The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 2, 1906, Page 1

THE SALL PRINTS MORE NEWS THAN AN THE WEATHER. Forecast for April Monday; - warmer; wind. G H San Francisco and vicinity—Fair fresh northwest Local Forecaster. 1906: . WILLSON, Y OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED | APRIL 2, 1906. ELEVATOR HOLDS MAN TORTURE. _IN AWFUL to jump out when he saw di against the doorcasing. suffering awful torture, for John C. Hooker, a bookkeeper, in trying to operate an elevator at 411 Sansome street last evening, attempted -l" saster impending. His legs | were caught by the floor of the elevator and crushed There he hung suspended, an hour before help came. »okkeeper for | 1 Sansome | tor in | g, ard | experi- | and er. He ente and - had ed the the isaster pted -to & te idly, how- man's legs > floor of the he pow harde r of the ele- r and rder ‘on an hour later, self to exhaus- did help come to extricate him. r's cries were heard from the iber of people, but his tion could not be located. The section of the city was de- abbath evening, and e neighborhood of his as locked against the too anxious to cemsan passing with two bedrag- risoners finally traced the sounds x bullding. He turned his va- » another patrolman ed his work of rescue. er mu have suffered be- released from his agonizing | of h gs being badly | blood rushing to his head, stifling his voice, on which he alone re- lied to summon aid, and in the hour he endured in absolute helplessness, belicv- g for the most time that the comse- y be I death, can ole responses rgency Hospi binding and pled limbs Policeman Charles Brown's enter the building. This obstacle was quickly over- > by a sallor named Waiter. Barren, in the presence of a great crowd yple climbed up a stand pipe used door of p for fire purposes and broke into a win- dow on the fourth floor of the ‘building. re the man was imprisoned. Police- | Brow reinforced before this time Policemen John Evatt and Edward could hear the voice, now very feeble, appealing for help to come to| the fourth flioor. Thither the sailor went and found the bleeding man, almost a | corpse, his head dangling in the air and | the @ strain of the electric elevator pressing on the injured limbs. Barren was not slow to act. He secured | a chatr and reached into Hooker's pocket for his keys. Then he rushed downstairs | and opened the door for the policemen. When the rescuers mounted the stairs found Hooker almost insensible. The elevator door was open and his body, | with the exdeption of his legs, hung out | into the corridor of the buflding. He | could mot assist himself in any manper | he | went into the building la: been | % | | ventea any mediately Fortunately the bullding was an old one and the elevator was of an _0}d pat- tern. Its Yoof ‘was’ constructéd of wood, and, after the current had been shut off, it was not a difficu)t matter for the po- licemen and those who dssisted them ‘to chop away the roof, and Hooker, by this time unconsclous from pain, was lowered to the floor and carried to the street. An effort at releasing him im- ambulance had previously been called and | the injured man was hurried to the Har- bor Emergency Hospital. When an examination was ‘made it was found that Hooker's right leg was badly crpshed just below the hip, and it is not | likely that it will have to be amputated. His left leg is fractured and he suffers 1ating patn. Hooker recovered co the following statemeht: iousness made | the purpose of securing my mail. | tered the front door, and, as the elevator as not running, I walked to the fourtn floor, where my office is located. When I had read my letters I left the office, and the elevator being at this floor, I thought of riding down in it. There was ne else in the building at the time, nd 1 had locked the front door. Before 1 had closed the front gate of the machine 1 grasped a_rope and the | cage shot upward. Then I realized that pulled the wrong rope, and being on top floor, knew that I was in danger |-of meeting with a serlous accident. The machine was about one-half the distance | between the floor and the top of the ele- ator inclosure when I thought of jump- My idea was to leap to the floor, | no but the machine was moving too quickly for me and before 1 could clear the dis- ase of the machine caught my me against the celling v body dangling downward. I endured during the hour I remained in this position can better be | imagined than described by myself. I |'shouted, but no response came. Then I took my watch out of my pocket and | tried to"throw it out of the window, that | I might attract attention from the street. | I could not use enough force, and the timeplece fell on the floor in front of me. The blood was rushing to my head, and | the pain caused a fainting sensation to overcome me. They say 1 was only In there an hour, but it seemed an eternity to me. All I remember is that I finally. abandoned hope, and at times my voice had no power to call. I remember shouting, for what | T belleved to be the last time, .when I indistinctly heard a voice ask where I was. Feebly I replied, ““The fourth floor.’ A little later a man came crashing through the window, took away my keys and soon the great strain that was upon my legs was released, and I was hurried to an ambulance. Then I remember noth- ing until I awoke on the operating table.” —————— KILLS WOLF PACK IX DAYS TOO SOON By Uulucky Haste Cattleman Receives Only Seventh of Big Bounty. MEETEETSE, Wyo.,” April 1—George Pennoyer, one of the proprietors of the Rock Mountain Cattle Company, holds the record for killing wolves in this sec- | tion, having eéxterminated an entire band of eight females. - After following them six miles he encountered them in a cave, dispatching thé entire pack with a re- volver. He brought them to Meeteetse to claim the 5 bounty pald by the State and dis- covered that had his catch been made just six days later, the private bounty of $30 per head on wolves would have been operative and he would have been | entitled to $2%0 instead of $40 for his fore- { noon’s work. Never in the history of the cattle busi- ness have wolves been as bold as during the present season. Cattlemen, large and small, continually report the loss of young stock and even grown steers, while in and the carriage, pressed close to the top and strongly wedged in that position, pre- several Instances horses have been ham- strung and devoured ’ + Conntry Is Wanted Lé:{;_‘S‘AOHUSHED AND BODY SUSPENDED evening for | T en-| OVERTHROW 0F CISTRD 5 PLANNED g =T o by Yankees and . FKuropeans. ‘Plot to Bring About . Revolt in Venezu- ela Under Way. Foreigners to Provide Men | and Arms to Help Cause of Revolutionists. ' morrow wili say: One, of the largest merchants in New York said last night that arrangements | are being perfected here and in Paris | and London for a Jrevolution in Vene- :z\mlu whnicn will annihilate Castro and { open up that country to American capi- | tal and enterprise. | A number of rich New York mer- chants are sald to be interested in.the | movement, which,” the promoters de- clare, will involve the employment of | 15,000 soldiers and the expenditure of | $5.000,000 in the campaigh under which President Castro, if the plans do not go | astray, is to be either expelled or de- stroyed and a native Venezuelan states- man is to be installed as his successor. In this connection it is said that Castro, anticipating a successful revolu- tion against him sooner or later, has converted some of his alleged $4.000,000 fortune Into cash and has sent it to America and France. Carlos B. Fuegerdo, Consul in New York, said last night at his home that hte had heard such an expedition was being organized or being promoted, but ‘had been unable to learn anything defl- nite about it. “He said he had under- stood shares in the scheme were being sold: “I would like to get hold of one of | those shares,” he sald. “I will buy all that are offered.” The Consul inquired eagerly as to the point the expedition was to sail from. <\ The expedition is to set out shortly | from Europe in three large steamships, | which are already under-contract. They are to carry about 5000 volunteers, with | the following quantities of arms and | ammunition: Eight thousand Mauser rifles of the latest pattern, 24,000 rounds of cartridges, 500,000 shells, eight rapid-fire guns, 8000 army belts, 1000 of- ficers’ swords, 1000 officers’ revolvers, 3000 machettes and swords, together with other supplies. FATALLY BEATEN O FOOTRALS INDIO, April 1.—What will probably re- sult in murder occurred here tonight, when Jacob Herzikopf of 1111 San Pedro street, Los Angeles, was held up and cruelly beaten by tramps. Herzikopf, who had been on a business trip to Coachella, started to walk to Indio, a distance of about three miles, Intending to reach here before darkness overtook him. On the way he presumably was set upon by two young men, who beat him over the head with an iron rod or some other hard weapon untfl he fell unconsclous, when | i NEW YORK, April 1.—The World to- | | IDE INAUGURATE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES b —_— GOVERNOR = GENERAL OF B PHILIPPINES. WHO HAS TA} B Lol Ceremony ‘at Manila Is Occasion of Display. MANILA, April 1.—The inaugural ceremonies -in connection with' the in- duction of Henry C. Ide into the office of Governor General took place today with civic and military dispfay. Three thousand "troops of all arms attended and the marble hall of the Ayunta- miente, the official home of the Gov- ernor General, was thronged with thou- sands of citizens of all classes, while army and naval officials, consular offi- cers, Captain Shimamura and staff of the Japanese navy, all in full uniform, added brilllancy to an impressive scehe. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano of the Supreme Court. 3 In his inaugural. address Governor General Ide saild in part: “The poli- cles of President McKinley, President Roosevelt and - of .