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~ E WEATHER, January Distr ir’zints More News Than Any Other Paper Pub e | { G. McADIE t Forecaster. ten."* Pauper.” ALHAMBRA—“The Prince and CALIFORNIA—The Innocent Maids. Matinee. COLUMBIA—‘Macbeth.” CHUTES—Vaudeville, N Francisc e L THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—"“The Admirable Crich- the Matinee. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. “INSURGENT” LEADER IS ANGRY!|T{MPINS Babcock Causes Stir in House by Replying to the Charge _ That H1_s Course Is Actuated by Reveng 1 can Favors Tariff | Revision 1leagues Applaud His Explanatory SI‘LLCh outelle Challenges Champ Clark to Debate i gh WASF N General de- e tariff bill was . y, having January 4 men ent morrow, either to-morrow aid he had Arizona ed some of Philippine bill, asserted that the members_ of the was got up for ng the pending bill f in favor of tariff s atives of manu- e in time,” he the friend- f the farmer, and s vote—because, & time when, ning majority d a decidedly the White publican party debate, re- e bill and for its meet the ap- < of Americans; 1 §ll prove'of great the Philippines and the and that all educated or the measure. ng digression was made volving the prosperity e of Missourl. He was de- richness in Biblical lan- mp Clark interrupted Boutelle was going to ngley tariff law credit for given Missouri producers bet- for their products in this was the reply. CHALLENGE TO JOINT DEBATE. he Dingley law was passed, 8 the mortgages on Mis- de the State 16ok like now there were not gages to furnish pa- recent speech of written. t instantly. elle, “I have yet ing to recount.” t that Missour! had 1 the Republican col- blessing would be the rk to protection and e Senate. He chal- debate in his dis- ocate tearing down nd Boutelle to ad- rates or even higher ter prices en ngley challenge. He ear-down-custom- houses” speech weas made nine years ou think it will be n on that side will vhich will live for nine ed, amid general laugh- e ask Represe Oreg oat pearar ve Binger Hermann of ed himself and took the ber. It was his first ap- the floor this session. i “INSURGENTS” CLAIM GAINS. prese: on No Weakening of Opposition Joint Statehood Bl WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Opposition in the House 1o joint statehood seems to be gzining ground, and the “insurgents” ere growing bolder iIn their denunclation of the proposed administration meas- ures. Representative Babcock of Wis- to the consin, the leader of the inmsurrection,|day Wisconsin Republi-| ith a warning | n the | SWINGS AX e"’ | CONGRESS 2Py TOSEy 30 BEBC oA i - and his ileutenants say their. movement has gained strength since Saturday. The Republican “insurgents” on both the Philippine tariff and the joint state- hood measures are firmly lined up against the administration policy-and insist that they will not weaken. S sang . DECLINES A COMPROMISE. Payne Rejects All Amendments Offered by “Insurgents.” WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.— Chafrman Payne of the House Ways and. Means Committee announced to-night that he | was confident the Philippines tariff bill would pass without amendment when | put to a vote..- He said he was unwill- ing to accept the amendments progosed by the beet sugar men and declared it would be better that the bill be de- — N ANGER ‘WardenLopsHeads to Keep His Company. Quentin Dismisses Subordinates. Prisoh Directors May Put ‘Ba.ck Discharged Employes. L S ‘Warden Tompkins of San Quentin prison refuses to accept the inevitable. He pre- fers a fight to the finish, regardless of re- sults. A few days ago he was advised by the Board of Prison Directors that his term as Warden would expire on Febru- ary 1, 1906. Yesterday he signified his contempt for the board and his ill-feeling toward quite a number of his subordinates by sum- marily removing Captain of the Yard Har- rison, Captain of the Guard Russell, First Steward Shaw, Superintendent of the Farm Heyward, Gatckeeper Rains and Guard Burns. The notification of the removal sur- prised the displacedofficers. It is believed that several If not all the men who are victims of Tompkins' wrath will be rein stated or reappointed to their respective places immediately after the appointment of a new Warden. ‘When the board adjourned on the day "that notice was given to Warden Tomp- . would te on the urnment was taken with the under- standing t the meet at directors would nd then o The events of yesterday may cause & special meeting at once of the directors at San:Quentin or San Francisco. It is possible that steps may be taken to imme- diately oust Tompkins. If the welfare and discipline of the “prison demand prompt action as a measure of protection to the Interests of the State a special ses- sion of the board will be called. Unless a remarkable change of sentl- ment in the board takes place J. C. Ed- gar, formerly captain of the guard, will be appointed to succeed Tompkins. Edgar would have been appointed as the imme- diate successor of Aguirre if certain mem- bers of the board had not been impressed with the notion that Edgar gave to The Call, Inside information relating to the mismanagement of the prison. Since then the directors have ascertained that the information was not obtained, directly or indirectly, from Edgar. EgmagiEs L MEN ARE SURPRISED. { feated than passed In such form that | the amount of sugar permitted to come to the United States annually at re- | duced rates would be limited to a defi- WISCONSI OF THB HOUSE N CONGRESSMAN WHO IS LEADING THB IN ITS OPPOSITION TO TWO MEASURES WHICH HAVE THBE INDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT Officers Removed Meet With Curt ‘Treatment From Superior. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 15.—As several of Warden Tompkins' subordinates were REPUBLICAN MINORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION. e — nite amount. In the opinion of Payne, such action would defeat the purpose of the measure. Beveral conferences were held to-day between Republican leaders of the two factions. The Administration faction | refused to accept any of the compro- | mise amendments suggested by the “in- | surgents,” although the overtures of | the “insurgents” were carefully con- sidered. Many of the “stalwarts,” who were reported to be lined up firmly with the Administration two weeks ago, are now said to be showing signs of weakening and favoring amendments | satisfactory to either sugar or tobacco interests in their respective districts. Early in the session it was an- nounced that the entire Nebraska dele- gation would stand by the Adminis- tration. Two members have weakened already and several others are said to | be wavering and inclined to favor an | amended bill. The beet sugar interests of the State are responsible for this | change of view and a number of other | representatives from middle Western Btates are reported to be ylelding to home influence. On the other hand. there are several representatives from sugar beet dis- tricts who, like Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, announce that they will vote for the bill as it now stands and are confident that a full explanation of Philippines conditions will persuade their constituents that no harm will result to home-grown sugar from the small amount of Philippine sugar which will come here under reduced tariffs. FOR TD DAYS DEAD M BUTT OF JiST Lifelike Posture De- ceives Passing Workmen. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Ignorant of the fact that he had been dead for nearly two days, workmen to-day made Charles Brady, an employe of the Con- solidated Gas Company, the butt of their jokes, while his lifeless form rested on a ladder in the house at 0 Washington street. He had been asphyxiated by gas while he was put- ting in a meter. His head and one hand were still in the small compart- ment and he appeared to be at work. “Say, old man,” sald Louls Bach, an elevator man who had seen Brady en- ter the bullding on Saturday afternoon, “are you going to sleep over that job? You'd better get a move on or the boss will be after you.” John Woods tried to shove a piece —— PECULATIONS OF A TRUSTED EMPLOYE WRECK FIRM Clevel n d Stock and Grain Brokers Am- ce Their Retirement From Business. CLEVELAND, Jan. 15.—P. R. Fahey & Co., stock and graln brokers, an- nounced to-day that the firm would go into liquidation and retire from busi- der- Brady’'s left f ness owing to the eculations of & | wper when Brady did not move the trusted employe and the ill-health of ; police were notified. It was found that he was dead. His hand was firmly grasping the plug with which he had opened the gas cock and from the open vent gas was pouring. ———— the senior member, P. R. Fahey. In an official statement issued to-day by thé firm customers are requested to order all open transactions closed at once. In carrying out his peculations, the employe, it is added, so altered and falsified individual accounts that it will, prove & complicated matter to straighten them out. A mefmber of the firm safd to-day: “We are simply going into liquida- tion and no one will lose a cent as a result of our retiring from business.” Burbank’s Sentence Stands. “LEAVENWORTH, Kans, Jan. 15.— Advices received at Fort Leavenworth from Washington state that President Roosevelt has declined to interfere with the findings of the court-martial in the case of Lieutenant Sidney B. Burbank, Sixth Infantry, recently sentenced in Dl L P the Philippines to fifteen months’ im- Retired Army Officer Dead. prisgnment and dismissal from the NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Jan. 16.