The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1905, Page 57

*The Call Prints More News Than Any Other Paper Published in San Francisco | THE WEATHER. I | San Francisco and vicinitr—Cloudy Sunday; light northeast winds, chang- ng to westerly, A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. A i o VOLUME XCIX—NO. 17, FOR PORT SURVEYOR. % Nomination by thef President Sent | to Senate. Spear to Step Out/| After a Long Service i Gossip of Coming|| Campaign in || State : es th. from Washingtor Dispatch, Spear the moving expired business men of as he had held the s the senior Senator visable as born at Du- He came to o his educa- is of this State. -amento, “ — = two terms and | two terms. § Senate, oma Coun- | capacity as i =% 2nts Finds Big Frauds in Land Deals in Kansas. | e TOPEKA, Dec. 16.—The Federal Grand Jury, which has been investigating Gov- - . v for | ernment land frauds in Kansas, to-night zing and ratsing money for | eturned_an indictment against State grevious that a | Senator F. Dumont Smith on the charge %o diminish the | of influencing a Federal officer to neglect favored. | his duty. Five other indictments were re- so an “off year' | turned ‘As soon as the | Smith is Senator from a district in the - counted prep- | Southwestern corner of the State com- next contest. | Prising eighteen counties. He is charged awelling place | Jointly with his law partner, Roscoe Wil- office-holders of | 01, With conspiracy to violate the Fed- | eral law, which provides a penalty for influencing for a consideration any Gov- | ernment official on any matter then pend- - | ing before the official: | It is alleged in the indictment that | Smith and Wilson for a consideration | influenced the opinion and actions of T. E. Ryan, formerly special agentin the Gov- ernment land office, inland fraud cases which hé was Investigating in Hodgman Colinty,. Kan, According tothe allega- tions the men implicated ‘in_the cases under consideration were .approathed by Francisco e for | a— SANTA ROSA ip in political | h r that the State wiil be decidediy inter- known -that ‘Santa bid for the priv- tes to the Re- Sacra- | TOO MANY ELECTIONS. r t old consolidation act San n “off year” from poli- re new charter every political fight. - The | and the preliminary pri- hake two elections -annu- | ntial years there is a addition to the August | e general election iIn No- en the voters are not voting | ecome SG the local af- ron rumor that s renomination ce"Hall will be a on the Justice Henshaw may extension of his career as | Justice of the Supreme | ator Smith “could fix it up”, if they would raise the sum-of $2500. THhis was raised and divided egqually between Smith, Wil- be aceeptable son and Ryan, the Government agent. es from Santa Rosa that |1t I8 alleged that Ryan then reported to rett would not object to | IS superiors'that he had investigated the the Republican ticket for | cases -and found that the four men who of the Supreme Court | contributed the money were not gullty of aw or William G. | Making fraudalent entries of land in Hodgman and that there was Associate Justice succeed F. W. He: o The latter was appointed to | County, o unexpired term of Jackson Tem- | DO evidence -to “warrant their arrest. Lie deceased. Superior Judge Oster of| The four landowners implicated are W. D Seeardino County is aiso on the list | A. Hannah, P. A.:Paimer, Charles J. ¢ those who would mot decline the|Johuston and.George Montague. P. A. snor of service on the Supreme bench. ! CP:“;;“‘; ::d! 5’;,‘;‘:}:{:(\““9 of H"‘;'mm o . W was one : of e COMMISSION VACANCIES. { County Commissioners when the offense ie expected that Governor Pardee | jijogeq to have taken place.:-An indict- soon eppoint some one to fll the | .. ya0 returned against Ryan, the gpe- ncy on the Board of Bank C""‘m"; clal agent, to-night charging him with rs_caused by the resigmation ©f| cceiving money or other valuable con- oeth . Eldreage. In March wext the | gjeration for allowing his opinion and of John D. Mackenzie, Harbor COM” | actions to be influenced in a case under will expire. There i no 1ack | g ynyestigation. The home of Ryan is s for this place. |at St. Charles, Ill. He is the son of rm of J. H. Wilkins of the State| $7 " CHETCS T U8 Prison Directors will eXpire O% | Senator Smith is attorney for some of th ot next month e as | the cattiemen who were indicted a week Committee of Mgrin °‘““g uf ago for illegal fencing of Government bor TRy o the man 10 SUC-| jona and conspiracy to defraud by this 16 e same Grand Jury. He was one of the leal of whispering in local| , o5n0) backers of United States Senator siitical « regarding the organiza-|j ‘p purton, recently convicted by the ¢ the Board of Supervisors. The; Loger.) court at St Louls. embers of the board were elected on the | * genator Smith is also the author of the Labor ticket, and the conteBtion 8 | State ofl refinery Dill passed by the State that party should be ; ] re-1 Legislature at the time of the anti- the administration of local| g, ng5rg Of fight last winter, and after- There is a suspicion that Ruef| ., 4 peiq unconstitutional by the State organize the board as an auxili- | SETL JCTC, T of his law éffice and thus di- | “opye Grand Jary to-night also indicted local legislation. Several of | ; gy gy 1. C. Bilby and J. H. Drain ervisors are sald to be bitterly | o¢ wanace County for making fraudulent to the execution of Ruef’s Pro-{, .4 entries. e, but it is intimated that they| 4y jngictment was returned against J. e not the courage to fight the boss 10| o = miggine assistant Postmaster at aithough they are impressed |y nong Kans., charging him with steal- f that the board should de-| y0 51306 of Government funds. »dence of Ruef. . E Dec. 16.