The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1904, Page 1

Forecast made midnight, Qctober Frobably Local THEE WEATHER. cisco for thirty hours ending | San Prancisco and vicinity— showers light southwest wind. G. E. WILLSON, (Temporarily in charge). at San ¥Fran- | 6, 1904: Thursday; Porecaster. z XCVI—NO 128, SAN L P S w a J —— THEE THEATERS. California—“The Tenderfoot.” Central — “Dealers in White ‘Women.” Chutes—Vaudeville. Columbia—*The Office Boy.” * Pischer's—Down the Line.” Grand—"“York State Folks.” Lyric Hall—“Ev ¥ Majestic—"“The Henrietta.” Mat- inee to-day. . Orpheum — Vaudeville. Mati- ’ nee to-day. . ¥ FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1904. EDICTS DARK DAYS '\ Joseph Chamberlain| Reopens Fiscal Campaign. Declares That 13,000,000 People in England | Are Underfed. f Btatesman Says Empire Will Fall o] Pieces Unless Colonies Stand by Mother Country L | | | | | | Joseph Chamber- fiscal campaign at dfordshire, to-night. The| ford presided. The audito- Chamberlain spoke had d in the outskirts der to accommodate a its seating capacity utmost egan his speech with to the late Sir Wil- urt and said there f Parliament r a- | would sincerely and e passing of that great proposition, Chamber- not a party question, vital interest of the dwelt considerable ural situation and | picture of present| ed that there 1is agriculture had values shrunk — ot he said, had There are a million than | ple of America, Ger- foreign countries 3{9‘ sing Great Brit- de and business. existing " condi- to ignore them ssibl Balfour's Edinburgh | said he aid not| of fifty years ago, | make foreigners pay | to the British mar- | ss Great Britain and her | | there was ntegration of in said that concerning a con- es marked a dis- ifour should not i call the conference at what terms could be| o | only one blemish | 1. That was, the| think it would be the conference had ar- greement, to take a sec- | Chamberlain saw no need | cite and foresaw use- | delay before the agree- =d to the respective had to wait unnll home and in the ere re-elected. WOULD PUT END 10 POLYCAMY ary Society Calls Upon Congress to Act at Once DENVER, Oct. 5—The Women's Missionary Society of the Metho- urch went on record to-day in Congressional action against A resolution introduced by A. Alken of Cincinnati, Ohio, ecording secretary, calling upon Con- | submit to the people an to the constitution of the ates prohibiting the practice mously adopted | Aiken was ac- d demonstration in ap- he step taken by her. ating in the preambie thnxl ed aposties of the Mormon re gullty of polygamous prac- calling attention to the na- efficiency and shame,” as de- d through the Smoot investiga- handiing the question of polyg- e resolution say: resolved by the Women's sionary Soclety of the Metho- copal Church in convention d at Denver, Colo., September, the national Congress rhould not only protect the integrity | and purity of its membership, to do ! which there can be no doubt of its! ability and purpose, but should take immediate steps to purge the nation of this disgrace, which tends to dull the moral sense and dim the patriotic pride of all its people. “Second—To this end Congress should pass and submit to 2 vote of the States without unnecessary delay an amend- ment to the constitution of the United States prohibiting the practice of polygam: “Third—That we hereby pledge our influence and untiring effort to the ac- complishment of this end.” —_——— To Stop Bull Fighting in Spain. MADRID, Oct. 5.—The Institute of Social Reforms, after a heated dis- cussion to-day, decided by 13 votes to § to ratify the absolute prohibition of Sunday bull fights. This is considered to be the death blow to bull fighting Spain. o in ;the rear of the City Hall, apparently | Crane May Late Senator Hoar Succeed M assachusetts i Lane for the Toga. Ex - Governor BOSTON, Oct. 5.—After the Republi- can State Conyention, which will meet in Boston on Friday, it is believed Gov- ernor Bates will announce the appoint- ment of former Governor W. Murray Crane to the Senatorship made vacant | by the death of Senator Hoar. It is known that the Governor has decided to-appoint Crane and that the latter will accept. A story was printed to-d: that Governor Bates was going to ap- point Attorney General Moody in ac- cordance with the wishes expressed by Senator Hoar before his death. “Senator Hoar never mentioned the subject to me,” sald the Governor. “There is absolutely no truth in the story.” Crane is looked upon as one of the shrewdest political managers in New England, and many times during the present administration his advice has been sought by the President. Oran is at his home in Dalton and refuses to talk of the Senatorship. Said an intimate friend of Crane to- night: “Crane knows that he is to be the next Senator, but he won't make | something ef-| any admissions until fectual has been done by Governor Bates.” = BATES MAKES DENIAL. Says That He Has Not Decided to Name Moody. BOSTON, Oct. 5.