The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 2, 1906, Page 1

The Cal Forecast for Jahuary G H | Prints More — THE WBATHER. Sen Frencis® end vicinity—Fuir | | Tuesday: light nérthwest winds. WILLSON, Xwocal Forecaster \ews Than Any Ot her Paper Published in San Francisco ‘E . ‘9’{ > Sword. Orpheus in_Hades." When We Were Twenty- | _Ome* NEW CENTRAL — “ By Right of THE THEATERS, MfixZéR—“A Stranger in a Strange ALHAMBRA—‘“The Heart of Mary- land.’ CALIFORNIA— An Honmest Politi- cian.’' Matinee. COLUMBIA—“The American Lord."” CHUTES—Vaudeville K Jewess. " —Vaudeville SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 3 The gathering of dele { gates to the State Federa- | tion of Labor was the ! occasion for an parade in Oak n which they together on men of conven- ally called d Mayor cordial nt Harry A. Knox fitting reply. After ppointment of a creden- Mott Makes of Mlayor Address Welcome ood Will on Every 1 Hand for the Delegates heir mbled work w and | music | 3 bearing a fiag and everywhere gre: f the friends of orga femilies of members steps under th of their varied crafts. t division, in charge of Mar- eger, were the delegat, on, the carmen, the mem- carpenters’ unions of Ala-| i the theatrical employes. | | { | | of which P. C.| consisted of t bakers’ helpers, sign| plasterers, cement hanics, housemovers, ck, tile and ter rs, shinglers, Moreno acted ag el was m inters, bakers, s agent 0" marshal | . B re the team-| iron, electrical ers e milk vers, the ice X w box and | kers, the 1 a hoe work- | the butchers. | mill { bot- tallymen, | machinists, | 1 clerks. shington | » Broad-| h street, n Webster , where the pro- d, the delegates and »f the local unions re- 1l to hear Mayor Mott's ress of welcome MAYOR GREETS DELEGATES. on was called to order by . president of the State ederation ¢f Labor, who after formally ennouncing the opening of the conven- ————— e Continued on Page 3, Column 1, cereal 804z beer milkmen laundry w w ressmen, rkers and ret pneumoni Sing Yung was considered a unique | charac among his countrymen. While | and then became possessed of a desire |London Times ! The Thmes incidentally recalls the Sack- ' “HOB0 CHINK” FALLS VICTIM 10 PHEUMONI Death of the Only Chi-| nese Tramp in This Country. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. g ¥ Chine ng, believed tramp in CHI( have the U E wher eleventh term Jar AGO, 1y , died yesterday at the he was serving his His death was caused by in Chicago he lived on Clark street, but his life was entirely apart from other Chi- nese. It wa ¥ of the ordinary American tramp. To the Harrison-street police he known as the ‘‘Hobo Chink.” ~ He spent hi in Chi- cago, patronizing lodgi Sing frequented the where the largest gl b were sold, and when he w osted his fines were mot paid by the y men of his nation, as is ordinarily done in cases of Chinese who are arrested and fined. Sing Yung was born in California. Soon after his birth both parents died and he was adopted by an American family. He lived with them until he was 16 years old, for roaming. EXPECTS A DENIAL FROM PRESIDENT Comments Upon Alleged Utterances of Mason. LONDON, Jan. 1 So far the letter Cameron Corbett, a Parliamentary candidate from Glasgow in the Union interests, calling the attention of Em- bassador Reid and Premier Campbell- Bannerman to the alleged action of his opponent, D. M. Mason, has not at- tracted much attention in political circles. Corbett said that Mason at a meeting of his constituents announced that in a friendly interview which he bad with President Roosevelt at Wash- bgton the President expressed his hea ympathy with the Liberal party in\Great Britain. The Times, however, says editorially that does mnot believe President Roogevelt said what has been imputed to 1im, but“agrees with Corbett in say- ing that the President might make | someyisclaimer and thereby render im- possiile any further misrepresentation. ville inkident. \ ——————— Thagedy Ends Celebration. BELLRVILLE, I, Jan. 1.