The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1904, Page 1

ber 17: San Francisco and vldn!ly—"lh' Saturday, becoming cloudy and threat- ening at night; light northeast winds. A. G. McADIE® District Forecaster. - THE WEATHER. Forecast made at Sen Franciseo for thirty hours ending midnight, Decem- | | TH MAJESTIC: CALIFORNIA—*'Sis Hopkins." CENTRAL—"Lost in Siberia.” CHUTES—Vaudeville. FISCHER'S—Vaudeville. GRAND—"In Dshomey." +Mr, Potter of Texas.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—"“King Dodo.” Matinees at all theaters to-day. VOLUME XCVII—NO. 17. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 7, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. N0 PISTOL [SPLAY AT CONFERENCE Lawson and Colonel, Greene Meet Like | 01 Friends, orget Their Angry Words and Amicably Discuss Situation. Boston Operator Issues Statement| Announcing That He Intends to Continue Stock War. BOSTY( N C. Gree £ onel Willlam o last week son of this for the re- shares, came to met at the The na- sued by both wson, but partic- ne, who consid- s to blame for the f the Greene Con- mpany together pments of the combined to a clash be- nsible was wn, however, took place and to New York in this afternoon conference with to the incident ene had left, a nent Boston brok- ed the confer- which he said Colonel Greene wson had called upon at the hotel, after eene was in Boston, | naintained at the con- | t breaks in the | the public utter- hat the colonel fell‘ 1 certain stocks in | ted and that Law- | in answer to Col- | had done nothing fall in the stocks e was interest- luded with the a perfect un- | other’s position. | er to state of CALLS ON GREENE. T ly adver- on Lawson, this by appear- 1e early in the had not fin- and when the Bos- his card the colonel uld meet him New York pro- m the dining-room ng on either side. At| wson, who had been | group of news- | d half-way .r. Lawson | “olonel Greene | red a cordial salu- his hand, which vited the Boston op- or Colonel Greene's very happy, but Law- tly perturbed. The men Colonel Greene's seven hours, all out- s of every kind be- ntime the police had lly taken possession ficers in citizens’ the corridor upon reene’s rooms were lo-| Inspector ‘Watts ctives remained on guard | At the end of-the confer-| and Colonel Greene made | t from the hotel, the latter iven at once to the railroad he w Chief LAWSON ISSUES STATEMENT. sor ied the following to-night, ¢ statement given out ear- nd & g that the episode was business of any name | r attempted by either r myself, and there n the things 1! am not willing vublic should know. in which I would for the press to > Colonel Greene ny way ralding | s stock, or in| but that what | e been doing against the Standard | th have be ke part, 1 n in or attem: ¢ Of] party and ‘the system’ I would con- tinue to do regardiess of what he or| others thought or did. H “The stories afioat that I called on | Colonel Greene by agreement or that 1| was accompanied by detectives or other | protectors is all rot. I called at his| hotel without his knowledge, or any! other person’s knowing that I would call { “Nothing that has happened in the| entire Greene episode has in any way | altered my plans or affected my inten- | tions. I will proceed with my work and | await the next episode.” o st s WANTS LAWSON INDICTED. Owner of Amalgamated Copper Stock Files Complaint in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—An applica- tion for the indictment of Thomas W, Lawson &nd for the showing of the books of the Amalgamated Copper Company was made at the District Attorney's office to-day Henry | ages, e BELLY TOLL AND MINUTE GUNS BOOM Impreséfié@remony Attends Burial of Last Tribute of Respect at Graveside. General Botha Delivers Speech Rec- ommending Unification of White Races in South Africa. —_— PRETORIA, Transvaal, Dec. ]6.—TW01 thousand burghers attended an impres.- | sive religioys service to-day prior to| the burial of the body of former Presi- | dent Kruger. Several ministers of the | Dutch spoke, all eulogizing churches the ex-President for his exemplary re- | ligious life and as a lover of his people, | and exhorting the Boers, while remain- | get the principles of their late leader | of their own language. | An immense crowd filed through the | death chamber throughout the morn-| ing. The coffin was draped with the| Transvaal and Orange Free State flags, and on it were the tributes of Queen Wilhelmina and the Queen mother of Holland. The day was gloomy and overcast, | but an immense crowd of Britons and | Boers filled the square opposite the hall, to which the remains were removed | after the church services. Many Boers | had trekked long distances to attend | the obsequies of their former leader. | Britons met the men of the veldt and | mingled on the fMendliest of terms. | The Afrikander party was officlally