—8enator E. F. | st \oodward, when seen at his home in|the same manner that it has been in the i city to-night, said all the informa- | past. I shall try to so conduct the office in his possession of his appointment | as to merit the respect and confidence been gleaned from the press reports, | of the California Senators and the pub- he naturally accepted them as true. | lic with whom I shall come in contact in the first publication that he was to | an official manner, the wholesaler, im- the eandidate of the California Sena- | porter and shipper. for the position Mr. Woodward has | ‘At the special request of my business ceived a flood of congratulatory letters | associates 1 shall retain, for the present, rom all parts of the State. my position as president of the Union I understand,” said he, “that the pat- | Trust Savings Bank and retain my resi- ronage of the office is all under the civil | dence in this city. All my efforts will} service rules, which will mean thal the | be to exvedite business for the good of work of the office will be carried on in | the service.” - ssloner. had Wilson, who told :them that he-and Ser™i-- EIGHTY-FOUR PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1905—PAGES 57 TO 70. inee. GRAND—"The MAJESTI ALCAZAR—'“The Secret of Polichi- nelle.” Matinee. ALHAMBRA—"‘Resurrection.” CALIFORNIA— " Merry Burlesquers.” CHUTES—Vaudevill COLUMBIA— The Fires of [C—*Christopher Jr.”" inee. ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—Comic Opers. = Mat- le. Matinee. College Widow." St. John.™ Mat- PRICE FIVE CENTS WD WA | BY MANCHURIAN TR MANY OTHERS| —_— Ton of Gelinite Explodes While Thawing, | Scores of Efiiployes at | Mine Huit by Fly- ing Debris. Windows Broken and Goods Displayed by Stores Are Damaged. SPOKANE, Wash,, Dec. 16.—A special to the Spokesman-Review from Rossland, B. C., says: At 2 o'clock this afternoon about a ton of gelinite, in the thawing house of the Center Star mine exploded through some unknown cause, killing John S. Ingram, formerly Chiet of Police here, and injur- ing several scores of persons. Ingram was foreman blaster, and his death re- moved the only possible source of infor- mation as to the cause of .the explosion. His badly mangled body was recovered from the debris. Lockhart, assistant dilamond drill oper- ator, who was at work under the Center Star office, was badiy eut about the head and legs, but will recover. Several mem- bers of the office staff anl men in the compressor bullding were hurt by flying glass or by being thrown violently against the machinery. Buildings in the immediate -vicinity were twisted out of shape and the windows ‘all broken. ' Th the big War Eagle boarding house some of the inmates were injured slightly. In the city the shock of the sxplosion caused much consternatior and did large damage. Nearly all the plate-glass win- dows on Columbia avenue were smashed, many people recelving cuts from frag- ments. Merchants who had Christmas goods displayed suffered heavy loss. The amount of glass destroyed is enormous, and heavy impertations for repairs will be necessary. The citizens feel thankful, nevertheless, that the loss of life and property was not greater. & The Center Star, War Eagle and Le Rol mines will be shut down for a few days because of injury to the steam and air pipes and machinery and’ the practical wreck of the bulldings containing them. The damage cannot be exactly appraised, but it is thought it will reach probably $50,000. KING ADOPTS CLOTHING (7 BACAT HUES Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyright, 1005, by the New York Herald Publishing Company, LONDON, Dec. 16.—No longer satisfied with a dreary black coat, men, at last, according to the Tailor and Cutter, are beginning to adopt clothing of a bright color and vivid patterns. specially is this the case with sporting men, owing to the fashion set by the King. During his' Majesty's recent stay at | Sandringham he adopted a very showy style of dress, consisting of a scarlet Tam O’Shanter, a drab Norfolk jacket and knickers and brightly colored hose. The . efforts to relieve the so of men's clothing have been es; y directed toward the production of stylish fancy vests and particular attention has been pald to the buttons of these gar- ments, the tailor and jeweler having tried to outdo one another in the beauty of, their productions. ““The latest development in this direc- tion,” sald the Taflor and Cutter, “is the reproduction in miniature of famous works of art by such artists as Gains- borough, Romney and others. These are about the usual size and style and doubt- less will be much valued by collectors