—In at- temptingito quell a New Year's riotous celebratidp in his saloon early to-day IBI | T OFFICERS OF THE FORNTA STATE FEDPRA- CAL, TION OF LABOR. CERMAN FORTS ARE CRUMBLING N0 THE S Island of Iieligola,nd Is No Longer a Gibraltar. Special Dispatch to The Call. BERLIN, Jan. 1L—Emperor Willlam's ambition to make the island of Heligolana, in the North Sea, acquired from Great | Britain, another Gibraltar, is doomed to disappointment. One of the dishearten- ing New Year's gifts recelved by the Kaiser is the news that the island is gradually crumbling away, and that part of the elaborate fortifications hgve col- lapsed. s The latest official report received by the Emperor from Heligoland says a score of great blocks of granite forming the outer wall of the sea forts have plunged into the water, the foundations having been eaten away. A great breach now exists, which can be repaired only by the con- struction of an inner wail. It appears that Great Britain made a good bargain when she ceded Heligoland 10 Germany fifteen years ago for numer- cus rights and privileges. The island had even then begun to show the erosive ac- “tion of the turbulent waters of the North Sea, but now this has been greatly in- creased. The erosive process also is affecting the commercial value of the island. The in- | habitants have become frightened at the increasing action of the, waves and are gradually deserting thelr homes. From a population of 4000 in 1890 the inhabitants 0. the island have decreased 1800. The dream of Emperor Willlam of a German Gibraltar in the German Ocean off the strategic point of Schleswig-Hol- stein is a mere chimera. Further forti- Wwilllam Tennehill shot and killed Wil- liam Bord# and dangerously wounded | fication of the island of Heligoland will Fred Hopwood. Tannehill telephoned | have to b~ abandoned. for the polke. surrendered himself and N was placed & jail. ; Banker Takes His Life. e Jealousy Gpuses Double Tragedy. MANGUM, Okla., Jan. 1.—At Duke, twenty milesfrom here, to-day W. Goodnight shol and killed his wife and then himself. §e was jealous; LINCOLN, Nebr., Jan. 1.—John Ellis, an ex-banker of Beatrice, Nebr., and ex-County Treasurer of Gage County, despondent over financial affairs, com- | mitted suicide to-day by taking car-| bolle acld. T | DYING MARSHAL CLUBS THE MAN WHO SHOT HIN Thrice Wounded Officer Fights Until He Faints. ~—— Special Dispatch to The Cali HOLLY, Colo., Jan. 1.—Shot through’ the breast, the left leg and the left arm, Town Marshal House had strength enough left to club Howard/ Brown, his assailant, almost Into In- sensibility = before he . fainted. The shooting occurred at 10 o'clock this: morning. After clubbing Brown Mar-| shal House walked across the main/ street before he fell. It is believed he will die, and if he does the lyrch-/| ing of Brown is probable. Brown and & man named Dewees were flghting, when = Marshal Hous: undertook to arrest them. Brown,’ who had a grievance agalnst the mar- shal as a result of a trivial dispute, turned on the latter and - shot him three times. The two men were per- sonal friends untfl they had the dis- pute a few days ago. Brown was arrested by Sheriff Thomas, who was summon®d from La- mar after the shooting. The first bullet fired by Brown struck | Marshal House in the breast and knocked him down, but he got up and used his club with telling effect on Brown, who continued to shoot. Then House started across the street to a hotel to procure medical attention, leaving a trail of blood as he stag- gered along. He fainted at the thresh- old of the hotel. PUERTO PLATA NOT TO BE BOMBARDED American Warships Will| ‘Draw a “Dead Line” for _ Bellicose Dominicans. WASHING' - Jan. 1.—Advices re-’ by the: t as. ‘say was: PERSISTENT RUMOR THAT DEPEW 15 L Report That He Will Resign From Senate Is Current. Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Jan. 12-A report was cur- rent in. both New -York ‘and Albany this evening that Senator Depew is seriously | The business and political strain un-| il der which he has labored recently lent color to the rumor, which became a mat- ter of wide interest. A persistent rumor also.was ‘current that Depew was about to resign from the United States Senate. No verification of the report of his ill- ness could be obtained, and Miss Pauld- ing, niece of the Senator, said to-night at his New York home: z “Mr. Depew has not been seriously ill for many years, and the report is fncor- rect. It is true that the Senator recently suffered from insomnia, but he has com- pletely recovered from the affection. Sen- ator Depew is in the country at the pres- ent time enjoying a much needed rest. He s 'in good health, but rather tired.” NO WEDDING RITES IN BUSCH MANSION German Lieutenant and Mil- lionaire’s Daughter Are Kept Apart. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.—The announce- ment last Friday, following the frus- trated elopement of Miss Wilhelmina Busch, daughter of Adolphus Busch, and Lieutenant Eduard Scharrer, of Stuttgart, Germany, that they would be quietly married at the Busch man- sion to-day, was not carried out, In stead Miss Busch has gone to the Grant farm to spend some time and her father has asserted that there is | 10 WAR ON RAILROADS tain to Prove Costly. Retaliatory Measures Being Framed in Pennsylvania. Companies May Lose Millions Through Abelishing of Free List. Special Dispatch to The Call. PITTSBURG, Jan. L—It is estimated that the no-pass rule of the raildoads. which went into effect to-day, will cost the roads many millions of dollars in Pennsylvania before January 1. 