The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 16, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCQ CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1904. JAPAN ORDERS WARSHIPS. WHILE RUSSIA’S DIPLOMATS o i £ @ - 4 141 . L J . i oo = 3 2 {04 5 Continued From Page 1, Column 4. Court Sustains Claim That] S A » g Prosecution Fails in Evi- | respondent of the Times says that vol- K . . . . {untary war subscriptions are reaching lence to Show Conspiracy |y, " eaeury in considerable numbers. —_— A correspondent says that the Japan- WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 the trial | ©5€ Steamer service with @he United o S the Groft | States. Australia, Europe and Bombay » br and Mok Lorems, | ¥ill be immediately suspended. thus ’ * 3 o | T cing twenty-five large steamers. Spe- » defraud the | cjg) arrangements, however, are being scored an im- | for the transportation 4ia Ta- | portant point with respect to the char- a, Wash., of the Japanese exhibit | . 3 be introduced at|to the St. Louis exposition. Continu- e < ent. The de- | ing, the Times’ correspond et h;m‘ “The Japanese Press appre documentary | ® ality of China, inasmuch as China’s military incapacity forbids any | other course. Moreover, the neutrality | of the, Far Eastern states and colonies red in the evett of war will greatly em- Pty Russia, who would thus be for the de- | ¢ ed to draw all her supplies from Pritchard o | home.” a connect Postmaster | The Shanghai correspondent ¢ ey - the i 1t Shen, Director General of | = for ove of the railroads, has instructed the X fF Department ently had Minister at Washington to no- | een s ed in Ba ve to a term | tify the State Department that China | th. The | insists on the maintepance of Ameri- not ¢ , but | can int sts in the Hankow-Canton ructed at | Railway, in accordance with the con- | ;| tract e —e - CASSINI VISITS HAY. | Serious Misunderstanding About In- terests in Manchuria Is Averied. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—What hed to ru bexes or not. Ther cted with the things conn e w7 1ase said, that he | might have /developed into an unfor- | o Wom tunate misunderstanding between the d, “and am doing (ha governments of the United States and | \ 5 Russia regarding the interests of the United States in Manchuria was ad- (the best assurances that the | terests in that province, | statements | chan, | receive the fullest protection’ at; | tral, interest of this country in Manchuria is abso- | ulel) and exclusivelys commercial, and that the Ccnsuls sent to Mukden and | Antung will confine their activities-to | the faithful care of American trade in- Count Cassini called at the State De- partment to-day to inquire into certain which several European diplomats here had brought to his at- tentipn ‘and interpreted to indicate a of policy on the part of this Government in the-directicn of politi- cal intervention in Manchuria. = The | Embassddor himself was unwilling to } | believe-that any such change was even contemplated in view of his under- standing throughout the negetiations here that the United States' imterests in Manchuria were those of lrade, not mnllor)' s This conviction was conflrmed' by his visit_to_the State Department. The con- ference hzmp?n the Secretary and the 15 Embassador ) was ~characterized Dby Lpress Tor Turkish consent, Frnont‘as -deeply I'ar Eastern situation might be saved by diplomacy. SR RUSSIA PROCRASTINATES. Sentiment in _Capital Is That This Is Not Time to Fight. BERLIN, Jan. 15.—That Qussia has applied to Turkey for permission to send her Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles is confirmed authorita- tively here ang it is also asserted that Russia \ull renew the application and Germany’s attitude. as at the time the four .un- | armed Russian torpedo boat destroy- ers'passed through. the straits in Sepe tember; 1902, is that she has no con- cern in the matte The British ernment is believed here to; have ' jdentified itself . ‘mhaore fully. wgek by week with the J.