The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1904, Page 1

at night; light frost A G. District Forecast made 2t San Fran- cisco for thirty hours ending midnight, January i San FPrancisco and vicinity— Fair Thursday, becoming cloudy TEE WEATEER. in the morn- I ing; light north wind. McADIE, | Forecaster. | LIFE TER ol 1S FATE OF | URDERESS Martha E. Bowers Is. Found Guilty as | Charged. ; ReES N M onvicted of Having Slowly Poisoned Her Husband | With Arsenic. i i y Listens to Arguments and Returns Its Verdict After but Cne Hour's Deliberation sl our | \ n n s. Bowers or ry of Sa Bowers, who s that 1 of money from the d both were the fac me followed Mrs At the 1stody inquest it was s Bowers had died of ar- s poisoning and Mrs. Sutton was | ise f g ured the deadly filed or tember the nary He evidence against wugh to warrayt holdi d she was ac- gy dis while Mrs. Bow- « F3 | before the Su- a January 11 and stre evidence Bow- was removed he began rap- he was taken pite the effort sank d hown that in m, where Later and, d | ! was | 1 | | of to but died a w hour: e al there. It was & s his time Mrs. Bow- er ir msiderable sum of money 1 | savings bank. The | P deposited in the joint | s of hers d husband, that | g The theory of | th as Mrs. Bowers | wrishe & 'd husbznd t R s ' to consort with othe ] a stronger hoid Te " were T s | tr A pea | the prose s followed by | Hugh M Dr for | the defe iding argu- ment for th was made by | District Attorne The jury went out ed with its verdict i ——— BRYAN PLAYS DOUBLE ROLE IN BENNETT WILL CASE Files Answer Declaring It 10 Be His Duty 1o Pay Himself $50.000 Out of Estate. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. J 20.—The answer of W m J. Bryan: to the ap- peal from the probate court brought by the heirs of the late Philo 8. Bennett was filed in the Superior Court to- In the answ Mr. Bryan figures both as executor of the Bennett will and as trustee wder the terms of the will In effect the answer declares that sealed letter referred to in the will makes it the duty of the exe-utor to pay $50,000 to Mrs. Bennett to be turned over illiam J. Bryan, and that sec- tion 12 of the will, mentioning the scaléd letter, fs valid. e ee——————— FREE TRADER WILL SUCCEED A RADICAL ———— B#ection (o Fill Vacancy in House of | Commons Results in Defeat of form Candidate. 206.—The by-election | al i, to fill the seat in the House mons made vacant by the recent of Sir William Allan, Advanced 11. has resulted in a/| victor nn Johnson, Liberal Free | Trader, by jority of 1205 votes over Lord Mory Unionist and Re- tormer. | —_——— { Grand Rapids Boodler Convicted. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Jan. 20.— “Guiity as charged, with recommenda- tion to the court for mercy,” is the verdict rende by the Superior Court to-day in the case against Alderman Jacob P. Ellen of the First Ward, charged with having accepted a bribe of $350 from ex-City Attorney Salsbury In the Lake Michigan water deal scan- dal. The jury was out a little less than two hours. Ellen was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff until Sat- urday morning for sentence and was <aken to jalil. | public r—“Mrs. Jack."” fornia — “The Fatal Wed- ding.” Central—“A Bowery Girl"” ST " one Hight I Tune Orpheum—Vaudeville. = Matines \ vorce.” Lyric Hall—Burton Holmes. to-day. Chutes—Vaudeville. '.anu-w'm. Johany Comes Marching Home. Columbia—"“Mrs. Deering’s Di- + SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1904, PRICE FIVE CENTS. BEGINS HIS CAHPAIGY Friends of Roosevelt fo Work Among Delegates. Will No I:b;gerlénore Ac- tivity of Anti-Adminis- tration Facticn, —_— New York and Ohio to Be Battle- ground in Contest for Control of National Convention. PSS T LT Special Dispatc call CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W,, WASHINGTON, Jan 20. Friends of the administration have | decided to begin an aggressive fight for delegates to the national conven- | tion. They believe they have waited long enough, and they are going to combat the effort which they are now convinced will be made to prevent in- for the President, with defeating him in the conven- a stampede to some other Re- n. There is to be lively fighting in Ohio, v > Senator For- laying his plans for a campaign President and against Senator structions a view o tion ¥ not on aker for the Hanna, but in New York, Indiana, Ii- ! linois and Kentucky, where the no<in- struction idea ms to be rapidly gaining ground The news from New York, verifying