The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1906, Page 1

¥ R R EEaE Y TEMPORARY OFFICE OF The San Francisco Ca 1651-3 Filimore St. PHONE: WEST 956. & PR R R R R R VOLUME XCIX—NO. 1 8 OAKLAND OFFICE or The San Francisco Call 1016 Broadway Business Office Phone: Oakland 1088 Editorial Rooms, Phone: Oaklacd 748 SIXTE PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MAY 7, TO MANY RETAIL STORES ARE BEING LOCATED ON ¢ ADNIIRAL WOUNDED BY BOMB Russian Assassin Makes Attempt Upon Life | of Doubassoff., ; ¢ Intended Victim Escapes With a Wound in the Foot. | His Sentry Killed by the | Explosion. 0 threw have been rep to wore an officer's uniform. e palace is barred. Doubassoff was returning the Us- trage took carrriage entrance Several bystander from alace. palace to | ance, but during the drive his route and thereby he was seeking avold. 1 Doubassoff's 1 w The bomb exploded on several paces to the hurling the mu- lerrorist several ¢cward end tearing off one e face of an &id who was nder the as burned .and his| e was able to walk ber of the e his neral sev: ave been un after b rred the enmit ho entered int de at the ony of bless- assassinate him. e Koslovsosta was being an ac- life was frustrated by the Test of a- wor who had actually invaded the palace. She gained ad- - nce on the plea that she had come a personal friend of the Gov r General. Her action in the chan- cellory attracted the attention of an #id. He noticed particularly the luxu- riance of the woman's hair, which was worn in a high coiffure. Investigation | alarmed her and she attempted to flee, but she was seized and searched and a small bomb was found concealed in her hafr. MOSCOW, May 6—Fourteen revolu- tionists who are believed to be mem- zp- | EAGINEERS ENTONBED BY DEBRIS ‘Two of Dynamiting Force Are Caught Under a Falling Wall. | One of the Victims Is Believed to Be at Deati's Door. Aid-de-Camp and a Beam Protects Them From| Being Crushed by ihe Bricks. , Unit- -, were serfously injured miting a buildi near Taylor. The walls MecCormick Hotel crashed in Roboins and Pri- herland were attempting o ond charge Inside the ruined An ava he of bricks aed ron beams fell upon the two men. Fortunately one of the beams fell in such a manner.as to pariiy protect the men from the mass of debris. Their Zomrades immediately set to work dig- ging them out. Robbins was injured in- ternally and terribly bruised. He may Litherland was cut and bruised head to foot, but not fatally hur:. e men were removed to the Genzral Hospital at the Presidio. The dynamiting operations alorg Turk street were being conducted un- der the direction of Captain Walker of the Engineer Corps. A light chargs was exploded under the tottering wall of the McCormick building. The 3x- plosion failed to level it and another charge was ordered. = Robbins and Litherland went into the ruins and pegan to set the charge In die. fro; , there she goes!” "wall moved inward. The two men scrambled toward the doorway. But the mass of {ron ard k dropped upon them with g ter- 4 the pair were burfed alanche. Before the dust d the rest of the en- 3 work tearing at the their hands and shoveling s away with feverish haste. re under the pile they could P i erland shouting, and d caused them to redouble their ef- Th shouted back encouragds- and worked the harder. Ths of the rescuers were increased nute by volunteers. t a quarter of an hcur the en- 1en were reachéd. They were cave formed by a beam whica n diagonally, protecting them mass of bricks, ns was unconscious, but revivel tly when carried into the air. He battalion quartermaster sergeant of ind has made an excellent His condition is still critical nd is a private of Cimpany D, ineer Corps. Both men worked all through the fire fighting. CITY 10 HOLD en record Litk Ern J Change of Port Will Not Be Ordered. | NEEDED BY the| [RANSPORT LINE The executlve committee of the Dbers of the suprems tribunal of the fighting organigatfon were arrestedat e meeting here today. -This is the or- ganization whose sentences have spread terror among officlals in all parts of Russia. The police also cap- tured records of condemnations and a list of death sentences which have not yet been executed. In a room adjoining that where the meeting was being held the police dis- covered fragments of the bodies of three persons that had been killed by Lfi. socidental explosion of bombs. wholesalers yestcrday announced that a telegrain had been recetved from Washington stating that the United States army transports would use San Francizco as their port in the futurs as in the past. This news i1s regard- #3 as impertant owing to the fact that the transport Sherman on arrival here on Apri was sent 1o _Seattle to load hecause there were no provisions avail- able here. 1t is possible that the transport will recelve orders at Eonolulu to proceed HOP ON THE AVENUE MORE COIN I STATE Treasury Will Be Called Upon to Meet Many Big Demands. Governor Makes Inquiry Concerning Gondition of the Funds. - Money Recovered on War Glaims Can Be Used for Expenses. | OAKLAND, May 8, - Investigation' | made by order of Governor Pardee as | | to what can be done With money which | !may be recovered on-claims of the | State of California against the Fea- | eral Government has disclosed