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

midnight, Angv Saa Francisc Fair Saturday, afterroon; erly. A G. 81. XCVI—NO. AR CITY S VISITED TORNAD {ne Mmfled and Many Injured by Storm. High Wind Causes Estimated Loss of $100,000 in North St, Louis. Cyclone Demolishes Entire Buildings, Unroofs Others and Literally Covers Streets With Debris. IS, Aug swept LOU £ ry about d encoun- urned and sink The nd struck her at Venice ins Mac ns were tornado sweep at the citi- A what that fc sides as about all ran e or trolley ng the streets and trees were th of the tor- k and a half were un- several and the containing struck by fall- 1 wrecked. The remarkable escape the motorman eaviest loss rn suffered destruc- 1ghaus ers two squares, s blown down molished, en- estimated at $25,000. were injured in this ack he plant age employes w was CHURCH IS DAMAGED. Part of the roof and two cupolas were blown from the Catholic church of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The side the Buck Stove and Range Com- pany plant was blown in. There were many remarkable escapes from death by drivers of delivery Debris carried along by th nado crushed wagons like eggs wagons. tc urled the drivers into the s driver was crushed, but will re- cover. The others escaped with slight ries. Immediately following the r ces were rushed to the scene nd f departments responded from all directions. A concert w in progress in Festi- val Hall at the exposition during a heavy thunderstorm to-night, when suddenly there was a flash of lightning lately all the lights went ntly the audience became panic stricken. An actual panic was prevented only by a woman's voice taking up the rtrains of “Ame which others joined. The audience Jeft the buildinz singing, but without ex- citement In the Chinese village on the Pike 260 Chinese, jus . were bein hed over n office teraporars m stru The Celestiz panic stricken znd the oflicers were forced to draw their revolvers to subdue them. Ligh:- struck near by and one Chines severely shocked, while another mped from the roof of the building d broke his arm. The bandstand in the piaza of St. Touis was struck b iightning and the roof burned slightly, SW One Woman Killed and Many Pdople Hurt by Flying Debris, VENICE, Til., Aug. 19.—The tornado that swept across the river from North St. Louis late to-day killed one person here, injured ten others and Continued on Page 3, Columa 1. and visidity— ith Xcg in the Lighg winde, changing to briex wesi- southerly McADIE, District Forecaster. RANCISCO, SATURDAY, ‘Town. Grand—‘The Tivoli— Matinees at All Chutes—Vaudeville. Columbia—"Joseph Entangled.” Fischer's—"“The Whirl of the Lottery Orpheum—Vaudeville. “The Toreador.” of Love.” Theaters To-Day. AUGUST 20, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. E | AGAINS RAPID-FIRE GUNS DEFEND THE CAMP +* | 7 ! l f EIGHT DIE. N FLO0 1T LB Cloudburst Almost Destroys the @yvn. Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 19.—Reports from Arizona indicate that the town of Globe, situated at the northern termi- nus of the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway, has been visited by a cloudburst that almost destroyed the place. On Wednesday, evening at 5 o'clock a heavy rain storm and cloud- burst sent a terrific stream of water through the streets. Eight lives are lost. Up to last night five bodies had been recovered and three were still missing. They are sup- posed to be under the debris farther down the stream. The heaviest loser of property is the railroad, which maintains a small shop and roundhouse at Globe. These were badly damaged by the flood and three-quarters of a mile of track was washed out. The line was tied up and unable to get trains through to Bowie, where it makes connection with the Southern Pacific. Late reports say the flood was the greatest in twenty years and that an- other heavy rain is falling to-night. Among the dead are M. N. Mitchell, a railway machinist; 0. D. Wilson, a railway clerk; Charles Simms, Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Moody and John Espy. —_—————— FREIGHT RS BURNED IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT Rear End Collision at Small Station Near Mojave Results in Dis- astrous Fire, BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 19.