The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 29, 1904, Page 1

tober 29: vietnity—Cloudy ing unsettied at east winds. THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Oc- San Francisco and A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. Saturday, becom- night; fresh south- VOLUME XCVI—NO. 151. ——————— | the Library-++++ 4 One. ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—"Der Rasteibinder." Matinees at All Theaters To-day. o+ SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1904. PRICE FVI VE CENTS. Young Girl Puts Poison in Family’s Food. OSE HOLLSWORTH, a 16-year old servant girl, is in prison, accused of | R having attempted to poison the family of Harold F.' Jackson, at 2658 || Market street, Thursday morning, by pouring carbolic acid into the bottles | of milk and cream. Two children partook of pancakes into which poisoncd | milk had been mixed, but prompt use of antidotes saved their lives. The | servant had no reasonable motive and it is believed that her mind is unbalanced. - = ~ A ’ HILDAGARD JACKSON. CATHERINE PRAT | Rose Hollsworth’s | Insane Act Lands | f Her Behind Bars | | TWO CHILDREN EAT | 11 DEADLY MIXTURE l LA | Tragedy in Jackson | Home Is Averted | 3 | by Prompt Action | "— 1 I 4 AID OF POPE | | IS SOUGHT BY ‘ KOREA’S RULER ' Special Envoy Carries Emperor’s Letter to Pontiff. + - | WAS EMPLOYED AND TN EE AR was l e sht i £t et ket SONTAINING CARBOLIC ACID, Herald. Copyright, 1004, by the New York LR o Her Publishing Company. of a child—a six- 1, whose name nceived a crude y of Harold F. et at break- 1 but two iittle girls who fi took of the pancakes #n which bolic acid had been mixed were at once given antidotes and no barm was done. Last night the accused child sat on & bench in the City Prison with twitch- ing brow and stoutly and steadfastly denied the charge of attempted mur- der. She was ready with answers, but her stories lacked plausibility. The police are convinced that she is de- ranged and she is to be examined by the Lunacy Commission to-day. “Why shouid I want to kill the fam- ily, why shouid I want to put those dear little girls to death?” asked the young prisoner. There was no answer. Indeed, a motive for her strange act is what the police have searched for in vain. “Mre. Jackson accuses me of this awful thing and I won't stand it,” said the girl in indignation. A moment later there weas a humorous remark and her pretty brown eves were instantly alight with irnocent laughter and dimples played merrily. “Some one must have placed the car- boilc acid in the milk and cream-while it was standing on the doorstep in the morning, for 1 found the tops re- moved,” she continued. “Mrs. Jackson herself cooked the pancakes, while I tended her baby. Her nine-year-old daughter, Hildagard, complained that the cakes were green and the mother told her she was becoming too critical sbout her food. Hildagard then re- marked that she detected the odor of carbolic acid, but she ate four of the pancakes after her mother spcke to her sharply. IS SENT FOR ANTIDOTE. “The other little girl, Catherine Pratt, whose mother keeps a bakery downstairs, had spent the night with Hildagard. She is only six years of fast ROBBERS MAKE A LARGE HAUL N JEWELRY Ten Thousand Dollars’ Worth Stolen From Private que. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. PITTSFIELD, Mass.,, Oct. 28.—The country residence in this city of Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy of New York City was robbed yesterday afternoon or last night before 9 o'clock of $10,- 000 in jewelry. The robbery was not discovered until about half-past nine o'clock 1last night, when Mrs. Mc- Carthy went to her room and found the small box, which she used for a | Jewel case, open and all of its con- | tents gone. She immediately notified the police and detectives were sent to the McCarthy house. They were un- able to find a clew. —— DIVORCES FIFTH WIFE AND ADVERTISES 'FOR ANOTHER XK. F. W. Beeskove, Better Known as “Coyote Bill” of Montana, a Busy Husband. MISSOULA, Mont., Oct. 28.—K. F. W. Beeskove, better known as “Coyote BilL” one of the most prominent of Western Montana backwoodsmen and prospectors, after having been married five times has instituted a divorce suit against his present wife, Mary, and de- spite the fact that the issue of the di- vorce action has not been decided Bee- skove has inserted an advertisement for a helpmate in a Chicago matrimonial publication known as the Heart and Hand. e | i | bearer of a letter from Emperor Yi- ROME, Oct. 28.