The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1904, Page 1

b N Torecast made cisco for thirty midnight, July 12 San Francisco Fair Tuesday; \] winds. fresh westerly A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. at San Fran- hours ending and vicinity— Grand—“Mr. York.” o tral—*, the Mohawk.” utes—Vand N e Columbia—*Cousin Kate:” Fischer's—“A Lucky Stoune.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. Tivoli—“Robin Hood.” Barnes -of New 2 Al s SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1904. PRICE FIVE CE WO0S DEATH 1T FUVERAL Murderer Attempts| Suicide at Grave of Vietims. Suddenly y Appears After Posse ‘Had Sought Him Vainly for Days. | Wounds Upon Him- Mourn-rs Can ur Michael culmination iam e murder of his wife rday by appear- idst of the era afternoon self twice across the ng himself jeputy sheriffs and scores of »f the murdered € ad}xcen: around for of these andoned the ent at the ssisted by hunting th w services Zeller ket on the ceme- tracted the atten- He was still knife with which he murders. Those at zed at sight of the they had time to cry out drew the knife twice across d fell to the ground. alph, who happened snatched the knifé from prevented him harming But the wounds were Ralph said, to cause irners ugh s death as carried into his own home, ne's from the scene, ortable position and s a police officer. flicers Zeller was able to say r e he sank into an un- n. It was gathered entary sentences that in the high brush be- nd the cemetery dur- time the “posse was m, and he said that passed within six feet row ¥ t s the cause of the trag- asked me and my wife “It had been hurts me he said rs. It to explained that it was ate to get a mething to eat s hiding place. gardener, who had d reputation until hen he stabbed his en killed his father- mp, 69 years of age, his daughter's assist- victims died in a few des rning, W blood off the knife ross a cornfield. That of him untii his dra- reappe this afternoon. —_————— DISMISSAL FROM ARMY MAY BE OFFICER'S FATE Loss of Straps, It Is Understood, Is Sentence Imposed Upon Second Lieutenant Pruyn. WASHINGTON, July 11.—Second Lieutenant John McE. Pruyn, Four- teenth United States Infantry, was re- cently courtmartialed in Philippines rges which included that of in- The records of the case on « toxicat e army, but it will not be dis- il the return to Washing- Secretary of War. It is 1 that the sentence imposed the court, of which Colonel C. B. posed of of t Hall is president, and which was held | at Calbayog, Samar, from April 25 to 28, is that Lieutenant Pruyn be dis- missed from the service. Lieutenant Pruyn, who has promi- nent relatives in Albany, enlisted in the Forty-second Volunteer Infantry 1 October, 1899, he was appointed a second lieutenant the Fourteenth Infantry and was later transferred to the Second Infan- try and then back to the Fourteenth. —— STOCK THIEF SHOOTS BOY WHO TOLD OF HIS DEEDS Member of Gang of Desperadoes Fat- ally Wounds Youth Suspected of Being an Informer. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July 11.— Louis Padillas, a boy of Las Padillas, | twelve miles south of this city, was =hot and probably fatally wounded by a member of a gang of alleged stock thieves who suspected him of having given information against them. Of- ficers from this city went in pursuit of the gang, which fled toward the Man- zano Mountains. So far the gang has eluded the posse then entered his| In February, 1901, | MALIGNE VAIDS PLY HORSEWH . Women Punish - Defamer. Seven Utah Young! SENATOR FAIRBANKS UISITS THE PRESIDENT AND PLANS FOR {Rawhides Laid On Until Qut for Mercy. iy Yunicip:l Justics Afterward Reluses o 'ssue Warrents for 1heir Arrest, BCIAE 0 RS cial Diepateh to The Call. SALT LAKE, July 11.—Because he is said to have made improper remarks ncerning seven young women of Mil- John McKean, agent of the Con- tinental Oil Company, was whipped last night by the indignant maidens ur 1 he cried for mercy. McKean had made himself promi- rent in local society and had paid at- tention to 2 number of young women. It is said that each time he trans- ferred his attenticns to a new girl he made slighting remarks of her prede- cessor. The feeling against McKean of the town for some time. It culmin- ated last night, when seven of his for- mer purish him. The seven were Misses Ada Jennings, Lottie Barton, Josie Sherwood, Mollie Forgie, Marie Hutch- ins, Ella Hutchins and Rose Jones. | Bach gir! equipped herself with a raw- hide, or quirt. One of the number was ! sent out to jocate McKean and reported that he was calling upon Miss Pratt. The seéven then stole quietly to the home of Miss Pratt and found McKean sitting on