The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1906, Page 29

p Knubbe madc am unsuccessful attempt | 4 ‘The Call Prints More News Than A THE WEATHER. San Francisco and A Forecast, for February 18, 1906: Sunday; light southwest wind. District Forecaster. vieinity—Cloudy G. McADIE, Al Matinee. lesquers." Matinee. THE THEATERS. “The Black Crook.” ALCAZAR—*Alma CALIFORNIA — * Matmee. CENTRAL—""Monte Cristo.” CHUTES—Vaudeville. Mat!; COLUMBIA—*The County Chairman.’ GRAND—*‘Around the Town.” Matl. nee. MAJESTIC—"Sweet Nell of OI4 Drury.” ny Other Paper Published in San Francisco Matinee, Bur- Matinee, - - Mater." “Bohemian t=p VOLUME XCIX—NO. 80. FIFTY-SIX PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1906—PAGES 29 TO 42. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GRIN FATE AVERTED BY PLUCKY WIFE Mrs KnubbeFights With Husband for Life. Stays Hammer of His Murderous Pistol With Finger. After Failing in Purpose to Kill Spouse He Attempts to Commit Suicide. The courage and presence of mind of Mrs. Freda Knubbe saved her from cer- taiu death at the hands of her hus- busd Louls yesterday morning in the home of her father, F. Schiefer, at 216 Laungton street. The desperate man pointed a revoiver at the head of his wife, with the hammer cocked, and was only prevented from doing murder by the pluck of the womam, who grappled with him and bammer »o that he could not fire. Later tv end hix own life ut Tenth and Bryant sireets. nubbe has visited the Sghiefer his l14-months-oid The wife asserts that he has al en this privilege and wa morning to went into the and y and turned 2wing a to die. entered di spouse the carrie t from her erous } pistol a sister ran With all me woul e trigger Knubbe's plan was | ' and then himself. After he e house he boarded a Bryant- . 1d rode as far as Tenth, w an attempt to kiil him- | ne bullet into the the revolver was in working ord and then turned the | weapon upon himself. He placed the ! revolver against his breast, aiming for the heart. But the bullet struck a rib, which defiected its course and saved his life Policeman Feeney was attracted to the scene and he sent for the ambu- lance. Dr. Goodale, who treated Knubbe at the Central Emergency Hos- pits], sa¥s that it the ghot did not prove fatal. The bul- jet struck a rib and came out through w nd is not serious. Knubbe 1s a riveter in the employ of the Stapdard Oil Company, and declares that wife's parents are the cause of his matrimonial troubles. A charge of assault to commit mur- der was lodged against Knubbe last night on & warrant sworn out by his father-in-law, F. Schiefer. Policeman Frank McGrayan charged the man at the City Hall station. —_————————— MINERS BELIEVE GREAT STRIKE IS SURE TO COME the back. The Blscklist Situation the Most Important Question Considered by Committee. NEW YORK, F¥b. 17.—Most impor- tant of all questions considered by the miners’ committee to-day was the blacklist situation. The revelations mede concerning the sudden reinstate- muent by the employers of the three blacklisted men in Panther district has uncovered a very important phase of the controversy and is said by the min- crs to indicate that the operators are )x«reparln‘ to deny unconditionally all the demands to be made on them. Among the miners in the Ashland House there was an undercurrent of feeling that & big strike was sure to _come. with a finger held the | his hip | - | plish | was a miracle that STPARKTION” 0F MIZRERS MNOUNCED Said to Have Al- ready Tired of Compact. Positive St‘atement That They Are to Live Apart. Young Husband Is in Chicago, but Is Keeping Out of Sight. | NEW YORK, ‘eb. 17.—The expected | has occurred. It is positively declared to- | night that Wilson Mizner and his wife, who were married under such romantic circumstances in Mrs. avenue mansion on Janu- | not been able to agree. | ndings ar rels have nt and the pair have finally | own that wher he morning ed- | e visited the clergyman who mar- | rto M in order to determine | e sta e had refused to see | y-four hours and per- she was that this admitted T, to him, was useless evasion and her re- to s her husband | believe that she re- | wedding and it was pt at f time led her friends to gretted her hasty redictcd thot the married life of the | r would be of rt duration. Now comes the po tatement, partly | substantiated by dispatches from Chi- cago, to the effect that they have al- | ready separated. A dispatch from Chicago says that Mizner is there, but, although reporters searched high and low for him, he could not be found. CHICAGO, Féb. 17.