rep. resented by deputations from Cape Col- | ony, Orange River and Natal. At the | hall speeches of eulogy were dellvered | by Generals Louis Botha, Schalkb: read a letter from Kruger exhomnx them to preserve the Boer spirit. General Botha's speech strongly rec- ommended unification of the white races in South Africa, as that is the only means by which they can become a great people and realize Kruger's ideal. The procession after the ceremony was composed of fully 1200 persons, while the route through which it passed was thronged with people. Flags were half-masted, bells tolled and under Government orders minute guns were fired at the military depot. Around the grave, where Kruger was lald beside his wife, were gathered relatives, Boer | leaders and many prominent person- | Including Sir Richard Solomon, representing the British Government. By the King’s special request a salute | of twenty-one guns was fired as the coffin was lowered into the grave. ONLT EDIBLES ARE FORWARDED More Than 3000 C:u']oad.s of | Freight Billed for Tono- pah Are Tied Up in Nevada | b L e VR national o5 2 | Special Dispatch to The Call. RENO, Dec. 16.—On account of the large amount of freight shipped to Goldfield and Tonopah, the two large mining camps of Nevada, during the past few months, the Southern Pacific Company has been unable to handle the traffic,c and at the present time there is enough freight blockaded in Sparks, Reno and along the line of the Carson and Colorado road to fill more than 3000 narrow-gauge cars. Division Freight and Passenger Agent J. M. Fulton of the Southern Pacific Company has been at Mound House for the last two weeks assisting in handling the traffic and has man- aged to keep a large number of trains moving, but as the freight keeps pil- ing up only food stuffs, hay and other necessities for the camps are forward- ed. The Southern Pacific Company is now broadening the gauge of the Car son and Colorado road and will in a short time be able to handle all freight billed for Goldfield or Tonopal Wellington Wack, who lives most of the time in London. Wack is a mem- ber of the National Bar Association of this country and the Royal Geograph- ical Soclety of London. Wack says he owns outright 1000 shares of Amalgamated, and that it was worth when he came here a few weeks ago $81,780. As a result of Law- son’s acts, Wack asserts, his stocks fell to 59 and he suffered a loss of ap- proximately $21,000. Wack asks that a demand be made on the Amalgamated Copper Company for its books, to ascertain just what its | stock is worth, and if Lawson's decla- ration proves false he wants him in- dicted under. chapter 435 of the Code, | third subdivision, which provides that | any person who knowingly circulates a Ituu rumor, statement or intelligence | against a stock is punishable by a fine | of not more than $5000, or by impris- | onment for not more than three years | or both. | District Attorney Jerome is out of | town until Monday. In his absence | Assistant District Attorney Rand re- cetved Wack and his counsel. He and tell asked them to call on a their story to Jerome THINKING OF AUTOS NOT LOVE Sweden's Prince Will Not Courf Miss Roosevelt. 1Y SUPRORT OF THE NEW TREATIES Mass Meeting in New York Calls for Ar@@tion. However, He Says He Would Asks the Senate to Ratify Esteem It an Honor to Meet Her. | French Newspapers Speak\ of the | Daughter of the President as a Future Queen. ————— Special Cable to The Call and New York Hereld. Copyright, 1904, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. PARIS, Dec. 16.—Many members of the Scandinavian colony in this city | seem to take seriously the dispatches from Stockholm reporting that ar- rangements have been made by Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus to meet | ing loyal to the new flag, never to for-| Alice Roosevelt at the house of White- law Reid in London with the object of taking the first step toward offering his heart and hand. It is well known that Gustavus has been looking for a bride in the courts of Europe during the past year, but unsuccessfully. Prince Gustavus was found in an au- tomobile salon this morning in the act of purchasing # new machine. “Yes,” he said, agreeably, “I am going to London, but from that to get- ting engaged is a long way. Don’t be- lieve the reports from Stockholm. I should esteem it an honor to meet Miss Roosevelt, but I am more interested at ent in autos than in matri- mo; Several Paris newspapers discuss the matter serlously in articles headed Alice Roosevelt, Future Queen.” LE A L L L e L b LIVES LOST IN FIRE celes Mill Brings Death to Mechanics on Second Floor LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.