—|army. Burbank was convicted of de- Commodore William P. McMunn, U. 8 |sertiag his Filipino wife, who some N., retired. died at his home here to- | tim ‘was granted & divorce and ali- | masted, seated at the dinner table to-night trying to chew a tough steak and wondering whether - the iIncoming administration would furnish choicer and tenderer cuts, Stenographer Jacobson stepped into the room and handed each of the marked men a note, which acted as an appetizer. “Your services are no longer required. was the motto and signed by J. W. Tomp- kins, Warden, was the wording of the note, which was dated to-day. The marked ones were Henry L. Harri- son of San Rafael, eaptain of the yard; James Russell of S8an Diego, captain of the guard: John Rains of s Angeles, lower gatekeeper; Reginald E. Shaw of Oakland, steward of convict mess; W. T. Hayward of Point Arena, overseer of stock and farm, and a lone guard, Arthur Burns of San Francisco. They were all taken by surprise this evening and expect to turn their offices over to their successors immediately. Sergeant of the First Watch Danie] Cur- ran of Bacramento, who has been con- nected with the prison for many years, will probably be captain of the yard. d John Jones, who has been connect- ed With the prison as an officer and guard during the last twenty-two years, will be captain of the guard. Guard B4 O'Flah- erty will be lower gatekeeper, Lieutenant John H. Murray of Kentfleld will have charge of the convict mess and Guard Judson G. Kerfoot of San Bernardino, who has been a guard during the last ‘five administrations and who refused an officer’s billet during Hale's administra- tion, has been selected to be sergeant of the first night watcH. There. will be fur- ther appointments to fill vacancles caused by the changes made this evening. Captain of the Yard Harrison was ap- pointed engineer of the prison during the latter part of Hale's administration, serv- ing throughout Aguirre's term. When Tompkins took charge Captain of the Yard J. D. Hunter resigned and Harrison was appointed. ‘ Previously to wmh‘ here he was Sher- Iff of this county for eight years. The of having per- DENVER JUOGE WILL PUNISH AICH ROCUES Lindsey to Avenge Girls That Are Led 2 Astray. Special Dispatch to The Call DENVER, Jan. 15.—More than twenty cases are being prepared in Judge Ben- jamin B. Lindsey's court which will in- volve that many professional and soclety men in Denver when presented. Juvenile Officer Phillips has made a thorough ex- amination of every big store in Denver where young girls are employed, and claims that he has evidence that will send several men to the penitentiary. Officer Phillips says: \ “The informations are being suppressed at present, but we will be ready fqr ac- tion in two weeks; and then the full story will be given to the public. It will be the biggest surprise the city has known in a long time. No power on earth can save the criminal offenders when they are tried in Lindsey's court. There are rich men, men high in public places in Denver, who must face an awful stigma of disgrace when the facts are made public. “I have the names of more than twenty men—businéss and professional men and men in soclety—Who are implicated in procuring young girls from department stores. These girls are all under the age of consent, and there are hundreds of them. The majority are poor, and their downfall ..as been accomplished by the rascals, who were willing to pay big money to get them.” o ex-convicts, and that in one instance Har- rison had borrowed money from Tobe an ex-convict. He also blames’ istration and guilty of intrigue. Captain Russell was appointed by Aguirre in July, 18%. He was Chief of ‘Police in San Diego for several years. PHILADELPHIA, stemship Olaf Kyrre, from Shields, ar- rived here to-day with the crew of the bark Cordillera, from St. Johns, N. B,, for Buenos Ayres. They were taken off uary 5. The Cordillera Moribund Chief of Sa.n\ { although admitting that symptoms of SIKWEEKS | OF TORTURE - BYARSENIC —_— Small Doses of Poison Given Victim. Alleged Crime Charged to Widow of Iowa Resident. Jury Will To-Day Pass Upon the Question of Mrs. Pratt’s Guilt. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ROCKWELL CITY, Ia., Jan. 15.—The trial of Mrs. Josiah N. Pratt, charged with having killed her husband by slow poisoning, has disclosed what ap- pears to have been one of the most heartless crimes ever committed by a woman. The case will go to the jury to-morrow. If the jury find her guilty on the evidence, it will be equivalent | to saying that Mrs, Pratt, while nurs- ing her husband and caressing him during six weeks of excruciating pain, | was in fact tdrturing him by adminis- tering small doses of poison. Pratt’s funeral was stopped and his stomach removed. Twenty-three grains of free arsenic were found therein. Five experts for the State testified that Pratt’s symptoms were those of arsenic poisoning and could be attrib- uted to no disease, while three experts for the defense claimed the symptoms indicated a combination of five diseases, arsenic poisoning were pr Other wltnesses testi Pratt's affection for Willl d dozen persons-told of having seen Per- sing’s arms around Mrs. Pratt, and three witnesses said that when Pratt was dying Mrs. Pratt stood by his bed. her hand in Persing’s, while without a tear or sigh she watched the suffering man breathe his last. Then she rested her head on Persing's breast. Persing declares he never loved Mrs. Pratt, but had planned to marry Mina Fox, a young girl of Fonda, Iowa. The latter expresses confidence that her lover never displayed any affection for Mrs. Pratt, who is ten years his senlor. FIFTY DEATHS ME CHIRCE T0 R OSLER Old - Age Theory the Cause of Many Suicides. Special Dispatch to The Call. CLEVELAND, Jan. 15.