The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1905, Page 1

THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending ary 4: midnight, Janu- San Francisco and vicinity—Pair ‘Wednesday; light northeast winds. A G. McADIE, District Forecaster. o+ THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"'014 Heldelberg." CENTRAL—“Child Slaves of New CHUTES—Vaudeville. FISCHER'S—Vauds 3 GRAND—"The Darling of the Gods.” MAJESTIC—"Held by the Enemy.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. Matines to- day. TIVOLI—"King Dodo.” VOLUME XCVII—NO. 35. EIGHTEEN PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1905—PAGES 1 to 12. PRICE FIVE CENTS. STOSSELY MEN BEIG CARED FOR -Sieamship Hurries to Port Arthur With Food. British Hospital Staff Is Sent on an Errand of Mercy. Loss of Fortress Only Stirs Russia to Renewed Energy in Prosecuting the War. PORT ARTHUR, Jan. 4—The Etze, ntze and Taiyangkow forts were aken over by the Japanese at noon to-day. The Russian prisoners of war Wwill march out of Port Arthur on Thursday. WEIHAIWEIL Jan. 4—The British steamship Andromeda sailed for Port Arthur this morning, carrying a large quantity of medical supplies, appli- ances and comforts for the Russian gick and wounded. The Andromeda had on board two surgeons, nearly the entire staff of the Government hospital and eighty tons of stores, including 350 beds and 100,000 pounds of provisions. Her cargo was rushed aboard last night following the receipt of official permission to sail on the errand of mercy. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan 4, 2:40 a. m. The flood of télegrams from abroad bringing talk of peace stirs only resent- ment in official circles here, and even many liberals, who are urgently press- ing the Government for reforms, aroused by the dreadful story of hero- ism and suffering of the Port Arthur garrison, declare emphatically against any cessation of hostilities until Rus- sia’s honor Is vindicated by a victory in Manchuria. Equal resentment s aroused by for- ign criticism of General. Stoessel -for wing up the ships in the harbor and troying the town of Port Arthur could no longer defend them. ration here for the herofc de- e is mingled with wonder how Gen- Stoessel continued to hide the true litlons from the world. Emperor Nicholas has already grant- ed General Stoessel's request that his officers be allowed to give their parole. In Russia for the moment the people seem to have forgotten all their differ- ences in the common grief. The revolu- tionists, who had intended to mark the event with demonstrations, evidently found the moment inopportune, and no disturbance was reported anywhere in Russia. o g Sails With Submarine Boats. NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Jan. 8.— The German steamship Adria sailed for Hamburg to-day with two of the - Lake submarine boats, which are said | [ to be consigned to the Russian Gov- ernment. The delay in the ship’s sail- ing has been explained. The vessel was 4 up by an agent of the under- . who Insisted upon the sub- ¢ being more securely fastened > decks. A g No Prospects of an Armistice. ' TERSBURG, Jan. 3.—The Teport circulated in St. Petersburg to the effect that an armistice is assured before the end of the week is not con- ed ir al circles. g War News Continued on Page 2. e — o+ AMERICAN WILL WED PRINCESS Clifford Egan, Son of Rich Manufacturer, to Marry a Daughter of Portugal e Special Digpatch to The Call, CINCINNATI, Jan. 3.—Unless the ‘preliminary negotiations fall through, another international marriage is im- minent in the family of Thomas P. Egan, the millionaire manufacturer of Cincinnati. This time it is his son, Clifford Egan, who, quite after the manner of the most approved up-to- ‘date novel, is likely to carry off from her native land, a foreign girl of title, one even of royal blood. Last spring when young Egan was in Honolulu it happened that a pretty Portuguese girl was. stopping at the same hotel. They feil in love, but Egan did not know until after he had_ pro- posed that she was a Portuguese Prin- cel She accepted and arrangements e marriage are now tnder way. zan's daughter married Signor Ve: * sella, the Italian violinist. —_———— _THREE MEN SAID TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN DUEL Reports From Goldfield of a Bloody Tragedy Near the Mining Town. - GOLDFIELD, Nev., Jan. 3.