The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1904 THREE FOREIGN DELEGATES WILL ATTEND CONVENTION ... i - LABOR MEN FROM Representatives of a Rapidly Growing Labor Movement in Porto Rico Are Among ___the Visitors. ENGLAND RN A S S s B e S e = | [\ S—— ~AND CANADA ACCEPT SHOT TO DEATH IN A QUARREL s Injury to Another Results From a Dispute in Oregon PISTOLS FREELY USED INVITATION Programme of Events Arran- ged for the Session. {Slayer Is Wounded in Mouth by Bullet From Weapon in Hands of Unknown Person SETAAN Sl o - HEPPNER, Ore., Nov. 13.—As the re- sult of a quarrel between Frank Nat- tor and T. Cg Cresswell, both well- known citizens of that place, Nattor was shot to death and Cresswell wounded. TgNITREC TBLESIAS- The men became involved in a quar- re! Saturday evening, during which Cresswell struck Nattor over the head with a club, for which offense Cresswell was arrested. Nattor followed Cress- well to the City Recorder’s office later and there renewed the quarrel, as an outcome of which Cresswell shot Nattor three times, killing him instantly- Dur- ing the melee Cresswell was shot in the mouth and slightly wounded, but it is not postively known by whom, as Nattor's revolver had not been fir Nattor was a saloon-keeper, but well thought of in the community. | —_—————— | | EVICTED SISTERS END THEIR LIVES WITH GAS Penniless Women Bequeath Their Bodies to the Cause of Medlcal Science. NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—Locked in each other’s arms on the floor of a dismantled flat on Fifty-third street from which they had been dispos- sessed on Friday, two sisters, Louise and Valerie Abel, 44 and 38 years old, respectively, were found dead to-day. in the mouth of each Wls a rubber | Eube which connected with the chan- elier. In the hand of the younger woman was an open letter, written in German, | | which stated that the sisters had de- | |cided to die together after talking over the situation for a week and re- ed that they be buried in one consideration,” the letter continued, “we give our bodies for the benefit of medical sciem 4 The two women had failed to pay the rent for the flat they occupied and on Friday were dispossessed. At the same time their furniture, which they had bought from an installment com- pany, was taken from them, and they were given permission by the janitor to remain in the flat over Sunday. —_————————— EDITOR’S WIFE AND BABE HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE Mother With Week-Old Child Carried From Burning Dwelling of Ione Newspaper Man. IONE, Nov. 13.—The residence of was par destroyed by fire Sun- ally on creden- ating of the ommit- probable two d. occupy KS' PROGRAMME. 1e for the old baby were carried from the ing building. It was feared that the ’ session, the two weel including the so-| convention, is as fol- sion Afternoc P 1 side of - n M neer Hall sed banquet t 14—Convention be dressed by d Jolners’ | nen’s Hall, e Workers' | morning and afterncon 2 n Banquet to the e council and | ation legates at the L. se, Michael ner of Put s, presid- 5 orkmen's ball at Turn Verein Hall | Sunday, November 20—Outing of the Typo- sraphical Unlon for delegates to Mount- Tam- alpais. | Monday, November Z1—Convention In se: | | | Mass mesting ock to the mother would result seri- y, but the physicians report that she is not in any danger. The building was owned by Mrs. T. Gregory and was not insured. Even- reception at Woodwork: iegates at Eintrachi B. afterncon at Bridge and Stru jinks to delegates at Har- Trades’ Council mass meet- Hall, 1150 Mission street. ADVERTISEMENTS. nation: holdinz Thursda sion morning and afternoon. Friday, November 25—Convention in secret fon morning and afterncon. Election of of- ber 26—Convention in se- ng and afternoon. Election Grand ball at the Russ mbermen’'s Union enter- Hall Nov MAGNETIC PRICES OLSON COMPANY. 