The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1906, Page 2

PATIENT SCHILLER RELATES HIS WOES Girves Version 1o Court of How McRae ,l/j””” Wife’s Affections Frozfl Him. t | { | | s ) HER D i A . & Swe & ges were made ye v A ‘ F. aga wom 1 omplaint w judge Grah ges her with A e she ted | ge Mack the “gun fight- ret to protect her why for not court Mrs. Schiller picnic at Crystal she strolled player and rest of the | protest- that the air were absent from " MacRae s cafes and stores “all of d terate the co women's that on August were on a train At a s n near | iller alighted and ap- pe oking anxiously for some | v you expecting?’ demanded he hest am waiting for MacRae,” replied | the wife hiile eges that once MacRae made ed proposition that Schiller wife to him. Schiller de- | the outrageous demand was the wife, ling proposal was made in the Schillers. The woman and | e and the husband was as he avers he had| you carry a gun? ward and a pup would come | r man's house with a gun cRae demanded Schil- ‘\ and, drawing his revolver, he upon the mantelpiece. w then announced 1 wish you would give her at I can marry her.” MAKES STRANGE PROPOSAL. 1 love MacRae and I wish that you would give me echoed Mrs. Schiller. will even y win her,” continued | MeacRae, “and will leave nothing undone 2 ymplish my end one but a cow y break up a “If you and a pup would happy home,” said | had any honor you| wite again. She is | t see my fatuated.” »ss-complaint is full of tales of | t. On one occasion, the husband . he returned home and found his her rocm with MacRae with the locked. - At first they refused to 3 it, but when the husband threatened break it down they finally admitted t are you doing here with this demanded Schiller. recites the complaint, she threw about MacRae's neck and “Doing this,” mar Then her arms hugged him close to her. she said. busband declares that he did not renounce Ler for these things because of the great love he bore for ber. She promised scveral times that she would never see MacRae again, but he declares she soon forgot those promises, Once, the compilaint recites, that Mrs. Schiller, meeting MacRae near the cor- ner of Montgomery and Market streets, embraced and kissed him in the presence of her husband and others. “I have found & man that I can love,” was the reply she made when her husband pro- tésted The case on the order to show cause v « | House ’and at Mare Island. Committee Decides to Recommend Additional Appropriation for Collier S g Special Di h to The Call CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING, WASHINGTON, March 23.—Representa- Knowland achieved a notable vic- today when the House committee dn aval affairs voted favorably to recom- mend an $300,000 for each of the two naval col- liers guthorized in previous legislation in order that these Government navy yards. This action sures the building of a collier at Mare { Island, the $300.000 going to equip the yard in- | for that purpose and to meet the creased cost of bullding material. The total amount involved in the buiiding of e collier on the Pacific Coast is $1- ,000. The second collier is to be built at the Brooklyn navy yard. The Bureau of Construc- tion of the Navy was opposed to the plan, but in spite of the objection of| | Admiral Capps, chief naval constructos, Representative Knowland, alded by other members of the California delegation, notably Representative Gillett, brought his guns to bear first on Secretary Bona- parte, whom he converted to his view, and then upon the members of the naval affairs committee. The case at one time appeared to be hopeless, the committee apparertly granting the increased appropriation, but today Representative Butler of Pennsyl- vania moved that the construction of the | colliers in the navy vards be adequately | provided for, and the motion was adopted. interests The private shipbuilding fought the proppsal right up to the finish. The precedent established by the com- mittee's action today will, it is believed, mean that manv more vessels will be built at navy yards in future than have been in the past. VALLEJO, March 23.—The following telegram was received from Congressman Knowland this afternoon: WASHINGTON, March 23.—To 'Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, Vallejo: Battle has been won. Naval committee votes $300,000 additional, making in all $1,550,— 000 to be expended among California working- | R. KNOWLAND, This has caused general rejoicing here The Chamber of Commerce sent the following telegram to Congressman Knowland: Valicjo Chamber or Commerce for the people | of Vallejo sincerely thanks you for your splen— did work und congratulates you om your suc- cess. All' people here are. jubtlant. Admiral McCalla and Naval Constructor Evans also joln in congratulations to you. ARMY ORDERS. WASHINGTON, March 23.