—The will of the lat ries T. Yerkes was to-day filed for probate and the hearing set for March The vdlue of the estate in Cook | County is given as $3,200,000. Simultaneously came the announcement | that Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner and the Illinois | Trust and Savings Bank had waved their | rights as trustees, leaving Louls Owsley | as sole acting trustee The withdrawal of two of the trustees | at the same time gave rise to sensational | reports. The move, however, was ex- alned by Attorney Clarence K. Knight i belief that one could accom- than three. According to | Xnight, Ow s knowledge of the estate d the Intricacies of its management was £0 much better than that of either of the other executors that by unanimous ent the entire duties were turned ver tc him. It is suggested in other quarters, how- to m con: |o | ever, that the retirement of Mrs. Yerk Mizner from her position as executrix | her first move toward a hard fight for dower rights in the estate Upon the outcome of this battle, it is aid, rests the future of the hospital | which Mrs. Mizner is eager to build. It | was stated to-day that this hospital, if | built=at all, will be erected in Chicago | and not in New York, the place desig- ted by Yerkes. The petition was filed at noon in the sate Court before Clerk Casey. At- torney Knight, Lewis Oweley and Charles T. Yer Jr. filed it. The schedules Illinols and $200,000 in real property. surviving members of the fam- Iy mentioned in the document are Mary Adelalde Yerkes, now Mrs. Mizner, 64 | Fifth avenue, New York: Charles T. 09 Ridge avenue, Evanston, Rondinella, a daughter in les to-day it was generally action of the Iilinofs Bank in withdrawing ship was taken entirely of Mrs. Mizner's move. Offi- the bank refused to make any tatement concerning the bank’s action. %l{l’)l()li THAT COUNTESS | ISTO WED ONCE MORE concede | Trust | from the | independe | the played | various parties composing- the coalition will accept the dissolution. Some reports |are to the effect that they will lodge a | uties to dtssolve, | Parisian Bavardes Busy With the Plans of the Castellanes. FARIS, Feb. 17 According to a rumor which is discussed in the clubs, to-night, a =on of James B. Eustis, for- I mer Minister to Paris under President Cleveland, will marry the Countess de | Castellane as soon as she gets a divorce from Count Boni. The club whisperers add that the Count’s indiscretions are honly the sugface reason for the Coun- tess secking her freedom. At two clubs this version of the family trouble was gliven. ‘When the Marquis de Castellane was told of the talk he said: “I cannot affirme«or deny the rumor. It simply surprises and ifterests me.” The late James B. Eustis left two sons, James B. Jr., who Is married, and Newton B, who is unmarried. At the Knickerbocker Club, where the latter Eustis lives, it was stated last night that he had not been there for a week. ——— Explosion Kills Three Men, LOUISIANA, Mo., Feb. 17.—Three men were killed and twenty girls were injured by an explosion at the Hercules powder plant, eighteen miles north of here, to-day. The three men killed, em- ployes of the plant, were named Booth, Wright and Nord, and all lived in Han- nibal, Mo. The explosion occurred in the punching house. | | | | HUNS. HAY DEFY THEIR SOVEREIH Crisis Will Come in Budapest To- Morrow. 1 Decree Dissolving Par- liament Likely to Be Resisted. Government’s Only fiacourse Will Be the Use of Armed Force. ————— BUDAPEST, Hungary Feb. 17.