The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1906, Page 1

. THE WEATHER, Forecast for January 15: San Francisco and vicinity—Showers Monday; light southwest winds. G. H. WILLSON; Local Forecaster. e ALCAZAR—"“The Admirable Crieh- ton.™ Pauger.” ALHAMBRA—“The Prince and the CALIFORNIA—The Innocent Maids. COLUMBIA—Mme. Modjeska. CHUTES—Vaudeviile. GRAND-—“Elizabeth." ORPHEUM—Vaud ville. MAJESTIC—"A Cootented Wom CENTRAL—"“The Price of Honer. TIVOLI—"Foxy Quiller.” idfl'ER PAPER PUBLISHED IN%QISC_Q Matinee. 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS THIEF SNATCHES MANY PURSES. Oakland Police Strive Energetically to Catch Man Who Robs Women. | — | %X § OF A PURSE SNATCHER IN OAKLAND. THE EN O I 15?!-4”:? AND HAS ELUDED ch case | bt 1 e | CH INESE WOMEN JOIN » IN SHANGHAI BOYCOTT s | Spirit of Unrest Pervades Ce- | lestial Empire and Alarms d Missionaries. BOSTON, Jan. 14—The American | Board of Foreign Missions has received a dispatch from Rev. Dr. Willlam S Ament, missionary of the board iIn o take her | peking, China, concerning the situation ! herself | yn that country. Dr. Ament says that ne late ved by en Cas. He caught her e i thief | tne women of Shanghal have joined in s - the boycott on American goods there. Dr. Ament adds: Just now a o not of comfortable portent is | the enlarged military -cumz out of "propor- tion to the financial strensth of the empire. describes the man who | Uniformed men abound far more than the se as being about 20 | real needs of v;‘hl ompu;‘e require. Munitions of t Dot Soilme i eigtit war are vpurchased which will soon be old | ana worthless. face and sharp fea- | One man in China seems to be working hing » | an_intelligent ides of his country's in- bing and & dark | Y ™" the man is former Miniuter to the United States Wu Ting Fang. Notwithstand- ing much obloquy and opposition he has se- | cured the abolition of torture in civil cases | (except the most aggravated) and secured leg- | islation on such matters as commerce, patents 4 trademarks and made the relations be- s far more cordial | than_formerly. legal proceedings | of Chinese courts are to be reconstructed, Which means the beginning of & new era in China. WABHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Advices from China to the State Department are | to the efrect that very slowly but surely | the anti-American boycott movement is* being crushed out by the Chinese au- thorities. Yesterday's mall brought from Minister Rockhill the full text of | the decree enjoining the provincial of- ficials to stamp out the boycott. The department is well satisfied with the terms of the decree, regarding’ it as an evidence of an earnest desire on the part of the Imperial Government to meet our wishes. Secretary Root nmow has hopes that clc fits that given by Mrs. of 2249 Chestnut street, y attacked last evening between Harrison Boerner said to- who tried to take a car at Nineteenth He passed me and eenth street. As I cet 1 turned and saw se. In the center me and grabbing to take the my furs. In the was torn and nd con- e f to the | hief overlooked; { wi e larger one." n furnished by Miss Coak- tallies with Lyde Van which g of val wrse the e who while walk- | legislation may be had at'the present n reet, between Mad. | session of Congress liberalizing the is streets, was grasped | present Chinese exclusion act to an ex- from beh that case the thief op-| tent that will suit the Chinese popula- erate v that he had secured the | tion. 3 purse contained only 10 cents, and B 6 S A m his victim recovered suf- Hurt While Going to Rescue. fic eam REDDING, Jan. 14.—James Douglas, The first < of the kind was reported | a laborer employed near the Ingot by Miss Maggie Campbell, a servant at | smelter, while going to the rescue of an old man known as “Uncle Rube” last night, fell from a lumber trestle to the ground twenty-two feet below' and broke his left arm in two places -above k street, whose purse was stolen as crossing Lafayette Park. In her snatched the purse, which , as he passed her. f of the police that one | the elb He also recelved internal ma for all of these at-|injuries and may die. “Uncle Rube's” tecks, and, armed with an excellent de- | dog made several trips to Ingot and by scription, they are making every effort to | his queer actions attracted the atten- find him. In some districts special pa- | tion of some men who went to the res- trols have been ordered and the patrol- cue. DOMESTIC WOES LEAD | PRESIDENT WELCOMES TOCOUNTS THE BT Foxhall Keene‘ to|{No Terms to Be File Suit for Divorce. Desertion to Be Made the Ground for His Complaint. Wife of the.Young Turfman Will Not Contest the Action. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—After an ear- nest effort on the part of friends to bring about a reconciliation between Mr, and Mrs. Foxhall Keene it became definitely known to-day that an action for divorce would be instituted soon in Kentucky by Mr. Keene, who claims that State as his residence. The ground for the action, it is understood, will be desertion. There will be no opposition 4o the suit on the part of Mrs. Keene. Philip J. Britt, counsel for Keene, refused to-night to discuss the reported intention of his client to begin proceed- ings for a divorce from the daughter of Colonel Frederick Lawrence, but a re- port from Lexington says Britt was there last week arranging for the beginning of the actioh. Britt admitted last night that he had just returned from Ken- tucky, but declined to state the charac- ter of his mission there. The domestic affairs of the Foxhall Keenes have been discussed by soclety for more than a year, Keene is the only son-of James R. Keene, the - stock operator. *He has devoted most of his| time to sports and pleasure, winning fame as an owner of thoroughbreds and as a polo and golf player. He was as- sociated with his brother-in-law, Talbot J. Taylor, in the brokerage business for two or three years and lost a great deal of money by the failure of that firm a few years ago. Following the separation of Keene and Ris wife in October, 1904, it was reported that their differences arose from the financial reverses suffered by Keene through that failure, but persons best informed say that that had nothing to do with it. Their separation is attributed to a natural difference of temperament, resulting in incompatibility and nothing more. Mrs. Keene left the fine house of her husband at Wheatley Hills and went to the home of her father at Bayside. She refused to discuss the cause of her de- parture from her husband’s home, and has maintained her reticence ever since. Keene also has refused to talk about his domestic troubles, and society, for the most part, has been left to guess. Mrs. Keene has spent much of her time in Europe since parting with her hus- band. She is now staying at her father's town house. Keene has divided his time between New York and the West, spend- ing much of his time in Kentucky, where he looked after the extensive turf inter- ests of his father. —_———————— ARCHBISHOP WILL NOT OPEN TABERNACLES TO GOVERNMENT Agents Sent to Make Inventories of Chureh Goods Must Be Satisfied With Priests’ Statements. PARIS, Jan. 14—Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris, has addressed a circular letter to the priests of this city in which he declares that he will never permit the tabernacles to be opened for the agents charged with making inven- tories of church goods, and instructing them to declare, on their honor as priests, the number and value of sacred vessels, but on no account to open the tabernacles. Nearly all of the Bishops, including the most moderate of them, have issuea letters similar to that of Cardinal Rich- ard. The order to make an inventory of church goods is looked upon as a mistake by all except the most violent of the anti-Clericals and is belleved by some persons to be the beginning of a real conflict betwcen church and state, ————— SIGHT RESTORED BY BLOW RECEIVED IN A FIGHT Nerve in the Eye Which Had Caused Blinduness Is Severed During an Encounter. PARIS, Ky, Jan. 14.—One of the most remarkable cases of sight being re- stored as the result of an accident oc- curred here yesterday. Leslie Coombs, who had been blind in one eye tol: years, received a slight cut on that eye in a fight. To-day the swelling of Coomb's face ‘had subsided sufficiently to admit of his opening the 1id of the injured eye. To his intense surprise he was able to see. Some nerve in the eye- ball which had caused blindness is be- lieved to have been severed. —_———— HUSBAND ENJOINED FROM MAKING LOVE TO WIFE Must Cease Trying to Wl; Back Her Affections After an Es- trangement. 