- Secretary of War Taft will be our policy. The Philippines must be Philippines for the Filipinos. This duty we have assumed. The tariff barriers existing between ‘the home country and our islands will be broken down.” ¢ Governor General ‘ Ide laid great stress on the necessity of the advance- ment of agriculture. He praised the work of the constabulary, army and navy offieials and the vhrious Féderal bureaus. The address concluded with a summary of the policy of the new in- sular administration and of its inten- tions for the betterment of the islands and its people. the footpads rifled his pockets, securing about $18. About 7 o'clock the victim of the as- sault roused himself and wandered into Indio, and as soon as he was noticed was taken to the Emergency Hospifal of the Southern Pacific. He was in a dazed con- dition and could give a very poor account of the terrible beating he must have re- celved. The back of Herzikoff's head is pounded to a jelly, and it is expected that he will die daring the night. In his pockets were found a recelpt for money pald out at Coachella and a checkbook on the Mer- chants’ National Bank of Los Angeles. The citizens of Indlo and Coachella im- mediately formed a posse and gathered in several suspicious characters. Five of them are in the Indlo jail. | LOS ANGELES, April 1—Jacob Herzi-| kopf is well known in Los Angeles com- Imerclal circles and particularly promi- | ment among the Jewish population. He has for vears been an officer of both Israel congregations. He has been doing an extensive. business in the smaller towns throughout this end of the State, | buying up whole stocks of goods in coun- try stores and shipping them to this city. He carrled large sums of money. He is a man of considerable wealth. MRS 5 S A Negro Killa His Stepfather. FRESNO, April 1.—Green Walker, col- | ored, shot and killed ‘his stepfather, Wal- | three shots into Phillips’ breast. Walker, yupon his return to the family cabin on | the Van Wormer ranch, learned that his mother had sustained a fracture of the leg. Immediately upon entering the room where she lay in pain, he drew his re- volyer and killed her husband, in the presence of a number of people who were standing about the bed. Walker asked no questions. He left immediately and has | not yet been arrested. He js 20 yem' of age and is out of the reform school on ! parole. It has not been learned whether Phillips was responsible for the break- ing of his wife's leg. - —————— Elected Costa Rico’s President. SAN JOSE, Costi Rica, April 1.—Licen- mzales Viquez, formerly Min- siado feto Gonzale ister of Finance, was today elected 1dent of the Republic of Costa Rica. PRETTY WO TS QUEERLY A well-dressed and pretty young woman was found wandering about the waterfront last night in'an aimless fashion. Thinking that she might be in trouble Policeman Hayes accosted her. She laughed at him in a wild way and behaved so peculiarly that he de- cided to take her to the Insane ward of the Central Emergency Hospital. There she gave the name of Anna Pope and declared that she was the wife of a street-car man of Berkeley, The woman -~ had been wandéring sometimes 'laughing in a vacant man- ner, sometimes sobbing wildly. Anna Pope from nowhere” she told Policeman Hayes. “No, I won't tell you where I came from, because I do not want to go back.” Policeman Hayes believes that the woman intended to end her life in the waters of the bay, but that her cour- age failed her when she t to the and well dressed. She appears to he about 24 years old. . . ‘When she was placed in a cell in the Detention Ward of the Central Emer- gency Hospital she became hysterical and to all questions replied only with |" bursts of maniacal laughter. Investiga- tion revealed the fact that her story about the myth. . ————————— JYowan Dles in Denver. DENVER, April 1.—John Culver of McPherson, Iowa, dropped dead while strolling along _the platform at the Union Depot today. Heart fail given as the cause of his sudden death. ‘Mr. Culver was:74 years of age and had retired from business. He was return- ing from California with his wify aaughtes 2 “I am* husband in Berkeley was a and{ The N SAN FRANQISCO - ——— ————————————p L THE THEATERS. ALCAZAR—“Chatley's Aunt.” CALIFORNIA—"Miss New York Jr' CENTRAL—'"The Minister's Son.” TES—Vaudeville. COLUMBIA—"The Lion and the PRICE FIVE CENTS | |GIDES UP HIS WIFE TO FIRST LOVER MINISTER IN ROLE QF RUSKIN Sweetheart of NEW YORK, April 1.—The Rev. Wil- liam J. Cady, blinded by his own great ilove for May Foster Nichols, learned from her lips six months after their mar- riage, and when she believed she was on her deathbed. so he asserts, that her heart was in the possession of another. Stunned but still loving her the broken- hearted man sealed his lips until when, freed of the great burden which her mind had carried for six months, the wife's health mended, he turned her from him and resigned her to the sweetheart of her childhood. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. Divine ‘Gets Divorce to Enable Spouse to Wed Earlier Days. Unlike John Ruskin, however, he still yearned for hef affection and by all the artifices of an ardent wooer sought to awaken for himself the affection which she had avowed belonged to another. The wife once more returned to his home and on her part sought to kindle the flame which would weld her heart to his. But her thoughts went constantly back to the sweetheart of old, and sadly and sorrowfully they parted. The end came on Friday iIn the Superior Court at Bridgeport. Conn., when Judge Gager granted Cady a divorce. DOWIE IS DEPOSED BY THE ZIONISTS Members of Church Decide to Refuse to Obey First Apostle’s Orders. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. CHICAGO, April 1. —John Alexander Dowie has been deposed by the people of Zion City. At a secret meeting in Shiloh Temple this afternoon members and dea- cons of the church decided by unanimous vote to take no further orders from the First Apostle, who is now in Mexico. Mre. Jane Dowie spoke against the First Apostle. This radical action on the part of the Zionites fcllowed the receipt of an 800- word dispatch from Dowle, in which he discharged Overseer Granger and others that he considered opposed to his Mexi- can colonization scheme. The First Apos- tle also informed Overseer Voliva that his appointment was merely temporary and that his power was only that of & representative of Dowie. Dowie said that he would send a 2000-word letter to Zion Jin ‘he threatened the re- of ‘many others who held office In the church. o ‘When this message was received Voliva called a meeting in Shiloh Tabernacle to- day. The nature-of the gathering was announced and one of the greatest crowds that ever attended a meeting in that auditorium was present. Mrs. Dowle and Overseers Brasfleld, Speicher, Centel and Barnes all spoke for deposing the First Apostle. They pointed out that his policy had been in- imical to the city of late, and that %he welfare of the people demanded his re- moval. Cries of “Hoc, Hoc,” greeted the re- marks of each speaker, and when the last had spoken a vote for the removal ot the General Overseer was taken. It re- sulted unanimously for his retirement. In complance with the policy that was inaugurated in the beginning the First Apostle has everything in his name, ‘and this, it 1s ed,” will seri- ous edmplication in th& final dethrone- ment of the Zion leader. ROCKEFELLER RIDES IN GARB OF WOMAN OIL KING DISGUISED AS FEMALE TAKES OUTING SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. LAKEWOOD, N. J.7 April 1.—Disguised as a woman, John D. Rockefeller is said to have taken several automobile out- ings around Lakewood, while Hadley's subpena servers were searching for him there and at his New York and Pontlac residentes. It may be that it was in this masquerade that Rockefeller first es- caped to Lakewood. A strange woman in the Rockefeller automobile’ was observed by many neigh- bors passing along the roads legding to Mr. Rockefeller's Lakewood “‘country home almost every fine afternoon in the two weeks prior to St. Patrick’s Day. “She"” was dressed all in black, with a round black hat, and her features hidden by & heavy veil, seemed to be strong and masculine. “She” had abundant gray ‘hair. This person seemed to be too tall for a woman, although she sat rather “hunched down." No woman at all like the “lady in the limousine,” has been visiting the Rockefellers. Mrs. Rockefeller is short and rather dumpy of figure and she don’t wear black. - The conjecture that it was Rockefeller in disguise might have been dismissed for an old wives' tale had not one of the oil man’s servants gossiped with a neigh- bor the other day about Rockefeller's auto rides, remarking: “If you had seen him pass by you would not have known him in the cloth- ing he had on,” and then remembering she was breaking all rules by talking, would say no more. The Rockefeller automobile with the strange ‘“womah” inside, always alone, is remembered at Freehold and Toms River. NEW YORK, April 1.—To give warning to intruders who might succeed in elud- ing his watchmen, John D. Rockefeller has supplied his guards at his Lakewood home with whistles. Rockefeller has been annpoyed by curious persons who have trespassed upon his estate. He is planning to enjoy his favorite pastime, golf, and his employes were busy on Sat- ! urday getting his private golf links in readiness. The top dressing was removed from the course and a steam roller was sent over the green. -~ Mrs. Rockefeller and her sister, Miss Lucy Spellman, attended the Baptist church today. A photographer endeav- ored to snapshot them.as they were leav- ing the church, but was prevented from doing so by two persons in the employ of Harold MeCormick, Rockefeller's son- in-law. - «HUMAN SNAKE” | MAKES THREATS NEW YORK, April 1.