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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 12 NO NEW TRIAL 11 HTIUE 10 SERVE POLICY-HOLDERS Recorder Motion of Condemned Murdere —_ 4 : : Discredits the Evidence| Are a Unit to Flghi Given by Witnesses From Texas. H TO THE CALL Goff and w1 of Patrick's con- vielated. If it peal will be taken and operate as a stay respite granted by the effort net expire d were it is p gaged. an eminer to present ase nited States Court I s to-day the Recorder could be placed on witnesses brought jury of in a would, in my opin- icial discretion than 2 promo- d there were three . the motion fer a now the principal one belng stated that Patrick did was made, Jomes had Rice. common de- unmistakable who confessealy last there was n degree or kind.” WURDERER DI IN THE CHNR Page ed tonight er of Mabel was ele ago, Mass behalf of inferfere it being to do, pewer under been requested or been made to me pewer, but without desire to state to yeu your decision not such he carrying out of ker seems to me sognd commands my sympathy. It seems particular- 2 case in which there should be no ce with the cerrying out of the sentence “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” aweke he cell at the 1 n prison today with a reali- zation his last day on earth had arrived. He continued to demonstrate his remarkable nerve and infoermed the death watch that he had enjoyed a geod night's sleep After breakfast preparatio f baptism RO the prisoner s to receive It was for the purpose £ nistering this rite that Tucker's spiritual adviser, Rev. Thomas W. Bishop, secured 2 postponement of the desth sentence, Tucker having con- sented at the last moment to become a began the member of the Methodist Episcopal church The electrocutien of Tucker marks | final chapter in the history of the murder of Mabel Page at her home in Weston, March 31, 1964, and also marks the close of e most desperate legal battle ever waged in Maseachusetts for the life of convicted murderer. A petition to Governer Gulld was pre- peared and circulated throughout the Stete. In a short time there were over 116,600 names attached to it Mabel father's home. Her body was found several hours later by her aged father. On & nearby table was found a note, supposed to heve been written by Miss Page, stating that she had been called to Boston because of the illness of her brother. It later developed that her brother Hareld was not ill and the nandwriting on the note and a postal tard which was aiso found in the house figured in the trial, the prosecution con- £ that the handwriting as shown n postal card was identical with specimens of Tucker's handwriting. The police Tucker, an Auburndale young man of roving babits, had been seen near the Page house on the day of the murder. | They found Tucker, and, on taking him to a police station, questioned him, but released him. ward the officers searched Tucker' neme. There, in an old coat they foum e broken knife blade stained and scarred, the scars indicating that an ef- fort had been made to destroy it by means of a file. A stickpin of peculiar gesign was also found, which was simi- ler to one that Mabel Page had owned. Indictment for murder in the first de- gree followed. The evidence at the trial was largely of a cireumstantial nature and counsel for the defense produced witnesses and meps to prove an alibi. Since Tucker's trial apd convictio Bawin Page, the father of the mur- Gered girl, has died. as has Professor . 8. Woed of Harvard University, who wes the expert apalyst for the prose- cutiom. First Strong Move Made pply to he writ be granted, | court | WILL INCORPORATE BODY quire some time in which to select the incorporators. | Attorney Sims moved as.an aulend» | ment to the plan that a committee of | three could be appointed to take pol- |icies to the leading banks of the city | to see what could be done in that way | for the interests of the policy-holders. In his opinien the Hibernia Bank would act no more satisfactorily than a cor- | poration -could, both as regards delay and cost. This amendment was lost. W. H. Metson moved that policy- | holders should put in their names and the amounts of their several policies for the guidance of the incerporators. This was adopted. Chairman Hale will name the incor- | porators soon as he is acquainted with the names and claims of pelicy- holders. He said that he desired to include some attorneys in as incor- poraters. ‘Traders' Company Victims i for R_ight& in Own Behalf by Claimants. | Continued Frem Page 1, Column 7. pany of Chicage,’ and confirm my tele- phic replies as follows: ““Will submit your telegram te Cir-|$ CONCERTED MOVEMENT FOR A CUT. cuit Court for instructions, motifying| 4 | you further Thursday.’ A v}'ell defined movement has been| “And my telegram today ‘Confer | PeSUR by certain insurance agents, with Adjuster Moore, Oakland, re. | 3MONg them representatives of several |1arge companies, to bring about an | agreement between all of the insurance companies with risks in San Francisco and the insured who have loss claims, whereby an immediate cash settlement for 75 per cent of the claim basis can | be made. This plan means a 25 per cent horizontal cut on the face values garding information desired.’ “Referring te yeur request for a list of the stockholders, permit me to say that I am advised by my counsel it is not part of my duty as receiver to give jout such information. The stockhold- ers of the Traders’ Insurance Com- pany are well known, and you will deubtless have no difficu vy in obtaining | 5¢ ay policies and in return for this| their names and addresses if You Wwish | g, rifice an immediate cash payment, g Euew the I regret not to oblige | yitnout waste of time in litigation and | vou in this matter, but must fellow the advice of my counsel. Yours very trul “BYRON L. SMITH, Receiver. investigatien ef proofs of loss. The proponents of this scheme have been working quietly for the past week. 1 effort was | COMMITTEE REPORTS. | Accerding to the statement that Hum- | phrev made to the policy-holders, he; learned nething nmew in Oaklapd when he went to call on Mr. Moore, the rep- resentative of Receiver Smith “Your committes,” sald Humphrey, | It is said-that seventy of the cempanies have been brought into line, along with @ large number of policy-holders. The argument used to the insurance companies is settlement without liti- | gatien and to the insured ready meney with which to begin rebuilding at ‘finds it best for the policy-holders of [ence. | the Traders’ Insurance Company to| elect nine persons to incorperate in their behalf. The committee cannot say how much can be cellected from the steckhelders of the company or what the cost will be. The committee thinks| that the cost m ameount possibly to 234 or 3 per cent, but it will not exceed | obably one-half of 1 per cent. Your orfmittee, which includes several law yers, does not desire to get yeu intolit: igation. There are but twe forms of | compromise that are .n view H r'he figet of these is where the of both parties are considered; where | the receiver of the Traders’ Insurance Company would submit a statement of assets of the company and | proportion to the ¥Francisco the av. hat basis something might be ac ed. | “The second form of compremise is where the pelicy-holders are put sees fit to give to them | is the compromise that is offered.” | en Mr. Humphrey came to the at- | titude of the policy-holders and said in | part: “The expenses to be incurred are | ot fer the benefit of attorneys, but for | | the pelicy-holders. It fer the policy-helders to say whether they wish to incorporate. Whether nine in- | orporaters are named here today or | net, those who do net favor incorpora- | on are not compelled to come in. The | corperation of policy-helders will ac- results NO INFORMATION AFFORDED. Humphrey also said that the com- tee had tried for two weeks to find it from the representatives of the Traders’ Insurance Company who the stockhelders are and had correspond- ence with Receiver Byrom L. Smith en that subjec “We couldn’t find out,” he explained. would say to the policy-helders 't if you file your proofs of loss whatever the cerporation does will net delay you in getting your money. The company is in bankruptcy. An obstacle has been met with, how- ever. Some of the largest insurance companies declare they will not accede to the plan. They say that settlement upon s a b will be of serieus in- jury to their business of future years, | an unera financial characte ble black spot upon their Many of the heav- ily insured merchants say that while hey are anxious to get their insur- ance money without delay, they are far from willing to pt such a cut as 256 per cent. They would rather wait, they say, and suffer temporarily, than lese such a percentage of their in- surance money. In the face of these objections, it seems likely that the movement will die before it is publicly launched. A man well acquainted with the insurance problem