The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1905, Page 4

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‘THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1905. PRISONER MAY [WOMAN ENDS BE LONE BANDIT|- LIFE WITH GAS Man Answering Descnptmn Wife of- Stocktun Street of Mount Hamilton High-| Dentist on Visit to Los ENGLAND AND FRANCE WORK HAND IN HAND London Government'’s Moroccan Policy Look for the “United™ shield on the. window when you buy cigars—it is the sign of cigar quality and uniformity. Is a Challenge to Germany. Plain Talk by Min-“ ister Gerard | Lowther. PARIS, May 1,—The British Minis- | ter to Morocco, Gerard A. Lowther, in | &n interview with the Temps corre- t Tangler, made the eclaration thgt the pur- | of his visit to Fez i to support | French “policy Morocco. He | | t arrived at Tangier I did not ex- | t to the Sultan present condi- o draw up the question British accord in %o the wpirit 2 ing the interest | the security ae statements controverts hat he goes to Lowther’'s e view of the pr merely to pres | BRITISE MINISTER TO MOROCOO. | WHO. WILL' SUPPORT | FRENCH POEICY. pose of his v Therefore, the French at Fez is not likely td press its tations until | Lowther arrives, united influ- ence will be brought to bear. ONE IS KILLED; - 28 ARE INJURED, Special Dispatch to The Call. NELSON, B. C, May 1.—In a colll- sion upon the main line of the Cana- dfan Pacffic Railway a few miles west cf Reyelstoke, at Downie siding, the | first section of No. 1 passenger, west- | bound, crashed. into & freight bound east. Fireman BEastwood of.the pas- senger was killed outright and Fire- man Scott of the freight fatally injured. Engineer McNab of the freight jumped when he saw the accident was inevitable and escaped with. some injuries. Engine¢r Moss- crop of the passenger escaped without injury. Be: ty-eight passengers hurt, none serious- Iy. force of the eral ‘cars and coaches. The locomotives were seriously damaged. How . the freight came to be, going east is yet to be ascertained. There must have been some misapprehension of orders, ly a full inquiry into the circum- stances will elicit particulars. FEAR CAPTURE BY RUSSIANS Special KING ATTENDS FRENCH RACES, Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, May 1.—The British steam- p Como was delayed in safling for y sailors to go aboard her. They ed increased wages, claiming cargo of cotton is contraband nders her liable to seizure by the Russians. Failing to get satisfac- tion from Captain Finldy or Vice Con- exander, the men left the vessel; ding that the wages already due baid. This being refused, they WOMAN IS MADE BY WEALTHY DEATH OF HUSBAND Widow of Captain Ozmun Inherits an Estate Worth More Than $1.000,000. €ailing by injunction, night and the ship sailed. The sailors as stevedores. ——————— Railroad Man Is Promoted. FRESNO, May 1.—Joseph F. Hix- son, for fourteen years district freight and passenger agent of the Southern | Pacific in this city, left last night for | Los Angeles to take charge of the f jagengy there, succeeding W. S. Pol- ‘lock, who has retired from service. Russia Calf Oxford - Tie Welted extension sole — Cuban heel. An ideal Shoe for summer wear, — it matches hot® weath- er like birds and flowers. Beduced from $3.50 to.... ROSENTHAL’S *3 SHOES * 32 ALL REDUCED TO kgry - - . For Gentlemen SEE WINDOW DISPLAYS Rosenthal's $3.50 Shoes—now being sold at 83.15—are un. equaled for elegance, style, fit, comfort and dnnbflny uut: superiority is so pronounced that even the most in — hucr'c-.nmltu.mm ‘Why not save 350 and wear better For Ladies Hiail Orders Carefully Fliled, RWS train was | des these there were some twen- | Both engines were derailed by the | impact, as were-also sev- | and | Yokohama last night by the refusal ot | -cessfully to delay the ship's A new crew was hastily secured last | thus left stranded to-day went to work wayman Is in Custody CAUGHT NEAR SAN JOSE Tells the Officers He Was Working on Farm, but Can- , Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, May 1.