The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1904, Page 1

thirty bours, ending ber 19: San Saturday Franciseo Ight H. WILLSON, G. THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Francisco for | and northwest Local Forecaster, ] midnight Novem- | viet wind. LCAZAR—"The Climbers.™ ORNIA—" ' THE THEATERS. l A Friend of the Fam- | le | Wedding."” | MAJESTIC—"Hearts Aflame.” | ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—"“The | Matinees at A XCVI—NO. VOLUME 172. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1904. PRICE FIVE i( BARONESS VON STERNBERG WILL UNVEIL THE STATUE. | GIFT OF KAISER TO AMERICAN PEOPLE | TO BE DEDICATED WITH DUE CEREMONY iU WORKS S PLANNED BY SCHWAD Says His Plant Will Rival Krupp Factory. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Out of the wreck of the United States Shipbuiid- | ng Company there will arise a rehabili- tated corporation which, if the plans sf Charies M. Schwab are fulfilled, will Sominate the world's markets for ord- sence and armament and in the manu- lacture of high-grade steel goods. “1 have already laid my plans and they are beginning to bear fruit,” said Schwab to-day. “The Bethiehem Steel l'ompeny is to be the greatest producer »f fine steel in the United States. The Bethichem Company has long been soted as a producer of fine steel and its frademark is a synonym of perfection m the higher and finer grades. It has ent to make armor plate, but w rapidly going ahead so that turn cut at the Bethlehem sorts of tools, guns, gun forg- the like, which will require the workmanship. is my intention to make the plant what the Krupp works nany and Vickers' Sons and Armstrong are to Eng- We have the plant, the men. the he capital. The Bethlehem ng the prostration in | usiness during the Ilast | 2 handsome surplus | ferred stock. It v v has emy; ed at its works. ineers and scores of | nstantly drawing and | W guDns, new tools and new # to be used in the construc- hese implements. We are con- enlarging and developing. ining the Union Iron Works Harlan and Hollingsworth plants we will be in a position to finish | L »L}a'(.x—!h » tx;rv-m stem to stern. notice a dispateh from Berlin - ng that the Turkish Government“;.!d siaced an order for $10,000,000 worth of irtillery in Germany, ' England and france. Why does mot this business :ome to the United States? I hope that vhen the Bethlehem plant 1s working it its best we will be able to capture he business of the world.” ———— lills Woman Who Rejected His Suit. WICHITA, Kans, Nov. to-night cut the the Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The un- veiling of the statue of Frederick the Great, the gift of the Emperor William to the people of the TUnited States, which takes place to-morrow, will be marked by an imposing ceremonial The statue stands in the grounds of ‘he new war college in this city. Seats have been erected to accommodate 3300 spectators. The grounds and stands have been treated with an elab- orate and tasteful scheme of decora- tion, in which the German and Ameri- can colors alone have been employed. The Baroness von Sternburg will un- veil the statue. The ceremonies will begin promptly at 2:30 p. m., and will include an invo- cation by Bishop Satterlee, an address by the President, ,remarks by General Gillesple, Lieutenant General von Low- enfeld, Baron von Sternburg, the Ger- man Embassador, General Chaffee and the Embassador to Germany, Charlemagne Tower, benediction by Rev. Paul A. Menzel and music by the Marine, the Fourth Artillery and the Engineers’ Corps’ bands. President Roosevelt wiil occupy a FOURTEEN PERISH 1N ~ EXPLOSION ‘Frighttul DisasterOc- curs in a Mine Near Fernie. — e — ST. PAUL, Minn, Nov. 18.—A Fernie (B. C.) special to the Ploneer Press says: Fourteen miners were killed at the Carbonado mines, near Morrissey, this afternoon as a result of an explosion of coal gas. The disaster occurred in No. 1 mine, ten miles west of Fernie. The work of rescue was kept up all afterncon and all the bodies have been recovered. The dead: A. R. JENKINS. LOUIS CARTER. | PETER KENNEY. | ALBERT JOHNSON. | PATRICK BOYLE. WILLIAM PLATT. MIKE GUSTICK. ANTON PREBNOCK. VENSLA VENECKA. MARTIN TOMZACKY. ANTON AND JOHN brothers. JOSEPH SUCHY. JAMES GREENMAN. —_——— NAVAL SECRETARY MORTON IS SUDDENLY TAKEN ILL Sickness Compels Him to Leave Ban- quet Hall Before Completing His Response to a Toast, NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Secretary Paul Morton of the navy was taken ill to-night at the dinner of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers at Delmonico’s. He had been assigned to respond to the toast “The President of the United States,” KROUDSOE, hall. Former Rear Admiral Bowles. who presided, told the guests that Secretary Morton was ill, and -wished him to of- 18.