The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1906, Page 1

showers A B'alfeP? Forecast for February 6, 1906 San Francieco and Vicinity—Cloudy | unsetticd weather Tuesday, possibly l light east wind, G. District Forecaster. changing to McADIE, What Count Boni de Castel- lane did with the Gould mil- hons Paris residence . $3,000,000 Art cunios 1,820,000 Pau Chateau - 300,000 Cards and race A track - : 100,000 Yacht Valhalla 200,000 Political cam- paigns 300,000 | Clothing 100,000 | Stable 150,000 Costume fete - 300,000 Stock speculations 600,000 | Owed money lenders. 860,000 Entertaining King of Portugal 200,000 Bachelor dinners 100,000 $8,000,000 Court’s Attempt at a Reconciliation Is Fatile. itess Boni de Cas- nna Gould) entered a Representatives the Count appeared f the Court of rmity with arrange a a definite suit inquestjonable te's efforts were ess absolutely with her repeated but de Castellane's e rep- Countess to-morrow the suit will ah effort at reconcillation dren of being ally for the e of their mother. e express little hope that any of their differences will be t about, but as divorce proceed- der the French law are very hy, new developments may occur be- e the case comes up/for trial. A de- cree cannot be pronounced under from three to six months. . HICH HONOR IN STORE FOR LA-CONDUCTOR Will Become a Member of the Commerce Commission. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Feb. . the Order of Rallway Gonductors, will be a member of the Intérstate Commerce Commission if the bill now pending in Congress providing for - enlarging the commission become a law. The President has practically decided on Clark's ap- pointment. For years Clark was a rafl- road conductor, and he also served as a member of the anthracite coal commis- sion President Roosevelf desires to have a representative of organised labor on the commission, and one who ia a practical rallroad men. ¥ 5 4 pres- | and Countess de | | | 6 —Edward M. |deflance to his pursuers, who had been Clark of Cedar Raplds, Jowa, president of | joined by 1from the Orewon State Penitentlary, =~ | fantly this morning.-to & posse of men CALL Uther Paper Published in T-— THE THEATERS. ALHAMBRA—"A Runaway Match." ALCAZAR—"0Old Heidelberg." CALIFORNIA — ‘‘American Bur- lesquers.” Matinee. COLUMBIA—""Woodland." CHUTES—Vaudeville. Matinee. GRAND—"“Way Down East." MAJESTIC—"Sweet Nell Drury." ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. TIVOLI—“The Gelsha." of S SUE 1906. CASTELLANE'S PEACE OVERTURE S DISHPPENS " SPURNED BY WR T counTES ONGED WIFE. S FOR DIVORCE Gnomb:Ya,. UNT AND COVI O T e CASTELLANE, + AMERICAN WIFE OF BONI DE = OFFERS A ROt T0 FISSE M) LS DEFANCE Escapes From Officers, - Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICO, Feb. 5.—“Come on; I'll throw. ¥you a ropel’ yelled James; Collinside- who ‘wére In pursuit of him and who wanted him on several charges of,robe | bery. The officers had already opened fire. and the bullets were whizging about the ears of the fugitive, who, un- daunted, spurred his horse on, keeping | well ahead of his pursuers. . He finally fret el 4 T CAITRIVANE o BRIDETOBE MAKES LOVER - SIGN PLEDGES 'Washing Dishes and Darning Socks Part of His Work. & R L ) Special Dispatoh to The Call, ORANGEDALE, Cape Breton, Feb. 5. Henry McFarlane, a young man of this village, has married Bertha MeGregor, a pgetty young girl, after signing a con- tract. in which he agrees: To wash the supper dishes every day except Sunday, to darn his own socks, to visit his mother-in-law - at least three times a ear, to give up smoking, to drink tea instead of coffee, to attend church meet- ings regularly, to wear whiskers (if he can raise’them), to kiss his wife before and -after every meal, except Sunday. While it might be inferred from this that Mrs. McFarlane is boss of the family, e 1s In no sense one of the so- called “‘new” women. She says frankly that, as she was attractive enough to marry any available man in this pro- vince, she concluded to lay down a few ¢ laws tor the man that she accepted. She .jdoes not like to wash dishes and thinks one-third ' of th.'hhonlehvlfl‘ labor should to the man. e is not averse to darn- u‘; gocks, " but belleves 'a man will be mbre careful of his footwear if he mends the holes therein. Smoking she will not tolerate, As she belleves coffee is harm- ful, she' has put under the ban and has substituted tea. As for whiskers, she Y not Most men shave every other day, hence my husband must grow a beard. After reached the foothills, where he was soon Most in the underbrush. With Collins was his father, who aided him In his escape from the au- thorities. The two men were em ployed