—Conflict- ing reports have been received here to the effect that “Jack” May and “Jack’ Longstreet, both widely known frontier characters of Nevada, were killed and & third man fatally wounded in a gun fight that occurred several days ago in the Kawich range, sixty miles east of Goldfield and the scene of the latest . ®old excitement. EXTENSITE LAND FRATDS ¥ AR Prominent Persons Involved in a Syndicate. Case Laid Before Federal Officers and Action Will Be Taken. Puter Resents Statements of Mitchell of Oregon and Gives Damaging Evi- dence Against the Senator. Bpecal Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREA' ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. tion in Idaho, and the statements made that State disclose frauds more far- The investigation was started week by order of Presldent Roosevelt, who recelved affidavits from Idaho, through Senator Dubois. These affi- davits are four in number and were sent to Senator Dubois by Fred D. Culver of Lewiston, Idaho, who was a candidate for Attorney General of that State on the Democratic ticket two vears ago. day involving important persons in ‘Washington, but Senator Dubois made a positive statement to-night that no important Washington names are in- cluded in the affidavits, and that the only persons: mentioned, so far as he knew, are in Idaho. hands charge that a syndicate is in existence in Idaho, created for the pur- pose of acquiring by illegal means tim- ber lands from the Government by false entries, the same as in Oregon. The persons nained “in the affidavits are W. F. Kehenbach, president of a trust company; cashier of a bank, and Clarence Rob- nett, all of Lewiston, Idaho. , POST BUILDING, | 3.—Extensive | land frauds are now under investiga- | by the officers here and the men from | reaching even than those in Oregon. | last | Rumors have been in circulation to- | The affidavits now in the President’s | George H. Kester, | FISK’S FIGHT FOR THE TOGA 3 EMBRACES RELIGION OF CHRIST Dowager Empress of China Is a Con- vert. —_—— Minister Conger and .Wife Claim to Have Won Her to Christianity, e Special Dispatch to The Call. SIOUX CITY, Towa, Jan. 3.—That the Dowager Empress of China has been converted to Christianity through the influence of United States Minister E. H. Conger and his wife, who have lived | almost eight years in Peking; that she has given substantial promises that her | conversion should be announced in the most public way before Minister Con- ger shall leave Peking, and that she | will, following this announcement, take steps toward the inauguration of a | great era of reforms in the empire, are the claims put forth for Minister Con- ger by relatives and friends who have recently received letters from Peking. Christian Science friends of the Con- gers in Jowa claim it all as a great victory for Christian Science. It will be recalled that when the diplomats were besieged in Peking, during the Boxer uprising four years ago, Christian Science throughout the world organized a conspiracy of pravér for the colony of diplomats, the €on- gers being converts to that cult. When the legationers were at last rescued the claim was boldly advanced that it It is said in the affidavits that more than $1,000,000 worth of land has been taken from the Government by means of false entries. Inasmuch as the accused men are personal friends of Senator Dubois, the latter finds the situation embar- rassing. Secretary Hitchcock, to whom the affidavits were referred by the Presi- dent, instituted the investigation. In- formation sent to the Interior Depart- ment charges that frauds have been perpetrated at the Land Office at Boise, as well as Lewiston, and it is intimat- ed that the inquiry when fairly start- ted will reach out in many directions and many prominent citizens of Idaho may become entangled. Within the past three weeks over 1500 patents on timber and homestead lands in the Roseburg (Or.) Land Of- fice, covering about 380,000 acres of land, have been held up at the Interior Department, pending investigation. Roseburg is the home of Representa- tive Hermann, who was recently in- dicted by the Grand Jury in connection with alleged land frauds. HENEY TO CONTINUE WORK. Fresh indictments are being prepared in Portland, Or., where the Grand Jury will resume {ts sessions during this week, and persons prominent in public life, other than those whose names al- ready have been implicated, are in- volved. The mission of Oliver E. Pagin, the assistant attorney in the Depart- ment of Justice, who left here some days ago for Portland, is to assist in the framing of new indictments, a work in which he figured conspicuously during the postal investigation a couple of years ago. Pagin is _expected to return here in time to take part in the presentation of the Government's position before the Supreme Court of the United States in the Hyde-Benson case, which the Gov- ernment appealed to that body after the discharge of the leading defendants on habeas corpus proceedings brought in New York. This case probably will be heard next month. No successor to United States Dis- trict Attorney Hall, who was recently removed, has yet been selected, and it is expected that Francis J. Heney will remain in charge of the Government's interests in the pending proceedings at Portiand. PORTLAND, Jan. 3.