1907 Retaliatory mecasures are already be- ing framed by the city and country editors of the Keystome State and by members of the Legislature. William T. Creasy, Democratic lead- er from Columbia County, has already received enough promises from Repub- lican members throughout the Staie to insure the passage of his bill allowing trolley lines to ca freight. The Pennsylvania Railroad, because of powerful pull with a majority of mem- bers of the House and Senate, has succeeded for twenty years in sup- pressing this bill immediately after its intreduction. Such a law would cost the railroad, it is estimated, about § 000,000 annually. A number. of schemes framed up by country legisiators would \greatly ha- rass ‘the poorer railroads. Bills are contemplated that wouid fix responsi- bility for accidents and compel the railroads to provide more safety appli- | ane Bills to insure better sanitary ar gements in cars, to providé a seat for every person with a ticket and to change the laws that gave the rail- roads such a great momopoly over the State are now under consideration. Pennsylvanians acquainted with the methods at Harrisburg, where the Legislature meets, do not blame the s, members for feeling oversensitive. The law allows 20 cents per mile for As- semblymen during the session. tofore the Here- raiiroads gave each mem- 1al pass and as many trip > wred to use while the session was in progress. To be com- pelled to pay the State’s money for car fare i more than the lawmakers will stand, and they recken that they can demonstrate their independence as well as the railroad. The big dailies in Pennsylvania are demanding space rates for rallroad schedules. More wrecks and accidents have been reported since the railroad anti-pass ultimatum was issued than have ever been known in this State before. HAS FAITH IN PLAN TO REACH THE POLE Explorer Believes hip Venture Will Succeeed. NEW YORIK, Jan. 1.—Dr. Nordenskjold, | the voung Swedish explorer, expressed as his bellef last night that American en- terprise after all seemed destined to ac- complish what his intrepid countryman, Andree, gave his life in an effort to attain —to reach the north pole by airship. Dr. Nordenskjold declared that the pro- ject set on foot in Chicago gave more promise of success than anything so tar planned in that direction. “I am perfectly satisfied,” he saldy “that if an airship such as is contem- plated can be built, barring accidents that cannot be foreseen and provided against, but which are Mkely to ocour on a jour- fiey of such an extraordinary nature, the dream of the Arctic explorer will be real- ized. To my mind there are, despite the tragic outcome of Andree's attempt, an abundance of circumstances to encourage anybody who plans to make the dash for the pole through the air rather than over the ice.” Dr. Nordenskjold sald that one difficulty in the way of reaching the pole by air- ship lay In the fact that at the only time of the year when it was practicable to make the attempt—namely, in the short Arctic summer—the winds mostly came fro mthe north. He said that so far an airship that could make headway against even a- moderate wind had not been evolved. Such a one might, however, yet be constructed. —————————— — WOMAN KILLS A MAN. Says She Shot im Self-Defelise When Attacked. OKLAHOMA 'CITY, Okla., Jan. no engagement between his daughter | Miss Barbara Toxer to-day shot and and thé lieutenant. An air of mystery seems to pervade the affair. Lieuten- and Scharrer, seen to-day at his hotel ‘I'apartments, declined to discuss it. killed F. C. Clayton, a business man of this city. The woman asserts that Clayton attacked her and that she shot in self-defense. The shooting occurred Adolphis Busch said he had nothing | i the woman's room, to which Clay- to make public as to his plans for his daughter, - wl is now. at the home of her brother, Augustus A. Busch, on the Grant farm. Al that the father would “Lieutenant Scharrer and I are still very good friends.” Another Body Washed Ashore. vxczoxu. qu‘ gi:'ln. l.—Another near Long Beach from the wreck df :;: Pass of Melfort, ‘Burial will take place at Uclulet, 3 ton is alleged to have forced an en- trance. ’ ——————————— Bryan and Aguinaldo Meet. MANILA, Jan. 1.—Brilifant receptions were held to-day by .Major General Corbin and Acting Governor Ide. The Bryans received with the latter. Aguin- aldo and other former insurgent of- ficers attended. On Wednesday Mr. Bryan: will "leave for the southern lands. Captain Moss, Germeral Cor- bin's .