reports spread in Washington that New York would not instruct for President, caused positive uneasiness among the advisers of the President What steps will taken are by no means clear, something will be done at the proper time to acquaint Senator Plrtt. asd Governor Odelt -with the belief of the.administration that New York is either for or against the President, and that if it is for him it will instruct every delegate to vote for Roosevelt. The news from Kentucky that Rep- resentative Hunter was conducting a Hanna propaganda in the biue grass be region resulted in the departure to- night of John W. Yerkes, Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue and a mem- ber of the national committee, for Louisville to undo Hunter's work. It| is claimed by the anti-Roosevelt fac- tion that should Hanna announce his candidacy he would get every delegat from Kentucky. The Tennessee situa- tion also is to be grappled with at once. The rampant Hanna sentiment in In- diana set several members of Congress from that State to writing letters to all of their constituents of prominence, urging them to get the local forces into line for the President. L e hhihig ds in the Balloting. Rayner Lea ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 20.—The first oint ballot to-day for United States Senator resulted as follows: John Wal- ter Smith 29, Isidor Rayner 38, Bnrnard‘: Carter 11, Joshua Miles 4 and Louis E. McComas 38. The first four are Demo- crats. RS S Declare for Roosevelt. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 20.—The Re- publican State Central Committee to- day decided to hold the State conven- tion at Lincoln on Wednesday, May 18, Resolutions were adopted favoring the nomination of President Roosevelt and the nomination of John L. Web- ster of Nebraska for Vice President. ———————— MOTHER ARRESTED FOR MURDERING HER CHILD New Jersey Man Shocked to Find His Son Dead and His Wife Singing to Infants. PAT, ON, N. J., Jan. 20.—Mrs. hur Oswald was arrested to-day on ge of murdering her six-year- old =on at her home in Oakland. She is believed to be insane. The tragedy was discovered by the woman's hus- band when he returned home Jate last ght. As he entered the dinhig-room was horrified to see the headless of his six-year-old son lying on floor. The head lay near the Near by lay the body of his the ¢ the ¢ body. pet dog, which also had been behead- d. Oswald found h's wife lying in bed wi She was singing softly to the infant. Near the bed her two other children sleeping in a crib. The woman id not recognize her Lusband nor seem to understand what was said to her. —_——— Hardware Dealers in Convention. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.—The an- nual meeting of the Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association of Northern Cal- ifornia was held in the Masonic Tem- ple in this city to-day. John C. White of Marysville, who has been the pres- ident of the association for six years, presiding over the meeting. Officers will be elected to-morrow and in the evening there ~ 1 be a banquet, —_—— Bushnell's Rich Estate. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Jan. 20.—The estate of ex-Governor Asa S. Bushne]l is said to amount to nearly $7,000,000. 1 her young baby in her arms. ; PLONATS NEST Doy INIFORYS Request of Secretary Hay Regarding Reqeptions. Court Dress to Be Worn { at Functions in the White House, | state Department Sends Official Note on Subject to the Dean of the Foreign Corps. FRAETE e | | | Special Dispatch to The Call. | | CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, | N. W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—It is evident that “Jeffersonian simplic- | ity” is on the wane in Washington. | The order from Secretary Loeb that | all White House attaches wear uni- | forms is now followed by this request | to diplomats: | *“Wear your court uniform at every | White House function, whether even- ing reception, Friday evening musi- | cales or weekly afternoon receptions | by Mrs. Roosevelt.” | This request from the White House ! went to Count Cassini, Russian Em- | bassador and dean of the diplomatic jcorps. The secretaries and attaches | told one another. They were talking | about it all Wednesday afternoon, at homes frequented by the diplomatic | corps and in the clubs. | For some reason, although most of the memberg of the diplomatic corps | appear to excellent advantage in their | court dress, they dislike to don gold embellished garments, and