The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 15, 1903, Page 1

XC1vV—NO 1 WHITE CAPS f SCOURGE N NEGROES InoffensiveMen Are If Russia Yields, Tortured by Texans. Two Victims Die as Re- sult of Mob’s Atrocity. - R SIS FOR BUT ONE - CONCESSION War Will Be Averted. ‘Korean Independence | Only Point Now at Issue. e i ) All Colored Inhabitants of| Mikador Wants Assurance Rusk County Warned to Depart. i an 3 beyed the warning of them had re forced to se ou te Cap: M e IR TELEGRAFPHER CAPTURES FUGITIVE UTAH CONVICT James L Weak From Hunger Loss of Blood, Offers No Resistance. {.—James Lynch, » with Nick ped f the State prison ® cay i late Cross small E, rt £ thi by Jed Wilson, a two other resi- h offered no re. which battie wi prison k. Ha- was re- e time of the o aped with Lynch, Board of Corrections to vestigation of the outbreak at ODD FELLOWS SEARCH FOR MARY JANE ROBISON Philadelphia Lodges Engaged in a Hunt for Woman Whom For- tune Awaits in Stockton. PHILADELPHIA, 14.—Will Mary Jane Robison of this city please eome for- @ and receive the fortune which s -her in Stockton, Cal.? be a big relief to numerous lodges 074 Fellows in this city. As each meets mnow the question goes “Does any one kngw Mary Jane or where we can find her?” As trace of the woman has been se- the California fortune stili heir. have found no clew to the wom- James Pemberton, president of Oct yet no sal the general relief committee of Odd Fel- lows, to-day, “but we shall not cease e ——— ENDS LIFE TRAGICALLY AFTER SUICIDAL LEAP Kansas City Blacksmith Kneels by Track and Is Decapitated, by Train. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 4.—After one un-| successful attempt to kill himself, W. A. Atwood, aged 5 years, a blacksmith from Everett, Ki » committed suicide here to-day in a sational mann rst he leaped from the Fifth-street viaduct to the railway yards, fifty feet below. Al- though badly huft he was able to walk away unassisted, and before any one cculd reach the spot Atwood, kneeling be- side a passing freight train, placed his head under the wheels. He was decapi- tated. He was despondent over do: troubles. g 1f she does | | - That Czar W1ll Keep Hands Off and New York by the New York Cable to The Copyright, ald Publishing -Compa; Call 903 LONDON, Oect. 15.—Japan has asked Russia for an assurance that the latter power will not seek to include Korea within the uence. This an ulti- d that neighbor- caused the re- by Russia ce indicated. This, ac- e Morning Post be- uthority, is the tern situation. Japanese demand for guarantees ea has been the subject which are still iations, a sought to connect with the Manchurian ques- at one stage of the negotiations to give Japan a satisfactory guar- as to Korea if Japan would undef- = not to support any demand for the 2 of Manchuria. The Japanese declined to give any such as- in the view of Japan, the hurian questions are net. ther the diplomatic situation vy to develop in such manner as to to war, the Morning Post says: can be made to that » definite repl; a was prepared on certain condi- tions to give the undertaking reguired by Japan, she does not regard the acqui- on of Korea as a vital part of her cy in the Far East. Japan's view is while Kgrea is vital to her inter- M ia is not, Great Britain and United States being equally concerned the with her in regard to the evacuation of province.” ch from Kobe to the Daily Mail, 1 October 14, says: 3aron von Rosen, ister, Baron Komura, Foreign Minister, conferred again to-day. It 18 reported that a statesmen (veterans outside the Cabinet), General Kodama, late Interfor Minister, who has been appointed chief assistant to the milita resolutions yesterday to the effect that Japan cannot tolerate any Russian move ering the independences of Korea.” R CZAR SHOWING HIS STRENGTH. the the Russian Min- end; Troops at Port Arthur. PORT by the Vi Admiral Alexieff, on Sun- day of 76,000 soldiers, participating in the | maneuvers, was the final act of last week's “war game.”” This force was massed on the plains outside of the city. It included cavalry, infantry and artil- lery. Every infantry regiment is partly mounted, in accordance with the recent regulations. Foreigners were given every opportunity to witness the display and the statements of officers regarding the total force were verified by the count of the visiting experts. It was also official- ly announced that the entire force within easy