3 PARKERSBURG, W. Va.,, Jan. 14— Judge Hunter H. Moss issued an in- Junction prohibiting a man from woo- ing a woman. The woman is the man’s wife and he has been trying to win her back after an estrangement. His atten- tions annoyed the wife and she applied to the Circuit Court for-an injunction, which was issued by Judge Moss, to prohibit Willlam Brown from woolng or making love to Mary E. Brown. The injunction also prohibits Brown from entering the premises where his wife resides, ¢ Made With the Insurgents. Open War Between the White House and Congress. “Big Stick” Being Swung With Lusty Vigor by the Executive, Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—The decision of the Senate to curb Mr, Roosevelt and keep him in his constitutional place is being resented at the White House. The objections of members of the House of Representatives to the Philippine tarift bill and the joint Statehood bill have only called down upon their heads extravagant expressions of executive wrath and nu- merous blows from the “big stick.” ,The situation has advanced from that of se- cret hostility to open revolt, until there is a condition now prevailing that prom- ises most serious results for the Repub- lican party. Higher and higher each day for more than six wecks have arisen the waves of revolt against the alleged pretensions of the President to dictate rather than to recommend to ‘Congress. The storm fe raging at both ends of.the Capitol. The great dome resounds with Republican de- | nunciation of the President. The White House offices echo with outpourings of an "imperious ex: A tnst Se: ¥ P ta art ~wi only one thing was to be expected, and that has been about realized. The administration is de- fied in the House of Representatives and is under searching and unrelenting in- vestigation in the Senate. More than that, the Senate has definitely decided that hereafter things shall be done dif- ferently in Washington and that the President shall consult it in the matter of making treaties, appointing persons to office and digging the Panama canal. The visit of the Missouri delegation to the President the other day was a case in point, illustrating the methods being employed to get legislation. The nine Republican members from that State called at the White House with reference to patronage. The President told them that béfore he talked to them about pa- tronage he would like to discuss State- hood and other administration measures about which the Missourlans were report- ed to be somewhat shaky. Then a storm broke loose. The mem- bers from Missouri refused to be coerced and said they would vote in the House according to their convictions, even if the President did not make a single ap- pointment for them. Similar tactics are being pursued with reference to the Philippine bill. The men who oppose the plan of the President and the Secretary of War for free trade with the Philippines in everything but sugar and tobacco, and free trade in these products after 1909, are vigorously de- geribed and contemptuous remarks are passed upon them by administration Spokesmen. It is the application of the “pig stick” policy again, ‘The men who are being attacked by the President and the President’s spokesmen Wwith such vigorous candor are replying in kind. Bitterness has been injected into the various controversies. Even “Uncle Joe'' Cannon has caught the infection and he is swinging the “big stick” of the administration with a merclless hand and those whose heads have been cracxed are preparing to give him as good as ho sends. ———————————— s THIRTY-NINE DAYS WITHOUT TASTING ANY FOOD Dr. S. M. Stauffer of Allegheny Says It ‘Wil Be Two Months Before fi- Enats Again. PITTSBURG, Jan. 14.—Thirty-nine days wit GOE! hout food of any kind pas ing his lips is recorded so far of Dr. 8. M. Stauffer of Allegheny. Dr. Stauffer when seen at his home this afternoon said he felt very well and had no de- sire for food. In spite of this statement there is a wild 100k in his eyes and his features are terribly drawn. When he started his fast Dr. Stauffer weighed 132 pounds, now his weight is 96. “Not until my tongue cleans off will I touch food,” said Dr. Stauffer. “Tiax= pect that will take sixty days, perhaps jonger. 