The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1905, Page 1

< +’_I‘Ee Call--Prin THE WEA' thirty hours ending 22 San Francisco and Forecast made at San Francisco for — THER. midnight L4 August | vicinity—Cloudy, | 'm’i n‘\k’z\ ( pes . w i = -t N o s More News Than Ar yv‘ Other Paper Pub s CENTRAL—"On baze Patch.” GRAND—"*Arrah CHUTES—Vaudeville. Matinse. COLUMBIA—""Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab- the Wabash."” Na Pogue.” unsettied weather Tuesday; light eouth | 5 :‘ o "' ‘ MAJESTIC—*“Hearts Courageous.” winds A. G. McADIE, | ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. District Forecaster. | l TIVOLI—"Rob Roy. 83. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1905. : PRICE FIVE CENTS. COURT OF INQUIRY PLACES BLAME FOR RECENT DISASTER Ensign Charged With Neglect The court of inquiry into the Bennington disaster found that safety valves and steam gauges were that the gross and con- - tinued neglect of Ensign Charles L. Wade was responsible for the tragedy. Wade failed to make ’ out of commission, and | | tests demanded by the regulations and his trial | by court-martial is recommended. S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EX- of the court the e fin at had been ‘s boiler val ves- sels of same age fective. As @ matter of fact the court found the explosion resulted from the closing of a valve which commected the ex- ploded boller with its steam gauge %o that the pressure om tile boller may luve beem meveral hunmdred pounds to square inch when the accident oc- curred. While praise was accorded to the of- and ship's company for thelr during the harrowing scenes were duct who were responsible, in the opin- of the court, are pointed out and martial proceedings suggested in e of the only ome of them sur- ng—Ensign Charles L. Wade. ie court consisted of Commodore enson, retired, and Captain E. J. and Captain Thomas S. Phelps. aings recite the arrival of the nington at San Diego and say: “The ship was in an excellent state sdition with the exception of Jilers, which were in fair condi- tion and efficient, considering their age fourteen years), and the use ey had been subjected.” the court says: 2 FAILS TO REGISTER. “About 9:20 on July 21, after both boilers had beem filled and the fur- (about rted, it was observed t about five pounds of steam pressure, ond nt this time Oiler Frank de Courtay, acting ax water tender, di- rected D. N. Holland, fireman, second- class, te close the aircock om hn!r‘vserioualy considered the advisability of «B’; that the snid Holland climbed wp |S0lidifying the various interests in the und closed valve and almost fmme- dintely the xteam gauge on boiler “B” | beyond the preliminary stages, due to @ defalcation by the treasurer of the l Rogers fafled to register amy pressure; that this wax apparently mnot moticed by cither the water tender or the fireman and wo sttention appears to have been ald to the fact that the steam gauge failed to register, but they kept working on the fires and firing hea fly; that when the steam gauge on boller ‘A’ showed 135 pounds there was mo pressure showing on the steam gnuge of boiler ‘B’ “About 10:30 o'clock a small leak was found in boller ‘B’ A request bad been sent to the bollermaker to Continued On Page 2, Columa 6. ring the accident, the officers and | ne and, in a good and effi- | (EENE SAYS “TON" LAWSON PREVARICATES ‘Bostonian's Latest Ef- fusion Brings a Denial. Special Dispatch to The Call. the New York financier, in a statemen: W, | Finance” in Everybody’'s Magazine. “All the statements in | Mr. Rockefeller or with any one con nected with them are pure fabrica.: { tions,” he said. for a year, will confirm what I say. do not remember ever to have had a transaction in Amalgamated Coppe: before I sold $22,000,000 of it for Mr. | Rogers and friends, with the excep: tion of 3000 shares subsequently pur- | chased by me and resold at $2 or $ | profit. | Copper cease there absolutely. | ~ “At one time Mr. Rogers and mysel: rubber business. But it never got fa rubber company. When Mr. heard of it we abandoned the idea.” with the Third Avenue Railroad mat. ter was simply a personal agreement between himself and Henry Hart, the chief stockholder of the road. —————— Deaths From Heat in Chicago. TCHICAGO, Aug. 21.—Two deaths and & number of prostrations were reported to-day as the result of the heat. The temperature did not exceed 89 degrees, but the humidity made the day ex- ceedingly oppressive. — AVE TO FACE A COURT-MARTIAL ON T WAS . — BOSTON, Aug. 21.