The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1905, Page 1

’ v 4 Forecast made at thirty hours ending 24, 1905 San Francisco and fresh south Friday G THE WEATHER H/ WILLSON, 1pcal Forecaster. ——— % San Francisco fon ¥ a mynight, March - - - veinity—Showers | wist winds. | L..W(‘....________J_,, e R S i CALL Kitty."” ! THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"Saz Harbor.™ ALHAMBRA—Frits Kreisler, violinist COLUMBIA—"‘The Virginian.” CENTRAL—“Hearts Adrife"™ CHUTES—Vaudeville. Matinee. GRAND—""The Beauty Shop.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville, TIVOLI—Comie Opera. A SAN FRANCISCO, e FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MRS. READER IS LIKENED T0 CASSIE L. CHADWICK Woman Upon Amer Accused ot Imposing 2can Public. — Mr millions icans that es in her however. Mr. morning pub- d to Senor E. name. It nterview that was did not men- ed to a certain e taken place » Readers by n are attempting to discredit told by the Readers, to the t they had been commissioned ate a treaty with the United the settlement of intimate that the to that of Mrs hey allege that the Read- - corresponded with d so simply that they tangible upon ible story that se wh Emilio ¢ J es of the Domir believe - and Mrs a have been writ k President , referred to rviews regarding a treaty. n positive that Reader did not s and talk with him on that t,” said he. “The letter produced Reader is certainly written on offi- paper of the republic and the sig- is in the handwriting of the But T insist that even if the s genuine it had nothing what- er to do with the request for an in- view on the treaty 1 know that two formal written re- ste for an interview made by Read- re turned down by Morales. I sent on both occasions, and the nt asked for my advice. I told atythe man was not properly in- ed and should not be admitted. e letter which appears to have written by Morales to Perez sur- prises me. That man, Perez, is not em- Hloved in any capacity by the Santo Dominge Government. <1 do not intend to get into any argu- ment with Reader. The moment I saw him- in the company of Perez at the - Union Ciub I said to myself: ‘I won- «fer what that young Perez is trying to hatch up now.” I haVe written to Pres- ident Morales for the Reader wrote.” Mrs. Reader declines to divulge name etter given out r, and alleged letters which MISSIONED BY AICA AND who, she declares, offered 0,000 if she would hold her Santo Domingo affairs. Hmbrs; STILL HOPES FOR TREATY. State Department Believes Senate Will Recede From Its Position. HINGTON, March 23.—In the bsence of the Belgian Minister, Baron ,in New York, nothing is at the Belgian legation regard- | Ing the reterence of President Morales, in the dis from San Domingo s » the Belgian claims, dent says, are | pre: » the Dominican situation. upposed that, in view of the efusal to deal with the Do- inican matter, the Belgian Govern- ent feels it is forced to pursue its wn course. Other European powers aleo, while willing to await the nego- tiations.of Secretary Hay, regard. the attitude of the Senate as =0 opposed to the proposed course of the Government that they will be obliged to act indi- | vidually on the question. The State Department officials have by no means abandoned hope for the Dominican trezaty, and Secretary Taft | and Acting Secretary Ades have been and in communication with Semator Cullom, chairman of the Senzate mmitiee on Foreign Rela- ecting the procurement of n and the collecticn of facts and figures which, it is expected, will zo far toward removing any doubt as to the merits of the treaty that may linger in the minds of the Senators when the Senate again reassembles. Not wnly is this work being conducted in Washington, but Professor J. B. Hol d one time Secretary of the Treasury of Porto Rico has been se- lected by the President to go'to Santo | Domingo. make a thorough study of the financial comditions and report to | him personally: and Secretary Taft to- day conferred with Captain Pillsbury | relative to sending him to Santo Do- | mingo on a naval vessel. | It is hoped that when the other cred- itor powers become fully aware of the intention of the executive to press the treaty at the next session of the Sen- |ate and to employ the intervening period of time iu the collection of in- formation they may be disposed to re- frain from forcing the issue now. Rl e 65 REVOLUTION PROBABLE. Enemies of Morales Will Ask Jiminez to Direct the Uprising. | SAN DOMINGO, March 23 —1It is rumored that at'a meeting of the Jimminez party it was resolved to tele- graph to the followers of the former Continued on Page 2, Column 3, { | vents Loss of Life and Total being | Several days ago Baron Mon- | r received from his Government a | cablegram asking If any investigation | to be made by the American com- | HOSTELRY FIRED BY -~ INCENDIARY Match I3 Applied to. - (il-Saturated ~ Furniture. ‘Scores of ?wfle Endan- | “gered by Unknown Fiend in South, | Prompt Arrival of Department Pre- | | 1 | | Destruction of Property. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, March 23.—While | | more than a score of persons were | sleeping on the second floor of the Sunnyside rooming-house, 319 North | | Broadway, at 3:30 o'clock this| morning, three rooms upon the first! floor were fired after kerosene had been | plentifully sprinkled on their contents. One of the rooms in which a fire was | started adjoins the stairway and the | flames cut off the escape of those upon | the floor above. When the firemen ar- | rived, the occupants of the upper rooms | were huddled together on a small front porch, some of them lying upon the floor to escape the smoke and heat. | All were safely rescued by the firemen | by means of ladders, and one was in- jured during the fire. | After the fire had been extinguished | the full extent of the plot of the in- cendaries was " disclosed. All the bed | clothing had been 'removed from the | rooms, and also portions of the other | furniture. In ¢ drawers of the| | dressers oil-soaked paper had been placed and in holes which had been ! {knocked - “in the plastering. rags saturated with coal oil had been stuffed in such a manner that had they ignited the fire would have spread to all parts of the building. The carpets had been soaked in coal oil and two| five-galion cans of the liquid had been | spilled upon the floors of five rooms. The fires were not started in adioin- ing rooms. There was a room between *h of the oil-soaked rooms. the in- ndiaries evidently hoping that the fire would spread in both directions. That it did not destroy the house was due to the fact that the alarm was| given promptly. The Fire Department deluged the place with six streams from | six_engines. | The place was conducted by F. V.| Tenny and his wife. Mrs. Tenny told | the detectives that late last nizht she | admitted two strangers to the house and assigned them to two of the rooms | in which fire was discovered. Further than that she refused to make any | statement. There is $1500 insurance on | the furniture which is also mortzaged | for $s00. <+ | GIVES BABY COTTON T0° FATTEN Child Stuffs Batting Down Infant's Throat. Special Dispatch to The Call. r i | LARAMIE, Wryo., March 23.—Be- | | cause she considered her baby sister | | too thin, 3-year-old Georgie Phiilips | almost caused the death of the infant by stuffing cotton batting down its throat. When it had lLecome black in the face the baby was observed by a boarder, who saved its life by shak- ing it by the heels and Jarring the cot- | ton out of its throat. Georgie confessed that she knew cotton was used to stuff dolls and said she thought it would be easy to fatten her sister by the same proeess. A | physician attended the baby and the | little one soon recovered from the stuf- l | fing it recetved. ; — e ' CALIFORNIA HOSPITALITY | PRAISED IN THE EAST | Pittsburg Knights kmpl-n in Verse and Prose Tell of Treatment in ! Golden State. | PITTSBURG. March 23.— The ' Knights Templars’ San Francisco Pil- grims organized an association here OVERNMENT PROPOSITIONS —o TOPIC DRAWS | ATTENTION OF BUSINESS MEN — Bristow to Supply Any Information Required. IDEAS CONFLICT Craig Resolutions Are Laid Upon the Table NO ACTION TAKE Transportation Men Fail to Speak in Gathering. MEETING IS LARGE J. L. Bristow, Federal commissioner, appointed to inquire into the relations of the Panama railroad and Panama steamship line to commerce, told be- fore a large gathering of San Fran- cisce business men yesterday afternoon the various views that have already been submitted to the Government con- cerning this highly important matter. This was in the course of a discussion by Mr. Bristow, intended to elicit the vs of San Francisco. A few speeches were made in response. Resolutions by Hugh Craig were introduced, but were Gecrge A. Newhall, president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, presided. The meeting took place in the assembly hall of the Chamber of Commerce, which was crowded. Busi- ness men in all lines of enterprise and scores of shippers were present. Long before the time for opening the prc- ceedings all the seats were occupled. Many merchants could find only stand- ing room, but remained until the ad- journment. No statistics were sub- mitted for the enlightenment of Com- missioner Bristow, but arguments were made. Throughout the proceedings the closest interest attested the concern that San Francisco has in the final decision of the Government regarding the use it will make of the isthmian transportation line and its connections. ‘When the hearing ended Commission- er Bristow gave notice