operating distance of Port Arthur ambers 100,000 men. Two months ago it 60,000. Sunday's spectacle demon- i that the reports regarding rein- forcements arriving in Manchfiria have underestimated the real increase. The army assembled on Sunday was | greater than the Peking diplomatists be- lieved Russia’s entire force in Manchuria | to be. Officials here are taking pains to | advertise Russia’s strength and, proclaim that the maneuvers are intended as an object lesson, Two battleships and two cruisers are on their way hither from Russia. When | they arrive Russia’s naval force on this station will be stronger than Japan's, ac- | cording to the views of the Russlan of- | ficers. Expectation of war is at fever heat in | the army and navy, hut this is based en- | tirely on the activity of the preparations visible everywhere. The higher officials believe that Japan has been overawed by | the demonstration on Russia’s part. | No steps toward the evacuation of Man- | churia have been taken. The Official Jour- | nal, the editor of which is a colonel on | the Viceroy’s staff, says none will be |taken. / st L e L Russia Sends More Marines. | 8T. PETERSBURG, Oct. 14.—A thou- [s:md marines belonging to the Baltic fleet left St. Petersburg to-day for Port Arthur. ————————————— Jumps Out Window While Dreaming. SAN JOSE, Oct. 14.—Jennie Smithen, a colored girl, jumped outof a second-story window in the Belloli building, corner of Third and San Fernando streets, early| At this point it was brought out this morning and landed on the pavement n her feet. She was uninjured. She then ran east on San Fernando street to the home of some friends. It is said that she dreamed the building was on fire and in her sleep ran and jumped out of the window. - ion, but the inference is drawn that, | the Japanese | council of elder | aff, being present, adopted | | | i | | ) EW YORK, Oct. 14.—The in- quiry before a referee into the affairs of the stranded shipbullding combination, at the instance of the Bond- holders’ Protective Associa- tion, was resumed to-day and was pro- duclve of developments that will claim the attention of the financlal world and those who follow its fortune. It developed that yesterd*y D. Leroy | Dresser, late president of the Trust |rany of the Republic, who last divuiged much of the inner history of the formation of the combination, made |an effort to communicate with Charles M. Schwab with a view of obtaining some concessions as to the Bethlehem Steel Works that would render easier the scheme for rehabllitating the partly wrecked concern. The message of Dres- ser was delivered to Schwab by John F. Harris of the brokerage house of Harris, Gates & Co., which marketed part of the shipbuilding stock, but Schwab declined to see Dresser. W. D. Guthrie, counsel for Schwab, brought the facts of the incident out ! through a series of questions directed to Dresser. His aim was to show that Dres- ser had sought to plead with Schwab and had threatenmed to make certain disclos- | ures when recalled to the stand that would reflect upon Schwab or to threaten | him, for he had no additional informa- | tion_to divulge, but had sought to. ap- | might be done to save the shipbuilding company. RTHUR, Oct. 14—Thé review SCHWAB WITHHOLDS PROFITS. Dresser asserted that the shipbuilding | company had been JWvrecked because Schwab had withheld the profits of the | Bethlehem company. «@his declaration he | twice spiritedly repeated when, at the end | of the cross-examination by Guthrie, he | was given an opportunity to explain, | There was produced and offered as evi- dence a memorandum said to have been prepared by Colonel McCook and given | by him to Dresser. It contained the fig- | ures upon which the Trust Company of the Republic undertook the underwriting of the shipbullding company, and while | its purpose was mnot explained it is ex- pected that it will cut an important fig- ure at a later stage of the proceedings. It is ‘sald that besides the division of stock detailed last week by Dresser there was an additional division of money. The memorandum shows an allowance for “‘expenses”” of $200,000 cash, $300,000 in bonds, $500,000 in preferred stock and $500,000 in common stock. BLAMES THE STEEL KING. Guthrie first questioned Dresser as to the reports he had recelved or seen on the value of the plants included in the shipbuilding combination. Dresser said he had seen the reports of Alexander