The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1905, Page 1

This Paper = L PRINT S eisco fresh west As THE WEATHER. Forecam made at San Francisco for ¥ hours ending midnight, April 20: and District Forecaster. 2 vicinity—Fair wind. | G. MCcADIE, . i T + THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“The Man From Mexieo."” CALIFORNIA—‘The Crossways.” COLUMBIA—"‘Red Feather.” CENTRAL—"The Corner Groeery.” CHUTES—Vandevills. Matinee. I SAN FRANCISCO GRAND—‘Ramona.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. ~ Matines to. day. TIVQLI—Comic Opera. —_— - - - 0. 142. SA N FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905. - o e Consin of Harriman| Quits Railroad Position. Unable to Master Detalls of Lowly Post in Audit- ing Offices. Buperiors Ssy Addition of Simple Column of Figures Seemed Be- yond His Capacity. to The Call OMAHA the novelty c April 19.—“T have enjoyed working for 1 consider bread ve much, indeed. I ns it to be of the u t importance for | ever) g to know how to y Bot w ther he mpelled to or th these words young Herbert N 1 of the great rai late Oliver | This evening he left | home in Westbury, his uccess has not been great- no gense due to his lack of de- jonaire probably right, young pleasures of come to Omaha | as clerk in the ing « es of the Union y five months he has )b, performing . faith- | fully the duties of his se!t-ln}pc-srdi m the - A Jis superiors say he s been too | g a ymed to look upon life as E , al yound of pleasure to be | able to learn to me a railroad | To add & si column of fig- seemed utter! beyond his ea-| i lines for a young n his life applied t was pretty n who had ne to business ung like an ordf 1L y no more p ther clerk in the office the same time tha g something of a pr: actic aha me to Om | having accomplished | I am now going h«amfl‘ { some business. I have t fully determined just what line s p: but it in the rail- 1 of rafiroad | within iting offic 3 cle the au | paid week, but Harriman found | this rely to meet the x sities of e and frequent ere made upon his private re- £ to Omaha the report York State tax appraiser ghowing the estate of iman, who died more than | at Mount Kisco, N. Y., to | 2 which was divided , of whom Her- BERTY AND HONOR Special Dispatch to The Call. LEADVILLE, Colo.,, April 19.—Hav- ing sent both Stephen and Richard Im- to the penitentiary for twenty d been the plaintiff in a simi- pending against Sidney L. | Sertrude er, aged 14 years, v rday on the witness that she had per- accused the Im- Smith was im- | the jury, while | eps to of for the T onfession | t testimony | ross-examined | pepular young men | iends are rejoicing that they ated. Their trials took pl ago and the unusually | severe sentence followed. y k. Smith, who was acquitted sminent contractor. He is mai vears old and highly re- | animus of the girl's accusation st him has not been brought out. said she had been compelled to the ¢harges against the Impeys| and also against Smith. { ————— Funcral of Strike Victims. LIMOGES, France, Aprit 19.—The funeral to-day recent disturbances here passed oOff | tly in the presence of 20,000 persons. NECEIVER ISKED FOl BOUITABLE Suit Filed by Policy Holders in New Orleans. e e Agents Adopt a Resolution Calling Upon Hyde to Resign. ———— CARMEGIES IECE WEDS COACHAN Society Shocked by News of Secret Marriage. Baby Daughier Accompanies Couple on Their Return From Europe. Young illionaire Says It Is a Piete | Uncle of the Bride Frofesses Great of Impertinence and That He Will Disregard I, ————— NEW ORLEANS, April 18.—Edgar M. Cahn, an attorney, filed suit in the civil courts here to-day on behalf of himself and other policy holders of the Equitable Life Assurance Sociely of the United States, asking for a re- ivership under the laws of Louisiana i for an accounting of the company's affairs, in view of the New York situa- tiox NEW YORK, April 19.—After a pro- tracted session behind closed doors the 200 or more general agents of th Equitable Life Assurance adop ce President J. H. Hyde to resign from his position with the organiza- tion, and appointed a committee of five from their number to call on Hyde and present the demands. Late to-night the announcement was { made that the agents’ committee ap- pointed to wait on Hyde and present the resolutions asking his resignation had arranged to meet him to-morrow morning at his home at 9 o’clock. Hvde attended the theater to-night and the agents held no further conferences. “INSULTING.” SAYS HYDE. Hyde was first notified that the com- mittee would wait en him at 4 o'clock. He waited in company with his coun- sel. At 5:30 o’clock the committee had not appeared and Hyde