The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 27, 1904, Page 1

VOLUME XCVI—NO. 57. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JAPANESE ARE ATTACKING PORT ARTHUR CHEFU, July 27, 9 a. m.--A junk bringing Chinese ‘refugee's from Port Arthur has just arrived here. The Chinese report that when they left Port Arthur on July 22 heavy fighting was proceeding on both land and sea. They were unable to give any details. They report that the Japanese have heavily fortified Sanchimpo Hill. The Russians at Port Arthur are expecting the arrival of the Vladivostok squadron to join the Port Arthur fleet. Dzes After an Illness of Months Crocker ewport. Surrounded orge Passes Her Fami July 26.—Mrs. New York and at the summer re to-day after The entire family the end came. The 1 to-morrow. ore her marriage George Crocker, a r Emma Because t February tion was h ago her She reached Tuesday here on ily became madEnA Wy per Mrs. Crocker 4 three chil- utherford, Mrs. Alexander H. rn in Ne- f Mr. and Her child- Jose, where of affairs e daughter near San graduated hat time that society. the she A. H. Ruther- ng man. Of this the Garde d and won prominent n dren were born, all of e the mother. Mr. Rutherford the 1105 Bush street was brilliant entertain- beautiful chatelaine among the chosen of ong whom were the Crock- t without warning, Mr. away from an affec- After a year and a the beautiful widow nart set' by wedding the s astonished George Crocker, the young friend of her departed spo €. The service was per- 1 Thomas Church, 5‘;:" York, by Dr. John Wesley, in the pres- ence of many friend It was noted, however that Mr. and Mrs, Alexander and Charles Crocker, though in the East at the time, were not guests at the wedding. The assumption was that their absence stood for their disap- proval of the union, but it was after- ward announced that nothing more than an inopportune snowstorm pre- vented their attendance. The marriage proved a success, and in 1896 Crocker came into possession of $5,000,000 that had been bequeathed to him. In January her eldest daughter, Miss Emma Rutherford, was wedded to Philip Kearney, the affair being one of the smartest weddings of the year in Gotham. While the Astors were not present, the Goelets, the Vanderbilts, the De Ruyters and many of the first Knickerbocker families were guests. And now the second daughter is to wed J. Langdon Erving of New York, It was to assist at the marriage of this daughter that the mother, tally ill, crossed the ocean. though mor- | [ i | LIGHTNING BOLT KILLS A RANCHMAN e rentr Death Comes to Him During Storm in Mountains. Two Companions Rendered Unconscious by the Terrific Flash. Metal Rimmed Magmifying Glass in Hand of Vietim Thought to Have Attracted Electric Current, | | | Special Dispatch to The Call. COVINA, July 26.—Walter Wheeler, a well-known Covina ranchman, was| killed by lightning yesterday near the | summit of Old Grayback, the highest mountain in the San Bernardino range. | Wheeler devoted much of his time to| scientific study, and on Friday left here | with his cousin, George Grant, a Pasa- dena botanist, to climb the big moun- | tain and there search for rare botanical specimens. There was an extremely | heavy thunderstorm in the mountains late yesterday afternoon, the rain fall- | ing as far down the valley as Riverside, | an almost unprecedented thing at this season of the year. Wheeler's death probably was direct- 1y due to his having a large magnifying glass, which was rimmed with a heavy band of metal. He and Grant and their | guide, Charles Dodds of Crafton, had | | | 4 | been industriously climbing among the rocks collecting flowers for botanical | studies when the guide cautioned the botanists that the dead calm which had settled upon the mountains and the in- termittent flashes of lightning presaged a furious storm. As they hastened down the mountain toward their camp er was attracted by an especially ul flower. Plucking it, he paused for a moment to look at his find through the magnifying glass, when there suddenly occurred a blinding flash and a terrific crash of thunder | shook the mountain. Some time later | named Carlson happened | ring the three men pros- | ntly lifeless. Wheeler's was shockingly man- gled and partly incinerated. Carlson | soon ascertained that Grant and | Dodds, who were some distance in ad- | vance of Wheeler, were still alive and calling for help. He assisted In resus- citating them, after which he started for Mentone. Riding hard all night, he reached San Bernardino this morning and notified the Coroner of that county, who was at Redlands. Carlson set back | for the mountains ith friends of Wheeler, but after carrying the body four miles on a horse they were forced to cover by another flerce electrical storm, which raged for hours, during which a heavy cloudburst washed out the trail, strewing the canyon through which they had to pass with the body high with debris. It was found neces- | sary to prepare a litter of boughs, upon which the body is now belng slowly carried by four men down the moun- tain. They expect to convey it twenty miles to the stage line, where a vehicle will be in waiting. This afternoon the party with the body was still twenty miles from Redlands. l} B — | WASSACRE N AN S| VINOR TOWY Priest and Convent Servants Among the_Sl_a,in. LONDON, July 27.