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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1903. ADVERTISEMENTS. ’v,)'"" e X7 on Sy to ‘“ N ; @A Louisville, Ky. To sweeten, To refresh, To cleanse the Effect.ually 7 jand Gently; There is only ficial effects Always byy the genuine — Manufactured by the 1ForNIA FG SYRU Di syst.em, e Genuine rup of Figs; get its bene- b San Francisco, Cal. The genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale by all firstclass druggists. The full name of the company — California Fig Syrup Co.—is always printed on the front of every package. Price Fifty Cents per bottle. headaches when bilious or con- stipated; For men, women and childrenp Acts best, on the kidneys stomach and 1GS spels colds and nd liver owels; PC NewYork,AY. NG ST. PAUL MAN MISSIN TURNS UP AT HIS HOTEL I pe Returns to the Occi- While Police Are ng for Him. a wealthy He fory got cidental Two days u tarted osed missing s hotkl. The suggest a reason been aroused in St. ; over to nt of the ADVERTISEMENTS. “TASTE 1S THE FEMININE OF GENIUS” SILVER, JEWELRY, CUT-GLASS, OBJECTS OF ART, HAVE ARTISTIC gl O | EEr T & WHEN FROM SHREVE & CO POST & MARKET BT REE TS OPEN EVENINGS DEC. 12th TO 24th ~ Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder PREPARED BY Your groger’s trade ir Schilling’s Best is -the nicest trade there is. There are nc compiaints; if there are; he anspers with money. 1| an occasional outbreak of popular ex- | COLUMBIANS WANT LIFE OF BEAUPRE ’ | Continued From Page 1, Column 1. fairs. On the contrary, it is expected. An American traveling salesman who | spent the last month in Cartagena has | arrived here. He reports that Carta- | gena is quiet, with.the exception of | citement against the United States; but | nothing serfous has occurred there. | The American Consul at that place has not been molested. There are only two or three Americans in Cartagena and they are all long time residents, well known and liked. There is no fear of them being interfered with. The trav- eler confirms the press dispatch regard- | ing the attempt of the American Con- sul at Cartagena to board the Trent and the interference of the police. The Colombian gunboats Cartagena, General Pinzon and Presidente Marro- quin are at Cartagena. SR A RECOGNITION BY GERMANY. Formal Notification Is Given the Re- public of Panama. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Germany has recognized Panama as a sovereign and independent state. Several days ago, when the German Government inquired of Minister Bunau-Varilla whether Panama would carry out the treaty stipulations of the existing conventions between Germany and Colombia, the Minister replied that his Government readily assumed these obligations so far as they affected the territory over which the republic of Panama exercised sovereignty, but that the Panama Government must necessarily exempt from this pledge the canal -strip, over which the Hay- Bunau-Varilla treaty grants sovereign rights, powers and authority to the United States. The German Govern- ment readily assented to this exemp- tion, thus signifying her approval of this provision of the new canal treaty. —_— GUERRILLA WARFARE BEGINS. Special Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1903, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. PARIS, Nov. 20.—A private cable- gram received in Paris to-day from Buena Ventura states that several | guerrilla parties are already in the field and that engagements have taken place in the interior of the isthmus. In.private letters just received from the same place it is said that the jails of Panama are full of political prison- ers who bprotested against the seces- sion of Panama from Colombia. It is stated that the news that pass- ports were refused by Colombia to pas- | sengers for Costa Rica (Puerto Limon) is unfounded. The refusal of such passports is from the present Govern- | ment of Panama, which fears discon- tented persons may return in arms by way of the Costa Rican frontier, R S s D R KERAMIC CLUB WILL HOLD AN EXHIBITION The annual exhibition and sale of the California Keramic Club and the Na- tional League of Mineral