The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 16, 1904, Page 1

cisco for thirty southeriy wind. A, G. District ~ ALL DOBRS ARE CLONED 0N SPROATS Two Bfih—efs Rin to Farth Near Santa Ana. ST Private Detectives Cliase One Fugitive Threugh Three States. Pt e 23 I Alleged Embezzlers Hire Team and Flee Toward Mexican Border, but Are Overhauled in South. P B ng their pursuers charges of than $60,000 were run to ng as they the Mexican eft Los Angeles for t ¥ Owl train last night Sheriff of s will probably dis- Ana for Samuel Spr r days. @ T r ch sought men was ¥y members of the Curtin I A who have been trail- The intained of the tectives Board of the details Edward Spr at, who is alleged to be th spiracy, was little town of les outside Santa Samuel was captured in north of Santa Ana, whither he go after leaving hig brother in order to throw the pur- suers off their scent. The mother and sister of wer dward when he ntercepted in his hasty fight, but no attempt was made to hold story o two b the chase and capture is a vivid one and ike a tale fro yellow covered novel. A telegram which was dis- patched by a clerk formerly in the em- pioy of Sproats to a small town in Nevada gave the detectives a clew, | which they followed diligently till their efforts were lly rewarded with the capture of both en. BOTH BROTH When the Sy dropped thelr failure RS DISAPPEAR. t brothers suddenly f sight a few days after the latter part of De- vers of the Board of session and de- used mgn back It was first be put into s of t P e Department, mem- the case city, and the Curtin the head of gan to look for a e Whereabouts of arrant was secured 1 this city, and an- n Jose fruit aced to Utah, his pur where rs off his d but little chance of 80 the detectives t to molest: Samuel, a decoy by which appeared. His ¥ watched by the sleuths and about a week ago he was seen in consultation with Arthur | Wiscomt confidenti firin, who w interests of both men. scomb was followed by one of detectives to the Western Telegraph office, clerk of the s looking after he sent a message. He had the words roug scrawied on the back of an em and after leaving the office tore into small and threw them into the street. TELEGRAM SUGGESTS A CLEW. envelope pieces The detective picked up the small scraps d after three hours of dili- gent w lly pasted them togeth- er. The message read: ~'J. H. Wilson. Toano, ) I have no troubles. Have you s message proved the un-| ard Sproat, for a detec- ¢ sent to Toano, where was living under the The detective about twenty-four dward Sproat had left » his way jo Los Angeles. Tox Sproat lived with his brother, George, a railroad tele- grapher. Before leaving the place the igitive pped in his own name to Los Angeles a box containin $1711 & coin. The shipping receipts are now in the hand~ son. that place o While in money woat's trail follc vas taken up and he the detective on his police. authorities Continued on Page 2, Column 3. red by south. TEE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Fran- midnight, Jannary 16: San Prancisco ani vicinity— Rain Saturday: brisk ne hiding place | where | hours ending to Righ McADIE, Forecaster. ~ wverce.” Matinees at Day. A)~~-ar—“The Moth and Cen! Pischer's—“The Beauty Shop.” Grand—"“In Convict Stripes.” Lyric Hall—Burton Holmes. Orpheum—Vaudeville. The Chutes—Vaudeville. Tivoll Opera-House Johnny Comes Marching Eome."” Columbia—“Mrs. Deering’s Di- — “When All Theaters To- SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JAPAN'S LATEST NOTE IS PONDERED OVER BY RUSSIA | AND THE ISLAND EMP | [KE ASKS A CONSEN 10 DIVORCE — Philip of Anxious for a Sep- aration, Sensationmsed in Royal Circles by the Pe- tition. Application Is Made to the Curia for a Dispensation Before Release From Marriage VIENNA, Jan. 15.—The Allegemeine Zeitung leans is s sation to enable him to marry The Allegemeine Zeitung asserts that the Duke consulted the leading mem- | bers of the Reyalist party 1 st summer and informed them of his intention, giving as a reason that his present | union was childless and that he sired to continue his royal line. de- Joseph, endeavored to dissuade the posed and vointed out to him that his divorce and remarriage would scandal- ize Catholic circles in France, the chief supporters of the Royalist cause. It at first appeared that the Duke ac- | quiesced in the wishes of his followers, but he now renews his request to the Curia, urging the nullification of his marriage