the porch. One.of the girls asked him to come out, as they wanted to speak to him. McKean refused. At once the seven girls rushed upon the porch, dragged McKean from his chair and threw him to the floor. He fought sperately, but was overpow- ered and., while he was held down, the girls took turns in lashing him, un- ceremoniously brushing aslde Miss Pratt and her mother and giving no heed to the screams of the two. McKean's shouts failed to bring as- sistance and after he had repeatedly begged for mercy the girls let him up, with a warning to be careful in the future. McKean was covered with blood from face and hands. After having his cuts dressed he sought tc have the girls ar- rested, but the Justice would not draw complaints for him. this morning. | “We all had grievances against h: said one of the girls, to-day. “He'hffd been scandalizing all of us and we d cided to give him a lesson. One young lady felt so badly talked about her that she moved away from town.” —_————— | REPORT SHOWS GREAT INCREASE OF TRAVEL During Last Fiscal Year Railroads in United States Carried Nearly 700,000,000 Passengers. | WASHINGTON, July 11.—The In- terstate Commerce Commission to-day announced its statistics of the railways | in the United States for the fiscal year, | ending June 30, 1903. They show that | the par value of the railway capital then outstanding was $12,599,990,258, $63,186 per mile. The number of passengers carried was 694,891,535, an increase of 45,- 033,030 over the previous year; the | freight carried 1,304,394,323 tons, an increase of 104,078,586 tons. The gross earnings from the operation of the total of 205,313 miles of railway line, which is the aggregate single track mileage, were $1,900,846,907, an increase of $174,466,640; operating ex- penses $1,257,538,852, an increase, of $141,290,105; net earnings $643,308,- 055, an increase of $33,176,335; in- come from other sources than opera- tion $205,687,480: net income avail- able for dividends or surplus $296,- 876.045. Total casualties 86,393 of which 9840 represented the number of persons killed and 76,553 those in- jureds Aggregate number of loco- motives in service 43,871, increase 2646; cars in service 1,173,389, an in- crese of over 113,000 during the year. —_————— EMIGRANT RATE WAR MAY END IN A FEW DAYS Steerage Fare of $10 Will Be Raised to Original Rate Unless Unex- pected Obstacles Appear. LONDON, July 11.—Unless unexpect- ed obstacles are raised by the represen- | tatives of the steamship lines at a further conference to be held with the president of the Board of ‘Trade, Ger- ald Balfeur, the emigrant rate war will be settled within a few gays. This means that the $10 rate Wil immedi- ately be abandoned and that emigrants bound for America must pay $27 50, the rate charged before the struggle bezan. / 9, & leeding Vic'im Cries | has | been growing among the young women | sweethearts met and agreed to| = Hushand. McKean left town | over the way he | which represents a capitalization of | WIF IV ATTENPT AT SUIGIDE: Former Oakland Wo- man Deserted by t 4 Special Dispatch to The Call. — | ST. LOUIS, July 11. — Mrs. Walter | Cowden, formerly Miss Frances Hall, | y who was married two years ago in| | Oakland, Cal, to-day swallowed car- | bolic acid in the presence of her hus- band, Hospital, where The Call correspondent was informed late to-night that she! | might recover. | | Cowden told her to-day that he in- | tended going to Chicago and would send for her later. She insisted upon | | @ccompanying him and he agreed to| | permit her to do so, provided, as she | | claims, that she would pay her own} fare. She tried to put her wearing ap- | parel into his trunk. He slammed the | lid down, hurting her shoulder, she says. Going into another room, she pro- cured a vial of carbolic acid and, re- turning, cried: | “You may keep me from going with | | you, Walter, but you can't keep me from going off the earth.” Before he could stop her, she had swallowed the contents of the vial. Her life was saved by prompt work. | The husband has disappeared. Mrs. | Cowden believes that he is en route to | ChicAgo with his trunk, which she de- | clares, contains about $1000. He hoarded | | his mon~y, she declared, buying noth- | ing but food for her. “If T recover,” she gaid to-night, “I will take gas the next time. I am his fourth wife. He is divorced from the other three, one of whom is in an in- sane asylum.” —_—— | YOUNG WOMEN BATHERS ARE DROWNED IN SLOUGH Sad Fate Overtakes Daughter of Idaho Rancher and Her Guest. ‘ | CcALDWELL, 1daho, July'11—diss Bertha Masterson, age 17, and Miss Ida Shuey, age 19, were drowned In a slough near the home of G. W. Shiey, about two miles from here, to-day. The bodies of both have been recovered. Miss Shuey, whose home is in Kan- sas, was the niece of G. W. Shuey, and was here on a visit. Miss Masterson was the daughter of Dan Masterson, a rancher of Middleton. The two young women went to the slough to bathe. Just how the drowning oc- curred is not known. When they did not return search was made. Their clothing was found and immediately a search was made for the bodies, which was successful in a short time. —_——— FUNSTON NOW COMMANDS DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST Kansas Soldier Ordered hy War De- partment to Assume Charge of the Atlantic Division. WASHINGTON, July 11.