The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 21, 1905, Page 1

1905 west wind. Local Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight July 21, San Francisco and vieinity—Fuair | Friday with fog in the morning; tresh G. H. WILLSON, Temporarily in Charge. —_— . Forecaster, inee. TIVOLI—"Robd VOLUME XCVIII—NO. 51. LRAND JURY WILL PROBE HUETER CASE Son of Capitalist to Tell All He Knows. Will Swear Dr.Knowles| of Los Gatos Paid Woman Visit. Members of Family Describe | How Wife’s Liaison Was Discovered. 3 Jo cial Dispatch to The Call BAN July —The will resume Grand Jury vestigation Hueter. A been sum- its to-morrow Hueter and to are said rin a her physiciar Hueter's death. tnesses have been these were on the returned to his | the night of the at they wi on that oc- | usual | Hueter | whether it was a of self-defense | t sorbing topic is who | a friendly with t that Gatos was y expressed a desire do some shopping, wed her to go up her sister and | »t chaffing un- Many ement a well- X Gatos and a 1 » seen in his of- | f being more than | fr ter, refused to | t He became very although he ad- ysician | Says He Saw Dr. Knowles Leaving Hue- ter Home at 4 A. M. Hueter family nt was made by mily last night. lations existing d Mrs. Gustav rt Hueter, and ! ious members Hueter received a telegram on T ing, before the shooting, | Francisco on business, 2 the morr Albert | plays e orchestra at country | a He was scheduled to make a Wrights for this purpose on Wed- was of shorter duration t being over at11:20. Al-| ¢ it of ¥ father's wife | 1€ or ® osedly alone, | and he rode to the home to | proached a light | a burglar had | the house, is horse and | , the window. Removing his oes in order that he could approach | € © d blind, he peered into the| dow of a man was re- | was turned out in this| ppeared again in the hen, so he stole down the veranda | Hueter preparing.a meal turned ol in the| g Ibert, peering into oss the hall, recognized s of Dr. Knowles. Albert| up the Japanese servant as and both made their way ost at the window and saw | nd Dr. Kndowles ecating | cream at the dining-room | This was about 4 a. m. i nd the Japanese began a| r buggy in which Knowles | driven to the ranch. While they| z in the grove some dis- | house they heard the| T aw Dr. Knowles and ! coming out. The couple the prune orchard, where the ; uggy were tied and both k past Albert and the w under cover. A beyond the gate Mrs. the doctor farewell and walked back to the house. Gustav Hueter did not return from San ancisco until Thursday evening. On morning Albert told his father witnessed. Dr. Knowles man Hueter would have spected, for he had been the family physician and friend. —_—— Millionnire Kills His Brother. ROME, July 20.—In the course of a quarrel to-day Deputy Giuseppe Donati was killed by his younger brother, Sil- vio. Both men are rated as millionaires. re { party, sald the Premier had vepeatedly SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905. "ALCAZATThe Heart of & Gelsha™ CENTRAL —“Fast Life o New York™ CHUTES—"Princess Fan Tan.* GRAND—"Rabbl Osher in America.™ ORPHEUM—Vaudevilla. Francisco Mar- Roy.” PRICE FIVE CENTS ANTIRISH MOTION 1S DEFEATED Balfour Beaten in the House of Commons. Proposed Reduction of Erin’s Membership Rejected. Opposition Clamors Loudly for the Resignation of the Ministry. ‘ LONDON, July 20.—The Government was defeated in the House of Commons to-night by a majority of three on the motion to reduce the membership from Ireland. On the announcement of the vote the greatest excitement was produced by the Liberals and the Irish members yelling “Resign.” The incident is considered hardly of sufficient importance to justify the Gov- ernment in resigning, but when asked by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the leader of the opposition, which course he intended to pursue, Premier Balfour declined to make a statement. John Redmond, leader of the Irish declared that he would resign if de- feated, and if he disregarded this vote of want of confidence he would be acting against all precedents. Was he going to swailow this humlliation as he swallowed every other humiliation during the last few years? the Premier was asked by Redmond. Balfour, replying very coldly, said that Redmond hed greatly agitated himself over a msitter which could be settled in due time. He was, he said, not consclous of any humfliation. There would be am- ple opportunity within~a few hours of proving whether the Government still en- joyed the confidence of the majority of the House. The Premier said he would consult | his colleagues as to whether the question would be again submitted to a vote and | d make a tement on Monday. After some wrangling over the question whether to adjourn until Monday, it was decided ] until to-morrow. S otlon of censure | of the Government regarding th question=will be discus ¥ and the Ministerialists argue that its rejection will prove that the Govern- ment still possesses the confidence of Parllament. It is not unlikely. how- ever, that Long, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, will resign. —_—— |BELGIUM DEFENDS THE CONGO REGIME Official Denial of Charges Contained in Dr. Bac- cari’s Report. BRUSSELS, July 20.