The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1903, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO €ALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1903. i UADRON OF FIGHTING SHIPS _ MORE DUTIES HROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE iR (IRTELI0! | ey | President Deelares “Jurisiie- tion Over All the Hawaiian Lighthouses and Publie Land LOSTIN SXOW~ SAILS OUT T - | 1 in TUtah Has a| Experience the | During Heavy Storm o | i | TORFEDD. %~ PREBLE. Young ( Terribl Desert on HAS SHELTER WITH SHERP | IN EFFE(I ON J.\) ARY 1 a ; | Seeretary of Commerece and When Resened the Maiden Is! | S in a Cave,Weak From I{|||1-' Labor ‘A\otlfl(‘s Honolulu of ger and Barely Conséious | the Change as Ovdered SERPRIN 4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—By procla- mation dated Decembe - 28, 1903, dent Roosevelt directed that all public property of the former Government of Hawait ceded heretofore to the United States and comsisting of lighthouses and public lands used in connection therewith, light vessels, lighthouse ten- | ders, beacons, buoys, sea marks and { their appendages and supplies and ma- | terials of all kinds provided therefor, be | taken for the use of the United States | -and that the Department of Commerce | and Labor, ‘hrough the Lighthcuse w | Ca Presi- ALT LAKE, Dec of 3.~ News has jost woman's awful expe- snowstorm ‘on ‘thé - the Nevada | | whoge home ! Califor- | ventute i here vy “ounty, aunt’ accom- prospectors who | ks ago f leaving Cedar ERN e e | Board, be charged witl. all administra- .5 BRI (RO tive dutles relating to the Hawaiiaa ght t ses strayed from | lighthouse establishment. r nd ssing in the morning. | | ‘Secretary Cortelyou at once cabled s 2 volunteered to go in {the Presideni's proci-mation to th a d did so. The S | Governar, of Hawaii and informed hi t s when a 7 that the Federal Government would as §he at first Z | sume charge of the Hawailan light nd x;:u‘hvi | 4 "% % | house establishment on January 1, 1904 . . | 2 My - ] 5 As a modus vivendi the Secretary o s ¢ She turned C ] = | e : or _authorized th e Foes ol Uniod Hjelin s | emimte W ol - Gunboat Bennington and Destroyers Preble commers ane rane ez oo ection of the Al ] . Ny g2 + lghthouse service at the expensc of the e o pany Ignominiously Routed. \ A ANED and Paul Jones Start for Panama. g ton i 1c8 &4 tha exemmt o€ the nvinced that | AN Py | = /) ‘1\\'&'; fmburse himy immediately therefor wrong way. She e+ N { e L ouse Board. iRt s PARIS, Dec. 30.—Owing to the recent resentative from the meeting causei} / - Y v‘ \} | The United States gunboat Benning- | flutter of bunting and the vessels be- ‘h;.';;ighp:qei::h;(:w;n:n lighthou: s thing. Miss | events at Panama the annusl meeting | further disorder. M. Thiebaud pro-i ,‘\ \ ton, Captain K. Niles in command, |8an to move and the long vOyage t0 jocpers Tkt over Yole T s e alarm | of the Panama company, which began | tested in kis behalf. The president ex- | n 7 2 \h sailed yesterday for Panama with the | the isthmus had commenced. | Unitea Lighthouse Serv ser By n afternoon, developed unusual in- | Plained - that Colombia ‘claimed her | (ENCAR i torpedo-boat destroyers Preble and| The Bennington led the way through | Lpcen Wil pay them for their services greaily incre and excitement. Prior to the|Shares in the company, but he sald & i T M! Paul Jones. Although ready for sea | the Golden Gate, followed by the Paul | g0 onq atrar January 1. A high wind drove the ning efforts were made to secure | the question of their ownerchip was | ¢ \\ AR ., | |early in the morning, it was after noon Jones. ' The Preble brought up .the | mye Lighthouse Board will, at its ses- £ gusts, and enough votes to overrule the ow_doubtful, g0 the matter had been i “J * | | before the Bennington signaled the de- |rear. They were saluted by everything | gion of january 4, 1904, by formal ac- nture to leave camp. The' management of the o | referréd to the courts. | 3\“ oy stroyers to hoist anchors. | in the bay thai had a flag or a whistle | gion ‘make the Territory of Hawail a all next day, but the favorable to the sale of the company's | p ¥ l~ The Preble and Paul Jones arrived I““d responses to these good-by cour- | part of the Twelfth Lighthouse Dis- r cleared the | property to the | ng to Colon. | Ty off Folsom street from Vallejo shortly | tesies kept several men busy on each | trice. girl was begun. | meeting took e | ON, Jamaica, Dec. 30.