The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1904, Page 1

ber 14 Sen Francisco an Wednesday; light eas DI THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Franeisce for thirty hours ending midnight,| Decem- A. G. McADIE, rict Forecaster. 4 vielnity—Fair t winds. — — THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"‘Caprice. CALIFORNIA COLUMBIA—""A MAJESTIC—"Mr. ORPHEUM—Vau day. TIVOLI—"King CENTRAL—"Lost in Siberia.” CHUTES—Vaudeville. FISCHER'S—Vaudeville GRAND—"In Dahomey." . Potter of Texas." ‘Sis Hopkins." Chinese Honeymoon.™ deville. Matinee to- PRICE FIVE CENTS. MINNEAPOLIS Orree Lives Lost and Great Business Blocks Are Given Over to T0 CREATE the Flames. | - &) 7 t. Paul Sends Assistance President Gives the High Wind and Zero Weather Im- pose Hardship Upon the NNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14.—Three men were killed firemen and one citi- live wire—and ars’ worth of oyed by a fire in t of Minneapolis, at 10 o'clock last night. his (Wednesday) morn- gration was only par- to have the flames burning buildings are ruined and a third, t store, the larg- ed by water and e or two million the dense smoke, it was gain access to the The heat is intense eather prevailing. s, burn itself out, nfining their ef- and adjoining in danger the burning Bou 3 nds a street by a falling which several ed. Only one man by these wires, stunned—how se- the is ever.yisit- | conflagration that has aper row when ok would be the fire has ¥ under control d and the morn- as usual. | | Firemen. | | Assistance was obtained to-night from St. Paul, ten miles east, that city having sent over all its available fire The strong wind blowing | e flames to buildings blocks | away, many small fires being started. The fire was discovered in Peck's store at Fifth avenue south and Fifth s et. It soon got beyond control and tacked Boutell Bros.' store. The big e, filled with draperies and rugs hung from display racks, was easy prey for the flames and the store was hopelessly ruined. | With the firemen still working on Beutell's building the walls fell with 2 crash. Two firemen were seen in the glare that lighted the whole city to be buried beneath the avalanche of brick and mortar. One of the men caught by the falling walls was a member of the salvage corps. The b other was a fireman from one of the engine companies. * The fire spread to the New England House furnishing establishment, across | the street from the Bowell store. Then leaped it to the Powers Mercantile y's great department store. The district in which the fire oc- curred is closely built, most of the| bulldings being substantial brick and | stone structures. The Northwest Bank building, the Phoenix office building, the- Natienal Bank of Commerce, the New York Life | Insurance building and many otheg | large buildings were ‘in the fire zoné, and for a time seemed in danger. i The dead: Gustave Miller, salvage corps; George Buckley, salvage corps. Missing: John Fellows, Hose Com- pany No. 18; George Sincoe, Hose Com- | pany No. 18 CAMELS WANTED BE THE MINERS, Nevada for Animals Form- | erly U'sed by Government | PERQE R rR | The Call. party of men| and Goldfield, where ) organize a com- | > camels upon the | Nevada and use between Tono- | ther mining camps of the State. There and very few teams in| ts and it is thought the means of than anything trar elre better arge number of camels ar Tonopah and could ptured. The camels were Nevada in 1854 by Major acting under orders tes Government. It they would be bet- and they were used| carry wood from the to the inla mines and Washoe City to Virginia aid that they would carry of wood at a time and that ng salt from Washoe City| 800 pounds twenty a distance of 200 miles. ——— OPERA SCOR GREAT HIT IN RMAN ('APITAL‘ NEW Leoncavallo's “Der Roland Von Ber- | lin” Wins the Crown Order ! for Him. | —The stage of the| was piled with as Ruggerio Leonva- i for the last time to- | oduction of “Der | ' Emperor Wil-| t applauding | audlence cried | > were here from London, St.| of Germany | equaled his has | the performance | received Signor | ) and his wife in the royal| nferred upon the composer | Crown Order, second class. | —_——— DEPUTY SYVETON PROVED E | TO HAVE BEEN A SUICIDE Troubles Which Led to the Act Said | 0 Have Been Private and ! Not Political. PARIS, Dec. 13.—Although the inves- tigation into the cause of the death of Deputy Syveton has not been com- | pleted, facts have leaked out which | render it certein that Syveton commit- | ted suicide owing to private trouhle] wholly unconnected with politics, RIVAL DERIDES [ te PERRINE'S FIND Pickering of Harvard Says He Has Known for Years! Moon Has Cracks in It| “ITED UL 03 yoredsiq 1eIdeas BOSTON, Dec. 13.