The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1906, Page 2

3 100R0P DECADE | MINERS BLOW UP BRADLEY FAON HER L -+ . 1 | L R Continued from Page 1, Column 7. the igniting of escaped gas. in thé hall- way. It was found that the gas leaked and tbat Mrs. Bradley had complained to the gas company about it. - Bradley said shortly afterward that he.could see @ round streak of flame at the end of his tcigar. - This strengthened the gas explo- sion theory. - Although neither - Bradley is ‘wife at that -time thought of even the possibility of a plot to murder, they both said that the “wreckage was as if caused by a bomb,” The theory of the gas explosion was accepted by every one and was riever attacked. Now come the startling revelations of Murderer ‘Orchard. - He says that Brad- ne ley ‘was watched from the moment he{ Jeft the Coeur d'Alene region. He was | ked everywhere and his intending murderers only waited for an opportun- ity to kill hey so carefully cov- A thejr tracks, however, and so. se- 1y ded the nature of their er- Bradley did not know hé was | followed by cold-blooded criminals om death alone would satisfy. No opportunity presented {tself until came to San Francisco to rejoin newly wedded wife. When the repre- | sentatives of the “inner circle” found the house in which he lived they knew that | the accomplishment of their work was near at hand. They watched the house r two days to learn their intended vie- tim’s every movement. They wanted to be sure of their work. They saw that he started to his offiee shortly after 7:30 in morning, and that he aid not leave until after the mald had picked up the morning’s milk from the front porch. PLACES BOMB ON DOOR. the morning of November 17 yuld-be murderers were in hiding across | the w R the street. They had with them a fresh- | 4’,21 Iy made bomb of deadly quality. They tched the maid open the door and pick up the milk. It was then 7:15. At 7:25 | of them stole across the street and | tached the bomb to the door. The | | |sleeping neighborhood did not see the Effie Bond, Ingenue, Will ¢ came down the stairs opened the front door. He was light- ing his cigar at the time. Instantly there was a crash. Splinters flew about from 7:40 Bradley 0 Back to Childhood to!the twisted woodwork. Bradley was a5 . - o huried out into the street, apparently Fit “Little Princess” Part 4. The murderers ran aw Their port to the “inner circle” was “Brad- ley died November 17.” Not until some time later did they learn that Bradley was alive, and then, fearing that they would be covered, they decided to fol- low him no longer. Bradl is now in Nevada looking over g properties. He does not know ¢ | Of the plot gain his life. Mrs, Bradley, however, W greatly excited over the news that her husband had been marked by the “inner circle.” ““Oh, I wish that it the gas,” she exclaimed last the home Of her sister, Mrs. Davis, 1430 Masonic avenue: “It is terrible to think that such murderous men tried to kill my husband. But I know that it is true, because I, myself, have received a telegram from a friend telling me of the confession. My husband is out of town now, but I expect him back shortly. 1 remember that terrible explosion as if it were yesterday. I thought that he was dead. "3 rs next week urnett's sweet s, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley live at the Palace Hotel. They gave up housekeeping ai- after the explosion. T S e ORCHARD MAKES CONFESSION, SAYS STMPSON LED. - e Continued from Page 1, Columm 3. Tells of Attempted Bradley Murder in Year 1904. BOISE, Idaho, March 1.—Details of the confession of Harry Orchard, in which he | charges the officials of the Western Fed- | eration of Miners with wholesale dyna- Miss Davis 62id: | miting and attempted dynamiting of thelr n | enemies, are very hard to get, the officlals refusing to talk of the confession except in the most general terms. There have been whispers here for some | wers. | time that one of the crimes of the federa- ep- | tion officials to which Orchard called at- a¥e | vontion in his confession was the per | o moted murder of Fred W. Bradley of were from new w Why, last night 1 was Sept awake nearly el night by peopie ringing | 8an Francisco in 1904 According to the the rhe L' calling - to see me. Mr. | gtory current here, for which no official | have been engaged for’six - 8 s ——gie gt Armation can be obtained, Orchard i e know it watil | 35 confession related this as one of the s spent the greater part of the | crimes of the “Inner Circle” of the fed- a hmir idresser’s, having her . although he had mno direct per- connection with it. The morning of affair Bradley started to leave his nd lighted a match as he reached It was supposed at thé time some escaped gas, | it was the bomb opened the door. re made up fer a photograph, |.