—Army or- ders: Colonel Enoch H. Crowder of the general staff is relieved from duty In this city and will proceed to San Fran- cisco and report to the commanding general of the Pacific division for duty, Captain Ira A. Haines, Artillery Corps, will report to the commanding officer men in comstruction of collier. J at the Presidio of SBan Francisco for | temporary duty with the Coast Artil- lery. ley, deputy surgeon general, upon his relief from duty at the Military Acad- emy, will proceed to San Francleco and sail for the Philippines for duty.. — went over for two weeks. time it was agreed that the .alimony granted would be paid out of money owing to the hugband from the Odd Fel- boy, was today found not guilty of lows" Assoclation. murder In the first degree by the jury SO 5 that heard her case at Carlsbad. The To Cure a Cold in One Day Take uunnm u‘?uu- Tablews refund E. .amvrsmnbuuam o | { | | | appropriation of an additional | vessels might be buxllfi The fight for the bullding of the collier | at Mare Island was won ageinst adverse | circumstanc being unalterably opposed to | Lieutenant Colonel H. O. Pear- B In the mean- CRANDSON LURESHIN - TOCOTHM \Johm D. Rockefeller Quits His Hiding Place and |, Jonrneys to the Home of His Son in- New York SUFFERING FROM EXTREME WEAKNESS | Pauses to Rest After Each i Step While Ascending to | the Entrance to the g Mansion on Fifth Avenue [ | | IS Special Dispatch to The CaM. NEW YORK, March 23.—John D. Rockefeller Sr. arrived at 8:30 o'clogk to- | night in a covered automobile, with the | curtains closely drawn, at the residence of his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr., at |13 West Fifty-fourth street, where a | grandson and namesake had been born forty-four hours before. It was the first time in months that the elder Rockefeller had been seen in | New York City, except, perhaps, by a few | intimates. .As he alighted from the au- | tomobile he was met face to face by a | reporter. Feeble and apparently suffering -from extreme weakness, the head of Standard Oil, who had been drawn from his re- treat at Lakewood to see the new heir to hig millions, slowly emerged from the automobile. He wore & long, fur-lined | overcoat, with the collar turned up so | that it hid most of his face. A slouch hat was pulled low over his eves. He carried a cane and walked with a slow, | halting step. His tall form stooped even | more than it has béen wont to do. Scarcely any one who did not know Rockefeller well by sight would have rec- ognized him in his disguise, and the ar- rival had been timed when the street was almost deserted. There were not three persons on the block when the automobile suddenly whirled around the corner of | Fifth avenue and stopped in front of the | main entrance to the mansion. There was no chauffeur, and the man on the box made no effort to ald Rocke- feller. Instead, he leamed back and | watched him curiously as he made his way, leaning on his cane, to the steps and walked up them laboriously to the | entrance. At each step Rockefeller paused, as if the effort was too great for him. Rockefeller need not have displayed euch caution in visiting his grandson had he known of the attitude of Attorney | General Hadley of Missouri. | “If Mr. Rockefeller wants to hold his grandson in his arms,” said Attorney | General Hadley today, “I will declare a truce and allow him to come over from New Jersey without interference. He is an old .man and doubtless is wrap- ped up in this infant. If the possibility of his being served with a subpena is | keepigg him out of New York I will | agree with- his lawyers not to’try ito. | serve him while he is here, and he ‘can | stay until it is safe to take the baby | back to Lakewood with him, if he wants to. “I don't think I will need the testi- mony of Mr. Rockefeller, -anyway,” Hadley continued, “if I can get the in- formation I want from other witnesses I expect to examine. The courts have ordered them to answer my questions, and I have not the eslightest doubt they will do so.” John D. Rockefeller Jr. was in a smil- | ing mood last night when he attended the | tenth reunion of the young men’'s Bible | class of thé Fifth-avenue Church, over | i which he presides. Young Rockefeller was to have been entertained by the humor of Mark | Twain, but the latter sent a letter say- ing his doctor forbade him to go out. “I am not sick,” said Clemens in his letter, “but I have been sick. and my doctor said that iIf I were a young man instead of the Methusaleh of American literature there would be no harm in attending your reunion. 