—Prince Yonagchan- min, special Korean envoy accredited to France, has arrived In Rome as the Heung to the Pope. He had an inter- view with Cardinal Merry Del Val, Secretary of State, yesterday and was received in audience to-day. The letter requests the Pope to inter- est nations, especially the Catholic powers, in the protection of the integ- rity of Korea at the conclusion of the war. UL SO T YOUNG WOMAN INJURED IN NEW YORK’'S NEW SUBWAY Falls Between Platform and Train and Is'Badly Crushed, but ‘Will Recover. NEW YORK,, Oct. 28.—The first serious accident since the formal opening of the subway occurred to- day, when a young woman named Sadie Lawson of Jersey City fell be- tween the platform and a local train at the Fourteenth-street station and was badly crushed. She has a frac- tured hip and bruises of a more or less serious nature, but will recover. into effect to-day everything in the subway was in perfect ‘order and the big downtown-bound crowds were —_—— CHICAGO MAY SHORTLY BEGIN WORK ON SUBWAY System ‘Will Be ~“~mprehensive and Building Fund of $2,000,000 Is CHICAGO, Oct. 28.—A comprehen- started before April, 1906, according to Alderman J. Foreman, chairman of the Transportation Committee of the by Foreman in an address at the Real Estate Board banquet, will extend as far south as Twelfth street, as far When the rush hour schedule went handled with little trouble. Already on Hand. sive subway system for Chicago will be City Council. The system, as mn.uml north as Chicago avenue and as far|. = west as Halsted street. The subway Married in World’s Fair City. will accommodate through traffic. Sur- ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28.—Peter Claudius | face cars will continue to carry age. Bbhe ate three cakes. The chil- RUSSIA'S OFFER 13 ACCEPTED Englan—hgfirees l Terms Propose WAR IS AVERTED Wit of Trawlers 1o Be Selled by (ommission. LONDON, Oct. 28.—War between Russia and Great Britain has been averted, and the settlement of the only points in dispute regarding the attack by the Russian second Pacific squad- ron on British trawlers on October 21 has been referred to an international commission under The Hague conven- tion. Premier Balfour, speaking at a meet- ing of the National Union of Congerva« tive Clubs at Southampton to-night, broke the silence which has been so long preserved and hsg-brought thed. people of the United Kingdom te a condition of almost desperate irrita- tion, and had given rise to miseoncep- tions which Balfour to-night exposed. “The Russfan Embassador,” said Balfour, “has authorized a statement to the following effect: The Russian Government, on hearing of the North Sea incident, at once expressed its profound regret and also promised most liberal compensation. - The Rus- sian Government has ordered the de- tention at Vdgo of that part of the fleet which was concerned in the inei- dent, in order that the naval authori- ties might ascertain what officers were responsible - for it; that those officers and any material witnesses would not proceed upon the voyage to the Far East; that inquiry would be instituted into the facts by an international com- mission, as provided by The Hague convention.” Balfour said that this arrangement was not an arbitration; it was the con- stitution of an international commis- sion in order to find out the facts. Any person found guilty would be tried and punished adequately. The Russian Government undertook that precau- tions would be taken to guard against recurrence of such incidents. Special instructions on this subject would be issued. Preliminary to this court, said Bal- four, there would be a Coroner’s inquest at Hull over the dead fishermen, a Board of Trade inquiry and an inquiry by Russian officers at Vigo. The Bdard of Trade inquiry would be specially constituted by the British Government to include representative men. The Russian embassy had been asked to send a representative and give assist- ance. Apology and compensation hav- ing already been offered, nothing now remained but to determine which ac- count was correct—Rojestvensky’s or the trawlers’. 