Painters will be held in the maple and marble rooms of the Palace Hotel this afternoon and evening. The exhibition will be open from 1 p. m. to 10 p. m. It will be re- peated again to-morrow from 10 a. m. t0 10 p. m. | Al are invited to attend and some excellent work will be shown. The following named are the members of s. T. D. Ashworth, Mrs. R. V. Bate- { man, Mrs. P. Clay, Mrs. 8. V. Culp, Mrs. M. Griffin, Miss A Hinze, Mrs. E. C. Aliis, Miss A. Bliss, Mrs. K. Church, Miss M. Colby, Mrs. J. Eva, Mrs. Will- iam Haynes, Mrs. E. Jakobs, Miss E. Kleinschmitz, Miss L. Lamb, Mrs. M. | Nourse, Miss A. Oesterman, Mrs. E. J. Root, Miss L. Smith, Miss M. Taylor, Miss. M. Thompson, Miss B. Klein- schmitz, Mrs. L. Le Tourneux, Miss H. O'Malley, Mrs. M. E. Perley, Mrs. L. Scudder, Miss A. Spreckels and Mrs. M. Wilson eramic Club: Mrs. J. S. Adams, | i GHINA 13 RATSING ARMY OF DEFENGE General Ma Ordered to Recruit Twenty Battalions. | i LONDON, Nov. 30.—The Daily Mail's | correspondent says he has information | that Russian troops are being trans-| ported to Northern Manchuria through Tashikiang, in the direction-of Port Arthur, at the rate of 400 daily. Gen- | eral Ma, the correspondent says, has been instructed by the Chinese Gov ernment to raise twenty battalions fo! distribution in Mongolia and Man- | churia, for the purpose of defense against Russia. General Ma declares that, in the event of war, he will join his forces with those of the Japanese army. | A dispatch from Tokio to the Daily | Mail says that the Port Arthur cor- | respondent of the Asahi, one of the best informed of the Japanese newspapers, | sends the folowing: “Viceroy Alexieff, addressing his | staff, said that if Russia had three docks at Port Arthur and two at Dalny | she would not hesitate to fight Japan, | but as things stood it would be impos- | sible to annihilate a fleet in the first | engagement, while a second encounter would mean certain defeat, if not the annihilation of the Russian fleet. For this reason, the Viceroy said, war with Japan would not be advisable.” | The Asahi’s correspondent adds that many of the principal warships of | Russia are badly In need of repairs, | which cannot be accomplished in the present unsettled condition of affairs. | Consequently, Viceroy Alexieff said, | he was strongly in favor of peace. | The Times’' Peking correspondent | says that small bodies of Russian | trogps are patrolling the country | around Hsinmintun, the termination | of a branch line of the railway between | the great wall and Newchwang, on the retext of suppressing brigands, al- though the region is perfectly quiet and | peaceful. Hsinmintun is only one day's | ride from Moukden. The Chinese are daily expecting to hear that the Rus- sians have occupied the railroad there and have resumed military occupation of the country down to the great wall. TIENTSIN, Nov. 30.—There appears to be an understanding between Great | Britain and China to hold Thibet | against Russia, should occasion arlseA;‘ HEEDS RUSSIAN PROTESTS. Britain Will Not Send Expedition to Thibet’s Capital. LONDON, Nov. 30.—It was announced | to-day that the British Government has | Do present intention of sending the | Younghusband expedition through to | L'Hassa, the capital of Thibet, or even of permanently accupying Gyangtse, which is the second town i importance in Thibet. On his arrival at Gyangtse Colonel Younghusband, it is said, hopes to be able to reopen negotiations with the Thibetans. There is no, question, however, that preparations are being made for all emergencies. The military arrangéments are intrusted to Colonel MacDonald, who was with the allied forces in China. Immense quantities of transport stores and warm clothing are being collected, -including fur coats, purchased for the troops i{n China, which are being sent from Tientsin, as on the occasion of the previous demon- strations on the Thibetan frontier the troops were obliged to return, owing to the intense cold in the mountains, This repudiation of designs on L'Has- sa or of a permanent stay in Thibetan territory is understood to be an outcome of the discussions by the British Cabi- net last week. when the .attitude of WARSHIPS NEED - MORE SUPPLIES Mare Island Officials Or- dered to Prepare a Cargo. Vessels on the Asiatic S:atoin Are Soon to Reach” Hawaii, - . " VALLEJO, Nov. 30.