813 Market Street. ing, orto DAVITT SEES HOPEFIL SIGS Michael Davitt of Dublin, Ireland’s famous advocate of home rule, arrived t the Russ House, the —— ADVERTISEMENTS. UNITED STATES BRANCE. tered at the Palace Hotel. He is here ATEMEINT simply on a pleasure trip and expects ST 3 « E to remain only a few days. Davitt iy came to the United States to visit the CONDITION AND AFFAIRS St. Louis Exposition, from which he came direct to this city. He expects to| t St. Louis mext week. ccident Company sing the political situation i were well satisfied with the out- k for home rule. ons, he said, there was good rea- believing that another success- ve toward the end so long sought sh people would be made, and lared that he was confident that not many years would pass before Ire- land would be enjoying the privilege of bandling its own taxes and using them for the betterment of her conditions. He said last nigh! NGLAND, ON THBE 13,184 81 193,743 84 cation of the Wyndham raging sign fo- = from the LIASILITINS ! the IABILIT o _— rrocess of stment over about $20,000,000, h advanced them, that of the entire | 1 am proud to sy n e tenantry has obligated $1000 in payments have he people have been re- payments, which this country. The anti-emigra- t has been a failure. Strive as to keep the young Irishmen at home, they cannot fall to appreciate the great In- ducements for advancement that the United States offers them. Much of the present emi- gration to this country is due to the fact that | there is hardly a family in Ireland that bas not a relative prospering in this country, and when dget, Mary, Patrick or Hem ceives a letter from a relative In the Imited States reciting the success that has rewarded he writer's efforts in his new home, there is a hasty packing of traps and a hurried de- parture for the land of promise. With me on the Cedric crossing the Atlantic ! on my last trip were 306 young Irishmen bound for varfous parts of this country, all hopeful of success. They were by no means poor. On the contrary they all had money which might have been successfully invested in thelr own country. I am satisfled. how- that after we have been conceded home and are allowed to collect and disburse wn taxes we will be able to divert the ey into projects for bettering our home itions wnd encouraging industries and. in expenditures way stay the tide of emigration that has MASTERS, Tnited States Mansgrr been so injuriovs to our progress as a race. Davitt stated that he had no intention £Worn to before me, this 25¢h | as y, 1904 | of making any speeches here. He ex- MARK A. FOOTE, Notary Pablic. gectioto stay gnly about three days in - e i St. uis, and will hurry on to New ACCIDENT AND LIABILIZY LINES. | york with the view of returning to Ire- | land on the same steamer that brought General Agent. | him to this country. 416-418 California st., San MAN.OF NEANS I\ PRISON CELL Special Dispatch to The Call. DIVINE TALKS OF GRAFTERS l | | “A Grave for Grafters’” was the post- Tel. Main 890. OLSON’S MARKET, 911-913 Market Street. Tel. South 233, 30c Fancy Greamery Butter a Square..... the RIOTING VERCES 0N REVOLUTION RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 13.—The op- | A | J. E. Barnes, editor of the Ione Echo, | day night. Mrs. Barnes and her week- | burn- from the East last night and is regis-| nd he said last night that the peo-, After the coming | r the home | tion prelude to an evening sermon delivered in Simpson Memorial Metho- | dist Episcopal Church last evening by | the Rev. James H. N. Williams, the pastor. He said: Grafters and public corruptionists in San Francisco have been given notice by the pub- lic not ¢ its disapproval of dishonesty in_public but to prepare for poiiti- | otficials, w and order and public de- ply triumphed at the polis in n of Judges Seawell, Murasky, Kerrigan. Not only are these ngratuiated on their election. | State are to be congratulated | ories strengthen confidence in H the people and inspire hope for the | | future., The newspapers are to be congratulated also. Ic besn demonstrated that the press ls| not only a medium for the circulation of the world’s news and a channel of advertising, | but that it is also a great factor in molding | and directing public thought and action. The and other papers. aum-tI wl(hoflé‘ ance. exceptio unded forth the warning, am o clean Jmest citizens shuddered to think | The man who first made the accusa- of the consequences and, determined to re--| tion against Letcher in Ohio has since | buke ana repudiatc these false and unworthy | then, according to a statement made leaders,” went to the ballot box and magnifi-| Ly Letcher to-night, committed suicide. cently defeated their candidates. All honor to the press, tne leagues, the asso- clations and the untrammeled voters for the clean victory won. It must be recognized. however, that this is no time to rest on our oars. Sleep Is not in or- y is demanded. he pre inary victory won is & strong in- centive to further endeavor until San Fran- cisco is as proud of her city government