The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 1904. DLER AT LAST RUY DO Police (aptuw Carl Anderson, NI a Man of Many Aliases and | One of the tors in the Boldest Opera- United States FORGED PROPERTY DEEDS INVOLVING THOUSANDS . Although Using Simple Meth- ods, He Consummated Many Big Deals and Pocketed Large | Sums by Sacrificing Realty — Spectal T tch to The Call LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.—As the cul- mination of det h has been t and w officers progress s half a doz most ex ever o stoc per: K in before m m of eted one nag been —at's have the ave beer ng in pr the off Jocal case and m E aid He sold xha mort - where sas City ng for it, nis white neigh- ', boss. Takin' it nd it hasn’t vou quit it and try cured Uncle "Bijah, “I's had aie atiz fawty-f eshs. Yo' éon’t "speck T kin git shet on it all to g Tribune, Skm Dlseases of the most stubborn and chrenic kind are ptly relieved and eventually by the use of yd rozone This powerful germicide is ab- solutely harmless. It has cured cases pronounced incurable and will cure you. By killing the germs that cause skin diseases, it allows Nature to restore 2 healthy . Used and endorsed by lead- mz physicians everywhere for the last 12 years. Bookleton request. Sold by leading druggists or trial bottlc sent prepaid on receipt of 25 cents. Qi Chactitemtt 61 O Prince St.,, New York. Two kinds of goods and trade; a bargain’s a bargain and moneyback. One makes' WARSHIPSREADY FOR MANEUVERS Twelve American Vessels Are’ Now at Guantanamo Prepsr—k ing for the Sea Trials | ——— | OFFICERS TRANSFERRED | Many Sailors Have Been Ill { With Measles and Small-| pox, but All Are Convalescent FERR R GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Feb. 21. — A | dozen United States warships are here | preparing for the maneuvers. Lieuten- ant Commander William H. Allen of the converted gunboat Vixen has been ordered to command the monitor Am- phitrite, and all the officers of the| ixen have been ordered to the monitor | ith the exception of Lieutenant Will- fam R. Cush Ensign John H. Jackson and Surgeon Richardson, who | will retain th Q ters on the gun- boat. The Vixen wi act a tender to the fleet. Lieutenant Commander E. H. Tillman of the Amphitrite, Lieuten- ant Halstead of the Scorpion and En- sign C. Cook of the Abere nda are home- colliers Evelyn, »\rh:\(k are coal- he maneuvers, in Tuesday next. | marinés will be estab-| lla Hill and marines will ans who are now in harbor lights. The work bans onsidered unsatis- factory. Much has been done in sounding for the tion of the dry- |dock and in fixing A spindle has been erected off Carvalda Point. There are twenty-three cases of measles on board the battleship Maine e on the converted cruiser Yan- There is also of smallpox arge. A 1 of the sick are The Luc which will b: A camp of lished at McCa | replace the Cub: charge of the of the Cu is anges. kee isolated on a reported convalescent. | JAPAR TO SIRK RUSSIAN CAUISERS et Column 4. Continued From Page 1, forces in the Far has been much speculation a would be- come of the Ru r at Shang- ement of the powers to ity in China makes e right to or- igerent from its priv- » preserve neutrality ¢ will bound where lay with the hail of tha demands withdrawal, will ¥ warships at Shangk some if she he of China. b of the ers niieE womnd o Tisaten H. Chandie led to-day WIHSHIPS BUMHAHH HUHATE Continued From Page 1, Column 1. an attack on the vessels, and a battery fire was opened on the revolution This was followed up by the de ark- ation of 400 marines and bluejackets from the Columbia and the Newark, who made a successful landing asho: They dislodged the insurgents from thelr positions 1 chased them into the country. After accomplishing this the marines and bluejackets took again to their boats and returhed to their ships. One man, a bugler named Painter, was seriously wounded by the accidental explosion of his firing piece. There were no other casualties, Close attention is being given by ad- stration officers to affairs in Santo ngo. A number of warships are | being kept in the waters of that coun- American interests may protected in cases of n(uhlf between the regular government !and the insurgents. Forcible interfer- ence in the affairs of the country, how- ever, have been avoided up to time, as far as news received by the | department is concerned. { Marines from the United States cruis- Columbia remained stationed at | Pajarito, near Santo Domingo City, un- til late this afternoon, when they with- drew. During the occupation the in- surgents withdrew to a great distance, | The shells from the cruiser Newark caused some damage in Pajarito and the surrounding country. A protest signed by prominent efti-| | zens has been distributed to the public against the action of the Unjted States warship, which it describes as an inso- | lent outrage against the liberty of the republic and a disgrace to the national |dhgnity. The Newark left this afternoon for Guantanamo. | President Morales arrived here to- | | day. The day passed quietly, but to- night firlng began at the west gate of the city. | SANTO DOMINGO, Feb. 16.