—By an order issued at the War Department | to-day Brigadier General Frederick Funston has been detached from the command of the Department of the Columbia and placed in command of the Department of the East, a post temporarily held by Major General Corbin, who is in command of the At- lantic division, comprising the Depart- ments of the East and the Gulf. Brigadier General She was removed to the City | CAMPAIGN ARE MADE SRS s - > EAPERR ASSAILED BY PRESS Kaiser's Courtesy to . Rich Americans Denounced. o Special Dispatch to The Call. BERLIN, July 11.—A large number of German papers, 306 in all, have printed protests against the favors shown to the Vanderbilts, the Goelets and other American millionaires during the Kiel regatta. The report that the Vanderbilts are proceeding north on their steam yacht in company with the Hohenzollern, on which the Kaiser will make his trip to Scandinavia, is sure to cause a fresh outbreak along this line. The Morning Post contrasts in flerce terms the Kaiser's neglect in not re- ceiving the deputation of German Southwest African colonists with this favoritism shown the Americans. The paper says: “If the Kaiser has time to concern himself with American money bags, he ought to have found time to devote to the misfortunes of Germans in Africa.” The article is so bitter that it is ex- pected lese majeste proceedings against the paper will result. A U e DISCOVERY OF GIRL'S BODY DISCLOSES GREAT CRIME Indicate That Young i — POLITICAL LEADERS WIO ARE PARTICIPATING IN FORMULA- TION OF CAMPAIGN PLANS, , | Party Leaders in Conference at Oyster Bay. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 11.—Sen- ator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana, Republican candidate for Vice Presi- dent, is a guest at Sagamore Hill to- night. The Senator arrived tmaccom- panied at Sagamore Hill this evening. | It was expected that he would arrive earlier, but he missed connections at Long Island City and was delayed nearly an hour. The Vice Presidential candidate eame directly from Indianapolis and was ac- corded a cordial reception at the sta- ticn as he alighted from the train. He responded to the greetings by lifting his hat. Senator Fairbanks was con- ducted to the President’s carriage and was driven directly to Sagamore Hill. As the open carriage passed througlui the village, Senator Fairbanks was recognized by many persons. His re- ception at Sagamore Hill was char- acterized by noticeable cordiality. President and Mrs. Roosevelt and George B. Cortelyou, who is a guest of the President, ®gave the Senator a hearty greeting. It was the first meet- ing of the President and Senator Fair- banks since they were nominated. PLANNING FOR CAMPAIGN. The arrival ¢f Senator Fairbanks was preceded by an important confer- ence concerning the details of the. paign and the President's speecl® of acceptance of the nomination for the Presidency. The parties to it were the President, Cortelyou and Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, treasurer of the | Circum: Republican National Committee. Wor ‘Was Murdered to Hide Cortelyou arrived from Washington Het and Another’s Shame. early in the day, accompanied by his confidengjal secretary, H. O. Weaver. He wa#fdriven to the summer execu- ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 11.