The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1904, Page 3

SIMON STATES | IS POSITION Neiiator From Oregon Says| Ihat He Will Not Oppose the Nomination of Roosevelt MRy Lively Battle Is Expected at the Primary for the Elec- tion of XNational Delegates num- 1 Eas pub- placed Oregon in the mn so far as its antici- & C of Rooseveit-was con sm of these wri ers was to the open attack made ast spring by Sen- charged n promise and pro- the &5 nim with to substantiate The accusation was publish- throughout the cou and coupled with t ical power in this 1 impression th: at T alway oppose Roosev approaching National ver This Simon emphatically denie interviews, given out on ays, he has as- o fight he will not e United | to make against sald Simon, | Among my as- found some of the s whom the Oregon. I believe be nominated and none. Roosevelt could d to exist in any s State, save in | s of e 1on faction, the e Oregon delegation un- polled for the pres- e White House. wal fre the Se it is said, for s gaining political A ber of interests are of the uctant ¢ thought able to omplish f returned to the of the ssertions deni d the bat- a coming be exceedingly ——————— Work Re quires Many Men. John Burson an- ntura-Bakersfield 1ld begin February 1 between ved. There three J.H and will be lo- camps in Herbert rn from ere They financial I not lack Public Lands Are Withdrawn. - more been of 1ds have Commn; Offic mer e n Del with- Norte ps affected res of land. comprise not irawal are Chinese Murderer to Be Hanged. KA, Jan. 2i.—Leung Ock, who « ther Chinese near Happy < esentenced to- to be peated from and the Su ¥ affirmed the judg- recen ADVERTISEMENTS. SHREVE & C0’S STATIONERY DEPARTMENT Will be opencd on Mon- day, Februvary Isl. It will have in ils work rooms complelc facililies !or.thc production of Fine Station- cry inall itsbranches. Ex- clusivencss will charac- terize the products of the Dcpariment. POST and MARKET STS. szt | | | hiliing’s Best? A hey really best? Wk ny "he tea and coffee, 5 and 4 ! kinds, are good-enough coffec and tea ; there is no such thing offee; the baking- | ring extracts and | spices are best in the strictest | sense ; the soda is common. | Bous groce: «; mencyback. asbest tcaor ¢ powder {Ive THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1904 DEATH SUMMONS BANKER ROEDEL P-4 Z7oRcAr Lorprr . | 1 | WELL-KNOWN BANKER OF | SAN MATEO COUNTY WHO | DIED YESTERDAY. | Financier, Who Was Well Known, Passes Away at El Cerrito Park. SAN MATEO, Jan 7 Phil M Roedel fou cashier and chief owner ¢ the San Ma Bank, died this-morning home in El Cerrito Park, A v Roedel was 46 native Chicago. At an eariy age he rer d with his parents to White Cloud ich., here his father en- gaged nking business. The elder R d served as Indian agent to N exico previously under Preside: whose personal oyed. 1 Mateo in 1894 San Ma- the unded the became its cashier. He was the ow of five-sixths of the | stock of the bank, but his death will nding. He v holdings ir fortune of half a million dollar s married about twenty-six way imp its financial also had extensive real- Michigan and possessed . He vears w ago to Miss Minnie G. Gibbs of White Cloud, Mich., who, with three chil- dren, survive him. The children are Charles A. Roedel. teller in the San Mateo Bank, and Misses Clara and Alice Roedel, the latter a co-ed of Stanford University. A sister, Mrs. Miles Standish, is the wife of the millionaire millman of Oakland. The funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon & 3 o'clock, and interment will be in St. John'’s Cemetery, this city. £7¢ Alameda County Deaths. OAKLAND, Jan. 27.—Joseph Ar- rowsmith, a w nown mining en- gineer, aged vears, died this morn- ng at the home of his son, G. E. M. | wemith 0 Broadwa De- resided in Oakland for and was well known mining men. He leaves al| 2 Emiline R. Daggett, widow of the > Jabez Dagett, aged 92 years, ed this morning at the home of her ighter, Mrs. A. W. Root. 1215 Oak The deceased had been a res- ident of Oak 1d for the last twenty: five vears. left four children, ! I c M. Daggett of N J. R. Daggett of San Franc Dag- gett of Martir Root of this ci Frederick K. Mentz, a pioneer mer- chant of West Oakland, died t morning at his home, 270 Center treet, at the age of 81 years. He E. H. Mentz. leaves one son, San Jose Woman Dies in Ohio. SAN JOS Jan. 27.