—Charging him with attempting to defraud the Govegn- ment by falsely acting as a treasury agent, United States Commissioner Shields has lssued a warrant for the ar- rest of John Wilmer Martine@a former “human snake’ of a circus, who wrigglea | his way into the homes of New York [ soclety. Deputy United States Marshal Bhka’mured in the West Side court !'among the wharves for several hours, prison today, where Martine occupied a cell, but did not serverthe warrant. “Martine will first be tried on larceny charges made by his employer,” sald Marshal Blake. “Commissioner Shields "has heard the evidence of ten persons in connection with the Government case, and secret service men found in Mar- tine’s room cards which represented him as a,special treasury agent. It is a serl- ous offense and report has been made to l ter Phillips, tonight near Fowler, firing | water's edge. The woman/is refined | Washington by local treasury officers.” - The former “Human Snake” sald the against him were the result of ‘harges :-plu and jealousy. He added that ten INDIAN AND WHITE ' Pueblo Indian ‘his paleface her two sisters. Unable to find a minister GIRL SEEK TO WED/ DENVER, April L—Albino Chavarria; |’ Chiettain and flance of \rnold of Denver, arrived to- | SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL, of his soclety friendg had offered to go on his bail for $3000, but he declined their assistance “because it would only draw them into the newspapers. Martine de- clares he will open his book of Fifth avenue scandal if the prosecution does not withdraw its charges against him. “When I began talking the asphalt pavement on Fifth avenue will start melting,” he said. ‘“‘No matter how this case turns out, I know one young lady, daughter of a millionaire society man, who will stick to me. I'll walk down Fifth avenue with her on my' arm as soon as I get out of this dirty place, and if my old friends refuse to recognize me, she will give them the icy stare. She is too prominent in soclety to be snubbed.” The ‘“snake” is said to have in, his possession letters written to him in her youth by Miss Mason, daughter of ex- United States Senator Mason. When he received them he was prominent in so- -— Santa Fe was wrecked, but H . Tomorrow they will seek B willing to officiate. STRIKERS ~ APPEAR VICTORS Ma.nyfip?—e}ators Will Grant - Advance. Notices to This Ef- fect Posted at Mines. | : One.-Twelfth of Men "in Pennsylvania to Go Out. Owners to Decide What Course to Pursus at Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS, April l.—According sdvices received here tonight there »; . (he 1908 sente and get #s soon as posaible, PITTSBURG. April 1—Dispatches from the soft coal flelds tonight indicate al- most a general announcement from the operators of Western Pennsylvanis to pay the miners the advance of 5.55 per cent called for in the restoration of the * scale of 1903. With notices posted at the majority of the mines amnouncing the granting of the scale. the strike in the soft coal fleld has lost the threatening aspect that has surrounded it since last January. Despite these notices it was announced from Johnstown that 1000 or mere union miners would make a demonstration at the mines of the Berwind-White Coal Com~ pany at Windber tomorrow in an effort to get the non-union miners to come into the union. At Dubeis, which is in district No. 2, all the men met today and voted to remain out with the exception of pump men, engineers and firemen, until after the district . convention, which begins Tuesday. Of the 40,000 miners in West Virginia but 5000 are affiliated with tha United Mine Workers, 1500 are in the Pan- handle section and these have ceased ‘work. Announcement was made from Green- burg that the scale had been granted by the operators of fifteen mines in West- moreland County. In the Pittsburg district there has been little change ip the last twenty-four hours. While the scale agreement ei- pired last night at midnight, there had been no steps taken that would indicate a general suspension of work. Tomorrow is a holiday, being Mitchell day. the an- niversary of the granting of the eight- heur day to the miners, and all mines will be closed. On Tuesday, however, the district convention's scale committee will have in readiness the new scale and then it s expected that most of the operators will sign. It is expected that among the first of the signers will ba Francis L. chairman of the Pittsburg Coal Company, ‘who has been the leader of the operators in ‘granting the advance. sus- pensions may follow on the part of the independent operators in the distriet it is sald that not over 5000 of the 68,000 will go out. The officlals bins' competitors will yield after meeting. — s WHISTLES TO BLOW IN VAIN. Seranton Valley Miners Will Not Go to Work Today. SCRANTON, Pa., April 1.—The whis- i tles at all the mines in this valley will be blown at the usual hours tomorrow morning as a matter of form. There will be practically no responsé to them on the part of the mine workers. It is expected that all classes of employes, except firemen, engineers and pump runners, who are not affected by the order, will quit, including even those, who do not favor a suspension of work. All of the other big coal companies are following the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Company in post-+ ing notices announcing that they stand ready to continue to operate under the provisions of the mine strike commis- sion’s award. The Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Company operated four of its washeries with the regu- lar forces of men originally employed among them today. There was a joint meeting of the at repairs and putting the workings in_condition until t&r.thn:h notice, pt viding. of course, t they mine coal. The Dunmore men were surprised this morning to find the Erie with eighty-five guards and Continued on Page 3 Columa L