The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 14, 1905, Page 1

Friday:; fresh west winds. G. H. WILLSON, o THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San PFrancisco for thirty hours ending midnight, July 14: The Call Prints More News Than Any Other Paper Published i villes." inee, COLUMBIA—TYiddish Players in “The Golden Country.” GRAND—"A Turkish Texan." MAJESTIC—“Barbara Frietchie.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—'Amerita.” - n San Francisco THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“On Probation." CALIFORNIA—"Tess of the D'Urber- Matinee—Bosworth Benefit. CENTRAL—"Heart of the Klondike." CHUTES—'Princess Fan Tan.” Mat- VOLUME XCVIII—NO. 44 SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PERIURY CHARGED BY LRAND JURY Collins Is Again| Indicted for Felony. Mrs. McCurdy Arrives Safely Within Can- adian Border. Story Published in The Call Enables City Police to Locate 'Her. “After reading the exclusive story in this Moming's Call regarding the flight of Mrs. Sarah A. Mc- Curdy on last Sunday night, | conferred with Chief of Police Dinan and we sent a message to Chief of Police J. M. Lang- ley of Victoria asking him if he had seen Mrs. McCurdy. As a result we received a telegram from him four hours later stat- ing that the woman was there in company with Collins and his wife. The first information that ‘we had concerning the des- tination of Mrs. McCurdy came ; through the colipns of The | Call."—Statement by Captain of ’ | | _— 4 Detectives Joseph J. Bumett yesterday afternoon. An indictment charging George D. Collins, the alleged bigamist who end- ed his memsational flight from Sam Francisco last Tuesday by registering with his companiom, Clarice MeCurdy, @t the Hotel Driard, British Columbla, with perjury, was returmed by the Grand Jury during a session held yes- terday afternoon. Realizing that the runaway lawyer could mot be extradit- ed on the charge of bigamy that stood sgainst him, but determined that the man should be punished in some man- mer, this body, acting under the ad- vice of District Attorney Byington, de- cided to bring in the indictment for perjury. This was quickly sceom- plished and the order for his arrest signed at omce by Judfe Lawlor. The offense for which the warrant was issued was alleged to have been committed in the proceedings before Judge Graham by Collins by his sworn snswer to his real wife's suit for m: tenance. In this paper he said tha be was never married to Charlotta Eu- senia Newman, while witnesses and the marriage certificate in his own bandwriting prove that he was. Detective Thomas Gibson will hurry north to-morrow afternoon in order to’ t necessary steps to hold Col- lins 1 the extradition papers ar- rive Anderson of Calif y wired to Wash- ingt essary documents, but it is likely that much time will be consumed before they reach Victoria and can be served. Gibson will watch the prisoner and as soon as possible he will escort him back to San Francisco. MRS. McCURDY WITH COLLINS. In the meantime Mrs. Sarah A. Me- Curdy, the Chicago mother-in-law, whose disappearance completely bafed the police of this city untll The Call discovered the facts of her escape a published every detall of the fight rday morning, has arrived at Vie- Acting on the information pub- d in The Call, Chief of Police telegraphed to Chief of Police Langley of Victoria, and in the course of the afternoon he recelved the reply that the much-sought woman was safe in Britisk Columbia with the rest of the refugees. George D. Collins, under arrest in s already begun technical toward the securing of his re- He was defeated in his first but he has many more surprises r the courts before he will sub- be carried back to the United es a prisoner. The following tele- shows what steps will have to be en by the San Francisco authorities Canada steps lease re they can hope to secure the ped lawyer: FUGITIVE REMAINS IN JAIL. “VICTORIA, B. C., July 13, 1905. 