—Governor Bates to-day authorized a denial of the state- ment published from Worcester to-day that he had decided to appoint At- torney General Moody to succeed the late Senator Hoar. Governor Bates sald he had not yet made up his mind in the matter. e e FOUND DEAD IN AN ALLEY Butte Contractor Believefl1 to Have Been Given Fatal Dose of Knockout Drops —_——— Special Dispatch to The Call. BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 5.—Edward Weg- ner, a well known contractor of Butte, was found dead to-day in an alley at from the effects of some drag given with intent to commit robbery. Weg- ner had just returned to Butte after completing a job near Gold Creek, dividing $10,600 with his partner. It is presumed that Wegner displayed his money while in one of the resorts on Park street and knockout drops were placed in the beer he drank. Andrew Peterson, a restaurant-keep- er, discovered Wegner's body crammed in a dark corner, after investigating | the suspicious actions of two men whom he noticed acting queerly in the rear of his establishment. The police believe Wegner was the victim of an overdose of the drug, the thugs drag- | ging his body into the alley in an ef- fort to cover up their crime. The au- thorities conducted an autopsy to- night. WORK OF REPAIRING TRACKS TO BE RUSHED Santa Fe Expects to Be in Fair Shape TOPEKA, Kans., Oct. 5.—The San- ta Fe announced that its passenger + N & W. MURRAY CRANE OF MASSA- CHUSETTS, WHO MAY SUCCEED THE LATE SENATOR HOAR. BRIDEGROON ¥ RONS 0§ HONEY YOO Manacled on Train by His Friends as a Joke, Special Dispatch to The Call. OMAHA, Neb., Qct. 5—W. J. Downey, a prominent society man of Sioux City, and his newly wedded wife arrived here to-day on the Northwestern train, the bride in hysterics and the bride- groom in irons. Friends had hand- cuffed him just before leaving Sioux City on his. bridal tour. As the party left the depot the conductor stepped forward and unlocked the handcuffs, the key having been given to him in a sealed package to be opened at Omabha. A few moments before the departure of the train from Sioux City this morning a number of Downey's friends, who were at the depot to see the couple off, suddenly grabbed him and after locking a bright pair of manacles on his wrists pushed him aboard the train, which drew out immediately. He was told to hunt up a blacksmith shop on his arrival at Omaha. All the way from Sioux City Downey fussed and fumed, but was unable 1o get free. His wife was compelled to go through his pockets in the presence of the grinning passengers, searching for the tickets. On the dining car she fed him like a baby. What at first was a joke finally grew monotonous and Downey grew angry. He threatened the conductor and crew, but te no avail. From worry the young bride almost fainted and when they entered the she went into hysterics. When Downey was finally released he swore venge- ance on the Sioux City crowd that had tricked him, but he continued his wedding trip a free man. traffic will be in fair shape again with- in three or four days. Now that the oods in Oklahoma and Indian Teri- ritory have subsided the work of get- ting the tracks into good condition will be rushed. Fourteen eastbound trains arrived at Fort Worth to-day, having been detoured through Texas by way of El Paso. They will soon ——— Will Call at San Diego Only. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5.—Announcement is made that the new steamship line which is to be operated between British Columbia and the west coast of Mexi- co is considering a proposition to mg be away from the district. Ten westbound trains en route and they aiso are being San Diego its one port uf call in States territory. wlm depot with her husband still in irons | ASKS THAT ND BE PUT 10 THE WAR MILY () ONE MORE P ARK DEER SHIP WITH | NEWPORT | INDEADLY MRS, TEV WIFE FREE CONFLICT ,Appealm by theMcKee's Name Cou-{Mrs. McCreery Given Golden Gate Paddock Peace Congress in Boston, Russia, Japan and Neutral|Said to Have Broken With; Rumor of Trouble Heard Two Powers to Be Addressed on the Subject. Discussion of Oriental Complication Gives Rise to Debate Between Two Delegates From Britain. BOSTON, Oct. 5.—Resclutions in- tended to bring about an end to the Russo-Japanese war were adopted to- day at the meeting of the International Peace Congress. By the terms of the resolutions the congress will address an appeal to the Emperors of Russia and Japan to terminate the struggle, and each of the powers signatory to The Hague convention will be formally requested to press upon Russia and Japan the importance of putting an end to the present war. It was also voted that the resolu- tions referring to friendly intervention by the powers be presented to Presi- dent Roosevelt by a committee of the congress. The resolutions were passed after a lengthy discussion, in which many of the most prominent foreign delegates participated. Delegate Willlam R. Cremer of Eng- land took occasion, while favoring the declarations, to charactzrize the treaty between England and Japan as a blun- der and to charge that this treaty doubtless had much to do with bring- ing on the Russo-Japanese war. There- upon Great Britain’s policy of being a party to the treaty was vigorously deférded by Colonsl ¥iryes Jones, M. P. The deliberative procecdings of the day took on an added interest from the fact that a leading Hindoo, Baba Bharati, was introduced to speak as the representative of his country. The most intense applause that has been evoked thus far during the convention greeted the Hindoo, who, dressed in the costume of his people, delivered a passionate speech in excellent English, denouncing on the one hand the at- tempt of Christianity to thrust Chris- tianity upon India as its religion, and the policy of the English people of In- dia in invading Tibet. 