—Three men were burned to death about 6 o’clock to-night in a fire that destroyed the Eureka Planing Mill at Sixth street and Santa Fe avenue, East Los An- geles. The dead: MARTIN L. TODD, aged 60, assist- | ant foreman. DUNCAN penter. McNEILL, aged 56, car- KEITH, carpenter. The fire started from the explosion of a tank of distillate, and'the flames spread so quickly There were about eighteen men at work in the mill at the time and all | escaped but the three who were burned to death. It is not known why the three victims did not make their escape with the other fifteen men, but it is supposed they were at work on | the second floor and were cut off from all means of escape before they real- ized their danger. The bodies were re- covered after the fire had been extin- guished. They were burned beyond recognition. Three small cottages adjacent to the mill were also burned. The total loss will be about $20,000. —_——— WILL BECOME THE BRIDE OF THE MAN SHE NURSED Young Woman Coming From Phila- delphia to Wed Claude Weaver of This City. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.—A ro- mance which had its beginning in St. Luke’'s Hospital last summer will reach its climax when Miss Emma Parker arrives in San Francisco to be married.to Claude M. Weaver, whom she nursed during a severe attack of typhoid fever. Miss Parker left here to-day on her journey to the Paclfic Coast. The prospective bridegroom is connected with a conservatory of music in San Francisco. ‘While on a visit to Philadelphia last summer he became ill, was admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital and Miss Parker was assigned as nurse. A few weeks ago Miss Parker received a reg- istered package containing an engage- ment ring with her initials and those of her former, patient inscribed on the inside. With it came a note asking her to name the day. She selected Christ- mas day. —_—————— No Evidence of Fraud Found. HONOLULU, Dec. 16. — Sixteen members, constituting a majority of the Federal Grand Jury, summoned in that within a few | minutes the entire plant was ablage. | (lited States Senate fo exert their i | 1 | special session by Presiding Judge | Dole of the United States | terrupted by a man, who cried “Give | their Blaze That Destroys Los An- | the Pacts With the Foreign Nations, Mayor McClellan, Archbishop Irela Oscar Straus, Judge Gray and Others Make Addresses. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—A/ / mass- meeting, called to urge the prompt ratification of the arbitration treaties recently signed by the State Depart- ment with several of the leading for- eign powers, was held to-night at Car- negie Hall under the auspices of the New York executive committee of the American Conference of International Arbitration. There was a very large attendance and the speakers were re- peatedly applauded. Mayor George B. McClellan presided and was the first speaker. M. Linn Bruce, - Lieutenant Governor-elect, spoke against deciding difficulties be- tween nations by war and was followed by Archbishop Ireland. While the Archbishop was speaking he was in- The -Arch- down. the who had scmebody else a chance. bishop immediately sat audience hooted the man shouted and the ushers tried to find | Then the audience | him, but failed. applauded until resumed. Letters from Grover Cleveland, Carl Schurz and John Mitchell were read. Cleveland wrote: “It seems to me that an age be called altogether enlightened sanctions human sla as a_ mate and. proper incide) Archbishop Ireland ‘nppe‘srs' to be a bad. when nations boast of ° vanced civilization and at the same time concede that the barbarous kill- ing of people'is an approved means o1 vindicating and making more secure beneficent, kindly rule and at- tzining their loftiest purposes.” Letters from Andrew Carnegie and General Nelson A. Miles were also read, after which Bishop Henry C. Potter was introduced and spoke briefly Oscar 8. Straus, a member of the Hague tribunal, was the next speaker. He presented a series of resolutions which were adopted. They were as follows: “Resolved, That we, the citizens of New York in mass meeting assembled, favor the extension by the Government of the United States of the principle of international arbitration to all ques- tions which cannot otherwise be .brought to a pacific determination. “Resolved, That since the proposed treaties extend the operation of arbi- tration in accord with the moral, polit- jcal and economic interests of this country and of the world, we earnestly request our representatives in the United States Senate to exert their in- of their prompt consideration and ap- proval by the Senate. Judge George Gray of Delaware and Rabbi Silverman also spoke. EXCITING RIDE AFTER TRAIN Parents Follow on Engine to Recover Children Left by Them in the Sleeper —e Special Dispatch to The Call. OMAHA, Dec. 16.