—James R. Keene, issued to-day, brands as false Thomas Lawson’'s statements about him in the September installment of “Frenzied | which my name is connected with Mr. Rogers and My relations with Amalgamated Mr. Keene says that his connection FINNCIERS BATILE N - COTTON T Sully Again Leads . the “Bull” Con- tingent. Powerful Interests En-! deavor to Control Market. One Side Attempts to Increase and the Other to Break Prices. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.—Domestic cotton circles and the textile trade of New York are watching with great interest a strug- gle which is being waged in the cotton pit in this city. In importance and in the extent of the wealth behind the conflict- ing factions this contest between bulls and bears outranks the famous July cot- ton ‘“‘corner” two years ago. D. J. Sully, the leader in that deal, and | who was deposed, is again In the ring, heading a clique of bulls. Edwin H. Haw- ley, Joseph Hoadley of International Power fame and their friends also are said to be associated with che bull fonces at work. More active than these two cliques is the New Orleans contingent, which is here in full force, yellow fever having driven many active business men North. Besides these factors the commission houses of Dick Bros. & Atwood, Violett & Co. are arrayed on the buil side of the market. speculators in cotton there is @ strong force of bears pressing the market down- ward with all the strategy of years of experience and great force of wealth. Theodore Price, who once forced the price of cotton to 11 cents a pound and then unloaded, is again arrayed against his old enemy of the pit, Sully. Eawin Weld and Temple Gathway, the “Mr. Cotton” of the turf world, and Billy Mitchell and other powerful traders are on the same side. Assisting them s the Liverpool market, which has turned wearish. Never before were the lines so tightly drawnéin cotton market speculation as at present. ‘When Mr. Sully returned recently from a trip to Burope he expressed himself as bullish on the market outlook, and, after careful consideration of the cotton crops, sald he thought cotton would sell Ligher than ever before. It is understood he has formed another pool to buy cotton and mark up the price. PASTORS TO MARCH IN LABOR PARADE Ministers’ Union of San Jose Will Take Part in the Exercises. l Special Dispatch to The CalL saN JosE, WAus. 21—The Pastors' Union of this city will march in the La- bor day parade. A short time ago the pastors made application and were ad- mitted to the Federated Trades. Rev. W. S. Kelly has represented the Pastors’ Union in the deliberations of the trades unions. At the meeting of the ministers to-day an Invitation was read asking them to take part in the Labor day pa- rade and the invitation was unanimously accepted. A resolution was also adopted inviting all ministers In Santa Clara County to join with them {n marching. This is belleved to be the first time that a ministerial union has taken part in a parade of laboring men, —_———— WILL WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE ACTING FURTHE! Commissioners on Uniform Legislation at Narragansett Pier Consider Marriage and Divorce Laws, NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I, Aug. 21.—The Commissioners: on Uniform Legislation, who had been in session here since Friday, considered plans t ‘Against this phalanx, of capitalists and |- | looking toward uniform marriage and divorce laws. A special committee on the subject reports that the Govern- ments of the several States were act- ing upon suggestions previously made “H. H. Rogers, whom I have not scen or communicated with | by weeit: aneites yome ot poas decided to wait another year before further action. —_——————— T THREE EASTERN STATES FEEL EARTHQUAKE'S JAR | 1 taking In Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois Sev- eral Shocks Are Felt, Cnusing Citizens Great Alarm. OWENSBORO, Ky., Aug. 21.—Owens- boro and Henderson, Ky., and Evans- ville, Ind, were visited by an earth- quake at 11 o'clock to-night. Two dis- tinct shocks were felt. Citizens Owensboro were greatly frightened. Many rushed from their homes. No damage was done, SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Aug. other earthquake shook houses Springfield at 11 o'clock to-night. —————— Tornado Sweeps Minnesota. - LA CROSSE, Wis,, Aug. 21.