in the vicinity of Barber. The had been plowing . a fleld and A were about’ to depart for their home when Officers White and Barnes drove up and demanded the surrender of the younger mi an. Young Collins suddenly jumped upon & horse and rode rapidly in the direc- tion of his home. . The officers. opened fire, but none of the shots took effect. The officers being in a buggy, made slow progress over the plowed ground. The elder Collins, by another route, reached the house before his son, and immediately saddled a horse and had it ready for the escape when he ar- rived. On - his fresh mount Collins yelled several others. Collins Sr. in the meantime rode behind the pursuing party. He was armed with two revolvers, and it soon became ap- parent that the posse svas between two fires. The fugitive pursuers after & warm chiase, and t father, seeing his son was free, dashed past the posse and handed his son the revolvers. £ to the police. Young: Collins is large. It is believed he is an ‘JAPANESE ATTEMPTING outdistanced ‘his | . a time men are liable to neglect their wives unléss you can make them_ kiss you, «o- 1 have taken good care of this. There is nothing like beginning right and living“up-to- the rules you've laid down.” 10 BUY PACIFIC MAIL Negotiations With This End in View Are Already Under Way: " @pecial Dispatch to The Call nd “o'!rt‘: o myh.Tmn; spondent e, X !_ rts_ that a Japanese. ,oonn-n»-&: oyo'g::n Kaisha, has opened nego- tiati with a view to buying the dflu% Steamship Company and general manager of pany, has already gone to America with this object in view. that | com- LEIPSIC, O..-Feb. 6.—J. T. Adams of ‘the Adams Brothers 3 olating the Valentine anti-trust law. He was | indicted: by. the am County Grand Jury, O “graft” | ! Alameda Girl to Whom He 'the search was made in nearby N THE B 0F WEDDING Vice Principal of Livermore Is in Flight Mysterious Woman Is Said to Figure in the Case. Was EBetrothed Is Left to Grave Misgivings. OAKLAND, Feb, 5.—Threatened with death at the hands of a mysterious wonisn if ke ever dared to marry an- otlier, Charles S. Thompron, vice prin- | cipal of the Livermore High School, hax | disappeared on the eve of hiy wedding | to Miss Alma V. Hand, the daughter of | Mrs. V. Huud of 1528 Sherman street, | Alamedu. engagement to Miss Hand had bee announced Thompson leit the higl | sehool at Liverwore, telling some of his friends among the students that he was suffering from the effects of ptomuine polsoning and was going to Sun Fran- cisco for trentment. Since that time | there hus been no word or sight of him | s0 far as Livermore knows. | When he took his departure Thomp- son sald that he would return the next day. This wus on ‘Monday afternoon, | |a week ago, and since that time no | trace of the young man has been found cither In Livermore, San I'rancisco or Algmeda, where Inquiry has been dili- geitly made. At the home of Thomp- 8 parents at Paso Robles no- infor- <ebleite or did- an ex- haustive search of ‘hotels snd. h pitals In the cities ut “the bay veal any clew to his whéreahouts. As. soon .ds Thompson's parents learned the circumstances of his mys- terious disappearancé they placed the matter in the hands of the Pinkerton detectives, but after an investigation of nearly a week the latter are appar- ently no nearer a solution of the mys- tery than they were at the beginning of the ‘search. VISITS HIS FIANCEE. Thompsen's disappearance followed a visit to the home of his flancee In Ala- meda, on Monday, January 29. On re- turning to Liverwmore he resunied his duties” at the high school, but com- plained of feeling ili, and after remain- nounced that he was going to San Francisco to consult a physician. He said nothing to Principal Connell of the high school about leaving the tn- stitution and boarded the afternoon train for Oakland. Bince the moment that Thompson stepped on board the train no one can tell a word of him, and his friends be- lieve that he has met with foul play. Sisice the fact of hix disa, bas beem' established 1t hnn ':::: learmed that a mysterious woman was madly infatuated with the edu- eator. It Ix sald that om reading the amnouncement of his engagement to Miss Hand the woman declared that Me should mever marry any woman but herself, evén though she had te resort to murder to prevent. it. ‘Whether or mot she has carried out her threat is a phase of the mystery which the detee- tives in charge of the case must solve, P if 1t is ever solved. Charles 8. Thompson } uate of Stanford University, ':..:. ‘;,r:dm 6ne of the most popular members of the undergraduate body. During his course at college he wa: member the editorial staff of The Cha a college publication. After 1, the university he was elected ot'the Cooper Ornithological Club, - POPULAR AS TEACHER, Some time ago he was appo! member of the faculty of the ulv.."