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

and vieinity—Showers ‘ A District fresh south wind. | McADIE, Forecaster. | S STORY 5 DENIED BY FRIENDS Alameda Resident Says He Was Shanghaied. George J. Moore Tells Romantic Tale in New York. Acouses Father of Having Had Him Shipped on English Vessel. Epecial Diepatch to George J. n the steamer e and a private soard & Liverpool. He , that nger t way | With a concave front. He wore knick- story sounds like | erbockers and a jaunty golfing cap | . aked afdavit to it. |and carried a stout hickory walking . | stick of agencies | From the tree the reporter carefully 3 Bt Life Insurance Com- | ObServed the man, and, convinced that E t and had offices | It was Rockefeller, crept through the uble I ha as a suit for divorce is earning who ther. Last August, after | 1g hard for several days. ather’s home, 916 Union where 1 had a scene A4 me arrested WAS DECEIVED. I began to arrange to and his wife summoned of allenating my connected Insurance ant of my She SAYS HE and a truste visited me in 3 2, and argu ieavé the count I was to go away and that fle my domestic affairs would be 4 my father and stepmother me friendly to me. I was $500 for expenses in Australla ige back home. night of August 22 I 'ac- A few hours k in the morning. to taken before Judge a short hearing policemen and & man, letective, took a vessel. It later de- the Barcore, & bound for Liverpool me into con- Twe told me was a tish sal hip v of Cape Horn, and without or- . any stops en route. The to me by Seeley was not & Mackenzie of the Barcore told he arrangement for receiving me had been made by the British Consul, Mr : rough the ship's owners, Frye, vol. 1 signed no | the ship was three days She had weighed anchor at I was put following the night Mackenzie had no part in He was indignant when he me who 1 was and made ght as possible. Natur- want to be an Incum- hip and worked will- nothing I could do n able seaman, and it fell to me perorm clums but as best I ld the most menial of duties. After we reached Liverpool, where $1 19, They might as well s nothing. After several verpool, I had to appeal to ckenzie, who arranged for y pa ew York on the Arabic a steerage passenger at half rates.” aid he has a brother, Herbert Dun & Co. in this earned fror oard re w with R. G. ncle, the Rev. William James n, and a cousin, Miss Gus- e who lives on Lincoln k is a teacher in a S says he has not eir help, but will receive to- ¢ an old friend, Charles ket to take him to San HiS STORY IS DENIED. LAMEDA, Feb. 14 rge J. Moore sh salling ves- n ago to save him a second term in the county jail. record of drunken &s- wa Young Moore's capades covers years. He was gent to the Alameda County Jail for 100 days at his own request by Justice Coné to break away from liguor, but was re- leased on a pardon. Celebrating the | Moore returned to his parents’, thie city and battered downl nt door. His father swore to a | against the young man, but - was turned over to friends of the family who sent him to sea. He had full knowledge of the occurrence, for he wrote to friends when he .de- parted that they would next hear from H in Liveérpool." His actions have members of an estimable @ trouble and grief, ———— 11l Health Prompts Suléide. S7. LOUIS, Feb. l4.—Allen C. Bates, 47 years of age, nephew of General John 8. Bates, committed suicide to-day by shooting, &t the residence of his mother.’ Il heaith is ascribed as the cause. he was | g the | father and his| Warning to the hunted man, he start- late in toe day | It was un- | | . CENTRAL—“Monte Cristo.” CHUTEE— Vaudeville. Matinee. COLUMBIA—*“The County Chatrman.’ GRAND—West's Minstrels. MAJESTIC—*‘Sweet Matines. Drury."” Nell ot ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. Matinee TIVOLI—“‘The Geisha.” DIL: KING HIDING AT LAKEWo0D ‘Reporte—rHS—trikesl | the Trail of Rockefeller. Discovers Missing Mag- nate at His Coun- try Place. i | | i [ [ Warned by Attendant He Runs Into House and Avoids Interview. Special > The Call, WOOD, N. J., Feb. Rocketeller | He is or he has a t liberties th pate 14.—John D. en discovered at last 1try place here, or else le who is taking all kinds re. A reporter went on ing expedition to-day, from tree on a ridge overlooking efeller stronghold he recon- the Ro noitered. 4 first the only living object in sight was a goat browsing in the yard of tk Rockefelier mansion. Presently another animated object hove in sight | from over the ridge to the southward and on the Rockefeller | private golf links. It was a tall man, of the house tall grass, got past the picket line and started across the links toward Rocke- eller. A moment later a picket dis- yered the scout, and, with a yell of ed in hot pursuit. Rockeleller, unconseious that he was In danger of discovery until he heard the, warning shout, Struck the home trafl at his best gait. Rockefeller got to the house a winner in the chase by 2 length. The reporter finally per- suaded the guard to let him ring the door bell. A servant, | saia: think." Would Mrs. Rockefeller be seen? She would. “Mr. Rockefeller does not want to see body from any newspaper,” she said, and them, as she began to back toward the adjacent doorway, she added: “Besides, he's not here.” Lakewood has never before seen such a state of excitement over a single mil- lionaire. Everybody is on the look- out for Rockefeller, expecting hourly to see him skulking in the pines as a hermit or whizzing along the drives disguised in his new wig and 2 pair of gigantic lamps. {COMMONERS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE Ceremony Will Occupy Rest of the Week in the House. LONDON, Feb. 14.