The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 20, 1903, Page 2

o - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T DAY OCTOBER 20, 1903 FOUR TRAINMEN |REPUBLICAN STANDARD BEARER IS DEVELOPING STRENGTH DIE IN WRECK Head-On Oollision on Southern Railway in Virginia. Rock Island Passengers in a Smash-Up on the Iowa Division. B 19.—A head-on collis Southern Rail- way between d Meeherrin to- day. Four t were killed and five was crowded with red from the shock. clerk. fireman. ccommo- this from The Rock crashed inlo i, while at Ox- persons The dis smas s W struck fa The pas: £ er on its s & w he while the frel, Au i v Eengers were e et i @ WNIES COLLAPSE rued From Page 1, Column 4. ST CONP —e C XPLAINS. e following RECEIVER M:i.ANE E 1 I of affairs. 1 went withdrew ght and . more accurate ex- and exact knowledge 1 hall not_attempt to ring pl the best advantage the various essets —— BANKERS NOT ALARMED. Eastern Financiers Now in San Fran- cisco Discuss Failures. The news of the fallure of the Mary- nd Trust Company and the Unfon Trust Company of Baltimore apparently aroused Yttle © among the several hun- dred Eastern bankers who were assem- bled in the bies of the Palace and I hotels last evening. The ma- them read the dispatches relat- ing to the closing of the two concerns as other loc: it had long expected the failures. Ir several bankers quietly remarked they really had been looking for- to the collapse of the first mention- CIN EVE Crocker Developing Unexpected Strength, Will Poll Nearly the Solid Vote of Party. —_— ENRY J. CROCKER, Republi- can nominee for Mayor, is de- veloping unexpected strength. Popular sentiment is largely in his favor, and there are no indications that the current of public opinion will change during the next two weeks. The young men of San Francisco are enthusiastic supporters of Mr. Crocker's candidacy, as they regard him a fitting type of the progressive young en of the time. Mr. Crocker will get very nearly the vote of the party whose standard The normal Republican sco approximates 25,000. In 5 r vote he will derive from Democratic bears. . 3 ainly perceive that t nom e has no chance of "t is regarded extremely doubtful Candidat e will be able to bly district of the betting proposition win will ta slace two weeks Politicians in the several ng to figure on prob- The Republicans nt that Mr. Crocker T fourth, Thirty-fifth, Thirty-eighth, Thirty Forty-fi A close contest in each two last named districts is prob- euf boasts that he carries the Forty- t in his vest pocket, and that ver the vote of the district to candidate of his choic one might deliver merchan- nt The Schmitz forces the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-second, Thirty-third sixth districts. MACHINE AT WORK. ,oasts that he carries the Forty- Forty-fourth District backed e Departmen: t and the advocates Liquor dealers that are con are, legitimate business are y rtmen en town ting When the old Democratic politician of the lobster species sees his finish in a political campaign. he begins to shout “railroad.”” The cry is now raised in the Democratic camp that Herrin of the Southern Pacific brought about the nom- of Mr. Crocker. The fact is fresh the minds of the people of San Fran- cisco that the Republican convention that gave Henry Crocker the nomination for Mayor was created by 13,308 Republi- ens who went to the polls under provisions of the primary election law and voted for the delegates of their choice. Moreover, Mr. Herrin was abroad when the election took place and when the nomination was made. At the primary election the Democratic party cast 7443 votes and the Union Labor party 5066. The Republican vote exceeded that cast by the Democratic and Union Labor parties combined. Working men, erty owners and business men went e polls at the primary election and assisted in the creation of an intelligent c spirited convention of representa- men, and the ticket nominated by that convention will be elected because it 1s worthy of the support of every good citizen. Henry J. Crocker’s nomination was de after mature deliberation and In ponse to a very. general demand of the several district delegations that a busi- ness man of energy, integrity and ca- pacity be placed at the head of the ticket. LANE'S NOMINATION. It is known in every political and talked about by m: camp every faction®that | Gavin McNab nominated Lane early last | summer, before the priméry elec- tion for delegates : was held, and it is ‘also common” knowledge that 3 McNab seleéted the Demo- candidates Democratic for Supervisor before convention assembled, the and that there is not a man on the Demo- cratic Supervisorial ticket that the cor- porations having