3 Balfour plainly said that Thursday evening Russia and Great Britain seemed to be on the brink of war, and yet gave the frankest praise to the at- titude preserved throughout by the Czar and the Russian Government. ‘While the Premier was unable to praise the pacific attitude of the Government too highly, he bitterly assailed Rojest- vensky’s report, declaring that it was an insult to Great Britain as a neutral nation, and he ridiculed its probability. The immense audience receiyved Bal- four's announcement of the settlement of the affair with unbounded enthu- siasm. % The day was an eventful one in the metropolis. The population, stirred by flaring headlines in the morning news. papers, seemed convinced that war was inevitable. The Cabinet meeting, which was held at noon, served to in- crease rather than allay anxiety. Throughout the country there had spread a deep-rooted though perfectly erroneous idea that Great Britain had given Russia a time limit in which to reply and that “Charley” Beresford, England’s naval idol, was on the spot. Many, indeed, thought it was only a question of hours when he would be demolishing Russian ships. Without the least national desire for war, a LAWSON ANGERS HEINZE SPECIAL Butte Capitalist Offe rs to Wasger $250,000. Special Dispatch to The Call. UTTE, Oct. 28.—In a signed statement to the public F. Au- gustus Heinze denies having turned over his interests to Amalgamated Copper and, replying to Thomas W. Lawson’s statement and offer to distribute $1,000,000 among the Butte miners if Heinze can disprove, the statement, offers to wager $250,000 with Lawson that he can show con- trolling interest in the United Copper ’Company. Heinze’'s statement is as follows: “I am too busy a man to be called upon to answer such wild statements as these emanating from Mr. Thomas W. Lawson of Boston and men of his class, but I am still ready to prove my sincerity to the people of Montana and to do so I am ready to ignore the source from which such statements is- sue, and in reply to Mr. Lawson’s as- sertion that I have lost control of my mining properties in Butte, I hereby offer the following proposition to Mr. Lawson: “I will post a forfeit of $250,000 in any reputable bank in Butte City, to be used to build and maintain in the State of Montana a home for indigent and disabled union men if T do not pro- duce in the city of Butte, before a com- mittee composed of five gentlemen, one each appointed by the Miners’ Union, the Mill and Smelter Men's Union, the Stationary Engineers’ Union, the American Federation of Labor and the American Labor Union, proof of my control of the stock of the United Cop- per Company, provided Mr. Thomas ' prove any of his assertions. Claims He Is JStill Copper King +* . W. Lawson of Boston posts a like sum in the same place, binding himself to forfeit the same, to be used for the purpose named, if I do not produce the stock hereinbefore referred to.” Tnomas W. Lawson to-night makes a rejoinder- to Heinze's offer to wager $250,000. He refuses to “go up against™ what he declares is a scheme on the part of Heinze and Amalgamated Cop- per Interests to deliberately bunko him out of $250,000 through enabling Heinze to borrow for the time being enough United Copper certificates to show con- trol. Heinze is branded as a “‘cheap chap,” with whose nefarious work Lawson says he will take no chances. He re- iterates his offer to distribute $1,000,000 among the miners if Heinze can dis- Special Dispatch to The Call. ASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—The W marriage- of Nicaraguan Minister Senor Luis F. Corea to Mrs., Ilah Dunlop Jordan - of Macon, Ga., which was scheduled for next Tuesday, has been suddenly and indefinitely postponed. Rumor of a rupture between Mrs. Jor- dan and Senor Corea, current in dip- lomatic corps to-day, was stoutly de- nied. ™ Senor Corea returned last night from a visit to his flancee and the change of plan was announced to-day, It was learned late to-night that anonymous letters played an important part in the rostponement of the wedding. These letters are said to have been sent to Mrs. Jordan. Among accusations they contained was one stating that the Minister already had a wife living in Nicaragua and another that he had negro blood in his veins. ‘When the .existence ‘of these letters was made known to Minister Corea he WILL NOT MARRY UNTIL REPUTATION IS CLEARED Anonymous Letters Bring Trouble to Diplomat. — > v immediately agreed to a postponement of the wedding and insisted on the fullest investigation of himself and his family. He has also set on foot a searching inquiry to find, if possible, the author of the anonymous communi- cations. GEORGE K. NASH OF BUCKEYE STATE DROPS DEAD. Heart Disease Ends Life o . Former Governor. ‘COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28.