that the | | bulk of the money can be used for gen- | eral expenditure, A. B. Nye, Governor Purdee’s private | secretary, has advised the Governor that the clalm of § pér,_cent from sala !of public lands, amountirg to $1,000,000, |must go to the State sckool fund. Ths | | State may use in general explend[t“n'e1 | the civil war olatms $4,000,900; the Span- | ish war claims, amount not yet known; the Indian war claims, $660,000, minas $120,000 provided for by special stat- utes, The Governor is pressing a settls- |ment of these clalms in order that tha funds of the State, which will be heavi- ly taxed to meet extraordinary ex- pense, may be repleni$hed. The de- struction of so much taxable property {in San Francisco will also deplets tho | State treasury this year. Salinas Man Ends His Life. X SALINAS, May 6.—John Begini, a butcher of Soledad, ecommitted suicide Friday night. He was despondent be- cause he had heard nothing from a | brother who lived in San Francisco at the time of the disaster. { Newlands’ Resolution Goes Over. WASHINGTON, May 6.—The Senate committee on finance yesterday post- oned making a report on the New- nds’ San Franciseo eredit resolution until Monday. } { | to San Francisco and thus preven: any interruption of the local serviec. The first transport to leav) this harhor in the near future willl be the Logan. The members of the exesutive com- mittee of the wholesalers waited through the greater part of yesterday afternoon at 1421 Sutter 'street for word from the BSouthern Pacific Rallway Company outlining the plans and speci- fications of the new wholesale dis- crict to be located at Seventh and Eu- reka streets, Word was received late ! the after- noon frcm the company stating ‘hat the plais would be placed befors the committee today at 2 o'clock. VIEW OF RUINS IN WHAT WAS WEALTH, AND THE FORMERL 1906.-~PAGES 1 TO 8. PRICE FIVE CENTS Demand for Exorb Business From It is becoming more and more ap- parent that the retall district of Saa IV THE VICIN/TY of> THE 1 I1ERCHA. EXCAHANVGCLE NN SAN FRANCISCO'S CENTER OF Y QUIET THOROUGHFARE IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTION THAT I8 NOW BUSTLING WITH TRADE. —_— NEARING A COMPROMISE ON STATEHOOD MEASURE. Foraker Amendment Will Be the Basis Upon Which Agreement Will Be Reached. WASHINGTON, May 6.—All of the minor amendments to the Statehood bill are either disposed of or in such shape to be made the foundations of argument at a moment’s notice. At yesterday’s session of the conferees on that measure the crux of the situation was reached for the first time. The question of the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as one State was dis- cussed at length. The gtrcposicion for 4 compromise was offered and the meet- ing adjourned until Tuesday. n & general way it i8 known that the tompromise will be the Foraker amend- ment, allowing the people of the two | Territories to vote upon the question of being joined in Statehood. Whether this vote is to be coupled with the elec- | tion for State officers or is to be held prior to such elections is ome of the questions yet to be decided. —————————— EASTERN MANUFACTURERS SEND MONEY FOR RELIEF L. 8. Starrett of Massachusetts Com- pany Authorizes Mayor to Draw $1000 on Its Account. The following letter has been re- ceived by Mayor Schmitz from the L. 8. Starrett Company, manufacturers of Massachusetts: “Mayor ot San Francisco, “San Francisco, California. “Dear Sir:— “We wired you this morning as fol- HOUSE SOON TO DISPOSE OF THE NAVAL MEASURE. General Debate on Appropriation Bill Takes Wide Range on Closing Day. WASHINGTON, May 6.—General de- bate on the naval appropriation bill terminated with the close of yester- day’s session of the House, one para- graph of the bill being read in order to make the continuing order before the House adjourned. International arbitration, the redue- tion of our armament, a carefully pre- pared address on the achievements of and a defepse of the naval for 1907, together with a speecl favor of & monument on Kirg’s battlefield, were the features of yesterday’s legislative session. Those who addressed the House formally were Bartholdt of Missouri, Johnson of South Carolina, Webb of North Carolina and Tirrell and Weeks of Massachusetts. Foss of Illinois, in charge of the bill, said that the mnaval budget probably would be completed after two days’ de- bate under the five minute rule. Payne 'the floor leader, said it would take a : day longer. 1% i ! —_—O— Denver Warehouse Burned. DENVER, May 6.—A general mer- chandise storage warehouse on Wewatta 'street in this city, belonging to the Den- ver Transit & Warchouse Company, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at $150,000. i Bafiker Goll Gets Ten Years. | MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, May 6.