B. Green and Riddle & Common, the ac- countants. “From the time the prospectus was first prepared until the transaction was finally consummated, had there been any- thing suggested to you that affected the soundness of the company?” «“ suspected nothing until I came back from Europe,” said Dresser. “I made a very careful inquiry at that time. Trou- ble occurred during January and Febru- ary amd I believe it was due to the con- tral by Mr. Schwab of the Bethlehem Company.” The witness said he had not talked with Schwab about taking part in the under- writing. Nixon did that, he said, and brought him Schwab's subscription of $500,000. Schwab later pald the full amount of the allotment against him. He said there were a series of assess- ments and that he belleved Schwab patd in full. . i ‘WOULD TALK WITH SCHWAB. yesterday. Guthrie suddenly asked: ~ “Do you remember what you did yester- day?” “My memory is good enough for that,” e i : .| proach him in the hope that something | Spectacular Review of the Russian | p il & DRESSER CHARGES SCHWAB WITH HOLDING UP PROFITS OF THE BETHLEHEM PLANT N \ e Caused Collapse of Shipyard Trust. Admits an Attempt to Confer With the Man Whom He Accuses. / e < sfl 2 NS 27/ 4NN i X% LEADING WITNESS IN THE SHIPYARD TRUST HEARING AND TWO OF THE MEN CONCERNED IN REVELATIONS REGARDING THE METHODS OF COMBINE'S ORGANIZERS. —_— FOREMOST BANKERS DEPLORE THE SHIPYARD TRUST SCANDAL HICAGO. Oct. 14—“The death knell of industrial stocks has been sounded by the disclosures of the United States Ship- building Company investigation,” said C. E. Warren of the Lincoln National Bank of New York to-night.. A few others ; in the New York party of bankery on its way to the National Bankers' Convention in San Francisco also expressed views to-day al- most equally pessimistic. -In the party are more than one hundred prominent Eastern bankers. They are quartered in the “Bankers’ spe- cial,” said to be one of the finest trains that has ever skimmed over rails. In the hour they spent in the La Salle street station, following their arrival in Chicago at 5:30 o’clock this afternoon, some of the prominent members of the party wefe asked: “What effec® will the investigation of the United States Ship-build- ing Company have on industrial stocks?"” v Ellis H, Roberts, Treasurer of the United States, said: “Confidence in industrial stocks has been shaken as a result of the investigation. The disclosures will stop the inflation of industrial stocks. Time money is earning more in New York than in the West. That is why Eastern finan- ciers are going to the West to get it.” Colonel J. R. Branch, secretary of the American Bankers’ Associa- tion, said: “The effect of the ship-building investigation on industrial stocks will not be permanent. Much of the stocks depressed are selling below their actual value, and there is hound to be a reaction.” William Felsinger. president of the New York Saving Bank. said: “The -investigation of the ship-building company will have a damaging effect on industrial stocks.” ' William B. Davenport, Public Administrator of Brooklyn and trus- tee of the People’s Trust Cdmpany of New York, said: “The effect of the ship-building company investigation will not be permanent on indus- trial ‘stocks, nor will it affect industrial enterprises long. If the country was in the same condition now that it, was two vears ago it would have made no difference in the price of stocks.” ©C. A. Pugsley, president of the Westchester County National Bank, Peekskill, N. Y., said: “Industrial stocks must feel the effect of the in- vestigation of the United States Ship-building Company. The present disturbances will last for awhile. There will be less confidence. Banks in the West have plenty of money. Westerners have gone East to place their money, and the East is naturally desirous of money.” The bankers are scheduled to arrive in Francisco on October 18, and will leave that city for their return on October There are _ many unique innovations in the trip. One’is a daily paper issued on the train, giving the weather forecast, personal notes concerning passengers and the announcement of club meetings—several clubs having been formed. B ¢ | S £ S e e ——— e = _ Did you pay two visits yesterday to the| threaténed to make disclosures that office of Charles Harris?” " I did,” sald the witness. 