The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 6, 1904, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL; WED ESDAY, APRIL 6, 1904. OF THE CARMEN Say They Will Refuse to Break In Any Men Hired to Operate Local Cars . WILL. NOTIFY HOLLAND Chapman Refutes Stories That Company Is Trying to Precipitate Trouble| VS SIS s and J. H. Bowling, president an the C en’s jion, called on Manager « ited Rallroads yes- terds w a view of learning whe t was prepared to & the r t ¥ was t in all E ng & - .- WINDOW SMASHERS BREAK GLASS IN PAWNSHOP Brick Is Hurled Into Large Show Case of Raphael's Store on Kearny Street, ash of the ss was b ified Po e scene who n t ssing pedestriar an Nelson. H t th field K th ‘ Th Negro Soldier Shot in Hand. Biw The tw ken of th T ets tak his right han iting a we amed 1 When ke he place assauited Officers Minahan and Siiver heard the shote, but when they arrived on the scene the culprits b fled. Jealousy over the w na is ascribed as the cause « the shc ADVERTISEMENTS. £} o An 0 GNAHANTEESD €y SING MILK CONDEN and compare the quality of Pet Brand Evaporated Cream with any of its imitations. Note the difference. See how smooth and appetizing our oduct is, owing to its vy consistence, which keeps the butter fat equall distributed, in contrast wi the cheap and thin imita- tions which aliow the but- ter fat to rise and form unsightly clods. JASTHMANOLA| is the only cure for Nervous and Your Druggist or at 598 HAIGHT ST., San Francisco, Cal. mmunttion, Hunting and tloek_"fl'fl ll‘_l-“m for catalogue. SHREVE & BARBER CO., T Marke o and S retary respectively of | cused Grow Pa * The evidence connecting Cordelia Botkin with the murder of Mrs. John {P. Dunning is in. All that remains of the trial is the argument of the counsel | for the defense and the closing argu- ment of District Attorney Byington. | Twelve men in the jury box will de- | cide the question whether or not Mrs. | Botkin caused the death of Mrs. John P. Dunning and Mrs. Joshua P. Deane in August, 1888, in Dover, Del., by send- | Ing to the former, from this city, a box | of poisoned candy The testimony of both sides was con- cluded yesterday afternoon. Among | the features were the reappearance of Mrs. Botkin herself, called by the pros- | ecution In regard to the authorship of the anonymous letters alleged to have n sent to Mrs. Dunning. John P.| | | Dunn was called by the prosecution on an u mportant fact, and Attorney McGo for the defense, asked Dun- {n on that was quickly ob- s the prosecution, and the 1 was sustained by Judge Cook. rrassing question was: not ashamed of some of the gave on the stand dar- gged his head negatively, the spoken words of his de- d creep into the record the »n shut off his verbal reply. was called to testify re- nowledge of one of the iymous letters. The craning necks unusually la number of i her as she wobbled to an would suggest n the picture of a by her attractiv. SENSATION NOT SPRUNG. eness. Ir the closing testimony of the| prosecution there was n> evidence of 2 tion, which all throughout the has been promised. Less dramat- the opening was the closing wherein a with 1 st woman's life is possible verdict tha S ds of a hemp rop ve marks on her throat that testify truthfully to the manner tip nay | win e | of her death. | Six years have wrought, changes in memories, although not in | When M | was convicted and a sentence of life | prisonment was imposed on her. | The verdict was reversed by the Su- | preme Court on technical grounds fd the present trial resulted. | The defendant herself was the first witness called during the proceeding took the stand at the > District Attorney. Three Gowned in black d heavy bey an excuse of fatness, Botkin went to the front at the of District Attorney Byington. | re wae nothing in her appearance who is alleged to have ruined beliefs, | Botkin was first tried she | Ferral's Strong Words Make Ac- le and Nervous. Knight Will Plead for Defendant’s ! Acquittal To-Day. | | | | | | | | | | 4 PROSECUTION IN BOTKIN MURDER CASE BEGINS ITS ARGUMENT TO THE JURY/ (F COMPROMISE McGowan Prevents Prisoner at Bar From Giving Prolix Answers. Dunning Goaded by Questions Af- - fecting Sense of Honor. ! 4 garded her identity, the second her familiarity with her own handwriting and the last as to whether or not che could identify a certain anonymous | letter sent to Mrs, Dunning. To all of these she replied in curt negatives, and ) did a kangaroo attitude and slid in a verbal objection that warned the defendant not to be prolix in her speech. COOK TESTIFIES. Mrs. G. Smith, who occupied the | B 1 | | AssISTANT DISTRICT ROBERT FERRAL, WHO OF D THE ARGUM FOR THE PROSECUTION IN THE | BOTKIN CASE ERNOON, ( NUING TF ME LAST AND OCCUPYING RS IN 3 ' | BOTKIN ERNOON, SONTINUING, AND OCCUPYING HOURS IN THE '} \, <o - .