The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 18, 1904, Page 1

ber 18 San Franciseo and i THE WEATHER. Forecast made at Sen Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight Novem- frest west wind | G. H. WILLSON, | Local Foreca: ‘Temporerily i vieinity—Cloudy — CALIFORNIA—* s THE THEATERS ALCAZAR—“The Climbers.” “A Priend of the Fam- CENTRAL—""Winchester.” COLUMBIA—"The Ccunty Chairman.” CHUTES— Vaudeville FISCHER'S—Vaudeville. GRAND—"The Fatal Wedding." VOLUME XCVI—NX\ v FRANCISCO, FR PRICE FIVE CENTS. AL R TRADE UMONSTS STRUGGLE OVER THE CHICAGO FEDERATION Y ASSASSIN —_— Coroner Concludes His Inquiry Ino Tragedy. Prisoner Does Not Appear to Be Affected by the Verdict. Gives Way to Tears During His Pre- liminary Examination on Charge of Murdering Mother. uraerk to The Call. Epecial AUBURN, Nov. 17.—The Coroner’s jury in the Weber case, after forty n deliberation to-night, found s, Mary and Bertha Weber u came to their deaths from pistol w and expressed the belief t pistol wounds were in- Adolph J. Weber and that rl Weber came to his death s inflicted by a blunt in- SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAKNESS. be, H e £ The aur- RELATIVES WILL o= ¥ ed that expressed the He id that n a loving son to her. rs. Snowden the morn- urders. g of special impor- ng the preliminary other than t Dunharm ow on the north side one of Weber's hands blood. This Incident he three bodies had from the house. testified that he was on the night of the ot see young Weber been ived e Mrs. Snowden y excited and.was trying to the house t6 rescue her inding all the doors and locked he climbed over a bro into the front room windows porch and upstairs € to his testimony the smok but as he had mo k use he slid down from balcony and going around to 2 side window burst it in and then passed out a lot of furniture. He says he ran around the house several times, but did not see Weber. Miss Addie Mulligan and Miss Ida Brown, who are employed by the tele- phone compa testified that the tele- phone line which was connected with the Weber residence went out of ser- wice at 6:35 o'clock on the night of the | tragedy. Some one had called up from the house and when they responded there was no answer. The principal witness at the after- noon session was Adrian Wills. He de- scribed how he had rushed up to the Continmed on Page 2, Column 6. that he had made any | the night of the fire. ,1! Resigns When Taft Starts for the | [sthmus. %War Secretary’s Investiga- + jon May Result in ; Other Changes. | | Officials Said to Be Looking Their Own Interests Too Closely. | J. He which gate ¢ Minister Barrett will the negotiations for a with the disputes resignation, Colonel aid of the climate tigation of the as been sident Colonel a manner c suspicion that guidipg him rmance off his du- fter the comm! were reached th Colenel Hecker, it was dis- iends in the United em to ork for the riends, it is said, im- lobby for the con- Walker tdok steps to rk of the lobby. susiness metho posed bandling the E ropriated largely f erted that and jcould not AMERICAN WARSHIP NEEDED. Attempted Coup d’Etat in Panama More Serious Than Reported. PANAMA, Nov. 17.—The ates more re e rumored coup 4" elen be- i Panama inister Barrett, a with the Panama ( squadron here to pre disturbance. This s from Empire Camp eral Huertas, t Minister has announced his intention to re- . which will clear the political at- sphere. Though disturbances are | not feared in the present circumstance, Panama 1s greatly excited. —_————————— | MONETARY REFORM BILL | IS FAVORED BY DIAZ for Change in Country’s System of Coinage. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 17.—President | Diaz, after listening to the opinions of |.members of his Cabinet co il heid | to-night, approved the plan of Finance Minister Limantour for monetary re- | form and ordered that a bill be sent | to Congress. The b the direct accomplishment of monethry reform, but authorizes the executive to carry out the reform in due time and ubject to conditions fixed in the bill. The money medium will continue to | be the present silver dollar, with its { weight and fineness unchanged, but its | gold value will be recommended at the | equivalent of 76 centigrams of the yel- | low metal, putting it on a level with the United States half-dollar in value. i | ———e——————— %ITALT FINDS INTENTION I TO OFFEND WAS LACKING { ROME, Nov. 17-—Last September, !when the United States cruiser Balti- | more was at Genoa on her way back | from the Far | to the United States East, some of her officers, while in a | restaurant were attacked and insulted. | Commander Briggs of the Baltimore re- | ported the matter to Washington and acting om instructions from Secretary | Hay, Embassador Meyer made repre- sentations to the Foreign Office here, which has npw answered, saying that the thorough inquiry made into the in- cident has demonstrated that the oc- currence was of no importance and that there was no intention to offend the United States. | Hecker Of | appropriated about does not look to | ! | square | LAWYER FAILS | State. LONG battle in the convention of the American Fed- | eration of Labor, yester- day, on the question of | seating the Chicago Federation of Labor | delegates, resulted in an agreement; by a small majority, to refer the matter to the committee local and federated trades. The action of the executive council of the American Federa- tion will therefore be reviewed by the com- mittee which is to con- | sider the council’s re- port on the withdrawal of the Chicago charter. TRANPLED CTEAM AT HORSE SHOW John G. Hecksher's on | | | | | Inaries May Be Fafal. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Spectators were thrown into inWenss excitement to-night at the horse show in Madison- Garden when John G- Heck: of the National Hors: tion of America, was run pled upon by a pair of on exhibition in the ring. started to cross the sing in front of a Edward R. Ladew when one of the rd and struck him. was down and his struck several When help 1 uncon- several us Te s ex: ible fracture o the father-in-law McClellan and is a rominent organiza- is orge B f ma _— e TO HOLD UP E OF MASSACHUSETTS Federal Treasury Warrant Which He Refuses to Surrender Will Be Canceled. N, Nov. 17.—The Attor- WASHINGT( rendered an opinién that a treasury war- favor of the State of v held by a local paid must be turned ove: and that, sho the ney refuse to i warrant will be canceled and ew warrant issued to the State. About a year and a half ago Congress ,600,000 to reim- burse the State of Massachusetts for expenses incurred in fitting out troops during the Civil War, including inter- est and premium on gold paid by the Previously the State authorities had entered Into a contract with a Washington lawyer to act asStateagent in looking after the ciaim, and agreed to allow him 10 per cent of the amount received. The attorney holds the war- rant and refuses to turn it over to the to the State, | State until his fee of $160,000 is paid. The State contends that the fee is grossly excessive and makes other alle- gations teriding to show that the attor- ney is not entitled to the fee claimed. ae Attorney General holds that he warrant belongs to the State and that the attorney has recourse to the courts to establish his rights in the matter. ——e————— MILLIONAIRE BRADBURY [Con troversy Is Refe } | | | H | | | | J | i ok = Jases WIGKALL CHARLES DOLD «viate \. rred to the Standing Committee ALLIAR AM, SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR CONVENTION AT LYRIC HALL YESTERDAY. ROBBERY PLOT FAILS Raid on Jewelry Ex- hibit at the Fair Prevented. e Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17.—A dyhamite plot with a raid on the jewelry exhibit at the World's Fair as its object is be- lieved to have been thwarted to-day. Two sticks of dynamite with fuses at- ‘tached were found at the north en- trance of the Varied Industries build- ing. Igl is believed the plan was to draw a big crowd by the explosion and to commit the robbery during the excite- ment. The finding of the dynamite created intense excitement in the building. A thorough investigation is under way. P —— MAJOR APPEL NOT TO BE DROPPED FROM SERVICE President Disapproves the Recom- mendation of the Retiring Board. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—The Presi- TAKES WITNESS STAND | dent has disapproved the recommenda- Denies in Detafl All of the Charges Made Against Him by Mrs. Harifin. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. fense of M‘.mom?r sumed to-day id the Superior Court. The greater part of the day was con- 7.—The de- | | tion of the army retiring board the retirement of Major Aaron Appel of the Medical Department on account of disability incident to the service. Major Appel is now under treatment | at the General Hospital at San Fran- e Bradbury was re- | cisco. The President’s refusal was based on alleged irregularities in the proceedings of the examining board. sumed in the examination of witnesses | This case has been pending before the as to Mrs. Hanifin’s reputation. Bradbury then took the stand and War Department for a long time. The President has approved the find- denied in detall every charge made by | ings in the case of Second Lieutenant Mrs. Hanifin. His cross-examination ! John McE. Fruyn, Fourteenth In- had not been finished when the hour of | fantry, who was tried and convicted on adjourning arrived. —_———— NOTED SCOUT DIES. FLORENCE, Colo., Nov. 17.—Mrs. Albert Mooney of this city to-day re- ceived word that her father, William Perkins, better known as “Mocassin Bill,” died on a ranch near Montrose. He was about 80 years of age. He came to Colorado in 1860 as a Govern- ment scout to watch the movements ot the Indians. He was a famous bear hunter. | |£5 several counts of conduct unbecoming an officer and sentenced to dismissal. —_————— NAVAL WIRELESS STATIONS AS AN AID TO COMMERCE Department Preparing Orders Open- ing for Commercial Use Plants at Mare Island and Yerba Buena. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Orders are being prepared opening to commercial business the naval coast wireless tele- )h stations at Yerba Buena, Cal., mpth- Mare Island navy yard ; for | DEMOCRATS SCARCE 1N THE HOUSE Late Returns Add to Republican Majority. Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—According | to the first unofficial list of members of the next House of Representatives, prepared by Herman Phillips of Chi- cago, clerk of the House, and John R. | Williams, file clerk, the Republicans will have a majority of 16 in the Fifty-ninth Congress, which is higher reported. The list was received to-day and on the basis of all returns which have membership will be 251, to 135 Demo- | crats. | may reduce the Republican majority by two. The gains recorded as having been made were as follows: California, 3; Delaware, 1; Illinois, 6; Indiana, Iowa, 1; Kentucky, 1; Massachusetts, 1; Michigan, 1; Minnesota, 1; Missouri, | 8; Nebraska, 1: Nevada, 1; New Jersey, 2; New York, 6, North Carolina, 1; | Ohio, 3; Pennsylvania, 2; total, 41. | —_——— | FIERCE FLAMES DESTROY | PIER AND TONS OF FREIGHT | Loss of $600.000 Caused by Fire on | the Water Front of Charlestown. i | BOSTON; Nov. 17—The London pier | | and shed of the Warren line in Charles- town filled with oil and other highly in- stroyed by fire to-night and it was only by the utmost exertion that the fire- men were able to save adjoining prop- erty. The big Hoosac tunnel grain ele- vator and the White Star line pier and a number of vessels narrowly escaped destruction. The entire north end of the city was deluged with sparks, some dropping on ‘Washington street and numerous small ! fires resulted. At midnight the shed was still burning, but the fire was un- der control: The loss is estimated at | 2600,000, of which $500,000 is on freight. flammable material was completely de- | | pliance with the laws than any other unofficial estimate yet | | been sent to the clerk the Republican | It is possible further returns | | convention yest — 'Mangan Appears on Floor and Combats Executive Council Stoutly. As was foreshadowed by the ad sion of John Mangan as a delegate the convention of the American Faderation of Labor against the votes of the leaders of the federation We mesday, the executi ouncil of t federation failed to Iy exclude t! Chicago Federation of Labor yesterda) Schardt seeks admission as a repre- sentative of the Chicago Federation The executive council caused . the charter of the Chicago Federation to be taken away recently for nom-com- of the n Federation. A battle afternoon along the f the moiion of Treasurer Lennon, a member of the executive council, the report of the credentials committee and that part of the report of the executive council that refers to the Chicago Federation matter was referred to the committee on local and federated hodies. That committee consists of W. B. Wilson, William J. Gilthorpe, George K. Smith, Willlam B. Macfarlane, David Kreyling, J. Mahlon Barnes, Mathew Canavan, J. W. Morton, P. J. Downey, Joseph N. Weber and Jere L. Sullivan. The net result of the proceedings of yesterday would seem to be a drawn | battle, or at least an armistice, with the advantage somewhat in favor of the Chicago Federation in the points at | issue as against the executive council. The Chicago Federation had several speakers, who were masesd in a bunch ! at the lower end of the convention hall. They arose in turn. It was no sur- prise that John Mangan, who was ad- mitted as a florist delegate on the preceding day. was the longest and the strongest speaker in the matter of massing of facts and statements that the Chicagoans put forward to justify | themselves in their disobedlence of the | command of the executive council of the American Federation to withdraw their recognition fgom two Chicago bodies that are not affiliated with the American Federation. Mr. Mangan had not a word to say | about florists on the floor of the con- vention yesterday, but spoke as a gas- | fitter. SCHARDT IS NOT HEARD. ‘While Case Is Under Consideration He Keeps in Background. Several times while Federation's status was under discus- sion the questicn of whether the truth was told by delegates who spoke was rajsed. Schardt, the head of the Chi- | cago Federation. not having yet a seat | on the convention floof under the re- port of the committee on credentials, was not' heard from as an individual, but the fight carried on In behalf of the position taken by the Chicagoans ‘V was undoubtedly largely directed by the Chicago | the same body f Mangan laws of the American Gompers s Both Mitcl clined to give wide latitude cago Federation and permitted to speak longer t ribed remarked fair Chicago was made by < Fitzpatrick and Mangan principally. On the other side were lined up Dun- can, Hayes, Spencer, Higgins. J Sullivanr and T. J. Duffy. The vote t make the reference of the whole mat | ter to the committee om | nd federated bedies was close—9 for and 38 against. Some {dea of the vim that was oc- | casionally put into the struggie may be galmed by reading extracts from some of the speeches. Delegate Hayes said in part in sup- f tife position of the exe i was couneil, because it may In many instances there must be a - wrong, but ouncy! will be as the executive upheld. tecisive upon that the comvent! council and | the matter as wae that the law wil Delegate Dole said for the Chicazo | Federation in part The local 'mion of pressfeeders Jjias been in existe: c r the ldst Ofteen or sixteen y uzilon_in The Pressfeed their wages, and [ was refused on the part the emplayers. They struck and laid down their tools amd to work, What was the result> We tional officer of an international find an inters union comin Chicago and taking the joo of these ng pressfeeders who struck Their jobs were taken away by organized | strike-breakers. These statements are true and | We challenge o denial of them. And If you | T Continued on Page 2, Columm 1.