1If this is a compliment, I shall find it where we find everything else—in the bill. There ought to be a law against this sort of graft.” In the absence of Mark Twain, what little humor there was during the even- | ing was supplied by young Rockefeller | himself, who drifted in toward the close and, when called upon, protested that there were two reasons why he should not respond. “One of these reasons is that I am not an honorary member, but a regular member, and the other is the reason that within the past twenty-four hours I have been burdened with the respon- | sibilities of fatherhood (great ap- ‘plause)—especially the responsibility of being the father of a boy. Those of you who have boys will appreciate this.” e WIDOWS OF VETERANS ACCUSED OF LAND FRAUDS Said to Have Takem Up Claims in South Dakota in Irregular Manner. NEW ULM, Minn, March 22.—Sub- penas were served yesterday on nine widows of veterans of the Civil War, commanding them to appear in Sioux Falls, 'S. D., April 1, to testify iu a land fraud trial. It is alleged that in 1904 Joseph Wallace and Attorney Miller of Pierre, 8. D., prevailed upon the women |to go to Stanley, 8. D., and take up homesteads under the Federal law granting privileges to widows of vet- erans, with the understanding that when the women had proved their claims each would be paid $200 for her claim. The Government charges that the de- fendants then hired men to live in shacks erected on the tracts simply to | create the impression that the require- ments of the law were being complied | with, i 3 % | ————— » Four Score Lost at Sea. BOSTON, March 23.—Eighty-five lives were lost and fifty-four ships were wrecked along the coast of New Eng- land and the maritime provinces during the past winter. While the season up to the present month was compara- tively mild on shore, at sea it was one of extreme severity, particularly in waters off the provinces. Of the vessels wrecked thirty-seven were sailing craft. Nime line steamships and eight blr‘u con'mlete the list. ————— Murderess Declared Insane. ROSWELL, N. Mex, March 2!.—}!:'1 Mary E. Aitken, who confessed to hav- ing buried alive her eight months old Jury pronounced her insane and Judge William H. ‘Po will have her com- lml!ted to th&€ Territorial asylum at Wl | legislative | tor COURT HOLDS ' formerly president. Larceny Committed When Trust/MUTUAL LIFE Funds Are Given Away. Men Prominent in Politics Are to Be Prosecuted. —_— NEW YORK, March 23,—If the Grand Jury, which is investigating some of the conditions developed by the. recent investigation, reaches the conclusion that contributions of insur- ance company funds to political cam- paign committees were made with in- tént to "deéprive or defraud the true owners of their property it must find that larceny was committed. This opin- ion wab expressed today by Justice | O’Sullivan in the Court of General Ses- sions, in answer to a presentment on the subject submitted to him by the grand jurors. Judge O'Sullivan added that it was not within the province of the court to $ay whether or not there was this intent: that was a question which the jurors must determine for themselves from all the facts and cir- cumstances in the ecase. He charged the jury to make a thorough investiga- tion into all the facts and to place the responsibility for such crimes, if it found that crimes were committed. This opinion is, in effect, directly opposite to one upon the same subject which was given by District Attorney Jerome several days ago. Jerome, in his brief, which was submitted to Jus- tice O'Sullivan, held that there was no ground for prosecution of any insur- ance official in connection with the campaign contributions, taking the ground that no intention to defraud had been shown. Judge O'Sulllvan agrees with the contention of the Dis- triet Attorney .that intent must have been present to constitute the crime of larceny, but declares that the question whether or not there was intent is a question which is yet to be deter- mined. ASKS COURT FOR A WARRANT, Jerome was in court today, and when Judge O'Sullivan: had delivered his opinion the District Attorney asked the Grand Jury to remain, .as he desired to address it upon the subject in question. He declared that Judge O'Sullivan had misconceived the subject which he.had considered, and that if the