business with the board | object to. | until nstitution and believed that the fail- ure would prove more of a benefit to the banking interests of the country than a disaster. The consensus of opinion regarding the effect of the faflures, as expressed by at least forty of »ankers, when inter- viewed, was ¢l rly voiced in a state- | ment made by President F. G. Bigelow of the First National Bank of Milwaukee, o vice president of the National Association. Said he: arrived in your city and I received of the failure the vland Trust Company was while on the train. I have no fear that the collapse of that institution will in any . affect the enormous banking inter- of this country. All the institutions have plenty of resources and have long been prepared for any change in condi- They expected something like the ay and they decided to Jet There is nothing in the condi- just news it tion of the banks of the country to arouse | fear are that fallures like those of to-day going to do general harm,” —_———— Colombian Senate Elects President. BOGOTA, Colombia, Saturd: Oct. 17, via Buena Ventura, Oct. 19.—Urico Eche: was to-day elected President of the Sen- ate and Auguster Samper was elected President of the House of Representa- tives R — A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Prot Your drugsist will retund money it Ointment Zails to cure you 1n 6 to 1¢ days, 60c* CROCKER SETTLES STRIKE. James McQueeney Gives Him Credit for Standing by Linemen. The Bulletin is trying to take credit away from Henry J. Crocker for the part he took In settling the linemen’s strike, | It will be remembered that at the joint meeting of the Twenty-eighth and Twen- ty-ninth Assembly districts, held in Ocel- dental Hall, 246 Third street, last week, Mr.. Crocker told of his connection with the matter. He did not speak boastingly. In fact he was loth to talk and would not have said a' word but for the fact | that certain of his friends assured him if he did not inform the workingmen pres- ent of what he had done in bringing about the settlement of the strike, they would. The statement he made was borne out by James McQueeney, a member of the union. The latter sald he did not know that evening that it was Mr, Crocker who had helped his union and he wanted to thank him in behalf of fel- | low members for the part he took. De- spite his statement, the evening political organ of Mr. Lane accuses McQueeney of being a4 non-upion man. In answer to | this charge Mr. McQueeney says: When the strike was settled Harry Worth- ington, president of the Linemen's Union, in- formed the union that the strike was settled |'by s prominent business man, but would not | { | | own up to the man being Crocker, as he did not want Crocker to get the credit for it. o, Cooney stated that it was seitled by aries Spear, president of the State Boai Harbor Commissioners. a” At one time about 4 year ago we were try- ing to unfonize & certain company and we wanted to have Schmitz talk to the men to ask the employes 10 join the union. Our union ap- pointed @ committee of three to Vislt Mayor Schmitz, and Mr. Cooney volunteered to bring the committee to Schmitz. He first broughi them {0 Parry, the Fire Commissioner, then to Abe Ruef and finally got Ruef to take them to the Mayor. A man by the name of R. Luce was em- ployed in the Department of Electricity. Loeal No. 253 hlackballed him on application o the ground that a man to be employed as informer to Chief Wiltman was not the man to be a member of the union. Luce Was the. man that informed Wittman regarding the Police Officer Alexander and Lulu Wilson case, Cooney is now working with' Luce, and the union now has men out of work who could Piles. | take the position which pays $75. When Jeremiah F. Collins was funning for the Assembly Mr. Cooney objected to his mem- vote | , Forty-second | rd districts. The indica-| the Republican nominee Forty-fourth and Twenty e investigate the matter, and it gave No. 283 the information that there was -nothing agalnst Mr. Collins on the books and that Collins had a perfect right to membership in No. 283 Mr. Cooney knowing that, with others, had | & circular printed h aa before election, stating that Collins was a = ided member from No. 151 and joined 283 because it was cheaper, which is against the constitution of the I. B. E. W, | "I defy Cooney or any one else to say any- thing detrimental to my honesty and truth- | tulness. RN SRR T, UNION LABOR CLUB. Entitled to Support. The Union Labor Central Club is firing | hot shot into the camp of Schmitz and Ruef. Here is a sample of the club's bombardment: We charge you, Eugene E. Schmitz, with having opposed the Union Labor party Cen- tral Club, since its very inception, because