on the ground that he was forced into the union. The noblewoman whom the Duke de- sires to marry is not named in the Allegemeine Zeitung's statement, but she is said to be Princess Clementine, | daughter of Pauline, Princess de Met- ternich-Sandor. She is described as a brilliant violinist and one of the most | fascinating figures in Vienna society. The report has caused a sensation in court circles, and the course aftributed to the Duke is severely conde:.ned. It is sald the strong devotion of the | ¢ 5 yengetta rivaling those of Ttaly | Archduchess to duty is displeasing to | the Duke. The Archduchess has re- | peatedly tried to induce the Duke to | live as a more consistent ciaimant to | the throne of France. It is said the development of the case will depend upon the decision of the | Curia. Duke Louis Philip Robert, head of the Bourbon-Orleans house, married in 1896 Archduchess Maria Dorothea of | > | arrest of the ranchman his son investi- | gated’ and discovered that information | had been given the officers | Lara, | promptly ambushed and killed Lara | and boasted of his crime, stating that | he had avenged the wrong against his | father. Austria. —_—e————— | BANCROFT APPOINTED SUCCESSOR TO BURT | Oregon Short Line Official Is Chosen General Manager of the Union % Pacific Company. OMAHA, Nebr., Jan. 15.—The fol- | lowing bulletin was posted to-day at | the Union Pacific headquarters: “NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—W. H. Ban- | eroft is appointed general manager of the Union Pacific Company, with | headquarters at Omaha, Nebr., effec- | tive this date. “E. H. HARRIMAN, President.” Bancroft has been in the city for several days in consultation with Vice President W. D. Cornish of New York. The new appointment, it is stated, will make no change in Bancroft's po- | sition with the Oregon Short Line, the affairs of which road he will continue to direct. President ‘Burt’s resigna- tion, taking effect to-day, and the in- cumbency of the new general manager will begin at once. Another sequence of Bancroft's appointment is the | bringing ~into closer relations of the Oregon Short Line and Union- Pacific | Railway, both of which will be prac- | tically under one management, which | will direct them as a consolidated sys- | tem. Bancroft stated that no other official | would be affected as a result of his ap- | pointment. B Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—The follow- ing Californians are here: From San | Francisco—J. Ackerman, at the Hol- land; R. B. Bogalz, at the Cosmo- politan; P. D. Brady, Miss F. Brady, P. H. Brady, at the Sinclair House; ©O. M. Brennan, at the Ashland; Miss K. Doyle, at the Sinclair House; W, F. Humphrey, at the Holland; P. R. Lynch, at the Sinclair House; J. H. Toler, at the Park Avenue; G. L. Wei- tender, at the Kensington; W. L. Burns, at the Hoffman; Miss M. H. Burns, at the Holland; H. G. Shude- | man, at the Imperi; H. Wallace, at the Hotel Jefferson; C. A. Mann, G. W. | Phelps, at the Hoffman House. From San Jose—W. A. Casper, at the Sinclair. . From Los Angeles—O. Browne, at the Grand Union —3s | 3= Orleans Is says that Duke Philip of Or- | sing a divorce and that he | has petitioned the Curia for a dispen- | the | daughter of a great Austrian noble. | The | Royalists, headed by Emperor Francis | Duke from taking the, action he pro- 7 IRE ORDERS MORE WARSHIPS ONDON, Jan. 16.—A dispatch to the Telegraph from Tokio says that Japan has entered-in- 5 to a contract with the Armstrongs and Vickers Sons and Maxim for' the construction of a battleship of 16,000 tons by each firm, and contemplates the building of a third ship. It is re- ported that Russian whalers and transports are hovering in the Korean Straits watching the Jap- | ENETTA MAKES END IF LIVES Son of Arrested Man - Murders and Is Murdered. —_—— Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 15.—The report comes from Ascension, Mexico, where two men lost their lives as a result of a deep-rooted feud. A few days ago Cel , Lugo, one of the wealthiest and best-known cattle- men of the border country, was arrest- | ed for cattle theft and thrown in jail | at Ascension to lie there for an indefi- | nite period awaiting trial. After the by Jose an enemy. The son of Lugo Tomas Rodriguez, when ne heard of the murder, waylaid youfig JLugo and stabbed him to death. The officers cap- tured Rodriguez and he is now in jail at Ascension charged with murder. B “I'M NOT A CANDIDATE,” SAYS SENATOR HANNA Ohio Statesman Declares That Oppo- sition to Roosevelt Is Greatly Overestimated. PITTSBURG, Jan. 16.