—An authorita- tive statement was made to-day warn- ing Americans against forming an er- roneous impression from the press dis- cussion of the report of Dr. Baccari (the Italian expert who was sent by King Victor Emmanuel to the Congo Indepcndent State to report on the pos sibility of starting an Itallan emigra- tion scheme) concerning the status of the Congo State. The main object of Dr. Baccari, it is poinetd out, was to ne the question of extensive Ital- igration to the Congo. His re- port dces not advise this, his chief rea- sons bcing climmatic conditions and dif- ferences in transport and victualling. It s not true, the authoritatiye state- ment continues, that the report refers to a geheral state of slavery existing in the Congo, as has been alleged. It is egually ubtrue, it is added, that an attempt was made to poison Dr. Bac- cari. Competent courts investigated and found the charge to be unfounded. No faith is attached, the statement says in conclusion, to the disparaging letters on the Congo from Italian sources, owing to yrroof possessed here of the methods employed by those mak- ing the allegations. On the other hand, some of the most renowned Itallans, namely, General Moltedo, celebrated for his bravery during the Aby¥ssinian cam- paign; Lieutenant Colonel 'Delll and Drs. Attard. Ascenso and Polidorfo. deny ever having seen acts of malad- ministration in the Congo. The itallan Minister for Foreign Af- fairs, it is farther pointed out, said that the attacks on the administration of the Congo were exaggerated, and re- fused .to recall the Itallan officers serving there. ————e—— NEW YORK COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS CARLTON Second Larceny Charge Against Man Suspected of Having Murdered Two Wives. NEW YORK, July 20.—Fred E. Carl- ton, the death of whose wives are be- ing investigated by the police and who was Indicted a few days ago by the Kings County Coroner's jury on a charge of grand larceny, was indicted to-day by the New York County Grand Jury on the same charge, made by Charles A. Goldsmith of Stanford, Conn. The Brooklyn officials ,yesterday caused the disinterment of the body of Carlton’s second wife, who dled four months ago of tetanus. ' | SOCTALISTS STRIVING LIFE ENDING IN TRAGEDY 'Rockefeller Broken in Spirit and Health, i0ld Man Yearns for a Kindly Word of Sympathy. |Sits by the Hour in Gloomy Seclusion, With His Chin Upon His Breast. Epecial Dispatch to The Call i oy | CLEVELAND, July ¢ 20.—John D. Rockefeller thirsts for sympathy and hungers for a kind word. ‘With his uncounted millions and his mastery of men, his life-long ambition | gratified and no more worlds left for mercenary conquering, the richest 1ai in the world sits by the hour at Forest Hill, his chin upon hix breast, or walks for hours under the trees of his mug- nificent estate, always nlone, except for bis guard, who keeps at a distance, always in gloom. He has lost interest in golf; he has become morose. Never free in his con- versations with his employes, he now | speaks only when absolutely necessary and then gives his direction tersely and absently. | His greatest interest now is in his press Clipping bureau, which is known to be a system highly perfected. The | lflnod of printed denunciations recently | let loose upon him exercise over him | | a fascination which he cannot escape, | though the inevitable consequence be humiliation and heart burning. In other days ~Rockefeler treated | public opinion, as expressed in type, with ‘contempt. All that is changed, | | With the keenest Interest he now awaits each new attack, reading every | | condemning word at the earliest op- | portunity his clippings service affords him. The latest Tarbell article, made pub- lic on Wednesday, was no exception. Every word was read by her subject with avidious curiosity. The last sen- | tence, It is said, was punctuated with | this exclamation: “Thank the Lord, it's her last.” TO AVERT WARFARE Movement Spreads Through- out the Kingdom of Sweden. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. STQCKHOLM, July 20.