—Bhortly after the re- { assembling of the House of Commons at | noon to-day the election of James W. Lowther as Speaker was confirmed by the | royal commission. The Speaker reminded | the House of Commons that the first thing to 'be done was to subscribe to the | oath required by law, and standing upon | the upper step of the chair he himself took the oath of allegignee to the King. Sjr Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Premier, and the other Cabinet Ministers took the same oath, and the swearing of the rank file commenced and will be the only ness transacted by the House for the rest of the week. Members who prefer to do so on the ground of religious belief can make affirmation instead of taking the oath. AMERICA MAY GET ANOTHER CARDINAL Believed That Pope Will Act at the Consistory in March. Epecial Dispatch to The Call ROME, Feb. 14.—One of the most prominent members of the Sacred Col- lege has sald that he considers it cer- tain that ¢l Pope will create an American ishop a Cardinal at the consistory to be held in March. Which one has not.yet been decided. _—————————— MONUMENTS FOR AMERICANS .WHO FELL AT '!AN'I'IAGIL who answered the Mr. Rockefeller is bell, in—I don't Cuban Soldiers to Assist in Cer- emonies and Great Enthusi- asm Prevails. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Feb. 14.—The United States transport Sumner, hay- ing on board the Santiago battlefiéld commission, and the auxiliary cruiser Yankee arrived here to-day. The com- mission yest y dedicated the mon- ument on MeCalla Hill to the marines killed on that battlefield. Two col of Cuban artillery, two companies of rural guards and the Havana Band have arrived here to take part in the ceremonies of dedicating the monuments to the Americans killed during the siege of Santiago. The city is decorated. business is sus- pended and great enthusiasm prevatls. SAN FRANCISCO, INCREASED ALARM FELT OVER WILL PROBE EXPLOSION ON THe MEADE Federal Officers to| Take Up the | Matter. b Rumors of Deep Plot to Destroy Transport Are Rife. Fort Logan Anarchists Are Said to Be Involved in the Conspiracy. Special Dispatch to The Call, DENVER, Feb 14.—General W. 8. Me- Caskey, commander of the Department of the Colorado, is deeply interested in the investigations of the explosion on the transport Meade, and expects secret ser- vice men In a few days who will run down persistent rumors that the affair was the result of a plot hatched at Fort Logan, near this city, by some anarchist who enlisted in the army. That there is any general feeling other than loyalty in the army Is scouted by the officers and men alike. The majority of the troops near Denver and near Chey- enne at Fort Russell are anxious for fighting in the Philippines or China, al- though some were disgruntled, but it now seems there must have been some plotter who prepared two infernal machines, which he hoped would accomplish the de- struction of the ship. If there was dissatisfaction when the men left here it was not in evidence, al- though many of them were suffering from mumps, which ailment had become epi- demic in the regiment. At the time there was some comment over the great neces- sity which must exist since the sick men had to g6 to the front with their com- ] rades. Officers at Fort Logan are beligVed 10 have commenced a préliminary investi- gation to-day, but they would not divulge anything that they diécovered, if, in fact, they made any discoveries. There are rumors here that explosives were placed in the chests of other officers and men before they left Fort Logan, and that the work was done by enemies of the soldiers, who wanted to sink the regiment and vessel while on the ocean. There has been considerable feeling between the people living in small towns near the fort and the soldlers because of alleged ex- cesses of various Kinds by the latter, but it is not believed that this would prompt such an attempt at wholesale slaughter. LAWSON OUT OF LIFE INSURANCE COMMITTEE Report That Stuyvesant Fish Would Act Proves to Be Untrue. NEW YORK, Feb. 14—The Evening Post to-day says that Thomas W. Law- son has withdrawn from the life insur- ance policy holders’ committee, for which he has collected proxies to the number of 50,000, and that efforts were made to- day to get Stuyvesant Fish to head the committee. This committee contains among its members several Governors of States and other important men of af- fairs, especially Western men. It was learned from an authoritative source to-day that Stuyvesant Fish has not been asked to head the so-called Lawson committee of policy holders in the Mutual Life Insurance Company, and that any o\'ermr"‘l'ooun[ to that end would doubtless rejected by him. ‘When asked about the report Fish sald: “I was appointed gne of a committee to investigate the affairs of the com- pany. I have favored the most thorough and searching investigation of its condi- tion. Nothing has happened and nothing can happen to swerve me from this course,” » DOES NOT BELIEVE ROGERS’ TESTIMONY Missouri’s Attorney General Has Good Case Against Standard Oil. DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 14.