—When the over- land limited pulled out of the Union Station this morning, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bloom, passengers for San Fran- cisco, were in the diner eatimg their breakfast while their three children were in the sleeper. Unfortunately the diner was left behind at this point and consequently the children for the time being were separated from their par- ents traveling alone across the coun- try. Mr. and Mrs. Bloom entered the din- er just before the train entered the Omaha station. They were informed that the diner would be left there, but that they would have 25 minutes in the station. They left the children in the sleeper where they had three sec- tions as well as all their belongings, including their raflroad tickets. The train was late and did not wait the usual time in Omaha. When they had finished their breakfast they found the train pulling out. Stationmaster Hanev was appealed to and in a few minutes a switch en- ne was counled to a coach standing District | on the side track and Mr. and Mrs. Court to investigate charges of fraud | Bloom were given a ride in a special at the recent election, that they found no evidence which wculd warrant them in indicting any person for violating the Federal laws. i Adchimony ~ Sttt Government to Exhibit at Portland. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.—M. G. Ged- dies, custodian of the United States Government building at the World's Fair, stated to-day that 65 per cent of the Government exhibit, compris- ing a portion of every display, will be sent to the Lewis and Clark Exposi- tion in Oregon. The coining machin- ery will be shipped to Denver for en- larging the United States Mint lo- cated there. z reported to-day | train and hustled down the line to[ South Omaha, where the overuand | limMed was stopped by a telegram. Rallroad officials say that it was only in consideration of the children that the overland limited was stopped. ————— IRISH LEADERS ASSERT CAUSE IS NEAR TRIUMPH LONDON, Dec. 16.—The statement that a ha;‘l;pllt is impending in the Irish Par] entary party is s dénied by those in a pfldt.bnvto"_:::lz the situation. Leaders of the party assert that the Irish cause is now nearing a triumph. E s | menced of only two horses. Lieutenant Paul H. McDonald, Tenth Infantry, is the latest gay young army officer who is to be called up before a court-martial. He said he had an estate of $50,- 000 coming to him. On his prospects he borrowed money. The estate, however, only consisted of two horses, For these misrepresentations he |is now under arrest at Fort Lawton, Wash. He is also accused of duplicating his pay accounts, and must also an- swer charges of borrowing money from his brother officers under false pre- | tenses. Lieutenant McDonald arrived at the Presidio early last June. He was bright, sparkling and dashing, and im- mediately made a hit with the officers | of the post with whom he came in con- i tact. He was jolly and gay and soon | formed acquaintances in the down- | town set. Society also smiled upon him and he was welcomed to many of the homes of the 400. The whirl of the crimson-lighted portion of the town also held out inducements to the gay young officep. | Here he is reported to have reveled | along with the merry throng that liked | small bottles, cold birds and automo- | ble rides in the soft light of the | dawn. Now a second lieutenant’s pay is all very well as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far after the officer leaves the limits of his post and wants to en- jey the gayeties of outside life. Mc- Donald suddenly found his finds de- pleted. His creditors were pressing him to the limit. He could not turn around that he did not find a bill or a collector staring him in the face. Suddeniy he devised a scheme to raise funds. One morning he announced that his father had just died and left him an estate valued at about $50,000. On the strength of ‘this statement he com- to borrow money right an ‘and entered Into the rosy paths life wil vigar.. tanee from the oy him. In the meantime, he kept on borrowing, from officers, friends and everybody within reach. When cash was not available at the post, he would get | money from the bank, on notes in- dorsed by his brother officers, whgse names were responsible for any amount they chose to place themselves liable for. Among the officers who were imposed upon in this fashion are: Lieutenant Manuel M. Garrett and Lieutenant George C. Rockwell. A few weeks ago his creditors de- manded a settlement. Upon investiga- tion they found out to their amazement that the $50,000 estate was a myth, and that all the estate that had gone to MecDonald was two horses. This an- nouncement caused a great sensation here, as the claims of his creditors amounted to something like $5000. In the meantime McDonald is under arrest at Fort Lawton, and his broth- er officers here are preparing to pay the notes they indorsed for him at the bank. McDonald came from the ranks of the Twelfth Cavalry. He received his commission as second lieutenant of the Tenth Infantry, October 9, 1903. He is 24 years old. ORDER CHINESE 10 LEAVE CAMP Miners of Goldfield Issue an Ediet That Rids Place of a Horde of Orientals Special Dispatch to The Call RENO, Dec. 16.