ncar Amsazonia, Mo., two weeks ago, as those of the alleged robbers. The detectives have gone to Beatrice to make the identification complete. Killed by an Accidental Explosion. TITUSVILLE, Pa., Oct. 12—Adam Cup- ter Jr., president of the-firm of Adam Cupler Jr. & Co., manufacturers of nitro- | giveerin and oil well supplies, was killed | in East Titusville to-day by the accidenta; | explosion of ten quarts of hign explosive, | —————ie To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Lexative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al aruggists refund the money if it fails to cure. B W, Goove's siguature 16 oi each box, 250, 8, | announced MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS EXPENDED ON THE HARRIMAN LINES| 101 Union Pacific President| With Appropriations for Improvements Ncw Under Way, the Aggregate Cost of Betterments Planned by the Railroad King Will Exceed the Estimate of the Amount Necessary for the Completion of the Panama Canal | 4 l \ | — FOCTHE TINE FOR ARGUMENTS Arbitrators in United Railroads Case Hold Brief Session. NEW YORK, Oct. 12—The commission sitting in the arbitration proceedings be- | tween the United Railroads of S8an Fran- cisco, the corporation controlling most of the street rajlway lines of San Francisco, and its employes embraced in Division 205 of the Amaigamated Association treet Railway Employes, held a briet session here to-day and after fixing the time for the filing of written arguments adjourfied until October 20. The commission is composed of Patrick Calhoun of New York, commissioned by the company; W. D. Mahon of Detroit, international president of the Amalga- mated Association of Street Raflway Em- ployes of America, named by the em- pleyes, and Oscar Strauss of New York, formerly United States Minister to Tur- key, selected by both. The question to be arbitrated is that of wages, the employes asking a wage | schedule of 33% cents per hour for a| nine-hour day. Congressman E. J. Liver- nash of California appeared for the em- ployes and A. A. Moore for the company. At the opening of the hearing Strauss that the engagements of Mahon and himself at the meeting of the Civic Federation in Chicago would neces- sitate an adjournment of a week after to- day, and Livernash then asked for an im- mediate adjournment that the continuity of his argument on a motion to strike from the evidence previously taken in San Francisco all testimony regarding the rate of wages and cost of living in cities other than San Francisco might not be interrupted. The meeting accordingly was adjourned after an interval of fifteen days between the written arguments had been agreed upon. Arguments Begin in Tillman Case. LEXINGTON, 8. C., Oct. 12—Argu- | ments to the jury in the trial of J. H. Tillman were begun at the convening of court to-day, three attorneys for the State and two for the defense addressing the jury during the seven hours court was in session. Four attorneys, two on a side, are 10 be heard to-morrow. A larger crowd of spectators was in attend- ance to-day than there has been for sev- eral days past and there was a greater number of ladies in attendance. Mrs, J. H. Tillman and the mother of the de- fendant were present, as they have been almost continually during the trial, and were attentive listeners. —————— Mrs. Hutton Withdraws Suit. SAN JOSE, Oct. 12.—The suit for divorce brought by Inez Sexton Hutton against her husband, Police Commissioner H. W. Hutton of San Francisco, was to-day dis- missed on the motion of Thomas D. Rior- dan, attorney for the plaintiff. Riorddn was two weeks ago substituted for D. M, Delmas and A. H. Jarman as attorney for Mrs. Hution, 4 THAT ERAL TRAFFIC MANAGER OF THE HARRIMAN RAILROADS, WHO HAS PREPARED ESTIMATES SHOWING THE ENORMOUS BSUMS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED IN IMPROVEMENTS. ———————— - EW YORK, Oct. 12.—More than $104,000,000 has been spent within the last three years upon better- ment, line changes and equip- ment for the Harriman railroad system, according to an official estimate made by J. C. Stubbs, trafilc director of the system. The estimate shows that of this amount § ,009 was expended on the Union Pacific and $42,980,353 on the Southern Pacific. Stubbs says the aggregate expenditures of all the companies will be greatly in- creased by appropriations for work now under way, and i{s more than the total estimated expenditures for the comple- tion of the Panama canal. Despite the | fact that more than $46,000.000 has been | spent in the past three years for new lo- omotives and cars, the volume of traffic to-day is greater than the facilities of the Harriman lines for handling it. This is especially true of the Southern Pacific. | The Union Pacific is perhaps in the best shape so far as equipment is concerned, but it has no surplus of cars or engines. The traffic and operating officigls of the Harriman system have been conferring recently as to the methods to be