The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1906, Page 29

THE WEATHER. For San Francisco and vi- cinity : Fair Sunday, with fog in the morning; fresh west wind. *. FORTY-EIGHT PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, AUGUST Calk Don’ t miss Fergus Hume's — —_——————— detective story in next Sunday's 12, ATIE MULGREW TRIGKS A *IFTHEE chse Maid Drives| i Burglar From the iome of Her Employer. | ESTS A PURSE FROM HIS GRASP. Strips Him of Plunder, Then Bravely Assails Hi Him With a Feather Duster. X r'_ -t AGEOU! R TH that woul more daring thief, Katie pounced upon him, wrenched the purse from his grasp ¥y |and gave him a crack on the skull with bureau | the handle ¢ her feather duster that| and it took |sent him fleeing for the stairs and lib-| y. Close behind, her dread weapon | ed for a final knock-out blow, fol- I\E(. e, but the ag: and astound- hief beat her to the doorway, went | down the front stairs and in two jumps | aisappeared. | ,ipodhorski Makes Rép[y for Siberian Company. | Special Dispatch to The Call. 11—John Rosene, president of the Northeastern| which Russian Consul Kosakevitch at San Fran- being insolvent and in-disrepute in Russia on ac¢- His local However, cisco charges with ts violatiofis of its Government concessions, is in Nome. J. D: Trenhelm, declines to discuss the matter. in D. Podhorski, until recently manager of the company in ill 2 heavy stockholder in it, is a guest of the Hotel Butler, seen tonight. In discussing the subject he said: t 2 word of truth in the statement published by the Rus-| San Francisco. We would be very thankful to him if he us of his authority for spreading such reports concerning Two years ago, when the Russian and the American press| hing many statements regarding our Siberian operations, some were pure guesses, we asked the Russian Government to send an Sibe whose expenses we would pay, in order that he might report and the ‘Government would be fully informed. /"/ara’sths Too Much for Czar’s Representative. ugh political influences 2 mining engineer named Teoulchinsky 1 took charge of him myself and we reached the Siberian| the schooner Barbara Hernster, which was wrecked. He was veryI k on trip. We visited several of the stations, but he felt so that he begged me to take him from the country, which I did. His were not exceeding a mile from the few stations we amounted to nothing. I took him to Nome, whence ia and I to Siberia. rprise when on reaching St. Petersburg later I found been lecturing, charging us with cheating the na- out of the concessions and using the money to i other companies and all sorts of things. I imme- ely asked the Mining Department of the Government to appoint a com- investigate the reports. This was done by imperial decree. The n found that none of the charges had been proven; that the con- s had been granted by the Emperor and could not be revoked until eir expiration in 1910, though Teoulchinsky demanded their forfeiture at was recommended that we pay into the Russian treasury $10,500 y for three Government officials, who would reside in the country see that the provisions of the concession are carried out. This recqm- ion was at our own request. These three officials have been ap- ted and are on their way to Siberia. selected. the Complam.s That Consul is Always Against Thcm. ; we are sending forward shipments of supplies for them. We t 2 great many miners into Siberia, who prospect for us, 9o per what they find going to themeelves and 10 per cent to the com- and they can retain their property as long as the company holds its se. After 1910 the company is privileged to keep what properties it to work and the rest will be returned to the Government. “To the present time we have expended $350,000 in mining operations in ‘Siberia and have found nothing more than colors. Our prospectors are orking under permits issued by us, which have been exhibit®d to the Department of the Government, and no complaint has been heard department by us. “ 1e company is in the best financial condition. We are not violating ovision of our concession and I cannot understand why the Russian 1 at San Francisco is taking such a stand against us. He has taken the same position against us in whatever differences we have had with R\xs- siag sailors.” R g | union | were effect have confeunded even a | as gone FIREARMS USED 0N NON-UNION JHILORS. Organized Labor Opens War on New Crew of Steamer Czerina Witheut Avail |EXCHANGE EIGHT | SHOTS IN FIGHT Picket Launch Remains for ome Time in V‘cm!ty but No One Is !n]uxredE NION sailors went gunning last ght for men outside of their | orgenization who wers being transported to the Southern Pa- t steamer Czarina, 2nd, ac- g to the police, it was due to marksmanship only that blood dtd on men were on ! launch known poor not flow. The noa- board the Pacific M: as the ‘“Mail” and were on thelr way to the wharf when the D 1 appeared In sight and opened fire upon the eight shots was returned and about were cxc ed, but none of them ture naval battle between launches was begun at about d when the seriousness of 2ir was re; ized the excitement e water front ran high. The ged to gain the ‘Where are your gun fighters?” When all further cuance of attack the fon