—The chlef of the minor conspirators convicted of carrying on fraud against the Govern- | ment, S. A. D. Puter, issued a state- | ment to-day in which he reiterates the charge that Senator Mitchell re- | ceived $2000 from him to rush through | certain claims. His statement is-given |in answer to the charge made by the | Senator that he had been indicted on the word of self-confessed rascals and perjurers. Puter also paid his respects | to Senator Fulton, who came out in an interview recently calling Puter a { perjurer. Puter said: “When 1 sald that I gave Mitchell | $2000 to use his influence with Binger Hermann to expedite those land claims I told the truth, and Senator Mitchell knows it. Adcording to Mitchell's statements, T am a man who would deliberately perjure a man’s liberty away. 1 will say that a man who would willingly go on a witness stand and perjure himself to rob another man of his liberty is deserving of and ought to receive the severest kind of punish- ment. “I gave Senator Mitchell $2000 to get those_patents through, and I will say that I never regretted telling anything so much in my life as the fact that Mitchell took that money. I never told a Hving soul in my life before I gave the details to Mr. Hemey. I never told it to McKinley or Tarpley, my partners in these deals. HERMANN’S PART IN DEAL. “Mitchell had no intimation from me was In answer to the prayers of the Scientists, or, rather, the result of the overpowering rush of thought waves in their direction, which had hurled off the unthinking barbarians. Since then the Congers have become very friendly with the Dowager and Mrs. Conger has often been given pri- vate audiences with the old woman. As a result, it is said, the Dowager Empress has been converted to Chris- tianity and has promised great things. Minister Conger belleves that as a result of the casting of her tremendous power and ablility into the scale on the side of progressiveness, China will open its gates to Christian people, ideas and institutions; that the empire will rap- idly be christianized and, in short, that there is just dawning a day of rehabili- tation for China, which will compare only to the regeneration of Japan since 1854, when the ancient empire was transformed into a thoroughly modern power. China is to go through the same pro- cess, under the lead of a Christian dynasty, if the Congers have not been misled. —_— as to the fraudulent character of the entries to this land. When Hermann gave me to understand that the land was down and out and that the matter would have to be referred back to the Oregon City Land Office I went to Senator Mitchell and told him that these patents would have to go through for the reason that if they were re- ferred back to the original office the whole thing would be lost. I told him that the entrymen were scattered and that it would be impossible to get them together again. “I laid two $1000 bills on the table. Mitchell said that it was too much. I was desperate over a desire to get the patents through, and told him to take the money, go over and see Hermann and have him take the claims up for consideration, and under no ecircum- stances to allow them to go back to the local office. ““All I know about Hermann is that after the money was paid to Mitchell and I had given him that inducement to make a good hard talk, Hermann changed his mind. Why he did it I| don’t know and wouldn't presume to say.” “Did you know Mitchell before you went to Washington?” was asked. “Yes, I had known him for a long time."” “And Hermann?” “Yes.” “What about this letter of introduc- !Ior’, from Mays? Why was it writ- ten?” | | | LETTER 'FROM MAYS. “I'll tell you about that letter. Be- fore 1 left for Washington I went to Mays and told him I was going back to see the Senator about those lands that I had had so much trouble about and that a few lines from him would help the case. He sat down and wrote a few lines, put it in an envelope and sealed