em- ployed to get the best results possible from the vast expenditures which have been made for equipment. Having spent S0 many millions in reducing grades and curves, for engines of increased power and cars of large capacity, Harriman ex- pects the traffic operating officials to pull togetMer, properly assort the traffic and have it moved so far as possible in full cars both ways, as well as In fuli trainloads. A standard has been adopted for all equipment to be used by the Har- riman lifies, that there may be no trouble or delay in the interchange of cars with through trains. Talk of an Erle-Alton-Union Pacific deal, by which a transcontinental line would come into being, was revived in Wall street to-day, but the story met with denials from men in a position to know if anything of the sort were pend- ing. One man said that the establishment of such a line would be neither wise nor good for the railroad business. He added: “The situation in Canada, where there is a transcontinental line, is different. There it is a British Government war measure to have a rallroad, over which troops can be rushed from Gcean to ocean, and there is no territory crossed by com- peting lines such as a transcontinental line would go through here.” L e e e e ) DECREASE OF MORTALITY AMONG CHICAGO INFANTS Health Officials Believe Improved Conditions Are Due to the Women’s Clubs. CHICAGO, Oct. 12—The death rate of Chicago infants less than 1 year of age has decreased 60.1 per cent since 1891. The death rate of persons of all ages has de- creased $9.2 per cent in the same twelve years. The statements are made in the whekly bulletin of the Health Department. Speaking of the causes favorable to pre- vention of infant mortality, the bulletin says: An improved milk supply, the anti-toxin treatment of diphtheria and other causeés often cited to account for the decrease of infant mortality are equally inadequate and the de- partment is disposed to attach more impor- tance to the education of mothers in the hygiene of the young. The efforts of women's clubs and similar organizations in this educa- tion have been steadily growing during ail this period of decreasing infant mortality, and it ie believed this is the principal factor in giving the baby a better chance for Ife, In 1891 there were 8203 deaths of infants less than 1 year of age. In 102 there were 5144 infant death: This change, the department shows, is brought about largely by the decrease of mortality in the summer. Care {s the greatest life-saver. ——— Quiet on St. Andrews Island. WASHINGTON, Oct, 12—A cablegram recelved to-day from Commander Hub- bard, commanding the Nashville, dated Colon yesterday, stated that he had vis- ited the island of St. Andrews and found the situation there quiet. The Nashville was sent there to investigate the alleged {ll-treatment of certain Americans em- ployed on one of the plantations on the island, _ PANEASY K POSTAL INQUIRY MIST CONTINLE President Orders That Every Department Be Probed. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 12—Despite in- timations which have come from Post- office Department officlals to the effect that the investigation of the scandal has been about completed, it is learned to- night that the President has given orders for Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genesal Bristow and the inspectors to continue their inquiry into every division where there has been a chance for wrongdoing. The President is not only determined that the investigation shall be thorough, but will take pains to let it be known that every branch of the postal service has been cleaned. 2 It is announced that the order from the White House to continue the probing cannot be taken as an indication that the President is dissatisfied with the work already performed. This, he belleves, has been well.done, but he wishes it to con- tinue to other branches. Some criticism has been made of the investization be- cause thus far it has omiy achieved cer- tain results. While the administration feels that the criticism is unfounded the position now taken by the President will put an end to all gossip of that character. It may not be that any nore indict- ments will be reported, but it is said that a continuation of the investigation will expose many methods used by cer- tain employes which, though not erim- inal, will resuit in wholesale discharges from the service. It is said that the at- tention of inspectors has peen called to a number of cases in the West which will be investigated. The new order from the White House will' have the effect, it 18 belleved, of strengthening the administration and les- sening the chance of political capital be- ing made of the postoffice case. It is sald the President remarked at a meet- ing that the administration had the in- vestigation on Its hands and should com- plete it so that no other party could ever find anything to do. —_—e—————— FREIGHT TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER ON A CROSSING Three Men Are Killed in Kansas City Switchyards and Three Others Injured. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 12. — Three men were killed and three others were injured, one seriously, in a collision be- tween Missouri Pacific and Frisco freight trains in the switchyards in this city to- night. The dead: A. L. JOHNSON, Missouri Pacific switchman. JOHN MURPHY, Missouri Pacific switchman, GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, flagman. The injured: Will Austin, negro; R. H. Brn;', Missouri P engineer; J. Ed- ward. ' The Frisco train was standing on the crossing when the Missouri Pacific train ran into it, turning over a freight car. This car fell over on a crowd of men on the other side of the Frisco train, who were waiting for the Frisco train to pass and clear the crossing. ———— Indians Find Wrecked Schooner. VICTORIA, B.,C, Oct. 12.—The wreck of the schooner Wishkah, which capsized in the straits of San Juan de Fuca on Monday last, has been found at Beachy Bay, near Victoria, by Indians, who have towed it in and secured it. The schooner was bound from Aberdeen to Seattle when wrecked, TUESDAY, 'OCTOBER 13, 190 " nate, Herr Roediger. FISGAL PROBLEM QUIESCENT Balfour Government in No Hurry to Attempt Legislation. Calling of General Election Will Await Chamberlain’s Pleasure. AR LONDON, Oct. 12.—Joseph Chamberlain is now resting at Highbury, his residence in Birmingham, and- is not engaged to | speak for another fortnight. He will util- ize the interval to elaborate his scheme and prepare a reply to the objections raised by his opponents. Meanwhile the | | fiscal campaign is being vigorously pur- | sued in the country. Speeches will be de- lvered daily by political leaders, particu- | larly of the Liberal party. Chamberlain’s reference to the tin plate | industry has been strongly criticized, the experts pointing out that though the trade with the United States has decreased there is a great Increase in the number | { of mills working in Great Britain, and | | the trade is flourisding. 8ir John J. Jenkins, formerly Liberal- Unionist member of Parliament for Car- | marthen and chairman of the Swansea | Metal Exchange, speaking for the Swan- | sea harbor trust to-night, said that the | alarmist reports as to the condition of the | tin trade were unwarranted. The first| nine months of the present year, com- pared with two vears ago, showed an in- | crease of. 15,000 tons. No tin plate bars had been imported since early in 1901, T proving that Wales was able to compete | satisfactorily with the world and was able { | to supply' bars at a rate which gave no | | encouragement to American “dumping.” | | Sir Henry Fowler, Liberal, addressed a | big and enthuslastic meeting to-night in’ St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow, where Cham- | berlain began his fiscal campaign. Lord Tweedmouth presided, and Sir Henry Fowler read a cordial letter from Lord Rosebery sympathizing with the objects of the meeting. Sir Henry Fowler delivered a strong, | free trade speech, declaring that the | country was stronger to-day than ever | before financially. He ridiculed Chamber- | lain’s contention of declining trade, and | asserted that the colonies needed no bribe | to keep within the empire. He had no| tears to waste on the iron and tin plate trades, he sald. Where one door was shut | on a British industry another was opened | The country was well able to hold its own | | in the present commercial struggle. | Austen Chamberlain, the new Chancel- | | lor of the Exchequer, replying to a vote | | of congratulation at Acocks Green, | | Worcestershire, of his parliamentary con- | stituency to-night, said he regretted that | the new issues had lost the Government {some valued supporters, and declared | himself in harmony with Balfour's pro- | sramme as outlined at Sheffield. There | was a great danger, he said, in compla- cently assuming that Great Britain's fis- | cal policy needed no revision. He declared | that it was against all the canons of | sound finance that the income tax, the na- | tion's first reserve in time of war, should | stand at 11 pence in time of peace. | The younger Chamberlain announced | that the Government would not dissolve | until the lessons of the South African | War Commission report had been applied and the War Office reorganized. ! The foregoing interesting announcement confirms the general fmpression that it is the Government’s intention to mget Par- liament and proceed with busineds, leav- ing the fiscal problem alone as far as any attempt at legislation is concerned. This idea is shared by James Bryce, M. P. who at Tunbridge Wells to-night ex- pressed the beljef that there would be no general .election until Chamberlain was | ready. The Government, he sald, seemed | to be divided between the fear of Cham- berlain and the fear of the electorate. Lord Stanley, the new Postmaster Gen- eral, in a speech