—The | N s aftér 10 o'clock. The officers com- | vessel. | An officer of the United States navy . d until the cyulture, which was crowded with offi- | cruiser Topeka and the torpedo-boats | | T\\ ! | manding the long, black-hulled thirty- | The first stop will be made at San 'y be detailed as assistant to the i g tk after her dis- | cjals, stockholders and prominent|Truxtun and Stewart arrived here to- \ knotters boarded the Bennington aut?iD!egm where the destroyers will re pector of the Twelfth Lighthouse Dis- , NOW CON- | financiers. At the opening of the meet- | day from Key West. The vessels are | e received their final instructions from | plenish their coal bunkers. When pos- | (rict, to reside at Homolulu and act tM d perished | jng the management submitted a re- | now coaling and will proceed as soon . fiw } the commander of the little fleet. The |sible the coaling will be done from the | yngder the orders of the inspector of the r wssing an aban- | port of the recent events on (he isth- |as possible to Colon. 7, E 7 Bennington's paymaster was ashore | Bennington, but this will not be at- | Twelfth District e of a hill a nc mus and the course takes by the com- | - *-— / 7 o / settling up with the tradesfolk for the | tempted until after the fleet leaves The Secretary of Was has been in- ntion. The investi- The report set forth that the| ARMING ISTIIMIAN INDIANS, 4 S stores” of beef and other perishables | Acapulco. | structed to Wetail an officer &f the 3 revealed the missing lic of Panama to-day exercised % Y // purchased. at the last moment. By The officers of the Bennington are: | corps of engineers, U. S. A., for as- x r f the tunnel, con- reignty over tht isthmus, displac- | panama Republic Makes Allies of | Vs the time he returned officers and men | Captain K. Niles, Lieutepant Com- |gignment to duty as assistafit to the almost dead from exposu former sovercign Trthos ob the Brontie! 5 2 had finished their midday: meal and |mander W. M. Buchanan; Lieutenants | inspector of the Twelfth Lighthouse rf France, Russia’| 5,0 ay Dec. 30.—Among those | |when the steam launch reached the | W.'C. Herbert-and G. R. Slocum, En- | District, whose headquarters is at Great Britain, “Germany and other| . o ML RO o the consti- | % - ++ | gunboat it was hoisted on board and |signs T. C. Wade and N. K. Perry, | Francisco, with dire to take v « had recognized ~Fanama's| oo ot on are Dr 'm‘nflor i BT o by % | | the separation of ship from shorg was | Midshipmen L. Sahm and H. Lacy, |tion at Honajulu with instructions SR al e ion are . Amador, FLEET OF FIGHTING SHIPS | | et ks " e . 3 ¢ the and added: AL, Arcserntonh, Don b ~obaid | ey miSty i complete. There was 2n interval of |Surgeon J. G. -Field, Paymaster C.|take care of the comstruction and iew of the accepted fact and in} JUHO: SROTNERA DO, b NG THAT DEPARTED YESTER- frantic wig.wagslii, a. string_of.sig- | Morris Jr.and Pay Clerk H. Metius. |pair of lghthouses and 'lighthous face of superior sforce we. can only | BECIRTA SOTAS AR ML T rOUS: DAY FOR PANAMA. nals broke out from the Bennington's| ~The Preble is commanded by Lieu- | buildings. The Territorial, Governmer maintain and continue the existing en- | VEWE OF MPOrENCS | ’of’ t;‘m:fr“' [ ? 3 | foreyard, steam winches got into, ac- | tenant T. C. Fenton, who has with him | was without funds to continue th g ments with the United Statel | 3 % g : & tion and three anchors were slowly | Midshipmen M. K. Metcalfe and W. | lighthouse service of the islands afte The report of the president disclosed | The Indians there are all in favor of | ¥ pulled from thelr mud beds until they | Brown. Lieutenant G. C. Davison is | January 1, 1904, and the interests DEPENDS ON RUSSIA'S REPLY. | Colombla’s recent vain efforts to induce | the republic and have sent .sples| T dangled clear of the water. Another|in command of the Paul Jones, with | commerce and navigation required tha ’ the company to continue dealing with fthroush the cosst- and.into the inte-} 4 \ l | Midshipmen W. T. Conn and §. M.|{the Federal Goverzment should provi Japapese Minister Says the Answer the old Government of the isthmus, |Tior. The Government of Panama has - —*| Robinson. | for their maintenance from and after Will Me: e or War. During Secretary La reading of | fxfrm:;hc;d_ the Ihndxans ‘:\lnh (,;uns :mc{ < ; { iy | that date. c. 30.—In an in- | fhe report the disaffected elament LaTTUAICon Chus MMaking them wery:] 1 | CAUSES STIR AT PRESIDIO. | The President by executive order of e hooted &nd cat-called, causing much | coritented. | : - | December 24 also directed that the De- _repres ntative of the disorder. The speech of M. Groton, a ———— | Post ‘Is Excited Over Reéport That| . iment of Commerce and Labor take se Minister Takahina said | o contative of the old company, also Japan Recognizes Panama. —— Troons Wil Go to Panama. | charge of the iighthouse and buoyage e to khow »gressing a think war is-i negotiatior ition which we T! country whether there is the Far East. that we could.” e hope that ed, but he re- as gloomy r stated that Japan, time limit on Rus- her last note that it send a st possible nswer will