- | questions were fired at her by Dis- | when she attempted to explain | exalted position of cook at the Vie- | trict Attorney Byingtqn. The first re- | Frank McGowan, one of her attor- | toria Hotel during Mrs. Botkin's resi- dence there, came next to the stand to disprove any knowledge of a visit by a physician on July 31, 1898, to Mrs: Botkin, at the time when the ac- cused woman is charged with pur- chasing the candy alleged to have CIVE RECTOR WARM WELCOME g s Grace Church Congregation and Officers Extend Greet- | ing tothe Rev. D. J. Evans EESETET N | A large assemblage of representa- | tive men and women of the Protestant | Episcopal Church gathered last night {at the Century Club to emphasize | their respect for and welcome to the | Rev. David J. Evans of New York, the | new rector of Grace Church, to whom they tendered a splendid reception. | The cozy and pretty rooms of the club occasion and the spacious hall was handsome and bright with its flower-adorned table in the center. The rector's parishioners, and scores from outside Grace Church parish, be- gan to arrive about 8:30 o'clock and were received by the Right Rev. Wii- liam Ford Nichols, Bishop of Califor- nia, and Mrs. Nichols and the vestry- men of Grace Church. Although the Rev. Mr. Evans ar- rived only as recently as last Wed- nesday he has already made a host of warm friends. He delivered his first sermon in this city dn Easter Sunday and his earnestness and straightfor- ward and unconventional introduc- tion of himself to his flock made an impression that was profound both on his congregation and the vestrymen and all other officers of the church. Last night the reverend gentieman wae given assurance of the esteem in which he is held by those who heard him Easter Sunday. He was extend- ed the hearty cordimlity characteristic of San Francisco's citizens. Among the many present to honor the rector were: The Bishop of California and Mrs. Nichols, bis Britannic Majesty's Consul General Courte- nay . Bennett and Mrs. Bennett, Miss Gus- sie Foute, Archdeacon Emery, Mr. and Mre. William Mintzer, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Woodward, Robert Woodward, Mrs. J. Russell lison, Mrs. Mount.- ford Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wiltred B. Chap- man, the Rev. Burr Miller Weeden and Mrs. Weeden, the Rev. Willlam E. Hayes, L. M. Ringwait, Mrs. Eliott McAliister, Mr. and Mrs. €. H. Parker, Mrs. Ashe, the Rev. Ernest Bradley, Rev. Mr. Clark. Rev. Dr. McClure, Mrs. Tewkesbury, Miss Gwin, Miss Maynard, Miss Sallie Maypard, Miss Colbourn. Mr. and Mrs. Pelham Ames, Mr. and Mrs, W. R._Sher- wood, Herbert: Folger, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam H. Holt and Miss Holt, Cyril Holt, Mr. and Mre Charies Platt. Miss Platt, Mr. and Mrs. Waltje, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Ames, the Misses Gibbs, the Rev. Robert E. Lee Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McLeod, Mre. Scott Wiison, Miss Helen Wilson, Kirkham Wright, Miss Jean- nette Wright, Miss Marion Wright, Dr. and Mrs. J. de C. Hathaway, Mr. Catton, Mr. and Mra. George Fossey Jr.,’Paul Clark and Har- vey Wi L3 — i Helen Doctur Is Released. Helen Doctur, the colored woman who gave herself up to the police Monday night, claiming she had shot a woman in Cleveland, Ohio, was re- leased yesterday. The Chief of Police at Cleveland tejegraphed that he did jnot want the Doctur woman, as she - had only shot at a woman in his city. were specially arranged for the | assembly | WORLD’S FIRST ; CONTRALTO AT | THE ALHAMBRA Whether Madame Schumann-Heink | | reminas of Mr.