—Jonn | Bad vidow, refused to Retlflfltlho'lmm.;.' cCoghlan is and.Bates is not OF WIFE GERMAN ADOR WHO WILL UNVEIL KAISER'S GIFT TO AMERICA, EMBASS. — gtand erected on the steps of the war college immediately back of the statue and facing it and the seats of the spec- tators. Lieutenant General von Lowenfeld, Baron von Sternburg and the President are timed to arrive on the grounds within a few minutes of each other, and will each be escorted by a detach- ment of cavalry. Germany will be represented by spe- | cial commissioners in addition to her Embassador. President Roosevelt, sev- eral members of his Cabinet, other prominent officials and distinguished citizens, besides a multitude of invited guests, will represent the United States. At the White House to-nigh - dent and Mrs. Roosevelt eme‘n:l:::!:t dinner the Commissioners of Emperor ‘William at the unvelling of the statue of Frederick the Great to-morrow, Lieutenant General Lowenfeld and Ma- Jor Count Schemettow. The building was handsomely {lluminated. The dinner was given in the state dining room in which the decorations were Golden Gate and Carnot roses and | ferns. The United States Marine Band | furnished the music. Among the guests oness von Sternburg, Baron von Dem Bussche-Haddenhausen, Major Otto von Etzel, the Russian Embassador and Countess Cassini, Acting Secretary of State and Mrs. Loomis, Acting Sec- retary of Wur and Mrs. Oliver, Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor and Mrs. | Metcalf, Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, Lieutenant General and Mrs. Chaffee, Major General and Mrs. John R. Brooke, Major General and Mrs. George L. Gillespie, Brigadier General and Mrs. Frederick D. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Elthu Root, Mr. and Mrs. C. Tower, Mrs. Sheridan, Miss Pauline Morton and Miss Edith Root. —_———— COLONEL BRECKINRIDGE IS SLOWLY PASSING AWAY —_— P Attending Physicians Are Administer- ing Oxygen in the Hope of Pro- longing His Life. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 18.—Al- though desperately ill at midnight, Colonel Breckinridge has shown im- provement during the last few hours. Oxyge; ad and n is being it 1s believed he will survive daylight at least. o Will Work Under Melealf. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18—Tuther were the German Embassador and Bar- | MI53 MORTON'S GHARMS LEAD WOMAN TO STEAL ISS FANNY M. COLBY, a bookkeeper earning a salary of S350 ! sums from her employers that she might lavishly entertain the actress. WORDY WAR |DENVER SOCIETY BELLE SCRUBS THE STAIRS IN VIERAUPTS WEBER CASE Course of Justice IS Delayed by Row of Lawyers. Contradicts That of the Accused. Officials Says Another Than Adolph Carried Murdered Boy From Burning Home. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. AUBURN, Nov. 18—The petty bick- erings of District Attorne, ZZelly Rob- inson, who is prosecuting young Adoiph Weber for the murde- of hifn mother, Mary Weber, and Al 23 =@ Tabor, young Weber's legal resentative, that have marked their everyday ap- pearance in court since the Weber trag- edy, culminated to-day in a disgrace- ful scene at the preliminary examina- tion of the accused youth. For a time it looked if the attorneys would come to blows, but they were prevented by a deputy sheriff. The altercation occurred during the examination of D. W. Lubeck, vice president of the Placer County Bank. The District Attorney asked the wit- ness if it were true that Julius Weber, father of the accused, had paid any money into the bank to cover the loss sustained by the institution in the rob- bery of last May, with which robbery | young Weber has been connected by | rumor. | “Noi beck. | The answer seemed to please Tabor mightily, for he turned to the District Attorney and suggested that he “con- fine himself to the case at bar and to cease running around in pursuit of a rainbow—" Robinson interrupted Tabor by jump- ing to bis feet and ejaculating, “Or re- ports circulated by the counsel for the defense.” Tabor hotly responded, “The insinua- tion is false,” and also rose to his feet. EXCITING SCEN.. Robinson placed his hand upon Ta- bor's shoulder and in a second pande- monium reigned. Men and women jumped upon their chairs and trampled upon each other in their efforts to view the prospective battle. Judge Smith hammered upon his desk and vainly called for order and deputy sheriffs made their presence known by rushing toward the belligerents. In the midst of the din and confusion Attorney Rob- inson addressed the court: “Your Hon- or,” he said, “the fact that Mr. Tabor is a one-armed man does not give him | license to break the rules of the court. He must adhere to them.” ’ Tabor sh ok off Robinson’s hand and drew back his one arm as if about to strike.