The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 20, 1904, Page 1

winds, with fog. A G District — % MCADIE, Forecaster. S o 35 > BN\ B . ma—:‘no Emmet. columhl&—:ovnlh Kate” and Chutes—Vaudeville. Pischer’s—"“A Lucky Stone.” ly. Orpheum—Vaudeville. Cowboy and the Matines VOLUME XCVI—NO. 50. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1904. PRICI; FIV RUSSIA SENDS BLACK SEA CRUISER THROUGH THE DARDANELLES STRAI STOCKADE SURROTNDS | COAL CAP Leiter's Mine District; Now a Feudal Estate. | Armed DM Are onf Guard to Keep Out Strikers. 1 Great Fence Erected by His Order Is| Surmouuted by Live Electric | Wires. patch to The Call. ., July 19.—In| the union miners in his | Zeigler, Joseph Leiter shed what is practically a ity or feudal estate. Seven san five hundred acres of coal owned there by Leiter and | is now being inclosed No person is permit- igler without a permit twenty-five telephone been established around These in charge of tives fr: Chicago and if woman is rebuffed e sounded on armed_ detec- ¥ on the alert to eq dete n completed, will It is now near- the last nail is will be sur- ctric wires. The the wires will be strong to stun an ordinary | t strong enough to Kill. bles with the coal min- | erious point on kers and their from their } The men had de- r of the property and he he would recog- | that interfered of conducting his victed n way constructed one of the coal shafts in the United are at present i dollars. Just as e was ready to open, that 8000 tons of coal daily, Leiter issued an | to the men which was a| 18 cents a ton in mining. was at first believed to be| iners’ officials conferred | obtained a partial modi- | t still with a 16-cent reduc- | became apparent that a| rge proportions, one that he industry and one in| life might be lost, was en exodus to Christopher, nall town six miles distant, was be- which human inevitable, s gun. In one place a new city has been established. It is composed of tents, but M. J. Turner has been elected Mayor and all minor officials have been sworn in. Here it is that the miners| who are fighting Leiter will make their | campaign headquarters. The town is only a short distance fro; e stockade and it is the belfef that struggle will result in an out- | brak in which human life and property | will greatly suffer. | —————————— DEAD TRAIN ROBBER IS NOT HARVEY LOGAN Authorities Have Proof That Man Killed in Colorado Was Not Notorious Bandit. > July 19.—Positive train robber who was | =d on Divide Creek June 9 last was r the notorious bandit, Harvey Lo- obtained by an examina- The convincing | . ation on which the de- tectives relied was a scar on the right caused by a gunshot wound own to have been inflicted several € ago. The dead man’s wrist bears uch mark. —_—— CALIFORNIA BADG POPULAR IN ST. Louls | , has be Supply of Ribbon in Exposition Cttyl I» Exhausted and Order is Sent to New York. ST. LOUIS, July 18.—An official bul- letin issued to-might by the World's Fair press bureau follows: ““The makers of the gold yellow Californig | badges have found it necessary to send to New York for a fresh supply of rib- bon to supply the demand. Over 4000 | yards of the ribbon have been used and it was impossible to procure more in St. Louis LONDON, July 20.—The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Mail, in a dispatch dated July 18, says: “A Russian cruiser has just passed through She also carried torpedo tubes.” The Suez correspondent of the Daily Mail, under date of July 19, says: “The German steamship Sambia, it is stated, has been seized by the Russians and is expected here tb-morrow.” from Odessa with several gun s covered with canvas on her deck. EAT FILLS \GED FOLK AND BABES Death List in New York Increases Daily. {Scores of Prostrations DueT to the Intensity of Sol’s Rays, | Infants Crowd the Hospitals and the | Parks Become Great Camps at Night. Special Dispatch to The Call. Temperature of San Francisco yes- terday: Maximum, 66 degrees; mum, 52 degrees. NEW YORK, July 18.—Twelve deaths, six of which occurred in Brook- lyn, with scores of prostrated persons | taken to hospitals, was the record of the intense heat in New York City to- day. Hundreds of adults and children, whose names were not on the records of the hospitals, were in a critical con- | dition, and it is likely that to-morrow’s death list will be much larger than that of to-day, unless the weather mod- erates. Reports from the Bureau of Statis- tics to-night showed that in Manhat- tan the number of deaths during the | preceding forty-eight hours was much larger than heated term, while in Brooklyn the number of deaths more than doubled. Dr. Sylvester J. Byrne, registrar of vital statistics for Brooklyn, said that | from