—Senator M. A, Hanna in an interview here to-night said: “I have sent out 200 personal letters denying that I am a candidate for the Presidency, and I do not want to be considered as such. I consider all such talk ‘a closed incident.’ The alleged op- position to the nomination pf President Roosevelt has been overestimated and magnified greatly by Democratic pa- pers and others with Democratic pro- clivities.” Senxto‘ Hanna said he would issue the call for the national convention in a few days. It has been delayed on ac- count of the Chicago hotel-keepers ad- vancing their rates. —— WILSON TALKS' OF THE NEW ~WIRELESS SYSTEM Secretary of Agricultire Announces Success of Line Between San Francisco and Farallones. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15,—Secretary Wilson announced to the Cabinet at its meeting to-day that the Govern- ment has a wireless telezraph system of its own, an invention of the De- partment of Agriculture. Scientists of the department have been experiment- ing a long time and have succeeded in perfecting a system and putting it to work. He did not go into details about the new system, but stated that it was in successful operation between San Francisco and the Farallon Islands. Czar’s Words” gyr:rg‘a‘ce Gratify the Editors of England. LOND®N, Jan. 16.—The account of the imperial New Year's reception at the Winter Palece in St. Peters- burg on Thursday and one of the pacific utterances = of the Czar to the Japanese Minister and oth- er diplomats is given prominence by the whole British pfess as the most important and gratifying news of the day. It is recognized that the trend of evénts may prove too strong for the Emperor, but his assurances are ac- cepted as evidence that the situation has not grown worse. The interest of the United States in the crisis continues to be the subject of a great deal of discussion, and it is considered impossible that Russia will attempt to thwart the treaty rights of the United States. The Stand- ard says: ‘ WAR SPIRIT . CONTINUES. “Although the most informal engage- ments may be violated with impunity in dealing with the Manchu Emperor, the President of the United States can- not be treated cavilierly. It would be too hazardous a game and too likely to end in humiliating complications.” The Daily News, in an editorial on the same subject, says that Russia must ‘“‘grin and bear it.” Tokio dispatches printed this morn- ing show no change in the situation. It is announced that Generals Nozu, Kerokl and Oku and Admiral Count Inouye have been appointed additional members of the war council, of which Marshal Yamagata is president, and that an order has been given for an- other 16,000-ton battleship to be built in England. The Standard’s Tokio correspondent describes a banquet given by leading Japanese financlers and merchants to the British and American naval at- taches and the press correspondents: FRIENDSHIP OF NATIONS. “Mr. Hondoda, president of the Nobles Bank, presided and, in welcom- ing the guests, dwelt upon the close friendship of the three countries. He said the Japanese people who had suc- ceeded in financiering the war with China were able to find money for a more serious struggle now, when the national ‘wealth was many times greater.” The Daily Mail's Seoul correspond- ent cables an interview with M. Pavloff, the Russian Minister to Korea, who said: “Russia will not agree to the opening of Wiju and will protect Korean sover- eignty at all costs. Russia would re- gard the landing of Japanese troops in Korea ad®an unfriendly act and would defend the independence of Korea against pagan invaders.” In the same interview Minister Pavloff declared: “The Russian fleet will not fight, Fablan tactics will be employed, and Japan will defeat her- self within a short period after being on a war footing.” P PR i TR JAPAN NEEDS LINERS. Traffic of the Big Steamships Is To Be Suspended. LONDON, Jan. 16.—The Tokio cor- Continued on Page 2, Column 2. ' DIPLOMATS WHO ARE IN- TERESTED IN JAPANESE- RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS. g3 5 FABULOUS, THE RICHES * IN A MINE Government Official Tells of Color- ado Find. Special Dispatch to The Call. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Jan. 15.