The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 10, 1905, Page 1

THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Franeisco for’ thirty hours ending midnight, June 10: and Saturday, warmer; light south winds, vicinity—TFalr THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“Judan - CALIFORNTA—“Marta of lands."” COLUMBIA—“The Duke crankie." CENTRAL—"The Eleventh Hour."” CHUTES—Vaudeville. GRAND—““The Financier.” .\ * the Low- of Killi- n west - Ex chenwiag o et Ll 'gfi;fi{_y’c&_ Leah Kieschoa. "/E l District Forecaster. Matinees :‘cu?pft:'aun to-day. rl ..A VOLUME XCVIII_NO. 10. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1905. s RICE FIVE CENGS ROOSEVELT SENDS A NOTE TO RUSSIA AND JAPAN EARNESTLY URGING THEM TO END THE WAR. “The President feels that the time has come when, in the interest of mankind, he must endeavor to see if it is possible to bring to an end the terrible and lamentable conflict now being waged. * ¥ * .The President accordingly urges the Russian and Japanese Governments, not only for their own sakes, but in the interest of the whole civilized world, to open direct negotiations for peace with one another.”’—From President Roosevelt’s note to the Russian and Japanese Governments. 11! { | 1 | { | i SR ‘ | Signifi Words Yelling Gangsters|| 1gnincant Wor ' jot f Mini Raise a Riot of Minister in Court. Bowen. { s Sheriffs | Said to Believe He H Sheriffs Can Not Con- || aid to Believe He Has trol Clamor Proved His Ch trol Clamorous Mob oved His Lharges . ' Against Rival of Ruef Men. g . - e S T A 74 Eaqs . : Y P / Russell From Colombia Gives Police Commission Adjourns| | i / is Testi in th ~ | His Testimony in e o Greet Defendant on il Official § iy bbl = . | 8 C! uabnie. His Acquittal. ‘ s a e | +‘ ‘ ,\“‘ ‘WASHINGTON, June 9.—In the &r‘u- Jury That Acquitted | || R Ak e g L J {11 !\ Taft to-day heard a statement from W. - . | 1 W. Russell, the American Minister who F. A. Maestretti. ||| 4 hes “bewn " (ransforred Trom. Bossta. to ; Caracas and who was secretary of the legation under Loomis at Venezuela, re- THOMAS M. BITTENCOURT, garding matters connected with what is 206 Gough street. |1 krown as the Bowen-Loomis contro- - versy. BN S PRS2 The inquiry to-day concerned chiefly Geary street. {11 the Mercador claim and Loomis’ connec- ROY A. PRICE, 1615 Hayes | | tion with it. The testimony of Russell et 1] was not made public. Its effect on the 5 | case cannot be learned at the War De- LEON W. GOLDSTEIN, 143 | | partment. At the close of the inquiry Central avenue. { Bowen filed the following request: CHARLES BERWIN, 1010 | “I now have the honor respectfully to = suggest that if any doubt remains in Haight street. : ‘ your mind as to the culpability of Mr. LEOPOLD WEINSTEIN, 2450 Loomis I be ordered to return to Caracas San Bruno avenue. ! and that, with Captain Parker and Con- JOHN E. BECK, 119 Park Hml | | sul Hurst, I be instructed to take the 573 testimony of any additional persons ac- = | | quainted with the facts in this case and GERSON COHN, 1411 Goldem | | | be provided with letters requesting Mr. Gate avenue. 5 ~i* | Loomis’ bankers and the Venezuelan CHARLES F. GUNN, 37 Ivy | PRESENT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, WHO WILL, UPON RESIGNING FROM | Government to give to me certified copies o A o aa Byd » THE CABINET ON JULY:1 Abfl:u% THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AF- of any papers that may tend to prove the svente. [ FAIRS OF THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. | Daturs 0PNy Toohuis': tramsaotiong, whlls JOHN H. PAIGE, S17% Lar- | | % — | he was Minister to Venezuela.” kin street. | 2 From this formal request of Bowen > < 2 | 5 the inference is drawn in official circles frine e | MO li z ON ]S Sl ' l 1 ' ‘ , 2 Ii D that he believes he has about proved his Twenty-first street. . . case against the Assistant Secretary of EDWARD C. DENNIGAN, 1715 State. Octavia strect. B ]/ 7 H E D I R E C”[ Secretary Taft has mot vet acted on | . this request and will probably await the g - | arrival of a Mr. Unwin from New York, ; | formerly connected with an asphalt con- Frask A. Maestretti, accused of | N 2 cern in Caracas, who will be questioned subornation of perjury, was acquitted | - S f | regarding the check which is said to have o i o e e vt wne | Present Secretary of Navy: Will Manage)|serins s sk mics iz witio e courtroom was packed at the time with | A - /I - . the asphalt company. ks 5 1 S R e ffairs of the Equitable Life. ST P ARy Commissioner and members of his| gang. When the verdict was an E PR mounced a sceme of wild disorder em NEW YORK, June 5.