The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1905, Page 1

A e | i ary 27: THE WEATHER. j San Francisco and vieinity—Cloudy f¥| Triday; light northeast winds. A. G. MeADIE, COLUMBIA—"A THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"The Conquerors.”” ALHAMBRA—De Pachmann concert. CALIFORNIA—*‘Shaun Rhue.' CENTRAL—‘Jerusalem.” CHUTES—Vaudeville. FISCHER'S—Vaudeville, GRAND—"'The Silver Slipper.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—Grand_opera. Country Mouse,” VOLUME XCVI DEMOCRATIC 'AID PLEDGED TO PRESIDENT House Minority to Stipport Railroad Leader Williams Makes the Formal Announcement. ! SAN FRANCISCO, “RIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS. Rate Bill. HARRIMAN M the California lines of the Sa when the compact was made. Harriman is anxious to win nians, and to do so must let | | AY REQUEST || ' RESIGNATION OF STUBBS. DENVER, Jan. 26.—It was freely asserted in. both Santa Fe and Union Pacific circles hqe to-day that Presi- dent Harriman would ask for the resignation of J. C. Stubbs, traffic manager of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific systems, in a few days, following closely a similar request of Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy, by Presi- dent Roosevelt. It is said that both resignations will be the result of revelations concerning the traffic agreement be- tween the Southern Pacific and the Southern Railway, as nta Fe were known in 1898, Then, too, it is alleged that the good will of the Califor- Stubbs go.’ — CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—While the members of the House Committee bn Interstate and Foreign Commerce were trying to agree on_a railroad rate bill to-day, John Sharpe Williams, the minority leader, scored a point against the Republicans of the Senate who are not disposed. to do anything this win- ter., The question came up before the House during the discussion of an ap- pi 3 ‘bill which permitted wide latitude gf debate. Williams declared that the Democrats were solidly be- hind President Roosevelt in his recom- mendations for better Government su- pervision of railroad rates. “We are committed to this provosi- tion because it is Democratic in prin- eiple,” said Willlams, “and I do not hesitate to say that we are glad to find that the President of the United States. on this question, is more of an Amer- fcan citizen, interested in the welfare of all of the people, than any particular Republican or Democrat. The Demo- cratic party will take step with the President in this matter and we hope th the Republican members of this House will help the good work along.” THUNDERS OF APPLAUSE. This last remark from the minority leader brought forth thunders of ap- plause from the Democratic side of the House, which was afterward joined in by the Republicans. To-day's meeting of the House com- mittee was an exclusive ses€ion. There were wide difference of opinions on the Hepburn bill, which was used as the bha iecussion. The Democrats of imittee expressed dissatisfaction Hepburn, Esch and Town- 1 measures for not going far gh, but it will be the policy of the rity, after trying to amend. to upport the majority on the floor the House. Meetings will be held daily until the bill agreed to. It was said to-night by one of the majority members of the committee that the Republicans un- doubtedly would be able to report a bill next Tuesday or Wednesday. BELL FAVORS REVISION. In the House to-day Bell of Califor- nia made a vigorous speech in favor of raflroad rate revision. He directed at- tention to the alleged condition of the incorporation laws of New Jersey, which, he said, had brought to that State the fame of being the breeding place of mosquitoes, corporations and -trusts, and were so framed as to pro- tect New Jersey only, leaving them free to prey upon the rest of the coun- try. He charged that the impression had gone abroad that Congress had be- come subject to corporate influence, and said that if- there were such influence | in the halls of Congress it should be promptly expelled. Bell ascribed similar motives to the use of certain language in the prepa- ration of the law creating the Inter- state Commerce Commission, which provoked a spirited discussion between himself, Mann of Illinois and Willlams of Mississippi, the last named asserting it as his belief that railroad influence was felt in.the Senate at the time the