1 am standing the strain bet- ter than I expected I would.” e R ar e RDER PEOPLE FEAR FLOODS e WEHEN MOUNTAIN SNOWS MELT { Unusual Depth of Drifts in Foothilly Cnuses Unensiuess Along Banks of the Rio Grande. EL PASO. Jan. 14—The unusual heavy snowfall on the mountains and foothills which form the watershed-of } the Rio Grande is causing considcrable uneasiness for the future when the snow begins to melt. The snow is from six to elght fcet deep on the mountains, a much greater amount than burdened the hills at the beginning of the melt- ing period last year, when thousands of dollars of damage resulted from the: overflow of the stréeams which feed the | Rio Grande. . She TOKIO, Jan. 14—General Nogi, who| arrived here to-day from to that accord bi 9 a::‘mfl' rial car- frpeib ey rlages to HIPS’ GUNS SALUTE MOORISH DIPLOMAT Picturesque Arrival of Moham- med El Torres at Algeciras. Representatives of the Powers Gathering for Conference. ALGECIRAS, Spain, Jan. 14—Amid the roar of the guns of the Spanish warships, Mohammead el Torres, the Moroccan Min- ister of Foreign Affairs, who will repre- | sent Moroceo in the conference, here this afternoon. It was a picturesque scene, suggestive of the struggle about to be begun by the powers over Morocco. The entire population, made up mainly | by throngs of Moors and Spaniards, | packed the quays to witness the debar- | kation of the Moroccan statesman and | States would be the power having a chief inte: !counn‘y just across Its borders and that France had just such an interest in Mo- roceo, which was on the other side of the landed | French border. rest concerning the future /of the Revoll would not discuss the conference, but by his bearings he showed his confl- | dence that it would have a satisfactory | re: sult. ' by S T Pope Approves Italy's Course. ROMY¥, Jan. 14.—The Pope has ex- pressed his approval of the intention of { | INSURGENTS DEFEATED IN - FINAL BATTLE Several Dominicé.n Gen- erals Slain in the Combat. CAPE fl‘YTIEN, Hayti, Jan. M4.—A eanguinary and what probably will prove to bave been.the final battle, has taken place near Guayabin between the {roops of General Caceres, the temporary Pres- ident of Santo Domingo, and the insur- gents. The former were victorious. Sev- eral generals on either side were killed or wounded. / The gunboat Independencia, which re- cently went over to the insurgents, in- tends, on the advice of former President Morales, to return to Santo Domingo and surrender to the Government, on a guar- antee of the safety of her officers and crew. It is expected that the Governor of Monte Christi will follow the advice of General Morales and surrender the place, provided the necessary guarantees as ‘to safety be glven. SAN JUAN, P. R, Jan. M4.— While stretched on a cot in the hospital here to-day General Charles F. Morales, for- mer President of Santo Domingo, who arrived here yesterday on the United States gunboat Dubuque, requested the press to convey to the American péople, particularly to President Roosevelt and others of the authorities fn Washington, the expression of his sincere thankfulness for the assistance accorded. him while President of the republic. “The future salvation of Santo Do- mingo,”. said he, “Is dependent entirely on the ratification of the pending conven- tion by. the United States Senate and the Congress of Santo Dommgo. I belleve that the majority of the people of the republic agree with me in this, as they all know that the continudnce of the revolutionary agitation means continual ruination. Gereral Caceres (the tempo- rary President) now indorses the conven- tion, as do the revoludonists. The im- mediate future of Santo Domingo is ob- scure. It is very probable that the dis- turbed conditions will continue, as the Caceres government represents a minor- ity and will be unable to guarantee the safety of life and property.” 'Phe general says he is satisfied that he has worked for the welfare of his coun- try to the best of his ability. He is in good spirits, though his face indicates the trials he cndured during his strenu- ous experiences of the iast few months. His broken ankle was the result of the parting of;a rope of vines by which he ‘was trying to climb a precipice, and was not caused by a fall from his horse. C—————————— President Dines New York Foliticians. - WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—President Rooscvelt entertained at a dinner at the | White House yesterday a. number of gentlemen, mostly New Yorkers, with whom, and with others who came T the dinner, it is understood, politice in rticular reference to the successor- 'ship of former Governor Odell as chair- man of the Republican State, Commit- tee, "It was after the i | ference OFFICER IN COMMAND OF THE AMERICAN SQUADRON STATIONED NEAR ALGECIRAS AND AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE AT THE POWERS CON FERENCE CALLED TO DISCUSS THE MOROCCAN EMFPROGLIO. e - his suite from the Spanish cruiser Rio de la Plata, which arrived unexpectedly. The party consisted