left the office. He said: “I have not seen the com- mittee and 1 have not seen the resolu- tiong, but I consider them impertinent, extraordinary, insulting and most pre- terous. I have no intention of re- ning." One of the most interesting develoo- ments of the late session to-dav was the adoption of the following resolu- tion csth ‘“Whereas, it has been persistenly suggested in the.public press that the agents are for mutualization because | they seek to acquire full or partial con- trol of the society by acquiring proxies; therefore be it “Resolved, That we, the general agents of the society, in convention as- sembled, do hereby declare that we do not ask nor will we seek for ourselves for any part of the control of the uitable, but demand that through the policy-holders this shall be so vest- ed as best to conserve their interests, without the confidence of whom we cannot exist in this business.” AGENTS IN ORGANIZATION. At the later session a permanent or- ganization was formed and a commit- tee named to go to Albany on Friday to petition the Insurance Commission- ers and Governor Higgins to urge the mutualization of the society. Among those on the committee are: A. M. Shields, San Francisco; F. B. Wilcox, Boise City, Idaho; Wyman Ellis, Helena, Mont.; L. Samuel, Portland, and C. F. Kutenewsky, Salt Lake. After the appointment of this com- mittee it was decided that it would be advisable to form a permanent orgami- zation, and the committee on permanent organization of the “National Associa- tion of Managers” was named. C. M. Edwards is chairman. A committee was named to bring President Alexander and Becond Vice President Tarbell before the committee to thank them for the hospitality re- ceivefi at their hands, Alexander said he could not express his great pleasure and love for the agents who had so magnificently .upheld his action and had expressed their confidence in him. e e DOWIEITE MISSIONARY ATTACKED BY CHINESE Left for Dead by Armed Fanatics After His House Is Pillaged. SHANGHAI April 19.—A Dowieite missionary named Kennedy recently rented a native building in the village of Tsungli, about four days’ journey from Shanghai. At midnight on April 12 100 Chinese armed with swords and wearing blouses marked “The People’s Volunteers” attacked the house, wounding several Chinese, striking Kennedy on the head, leav- Society | d a resolution to-day calling on | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | ago.” Joy Gver Her Choice of Poor Man for Husband. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, April 19.—New York 1 and Pittsburg society was astonished | to-day over the publication of a story to the effect that Miss Nancy Carnegie returned from Europe on Sunday last with her smother’s former coachman and riding master, to whom she had been secretely married “about a year The exact date of the wedding is withheld by the Carnegie family, hough the marriage is admitted. The couple brought an infant daughter back with them. The story was first printed in a Pitts- burg paper early this morning and was denounced as a scandalous fabrication by those of Miss Carnegie’s friends who were unaware of her marriage: but. when Andrew Carnegie was seen by reporters at his palatial home in Fifth avenue, New York, he admitted the facts and professed great satisfaction that his niece had married a sober. in- dustrious man rather than a “worth- less Duke.’ “It is ridiculous,” Carnegie said. “to bring this affair up. My niece and Mr. Hever were married in New York City a year ago. It istrue the wedding was a quiet affair. e want no rich men in the Carnegie family. Mr. Hewer was a riding master at Newport and it was there, while e was teaching her to ride, my niece feli in love with him. Mr. Hever was at one time, I believe, in the employ of Lord—Lord some one or another, in England—for the life of me, I can’t remember his name.” “Do you happen to remember Mr. Hever's Christian name?” the steel king was asked. » Carnegie thought a moment. 