4 that| “Did you seek a private interview Dresser had attempted to see Schwab | Mr. Schwab?” Vo “I certainly dld m.;; sald the. and then, in response to a serfes N : ; v e ‘would injure Schwab. When Guthrie fin- _ “Now will you ask me what I did say?" of to Schwab that it PRI Says the Steel King FREE SILVER A DEAD 1550, ¥ BRYAN Sage of Lincoln Gives Up the Fight. Announces His Perma- nent Retiremént From Polities. ——— Praises President Roosevelt | as a Friend of the Common People. Special Dispatch to The Call. IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 14.—William Jennings Bryan has at last given up the free silver idea, according to Professor James W. Bradshaw of the Commercial | College in this city. Professor Bradsh met Bryan on a train on the way from New York to Lincoln yesterday. The two are old friends. In conversation on the train Bryan said, according to Bradshaw: “While still believing that free silver ‘would be a good thing for our country, the nations of the, world have settled down- to a gold basis to such an extent that it would be practically impossible to substitute anything for the gold stand- ard. I think free silver will not be con- sidered at the national Democratic con- vention of 194 Moreover, I belleve it will never again be an issue. “I am out of politics forever. I give all my attention to the.law, my tures and the Commoner hereafter. “No man can say who the next Demo- cratic nominee will be. “No other man in the Republican party equals Roosevelt in the esteem ‘of the common people, especially in the West. None equals Roosevelt in his power to command the respect of all nations and to, wield an influence on the world at large.” CRUCIBLE STEEL COMPANY WILL FIGHT THE TRUST — : Clairton Plant Will Be Made a Powerful Competitor of the Combine. PITTSBURG, Oct. 14.—Since the United | States Steel Corporation has declined to take over a half-interest in the Clairton Steel Company, now owned by the Cruci- ble Steel Company, and after a contract | has been made to do so, thé officers of the | Crucible Company have announced that | they will go ahead with the original plans to make this great property a powerful competitor of the combine and will them. | selves raise the necessary funds. The | company has its own ore lands, coking plants and coal mines. The Crucible Steel Company has a capital of $50,000,000, half preferred and half common. —_———— PBLACKFOOT INDIANS THREATEN VENGEANCE Blame White Men for Occurrence of Drunken Fight in Which Seven ‘Were Killed. BUTTE, Mont.,, Oct. 14.—A special to| the Miner from Havre says the people of Cut Bank have been living in fear 'of an attack from the Blackfoot Indians of the reservation since wthe tragedy enacted near Browning Sunday morning, when seven of the tribe were killed during a | drunken row. Directly after the killing | as the news of the tragedy spread the Indians were' thrown into a panie, and | threats of vengeange were heard agaimst | certain residents of Cut Bank, and it is feared that they may yet do violence to Jake Williamson, who is charged with having sold the Indians the liquor which led to such disastrous results. The Indians have threatened to attack and burn the town of Cut Bank. Threats were ‘also made against Major Monteath, | the \Indian agent at Browning. —_———————— OBSERVATIONS ARE TAKEN OF THE SPOTS ON THE SUN Members of Santa Clara College Fac- ulty Interested in Discovery Made by Professor Brashear. SAN JOSE, Qct. 14.—The great spots on the sun were observed at Santa Clara Col- lege this morning by Professors R. H. Bell and Jerome Ricard, S. J. An eight- inch lens in the college observatory was used, The big spot discovered by Profes- sor Brashear, situated in the central me- ridian, was this morning entirely removed from the central meridian and rapidly ap- proaching the sun’s eastern edge. It was immensein size and irregular in- shaj To its north were four long black streaks, astronomically termed bridges. The spot passed out of sight so rapldly that fur- ther observations and more accurate drawing specifications were impossible. In order to make the observation possible and to guard against injury to the ob- servers and instrument the college profes- sors had to place a diaphragm, with a small aperture in the center of not more than two inches in cizcumference, at the object end of the telescope. With this ad- t and a neutral tint shade shail lec- | to Senator Tho PRICE FIVE CENTS. MIS5 WO0D -~ AND PLATT AT PEAGE The Jingle of Coin Checks War Talk. Young