leunch cruised around the docks of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company as though in search-of-meore ‘trouble. ROSS DESCRIBES ATTACK. As soon as the shooting was begun | somebody informed the ..arbor Police Station and Sergeant W. M. Ross hur- ried to the scene. His account of the affair is as follow: “The firing could not be heerd at the station, but as soon as word of the | trouble was recelved I went immedl- ately to investigate. It was not. possi- ble for me to determine who did the shooting, and, of course, no arrests were made. “I saw the union launeh when it was close to the docks, and there were five men in view. If there were any more on board they must have been down where I could not see them. It was | quite evident that they were looking for trouble, and it probably was owing | to poor marksmanship that no one was killed or wounded. From what I could learn, about eight shots were fired and honors were even between the oOppos- ing sides. Neither of them could brag of good marksmanship. “The launch used by the attacking party belongs to the Sailors’ Union and has no name, though it is generally termed the ‘picket launch. IN DEADLY EARNEST. Those who were present when the shooting was begun do not believe that the action of the union men was intended merely as a bluff, but rather that they were on the ground for seri- ous trouble and were determined, If possible, to prevent the non-union sail- ors going on board the ship. That the non-unfon men expected trouble is evi- dent from the fact that they were armed and ready to use their weapons as neceesity required. ‘While the encounter did not result in casuaities, it created much excite- ment and further trouble is expected. The police are generally inclined to look upon the affair as a serious one, and an increase of the police detail along the water front is probable. The boldness of the attack and the union launch's continued cruising around the docks for more than an hour after- ward is proof of the daring of her crew. NEW RIFLE BULLET OF GRENT FORCE SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 1lL—A new bullet, which it is believed will prove the most effective rifle projectile in the world, is to be adopted for use in the new United States magazine rifles now being manufactured in this city and at the armory in Rock Island, IlL The new bullet is sharp pointed, an innovation in rifle projectiles, and is considerably lighter than any bullet now in use in any of the standard army rifies in the world. The muzzle veloc- ity is 2700 feet a sesond, and {its force is such that when fired cross-grained into a plece of seasoned oak timber, the bullet penetrates the wood for thirty- TN FERRETING OUT CAINES (F TRISTS Results -of the President’s Crusade Are Showing in Various Indictments Found MORE EXPECTED BY AUTHORITIES B ous crooks. protect the dep. the Biggest Railroads and Other Great Corporanons SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. ASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Defi- g}(/ which the President {s direct- ' ing against powerful corpora- trust laws are beginning . to show They are found in the indictments yes- Pennsylvania Ratlway Company, the Standard Oil Company of New York Rochester. The Department of Justice is hourly expecting news from Indian- dictments of the Standard Oil Company and of railroads that have for years | ofl trust There will be more announcements of Admlmstratlon on Trail of nite results of the crusade tions engaged in violations of the anti terdey at Jamestown, N. Y. of the and the Vacuum Oil Company of apolis and St. Louis of additional in- | given unlawful secret rebates to the | the kind made from Jamestown vester- day throughout the rest of thé summer and fall. The administration is hot on the trail of the biggest rallroads and some of the most powerful corporations in the country, and before its cam- peign is concluded it is believed that certain captains of Iindustry will be either landed in jail or made to pay heavy fines under criminal convictions. The indictments now belng reported are largely the result of evidence un- | earthed by Commisisonér of Corpora- tions Garfield and his assistants last vear iy the oil inquiry. - District Attorney Keeling of Indian- apolis, Chicago, District Attorney Brown of the Buffalo district and the District At- torneys of St. Louis and certain dis- tricts in Ohio were given specific in- structions to secure indictments the trust. Federal grand juries in sev- eral of these cities are now in session, hearing witnesses tell about illegal re- bates, a most unusual thing for summer. Commissioner Garfleld is hopeful that an enormous fine, running into.millions of dollars, may be imposed on the rail- roads. He has evidence of violations of the rebate law by a certain Western rallroad, which renders it liable to the payment of a fige of more than $1,000,- 000, based on the fine recently imposed on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. DUNN S SURRENDER ON SALT FLATS; LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.