—Mr. and M Reiff to-day received a telegram a: nouncing the death of their daughter, Mre. Mamie D: at Findlay, Ohio. Deceased is the sister of the famous jockeys, Lester and Johnnie Reiff. Mrs. D had been ailing for some time. Her remains will be shipped to San Jose and the burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. e Death Cuts Short His Visit. SAN JOSE, Jan. 27.—John E. Parker Wis., died suddenly this at Holly Rock Farm, near this city, the home of his niece, Mrs. George Saunders. Deceased had spending the winter in California. was ‘about 60 vears of age and a na- morning tive of New York. The remains will be shipped to Wiscon z: = Former Congressman Dies. ] 27— Judge Robert Lowry, former member | of Congress from the Twelfth Indiana | | District and one of the best known | FORT WAYNE, Ind, Jan. jurists in the State, died at 2 o’clock | this morning at his home in this city, | aged §0 years. . Colonel Frederick Smith Dead. SPRINGFIELD, I, Jan. 27.—A dis- patch received to-day announces the death last night at Canon City, Colo., ! of consumption of Colonel Frederick G. ! Smith, late of the United States army. He was a graduate of West Point. Sl sainn Death of a Calaveras Pioneer. SAN ANDREAS, Jan. 27.—Charles M. Whitlock, a pioneer of Calaveras County, died here to-night. Whitlock | | | | | 1 "S- 1 posa County Is been He HORSE FAKER WORKING DAHO Stockmen Ave Led Into Scheme | to Purchase Fine Animalsl | and Find They Are Duped s | HIGH PRICES ARE PAID! e | So-Called Racers Are Shipped | j From Kentucky, but They! | Are Only Worn-Out ‘“‘Skates™ | PEILELT | Special Dispatch to The Cail. | BLACKFOOT, Idaho, Jan. 27.—A horsetrader with an engaging smile and a colossal nerve has been working a | brand new bunko game on the guileless stockmen of this vicinity and other parts of Idaho. As the resuit of his visit he is several thousands of dollars |akead while a number of well-known horsemen mourn the loss of an equal amount. The bunko artist, who travels under the name of Leggett, represented him- self as a horseman from Kentucky with lan inside track on the purchase of | thoroughbred stock. He soon gained the confidence of his victims and pro- posed a scheme. It was to form a com- | pany and purchase a few high-grade stallions with records of-2:25 or better. He had, he said, knowledge of where two such animals could be secured for $3000. The local stockmen readily en- tered into the scheme and handed over | checks for the amount demanded. The | stranger conducted the negotiations by | wire and within a few days received a | telegram from Lexington that the horses had been shipped. In due time |2 bill of lading came along. Then the victims of the plot were fully convinced | that they had secured a great bargain. { The day before the animals reached | Blackfoot the manipulator of the deal | faded from sight. | When the stock car arrived the local | men were on hand to receive thefr high- priced steeds. But instead of high- stepping thoroughbred stallions the car contained a couple of oid skates that | had to be vigorously beaten to make |them move. The animals are worth | about $8 each. fforts to apprehend | Leggett have failed. S A R A FOREST RESERVE LANDS ARE AGAIN OPENED Section on Yosemite Side of Mari- Made Subject to { Regular Homestead Filings. STOCKTON, Jan. —Registrar Maxey of the United States Land Of- fice was to-day notified by the depart- ment at Washington that 40,000 a of Jand, withdrawn from entry mber 24, 1902, and since held as forest reserve, was reopened and | made subject to regul homestead filings. The land lies on the Yosemite side of Mariposa County and is traversed by the Merced River. It lles directly along the route of the recent- 1y surveyed Yosemite railroad, and for which rights of way were cently by application to W A portion of the land is rocky rough, good stretches, and all makes a fair range. With a railroad traversing it a rapid settlement of the section is possible. It thought that the rail- road people have used their influence to secure the withdrawal of the land from the forest reserve. Registrar Maxey will be ready filings to-morrow. As news of the withdrawal has come rather suddenly it is not known whether there are any intended appli- cants waiting. It is understood here | that the agents of the proposed rail- road are quite active, and it is ex- pected that next summer will see work | well under w —_— e OVERDUE STEAMER SEAOLIN IS CAUSING GREAT ANXIETY s De- and but there are said to be some to the receive | Owners Fear That She Went Down in Storm That Swept the Southeast- ern Alaska Coast. ANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 27.