your master, Abe Ruef, feared itis stanch ad- | herence to Union Labor party principles, and was unable to control it And we say to the Union Labor men of this city that Eugene E. Schmitz s not entitled to the support of the Union Labor party for the reason that he has always considered it mereiy an adjunct to the Republican party and cre- ated for his purposes only; and to substantiate this we say that during the campaign of 1902 Eugene E. Schmitz and Abraham Ruef be- lieved that the Union Labor party should be retired from politics, at least until such time as they should require its assistance, and a determined effort was made by Eugene E. Schmitz and Abrabam. Ruef to prevent the Union Labor party from placing a ticket in the field during the campalgn of 1002. Hav- ing control of the old governing commlittee of the Union Labor , their efforts in that behalf would have been’ successful but for the organization of the Union Labor Party Cen- { tral Club. A deputation from that club called upon Schmitz and asked him whether or Eugene not he wished to see the Union Labor party continue in existence, to which he replied, evasively, it there is h a party."” necessary for niod Labor party to take definite action in order to perpetuate the party. They had organized the Union La- bor Par Club to that end. The club invited the different unions in the clty to send delegates in proportion to thelr numerical strength, with a view to placing thelr names on the fickets in their respective districts at the primary election To every meeting of the club Fugene I €chmitz had been invited, but he had treated such invitations with disdain, and it was not until the Union Labor Party Central Club had elected its delegates at the primary elec- tion in the year 1902, regardless of the oppo- sition ticket placed in_the fleld by Schmits, Parry and Ruef, that Fugene E. alizing his mistake, begged to be invited to attend the convention, that he might appear to be the Union Labor leader still. Then upon the platform and in the presence of the assembled delegates Bugene E. Schmitz pledged himself to stand by the party's prin- ciples and to aid it in the approaching cam- paign—instead of which he later deserted the party, going East, apparently to do Demo- cratic_politics, but in reality because Abe Ruef feared that the Union Labor party would be successful, and desired to discredit it. A _very few hours prior to his departure to the East the campaign committee of the Union Labor party learned by chance that Eugene E. Schmitz intended to abandon the party to its fate. It was given out by his friends that his going was imperative, inasmuch as Presi- dent Roosevelt required his attendance as me- diator, to ald in_settling the coal strike in Pennsélvania, which, it is needless to say, was without ‘the shadow of truth. Immediately upon hearing of his_ intended departure the committee called at his house and found that Bugene E. Schmitz had, like the Arab, “folded his tent and silently stolen away.” Not to be tricked in €0 outrageous a manner, the committee hastened to the Oak- land boat. They had prepared and written the following letter, determined that at least the Mayor should sigh it before he escaped. They aid not find_the Mayor until after he was on the way to Oakland. They then presented him with the letter and demanded that he should sign it, which he did, with a very bad grace. 1t read as follows: “SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 1902. To My Fellow-Unionists and Members of the Union Labor Party—Fellow-Cltizens: Matters of the utmost Importance compel me to leave the-city at this time. I take this means of impresing upon you the duty of every true unionist, who has the welfare of the city and his co-laborers at heart, the necessity of using every means within your power to further the success of the Union Labor party. “With this object In view I write these few lines, hoping that in my absence the good work 8o ably begun will continue and will end in the success of the entire Union Labor ticket. Yours sincerely, “E, SCHMITZ, Mayor." Schmitz, re- | LANE IS WELL RECEIVED. hp.l.kl to Voters at Harmony and Rolando Halls. Franklin K. Lane addressed two large meetings last night. The first was of the voters of the Thirty-fourth Assembly Declaration That Schmitz Is Not | [ = % | bership in the h\mw;_ stating m:x he e i District at Rolando’s Hall, Twenty-elghth suspended member of No. 151, whereupon No. D mhrt & el £ it The T Sas | D0 Lunrin Ssieeie LB Wiwpioe B Apeoetl by saying that the fight In this campaign was not In any way for personal aggrandisement; he was simply in it to tfy to help the best interests of the city and the city’s government. He