of sixty-one persons, all richly garbed in flowing white robes and wearing white and red turbans. The Spanish state coaches, which were brought from Seville, received Mohammed el Torres and his suite and took them to a villa alongside those set apart for the British and French delegations. Gibraltar was another center of ac- tivity to-day, owing to the presence of | many fleets. The American blue jackets | were consplcuous about the streets, where | they fraternized with the British sailors. Many of the American soldiers attended the dress parade of the British garri- son at the citadel DINNER TO ADMIRAL SIGSBEE. Rear Admiral Sigsbee and the captains of the American squadron were the re- cipients of many courtesies, among them a dinner given by Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, the commandant of all the naval establishments at Gibraltar. The American and British officers will be the guests to-morrow at a dinner to be given by Richard L. Sprague, the American Con- sular Agent at Gibraltar, at which Henry ‘White, the American Embassador at Rome, who will represent the United States in the conference, will be pres- ent if he should arrive in time. It Is expected that this dinner will give oec- casion for an exchange of amenities and that it will have additional significance, coming on the eve of the conference. A correspondent talked with M. Revoll, head of the French delegation, during the trip here. . Revoll said he did not wish to grant a formal interview, but the con- versation brought out the following points having special reference to the United States: The correspondent asked Revoil why France occupled a special position In Mo- rocco, In reoly to which the delegate pointed out that the geographical proxim- ity and the extent of the Algerian fron- tler contributed largely to establish this special position.- FRENCH “MONROX DOCTRINE.” ‘When it was suggested that the Mon- roe doctrine was based upon the theory of geographical proximity, the statesman strongly assented, remarking upon the special position which the this special interest had been shown to- ward Cuba and Panama and at present it was belng exercised in the case of the relations of France with Venezuela. “You can readily judge from the “how the prox- Italy to undertake the cause of the Jews and of religious liberty at the Al- geciras confere —_———————— MEXICAN GOVERNMENT PUTS BAN ON SLANDEROUS STORIES Instructs Agents to Refuse Foreigners Privilege of Filing Mining Claims in Certain Districts. EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 14.—Because of the slander of foreigners, who claimed they had not been given proper -pro- tection from alleged Indian outrages in Sonora and Lower California, and owing to the circulation of such stories, the Mexican Government has issued an order forbidding mining agents in those States to allow foreigners to file min- ing claims. This is the outgrowth of the circulation of alleged Yacul stories in the United States by prospectors. —_—————————— BROTHER’S PLIGHT REVEALS MR. CLEVELAND’S ILLNESS Former President Too Indisposed to Visit Bedside of Dying Relative. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 14—Rev. W. N. Cleveland, a retired Presbyterian minister and brother of former IFresi- dent Grover Cleveland, is seriously ill of paralysis at the home of his son, W, N. Cleveland, in Columbus. Rev. Mr. Cleveland is 83 years of age. Several weeks ago he was stricken with paral- ysis and since last Friday he has been unconscious. Former President Cleveland is being kept constantly informed of his broth- er's condition. He has notified the fam- ily that owing to the state of his health it is impossible for him to come to his brother’s bedside. —————————— PRIOR’S FORGERIES OF BONDS WILL NOT AFFECT OHIO BANKS Securities Are So Distributed That Loss to Individual Institutions Will Be Unimportant. CLEVELAND, Jan. 14—Leland W. Prior’s forgerfes thus far brought to light amount to $200.000. They consist of two issues of $50,000 of Alpena (Mich.) bonds, one issue of $100,000 of Canton bonds and one issue of §100,000 of South Sharon (Pa.) bonds. The seécurities were so distributed among -varfous large banks as collat- eral that the loss to the various banks will be but trifing and wholly unim- of the New York Club, arrived here to-day from Savannah, with Mr. Rogers and party on board. All are well. After Ing here for a few days the vessel continue her cruise in the West H. H. Rogers Jr. Yacht