court held to its oplinion it would be the duty of the Grand Jury to return indictments against George W. Perkins, former vice president. of the New York Life THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDA»Y MARCH 24, 1906. AT INSURANCE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ILLEGAL. yments yesterday in the -lmflon growing out of (ha exposure of life There were two important develop: insurance methods. The first was the rendering of am opinion by Justice O'Sullivan of New York in response to a Grand Jury's request that Insurance officials that contributed funds in their comtrol committed larceny. District Attorney Jerome stated in court that if this opinion was correct Chairman Cortelyou and Treas- urer Bliss of the Republican National Commdittee and other prominent men weré guilty of haviag received stolen goeds. Although differing from the views held by the court, it is probable that the famous prosecutor will institute actions against the men involved in the givin; tlons. The other development of the day was the fillng of a suit for $3,370,341, with interest, against Richard A. McCurdy by the Truesdale llvntlnfl-‘ ‘committee of the Mutual Life Company, ance matter. It is considered probable that he will go next week before some magistrate and there institute proceedings, against insurance officlals. ‘When asked if he would go before Re- corder Goff, as suggested by Judge O'Sul- livan, he replied: “Certainly not. - Recorder Goff is a policy holder in the New York Life.” Thomas C. O'Sullivan was elected Judge of General Sessions last fall on the Democratic ticket. He was one of Tam- many Hall's old-time orators. e JEROME REBUKES PUBLIC. N Says the Present State of Popular Opinion Is Hysterieal. NEW YORK, March 23.—The Delta Upsilon fraternity of New York gave a testimonial banquet tonight to District Attorney Jerome, Amherst and Charles E. Hughes, Brown ’81. Hughes, who spoke briefly, was hailed as the “next Governor of New York,” in re- sponse to which he sald: “I attribute your good wishes to the spirit of fraternity and good fellow- ship. I must, however, leave political aspirations where they belong.” In his address Jerome said: Public opinion is a good deal like a ship— is driven here and there by the winds. Public opinion goes hitherto and yon, but in the end 1t'ls sweet, sane sound, and, like the ship, it will make its port. It is for us a positive duty to see that the tacks are nq longer than neces L But what do we find today In_the eity. the State and the nation? We find a pub- lic éninion of absolute hysteria. Jerome referred to the return of An- drew Hamilton, saying: It was only a few days ago when the news- papers were clamoring for Hamilton to be ught back and imprisoned or electrocuted or punished in some way. He did come back. He ald it bravely and rightly and struck true, according to my own mind. But now the man for blood they were is made a hero and his uncorroborated word. is taken to brand men, honored men of the community, whom you and I trust Alton B. Parker—I believe he ran for Presi- dene once—went down South and said that the ‘way to convict was to conviet. He sald that there was not a jury that would not it is because there is not that there is one public official who will not permit an indictment without evidence. Bo much for claptrap, even if it.comes from the “‘Sage of Esopus. T am going to see that those who violate the criminal law shall be punished, but the way to conviet is by evidence. I was informed the gther day by a airector of the Mutual Life that $100,000,000 of policies have I These were policies of the poor who These institutions are as solvent as the United States, but these poor people, clerks and labor- ing people, were scared by the incessant yawp- ing of the hounds of the ‘‘vellow press.” —_— INSURANCE COMPANY ACCUSED. Insurance Company, for larceny, and against George B. Cortelyou, chairman, and Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the Republican national committee, ag .re- cetvers of: stolen- goods. Jerome ‘informéed Judge 'Sullvan that {f O'Sullivan wctfld sit a8 a mag— Bolwn, the American A, istrate he would submit afidavits to thé acts committed by George W. Per- kins and would ask for a warrant for his arrest. He added that, in the event of such warrant being issued, a writ of habeas corpus would follow and that the case would be taken to the higher courts, where the District Attorney would retain Alton B. Parker as spe- cial counsel. Judge O'Sullivan declined to grant the warrant, giving as his reason that the question at issue