—Her- bert 8. Hadley, Attorney General of Missouri, will give up his attempt to com- pel John D. Rockefeller or H. H. to testify im the State’'s suits to oust the Standard Oil Company from Missourl. | At the conclusion of his examination here he announced his case complete and that he needed no further evidence. Hadley sald that “while Rockefeller and Rogers probably have gullty knowledge of doings in Missouri, they have no actual means of knowing that Missouri has been dividea by three companies, as it has. I am well satisfled that we have sufficlent evidence to convict Standard now.” s e lees o CONCESSIONS BY FRANCE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES Law Will Net Be lied to Injure American Concerns ax pliment to United States. PARIS, Feb. 14.—The¢ French Gov- ernment has made a notable conces- sion to the American insurance com-+ panies whereby the new insurance law | will not be applied 80 as to injuriously affect their insterests. This closes a long and animgted controversy, which threatened at one time to result in restrietions making it difficult for the American companies to continue do- ing business in France. The conces- sions now granted are a distinct mark of the 'S desire to continue and t the friendly relations be- tween the two countries. ‘the THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE SITUATION IN CHINA. Such is the alarm felt by the Government over the situation in China that 38,000 soldiers are to be mobilized in Manila and the squadron of Admiral Sigsbee held in readiness to co-operate with the Asiatic fleet under Admiral Train. GOVERNMENT TO HAVE SHIPS AND SOLDIERS AT HAND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY NEAR —_— Guards Strengthened by the Legations at Peking. Germany Takes Special Precautions at the ! Capital. Significant Move Among the Troops of the Empire, Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Feb. 14.—The London Trib- une’s Peking correspondent cables as follows: “All legation guards have been warn- ed of impending danger. The secretary of the German Legation has obtained an additional field batfery. “The situation in China is Increas- ingly ugly, and the Government, eager to save the dynasty, is seeking to pla- cate the forcigners. General Yuan Shih Kal, under pretense of suppressing the Chung Chuses, who, as a matter of fact, are quiescent, is moving six regiments of trained troops to Chin Chow. It is reported that the real reason for this action ix that the army is honeycombed with agents of secret ies and the 1t desires ¢4 remove an ex- tremely dangerous weapon from the vi- cinity of the capital,” VALLEJO, Feb. 14.—There is a growing feeling in both army and navy circles on Mare Island that there will be trouble with China. Ome hundred and fifty ma- rines, under command of Lieutenant El- lls, are under orders to leave for the Philippines next week. Further orders for the dispatch of many more marines, it is predicted, will be recelved. Dispatches ordering the resumption of repair work on several ships are also expected. The Vicksburg and Annapolis, now here for necessary repalrs, are gunboats which will be particularly wanted if trouble oc- curs. The relief hospital ship now lying here can be utilized as a transport in twenty-four hours’ netice. It can carry 1000 men. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—The general purport of the advices to the State De- partment is that there has been great in- terference with American trade in China by the boycott, but that there is lack of tangible evidence of an uprising. Ameri- can petroleum, condensed milk, tobacco, sewing machines and the like have been placed under the ban and the trade in those articles greatly injured. Even as far south as the Straits Settlements, outside of China, it is reported a Chinese would jeopardize his very life if he offered for sale or purchased an American sewing machine. TROOPS IN READINESS. Thirty-eight thousand men of the regu- lar army are to be mobilized at Manila for service In China in case of an upris- ing against foreigners in the ancient em- pire. The War Department has deter- mined to send four régiments of cavalry and seven batterles of artillery to the Far Eastern islands In addition to the troops already ordered. The navy i s0 ,ntlve and has di- rected Rear Blgsbee's squad- ron, ' consisti one armored and three protect efil s, to hold itself in readiness to pri to Far Bast and report to Rear iral Train, com- mander in chief o 6 Aslatic fleet. The Navy Department also has sent in- structions to Rear Admiral Train to take such measures as may seem to him advisable for the adequate protec- tion of Americans and their interests. Gunboats of the Helena class, which haye been undergoing repairs at Ma- nila, will be commissioned without fur- ther delay and sent to China for use on the Yangtse-Kiang. Rear Admiral Train has arranged with missionarles living in the terri- tory traversed by this stream to hurry to certaln points in case af apprehen- sion of trouble and upon arrival they will be picked up by the men-of-war. SCHWERIN BLAMES AMERICA. NEW YORK, Feb. 14 — R. P, Schwerin, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, whose business relations with the people of China have been intimate for more tham a dozen years, regards the situation in China with grave ap- prehension. He considers the mani- festations of disorder as