—Henry G. Goll, former cashier of the First | Naitnol bank, who was indicted for having misapplied funds, has béen sen- oo lows: ‘Draw on us for $1000 for benefit tenced to ten years at Fort Leavenworth Vicw amfiwmms 77 BEE 7 — < e THE PIP//I{(//!:,&S~ sus, IN SRl FRANCISe VAN NESS itant Rental Drives Fillmore Street. LARGE FIRMS SELECTING SITES Enterprise Not Lacking, Despite the-: Grippling of Leading Concerns. Dbetween Geary and O'Farrell The Pacific-Portland Cemant Com~ D e — Francisco will be located on Van Ness javenue, at least during the reconstrue- tion period. It was thought at first that most of the city’s business for the next two | years would be done on Fillmore and |adjacent streets, but the exorbitant prices asked for leases compelled most of the larger houses to s=ek sites else- where. The prices on Van Ness ave- nue have risen rapidly, however, in the last two days. Witn 3 half dozen exceptions the firms that did the larg- jest business before the disaster will take locations as far downtown as !s practical. A great number of the smaller establishments will be housed on Fillmore street, making it perma- nently a very busy théroughfare. The lawyers and,doctors have nearly all taken offices on or mear Fillmore street as well. The Emporfum is already selling goods at the corner of Van Ness ave- nue and Post street, where an immense one-story building is being constructed. ‘What was once a mansion is the heact of the big store. The silk house of Weinstock, Lubln & Co., formerly located on the corner of Grant avenue and Geary street, will have its new home at Post and Fill- more stgeets. R. D. Davis & Co., formerly at the| corner of Grant aveaue and Geary street, will be located on Post street, just above the new Emporium. The D. Samuels Lace House, long a landmark at Grant avenue and Sutter street, will bulld a temporary lodging place at Sutter street and Van Ness avenue. On the east ride of Van Ness avenue, 1Just south of (he lace house, Goldberg, Bowen & Co. will resume business. Thomas Magee & Sons, the big real estate firm, is making ready for the leasing of several small stores on the corner of Van Ness avenue and Geary street. The Callfornla Market is building quarters on the north side of Golden Gate avenue between Fillmore and Webster streets. The same firms wiil occupy stalls as in the old place on Pine street. The New Frisco Market, which will be as big an establishment, of suffering people of your city,” which message we hereby confirm. Your, draft for that amount will be promptly | honored. i “We are prompted to send this mes- sage not only by a feeling that we owed a duty to suffering humanity, but especially on account of our sym- pathy with the many hardware dealers in San Frarcisco, who have been our loyal business friends for a number of years. g P “Yours trily, | “THE L. S. STARRETT CO.” prison, 18'being constructed on the south side P O R 5 Child Lost in Presidio. of Golden Gate avenue, between Buch- A child of about eight years of age, | hinly Sali it s who says his name is Raymond Tellier, e Hub clothing store has already was found wandering about the Pre-|oPened for business on Fillmore streec, sidio several days ago and is now be-| Detween Post and Sutter. ing cared for by the soldiers. The; Livingston Bros. will find a home on child says he was living with a family /the southwest corner of Fillmore and ‘at 453 Pojk street and his mother lives | Geary streets. in San Jose. All efforts to locate| The Philadelphia Shoe Company, either family have failed and the little | which was formerily next to the Claus fellow has now decided to become the Spreckels building on Thir¢ street, has company’s mascot. ) aelected a location on Fillmore strest pany has established itself on the southwest corner of Van Ness avenue' and Ellis street. » Burton & Co. have opened .a_ big plumbing store on Turk street and Van' Ness avenue. Roos Bros. and Rosen-: thal's have chosen homes on Fillmore’ street, between O'Farrelt and Geary. Raphaels will do bustmess on the' northeast corner of Geary and Fillmore streets. O’Connor, Moffatt & Co., the | ‘White House and several other big es- tablishments have practically decided upon locating on Van Ness avenuse, near Pine, Bush and California streets. All of these firms that are not al- ready transacting regular business will be prepared to do so by the first of June. Leases in about all cases are drawn for two years, with an cpuon'l for another year. Aside from the big business houses, applications for per- mits for temporary bulldings number nearly 15,000, Restaurants, clothing skops and small Jobbing places are opening up In every | vacant spot 'm the unburned district and many structures are being reared | over the ruins. The movement will be | back toward the old center of business as fast as the debris is cleared away. ' Most of the larger houses intend to re~ build on the sites Whers they wers see- viously located. e —— | AMERICA SCORES VICTORY IN POSTAL CONVENTION. Granted an Additional ‘While Great Britain’s Similar Is Denied. ROME, May 6.—At yesterday’s ses- sion of the executive committes of the International Postal Convention, Ed- ward Rosewater, of Omaha, Neb., one of the American delegates, moved that the United States be d]o‘v‘:i -cdldfl- tional vote to represent islan sessions, namely, Hawaii, Porto m and the ippi The motion, see- onded by M. Jacotty, head of the French was unani- mously. The success of the United States was emphasized by the warm debate which followed the British propositions to in- crease Great Britain’s vote hz one, to | represent the Transvaal and Orange River colonies and by another vote to represent New Zealand, which: de feated by a majority of five. e ——————— i