so-called Cullom bill establishing, the Interstate Commerce Commission was substituted by the Senate conferees for the so-called Reagan bill. BILL NEEDS EXPLANATION. Bell expressed the hope that Hepburn, when he came to explain the bill, would prove that there was nothing sinister in its language. At present, however, he asserted, the bill was so worded as to what should constitute a reasonable rate that it was susceptible of a double meaning. Every hint of vagueness and indefiniteness, he contended, ought to le removed. He defended the Interstate Commerce Commission, which, he said, had n beld up to public scorn and ridicute. For the past eight years, since the de- cision of the Supreme Court that the commission had not the right to fix rates, the commission had been the special objecs of attack of certain men representing raflroad interests in order 1o belittle the commission in the eyes of the people and in order to break down the confidence of the people in vy appointed by the executive. tunity should be afforded to amen: Hepburn bill fn some particulars it ‘would recelve the ‘without regard to the | head. The detectives of Hous¢ | plain the suicide message. uv.zon. and :t violence were found. - thereby render effective the view: the President on the subject.” s oty SOUTH SUPPORTS PRESIDEN T, Cotton-Growers’ Convention Indorses Railroad Rate Programme. i NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.—In the | Southern Interstate Cotton-growers’ ccnvention to-day ‘the following reso- s lution was “una m Roosevelt and the Southern Senators: e hereby indorse the movement on foot to eéndow the Interstate Commerce Commission with full and complete control over alleged Afs- DOMINICAN NATIVES IN American Marines to Be Sent From Panama. —_— Attempt to Establish Pro- tectorate Results in Warfare. United States Regulars May Be Dis- patched to the Aid of President : Morales. i Special Dispatch to The Call. COLON, Jan. 26.—The United States cruiser Dixie has received hurry orders to proceed to Santo Domingo, and is now coaling. Two thousand marines were brought to Colon to-day from Empire Capes and embarked on the Dixfe. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 26.—A ca- | blegram received to-night by the Pica- yune from Panama says rush orders have been received from Washington to 'send all marines possible from the towns in opposition to the American protectorate now the United States Government. The cruiser Dixie, lying in the harbor | of Colon, will leave for the scene of the insurrection on Friday morning with 500 marines, under the.command camped at Empire, between Panama and, Colon.- Five companies of marines broke camp there and left for Colon to- day on.a special train, equipped with ammunition and rations. They are due ch San Domingo City early Sun- the Unitea>States. ‘The battalion’ of marines at Empire had been in camp ohly a few weeks, having been-brought down to relieve criminations ‘and “abuses by’ railroads, with power to enforce their findings, and request all Southern Senators and Congressmen to support and afd in the passage of ghis measure. HELENA, Mont.,, Jan. House to-day passed the Senate joint { memorial : asking Congress to enact legislation giving the Interstate Com- | mérce ‘Commission power to adjust raflway rates and to enforce its rul- | Ings. 00D MESSACE - TELLS OF DEATH Telephone Announces to the Father That Son Has Ended His Own Life ~f OAKLAND, Jan. 2%.—A mysterious telephonic message received to-night by M. A. Oleary of 559 Twenty-eighth street that his son, Paul Oleary, had | committed suicide, was strangely veri- | [ fied by the accidental finding of the | young man’'s senseless form a short | while afterward almost in front of his | | residence, | The unconscious man was taken in | hand at his home by physicians, who | pronounced him in a critical condition, supposedly from poisoning. At 10:30 | o'clocR to-night the father sent word | to the police headquarters that his son | had gone downtown to pay some dues at a Woodmen’s lodge. He had not re- | turned home at that hour, and the folks | were worried, because the young man | had not been In good health, | | thé 600 men who had for fifteen months | looked"after American interests during | the exciting times when the republic | | of, Panama was being created. About 26.