said last night that in h | opinion the smaller companies will all fall into line, but that those companies whose financial foundation has not been wrecked wHl steer clear of such an agreement for fear that they will never be able to de business in the West after suéh a settlement is made. The proponents of the 75 per cemt cash payment scheme have stated that unless all of the companies will emter into agreement they will net at- tempt percentage settlement. FILE UNSWORN PROOFS. Many Policy-Holders Neglect to Comply | With Conditiens. The startling discovefy was vesterday that many policy-holders had filed their proofs of loss with State agents, as is required, but had neglect- ed to swear to the preoofs before a notary public. This totally invalidates the proofs of loss apd the pelicy-holder will forfeit his insurance if he does not file new sworn proofs or have these old proofs sworn to before the time for filing expires The discovery was made yesterday morning at the temporary head- quarters of the policy-holders of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. “T00 SIODEN,” JSERTS BN Democratic Leader Not| Ready to Talk of | Nomination, ! Scores Practices of the - Trusts in United - States. i | | BERLIN, June 11.—“This is too sud-! den,” said William J. Bryan with a laugh, when he was told today eof the| adoption by recent State Democratic| conventions of resolutions favoring his | nomination for the Presidency of the| United States in 1908. “This is the first announcement of the news to me,” Mr. Bryan continued. “I have been off the main caravan route | for some time and have been abserbed in what I have been seeing and doing.” | Mr. Bryan had been moving so rap-| idly since he left Vienna on Friday that letters and telegrams for him did not reach him until today. As to the pig-| sibility of his nomination he had little | to say, declaring it is too edrly to speak | of that question, but taking up the sub- | ject of the political requirements of the | day, he said: Before leaving home I tried to dis tinguish between Democracy and what | |can properly be called Socialism. De- | mocracy recognizes competition as le- | gitimate and tries to protect ths com- | petitive principle from attack. Secial- ism sees competition as an evil to be| eliminated by public ownership and operation of all means of productien | and distribution. While this distinction | between Democracy and Socialism can- | not be overlooked, the Democratic plat- | form must be one of pregress and re- | {form and not merely of oppesitien to| Republican policies or Socialistic ideas. | “In our fi for the absolute elimi- | nation of private monopolies and for the regulation of corporations in gen-| eral it necessary that the party shall be free from any suspicion of alliance | with the corperate interests that have! heen dominating American politics. Te | this end campaign contributions must | be limited to these who have the public | interest to advance | “I trust that public sentiment will re- | quire all parties to keep their books {open so that hereafter no party will be |under private obligations to shield cor- | porate offenders.” | Alluaifig to conditions in the meat in-' dustry, Mr. Bryan said: “The beef trust is not different in character and metho@s from other |trusts. The inevitable tendency of a private monopoly is to increage the price of its product and to letver its| quality. Why should any one expect anything else from a trust than the| lowering of quality when a monepely is | |established? Observe I have used the words private monopoly, net public. In a private monopoly a private interest |1s set up against those of the whole | people. Quite 2 different principle |comes into operation when the interest of all is alone in view." Herman Ridder of the New York |Staats Zeitung and Mr. Bryan had a| |long talk today on the political situ {tion in the United States. Mr. Bryan | | will leave here for St. Petersburg to-‘ |morrew. and from there will visit Swe- |den and Norway. He will arrive in |England early in July and will then | visit France, Italy and Switzerland. He expects to sail on the stearhship Prin- cess Irene from Gibraltar on August 20 ;;‘Ad to arrive in New York on August| | WILL SUPPORT BRYAN Wisconsin to Swing inte Lime for the Nebraska Ma: MILWAUKEE, June 11.