in the future. ““We cannot say we like the idea, for it opens up *such grotesque developments that the danger is that it will make the wearer a walking picture gallery, to be viewed by the aid of a microscope.” DAPRESS (AR S DYNAMITED BY ROBBERS but it is mengers or E. F. WOODWARD IS NAMED|{|||S A MM |THREE GENERALS ARE ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16. ispatches feceived from Man- churin to-day represent the | | situation in the army as des- | perate. Many of the officers are In hiding from their own troops, fearing for their lives. The men are burning and pil- Iaging everything within their | reach, while the civil popula- tion has fled. Revolutionary proclamations have been posted about the barracks and in the streets. Dissensions among ‘the 1 chief officers seriously compli- cate matters. The soldiers ac- cuse the commissariat of steal- ing large qnantities of sup- plies amnd have burmed their houses, Three generals in this ! department have been killed by the men. General Linevitch and General Mistchenko are afraid to show themuelves. s R L Government's Hands Tied While Revolu- tion Spreads. ] Strikers Prevent Send- ing of Troops to Put Down Revolt. Plot to Kidnap Count Serge de Witte Is Uncovered. PO SIS \ Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. 8T. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16.—The ex- pectation of the downfal} of the Govern- ment ‘at an earlv day continues to grow in this city. The insurgents still hold Riga, Reval and other Baltic towns. The garrisons in those provinees are insuffi- cient to put down the armed rebels and the artillerymen refuse to fire at them. Strikes of railroad workmen and the crews ofsteamships prevent the forward. ing of troops and ammunition to the troubled provinces, Though the Government has been urged to dispatch a fleet to the Baltic ports, Admiral Birileff hesitates to make any move, feeling that his sailors will join the rebellion. Meantime' armed working- men patrol the fowns, while peasants from the surrounding districts bring in and distfibute provisions to the revolu- tionists. Stores have been looted and burned. © p Four banks in Moscow failed yesterday. Everybody demands gold in withdrawing money. Under the pretext of spreading gold abroad in view to paying interests on bonds, the Government is planning to transfer the gold reserve to foreign coun- tries, fearing that a sudden outbreak will ause its Joss. Thus Count de Witte hopes R render a revolutionary Government im- wseible, while assuring himself of Euro- ean support. It develops that among the papers of M. Krustaleff, the president of the exec- utive committee of the Workmen's Coun- cil, seized at the time of his arrest, were documents which furnish evidence of a well planned conspiracy to seize and carry off Premier de Witte. ‘WIRES ARE STILL CLOSED. Strikers Occasionally Ask the Capital i2 Durnovo Has Been Dismissed. ST, PETERSBURG, Dec. 16.—To- night the telegraph office at Kieft called up St. Petersburg and asked ‘whether Minister of the Interior Dur- novo had been dismissed. Receiving & negative reply, the sounder ceased and all efforts to call up that oity were in vain. The same thing occurred on the Irkutsk wire. The Slovo severely critigizes 'the Foreign Office for the appotni t of M. Bakmetieff, formerly Ministér at The Hague, and diplomatic agent in Bulgaria, as Minister to Japan, saying the selection of & man from & third- pate post is a puerile attempt to humil- fate Japan and will react on Russia in the eyes of the worl The colonel of the adiers to-day sent a message to the mutineers, offer- ing to consider their proper grievances if they would submit them. He has received no reply. Only eight opera- tors are working in the telegraph of- fices. The telegraphers’ congress has again resolved to continue the strike. £ BT Ty TWELVE RIOTERS KILLED. Repelled by Milifary Guard of the Riga Water Works. RIGA, Russia, Wednesday, Deo. 13.— The streets are infested with incen- diaries. Many wooden structures have been burned. The ‘revolutionary committee holds all main roads. Incoming provisions are destrpyed, resulting In an enor- mous rise: in the prices of food. / A mob has plundered and set fire to some of the Jewish houses in the / burbs. The Jews have organized armed to guard the Jewish quarters at night. The she_tr:: light works are being operated by the . Twelve rioters were killed here to- day. They were shot by the military guard at the water worl A mob of Lithunians attempted to force the doors of the: ter works, whereupon the guard fired. The rest of the rioters fled. : ————— g PARIS BOURSE DEPRESSED. L O i A SRR T MURDERERS 'ENRICHING THEM- SELVES AT THE EXPENSE OF JEWS.IN A RUSSIAN CITY. THIRTY YEMS S THE LIFE OF *INRONCIOER Architect Predicts the Collapse of Steel - Buildings. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Dec. 16.