—Paul Morton, | but estimates v: $3,500, 5 . y_— 3 ary from 000 to sued. Three Deputy Sheriffs were un- | whe retires TR Secretaryship of | $5,000,000. ) able to check the outburst of joy from | the Navy on July 1, was “’f" elected In addition to the 502 shares held by the followers of the boss. | it 2 th h” rd of directors of | [1¢ Hyde estate, which includes the When the cheers anmouncing the | © s rpa ot sron S widow of Henry B. Hyde, founder of acquittal were heard in the Police Com- | the Equitable Life Assuramce Soclets.|the society, and his daughter, Viee missioners’ room an sdjournment was | His election marks the first and most | President Hyde is said to hold between ordered. The Commissioners went | important step in the reorganization of | 160 and 170 shares, and it is these hold- the ante-room, where they met the boss | e soclety and was followed by the | In85 which Untermyer refers to as the . e -n'_d’ :l)::rumnud him effusively. tender of the res tions of President | 'Substantial interests” which his client . . = The ca s W e v Tt | retatng, 3 IINArATAr Tay Mieot T DistEiot Attorney Stirs Up e taken to The ver- taken, one before The first stood sev- five for conviction. James H. Hyde, Second Vice President Gage E. Tarbell, Third Vice President George T. Wilson and Fourth Vice President Willlam H. MeclIntyre. It is known that Brayton Ives, who was from the outset of the controversy on the side of the conservative element, pro- ginning of the Equitable controversy acted as Hyde's counsel. The men requested to hold the ma- Jority stock by Ryan are former Presi- dent Cleveland, George Westinghouse a Bed gf Corrupijon and Will Continue to ¢Probe | WASHINGTON, Tume s tested against some of the proceedings of the meeting and he is believed to have voted against Morton's election. The new chairman, to further quote Senator Depew, did not consent to take the office until he had received positive assurances that he would have a “free hand as to measures and men,” Hyde “divested™ himself of the majority con- trol, but as made clear in his letter to be made to share | the board retains a substantial inter- jates, Wyman, Ste- | €St in the society. | Al of the resignations submitted to political followers gath- | the meeting are subject to the pleasure | of Chairman Morton and none has yet dinner | pany with | There was | face. Gov- | y Dibble tried to | but the boss’ | t he could see ison looming | t he could not help | - d tried to cheer him. f wi ch Maestretti | Peen accepted. Just what action Mor- gang idently hard ‘ ton will take as to these resignations was not disclosed, but it was strongly intimated that President Alexander and Vice Presidents Tarbell, Wilson ‘and Mcintyre retired with the belMef that heir executive relations with the At times it faded altogether. of Pittsburg and Morgan J. O'Brien, recently elevated to the Chiefs Justice- Soecial Dispatch to The Call. ship of the Applegate division of the e . Supreme Court of this district. MILWAUKEE, June 9.—Milwaukee's Ryan 1s the acknowledged head of the Metropolitan Traction Company and only a fortnight ago induced Morton to ally himself with this interest as the operating chief of the New York City Railway Company, by which title the Metropolitan surface lines and their affiliated companies: in Manhattan and the Bronx are corporately known. HOLDS MAJORITY OF SHARES, Concerning the purchase of the Equitable stock and the disposition of it, Thomas F. Ryan sald: “In connection with some other policy holders who, like myself, have never had any relation with the Equitable except as policy holders, I have purchased from Mr. Hyde a ma- Jority of the stock of the soclety. We have made this purchase for the sake graft scandal, expcsed by District At- torney McGovern’s investigation into petty steals in connection with county contracts, will probably result in the im- peachment of Otto J. Seidel Jr., the Re- corder of Deeds, and the indictment of a dozen members of the Board of Super- visors. A number of prominent business men interested in county contracts may be involved before the Grand Jury, which convenes on Tuesday, finishes its work. ‘While the present Investigation being carried on by the District Attorney has already stirred the people and the poli- ticians, the men concerned in it are prac- tically only small fry. It is generally predicted that the State’s attorney will look after bigger game and that the Grand Jury will seek to get.to the bottom of the alleged $100,000 boodle transaction in connection with the granting of the d into the box. le one of the ge Lawlor a_pain ffs went out to get ful hush reigned in face the courtroom. | -room opened and | their faces anxiously. | | the courtroom. Maestretti lifted his hand | Ryan, Equitable had ended. HYDE DISPOSES OF STOCK. The interests to which Hyde dis- posed of his stock number some two- score individuals, led by Thomas F. vice president of the Morton His arm trembled. The wait | Trust Company, which has close rela- became more painful every moment. “The | tions with the Mutual Life Insurance ** seemed almost afraid to whisper. or arrived and took his seat. 1,” he ordered. ‘Gentlemen of the jury,” asked Lawlor, “gre you agreed upon a verdict?” “We are,” replied J. H. Paige, and he handed a bit of paper to Clerk Martin. Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Company, one of the Equitable So- clety’s principal rivals. Ryan is said to be heavily insured in the Equitable, as are, according to reports, many of the others who acted with him in the purchase of the Hyde holdings. The price pald for the Hyde estate stock, which is to be trusteed prae- tically in perpetuity, was not disclosed, of putting an end to the presemt un- fortunate condition of the company’s affairs, not only in the interest of the policy holders, but for the general busi- mess interests of the entire country.| The indictment yesterday by the Fed- We purpose, upon recelving the stock, ! eral Grand Jury of Frank G. Bigelow, the | to immedintely divest ourselves of all | former president of the First National voting power and accomplish in sub- | Bank, on thirty-seven counts, will, it is stance aud effect the plan of mutualiza- | said, change the entire status of affairs, tion dy approved by the superin- | Bigelow is reported to have beer finan- tendent of insuramce. We propose to{cially interested in the street car fran- do this by conveying the stock to a|chise. The men who formerly backed board of trustees composed of men of | Bigelow have now deserted him, and it is such character as to command universal | said that he may resent their action by confidence and having no connection |revealing some of the secrets which Continued on Page 2, Column 3. street car franchise to the Milwaukee Railway and Electric Light Company. In this deal one city official is said to have received a lump sum of $60,000. to learn. 4 SUGGESTS THE OPENING OF PEA Hopes Two Powers Can Agree as to Terms. 2o i T Does Not Believe Intermediary Is Necessary. Executive Is Ready * to Promote the Meeting. Progress of World Is Set Back by Conflict. identical mote, the text of which by authority of the Presidént was made public late to- night at the White House by Secretary Loeb, has been forwarded to the Gov- ernments of Russia and Japan by Presi- dent Roosevelt. In the interest of hu- manity the President urges the warring nations to conclude peace. It is sug- gested by the President that the nego- tiations for peace be conducted ‘directly and exclusively” between the belligerent nations. The note indicates the Presi- dent’s belief that an intermediary may not be necessary to effect conclusive ne- gotiations, but likewise expresses the President’s willingness to do all that, he properly may do to promote the prelim- inary arrangements for a time and place for the meeting of representatives of the Russian and Japanese Governments. The note is as follows: “The President feels that the time has come when in the interest of ma: kind he must endeavor to see if it is possible to bring to an end the te: ble and lamentable conflict now being ‘waged. “With both Russia and Ja the United States hay inherited ties of friendship and good will. It hepes for the prosperity and welfare of each, and it feels that the progress of the world is set back by the war betweea these two great mations. The President ac- cordingly urges the Russian and Jap- anese governments mot only for their own sakes, but in the interest of the whole civilized world, to open direct megotintions for peace with ome an- other. The President suggests that these peace negotiations be conducted direct- 1y and exclusively between the bellig- erents; in other words, that there may be a mieeting of Russian d Japanese plenipotentiaries or delegates without any intermediary, in order to see if it 1is not possible for these representatives of the two powers to agree to terms of peace. The President earnestly asks that the (Russian) (Japanese) Govern- ment do now agree to such a 'meeting and is asking the Japanese and Rus- slan govermments to agree likewise. ‘While the President does not feel that any intermediary should be called with respect to the peace megotiations them- selves, he is entirely willing to do what he properly cam, if the powers con- cerned feel that his services will be of eftect in arranging the preliminaries as to the time and place of meeting. But if even these preliminaries can be arranged directly between the two powers, or in any other way, the Pres- ident will be glad, as his sole purpose is to bring about a meeting which the whole ecivilized world will pray may result in peace.” PROPOSITION IS WELCOMED. The note which was forwarded to the Russian and Japanese Governments yes- terday is rendered especially significant by the fact that it was prepared and sent only after assurances had been received from Tokio and St. Petersburg that such a proposition would be welcomed. While