noon on Monday to the same hour to-day the department recelved reports of eighty deaths. The average for this time of year is about seventy. Many of those who died, he said, were chil- dren or aged and weak persons, who easily succumbed to the éxtreme heat. In the tenement districts of Manhat- tan many infants were to-night re- ported in a critical condition. Every living creature in the city suffered. Scores of horses gave out during the day and wherever men or women were required to do any kind of hard labor. indoors or out, their suffering was in- tense. At § o'clock in the afternoon | the mercury stood at 93 above zero on the roof of the Weather Bureau, but down in the street, where the sun was felt and where breezes did not reach, it was seven or eight degrees higher. Uptown at that hour the registered temperature was an even 100 degrees. At intervals all day fresh breezes were wafted through the heated streets and greatly relieved the severe burn- ing of the sun. The humidity, too, was ‘much less than on Monday and that made the strong heat more en- durable. Thousands swarmed into the parks and every spot along the water front where bathing was permitted was thronged with men and boys until a late hour. In all the downtown parks the police permitted the benches to be used for beds and hundreds of weary bodies spent the night there under the trees. Hundreds of bables and small chil- dren were taken to the floating and seaside hospitals for rellef. A floating | hospital goes out of the city each day and to-day there were twice as many little patients as could find passage. Every bed at the Seaside Hospital is occupied. CHICAGO, June 18.—The hot wave Bave way to cooling breezes to-day. The temperature averaged 10 degrees lower than during the past two days. Moderate summer weather is the fore- cast. ———— LIGHTNING STRIKES FAIR BUILDING AT ST. LOUIS Mexican Pavilion Is Damaged to Ex- tent of $3000 and Inmates Are Panic-Stricken, ST. LOUIS, July 19.—The Mexican national pavilion was struck by light- ning to-day during a severe storm at the World’s Fair grounds. A large number of visitors were in the building when the storm broke. The flagstaff and cupola surmounting the pavilion were destroyed, but the bufiding did not catch fire. The dam- age is estimated at $3000. There was considerable excitement among those in the building, but the visitors’ fears were quickly allayed Ly those in charge of the building mini- the average during the | A ] | | | | . [+ Japanese. cific Ocean to-day. S8T. PETERSBURG, July 20.—As an outcome of Lieutenant General Count Keller's engagement at Motien Pass the military experts are convinced that there has been a rearrangement of the Japanese forces and a change in the Japanese plans in favor of a flanking movement on Liaoyang, rather than a direct movement on Tatchekiao. This change, coinciding with the arrival of Field Marshal Oyama, leads the ex- perts to attribute it to the new com- mander In chief. Whoever is respon- sible it is admitted that the Japanese are showing an appreciation of the present aspect of the campaign. Hith- | erto General Kuropatkin has been able to mislead Generals Kuroki, Nodzu and Oku and to induce them to expend their greatest energy where it would do the least harm. The center of interest has again been transferred to Liaoyang and the Rus- sians are able at this juncture to re- gard the situation with proper equa- nimity. The Liaoyang position is of such strength that Kuroki’s advance would be rather welcomed by General Kuropatkin. It is probable that Kuro- patkin ordered Keller to attack with the view of drawing on the Japanese, just as he sent General Stakelberg to draw them up from the south. e MOTIEN OF STRATEGIC VALUE. Kuropatkin Imperiled While Kuroki's Army Holds the Pass. LONDON, July 20.—The Times’ Tokio correspondent, cabling under date of July 19, says: “Japanese military critics expect re- newed efforts by General Kuropatkin to recover the Motien positions, which are essential to the security of his army if it remain in the present posi- tion.” The correspondent adds that it is ru- mored in Tokio that three Japanese | torpedo-boat destroyers have sealed | the Liao River, where the Russian gun- Iboat Sivoutch and & Russian torpedo- | i boat destroyer are anchored. i ARRSAIEG CZAR RESORTS TO TRICKERY. Various Subterfuges Employed to Put Black Sea Fleet Into Service. LONDON, July 20.—The Constantino- ple correspondent of the Standard says it is now stated that the Russian guardship Chernomoretz has gone to relleve a gunboat at Plraeus, Other | JAPANESE KILLED BY SHELL FROM ONE OF THEIR OWN HOWITZERS IN KULIENCHENG BATTLE l % General Oku Receives Reinforcements and Final As‘sz-J,ult1 Upon Port Arthur May Be Attempted During the Present Week. LONDON, July 20.