—The life of an iron structure to the weather depends absolutely on a thin skin of paint we put upon it, which is constantly perishing and must be constantly renewed. Iron construction, it may safely be maintain- ed, Is still on its trial and what has just occurred may be a bad omen, the pre- cursor of a similar catastrophe.” These passages from a letter written by a distinguished architect, Thomas Jackson, R.A., to The Times, In refer- ence to the Charing Cross disaster. Jack- Son raises the question of:the safety of fron buflding generally and recalls the fact “that the house fronts of miles and miles of London streets are entirely car- ried on iron girders and that they are not proof against the damps and fogs of London, to the ravages of which the iron girder is as susceptible as the human Tung.” . Jackson” adds that thirty years have been sald to be the life of a girder, and concludes by saying that no architect who wishes a building to live will use iron or steel except, for such minor mat- ters as tles, bolts, plates and small gifd- —_———————— SUCCUMBS TO GANGRENE 3 3 PRODUCED BY X-RAY. B Arthur Radignet, French Scientist, Gives His Life in Study of 5 Strange Force. ' PARIS, Dec. 16.—Arthur Radignet a sclentist, who, ce the discovery of the X-rays, had devoted his life to their ‘study, notably in regard to their ‘effect on the human body, has just dfed in Paris, a victim to his devotion to ce. The X-rays produced a wound “his right arm, which could not be Gangrene eventually set in|lish and Un 1TE GALS HELD SUAVES BY CHINESE Vassar Student Found in Chicago Opium Resort. o 4 TP T Special Dispatch to The Call, CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—The “white slave’” traffic In young American girls among the Chinese, with headquarters in Chi- cago, was bared to-day, the police de- clare, when Marie I. Howard, a pretty and apparently refined young woman of 21 years, who declares herself to have been a Y student, was arraigned in Justice Prindiville’s court, charged with smoking opium. She was arrested in & fald on an opium resort at 321 Clark strest, and with her was taken Mrs. Yong Den, a white woman who was formerly Maude Stone of New York. The latter is the white wife of a Chinese and, the police charge, was attempting to trans- port Miss Howard through secret Chinese agencles to the Orient, where American girls are said to be held prisoners in Hongkong and Shanghal. I searching investigation. He drew from Miss Howard the 'confession that she had run away from home. o “There is a ‘white slave’ traffic in Chi- cago,” Mrs. Den admitted, “and I know 2 great deal about it, as everybody does who knows the Chicago Chinese well. I have nothing to do with it, however. ‘“‘Several white girls are taken to China every vear and many of them never see their native land again. A still larger number are never sent to China, but a kept in captivity by the Chinese here.” Mystery surrounds the identity of the Vassar girl. She said she came from New York State recently, but refused to say where her parents lived. She de- nied strenuously that she ever smoked jum and the police noticed that she had none of the marks of the confirmed opium user. ————————— ‘Would Investigate Spool Cotton Trust. TORONTO, Dec. 16.—Crown Attorney Kurry to-day seized the records of the ‘Central Agency, limited, from which hs hopes to show that the whole spool cotton business in Canada is controlled a combine. The effect of this com- Inpector Wheeler at once began a KILLED 00PS, WHITE WIFE TIRES, OF LIFE IN A WICWAN, Pretty Allie Hart De- serts Winneba -0 Husband. 7 Special Dispatch to The Call. SIOUX CITY, lowa, Dec. 1i—Pretty, petite and chayming little Allle Hart Blackhawk, the 13-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. Hart of the Winnebago agency, who last February forsook her parents and, much agalnst the will of her ‘father, ran away and became the wife of John Blackhawk, a Winnebago Indian, has repented of her ,childish caprice. This week, with her parents, she left for California to make that Statd her home, forsaking her Indian husband. After ten months of Indian wedded life, during which time her husband partici- pated in the Indian dances and pOWWOWS, much to the disgust of his little wife, and with nobody but members of the tribe for associates, the girl who had defled her parents was sufficiently repentant to ask for her parents’ blessing and return to her home. Later she left to join her parents at their new home in California, to which State her father, who for ten years past had been Government physi- cian atsthe Winnebago agency, had been transferred. ‘With her going John H. Blackhawk re- turned to his former Indian wife, to whom he had been married by Indian rites before his legal marriage with his pale-faced bride. Om the departure of the Harts for the Pacific Coast Blackhawk accompanied them to Stoux City from the ‘Winnebago agency, and there, with the traditional “ugh™ and a shrug of hiv shoulders, bade his white wife farewell. Ten months ago Dr. Hart had pursued Blackhawk to Sioux City with a rifle, vowing he would kill him. The girl had engineered the clopement. procuring the horses on which they fled and the mar- riage license which enabled them to be married by a local clergyman. ————————— I%G IIAP-P.:'AL OFFENSE JACKSON, Miss.,, Dec. 16—Owing to the many’ récent cases in which house- holders have been shot by the burglars, the Legislature !:g passed a law making house-! & capital ef. fense, . 3 #