£0 o to San Fran-{ th Bouse the door. thé match touched off but now Orchard sa exploding as Bradley in eak wienm bomb had been placed there in such Astoria [ yanner as to explode when the door 5 oee dn She |4 cenge for fancied wrongs opened in revenge for fanci p @ River last night opposite St. | yyon Bradley was mining superintendent | t will be necessary to unload | ;. ¢ne Coeur d'Alene district during the | ) Slont e troubles vears ago. Bradley and one | other member of his household were In- | jured, according to the story current o7 | here, but not seriously. | —_— | 1 | 1S REFORE GRAND JURY. Harry Orchard, Accused Murderer, | ! Questioned by Inquisitorial Body. | BOISE, Idaho, N{in{h ]l.—l'{;rr:."l D'r- QIhas.&etlus 3— Co 1~lomu’ it Willed tohmes. Gesspior.] Exclusine 2 | Figh-Grade Clothiers | { Steunenberg, is tonight occupying room | | 19 at the Sarstoga Hotel at Caldwell, the quarters in which he spent much of his time from Decémber 15 to the hour on January 1 when he was arrested for the murder. He was taken to Caldwell to-day to testify before the Grand Jury. His examination was not com- pleted and it was decided to keep him | there.. The jail was felt to be an im- [prop-q place for him and he was taken to the hotel. THE ACKNOWLEDGE D| “The greatest secrecy Is maintained | about the proceedings of the Grand STAMP OF MERIT| ;Y Nobody is permitted to approach.| I8 DISTINGTIVE IN g e il oas succected in wuard- OUR NEW SPRING MODELS. | ing every particle of its information. | These who appeare: efore the ran THIS MERIT SPOKEN OF |jury at the merning session were De- | | tective Andy Johnson of Bolse, who was | TOOK YEARS AND YEARS | onc of the first on the scene after the | murder; State Chemist Macy, who has | ‘il?D %UARS g\LEflgflfiAsNgAV%E T, { analyzed various substances found in | | Ofchard’s room; George M. Frohman, IT. {former Town Marshal of Caldwell, and SIMPLY CLOTHES CULTURE.| James McPariand, the detective. | Orchard was taken into the room | after luncheon and was before the jury until late in the afternoon. The inves- | tigation is conducted:entirely by mem- bers of the jury themselves, the County Attorney only entcring the room when requested to advise the jury. It is not | No Branch St tores end No Age OQur clientele gets in this modern shop fashions and things out of the ordinary expected that indictments will be re- Etyles that do mot turned for sevcral days. confifet with good - form. B ESR A WARDEN FiLES RETURNS. ts Forth Reason for Holding Accused Miners in the Penitentiary. BOISE, Idaho, March 1.—Warden E. | L. Whitney of the State penitentiary today filed his returns to the writs of habeas corpus sued out in the cases of Charles H. Moyer, Willlam D. Haywood and George Pettibone, charged with the murder of Frank Steunenberg at Cald- well on the evening of December 30 last, setting forth in detail the grounds upon which he is confining the prison- No eceebtric idess o make you loogk like you shouldn 't ; 120-152 | Learny Street Thurlow Rilock |lOrchard’s Confession Proves That sion Was the Work of Famous : “Inner Circle.” | dead buried in the North, The 4 £ 1N 1004 WITH DEADLY DO % 3 HOLSE PASSES THE ARY BIL Attempt Federal Powder to - Provide - for Manufacture of Meets Defeat WASHINGTON, -March 1.—Th2 House today passed :the army. appropriation bill and . thé ‘Foraker bill providing for the marking " of the graves of Confederate ussion nimous scntiment ir favor nfederate . graves, and, as developed a us cf marking { the -bill had recéived favorable. action by | the military “committee, it was brou in by Princé and was passed unanimously, amid applause. on both sides -of the House. Points of order made to the provisions for a cable ship for the Atlantie coast and to a ship for mineé planting on-the Pacific Coast eliminated these provisions from the appropriation bill. ~The alleged powder trust came in for a scoring in | debate, the Democratic members endeav= cring. to have ‘the Government manu- facture powder consumed by the army and navy, but the suggestion met defeat both on points of order and finally by di- rect vote. The army bill as passed carries some= thing. more than $69,000,000. The profit in the manufacture of smoke- less powder was called attention to by | Mr. Graff of Illinois.’ who said that for several years there had been. but four bids .to furnish- the Government with smokeless powder and that each bid was the same—70 cents per pound. The Du Pont powder trust, he said, controlled the four plants—the Du Pont, the Laflin & Rand, the International and the Califor- nija. - The Government, he said, could build four plants with equal capacity at a cost of $250,000 each and save enough in the manufacture of smokeless powder in one year to pay for all the plants. Williamg moved to increase the amount for ammunition from $629,000 to $929,000. This was for “the ' purpose, he said, -of Government manufacture of powder. Tawney made a point of order, which was sustained. Underwood of Alabama made a plea for the creation of a Confederate memorial commission of three members tc investi- gate and report the proper steps to mark the graves of the Confederate dead, ard offered an amendment to this end. Hull saild that his committee had to- day reported the Foraker bill, which prac- tically complished the end sougat, but Underwond replied that this applicd onls to Confederate dead in the North. A letter was read by Harwick of Georgila, expressing ihe satisfaction of the women of the South with tke Foraker bill and concluded with the hope that Underwvod would not press his amendment. The amendment was defeated by a point of order made by Kahn of California. e e— OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Congressman Kahn's Amendment to the Army Appropriation Bill Is Ruled Out of Order. WASHINGTON, March 1.—Represen;: tative McKinlay and Frank, C. Freer man of Willows will tomorrow go be- fore the interstate commerce committeé of the House and ask that McKinlay’s bill authorizing the diversion of 1000 cubic feet of water from the Sacra- mento River in Tehama County for the irrigation of 200,000 acres of land in Glenn County be transferred to the jurisdiction of the irrigation commlit- tee. The transfer was proposed by Representative Modell, chairmaa of the irrigation committee, whose members some time ago inspected the locality in question. Representative Kahn's amendment to the army appropriation bill, appropriat- ing $150,000 for torpedo planters for the Pacific Coast, went out on_a point of order in the House today. Representa- tive Smith of Iowa objected, claiming that matter was one for the appropria- tions committee to pass upon instead of the committee on military affairs. The item may be restored to the bill in the Senate. % The forest service has granted to the Alaska Copper Company the right of way for the construction of a narrow- gauge locomotive tramway within the Alexander Archipelago forest reserve, Alaska. The following persons have been ap- pointed forest rangers in California: G. L. Hale, Trinity Center; H. E. Rockford, Alturas; V. L. Bormer, Willow Ranch; O. Stiner, Cedarville; T. H. Hosley, Trin- ity Center; J. E. Rea, Grub Gulch; A. H. Wofford, North Fork; 'W. C. Robinson, Meadow Valley; J. L. Ammon, Blunt Ranch; J. L. Reid, Weaverville; R. W, Quincy; G. A. Hull, Crescent ; W. A, Antoine,, T. C. West, W. L. W. J. Rushing, Sonora; R. L. Swanson, Red Bluff; C. J. Quigley, Walker; J. E. Cooke, Genesee, -J. B, Lebes, Zaca. 0 - ers at the penitentiary. The warden was represented in the proceeding by Attorney General Gueheen, County At- torney Van Duyn, James H. Hawley, senjor counsel for the prosecution; and W. A. Stone, Hawley was the only at- torney” in court on behalf of the State, while sittorneys Fred Miller and John F. Nugent appeared for the petitioners. The proceedings were the same in the three cases, the returns to the writs be- g made in open court, the full bench being present. It was agreed by the attorneys that the answers:to the re- turns should be filed not later than March § and that the arguments.in the issues presented should be heard by the court on March 9, It is expectcds that Attorney E, E. Richardson of Denver, senior attorney for the defense in the . assassination cascs, will be present at that time and present the principal argument on be- | half of the accused men. In his returns i Warden Whitney sets up g that he s holding the prisoners for Sheriff Nich- ols of Canyon County. an order having been entered by the Probate Court in Canyon County that the jail. of that county, at Caldwell, was an unfit place in which to hold themi, being without proper accommodations. “The holding of them in.the penitentiary: Is also claimed to be with the assent of the ac. cused and their attorneys. Today and Tomorrow. The last two days for the $7.50 men's suit sale. No one should let this splen- did chance go'by without taking advan- tage of this offer. Strictl o-date ;eflxxlta:tu" 50';‘n;anx':uun_n! I;r‘?