—One‘man was killed, several are reported missing at Lanesboro and Kushford, Minn., and crops have been destroyed by a to: that swept Southern Minnesota Sunday night. All telegraph and telephone communication has been cut off by the storm. 3 t 1 r 21.—An- in -] of all depositors alike and prevent th CLERCTMA NLLED I RUNAWA Rev. Emil H. Babb; Thrown From | His Buggy. Fractures His Skull as Result of Accident in Los Angeles. Unable to Stop Horse and Is| Hurled to Street as Ve- hicle Swerves, LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21.—While en- deavoring to cHeck the speed of a run- away horse and save from injury his two sons, who were ifi the buggy with him, Rev. Emil. H. Babb, pastor of the Zion German Methodist Church of this city, was thrown to the stréet here to-night and killed almost instantly. The accident occurred on East Main street, near East Lake Park. Dr. Babb's head struck the curbstone, causing a fracture of the skull' Neither of the two sons of the pastor was injured. The horse continued to run for a considerable dis- tance and was stopped, bothof the boys remaining in the vehicle. Rev. Babb had been with his two sons to Alhambra and was bringing them to the city. His horse became frightened and ran awav near Bast Lake Park. For several blocks Rev. Babb guided the vehicle in the center of the street, but it_finaily swerved threw him out ihst the: $ B, tive of Tilin Ho o Los Angeles in 1889 and siding elder ‘of the A “Diitrict, presiding #ider, and more recently making preparations to from active work in the ministry, He was to have been placed on the superannuated list of the church next month. He leaves beside two sons, a widow. FIRE AGES N THE Oy OF LONP Town Reported to Be in Flames But Details Are Lacking. Special Cable to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21.—It is re- ported from Santa Barbara that Lom- poc, a town of about 1000 inhabitants on a spur of the Southern Pacific in Santa Barbara County, is on fire, but no particulars are available, owing to the absence of communication. LOUISVILLE BANK IS COMPELLED TO CLOSE Comptroller of the Currency Finds Western National in Bad Shape. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—The doors of the Western National Bank of Louisville, Ky., were closed this morning by order of the ComptroHer of the Currency. A statement issued by the acting Comp- troller of the Currency says: “An examination of the bank by Bank Examiner Garrett showed that its capital was badly impaired by losses. Steady withdrawals have been made for several days, and as there was not sufficient funds on hand or immediately available ' to meet the demand likely to be made by the depositors and other creditors the acting Comptroller directed the bank to be closed in order to protect the Interests having knowledge of the conditions se- curing preference over those without this knowledge. “Thomas M. Thornton has pointed receiver.” The Western National Bank-is compar- atively a new institution] having been chartered in 1904 to succeed the Western Bank of Loulsville. W. B. Smith was; president and T. J. Jefferson cashier of | the bank. i ] LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 21.—The fail- ure of the Western National Bank of this city, ordered closed by the Federal au- thorities to-day, had n anticipated. On May 29 the bank sho a reserve of | only 14 per cent, and its business had fal- . len off steadily since then. H President T. L. Jefferson of the bank| in a statement says the failure is due'l simply to overloads and shrinkage in de- posits. ' Earl 6t Romney Is Dead. . been ap- €45 yeatdiold and & na- | CONCESSION TO WL BAkGs DEADLY CFT 10 OFFCA Infernal Machine for New York Police Captain. NEW YORK, Aug. 2L.~Guncotton enough to kill a man, arranged in an in- fernal machine found disguised as a gift cigar box, was received to-day by Pre- cinct Police Captain Miles O'Reilly. - This is the third deadly explosive instrument of similar construction sent through New York mails in the last four days, the other two having been received last Fri- day by Jacob H. Schiff, the banker, and M. Guggenheim's Sons. E 1 ! i | Captain O'Reilly recelved a cigar .box - which, in weight and every other detail, misled him into taking it for-a genuine ] present. Unusually heavy and tenacipus nails fastening down the ' cover, how- ever, aroused suspicion. When the . box had been carefully opened- at the. ends, matches were found glued to the inner surface in such a manner that they would have been ignited on emery pa- per by the trlct.