—The | folir Weeks ago the Prairie carrled back | | to America this force of men and | brought the battalion now in control ]‘ of the zone under command of Colonel | Wood. This command numbers a few more | than 500 officers and men. The officers. | nearly all of whom have families, had . | sent for their wives and in a number | | of instances the latter had already ar- rived. The hurry orders which came 8o unexPectedly have created a decided stir in camp and no end of ex- citement on the isthmus itself. CERMAN CROWN PRINCE IS I1L Emperor’s Eldest Son, as Well "as Prince Eitel, a Vietim of Influenza BERLIN, Jan. 26.—The physicians of Prince Eitel Friedrich, second son of Emperor William, who is at Potsdam suffering from pneumonia, issues the following bulletin at 10 a. m. to-day: His Royal Highness had a fairly good night. He slept for some time and did not gh much. - The lower lobe of the left lung now entirely affected; the distress in breathing is not extreme; the pulse is rapid, though strong; temperature 102%: appetite somewhat better; complains of pains in the side; is perfectly conscious. WEIDMANN, WEIMUTH. The Empress spent the forenoon with her son. His condition gives the fami- ly much concern, but there is nothing to indicate that the attack of pneu- monia is not taking the normal course. Very soon after that report reached | the police a second message came an- | | nouncing that the father had been tele- | | phoned to by some pefson who had sald: | “Paul will be home soon; suicide.” This | caused Jleary much anxiety. ) It was not long before a third mes- sage reached the police, this time from ' Patrolman Ely, who had found what he | reported to be the boudy of a man lying | on the grass a few feet east of the! | Oleary house. Ely said the form was | lifeless, and the Coroner was notified, | but before that officlal arrived at the | scene Detectlve Kyte, who was dis- | patched to investigate, discovered signs | of life. He aroused -the Olearys, who ! at once recognized the young man who | As ! 1 was the subject of the message. over to his people’s care the police be ! gan an investigation, which at a late! hour had not developed enough to clear jthe mystery. They belleye the young | man himself sent the warning of death. Several months ago his mother died. | He became melancholy. - ! The family was compelled to send him to the Receiving Hospital for examin- ation as to his sanity, his mind having been temporarily unbalanced. But after a few days' pest he seemed to improve so much that he was dis- charged. His condition of late had not given the family cause for serious alarm. 4 At 1 o’clock this morning the father of Oleary notified the police that his son’s condition was due to an attack by footpads, who used a blunt instru- ment in severely battering him on the say this' only complicates the case atd fails to ex- No marks The Emperor, revising the order of last night abandoning all his birthday observances, decided to-day to have a service in the chapel to-morrow and to receive the court’s congratulations, but the dinner which was to have been giv- en at the palace and other celebrations have been abandoned. Crown Prince Frederick' William is confined to his room with what prob- ably is an attack of influenza; ‘It is' denied that he has contracted pneu- monia from his brother, Prince Eitel Friedrich. The Cabinet House, where Prince Eitel Frederick lies, is near the garri- | son barracks and drill grounds. All firing of salutes has been stopped, and the streets in the vicinity are closed to vehicles. The Prince of the Asturias, | who was coming here as the guest of Emperor William, was stopped by a | telegram at Paris. Prince Ferdinand ot Bulgaria was at Ruttek, near - the German frontier, traveling to Berlin, when a telegram reached him from the German Em- peror suggesting that he do not come here for the present. ———— Austrian Steamship Seized. TOKIO, Jan. 26.—The Japanese seized the Austrian steamship Bur- mah off Hokkaido Island at 9 o’clock last night. She had a cargo of 4000 tens of Cardiff coal on board and was bound for Vladivostok. i GEIBRE G Russian Vice Consulate Stoned. BREST, France, Jan. 26.—In the course of the strike man tions to- day by the dock laborers paving stones were thrown at the Russian vice con- suiate, [uuglnl some damage. ? { REBELLION, isthmus to Santo Domingo, where fight- | ing has broken out in the streets of | being arranged by of Colonel Wood. The marines were en- | RUSSIAN FACTORIES R - RESUME OPERATIONS ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 26.