1t was voted during the session to refer the subject of a reconciliation of France and Germany on the Alsace- Lorraine question to the Berne bureau for study by a special committee. Part of the phraseology of the cable- gram prepared to be sent to Andrew Carnegie was objected to by a delegate from New York, and it was finally re- written, so that Carnegie was halled as an earnest worker in the world’s “bet- ter political order,” instead of a worker for the world’'s “just and rational or- ganization.” Three public meetings under the aus- pices of the congress were held to- night. One was for workingmen ia Faneuil Hall, where the principal speaker was Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of La- bor. At Park-street church a meeting was held by the women delegates to the congress. The duties of women in the peace cause “.ere concidered by several speakers, chief among whom was Bar- oness von Suttner of Austria. The du- ties gl business men in the peace move- ment were set forth at another meeting in Tremont Temple in' addresses by prominent merchants. —_— CONDEMN WAR FOR GREED. Unions of Boston Hear Gompers and Pass Resolutions. BOSTON, Oct. &—Every labor union in the city was represented to- night in an audience that filled Fa- neuil Hall at a workingmen's public mass meeting held in connection with the International Peace Congress. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, presid- ed and delivered an address. Promi- |nent labor representatives of Great Britain, France, Belgium and Germany also spoke. The resolutions adopted declare “that we do not and will not submit without urgent protest to the furnishing of men and money for wars of aggrandizement and greed, whether such wars are of one nation against ianother nation or of a nation against | subject people or of a government (as in the State .of Colorado) against a peaceful association of sovereign: citi- zens.” —_——— CALIFORNIA GOATS TAKE FIRST PRIZE AT ST. LOUIS' Animals From San Jose Awarded Premiums by Judges at the ‘World’s Fair. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.—Goats owned by C. B. Bailey & Son of San Jose, Cal., won two first prizes to-day at the sheep, goat and swine show on the World's Fair grounds. Both prizes were won in classes for Angora goats. G. Allen of Lexington, Nev., won first prize in the class for Shropshire sheep. ————— the annual meeting of the Canadian Pacific Railway held to-day it was de- cided to increase the g:g!w stock by 25,500,000 worth of ds, ‘which $16:00,000 are to be nnbu;fiu at pled With That of Rich Widow. Mrs. Phipps, Recently Divorced. Actions of Colorado Beauty Give Rise to Gossip, but She Denies Engagement, IR S D Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Oct. 5.—Added force wae given to-day to the denial of Mrs. Genevieve C. Phipps, the former wife of Lawrence C. Phipps, the Pittsburg millionaire, that she was about to marry A. Hart McKee when McKee sailed on the Baltic for Liverpool in company with Mrs. Hugh Tevis and her small son. Coupling the departure of McKee and the attractive young widow for Europe with the fact that Mrs. Phipps left this city hurriedly only a short time before the Baltic sailed, friends of both gave full cre- dence to-night to a well authenticated rumor that whatever relations exist- ed between Mrs. Phipps and McKee are now at an end. More interest attached to the de- parture of McKee when it was learned that ad he was about to leave his home to drive with his father to the pier he was detained by two detec- tives, who threatened to serve a re- straining order to prevent him from taking his trunks on board the steam- ship unless he paid their bill for ser- vices rendered in the divorce proceed- ings brought by Lawrence C. Phipps ainst his wife. . The bill was paid nd McKee got a receipt in full. The Baltic sallea at 2 o'clock. It was just an hour before her lines were cast off that a carriage drove up to the pier and from it stepped Mrs. Tevis, followed by a maid, Master Hugh Tevis and his nurse and govern- ess. The beautiful young widow ap- peared radiant if somewhat excited and watched expectantly for McKee. Before his arrival she replied to a question about her engagement to McKee with a4 blush and said, “How absurd!” g Stepping up to the elder McKee, Mrs. Tevis put her hands on his shoul- der and gave