—Telegraphic ar- ders were received at the navy yard this morning to prepare three months’ supplies for the various departments of each ship of the squadron of the | Asiatic statipn, which is expected to arrive at Honolulu shortly. The tele- gram states that requisitions will ar- rive here on December 12 and that the transport Solace is to be held here until the stores can be prepared and placed aboard her for shipment. The supplies will comprise those for the departments of ordnance, construc- tion and repairs, supplies and accounts, equipment and steam engineering for the battleships Ken!qcky, Oregon and Wisconsin and the cruisers New Or- leans, Albany, Cincinnati and Raleigh. / APPSR I T LT WASHINGTON, Nav. 30.—Sir Mortimer Du- rand, the new British Embassador, arrived in Washington this afternoon. He was met at the station by the entire embassy staff, TELLS THE SHOOTS SPOUSE BEFORE SUIGIDE Husband of a San Fran- cisco Woman Causes a Tragedy. LS Temporary Insanity Is Said to Have Occasioned the Crime. e———— SONOMA, Nov. 30.—Fred Goess, pro- prietor of the Golden West Hotel, shot his wife in the head to-night and then killed himself. Shortly after 6 o'clock Goess quar-| reled with his wife, and as a result drew a revolver, firing a shot which took effect behind her left ear. Mrs. Goess fell to the floor and her hus- band, thinking she was dead, turned the six-shooter on himself. He died instantly. The Goesses had been married about a year, and temporary insanity Is thought to have been the immediate cause of the tragedy. Mrs. Goess, whose maiden name was Kopf, and whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Kopf, reside in San Francisco, is prob- ably fatally injured. Goess was 22 years of age and was well thought of here, where he was born. STORY s Continued From Page 1, Column 7. that caused us to advance from the middle of the room toward him. Coroner Leland—Did * Garnett make any threat to you at that time? ¢ Mrs, Coit—No, he did not; he did not speak at all, but he had a terrible look on his face and in his eyes. Coroner Leland—What took place when Major McClung and yourself ad- vanced toward Garpeti? Mrs. Coit—The first thing I saw was that Garnett was undoing his vest. I wondered what he was doing and then he pulled a revolver from inside his vest and held it high above his head. Coroner Leland—Had Major McClung made any threat toward Garnett or laid his hands on him up to the time Garnett pulled the revolver? Mrs. Coit—He certainly had not. As soon 4s Garnett displayed the revolver Major McClung took hold of him. The major had one hand on Garnett's chest and clutched Garnett’s arm that was in the air holding the pistol. Major McClung said to Garnett, “For God's sake, Alec, what are you doing?~ Don’t act like a crazy man; give me that pis- tol.” They struggled from the doorway toward the little table standing against the wall abcut six feet away. I was on the left of the two men near the wall. I said to Garnitt, “What are you doing—are you crazy? For God's sake put away that pistol” Then Major McClung said to Garnett, “Look out, you will knock over that little table,” and Garnett replied, “Damn the table.” The table was knocked over in the truggle and then I saw Garnett's hand that held the pistol in the air come down and therf I heard a shot fired. I cannot say whether Garnett released the arm that Major McClung held or if the major became tired and could not hold the arm with the pistol any longer. CLINGS TO THE PISTOL. Coroner Leland—What took place immediately after the shooting? Mrs. Coit—The major reeled toward the windows and rested against the chair and said, “Madam, I am shot.” Garnett came toward me with the pistol in his hand. His hand was shaking, but he held the pistol toward me. I said to him: “The major is shot, and I don't care now if you Kkill me.” Garnett did not answer me, but he dropped his hand with the pistol, but still kept hold of the weapon. I turned toward Major McClung as he reeled into a rocking chair and he said, “For God's sake, get a doctor. I am feeling badly; I am wounded here,” as he pointed to his breast. 