—The body of Miss Birdie Hart has been v found in the packing-house of John W. ge‘:n(flf‘r;e'm‘::?"’r::euz‘: uj;:g\e:m?,i Halleur at Webster under circu to Sagamore Hill. Chairman Cortelyou ; Stances that indicate murder. An at- declined to make any comments either | tempt was made Friday night to burn on the candidates nominated by the | the packing-house and later the body ‘ S d. To-day an autopsy Democratic party, the action of the|Was discovere St. Louis convention or the platform. | disclosed that the girl would soon ther. BLISS JOINS CONFEREES. have become a mother. — An hour later Bliss arrived from New York and was taken to Sagamore | banks, Chairman Cortelyou and Loeb Hill in one of the President’s car-|held a conference in the President’s riages. It was expected that he would { library. It continued far into the night. remain until to-morrow, but he was|All information concerning it was obliged to return to New York this| withheld. It is known, however, that afternoon. Bliss deelined to discuss|in a general way the conduct of the the details of the afternoon conference. | campaign, the President’s speech of The President and Mrs. Roosevelt en- | acceptance of his nomination, the part tertained Senator Fairbanks and |Senator Fairbanks is to take in the Constant Wil- | Chairman Cortelyou at a family din-|campaign and other details were con- liams, now at San Antonio, has been | ner to-night. The only other guests | sidered. dered to take command of the De- | were Secretary and Mrs. Loeb. - After = o e b 3 dinner the President, Geplgorfimr-. ‘Political News Continued on Page 2, | killed or injured. No detalls are given. nartment of the Columbia —_— \ i INNOUNCES HIS SECRET MARRIAGE Senator Clark Sur- prises Family and Friends. | Wedded Three Years Ago to Young Woman Who Was His Ward. Their Union Blessed a Year Iater by v the Arrival of a Baby Daughter. | | | Speoial Dispatch bl The Call. NEW YORK, July 11. — “Clark—La Chappelle — On May 25, 1301, at Mar- seilles, France, W. A. Clark to Anna E. La Chappelle, both of Butte, Montana.” | In this announcement the publiglis | apprised of the marriage of Unifed | States Senator William A. Clark to iMiss Anna E. La Chappelle, the cul- | mination of a romance that began about nine years ago. Tardy.is the an- have elapsed since in Marseilles, France, the ceremony was performed that made | the handspme child of the Western | mining fields the bride of the times millionaire and United States marriage comes the tidings that it has been blessed by the birth of a girl, now quite two years old. ters, Mrs. Clark Culver and Mrs. Lewis Rutherford Morris, of his shortly after his arrival from the Eu- | ropean steamship Teutonic on Jume 30. to take part in the convention pro- céedings. The daughters, wers. mueh “|surprised ‘whén he made kmown the| secret that he had kept so well for three years. The surprise was particu- larly keen because they had never ob- jected to their father remarrying. It was while in one of the mining towns where his interests lie that Sen- ator Clark, about nine years ago, was present when the miners’ wives and families were enjoying a Fourth of July celebration. There were all man- ner of costumes, but that which par- Clark represented the goddess of lib- erty. It was gracefully worn by Anna E. Ea Chappelle. Senator Clark learned that La Chappelle, the father of the girl, was a French-Canadian physician who, ith his wife and family, had turned to the United States and its Western field for a livelihood. cago. Senator Clark made the girl his ward soon afterward and provided her with opportunities for such tuition as he considered she should have. Mrs. Clark is at present in Paris. —_———— FOURTEEN ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN DIE IN WRECK Official List of New Jersey Railroad Disaster Reduces Number of Dead by One. NEW YORK, July 11.—Sixteen per- sons were killed and about three-score injured in the rear-end collision be- tween trains on the Greenwood Lake division of the Erie Railroad at Mid- vale, N. J., yesterday. The official list given out here shows that fourteen adults and two children lost their lives. Many of the injured are seri- ously hurt and some of them may die. The dead: Henry Becker, Hoboken; ‘Walter Hodge Weddell, a child, Jersey City; Henry Kanzer, New York; Wal- ter Kanzer, child, New York; Owen Murphy, Jersey City; Henry Kock, Hoboken; Willlam Kane, Hoboken; Mrs. Agnes Lenkohl, New York; ‘Ward McDearmott, Hoboken; Henry Otterstedt, Hoboken; Willlam Renz, New York; Henry Rohfling, Hoboken; George Scheer, Hoboken; William ‘Wiedemyer Jr., Hoboken; William ‘Windeknecht, Hoboken; Mrs. Susan Palmer of New York. —_——e—————— COMMISSIONER SEIBERT IS RELEASED BY COURT Circuit Court Orders Dismissal of In- dictment Against St. Louis Excise Official. ST. LOUIS, July 11.—The indict- ment charging James Seibert, Excise Commissioner of St. Louis, with hav- ing conspired to hinder and ebstruct the administration of the laws through issuing rules allowing dram shops to keep open on Sunday, to have music and to refi gambling devices, was dis- missed to-day in the St. Louis Circuit Court. —_———————— MANY PERSONS KILLED IN ATTACK ON TRAIN Belgrade Dispatch Tells of Murder Done on Cars Running Between Salonica and Constantinople. VIENNA, July 1L.