—According to As- | sistant Professor William H. Pickering of the Harvard Astronomical Observa- | tory the moon is cracked in 1000 places. | Professor Pickering made the state- ment to-night in connection with the press report from Berkeley, Cal., an- | nouncing the discovery by Assistant Astronomer J. D. Perrine of the Lick | Observatory of a great crack or rill ex- | tending lengthwise through the valley | of the Alps for a distance of eighty miles. “Why,” he said, when shown the ar- | ticie, “that is nothing new. I remem- | ber observing that crack in 1892, but I | never embodied it in any of my re- | ports because it was so unimportant in | comparison with others 1 have seen. I should say the moon had at least 1000 | cracks. They are scattered indiscrim- | inately over its surface except that | there are few of them near the poles. | The one in question is in latitude 50. They are caused by a contraction of the | moon’s crust.” ————— REFUSES FORTUNE FOR PAINTING BY VELASQUEZ Spanish Duchess Returns Curt Reply | to Offer From American % Millionaire, MADRID, Dec. 13.—1It ig stated in the newspapers here that the Duchess of Villahermosa, one of the most aris- | tocratic and proudest ladles of Sara- gossa, has refused 1,500,000 pesetas ($29,500) offered by a New York mil- | lionaire called Hamilton for a portrait i painted by Velasquez of Diego Cor- ral, a personage at the court of Philip IV. The Duchess replied that her love | for art made her despise money. “I prefer,” she said, “‘to present my picture to the Prado Museum. Span- iards and Yankees cannot experience similar feelings, of respect with regard to artistic relics.” The press and public applaud the Duchess’ answer. ———— CLARK ROAD TO OPEN ROUTE INTO GOLDFIELDS Stage Soon to Conmect the Mining District With the Union Line, SALT LAKE, Dec. 13.—The San Pe- dro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail- .road Company has about completed ar- rangements for opening a new route to the Goldfield and Tonopah mining country. A stage line will be estab- lished from Las Vegas, Nev., the pres- ent terminus of the Salt Lake end of the railroad, the distance from Las Ve- gas to Goldfield being about 130 miles. | if not the present ont. | the administration and the Senate. At- SUFFERS HEAVILY BY FIRE CONGRESS NEW COURT Plan His Sup- port. —_— Tribunal to Have Charge of All Interstate Com- merce Cases. Propozed Measure Greatly Enlarges the Powers of the Present Commission Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—President Roosevelt has agreed to accept rail- road rate legislation in the form of a court of interstate commerce. Har- mony between the White House and Senate leaders has been established and efforts have already been begun to accomplish something at the pres- ent session of Congress. Whether the bill can be finally passed is still prob- lematical. The President, his cabinet, and legislators interested in the ques- tion find it so large and far reaching that nothing can be done in a hurry, but the desire of the administration is to have the queston settled on a per- manent basis at the earliest possible moment. This means the next session, The Call is able to present the text of the bill which will be used as basis of legislation. It will be the frame- work of the discussion and conferences at the White House and in the Sen- ate and is now in the hands of Attor- ney General Moody for consideration and perfection. It establishes a circuit court of in- tate commerce in each of the nine bl 1 circuits of the United States now existing and a circuit court of in- terstate commerce appeals, with pro- vision for final review by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Judges of these interstate courts are to be ap- pointed for life and from both politi- cal parties, thus establishing a non- partisan bench. ADDS TO COMMISSION'S POWER. It also is in contemplation, but not yet embodied in the bill, to give mem- bers of the interstate commerce com- mission certain powers of United States district attorneys, that they may bring suits. President Roosevelt had a conference to-day with Attorney General Moody and Senator Spooner and expressed his willingness to listen to the lawers of torney General Moody is a firm adve- cate of the circuit court of i:.terstate commerce idea and so is Secretary Morton. Morton is to be retained in the cabinet largely for the purpose of assisting and advising the administra- ton in the matter of railroad legisla- tion. Another important advocate of the circuit court