—The Daily Mail publishes a dispatch from Tarus, Asia Minor, saying that on July 13 the well- known Chief Chaikh Salan attacked and destroyed the village of Ootchkil- | issa. Twenty-five persons were killed, | including a priest and the servants at- tached to a convent. 2 ‘Women were violated and taken into | avery. The dispatch says that mas- sacres are expected in the Sandiok of | ‘B“uuld and immediate help is called | TACHEKIAO DEFEAT PUTS THE ARMY OF KUROPATKIN + oos . IN A HAZARDOUS P OSITION Russian Force May Retreat to Mukden. Newchwang Is Occupied by Japanese. FRENZIED MAN LANDS. N JAIL | Wife of Samuel H. Keyes Is Terrified by His Strenu- ous Efforts to See Her TELEPHONES FOR HELP Former Philadelphian Acts Like a Crazy Man, but Denies He Intended Harm The screams of a frightened woman and her children startled ghe neighbor- hood in the 2200 block on McAllister street last evening. Samuel H. Keyes, who caused the disturbance, is now held on the detinue book pending the issuance of a warrant for threats against life and disturbing the peace. Keyes went to the house where his wife lives and for more than an hour roused the neighborhood iIn an en- deavor to break into the place. He and his wife have been separated for some time, but Keyes has persistently followed her and tried to persuade her to return to him. While Keyes attempted to break down the door Mrs. Keyes telephoned for the police. Policeman Cleaver of the Park station responded and placed the man under arrest. At the station Keyes said that his wife alleged that he was insane, though to the officers his mind appear- ed sound. He denied that he had at- tempted to take her life, or had threat- ened her. Mrs. Keyes said that she married Keyes six years ago in the East. He was at the head of a large department store in Philadelphia. At the time of the marriage, Keyes had eight chil- dren, his wife had three. Difficulties arose. In March she took her children and left for this city. She made her residence at 2267 McAllister street. | Ke—-s repeatedly wrote, pleading for a reconciliation, but his pleas were un- availing. Two weeks ago he resigned his posi- | tion in the East and arrived in San Francisco last Saturday. Every at- tempt to meet his wife proved fruitless and he became desperate. Mrs. Keyes feared that he would at- | tempt her life, as he had intimated in his letters. Last night he went to the house in a frenzy and tried to break down the door. The neighbors were break into the house, his wife and children inside crouching with fear. ERALS WHOSE COMBINED ARMIES COMPELLED THE RUS- T FROM TATCHEKIAO, AND BRITISH MINISTER TO JAPAN, IGATING THE SINKING OF THE NIGHT COMMANDER. ‘W ar Bulletins. CHEFU, July 27.—A Frenchman, who has arrived from Port Arthur, reports that the Japanese war vessels before that port are in bad condition owing to long service and lack of op- portunity for making repairs. Many | of the larger guns are all but out of | commission. The Fepairs to the Rus- iulx.n fleet have beén completed. TIENTSIN, July 26.—A foreigner | who has arrived here from Mukden describes conditions in the Russian camps as deplorable. The troops, he says, are badly supplied with pro- visions and the officers are indulging in pleasurable pursuits. ST. PETERSBURG. July 26.— Twelve torpedo-boats intended for Vladivostok were among the war ma- terials sent by train from St. Peters- burg during the past week, as well as secret freight, probably consisting of | submarine vessels. Forty torpedo- boats will be sent by this avenue of transportation to Vladivostok. ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.—A rumor is current here that General Samsonoff was severe’ wounded dur- ing the fighting at Tatchekiao. LONDON, July 27.—The Suez cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says it |is rumored that Japanese warships have arrived in the Red Sca in quest | of the vessels of the Russian volun- | teer fleet. | o — not arrived when they did he would ! have broken in and Kkilled her. She | wants him cut of the way, for she | tears for her life. | When arrested Keyes acted like a crazy man, but before he reached the | station he had cooled down. He refused to say anything about his troubles ex- cept that his affair was nobody’s busi- ness. | Mrs. Keyes and her nineteen-year-old daughter called at the police station and wanted to swear to a warrant im- mediately. They were referred to the —_— s | startled. For an hour he tried to Police Court. Keyes is about 50 years old and ap- pears to be a man of education. He 4 Mrs. Keyes believes that had the police | will be charged this morning. l — ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.