—The little steamer Seaolin, for the past five vears operated on the mail route be- tween Juneau and Sumdum, is believad !to have been lost with all on board. | Great alarm is felt at Juneau because { the Seaolin is 1éng overdue and a num- ber of Juneau people are known to have been on board. While definite informa- tion is lacking it is believed at Juneau | that at least haif a dozen passengers were upon the Seaolin when she left Windham Bay. Her crew numbered six men. Advices from Juneau under date of Januar state that the Seaolin on that date was twelve days overdue from Windham Bay, at which place she wr sighted by a steamer which afterward made Juneau. The United States Gor ernment cutter Rush was sent out scarch of the Seaolin. Before the Rush left the citizens of Juneau and the| owners of the Seaolin made up a fund Rustler to and chartered the steamer prosecute a search steamer. Owing to the great violence yof the weather recently along the | Southeastern Alaska coast but little ;hope for the safety of the Seaolin is | entertained. She was bullt in San | Francisco in 1883. She was of 41 tons ! gross, 61 feet in length, 13 feet in beam ! land 4.8 feet molded depth. | o 3 | was a merchant of San Andreas and |leaves valuable property. He was | about 65 years of age { . —_— | Friend of Lincoln Dies. { WATERBURY, Comn. Jan. 27— General Stephen W. Kellogg, a former | Congressman and a delegate to the Re- publican National Convention that ! nominated Abraham Lincoln, died here | to-night, aged 93. \ [ FREE l A PORTFOLIO OF 1 CALIFORNIA VIEWS To Want Advertisers In Next Sunday’s Call. | Bring your ad to The Calt Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week and get one of these pretty little souvenirs. , ! | tionary rather than warlike.” i S road Commission, will leave here in a | sired peace, which he believed would | in recent years requires a second line | | obtaining GERMANY PLANS TO REAP PROFIT FROM THE WAR —_— Continued From Page 1, Column 1. neighborhood of Port Arthur are en- tirely without significance, saying in explantion that they are probably merely routine changes of station and certainly made without the expectation ! of a collision. A prominent admiral | sald in an interview to-day: “The Admiralty believes in the suc- cessful termination of the negotiations. Some of our ships in the Far East are still in reserve. The steps now being taken should be described as precau- Prince Khiloff, Minister of the Rail- few days for Irktsk to inspeet the nearly completed railroad line around Lake Baikal, which connects the two ends of the Siberian road. This con- nection, which will permit through trains, is considered of great advan- tage, especially in the event of winter military exigencies. The Czar, when voicing his approval of Prince Khiloff's mission, said, in substance, that he de- not be broken, but that it was proper to be prepared for all emergencies. BELLICOSE RUSSIAN PRESS. Some of the Russian newspapers are again becoming bellicose. The Bourse Gazette declares that Russia has reached the parting of the ways and must now choose her position and maintain it. It discusses seriously the “yellow peril,” contending it to be the duty of the powers to intervene, as they did after the China-Japanese war. The Gazette concludes its ar- ticle by saying that if Japan persists in her warlike attitude Russla is not going to be intimidated. The Novoe Vremya says the conver- sion of the reserve battalions into regiments, which was not carried out sgme months ago for financial rea- sons, is now executed because more military units are needed in the Far East and because Germany’s increase of defense. e SHAPING THE RUSSIAN REPLY. Lamsdorff Hopes to So Word It as to | Avoid a Conflict. | PARIS, Jan. 27.—Official advices re- ceived here from St. Petersburg show | that Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, be- | fore giving Russia’s answer, has called in Japanese Minister Kurino. The two isters are now conferring with the view of o shaping the response as to avoid a conflict. This 1s considered to explanation of the dispatch from io saying Japan has requested Rus- | sia to hasten her reply. As Lamsdorft and Kurino are having conferences | prior to the submission of the reply, | it is regarded dence of Japan's insistence upon an early answer and | of Russia’s desire to avoid a response which might precipitate hostilities. | Count Lamsdorff’s course in conferring with Kurino before answering Is cited as showing Russia’s willingness to go | to the last limit in