| Denis O'Sullivan is difficult to decide. | The singer gave the first of her three | | recitals at the Alhambra last night| | to an audience that reserved no en-| ilhusmsms. Its Baster hat, too, was | | more rdica or in complimentary evidence, together | with a general spring air about things. | | Perhaps of the great Grau sextet we | had here in the dear, dead days of three | | years ago, Sembrich, Melba, Nordica, Gadski, Calve, Schumann-Heink, the contralto is best, because uniquely re- membered. There was only one con- tralto— haven't forgotten her, to| judge by the numbers tucked into the | Alhambra last night. And when she | walked out, be-medaled round that| | noble decolletage of hers like a Dewey, and with her mirthful brown eyes al- most lost in her smile, we did not for- get to cheer. | ‘We have heard since her appearance here of the contralto’'s comic opera en- | gagement for this year. There were | some to wonder what that meant— | further than that the roguish Madda- | lena of “Die Meistersinger” was about | to illume the comic opera she is so | brilllantly fitted to adorn. It means evidently just this, that Madame Schumann-Heink will appear in comic opera because she will, not because, say, Wagner, in the solemn slang of the moment, has “ruined her voice.” Hardly. The voice—ah, such a voice! | An opulent, vivid, luscious volume of | &weets—is in its freshest prime. The singer seems never to touch the re- | gerves of its power. She sings one big thing after another without the slight- est sign of fatigue, the voice as se- renely pure at the end of the pro- gramme as at the beginning. There may be another such voice and with a brain behind it like Schumann-Heink's, but Fthe possibility is easily doubtful. Our city halls have echoed to none such in my experience, nor, T fancy, are| likely to. Perhaps there is a less vividly intel- lectual quality in Schumann-Heink's musical speech than in Nordica's, but there is the same dramatic verve, abso- | lute technical authority and wide range of sympathy. And the vocal quality. Take the Nordica voice, run it down to | that deep E of “Der Wanderer,” hon- eyed and heady like old mead, and you have the Schumann-Heink organ. One noted it in the unforgotten glories of “Lohengrin,” where the sister voices of | the two were interwoven beyond recog- nition. The Denis O'Sullivan resem- blance—our brilliant expatriate has just been giving his Hugo Wolf to London—is as easily defensible, nor needs defense to those who know both singers. The fun, the dithyrambic dash, the heart, the lively fervor, besides all the other gifts that make Denis O'Sullivan a born singer of songs, make Schumann- Heink equally such. In fact, she is as much at home in concert as in opera. | She warmed up on the “Mitrane” aria of Ros a Schubert group that im- mediately placed her en rapport with the audience, “Du bist die Ruh” ‘Wohin” and “Der Wanderer.” The “Mitrane” is a grave and gracious ari that promises heavily for further quaintance. Schubert, q of course, was splendidly his gifted Wangderer” being tr by “Der imperiously encored. Perhaps as fine a thing as any on the programme fol- lowed in the recitative and air, “The Lord Ts ar,” given with utmost majesty. The singer then introduced a new olf song, “Heimweh,” distinc- tive, original and most engaging. It was enthu ically encored for its own sake and kindily repeated by the singer. The three Riedl songs from “The Trumpeter of Sakkingen,” also new here, followed. Except the first, a facileand pretty | thing, they were worth little beyond what Schumann-Heink lent them. A beautiful “Widmung™ then roused the attendant fatherlanders to hysterical flights of ‘appreclation and the rest of us to following suit. Kine of another color is “Die Drei Zigeuner,” in which Lizst rhapsodizes a I'Hongroise for voice and piano. Tremendously effective this became with the dramatic fervor of this Or- trud behind it. The>~cycle, ‘“‘Poet Love,” of Schumann—the “Im Wu derschonen Monat Mai"—lusciously sung; “Aus Meinen Thranen Spries- sen” and “Die Rose, die Lilie” follow- ed to yet more enthusiasm. Perhaps the bravas—that began un- ashamed after the Schubert group— reached their loudest for the splendid rendering of the Prison Scene from #Der Prophet.” Here the fabulous fa- cility of Madame's vocal machinery were in the best evidence. She sings, actually with the flexile ease of a coloratura soprane, turns, roulades, scales, trills—no, the trill was not of the best in its mezzo forte variety— running like syrup from a pitcher—as I believe I have said before. A dashing bolero of Arditi's ended the pro- gramme. \ To Miss Josephine Hartman, who accompanies with excellent taste, there is also the credit of two nicely given plano solos, a Chopin nocturne (C minor) and the Wagner-Liszt “Liebes- tod.” To-morrow night there is another concert. Pawn your boots if need be, but go, that is if you care anything about good singing. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. i S DEAF AND DUMB CHILDREN ATTEND CIRCUS IN A BODY The two classes of deaf and dumb children from the Harrison primary school attended the Norris & Rowe circus at Mechanics' Pavilion yester- day afternoon in a body. They en- joyed the show very much. The circus drew great crowds, both yesterday afternoon and last evening, and the big pavilion was taxed. The acts were. good and -were hailed with delight by the audience, Each was executed without loss of time, amd one followed another in rapid suc- cession, so that there were no waits between times. couhtrywoman, | x5 EDWARD HOWARD GRIGGS TO GIVE TALKS ON ETHICS | Young College Man Comes Back to California Leden With Laurels | Won in Classic Centers, On Friday Edward Howard Griggs, famed from end to end of the country as an exponent of ethics, will begin a series of lectures in the parlors of the First Unitarian Church under the aus- pices of the Channing Auxiliary lec- ture committee. The series will be follows: Friday, April 8, 3:30 lock Pierre Loti, the Sensitive Dreamer”; Saturday, April 16, 10:30 o'clock, “Marie Bashkirtseff: A Mod- ern Woman's Problem’ Monday, April 18, 3:30 o'clock, “Ravenna, the Light That Failed” (with stereopticon). The course tickets (coupon) are on sale at $1, with single admission at 150 cents, ————————— SACRAMENTO, April At the headquar- ters of the Bufiding Tra ouncil this morn- ing A. J. Conrad stated that about 250 union men were at work in various branches of the building trades, an increase of twelve over the returns of yesterday. Ibeen poisoned and sent to Mrs. Dun- ning at Dover, Delaware. Mrs. Smith was retired after a declaration that a doctor might have visited Mrs. Botkin on the date in ques- tion unknown to the witness. When Dunning walked into the court- room on the demand of the District At- torney Mrs. Botkin talked excitedly for | gne minute to Attorney McGowan. After that Dunning testified as to a se- cured loan he obtained from Mrs. Cor- bally, the woman of mystery in the trial. He said that the transaction was entirely proper and that he never had fllicit relations with the woman in question. On cross-examination At- torney McGowan asked the witness a question regarding his lack of shame. It was ruled out by the court. Charles Brown, purser of the steamer | Pomona in 1897, called by the defense, told that when he acted in the capacity named the steamer carried mail. This testimony was introduced to support the defense in its theory that one of the anonymous letters, which has been fdeclared to be in Mrs. Botkin's hand- | writing, could not have been mailed by her because it was postmarked at San Francisco on a date when,;she was in Humboldt County. Copies of daily paper published in this city were packed into the court- room by G. G. Weigel to show that certain interviews with reporters al- leged by the prosecution were never printed. This ended the testimony. FERRAL OPENS. Argument of counsel was in order, and Assistant District Attorney Ferral left his seat and faced the jury. Dur- ing the first part of his terrific arraign- ment of the defendant his voice was bad, but he warmed up in a few min- utes and thereafter his denunciations rang out clearly and coldly, like the snapping of a pine under stress of frost. Under the ordeal of the opening argu- ment Mrs. Botkin lost the wonted fluzh in her cheeks and her ordinarily tense | lips grew into a straight line. Her hands were nervous and the neck mus- | cles twitched, but there was no other indication of a physical breakdown, as has been told by prophets. Asgsistant District Attorney Ferral oc- cupied more than an hour during his argument in the afternoon session, and when adjournment time came Judge Cook announced that a night session would be held. At 8 o’clock last night Assistant District Attorney Ferral fin- | jshed his argument and closed at 10: To-day Attorney Knight will make the opening argument for the defense. —_—————— Steamship Ventura Arrives. The Oceanic Company’s steamship Ventura, Captain Hayward, from Aus- tralia and way ports, dropped anchor in the harbor shortly after midnight this morning. She was twenty-three days out from Sydney and seven days from Honolulu. Her passenger includes 146 in her first cabin, 7 the second cabin and 73 in the steer- age. —————s Automobile Goes Up in Flames. An automobile caught fire and was totally destroyed at streets at 8 o'clock last night. The fi was preceded by an explosion. the force of which threw the chauffeur and a companion that was riding with him to the pavement. The two disap- peared after the occurrence without giving their names. Neither was se- riously injured. —_————— Fraternity Honors D. Delany. The first banquet of the Delta