it up. I delivered it to Senator | Mitchell without seeing it. I don't know that it was a letter of introduc- tion. I didn’t ask for a letter of intro- duction and, as he knew that I was acquainted with Mitchell, I can see no reason why he should write a letter of introduction. He probably wrote something else. ‘Serator Fulton assumes that I am a self-confessed perjurer and gives out interviews about me,” continued Puter, “and he has no business to do that kind of thing. Charlle Fulton had better look to himself and be careful. He was attorney for me once in connection with some land matters and Judge McBride threw the case out of court for the reason that it had no standing. Fulton accepted my money as attorney in the case, although it couldn’t stand | in court.” WORRIES OTHER ASPIRANTS Anzrous Candidates for Senator and 7T herr Frienas Frear Possible Defection in Support by Legislators Ffint Votes oaid to-Be Going fo Pos_t_mger. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 3.—No man of the many who want it cah yet claim the’toga that is here to be won. The situation is an unusual one, for none of the powers that are supposed to make Senators has definitely announced its desire, though the railroad is well, or, in other words, largely represented in the camp of Frank P. Flint. There is much speculation as to what will be the outcome of the fight, and all of this speculation only leads to the con. clusion that no man has a walkover, and each of the candidates in the fleld, Bard, Flint, Knight, Oxnard and Fisk, has a right to the claim the friends of each are making that none of the five can be counted out of the fight. It is rumored around the lobbies to. night that Fisk has captured five or six of Flint's votes and that there is much scurrying in the Los Angeles camp in consequence. It is the opinion that Fisk is likely to succeed to the Perkins vote—to the support of those men that have followed the political fortunes of the senior Senator from California—but with what result can only be conjectured. The story goes to-night that Ruef's name will not be presented as a candidate for the Senate. If this opinion proves to be well founded it will release several votes, and these, it is believed, will. go to Fisk, whose announcement that he is in a recep- tive mood is evidently being seriously taken. HERRIN’S AGENTS. George A. Knight's friends are vexed at the attitude of Herrin's avowed agents. When the fight opened it. was understood that Herrin was going to keep his hands off and that he had an- nounced to several candidates that they could enter the fight without fear of hammering from the railroad forces when the day for the vote drew close. Knight still adheres to the belief that Herrin has broken faith, but in with his friends he is unable to here and Burke, Wfl{m P-.rtk y Joh;ny‘o"!a?:: al er, and “Johnny” McKenzie, known and noted agents of Herrin, Tn the | In8 MEN OF PROMINENCE SEEN ABOUT THE LOBBIES IN THE CAPITAL CITY. | | Knight Anxious About the Position of Railroad. Even though he adheres to the opin- fon that Herrin has not broken faith, Knight frankly admits that the South- ern Pacific holds in its possession a gold brick of exceeding beauty that it Is going to hand either to him or té Flint, to which he will not even hazard a guess. 3 “But,” says Knight in conclusion, “if I get the gold brick I guess I can stand it better than Flint.” Just how he could stand the vellow package better than Flint he does not explain. The views of the candidates that Her- rin has the gold brick ready for pre- sentation is shared by the onlookers here, thpugh it is generally agreed that the activity of Herrin's agents on be- half of Flint must inevitably lead to an acquisition of strength by Bard. RAILROAD INTERFERENCE. There are many here who want the toga to go to the southern portion of the State, and will fight to see that it goes there, that do not favor railroad interference, so it is conjectural as to whether the manipulations of Burke, | McKenzie, Parker and Lynch, notwith- standing the force they represent, are g?lns to carry the day. ¢ (Allegations that Speaker Prescott is using his power to name committee chairmen to further the interest of Flint with the full knowledge of Gov- ernor Pardee are being made by the friends of the other Senatorial candi- dates, and these appointments are be- watched with gréat interest by them. The most important committee of the House for which a chairman ha man beings to their weal has | The bill will provide that no person Give Democrats Share of the Patronage. SACRAMENTQ, Jan. 3.