some of | them have been wearing citizens' dress. ‘ it-new appears-that most of diplomats jumped to the wrong thi con | clusion. There will be no radical | change. . Count Cassini received yes- | Hay a brief | terday from Secretary note stating that it was the desire of the President that all members of the diplomatic corps who attend the evening reception of the season should appear at thg White House in their diplomatic uniforms. The request is taken by Count Cassini merely to re- fer to the reception by the President to the Judiciary to-morrow evening |and the Congressional and army re- ceptions to follow in the order named. The diplomatic reception last year brought out all of the diplomats in their official court dress. The recep- tion is given for them, and all who are not absent from the city or ill are punctilious in their attendance. At the receptions other than. the diplo- matic reception to which they were bidden last year some of the diplo- | mats wore their court uniform and | others did not. At this year's diplo- matic reception, which occurred on January 7, several of the diplomats were not in uniform. The result was a trifle incongruous, and the request from the State Department is the re- | sult Count Cassini forwarded to the Em- bassadors and Ministers in Washing- ton the note of the Secretary of State. —_— MORE FRAUDS FOUND IN DENVER ELECTION Recent Disclosures Result in Arrest of Three More Clerks and Judges. DENVER, Jan. 20.—Additional ar- rests have been made as a result of the investigation of charges of fraud | at the recent elections. The persons | arrested are Mrs. Ella J. Caldwell, Herman Kastner and William Barber, who served is election judges or clerks in December when charter del- egates were chesen. Bonds were fur- nished and they were released pend- ing trial. They are charged with willfully, maliciously, corruptly and negligently violating the election laws.” There are now eleven persons resting under charges of frauds at elections and the hearing will begin on Saturday next. —_—_—— RAILROAD PLANS TO BREAK SPEED RECORD New York Central Will Make an Ef- fort to Excecd 120 Miles an Hour. SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Jan. 20,— Plans to equal and possibly beat the speed record of 120 miles an hour made at Prossen, Germany, some time ago, were made to-day at a con- ference between officials and experts representing the New York Central Railroad .and the General Electric Company. The tests are to be made on the tracks between this city and Hoffman. If present plans hold, the Central thus will be enabled to run trains through New York City and on its suburban lines at an unparalleled rate of speed. » R e Injured by Explosion of Dynamite. FRESNO, Jan. 20.—George Edwards was seriously hurt by a dynamite ex- plogion which occurred tkis morning at the Robinson ranch, about five miles north of town. The accident was caused by the carelessness of Edwards, who ‘the night before put three sticks of dy- ‘himiie into his stove to thaw them out, | 1 l | | KOREAN EMPEROR ARMS SECRET POLICE AND OUTBREAK IS IMMINENT IN SEOUL Americans Ams ply Protected by Mdrines. Special Cablegram to The Call and New York Herald yright, 1904, by the New Yorlk Herald Publishing Company. SEOUL, Jam. 21.—The Emperor of Korea has ordered 700 revolvers and clubs distributed to the peddlers, who are nominally secret police and #ho are a dangerous clement. Many Ko- reans are leaving Seoul, fearing trou- ble. I to-day interviewed ‘American Min- ister Allen, who said: “The American position here is pecu- liar. The legation is surrounded by a large force of Korean troops. There are American women and children liv- ing in Seoul and there is extensive American clectric railway and lighting property here. An accidental killing by electric cars is liable to cause riots, such as previously occurred when a mob led by Korean soldiers attacked American citizens. The natives are gen- erally devoted to Americans. The small & UES WINE TRYING T0 SAVE DA Father Perishes in a Fire in His Dyl Special Dispatch to The Call. i SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 20.