\panese position’ until now Great Britain is al- ‘comnritted ‘as Japan: The mmuon, i« which Great: Britain v des. The Em- j10W stands? ‘aécording to the wiew 'u:;:d:;‘rrd\‘:;;yassu g;h:r:afsthuecm daken, ofy situation - here, brought ernment does not contemplate the su!z,—{?;;"“’c b{;\ml::m&lgnqa?: e fenl- e on a :mupon of g political for a commercial policy in the Far East: This:positioft of the Uhited States, it;'was® stated later, enabled the Russian Government’ to execute with' minute fideJity the as- surances given Secretary Hay-that im any eventuality which. unres® jn Man=] churifa or war wlt Japan mg ‘precipi- tate thé ‘interests of this counu') will hands of the Russian authorities. - Not even a_ change of administrative gon. it is said, should the progress a cvents necessitate such-asstep, would interfere with the treaty provisions this | Governmefit has with:China regarding | oyr trade in Manchdria. Diplomats~here attach significance’to the statement which the President is said to have magde to the Russian Em- bassador at the diplomatic dinnér last night that he earnestly hoped that the firm dttitude “wi has im-. n, m‘euefl-and is m!pressing the Russlan. <~ sla.&gsmw The readinesx With \\hlcb lhe Un}md Stnte« associated herselt with: Japan in Ppressing for the signature of the. com- mercfal treatibs with China s another faet centributory m the feeling in”St. etersburg $hat this’ not the moment to fight. The decisfon for war or peace now rests with the'Czar's advisers, and symptoms. are-Visible here.that the de- cision Wil be peace by largely admit- ting :Javan's demands.’ The views of the British edifors, partially derived from tli¢ Foreign Office in London, are Jooked uvon, here not only as signifi- cant, but as also being part of a great diplomatic game A@Rfi» Russia, and in that sense are sof at discounted. The skill Japan has shown throughout the negotiations excites admiration at the German Foreign Office. By the treaty of London, signed in 1841 by the five great powers of Eu- rope and by Turkey, the Sultan was pledged to maintain the ancient rule of the Ottoman empire which prohibited the warships of any foreign power from entering the Dardanelles while Turkey was.at peace, and at the same time the treaty bound the powers to ©observe this rule. This was confirmed by the treaty of Paris in 1856-and by the convention of 1871, which set forth that “the principle of closing the straits,"cuch as has been established, is maintained.” At the Berlin congress on the Eastern question in 1878 ‘the Russian plenipo- tentjaries insisted, in reply to a state- | ment made by Lord Salishury, that, in | their opinion, “the principle. of the | closing eof the straits is a Eurnpeanl principle and that the existing stipula- | Tioms et Biidlie “ori Tl the powers, | not-only as regards the Sultan, but as | regards all the _pn\\ers signatory to | these transactiofs.’” " The treaty ofyBerlin, ratified August 3, 1878, proyided that -the treaty of | Paria obu% ‘and the treaty of London ere maintained when not mod- : ' this treaty, thus continuing the | ent of-the rule against war- | the “foreign powers passing les. 1S HOPEFUL. ‘fil o x'wgn 15*-The . Japanese | , Baron_Hayashi, had received | gation this morning of the prob- | able Mitude of Russia, but he said: | 2k ln N‘lctlcally certain that any déclartion of war will not emanate | from Russia.” ; 1 ‘The Minister is not very hopeful of the result of the latest Japanese note. He specifically denies that Japan's re- ply suggests the neutralization of a portion of Manchuria, as well as a portion of Korea, or that mention was made of the right to break off negotia- tions. “Our conditions,” said the Minister, ‘““are practically summed up in the con- cluding portion of the State Depart- ment’s announcement regarding the | Chiriese-American treaty. For these| principles, to which Secretary Hay says the United States is irrevogably com- | mitted, we are willing to go to war un- | less Russia will consent to give us a| definite pledge that she, too, adheres to the open dwor and Chinese sovereign- | ty in Manchuria.” Baron Hayashi to-night, commenting on the dispatch from St. Petersburg quoting the peaceful statement made by the Czar to members of the dlplo-. matic corps yesterday- at the New | Year's reception, said: “I have read with pleasure the state- ment attributed to the Czar. If these are his Majesty's views there will be no war. The question rests V\nh him Japan has nothing further to say.’ | The Minister added that he had re-| ceived a dispatch frem Tokio denying | the statement that Japan was trying to induce Korea to recognize a Japa- nese protectorate. fae S TN Japan Has Plenty of Silver. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 15.—Bank- ers engaged here in shipping out silver have been informed from Japan that for | the present no more silver is required, which is regarded as an indication that | war is not imminent. | b © e e et i Japanese Cruiser Sails. SUEZ, Jan. 15.