The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 18, 1905, Page 1

e - ~a 5" o Thursday A 7 e WEATHER. a—r(»’e?:; made ar San Franciseo for , thirty hours ending midnight, May 18: San Francisco wad vietnity—Fair; | light parth winds District Forecaster. | rints More News G. McADIE, | SAN FRA PRESIDENT - 10 ACCEPT N0 FAVORS Will Pay His Way During Future Travels. Believed to Have Borne Expense of Recent Hunting Trip. Eo More Ovtmgs to Be Taken as Guest of Railroad | MESSAGES N LOOMIS CASE LOST ‘State Department, Dispatches Dis- appear. 'Have Important Bear- ing on Charges Filed by Bowen. ?I_nu"ushed by Secretary Hay [ to the Care of Accused Companies. - Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, May I7.—President will accept no more free rides 1 or sleeping car com when he goes on a If he has guests > only trip he e only trip way President bore nting trip com- from during the Although he United the rying the dent ex s own pocket —_—e—— GOTHAM INTERESTS SECURE THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN Thirteen New Directors of the Road Elected by Stockholders of the Company. olders he ce in the | stockholder: elected thirteen Herman | of the of New York fo., of Waters- | a branch of the| : 8. W. Fordyce, Mitchell, C ow general | ti, Hamilton lIroad; James A. Blair, r & Co.; Ernest Thal- | , of Ladenburg, Thal- W. F. Harrity, | resident of the H. R. Duval, | red capitalist, Southern rail- | myer, New York | G. M. Craig.’ Port | ident of the National | New York. been stated that J. A_ | made president of the rn to succeed Stu- e present head of the that this will | York meet- | RTMENT OF FINE ARTS ADVOCATED FOR GOVERNMENT Pian Is to Give It Control Over Com- struction of the Federal Buildings. May NEW r the e YORK, —Resolutions of a department igton have been opted by the Society of Beaux Arts hitecture, the members of which pe to start a movement that will be up by every organization of rchitects, scuiptors, artists and others ed in the development of fine rts throughout the United States. Ac- cording to the promoters of the idea, the new department should have su- pervision of the construction of new postoffice buildings, custom-houses, etc. | RENO, N S ngi e | Special Dispatch to The Call | WASHINGTON, May 17.—The Bowen- Loomis case took am umexpected turm to-day, when Bowen reported to Secre- tary Taft that two dispatches which he had semnt to the State Department from Caracas and whick had an im- portant bearing upem the case were missing. Yesterday Bowen called Secretary .aft’s atiention to the fact that there were dispatches in the State Depart- h he desired Secretary Taft They were procured and Sec- Taft, after looking through turned them over to Bowen for ments he might care to add to them, them of not great importance 1 among those Bowen called for. Search was made to-day, but thus far the dispatches have not been found. Bowen has copies of them, which he made* 4t the wume fe sent them to the State Department from Caracas, and he will send these copies to Secretary Taft The investigation which has been un- der way for the last few days has| take: more serious phase and it is| understood that the administration will make a deep and thorough investig: tion into the case, leaving no stone un- turned to get the truth. It is now pre- dicted that the investigation cannot be completed this week or even next week. One man s he would hot be sur- prised if it should run on for a month or more This indicates very plainly that Secretary Ta intends to get to the bottom of it all Bowen called upon Secretary Taft to- day. Judge William L. Penfield, solici- tor for the State Department, and E. J. Babcock, Secretary Hay's private sec- retary, both of whom are familiar with the case and with the documents which have come to the State Department, were called into conference. Following it Bowen went to Judge Penfield’s office ad a long talk with him. turned the missing papers in the seandal over to Assistant Secretary Loomis a few days before the latter started on his trip to the Pacific Coast about two months ago. « |SCHEME OF STUFFING PAYROLLS UNEARTHED Southern Pacific Company Is Said to Have Been Syste- matically Robhed. Special v., May 17.—It is reported in railroad circles in the that a scheme of stuffing the pay rolls and robbing the pay cars of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company has been discovered, and that all the cars en route between Oguen and San Francisco have been ordered to stop paying. The pay car arrived in Sparks yesterday and paid a few checks, but be- fore all the employes had received their wages the car returned to Sacramento. It is claimed that dummy pay checks have been used in the work and that several thousand dollars have been paid out on forged checks. It is said that arrests may follow. ————— GERMAN COMMAND AMBUSHED BY THE NATIVES IN AFRICA Six Mem Killed and as Many ‘Wounded, Among the Latter Being Cap- tain Von Rappard. BERLIN, May 17.