—Ose- nia Mothato, a Mexican well known in the Spanish section of this city, lost his life to-night while trying to rescue lis 4-year-old son Juan from their burning home. As a result of the fire a wife and mother is frantic with grief and four little fatherless ones are left with- out a roof to shelter them. The fire, which was caused by a de- fective flue, broke out on the north side of the Mothato home, which was locats ed in South C street. A heavy wind which had been blowing all day caught the flames and before an alarm could be sounded the cottage was enveloped by fire. The mother gathered four of the cLildren to her and rushed, out into the night, escaping injury. The father and the boy Juan were in bed and it was not untii the home was filled with smoke and fire that Mothato awoke. He sprang toward the cradl. in which the child slept and as he stooped to pick up the babe the roof of the house fell, pinning him to the floor. The fire- men found Mothato’s < charred body after the fire had been extinguished. In the crib they found the child. It evi- dently had beén smothered by smoke. The house was totally destroyed. The fire alarms were sounded while the opera-house was filled. Three members of the fire department were in the gallery and started at once for the door. The noise of their exit al- most caused a panic. The doors had been closed und the audience was forcibly restrained, or a dreadful ca- _tastrophe might have followed, as the gallery was crowded and the stair- ways are narro - Bottom Drops Out of Prune Market. TACOMA, Jan. 20.—A dispatch from Vancouver, Wash., says that the bottom has so completely dropped out of the prune market that there are practically no sales at any price. Al- most all of last vear's crop, estimated at $2,000,000, is stored away in driers and warehouses, Dealers say there is no immediate prospect of any change in market conditions, leading growers to the conclusion that the crop has become unprofitable.. The prices of- ‘fered are not sufficient to cover the cost of production. Skeleton Is Found. SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 20.—The skele- ton of a man was found Wednesday on James Swinford’s ranch up the coast near the cliffs buried two feet under ground. The skeleton is sup- posed to be that of a sailor whose body was washed ashore about. thirty years ago and buried near the cliffs. ENTOMBED 1N DEBRIS 0 A WL Bursting of a Steat Pipe Kills Many Workmen, JOHNSTOWN, Pa,, Jan. 21.—An im- mense steam pipe directly over the en- gine in the boiler room of No. 2 mill of the Cambria Steel Company exploded at 1:30 o'clock this morning, bringing down the entire section:of the room running from the puddling mill to the finishing shed of.the mill. The wood- work at’once took fire from the fur- naces, and at 3 o’'clock was still burn- ing fiercely. It is known that at least twelve, and possibly fifteen, men are under the de- bris. Fifteen others have been taken out alive. It is impossible at: present to learn the extent of their injuries, but it is known that several are in a critieal condition. Added to the fire and explosion, a large water pipe burst and flooded the ground about the scene of the accident. ———— SAYS DEAD MILLIONAIRE . KNEW CONTENTS OF H. Maurice Hills, a Solicitor, Gives Im- portant Testimony in Suit Brought by Edna Wallace Hopper. VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 20.—H. Mau- rice Hills, solicitor, who drew up the will of 1898 for Alexander Dunsmuir, gave evidence this afternoon in the sult brought by Edna Wallace Hopper against James Dunsmuir to break the will of Alexander Dunsmuir, that when he had given the will to Alexander Dunsmuir the dead millionaire had said, “Does it leave everything abso- lutely to James?” é ‘Witness replied, “Absolutely.” Dunsmuir then said, “Then I'll sign b i On cross-examination * witness said Dunsmuir had looked dissipated when he saw him previously, as if he drank heavily. Witness knew of the will of 1899, now in question. He had -advised Dunsmuir to retain the previous one. The sisters were much dissatisfied with the second will, that of 1899. Witness told of conversations with James Duns- muir advising him to tell the sisters that the will of 1899 merely had been signed on account of Dunsmuir's mar- riage invalidating that of the previous The second will was similar to WILL year. the first. v Rt Al . Murderer Appeals to Governor. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.—Applica- tion was made to Governor Pardee to- day for a commutation to life impris- onment of the death sentence im- posed ‘upon Willlam Glover for the murder of Frederick < Nierhoff near Auburn, Placer County, in 1902. Glover was to have been hanged at Folsom prison December 12, 1902, but appealed to the Supreme Court and ‘| the execution was stayed. BOY KILLS WOLE WITH iy HANDS Chokes Life Out of Fe- rocious Beast That | Attacked Him. tch to The Call. Special Dis SALT,LAKE, Utah, Jan. 20.