—Legislation of much moment to the Democrats as enacted at the session of the As- sembly held this morning. A resolu- tion fathered by Cromwell giving to ! each of the four lonesome Bourbon Assemblymen the same amount of patronage, $10 a day, enjoyed by the Republican members was adopted. A point of order was raised that this was. not a subject for the House in regular session to deal in, but a matter to be handled in Republican caucus. The point was walved, however, and the resolution carried unanimously. None of the Bourbon four rose to win for himself a crown of virtue and a halo, together with the acclaim of the people, by declaring he would have none of the State’s money to scatter to the winds and the New Year will bring happiness to a few at least of the faithful ones whe followed the Democratic banner. The Assembly ordered the Gov- ernor's message printed,! adopted a few routine resolutions and adjourned until 11 o’clock to-morrow morning. Speaker Prescott, it is said by those cicse to him, has his hardest nut to crack in the way of committee chair- manships in that of the Judiclary Committee. The heads of the other committees have practically all been decided on, but there are a half-dozen applicants for the Judiciary chairman- ship, each one a personal friend of General Prescott, and each with some claim for preferment. WALSH IN THE LEAD. “The contest has narrowed down to three men,” said one of the Assembly- men, “Houser, Duryea and Walsh, with the last named looking as the winner. Houser can hardly get the place, as Stanton has been made chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and it would hardly do to give both the two most important chairmanships in the House. to the south. Duryea is an old member and stands well with the Speaker, but Walsh, also a member of the last House, is the man at present. General Prescott is lying awake nights over this contest.” Assemblyman Moore is going to in- troduce & bill that will create comment and strike a blow at an industry that Executive Sends - Names of His Appointees. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.—Governor Pardee’s message has been read, tech- nically speaking, to the Senate, and his views of the dutles of the present Legislature are being discussed by the, members of both houses. The Senate convened this morning at 11 o’clock and after prayer had been offered by the chaplain, the sergeant at arms an- nounced that the Governor’s message had arrived. It was ordered read by the President, whereupon Leavitt meved that as a copy of the document had been handed to each member of the Senate and of the press this formality be. dispensed with. Presi- dent Anderson sald that he wished it to appear of record that the document had been read and ordered that at least the introductory paragraphs be recit- ed by the secretary. This took but a moment and the Governor's message was declared read into the record. The Governor's message in full is to be found in a special supplement issued by The Call. Following the technical reading of the message a further communication from the chief executive calling for confirmation by the Senate of appoint- ments he has made since the last ses- sion of the Legislature was read: Muenter offered a resolution provid- ing for the appointment of a com- mittee of three on contingent expenses and mileage. Muenter, Leavitt and Emmons were appointed. Woodward presented a resolution providing that each bill introduced amending an ex- isting bill shall have the new portion underscored and the portion of the old law to be amended inclosed in brack- ets, proyiding, however, that the amendment shall not be in the nature of an added section, in which case it shall not be underscored. Woodward, Belshaw and Sanford were appointed a special committee to consider the resolution more fully and to report back to the Senate to-morrow. The Senate then adjourned untfl 11 o'clock to-morrow. — e ey MRS. CAMPBELL BADLY INJURED inglish Actress Falls and Fractures a Kneecap While Entering Her Carriage PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—Mrs Pat- rick Campbell, the English actress, fractured a kneecap to-night, the result of a fall while entering a carriage to go to the Broad-street Theater. She ‘was removed to the University of Penn- th. | sylvania Hospital. Months may elapse, Continued on Page 8, Column 1., Continued on Page 3, Column 3. doctors say, before she will be able g‘ ‘walk. The yrdmn.lpdor of her Ameri- can tour will be abandoned, .