at Bolton declared him- self in favor of Balfour's Sheffield pro- gramme, but opposed Chamberlain’s food- taxing project. Ritchie, late Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, has written a letter in explana- tion of his recent speech. He says: . \ Mr. Chamberlain proposed the retention of the shilling grain tax in order that it might be remitted in favor of Canada. It was not to the retention of the tax that I objected, had my colleagues desired it, but to the introduction of a fundamental change of fiscal policy Involved by _preferential treatment. acday I add that when T spoke of possible dir- oy 1 ies between the United States and Canada s proceeding to say that the United States might punish Canada by refusing free entrance to her harbors of Canadian wheat, for ship- ment to Great Britain, if Canadian wheat en- Joyed preference In our markets, but there was s0 much Interrustion that I was unable to complete my sentence. Doubtless it would have been better to use the word ‘‘penalize’* than “'punish,” but I think had my sentence been completed It would not have been open to the objections which have been made to that portion of my speech. , ————— SOCTALISTS AND CLERGY RIOT AT TOWN OF BILBAO Seven Persons Are Shot and Killed and Thirty-Three Received Se- rious Injuries. BILBAO, Spain, Oct. 12.—As a result of the collision yesterday between So- cialists engaged in a demonstra- tlon and a body of Clericals seven persons were killed and thirty- three were wounded, some of the latter fatally, including the manager of the Pu- eblo, a newspaper. Among the wounded are Superior Louis Dautfe of the Chris- tian Brothers’ School. Revolvers were fired from the Catholic Club and from the windows of the Church of St. Nicho- las. The vicar of timat church was ar- rested on the charge of shooting several Socialists and a number of other priests were arrested charged with instigating riots. The anti-Clericals threw a priest into the river. e RECEIVE WEDDING GIFTS WORTH MILLION DOLLARS Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece Are Presented With Many Costly Jewels. BERLIN, Oect. 12.—Prince and Princess Andrew of Greece, who were married at Darmstadt October 7, are now at Heili- genberg Castle, near Jugenheim, They start next week automobiling to Athens in the machine given to them by the| Czar. The Prince and Princess will go lefsurely through Austria, Montenegro and Macedonia and will be followed by an automobile with their baggage and serv- | ants. The wedding presents are valued | at a million dollars. The Czar's gifts in Juwel,l amounted to $125,000. e Young Girl Is Killed by Automobile BERLIN, Oct. 12. fessor Sonnen- berg, the most noted appendicitis special- ist in Germany, while automobiling in Thuringia with his wife, son and two daughters ran into a party out walking and killed the daughter of a local mag- Mrs. Sonnenberg was seriously hurt. ———— : h.ht a Duel With Pistols. BERLIN, Oct. 12.—A duel with pistols was fought on the parade grounds at Schellerhau y between Lieutenant Scheiner of the Fifty-seventh Infantry and Lieutenant Rauchfleish of the re- serves. Oné of the combatants was dan- ‘wounded S ;s the stanclarclAm_eri' can l)rew. Estaulsh- ed 1n 1844. Mecl_a.ls copférrej- LY leaclmg governments of tlme Worlcl. Tl’xe Leer tl'kat‘s PaLsi.: BlueRibb on, pleasmg‘, pa atalale. Orders filled by Thomas W. Collins & Co., Telephone Grant 149. Attacks Booker T. Washington. | Roosevelt’s Old Ranch Is Sold. SPRINGFIELD, I, Oct. 12—At the| BISMARCK, N.! D, Oct. 12—The old annual convention of the Illlnois Civil| Chimney Butte ran made famous Rights, Protective League, which con- | the ranch established by President R vened here to-day, former Representative | velt when he was a Bad Lands cattle John G. Jones of Chicago, Who is presi- | man has been sold by the Northern Pa- dent of the association, made wn address | oific to Ferris Bros. of Medora. It w attacking Booker T. Wasnington for fa- | a¢ this ranch that President Rooseve voring the recent constitutional amend- | wrote some of entertaining Wester ments in the Southern States. John G.| gketches. Subsequently he located Jones particularly objected to the educa- | gther ranch. known as the Elkhorn, for tional qualification clause and he demand- | mfles south of Medora, and from here t ed that the constitutional crause apply to e outfitted for nearly all of his h whites as well as blacks. Colcred men | gyypg from all parts of the State are present. —_——— | PITTSBURG, Oct. 12.—The officlal inspe COLUMBUS, 0., Oct. 12.—Hugo Schultz | tion party of the United os Steel Corpor manager of the Western Engraving Company, | tion, headed by P , reached Pitta- committed suicide by hanging himself las burg to-day, and beg: th night. Worry over financial matters was the | spection of 't Duquesne, dock and MeKe Debutante FREE WITH NEXT SUNDAY’S CALL. : DEBUTANTE. e ——— e Sl S R S TRAIN NEWS AGENTS AND ALL NEWSDEAL E THE CALL . mfl