1 assisted Major McClung to his feet and started to help him to the end door of the room, but Garnett got between us and locked the door. Gar- nett never spoke a word to us. I got Major McClung back to the rocking chair and he undid his vest and I saw blood on his shirt. I said to Garnett, “Get a doctor; the major is shot,” but he did not answer me. I went to the middle door where the telephone is, but Garnett followed me in there and threw me aside and forced me out of the little room. I shut the door and tried to hold him in there, but I was not strong enough to do so, and he came out into .this room. I again begged Garnett to get a doctor and he opened the door leading into the hall- way. Irushed by him and got out into the corridor and called toa bellboy, who was some distance away, to get a doc- tor. One of the maids, named Nora, had called at the door and knocked at it when Garnett opened the door. I told her to go for a doctor also. While I was sitting on the lounge in the cor- ridor near my rooms Garnett came up to me. He still had the pistol in his hand. GARNETT RETURNS TO ROOM. Coroner Leland—What did he say to you? Mrs. Coit—He said, “I have shot McClung,” or “McClung is shot.” I don’t remember which expression he used. Then he said, “I will spare your life,” and he threw the pistol on the ground at my feet. I picked up the pistol and Garnett went away and I re- turned to my rooms where Major Mc- Clung was. OF THE SHOOTING Mrs. Coit then detailed how the maid Nora had gone for two pillows and helped her to place Major McClung on the sofa and gave the wounded man some whisky to revive him. She also told of ‘the arrival of Mrs. Whitney, wife of Dr. Whitney, who resides in the Palace Hotel. ¢ “While we were helping Major Mec- Clung,” continued Mrs. Coit, “some one said, ‘Here he is again,’ and Gar- nett appeared in the door. He said he Russia In relation to the expedition was | wanted his overcoat, and I said, ‘Give among the principal questions debated. | him his coat and get him away from here’ I did not know but that he might have another revolver with him.” Mrs. Coit then told of the arrival of Drs. Shiels, Whitney and MArtin and the removal of Major McClung from the scene of the tragedy. Mrs. Coit was then asked if she knew of the motive that brought Gar- nett to her apartments last Wednes- day. “I can only surmise,” she replied. “From his manner I feel that he came there prepared to do me harm. He was crazy. He has acted very strange- ly for the last three months since my return from Europe. He was very mo- rose and ugly.” WAS NOT BUSINESS AGENT. Mrs. Coit was then asked if Garnett was her business agent, and she stated that he was not. She explained that he attended, tc some little details of | business for her and that he had se- cured the lease of the Brooklyn Hotel. which is Mrs. Coit's property. She ex- plained that a stipulation of the lease was that Garnett should receive his lodging and board at the hotel. Mrs. Coit further stated. that Gar- nett was not paid any salary by her. She said that while she was in Europe she had instructed her bankers to al- low Garnett $5 a month to cover the cost of postage on basiness letters to her or for cables in case it was neces- sary to telegraph her. Coroner Leland then asked Mrs. Coit if she knew of any reason why Garnett should have tried to harm her. “The only thing I can surmise,” she answered, “Is that Garnett fancied I would give orders that he should not be allowed to live at the Brooklyn Ho- tel. We were playing bridge whist some days before the shooting and he insulted and swore at me¢ over the game. I told him to leave my rooms and not to call on me again. He wrote me some letters apologizing for his con- duet, but I did not answer them. Mr. Bradley, my attorney, and Major Mec- Clung knew of this, and they both ask- ed me to forgive Garnett and be friend- ly with him again. “Major McClung told me that he had met Garnett on the street and that Garnett had said to him that he was | going away, as he had