—Captain von Rap- pard’s company, while marching to at- tack Chief Frederic in German South- west Africa, was ambushed on May 3 at the junction of two rivers by Chief Frederic, with 300 men. were killed and six wounded, among them being Captain von Rappard, who was severely injured. Captain Baum- gaertel, according to an official tele- gram, relieved Captain von Rappard | by a forced march of forty-six hours and drove off the natives. —————— CHINESE PRISONER ALLOWED BY JUDGE TO RETAIN QUEUE Says It Is Matter of Religion and for That Reason Will Not Be Shorn. ST. LOUIS, May 17.—Judge Rogers of the United States District Court has is- sued an order allowing Ng Jung, a Chinese convicted and sentenced to a term of ninety days in the Missourl penitentiary for passing a raised ten- dollar bill, to retain his queue while serving his sentence. Jung told Judge Rogers that the retention of his queue ‘Was a matter of religion. He will be the first prisoner confined in the State npemunm:y who has not first orn. Six Germans | EXTENDING MUNICIPAL ~ OWNERSHIP City of London Purchases More Tramways. Millions to Be Spent in Changing to Elec- tric Power. ' Glasgow Expert Summoned to Chicago by Mayor Dunne Talks of His Work. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, May 17.—Another great stride has been taken in municipal ownership. The London County Council has decided to buy the North London tramways and electrify them. The Council will spend $60,000,000 on the project, which will add another 100 miles to the lines already owned and managed by the people of London and Glasgow. Dr. Robert Crawford, whom Mayor | Dunne has®invited to Chicago, in speak- | ing of municipal ownership, said to-night: | “During all my life I have devoted my- | self to the consideration of the problem: | How ean a municipal institution be safe- {1y sanely developed to secure, as far | as possible, advancement of the comfort, | convenience and prosperity of citizens | without regard to class distinctions? 1 | have had a belief concerning life in great cities that the prosperity and happiness of their inhabitants largely depend upon | 'the applieation to vast po ulaug{: of soun muticipal socfalie! B which aims not at breaking down indi- vidual effort, but works for the creatioa of the best possible conditions and for the exercise of individual effort.” As regards the Chicago municipality, Crawford says he recognizes that in go there may be powerful rival in- sts which will clash, but if Chicago | is determined to have sound city govern- | ment he is with Chicago. Dr. Crawford has had a cold for sev- eral weeks and is unable to s: when he will be able to start for Chicago. PAUL NORTON % HUST RESICN - FROM CABINET e gt ‘Metcalf to Become the | Secretary of the ‘ Navy. | | | | | | Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, May 17.—A definite de- n has been reached in the case of Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton, fix- | ing the date of his retirement from pub- lic life. He announced recently that he would not retire until autumn. He was mis- taken. It is intended he shall leave the Cabinet within six weeks. This meets theé approval of both Secre- tary Morton and President Roosevelt. Secretary Morton does not like official life, but he refused to resign while under fire, and the President sympathized with him. What will happen to Secretary Morton after he leaves the Cabinet is not | known, but he will not be prosecuted in connection with the Santa Fe case while { he is in the Cabinet. The interest of the | administration ceases at this point. If a | Grand Jury should indict him it will be | as Paul Morton, not as the Secretary of the Navy. How near Secretary Morton is to I | ing the Cabinet is indicated by the that his successor is said to have determined upon. The portfolio, acco: ing to rumor, will be offered to Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Commerce and La- bor. It is a post Secretary Metcalf al- | ways wanted. He was slated for the | Secretaryship of the Navy when the | President first offered him & place in the | Cabinet. But the President also wanted | Secretary Morton as an adviser. Secretary Metcalf has done excellent work in his present office and has satis- { fied the President. He was a member of | the Naval Committee of the House when he served in Congress and evinced intel- ligent interest in the development of the navy. He believes, with the President, in a big navy. ——— MONTANA GOVERNOR LEARNS THAT HE IS TO BE MARRIED Already Has a Wife and Is Exercised Over Attempt to Make Him a Bigamist. HELENA, Mont., May 17.