—The joint com- mittee of the two houses of the Riksdag has not completed the draft of the measure embodying the terms upon which Sweden will consent to the di ruption of the dual kingdom. The soclal- ist agitation against the employment ot4 force against Norway is increasing in in- tensity throughout the kingdom. Following is the manifesto which the Young People’s Social Democratic Move- ment of Sweden adopted at its first con- gress, held at Stockholm June 11 and 12| last. The congress decided to print and distribute 100,000 coples: A manifesto from the Young Workers of Sweden: Down with arms. As each passing d makes it more and more plain that the Bwed- | ish upper class and reactionary papers aim | at arousiug a sentiment In favor of meeting Norway with arms in her struggle for lib-, erty, the Young Workers of ‘Sweden declare, through the representatives assembled at | Stockholm, Tnat it is a crime against the peaceful peo- ple of Sweden to try to fores it to war with its brothers; That it is the ‘Swedish workers' and the Young Workers' unalterable decision never to answer a call to arms; That the workers of Sweden are prepared to discontinue work all over the land In order to prevent a war; That the Young Workers of Sweden surely are inspired by the view that it Is thelr duty to refuse to appear under the flag, In case of an eventual mobilization, well recognizing that the a 1t they should be aimed against any—should not be aimed against the Nor- weglans; and »: That, as a last declaration, we call upon all workers £nd farmers all over the land to ar- range mass meetings and act as the situa- tion may demand. Our aim is: ‘‘Peace with Norway. This Young People’s Soclal Democratic Movement of Sweden is a comparatively new affair. About a year ago it broke away from the Young People's Soclalist { Movement, on account of the latter's anarchistic tendencie: —_—————————— | INSANE SAILOR RUNS AMUCK ! ON BRITISH SHIP AT SEA | Nearly Kills a Companion and When Overpowered Is Placed in Hold in Chains. HONOLULU,; July 20.—The British ship Carradale, Captain GMll, arrived' here from Newcastle with a madman confined in her hold.; The man, J. Sen- house, was formerly on a mail steam- ship, but shipped on the Carradale when she left New York last Novem- ber for Melbourne, Australla. It was after the ship left Newcastle that Senhouse first showed signs of in- sanity: and his sullen actions warned the crew and officers that he was los- ing his mind. On June 25 he suddenly became a manfac and, seizing a belay- ing pin, stretched a seaman on the deck with sa blow that nearly killed him.- He was quickly overpowered and from then on was kept In chains, though treated with kindness i ¥ 0L BARINS LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK TO INVESTIGATE EQUITABLE Special Committee Will Probe All the Insurance Companies MOM. CaFR O wvEER CLEVEL AND BOMB SENT BY MAIL 10 NEW YORKER Infernal Machine Contained in Cigar Box. 20.—By regular erman of the NEW YORK, July mail to-day Bdward W stock brokerage firm of Wasserman Brothers, received in his office an in- fernal machine. It was contained in a cigar box arrangement and included a | hidden mechanism. The careful man- ner in which it whs opened by Wasser- man prevented an explosion. ‘Wasserman sent the contrivance to, the Bureau of Combustibles. The ma- chine was made harmless and Inspector Murray analyzed it. He found that the box contalned gunpowder and powdered charcoal, mixed in about equal proportions; eight parlor | matches, four at each end: a bit of sandpaper, so arranged that if the string at either end had been pulled the matches would have struck . and lighted and a small glass tube, in which was about a teaspoonful of pow- der, undiluted. The whole combination formed a bomb with sufficient explosive force to have blinded the broker had i 1 1 | FRANRK W TR R vEe m Hileoeol N S. & GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, WHOSE SULTED IN THE DECISION TO I ABOVE ARE PICTURES OF TRES' MESSAGE TO THE LEGISLATURE RE- ESTIGA INSURANCE _ SOCIETIES. EES ACTING FOR POLICYHOLDERS. PARK'S ARREST DUE 7O ERAOR OF THE POLICE Bpecial Dispatch to' The Call. 3 NEW YORK, July 20.—Dr. Park, the physician arrested in Norway as he disembarked from a steamship from America and charged with the theft of about $20,000 worth of jewels, which re- he held it close to his face in openlnglccnlly disappeared from the residence of office had some one pulled the string. Inspector Murray, after his examina- tion, said: “The machine was a nasty arrange- ment and might have severely burned the opener. If it was sent by a joker he is a pretty poor sort of joker. The mixture of powder and charcoal would | have burned with a ‘flash had the matches been ignited and the gunpow- der confined in the glass tube would have exploded with damage.” Inspector Murray sald after he had examined the box that he had no doubt the contrivance had been sent with evil intent. On the outside of the box were the directions: “Pull with a steady hand,” and at either end of the box a small projection had been left for the pull. Had the box been opened as di- rected the inspector said it would have caused an explosion. In the office of Wasserman Brothers it was said Willlam Markwell, a clerk, had started to open the box, when he saw some of the powder fall out. This made him suspicious and he called a detective. Edward Wasserman, to whom the bomb was addressed, says he cannot Imagine who the sender eould have been, as he knows of no enemies, 3 —_— Mass for Late Pope Leo. ROME, July 20.