—A man supposed to be the Mount Hamilton highway- | man was arrested this afterncon- by Deputy Sheriff Newton Jackson on the Almaden road about three miles south of this city, At-the County Jail the | man gave the name of Andrew Lar- | son. He answers the description of the | stage robber in all respects. One of his eyes Is blacked and there is. a scar on his nose. A similar scar on the robber | was noticed by some of the passengers. Larson is either ignorant or siightly demented. When questioned he could | not tell just where he had been. He sald he had been working for a farmer | within about three miles of & hotel, but }could or would not tell just where, He |sald that he had been working at a | place and got drunk and stole a shot- | gun to go hunting with. | He lay down and went to sleep, he ! {saild, and while in that- condition the owner came along and took it from { him dfter giving hjm a black eye. - | About $3 in small change was found |on the fellow. An old horse blanket | made of sacks In his possesion answers the description of the blanket that the Mount Hamlilton stage robber had wrapped about him to .hide the upper { part of m; body Paron, driver of one of the stages he]d up, and Merrill H. Tibbetts, a passenger, called at the County Jail ]to night to see Larson. They are both positive he Is not the stage robber. ——————————— SAILORS FORM 4 RITAL UNION bpecm Dispatch to The Call SEATTLE, May 1.—Both the Sailors’ | Union of the Pacific and the Interna- tional Longshoremen, Marine and | Transport Workers' Association have | scored in the present misunderstanding between the two organizations. The | sailors left the steamer Jeanle Satur- day because the longshoremen were employed to load the vessel. At Bal- lard the sailors announced that they would leave the Tampico if the long- | shoremen were engaged, and they won, out. The sallors to-day claim that they | will yet win the struggle and will or- | ganize all over the coast. They are to { be known- as the Longshoremer’s In- | dependent Union. and Seattle. .This city will be the | headquarters of the association. The sailors claim that while the long- shoremen furnished a crew. to the/ Jeanie, the men employed were inex- perienced. The sailors say that if they | time the National Assoclation of Long- lslmremen headed by Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit, will establish rules which | will prevent them from making over- | time on ships and reduce their wages to such an exfent that it would be im- | possible to earn a living before the mast. The sailors want -the privilege of working on board the ships, and | are willing to give the dock work to the longshoremen. * —————————— LOSES HIS LIFE IN THE OCEAN LOS ANGELES, May 1.—Joseph Zim- | merman, 24 years of age, a well-known | florist of Ocean Park, recently from | Pittsburg, lost his life by the capsizing | of a small boat mear San Pedro to-day. | Five prominent’ people who accompa- | nied him narrowly escaped death by drowning. The boat whén a considerable dis- tance off shore, was struck by a sudden squall and capsized. Zimmerman at- tempted to swim to land, but sank be- | fore he reached it. The other members | of the party, Mrs. Anne Lowe and her | daughter, Miss Irene Lowe, of Los An- | geles; Miss Edith Baxter of Denver and | Ernest Conray and James Pennie of Washington, D. C., succeeded in sav- ing themselves by clinging to the over- turned boat. NAPA ELECTION A LIVELY ONE NAPA, May 1.—Councilmen from the “Third, Fourth and Fifth. wards- were elected in Napa to-day. Much interest ‘| was taken in the contests. In the Third ‘Ward there was a’ spirited contest be- tween E. G. Manasse, J. A. Pederson {and W. B. .Decartaret. Manasse was elected, In the Fourth Ward J. 'B. New- man was re-elected without opposition. In the Fifth Ward there was a close race between Charles Lavansalor, in- cumbent, and ex-Councilman J. W. Grigsby. Lavansaler was elected by eight votes. The Councilmen elected to-day hold office for four years. e e——— ° Freedom for Frank Felton. NEW YORK, May 1.—Frank Fel- ton, the bookmaker, who was indicted by a Grand Jury several weeks ago on & charge of having shot and killed Guy Rodche, a gambler, was dis- charged to-day on his own recogniz- ance. < —_—————— 3 ° Drops Her Suit-Against Conried. NEW YORK, May l.—Aanounce- ment was made to-day that Cosima ‘Wagner, widow of the it co; Bq“dlsconmmed hsr’“:u!t l:::l':lt | Heinrich Conried growing out of the American production of ‘“Parsifal.” —_——— Reward for Goll's Arvest, MILWAUKEE, May 1.—A reward of $1000 has been offered for the ar- rest of Henry G. Goll, former assist- ant cashier of the First National Bink of ‘this city. Goll au.mq‘ on the day the defalcation of . §low became known. not Give Employer’s Name' Already there are. | unions at Tacomma, San Pedro, Eureka | | do not fight for their.rights at this| Angeles Commits Suicide USES A RUBBER TUBE Domestic Troubles Are Said to Be Responsible for the Rash Act of Mrs. Plymire Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, May 1.