that he will be at the St. Francis Hotel all this wetk, and that he will wel e any com- munication offered. er Saturday written communications should be sent ‘|'to Washington, D. C. In the dearth of voluntary informa- tion yesterday the principal value of the assemblage was found in the first complete and definite statement that has been made abcut ideas that have been advanced elsewhere. | ARE UNDER ADVISEMENT United States Canal Commissioner Bristow made public yesterday, for the first time, the several propositions that have been pro- _posed for the future use of the Panama Railroad and Steamship Line. These are, in summary: That the Government shall use the road only in the construction of the canal. That the commercial business of the road shall ke maintained and that the route shall be kept open by the Government for com- merce, without increasing its facilities. That the Government shall use the road for commerce and furnish adequate facilities for handling all the business that is offered and make it efficient as a trans-isthmian line. That the steamship line shall not be used by the Government to compete with lines of American citizens. That the Government shall employ the steamship line for its own uses and also enlarge its. commercial facilities. That the steamships shall be sold. That, if not sold, other ships shall be bought for the line and larger ones constructed. That the Government shall renew the contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. e v o This state- | tion and collect data that will epa THE LEARN THE WISHES OF “®AD AND STEAMSHIP LINE, AD- | J. L. BRISOW, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO PEOPLE 'OF THE PACIFIC COAST PECAROING THE USE OF THE PANAV. DRESSING THE BUSINESS MEN OF X FRANCISCO IN OPEN CONFERENCE. et SO ble | the pirchase of the canal property, the ment was contained in the remarks |the Secretary of War and himself to railroad was operated under a New York made by Commissioner Bristow and | determine what is the wisest and best | charter by a company having its head- was appreciated, as was shown by the attention that the gathering centered on the topic under discussion. R. P. Schwerin of the Pacific -Mail Steamship Company and other cfiicials | g¢rycted about fiftv vears representing the tramsportation lines that are desirous of having the present conditions continued were present, but they did not speak. ' They were atten- tive listeners. President. Newhall introduced Com- |chase a majority of the stuck in missioner Bristow, and after the com- missioner had ccncluded his remarks said that all were interested in the | cession from the Colombian Govern- question. The trustees of the Chamber of Commerce had held two sessions with Mr. Bristow and were pre to meet the public. The trustees wo very much like, at this meeting, to have gentlemen express their views. last night with Willlam Aeberli presi- |- Ci dent. Thirty-eight members of the Allegheny Commandery No. 35, Knights Templar, who attended the San Francisco conclave last Septem- ber, met to commemorate event and held a banquet. Many stories | were told in prose and verse of tI generous treatment accorded the Sir Knights while in San Francisco, . policy for the Government to pursue | quarters and its officers located in in the management of the Panama | New York. It is operated at the pres- Railroad. lent time by the same company and the “The Panama Railroad .‘x con- | same officers that were operating it at DY 2 the time the United States acquired New York corporafion, and has been in - the property. operation since that time. When the, “This is the first railroad, I believe, French company. undertook to con- that our Government has ever owned. struct a canal across the Isthmus of 1t came into nossession of it incident- Panama it found it necessary to DUr- | ally by the purchase of the canal. The this | Secretary of War has been given a raliroad in order to re advantages | good deal of advice as to whag policy which the railroad had under its con-; ghould be Government in the management or ment. When the United States Gov-|this, road which, ernment purchased from the French company the canal property and de- ‘termined to construct the Panama canal it secured. as part of the as- gets of that company, the Panama Rallroad, that is, about 98 per cent. of the stock. 7 < o > { of our Government to conduct or oper- ate a ' commercial railroad or steam- ship line; that it is not the proper theory upon which the Government shouic a@ct for it to enter into competi- tion with its own citizens in the trans- portation business, that Is, in handiing commercial freight. “There are men who advocate or who believe, and who have so advised the Secretary of War, that since there was 'mm;mmunmmhu-m policy of our Government to operate a