\ut $7.50 erman er's, street. opvosite Jones 2o x"‘“" FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 19u6. ISAAC E. BLAKE ~ HEARS LAST CALL Former Well Known Capitalistand Director of Church Choirs Dies at His Home. “|.peutic "Institute announces the di ISAAC BLAKE, WHO. DIED SUD- gll;rxr_!' AT HIS HOME IN THIS Isaac E. Blake, 62.years of age, a for- mer capitalist and since 1%2 president of the Transport Oil Company of this city, died suddenly at his home, 1270 Fulton street, on Wednesday evening; having en- joyed good health up to the moment of his death. Mr. Blake was a strong churchman, devoting most of his time, at an expense to himself, directing choirs. For a num- ber of years he directed the choir of the Simpson Memgrial Methodaist Episcopal Church, corner of Buchanan and Hayes streets, and wkile in Denver fifteen years ago presented a $50,000 organ to Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of that city. At that time Mr. Blake was president of the Continental Oil and Transportation Company, which in 1885 was merged into the Standard Oil Company, after which he became manager for the Standard Oil interests in the ‘West, severing his con- nection with that corporation in 1882, At that period he bullg . the- Dfi,evnda Southern - Railroad, which 4s n ipart of the Santa Fe system. Up to the time of his death he Wwas tdentified in ofl and ralltoad interests, and he was considered the ploneer oil | man of the Pacific Coast,-being the first to produce oil in . this State. Mr. Blake leaves a wife and six chil- dren—Evarts Blake, Robert Blake and Mrs. H. A. Rispin, of San Francisco; Mrs. George C. Manly of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Foster Robinson of Bistersville, W. Va., and Winfield Blake of Sydney, Australia, the well-known comic opera singer. The funeral services will be held at Simpsgon Memorial Church at the 11 o’clock services Sunday morning. e NOTED JURIST DEAD. Charles Sumner Johnson of Alaska Dies in Los Gatos. SAN JOSE, Mareh l.—Judge Charles Sumner Johnson, a noted Alaskan Jjurist, died at an earfy hour this morn- ing at Los Gatos. Judge Johnson had been in failing health for some time. He came to Los Gatos for his health, but the change of climate did him lit- tle good. Judge Johnson was a native of Jowa and was a graduate of the Iowa. State University. He practiced law in Nebraska until appointed ‘to a Federal position in Alaska by Presi- dent Harrison in 1897. He was elected to the judiciary of Alaska and for marny years did efficient service on the bench: A, 3t 0ld Resident of Petaluma Dies. PETALUMA, March 1.~Thomas Lang- ley Conley, for many years a resident and business man of this city, dled in Los Angeles today at the age of 51.. Mr. Conley was the brother of Mrs. M. Doyle of Santa Rosa, Mrs. Cutting of Visalia and Mrs. Freq Heseker of this city. The Conley family was one of the oldest and most prominent in.this city. His re- mains will be interred in the family plat in Petaluma. Judge RS 0TS Death Calls a Pioneer. SALINAS, March 1.—Frank Shatke, 70 years old apd a resident of Monterey County for more than forty years, died here this moruing. He was well known throughout the State. e : Instructor Is Found Dead in Bed. ANN ARBOR, Mich,; March 1.—Paul Rossi de Pont, registrar of the depart- ment of literature, sclence and the arts in the University of Michigan, was found dead in bed today. g e e PARISIAN MONEY LENDER IS A¥TER THE CASTELLANES Asks for Permission to Levy on Goods in the Mansion to Satisfy Claim Azuinst Boni. PARIS, March 1.—An application was made to the Civil Tribunal of.the Seiné today in behalf of a money lender for permission to levy on the household goods in the Castellane niansion to sat- 1sfy a claim for money advanced ' to Count Boni. The lawyers of the Count- ess resisted the request on the ground: that the goods are her separate prop- erty. The case finally was referred to a Judge In chambers to = determine whether the Count's belongings are in the mansion. The case is considered to be a test affecting nwmerous creditors. e e g ety 5% A racent traveler to Tahit! remarks: For a tired-out business man, a nervously exhaust: ed ndividual, this is the ideal ocean passage, possessing advantages which probably are not 10 be fourid in any other part of the world. A @istinct- change from ‘the coast climate of California to thé balmy breezes of the Southern ovean, brings to the voyager a feeling of rest- fulness and.peace. 