—It has been decided by leaders of the Democratic party ef the State te inderse William Jennings Bryan for President at the State ®onvention to be held in Mil- waukee on June 28, when a platferm will be adopted. Mr. Bryan is the unanimous choice of the party. Not only are all the radical Demecrats for him, but those who have epposed him If more than ordinary skill in playing brings the honors of the game to the winning player;3e exceptional merit in a remedy ensures the commendation of the well informed, and aé a reason- able amount of outdoor life: and recreation is conducive to the health and strength, so does a perfect laxative tend to one’s . improvement in cases of constipation, biliousness, headaches, ete, It is all-important, however, in selecting a laxative, to choose one of known quality and excellence, like the ever pleas- ant Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Cao., a laxative which sweetens and cleanses the system effect- ually, when a laxative is needed, without any unpleasant after effects, as it acts naturally and gently en the internal ergans, simply assisting nature when nature needs assistance, without griping, irritating, or debilitating the internal organs in any way, as it contains nothing of an objectionahle or injurious nature. As thé plants whigh are combined with the figs in the manu- facture of Syrup of Figs are known to physicians to act most beneficially upon the system, the remedy has met with their general approval as a family laxative, a fact wel] worth con- sidering in-making purchases. It is .because of the fact that SYRUP OR RIGS is a remedy of known quality and excellence, and approved by physicians that has led to its use by so many millions of well informed people, who would not use any remedy of uncertain quality or inferior reputation. Every family should have a bottle of the genuine on hand at all times, to use when a laxative remedy is required. Please to remember that the genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale in bottles of one size only, by all reputable druggists and that full name of the company — California Fig Syrup Co., is plainly pi the front of every package. Regular price, 50¢c per s [ Gronma i Svrue (64 WO DD " NTHE TRUNK Doctor Gives Important Testimony at the Le Doux Trial. / STOCKTON, June 11.—The mazin wit- | ness for the prosecution in the Le Doux murder trial this morning was Dr. S. E. Latta, one of the surgeons who performed the autopsy upon McViear. The doctor testified that the marks found on the head of the deceased and supposed to have been caused by | contact with the sides of the trunk as | it was moved abeut, were made before | dezth, and that the blood found insfde | the trunk and upon the clothing had flowed from the body before death.| This is in line with the Verdict of the | Coroner’s jury that McVicar was alive | when placed in the trunk. The defense endeavered in the cross- examination of the witness to cast i:um upon whether McVicar was dead | hen the autopsy was begun, and the estions along that line were very I desire to move the adoption of the |It was a woman who first remembered | report submitted by the committee at|that she had neglected to swear te her the last meeting, and that the plan of proof of less and she mentioned the incerporation be pursued instead of an | fact to her attorney, who was stand- |ing close by. Immediately a dozen A policy-holder here called for the | pelicy-holders asked in one breath: “Is reading of the report of the cemmittee | it necessary to swear to the proefs of viously submitted. The substance |Joss? We have filed ours without of the recommendation was that the | swearing to them.” policy-helders should reject the propo: Upon investigation it was learned sition suggested by Atterney Bates 10 |that many of those present had failed accept sixty cents on the dollar; to pra- | to swear to their proofs of loss. The pere and file proofs of loss at once; to | prevailing idea among many was that | appoint & committee to form a corpora- | the swearing to the proofs was not | tion to take charge of the collection of | necessary and in the past have come around, and led by Senator Vilas, the gold men have all been swung into line. They declare that Bryan has proved in the past few years that he is a safe man and point to the fact that the silver issue en which they split is dead and buried and no longer an issue in the party. Under these conditions Bryan is censidered the strongest man. searching. The witness stated that McVicar had been dead from eight to ten hours before the autopsy had begun. MATIVE. DAUGHTERS BF THE GOLOEN WEST Bryan te Spenk im Le: LONDON, June 11.