—Upon Dr. Osler, noted for his “6ld age sulcide” theory, is placed the blame for fifty suicides in Cleveland last year. Out of eighty-three e?u of self- destruction In this clty during 1905 fitty of those who killed themselves were past the age of 40 years. In commenting upon this fact, shown by tae annual report of the Health De- partment for 1905, Health Officer Fried- rich expressed the opinion to-day that the agitation resulting from the Osler theory was responsible for this con- dition. “Many of these persons, on reading the opinfon of Dr. Osler concerning the age when men passed the period of usefulness and his theory regarding thelr belng put out of the way when the period of usefulness was over, be- come despondent,” said he. MEN WHO KILLED MILITARY ATTACHES ARE EXECUTED CHEFOO, Jan. 15. — Three Chinese who confessed to the murder of Mili- tary Attaches Von Guggenheim and De- Cuverville on their return from Port Arthur prior to the capitulation of that place were executed here to-day. Lieutenant Von Guggenheim and Lleutenant DeCuverville, respectively German and French military attaches at Port Arthur, left there in Ausust, by Chinese. of them. Last February members of the junk’s crew confessed that the of- ficers had been robbed, murdered and RAILROAD S BLANED - FOR DELAY Southern Pacific Is Accused by Taft, —_—— Held Responsible for Congestion of Pan- ama Road. Corporation Causes Blockade on Isthmus to Benefit Pacific Mai! —_— WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Charges b3 Secretary Taft and Chlef Engineer Stee vens of the Isthmian Capal Commission that the Southern Pacific Railway is ree sponsible for the freight congestion om the isthmus of Panama former most ine- teresting development of a four hours’ hearing to-day on canal affairs before the deficiency sub-committee of the House Committee on Appropriations. The Southern Pacific €ompany controid the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, ac- cording to the statements of the Secretary of Whr and Mr. Stevens, who say that since the abrogation of the freight agree- ment between the Panama Rallroad and the steamship company the latter has been dilatory in calling for San Francisco freight on the west side of the isthmus, It is charged that steamers frequently refuse to stop to take on freight, and even leave port with only a partial cargo, while great qnnuu‘a! freight Ne on the wharves. It was alleged that the appa motive for this course on the part of the steam= ship company was to hinder materials fi- ‘tended for the ‘canal to be deMvered at Colon by the steamships operated by the Government from New York, so that the shipments would be necessary over the lines of the Pacific Mail from San Fran- eisco. That the blockade had had this ef« fect was asserted by Chief Engineer Ste- vens, who said that several cargoes had been shipped via San Francisco and over the Pacific line for this very reason. Other shipments will go this way unless an end can be made to the blockade. NO WHARVES ON WEST SIDE. As there are no wharves on the west side of the isthmus it is impossible for railroad company to store the conges freight on that side of the isthmus unti} it can be shipped to San Francisco. Consequently the storage and dockage facilitles on the east side of the isthmus are said to be constantly overtaxed and the canal work seriously hindered. 3 It was suggested by several members of the Appropriations Committee that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company might be induced to act more promptly if the United States were. to threaten to cut off mail contracts with the company, and other members urfled that the coastwise laws are adequate to punish any negligeng act on the part of the company. Secretary Taft was summoned beford the sub-committee to make explanations concerning estimates for canal expenses included in the additional appropgjations of 35,500,000 sought In order to continus the canal until. the end of the present fiscal year on June 30. Taft was accom- panied by Chairman Shonts of the Isth- mian Canal Commission, Chief Eagineer Stevens, E. S. Bensog, general auditor, and David W. Ross, general purchasing agent of the commission. ESTIMATES MODERATE. epresentative Tawney, chairman of Appropriations Committee, and othest ‘members of the deficiency sub-committes said after the hearing that they were con- vinced the estimates of the Secretary of ‘War and his assistants have been made with great care. Tawney also sald that the War Department to-morrow, but it is not likely that Secretary Taft will ba asked to appear again. The canal appropriation is to be carried in the urgent deficiency bill, now doubtless part of aration. The committee will port the measure the latter ‘week. —_—————— WARE’'S METHODS EXPOSED BY A FORMER ACCOMPLICH) Gives Evidemce fou State in Nebraska Land Fraud Case. P OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 15.—The trial of Rev. George M. Ware, president of the U. B. L Cattle Company, charged with conspiracy to defrgud the Government of public lands, was resgmed here to- day. Frank Lambert, one of Ware's alleged co-conspirators, confirmed pres vious testimony to the effect that he induced about twenty members of the Soldiers’ Home to file on homesteads and give ninety-nine year leases to the U, B. I. Company. Lambert said he paid them $150 each and recefved from Ware $50 for each lease obtained,