—Al- though military men do not seem to be alarmed at the situation in Southern Manchuria, pointing out that the with- | drawal of the Southern army from Tatehekiao tends to concentrate Kuro- patkin's forces, thus giving him a smaller front to defend, considerable nervousness is manifested here by those not in on the secrets of the Russian commander in chief, especially as Gen- eral Kuropatkin himself points out the danger threatening his line of com- munications to the north, owing to the development of the Japanese advance from Saimatsza toward Mukden. If this column should be pushed home and the Japanese cordon should at the same time be tightened from the south and east General Kuropatkin's danger would be easily conceivable. Conse- quently there is already talk of his| preparing to meet this danger by with- drawing to Mukden and there awaiting further reinforcements. PARIS, July 27.—The Yinkow cor- respondent of the Matin says that the Japanese troops entered Newchwanyx at 5 o'clock this morning and hauled down the Russian commercial flag, which had been substituted for the military standard on the residence of the Governor. The Japanese standard was holsted, the Chinese flag flying from the neighboring buildings and the custom-houses. The consular au- thorities had taken precautions to in- sure the safety of the European resi- dents. The Russians who refused to follow the retreat have been cut off. The Japanese cavalrymen, the cor- respondent says, were supplied with the most modern accouterments and each man was furnished with a com- pass and field glass. Competent authorities supposed that a Japanese attack was out of the ques- tion on account of the large Russian reinforcements arriving during the last two weeks. The dispatch in conclusion says that Japanese troops are still filing into Newchwang. T R WIRE FACTORY BURNED. Torpedoes and Mines for the Baltic Sauadron Are Destroyed. ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.—Fire to- day destroyed the largest electric cable wire factory in St. Petersburg with a loss of about $1,250,000. A large quan- tity of cables and wires for the tor- pedoes and mines intended for the Bal- tic squadron were destroyed. B ‘War New Continued on Page 3. I BARD NS THE FIGHT I\ VENTURA Carries the Primary - After a Lively Campaign. Senator Is Gratified Over His Indorsement by Home County. | Oxnard Proposes to Carry the Great| Political Battle Into Other Dis- | ! ! triets of the State. | | Special Dispatch to The Call. \ | VENTURA, July 26.—Senator Thomas R. Bard was indorsed by the Republi- cans of Ventura County at the primary i election held to-day, and at the county | convention on next Saturday D. T. Per- | kins, Bard's candidate for the Assem- | | bly, will receive a unanimous nomina- | tion for the Legislature. | | Bard's vietory was accomplished only | after a hard fought campaign and a primary election that was as intense as | | it was interesting. Only three or four | precinets in the county failed to develop | opposition to the Bard ticket, and in all | but these few the election was strenuous | from start to finish. | The result was a surprise to both par- | ties. The Bard men were surprised at | the goed showing made after the hard | ight put up by the Oxnard workers, | and the Oxnard men were surprised at| the few precincts they carried. Of the ninety-three delegates which will make | up the convention Perkins will have sixty-two and Major Driffill will have thirty-one. The wide difference in the | number of delegates does not indicate, | however, the closeness of the vote. The Oxnard forces carried seven precincts |and part of another, and the Bard ‘(orces the balance of the twenty-eight | precincts in the county. | _In many of the precincts carried by | | Bard the vote was close, the largest | ones giving the Perkins delegates only | | bare majorities of from 4 to 16. The| | smaller precincts, however, gave Per-| | kins a vote!of three to one. The pre- | cincts in the town of Oxnard gave| Driffill 11 votes without opposition. In | the other precincts carried by the Ox-| nard men the vote was very close. | | Both Bard and Oxnard voted in their | home precinct—Hueneme No. 1—Ox- [nard casting his first vote in the coun- | ty. That precinet, which had been con- | 'ceded to the Oxnard forces, gave the| | Bard candidate the | small majority. | " Senator Bard is pleased and gratified over his splendid indorsement by his | home county and feels that the people | have approved the stand he took re- | garding his candidacy. Oxnard is not downcast by the defeat in his own county, but proposes to car- ry the war into other sections of the State. delegation by a e CANDIDACY OF FLINT, | | DUNLAP AND MUENTER | 1 Contra Costa Renublicans May Insist | | on Belshaw’s Nomination for State Senate. | The Bard forces won a substantial | victory in Ventura County yesterday | and Colonel D. T. Perkins will be nom- | inated for the Assembly by the Repub- | lican convention of that county next Saturday. Leaders of the Bard cam- paign must win in Los Angeles and San | Diego in order to secure a “solid south™ | | for their candidate. Reports come| from Los Angeles to the effect that| Frank P. Flint is developing considera- | ble strength in that county and ex- | | tending the sphere of his influence to