—Mrs. F. A. Plymire, whose husband is a dentist at 1430 Stockton street, San Fran- cisco, committed suicide to-night at the ;home of Lester Hunter, her half- brother, 1437 Rich street, by Inhl-llfll { {lluminating gas. | Mrs. Plymire recently came to Los Angeles, hoping to find some employ- ment by which she could earn her Hv- ing. Her relatives here declare that domestic troubles so affected the wo- man t-at it Is believed her reason be~ came dethroned. During the absence of members of her brother’s family | this evening she attached a rubber | tubs to a gas jet, placed the other end {in her month and turned on the gas. lsx:e was dead when found an hour later. She was 31 years of age. —_——— WOULD BUILD Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CRUZ, May 1.—W. M. Gib- |son, an attorney of San Francisco representing J. C. Kemp'Van Ee, was before the Board of Supervisors this morning with an application for a franchise for an electric raflroad from Chittenden’s to Watsonville. The pro- posed road will be ‘part of a system extending through San Benito County to San Juan and Hollister. It is part of a rallroad scheme for | the develobment of the cemént plant and oil wells at Chittenden and the lime quarries at San Juan. The road will twenty miles long. BITES OFF NOSE OF AFARM EAND | Special Dispatch to The Call. ANGLIN, Wash.; May 1.—A warrant | was sworn out for the arrest of Scott | Harrison by Fred List on a charge of ;mayhem to-day. List and Harrison quarreled over a debt of §10. Harri- sqn, who it is sald was under the in- throwing List, who is a farm hand, to dhe ground -beat him almost into in- ibility and then seizing List's nose l is teeth almost completely severed {1t from his face. The aseault. was commlued at the| | Harrison ranch. The neighbors, hear- ing List's screams, ran to his assist- | ance. It was necessary to beat Harri- son almost into_insensibility before he could be compelled to let go of List. SANTA CRUZANS ARE DENOUNCED VISALIA, May 1.—At a meeting of répresentatives of all the Protestant churches of this city the Santa Cruz Promotion Committee was denounced for visiting this city and desecrating the Sabbath day by shooting off fire- works and holding a public concert. A petition was ordered presented to Mayor Henderson asking him in the future to prevent such invaders as Santa .Cruzans from annoying people who wish to worship. The meeting de- clared that the Santa Cruz promoters were either {gnorant of the morals of this community or had no respect for the morals of Visalia people. —_————————— FIERCE FIGHT OF AGED MEN Bpecial Dispatch to Tbe Call. NAPA, May 1.—Two inmatés of the Napa County Infirmary, Charles Fitch and Samuel Schwab, had a fierce fight this morning in one of the rooms of the institution. Fitch, who is 81 years old, attacked Schwab, who is 65, with a heavy piece of crockery. He knocked Bchwab down, cut him severely on the head, cut a deep gash in-the prostrate man’s wrist and bit him several times | on the hands. | Other inmates and attendants came to Schwab’s assistance and Fitch was pulled away and imprisoned. Schwab was found by the physicians to be bad- ly injured, and his condition, owing to his advanced vears, s serious. —_——— SENDS VILLAINOUS NEGRO TO JAIL FOR SEVEN YEARS Colored Man Who Attempted to ' Polson Couple Sentenced by Stockton Judge. STOCKTON May 1.—Harry Me- ‘Williams, a negro, who was convicted of attempting to poison Mrs, and Hat- fi. King by putting paris green in their sugar, was to-day sentenced by Judge Nutter to seven years in Sln Quentin, | —_————— Fire Destroys plouring Mills, BALTIMORE, May 1.—The Orange Grove flouring mills of the C. A. Gam- brell ‘Manufacturing Company at Orange Grove, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, about ten miles rrom Baltimore, with contents, were s:nl by fire to-night. Loss, un ——e————— Mob Leaders Are Indicted. ‘SENATOBIA, Miss, May 1..—Thir- teén of the alleged mnn of Sheriff | Page, who was MI! in th County Jt.fl here 'Mh %ufig.mmmw g ELECTRIC ROAD| | luence of liquor, became enraged, and | stores. Unite Cor. Stookton and Markes Oor. Powell and Market > &= Emesan and EVENING DRESS PORTLAND, May 1.