him an audible kiss on the lips and then, taking his hand, said: “Good-by, papa; don't worry about Hart. I'll take good care of him.” - —_— NASKED THIEF ROBS SALOON Lone Highwayman Holds Up Patrons and Departs With Large Amount of Money —_— A bold robbery took place last night at Fourth avenue and California street, in the Richmond district. The saloon of J. T. Meinhart was entered by a masked man and the proprietor and his patrons in the cardroom were relieved of their money, amounting to nearly $175. The highwayman secured $100 from the two cash registers in the place and the remainder from those in the saloon at the time. About 9 o’clock last night the robbery took place. The robber was masked by a handkerchief drawn across the lower part of his face, and a brown hat was pulled over his eyes. As he entered he leveled a revolver and told those in the place to thrqw up their hands. All of the men complied with the cool request with the exception of W. A. Brown, who is hard of hearing. With an oath the highwayman quickly re- versed his pistol and struck Brown two swift blows on the head. Brown dropped to the floor and the robber took deliberate aim at the prostrate man ard was about to pull tne trigger when the others explained to him that the man was deaf. The men were ordered to produce their valuables, and the robber secured $60 from Brown, who had in the mean- time recovered consciousness. Later he | was removed to the Central Emergency Hospitad, where several bad cuts were dressed. He told the police that he Divorce From Her Hushand. Years Betore the Suit | Is Brought. B ST R Decree Allows Her to Marry Again and Gives Her Custody of Their Daughter. Special Dispatch to ®The NEW YORK, Oct. 5.—Society in New York, San Francisco and London will be interested to know that Justice Blanchard to-day put his signature to an absolute divorce decree for Edith Kip McCreery, the daughter of Colonel Lawrence Kip, freeing her forever from Richard S. McCreery and permitting her to marry again. The papers were sealed. The McCreerys were married at Grace Church April 18, 1894. They have one child, a daughter, now 8 years old, and the custody of the girl was awarded to the mother, the father to be permitted to visit her twice a year. Mrs. Me- Creery ig to have $3000 a year for the support of the child. Rumors of trou- ble between the MecCreerys were first heard at Newport in 1802. The suit was not brought until last winter. It was brought on statutory grounds. —_— SOLDIERS SEEK - MISSING MINER can. Prospector Is Lost in the High Mountains of the n Joaquin’s North Fork Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Oct. 5.—Word was brought here to-day that Joseph Birkett, a miner, was lost in the high mountains of the north fork of the San Joaquin. Soldiers of the Ninth Cavalry have searched the district thoroughly and can find no trace of him. They have given him up for lost. On September 26 Birkett and Philip Hess started to cross the Sierras from Jackass Flat. They had no blankets and a small supply of food. On the first day they lost their bearings. Snowstorms came on and the two men suffered many hardships. Sunday morning Hess left Birkett, not being able to agree as to the direction they should pursue. He got into Jackass Flat Monday morning, not having tasted food for sixty hours. Squads of soldiers from the Sierra Reservation searched the mountain districts, but a storm had obliterated whatever tracks Birkett might have left. He was a hunchback and a na- tive of England. e EUREKA CONTRACTOR LEAVES MANY UNPAID BILLS BEHIND Edward Mowry Drops Out of Sight After Completing Important Plece of Work. EUREKA, Oct. 5.—Edward Mowry, a contractor of this city, has failed to put in an appearance at his home or on any of his contracts for the past two days. His wife and family have neither seen nor heard from him dur- ing that time and the men employed by him know nothing of his whereabouts. Mowry has just completed building sewer system extensions here as sub- contractor for the successful bidders. He has drawn much money from the First National Bank, giving them a blanket claim on all moneys due him from the city. After it became known that Mowry was missing an Investiga- tion proved that he leaves many un- paid bills. i s $3,000,000 COMPANY TO INCORPORATE AT COLUSA Will Run Electric Railroad to St. Johm and Chico With Steamer Line in Connection. COLUSA, Oct. 5.—Articles of in- corporation were adopted here on Sat- could identify the man if he saw him | urday for the Northern Electric Rail- again. William Hohn, a baker, another | way and Navigation Company. of the men at the card table, was robbed of $6. W. Boyd, the fourth vic- tim, was relieved of $8. After securing the money the man quickly disappeared, and the victims immediately reported the hold-up to the police. P AR S L BRITISH CRUISER PELORUS ON THE WAY TO NICARAGUA ‘Will Make an Investigation Into Seiz- ure of Cayaman Islands Turtle KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 5.