The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1905, Page 1

THE WEAT Forecast for December 30, 1905 San Francisc i vieinity—Increas g cloudiness Sat probably ra b T ght north winds, changing A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster ALL Pauver. Girl CHUTES— ol TIVOLI—! THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“The ALHAMBRA—""A Fight for Love.” CALIFORNIA — “Broadway COLUMBIA—'‘The American Lord." udeville. GRAND-—“Monna RPHEUM— Vaudeville. ‘Orpheus in Hades.” MAJESTIC—"If 1 Were King' NEW CENTRAL—“The Eye Witness." Matinees at All Theaters. Prince and the Gaity Vanna."™ MRS, NIX WILL GET PORTION OF THE LLOYD ESTATE. Judge Ellsworth yesterday asked the attorneys of Mrs. Elizabeth Lloyd Nix to | amend their complaint in conformity with the evidence in her case against the Lloyd | T'his is an indication that the court will decide for Mrs. Nix in her contest. heir Judge Ellsworth Sa) J‘. ; Capitalist Was | Responsible. o7 Jurist Asks Woman's 5 | Consent to Amend | Complaint. P — St UESTRIENNE S HURLEDTO | SUDDEN DEATH Young Miriam Taylor’s Horse Runs Away in Alameda. of | saddle | am Taylor, h street, ue, | which caused her hours | later. Miss Tavlor was returning from Oak- land with a party of frie and was riding a horse owned by ama Sevening, who resides at Ce e. As the party was r » the animal rida ame unraly, and the ng Woman. who was an expert trienne, gave him his head and let him run. | Near High street the horse suddenly swerved to the side of the street and ran under a row of trees, the low- hanging branches of which swept Miss ylor from her saddle and she | burled across the curb. striking on her | head on a cement sidewalk and fr:u—i turing her skull. The horse ran up Central avenue to the Latham stables, where it was kept, and its appearance riderless in the stable caused an imme- diate search to be made for its rider. Edward Hill, an employe of the stable, discovered Miss or lying | senseless on the ground, and, carrying | notified aughter her to the stable, at once en- ator Taylor, who had his moved to the Alameda Sanitarium, where Dr. G. B. Reynolds was called to 1 attend her. She fdiled to respond to treatment, however, and died at 9:20 | o'clock. | Miss Taylor was one of 'the best known members of the younger Soc set of the Encinal City, of which she | as a native. She was a student of the | meda HighSchool and was prom- | a all the athletic pastimes of . feminine students of the school NATURAL CHILD LIRS ELIZABETH Leoyp Nix XX P — B | CHILD OF THE LATE CH: ‘D, THE OAKLAND CAPITALIST, WHO | WILL PROBABLY RECE A GOOD SHARE OF HER FATHER'S ES- || TATE, FOR WHICH SHE OW FIGHTING IN THE COURTS. ES ME. NORDICA FICHTS A FIRE ON THE STACE Averts Possible Paric in a Theater in New York. Special Dispatch to The Call. \ NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—During the last gcene of “Die Gotterdammerung” in the tropolitan Opera-house this evening burning aleohol fell from a torch carried by a woman of the chorus and formed a mass of fire near the front of the stage, where it lay for several seconds, threat- ening both a conflagration and a panic in | the house. At the critical instant Mme. Nordica, in the midst of her singing as Brunnhilde, stepped forward with great daring and resence of mind and trod upon the flames, setting fire to the edge of her skirt and scorching and burning her san- dals, but ev.ntually putting out’the blaze. The deed was one of extreme peril for the prima donna, who was clad in long, sweeping white draperies, and was her- I e e aiwavs accom. | Self carrying a lighted torch, 8o that she panied hi .lfl;o Sacramento, and she had | ©°Uld do little or nothing to gather to- Taany Crismi bt Hty. gether or raise her robes. Men B e e death of his|nd Women in the audience gasped her Szther ofiered -the re- |25, [SUey. saw' ‘hef, ' still, “siging, e e avior home ot | *tanding directly , over the flames, et ¥ which could be seen'shooting through her Central avenue. Miss Taylor would | » have graduated from the h school in the spring, and her fatber had al- ready made plans for her entrance into | & finishing school. Besides her father, | the vou girl leaves a grandmother, | Mrs. Gober. who lives at College Park, near 1 Jose No arrangements have been made for the funeral. ———————————— Jerome Changes His Stafl. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—District ttorney Jerome to-night annoupced | number of changes on his, staff| to g0 into effect January 1. The most important retjrement is that of Assistant - District Attorney Willian, Rand Jr.. who handied the Nan Patter- son and Abraham Hummel cases among others. fiimsy draperies. It scemed as if in an- other moment tbe singer must be en- veloped in flames. Vigorously stamping on the fire, and at the same time grasp- ing with her disengaged hand the burn- ing corner of her skirt, Mme. Nordica conquered the flames. Instantly there was a burst of thun- derous applause from the house as it was realized that the prima donna had avert- ed a possible catastrophe. At no time during the accident had Mme Nordica stopped singing. The passage during which the fire started is one of the big- gest of the role of Brunnhilde, and the prima donna not only did not miss or slight a single note of it, but she .con- tinued the scene as brilliantly as she.had begun it, and finished as if nothing had bappened SHOOT HURLS DEFINCE TO WCTL Hopes to Assist in the Bringing Back of the Canteen. S Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 29.—Reed Smoot, United States Senator from Utah and apostle of the Mormon ohurch, hurled defiance at the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, which has been prominent in the fight to de- prive him of his seat In the United States Senate In a speech which he made at the annual banquet of the Salt Lake Commercial Club last night. He said: “I have heard somewhere, I beliéve in the public press, of an organiza- tion called the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that seems to know more about my life than I do myself. They have been looking for something to find personally against me and I am going to give them something to- mnight. I hope to live and be in the Senate to cast my vote for the bring- ing back of the canteen.” Senator Smoot was preceded by | Captain A. D. Ely of the Twenty- | ninth Infantry, stationed in Salt Lake, who advocated the re-establishment of the canteen, T KING ALFONSO TO SPOON WITH HIS FUTURE WIFE Goes to the South of Spain to Meet Princess Ena of Bat- 3 tenberg. MADRID, Dec. 29.—King Alfonso has gone on a hunting expedition to Gran- ada, In the south of Spain. As a coin- cidence the British armored cruiser Drake, flagship of Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, has arrived at Malaga, about fifty miles from Gran- ada. The Prince and two ladies landed at Malaga and proceeded to Granada. | It is expected that a meeting between -the . King and the. future Queen of Spain, Princess Ena of Battenberg, will occur at the latter city, . i N FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EXTRA WIFE PUTS CHILL ON ROMANCE Convict Spouse Is Declared to Be a Bigamist. HusbandofJudgeGamp- bell’'s Widow Has a Family in East. George Jamison, Who Won the Society Woman, Faces More Trouble. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. OMAHA, Dec. 20.—The romance which caused a sensation in San Francisco so- ciety circles a short time ago, when the widow of the late Judge J. A. Campbell of San Francisco became the wife of George H. Jamison, but recently released from San Quenfin prison, is about to be blighted by a prosecution for bigamy. Jamison was married in 1893 to Miss Anna Thompson and they lived together hap- pily for several years at Wapello, Iowa, where two sons’ were born. Meeting financial reverses, Jamison be- came involved in some financial entangle- ments and was jarrested on several suc- cessive occasions on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses, for which he served short terms at Burlington and Galesburg. He later went to the Philip- pines, having enlisted at San Francisco, From Manila he wrote several times to his wife, tefling of his love and inquiring about his children. Returning to America after his dis- charge from the army, he was arrested in California and accused of having stolen 3100 from a Pullman conductor, He pro- tested his innocence,-but was convicted and sentenced to eighteen months' im- prisonment. Mrs. Campbell believed in him, and after his release last August she set him up in business in Berkelly