order to avoid war. | But, it is added, if the efforts of Russia | fail she will be prepared to strike very | hard blows from the outset. | | | | as e All information reaching the highest | quarters here tends to show that the | crisis continues acute. It appears to | be the accepted conviction in Govern- ment circles that the final determina- tion betweén peace and war cannot be long deferred. The officials continue to hope for peace, but they make the reservation that the discouraging as- pect which the situation has assumed during the last few days has not been ameliorated. A categorical denial is given, so far as France is concerned, to the Peking representation that the French Minis- | ter is taking part in negotiations with | the view of the mediation of France, | Great Britain and the United States. A A i coup JAPANE! XPECTED. | Korea Will Be the Theater of the | Mikado's Operations. i LONDON, Jan. 27.—Dispatches re- | ceived to-day on the Far Eastern sit- | uation do not reveal any change therein. The Japanese Government is holding conferences with bankers and others with regard to providing | the sinews for a possible war. Cable- grams from Tokio comment signifi- cantly upon the calm and confident at- titude of the Japanese people. According to the correspondent of | the Daily Mail at Chefu everything! points to an impending Japanese coup | in Korea, for which both military and | naval preparations are being made. Correspondents of the Times in the principal towns of Russia report ac- | tive warlike preparations and the Be- lief that war is near. At Vladivostok large orders have been given for American corned beef for the Russian navy. —_— JAPAN IMPOSES WAR TAX. Drastic Measures to Supply Funds for | Impending Conflict. TOKIO, Jan. 27.—It is understood that the Cabinet, assisted by the Elder Statesmen, has completed a financial programme, which it is ex- pected will be published shortly. It is said to include the issuance of ex- chequer bonds to the amount of 100 000,000 yen, increasing taxes to the | extent of 50,000,000 yen. LONDON, Jan. 28.—The Times this morning publishes the following dis- patch from its Tokio correspondent: *““The Government has resolved to impose a war tax by doubling the lend tax and the income tax. thereby revenue additional 40,000,000 ven ($ of TO- | Russian Gouncil of State Will Draw Up Reply to Japan. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 28, 6 a. m. | The Council of State will meet to-day under the presidency of the Czar to consider the terms of Russia's re- sponse to Japan's last note. BERLIN, Jan. 27.—The Paris cor- | respondent of the Berliner Tageblatt claims authority for the statement that the forthcoming Russian note to Japan will be Russia’s last word in he matter and it will be categorical and declare that Russia cannot make further concessions than those con- tained in the note in question. The correspondent says also that Russia is particularly opposed to the fortifica- ' tion of Masampho. ' | quarantine line is getting to be a se- | of which is known to be free from the { plains and the greater part of the cattle | enforcement of the quarantine and be | smuggling | which cattle can be moved* under in- | spection. | drouth, extending the time. . wind and clear skies, without disas- AD7ERTISEMENTS, Peruna is recommended by fifty members of Congress, by Governors, Consuls, Generals, Mas- jors, Captains, Admirals, Eminent Physicians, Clergymen, many Hospitals and public institu- tions, and thousands upon thousands of those in the humbler walks of life. IROUTH HIRTS THE CATTLEVIEY Livestock in San Luis Obispo, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Are Nearly Starved ARSI, atch to The C Special Di all. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 27.—The| need of being on the right side of the rious question to the stockmen of this | eounty, and more particularly so to the | counties next south—Santa Barbara and Ventura. The dryest winter sea- | son by half since 1869, when the first ac- | curate reports were kept, up to 1887 was 1886-87, when 2.66 inches of rain had fallen up to February 1. In the other | seasons before and since 1887 from two to six times as niuch rain has fallen. The year 1887 was a good one, as mine inches of rain fell during February and | 3.50 inches later. This year only 1.90 inches of rain have fallen to date. These figures show the actual condi- tions in this community and in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties there has been scarcely