® But the blow was never de- livered. Deputy Sheriff May announced himself as an officer of the court and | threatened the attorneys with arrest | if they persisted in their childish ac- tions. The threat of arrest took all the fight out of the attorneys and they proceeded with the case. Later in the day Attorney Robinson took exception to a sneer by Tabor and | ‘appelled to the court for protection, | and almost precipitated a repetition of | the disgraceful scene of the morning. | A warning from Judge Smith, however, nipped the second wordy war in the bud. Very little testimony of value was | brought out at the sessions to-day. The main witnesses were the three Wills sisters. It was to their home Adolph was taken by Adrian Wills on the night of the fire. The young ladies were very mervdus, and appeared great- i1y embarrassed while upon the wit- ness stand. None of them knew Adolph Weber except by sight. WILLS GIRLS ON STAND. Miss Nellie Wills said that soon after i Adolph was brought to their home he said, “I must go home; I think my emphatically answered Lu- a month, has gone wrong because of intatuation for Miss Dor- othy Morton, formerly of Fischer’s. She is alleged to have stolen large SUSES THE CAPITOL BUILDING FUNDS PAYS AN ELECTION WAGER Bet That Governor Peabody Would Be Victorious and Lost. z Special Dispatch to The Call Deputy Sherm’s Tesnmony DENVER, Colo., Nov. 18.—Governor | brush and a plece of soap. Without =} Peabody is expected to acknowledge | defeat soon, since Miss Sadie Kennedy, | a society belle, who made a bet that | he would be re-elected, paid her wager | to-day by scrubbing a flight of steps | in the Capitol before his eyes and in| the presence of her fashionable friends. The party reached the Capitol in an automobile at noon and the loser hur- ried up the steps and through the hall to the stairway in the center of the building. She carried a bucket in ona[ hand and in the other a scrubbing WEALTHY PORTO RICAN LS OF HARDSHIPS S.iys He Was Mistreafed in Hawait " and Was Tramp in Americ Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—In the line of prisoners passing before Magistrate ‘Whitman to-day was a young man, whose features and carriage marked | him among his fellows in mistonune.i His name is Germanio Redetio Maltini, | and he is a son of a wealthy Porto| HIER CARE Miss Fanny Col- Dy Faithless o moment's hesitation she got on her | knees and began to apply the soap and | water to the steps. Every stroke of | the brush brought laughter from her | friends. 1 When the young woman got half way | down the stairs Governor Peabody emerged from his private office and | Employers. e, - 2 LAVISH IN GIFTS on Very Costly Scale. —_—— BUYS AN AUTOMOBILE —_— Friends Plead That Young Bookkeeper's Mind [s Not Right. — while I slept. I complained to my mas- ter. He grinned and told me I was lying. I complained ta the police, apd they laughed at me. Thinking it p: of a plot to keep me there in a sort of slavery, I refused to work until my Miss Fanny M. Colby, bookkeeper, money was found. found ¢her stipend of $50 a month in- ‘T was suddenly taken before a court | gumcient for giving theater and au‘o- Rican merchant. He was found on| by my master and committed to a re- mother is hurt; I know my little broth- er is all right, because I brought him ut of the house myself.” * Miss Theodore Wills testified that on the night of the tragedy she said to Adolph, “It is strange that the burning bodies were found in the front of the building away from the fire.” Adolph, she said, answered, “Yes, it was strange.” Broadway in a weak and sickly condi- | form school of Honolulu, where I re- tion by Policeman Platte and arrested | on a charge of vagrancy. His clothes, | which had been soaked in the water | and mud and caked in the dust of| many roads, bore testimony to long| suffering. He told a remarkable story. | “Your Honor,” he said, “my tro bles began when I got the sugar plan- | tation fever. I hated the thought of | hearing it sald that my fathe made my fortune, and I asked |} to| send me to Honolulu to learm {yugar | planting. There were 300 young men like myself on that plantation. We got | $15 2 month and board and lodging. saved money for two years and my ap- prenticeship was ‘then at an end. I was about to return to Porto Rico, when one night my money was stolen 0 years. They took away English mained for tw my own name and gave me an one, George Brook. I escaped at last and managed to secrete myself on ones of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's boats. They found me and I was put among the firemen and mdde to work my passage to San Francisco. Finally I got on a freight train bound East. I was caught 100 miles out of San Fran- had | cisco and put off. Then I tramped un- | til at last I got to New York.” For three days and nights Maltini tramped the streets of this city look- ing for work. Maitini{said he could I|easily return to his parents, but pre-| | ferred to first earn money enough to go back looking respectable. The po- lice have secured a position for the young man. SEES BABE BUR NED TO DEATH Helpless Mother Unable to Aid Suffering Child Special Dispatch to The Call OAKESDALE, Wash., Nov. 18.