‘m: High School, and during his service at that institution he had become one of the school.. Since his disappearance his place has been fllled by Miss A. Sellan- der, a member of the class of 1906 of the University of Californta. 5 Miss Hand was announced in Dece: and the wedding was set for the I:It?e: part of January. Miss Hand was the guest of honer at a party given at the home of her sister, Mrs. H. R. Taylor, 1376 Regent sfreet, Alameda, and dur- ing the afternoon her secret was made known to & number of intimate friends, ‘who had-been summoned to the affair. As soon as the disappearance case as placed in the hands of man but without result. Since that ing at the school for a short time an- | Only a few days after his| | b o ties, | fo! time | connect ,..&;u. clew which might lead | thous! to a salution of the mystery has been | men b WILL ASK AID OF GOVERNMENT PRIZE FIGHT TARS THOMAS NENNE SS TERMINATES N FATALITY ' Alec Doevin Killed in Bout With C. Johnson. ‘A Blow to the Groin in ; the Third Round E Causes Death. Sinks to the Fioor When Hit Low by Opponent and Never Revives. | i Alec Doevin was killed in = prize | | Aght with Chiefie Johnson of Ingleside | |Inst night at the Colma pavillon. A | |left hand swing to the groim Im ti third round caused the fatality, | was witnessed by a few hundred spee- tators. Doevim lived at 315 Plymouth | avenue, Ocean View. At a late hour ne | arrests had been made. | The boxers weighed about 125 pounds | | and were scheduled to go four rounds. During the first two rounds both lads fought flercely with honers easily in favor of Doevin. He had his opponent | all but out at the end of the second | round when the gong clanged. They | were mixing it flercely in the third, when about the middle of the round | | Johnson sent in a terrific left swing which landed on his opponent’s groin. Doevin sank slowly to the floor and as he was going down Johnson sent an- other blow to the stomach. The unfortunate boxer was stretched out on the floor of the ring with a look of agony on his countenance. His face began to take on a deathly blue color and his second and spectators realized that™th® boxer was in a bad condition. He was carried to his corner and every effort was made to revive him, but no signs of life were shown. Dr. Edward Baumeister was called a few moments later, but he pronounced the boy dead. The body was taken to White House, a roadhouse nearby, untll the Coroner took possession of the remains. After the killing great secrecy was maintained as to who was condueting the fights. There were three fights on the programme. Tom Lewis and Young | | Coffey, two heavyweights, were to fight ten rounds as the main event of the evening. The contest between Doevin N ICIHEPREN, | and Jonnson was the first svent atd Jack | Dennis was the referee. The two boxers . . unds and the winner BEREAVED FAMILIES OF THE TWO BRAVE FIREMEN WHO LOST THEIR ‘"’";‘d aa:“::'a‘:‘"’; s LIVES ON THE TRANSPORT MEADE. TO PROVIDB FUNDS FOR WHOSE was to recel : Doevin was see- SUPPORT EFFORTS ARE NOW BEING MADE. onded by 8. Rayner, Tom Donmian, Roy - S )| McClellan and John Henneberry. Funston to Urge Provision for Families of Dead Firemen. Brigadier General Frederick Fu ton, commander of the Department of Cali- fornia, made kmown yesterdany his in- tention of writing to the War Depart- ment to suggest that Congress be usked each of propriating $10,000 to liew of Captain Charles Dakin and Hoseman Thomas Hennes- ‘sey, both o ®o mobly guve fire on board the army transport|game will be given toward a fund to Menide in the early morning of Febru- | pujlq homes for each of the families. The The appropriation will be asked | price of agmission t ary 1. y No. 4 { En, e - lves Iu on the ground that both men lost thelr lves.in- the effort to save Goverament destruetion. ,-g-w‘ from er since that eventful night on the the army officers have been Joud in their praise of the local de- partment displayed partment hav ° no other e the Government of the families ine the most popular of the teachers at! ¥ UnStoR men who gave up their r the courage and bravery l.o,_ every member. of .the de- \present at the fire, and all the regret that there is provision than by a special es8 to arrange for the sup- lves. ately after the fire General ‘ordered an investigation and ed that the families of the " firemen, while they had been well dead fire provided. for in assist in 'mflna:”rt“l with the general's the past,. were depen- small. bank accounts which t were called upon to the éxamination and a full the facts will be sent to the ‘Funston L. not only doing all he can in & military way to have the bl civil aut ing u] the run down, but to-day the mystery fis!for their as deep as ever. Thompson's. Darents, who reside in Paso Robles, fear that their «ither D:t with foul play or m '::'!:' ::'.’