—The possibie consequences of the dissolution of the Hungarian Parliament by the crown, which is set for next Monday, ve to arouse certain feelings of, fear, both' here and at Vienna, that an act in constitution drama will then be in the Hungarizn caplta} which bring violence and bloodshed. It the members of Parllament refuse to obey the e rescript dissolvin® the body, the onty recourse left to the crown will be to clear the house by force of arms. It is not yet known in what manner the may united protest against it and others that the compcnent partc will be allowed to act In this respect as they may deem best. A final mecting 1o decide what attitude the coalition will adopt ‘will be held to-morrow. A Dbasis for the possible refusal of Dep- it is sald, is the con- ter n that the King-Emperor's act is unconstitutional, but upen this point there is much divergence of opinion, even among the Hungarian opposition leaders. General Nyiri, who was appointed the King's Commissioner to read the rescript dissolving Parlimaent, {s the most inter- esting figure in the event scheduled for Monday. He represents the King and has been lodgeed in the royal palace/at Buda- pest. He is 2 Hungarfan by birth and Is the youngest general'in the army. Gen- eral Nyirl was & member of the Chamber of Deputies until a few months ago and is familiar with the workings of that body. He was formerly Minister for Na- tional Defense in the Cabinet of Count Tisza. The members of the present Chamber of Deputies were elected a year ago, but owing to continued conflict between the crown and the Parliamentary opposition since then the Chamber has been practi- cally without functions of any kind. The King can call new elections within ninety days from the date of dissolving Parliament, and many. belleve that this will be done. The object of the crown in calling new elections will be to weaken or break the power of the present coa- lition, which has arraigned it for twelve months. These elections could not be held under the proposed broader suffrage rights for Hungary. The House of Magnates will be dis- solved simultaneously with the Chamber of Deputies The commercial treaties with Austria, Russla, Germany, Italy and other coun- tries must be ratified before March 1, and, there being no Parliament, this will be done/by the Hungarian Ministry. ROW OVER TWO DOLLARS LEADS T0 DEADLY DUEL Men Fight With Rifles Despite Pleadings of Woman, RENO, Feb. 17.—In a desperate duel to-day at Winnemucca, Antone Artilla was killed by Robert Santilla. The men were sheep owners and had formerly been partners. The partnership was dis- solved, and in gettling up their affairs a dispute arose over 32, which Artilla claimed was due him. The men sécured their rifles and en- gaged in a duel. During the progress of the sghooting, a woman, Mary Roman- iquez, who was employed on the ranch, ! rushed between the men, who were only fifteen paces apart, and pleaded with them to cease their quarreling. They paid no attention to her, and finally after sev- eral shots had been exchanged Artilla fell mortally wounded. His opponent es- caped unhurt. Artilla lived a sghort time after the shooting and was able to give his side of the story to the officers. Santilla is be- ing held to await the action of the Grand Jury on the charge of murder. He claims that he acted in self-defense. Fire Destroys Graln Warehouse. | DULUTH, Minn., Feb. 17.—The wood- en warehouse of the Duluth elevator plant of F. H. Peavey & Co. of Minne- opolis was burned to the ground to- night with its tontents, \consisting of about 1,000,000 bushels of grain, prin- ipally wheat. The loss on the grain and house is estimated at $1,000,000, and is fully covered by insurance. NO CHANCE FOR FLICHT M CURDY Suit to Be Filed Before He Can Go Abroad. Action Will Be Taken: on Advice of Jus- tice Peckham, s S L Member of Supreme Court Strongly Urges Imme- diate Proceedings. —_— Epecial Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb, 17.—The recommen- dation that a suit be instituted against Richard A. McCurdy, former president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, is made in a letter written by United States Supreme Court Justice Rufus W. Peckham to the special Investigating committee of the Mutual and made pub- lic to-day. The letter states that the suit should be begun before McCurdy leaves this country for Euiope, as is his report- ed intention, and its object should be to recover money which McCurdy may owe the company. In making this letter public Charles A. Peabody, president of the Mutual, gave out a letter of his own, in which he sald that he did not think Justice Pcckham would have any reason to find fault with the action of the company relative to the matter to which he refers. The Pgckham !cttér-was given to Pea- body b)g‘vm H. Truesdale, the