as she is of her geographica! situation and her growing eommercial Importance. There Is encouragement m the hard blows graft and public corruption have received in other places. Good citizens of all parties will | ice over the election of Joseph W. Folk as ernor of Missour!. ) of this is gratifying to the patriots and lovers of good government, for the spectacle beyond possibility of eavil, it is that the American can be trusted to govern well.” | Let San Francisco become a leader in good | government by turning out the mischief work- | ers and evil counselors—thieves and rascals | in the temple, and by putting in men of hon- esty. integrity and devotion to our moral and every weifare. —_—— We are selling agents for “Waterman's Tdeal Fountain Pen” and sole agents for | “The Marshall,” the best $1.00 fountain pen in the world. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . ——— STRUCK BY A MAIL WAGON.—R. B. Sin- clair, a resident of Santa Rosa, employed in the United States Navy Yard at Mare Island, was struck by a United States mail wagon at the crossing of Geary and Kearny streets yes- terday afterncon. He received internal inju- ries which may terminate fatally. He was removed to the Emergency Hospital, where Dr. Hill treated him for what he diagnosed as a ruoture of the right kidney with other in- ! ternal complications, SAN JOSE, Nov. 13.—George E.|Position to the compulsory vaccination Letcher, a well-known capitalist, aged | 18W led to fierce rioting to-day. The about 50 years, was arresced here“to- | (F0OPS repeatedly charged the mob,| day on the charge of being a fugitive | barricades were erected gnd water and from justice from Williams County, | 88s mains were cut, plunging the city Ohio- It is charged that he was in- | into darkness, and street cars were| dicted a year ago by the Williams | burned. The demonstration has every | g. J0c Flavor of fresh cherries. Pink Beans, new crop. 8 Ibs..325¢ | been instrumental in locating Letcher, | sequent tq the commission of great ci in the hands of corrupt offi- “When I was in Baltimore a short ;;::.I-( r:,a'mnrmly xflnllilty Ma‘"inlit‘!m o asey | time ago,” said Nagle, “I met L D. nen public a rs and viol lon oa / 4 i + ¢ is dolng much to destroy the claim made by | Davis, Fire Marshal bf Ohio. In that | the New York Sun a few vears ago that “if | State the State Fire Marshal has ;’lnyt)\lnl has been demonstrated the | charge of all arson cases. He ap- | Grand Jury for the crime of arson. The complaint upon which the police acted came from State Fire Marshal Davis, and was supplemented by in- formation from Attorney C. G. Nagle of San Francisco, from which it ap- pears that Letcher’s accusers charge him with being the ringleader of a band of conspirators whose specialty was arson. It is alleged that Letcher also destroyed a residence of his in Tulare for the purpose of obtaining the insur- Letcher has a son, a dentist in San Francisco. His bail is fixed at $20,000. Attorney Charles G. Nagle, who has said last night that the crime with which the man is charged is that of | arson. It was committed in the State | of Ohio about ten years ago, but under the Ohio State laws arson is not dealt with the statute of limita- tion, therefore a suspect can be tried on a complaint filed at any time sub- of the crime. pointed me special attorney to look into the matter, with authority to cause the fugitive’s arrest. I was told that the man was one of a gang of four or five who had made it their practice to swindle insurance com- panies. They had been operating for twenty years and are said to have also ‘peen invelved in an arson case in Cali- fornia. “Letcher went to China last Febru~ ary from here. He wids obliged to skip out as the authorities were look- ing for him. He grew bold and came characteristic of a revolution. Bella ! [and staying at the Palace. lanca Brandy. bot Pure—for table or medicin cheap enough _for cooking or mince- meat. Reg. $1.00. Picnic Mams, sugar cured, Ib..8e Fine for boiling. lvate Stock Port Wine. ... g=l. 31.00 The President’s palace was strongly | guarded untll midnight. It is rumored that a dozen persons were killed and that sixty were injured. An intermit- tent fusillade contiaue: ———— ‘PERSO AL. 014 Pri: 10 years oid Fresno County vintage.Reg. $1 St. Lawrence Vimeyard. K fn' 5 or 10 gallon lots. your Eastern friends with a kig. Weight Butter. . Strictly fancy......sSquare 45¢ Worta 6e 0ld Xentucky Dew Rye or