—The flerce warfare being waged on the salt flats at West Long Beach between the Los An- geles Dock and Terminal Company and the San Pedro Salt Works Company reached a climax today. Winch rifies, the reinforcement of the battle array by wives of corporation officers, and the arrest of three of the latter furnished exocitement ror several hours. The San_Pedro Balt Works Company claims to hold a lease on certain salt producing lands recently acquired by purchase by the Los Angeles Dock and Terminal Company. The Ilatter is dredging a deep sea inner harbor and its plans include the excavation of a considerable portion of the disputed ter- ritory. Today for the second time within a week the harbor builders attempted to force a huge dredge over the salt com- pany’'s “dead line.” President O. C. Dunn of the salt company and L L. Dunn, his brother, were about to be ar- rested for resistance when they com- plicated matters by throwing Winches- ter rifies to their shoulders and bidding deflance to arrest. Thelr wives hast- ened upon the scene at this juncture and lent moral encouragement to the resisters, cheering them on. Eventual- 1y the Dunns surrendered and bloodshed was averted. “ Immediately after being rum on ball they again took up their guard of|™Men the property they claim. The Dock and Terminal Company has brought action land it bought and it 1s expected that a peaceabls solution of the trouble will ensue. —— Naval Officer Kills Himself. PORTSMOUTH, England, Aug. 11— Sir Francis Scott, a lleutenant of the royal navy, retired, was found dead at his residence, Dunnald, South Sea, to- day with a bullet in his heart It is nine lnchu Umuena that he mnm‘d ’uhlflo. ; District Attorney Morrison of _ against the Standard Oil Company and | the roads that had been working with | I | PHU, - KAPH OF A HUUSE ON BUSH WHERE A GANG OF BUNKO MEN THE UNWARY. BATTLE FOR LIFE IN 16Y athS. Out from the "Arctic,~ where sleet- laden winds lash: icy seas, the little schooner Hunter has come, bringing as passengers two men who bested death in as unequal a fight as ever man waged against the relentless shadow. Gus Exstrom and Nels Enstrom are their names, and it i3 with eyes'still flashing fear that they tell of .thelr fight for life. These men are fishermen, and off the Alaskan coast they. were casting their nets. A tempest arose and their dory, caught in the fury of the wind, drifted to sea, stubborn to sall and indifferent to oar. For five days these men drifted, and hope had about abandoned them when they were roused by the grinding of the dory’s keel on the rocks of Bird Island's shore. Quickly they leaped into the freezing sea and made the land. Without food or water and stung by the cold they wandered for three days. Unable to longer endure the torture, Enstrom’s reason fled, and, leading him by the band, a maniac, Ex- strom . stumbled forward in -~ a. last search for aid. Exstrom was about to yield when he and his insane companion were found by & searching party from the Dory in the courts to gain possession of the | Harbor station, which set out on its mission of mercy when the patrol re- ported the finding of the abandomed dory, broken among the rocks of the shore. Under careful treatment, En- strom’s reason returned, so whea the ‘Hunter was sighted, headed south, both men expressed the desire to retura to the mainland. But the fight for life of these two hardy seamen was not yet over. The dory in which two of their rescuers were taking them out to the schoomer, breasting the storm, capsized, and all were thrown into the sea. ‘Grasping the keel of the upturned boat, Enstrom and the life-station men called on Ex- trom to try to make the shore and let those remaining at the station know of their plight. Being a powerful swim- mer, . he MM and for an hour STREET, 1006—PAGES 29 TO 38. PRICE FIVE CENTS UNKO Stecrers are fleecing victims daily at 2215 Bush street where a pretentious establishment is conducted by notori- The assertion is made that the police are paid to ' | IN 1S DOING A THRIVING BUSINESS FLEECING THE RESIDE. . JiSTRICT, WGEROYS COSTLY TEST OF AUTO. NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Yuan Shai Kal, Viceroy': of Chili Province, China, is responsible for two war cor- respondents’ record-breaking transcon- tinental trip, which will begin at New York next Thursday morning and end in San Frangisco. Yuan Shai Kal is known as the most progressive and far-seeing statesman of China, and has already attracted much attention by the many innova- tions- he has introduced in his prov- ince and for his work to lift China to the plane of America and European countries. Anxious to furnish the Chinese Gov- ernment ‘with the best touring car made, he asked C. D. Haggerty and Richdrd H.- Little of Chicago, two newspaper men. who served in Man- churia during the Russo-Japanese ‘war, to recommend a touring car and make a test of it by attempting to beat the record from New York to San Francisco. The sutomobile record for this dis- tance is thirty-three days In a four- cylinder car, but the war cqrrespond- ents express the bellef that this time 'will be cut by nearly a week, even with but half -the number of cylinders. The route selected is the shortest ‘with: reasonable roads. It will follow the ‘line of the New York Central and Lake Shore from Broadway to Chi- ‘cago, -the Northwestern to Omaha, the Union Pacific to Ogden and the South- ern Pacific to San Francisco. in BSOS he disappeared beyond the interveniag waves, Another hour passed and then they saw that Exstrom had won, for out from the shore came a second dory. The leaping seas made the work of rescue dangerous and difficult, but it was ac- complished. Exstrom and Enstrom are here. Their rescuers have returned to their vigil on the Island of Birds, to scan the seas and patrol the barren shore, seeking to ald others as they alded them, and for which these sailors, -mmmhmm-mmp. 