3 inan, Chief of Police, San Collins held; his appli- discharge dismissed. Case ill Wednesday next to per- ing necessary evidence. e following evidence here nesday morning: At least twe exp itnesses on law of perjury in Califor: t least two witnesses to prove that Collins actually committed perjury according to California law; of- ficer with original warrant duly issued by proper California authorities; orig- inal depositions should be brought here and certified by Judge as original; sig- nature of Judge thereto should be cer- tified by clerk of court and identified by officer bringing warrant. . “J. M. LANGLEY, “Chief of Police.” Detective Gibson says that he will have no difficulty in reaching Victoria Continued on Page 2, Column 4. AESSIE 10 SUCOE New Yorkers Kill Themselves to Escape. Three Tragedies Due to Suffering From Humidity. Twelve More Deaths From Sunstroke the Day’s Record In the Metropolis. . Special Diepatch to The Call NEW YORK, July 13—Twelve deaths were reported in New York to-day as a result of the continued heat and'exces- sive humidity. Thirty-six new cases of prostration were sent to the hospitals. Physicians report an unusual number of children ill in the tenements and pre- | dict great mortality among invalids and | feeble persons, if the enervating weather | continue. While showers in the middle of the day brought temporary relief, the atmosphere seemed even more moist and oppressive when the sun came out again and official forecasts at midnight gave little hope of any immediate change. Lewis Ehlois of Newark ended his life with gas to stop his sufferings. He was 66 years of age and lived with his little grandson. For several days he had com- plained of the heat and told the little boy that he could not stand it much longer. | This morning be bade his grandson an affectionate good-by, telling him he was going to his room to prepare for a long Jjourney. Two hours later the police broke open the door and ‘discovered the aged man lying on the bed, with a gastube between his lips. A note addressed to his grandson said that the heat had driven him to self-destruction. Lorenzo Ballee, aged 16, of Hackensack, in a fit of desperation from heat suffer- |ing, jumped into the Hackensack River | and immediately sank to the bottom. | Peter Sheedy crept to the roof of the house to get fresh air and went to sleep Ty the side of a chimney. Some tremor of the building dislodged a large cap- stone on the chimney, which fell upon his head, killing him. It was the humidity accompanying the heat that made existence distressing. The wind, continuing in the south and south- east, brought the moisture from the ocean and gave Manhattan Island the at- mospheric conditions of a Russian bath | steam¥oom. Although cooler breezes were felt to- | night, heat victims continued to pour in- | to the hospitals and physicians and at- | tendants complained of being nearly worn { out. e PRESIENT I MUST PAY BIL Head of Illinois Central Is Ordered by Court to Settle for Wife’'s Furs ————— NEW YORK, July 13.—Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central Railroad, is compelled by a decision handed down by Justice Delahanty of the City Court to pay Adelbert Jaeckel, furrier, & judgment of $1600 for furs sold to his wife. Justice Delahanty de- nies an application made by Fish for a new trial Upon trial Fish testified that he does not allow his wife any income, since she has one of her own, derived from hery private investments, but that he paid the house bills. He sald he some- times supplemented his wife's Income by presents at Christmas. Justice Delahanty says that a hus- band is bound to furnish his wife with clothing suitable to his and her condi- tion and station of life. o long as the marital relations exist he may be re- garded by tradesmen as assuming the obligations cast upon him by law. The Justice continues: “I place little stock in the claim that Mrs. Fish is alone liable herein because all transactions in connection with the purchase of the goods In question were carried on with her personally. It is conceded that the defendant never no- tified the plaintiff not to furnish his wife with such articles or that he ‘would not be responsible for the pur- chase price thereof. “I have yet to hear that a plea of this nature, standing alone, has ever been sucessful in avoiding a hus- band’s liability arising from agency in the wife to bind him and his credit for her actual necessities. As there is no pretense or claim that Mrs. Fish ever personally obligated herself by express agreement or otherwise to pay for the goods in question, the liability for their value cannot be shifted from the hus- band, where, under the circumstances, it properly belongs.” —_——— Changes of Postmasters. ‘WASHINGTON, July 13.—Changes of fourth-class postmasters: California— La Mesa, San Diego County, Lincoln McMillan, vice George H. McMillan; Redwine, Mendocino County, J. Park- hurst Lilly, vice Ida M. Redwine. Ari- ville, Yavap! County, Elijah Lay, vice Samuel C. Dickinson. IE UITABLE - POLITIOHS NewYork Governor and Ex-Governor Fall Qut. Higgins Will Not Order | a Legislative In- vestigation, Senate and Assembly May Re- _ volt Against the State’s Executive. LU Special Dispatch to The Call. ALBANY, N. Y., July 13.