—As the Raths- keller, in the Portland Hotel, was be- ing closed early this morning three men in full evening dress and wearing dla- mond jewelry’ stepped up to the cash- fer's desk, ostensibly to settle for re- freshments. One of the trio attracted the cashier’s attention, while another reached over the desk and took $135 from the cash drawer. o The three ‘darted upstairs, pursued by Night Watchman Nicholson, who witnessed the theft. Nicholson over- took the men on the fourth floor of the hotel, where he captured- two of them, the third making his escape by means the men gave their names as G. H. Hanlon and J. S. Stafford. About $100 was found on them. The third member of the gang was captured late to-day In the Ainsworth Natiénal Bank. He gave his name as ‘Willlam Kane. All the money stolen was recovered. 2 Kane's true name is said to be Wil- liam Barrett, and Stafford is said to be knownp as “Fritzie” Dhein. The police lauthurilles of the principal cities were | notified of the capture and late torday requests came from Milwaukee and Baltimore to hold Barrett. He is said to be wanted in Milwaukee in connec- tion with a bank robbery and in Balti- more in connection with an assault dnd robbery. The local police state that Willlam Barrett served a long term in a French | prison for the robbery of a bank mess- Ienger in Paris of 400,000 francs. —_—————————— MAKES $50,000 ON DEAL IN SAN DIEGO REALIY U. S. Grant Holds Property One Week and Then Sells It at a Large Advance. _ | S\\ DIEGO, May 1.—The Metho- dist Episcopal church block, which was sold the first of last week to U. 8. Grant for $100,000, has been sold again, this time to a syndicate of Los Angeles capitalists. The price paid for the property is sald to be $150,000, which includes the amount paid to the American National Bank for a quit claim to the property, it having been purchased by Grant subject to the claim of the bank. —_—— Gas Drives Back Rescuers. OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T., May 1.— A report from Wilburton to-night | states that a great deal of trouble is being experienced in searching for the bodies of the thirteen miners en- tombed by Saturday’'s explosion, on account of gas. It is expected that four or five days will elapse before the bodies are recovered. —_——— Injunction Opens a. Theater. NEW YORK, May 1.—The Victaria Theater, owned and managed by Os- car Hammerstein, was ‘opened to the public by Injunction to-night, after it had been closed by police orders for failure to comply with the building department’s requirements. of the fire escape. At the police station | JUST FOR FON Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WILLOWS, May 1.— John Weleh, an eccentric citizen of Western Glenn . County, landed In Fruto, the small town at the ferminus of the Fruto branch of the Southern Pacific, a few nights ago. He began to drink freely 4nd within a uhnrc time was “shoot- ing up the town,” using a rifle of large caliber for the purpose. Fruto soon had the appearance of a deserted village and, finding no human being in sight, Welch proceeded to make a mule furnish the amusement he craved. He tied a sack of junk to the animal's tail and, because the quadrupedq continued to graze as if nothing extraordinary had happened, he ended the animal's existence by sending a bullet into its head. Welch has declared that he does not intend to suffer for his fun and will kill the person who causes his arrest. Up to the present time no one has ac- cepted the challenge. _—————— TEAMSTER FALLS FROM HIS WAGON AND IS KILLED | | | Heavily Laden’ Vehicle Crushes the Life Out of Driver Near Salinas. SALINAS, May 1.—Timothy Sulli- van, for more than fifteen years em- ployed as a teamster on Henry Miller's peach.tree ranch, was found dead two miles frgm ‘San Lueas this morning. His body was terribly crushed. Sulli- van left here last night driving six horses to a wagon containing about two tons of provisions. When the team was found wandering about without a driver a search was made. It is supposed that Sullivan fell from the wagon and was run over. DAMAGE DONE BY STORM REPAIRED BY SANTA FE Trains Once More Running Over Roads in New Mexico and’ Arizona. LOS ANGELES, May 1.