.n into the little savings to meet the he at | funeral ecame de- [ of the ¢ more serious than eppossd and that he b i first | i g Fran- "l_afltmhll'rlytoflan npory of Sigkias nas _ none the young - o i fris ¥ § af ay & laying away s for s finally came and a large hole was meager to bear expenses, ity contributed most liberally but has also asked that the ties assist him by bring- all the influence possible Senators ml\mmmhu MEN MOST womr.h s Hennessy were both nof ?.:h‘:lr“:nvm and honesty while ted with the department, and al- h their salaries were small both ad provided comfortable homes families and had succeeded in few dollars from their ainy day. That although the firemen llection taken among themselves. in a col were bor ok i + | auite four years-of age; -Florence, two | ‘was a’ good husband and - Constable Bob Carroll was on the scens shortly after Doevin was killed. He did not arrest any of the principals. It is thought that Johnson has agreed to give himself up to the police to-day. The dead boxer was about 20 yeary old and was employed by John Little, a cab- {net-maker at Fourth and Brannan Streets. This was his second fight in a prize-ring. He bore a good reputation. When his parents were notified of the death they were prostrated. Johnson has been seen often in the ring in this city. He took part in many of the amateur fights held here. He is a tall chap and has the appearance of being & very delicate boy. Billy Roche, manager of the Colma Athletic Club, said last night that he had not given permission for the use of the pavilon. FAIR HUCCER EXCITES MEN -~ OF 10WA CITY Entire Male Population Goes Abroad at Night. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 5.—The entire masculine portion of the population of Cedar Rapids is excited over the pres- ence in the city of a female “Jack the Hugger,” who waits In dark places and years and a -half, and a baby of thirteen months. Now that the bread winners of the two 1 homes have been laid.te rest, all good eiti- | zenis of the city are recognizing their duty to sée to it that the wives and children of the two firemen are cared for. The members of the department have already arranged a baseball game to be played next Sundav afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Recreation Park. The proceeds of the the contest will be twenty-five certs, a tickets can be procured at any of the fire houses during the week, as well as at the box office on Sunday afterncon. The game. will be played by professional players and. promises to be an exciting match. Managers Bert -and - Clunie of Recreation Park have kindly donated the use of -the . grounds. Managers Mike Fisher and Jack Gleason will furnish the Previdu boxing b 10us to . the game two matches will be given by clever boxers. Jimmy Britt and Sam Berger are down on the programme for a . four-round ex- hibition, while Eddie Hanlon and Toby Irwin. will box a like number of rounds. Eddle Graney, in his tuxedo, will offi- ciate as referee. The Fire Commissioners and Chief Sullivan will attend the game. A special committee has been appointed and it is bending every energy to make the game a hig financial success. The committee is made up of the following members of the department: Thomas Murphy, chairman, battalion chief; Cap- tain Glilig of Engine Company No. 1, Lieutenant Charles Murray of Chemical No. 3. Lieutenant T. J. Harrington of Truck No. 10, Lieutenant John McGowan of Eungine Company No. away In the darkness. While the discov- ery has created constermation, the entire male population of the cjty has taken to around in dark places alone at umpires in the country, will handle -the indicator. — e OF LIFE COMPANY INVESTIGATION RESUMED made her appearance and nightly since then three of hugging have occurred. said to be a stranger, is she wears a veil, has dresses elegantly. Those are the envy of the of a future meet- police an accurate g® - ) Sw NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Investigation inte charges that the Force of Life Company, a medical firm, sold through the mails a preparation Wwhich was claimed to“make the ‘old young again, to straighten crooked bones and In one instance to have restored a dead per™ son to life, was resumed to-day before United States Commissioner Ridgeway. | The company is. ? { S hip gigr i %E R85 £ —_——— to Publie Works.