—The Russian capital presents almost a nérmal appearance, and the authori- ties are confident that the backbone of the strike has been broken. resumed, and a general. resumption of operations is expected on Monday. The authorities expect that the tailure of the strike here will have a discouraging effect upon the workmen of other cities. Some factories and mills already have UNCLE SAM 1L OWN RAILROAD Government to Pur- chase Panama Line, —— Makes .a Generous Offer to Holders of Outstand- ing Stock. Company Now in Control of Isthmian Transporfation System Will Be Dissolved. Spectal Dispatch to The Cail. | NEW. YORK, 26.—Minority Jan. Company have received an offér to sell their stock to the United L ernment at par, plus a div Der cent, td be declared effect, will 3 counsel of r C4 pany, circulars were issued to day 8 ing the details of the proposition. The offer to ‘buy -holds good until |'February’ 23 riext. - The-shares are to | be assigned to William H. ‘Taft, Secre- | tary of War of the United - States. Cromwell advises minority stockholders to sell and says that after the date mentioned Jegal proceedings may be taken to acquire the minority stock. The Panama Candl Comapny is now owned by the United States Govern- ment through title deeds, but as to the | Panama Railroad, the Government { does not own the The Government intends to ' acquire | complete ownership of the railroad, as | well as of the canal property, and pro- ceedings are in contemplation for dis- solving the railroad company. § GOULD ROAD SOON T0 BE UNDER AY Western Pacific Is Ready to Begin Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Jan. 26—Construction work on the Western Pacific Rallroad will begin within two months, and a Gould road to San Francisco promises to be an accomplished fact in the near future. 3 Rights of way and a San Francisco terminal are said to have been finally procured without fear of interference, and the necessary money is avallable, a sum of $50,000,000 having been al- ready underwritten, to be drawn upon as needed for comstruction work. — e SPANISH MINISTRY GIVES RESIGNATION TO ALFONSO Young King Entrusts Task of Form- ing New Cabinet to Marquis Villaverde, MADRID, Jan. 26.—The Ministry has resigned and King Alfonso has entrusted the Marquis Villaverde to form a new Cabinet. Villaverde re- | .raga any assistance in the formation of the latter's Cabinet, which after -about six weeks in office, has now re- signed. General Azcarraga had not been able to obtain the support requi- site for a continuance in office, so the resignation of his Cabinet haq been antigipated. PNEUMONIA 1S_FEARED "' BY SATOLLI'S PHYSICIANS Cardinal's Ilincss Takes a Serious Turn, His ' Temperature nn’d:hc 108. ROMBE, Jan. 26.—The {liness of Car- dinal Satollt has taken a serious turn and It is ‘pneumonia will ensue, feared 10} e The Cardinal's temperature is 103, ) % stockholders of the Panama Railroad | property outright. fused to give the late Premier Azcar- | —-— e St. Petersburg Passes Tran- quil Day. or SECETEERS P ree Situation No Longer A cute - - e B 2 / Moscow W ork- men Remain Indoors. . i ONED AND_KING. 7 e s oo e EDWARD'S EMBASSADOR, WHE STATEMENT THAT RUSSIAN STRIKERS WERE RECEIVING AID FROM GREAT -BRITAIN. ST. PETERSBURG: FORTIFICATION IN WHICH LEADERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY AGITATION 0 HAS OFFICIALLY CALLED ARE BEING IMPRIS- # ATTENTION TO THE MOSCOW ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 26.-—Al- though the strikes in Reval, Libau, Kieff, Odessa and a few smaller places are extending, the situation is no- where acnute. An increasing number of workmen are out in Moscow, but there is no general tie-up or disorder there. The whereabouts of Father CGopon still remains a mystery, but it ie believed he is in Moscow. Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk- Mirsky has promised a delegation of éditors who called upon him that he ‘will fnvestigate the arrest of a number of prominent writers, who are now con- fined in the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress, and obtain their release as soon as possihle. Nct the slightest disorder was report- ed anywhere during the day. The burial of more prominent strike victims, which it was feared might lead to demonstra- tions, occurred, by direction of the po- lice, during the night and early this morning. Sir Charles Hardinge, the. British Imbassador, to-day called Foreign Minister Lamsdorff’s attention to the telegram posted at Mescow saying that the disturbances at the Russian dock- yards and arsenals were due to Anglo- Japanese instigation, and that both Great Britain and Japan were spend- ing vast sums to prevent the Russian sccond Pacific squadron going to the Far East. At the same time he point- ed out that a similar telegram appear- ed herc this merning in the Russky In- valid, the army organ. Count Lamsdorff assured Embassa- dor Hardinge that such publications ‘had no official sanction, but added that he would inguire whether it had been | given an official appearance at Mos- I cow. The affair is not likely to as- sume the diguity of a diplomatic in- cident. 3 Governor General Trepoff, who re- ceived a press correspondent to-day at the former’s headquarters ig the Win- ter Palace, said with complete confi- dence that the erisis was over and that public order and safety were’ d Further than this, the Governor = Gen- eral took an optimistic view of the uation in the provinces. He said: 1T : th s perfectly A i Thate have bees 8 disorders | since Sund: will be none, MILK PONCH IS DIET FOR FIVE YEARS Brooklyn Man Has No Desire for, Solid Foods. s NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—August Grie- bel of Brooklyn, employed as a watch- man, five years ago gave up eating food and substituted milk punches. On these alone he has existed ever since. except when he was stricken with ma. laria and had to be taken to St. Cath- erine’s Hospital, where he was given'| liquid nourishment. Food did not agree with him, and as soon s he was able he protested and walked out. - Since then he has never had a sick day. In making his rounds during the night he never thinks of wearing an overcoat, but goes i his shirtsleeves. Griebel 18 six feet tall, of robust frame and has a healthy glow to his cheeks. He is 60 years of age, weighs 185 pounds, and has gained twenty pounds on his milk punch diet. Griebel works twelve hours daily. He has been examined by many physi- cians, who are puzzled at his power of endurance and the fact that he is zain- ing flesh on such a diet. : —_——— 26.~The Grand — MOSCOW, Jan. 26.—The day passed with complete quiet, the strikers gen- erally remaining indoors and not visit- ing the heart of the city. The Tverskala and other principal thoroughfares have resumed their normal appearance. Sev- eral mills are reported to have offered an increase of w-~es to their employes. A Press correspondent visited the in- dustrial districts to-day and found that no factories were in operation in the whole region south of the river, with the exception of one large establish- ment, which was amply guarded in or- der to-prevent possible intimidation of ‘workmen; but there was no attempt at such intimidation. Although the strike is steadily spreading,-the movement thus far has not been accompanied by collisions of great gravity. To-day’s events were re- stricted to minor skirmishes on the northern and eastern outskirts of the city, in which the troops successfully resisted all efforts of the crowds to break through the cordon. No bloodshed is reported. Both the authorities and the masters have shown admirable coolness in the face of the situation, the former avoiding provo- cation by studiously concealing the troops, and the latter by displaying a readiness to meet the men’s demands. During the correspondent’s visit to the factories south of the river, which employ hundreds of thousdinds of men, he saw mo more than 200 workmen in the streets, and discovered that the men were all staying indoors. It ap- pears that when the strikers made the round of the mills, calling upon their comrades to quit work under threat of wrecking the plants, the masters decid- ed to allow the men to take a holiday with full pay, provided they remained in their dweliings, and the workmen generally consented. Meanwhile the workmen and the masters are negotiating for a settle- ment of their differences. Several firms already have offered.an advance in wages, which would bring up the average earnings of their workmen to $10 a month and lodgings. One firm has offered to knock one hour from the legal workday of eleven hours, but’ this is a burning on which the majority of the masters are Continued on Page 2, Column 4.