and a few months later became his wife. Soon after this Jamison learned that the wife he had not seen for years and the mother of his two sons intended to seek a divorce. He hurried to Omaha, where his advances were spurned. He sought in vain to persuade wife No. 1 to return with him to California, promising her a comfortable home and displaying photo- graphs of the furniture house at Berkeley of which he was manager and unfolding large rolls of bills as evidence that what he promised he could fulfill. It was all in vain, however, and on the day that his wife filled her petition for a divorce last month he filed his answer, acknowl- edging every allegation except that of de- sertion, and ‘also agreed to pay the costs of the suit. This was about five weeks ago. Since then Mrs. Jamison the first has learned of her husband’s marriage in Califor- nia, and will now modify her decree to the extent that she will demand ali- mony, and, in addition, she declares that she will prosecute thle bigamy charge. BERKELEY, Dec. 29.—George H. Jamison, who recently .married the widow of Judge Campbell of San Fran- cisco, to-night denied the story tele- graphed from the East that he had never been divorced from his first wife. He said: 8 “Papers in my former wife's divorce suit were served on me when I was in the Philippines as a United States army soldier. Desertion was alleged. I let it go by default. I was informed later by a friend in Iowa that the diverce was granted. That was about three years ago. It is not likely that the case bas slumbered that long. My former wife’s charge that I was convicted and imprisoned In the East for obtaining money under false pretenses is false. 7 am being hounded in this matter by persons who have spite to vent wupon my present wife. My attempt to estab- lish a business and lead an honorable life in Rerkeley would be frustrated if these people had their way. My former wife has been married for nearly three years and already has a child by her second hushand, A. Bowman.” PRESIDENT ENJOYS WILD TURKEY SHOOT Chief Executive Will Return to Nation’s Capital on Saturday. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Dec. 29.— President and Mrs. Roosevelt took a long horseback ride to-day and Archie and Theodore Jr. had ‘a lively rabbit hunt. It is now said to be the Presi- dent’s intention to return to Washing- ton on Saturday night instead of Sun- day night, as he originally intended to do. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Miss Ethel left North Garden to-night at §:16 o'clock on the return to Wash- ington. The President enjoyed a hunting trip for wild turkeys yesterday. The local- ity selected was on top of Green Moun- tain, about three miles from Pine Knob. Iie was accompanied by Peyton Scoles Jr, a well-knewn resident of Albe- marle County. and by Mr. Omohundro. Later in the day the two boys, Kermit and Archié, departed on a hunting trip in the neighborhood of Keene, not a great distance from Eine Knob, - phmiait ot Rocis i Banks Are to Comsolidate. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—The National Shoe and Leather Bank and the Metro- politan Bank within a few months will be merged, the former losing its jdentity and becoming a branch of the lattes, BOLD CAME 1S WORKED BY A THIEF LuresMan to Room ! and Makes Him Sign Check. Compels Victim to Read Written Demand for Large Sum. Waits Until Paper Is Cashed, Orders Round of Drinks and Disappears. SEATTLE, Dec. 29.—Mose Goldsmith, | theatrical booking agent and owner of the Standard Theater of this'city, was held up in a room of the Lincoln Hotel, one of the most fashionable hostelries | in Seattle, this afternoon by a man who gave his name as Burke and made to pay over $2750. It was one of the boldest and best planned tricks ever turned in this city. Yesterday Goldsmith received a tele- phone message from Burke, who stated that he had a proposition to make. A meeting was arranged in an uptown of- fice. Burke stated he was from Butte, Mont., and owned a half interest in the | Miner of that ecity. He said he had | $18,000 to invest and would like to buy an interest in Goldsmith’s theatrical | business. He showed what purported | to- be a draft on the Butte Miner for | tHat amount. Goldsmith said he would | sell him an interest in his