—The Daily Chronicle this morning prints a dispatch from its Yinkow correspondent saying that the reinforcements for which General Oku has been waiting are now being disembarked under the protection of seven Japanese cruisers. A fresh landing of troops, the dispatch says, is being effected to the north of Port Arthur also, and important events may be looked for this week MUKDEN, July 19.—The best information received here indicates that the siege of Port Arthur is being much more closely pressed, and there are extravagant rumors of losses on both sides. A letter received from Port Arthur shows that the hesieged have implicit confidence in the ability of Lieutenant General Stoessel to keep out the TOKIO, July 20, 10 a. m.—The armored cruisers Rossiay, Rurik and Gromoboi of the Russian Vladivostok squadron passed through the Tsugari Strait into the Pa- powers effect the relief of their guard- ships by sending ships here to meet them. The Chernomoretz may call or even stay at Piraeus, says the corre- spondent, adding: “But we may expect soon to see her employed in active service.” The correspondent continues: “The infractions of the treaties of Paris and London by the Smolensk and the St. Petersburg are causing astonishment. Only a month ago a British yacht was compelled to disembark two toy can- non before being allowed to pass through the Dardanelles.” e RUSSIA BUYING SHIPS. Argentine Republic Sells Two War- ships, Presumably to France. LONDON, July 20.—The Daily Mail this morning prints a dispatch from Buenos Ayres, dated July 19, saying that the armored cruilsers Garibaldi and Pueyrdon, sister ships of the Nis- sin and Kaisuga, which were pur- chased by Japan prior to the war, have been sold to a French firm, but that the real purchaser is the Russian Government. —_— ‘War News Continued on Page 2, S IS PROPERTY 10 DOWIE MerchanT Consigns Daughters to Life of Toil. Belles of Des Moines Society Beggared by the Act of Father. Cannot Complete Their Education and Are Forced to Seek Mercantile Positions. Special Dispatch to The Call. DES MOINES, Ia., July 19.—E. M. Ellingson, a wealthy commission mer- chant here and one of the most influen- tial Swedish citizens of the State, has gone to Zion City for the purpose of assigning to John Alexander Dowie, the so-called healer, the greater por- tion of his magnificent estate here. ‘The Misses Elizabeth and Josephine ! Ellingson, two society belles, daughters { of the merchant, announced at a house father’s decision, they will have to re- tire from their social duties and enter the business world to make a living. Because of their opposition to their father’s plans, the young women are to be cut off with an insignificant allow- ance which will not permit them to re- tain their former position in society. The young ladies have withdrawn from Drake University and do not expect to complete their college education. The Ellingson residence here is val- ued at $16,000 and the entire estate at $150,000. Ellingson believes it to be his Christian duty to give his money into Dowie’s hands. | —_——— ENGLISH ARISTOCRATS LIONIZED AT NEWPORT Sir Archibald and Lady Edmond- stone Arrive on a Tour of the American Cities. NEWPORT, R. I, July 19.—Sir Archibald and Lady Edmondstone of London have arrived here on a tour round the world and after a brief stay will turn their course westward, where they will visit the St. Louis exposition; New Orleans, of whose beauties and charms they have heard so much; Kansas City, Omaha, Dallas, Los An- | geles, San Francisco, Yellowstone Park, Portland and other cities; also the picturesque mountain regions and canyons of the Southwest and thence to the Pacific coast. They are being extensively entertained here and are overwhelmed with invitations. They were the guests to-day of Regi- nald and Alfred Vanderbilt at the lat- ter’s farm. Sir Archibald is the fifth baronet of his house, which was creat- ed a baronetcy in 1774. He owns about 9800 acres, including Dundreath Castle. Lady Edmondstone is the eldest daughter of G. Stewart Forbes. —————— NOTHING SPARED TO SAVE INJURED MOTHER Aged Woman Is Conveyed to Her Home on Special Train Equipped as a Hospital. CHICAGO, July 19.