—Ly- ing on a sick bed unable to arise and give assistance to her child; her two- vear-old son, whose clothing was ablaze, was the agonizing experience of a mother here to-day. The tragedy occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Olson, four miles southwest of Tekoa. Baby Olson and his brothers and sisters were this morning playing in the house when the children found matches. The elder children, of whom there are three, lighted the matches and the baby drew near. His clothing caught fire. When the chil- dren saw the terrible peril of their lit- tle brother they were panic stricken. The baby ran to the bedside of his helpless mother and she was obliged to lie there and see her little one | scerched and singed by the burning ciothing with no one able to give as- sistance. The baby died at her side shortly after reaching her. He in- haled the flames and drew them down | bis throat into his lungs. The other children are all young and do not even know the danger of playing with matches. The mother, who has been on a sick bed for weeks, was severely burned about the arms, At noon to-day she was so weak she was not able to speak above a whisper and her life is now despaired of. e — PROPELLING WARSHIPS BY MEANS OF GAS ENGINE German Navy Officers Are Giving Close Study to Possibilities of New Motor Power. BERLIN, Nov. 18.—The German navy officers are giving close study to the possibilities of gas engines for propelling warships. It is reported that the Admiralty is having a rather large vessel fitted out here for the purpose of making experiments. Most of the experts evince doubt as to the availability of gas engines of above a few hundred horsepower, but 1l that they could displace steam for auxiliary machines on board ship for loading and unloading, for generating electricity, for lighting P and also for harbor boats and canal tugs. RAILROADS RE-EMPLOY TWENTY THOUSAND MEN Revival in Business Creates Work for Those Laid Off During the Summer. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—A revival of business on the railroads entering this city has resulted within the last six weeks in the re-employment of more than 20,000 men, who were dropped from the pay rolls during a period of a few months ending with June 1 last. At every railroad office in New York “::n Philadelphia the statement was > ning on full time in - very soon.” ————— Says Bapers Are Faulty. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 18.—Applica- tion was made at the Governor's office n-mmmuumy.' the papess and the warrant will not settled. of | mobile parties at a pace that wes | lavish and she gave way to the tempta- | tion of making inroads on the funds | that were entrusted to her care by her | employers. Private detectives now | have her under surveillance while Le- cari, Para & Company, commission merchants at 415 Davis street, where | the young woman has been a trusted | employe for four years, are having | their books experted to the amount of the shortage. Louis Lecari, the head of the firm, refuses to talk of the matter, for he hopes that Miss Colby’s mother will make good any loss if he will not prosectite the daughter, and It was for this reason that he engaged private detectives. But Charles Lecari, a | sen, declares that during th past | fourteen months the bookkeeper has appropriated at least $10,000. This in regarded as an unreasonable esti- mate, however. | Miss Colby’s friends, among whom is Supervisor John Connor, declare that | she is not mentally responsible for what | she has done. They say she seemed | to be possessed with a strange Infatua- | tion for Dorothy Morton, who was the | leading woman at Fischer’s and who |left for Los Angeles last evening to | take the place of Isadore Rush in the Glittering Gloria Company. It appears that it was Miss Colby who sent many of the costly floral offerings that were nightly handed over the footlights to | the actress. Night after night the | bookkeeper purchased a box at a cost lof $8. She gave theater parties, sup- | pers and automobile trips on a lavish scale, and her hand was more than fres with money. MADE PRESENT OF AUTOMOBILE. It is understood that Miss Colby ! never revealed her humble occupation | to those she entertained almost regally. | Her particular object on every occasion | was to entertain Mrs. Conger, whose stage name is Miss Morton. The ac- tress was Invariably the guest of honor | and the good things were showered upon her. Many dollars were expended ngr candies of the choicest sort. There ere gifts of this and of that, and Miss Morton had found a friend whose kind- | 1y attentions were most surprising. And | to cap the climax, Miss Colby pur- chased an automobile for $1700 and pre- | sented it as a gift to Miss Morton. Miss Morton has been preparing to take the machine with her to Los An- ‘ geles, but it transpires that there is | still $900 due on it and Lercari, Pera & { Co. will also have & claim against it. Miss Colby was in hiding last night | and stanch friends whose sympathy | has been aroused rather than condem- nation were helping her to keep out of ! the way. Several telegrams wers sent | by Miss Colby to her mother in Los | Angeles yesterday to come to this eity. ADMITS THE SHORTAGE. «1 admit that there Iis something wrong with the accounts,” was Miss | Colby’s answer to her employers. .4 “What has become of the money?” +] don’t know,” and then she tossed her head as if she were bored very much. learn | But when the detectives were brought service in the ho > that they recover some of the missing money Colby made denial of be- ing short in her accounts. “If I have made any ' she sald, “and the _— Continued on Page 2, Columm &