toth Count Cassini, the Russian Em- bassador, and Minister Takahira of Japan were cognizant of the nature of the note, it was not sent to the respective Govern- ments through them. It was cabled by direction of the President to St. Peters- burg and Tokio, and there delivered di- rectly to the Russian and Japanese Gov- ernments respectively by Embassador Meyer and Minister Griscom. In addition to the assurances received by President Roosevelt from Embassador Meyer after his audience with the Czar, and from Minister Griscom, who had con- ferred swith the Mikado's Government, the President had indicated to the representa- tives of the two Governments at this former grand juries have not been able ! capital his intention. He also discussed the subject with representatives of other ol e edl s SRS AR el CE NEGOTIATIONS I CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO THE RUSSIAN AND JAP. THEM TO END THE WAR I NESE GOVERNMENTS EARNESTLY URGING THE FAR EAST i HAS SENT A NOTE important powers accredited to this capi- tal. While no intimation of the attitude assumed toward the proposition by either Embassador Cassini or Minister Takahira is obtainable, it is known that other diplo- mats with whom the President conferred cordially indorsed his intention. A formal reply to the note may not be received for several days, but, as already made clear, informal assur- ances that it would be welcomed are already at hand. In view of the signifi- cant character of the document and of the attitude toward it which Rus- sia and Japan have assumed, is re- garded in official and diplomatic circles as the first firm and decisive step toward ultimate peace. HAS SUPPORT OF GERMANY. At a late hour to-night Mr. Taka- hira, Japanese Minister, had not been advised from Tokio of the delivery of the President’s message to the Em- peror, but he was expecting a cable dispatch to that effect at any moment. Minister Takahira was able yesterday to tramamit to the President a message from the Mikado that Japan was, with Russia, desirous of peace, provided it could be obtaimed under proper comdi- tions. Baron Speck von Sternburg, German Embassador, has throughout been the President’s right bower in the negotia- tions, and as the personal envoy of Emperor Willlam has been able from the outset to assure the President abso- lute and hearty support of the German Emperor in any effort to bring about peace. It can be sald that for days the German Emperor has been supple- menting the efforts of the President with communications to the Czar urg- ing peace. Through Grand Duke Mi- Crown Prince, the Emperor sent the most t advice to the Czar that peace in the interest of Russia be con- close personal friendship between the President and the German Embassador has been an important factor in the preliminaries. Aware of the preference of Japan to communicate her peace terms to Rus- sla-directly, the President in the last few days has been active in counseling moderation to Japan rather than in en- deavoring to draw from Tokio some Statement of probable terms. At the Russian embassy to-night Count Cas- sinl remained without advices from St. Petersburg and he was unwilling to comment on any phase of the situation. EXPECT A FAVORABLE REPLY. ‘When President Roosevelt left Wash- ington to-day on a two days’ trip to Vir- ginia he was confident that the result of the international negotiations for, peace in the Far East had been successful and the final blow in the Russo-Japanese war had been struck. So deeply interested is he in bringing the two belligerent nations to a common understanding that he would not have left the White House at the time when the situation was so delicate, until he had obtained assurances that his efforts to bring Russia and Japan into contact in an amicable spirit, had been successfully concluded. While extreme reticence is manifested in every official and diplomatic quarter, it 1s known authoritatively that the ex- changes which have been in progress for the last ten days between the Washing- ton Government and the powers of the ‘world, including the two belligerents, have been successful to an expected degree. President Roosevelt, who has taken the lead in the negotiations, has been accord- ed the cordial support of the great con- tinental powers, including Russia’s near- est friend, France. ‘The direct representations ‘made through Embassador Meyer at St. Peters- burg to the Czar were received by Emper- or Nicholas in a most friendly spirit. Tokio responded in an equally amicable way. So near are the two warring pow- ers to amicable contact at this moment that in all Washington circles, official and diplomatic, mere hopefulness has given way to notable optimism. Tt is not unlikely that within forty-eight hours a definite statement of the situa- tion may be issued from St. Petersburg. Coutinued oun Puge 2, Column &