—A solemn funeral mass was celebrated in _the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican to-day in honor of the late Pope Leo XIIL. Pope Pius X, many Cardinals, the diplomatic corps and the Pecci family were prescnt. The mass was celebrated by Cardinal Vin- cent Vanutelll, archpriest of the Liber- jan Basilica. The Pope gave the abso- lution. ; |it, and to have stirred things up in his | J. J. Higginson of New York, to-day was cleared of all suspicion In connection with the theft. The warrant drawn for his arrest by the New York police authorities and the application for extradition papers by the United States authorities were both withdrawn. | » Park ‘was a tutor in the Higginson household when the jewels disappeared. After a short search, the family gave the police no more #id in tracing the theft, and the robbery became somewhat of a mystery. Then came the arrest of Dr. Park, who had sailed for Europe soon after the theft was committed. The po- lice made this arrest on their own sus- picions, but to-day, after examining two pawnbrokers who claimed that a man an- swering the physician’s description pawned some of the Higginson jewels with them, Assistant District Attorney Gans decided that the evidence was not sufficlent to warrant the officials in hold- ing Park, MAN WHO KILLED W‘BE(;I;I]L‘B OF HIS HOME IS RELEASED Chicago Grand Jury Votes “No Bill” Axzainst the Slayer of Charles Faure. CHICAGO, July 20.—A question of chivalry was raised by several-mem- bers of the Grand Jury te-day - when Inspector Shippy presented witnesses against Welcome B. Jerome, boo! keeper for the Illinois Steel Company. who, with a blow of his fist, caused the death on Sunday of Charles Faure, auditor for the Chicago Telephone Company. Faure had induced Mrs. Jerome to abandon her husband and jldren. Jerome was released on a “no bill” finding. Edward | SPIRTUALISTS WIFE. RETAINS Epecial Dispatch to The Call. ST. LOUIS, July 20.—Legally married to Rev. Charles W. Stewart and acknowl- edging him as her husband, Mrs. Josie Folsom does not become Mrs. Charles W. Stgwart. . She remains Mrs. Josle Ken- drick Folsom, as before. Folsom was her first husband’'s name. ‘Titis occurs by reason of the pecullar ideas of matrimony held by ‘While both he and his wife are spiritual- ists, this unique feature of the marriage is_not part of their religious bellef. Should there be sons by the marriage, Stewart says, they will bear the name of | Stewart. Should there' be daughters, they will bear the name of Folsom. That is another of his.theories of the pro- prieties of life. “There is no reason why a woman should lose her individuality when she marries.” said Rev. Mr. Stewart. “A man does not give up his name, does he? Why should a woman?” The marriage was a quiet affair. There was no special service, because of the spiritualistic affillation. Rey. Mr. Stewart was formerly presi- dent and Mrs. Folsom secretary and treasurer of the State Spiritualistic Asso- ciation of Missourl. They were expelled from the association on the charge of “faking.” —_———— SAN FRANCISCO FIRM TENDERS LOWEST BID Recommendation Made That It Be Granted the Contract to Deepen Honelula HONOLULU, July 20. — Lieutenant Slattery of the United States Engineer Corps to-day opened the bids for deep- ening Honolulu harbor. One and a half million cubic yards of material are to be removed. The San Francisco Bridge Company was the lowest bidder, its figure being 24.87 cents per cubic yard. Lieutenant Slattery will recom- mend to the Government that this bid be accepted. The appropriation for the work 1s $400,000. HADEN NAME Stewart. | ! | Action Caused by a Message From Governor. Inquiry Undertaken for Holders of Policies. The New York Legislature, at the suggestion of Govermor Higgins, has | decided to Investigate the affairs of the | life insurance companies doing business in the State. A message was recelved - by the Legislature from the Govermor yesterday in which he called attention to the Equitable scandal and the inade- quacy of the laws under which the finanelers In control had been able to turn the soclety’s vast eapital to their personal advantage. The Investiga- tion will be conducted by a joint com- mittee of both houses with the purpose of putting an end to existing abuses by framing a statute which will effectaaliy suard the interests of the policy hold- | ers, ALBANY, N. Y.. July 20.