—The Japanese cruiser Niasin has sailed for Perim. ——————— Free Traders Win the Seat. LONDON, Jan. 15—The bye election | in Norwich for a successor to the late Sir Harry Bullard resulted in the Free Traders gaining the seat. The vote follows: Tillett (Liberal), 8576; Wild (Unionist), 6756; Roberts (Labor), 2440. WYNNE SUSPECTS MACHEN. | justed at a conference at the State De- ¥ December, 1902, | partment between Mr. Hay. the Secre- suspicion of Machen, and | tary of State, and Count i. the upon him, although he | Russian Embassador, to-day. As a re- n January foll g he | sult the Russian Govermment will be hs 1 the banquet of the Ohio | advised by the Embassador that he has 8. New York as Machen's - however, that he went | % strain of fgeling. The | (jon for its charge conspiracy. He s ey been exc{ deviinded " thay i Govermmityzion \-;,:':_:;‘.,‘?1 by Maddox produce its evidence of conspiracy . to t6 Sheaititt a;‘ ‘M E '{ ‘pfrpu»l €0 as to connect Machen with “e g knowledge of the transactions specific d February 5, 1903 thers. Wynne de n signed in his referred t After some further argu- ment the se scored when the court decided that the evidence was not com- petent at this time. he by Douglass | r On cross-examination t he did mot pu Sk D t : = ;1' r;‘d”' 814" | eath sald ythat after an article had £ he ordedox asked | becn adopted by the department and its price fixed, and it had become a stand- ard article of supply, the signing of requisitions would be a matter of rou- | ing an expendit without know aie n them and s | n v ‘v“.';\ “{“,,n”_lr}\, ‘r lieq | tine He admitted that on'the face of | ¥ ng -'-,‘ Atk . ",' “ | some of the documents shown him the Limes short and rapid and B other | reduction in the price of. the fastener s - Pther | o m $1 50 to §1 25 each was a voluntary | i and spontaneous act of Machen's. USE OF RU IR STAMP. Nl o AR MACHEN IS PRAISED. xamination witness said chief ¢l Howley, would g tamp. tamps Heath then detailed the rapid growth f the rural free delivery service and id he regarded Machen as a very comvpetent man T e b e afier De- | "wHe was the very father_of the ays- tem, was he not?” Douglass asked. T G s “Av'“d]p st one of them,” the witness aster Genlers en took the | F€PHed He testified :‘tlh:‘ :_:‘ ;:‘ ”;” Cn redirect o‘x:qmm:nhm Hflal.h said ent from March, 1897, to | tbat Machen did not have the right to and said he knew of the abiish the standard of an article er wiiteh bl Désic'd its price without consultation with the use when he entered the | First Assistant Postmaster General, nor vractice of the office fn | WCuld any clerk have that right. He er of the purchase of supplies, said he did not remember ha\'&n_z seen s continued after he entered | #NY Other device or any proposition in- He was shown an or- | VOIVIing fasteners brought to his at- with his name attach. | tention during his term of office. , said: “That is my | Heath was then excused and former meme and signature, but T see it is|FiFst Assistant Postmaster General slgned ‘With = rubber stamp.” Johnston took the stand. He had, he The stamp, he said, was used only | 58id, N0 recollection of any conversa- for formal s, and it had not been | tion With Machen régarding the Groff his practice to rubber stamp a docu- | f25tener. men: calling for the expenditure of | The Witness had not concluded his money He said that without his at. | testimony when court adjourned for the tention being particularly called to a | 98%- requisition from Machen’s division he R would pass it in a formal manner. He NARROW GAUGE LINE INTO declared that he never saw either of OAKLAND TO BE CHANGED the Groffs until he e into the court- room this morning, and he did not re- | Southern Pacific Is Preparing to member ever h. g attached his sig- Widen the Track Connccting ] vith the rubber stamp to the That City With San Jose. order for fasteners in Snastion. SAN JOSE, Jan. 15.