'mwmmmmmmmmmm i3 i Bunko Steerers Operate Under the Noses of Police |Dinan’s Name Linked I With That of *““Kid”’ f Sullivan. ' Charge Mad° That Dere | Pays Heavily for ‘ Protection. TUT on Bush street, in a flat that! is sandwiched In between am architect’s office and the abode of a respectable family, thare is .thriving an unlawful game that threatens to create a scandal in police circles before many nights have passed. It is not an ordinary game of chance with which the -“legitimate” gambler might permit himself to be identified. but simply a bunko scheme, promoted! by local men of unsavory reputations. who boastfully pride themselves on having the protection of the authori- ties, obtained. so they claim, through® the influence of “Kid" Sullivan. Under the guise of a pooiroom, which in ftself would be unlawful, the' middls flat at 3215 Bush street, half a block from Fillmore, is being used to fleece. unsuspecting victims, generally of the wealthler class, who are inveigled intor the place by fashionable appearing cap- pers of whom the establishment em- ploys & number and to whom it pays: | a good commission. | For nearly two months this place has: been in operation. Truly, its business’ has been conducted in a quiet manner.i but its presence in that neighborhood | has been known to the entire Tenderloin | district,. where the story is told that: « the promoters of the place are paying $600 a week for protection. To whom this money goes is a mat- ter of speculation. The touts and the gamblers that infest the sporting sec- tion of the city say that “Kid” Sulli- | van, the confidant of Chief of Police: | Dinan, is the guarantor of freedom: | from police interference, and, whether: | this i or s not so, the place on Bush' |‘street. continues to thrive by fleecing | the unwary. " Mentioned in connection with the: management of the bunko outfit is the: name of ' “Sam” Bowley, who Is welk known by reason of his frequent es- capades, most recently a gunplay om a Fillmore-street car. Bowley, while supposed to be looking out for the business of the Bush-street place, finds time to loiter around a well-known sa- loon on Fillmore street, where he has lately been seen In company with “Cal” Childs, & notorious pickpocket, who, with the equally notorious “dip,” Joe Piggott, served five years in prison for robbing a man at Ingleside. Childs and Piggott are still chums, and the former is on noticeably frisndly terms with Sullivan. In short, the close con- nection between these men causes many to accept the street story con= cerning the protection Sullivan is sup- posed to be obtaining for the bunko game, and is arousing speculation as to how long Chief Dinan will permit his pame to be so carelessly bantered about with'the names of such men as these. Of the others who figure in the bunko game there are a number of familiar Tenderloin characters, among them old-time touts who have outgrown thier usefulness in that line of business and are now pursulng other but as unenviable means of live- lihood. They have not personally figured ad the head of the Busa-street establish« ment, which has been conducted nomi« nally as a place for men who enjoy speculation in a quiet manner, butt which In truth is a place where thieves prosper by the most devious methods. Of course, no attempt Is made to disgulse the fact that a pool- room is unlawful in San Francisco, and the proprietors of this place emphasize this fact as they explain to thelr visi- tors that they have secured police pro- tection. To the intended vict!m of the bunko game the flat is patromized by what appear to be business menm, and every means is taken to fasten this impression on his mind. For several weeks an advertisementy bad been appearing in one of the morn- ing papers to the effect that the adver- tiser had a secret means of beating the races. Whea any one responded and made an appointment with the fellow who advertised he was told that a wire running into a poolroom on Bush street had been tapped and that he (tae ad- vertiser) was ready to go into 3 scheme for beating the poolman if some one would furnish the capital If the re- spondent’s sense of honesty was so dulled that he gave his assent to this robbing scheme he was taken up to the Bush-street flat, whers an introduction to one of the “managers” was necessary before admission for the stranger could | be obtained. Once inside the flat, where the white shades are ever raised to the top of the windows, the man with the willing capital was shown about the rooms, in | which men loitered and talked of vari- | ous sporting events and of the market prices, and frequently flashed big rolls | of money thbat quickly impressed the newcomer with the idea that he had IW