—Public clamor | for an investigation of insurance com- panies continues to grow in strength |and volume. The Governor and his cabinet, composed of Collector of Cus- toms Stranahan, Superintendent of In- surance Hendricks, Superintendent of Banks Kilburn and Commissioner of Pub- | lic Works Franchot, are still opposing the demand for such an inquiry. All prac- | tical and experienced politicians of all | factions in the Republican party are | urging the Governor to send a speclal | message to the Legislature creating a small joint commission to investigate not only the Equitable, but all Insurance companies and to make a report to the flext Legislature, embodying suggestions KAISER TAKES UP THE CAUSE OF SWEDEN. 72 Y777 | for more satisfactory laws. Former Governor Odell, “boss” of the Republican State machine; a majority of the members of the Republican State Committee; such prominent leaders in the Senate as Brackett, Malby, Stevens and Page and an overwhelming majority of Republican members of the Assembly be- leve that nothing short 6f a thorough and complete legislative inyestigation is adequate in the present crisis. An open break between Governor Higgins and Ex-Governor Odell is not probable. HIGGINS TURNS MUTINEER. The Governor, whose “back has been stiffened” by his cabinet, is beginning to show indications of a revolt against the dictates of his party. He declared to- day that he had not changed his opin- jon regarding the Equitable situation. ‘When asked if it were true that the statement given out recently by ex-Gov- ernor Odell in favor of immediate legis- lative actlon was not inconsistent with the latter's attitude during their recent conference on the Equitable report, the Governor replied: “I would prefer that you put that ques- tion to Governor Odell. The Governor added: ‘“Nothing has oc- curred up to this hour that leads me to- believe that legislative action is neces- sary at this special session.” Attorney General Mayer and Governor Higgins had a conference to-day to map out a plan of action against Equitable officials charged by Superintendent Hend- ricks with having diverted the funds or the soclety to their own use. It is under- stood that radical action will be taken next week, and also that the Attorney General is looking up the law, with a view to compelling restitution to the Equitable Soclety of money made out of transactions In Union Pacific prefered stock. Recent facts in connection with that deal show that the syndicate or “James H. Hyde and assoclates” bouna the Equitable Society to hold the stock in pool for five years. It is a question whether this condition is binding on the company now, or if Schiff or Hyde can be held responsible for the negotlations. LEGISLATURE MAY ~ACT. Assemblyman Wainwright of Westches- ter, who 1s one of the most influential members of the lower house, expressed the opinion of many of his colleagues to- night in almost the same words as did the Senate leaders yesterday. Waln- wright said: “In my judgment, Governor Higgins s making a great mistake in taking a pos:- tion in opposition to the overwhelming sentiment of a large number of members of the Legislature. I do not belleve that anything short of a legislative inquiry will satisfy the public. The time has come when the matter ought to be taken out of the hands of the State Department of Insurance and lodged in the hands of representatives of the people. If the Gov- ernor does not act pretty soon, before we adjourn we may have the novel situation of the Legislature requesting the Gov- ernor for permission to act. All talk R0 NN N Pl SIE M0 SO UNTED AFTER TWENTY EARS Nurse Who Kidnaped Boy Confesses on Deathbed. Salse sih Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, July 13.