—It was stated HEATH IS QUESTIONED. here to-day by a Southern Pacific of- Attorney objected to the|cial that broadgauge trains will be admission of s such as had been | operated exclusively between San Jjose offered in ey . saving the Govern- | and Oakland over the Santa Cruz ment had not even laid the founda-|branch on May 1. The company al- g ADVERTISEMENTS. | intoxicating liquor along the cocktail There is no piano made that creates more en- thusiasm wherever it is heard than the Ludwig. It possesses a most brilliant tone, coupled with a2 wonderful delicate action. There is a subtle something in its tone that thrills, and there is in it a resource of power that is the admiration of all musicians. The LUDWIG Is an instrument of the first rank. Our liberal mt t:n the Ludm;whzve reduced the question of COs! a minimum —a mere whfl detail. Inquire for them. ‘ “e\Uiley B (llen G, 931-933 Market St., San Francisco Oakland, Sacramento, Eureka, San ]o-e. ()5} Fresno and San Diego. (49220 AT R 50 RS ey Sproat Brothers Captured Near Santa Ana| - Continued From Page 1, Column 1. were not notified for fear that sthe matter might become public and that the ;accused man would become sus- picious and throw his pursuer off the trail. He did disappear as soon as he reached Los Angeles. In' the meantime turned to this cit; muel Sproat re- and immediately | began to consume large quantities of | His movements were' watched by the detectives. Fintlly, he col- lapsed and was taken to the German | Hospital last Saturday afternon to he' treated for delirium tremens, ! He remained in the hospital till Monday night and upon his release boarded the owl train for Los An- geles. The detectives followed him to | the Oakland mole and reported the matter to their superior. The Fresno' representative of the agency was no- tified by wire. He boarded the train at that place and traced Samuél Sproat to his mother's residenee, 826 Coronado street, Los Angeles: WATCHED, IN LOS ANGELES. In the meantime another man was dispatched from this end to take up | the chase in the south. The move- | ments of Samuel Sproat were closely | watched, but on Wednesday night he nanaged to give his pursuers the slip, hire a team and drive away in the still of night toward the Mexican border. While the detectives were working on thé c-se they discovered that Ed- ward Sproat had been hiding a few route. | that miles outside of Los Angeles for three days, al that he had ~joined his brother/ in the team and was making a desperate effort to escape. It was also learned that the mother and sis- ter of the two men were in the party, and that they had secured a seven hours® start on their pursuers. The detectives, took up the trail with a team and followed the party all Wednesday night and a greater part | of Thursday. They finally came upon the fugitives in the, little village of Capistrano, a few miles owside of Santa Ana. There Edward Sproat was placed under arrest, but his brother, Samuel, had left the party a few hours before and taken to the hills outside of Santa Ana.jn order to divert suspicion. He was ‘located a few hours later, and the Sheriff-of Santa Clara County was comimunicated with and asked. if, he had a warrant for Samuel Sproat’s arrest. The ShEl:lll wired back that the warrarit had béen issued, and asked Samuel Sproat be arrested. Acting on these instructions the de- tectives placéd Sproat under arrest and took him to the County Jail, where he was locked up and placed unggr guard. PLACED IN SANTA ANA JAIL. The detective who had Edward un- der arrest became suspicious of the surroundings at Capistrano, and finally had him removed to the County. Jail at Santa Ana and placed under a heavy guard. Last night Edward Sproat was taken to Los Angeles and held in the City Prison until the departure of the “Owl1"” for San Francisco. It was feared that the prisoners might make a des- | tlement. perate effort to éscape, but they be- haved in an orderly manner. The detectives have ordegs to Edward Spreat back to this city. It is almost certain that the Sproats will make an -attempt to secure a writ of habeas corpus on their arrival at Los Angeles. The Board of Trade has taken precautions against any such proceedings and will fight the case. They have given a legal representative instructions to have the writ quashed should the prisoners attempt to escape by such a proceeding. ‘What the Soroat brothers did with the $60,000 which they are alleged to have taken away with them is a mys- tery. Edward Sproat will be prosecuted by the Board of Trade to the full extent of the law. He is being brouknt hack to this city on one charge, though if that cannot be made binding twenty- three other charges will be made against him, And if necessary twice that number of complaints will be sworn to. The methods of the Sproat brothcrs were unique and original. When they { first started in business here they paid cash for everything and became known to the big wholesalers about town as thoroughiy honest business men. When finally the accused men asked for credit, shortly before the holidays, their requests were