chair- man of the Mutunal's special investigat- ing committee, mig it was originally written. Justice am was_formerly a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. His letter, dated at Washing~ ton, February 12, is as follows: “I see that it is publicly stated that Mr. McCurdy is preparing to leave for Eu- rope to remain indefinitely, and I think it would be an Inéxcusable mistake for the Mutual Life Insurance Company to permit him to leave the country with- out the commencement of an action against him in the name of the' com- pany to recover the money he owes it. “The Attorney General might pfoperly find fault that the company was not itself doing its utmost to recover the money wrongfully obtained by McCurdy, the chief delinquent in the case. I iake the greatest interest in the matter, and [ feel as though an action ought to be commenced before the departure of Mr. McCurdy for Hurope. Does it not 80 appear to you? “The board at the meeting, as I under- stand, gave authcpity to the president to commence any attion which the coun- sel of the company advised, and such gounsel advised as to Mr. McCurdy that an action could be malntained agalnst him. ~1 write your comniittee because yvour action carries great weight. I hope it may be in the line of urging the imme- dlote commencement of a suit against Mr. McCurdy.” After reading this letter, President Peabody sent the following letter to Truesdale: “Judge Peckham’s oplnion in connec- tion with the matter has great welght, and justly so. 1 do not think he will have any reason to find fault with the action of the company in the matter to which he refers, and I shall certainly do all that is in my power to work out a result which will meet with his com- mendation.” POPE CORDENS FRENCH POLICY Pius X Issues an Encyelical Dealing With the Separa- tien of Church and State B Dl Special Dispatch to The Call, ROME, Feéw. 17.—A papal encyeclical was issued to-day upon the situation of the church in France, strongly con- demning the law providing for the sep- aration of church and state and giving advice to Catholies. X, The encyelical shows that the Hoty See did everything possible to avold the passage of the law, which it terms a great evil to religlon and to France, and outlines the church’s doctrine upon I the subject of relations between thal church and state, belleving that tn mexr.l unlor: France had found throughout centuries her greatness and glory. Examining the law itself, the en- cyclical says it is offensive zm‘ repug- nant to the divine tution' of the church, because the public exercise or worship 1s intrusted fo ‘lay assocla- tions. The freedom of the church, it is asserted, is submitted to ‘the will of public oficials, who are despolling her of her patrimony. W, the docu- ment continw. fail to injure ‘the Internal ace e, which, ‘especially in 3 t condition of Europe, is in need of union of 'dl.:t her childr 5 It concludes h e > act 5 clergy and people t with generosity in « ligion and to pray te turn of mqunuri‘y 2 % ‘Glendale, dled to-day from burns re- | Btmer much suffering. DENIES THAT CLUB LADIES "HAVE TRAITS OF OWL. | The testimony in the Schiller divorce case has caused a flutter in female club circles. Otto F. Schiller declared that his wife excused herself for keeping late hours by saying that she had been Mrs. Cotton says the members do not keep such hours. at “the club.” + Myrs. Cotton Declares That Mrs. Schiller Did Not Linger Over Teacups at the California Until the Day Dawned. - MRS AYLETT R. COTTON, PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA CLUB, WHO SAYS MRS. OTTO F. SCHILLER WILL CLUBMATES UNTIL SHE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HER [EARD. NOT BE CONDEMNED B}‘; CIRL BURNS HERSELF 1S PUNISHHENT Dies as Result of a Self - Inflicted _Penance. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call CINCINNATI, Feb. 17.—Rose H. Eimer, aged 17, an inmate of the Beth- awy Home, an Bpiscopal Orphanage in ceived on Thursday evening, while cau- terizing her arm in a self-imposed pen- ance, during which she accidentally set firc to her clothing. The=Coroner is investigating the case. The girl desired to become a nurse. Lilian Fears, a three-year-old inmate of the home, was suffering from a small cut the arm and Miss Eimer at- tempted to readjust the bandages. In doing 80 she knocked over a kettle of boiling water that scalded the child's arm ‘badly. 