—Kidnaped by his nurse twenty years ago, Thomas Lydon Jr., 23 years old, and his aged father ‘were reunited to-day in Aurora. On her deathbed the nurse, who was known as Mras. Sly, told the young man that he had a father living and that she was not his mother. . Thomas Lydon Sr. and his son will invite their relatives and friends to a reunion party next Sunday. Young Lydon begged Mrs. Sly to tell him the name and residence of his father. The dying woman had not strength enough to give the name of. the father, on her lips, she died. Lydon, who was employed as an ex- press driver in Chicago, started on .a search and for nearly a week tramped the streets of ~Aurora, looking for his father. He made inquiries for “Mr. Sly,” but to no avall. As he stood in front of the Aurora postoffice today, the young man noticed about the effect of publicity on markets and business is foolishness. As a mat- ter of fact, lack of confidence in the life 1mur‘nce business has been an incubus upon the market and business generally.” PR e BALKING JEROME'S EFFORTS. Superintendent of Insurance Withholds Equitable Evidence. NEW YORK, July 18.—District At- torney Jerome to-day made an unsuc- cessful attempt to securs from the office of First Deputy Superintendent of Insurance Robert A. Hunter in this city a copy of the detailed evidence on the affairs of the Equitable Life As- surance Soclety, taken before Superin- | tendent of Insurance mendricks. B After fallure to get the report to-day the District Attorney sent a deputy to Buperintendent Hunter with a letter in which he had Governor Higgins’ order for a copy of the report and re- quested that it be delivered to one of his assistants. Hunter declined to com- ply with the request unless Jerome gave him a receipt to show that the copy in Hunter's hands was the prop- erty of Superintendent Hendricks and would agree to return it within a ‘reasonable time when requested to do “ior-. then sent another letter to Rl 3d s st o0l o s D i o W v g e Continued on Page 3, Column 7. an aged man mounting the steps of the Federal building. The two men glanced at one another. “You must be my father,” exclaimed the young man. Mr. Lydon, Sr. was quickly convinced of his son’s identity, recognizing Mrs. Sly from a description as the nurse who had stolen his boy when the chfld was only 3 years old. TRAVEL 5000 MILES IN THIRTY-FIVE-FOOT BOAY, Three Chicago Men Take Novel Voyage in Small Craft and Encounter Many Adventures, WATERTOWN, N. Y., July 13 —Jamés ik '] 'Cfl‘c::o are now between o - y e "and. Oswbo, bound. for . the but sald “‘Aurora,” and, with this ‘word |- HEAT LEADS | FEUD STIRS | 9% THE KING Emperor William has taken a hand in the quarrel between process of formation. As a warning to the Norse nation, the “war lord " is about to make a formidable naval demonstration in Swedish waters. Sweden has granted the German squad- ' Sweden and Norway and\a German-Swedish alliance is in | | rons permission to enter her war ports. } Wilhelm and Oscar Meet to Ne- gotiate an Alliance. GERMAN SHIPS TO GATHER ON SCANDINAVIAN COAST -— Formidable Naval Demonstra- tion to Awe Norwegians. Special Dispateh to The Call STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 13.—A Ger- man-Swedish alliance is in process ol[ formation. The question, 1t is said, was discussed at the conference between Em- peror Willlam and King Oscar on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at Gefle — GERMAN “WAR LORD” AND THE DEPOSED KING OF NORWAY, WHO ARE FORMING AN ALLIANCE AGAINST THE NORSE NATION, WHICH RE- CENTLY SECEDED FROM THE UNION WITH SWEDEN. — EXCOMICTS ON CHICACO'S POLICE FORCE Scores of Former Thugs Now Guardians of the Peace. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, July 18.—Nearly one hundred men with police records and convictions before the police trial board have been appointed by Chief of Police O'Neil as temporary policemen, under the power given by the Civil Service Commission. ‘When confronted with the charge that some of these men were ex-convicts, ac- cused of most helnous crimes, O'Neill coolly told the Civil Service Commis- sioners that he was prepared to assume all responsibiiity. Thieves, thugs, hold-up men and would- murderers are included in the list. glary and attempted murder. ‘was accused of having worked confidence games and swindled farmers. The amazing results of the Investiga- tlon just concluded have startled every mbl. citizen of Chicago. —_— CONVICT JOSEPH MURFHY WILL BE HANGED TO-DAY to-day. The conference lasted four hours. King Oscar and his party will remain with Emperor William until he departs from Gefle on Friday afternoon. Besides Emperor Willlam's personal visit Germany will scon make the great- est naval demonstration In its history In Swedish waters. On July 20 six battle- ships will arrive at Gothenburg and eight cruisers at Uddevalla, while on August 3 seven battleships, ten cruisers and a torpedo boat squadron are due at Stockholm and Norrkoeping and five bat- tleships