8. 8, March Reduced rate for this voyage, $125 there and b Send for circular, 653 Market st. * ———— Discovery uf.a New Serum, VIENNA, March ‘The State Thera- liscov- ery ot a new serum.for the alleviation of.dysentery. The serumt Is extracted from horse: - ? —————— Judge Ferral has opened offices in the Schmiedell building, 604 Montgomery street, corner of Clay. X NORE IETIC AT SPRINGIEL Houses Occupied by Negroes Are Set on Fire, but the Flames Are Soon Quenched |{TROOPS ARE ON GUARD Machine Guns Are Posted in Readiness for Instant Use at the Courthouse Jail —_—— SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 1.—After a ‘day of quiet from the mob, which held sway for two nights, this evening was - ushered in’ with indications that more depredationd against the colored population of the city had been planned for to-night. Anticipating that the at- tack if made would be in the vicinity of Section street, a squad of soldiers rioters sprang from the house of Peart Howard, against whom ‘threats had been made. The house had been set on fire, but the troops sent in an alarm and the structure was only slightly damaged. The rioters escaped. As a precautionary measure ma- chine guns and a company of troops have been posted at. the Courthouse Jail. A house at High and Race streets, recently occupied by negroes, was fired by rioters to-night, but the flames were quenched before they had. made great headway. Arthur Ancil, a member of the Xenia military company, was hit on the head with.a brick said to have been thrown by a rioter and fatally hurt tonight. His 'assailant made an improvised slingshot of a plece of brick wrapped in a handkerchief. Two more com- panies of State troops.from Piqua are held in readiness for service here, but the present outlook does neot indicate that more will be needed, as the back- bone- of the riot seems to have been broken effectively. PREPARED FOR STRIFE. Continued from Page 1, Column 4. gers at Shanghai on Sgnday, warning of the-disaster, and wired the facts to Bishop Bashford on Monday. Captain Fletcher, commanding. the American ships, had the location ot every Amer- ican missionary in the Yangtsze Val- ley. After consultation on Monday Captain Fletcher ordered the gunboat El Cano from Nanking to meet the fugitives at Kiukiang, or Peya Ng Lake. They were met at Kiukiang. The cause of the riot was local. Seri- ous blame attaches to the French Cath- olies. Chinese friendly te the mission- aries object to priests exercising civil functions. ‘There is fnuch .discussion throughout China, .but there is no in- dication of a general uprising against foreigners. The Nanchang magistrate who was wounded during the dispute with Catholic missionaries, resulting in the riot, Is dead. 9 2o P | “DESTROY THE FOREIGNERS.” Secret Sacieties Rallying Round ‘War-Like Banners. VICTORIA, B. C., March 1.—The-steam- ship’ Empress of Indla brought news of further anti-foreign outbreaks in China. In Hupeh province and the adjoining sec- tion of Honan province, secret societies are rallying men around bannefs in- seribed: ‘‘Advance China and destroy the foreigners!” Missionaries of this district are jointly advising their consuls of the gravity of the situation. A Hupeh correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes that the anti-forelgn movement gains ground rap- idly and is widespread. The leaders are teaching the Boxer doctrine that those who fight under them against the foreign- ers will be made proof against injury in battle. Proclamations have been posted in many cities that.a general rising will take place in the third Chinese month (beginning about the end of March). The capture of a leader at Lao Ho Keo, in Hupeh, resuited in large collections of arms being found hidden in lofts, also a document proclaiming the leader of one of the greatest secret societies of China as Emperor and the ‘discovery of 200 Chinese boys all carrying arms intended for the rebels, whose plans were to rald the city and march south, while similar outbreaks were to take place in other dis- tricts. Martial law was declared and the missionaries of Lao Ho Keo and vicinity were taken to the Viceroy's yamen for *protection. (}blni'e PRI NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. General Corbin Says There Is but Little Trouble in China. HONOLULU, March 1.