—William J. Bryan has accepted an invitation to make sacrament’| Page was murdered at her| Jearned that Charles L. About three weeks after- | appeint nine persons to act as incer- | policies and te enforce the full liability | of the Stockhelders | Several pelicy-holders here related | their several experiences when' they | | tried to get payment on their policies. | A. Davi of 181 Corbett avenue said that he visited Mr. Meore, the receiver's | representative in Oakland, and that he | was referred by Moore to an adjuster who offered to give him only sixty ceats | on tae dollar. Attorney Frisbie, another pelic | holder, reported that he saw Moore a | was asked by Moore to settle at foriy cents on the dollar. Mrs. Mann said that she and another lad her partner, held a policy for | | $1006. She visited the Oakland office | of the Traders’ Company and was of- | fered $600 only. She submitted. this | propesition to her partner, who 1c- jected it Attorney W. J. Herrin said that when Attorney Bates came to San Franciscoe | |he evidently theught that he could | | force the people to accept terms of a | | settlement that he suggested. The | | stock of the Traders’ Company was | selling for $500 a share just before the San Francisco fire and it was snapbed up eagerly. at that price. Herrin favored the adeption of the committee report. POSITION OF BANKERS. | | John S Partridge reported that he had talked with Joseph Tobin of the | Hibernia Savings Bank about the Traders' policies. Tobin said that the | pank was interested in between $00 | ana 1000 pelicies in the Traders' Com- | pany. The banker had telegraphed to Robert Campwell at Chicago to file an | application for an extension of the time | for filing proefs of less. The applica- | tion was made and was denied. The | court before which the matter came | was a Cook County Court, situated in the ceunty where the stockholders live and have great political influence. Attorney Bates, also said Partridge, “gceording to his ewn statements ap- | peared as attorney at a meeting of the inockholaers of the Traders' Company and alse had appeared as attorney for |the receiver of the same company. Bates ,was therefore found to be on | both sides of the fence.” Partridge ex- pressed the opinion that it was for the interest of the Hibermia Bank to stand for 100 cents on the dollar. If the | policy-holders want 100 cenmts on the dollar it will be necessary for them to stand together to get their monmey. The report of the committee was then unanimeusly adopted. After some addi- tionel discussion Chairman Halé was instructed, without dissenting veice, to raters and directors of the corpera- tion to be formed in the interest of the | policy-holders. Remarks favering the @eneral plan were made by Walter Linforth and others. > ‘ Chairmen Hall said that ke s ‘would re- it was only when the clause on the back of the policy calling for this formality was read to them that these policy-holders realized that their proofs were not valid. The various organizations are now sending word to their members-telling them to look after their proofs of loss and see that they are properly sworn to. POLICY-HOLDERS UNITE. Insured of German of Freeport Cast Lot Together. Nearly a hundred policy-hoiders of the German of Freepert Fire Insurance Company, an Illinois concern, met at 911 Laguna street yesterday afternoen to adopt a form of organization for mutual pretection and benefit. Attor- neys C. C. Boynton, Francis J. Heney, Frank J. Selinsky, J. F. Peck, Frank R. Wehe and J. J. Dwyer addressed the meeting and explained a plan of partial | organization whereby the attorneys shall collect the policies on a per- centage basis and see that all of the holders are given equal treatment by the insurance company. A large number of the policy-holdres of the German of Freeport and of other German cem- panies signified their intention of entering into such an agreement. According to the statements of the policy-holders, made in the meeting yes- terday, the German of Freeport has not | refused to pay the full ameunts of the policies but has adopted dilatory metheds of settling up. In a few cases the policy-holders were offered a shaved settlement for cash. The helders be- lieve that by organization they can best find out the exact condition of the German of Freeport and of its intentions as to final settlements. STIPULATIONS COME IN FAST. Fifty-Three Insurance Companies Grant Sixty Additiemal Proving Days, Fifty-three insurance companies have signed the stipulation granmting policy- holders an additional sixty days’ time in which to file proofs of loss. The fol- lowing six companies sent in the signed stipulations te Insurance Commissioner E. Myren Wolf yesterday: California Fire Insurance Company. American Central Fire Insuramnce .Company. > Home Fire Insurance Company. Northern Assurance Company. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Cempany. New Hampshire Fire Insuranee Com- pany. —_— Raike & Co, d TFormerly of 118 Sutter st. and Geary_ st, mew full blast :2 1813 Devisaderc st, near Bush. Their stock of watches, diamends, wedding great frv 2 B e \_.“Q a speech here at the American celebra- tion of the Fourth of July. — FOUR PERSONG DIE INAFTERNOON FIRE IN NEW YORK CITY SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. NEW YORK, June 11.—In a fire that lasted only thirty minutes four persons were killed, two firemen were severely |injured and a number of other nar- rowly escaped death this afterneon. The blaze started in the apartments of Frank Pallarine, on the ground floor of the flve-story deuble tenement at 209 East Ninety-seventh street, shortly be- fore 3 o'clock, and the flames spread so rapidly that when the firemen arrived | the entire building was ablaze. Groups of frightened tenants were standing on the rear and front fire es- capes screaming Wwith terror. ©ne 18- months-old baby girl was threwn by its frantic mother from a window on the third floor to the pavement below and instantly killed. The mother the fell back unconscidus into the flames, and her charred bedy was a few min- utes later carried to the street. The bedies of two children abeut 9 and 10 years old respectively were discovered on the third floor, but so horrlbly}urned that identificatien is impossible. Chief Croker, after directing his men and getting the Rlaze under control, stated that he“weS umable to under- stand how so many lives were lest in a fire in bro#d daylight. The building, the interior of which was destroyed, was owned by 2 man named Bloom, who leaged it to Michael Fassula, The dam- age is estimated at $30,00! FIVE-YEAR TERM MILWAUKEE, Wis, Juge 11.—Geer, | dates mentioned include Miss Ellen H. OPEN GRANG PARLOR SALINAS, June 11.—The twentieth annual session of the Grand Parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West convehed in this city this morn- ing. The convention was called at 10 o'clock and over 200 delegates from all parts of California answered ,the roll call. Many former representatives were in /agtendance. The hotels and boarding-Houses are taxed to their full capacity and many of the delegates are staying with individual members of the local parler. The headquarters of Grand President Ariana W. Stirling and Grand Secretary Laura J. Frakes are established at the Htel Bardia. The work of teday was largely rou- tine, invelving the appointment ef many committees and the hearing of reports. The report of Grand President Stirling occupied a large partion of the afternoon session and will be centinued tomerrow morning. The election of grand officers will net take place until Friday, but the politi- cal lines are. rapidly assuming shape. According to precedent the incoming grand president will be Mrs. Eva T. Bussenius of Les Angeles, the present grand vice president. Upon the office of grand vice president centers one of the liveliest political fights before the Grand Parler. The prominent candi- Lynch of Tehama Ceunty, Mrs. Harriet Lee of Woodland Parler, Mrs. Emma Lillie of Ledi Parlor and Mrs. Emma Feley of Orinda Parlor ef San Fran- cisce. Ameng those who seem to knew the fight centers between Mrs. Emma Lillie and Mrs. Emma Foley. For outside sentinel a contest seems likely. Mae Barry, Gladys Beswell and Mamic Peyton are mentioned as likely candidates. For the office of grand trustee some fifteen names are men- tioned and a spirited contest is ex- pected. Antoinette C. Martin of Santa Barbara, Kathryn McGough of San Francisce, Agnes McVerry of San Frah- Muldon of Iome, Margaret sen of Visalia, Anna Lacy ef San Francisco and Louisa B. Hare of Reinke, a young bank teller whe stdle | Salinas are among the candidates men- $14,000 from the Marshall and Ilsley | tioned. As there are six places to be Bank and spent much of it on chorus | filled a lively election is expected with- girls in €hicago, Was this morning sen- | out the mention of possible dark horses. tenced to five years in the State re- Tonight a public reception was ten- formatory. pleas red the Grand Parlor by the citizens family will return most of the missing | of Salinas. The reception was held in meney to the bank. Befere going to |the Courtheuse, which has been hand- prison Reinke will pass a day at the | somely. decorated and illuminated. A bank explaining his ingenlous way of |iengthy musi _entertainment fol- stealing. ‘ lowed addresses by Mayor Renison and ~ Ju B. V. l-;‘(.