granted willingly, and they secured goods all over town and disposed of the wares at less than the wholesale price, which eventuaily led the wholesalers to look upon them with suspicion and finally to demand a set- bring -+ + ready has a third rail laid as far south as Wrights station and has occasion- ally run broadgauge trains from this city to that point. With the evident intention of abandoning the narrqw- gauge service between this city and Oakland, the company has had a gang of men employed in the shops here for a number of days unlimbering the ma- jor portion of the rolling-stock, which is being shipped to Nevada for use on the Carson and Colorado read, in which it is interested. Only enough of the narrow-gauge stock will be retained at this end of the line to handle traf- fic between here and Santa Cruz, and it is said that as soon as a third rail can be laid between Wrighis station and Santa Cruz and several tunnels widened the balance of the narrow- gauge rolling-stock will either be sent to the Carson and Colorado road or disposed of by sale to the new road to be buiit between Tonopah and Rhodes | Marsh. The Philadelphia company, which is about to begin the construc- tion of this new road, is said to have been negotiating for some of the en- gines of the narrow-gauge route. ———————— WEDDING IN MINING CAMP IS FOLLOWED BY MURDER Uninvited Guest Breaks In Upon Joy- ous Party, Kills One Man and ‘Wounds Two Other.Persons. VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 15.—John Sargent was killed yester.ay at a wed- ding in Fernie, a mining town of Koot- enay. The row started from no appar- ent cause except that Steve Barouch wanted to try his new revplver and made targets out of every person he could see. A miner named Shuback and a young Swedish girl were married at the church, and the wedding party pro- ceeded Jauntily homeward, where a re- ception was held. Barouch appeared at the house and the moment he saw Sargent hg made a reach for his re- volver and bullets flew in all directions. A woman received a severe scalp wound from a flying bullet and a small boy was shot in the leg before Sargent received a wound that later caused his death. , Barouch ran off, jumped aboard a passing freight train and was not ar- rested until ‘morning. He will be charged with the murder of Sargent. — “TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 15.—A tele- phone message received from Nogales | this morning says that word has just been brought to Nogales of a shooting affray between Jerry Shea and Dick Harrison, well known Californians of Lochiel, Ariz., on the San Rafael ranch. Shea shot Harrison through the stomach, inflicting a fatal wound. TELLER TILTS WITH SPOONER Government's Attitude Toward Panama Republic Provokes Interesting Debate in Senate JEREE S IoRE WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—To-day's session of the Senate began with the passage of a number of bills on the calendar and closed in like manner. The intervening time was given over to a speech by Teller on the Panama canal question, Teller contending that the course of the President in con- nection with the recent revolt of Pan- ama had been contrary to precedent and in contravention of international law. Platt of Connecticut asked wheth- er under any circumstances the United States had a rigl* to protect transit across the isthmus, but Teller' declared that the question was acadeniic and said he would not argue the case on that general ground. He was willing to discuss the question as to the right to interfcre, as the Presi- dent has done in the present instance, and he was ready to contend that that intei >rence was in contravention of international law. When Teller refeired to Tillman's characterization of th> situation on. the isthmus, the latter inter- rupted to say that he had been misun- derstood and desired to explain. He said he had meant to say that it would have been preferable for the United States to tell Colombia to get off the isthmus entirely than to “purs. there the methods of a sneak thief . nd main- tain the attitude of a bully.” In response to a suggestion made by Tueur, Spooner inte to say that by the treaty of ‘Colombia was bound to maintai: the perpetual right of the United States to passage across the isthmus, and he argued that that right remained, even though Co- lombia does not stand behind it Teller admitted that any right the States had under Colombia she still under Panama, as Panama was an established power. He then asked for an opinidn from the Wiscon- -In Benuor concerning “the new theory Lw‘ - Cure for Piles. pooa "'fi......