0, I can’t remember that just now her,” he said. “What business does Mr. Hever ex- pect to engage in, Mr. Carnegie? Will he continue to act as riding master?” was the query. “How should I know?” Carnegi questions.” As Miss Nancy Carnegie the present Mrs. Hever was known as a beautiful young woman with a pronounced fond- ness for outdoor life. She cared little for society, although she had been much sought after since her formal coming out a few years ago. She is now about twenty-four years old. Al- ways a daring horsewoman, she has been especially devoted to cross-coun- try riding. In appearance she re- sembles her mother in her small but sturdy build. Miss Nancy Carnegie was among the bridesmaids at the wedding in Pitts- burg of Miss Alice Thaw and the Earl of Yarmouth. Hever, who is about thirty-five years old, is ' already known in Pittsburg, where it was said to-day that he comes of good Irish stock and was raised as a foster child in an aristocratic family near Dublin. He has several children by a former marriage. When he came to America to make his own way in the world, his knowledge of horses se- cured him engagements as coachman and riding master. Hever had been engaged as riding master In this city and Newport, where he married Miss Carnegie. Then, for three years, he had been emploved as coachman by her mothef, Mrs. Thomas M. Carnegie at Pittsburg, Dungeness, Ga., and Fernandino, Florida. It 1s understood the couple will reside in the country. Carnegie presented his niece with $20,000. Her mother is very ‘wealthy. FIRE DESTROTS BIG IRON WORKS STOCKTON, April 1.—Fire broke out at 11:50 to-night in the plant of the Stockton Iron Works, on the west side of California street, between Weber avenue and Main street. The largest M exclaimed “Don’t ask me such foolish ing him apparently dead, and stealing | building of the company, a three-story all his goods. the scene early the next mornin ported that Kennedy was still bréath- ing, and later advices give hopes of his recovery. United States Vice Consul Davidson promptly dispatched Clerk Cloud with twenty native soldiers to Tsungli to prevent any further outrage, —_———————— HEROINE OF GERMAN WARS BURIED WITH DUE HONORS Troops and Veteran Organizations Take Part ik Funeral of Augusta Graeber, HIRSCHBERG, Silesia, April 19.— Augusta Graeber, whose courage, ten- derness and devotion to the wounded in the wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870-71 made her respected by all Germany, was Dburied with military honors to- all the local veteran organizations par- ticipating in the ceremonies. A ‘messenger who left { brick structuree, was gutted, and forty re- | years’ accumulations of patterns were entirely destroyed. The buildi valued at $10,000 and the Dattggn!w :: TRk O the Duiaing ol n on the building. Ther, no casualties. bty 2 R ITALIAN GOVERNMENT'S RAILWAY BILL PASSED Three Disturbers _Kllledlndsevam] ‘Wounded in Conflict at Foggia. - ROME, April ment's railway bill was carried by a large majority in the Chamber of Deputies t&;\{:’t Sl - on The co evenian; etween nk”:? ::a railw: men, reinfore ~ peasan! Who' tHied 10 Invade the rallway. sta. .of the victims of the day, a battalion of regular troops and | tion, resulted'in the killing of th and wourding of several of the dis- turbers. 19.—The Govern- |- PRICE FIVE CENTS. MME. TETRAZZINI CAUSES ARREST Is Charged With Embezzle- ment of 27,000 Francs. Withholds Funds That Were | to Be Sent to Europe. Accused Says He Gave Money to Brokers to Forward. Tetrazzini, the queen of song, whose achievements were the sensation of the recent grand opera season at the Tivoli. was startled on Monday by the receipt of news from Milan demand- ing that she pay certain debts, which until that moment she had believed to have been fully liquidated by her fin- ancial agent, the man who came with her from Mexico and had handled her funds throughout important engage- ments. The famous soprano was at the mo- ment about to start for the City of Mexico to fill an engagement, but she halted and caused the arrest of Lulio Zieguer Uriburu, her financial agent, to whom she had intrusted 27,000 francs for the payment of various ob- ligations in Kurope. Last night Uriburu was arrested as he dinedq at Tait’s cafe and in jail a few hours later he adniltted he had received the money, but maintained that he had given it to two brokers— one in Mexico and one here—with in- structions to transmit it to Tetraz- zini’s creditdrs in Europe. Though reluctant to talk of the af- fair, Uriburu intimated that jealousy in certain quarters might account for his position. He spoke of having known the song bird for ten years and intimated that the fl:hwm; between diva® ana financial dgent hau' been a strong one, leaving the inference that a rival in her affections had doubt- less put the prisoner in the sorry plight of a suspect. SONGBIRD UPSET. In the sumptuous apartments of Madame Tetrazzini at the Marie An- toinette all was confusion and excite- ment last night. The fear that she had been robbed of 27,000 francs stfuck the lovely queen of song like a thunderbolt. All her brilllant singing and all her hard work here had gone for naught. The man she had trusted to the fullest extent with all her financial ar- rangements had apparently deceived her. Between the loss of her money and the'loss of her friend