—A dispatch from Belgrade to the Neue Wiener Tage- blatt says an attack was made on a train running from Salonica to Con- stantinople, near Dede Agach, as the result of which many persons were | ! nouncement, it is true, for three years | many | Senator. With the announcement of the | Senator Clark informed his daugh- | marriage | | He was then on his way to St. Louls | ticularly caught the eye of Senator | La Chappelle died suddenly in Chi- | PHANTON SOUADRON IS RAIDING 'Viadivostok Ships Sail on Another Cruise. Port Arfi Fleet May Dash Out to mifect June- ture With Skrydloi. — . | | | | | | | | Japanes: Are Ready for the Final Assaglt Upon the Gibraltar of the Far Fast e Call. ST. PETERSBURG, July 11.—The Viadivestok sq gain put o sea and early news of its operations | off the coast of Japan is expected. lron has July 12.—Advices from Far Eastern points indicate that the ime has arrived for the final assault | upon Port Arthur by the Japanese and that, anticipating the fall of the stronghold, the Russian fleet will make a dash to sea and attempt to ef- fect 2 juncture with the Viadivostok squadron. Decisive battles on land and sea are imminent. LONDON, PARIS, July 12.—1It is said that the Viadivostok squadron now consists of Hive warships, it having been joined by |a battleshin and a cruiser that es- |caped from the Japanese cordon at Port Arthur. CHEFU, July 11.—There was heavy | firing at Port Arthur from midnight | umtil 3 o’clock this morning. CHEFU, July 11.—Heavy firing at POrt Arthur was_ beard between 1 and | 2 o’clock on Sunday afterncon by the Chicago Daily News' dispatch-boat Fawan. During the day the Japanese picket ship stood closer to the entrance of the harbor than usual. At 11:15 o'clock at night heavy firing was again heard, and the activity of the search- lights indicated the approach of Japa- nese torpedo-boats. The attack lasted fifty minutes, but it was impossible to ascertain what was accomplished. It is likely, however, that the boats placed mines in the outer harbor. Much smoke hangs over Port Arthur. | On Monday morning the dispatch-boat | Fawan ran in as far as it dared. Occa- | sional firing was heard. Two heavy explosions were noticed at about 10:30 o’clock, followed by a cloud of black smoke, which rose above West Basin. Many drifting mines have been seen on this cruise. One of these was a Rus- sian electro-contact mine. Others were not familiar to the men on the Fawan. All of these mines were. in neutral waters. Apparently the Russians place no limit on their sending out of float- ing mines. It is almost impossible to see these mines in a heavy sea or when sailing against the sunlight. It is ut- terly impossible to see them at night or |in fogs. Many inoffensive junks have been destroyed by striking them. The Fawan passed a fragment of a blown= up junk to-day. At Hwangchingtao Islands it is in- sisted that a warship painted white, with four yellow funnels, steamed out of Port Arthur at 9 o’clock on Thurs- day morning, and keeping a south- easterly course had the Miaotao Islands abeam when it perceived the Japa- nese ships, and turning back circled to the north of Hwangchingtao and then made off at full speed in the direction of Thok! Island, pursued by eight Japa- nese torpedo-boats. One fisherman said that his boat was almost run down by the Russian cruiser, the decks of which were packed with men. The Japanese boats were seen returning at § o’clock. ‘While observing the firing at Port Ar- thur it was noticed that a bombard- ment was apparently being conducted from some distance inland. The shots averaged sixteen a minute. It was im. possible to distinguish between the fire of the Japanese guns and the reply of the Russians. Allowing for five min- utes as the fastest economical rate of discharge for each gun, it was esti- mated that the Japanese have now eighty siege guns in position. AT P s COSSACKS SET AN AMBUSH. 4 | Squadron of Japanese Cavalry Runs Into a Trap Near Sianchen. LIAOYANG, July 11.—At about noon on July 9 a Japanese force of six com- panies of infantry and two guns was observed marching southward from the Black Mountains in the vicinity of Siadiama. At the same time a brigade | of Japanese infantry with two bat- | teries advanced from Wida Pass, con- centrating at Siadiama. Firing com- menced in the afternoon and lasged { until dusk, when the Russians retired. In this affair two Russian officers and fifteen -men were wounded and four men were killed. A company of Cossacks, during a re- connoissance near Sianchen, in the di- | rection of Liaoyang and Saimasza, am- bushed a squadron of Japanese cav- alry. The Cossacks’ losses were three horses killed. The Japanese lost twen- ty men killed or wounded. PR War News Continued on Page 3, ~ | ' {