at 1skrona. The Government has granted these squadrons permission to enter war ports. No* foreign fleet of such proportions ever came to Sweden before. The dis- position of the squadrons will amount to a blockade of the entire Swedish coast. Stockholm was aroused last night by the roar of saluting guns in the inner harbor. When the smoke cleared the German coast defense cruiser Aegir was found anchored near the palace. The German general staff detailed officers to Investigate the state of mill- tary preparations in Sweden and Norway. Drg Jonas Stadling, famous soclologist, declares that union crisis 1s tremendously augmenting to the Swedish and Nor- ‘wegian emigration to America. Charles R. Flint of New York arrived here to-day and had a long interview ‘with Minister of Marine Palander. Flint declined to state ghe object of his visit. The semi-official blad, referring to the rumor that Prince Charles of Dem- mark may ascend the throne of Norway, says: “It would cause astonishment, not to say worse, if Denmark allled herself with a country which through revolu- tion, robbed & lawful King of one of his thrones.” s GEFLE, Sweden, July 13—King Oscar with summer school students and others anxious to hear an exposition of the two countries’ peculiar difficulties from the standpoint of a Norwegian, a student of poiitics and a university man. Mr. Larsen is a graduate of the Univer- sity of Copenhagen and also of the Uni- versity of Californfa. His most signifi- cant declaration this afterncon was that, ‘while the majority of the citizens of Nor- way doubtiess would prefer to establish a republican form of government, this is not likely to be donme, because of the influence of Emperor Willlam of Ger- many. < The German Emperor would strenuously oppose the founding of a repubiic in Nor- way, according to Mr. Larsen. The Kal- ser, it appears, is likely to favor the se- cession of Norway from Sweden, and with so Important and powerful a force back of them the Norwegians expect to accomplish their cherished desire to be independent of Sweden. But if there should be talk of a republic the Kaiser ‘would be expected to put on the screws and prevent the accomplishment of Nor- way's hopes. According to Mr. Larsen, there is more affinity between Denmark and Norway than between Sweden and Norway. The language of Norway is not like that of Sweden, but like that of Denmark. Na- ticnal characteristics of Norwegians re- semble those of Danes more than -of Swedes. Mr. Larsen believes there will be no war between the two countries, but that Norway will be permitted to establish a Norwegian dynasty. IDORNS CANIE WITH CURRENCY Walter Scott Decorates a Yellow Cur With Notes to Match Its Complexion e ol Bpecial Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, July 13.—Contenting himself with a drawing-room on the Twentleth Century Limited sleeping car, instead of the special thirteen-hour train which he had declared he was going to hire, Wal- ter Scott and his yellow dog left Chi- cago this afterncon for New York. While the Death Valley miner took his dog, he left his wife. “I gave the missus a chunk of my roll and she’ll stay at the Great Northern Hotel until I get back,” declared the ‘Westerner as he saw that the yellow dog was made comfortable In the baggage- car. “I'm only going to stay In New York a couple of days and then you'll have another chance to roast me be- cause I don't throw $§1000 bills into the street. I'm only going to New York for pleasure trip — there’s no business about it. “Did you see the new decoration I've put on the dog?" Scott asked as he showed that the animal was adorned with several yellow-backed bills, tled tightly. “They’re just the color to match his com plexion.” Scott pald his hotsl bill to-day and “kicked” at a lively rate over a charge of $25 a day for the bridal suite he and his wife occupied. “What!" he cried when he saw the bill, “$25 a day? This is an imposition! Why, I've had the suite for 320 a day.” “You never had this suite In your life,” answered the manager. *“Well, a friend of mine did,” sald Scott. Then he paid the bill. Spectal Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, July 13.—Mrs. Granville ‘W. Garth of Morristown, N. J., widow of a former president of the Mechanics’ Na- tional Bank, is said to have been married to Hubert Hartigan, her groom. It is ad- ded that the couple are enjoying their honeymoon in Ireland, the native land of the bridegroom. The rumor cannot be confirmed here, §ig i bl |