—There will be a legisiative investigation of the life fn- surance business as carried on in this State, both by New York State corpora- | tions and by those in other States doing business In this State. This investigation will be made by a special joint commit- tee with ample powers, of which the chalr- man will be State Senator William Arm- strong of Rochester, a Republican. The other State Senators on the committee will be W. J. Tulley of Corning, a Re- publican, and Daniel J. Riordan of N York City, a Democrat. Senators Arm strong and Tulley are lawyers and Rior- dan is a real estate and insurance agent. The two Republicans are said to have | been selected by Governor Higgins and | SBenator Raines, Republican leader in the Senate. The Assembly members of the committee will be named by Speaker Nixon within the next day or two. Chairman Armstrong said to-might that while the actual hearing by the commit- tee “would probably not begin for soms time, the preliminary preparations would be set in motion as soon as possible and the organization of the committee would take place as soon as the Assembly mem- bers had been appointed. MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR. The institution of the committee fol lowed a message from Governor Higg: to the Legislature, which came as a s prise. The message was received in th Senate after the conclusion of the Hooker case and was not read until late In the afternoon session. In his message Gover- nor Higgins said: “The unfortunate scandals already made public by the internal dissensions in the Equitable Life Assurance Societ: and by the comprehensive investigation of its affairs by the Superintendent of In- surance have, not without jurisdiction, anoused a feeling of intense alarm in the breasts of thousands of our citizens who | bave invested their money in policies of life insurance and of thousands of mon- residents who have been taught to re- spect the New York companies as sa and secure. Though the business of lif insurance, as at present conducted, is subjected to State supervision and regu- lation, it is evident that the earnings which should be credited to the policy holders may be diverted to other pur- poses; that expense of operation may be extravagant and wasteful; that un investments may be legally made, and that the trustees may deal indirectly with ethe trust funds for their personal a vantage. That such a kondition of fairs can exist casts diseredit upon th State. “It is apparent that our imsurance law is In some particulars inadequate and that the management of the funds of these great companies is not sufficiently | safeguarded. The State owes a duty to policyholders and Dbeneficiaries beyond that of comparing assets and Habil and permitting the companies to just their existence by their exhibition of a satisfactory balance sheet and the prompt payment of losses. Investments must be restricted, salaries must be held to a stricter accountability and the policy- holders must be given a more effective share in the government of the compa- nies. It may well be that the harsh and arbitrary remedy of dissolution and re- celvership should be made not only a penalty for insolvency, but also a sum- mary check upon a solveat company when it becomes irredeemably the play- thing of lawless greed. The State can- | not permit the subjects of its super: to exist as licensed prodigais of other people’s money without becoming an ae- complice to the offense. “We cannot judge all life insurance companies by the sins of one. A revision of our insurance law is necessary, but it should be made after careful study has been given."” COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR. Speaking of Superintendent Hendricks’ investigation of the Equitable the Gov- | ernor says that within the scope of his authority the superintendent has per- formed his duty with impartial thorough= ness. “It is, of course, of the highest im- portance,” says the Governor, “that & revision of the insurance law should be made as promptly as is consistent with a thorough knowledge of the subject. In order that you may be free to consider and act oa the subject at this session, I therefore do herewith present for your consideration the appointment of a joint committee of the Senate and Assembly with the usual powers of such committees to investigate, after . your adjournment, the operations of life insurance com- panies doing business in the State for the purpose of preparing and recommend- ing to the next regular session of the Legislature such proposed legislation as may be adequate and proper to restore public confidence and to compel life in- surance companies to conduct a safe, honest and open business for the benefit of their policyholders.” Semator Armstrong introduced a reso- lution providing for the appointment of —eeee e Continued on Page 3, Columa & 1