— —TYester- | idn) a French merchant steamer en- tered the river, convoyed by a launch | from the United States cruiser Colum- | bia. The rebels abstained from firing | on the vessel. This morning the Gov- ernment troops attacked the rebels out- side the city and severe fighting en-| this | NEWS OF HIS APPOINTMENT FINDS JUDGE GARBER SICK | Distinguished Jurist Is Too tion His Selection for Pana but It Is Ascertained That Il to Discuss for Publica- ma Canal Commissionership, the Honor Was Not Expected o ROOSEVELT TO OF THE PANAMA BY EN ER WHO HAS BEEMN VE AS ONE OF AL COMMISSION. CHOSEN THE e e - — S W 1 political and legal circles are|President his fitness for the place. In- int i ta. Dréatdent Rooa. looks as if Judge Garber were announcement that he had de- u "l‘ pe gl ‘h""l" i xe: 2 " e R z preme l,nun hu. nd becaine ac- viding the sished Jurist would|guainted with the President, the late! While the friends | Senator Hanna and other men close to ope he will not re-!the administration. » his p sional and 1t is generally believed that Judge 1 th tendered by the n's chief m te, and are urg- to accept it, his decision is not lic for some time, abed at his home, in eley in no condition to give| the subject the consideration its im- portance « inds. s too ill to be inter- it from a member | learned that the | Senator Perkins surpr as the re- ispatch had given the t. A few months ago aper report that been recommended to the President for appointment to the Canal Commission; but, as the story not authenticated, it was not given rious attention by its subject. The nce from Washington last Judge ise, was a > Garber intellig proved mmendati the comm Garber legal chief re for the 1 to the President sionership, for legal ng tal will commission. enactment of laws for the of the canal zone is like upon the commissioners, ver at least will be nec Berkeley, noon with v partner, anc \that he would probably be able to fur- as to Judge the appoint- | on enlightenment Garber’s intention to ment. the Cres 11 residence, Webster street in this city last nlght it was announced that Mr. Cresw had returned from his visf a very nish some him talking to any one. Saturday must have been made all the | The President will send his more surprising to Judge Garber by | nominations for danal commissioners to | the fact that he had not been recom- |the Senate next Wednesday, the day| mended by Senators Perkins and Bard, |after the ratification of the canal although they at once admitted to the | treaty. | - :: — SHOOTS AT A BIR ANOTHER ISTHMIAN KILLS AN ENGINEER CANAL IS PROPOSED Member of Crew of Revenue Cutter | Dr. Mariano Medina So{‘kfl' American Arcata Is Victim of Unfortunte Capital to Construct Waterway Accident. Across Tehuantepec Country. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Feb. 21 MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.—Dr. Mari- ano Medina has gone to the Unned‘ —The news reached here to-day that on Friday while the revenue cutter Arcata was lying at the Friday har- bor dock her crew amused themselves by shooting at passing ducks with a riffie, A bird passed over the vessel and a coal passer named Alfred Goebel leveled his rifle at it just as Willlam L. Sayre, one of the warrant engineers, came into range. The heavy bullet ploughed through the head of the un- fortunate man, entering at the base of the skull and coming cut at the mouth, ling him instantly. The Coroner's v exonerated Goebel, who is fran- tic with grief. Sayre had been several years In the revenue service and left wife at San Francisco. ——— e————— BUYS A PISTOL AND KILLS HIMSELF AT ONCE J. W. Briggs of Pinole Concludes a Visit at Modesto by Commit- ting Suicide. MODESTO, Feb. 21.