—Elliott Terry, a 13-year-old boy of Boxelder | County, is the hero of a desperate en- counter with a big gray wolf. The lad emerged victorious from the con- flict with nothing more serious than a flesh wound in the leg to remind him of it With his five-year-old .brother Eddie, Elliott was hunting squirrels.. He was armed only with a 22-caliber rifle. In a clump of bushes the lads were at- tacked by a.wolf, unusually large for his species in this State. The younger boy took refuge in 'flight, while Eilliott gave battle to the wolf. The animal, evidently having been driven down from the mountains by the recent snows, was ferocious. The boy fired a shot from his toy rifle and before the wolf reached him had discharged the weapon twice more. All three bul- lets took effect, but not sufficiently to | disable the animal, which leaped at the boy and fastened his fangs in the youngster’s leg. Elliott, ‘being unable to fire another shot because of the close quarters, grappled with the beast, seizing it by the throat. The animal snaried and snapped viciously, but the lad held his grip tightly, dropping his rifle and ap- plying all his strength with both hands in an effort to shut off the wind of his antagonist. This style of defense proved effective, the wolf finally los- ing strength and ceasing to struggle. ‘While the wolf lay gasping upon the ground the lad dispatched it by cut- ‘ting its throat with a pocketknife. i —_—— Coolie Bill on Second Reading. PRETORIA, Jan. 20.—The Asiatic labor bill passed its second reading before the Legislative Council to-day. — - | | [ | | | i ! | | | | i . i L7 25 Nozzpow | i W ezl Iy s YRR | 20 Frcares. - -—- e I - - DIPLOMATS WHO ARE TAKING PROMINENT PART IN THE RUSS0- | JAPANESE EMBROGLIO AND THE CHINESE COMMANDER WHO | WILL GUARD THE BORDER AGAINST INVADE = s - coterie of temporarily influential courtiers is opposed to them because of personal reasons. The circumstances therefore indicated the advisability of providing an ampie guard. The Ameri- cans are now fully protected and 1 con- sider conditions safe. The American guard is orderly and well liked, sensa- tional reports to the contrary being en- tirely unwarranted. “The prompt action of various na- tions in bringing guards here has dome much to insure the safety of foreigners, | but it is certain that danger still exists, only needing some unfortunate incident at this critical moment to start a riot, which undoubtedly would be led by Ko- rean soldiers. “The Korean people and officials largely blame Yi Yung Ik for the con- stantly increasing troubles and great distress throughout the country. Yi | Yung Ik is the most powerful favorite ever protected by an Eastern monarch, and he largely controls the Emperor's personal trei ry and the Government's official funds. Yi Yung Tk is a Russian protege, and his remarkable influence with the Emperor has alone prevented the opening of Wiju and other much needed reforms. Many petitions are be- ing made to the Emperor for the favor- ite’s execution or banishment, includ- ing one yesterday from the Prime Min- ister, and a powerful secret society al- ready formed and possessing more than 3000 members has sworn to kill Y! Yung Ik and two other favorite officials. “In the meantime a large consign- ment of cartridges and gunpowder reached Seoul yesterday consigned to Yi Yung Ik. His followers are exceed- ingly numerous, including the ancient guild of Po Sung, which is relatively a very strong organization. The British lesation increased its guard this morn- ing, sixteen more men having arrived.” St ot HISTORY OF NEGOTIATIONS. Review of the Notes Exchanged by Tokio and St. Petersburg. LONDON, Jan. 21.—The Tokio corre- spondent of the Reuters Telegram Com- pany cables that the Privy Counecil met yesterday and received a lengthy and detailed report from Foreign Minister Komura on the negotiations with Ras- sia. Japanese newspapers publish a report from continental sources, the corre- spondent continues, that Russia has de- cided to appeal to the powers to avert war. This is regarded here as proof of Russia’s unreadiness to make satis- | tactory concessions. Cabling from Tokio the correspondent of the Standard says the Privy Council has approved an urgent ordinance em- powering the commanders of admiralty stations to prevent foreign warships, by force if necessary, from entering Continued on Page 2, Columa & .