‘nt. Grand President T ~manent nffices Monadnock m B % iy o 4th fleor. Life and-Accident | Blige D. Keith, LIVES OF NINE MER IN DANGES sl Sliane . Corsthinn Is Ashore Off Hum- boldt. EUREKA, June 11. — The gasoline schoomer Corinthian, Captain Atwater, is in the breakers off Humboldt bar to- night. Side was disabled by the sea while crossing the bar and drifted upon the beach. The nine men aboard of her are believed to be doomed. the life- savers and tugs being unable to get near her. Full details cannot be ob- tained tonmight. The wreck is seven miles distant from Eureka. The life- savers are trying te shoet gline aboard and have failed twice. BECTORS AND NURSES - HURT IN A MISHAP ON NEVADA RGAD MANHATTAN, June 11.—A party of twenty-six persons, mestly physicians and nurses’ who were driving to Bel- mont to-day to attemd a dance, with a serious accident. The brakes broke on a hill and the vehicle dashed down into a deep gully. Br. Jehn B. McKellar of Chicage, and Dr. J. L. Garner of Shover Springs, Ark., were so seriqusly hurt that they may die. Miss Guyrene Bertrand, a San Fran- cisco nurse, was also badly injured. | Others in the party sustained minor { injuries. —_— ELLIOTT AND YOUNGWORTH TO BE FEDERAL MARSHALS WASHINGTON, June 11.—The Presi- dent today sent the following nomina- tiens to the Senate: Marshals: Charles T. Elliott, Nerthern District of Cali- fornia; Leo V. Youmgworth, Southern District of California. WASHINGTON, June 11.—The Senate in executive session today confirmed the nomination of N. T. Edwards to be Postmaster at Orange, Cal et Kt ¢ Sheots Woman, Then Kills Himsell. NAPA, June 11.—Mrs. whose husband and son reside in Vallejo, was shot and killed here to- night by Reoy Spurr, a railroad sec- tion hand. - Spurr then shet himself in the head and died a few minutes later. Jealousy is thought to have prompted the crime. e L SENATORIAL DEADLOCK IN DELAWARE AT END DOVER, Del, June 11.—Henry A. Dupont was tonight decided upon for United States Senator by the caueus of Republican members of the Legis- lature. Dupont received twenty votes and J. Edward Addicks ten votes. The vote was then made unanimous for Bupent, on motien of an Addicks man. The Legislature will vote for Senator tomorrow, and Dupent’s election is con- ceded by the Addicks fellowing. R s S R A ST. LOUIS, June 1 n the criminal division of the Circuit Court Judge ‘Witherow today handed down a de- cision that corporations are not forced to answer questions put to them by the Secre tary belong to so-called trusts. mat | Carrie Clark, | of State as to whether they’ TWD AGGIBENTS TIE UP TRAFFIG {Freight EngineandLum- | ber Car Jump Tracks in the North. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. REDDING, Jume 11.—Tweo accidents { happening at the same time and within |six miles of each other gave the ratl- | road peeple considerable work up the |canyon this morning and caused a long delay in the arrival of today's seuth- | bound passenger train. A big freight engine jumped the track at Cantara and tore up ties fer about ffty feet, and a freight car leaded with lumber cut the same caper at Upper Seda Springs. Both | accidents occurred at & o'clock. An engine on a northbound extra frieght get off the rails at Caatara and | bumped ever and cut threugh the ties |for Afty feet Another engine was | hooked ‘on, but ceuld mot pull it out, | and the Dunsmuir wrecker ceuld net reach the spot en acecunt of the treu- ble at Upper Seda. A lumber car in the middle of a seuthbound freight jumped the rails at the latter place, and it took the wrecker until 3 o'clock te get the track clear. The work of putting im new ties occupied several hours’ more time. When the wrecker get through it went to Cantara and lifted the freight engine out. The morning train | reached here at 7 o’elock this eveniag. | ————— Negro Shet to Beath ia Jail. | HATTIESBURG, Miss, June 1l.es | Wood Ambrese. a negro, was | at Primcess, forty-five miles east of {here, to-day. Ambrose had Deem arrgst- ed for the shoeoting of a white pan. A b broke into jail ad shet the | megre to death. —_—— | LONDON. 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