be tory. e eeeee— ECOTT’S EMULSION. Have you ever tried Scott’s ulsion sor a thin, weak child, one backward in growth and slow in development? | Those who have know the pleasure of seeing their delicate child gmow strong’! and become well—developei under the gentle but effective | influence of Scott’s Emulsion. | For the weak growth of the| bones, Scott’s Emulsion sup- | plies those powerful tonics, the hypophosphites. For the lack of proper healthy flesh Scott’s Emulsion provides the nourishing cod liver oil in an easily digested and palatable form. Any child that needs more and better nourishment —effective nourishment—will | get it in Scott’s Emulsion. | There is no other remedy or food that combines so much that is necessary in maintain- ing good health and right growth in children. { | We'll send you a samplé free upon reguest. SCOTT & BOWNE, 4o Pearl Street, N Y. was hooted. Finally two resolutions wer= adopted, the first approving the accqunts and the ort of the management and the second re-electing the ole officers. The | Yote on the first resolution was 9239 in favor of it to 119 against it, showing ignificance of the opposition to ited States. The exclusion of the Colombian rep- WASHINGTON, Dec. anese Minister called 30.—The Jap- upon informed vesterday of called uobon Loomis and him that his Government formally recognized the republic Panama. ALL IS OUIET N KISHENEY Russian Government Gives Of- ficinl Denial of Reports in the Sensational Newspapers ,,,,, S e ST. PETERSBURG, De —It is officially announced in v of the re- ports abroad of the remewn~d attacks on the Jews that Kish the present SHINGTON Dec. »f this city, who, has bee to induce the United to make represen- tations to Russia looking to the pro- tection of the Jews of Kishenev, had an interview .with President Roosevelt to- y. At its conclusion Wolfe said that at t request of the President him- self he uld not discuss the interview for publication. it i known, however, that Wolfe was informed that prior to his presentation of the matter to the State Department the President had directed the United States Consuls in Russia to inform this Government if there was any likelihood of a repetition of the Kishenev massa- cre of last spring. The replies to that inquiry thus far received have been reassuring. Moreover thev indicate that the Rus- sian Government is fully a to the reports of possible trouble at Kishenev on January 7. In view of that fact it is assumed that the Russian authorities will take, if indeed they have not al- ready taken, steps to prevent a recur- rence of ‘the massacres. Woife in his endeavors States Government Cut Prices of Theater Seats. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Orchestra seats, previously selling at $2, will be reduced next Monday to $150 by the | management of the Manhattan The- ater. The cut has caused much ex- citement among Broadway theatrical managers, who have clung for several years to the higher price for choice seats. —————————— Emperor William Goes Skating. BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Cold weather has suddenly set in over Germany, partially stopping rifer and canal navigation. Emperor William, the ; Empress and their children skated to- | day on the artificial lake in the grounds of the new palace. ! Coolies for South Africa. PRETORIA, Dec. 30.—After three | days’ debate in the Legislative Council a motion in favor of the introduction of Asiatic labor in South Africa was carried by a vote of 22 to 4. AT ITS WORST i Gespel Mission Worker Tells of Her Experiences Among the Nanakroos in Liberia SPEEE T, , Dec. 30.—Mrs. Allen of the frican Gospel M to-day from Liverpool on tar line steamer Celtic aft four years’ work among the Nana- kroos, in Liberia. from Liberia she witnessed severe tri- bai fighting between the allied inhabi- tants of the coa men. Mrs for New Yo | the White Nanakroos' Queen sought refuge there, Mrs. Allen refused to leave, although advised to do so by the Liberian troops sent from Monrovia to support the coast towns. not molested, but she witneccea re- markable scenes of barbarism. There was not actual cannibalism, but the bodies of the slain bushmen were chop- ped up into small pieces and the ears, trophies of victory. The bushmen ultimately were v-orst- ed and returned to tre interior. ————— A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money if Pazo Ofntment fails to cure you in 6 to 14 days. 500% e JRADIUM CURES CANCER ON PATIENT'S CHEEK New York Specialist Reports Quick Results From the Use of the New Substance. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Radium is re- ported to have removed a cancer which had spread over the, entire right cheek of William Hoffman, 62 years old, of Newark, N. J. When he came here for treatment several specialists ex- pressed the belief that the growth could be removed only by cutting away near- Hoffman’s nephew, a physician, pro- cured a tube containing a tiny portion of radium and experimented by placing it in the patient's mouth. Iie reports that Hoffman complained of burning sensation in the cheek, which became unendurable after about forty minutes. The swelling began to go down im: mediately and the growth began to dis- appear after the treatment had been continued a few days. A stronger tube was procured from Paris and at the end of six weeks the cancer is said to | have entirely disappeared, leaving the cheek in its normal ’lulg Acting | | Secretary of State Loomis to-day and | notified him that Japan had recog- | [nized the revublic of Panama. Senor | Calvo, the Costa Rican Minister, also | AFRICA 1S SEEN Just prior to sailing ! st towns and the bush- | Allen’s mission-house was | the center of the first conflict and the | During the fighting Mrs. Allen was | heads, arms and legs were cut off and | distributed among the various towns as | ly all the flesh on one side of his head. | Investigation to Be Made Into | Shooting of the Choissers by Los Angeles Detectives s O LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.—Attorneys D. W. Choisser of Harrisburg and F. M. Parish of Carmi, Ill., cousins of Jo- seph and Louis Choisser of Equality, | 11, who were slain by detectiveg in this | city ten days ago, have arrived to as- | sist In the work of prosecuting the case against the officers. All three of the of- ficers are under suspension pending their hearing to-morrow before the Po- lice Board. A telegram has been received here from the local lodge of the Masonic or- der in Eldorado, 1ll., stating that Jo- seph Choisser was a member of that lodge and calling upon the order in Los Angeles ‘to investigate his death. The Eastern relatives of the Choissers deny that either of the dead men were guilty of any cpfme, and assert there was | neither warrant nor indictment against | them. The District Attorney rants to-day against the were concerned in the Kkilling and they were arrested and released on bonds. The warrants were issued at the request of the officers, who say they court the closest investigation into the case. issued war- officers who ————— Vote to Erect a Public Bath House. | LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.—At a meeting of the cigizens of Ocean Park last night it was unanimously voted to erect a $160,000 public bath | house, tq be the finest of its kind on the soutRern coast. The amount is to be raised by popular subscription, and it is reported that more than $100,000 has already been pledged. | We are selling agents for fountain pens that will fit your hand. Cost from $1.00 to $5.00 each. Good for New Year's. Sanborn, Vail & Co. s —_————— Burglars Arve Busy in Davisville. WOODLAND, Dec. 30.—Two saloons and a store were robbed in Davisville | last night. In each instance entrance was effected by prying open the doors. The burglars secured about $175, mostly cash. Frank Lamphere, the night operator at the station, narrow- 1y escaped being shot by the burglars. ‘While on his way home he noticed a light in Cloutman’s saloon and en- tered to investigate. He surprised the burglars at work and one of them fired at him with a revolver. Both cracksmen then fled through the rear door and escaped. A Eas i B Owing to the enormous demand for the tape meas- " ure, offered as a preminm to Want Advertisers in last Sunday’s Call, another " supply was ordered and the offer will be renewed next Sunday in order to give every Want Adver- tiser the opportunity to seeure one of these handy artieles. | given. When the rumor reeched the Presidio | now stationed on the coast were to be e k 5 Y | ordered to Panama there was naturally Grand Rapids Seandal Grows| great surnrise manifested on all sides. Noxious With Stories of In-|No direct orders had been received from & % Washington, but still, owing to the sit- IR o terference With Witnesses| ,.¢ion of aftairs, all were anticipating BT | |a call. The wives of the different of- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 30.— | ficers in command were thrown into a J. B. Pantling, proprietor of the Mor- | great state of excitement. They did not ton House, to-day gave damaging tes- | ghject to Manila. but they had visions | lm:lm;y ;.