Woman Decides to- Let the Sena- tor Marry. Change of Attitude Soon Follows Her Arrival in New York. Spéeial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—A note was sent C. Platt's room at 10:30 o'clock to-night, saying it was re- | ported that Miss Mae C. Wood's pending suit against him had been settled. Sena~ tor Platt sent this reply: “I have no doubt the report is true. I have had the same information myself.” The Senator was told that $15,000, not $25,000,. was the figure at which the affair was settled. “Haven't I denied that there was any- thing to be settled?” was the reply. Miss Wood later declared she would take no step to interfere with Senator Platt’s marriage, which is set for noon to- morrow. When she received a World re- porter Miss Wood said: “I want to say there is nothing what- ever in this terrible roast the newspapers are giving Senator Platt. I want it under- stood here and*now that I don’'t propose to be annoyed any further by these sto- ries. They are silly and absurd.” ANOTHER WOMAN APPEARS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 — Another rather sensational development in the Platt affair to-day was the.prevalence of rumors that besides Miss Mae C. Wood, another young woman in Washington, who asserts that Senator Platt paid her marked attention which led her to the Dbelief tha: Le intended marrying her, is oa the warpath and threatening trouble. Miss Wood surrounded her departure for New York with the greatest mystery and ro one knows here what lawyer, if any, accompanied her. She intimated in conversation that she probably would sep former Representative Lessler, whom she Tegarded as her legal adviser. To only one person, so far as can be learned to- night, did she conflde fully her intentions. This person said: “There was nothing In Miss Wood's statement to me just before she departed for New York to lead to the belief that she intended to sue Senator Platt for breach of promise. No question of money was ralsed. Her sole object seems to be to take some revenge on Mrs. Janeway, whom she considered her rival, and to prevent the marriage if possible. I asked her point blank if she intended a suit for breach of promise and she said: ‘No." CARRIES LOVE LETTERS. “I asked her further if Senator Platt had made any direct proposition of mar- riage and she said he had not. but that he had written her many letters leading her to belfeve that he haa marriage in- tentions. She sald she was taking eighty of them with her to New York, as they might be of some use. I advised her strongly against the trip to New York and against making any trouble for Sen- ator Platt, as it would only bring trouble and unpleasant notoriety to herself. This was only a few hours before her depart- ure and when she left me she was ap- parently considéring my advice. The next thing I heard was that she was in New York, apparently carrying out her original intentions.” Miss Wood Is said to have shown very strong feeling when first informed of Sen- ator Platt's engagement to Mrs. Jane- way. Her associates in the Postoffice De- partment say that the only reference to 1t there was this remark, which she made to a fellow employe just after her return from England: “Well, it seems I stayed away long.” IS A FRIEND OF MACHEN. ‘While Miss Wood has had the reputa- tion of taking all sorts of liberties with the leave of absence privilege in the Post« office Department, officials there said to- day that she had always kept within the regulations. She showed a telegram stat- ing that a relative was ill when she took her present leave, and on this ground it was granted. At one time during her service in the free delivery division Miss Wood was re- garded as a friend of some of the fore- mest officlals now under indietment, among whom were Machen and Beavers. She is sald to have furnished important information leading up to the investiga- tion of the postal scandal, but was not summoned before the Grand Jury, either in this city or anywhere else. For a large part of the time during which the grand juries were considering the- postoffice cases Miss Wood was abroad. —_———————— Woman’s Parliament Elects Officers. LOS ANGELES, Oct. M.—Mrs. J. D. Gibbs was to-day elected president of the Women's Parliament of Southern Califor- nia. The election took place at the an- nual session in the Temple Baptist Church this morning, and aside from the other officers were elected as too