she was al- most distracted and on the verge of collapse. Last night she began to realize the full force of the blow and was taken with a violent attack of hysteria. Her immediate friends came to her with all the solicitation at their com- mand and tried to assuage her grief. They were only partly successful, ho ever, for early in the evening she suc- cumbed to the strain and was put to bed. She denied herself to all visitors. The nurse sent down word to callers that Madame Tetrazzini was too ill to see any one. Signor Bazelli, a friend of Tetrazzini's who sang with her here during the re- cent engagement at the Trivoli. con- sented to speak to her and told the following side of her story: “Yes, Madame Tetrazzini has -been robbed of 27,000 francs. She gave this money to her financial agent, Uriburu, to send for her to Europe to pay cer- tain obligations. Not one cent of this money ever reached the parties for whom it was intended. When Tetraz- zini left Milan she owed quite a large sum of money there. This she gave Uriburu to send for her, and she supposed the account was settled. HEARS SAD NEWS. “Judge of her amazement when on Monday she recelved a letter from the firm in Milan stating that as she had had a highly successful season of opera in this city they were greatly surprised that she had not liquidated the debt. Yesterday a similar letter reached her from another creditor. She sent for Uriburu, but his attempts at explana- tion were so unsatisfactory that she sent for Attorney Alexander Heyne- man and swore out warrants for Uri- buru’'s arrest. B “Uriburu is, I understand, very high- ly connected. His family is a distin- ished one. He was Cons ré] for the Argentine Republic of Mexico. He always man of unlimited means. ¥ first in Buenos Ayres. and bright, and as Te z some one to nmn%e her transactions and :'w!:llx bur oughly conversan! ters she placed all her s s. i b m’-%gben Tetrézzini wanted to sénd money away, 'Uriburu would take it, and then pretend to send it through the Swiss-American Bank to the parties for whom it was intended. He would show Tetrazzini a ‘fake’ duplicate draft which he represented to her was a draft issued by the bank in ;\renmr form. : ' HOW IT WAS DONE. “He would tell her at the same time that he had forwarded the original of the draft “& E“”’fh{" the pn'u:s Em ¥ esired money senf e whom she theks 1) hnky to begin next week in the City of Mexi- co. We were all ready to depart from here last night when this sensation was sprung on us. There is no truth in the report that there was any love af- fair between Tetrazzini and Uriburu. That is ridiculous. They were simply on commonplace friendly terms. He only acted as her financial agent. That was all. I don’t know when we shall start for the City of Mexico. Tetrazzini must stay and see this affair straight- ened out. It may cause us to lose our coming engagements.” Uriburu was much disturbed over his arrest and showed his displeasure after he had been placed behind the bars at the City Prison. At first he was re- ductant to discuss the case, even with the police, but at length he became more conversant and threw-dark hints that malice and jealousy were to & great extent responsible for his incar- ceration. BOASTS OF ANCESTRY. ‘With some display of indignation he declared that his uncle was President of the Argentine republic for a period of six years commencing in 1892. He says his family 1€one of the most high- ly connected in the republic, and he gives evidence of high education, both in his manner and speech. For several years and after his return from college in Berlin he held prominent positions, and finally was placed in charge of the consulate at the City of Mexico. When pressed. concerning his family affairs he became reticent, and begged that nothing be published that would tend to disgrace them. Uriburu says he has handled much coln for Mme. Tetrazzini. He asserts that every transaction in which he was a factor would permit of no question until the singer announced to him that 27,000 francs intrusted to his care had not reached its destination. Uriburu de- clares he gave the coln to both Mexico and San Francisco brokers to forward to Milan and Paris. He refuses to re- veal the names of the brokers in either place, but intimates that one of them may have absconded. The prisoner realizes that he is in a peculiar posi- tion and says he may have a hard time proving his innocence if the singer presses the charge. When searched at the City Prison by Detectives Wren and Reynolds, who made the arrest, he had $455 in gold coin in his possession. “It was ten years ago in the Argen- tine republic that I first met Mme. Tetrazzinl. We