—Governor J. Toole and his friends are ised over a Knk:flmc;n (Ind.) article, which also appear: several Eastern pa- pers on Sunday, that Mrs. Charlotte Cox, former wife of Dr. Edward Cox of | Kokomo, is soon to be married to the “Governor of Montana." Governor Toole has been married a number of years. Efforts are being the origin of the story. T’ % arrival at th u “g:m = e Hall of Jus- NCISCO, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1905. MRS. SARAH McCURDY IS LOYAL - TO GEORGE COLLINS. Mrs. Sarah McCurdy told the Grand Jury yesterday that George D. Collins and her daughter did not live PO LRSS e as husband and wife in this State. be balked. - Mrs. McCurdy says she will stay by Collins to the end. Tuesday. . The Grand Jury questioned Dr. Nathan Rogers relative to the signing of death certificates. Swears He Did Not Live| With Daughter Here. INDICTMENT IN DANGER ———— New Proceedings M:_a;y Be Found Necessary. A DR. ROGERS ON STAND Accused Attorney Seeks to Recover Child. HEGEEE S e s Mrs. Sarah McCurdy told the mem- bers of the Grand Jury yesterday after- noon ' that” to the best of her knowledge and belief her son-in- law; George D. Collins, the at- torney, who bigamy, had néver daughter as husband during the stay of the couple in California. Although Colling and his newly wedded wife reg- istered at the Palace as Mr. and Mrs. George D. Cbllins, Mrs. McCurdy says that her daughter occupied a room at the Palace with her prior to the charge | brought by Charlotte Newman Collins. After the scandal broke Collins him- self placed his wife entirely i the com- pany of her mother, affording her merely the protection of his name, so Mrs. McCupdy says. The testimony was given by Mrs. Mc- Curdy during a two hours’' appearance before the Grand Jury. It constitutes the most serigus checls the Grand Jury hag yet fa itg pri ings agains ca‘?lins. 8 ‘l}fl.%fly “repeat her statement of yesterday on'the wit-'|"] ness stand during the trial the case | against Collins will fail, it i3 feared. Fur- ther proceedings against him will, of legal necessity, nois, where the alleged bigamy and co- habitation occurred. STICKS BY COLLINS. Mrs. McCurdy was closely questioned by District Attorney Byington and Act- ing Foreman 1. J. Bowes and other members of the Grand Jury in the hope that she would re would incriminate her artful son-in- low. She has been subpenaed to ap- pear at the meeting next Tuesday, from | which fact it is evident that there are other questions to be asked, or her ‘&n- swers were not satisfactory. Collins is authority for the statement that Mrs. McCurdy disappointed the jurymen by telling them that she in- tended to stand by him to the bitter | Mrs. McCurdy told the jury that | end. she unqualifiedly approved of her daughter's marriage with Collins and was convinced that the claims of any other woman were unfounded. Mrs. MeCurdy told the Grand Jury that she had read of the death of Col- lins' wife and that at a later period ceedings were instituted. She said that she did not think they were true and could not be convinced of their trith, as they were preferred by Collins’| enemies. St CAMERAS OBSTRUCTED. . Mrs. McCurdy was dressed in black and wore an impenetrable black veil. Although subpenaed at 2 ‘oclock, she did not arrive until 2:30 o'clock, alight- ing from a Post-street car on Washings ton street, near the terminal, and being hastily smuggled into the Hall of* Jus- tice through a side ‘door by Cojiths’ lieutenant, JacolgMeyer. o At the conclusion of her ‘tesfimony she was taken ingo gustody by. Patrol- man Wiskotchill,"bailiff of the Grand Jury, who held her for two hqurs in the District Attorney's office to await a recall should she be wanted again. Collins ‘'was wroth at this action and threatened to sue for false imprison- ment. The Grand Jury, however, did not recall Mrs. McCurdy. As soon as she was released she was hurried by Collins to a waiting cab, Attorney Kington of Collins’ staff ing secured permission from thé Cen station to allow the convevance she had carefully read the stories cir culated at the time the disbarment pro- is under indictment for | lived with her| have to begin in Illi- | eal something that | Should she testify to the same effect at the trial, the prosecution may She was subpenaed to appear again next sfts I - ¥ JURY MRS, McCURDY, uom‘%“ THE GRAND BIGAMY AGAINST HIM - ground that being .undegy indictment and conducting® his own M!a he had a right to be present at'the question- ing of presumed witnesses in the case. He was_denied admittance and said that he would object to any of the statements of Mrs, McCurdy to the Grand Jury being used in court during his trial. & ‘WOULD RECOVER CHILD. _ Collins denied that he had made any attempt To communicate with Charlotte Collins™ or that he had been prevented hav- | By the policé from so doing: -He sald i\ !M‘Qg had been called to the telephone -ef: her- requested to-deliver some ter the inclosed court of the hall. @:‘n‘ t declined to talk and sent | 'was. taken directly to the Bibb resi- | dence. on Sacramento street. When alighted from the cab clerks from ins' office frantically waved their s before the cameras’ while the woman, with veiled features, 'walked from ?l‘!'evcab to the use. e COLLINS DEMANDS ADMISSION. Collins. himself, during the’ ‘wh time that Mrs. McCurdy was befoge. the inquisitors, affected