sald: “I fight now, as always, for what I think is right.”” He added that the Republican party was divided into two factions, the De Young business men faction and the Abe Ruet Labor Union faction. He de- clared the Labor Union party was, under the present management, simply a band of masqueraders. He then roasted the Civil Service Com- mission, his remarks upon this subject meeting with great approval from his auditors. He said he wanted to see that his fel- low citizens would follow a course that would commend itself to them and to the citizens for yvears to come. The future welfare of the city all rested on the pres- ent election he said. Speeches were also made by W. Brod- erick, Samuel Braunhart, Dr. D'Ancona, Judge Mogan, E. Godchaux, W W. San- derson, J. A. Lynch, Henry Payot, F. J. Grace, O. Hocks, Dr. Dodge and J. C. Friedlander. The second meeting was held at Har- mony Hall, 1749 Mission street, where Lane arrived shortly after 10 o’clock. He was recelved by a big crowd and was cheered as he entered the hall and when he arose to begin his address. He had a g00d deal to say about the gxpenditure of the $18,000,000 bond money during the com- ing two years gnd wanted his hcarers to understand that the only party who could put this to the best use was the Demo- cratic party. He was not in the deal for himself in any way, but it was only for the city's good that he took such a vital interest in this campaign. The emolu- ments of the office were as nothing as compared with his feelings of loyalty and subservience to the ~welfare and pro- tection of the interests of the municipal- ity, He referred to the monarchy of England and speaking of King Edward stated that the man who cast an honest ballot was as great as any king. Other speakers were John Barnett, John Connor, Judge Cabaniss, A. H. Wehe, P. J. Curtls, J. F. Loughery, Dr. Leland, M. J. Hynes, G. B. McClellan, L. F. Bying- ton, B. Rock, Carl Westerfeld, Dr. Grazer, A. Comte and H. J. Brandenstein. SR AT oAy SCHMITZ MEETINGS. Mayor Addresses Crowds in Mission end at North Beach. Mayor Schmitz passed a busy night last night. He traveled from the Mission to North Beach, delivering four speeches. The speech he delivered in the Mission was delivered at North Béach and at in- termediate points. No one, however, was any the wiser, except those who followed him from hall to hall, and these were few. For his pains the Mayor recelved consid- erable applause and not a féw cheers? The heartiest reception was accorded him at Washington Square Hall, which was packed to the doors by men, women and children. The voters in the crowd wore Schmitz buttons, and when the candidate for re-election to the office of Mayor on the Union Labor ticket entered and left the hall he was greeted with eheers. He was also Interrupted several times during his speech by the noise of his supporters. Schmitz addressed his first meeting of the evening at Maennerbund Hall, Twen- ty-fourth street and Potrero avenue. This meeting was presided over by George H. Albert. Previous to the arrival of the Mayor several Union Labor party candi- dates addressed the assembled voters, small bovs and worhen. Their speeches were all alike. Bach one vied with the other in telling his hearers why the Union Labor party should be supported from top to bottom. Between speeches the Plerce Quintet, composed of two male and three female voices, and good volces at that, told in words set to music why Schmitz was the man. The quintet was compelled to answer several encores, the audience showing a decided preference for the music. ‘When Schmitz entered the hall he was greeted with cheers. Without any loss of time, he took his place on the platform, and Chairman Albert introduced him as Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, “tried and true, the champion of the cause of the laboring man and the exponent of the doctrine of equal rights to all, special privileges to none.,” When the cheering + CANDIDATE AND STATE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE WHO WILL SPEAK AT UNION LEAGUE RALLY. + had subsided, Schmitz thanked the audi- ence for its very enthuslastic reception. He decrled what he was pleased to call the mud-slinging tactics adopted by his opponents, and sald that he did not be- lieve in such a method. Following upon the heels of this he said he did not see how any laboring man could vote for a man who thought so little of the working- man’s intelligence that he imagined he could buy them for a few barrels of steam beer. He sald that Crocker thought he could win his way to the hearts of the voters by supplying them liberally with the foamy beverage, and he called upon his hearers to show that they were not to be so bought. In speaking of Lane, he said that he aid not think that that gentleman could take any better care of the charter than had been bestowed upon it during the last nineteen months. He did not think, he | sald, that because Mr. Lane was a law- yer he was any better fitted to inter- pret the charter than himself and the men who had served with him during his administration. Schmitz also announced himself as a stanch supporter of the new San Francisco, made possible by the recent bond election. His peroration was an appeal to the voters to stand by the administration of the last two years. “Why should you change?’ he asked. “You now have something that you know to be good. Do not change it for some- thing that you know nothing of.” Schmitz’ next address was delivered at Silk’s Hall, corner of Precita avenue and Misslon street. J. A. Devoto was chair- man of the meeting. It was well attend- ed and the listeners to the speeches of the various candidates were liberal with their applause. Schmitz recelved a very warm welcome and three hearty cheers when he got through talking. John McKeon presided over the meet- ing at Twin Peaks Hall, where was gath- ered the next assemblage addressed by Schmitz. The hall was pretty well filled with small boys and voters. The boys made most of the noise, and the Services of two policemen were required to subdue them. At this meeting the Pierce Quin- tet sang several songs, while the crowd was walting for Schmitz to appear. The Mayor did not arrive until after 10 o'clock. He delivered his stereotyped address and then excused himself from talking any longer, saying that he had another meeting to attend. He was given three hearty cheers and left the hall. Nearly every one in the place left at the same time, notwithstanding that the chairman announced that there were several more candidates to be heard from. At Washington Square Hall the Mayor was greeted by an immense crowd. It was an enthusiastic gathering. It was presided over by Joseph V. Ducoing. Once more was the stereotyped speech repeated by Schmitz. It earned him lots of ap- plause, and when he finally sald good- night he was given three cheers and a tiger as a farewell. L e o e e i e LAW OFFIGERS KILL STRANGER Disagree as to Facts Leading Up to the Tragedy. P AR RN Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, Oct. 19.—Patrick O’Hara, aged 50 years, was shot and in- stantly killed at Guerneville about midnight Sunday. Coroner Blackburn im- paneled a jury to-day and that body re- turned a verdict that deceased came to his death at the hands of deputles in the performance of their duties. The details of affairs leading up to the shooting are enveloped in considerable mystery, Shortly before midnight Ole Hansen returned to Guerneville and re- ported that a man was molesting persons driving along the county road. Justice of the Peace Brown secured his gun and started out to make an arrest and en route called on Elijah Shortridge for as- sistance. O'Hara was occupying a de- serted cabin in Oregon Canyon, some lit- tle distance from Guerneville, and thither the party went to secure him. There is a great discrepancy between the storles told by the witnesses to the tragedy as to what happened after their arrival. It is asserted that Shortridge called on O'Hara to surrender and fired his gun in the air, but not near him. Hansen and BShortridge say that the man was killed by a shot from the magistrate’s weapon, and this is met with a vehement denial from Justice Brown. He declares that he bhad no motive whatever that would prompt him to shoot, and asserts that the man was killed by a shot from the rear, where his (Brown's) companions were standing. The bullet entered the side be- tween the eleventh and twelfth rib Brown is an aged man, having reached the four score and ten limit. He has re- sided in Guerneville for many years, be- ing a pioneer of that section, and enjoys the confldence of all who know him. O'Hara was a stranger in that vicinity, as are his companions. The deceased is said to be a San Franclscan. It is possi- ble some prosecutions may ensus ——teee—. Hudson Theater Is Dedicated. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—The Hudson Theater was dedicated to-night by Miss Ethel Barrymore in “Cousin Kate,” the London comedy success by Harry H. Davies, Francis Wilson and a company of stars gave an elaborate revival of “Erminie” at the Casino to-night. The company included Jessie Bartlett Davis and Madge Lessing. RY DISTRICT AND HIS ELECTION IS NOW ASSURED USRI e Union League Club Prepares for Rally. | Governor Pardee Is Expected to Speak. —_— HE Union League Club of San Francisco is making extensive ar- rangements for a great Republl- can rally under the auspices of the league at the Alhambra Theater next Monday evening. Hon. Jacob H. Neff, one of the most eminent Republi- cans of California, will preside and intro- duce the speakers. It is expected that Hon. George C. Pardee, Governor of Cai- ifornia, will address the Republicans of | the city on this occasion. Henry J.