—General Cor- bin, -who arrived on the Korea, says there 1s no foundation for the alarm- ing_reports of trouble in China. “The boyeott is adjusting itself,” said he, “and practicaHy is stopped. The mer- chants of Hongkong, Canton and Shanghal are coming around to the normal conditions. - The boycott has no sympathy from the Chinese Govern- ment; but the people are dissatisfied Dbecause foreigners are holding conces- sions and not paying adequate taxes, whether Finglish, German or American. The Chinese want to control the rail- roads. The outrages near Canton were committed by river pirates. There I3 some feeling against the American missionaries, but the.Government is particulafly protecting American lives. “Property conditions in the Philip- pines are the best since civilization came there. More people are working, and the crops are of the largest. There is prosperity everywhere. On the island of Samar there has been a little trouble. Only a few sporadic cases of cholera have appeared. The church, army, naval and civil.government are working together to upbuild the people. Only trade rivals are anxlous that America should leave the islands.” jre Rt aautet Consul’s Home Is Burned. VICTORIA, B. C., March 1.—A. dis- .patch from Yokohama states that the residence of Dr..Charles J. Jones, Amer- jcan consul to Dalny, at Cherrymount Hotel, Yokohama, where he was await- ing until permitted by thé Japanese ' Government to proceed to ‘Dalny to open the consulate, was destroyed by fire together with the hotel on Febru- ary 7 and the consul's losses amount to $10,000. They comprise his furniture and_valuable private possessions, in- cluding the last autograph letter of Secretary Hay and an autograph photo- graph of President Roosevelt. Dr. Jones and family had narrow escapes. 5 —_— Dowager Empress Probably Alive. _ LONDON, March 1.—The rumored death of the Dowager Empress of China is regarded here as wholly improbable. It originated iu a vague rumot .from ‘Hongkonhg and neither the British Gov- ernment nor the Chinese legation here _has any intimation of it. HAVANA, March 1.—C Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. th' were among: the passengers who left Havana today on the their way to Washington. steamer Mascot on | foremost citizens. was sént to that locality at 7:30 o’clock. | Just before their arrival a crowd of | | received his schooling here. PARDEE. MAKES POPULAR CHOICE Appointment by Governor of G. M. Perine as Member of Staff Meets With Favor CONGRATULATION GIVEN President of Renters’ Loan and Trust Company Is Hon- ored With Rank of Colonel The appointment by Governor Pardee of George M. Perine as a member of his official staff with the rank of colonel has met with the unlversal approval of citizens throughout the State. It was a popular selection .on the part of the chief executive. Mr. Perine was the re- cipient of numerous congratulations. Colonel Perine is one of California’s He has been an ac- tive worker in affairs pertaining to the welfare of this State and has always been ready to lend his assistance in civic moves. He has extensive business in- terests in various sections. He is prom- inently connected with several of San Francisco’s financial institutions, one of the most important being the Renters’ Loan and Trust Company, of which he has been president for the last ten years. Colonel Perine came to this State when a mere youth. At the age of five years he was brought to this city and He was a schoolmate of Governor Pardee. KASER WATS 10 FORCE WAR Washington State Depart- ment Regards Algeciras Conference as a Farce Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING. WASHINGTON, March 1.