became fast friends and for several years afterward met occasionally in different cities through- out the world. Two years ago we came together in the City of Mexico and our friendship increased. The singer con- fided with me in nearly all of her af- fairs and I attended to most of her financial matters, particularly those in Europe. There was a period of several months when we were parted, but dur- ing the last year we have been together most of the time. POINTS TO RECORD. “Since I met the woman who now ac- cuses me in Mexico I have handled over 80,000 francs for her. There was never any trouble until the last few transacticns, involving about 27,000 francs. The greater portion of the money was due to dressmakers and milliners, and of the total amount 17,000 francs was to go to Paris and 10,000 francs to Milan. The money wad given to me at different times and I turned | it over to my broker to forward to the | proper partles: Of the total amount 23,000 francs was sent from Mexico, and I had every reason to believe that it had been received in Europe. " “T came to San Francigco about Fel ruary 1 of the present year. I came. the friend of the She had ceded me by sevi weeks, but OF HER TRUSTED FINANCIAL MAN Tvrro ZZEGUER. TRIBIRY o | -— s OPERA SINGER AND HER FINAN- CIAL AGENT, WHOM SHE AC- CUSES OF EMBEZZLEMENT. _ some one else and that this charge may have grown cut of jealousy.” Joaquin S. Wanrell, the well known vocal teacher of San Francisco, and Uriburu had been commissioned by Ysunza, a manager of Mexico, to take Tetrazzini and the company to Mexico. The two men had dined together last night at Tait’s and when a few hours later he was told of his friend's ar- rest on a grave charge, Wanrell was greatly astonished. . ‘Wanrell said: “‘He dined with myself and a friend to-night at Tait’s. He told me noth- ing. He showed no signs of a troubled consclence. Ah, I cannot imagine it. Yes, he and I were to take Tetrazzini to Mexico to-morrow or the next day. He was to have come with me to the Anglo-Californian Bank in the morn- ing to draw the money for the journey. Ysunga, the Mexican manager, sent the money in his name and mine. Ysunza has confidence in him:; he has confidence in me. Our arrangements were completed. But this awful news of Uriburu's arrest! I do not know what to say. I am so perplexed. As to the trip I cannot further speak at present. “1 saw Tetrazzinl last Sunday. She said nothing to me’ about her affairs nor did she say anything concerning any business matters she may have had with Uriburu. Why should she? Her business would, naturally, be nothing to concern me.” VAGRANT GETS A BIC FORTON Special Dl-pm.-_) to The Call. REDLANDS April 19.—Edward J. Lawson, sen of the late millionaire Lawson of New York, one time lawyer l-:& clubman, il NATAL DAY AUGST 18 Historian Robs (he “Fourth” of Its (Hamour. Rl 57 ST } Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, April 19.—Celebrate the Fourth of July no longer, for there is | no “Fourth.” Henceforth you must | buy your fireworks and save your bub- bling enthusiasm for the 18th day of August; because it. was on the eight- eenth and not the fourth that the Declaration of Independence was signed and this country was declared freed from Britain's tyrannic rule. This is the belief of Professor John Franklin Jameson of the University of Chicago. Dr. Jameson is head of o e department of at the dway Scheol and e last ten years has made a of American history. He in col- lege circles as probal “world's best nnthofllixon history. “A big mistake has been made some- where about the signing of the declara- tion,” said Dr. Jameson to-day, ad- dressing’ a body of students. “Our natal day should come om Afi 1. To believe that it is the 4th of X is Charles E. Davie and Miss Helen Davie of Los Angeles Victims of Terrible Accident. LOS ANGELES, April 19.—Charles E. Davie, an employe of the Port Costa Milling Company, and his sister, Miss Heleg Davie, were run down and killed by the Santa Fe local passenger train from San Bernardine this morning as they were driving aéross the grade crossing near the ostrich farr between this city and Pasadena. Miss Davie was instantly killed, but Davie lived some time after the accident. The train slowed down after runing down the couple, was backed up and the couple were taken on board and brought to this city. The horse which they were driving was al-- killed in the accident. ———————— ! TROOPS TO BE CARRIED BY HARRIMAN LINES Tcnmnm for Union and Southern Pa- cific to Transport to and From CHICAGO, April 19.—;)3:»5 of the Union and Southern railroads in Chicago were notified to-day by the Government authorities at Washington