should be passed upon by the Grand Jury. In his charge to the Grand Jury in reference to questions if put to him Judge O'Sullivan said: Contributing to a political party s not nec- essarily a crime. Individuals and possibly cer- tain corporations may contribute to political parties as they may contribute to anything else and be gulltiess; but they may contribute in such a manner as to render the transaction criminal. You are to inquire if, in this case, an act prohibited by law has been committed with the intent wnich makes it a erime. # * » If you find circumstances tending to decelve or mislead persons having a beneficial or financial interest In the property to dispose of you may consider that with regard to in- tent, PROSECUTOR HAS THE PROOF. Jerome, immedlately at the conclusion of Judge O'Sullivan’s charge, addressed the court, beginning: “Your Honor has misconcelyed this matter.” The District Attorney then went on to say that heé was in possession of a great deal of information on this subject. He said that George W. Perkins had sworn that he gave Cornelius N. Bliss 348,000 and that he was reimbursed out of the funds of the New York Life Insurance Company. Jerome continued: Such acts should be prohibited, but the fact that confronts us here now is, are they pro- hibited by law? There is a legal yropmmnn before this court that makes George B. Cor- telyon a receiver of stolen goods and Corneilus N. Bliss also a receiver of stolen Eoods under this theory. Now, it your Honor will consent to sit as a magistrate, I will submit all of these. matiers to vou in arodavit form, Tt you hold that they -have committed a crime there are many reputable corporation officers in_this city who should be declared felons. 1 want to have the case of the People vs. George W. Perkins plt Into such shape as to make it binding ‘on’the court and myself. Judge O’Sullivan replied: No one is more reluctant than T in mmm; the power of the law toward these men. It is my duty to say what the law is and my View of it. 1 have given an honest opinion. You have been as honest as 1. Your long experi- ence in criminal cases may lend more weight to your opinion than there ig to mine. There are fourteen' magistrates in this juris- diction and six of them are in this buliding. ‘Why take this .case rrom the magistrates and submit it to this court as.a magistrate, or even to the Grand Jury? JUDGE DECLINES TO ACT. “Does your Honor want me to answer that question?’ interrupted Jerome. “Not now,” replied the Judge.” He went on, pounding the desk with his fist: 1 don’t see why a hypothetical question was submitted to this court in the first instance. There is a court idle below. The Court of Speclal Sessions i avallable, and_ope of the Justices of this court, Recorder is now Why not take the case Up to one oOf If they refuse to do their duty, I will always do mine. Jerome—The habit of stealing, which, your Honor has indicated, has grown up through these corporations paying assessments, should be no_excuse for any person. They should be behind prison bars. The Court—If 1 were Innocent I would con- -be tried and have my name by my fellow citizens. 5 :::m—-—wmxld your Honor wish to be In- o The Court—While, “of course, I should not desire’ to be indicted, stil] if T were i I would clear my name if 1 were innocent. J!‘rv!lh—l{‘guur Honor will |-u- & 'In‘lnt within the custody o hinsourt he Wil bo at once taken oyt of habeas corpus and, in order that the rights of the mle may he preserved, I ghall retain Alton . Parker as counsel for the District Attorney. Juxuce QBul.HVln said that he would not issu¢ a warrant, for reasons he already had stated, and that for same reasons he would not accept the deposition which Jerome had to offer. District Attorney Jerome would make 1o definite statement after the close of the proceedings in court on the insur- Concern Charged With Violating the Laws in Ohilo. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23.—Charges have been flled with State Insurance Commissioner Vorys against the Colum- ‘bia National Life Insuramnce. ~Company of New Jersey and the American In- vestment Securities Company of Maine, setting forth that they are violating the insurance laws of Ohio as to re- bates and improper inducements. The charges grew out of the investi- gation and report of Attorney General Hadley of Missouri, which show the companies are virtually one. The At- torney General is of the opinion that the company was formed to further the interests of, the lnvsutment hmpanlel FOSTER BILL FACES DEFEAT el Measure to Modify the Ex- clusion Law Stands but Little Chance in Congress Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING, WASHINGTON, March 23.—It is becom- ing sharply apparent that President Rcosevelt's_ wish to modify the Chinese exclusion law is to meet with opposition in Congress, which probably will compass the defeat of the legislation the Chief Executive desires to have enacted. The President's plan for removing the antag- onism of the Chinese toward America, for putting an end to the boycott and for bet- tering the general relations between the two nations was given in some detall in his message. Representative David J. Foster of Vermont put the President's idcas into a bill which is under consid- eration fn the sub-committee of the com- mittee on foreign affairs. It seems to be assured that the minor body, which is studying measures and holding hearings on the general subject of Chinese exclu- sion, will make an unfavorable report to the full committee. If the main body should refuse to accept the finding and shonid make a favorable report to the House it is possible that the members would favor its passage. In brief the Foster pill would make it unlawful for a Chinese laborer to entér the United States or any island territory urder its Jjurigdiction. Ten years is named in the. bill as the time for which ) the exclusion of Chinese labor is to pre- vail. AIl other classes of Chinese are to be admitted. The sub-committee has taken volumes of testimony and now that its labors are drawing to an end it seems to be the belief that the testimony offered has falled to show that the boycott of Ameri- can goods by the Chinese has been brought about by the exclusion laws now in force. —_————————— JILTED OHIO MAN KILLS WHEI'HEABT AND HIMSELF Double "l'-‘ily Follows Decision of Young Woman Not to Marry Him. - MANSFIELD, O, March 23.—Miss Grace ner, aged 28, was shot and killed early today by Roy Shanks, who then cominitted suicide. Miss Zellner was well known in society here, and was a leader in church work. She and Shanks had been sweethearts. It is thought the girl had decided to heed her parents’ protests and not marry Shanks, and that last night she went to his room, where the tragedy occur- ted, to tell him so. mmzon g_w ..?:‘z""‘m‘&“ ll- A!- receiving of insurance campaign contribu- of which McCurdy was BRINGS SUIT FOR MILLIONS Former President Mc- * Curdy Defendant in Action. Epecial Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, March 23.—Judgment against Richard A. McCurdy in the sum of $3,370,341, with interest, as damages “for his unfaithfulness and neglect of | duty,” 1s demanded in the first suit brought by the Mutual Life Insurance Company agalnst its former president. The complaint was served today by Jo- seph H. Choate, Julien Dafles and Charles F. Allen, as counsel for the | Truesdale investigating committee and the Mutual board, and service was ae- cepted in McCurdy's behalf by his counsel, Delancey Nicoll. In the complaint are embodied some sensational surprises, not the least of which is that Richard A. McCurdy is held accountable, not only for the Mu- tual’s political campaign contributions and for excessive sums drawn te bis own salary account, but also for $600,000 drawn guarterly, in sums of $25,000 each, on vouchers of the com- mittee on expenditures and charged to a “confidential fund.” | This confidential fund presumably | constituted one of the Mutual's prin- cipal “yellow dog” accounts. McCurdy also is held directly respon- sible for the sums wasted in excessive commissions to Charles H. Raymond & Co, while McCurdy’'s son and son-in- law were members of that firm, as well as for more than a million dollars re- | ceived by his son, Robert H. McCurdy, in commissions while the latter was acting as superintendent of the foreign department. The complaint served today is only the first in a series of eight actions which already have been begun by the Mutual Life against its former presi- dent; his son, Robert H. McCurdy, and son-in-law, Louils A. Thebaud, and Col- onel Charles H. Raymond of the firm RIVER CONTROL General WASHINGTON, March %It practically assured that an amendment will be incarporated in the McKinlay bill for the diversion of the waters of the Sacramento River for irrigation purposes, placing the whole scheme under the con- trol of the War Department, whose duty it will be to see that the navigability of the river is not impaired. A report was received Heuer, division army engineer, containing an exhaustive statement of the conditions of that portion of the Sacramento’River likely to be affected