—War and ru- mors of war are all that the State De- partment can see in the international conference at Algeciras. The officials, in their comments upon the situation, are | decidedly outspoken. and the following | statement was made today: “If no agreement is reached at Alge- ciras, it will be because Germany desires war. France has made several conces~ sions and the situation is not as if the | two nations were up against a stene wall and could not sidestep.” Of course, no one in the State Depart- | ment would.be willing to be quoted as | believing that war will follow the con- ference over the Moroccan situation, yet it has been intimated repeatedly that the conference amounts to Iittle, eliminating the idea that some European power may find in the deliberations a foundation for declaring 'war. It has been said repeated- 1y that“Marocco has but small significance in - the international discussion and 'that European politics constitute the para-| mount subject of discussion and of action. | ‘The ited ‘States went into the ‘mat- | ter only as one of the signatery powers | to the original treaty and it has been repeatedly explained that the United States had no interest in the conference further than to insure the open door for ‘American products in Morocco. Should the’ conference conclude with a declara- tion of war between Germany -and France, the officials of the State Depart- ment admit, this particular participation might mean a great deal. ALGECIRAS, March 1.—The result of the Iast forty-elght hours' negotiations is another check threatening to prolong the Moroecan conference. The Germans, after reflecting, wish the diplomatic corps at Tangier ) exercise surveillance over the State Bank, thus preventing its use for further French political designs. The French resist this, claiming that Ger- many is chiefly occupied with minimizing French influence in Morocco. The dele- gates now talk of the struggle being pro- longed to the latter part of March. LONDON, March 1.—Reuter's Telegram Company is Informed that King Edward will shortly méet Emperor William gt sea or at some port. The. announcement, however, is unofficial ELECTION IN PHILIPPINES PASSES OFF SATISFACTORILY Many Ballots Are Required in Several Instances to Arrive at a Cholce of Officers. WASHINGTON, March l.—Governor General Ide has cabled the War De- partment from Manila an account of the outcome of the Philippines elec- tion yesterday. These provincial elec- tions being in a way educatlonal for the Filipinos, who are unused to suf- frage in any- form, the results are watched with the keenest interest by the War Department. The text of Gov- ernor Ide’s dispatch follows: Provincial elections satistactory. Not a single instance of disorder, although many ballots were required to elect,in numerous instances. Have confirmed all elected except three suspended for investigation, charged with brivery and Intimidation. 'Sandi - Deveyra were elected and confirmed, as was also Reynolds, an American. who was elected on the seventeenth ballot. Bight of the present Governors were re-elected. It is said that Sandiko is a leading agitator for independence. Deveyra Is a prominent newspaper man among the Filipinos. Reynolds was a captain of the Thirty-first Volunteer Regiment, subsequently appointed treas- the provinge of Albay, of which he has doubtless been elected Governor. Tee Musical Center of - California and headquarters for ail our fifteen stores will he at 721-723 Market St. 30,000 square feet for pi- ano display.. Wil open in a few days. FIND BODY OF MAN WHILE DIGGING CELLAR NEAR LODI Bullet Hole in the Head Mute Evidence of Crime Committed Some Time Ago. LODI, March 1.—The decomposed body of a man was found near Leodi by workmen digging a cellar. The re- | mains are those of a man aged about 40 inches in the skull years and about 5 feet 6 height. A bullet hele in showed how he met death. The femains were buried under two feet of earth. The Sheriff’s office id investigating. —_—————— Would Administer Big Estate. LOS ANGELES, March l.—Isalah W. Smith, husband of Mrs. Isabel Keating- Smith, who died February . leaving no will, has filed a petition for letters of administration on her estate. Mrs. Smith was formerly the wife of A. J. Keating, known as ritrate king.” by whom she had seven children flve of whom survive. Mrs. Smith's estate, most of which is held in trust for the Keating children, is appraised at meore than. $1.0€0,000 e S BERLIN, Ma 1 } Beit, the well- known merchant who was born Hamburx, has given $500,000 to found a university. at Hamburz. CORDES' E § 4 FURNITUREC® GEAR WAHA IRRIGATION SYSTEM. LEWISTON, Idako, Fed. 1, 1908 Sealed proposals will be received at' ihe offics of the Waha-Lewiston Land and Water Come pany, at Lewiston, Idaho, until § p. m., March 31, 1906, for the construction of -13 miles of Iy This werk Involves the handli 310,000 cuble yards of earth, 8000 Lome of concrete and and about 4000 lineal feet of tunnels, . heck, or a Erposal Bona. o5 s sl o § pes”ctat and the successtul Sech