of interstate commerce is Judge, Grosscup of Chicago, who sat in the beef trust case and whote views have been made knewn to the Presi- dent. Senator Elkins, chairman of the interstate. commerce committee of the Senate, is advocating such a court and has recently been in conference with Judge Grosscup, whose assistance in framing the projected legislation was requested. SENATE DISPLAYS INTEREST. Since it became known that the President would not insist upon legis- lation giving the' interstate commerce commission power to revise and estab- lish railroad rates and would accept an interstate commerce court, there has been a decided change of tactics in the Senate. Senator Eikins has called a meeting of the interstate commerce commission for next Friday, when the question will at once be taken up. The proposed bill is almost word for word the measure drawn up by Rich- ard Olney, former attorney general, | and introduced by Senator Sawyer of | Wisconsin, in January, 1893. The origi- nal bill had a section which repealed the act establishing the interstate commerce commission, but this is not contemplated now. On ‘the contrary, | this commission is to be given some additional power, but not to the ex- tent of revising or establishing rates. e s B BRADY ENCOUNTERS SNAG. Protest Against Him in Senate for Governor of Alaska. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Confir- | mation of the appointment of J. G, Brady, renominated by Roosevelt for the office of Governor of Alaska, was objected to in the Senate to-day by Senator Penrose. Protests Governor Brady have been prepared by representatives of the commercial interests of Alakka and by many resi- dents of the Territory. There was no charge against him other than he was not the choice of the people of Alaska. The nomination was ordered recommitted and hearings will prob- on ably be held before the Territories. CIERS WHO HEAD o HOM LATAN AND A ROBBER OB L. FOCHEZFLEZLER. THE POOL FORMED TO FIGHT THOMAS W. HAS THREATENED TO BEARD THE BOSTONIAN IN HIS OFFICE TO BRAND HIM AS A CHAR- OF POOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. LAWSON IN THE STOCK MARKET, GREAT GIFT T0 CHICAGO UNIVERNITY Four Millions ~ Are Expected From Rockefeller, - —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Dec. 13 stocking of Chicago iversity, never overlooked by John D. Rockefeller in his annual holiday preparations, has not been hung in’vain this year, Pres- ident Harper believes. Dr. Harper on his return from New York to-day, where he held counsel with Rockefeller, declared he “‘had reasonto believe Mr. —The Christmas Rockefeller's interest in the institution | continued,” but he denied that a word regarding money matters had passed the ‘lips of either himself or his host when the Standard Oil king entertained him during his visit in the East. “I did not ask Mr. Rockefeller for a cent and I did not recelve from him the slightest indication that he would give me a cent,” said Dr. Harper. “Mr. Rockefeller takes his own time and does what he wants to. He is in the habit of remembering the university at Christmas and I am certain that his inferest in us keeps up. If I receive a gift it will be announced at the con- vocation when I read my erly statement.” » . Students at the university. ‘a $4,000, gift from Rockefeller to be annou! at the convocation, §1,000,- of which is needed for the yi :u.a;et.w Three millions must be ::flen{ for a new technical school which they believe is being planned i CHLOROFORY S SED By A BURGLAR Guest of a Southern Hotel Drugged and Robbed. EEPAEREE Speclal Dispatch to The Call. | SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 13.—F. W. lower, one of the guests at a local] hotel, was chloroformed during the night and $193 was stolen from under his pillow. The thief effected an en- trance into Flower's room by picking the lock of the door. This afternoon one of the bellboys tried the door of Flower's room. Fail- ing to receive a reply to his call the | boy burst the door open. Flower was found upon the floor of the room. He was roused with some difficulty. In a corner of the room near the bed was found a handkerchief which bore a faint trace of chloroform, while the odor of the drug lingered about the room. Investigation revealed the loss of the money and the fact that the lock had been »picked, evidently by an ex- pert burglar. B H The police were at once called in, but so far ‘'no satisfactory clue has been obtained. Criminals from all over the “Union flock to this section of the State at this season of the year and burglar- jes are almost nightly occurrences, but this is the most daring