an inch of rain, and that has fallen within ten days. This condition of affairs has called State Veterinarian C. H. Blemer here; also County Veterinarian G. F. Faulk- ner ¢f Monterey. They canvassed the situation here yesterday and an effort will be made to have the County Board of Supervisors, which meets next Mon- day, establish a cattle quarantine line through this county, the northern half Texas fever tick. This would permit the removal of cattle from the Carisa ranges of San Luis Obispo County. This being an inter-county line, it is neces- sary for the county to guarantee the responsible for of across the line. After January 31 the season closes in the prevention of the | fever-infected cattle | Dr. Blemer will try and ob- the But the doctor does not know where the cattle could be taken, even if permitted to go, as there is no grass in Northern Cali- fornia and Oregon, owing to the cold, and where it has been warm there has been no rain. A good rain of several inches at this time would save everything, but the country cannot stand much more north tain a special order, because of trous results. Dr. Blemer says ‘that there are be- tween 400,000 and 500,000 head of cattle in the drouth stricken district, and un- less rain comes they will have to be moved or they will die. 1f the Texas tick was eradicated, not only would the cattle be healthier and stronger, but they could be moved at will, and there would be less danger of the cattlemen getting caught so heavily and helplessly stocked. Dr. Blemer and Dr. Faulkner went north vesterday afternoon, but will re- turn to the meeting of the Supervisors next Monday. VENTURA, Jan. 27.—One thousan wethers and lambs were shipped this | here. afternoon from Saticoy to Los During the last three months 20,000 sheep have been shipped to butchers in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. There are only a few more marketable sheep left in Ventura County and these will be shippe - out at once. The sheep men have been compelled to sell owing | to the lack of feed, and unless there is rain in the early part of February {10,000 ewes and lambs will die. The question of feed is worrying all the stockmen. Many head of cattle have died during the last week and | | several stockmen will b financially ruined. —_—————————— San Francisco Boys Under Arrest. STOCKTON, Jan —Eddie Wiley. George Hendricks,. Percy Smith and Lawrence Burns, all of San Francisco, were arrested at Woodbridge, this county, this afternoon and charged with grand larceny, they having rode away with four bicycles belonging to students of the El Dorado School of | They were headed for Sac- The boys, who are between ramento. 12 and 14 years of age, are in jail —_———————— REDDING, Jan. 27.—The Dry SI owned by Dan McCarthy of Oakland a ding, situated near the raiiroad conn Iron Mountain mine and the Keswick has_been bonded to A. M. McDonal land. | Angfile?.llfi_\s‘TERN CAPITAL MAY BE INVE D IN SAN JOSE Representatives of Big Houses Are Looking for Sites for Branches in the Garden City. SAN JOSE, Jan. son, a canner of Mun .—W. 4 ie, Ind Samp~ is here | for the purpose starting a large can- nery canr to be devoted exclusively g of peas. He to the is trying to se- | cure a guarantee that 200 acres will be | planted to peas and in case this is dong, il he will bring part of his canning plant here from the East. A committee has been appointed by the Chamber of Comerce to confer with Sampson with a view to advancing the project. Messrs. E. H. Wright of Cornin, B. Nash of Itacha and F. Bush of Syracuse, N. Y., have been here look- ing over the land at Alviso for a suit- able location for a large rope walk. They propose to manufacture cotton and manila The J. S. rope. visitors are greatly pleased with Alviso. —_——— Despondent Man Kills Himself. GLEN ELLEN, Jan. 27.—Cuiseppe Silicani, a woodcutter, employed by the Strife ranch, about six miles from Glen Ellen, committed suicide Tuesday by shooting himself. He had been sick and destitute and killed himself while in a despondent mood. Our sale of broken 50c values. Closing. Out Sqme_Shirts at 35 every shirt will be gone in a few day Some are 75c shirts, some are worth ADVERTISEMENTS. is taking so well that 63¢ and others are Though the sizes are broken, the patterns are numer- ous. strike your fancy. You will find several patterns in your size that will The shirts are on a counter arranged in sizes irom 14 to 17, and the price of any one is 35¢c. Out-of-town orders filled—zerite us. SNW00D§(0 740 Market Street