‘ffll‘"ss‘ w&"“(’}" = ME“K‘\!'lg:‘ | of yellow fever and all kinds of ills that and ex-State Semator George E. Nich- 018 wiiah. Cheir eus ATBating 1i-0%; Po- | are supposed to spring from Panama lice Court on the charge of suborna- | ¢/lmate. tion of perjury was resumed. Rant-i Telephones were kent busy by anx- ling testified that during the bribery | 10uS ones asking friends of the pres +vial of Lant K. Salsbury, former City | 8nd officers at headquarters in the Phe- Attorney, he gave to McKnight the |lan building if the rumors were true, key to a private parlor in the Morton | Put mo satisfaction could be gleaned, House. The prosecution is endéavor- | s the direct and positive orders from ing to show that an attempt was made | Uncle Sam's headquarters had not been in this parlor to bribe Garman, the |Officially announced. State’s strongest witness. The Tenth Infantry When Pantling took the stand to- day he said: “There are changes I desire to make in the testimony that I have already 1 said something on the stand I said that I I de- which is in can- for the scene of action at almest a mo- ment’s notice. Colonel C. H. Noble, the commanding officer, stated that no or- ders had reached him for a change of base. He added, however: “My regi- ment is practically camping here, and we are ready for any emergency. We could leave this nost at very short no- tice. If we should be ordered to Pan- ama we could proceed as soon as the regiment could be equipped to go into that tropical climate. In forty-eight hours after the order reaches us we could be ready to depart.” for which T am sorry. aid not give McKnight a room. sire to change It. I did give him a room. This is a very humiliating po- sition for me. “McKnight did not ask me to tes- tify in his favor. I did it only through friendship for ‘Billy." " Mortimer Rathbone, manager of the Morton House, changed his testi- mony also. tonment, is practically ready to start| | within the limits of the naval reserva- | tion at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | _— e OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Arthur G. Fisk Is Granted His Com- mission as Postmaster of San Francisco. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 30.— Postmasters commissioned Califo! nia—Crescent City, William F. Wolf; San Francisco, Arthur G. Fisk. Fourth class postmasters appeint- | ed: cCalifornia—Lemon Grove, S | Diego County, John C. Braidon, vice Curtis E. Metcalf, resigned; Poway n Diego County, C. C. Watson, | vice Annie E. Smith, resigned. Army orders: Captain John S. Kulp, | assistant surgeon, from Fort | Dowell, California, to Philadeiph | as examiner of recurits. —_—————————— Splendid Donation to Santa Fe. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Secre- | tary Hitehcock, with the consent of the President, to-day agreed to. do- nate to Santa Fe, N. M., the aban- | doned Fort Marc military reserva- tion, a tract of 173§ acr The tract | lies in the heart of Santa Fe and is said to he worth $100,000. It will be used as sites for a new high school and also a graded school. I o T Reca il BOSTON, Dee. 30.—~The will of Peter B. Brigham of Boston, Who left toward founding a hospital to bear is sustained by a decision handed Justice_Colt in the United States Co The heirs-in-law contested the 1 Lant K. Salsbury gave damaging evidence against Nichols. He swore that Nichols told him that,Garman would testify for the defense. Thomas F. McCarrey, now in Florida; Nichols and McKnight were in the secret, he said, but his other attorneys, Judge Morse, Judge Grove and John McDon- ald, were not. Salsbury swore that he told Mec- Knight that Garman’s statement made in the East was not so, and that it was McKnight who suggested that ‘William Leonard be hired to give Garman the bribe money. Salsbury testified that he learned from Me- Knight one morning in court that the money had been passed, the amount being $1250, $1000 for Garman and $250 for Cameron, one of the promot- ers of the water deal, and also a wit- ness. ‘ ————— Trouble Over Love Affair. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 20.—Miss Julia Ricks, 0 some time since created a se in New York by demanding a large sum of money from Mrs. May Harrington Stallo, the for- mer wife of Dan R. Hanna, was to-day adjudged insane and committed to the State Asylum for the Insane. Miss Ricks is 22 years of age and excep- tionally handsome. Disappointment in a love affair is said to have caused her mental derangement. ————— Massachusetts Man Gets a Plum. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The Postm: General has appointed Edward F. Kimball of Massachusetts superintendent of the money order system of the Postoffice Department. Kimball has been in charge of this branch of the service since the re- moval of J. T. Metcalfe during the postoffice investigation. Attention Is Invited to Tables, Chairs, s S o Largest Selection Oriental and Domestic Rugs 2 In all sizes. Exclusive Agents for GREENWICH (English) and RIXDORFER (German W & FURNISHINGS. Ovur Extensive Line of Standard Desks In Mahogany, Weathered Oak, Fumed Oak, Golden Oak. BooKcases tomatch Massive and Durable. on This Coast of ) INLAID LINOLEUMS. J. SLOANE & CO. Carpets-Furniture-Draperies 114 to 122 POST STREET.