—At 7:30 o'clock this evening a Santa Fe west- bound freight crashed into the rear of a Southern Pacific freight standing at | Frame, a small station about eight miles west of Mojave, on the joint tracke of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. About cight of the Southern Pacific | cars were completely demolished and caught fire. The fire spread to the | telegraph line and the wires are now {all down at that noint. The first re- {port said that some of the trainmen {were seriously injured and the rail- | road surgeon was ordered to the scene, but this order was counter- manded and it is definitely known that no one was injured. 5 o T STRIKERS | srrn LELTER . - Leiter Is Chief of an “Army”’ at Zeigler. | | | | | 1 i | Special Dispatch to The Call. ZEIGLER, 1L, Aug. 19.—Joseph Lel- ter appears to be making great pro- | gress in replacing the Zeigler strikers | with non-tnion men. His great min- ing plant herc more than ever resem- bles an armed camp, with its high | stockade, surmounted here and there | by t where guards armed with | | on the alert to repel union In several of these towers gun.. are mounted Leiter e most of the time to di- | | | ations of his “army.” He | constantly and always | ad when there is a pro i encounter. Frequently of | | late he has gone out with ghards to | | escort newly arrived strike breakers | | to the camp. | | An innovation was introduced to- | | day. A rapid fire gun from the north | blockhouse was placed in a steel gon- | do! ~d, ma ed by four gunners. { doubly armed with large caliber and | | magazine rifles, was added to a com- | o= of twenty-five Zeigler guards and | | United States deputies and sent out as | a further escort to frightened trainmen | who this morning refused to go through [ ¢ tooher without sufficient protec- | |tion. The train returned to-night, | bringing twenty-six mine workers, met with no armed opposition. This importation completes the full double shift working force at the shaft. Careful weeding out is being done by Superintendent Whittier and further importations will be made to supply these deficiencies, | Gondolas are in place under the tip- ple and the first run of coal for ship- ment since the strike was made to- day It e | JAMAICA TO BE MADE GREAT NAVAL STATION Strategic Importance of British Island Increased by Panama Canal Operations. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 19.—It is announced on reliable authority that the British Admiralty has decided to make Jamaica a first-class naval station. Half of the North American squadron henceforth will be kept in these waters. This change is due to the strategic importance of the island in view of the construction of the Panama canal and the American activity in the Isle of Pines and Culebra. Extensive for- tifications are planned to guard the Jamaican harbor. ————— SHOTGUN “KICKS" WHEN DISCHARGED AT TOMCAT Reaction of the Weapon Against a Revengeful Farmer May Result in His Death. CHICO, Aug. 19.—A. L. Overton, a prominent farmer residing six miles north of Chico, is in a critical condi- tion as a result of being kicked by a shotgun, which he discharged at night in the direction of a troublesome tom-\ cat. The weapon recoiled with suf- ficient force to knock him over a bed and his hip was broken by coming in contact with the bedpost. Though he may live, he probably will never walk. GOVERNOR OF BARCA TOO SLOW TO SUIT ITALIANS Cruiser Is Dispatched to Dernah to Enforce Demand for Apology and Salute. ISLAND OF JERBA, Tunis, Aug. 19.—The Italian cruiser Amerigo Ves- pucci has left Messina, Sicily, for the |port of Dernah, province of Barca, Eastern Tripoli, to support the de- imands of Italy for an apology and a salute of the Italian flag, as reparation for the maltreatment of an Italian fansular ste%vam hat lml:::nab. overnor of Barca hesi to with the demands, g MARTINEZ IS RAVAGED BY FLANES Two Blocks of Conira Costa Metropolis Ar@led. Biaze Spreads Rapidly and Many Business Houses Are Destroyed. F.re Department of the Town Does Heroic Work and the Loss May Not Exceed $150,000. Special Dispatch to The Call. MARTINEZ, Aug. 19.