*!. will accompany him as far as Born: GATHERED IN ORKLAND MARCH THE STREETSILAWMAKERS SAYS ODELL FEDERATION TO BEGIN BUSINESS SESSIONS TO-DA | No-Pass Order Cer-| 1—1 FORCES ARE - USING GoL Higgins' Spokes- man Makes Flat Charge. {Alleges Attempt to Bribe Legislators at Albany. State “Bos;"—iz;;i;:g a Last Stand to Retain Con- trol of Party. Spectal Dispatch to The Cali, N. Y. J 1.—State Chair- { han Odell, whose elimination from Re- publican politics in New York has been decreed by President Roosevelt and Govs ernor Higgins, came to Albany to-night to make a last stand against his enemies withiu the party of which he is still the nominal head. He found himself sur- rounded by lieutenants of Governor Hig- { ALBANY gins and he untered the direct in= fluence of Pr evelt, exerted through Herbert Parsous, who was | chosen chairman e New York County Republican Committee at Mr. Roose- velt's instance and who came here di- reetly from Washing Governor Higgins to-night charged | Odell openly with to employ | money to influ mer bers of the As- or Merritt, his candidate arge was embeodied in a statement made by N. V..¥. Fran- chot, State Superintendent of Public Works, who is closely associated with the Governor. Franchot said for Speaker. | “There is no change In the situation. & by friends McKnight, orivate de | desperate effort has beer of Mr. Odell, cluding J | until recently Mr. Harriman's | seeretary, to commit the | to a secret ballot. The | worth are able to put bu tion on this scheme, and on the part of those opposed to him to use money for the purpese of accomplish- ing his defeat. Even with the use of maney, they do not believe this can be The support of Mr. an be influenced by USES THE PRESIDE Parsons did not hes dent Roosevelt's 7 which he made, de seeking to show that J Wainwright, although sincere, was being made a cats- paw by Odell to’ weaken Wadsworth, From ali over the Odell has sum- | moned his supporters to rally around | him, so as to w un impressive shows ing In his fight for the As- embly. The corridors | Teneyek were thronged with the 8 | Co dent that t ¥ swing the Republ for Wadsworth, the leaders have been asking all day why Odell has come to Albany, since, in their opinion, his presence here will ke his defeat only the more conspicuous. The ques- tion was put te Odell him to-night. | “I am here as an American citizen,™ | he replied. s T ple “to do o e Odell was infol right that the adsworth men laim to seventy vote “His strength is growing less everg, day.” he said “I am | at Mr. Merritt has gained I jay and I am copfident that he will have enough votes to win. I know that Wadsworth has not enough.” SECRET BALLOT THE MAIN ISSUE. The test of strength in the caucus of Republican Assemblymen to-morrow night probably will be taken not di- rectly in a vote upon the candidates for the nomination for Speaker of the As- sembly, but upon the question whether the vote on the Speakership nomina- tion shall be a secret one. The utmost resources of both sides in the contest are now comcentrated upon that single point. Its importance is evident in the 1ight of the fact that the pledges hith- erto obtaired from the individual mem- bers of the new Assembly have had ref- erence only to the support of this can- didate or that. The issue of a secret ballot for the Speakership spraug Into existence late this afternoon and visi- bly disturbed all the comparative cer- tainties which had been supposed to exist. Leaders of the movement for the nomination of Wadsworth admit that if they cannot prevent a secret ballot they cannot secure Wadsworth's nomidatioa by the caucus. At last accounts “to-night the' best informed observers on both sides agreed that in-6pen ballot a voll call of {the Republican Assembly under | the existing conditions, | Wadsworth. Both sides agreed, also, that upou a secret ballot the result would be very different. MALTBY SPEAKS FOR ODELL. Replying to-night te the statement made by Franchot, Senator Maltby said: “I should say in reply to the statew ment of Mr. Franchot that it is the icy of this State, in the Interest of esty, to have a secret ballot. lnasna as the Executive, his Superintendent Public Works, Mr. Franchot, and other members of his administration have sandbagged every Assemblyman from Montauk Point to Nlagara Falls teo se- cure his vote for Mr. Wadswerth, jus- tice and prudence have demanded that these men should for ence have am op- portunity to vote as they want to. “As for the use of money—the charge comes with Il grace from a candidate who is himself several times a millionalre. l