(on necessary to raise the lid. N The police found that the flare of any one of the half-dozen matches would have cafised the death of Captain O'Rellly. e TAKES GENTILE WIFE AND LOSES $100,000 Young Jewish Merchant in Des’ Moines ' Sacrifices Legaey for Love. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. DES MOINES, Aug. 21.—A legacy. of $100,000 or a gentile wife were the al- ternatives. Jacob Sheurman, a wealthy young Jewish merchant in Des Moines, faced. He chose the lady. Sheurman’s father in his will be- | queathed to Sheurman $100,000 provided he married in the Jewish race. JAPANESE WHO WAS “BEARER OF AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT . ROOSEVELT. 0y WK EXPLANATION l | FRON BRITAIN Excited Over Seizure “of a Seaport in Tripoli. —_— Special Cablé to The Call and New York Her- | ald,: Copyright, 1905, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. » ROME,"Aug. 21.—The news was pub- lished here to-day that England had occlipied a port on the Gulf of Solum in the Cyrenaica district of Tripoll, near the Italian frontier. “This has aroused comment in par- liamentary” circles. Itallan statesmen are much alarmed and~want the Gov- ernment to inquire whether Great Britain intends to observe the comven- tion’ between Italy, France and Enxg- land, agreeing not to interfere with Italy's sphere of influence in Tripoll. The Commercial Cable Company Is adyised that telegraphic communica- tich to Manaos is 'Interrupted above Gurupa. LOS ANGELES PLANS - FOR MAIL TUBES Idea Is to Connect Postoffice ‘With the Main "+ Depots. .LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21.—Important steps were taken to-day by Postmaster j Flint and the general offices of the Last week Mrs. Shellhorn secured a | Postoffice Department to insure the in- divorce from her hi mediately plans for the Sheurman- Shellhorn marrigge were started. With-1 out his family’s knowledge Sheurman ' and his bride went to a suburban town, where they were married in secrecy. e ———— Troops to Prevent a Lynching. i FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 21.—Goy- jl ernor Beckham to-day'wired Adjutant | General Haley at Camp Yeiser, Padu- | cah, to dispatoh State troops to Russell- ville to proteet-W. R. er and Guy Linn from mob violence. The men are’ charged with criminal assault upon a_ young girl i sband. Almost im-'stallation in Los Angeles of a pneu- matic tube service.. The plans indicate that the system will be one of the most compléete in the country. The system will conneet the -new main postoffice with the Arcade station of the Southern Pacific and the Huntington building, where the great electric suburban trol- ley trains_congregate. ————— Jennings Speaks in Tacoma. ‘PACOMA, Aug: 21—Rufus P. Jen- nings, executive ‘officer of the Califor- nia Promotion Committee, addressed a large audience here to-night on the proposed united action of the commer- esident James of the Tacoma Cham . e PEKING, Aug. 21.—Reports received ber of Commerce appointed a commit- LONDON, Aug. 21.—Charles Marshall, | from all the American Consuls indicate tee of leading citizens to confer with fourth Earl of Romney, died. to-day, | that the boycott of American goods is' a similar ittee appointed by the éd 64 years. He was president of the | waning, except in Shanghai, where the klnla’/‘clm of Commerce looking Marine Societe. situation is unchanged. ~ 110 united aetion. «| 'RUSSIA MAKES HER LAST JAPAN. 'Peace Issue to Be Decided To-Day. CZAR’S FINAL WORD SPOKEN Replies to Pres- ident’s Prop- osition. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22.—The Rus- sian Government’s final statements to De ‘Witte, outlining the course that he shall pursue at the reopening of the peace con- ference at Portsmouth, are still in pro- cess of being put into cipher, prior to be- Ing forwarded to America. With the re- celpt of St. Petersburg’'s last message the brief breathing spell will have ended. St. Petersburg leaves the final word with her representative at Portsmauth. ‘When the nature of these communieca- tions becomes generally known it will be scen that, in a sincere desire to effect a satisfactory settlement, the Government has“gone as far as its extremely vital state Interests will permit. It can be further said that, for this reason, the Government is firmly convinced that in case of fallure of the negotiations the re- sponsibility will not rest with Russia,, which has concedtd much already. While it is Impossible to learn the actual con- tents of the Government's communiecation to De Witte, it can be declared that the requirements of the state make conces- sions on the questions of Indemnity and Saghalien, as those questions were orig- inally presented by the Japanese, im- passible. It is certain that in the matter of con- cessions the four points now in dispute have been considered and studied in the light. of concesslons Russia alréady has granted on the other eight articles. The foregoing is a brief, but accurate, outline of the . W which De ‘Witte will meet tae Japanese plenipeten- tiaries to-day. Baron Rosen's reports regarding his in- terview with President Roeseveit have been received here, and their perusal by the Government has only increased their feeling of gratitude and appreciation for President Roosevelt's continued efforts. Baron Rosen’s communications to the Emperor are such as do not require a special answer. A hopeful feeling was especially no- ticed here yesterday that peace was still possible, and it is belleved by some that Russfa’s answer will give materfal evi- dence of such a sincere desire to reach a settlement that Japan practically will be forced to accept it or appear before the world as utterly unreasonable and insatiable. It is believed that the question of the surrender of interned ships and the Hmi- tation of Russia’'s naval power in the Far East will be satisfactorily settled There then remain the question of the payment of indemnity and the cession of Saghalien by Russia. The first may be overcome by Russia following Japan's lead in avoiding the use of the word “in- demnity,” but consenting to make certain payments to Japan on other scores, the chiet of these being Japan's bill for keep- ing 100,000 prisoners, which is expected to | be very heavy. The sums mentioned as .. possible payment on account of these prisoners range from 350,000,000 to $I50,- 000,000. Little or nothing is obtainable here regarding the possidle disposition of the question relating to Saghalien. Interest has been manifested lately in the attitude of the Japanese people, ande | it ts recognized in some quarters that the Japanese Government and plenipotentia- ries may have to shape their course ta meet and satisfy the demands voiced by the Japanese public. There is reason to believe that the idea that Japan might not be able to find money to continue the war nas not been considered here as a serfous weakness of the Japanese position. ————— PRESIDENT GIVEN NO AID. Has Not Received Support He Expected From Neutral Powers. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 2L—The result of President Roosevelt's efforts to save the peace conference from failure remains in suspense. No direct reply to the President’s proposition, communi- cated by Mr. de Witte yesterday. came from Emperor Nicholas to-day, but other advices received from 8t. Petersburg in- dicate that the Emperor and his counsel- ors are unshaken in their determination neither to cede territory nor pay a war tribute. ‘What the President is doing on the Jap- anese side remains as deep a mystery as- ever. Little light is shed upon the visits ¢f Baron Kaneko to Oyster Bay. The Japanese do not even admit that he is tkeir medium of communication with the President. They go no further thamn to reiterate that Fresident Roosevelt under- stands their position and that they have the fullest confidence in him. They show not the slightest indication that they have {in any wise changed their position or are | prepared to yield more than they we: |last Friday, when the plenipotentiaries i adjourned until Tuesday. | - If Mr. de Witte does not receive fresh instructions before 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, when the conference will be resumed, the situation will be exactly 1 what it was when the adjournment was 'hken on Friday. | 1t is sate to assume that in the absence of such a reply the conference will be pro- ]lnngnd beyond to-morrow, and every de- {lay, in the opinion of the President's | triends, means hope, faint though it may ! be. President Roosevelt's object was offi- {elal organizations of the Pacific States. | cially deseribed to-day as being “to pro- ! long the negotiations.” | There is warrant for the statement that | Mr. de Witte personally sympathizes with the President's propesition, no matter On Page 3, Columa 1.