—The white laborers in Goldfield yesterday issued an order commanding all Japanese and Chinese in the camp to leave the town imme- diately and not to return. The order also warned all Japanese and Chinese working along the lines of the Tono- pah and the Carson and Colorado railroads not to invade the place. The little brown men and the Celestials seemed to expect the order from the white inhabitants of the mining camp, for in a few hours they had quietly packed their baggage and left. For the past month the Southern Pa- i cific Company has been employing many Japanese and Chinese laborers upon the Carson and Colorado Rail- road. Many of these foreign laborers | heara of the fortunes being made at j Goldfield and made their way into the 'ump, They went into the camp in such low prices that the wages of white laborers was threatened and it was found necessary to order them to leave. —— GARDEN CITY WOMAN VICTIM OF A FOOTPAD Thug Snatches Purse and ‘When Demand for Valuables Is Refused. SAN JOSE, Dec. 16.—Irene Navio, a young woman employed in one of the packing-houses at the broad gauge depot, was held up and robbed last night in front of her home at 430 North Third street. The = robber jumped out in front of her and de- ‘manded her valuables. Miss Navio refused to submit quietly to the rob- bery and screamed. The robber then grabbed her satchel, which contained a and $135, and snatched o gold breastpin and other jewelry from her and made his escape. such large numbers and worked for DELUDES ARMY OFFICERS BY MISREPRESENTATIONS IEUTENANT PAUL H. McDONALD, Tenth Infantry, U. S. A, must now answer before court-martial for borrowing money from his brother officers, upon the representation that he had a legacy of $50,000 coming to him, whereas it now appears the estate that was left consisted | Borrows Money Upon a Fictitious Estate { 1 ~ — v A VR i | N | YOUNG LIEUTENANT WHO. IS TO BE BRROUGHT BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL FOR IRREGULARITIES IN HIS PAY ACCOUNTS AND ALSO FOR OBTAIN- ING MONEY FROM HIS BROTHER OFFICERS BY FALSE PRETENSES. — WOMANS TEARS MOVE \URDERER Admits Guilt to Save His Sister From Suffering HILLSBORO, Ore,, Dec. 16.—Moved changed his plea of not guilty to gull- ty, and will receive a life sentence for the murder of Frank A. Bennett to- morrow. The change was made after an affecting scene in court this morn- ing. The mother of the murdered young man testified against Oakman yester- | day. She said that the first difficulty between her son and his slayer arose when Oakman became angry because her son had broken his bicycle. ~Mrs. Bennett and her daughter talked with Oakman after this quarrel and Oak- man then said that he would kill young i Bennett some time. “You know what will become of you if you do,” said Mrs. Bennett, not be- lieving a word of Oakman’s threat. “I don't care,” was his deflant reply, she testified. Oakman’s sister is prostrated and in her spasms of grief sees her brother on the gallows. Therefore he has | changed his plea with the understand- | ing that a life sentence will be passed upon him. The murder occurred last July and Oakman was captured after a by the tearful pleadings of his sister, | Mrs. Nettie Frigley, Bert Oakman has | sensational chhse across two counties. ————————e. POPE PIUS IS SUFFERING POPE LEOS BODY WL BE MOTED [talian Government “ {0 Guard the Ceremony. ROME, Dec. 16.—An attempt will soon be made to remove the body of Pope Leo XIII from its present tomb in St. Peter's to St. John's in the Lat- eran, its final resting place, as the time for the ceremony is already long overdue. The procession will be guard- ed by a heavily armed body of troops with fixed bayonets to avoid rioting and bloodshed by the revolutionary el- ement. Premier Giolitt! has taken the ques- into the Cabinet Council and will have the translation of the body offi- cially protected all along the way. He will ask at the same time that a bat- talion with a flag be admitted into both St. Peter's and St. John's basilicas, which hitherto has been bitterly op- posed by the church. —_———— ACCUSED OF MURDERING A MAN IN CALIFORNIA W. E. Jordan, Who Lives in Alabama, Taken Into Custody in West Virginia. HINTON, W. Va., Dec. 16.—W. E. Jordan, claiming Birmingham, Ala., as his home, was arrested here to-day and charged with murdering a man in FROM AN ATTACK OF GOUT | California. Jordan has been gather- ROME, Dec. 16.—Pcpe Pius is suf- fering from gout and lame. 3 ing miners from the New River coal fields to send them to is somewhat | Ala., and was to leave to-day with 150 miners