two vaude- ville theaters in this city for that amount. It was agreed that Goldsmith | should have the papers drawn up by his attorney. To-day Goldsmith received a tele- phone call from Burke at the Lincoln Hotel, asking him to.come up. over the deal. Goldsmith and an ¢ ploye named Cohén went up, going to a room on the top floor. Tkty were met Burke, who stated that he wished to talk to Goldsmith personally. Cohen went to the office and Goldsmith re- mained with Burke. The first thing the latter did after Cohen left was to tell Goldsmith to read a letter lying on a table in the room. This letter stated that Burke needed $2750 very badly and if Goldsmith did not “come through” with that amount his head would be shot off. Goldsmith turned to his companion and looked down the barrel of a revolver. WRITES 0UT CHECK. “Write out a check for the amount,” commanded Burke, “and send the hotel clerk to the bank far the money—3$500 in gold and the balance in $100 bills.” Goldsmith did as he was told aad called up Cashier Lane of the Scandinavian Bank to say the check was all right and pay the same, as directed. The hotel clerk, F. R. Fleming, was called to the room, Burke keeping Goldsmith covered and shielding the gun from Fleming's| sight. After Fleming had gone Burke told | Goldsmith to order drinks for two, which he did, and after the clerk returned with the money he ordered two more, for| which he made Goldsmith pay. Pocketing the money, Burke informed Goldsmith that he was a gentleman and shook hands with him. He also said he would not take Goldsmith’s dlamonds. He then made Goldsmith go into the bathroom, and warned him to make no outery for fifteen minutes. He then locked the door and | left. After waiting for about ten minutes Goldsmith began yelling and attracted the attention of a woman in the next room. The porter was sent for and Gold- smith was liberated. THIEF MAKES ESCAPE. The police were notified immediately and detectives placed on the <ase. Gold- smith deséribes Burke as being of me- dium height and fairly well dressed. His hair and mustache were jet black and his eyes light blue, which causes Goldsmith to think he was disguised. Two trains on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific left the city at 4 o'clock, and the police believe Burke caught one or the other. Cashier Lane of thé Scandinavian Bank telegraphed to Butte and learned that no such man as Burke had any interest what- ever in the Miner. Chief Delaney says it is the cleverest piece of work in the his- tory of the department. EVANS TO BE MADE FIRST VICE ADMIRAL “Fighting Bob” May Be Given New Place in the Navy. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—No. 1, George Dewey; No. 2, “Bob” Evans. That is the way the admirals of the United States navy will rank, according to the reports current at the Brooklyn navy vard to-day. Comgress willing, “Fighting Bob” is to be the first of the new vice admirals in the Ameri- ! against | granting railroad rebates. | charges that the rebates were all granted OFFICIALS OF BURLINGTON RAILROAD INDICTED FOR VIOLATING REBATE LAW & . | | | | | | | | 1 | { { | | i | | | 1 ! | {1 | | 1 | | ] | |} 1 ! | e — FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BURLINGTON RAILROAD, 'WHO WITH OTHERS 1S ACCUSED OF GRANTING REBATES ON SHIPMENTS TO A BRANCH COMPANY OF THE STEEL TRUST. Accused of Granting Special Rates to Branch Company of the Steel Trust. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—The Federal Grand Jury to-day returned an indictment the. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Raliroad, Darius Miller, its first vice president, and C. G. Burnham, its foreign freight agent, on the charge of ‘The indictment to the United States Steel Products Com- pany of New York, a subsidiary company | to the United States Steel Corporation. All of the shipments on which the indictment alleges rebates were paid were made from six cities—Elwood, Ind., Martin's Ferry, Ohio, Pittsburg, Pa. Newcastle, Pa., Cleveland, Ohlo, and Joliet, IlL., to Van- couver, B. C. Twenty-six separate of- fenses are charged, The indictment also charges that by an agreement between the defendants and a number of connecting railroads a 'joint tariff was made and filed with the Inter- state Commerce Commission. The freight