—The San- ta Fe reports to-day that all damage i'to its roadbeds resulting from the floods in Arizona and New Mexico are repaired and the line open for traffic. Eleven westbound trains that have been held at Albuquerque left there to-day. All delayed- eastbound trainsj are also moving. Two limited east- bound trains left Los Angeles this af- ternoon over the Santa Fe, the first that have started over that line for several days. BAPTISTS RAISING FUNDS TO IMPROVE THEIR RESORT Sewers Will Be Laid at Twin Lakes, the Streets Graded and a Bath- house Bullt. SANTA CRUZ, May 1. — Twin Lakes, the summer resort of the Bap- tists, i8 being sewered and the streets graded. The churches of the State are raising funds to defray the cost of a new bathhouse on the beach. We parflcqlarly mention this week: BENEFACTOR SUPERIOR YOU want to know how good a cigar can be and still reach the smoker for five cents each, try the BENEFACTOR SUPERIOR. It is the highest ‘gradeddareversoldtorthatprlee—mld,intaa, cost three-for-a-quarter anywhere except in our It is a very rich, pleasant-smoke. TRYIT '!’O-DAI. 5 CENTS EACH; $2.50 BOX OF FIFTY. d Cigar Stores Co. BURGLARS WEAR IKILLS A MOLE ([MILLER ENTERS PLEA OF GEILTY PORTLAND, May L—Henry W. MIl- ler,*indicted January 31 by the late Federal Grand Jury In conjunction with his partner, Frank H. Kineart, Martin G. Hogue and Charles Nfchell, for conspiracy under section 5440 to de- lfraud the Government out of a portion of its public lands, pleaded guilty to the offense In the United States Dis- trict Court to-day. Sentence was sus- pended by Judge Bellinger. Love is the blossom of the tree of ife. —_———— OCEAN TRAVEL, Steamers leave* plers 9 and San_Fran 1, ciseo. For Ketchikan, gel. Juneau, Treadwell, Haines, Skagway, ete.. Al 11 a. m.. May 8. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. June 4. Chagge to Com- pany's steamers at Seattle. For Victorla, Vancouv Port Townsend, Seatti, Anaescten. Tncomp. Everets Banth_ Bolt | ham, Bellingham—i1 a. m.. May 5. 10, 15, 20, Change at Seattle for Alaska and Ry."at Seattle or Tacoma to N, P. R: Vancouver to C. P. Ry For Eureka lfluflkh\l"t Bay)—Pomena, 1:38 June 4; Coruma, | 25; 30, Jume 4. to Company’s steamers For Los Angeles (Via Port Los Angeles and Redondo), San Diego and Santa Barbara- Queen, Sundays. 9 a. m. Stdte of California, Thursdays 9 s m. . For Los Angeles (via San Pedro and Bast San Pedro), Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Mom- terey, San Stmeon. Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls Obispo), Ventura and Hueneme— Coos Bay. 9. a. m., May 6, 14 22 30, June 7. Bonita, 9 3. m., May 2 10, 18, 28 June 3. For Ensenads, Magdalend Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata. La Paz_ Santa Rosa- la, Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m.. Tth esch month. ALASKA EXCURSIONS (Season 1005)— palatia] excursion steamship Spokane will leas Tacoma, Seattls and Victorta, June S, 22: July 6 20; Aug. 8, 17 For further Information obtain folder. R! bt is reserved to chanze sfeamers or safling dates. TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery st (Ralace Hotel). 10 Market st., and Broadway v)é-rg-DLP;RnGH‘&r)mr‘n—lo Market ot. . N neral Pas A 10 Market st., s-nh-nw - N m - Plym Youk Louls . A New Yflk——lflldm Direct. Minneapolis.... May 13{Minnetonka. Minnehaha. ... May 20/Mesaba.. HOLLAND-. NEW YORK Ro’m%hm Sail! Wednesdar at 10 & m. M Potsdam. Vaderiand. Io' York—Qu Ocaanc. May 10{Baltic 2, .June 1, July 6, August 10 Post _st., ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘For More Than Fifty Years the SINGER has been recognized as maintaining the Highest Standard of Excellence among Family Sewing-Machines aad is now sold at quality considered, than A small payment lower prices any other. Whether you propose the purchase of a machine or not there is much to interest most women at any Singer Store— and all are cordn.uy intited. ° down, the rest at convenient in of prices to suit. Sold enly by lt. 1580 Market Street. m Stockton Sireet. Four dlfleront Kinds and a wide range nfl Stockton Street. OAKLAND—s10 Thirteent!: St. SAN JOSE—38 So. Second St. 1818 Devisadero Street, f‘ n‘&. :..n?u-'.' ot /\‘amburg-fimerlcmu Plymouth—Cherbours—Hamburg S. S. Deutsehland Salls May 25, June 22, July 20, eto mmu.l Room. ‘Gymnutum on board. Vis for London & Paris to Hamburg. {Direct. IAI'M-AIIIICAI LINE, 35-37 Broadway, N.Y. HERZOG & CO., 401 California st. m'Homluh.. Samoa, Auckiand ey, Thurs., May 18 2 p.'m; 4 8S. MA] ma:.m;;mu.uum.u.-. 1.0.SPRECKELS & BROS. C0., AgIS., Tickat 0ce 843 Mar- kit Freight Oics 327 Markal st e, Rl St T s bk B R 1 upward. class to and upward. ERaL AGENCT POR UNITED STasEs 10 CANADA. . (Hudson New York. J. P,

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