yet reported. Flower's watch and other valuables which had been left on a table in plain view were untouched. e — REDSKINS KILL BEAR WITH ROk Vicious Attack Made on [ndians by Hun- ory Animal. Special Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Dec. 13—Two Indians were attacked by a large black bear on Ber- ry Creek in White Pine County, Neva- da, yesterday, and after a desperate | fight they succeeded in killing the en- raged animal with a rock. The fight was unequal and the Indians were torn | and cut in a terrible manner by the claws of the huge beast. | The 'bear was sleening in the willows along the bank of the stream when the | Indians, who were fishing, came upon it. The animal rushed at themi with an angry growl and succeeded in knocking one of the Indians senseless with a| blow of its paw. The beast then closed | with the other redskin and endeavored | to draw him within reach of its open ' Jaw: The Indian fought aith great | bravery, but was about to surrender! to the beast when his companion re- | gained consciousness and rushed to his aid with a large rock. He struck the | bear at the base of the skull and| stunned it, and before it could recover; crushed its"skull with the rock. | —_—— Fushimi.on Way Home. I NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Prince "u-l shimi Jeft to-day for home. He start- ed on a New York Central train and will proceed by way of Chicago, Den- ver and San Francisco. I | here to- | the Property Yalued at Four Wlillion Dollars Desiroyed DETECTIVES GUARD LAWSON AGA] THREATENED ASSAULT BY GREE! SERIOUS | ; TROUBLE FEARED Boston Man Has Sixshooter - Handy. Belief That Arizonan Will KGCD His Pledge. Battle of the Financiers Wages Merrily in Wall Street. TS PAe Special Dispatch to The Call BOSTON, Dec. 13.—President Wil- liam C. Greene of the Greene Consol- idated Copper Company published ay his half-page of bitter de- nunciation of Thomas W. Lawson for latter’s methods of advertising and raiding Amalgamated and other copper stocks. Colonel Greene de- nounced Lawson as a faker, a charla- tan, a liar and a robber of the poor widows and orphans. He announced that he was coming to Boston to tell Lawson to his face in Lawson's of- fice the very same things. Lawson has replied to this attack, | saying he will continue in his | course despite Gre the Standard , “the system” or any living being. | He declares that he is not responsible | for the losses of Colonel Greene (amounting to $5,000,000, it is said) in Greene Consolidated stock or for in that stock this week s that Greene Consolidat- = of the stocks he exempted from attack in his recent drives at the market. Everything is tense excitement here to-night, as it is belleved that Greene will make good his threat and appear before Lawson to-morrow, bent upon a personal encounter. It is said that La m’s rooms at Young's are close- ly guarded by detectives and that Lawson sits at a desk with a six- shooter in an open drawer at his el- tow. Lawson’s reply to-day was most pa- cific, and spoke of Colonel Greene in the highest terms of praise and ap- preciation, while it also breathed de- flance. GREENE’'S ENORMOUS LOSSES. Greene is said to have organized a pool recently to “bull” Greene cop- per stock, and to have lost $5,000,000 in the last few days. Severs times attempts have been made by gamated Interests to secure cont the property, but Greene has always defeated them. It was rumored to- day that they had at last wrested con- trol from him in the recent slump, but he declares that he and his a iates still hold the fort. he himself owning 252,000 shares out of §64,000. Clarence W. Barron, publisher of the Boston News Btireau, has taken a hand again and deals le: gently with Lawson than the latter does with the Arizona copper Kking. Barron says: “He has sagacity enough to attach to his lies connection with per facts, statements of policies, known or believed to be in exisience. Now, it the evidence has not been de- stroyed—and mysterious fires have al- ready burned many books—the dis- tance between Thomas W. Lawsen and the penitentiary may not be so great as he imagines. He can hood- wink the public for a time, but he cannot hoodwink. bribe or frighten me, for he has tried it over and over again. Some day I will tell all if he surviver the strain—mentally, physi- cally and financially—through which he is now passing.” MARKET PANIC AVERTED. NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The commit- tee of safs:ty, which has saved the stock market from utter dem: before, to-day came to the rescue of the market in the first half-heur of Continued on Page 2, Columm 3.