by the diversion. Col- onel Heuer made no but the inference to be drawn frem his | report should be superyised at all times by the chief of engineers. of the army. upon General Mackenzie, chief o | neers, tomorrow when it is believed some ° | general understanding will be reached be- tween the department and the various in- terests involved in the scheme. State Sen- ator Clifford Coggins of Igerna is also here in connection with the matter. said that the people of his district would be satisfled with nothing less than that the project should be scrutinized by the War Department to the end that navi- gation shall not be impaired. Says He BY WAR BUREAU McKinlay Bill May Be So _Amended as to Insure the . Navigability ~of Stream COAST MEN GIVE VIEWS Desire Fxpressed That Government Should Supervise the Saéramento 3 —_— Special Dlllltch 10" The Cafl 3 CALL ' BUREAU. POU!' BULLDING, seems today from Colonel W. H. recommendations, that the irrigation project is call eny Frank Freeman of Willows will He ——————— VICTIM OF WHITECAPPERS BRINGS SUIT FOR DAMAGES and Was Horsewhipped Promised a Coat of Tar and Feathers. GRANBY, Conn., March 23.—Thirteen residents of this place were served yes- terday with writs sworn out by Willls Grifin, also of Granby, action for them. This action is the outgrowth of | the “so-callea “whitecap” month, when masked men seized Griffin, put a rope around his neck, leged, Southwick, Mass. that they horsewhipped him on the way and told him that if he ever returned beginning $10,000 damages against incident last it is al- the town. of also alleged led him It to is and to Granby he would be tarred and feathered. Grifin alleges that one of his ribs wag broken by the treatment received and tWat he suffered other injurtes. of Charles H. Raymond & Co., metro- politan agents. The complaints in the remaining seven actions already begun to recover losses sustained by the com- pany through the methods of the Me- |4 Curdy regime are now being prepared and will be served at an early date. The complaint served today pertains absolutely to action No. 1 against Rich- ard McCurdy. It contains nine sepa- rate causes of action, each of which harges McCurdy with waste of large ‘Sums of money befonging to the plain- tiff through alleged unfaithfulness and neglect in the discharge of his duties as the company’s president. The first five causes of action seek the recovery of an aggregate of $292,- 500 as alleged contributions to political parties since January 1, 1885. These contributions are stated to have beem respectively $15,000 in 1896, $35,000 in 1900 and $40,000 In 1904 to the Na- | tional Republican Campaign Commit- tee; $2500 in 1904 to the Republican | Congressional committee, and $200,000 | embracing various contributions tes- tified to by Bemator Platt as Javing | been received by the Republican State | Committee since January, 1885. ————————— COAST AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL s Carmel-by-the-Sea Disputes Claim of Jamestown, Va., as the Oldest Named Place s T CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING, WASHINGTON, March 2.—Frank H. Powers of San Franciscogis here to dis- pute the claim that Jamestown, Va., is the oldest named place In the United States. He says Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, is, and he has documents in proof of it. As the House committee on expositions and arts today recommended the appropria- tion of $1,180,000 for an exposition to cele- brate the founding of Jamestown, Pow- ers’ clalm is exclting some interest. He says Carmel was named in 1602 by the Spanish navigator Viscayno, and that a Frenchman, Pelouse, who made a map of Carmel in 1638, referred to one made in the first named year by the Spaniard. Representative Pollard of Nebraska, who is on the industria] arts and exposi- || tions committee, will call the attention of the House to the matter when the Jamestown bill is up for debate. The President today sent these momina- tions to the Senate: Receivers of public money—E. D. R. Thompson, at Salt Lake City; Alfred H. Taylor, at Susanville, Cal.; registers of land offices, Frank D. Hobbs, at Salt Lake City; Thomas A. Rosebury, at Susanville, Cal. Senator Coggins of California was ask- ed today concerning the report that he was here in the interest of an appoint- ment ‘as United States Marsha: for his judicial district. He admitted {hat his |/ name had been mentioned in this connec- tion, but sai@ that his mission had to do solely with the Sacramento River navi- - gation. 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