—Two blocks of buildings in the center of the town were destroyed by fire to-night, caus- ing a loss of $150,000. The buildings and goods of the following firms were destroyed: McMahon Bros.,, groceries; McNa- mara & Wykelman, market; A. P. Nelson, store; J. W. Douglass, station- ery store; Bank of Martinez, building; Max Bergamini, grocer; C. C. Swain, real estate offic Ball, jeweler; Curry Jones, opera-house and livery stable, in block; New Commercial Reed, candy store; E. C. C. Gills, saloon; . Wells- telephone office; store, and M. all Hotel; Paschecos, clothing store; one J. W, market; M. L. Biers, Fargo express office; John Dahlstrom, shoe Lawless, residence. The fire started in a fruit-box fac- tory at the northwest corner of the bleck in the rear of McMahon's gro- cery, and broke through the roof o‘ the large wooden building be- fdre it was discovered. The heat was terrific and the firemen could not get near enough to limit the fire. The flames spread in a few minutes to Curry & Jones' opera-house and the stable on the east, and to MeMahon Bros.' grocery on the south. SWithin thirty minutes the biock wu‘k{flamv The efforts el firemen were then directed to saving the block on the east, With the exception of a new building belonging to J. W. Johnson, the attempt was successful. Heroic ef- forts were made to save the block to the south, but they were futile. The Commercial Hotel was soon destroyed, but by almost superhuman efforts on the part of the firemen the Martinez | Hotel building was spared, though the | west side is scorched to a tinder. The streets to the east of the burned | district, as far as the Court House, are packed with goods of every descrip- | tion. The business houses in the two blocks to the east of those burned were cleared of their contents, but they were saved, the wind shifting just in time. For a while the vaults of the Mar- tinez Bank were thought to be endan- gered by the intense heat. REGULARS FIRE UPO MILITIAMEN Kill One Man and Wound Three ATHENS, Ohio, Aug. 19.—Regular army soldiers, said to be members of a cavalry troop connected with the First Brigade at Camp Armitage, near this city, where maneuvers ‘are being held, to-night attacked members of a provost guard of patrols made up of members of Company D, Fifth Ohio National Guard, Cleveland. One man was killed and three wounded, the latter being National Guardsmen. The | regulars escaped without casualties, as far as is known. The guardsman who was killed was Corporal Charles Clark. The wounded are: Watson 8. Ohl, struck on the head with a rifle; Albert Heald, pri- i vate, shot in the leg, and Sergeant ‘William B. Lessing, struck*on the hip. Fifteen minutes after the shooting, General Dick, in command of the Na- tional Guardsmen, and the regular army officers had declared the town, under martial law and hurdreds of | regiments were rushed into the city and are now patrolling the streets to prevent further trouble. The regulars claimed the provosts were discriminating against the regu- lars in favor of the guardsmen. Gl I MILDER POLICY TOWARD FINLAND MAY RESULT Liberal Organ Says Von Plehwe’s Suc- cessor Has Persuaded Czar to Change Methods. BERLIN, Ausg. 19.—The Oswo- bosndenje, organ of the Russian Lib- erals or Reformers, published at Stutt- gart, says it has information from St. Petersburg that Prince Obolensky, the new Governor General of Finland, has persuaded Emperor Nicholas to adopt a milder policy toward Finland, - AMERICA DEMANDS RELEASE SEIZED 4 Denezuela Must Make Prompt Amends. Special Dispatch to The Call. BUREAL, HOGEL-BARTON, WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Firmness is shown by the United States in dealing ' with the serious situation brought | about in Venezuela by the seizure of the properties of the New York and Bermudese Asphalt Company. ister Bowen has made strong repre- | sentations to President Castro. He has demanded that the properties be re- | leased from the custody of Venezuelan Receiver A. H. Carner until the case may be adjudicated by the courts. The company has several contracts which it cannot fill as long as the receiver retains control. Bowen has presented these facts to President Castro, but it/ is understood no satisfactory answer | has been received. | It has been pointed out to Bowen that the Venezuelan Federal Govern- ment has no authority to order the re- ceiver awdy from the properties, as he was appointed by the Superfor Court. The United States, however, has hitherto taken diplomatic action which has resulted in reversais of the deci- sions of the Superior Court. When