—A private car equipped with the finest of hospital ap- pliances, in charge of skilled physi- cians and trained nurses, a speedy run on a limited express train half way acss the continent, and the return home at Lake Geneva, where were all the. luxuries and comforts that money can provide—this is the story of James Hobart Moore's effort to save the life of his aged mother, Mrs. Rachel A. Moore, who was badly injured about a week ago at her old home in Green, N. Y., in a runaway accident. Mrs. Moore’s condition has improved to such an extent that Dr. Williams has returned to New York. Moore is staying with his mother at his summer home. He considers her recovery as remarkable, considering her age. ——— MUTE EVIDENCE OF DISASTER TO NORGE boats of the Danish steamer Norge (which foundered June 28 off Rockall Reef, twenty-nine miles from the Scot- tish mainland) have been washed L;cnnn on the Orkney Islands., Both ere empty party on Sunday that, owing to their | trip as speedily made to his summer | LONDON, July 19.—Two more life- | 23 — WARRE) 70 AT CONTEST 'Announcement Made " That They May - Gompromise. \Disappointed Heirs Consid- | ered by Miss Dolbeer’s i Devisess, onung Woman That Received Bulk | of Estate and Her Mother Favor f Settlement Out of Court. ——— R | There will probably be no mobiliza- tion of the disappointed heirs of un- fortunate Bertha M. Dolbeer to contest her last will and testament. Educated [by the of the Fair and | Blythe estate contests, in which law- vers waxed fat and devisees grew lean, those most interested in Miss Dolbeer’s | estate—Miss Etta Marion Warren and lessons her mother, Mrs. Margaret H. War- ren—have recognized the wisdom of effecting a compromise with the dis- appointed relatives. One who is in & position to know the minds of the Warrens made this admission yester- day, and in concluding said that there could be only one condition that would prevent such a settlement—unreasona~ | ble demands of the heirs. Since the tragic passing of her young friend, Miss Warren has suffered a | nervous collapse. In spite of her phy- siclan’s orders, the young woman who for seventeen years had filled the dual role loving mother and sis- ter to the dead girl, insisted upon at- | tending the funeral. Returning home, she was placed under the care of a trained nurse, who, with a speclalist on nervous disea. is caring for her. Yesterday her only visitor was her sis- ter, Miss Fannie Warren, who re- mained with her during the day. That awful moment in New York is burned deep into the brain of Miss | Warren. Her charge had not mani- fested the slightest intention at any | time of terminating her life. In fact, on the morning of her death Miss Dol- beer accompanied Miss Warren to the agency for the purchase of their rail- way tickets for the expected trip to | San Francisco, and looked, it is said, into the details of their issuance with perfect intelligence and mental bale ance. SELECTS AN AUTOMOBILE. The day before she selected an auto- mobile of a type that appealed to her and was to have had it shipped by the same train on which she and her | friend were to travel westward. Those who are familiar with the de= s of the tragedy believe that the ess became affected by the intense heat in New York, and that, unnerved and depressed since her father's death, she was suddenly bereft of her reason, | the fatal plunge resulting. | Reaction has followed the shock tha$ came to the heirs when Miss Dolbeer's last will was made public, and yester- day these relatives kept close to their quarters, doubtless pondering. There is no question that there will be a bit- ter contest waged to break the testa- ment, unless the Warrens propose & compromise. This it is positively as- serted they will do. The heirs are awaiting developments and these de= velopments promise to lift aside the gloom that has fallen. But one step was taken in the Dol- beer estate case yesterday. George D. | Gray and William C. Mugan, named | in Miss Dolbeer’s will as executors, ap- | plied for special letters of administra~ | tion upon the decedent’s estate, this to | place themselves in a position to op- pose the threatened contests for the | fortune of the suicide, pending the ne- | gotiations for a compromise. Judge Troutt, sitting in Judge Coffey's de- partment of the Superior Court, or- | dered that the letters issue, fixing the | bond of the administrators at $25,000. i RUMORS SET AT REST. 1 In addition to giving the executors | immediate control of the estate, their application for special letters had the effect of setting at rest ugly rumors that were circulated to the effect that the executors were engaged in strife | tn an effort to gain control of the prop- erty. These rumors were the result of the | separate petitions for letters. of admin- | istration with the will annexed filed | Monday by the executors. This con- | dition, however, had no further signifi- | cance than is contained in the fact that f i | | | [ | | the. executors retained different coun- sel, Gray being represented by W. ¥. Williamson and Mugan by E. S. Pills- bury. The lawyers got together yes- terday and joined in the petitiom for _ Continued on Page 2, Columa L