—u.""‘h.. of the international eminent domain,” and the latter replied that he “had not vet been able to give his assent to that doctrine,” which, as he understood, mez that when a weak nation had what a strong nation needed, the latter might take it by means of arms if nec- essary. Yet it must be remembered, he said, that right of way of one land owner over land owned by another per- son is a right recognized by the torld. “If,” he said, “there is a doctrine of tle pivate way of necezsity, are we to say that there is not an international way of necessity where the interest of the world is concerned?” There were interruptior: at this point, causing Tillman to remark that “it takes a great many doctors to brin;; abaut the birth of this baby.” “I'll try'\to take care of my own bab’.3,” responded Mr. Spoone-, “and when I canfigt do that I will ask some member of my own family to do so.” Tl colloquy caused a general out- burst of laughter. After it subsided Spooner concluded his statement, say- ing that he was willing to confess that ne ".ad not reached a conclusion in his own mind. “I am not willing to concede the right of international eminent domain, but I cannot find it in ©y heart to deny it.” Teller took issue with the Presi- dent’s declaration that the course. pur- sued in Panama had been in the inter- est of “collective civilization.” THat, he said, was a dangerous doctrine and was iust such a doctrine as - Russia might appeal to if she should attempt to crush Japan. The doctrime was not American. It was contrary to all the- best traditions of this country. It was the doctrine that might makes right. He discussed the Government of Pan- ama, declaring it to be unrepuplican in form and was interrupted by Spooner, who said that it had been a “mooted question as to whether there is a re- publican form of government in Colo- rado.” “If,” responded Teller, “there is mot a republican form ef government in Colorado, there is a Republican admin- istration ‘there.” ‘When Teller ceased speaking the Senate passed a large number of pri- vate pension bills. The Senate also passed the following bills: Creating a port of delivery at Salt Lake City, Utah; establishing an Indian agricul- tural school at Wahpeton, N. D.; pro- viding a depot na’nwmrlmng-,m. 000 “or the revenue cutter service in the harbor at Oakland, Cal.; extending to the sub-ports of - Spokane, Belling- + b \ - | THE DAY’S DEAD. | *| Mrs. Ruth B. Thompson Passes Away. PASADENA, Jan. 15.—Mrs. Ruth | Brown Thompson, daughter of John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, died this morning. Mrs. Thompson was | seized with la grippe three weeks ago | and never rallied. She was 75 years | old ahd had been an invalid for years. She leaves a husband, son and three | daughters, all of whom are here with the excention of a son, John Thomn-: son, who resides in Humboldt County. | Two brothers and three sisters also survive her, Jason Brown of Ben Lo- mond, Santa Cruz County: Salmon Brown of Portland, Or.; Mrs. Ellen Fablinger and Miss Sarah Brown of Saratoga, Santa Clara Valley, and Mrs. | Anna Brown Adams of Petroleum, Humboldt County. s Al Deaths ifi Oakland. OAKLAND, Jan. 15.—Mrs. Mary | Jane Thompson mother of Mrs. F. M. | Smith of Arbor Villa, East Oakland, | died fo-day at the age of 82 years. | She had been living in Oakland with her daughter for thirty years and death came to-day from old age. She | was born in Brooklyn, Y.. on Jan- uary 1, 1822, of English parentage and ‘ was related to several prominent fami- lies of New York. The funeral will | be strictly private and the remains will | be cremated. She leaves but one child, Mrs. F. M. Smith. Conrad Thaler, one .of the oldest German residents of this city, died to- day at the Fabiola Hospital at the age of 81 years. Mr. Thaler was a resi- | dent of this State since 1852 and most | of that time lived in Oakland. He re- sided at the corner of Eighth and Chester streets for many “years. He | leaves six children. Mrs. Margaret Morrissey, wife of Richard Morrissey, died at her home in North Oakland to-day. The funeral will take place Saturday from the Sacred Heart Church. Besides her | husband she leaves two children, John | Morrissey and Mrs. James McCabe. —_— . — Death of a Monterey Pioneer. SALINAS, Jan. 15.