—The British cruiser Pelorus sailed last night for Nicaragua in connection with the recent seizure of Cayaman into The purpose of the company will be to operate an electric road to St. John on this side of the Sacramento River and another line via Butte City to Chico. It will also operate a line of steamers to connect with the electric road at Colusa. The capital stock will be $3,000,000. —— e SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST IN WRECK OF A STEAMER Greek Vessel Kelmentink Founders ‘While on Way From Black Sea to Antwerp. LONDON, Oct. 5.—The Greek steamship Clementine, bound from the Black Sea for Antwerp, foundered recently twenty-three miles northwest of Ushant. Seventeen members of the crew, including the captain and other Vivors are at Letxocs, Fortugas . T Is the Scene of Tragedy. Horned Jefiries Kills Weaker Antagonist With Ease. Savage Battle of Bucks Is Seen by Spectators Who Went to Witness Moving of Animals. a There was a duel to death between two savage buck deer in Golden Gate Park paddock yesterday afternoon—a rare sight for the few spectators pres- ent, just such a battle as the Iroquois and Algonquins delighted in witnessing as a common sport when the Jesuit fathers first penetrated the untrodden wilds of North America. The vicious instinct that develops itself when savage males meet in jun- gle or mountain fastness made Golden Gate Park its theater yesterday, and, though keepers and onlockers tried to prevent a fatal termination of the en- counter, the result was as swift and merciless as that of any contest be- tween savage hoofs and horns that ever stained the follage or broke the silence of a virgin forest In moving the deer from one pad- dock to another two males were care- lessly allowed to meet. They were of unequal size and strength and in the inevitable fight that followed the weak- er animal was so gored and injured that a keeper mercifully cut the wounded creature’'s throat to end its miseries. Jack, one of the older bucks, had been confined for two days in an inclosure and adjoining him was a smaller deer A narrow passageway connected the two and through this the animals were to be driven separat:=ly Into a weoden cage. The powerful Jack was let inte the other’s corral and as soom as he beheld the smaller buck his rage flamed high and the instinct of murder seized him like a fever of the blood. The overmatched buck seemed to realize that his hour had come, and he was overcome with a panic of fear. He looked for a moment upon the monster- horned Jeffries that confronted him, then raced madly about the inclosure, throwing himself violently against the wire screen. Slowly his antagonist closed In upon the outclassed quarry, a mountain of muscle and horns cornering the smaller creature closer and closer as the mo- ments sped. As his herculean antagonist pressed almost within horning distance the doomed young buck sprang high in the air and tried to escape, but he was caught full on his enemy’s sharp horng and pressed tightly against the wall, blood gushing from his wounds as he bellowed in pain. For a few minutes the younger buck fought spasmodically, desperately; but again and again his old Samson of an antagonist pierced and gored him with- out mercy. Even when down and bleeding, however, the young buck gamely resisted the vicious onslaughts of his conqueror, but it was like fight- ing a locomotive. Stubbornly and with diabolical feroc- ity old Jack gored his dying adversary, and it was with difficulty that he could caged, even when his enemy lay dead. Tt is several weeks before the bucks are due to run, but close conflnement probably intemsified old Jack's rage. Had ordinary precautions been used the loss of one of the park’s great at- traétions would have been prevented. A valuable elk was killed lag year in a similar way. -— CITY IN FEAR OF BIC FLOOD Las Vegas Threatened as the Result of Heavy Rain in Hills Above the Town DENVER, Oct. 5—A Republican spe- cial from Las Vegas, N. M., says that there was another heavy rain in the mountains above the city to-day, and word came from up the river that a two-foot rise was coming down. There is great anxiety in the city, as the river is still out of its channel, and it re- quires but a comparatively small rise to send the stream through the busi- ness section. The ravages of the pre- vious storms have mot been fully re- , and it is feared that another flood would render useless the results already accomplished. The iodien of two women and a child, which have not yet been identifled, were found to-day. 3 Information arriving slowly from the flooded district in Mora Countv shows that almost the entire rich Trujillo Vals ley has been devastated. A lake cov- ering nearly 800 acres now stands where once were fertile farms. —_——————— Lands Mortgaged for $200,000. SALINAS, Oct. 5.—There was fileqd with the County Recorder’s office here this afternoon a mortgage from the WZatsonville Transportation Company in favor of the Central Trust Com; of San Francisco for $200,000, -el:v:: by Cauteno ranch Crus portions of the San and other property in Santa