| Crocker will talk to the audlence in his| usual frank and manly style. | To-night there will be a grand rally of Forty-second Assembly District Republi- cans at Saratoga Hall, 814 Geary street. Henry J. Crocker will address the meet- | ing, Jud C. Brusie, Harry Baehr, George H. Bahrs, W. E. Lutz, General E. S. Salo- | mon, Henry H. Lynch, L. N. Jacobs, | Percy V. Long, George R. Wells and oth- | ers will speak. All the Republican clubs | of this prominent district have joined | hands for Crocker, the entire Republican | ticket and a greater San Francisco. | WELLS’ FRIENDS MEET. | A large number of the friends of George | R. Wells, candidate for Supervisor from | the Forty-second District, met at Repub- | lican headquarters, 1049 Larkin street, | last evening and organized the Crocker- | Wells Club. W. J. Herrin was elected | president and Harry E. Pratt secretary. | The following committee was appointed | to arrange for an old-fashioned Repub- lican rally at Saratoga Hall Friday, Oc-| tober 30: J. D. Hannah, D. R. Dunbar, George R. McGawan, George R. Grier, P. de la Montanya and J. P. Rice. The| members of the club will attend the rat-| ification meeting at Saratoga Hall to- | night. It is expected that the Forty-sec- ond District will roll up a rousing major- ity for Henry J. Crocker, George R. Wells | and the whole Republican ticket. At Republican headquarters the most encouraging reports are received. Not the slightest doubt of Crocker’s election is| entertained. Old campalgners point out | the danger of overconfidence. Big meet- ings are not a sure indication of victory | at the polls. A GOOD ILLUSTRATION. The fact is recalled that one of the largest and most enthusiastic political | demonstrations ever held In California took place the night before the guberna- torfal election of 1898. The meeting was a Maguire rally. When the Democrats saw the multitude and listened to the cheers for Maguire, they were sure that the battle was won, - They went down town and bet money recklessly on Ma- guire’s election. The next day San Fran- cisco gave nearly four thousand majority for the Republican nominee. Big meetings develop enthusiasm, but organized efforts win victories. The Re- publicans are well organized in every dis- trict of the city. The Republican vote is fairly well registered. The harder the fight between Lane and Schmits, the | brighter are the prospects of a sweeping | triumph for the Republican cause, If| Schmitz and Lane break even on Novem- ber 3, Crocker’'s plurality will be about ten thousand. ——— TAUNTS NEARLY CAUSE A MURDER IN FRESNO Young Boxmaker Uses a Knife on a Companion After a Card Game. FRESNO, Oct. 19.—Stung to madness at the taunts of a companion who had best- ed him in a game of cards, Harry Treas- ure, a young boxmaker, yesterday after- noon whipped out a knife and slashed J. Walters across the face, inflicting several deep cuts. The men had played several games, in which Treasure was each time the loser, and when they arose from the table Walters remarked that his friend | did not know how to play the game. | With an oath Treasure turned on him | with the open knife in hi; hand and struck him_across the face with it. Be- fore Walters could defend himself Treas- ure struck him several times and was only | stopped from murdering the man by the interference of bystanders. The cuts on Walters’ face were of such a serious na- ture that several stitches had to be taken | in them. Treasure was arrested for as- sault with a deadly weapon, ———— Linen Strikers Are Still Out. ARMENTIERS, France, Oct. 19.—By an overwhelming maljority the linen strikers to-day voted by referendum to continue the strike, In spite of the agreement of the employers not to reduce wages for a day of ten hours’ work. Although no fur- ther serlous outbreak has yet oecurred, the strike causes much apprehension, ow- ing to the menacing attitude of the workers. ————e————— “I went out there with a small work- ing capital and with a valuable experi- ence,” he sald, “which I had gained from my first employer, who was the soul of honesty and sharp as a steel trap. I never gambled—that i one of the secrets | heads in or they would be shot off. POLIGE AESERVES ARE CALLED OUT Defiositors of Insolvent Banking Concern Be- come Unruly. Threats and Accusations Are Made and Trouble Is Narrowly Averted. e s NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Stockholders of | the New York Building Loan Associa~ tion, of which Charles M. Preston is tem- porary receiver, stampeded the meeting | called at the offices of the company to vote a stock assessment of 20 per cent. Only 200 of the 500 present could get into the room where the meeting was held. | Those who got in made such an uproar § | that ome of the stockholders, a police- man, telephoned the West Thirtleth- street station for reserve When Lawyer James P. Bustace tried to explain the purpose of the call, th Protective League of Brooklyn, repre- senting 3000 stockohiders, took charge of | the meeting and passed resolutions de- | claring the call contempt of court, a vio- | 1ation of the injunction of September 2, charging gross mismanagement by the of- ficers and directors, demanding their | resignations and denouncing the State banking authorities for “allowing an in- solvent banking concern’ to continue to do business for years.” o Outside the building the street was al- § | most blocked with the overflow, the fact that some 4000 of the shareholders are Itallans being responsible for the presense of hundreds of Italian women, many with bank books in one hand and babies on the other arm. The large crowd, mostly poor peo- ple, clamored for admission to the bulld- ing, packed the stairways leading to the third floor and condemned the conduct of the officers and directors. When as many as possible had entered the room J. P. Eustace, brother of Mark Eustace, vice president of the company. declared that the charge of insolvency made against the company was false. This remark was followed by threats and accusations against the officials, shouted from all parts of the room. The ensuing disorder resulted in the call for the police. Couneel for the Stockholders’ Protective League said the company was in the hands of a receiver and that the officers had no legal right to call the meeting. The announcement was greeted with cries of “Turn the robbers out!” ‘Make the officers pay the deficit!” “Send them to Sing Sing!” “Talk about Miller,” shouted one m “Why it was a 1-2-6 proposition comparc! to thi Assistant District Attorney Minor a: nounced to-night that he had received a letter from the referee, James J. Farr of Albany, who reported that he foun the reports of the company to the bank ing department not fully true. L e e ] | BANDITS RULE TOWN FOR ROBBERY i Continued From Page 1, Column 7. at work for several hours before any on was made aware of their presence. They had entered the bullding from an outer door that opened Into the directors’ room From here they dug a hole through the brick wall into the vault, making an aperture eighteen inches In dlameter When inside the vault they had another door of steel to remove before they could get into the compartment where the safe proper was located. This was removed by chiseling the hinges. STUDENTS ARE SCARED. The safe itself is of the most modern pattern, equipped with a double time lock, g0 constructed that the use of explosives was absolutely necessary to force an en trance. Drillings were made near the knob and dynamite was used. It appear: to have been at this point that the stu dents were awakened. The young men were frightened, as a matter of course, but tWwo of them ven- tured to-put their heads out of the win- | dow, when they were promptly told by the robber guard beneath to take their time was lost in complying with this re- quest, especially as a couple of revolver shots accompanied the admonitfon. This shooting aroused a Mr. Vincent, who lives near by. He made his way to the bank, only to be met by the same sort of warn- ing from the picket posted outside. He had no arms and hurried away. FORCE OF THE DYNAMITE. All the shots had been placed about the kneb of the safe, but despite this the door had not- been opened, although a steel bar had been blown by the foree of one of the explosions through a door of t same metal fully one and a half Inch thick. Fred Oliver, local telephone agent and a director of the bank, states that the plece of steel went through the door as clean as if it had been a knife cutting some softer substance. The steel chest is so battered that it cannot be opened and an expert was tele phoned for from Portland. Business of the bank was largely suspended to-day The loss In the way of damage to the building and the wrecking of the safe is covered by insurance. —_— e How often one wishes when reading Grimm’s Tales tnat a household fairy could be had: and one can be easily se cured in the shape of a gas range fro 8. F. Gas and Electric Co., 415 Post. * —_———— Uniform Tonnage Rules Are Desired. 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