lost everything. I suppose that Garnett thought that on account of his conduct to me T would say something to the Brooklyn Hotel people to cause them to ask him | to leave the hotel, but I never dreamed of doing so. That is the only thing I can think of that would cause Garnett to try to harm me.” GARNETT ALWAYS FRIENDLY. District Attorney Byington then asked Mrs. Coit if she had ever seen Garnett display or carry a pistol before and she answered: “I only saw him with a revolver when | he was up on my ranch this summer and he then had my revolver. I knew, however, that he owned a pistol.” | District Attorney Byington—Did Gar- nett ever threaten you? Mrs. Coit—No, he did not. District Attorney Byington—Did Gar- nett ever intimate a threat toward you? Mrs. Coit—No, he was always very friendly to me. Coroner Leland—After the conduct of | Garnett that led you to refuse to re-| ceive him at your rooms, did Major | McClung attend to any business for! you that Garnett formerly looked | after? Mrs. Coit—No, Major McClung did not attend to any business for me. | Coroner Leland—Is there anything | else you can think of that can throw light on this.matter? Mrs. Coit—No, I cannot think of any- | thing. I have done my best to tell you | all I can remember of this terrible af- | fair. It was awful. Garnett is crazy. | He was very friendly toward Major McClung and had no reason whatever | to harm him. He would have done the same to you or any one else that might | have been in my rooms last Wednes- | day. “Major McClung acted like a/ brave man and this has been an awful shock to me. G Coroner Leland and District Attorney Byington then witnessed the signature | of Mrs. Coit to the sherthand notes of her deposition and the hearing of the evidence concluded. Alexander Garnett will be arraigned before Police Judge Fritz this morning to answer the charge of having mur- dered Major McCluns. L The widow of Major McClung, hav-l ing refused to swear to the complaint charging Garnett with the murder of I her husband, Detective T. L. Ryan swore to the charge of murder yester- day. ¥ The inquest on the body of Major McClung will' be held this morning at DB. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT. ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? 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The dep- | APOLOGIZES TO WOMAN osition of Mrs. Coit will be read to the | HE INTENDED TO ROB jury and the police have summoned a | i e number of witnesses to testify, includ- | Footpad Presents Revolver at Miss ing the doctors that attended Major Tillie Oswell, but Runs When McClung befoire his death, some of the Escort Appears. servants of the Palace Hotel and A"{ To Jook into the muzzle of an ugly torney Bradley, who was assi$ting | jooking revolver In the hands of a deter- Garnett to prepare a statement for his | mined thug, intent upon robbery, and defense when the slayer of McClung | then have the fellow humbly apologize, was arrested in Oakland. claiming that he had made a mistake, | was the unusual experience of Miss Tillie Oswell, a danseuse, employed at the Star name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kil- Swamp-Root, and the mer’s We sell gas ranges and instanta- | - A | Theater, S11 Kearny street. The affair neous water heaters. San Francisco Gas | ook place at the cormer of Montgomcrs and Electric Company, 415 Post street. * paas o e i, MAYOR WILL LEAD G | MARCH AT EAGLES'; o n - g : The fourth annual grand b;‘*‘:‘ San Francisco Aerie No. 35, ternal | Order of Eagles, will.be held at Native Sons’ Hall, 414 Mason street, to-mozgrow | evening. The ball is to be attended by many | noted personages and is expected to ex- cel anything given in the past. The grand march will be led by Mayor E.| E. Schmitz. The following are the committees in charge of the affair: Executive—Frank D. Mullin, chairman; Frank Dunn, Daniel E. Anglum, John C. O'Connor, Jerome Bassity, Louis Fontanel, George L. Sharp, Robert Rusch, D. J. Cramer, H. I. Mulerevy and Harry D. Pohlmann, secretary. Floor — Louis Fontanel, manager; E. E. Schmitz, J. J. Van Nostrand, H. R. 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