Venezuela first brought suit against the New York and Bermudese Company a month ago an emphatic protest was made. The Venezuelan Government was informed that the United States reserved the right to make further representations after the‘ Superior Court rendered its ‘decision, if that decision was considered a con- travention of justice to American in-| terests | ser Newark, if all is quiet | The in Hayti, will proceed to Cartagena, Colombia. which is convenient to La | Guayra, the port of Caracas. If the crisis beccmes acute the Newark or | some other ship will make a cruise to | Venezuelan waters. BRITISH W it RSHIPS READY. | | i England Prepares to Enforce Claims | Against the Dictator. Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. PORT OF SPAIN, Aug. lBA—The!‘ British warship Tribune has arrived | here. She is subject.-to the orders of | the British Minister in Caracas, Vene-i zuela, in case of an emergency. Other war vessels at Bermuda are ready to sail if the necessity arise. The statement that Venezuela owes nothing to Germany is denied here. Tt| is asserted that the accounts of the | Discount Bank of Berlin will show that under the terms of the Bowen | protocol $360,000 is due. —_——— DISPUTE WITH TURKEY NOT FULLY ,\DJUSTED: Porte’s Explanations of Pledges to Leishman Are Too Vague to Be Accepted. PARIS, Aug. 19.—A dispatch to the Temps from Constantinople says that though American Minister Leishman originally declared the Porte's decla- ration on the subject of equal treat- ment of the American schools to be satisfactory, the subsequent explana- tions were too vague to permit the question to be considered settled and | an active correspondence is still being exchanged. — e~ PARTY OF EIGHTY-THREE TREACHEROUSLY SLAIN Chief Amada Murders Horsemen Sent by Pretender to Ask Daugh- ter’s Hand. ALGIERS, Aug. 19.—Eighty-three horsemen sent by the Moorish pre- tender, Bu Hamara, to Chief Amada of the Beni Buzzagora tribe to ask his daughter in marriage were treach- erously murdered by the chief, Min- | | TIndependent Dealer | other officers and directors 1 5400.000, OF LAND BY CASTRO | | | 1 f | INISTER WHO HAS A PROTEST TO DIC- TRO. AMERICAN M| CONVEYED TATOR CAS SUES TRUST FOR DAAGES Alleges Loss of Trade. = | TS s Spectal Dispatch to The Call. TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 19.—Papers were filed in the United States Circuit | Court this afternoon by Charles E.| Hendrickson Jr. of Jersey City, coun- sel for George Rice, in a suit against the Standard Oil Company for dam- | ages estimated at $3,000,000. John D. Rockefeller, Willlam Rockefeller, HAI M. Flagler, Henry H. Rogers and of the Standard Oil Company are named as defendants. Rice charges that his business at Marietta, Ohio, was swept away by the | trust.. He had 4000 customers for oil | throughout the United States and his| plant, represented an investment of 2,000,000, with profits of $50,000 an- | nually. | The Standard Oil Company induced | the railroads to charge him and his| customers prohibitive rates on all goods | shipped, Rice alleges. These excessive | rates, he declares, varied from 50 per cent to 333 per cent more than were reasonable and. were far above the rates charged to the Standard Oil Com- pany and its customers. Not only were | the freight rates higher, but the rail-| ! road companies refused to supply cars to Rice by which he could make prompt shipments, and he was otherwise ha- rassed and delayed. —_————— EMBEZZLER FREED FROM JAIL ON TECHNICALITY Banker Spalding Released From Pen- itentiary Because of a Flaw in Original Indictment. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Charles W. Spalding, the former bank president. who was convicted and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for embez- zlement, was to-day discharged from the penitentiry by Judge Dunne. The | | prisoners. j lighters, laden with 190 bullocks for the | garrison. | 1and force PARKGUAYS WAR CHIEF CAPTURED Head of the Govern- ment Army a Prisoner. Bombardment of the Repub- lic’s Capital to Be Re- sumed at Once. Rebel Cannoneers Display Their Prow- ess by Hitting the President’s Residence. BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 19.