— The rich gold strike in the W. P. H. is far better to-night than ever. On the hanging wall there is showing a three- inch vein of gold. On the opposite wall there is five inches of quartz that is almost half pure. Professor Ransome of the United States Geological Survey, in charge of work under way in the district, in- spected the showing to-day and says that in his opinion it has never before been equaled in the nistory of the world. Professor. Ransome declined to give a statement for publication because, he said, of the peculiar mission he is here on for the Government, but he admitted he had never seen the equal of the find and could mention none that surpassed it. A strike of great im- portance, that would be considered marvelous had it not.been for the W. P. H.,, has been made’in the El Paso mine on Beacon Hill. The body is seven feet wide and rich ore, worth $30 per pound. There is intense excitement, but martial law frightens outsiders. —_—— ‘Officers of Painters’ “Brotherhood. LAFAYETTE, Ind.; Jan. 15.—J. C. Balhorn of Detroit has been elected president of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators ahd Paperhang- ers of America as a result of the can- vass of votes just completed. “ Among the vice presidents is J. C. Skemp of San Francisco. ° p i —_— Women Lawyers in Norway. CHRISTIANIA, Jan. 15. — The upper house by an almost unanimous vote has adopted a bill authorizing women to act as attorneys and advocates in Norwegian courts. "'.l‘housands of Dollars Lost Through | ural result of CONDEMY MILLIONS OF CARTRIDGES Army Men Declare, Ammunition Is Worthless. | War Department Issues a| Sensational Order to | the Troops. | RO L Hasty Purchase of Material for 1 Eostilities With Spain. AR s Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—A sensa- tion has been created in army circles by the issuance of the following: ‘“War Department, Washington, Jan. 8, 1904.—General orders number 4: 1—| The following is furnished to the army | for the information and guidance of all concerned:” All ball cartridges for United States magazine rifles and car- bines, models 1896, 1898 and 1899, caliber third, marked with W. R. A. 30 U. 8. C. on cartridge case, now in possession | of troops, will be turned into the near- | est arsenal or depot for shipment to the Frankfort arsenal.” Upward of 3,000,000 rounds of ammu- | nition hurriedly purchased by the War | Department during the war with Spain | have been found to be grossly defec- | tive! ' The above order, issued imme- | diately after the inferior quality of this | ammunition was discovered, will call it | all in from various posts in this coun- try and the Philippines that now have it. Sound ball cartridges will be sub- stituted for it and great danger due to | dependence on cartridges that are not | reliable will be removed. No one person is held responsible for | this defect. It is regarded as the nat- | inadequate ordnance | manufacturing facilities in this coun- | try in time of war. The Government | manufactures its own ammunition | now, but it did not do so during the | Spanish-American war. Nor was there always time to make contracts for such ammunition as was needed. The War | Department frequently went into the | open market and bought large quan- | tities from private firms, accepting this | ammunition sometimes without the | ‘usual inspection by an army officer, | but taking a guarantee of the firm that the ammunition was sound. Such was the case with a large por- tion of ammunition for calibér 30 rifles and carbines. Large purchases were | made in New York at an approximate | price of $17 a thousand. Delivery was made quickly. The 3,000,000 rounds now found defective—of which about 2,000,000 rounds is in Manila—cost | about $651.000. 3 MARAUDING SERIS SLAI I\ BATTLE ‘Right of the Hostile Reds Killed by Re_gu@s. | Mexican Troops Overtake Fugitives in the San Ur- sula Mountains. Sharp Engagement Takes Place and Several Members of Pursuing Party Are Wounded. Special Dispateh to The Call. P SAN JOSE DE GUAYMAS, Jan. 15.