Bourbon, dis- tilled_ 1595. Indepe: ent distillery. Rez. $3. Fancy Cluster Rais'ns 4 1bs for 25¢ Young Claret Wine, gal. 350 Special Burgua- dy or Cabernst, 5 75¢ Bella a lanca, rich, fruity and delicious: ripe W. L. Miller of Denver is at the St. Francis. | J. Craig, a Woodland banker, is at the Gré#nd. R. Bareroft, a Merced business man, | is at the Lick. Jesse Poundstone, a mining man of Grimes, is at the Grand. Dr. and Mrs. Lyall of Swanton, China, are at the Occidental. H. Schroeder, Assessor of Nevada | County, is staying at the Lick. Thomas B. Dozier, a well known ' Redding attorney, is at the Palace. | ‘W. B. Carlisle. a prominent insur- | ance man of New York, is at the St.! Francis. | Henry W. Peabody ‘ard w'ifg of Sa-! lem, Mass., are registered at the St | Francis. - D. Siffert of Brussels, Belgian Con- | sul General to Shanghai, is a guésty at the St. Francis. ‘William P. Hammon, who is operat- ing a number of gold dredgers near Oroville, is at the Palace.- Frederico A. Escalante, a young trav- eler from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, is among the latest arrivals at the St. Francis. Fred H. Gilman, Pacific Coast rep- | resentative of the American Lumber- man of Chicago, is down from Seattle | f | i York_Cider, reg. 50c, gal . . 40c Pure apple juice: mented. Saita Clara Prunes 10 Ibs 25¢ James M. Meighan, a well known mining man of Califernia, who has lately been operating in Tonopah, ar- rived at the Palace yesterday. 3 Alonzo Tripp, general superintend- .bon $1.10, ¥ And it's all wi Silver back to San Franeisco and from this city he went to San Jose, where he went into the business of renting out nickel-in-the-slot machines. He has a son there who is well to do: I think that this son’s name is Clarence. Letcher’s divorced wife lives in Berke. ley. He is a dangerous criminal and has a long record behind him.” ent of the Tonopah Railroad Ccmpany, arrived from Nevada y and is registered at the Palace. He is here to purchase ties and other materi- als for converting his road into a broad gauge. He sald yesterday that it is expected that the work of broadening the Tonopah line will be completed about the same time as the Carson and Colorado road.. | | Have been elected by a large ma- jority as the best work of the kind on_the coast. 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Secretary. | | DIRECTORS: | Dr. E. Artigues, Chas. Carpy. Leon Kauffman, | ©. Bezto, J.B.Clot, = A Roos, Leon Bocgueraz, J. M. Dupas. A Legallet, J. A. Bergerot, J 8. Godeau. J. J. Mack, Interest paid on dep made om Real Estate and app: STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFPAIES F THE North firitish and Mercantile INSURANCE COMPANY ENGLAND, ON THE 3ISP LONDON, Amount of up in Cash Real Estate own Loa: 098 M and Bonds owned by 782,308 in Company's Office 24532 64 Cash in Banks 713,008 23 Interest due and accrued om all Stocks and Loans ... 173 40 Premiums In & course of Col- lection o . astesae Bills. r bie, mot Matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks. 751545 Due from other Companiles for Reinsurance on losses already paid eesssncsh . 380,775 10 Agents’ Balances ... X Due from other Reinsurance on paid, Life Department .. Total Assets LIABILITIES. adjustsd and unpaid. in _process of adjust- in suspense . including ex- | Loeses | Losses ment or resisted, Losses running one _year $7,253,831 33; reinsurance SR o9 .. 3,626,913 67 Amount reclaimable by the in- sured on perpetual policies.. 13,845 44 Superannuation fund . 482,702 25 Due to other companfes for re- All other Liabilities Total Liabilittes . INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire Premiums ceeeneern $9,200,00238 Received for Interest and Divi- dends on Bonds. Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources ..... | Recetved for Transfer fees . Total Income Pald or allowed for Commission i EXPENDITURES. | Net amount paid for Fire Losses | 7 (including — losses of previous e ! Dividends to Stockholders - - -~ Fire Losses incurred during the year.. $4.686.343 25 Risks and Premfums| Fire Risks. | Premiums. L-fl!fll&m’ | . J.nmsu! 9,257,483 10 ree 1900 30718118450 7,253,981 33 W. T. PRICE. Manager, ROBERT %mcflAxL 3 bed and sworn to before me, this Aoril. 1904, HN C. NEWTON, Notary Publie. Net amount of risks| written during the| Net amount. December 31, Sul day of PACIFIC DEPARTMENT: TOM C. GRANT, General Agent, 212 PINE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO.