The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1905, Page 1

TEE WEATHER. Forecdst for November 24: < Ban Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy GRAND—“'A Parisian Romanc Friday; fresh south winds, changing to FISCHER'S—Vaudeville. Matin northerly, MAJESTIC—"The Light Eternal A. G. McADIB, ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—Comic Opera. il DS ‘ LYRIC HALL—Perry Plano Recital. THE THEATBRS. ALCAZAR—*“Mrs. Dane’s Defense.” CALIFORNIA—"“The Utoplans.” Mat. CENTRAL—""Sapho.” CHUTES—Vaudeville. Matines, COLUMBIA—*The Sho Gun.™ VOLUME X SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1905. ST FOR W 'S BROUGE 3¢ NI TO BE ISSUED TO COMPEL THEM TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN JARD FROM MISSOURI AS A RESULT OF ILLEGAL PRAC- PLATT READS . QDELL OUT OF CHEFTHNSHP O | | "BLACK HAND" THREATERS T0 MURDER BABE TERRITORIES WILL RENEW THER FICHT Senator Himself Re- Demands $500 as Price| Statehood to Be an Is- | tires as a Party | Leader. Epec: tch to The Call NEW YORK, Nov. defeat of ex-Gove Jr. and declaring longer permit him party managem Platt to-night bodying & dispassionate review of Republican situation. Senator Platt will go to Washington on ming the | Saturday to attend the opening of the Congressional session. Before his de- parture he called & meeting at the Gotham Hotel of the supporters of J. Van Vechten Oicott for the presidency of the Republican committee, and it was after the conference with them that he issued his address. He sald personally, that there was little to choose between Olcott and Parsons, but he expressed the belief that Olcott should be elected and said that Oleott was esteemed highly by Pres- ident Roosevelt. Senator Platf sald: “I am too 0ld & man to Wish to resume precisely those, hard and trying responsi- bilities which I was once able glad to discharge, but there is one duty at least that remains to me. “I have been too much abused myself | to take any pleasure in jolning in an out- cry and clamor against any other man, merely because it is popular to do so, and I shall not say one word of personal 11l will toward Mr. Odell, but the party organization throughout the State has | been transformed from a solid, compact, | well drilled army into & weak, discordant, | aissatisfied body, lacking confidence in it- | self and distrustfpl of its leadership. | “The whole object of my activity in the | New York County situation is the recov- | ery to the State organization of its old- time vigor and quality. Mr. Odell’s retire- ment will be a hecessary consequence of | his loss of the New York County machine and there is not a politiclan with half an eve who does not see that this has been already accomplished.” —_————— JCAN FISHERMEN LOSE AN EWFOU NDLAND BUSINESS | Jy = Small Fraction This Year e o-oz Amount Secured Last | Season. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 28.—As indi- | cating the effect of the retallatory | policy against American fishermen the | Colonial Customs Department published to-day a statement showing that thirty ! American fishing vessels with cargoes | aggregating 45,000 barrels of herring cleared from the Bay of Islands up to November 2 last year. Only one Am- erjcan vessel with 1300 barrels had safled up to that date during the pres- et year. | plek up of Immunity for Infant. Special Dispatch to The Call. GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 23.—George Wanamaker, a well known has received a letter signed by the “Black Hand” Society and bearing the skull and crossbones emblem, commanding the pay- ment of $500, under penaity of having one one if his small children killed. Wanamak- er's young wife is prostrated by the shock eand the fear of what may occur. The letter came in the mail to Wanamaker a few days ago, addressed to “John Wana- maker.” A mall carrier took it to George Wanamaker, knowing he was a relative of the Philadelphia merchant and that there was no John Wanamaker in town. The letter sa; “Black Hand—Dear Sir: put $500 in 2 tin can and put it’in -the gutter at Arch street, on the corner, we will kill your child if you don’t in three| “THE BLACK HAND.” was written on ruled white paper n from a notebook, about six. inches wide and elght inches long. The letters are printed in ink, with the éxception of the words ““in three days,’”’ which are in led pencil.- Wanamaker wrote a note to the “Black Hand,” saying the place was too conspicuous and the wrong man might the money and suggested a change in the place. spot, but no one picked 1t up. FAST RUN MADE BY FIELDS TRAI {Chicago Merchant Hurries to | the Bedside of His Wounded Son. CHICAGO. Nov. 23.—The specjal train bearing Marshall Field to this city from' { New York reached Chicago at 5:30 this| afternoon and Mr. Field was driven at | once to his home. The running time of | the train for the trlp was forty minutes faster than the Twentleth Century Lim- ited. The condition of Marshall Field Jr. was reported to-night by his physician as be- ing a “shade better,” although it was admitted that no confident prediction of the outcome could be made within twen- ty-four hours. CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 2.—A special train on the Lake Shore Road carrying Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Fleld Sr. New York to Chicago to-day covered 108 miles between Cleveland and Tol in 106 minutes. contractor, | If you do not| This note he put into | & tin can and left it a the designated | ledo | overcoats, * them to sue When Congress Convenes, e AN B Special Dispatch to The Call. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—The efforts of Arizona and New Mexico to slip into | the Union by hanging on to the coat | tails of Oklahoma and Indian Territory | will be watched with kéen interest | after Congress meets. The more cloges |1y the sftuation 4s studied the more convinced are thoughtful men that these two Territories ought to rest thelr case on its own merits and that Congress ought not again to endanger the chances of statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory by taking the po- | sition that “it must be two States out of four Territories or nothing.” Apparently there i3 no oppposition to the two-State programmbe of Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Possibly some of the people of these Territories would prefer single statehood, but now they see that Is out of the question. It is obvious that if the Arizona-New Mexico proposition did not have to be dealt with Congress could and would, with- out any delay, make States of the other two that are ready for statehood. But the committees on Territories of the two branches of Congress seem to | be determined to stand by the old bill for two States out of four Territories | and this means a long, hard fight and possibly defeat for the bill. AUTO OCCUPANTS | NEAELY DROWNED | Plank Left on a Bridge by ‘Workmen Dumps Machine Into the Water. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 22.—A big plank left by workmen employed by the County Commissioners In repairing a bridge on ( the road to West Seattle nearly cost three men their lives Tuesday afternoon. An automobile with Chauffeur Johnson at the wheel was rented by three men for a spin around the bay. The machine had | to make a wide detour In approaching the bridge and struck the big plank. The | machine skidded and Jumped into the bay, fifteen feet below, -throwing the three passengers and the iver Into the icy waters. The tide was in at the time, and the men found themselves in about ten feet of water. The driver got out all right. Two of the men could swim, but the third could not and 1t was after from | a desperate that was the | saved. All the'men were bundled up in made it difficult for | ¥ 2 | ROCKEFELLER MUST GIVE EDIDENCE 7RICKS OF OIL TRUST 70 BE LAID BARE IN S7. LOUIS COURT et PN John D. Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers and Henry M. Flagler are to be to give evi- dence in St. Louis in the suits brought to oust the Standard Oil Company from Missouri. A ! former manager of the trust tes- tified yesterday that underselling and false gauges were among 1 | | the methods used to crush rivals. { i T False Gauges Employed to Crush Rivals of Concern. Orders Issued to Force Opposition to Quit Business. Sypecial Dispatch to The Call, NEW YORK, Nov. 23..Subpenas were issued to-dax for John D. Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers, Henry M. Flagler and other financiers to appear as witnesses in the two suits pending in Missouri to oust the Standard Oil Company and two other ofl companies from doing business in that State. The subpenas directed the witnesses to appear on December 4 before Frederick H. Sanborn of this city, who was appointed by Governor Folk to act as commissioner for the State of Mis- souri, The others jsummoned to appear are John D. Archboid, Wade Hampton, Wal- ter C. Teagle, James A. Moffett, F. W. Cowan, George B. Wilson, James R. Tay- jor, Charles L. Nichols, Edward E. Bed- ford, Walter Jennings, Wesley I1. Tilford, Charles M. Platt, Frank Q. Barstow, H. Clay Pierce, Silas H. Paine, Richard P. Tinsley, Robert H. McNall and Howard Page. The suits were filed in Missouri on March 29, 1906, and include, besides the Standard Ol Company, the Republic Ol Company and the Waters-Plerce Ofl Com- any. i p’!‘he first suit was brought by Attorney General Hadley of Jdesouri to nde the “thre= féfendant” porate’ rights and privileges: under laws of the State of Missour, and to an- nul thelr franchises, rights, authority, - cense and certificate to do business. The ground for this action was an alleged pool or trust agreement between the three companies to regulate the price paid by retail ol dealers in Missouri. /It was | charged also that the companies misled the public into the belief that they were three separate and distinct corporations, but that they divided up the territory of the State, each agreeing not to sell on the other’s ground. WAR WAGED ON INDEPENDENTS, ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.—Inquiry into the methods of the Standard, Republic and Waters-Pierce Oil companies was resumed to-day before Speclal Commissioner R. A. Anthony. This will be the last hearing conducted In St. Louis unttl after the Supreme Court has decided whether At- torney General Hadley has the right to compel the oil companies to produce their books or make their officers tes- tify. William A. Morgan, former manager of the Standard Oil Company at Sedalia, Mo., testifyiug, sald that the Standard O1l Company issued orders to its agents to undersell competitors at all hazards. e asserted that upon one occasion he was supplied with false gauges to be used in the attempt to ‘‘drive the ene- my from the field.” Morgan’s testimony created a sensa: tion, and the Standard Oil Company’s attorneys oftered frequent and vigorous objections. Morgan testified that he entered the employ of the Standard Oil Company on January 15, 1898, as a salesman. Svon after he was made a resident manager of the company, with head- quarters at Sedalia. In his jurisdic- tion were included Randolph, Sheéridan, Howard, Cooper and Benton counties. He was not permitted to sell oil out- side of this territory. His reports were sent to G. W. Mayer, who had charge of the Standard Oil interests {n Mis- sourl. “When I took charge of the Sedalia office,”, sald the witness, “the Stand- ard Oil Company controlled 50 or 60 per cent of the business in that terri- tory. Inside of a short time I had taken the business away from compet- itors, and the Standard, before I sev- ered my connection with it in 1801, controlled 90 per cent of the trade in the Sedalia territory. FALSE GAUGES USED. “I was told to go into the fleld of our enemy and destroy our compet- ftors,” ‘continued Morgan. “I was or- dered to sell all goods possible—to cut prices whenever necessary. The Wa- ters-Pierce Company sold within eight- een miles of Sedalia, and I was not al- lowed to go into their territory.” Morgan was then asked to tell if he knew of other methods resorted to by the Standara Ofl Company besides cut- ting prices to get business or kiil off competition. . He answered that the company fur- nished him with barrel gauges by which he would be able to show a cus- tomer that a competitor sold “short” barrels. “Did you use these gauges?” “I did not.” ‘Why?"" ‘Well, I did not think it was proper to use them.” “Who were your instructors?’ “I was told by Mayer to use gauges only in extreme cases; that {s, where a competitor could not be driven out by other methods or where other ar- guments failed to induce the merchant to buy from us.” “To what exten! indicate a barrel of ofl applied to a barrel sol tor?” " L “From four to five gallons.” “Why did you refuse to carry out in- structions sent to you in regard to these t would these gauges as short when by a competi- | OTTONAR PORTS TO B SHZE oAl Powers' Combine Fleet Will Sail To-Day. Sultan Sustains Porte in Rejecting Scheme of Reforms, Hints That Christians in Tur- key Will Be Massacred by His Hordes. Special Dispatch to The Call. VIENNA, Nov. 23.—Baron von Calice, the Austro-Humgarian Embassador at Constantinople, has telegraphed to A miral Rittér von Jedine for a portion of the international fleet to sail im- mediately, proceeding cither to My- tlene (an island of the Greelan Archi- pelago, belonging to Turkey Asia) or to Besik Bay (mear the entramee of the Dardanelles). ATHENS, Nov. 23.—It is understood that the international fleet will sail to- morrow.. The foreizn Ministers to-day puid visits to the commanders of the warships of their respective countries. The commanders later held a confer- ence on board the Austrian fingship. LONDON, Nov. 23.—The persistent refusal of the Turkish Government to accept European control of the reve- nues of the vilayets of Macedonia, not- withstanding the ultimatum presented by the allied powers, is about to lead te the putting into operation of the threat of n naval demonstration with: the idea of compelling the acquiescence of Turkey in the European control of the administration of and the proposed reforms in Macedonia. The obduracy of the Sultan apparent- ly {8 based on the belief that he had the passive support of the Emperor of Germany and upon the jealousies sup- posed to exist among the powers in- terested. In diplomatic quarters it had been supposed to the very last that the Sul- tan would yield, and even now-it is ex- pected he will do so before the interna- tional fleet takes active measures. It is understood that the Sultan ap- pealed vainly to Emperor Willlam, Em- peror Nicholas and Emperor Francis Jo- i’eph against the projected demonstra- on. The combined fleet of the powers, now assembling at Piraeus, consists of six large and*four small vessels, commanded by Admiral Ritter von Jedine of the Austrian navy. Great Britain is repre- sented by the armored cruiser Lancaster and the scout ship Sentinel, Austria by the armored cruiser St. George and the torpedo cruiser Szigetvar, Italy by the armored cruiser Giuseppe Garibalgl and the torpedo-boat destroyer Ostro, T'rance by a cruiser and a gunboat. Ger- many’s -abstention from participation in the proposed demonstration makes the situation increasingly interesting. The powers are said to have agreed. as the first part of their procedure, on the seizure of the harbors and custom- houses of the island of Mytilene, the is- land of Lemnos, in the northern part of the Aegean Sea, and the island of Tene- dos on the west coast of Asia Minor. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 23.—The Sul- tan to-day issued an irade approving the decision of the Council of Ministers to reject the demands of the powers for international control of the flnances of Macedonia. Whether the rejection is absolute or conditional has not been defi- nitely ascertained. Vice Admiral Husni Pasha has started on. a special steamship for the Darda- nelles, presumably with instructions for the commander of the forts regarding their conduct in the event of the appear- ance of the international fleet. Similar instructions have been sent to the Gov- ernors of the Turkish islands in the Archi- pelago. PARIS, Nov. 22.—Turkey's note in reply to the ultimatum of the powers contains a warning that the action of the powers in resorting to a naval demonstration may precipitate an international uprising of Mussulmans against the Christian popula- tion of Turkey. This {s considered to be a threat, as it is known that no demonstra- tion of Mussulmans against Christians can occur unless it has the silent acqul- escence of the Turkish authorfties. The answer of the Porte as a whole is entirely unsatisfactory, since it does not respond to the demand for the extension of the authoritles of the financial agents of the powers for two years and is eva- sive upon,the question of the general control by the powers of the financial af- fairs of Macedonia. All the Ministers ex- cept the Minister of War favored yleld- ing to the ultimatum, but palace inftu- ences led the Sultan to overrule the favor- able attitude of the Porte. These influ- ences are regarded as the outgrowth of Grmany's abstaining from taking an act- ive part in the naval demonstration. ROBBER SUSPECTS ARE UNDER ARREST Officers Believe ’l‘heg ‘Have the Men Who Held Up Delamar Stage. RED nz.un,"'fizv. B—Two youns men W ve :‘h& ‘t.':b'mlimr onu- roybem ago, in which Express Messenger custody nea: m to-day by m oty S Datuctiis. Thaskes &nd Deputy Sheris & % ;’fi'u of age. b officers " pris o Redding this evening. it £ d Rea and | PRICE FIVE CENTS BALFOUR'S RULE ABOUT TO END. Premier Balfour and his Cabinet are about to hand their resignations to King Edward. This action may be taken to-day. A general election probably will take place late in January. British Cabinet Is dy to Quit Office. Premier May Hand| In Resignations To-Day. General Election to| Be Called for January. LONDON, Nov. 23.—Tremendous ac- tivity developed in political circles to- day, consequent upen the circulation of | a well-founded report that Premier | | Balfour had decided to bring his Min- | | istry to a close and to directly or in- directly appeal to the country. Rumors | | regarding the resignation of the Cabi- | net and the dissolution of Parliament | have been thick for three months past, | but when two of the leading Govern- | ment organs to-day, almost in the same terms, “suggested” the immediate res- ignation of the Premier on account of the unmendable breach in the Unionist party over the fiscal question, the “sug- | gestion” was looked upon as having | been instigated by Balfour himself. This was strengthened by the knowl- ! | edge that prior to the publication of | 4 the editorials Blfour met certain in- | fluential persons at his officlal residence in Downing street. These two faets when coupled led to the belief that the Premler had inti- mated at the conference his intention to resign, and, as he had just returned from a visit to King Edward at Wind- sor Castle, it was believed that his Ma- jesty had be ormed of Balfour's ‘Intention. Beyond this, however, there Js not the slightest official confirmation of the report. CABINET MAY RESIGN TO-DAY. All presemt interest now centers in the Cabinet meeting to be held to-mor- row, at which, it is understood, the sit- uation will be discussed. Some well informed persons go so far as to say that Balfour will go from the meeting to King Edward with the resignations of himseif and the other members of | the Cabinet. Conservative and Unlonist papers are in favor of the resignation of the Cabinet, which will place the Liberals on the defensive in case Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman consents to form | a Cabinet, but the Radicals say that the resignation will only mean dis- solution, as- Sir Henry, if requested to | form a Ministry, would certainly de- ! cline unless the verdict of the people | | became known. The Liberal papers|Says: Philadelphia and New York social ; point out that while Balfour may at- | circles were stirred to-day when the an- | tempt this “tactical move,” they are | nouncement was made by Mrs. Marie confident it will fail on every side and | Dudley, acknowledged to be one of the that thérefore the dissolution of Par-|mose peautiful three women f the Quak. |llament is imminent. There is i o | thought that a political campaign will | T CIty’s exclusive set, that she had be- be forced prior to the beginning of the | BUn suit for divorce against her hus- | year, with thie. eleqtions’ somewlete | band, Edward Dudley, the millionaire 2 lawyer and member of New York's best about the end of January. i WILL TAKE UP FISCAL QUESTION. clubs, naming Mrs. Elizabeth Vanderpool, z o . " | & descendant of a family whose name is Forces have been at work inside the | encwined with the history of New York, | party for some time to bring about the | g corespondent. ¢ present situation. One brominent| g vVanderpool was told for the { Unionist recently wrote to the Pre-| gt time to-night of the suit by a re- mier, asking whether it would be con- | porter and informed of the charges sidered disloyal if he Introduced early | which have created the utmest inter- in the next session a resolution bring- | est in Philadelphia, where the suit was ing the whose fiscal question squarely | fleq. She listened while the reporter before the House. He told the Premier | t5}q her of Mrs. Dudley’'s move, and that the Unionists were tired of being | with the exception of exclamations of twitted concerning their attitude on gstonishment and sympathy, displayed the fiscal question in the last term of | no deep emotion until at the end of Parliament, when they repeatedly de-|the narrative she was informed that clined to take part in debates or divi- |she had been named as corespondent. sions In deference to the wishes of Bal- The importance of this case from a four. soclal standpoint may be realized from The Premier's reply was not given | the fact that Mr. Dudley, who nominal- out, but it is understood that In any | ly is a member of the New Jersey bar event the Unionists intend to push such | but Is really a man of leisure, belongs a resolution, which they belleved would | to such clubs as the University, New mean the defeat of the Government. ’ York Yacht, Manhattan, Unlon League —_—— | of Philadelphia, Country Club of Phila- MAKES HOME RULE AN ISSUE. delphia and the Harvard Alumni He — and his wife entertained on a lavish Liberals’ Policy Outlined by Sir Heury | scale. 5 Campbell-Bannerman. e e I LOSE THEIR “WAY Elocr Darts tewweh | DURING A BLIZZARD Liberal party, speaking, here to-night, | Six Men Nearly Perish on BRITISH PREMIER WHO WILL BRING HIS MINISTRY TO AN EARLY CLOSE. QUAKER CITYS - SOCIAL QUEEN '~ SEEKS DIVORCE Mrs. Marie Dudley Sues Her Millionaire Husband. —_— NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—The American sald that the air had been cleared to some | extent by Premier Bailfour when, ad- dressing the National Uniogy of Conserva- tive associations at Newcastle on Novem- J ber 14, he said: “I am not afraid of the the Desel't M“m 01 opposition but of my own friends”; and Goldfield. by Joseph Chamberlain at Bristol, when he sald: “Away with all lame ducks and RENO, Nev., Nov. 23.—Thomas Summers blunt swords.”” of Reno, William Walker of San Fran- The Liberals, said Sir Henry, might | cisco and John Crumley of Cripple Creek have had sympathy for Balfour, if they | were among a party of six passengers knew his policy, but no one knew If that | lost on the desert south of Goldfleld dur- policy was to deliver the Conservative |ing the blizzard that raged thorugh party from or to Joseph Chamberiain. ! Southern Nevada Monday night and Tues. Sir Henry plainly outlined his attitude | day. The six men are now in a hotel at toward home rule for Ireland. He,sald | Goldfield. Crumley 1s nearty blinded and that the only way to heal the differences |is in the most serious condition. of the Irish Government and to make Ire- | The party left In the face of the storm land strong instead of weak was to give | Monday for Lida. Several miles out the the Irish people the management of their | storm increased to such an extent that own domestic affairs. Opinions regarding | the four horses could not be urged on. Ireland in this respect’ were becoming | They were finally cut loose and the men | started to walk. They soon lost thefr Nov. 24—This morning’s | way and wandered in the desert untft newspapers are unanimous in their belief | the following morning, when they reached that the meeting of the Cabinet to-day , the Sixteen Mile House, from which place will result in the resignation of Premier | they were carried on sleighs to Goeldfleld, Balfour. where they are now under the care of The speech of Sir Henry Campbell Ban- | physicians. The storm was the greatest nerman at Stirling is the subject of much | ever reported In that section of the State. of home rule for Liberal piatform. ———— LORD STANLEY HOOTED. night. On entering the hall he found it packed with members of the labor party and was unable to find a place on the platform. The meeting unani- mously passed a resolution of want of confidence in the Government. Lerd Stanley later endeavored to de- liver an address from the baleemy of the Conservative Club, but was hooted down.