3 'm:xqogw for the accident caused Miss It is =aid that ‘gained ‘the idea she could atone for »&"-mxw burning herself on the arm. .. She was seen by other clguo:n touched bare - She had been sobbing and. be- dent to the child. Be- ould interfere, her cloth- g caught fire and she was soon envel- g:v,.od in flames. She never rallled from TWO BOYS TRY T0 WRECK AND ROB A TRAIN Scheming Lads Foiled by Engineer’s Vigilance. Special Diepatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Feb. 17.—Two boys tried to wreck the . Oregon ‘Railway and Navigation Company's train between Moscow- and Colfax yesterday after- noon. They pulled bolts ot of the switch stand at Shawnee, eight miles from here, and turned the switch. Then they lay in walt to rob the train. The Mescow-Colfax train is a mixed freight and passenger, but yesterday there happened to be only passenger coaches in the traln. The switch at Shawnee is on a sharp curve and En- gineer Corey did not see the danger until it was too late to stop. The train ran through the switch on the sid- ing. 3 'There were no cars on the siding and the engineer was able to siop be- fore running over the second switch. - To- Deputy Sherifft Nessley ar- rested Willlam Bartlett, aged 18 years, and charged him with attempted train robbery. Lon Burnel What * is the proper hour for a women’s club to close its doors? That is a question that may come up in con- nection with the Schiller divorce epl- sode. The California, one of the most exclusive of women's clubs, may be | dragged into the discussion. Several months ago, when the trouble of the Schillers began, Otto F. Schiller went to Mrs. Aylett R. Cotton, the president of the California Club. and demanded to know why its functions had to be prolonged to the hour when the vege-/ table wagons began their morning pil- grimage down Market street. “The other morning my wife -got home at an unseemly hour.” asserted the husband. “When I asked her where she had been. she told me that she had been attending a meeting of the California Club.” Schiller burst into some side remarks on the subject of women's clubs In general. He even hinted that the hours they kept were more unseemly than those of the clubs that are supposed to keep men from the bosoms of their families. According to the husband, Mrs. Schiller showed a decided pref- erence for the comfortable guarters of the California Club over the comforts of her own hearth fire. When Schiller had concluded. Mrs. Cotton informed him of the decidedly proper hours of the California Club. She could not recall Mrs. Schiller at the time though, as that lady was not a frequenter of the club, she said. Then Schiller began to susnect that his wife had been using the | a pretext to conceal little trips | ‘she @id not care to have him Kmow about. WILL STAND BY WOMAN. Mrs. Cotton held a Httle consultation with' the board of directess at the time. It was decided that the hus- band’'s tirades proved nothing and that it would be best to postpone action In the affair until definite accusation had been made against Mrs. Schiller. The incideat, which savors of the comic magazine pictures of advanced womer. and their ways, threatens to bring out again the oft-mooted ques- tions as to what woman's sphere is and whether women's cluba tend to brighten the home or raise Caln wita it, etc. Over the tea the subject will be the ruling topic for some time, and evem im those other clubs where the beverage that loosens the vocal organs is not imported from Jjapan, the ques- tion will be again discussed. The man, the woman and the other. man were.in Judge Mogan's court yes- terday morning. Mrs. Schillar was with the man she claims was employed to defend her against her husband. George McRae was up on two charges, earrying a concealed weapon and assault to commit murder. Walter G. Graves, the hnsband's attorney, who was accused by Mr. Schiller of carrying his wife's picture and acting as her escort to the Chutes, aopeared as special prosecutor. Ball was furnished by the meother of Mrs. Schiller, Mrs. N. R. Smith—$150 for one charge and $20 for the other. Carlton Greene, Mrs. Sehiller's attorney, for the defendant in the matter