—William Berges, an old pioneer of Monterey County and at one time the owner of consid-} erable land near Gonzales, died this morning from a hemorrhage. De-‘ ceased, who was 69 years old and'a na- tive of Missouri, had served in the Confederate army under General| Price. N. —_— 1s. Orion Clemens Dead. KEOKUK, Iowa, Jan. 15.—Mrs. Orion Clemens died at her home here | to-day. Her late husband, who was | the brother of Mark Twain, the writ- er, was the acting Governor of Ne- vada Terriory during the Civil War. —————————— ACCIDENT BEFALLS LORD BERESFORD LONDON, Jan. 15.—Lord Charles Beresford is suffering from concussion of the brain as the result of an acci- dent while hunting. In changing horses he did not dismount, but vaulted right over a fresh horse, falling on-his head. His condition is serious. ——————————— BATTLE IN URUGUAY s NOW IN PROGRESS MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan. 15. It is reported that a serious battle has taken place between the Government troops and the insurgents, the latter losing heavily. It’s a weak stomach, a stomach that can not properly perform its functions. Among its symptoms are distress atte: eating, nausea between meals, heartburn, belching, vomiting, flatulence and | discovered dead in their room, ! locked and Livingston climbed over | ton, attired only in his unler ga. ! and broke in the door. | his wife five years his junior. PONDER ON A VEXING NOTE FROM THE ISLAND EMP]RE ngE[Et}\lDC[T]}NE\S George Layton nncl Wife and Miss Nellie Cook Are Suffo- cated by the Deadly Funies Three. more lives were sacrificed to the deadly gas fumes yesterday. George Layton, an engireer, and his wi were Fol- som sireet, and Miss Nellie Cook’s life- less body was found yesterday morning 7 her aunt, with whom she resided, at 15‘12 Taylor street. About 7 o'clock yest.rday morning Mrs. Arneson, who conduets the lo ing-house where the tragedy was acted, detected the odor of gas, but she | made no investigation. About 5 o'clock vesterday afterncon J. P. l.ivingston called at the house to secure a room He noticed the odor of gas and called the attention of Mrs. Arneson to that fact. Upon investigating ! found that it came from the room occupied by the unfortunate couple. The door ™ . rear shed so as to be able to scan the ihterior of the room. Livingston was startled to see Lay Bl bending over the table and the inani- mate form of the wife ling on the bed Patrolman J. Tillman was summoned An examination showed that both had been dead sev- eral- ours. The room was fllled with escaping gas from a defective wall bracket to which was attached a tube running to a two-burner gas stove. The stopeock of the bracket was fully turned on and the cocks to the gas stove burners were closed. It is sup- posed that upon retiring Thursday night Layton turned off the gas stove cocks, which under ordinary circum- stances would have prevented any leakage of gas, but owing to the condi- tion of the bracket the room soon filled with gas. The unfortunate man no doubt awoke with scattered senses, ['then became dizzy and clutched the sides of the table for cupport, gnd his body was found in that position. A pe- culiar feature of the affair i¢' that a | lighted coal oil lamp was found on a chair near the bed and it is regarded | as miraculous that an explosion did not occur. The Coroner was notified and the bodies were removed to the Morgue. The dead man was 50 years of age and He was a member cf the Internationa’ Union of Stationary Engineers and moved into the house gt 754 Folsom street on De- cember 29. Miss Nellie Cook, 26 years old, and residing with her aunt, Mrs. Addie de Lucca at 1912 Taylor street, was as- phyx.ated by gas Thursday night. It was Miss Cook's cu 1 to arise at 5 o'clock every morning to prepar: breakfast for the family, and failing to be about yesterday, Mr e Lucca went to her room and found her lying dead im bed and the apartment filled with gas. The key of the gas burner was partly turned open and some of Miss Cook’s wearing appa: ~ was hang- | ing over the fixture. Mrs. de Lucca informed Deputy Cor- ener Michael Brown that the gas, when lighted to the full capacity of the burners in the house, had almost gone out on several occasions during the last five months, and that in an- swer to her repeated complaints the gas company had sent men to her home to remedy the defect, but they had failed to do so. ———— ADVERTISEMENTS. $10,000 Reward. CANNOT DISPLAY, White Flags 14tH to 20th. YOU MUST SUGGEST GIV- ING INDICATION SOME OTHER WAY. ~BEERS, Over—Fully Matured, Fold E HILBEKT MERCANTIL. CO. Pacific Coast Agent ang ulen and Women Sy e S