—For- mer Governor George Kilborn Nash dropped dead In his bathroom to-day. His death was due to heart failure. He was 62 years of age. Governor Nash was born in York Township, Medina County, Ohio, in 1842. He was educated at Western Reserve University and Oberlin Col- lege. Shortly after his admission to the bar he became editor of the Ohio State Journal. In 1879 he was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney for Franklin County. He served in that capacity until 1882. ) The following year he was ap- ‘pointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio. He held this office for two years. He was long active in Republican ‘WILL BE REPRESENTED ON SANTA FE BOARD LEx-Gow Georce K.Naax ye:n. He was elected Governor of TAFT WILL HOIST HIS FLAG ON THE COLUMBIA ELECTION THPOSSIBLE Charter Amendments Stalled by Lack of Funds. The Commissioners Have No Money Available for Purpose. | Supervisors Thought There Was No Question on This Point, but Reg- istrar Surprises Them. There will be no special election during the present fiscal year on the proposed amendments to the charter. It would cost about $12,000 to hold such an election and nowhere in the financial system of the municipality is there a cent available for the pur- Jose. The movement toward hastening the changes in the city’s organic law has been taking deep root, and the Super- visors have been seriously considering the matter of calling a special election. There was keen disappointment in some quarters because the twenty-two amendments could not be submitted to the voters at the coming election and some have urged that the expense of a special election was regarded as justifi- able. Now comes the Election Board with the positive assurance that it has not a cent to spare. The funds set aside by the Supervisors in the budget for the department will all be needed for the regular elections. The Commissioners suggest that the Supervisors may use their emergency fund, the total of which was $36,000, if they are bent on having a special elec- tion. But there are already more de- mands on that precious little fund than can be met, declare the Supervisors. In undignified pariance of the City Hall, the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Election Commissioners have been “passing the buck” to each other the past few days. The matter has en- gaged their attention earnestly, and the, outcome resolves itself into the stern fact that there can be no election be- cause of lack of money to pay the cost. MUST AWAIT NEXT BUDGET. The next budget must now be await- ed and the contemplated special elec- tion postponed until after July 1, 1905. The matter of policy must also be considered and it is not unlikely that there will be no voting on the amend- ments till the general election in No- vember of next year. True, as President Roncovieri of the Board of Education, who urgently wants to have the provisions as to the schools amended, pointed out to the Supervisors yesterday, the law is man- datory on them to call a special elec- tion when the petitions are filed. But Roncovieri did not vouchsafe any in- formation as to how a special election, costing $12,000, can be held when the treasury is bare of an overplus. “We were awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court with the intention of giving the matter of calling a special election serious attention after the tri- bunal should have laid down the law to us in the Harrison suit,” said Super- visor D’Ancona, “and it was our idea, of course, that the Election Commis- sioners had money on hand with which to pay the cost of the election. The most serious question to us was wheth- er or not it was good policy to hold a special election. There was good argu- ment that the proposed amendments could wait until the next general election. THOUGHT COURT CLEARED WAY. “Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Mayor has no veto au- thority on proposed amendments, but that they could not go on the ballot for the coming election, we thought the way was clear to have a special elee- tion on all the twenty-two amend- ments. The Mayor could not exercise any authority In opposition, the Su- preme Court had assured us. “But if the Election Board cannot supply the funds that settles the whole matter, I suppose. It would be utterly impossible for the Supervisors to use any money which has been set aside for other purposes. ' As to our emer- gency fund of $36,000, I will say that it | will be tmpossible to use a cent of it for an election. The whole fund is about spoken for already.” Re; Adams was equally posi- gistrar State politics, acting as chairman of | the State in 1900 and held that posi- | tive that there would be no money the State Central Committee for many | tion until a few months ago. — | available in the elections department. All the money allowed it in the budget will be needed for the regular expenses, ——————————— COLORADO WOMEN CHARGED