—J. W. Briggs committed suicide here to-day shortly before noon. He was visiting relatives |and was to have gone to Lodi to at- tend the funeral of a nephew this af- ternoon. Just before train time he left the home of his brother-in-law and went to a hardware store, where he purchased a revolver. Saying fare- | well to the salesman he placed the re- volver to his head and fired a bullet through his brain. Death resulted im- mediately. No cause for the suicide is known. Briggs had been chief engi- neer of the Pinole Powder Works for six years. He leaves a wife, a son and friends, and the other loses | sued, lasting many hours. The rebels|two daughters, who have resided in em. Schilling’s Best at your grocer’s. were forced to retire, leaving many | killed and wounded on the field. Thev action resulted in a complete vlctory. for the Government, and the siege ot the city is considered to have been ! raised. Modesto for years. tepec, taking advantage of several navigable. entirely private. ——— Continued From Page 1, sla, sists in her regrettable hostility. Be- sides the annoying police measures she has taken against our people, our com- merce suffers serious obstacles; and Turkish troops along our rrontier and the moblization of troops at strategic points is menacing us.” in Constantinople which had a prepon- derating influence, and quoted from consular reports to the effect that the | Turke feared a military insurrection if war with Bulgaria were not declared. “In the light of these facts,” Zolto- vitch continued, “it is natural that Bul- garia, too, should be preparing.” It is understood the powers are con- sidering simultaneous representations to Constantinople and Sofia to compel —— “Why does she go to Eurcpe so often?” For the joy of trying to bring things back free of duty.”—Chicago { Post. a limitation upon armament, The Turkish embassy is authorized to'state categorically that the Ottoman Goyernment has not given any orders Lor the mobilization of troops. s be Indeed the government / to devolve nd one good ssary on the | that | spent the after- man, and that his physician forbade | | seven States for the purpose of interesting capitalists in a project for constructing an inter-oceanic canal across this coun- try south of the isthmus of Tehuan- rivers which can be deepened and made | The estimated cost of the efterprise is $200,000,000. The project is o s T s o e s (NSURGENT ALBARIANS DISPERSING Column 2. The Bulgarian people have unanimous- ly expressed warm sympathy for Rus- ! “It is unfortunate that Turkey per- finally, the continued concentration of Zoltovitch said there was a war party | PREFERS DEATH T0 A REPULSE Los Angeles Man Follows Young Woman Home and on | | Being Rejected Kills Himself | FALLS DEAD AT HER FEET Suicide Was Separated From His Wife and Held a Re-| sponsible Business Position Er g i o Special Dispatch to The Call. | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. — Because | the girl upon whom he had been trying to force his attentions refused to per- mit him to accompany her home from a country dance near Norwalk, in ghe southern end of this county, Percy C. Calhoun of this city followed Miss Pearl Grover and her uncle four miles in a buggy early this morning and, ! arriving at her uncle’s house, was {granted an interview by her. After a| | few minutes conversation he drew a | j revolver and threatened first to Kkill her | and ihen, suddenly turning the weapon | | upon himseif, sent a bullet through his | head and fe'l dead at her feet. 1 Calhoun was a married man, but had separated from his wife. Miss Grover is a pretty stenographer, 22 years of; age. She did not know that Calhoun was married until to-day, when the| |dead man's wife gave directions as to | the disposition of the body. ! Calhoun occupied a responsible posi- | tion in the office of the Home Tele phone Company of this city. He was" of a wild disposition and had been | paying court to a number of youn; women. Particularly did he pursue Mi Grover and when, on Saturday after noon, he learned that she had gone m‘ Norwalk to visit her uncle, Dr. J. S. Grover, a wealthy resident of that part of the county, he followed her. Ar- riving there, he learned that she had gone to a dance, and he followed her. She repulsed his advances and x(ruserl‘ to ride home with him. He followed her | in his own buggy, and when she agreed | to talk to him he demanded that she | return at once to Los Angeles with| him. When he threatened her she| | coolly replied that she was not afraid | {of him. With the remark that he| would make her remember that night | | as long as she lived he then blew out | | his brains. G | Miss Grover fell in a faint beside his | | body and when her relatives renched. the porch it was $upposed that both had | been shot. Calhoun died instantly. Miss Grover is now under the care of a ph sician, suffering from nervous prostra- : l tion. { —_——— | i Northern Streams Are Swollen. | GAZELLE, Cal, Feb. 21.—The snow of vesterday changed to a heavy rain that fell steadily all night and through the day. This evening Shasta River | and Yreka Creek are at their highest | while Quartz and Willow Creeks are | higher than at any time for fourteen | years. Rain still continues. | generous downpour. | fine mist early in the morning, the rain ! cessor of the late Dwight L. SINGER ELOPES AND IS CAUGHT Pretty Soprano of a Church in Washington Is Arrested as | She Meets Her Companion; et ol | | DESERTS FIVE CHILDREN! Man Weeps When He Learns | That He Must Go Back to| Face the Irate Husband Special Dispatch o The Call. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 21.—When Mrs Addie Downs, the soprano of the Meth- | odist Church choir in Winlock, Wash., | stepped off the train here this morning she was arrested on a charge of eloping from her home with Carl Alvord, and | leaving a husband and five children be- | hind her. Mrs. Downs, who is a pretty | woman about 30 years of age, denied | the accusation vehemently, and the of- ficers were nonplused, being unable to find Alvord on the train. As they passed out of the depot entrance Al-| vord called to the woman from a cab | in which he was sitting, and he was | arrested. The couple then denied any acquaintanceship with each other, but | Alvord finally admitted that he had ad- | vanced Mrs. Downs money for her tick- | et. Later, when he heard he was to| be returned to Winlock. he wept, saying | that the woman's husband would surely | Kkill him. Sotl U e | | SONOMA COUNTY HAS | RAIN IN ABUNDANCE | More Than Twenty-Eight Inches Have Fallen This Season and Farm | Wor!: Is Retarded. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 21.—This city and vicinity was treated to-day to a Beginning with 2 | increased until it became auite a storm during the afternoon. There has been no ceseation at any time during the day. The record for the present sea- son is over twentv-eight inches, and instead of praying for rain, as South- ern €California has been doing. this city will soon be comnelled to ask for a cessation of the downpour. The pres- ent rain is ly retarding farm | work in this vicinity. The ground was getting into good condition for culti- vation before the vresent rain. but it will require several davs now to regain its former condition before farmers will be able to plow. Grass is making splendid headwav and Is many inches high. Early sown grain never looked better and everything points to a most successful season for fruits and grains. 7 S5 R e Evangelist to Lecture. The Rev. J. Campbell Morgan, suc- Moody, will begin a series of services on March 12 at the First Congregational Church which will continue until the 18th inst This will be the first appearance of this roted evangelist in San Francisco. morrow afternoon without unnecessa | be placed in the tomb and | Denver | here, SENATOR'S BODY T0 ENTER TOMB Remains of Mr. Hanna Will Be Taken to the Final Rest- ing Place Without Ceremony —_— FAMILY TO BE PRESENT Widow of the Dead States- man Has Been Ill Sinee the Funeral, but Is Improved £ CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 21.—To- ceremony the casket containing the r mains of the late Senator Hanna wi all that is mortal of the dead statesman will have been hidden from the eyes o The members ¢ 1t when the ¢ family will be p is taken from the receiving vauit, and in all probability will be the only wit- nesses to the final disposition of the remains of their kinsman Mrs. Hanna, who has been ill the funeral servi pected to be able to attend, but she is still unable to leave her ho t is probable that the body will be per- mitted to repose in the vault until her health is improved sufficiently to permit of her presence at the ceme- tery. ————— MILITIA FROM DENVER LEAVE TELLURIDE MINE Local Troops \\ill Succeed and the Military Restrictions Will Continue. TELLURIDE, Colo., Feb. 21.—Ma- Jor Hill and about forty membe troop of the Colorado tional Guard left for their homes to- day. Their places were taken by local troops, of which Bulkeley We manager of the Smuggler-Union mine is in command. Captain Wells succeeds Major Hill in command of the military forces here. No definite plans have been anounced for a witl drawal of the military from San Mi- guel County and it cannot be stated Jjust when martial law will end. —_——— Russians Balk Consul Miller. YINKOW, Feb. 21.—All of United States Consul Miller’s efforts to arrange for his representative to meet the Japa- nese refugees at Newchwang have failed. The obstacles which the v regal and civil adminjstrations placed in his way seemed toindicate that it is the intention of the authorities to con- trol and remove the refugees so as to prevent their lodging complaints and laying evidence of their treatment be- fore foreighers. e ——— No Fun in It.—"Oh, it's no fun being engaged to him,"” she said bitterly. “Why not€” asked her dearest friend. “Why, when vyou stir up a little quarrel just to drive away the ennui, he takes it seriously and keeps a worrled for fear you've really him.”—Chicago Post. lost ADVERTISEMENTS. i ‘ i 1 | QOuRr STORES - CLOSE TODAY to commemorate the birth of “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” . Spl\eons (0 : 780 Marlset St. and corpowen 1 & Eddy Sts. e i e e«