San Diego. Politicians assert that the result of the Ventura primaries will increase Bard’'s prestige in Los Ange- les. One of the leaders of the Oxnard forces in Ventura yesterday was Judge jJ. C. Daly, Third Deputy Attorney Gen- eral of California. To-morrow night the Republicans in | the several Assembly districts of the | city will meet to organize district clubs | and name candidates to be voted for | as delegates to the nominating conven- | tions of the party. The primary elec- | tion will take place one week from next Tuesday. The number of voters registered for that electlon approxi- mates 51,000. There are indications| | that the Republicans will take a warm | interest in the selection of delegates. | In several of the Senatorial districts of the State, Republican contests for | nomination are decidedly interesting. | According to all stories from San Joa- quin Ccunty the fight between F. E. Dunlap and H. E. Muenter is close. | ‘There are stories current that Dunlap | is inclined to favor Bard for re-election to the United States Senate and that | Muenter is claimed by the supporters | of Oxnard. The main fight, however, is over local complications, hence the choice of either for United States Sen- ator will not cut a great figure in the ———e e e Continued on Page 2, Column 5. - Democrats Give Honor to Taggart THOMAS TAGGART OF INDIANA, | CHAIRMAN _OF E DEMO- | CRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTER. | - a Indiana Man Is Elected to the Chairmanship of the Na- tional Committee. ————— NEW YORK, July 26—The National Democratic Committee met here to-day | and unanimously elected Thomas Tag- gart of Indiana chairman. Urey Wood- son of Kentucky was elected secretary of the committee by a vote of 35 to 12, the selection subsequently being made unanimous. Edwin Sefton of the Dis- trict of Columbia was elected assistant secretary, John I Martin of Missouri sergeant-at-arms and Samuel Donelson of Tennessee assistant sergeant-at- arms. M. F. Tarpey of California was elect- ed temporary chairman and Henry Lehman temporary secretary at to- day’s meeting. Senator Bailey moved that the com- mittee proceed to a permanent organi- zation. Just at this time David B. Hill, Willlam F. Sheehan and August Bel- mont, all with proxies, entered the committee-room. They had been in con- ference up to the last moment, but they effered no objection to Balley’'s motion. John W. Kern placed Taggart in nomination, speaking briefly about his | ability and capacity as a Democratic leader. No one else was named and Taggart was declared the unanimous choice of the committee. A delegation | was sent out after Taggart, who was escorted to the committee-room. He thanked the committee for the high honor it had paid him. Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut then placed Urey Woodsen in nomina- tion for secretary and C. S. Van Duzer | of Nevada named C. A. Walsh of Iowa. The only rollcall of the session fol- lowed, Woodson receiving thirty-five votes and Walsh twelve. Those who voted for Walsh were Clayton, Ala- bama; Martin, Arkansas; Tarpey, Cal- ifornia; Donnelly, Idaho; Peterson, Minnesota; Williams, Mississippi; Bai- ley, Texas; three votes by proxy for Montana, Wyoming and Porto Rico; Van Duzer, Nevada: Tillman, South Carolina; Kern, proxy-for Washington, and Lamb, proxy for New Mexico. Van Duzer moved to make Wood- son’s election unanimous and De Ford, who had Walsh's proxy, withdrew his name and said the selection of Wood- son was satisfactory to the members. Sheehan suggested that the chair- man of the committee, in his discretion, be authorized to appoint an executive committee, to consist of not less than five nor more than seven members and a finance committee of not less than three nor more than flve members. Senator Bailey said that there was a possibility of carrying Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Nevada and he believed the executive committee ought to be enlarged so as to include representa- tives of those States. Sheehan modified his proposition so as to allow the chair- man of the national committee and the executive committee to have the selec- tion of additional members, who would have charge of the campaign in special localities or States. The proposition was adopted by the executive commit- tee. The Democratic Club’s reception to the members of the Democratic Na- tional Committee to-night resolved it- self into a love feast for Parker and Davis and marked an informal open- ing of the locai campaign. Charles F. Murphy and Mayor McClellan sent letters of regret. p sh: 3OO QUIET AT ROSEMONT. National Committee Work Occupies Attention for the Day. ESOPUS, N. Y., July 26.—Rosemont, the home of Judge Alton B. Parker, at- tracted few political visitors to-day. All eyes were on New York, including those of the Presidential candidate, | who received several telegrams inform-- ing him of the proceedings of the meet- ing of the National Democratic Com- mittee.. Judge Parker would not com- ment on the election of Thomas Tag- gart as chairman. Preparations for the arrival of the Continued on Page 2, Column 3,