— Captain F8lipe Alvidres, at the head of a hundred soldiers of the Twentieth Battalion of Mexican regulars, rode into San Jose de Guaymas late Thurs- day night, bringing the first news of | a battle with the Seri Indlans. which took place in the San Ursula Moun- tains three days ago. The party, under Captain Alvidres; had been in pursuit of the Indians for three weeks, hav- ing taken their trail shortly after the massacre at El Poso ranch, perpetrated by the Indians when they first crossed from their native island of Tiburon, in the Gulf of California. Many times the Indian band of about forty braves | eluded Alvidres and his men and suc- ceeded in avoiding a fight just as their pursuers were on their heels and a bat- tle seemed inevitable. Finally, on Mon- day, the Mexican troops caught up with the savage Seris at a point in the mountains called the Lion's Head, and while the Indlans were not hemmed in they gave battle, knowing that a con- flict would result sooner or later. The fight was short and hot. The entire band of Indlans. the most of whom were mounted on stolen horses, wheeled in their saddles and turned upon the pursuing party, be-: on over- whelming them in one grand rush. Had it not been for Alvidres, they might have been successful, but he lined up his men and met the onslaught with a deadly fire. Eight of the Seris fell from their horses dead and many of them had their animals shot from un- der them, while others escaped, al- though badly wounded. In the mean- time their comrades had wrought havoc in the ranks of the opposing forces, and a dozen Mexican troopers had fallen, several of them seriously wounded, but fortunately none were killed. The Seris took advantage of the demoralizing ef- fect of their charge upon the Mexican forces and made their escape through a pass in the mountains, carrying away their wounded and leaving their dead on the field. Alvidres saw that further pursuit was hopeléss and, believing that the In- dians, if left alone, would return to their native island, he withdrew to San Jose de Guaymas to await orders froti his superiors. BULLET STOBS BOLD BURGLAR Criminal Enters Dwelling at Fillmore gnd Is Shot While Trying to like His Escape e Special Dispafch to The Call. VENTURA, Jan. 16.—Joseph Fedyez, a French-Canadfan, was sentenced by Judge Ewing to-day to five years’ im- prisonment at Folsom on his plea of guilty to a charge of burglary. The authorities here believe that he has a criminal record. & Fedyez on Saturday night last en- tered the residence of Herbert Walker at Fillmore and stole a gold watch and other jewelry. He next entered the home of A. J. Brandon, securing a gold watch, jewelry, silverware and minor articles. He then attempted .to gain entrance to the new residence of Rich- ard Stevens, Stevens was recentfy married and was away on his wed- ding trip, and his two sisters were alone in the house. Fedyez was en- deavoring to pry open a window when the young ladies discovered him. As they had neither revolver nor gun in the house, they went for clubs. As the marauder was about to enter the win- dow neighbors armed with zhotg\ms arrived on the scene. FedyeZ started to run and several shots were fired. Herbert Walker, whose hcme had been robbed, finally shot the fleeing burglar in the head, slightly wounding him. Fedyez fell, and Robert Frémlin, a Beer war veteran, pounced on top of him. A desperate battle ensued, but Fremlin, assisted by Walker, was vic- torious. Fedyez was then turned over to Denutv Sheriff Tietsort. CONS AND ROM FOR FIGHTERS Border Town Authorities Call for Volunteers to Capture Two Barricaded Desperadoes Pl 25 2NN BLACK DUCK, Minn., Jan. 15.—Ex- citement prevailed at Kelliher, a new bérder town twenty miles north of here, all last night and to-day it continued over a shooting affair that started in a gambling-house. The house was surrounded all night by a score of armed men who were trying to get a man named Plummer and a woman companion who had ejected the proprietor of the house from the place at the point of their revolvers and then began to “shoot the place up” in real- istic border fashion. When the inmates were driven out the Town Council as- sembled and called for volunteers. Each man was furnished with a rifle and a quart bottle of whisky, the latter as a stimulant against the cold. ° The house was riddled with bullets. The couple in the house wrecked the in- terior with axes and fired at every one who came within range. The battle continued until midnight, when a truce was arranged until this morning. The Town Marshal was wounded slightly. The besieged persons then took turns at, watching and sieeping, and occa- sionally a shot was fired. In the mean- time the Sheriff from Beveridge was summoned. ——— Archbishon Harty Arrives. MANILA, Jan. 15.—The Right Rev. J. J. Harty, the newly appointed Cath- olic Archbishop of Manila, arrived here to-day. A monster reception has been arranged for to-morrow to give him & &reeting.