Sigma Fraternity was held at its clubrooms, 171 Carl street, last Saturday night in honor of D. Delany, who has just re- turned from a trip abroad. The toast- master of the evening was Mr. Lon- don. Speeches were made by J. Burt, W. Triebel, H. Rudee, R. Stierlen and F. Lewenthal. % Fell and Stanyan | SUBMIT BASIS Trouble Between Contend- ing Factions of Painters May Be Settled Amicably WANT LIMIT INCREASED Fishermen Desire to Catch 1300 a Boat— Barbers After Unsanitary. Shops = The General Executive Board of Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators | ana Paperhangers of America has is- sued the following for the benefit’ of those interested in the trouble that grew out of the semi-annual election for officers last December: aitfculties have arisen be- ¢ local umion No. 7 Whereas, Certain tween the brothers our_brotherhood, and Whereas, It is deemed advisable to set il such differences amicably and without u | necessaty delay, we, the undersigned, me bers of the law and legisiative committee the organization generally referred to as (oe Jessle strést element, thereunto duly author- aed by the members of our organization the following propositions s it we pledge our- smpromise selves as individuals and for our organization that the same will honestly, fairly aad faithfuliy cxecuted in ca: are aceeptabls t) the nding partiss and to the general | executiv i of our brotherhood 2 } “'First —That the charter of local union N |19 be surrendered to the general executiv: board and that the sald local unjon be di banded. Tha charters be i one t neither és local element and . but that ¥ each element at > this agreem= and that cen the two eys heid b 1 | ““Thira | aceruing ences exist local union N of t or expulsi he present aier: two eloments oked and expunged on and ail 509 to be restored 1 privileges as a member of fish that each It boat should catch that is disturbing the is the quantity evenness of the fishermen up morth this season and not the rate of wages. The rate heretofore allowed each boat on a catch was fixed at 1000; this year | the men want the limit increased to 1300, with the prices as before: 2 cents | each for dogfish, 2% cents for red and Iverside fish, and 10 cents for salmon, with $50 for crewing the vessels to and from Astoria to the fishing grounds | The difference being so little it thought that the canneries will yield rather than get into a tangle with their men at this time. when every day counts in the general catch for the season. As a sanitary measure governing barber shons a committee consisting of A. Gorfinkel, Frederick Smith, J. L. Hirsch and R. F. Dumont was ap- pointed by the Barbers’ Union to in- vite the co-oneration of the Health Department in taking notice of tain shops which seem to be neglectful on this particular point. The seventh annual ball of the Na- tional Asscciation of Letter Carriers will be held at Maple Hall, Oakland, to-night. ” The following officers and members have been entrusted with arrange- | ments for the event: President, W. H | Smith: vice president, R. Feige: re- | cording secretary, F. Burger: finan- cial secretary, H. W. Miller; treasurer, G. Edward Sterling; sergeant at arms, R. Mueller; collector M. B. A., 8. F. Mahar; trustees—J. Z. Barnett, C. H. Allen and Harry Leber; committee of arrangements—F. E. Burger (chair- man), R. E. Mueller, R. Feige, C. H. Allen and J. Z. Barnett; floor manager, | W. H. Smith; assistant, J. F. Kenney: floor committee—D. J. Hollohan, J. J. Healy, H. W. Miller, T. J. Gallagher; Peter Nelson. W. H. O'Connor and E. | E. Meyers; reception committee, Mrs. R. E. Mueller, Mrs. Edna Swaite, Mrs. { G. Edward Sterling, Mrs. W. H. Smith, Mrs. J. F. Kenney, Mrs. J. Z. Barnett, Mrs. C. H. Allen, O. G. Rhoe, H: S. Skinner and A. S. Miley. —_————————— April 5.—The cases Taylor, John Powers and Ch: charged with complicity in the mu Goebel, were called in the Circ ¢ and passed to the next ter W, ariton, also charged with complicity failed to appear and his bond was declared forfeited | FRANKFORT, Kvy. s W ley. troubles follow. msno tic pains and disease. A Trial Free 10 SAN FRANCISCO CALL READERS. 3000005060000 0060060668¢ Away With Backache! That constant backache! ’tis the Ffirst symptom of Kidney ills—comes in many forms — sudden twinges of pain —slow exhaustive aches — Kidneys out of order, require relief. ache is a Kidney warning—neglect the warning, other Sick Kidneys cause bad backs—bad backs are weak and lame and aching. 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