a gay and gebon- air demeanor. He laughed and chattéd and expressed utmost confidencé in his ability to confound his enemies. While showing a care-free face to the crowd there were times, when left alone or talking with those from his office, that an anxious look crept into his face, He remained throughout the afternoon with his back to the great light win- dows of the corridor to prevent his photograph being taken. ‘When told that Dr. Rogers had been subpenaed to tell the Grand Jury about the circumstances of his signing t death certificates within a short lpu:g he s Co! a 3 ngs ol'h:{%n - r, May, who is gt present in school in San Mateo. He that he is willing to have the boy remain with Charlotte New- ‘man_Collins. . Collins’ arraignment is set for to-mor- row, at which time he will appear before Judge Lawlor. While, as he says, he is ready to proceed with the case at any time, he will take every legal advantage possible and begin by attacking the in- dictment. He will not enter a plea until Dr. Nathan Rogers, who signed the peculiar certificates of death that within the space of three diys attributed to Collins two wives, was before the Grand Jury for a few minutes following the questioning of Mrs. McCurdy. He re- fused to say what his statement to the body was, but admitted that he will not be again subpenaed to appear before it ¥ of time, ome for the death of Agnes| GOVERNOR WRIGHT CLOSES . Collins, “wife of George D. Collins,” and the otHer for the death of Susan, “10-year-old daughter of Mrs. lotte Collins,” he said that one certif- icate must be g-l'orm that it would be for the pi to sub- pena Dr. Kahn, who delivered his chil- dren, 's evidence. > Char-| protection of al; The reason given for the closing bank 1s the protection of the AMERICAN BANK IN MANILA as the Reason for the Action. MANILA, May 17—On the order of who- is in Napa, as his own case | Governor General Wright, the Ameri- has been closed and placed e = T 1issued. | viting the FAST MAIL DELIVERY . IN CITY OF CHICAGO Matt;z} Bearing Date of 1892 Is Hurried to Its Destination. »;du Dfi:";h The Call CHICAGO, May 17.—Postmaster Coyne's men to-day began the rapid delivery of mail which should have reached its'des- tination thirteén years ago. - “While workmen engaged In ‘making sotne ‘interior changes In the - Rockery building were tearing down a marble wainscoting they found a“mass of mail which had slipped down behind the mail box, b e brick and the marble. Most ‘of 1 was newspapers and circulars; which probably had been piled on top of the bom, althoiigh. ‘were some letters in the lot. The papers were dated 1802, - The thirteen-year-old mail was tied into a bundle and sent. office at gxfat speed In order to make up for the long delay. It will be ed to its destination as though it had been dropped in the box to-day. v —_——— CONFIDENCE IN HEALTH AUTHORITIES ON ISTHMUS State and Provincial Delegates Ask for Freedom of Action for -Federal ‘WASHINGTON, May 17.—The annual conference of State and provincial boards of health of North america con- cluded its sessions to-day after adopt- ‘ing a resolution expressing a realiza- tion .of the sanitary condition of Pan- ama and Ing te President Roosevelt and Taft an ex- pression of confidence in the American health officiale on the isthmus and ask- ing mnflm‘!fin,o nutat‘ liberty of ac- Hygiene to hold its £ '.h: United States. | ? -LAW_OF GEORGE D. COLLINS BY HIS CHICAGO MARRIAGE, GIVING. TESTIMONY BEFORE/ LCULATED TO HELP HIM OUT OF THE PREDICAMENT HE IS NOW IN WITH- A CHARGE OF —_— FXPLAINS THE SLUMP IN MAY"WHEAT'S PRICE Spencer éays Gates Sold Mil- lions of Bushels in Three or Four Days. ST. LOUIS, May 17.—The of Corwin H. Spencer in the suit of Thomas Alken against the Board of Rallroad and Warehouse Commission- ers to prevent them from classitying red Russian wheat as No. 2 winter ‘wheat, on trial In the St Louts Circuit Court, was the feature of to-day's hearing. Spencer says that one reason the price of wheat ruled higher in Chicago than it did in St. Louis was because in that city the red Russian and the No. 2 winter wreat were not mixed. During the examination of Spencer many questions were asked tending té shew what relations, if any, existed be- tween the opponents pressing the suit in Missouri and certain operators on the Chicago Board of Trade. Spemcer 1 do not know of my own knowledge what caused the break in the wheat cormer Chicago, but it is my personul opinion the break was Gates sellt or twenty million bl-hvo’ll of wheat three or four days, when it should have taken threa or four weeks. to dispose of such quantities, poahesaens it ROCK ISLAND TO POSSESS ITS OWN REFRIGERATOR fl‘-‘ Recent Inquiry Inte the Armeur and Conditions Revealed Givem as Canse. 3 CHICAGO, May 17.—The Rock Island Railroad Company has contracted for 1700 refrigerator cars. The recent in- quiry into the private refrigerator car lines by the Interstate Commerce Com- Congress of meeting of 1909 in | refrigerator