rates were paid, it is declared, in the indictment, according to the tariff, but afterwards a rebate of about 30 per cent was allowed to the shippers. In all cases the United States Steel Products Com- pany was the reciplent of the money, ac- cording to the indictment. As soon as the indictment was laid be- fore Judge Bethea In the United States Circuit Court, he fixed bonds of $5000 in each case, and the officlals of the Bur- lington road were notified to call and give bail to the amount of $15,000, which they agreed to do without delay. The greater part of the evidence upon which “the indictment was voted is said to have been furnished by T. P. Alder of New York, president of the United States Steel Products Company; J. L. Moore, for- eign traffic agent for the Burlington road, and G. W. Perry, freight claim agent of the Great Northern Railroad. SAVED FROM DEATH BY BARK OF*A DOG Canine’s Yelp Brings Aid to Man Being Choked by Own Coat. can navy. Besides giving Evans an exclusive flag, it {s proposed to give him com- mand of the finest lot of hattleships that was ~ever gathered under Old Glory. He nrobably will make the new battleship Louisiana his flagship in March. The highest position.in the navy is that of admiral, "which is held by George' Dewey, who gets §13,000 a vear, shore duty or sea duty. A rear admiral gets $7500 while at sea and $6375 on land. Tt.is said that the new berth will carry a salary of $10,000. A corps of officers will decide on a specia! uniform for the vice admiral, with less gold braid than the admiral and more than a rear admiral, " Special Dispatch to The Call SPOKANE, Dee. 29.—Only the barking f a dog saved Joseph Patterson of Ritz- ville, Wash.. from being strangled to death in the collar of his own overcoat, He was driving home, somewhat unsettled in mind, it is alleged, as a result of his day’s visit to the county seat. Two miles out of town he stopped at the home of ‘William Birmain and caught hold of a column to support himself, but his foet slipped, and as he fell his overcoat col- lar caught in a hammock hook. Unable to recover, he was slowly strangling to death when the Birmain dog, which had been aroused by the visitor, set up a fu- rious barking, that brought help. It was some time before Patterson recovered. WEDDING DATE STILL IN DOUBT Miss Busch and Lieutenant Seharrer Not Likely to Be Married on New Year's Day ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2. —Announcement was made - to-day that Lieutenant Eduard Scharrer of Stuttgart, Germany, and Miss Wilhelmina Busch, daughter of Adolphus Busch, the brewer, will be quistly mar- ried on New Year's day at the Busch mansion here. Papa Busch saye the an- nouncement is premature. The announcement came a5 & Se- quel to the elopement of Lieutenant Scharrer and Miss Busch Wednesday night to Beileville, M., sixteen miles across the river. which was frustrated by the fact that they were unable to securs a marriage license at the late hour, and therefore returned to Miss Busch's home. Lieutenant Scharrer arrived from Ger- many last Saturday, and while stopping at a hotel has been a visitor at the Busch home. He had not seen Miss Busch since childhood. o He is reported to be 29 years old and she 21 years. The couple probably will spend their honeymoon at Mrs. Busch's winter home at Pasadena, Cal. v Adolphus Busch to-night stated that, while his daughter was engaged 0 be married to Lieutenant Scharrer, the announcement that the wedding was to take place next Monday was pre- mature.. He said that while New Year's day had been mentioned dur- ing a family conference in regard to the proposed wedding no date had been finally decided upon and that the marriage would probably not take place until later in the year. ———————— FILIPINOS REQUEST BRYAN TO CHAMPION THEIR CAUSE pendence of the Islands. MANILA, Deec. 29.—Filipinos , whe! spoke at the banauet given to Wil- liam J. Bryan demanded ‘the imme- diate independence of the islands and said they, were looking to him to. champloft their cause with the Ameri- can people. Bryan, in his response, made no promises, and the natives were disappointed. Aguinaldo was among those present. The menu dis- played an American flag, supported by an insurgent banner. Amerfcans here are Dvleased with Bryan's conservatism.