primarily anti- American, but, with the sentiment of “Chifla for the Chinese” underlying the demonstrations, the trouble is certain, in his opinion, to spread and become an anti-forelgn uprising that will make all other nationalities excepting the Japanese the objects of attack. ing of the prospects of Schwerin said: y “The present situation is ecertainly exceedingly serious and the safety of all the missiovaries in the empire is menaced. Indeed, T should not be sur- trouble, ‘prised at any time to read of a whole- sale massacre, and, if it Should come to pass—which I fervently hope may be avoided—we simply would be paying penalty of our folly and reaping the fruit of our outrageous treatment of the Chinese. - “The Boxer uprising of 1900 was one of Continued on Page 2 Column 1. Speak- | WHITE HOUSE BEING FLOODED WITH PRESENTS Kaiser and the Mikado Send Gifts to Miss Roosevelt. G ‘WABHINGTON, -Feb. 14—Tampering with the mails is charged in an effort to get hold of invitations to Miss Alice Roosevelt's wedding. In two instances invitations sent have not, it is sald, reached their destination. One man recelving an empty envelope with the White House stamp in Lhe cor- ner knew that his invitation must have been abstracted and it is declared he found out later that such was the case. Presents for Miss Alice Roosevelt keep on arriving every hour and the library and storeroom in the attic of the White House are giready taxed to the limit of holding them. Jewels seemed at first to predominate in the presents sent to Miss Roosevelt, but the gifts now arriving are largely household and table furnishings. Among them are two sets of silver din- ner plates. One set sent by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh are handsome- ly wrought in repousse work. The others, of silver gilt, are the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hitt. Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw have sent as their gift a chocolate set in royal Worcester, beautifully tinted and painted in delicate design. Mrs. Richard Townsend has sent two dishes for the table of handsome an- tique silver of English make of the period of one of the Georges. The wedding present of the German Emperor has arrived at the embassy, but as Embassador von Sternburg is in New York the gift has not been un- packed and what it is is not known. The Mikado of Japan has sent a chest containing a silver punch bowl and specimens of embroideries typical of the artistic work for which his coun- try is noted. Former Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton and Mrs. Morton have sent from New York a dinner set of beautiful china. Victor H. Metcalf, Secretary of Com- merce and Labor, and his wife havi given a beautiful silver tankard. Lo’ " Agrees on n Compromise Bill. __ WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—A compro- mise bill removing all int revenue tax from leaf tobacco was agreed upon by the House Ways and Means Commit- tee to-day. s + WAR WITH CHINA, FO ICA FOR THE TROUBLE. NAVAL OFFICERS WHO WILL CO-OPERATE IN ASIATIC WATERS IN CASE OF RMER MINISTER STATES TO THAT COUNTRY AND SAN FRANCISCAN WHO BLAMES AMBR- OF THE UNITED MENTALLY I DTHER WORLS Says During Trance She Had Glimpse of Heaven. Special Dispatch to The Call, BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 4.—Mrs. §. A. Griffin, who has lain In a strange trance for more than six weeks and whose case is a puzzle to physiclans, was conscious for a few moments to-day, during which she declared that she had seen heaven. Physicians of Boulder and Denver do not doubt'that Mrs. Griffin has been liv- ing mentally in another world. She sald: “I have seen heaven. On my journey I stoqd first on a plain so desolate, so im- mense, that even now I cannot bear to céntemplate it. Phantoms flocked all about me, all sileft, all restless, but all journeying as was I across that dreary plain. At last I seemed to be entering | & building of the most imposing dimen- sfons. It was tgo beautiful for words. I entered a great hall, six judges sat there, presided over by a seventh who was su- perior to them all, and a benign, kindly- faced being. He looked upon me with tender compassion and I knew then that 1 had seen the Ruler of the Universe.” As Mrs. Griffin was speaking her voice sapk until her words were hardly distin- ihable. As she finished she sank again into a death-lke slumber. There is no sign of returning consciousness. 5 | San Francisco died here yes- enteritis. She was 24 years g WOMAN LIS [BRAVE YOUTH SIVES: LIVES OF TRAVELERS Gives Signal and Stops Train in Time to Avert Wreck, Special Dispatch to The Call. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 14.—Fras tically racing up the track, cap in one hand and handkerchief in the other. lit- tle Charlie Hudson, the 12-year-old son of a well-to-do farmer, gave the signal which prevented the wreck of a heavily loaded passenger train during yesterday's at the top of his childish voice and emer- getically waving both cap and handker- chief, he succeeded in attracting the en- gineer's attention. The train was stopped fifteen inches from the broken,rail. The passengers and train crew showered'their blessings on the embarrassed youngster when they realized that he had saved —_——————— Ofl Refinery Deal Is Closed. BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 14.—The deal be- tween the Southwestern Oil Reflning