—The in- surgents have seized another steam- ship, which had on board the Minister of War and a small escort. The Min- ister and his companions were made The vessel was towing four These were conflscatec At the conference on board one of the insurgen ships after the bom- bardment of Asuncion last Wednes- day, between the Ministers of Argen- | tina, Brazil, Italy and France and the insurgent leaders, the 1 said that | after the Ministers left the vessel they would fire two more shots—one at the residence of President Escurra and the | other at the church—in order to demon- strate the excellence of r artillery The shots were fired and both the hurch ment has President’s residence and t were hit. No further bombar been reported. The insurgent commander, with 2000 , is approaching Asuncion. Ore of the insurgent steamships has sailed for the lla Hay capital. The Villa Hay point which can now be with. Asuncion is compl v The Foreign Ministers have | their intervention, to which o insurgent leaders replied that the would permit President Ezcurra to e« tinue in office, but would demand the resignation of the M and other high officials of the Gove snt. The insurgents’ terms wereé conveyed to the Government officials and promptly de- clined. The insurgents then sent an ulti- matum demanding the surrender of the capital within twenty-four hours, say- ing that shoild this demand not be granted the bombardment of Asuncion would be resumed. A digpatch from Buenos Ayres on Au- gust 12 said that the insurgents had captured a steamship nandeered by the Government, and that the act- ing Minister of War, who was on board the steamship, attempted t to escape by jumping overboard and swimming to the river bank. He was, howeve aken prisoner before reaching the shore. The name of the acting Minister was not given. The Minister of War is Colonel An- | tonio Caceras, who was appointed when President Ezcurra assumed office in 1902, _— e SENATOR HOAR IS SAID TO BE HOLDING HIS OWN Solon Spends Comfortable Day, but It Is Not Believed That He Will Recover. WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 19.— Rockwood Hoar to-night issued the following bulletin: “The Senator is asleep and has had a fairly comfortable day. He is held- ing his own.” Senator Hoar is suffering, it is be- lieved, from a postomatic congestion | of the left lung, due to impaired heart action, and the belief is general that the chances for his recovery are less than they were early this morning. Doctors who have had similar cases say that the general breaking down of the Sentor physically with the con- gestion of the lung is a bad omen and they say that his chances for recov- ery are very slight unless the lung clears immediately, —_——————— | PETROLEUM BED UNDER THE CITY OF CHICAGO Crude Oil Is Discovered by Laborers Excavating for a Store Building. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Hundreds of men, women and children discussed with excitement to-day what is said to be the first actual discovery of a petroleum well in Chicago. Scores of buckets containing petroleum were | carried away from 1059 Homan ave- | nue, near West Twenty-third street. The discovery was made there to-day by workmen, who were excavating for a store building. “There is no doubt that there is petroleum under Chicago,” said a rep- resentative of the Standard Oil Com- pany to-day. “but we are well aware it is not to be found in sufficiently large quantities to malke it valuable t> us.” —_—————— CANNOT BUILD TUNNEL THROUGH ANOTHER'S CLAIM Federal Court Affirms Decision of Tm- portance to Miners Rendered by Butte Tribunal. HELENA, Mont., Aug. 19.—The mandate of the United States Supreme Court in the case of the St. Louis order of the court discharging the ex- | Mining and Milling Company against banker from custody was based upon a technicality in the original indict- ment. Spalding had already served several years of his sentence. Spalding will now vroceed with a contest of his father’s will, by the terms of which the son was cut off without a penny. Solomon Spalding, the father, died at Nashua, N. H., and was worth between . $300,000 and the Montana Mining Company has been received by the clerk of the Fed- erl court. The decision, which is impertant to mining men, affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the owners of a mine could not run a tunnel through an adjoin- ing claim to reach their own property without the consent of the owners of ~ ithe