The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1906, Page 3

FATHER BEATS HIS INFANT GHILD District Attorney Shocked| Story of Cruelty to Little Lena B. Cook| LASHED WITH STRAP| SPECIAL _Tn THE CALI SANTA ROSA~Dec. 28.—District At- with brut to the trap, floor the to , the woods ciousness & o , the great welts terrible beat- e heard of e greatly punish \ CONFERE TN NGE public sc er ‘the exist ssion, although it is ex- mportance e court will he case that the Attor: t completed the has been v Gen- overn- MAN DROPS BOMB; TWO KILL KH Russia, Dec. —An u D known dropped = bomb in e Tz »n here last ht on Two were sta- ML 15 PEACEFUL SHYS MAGOON HAVANA, refe Dec —Governor ng to 2 pul at his report to Secreta: Ma- ished today ent re the dispatch of troo to Santa Clara was regarded as evi- dence of the of the Cubans maint peace, made to permanentls h wing statem 1t to the Asso- made any such intima- nference is unjustifiable. I of a single instance of or of indications that any der is threatened. It was only one the many vague rumors which I reported to Secretary Taft as The dispatch of troops to Santa Clara was merely a measure and to enable them to make practice marches in view of the pres- ent concentration of laborers on the Santa Clara sugar plantations.” SRR ool MANUFACTURE GU THAT RFLOAD WITH RECOIL German Factories Ordered to Work Overtime to Furnish Model Army Rifies ERFURT, Germany, Dec. 27.—The Government small arms factory here| has been ordered to work overtime. It| is reported the Government has de- cided to rearm the infantry with a| new model rifle, possibly one of the several patterns which have long been under consideration, and which reload by the recoil, thus eliminating reload- ing by hand and correspondingly in- creasing the rapidigy of fire. The total number of rifles required for the troops on & peace footing and for the army reserves which are maintained ready for war exceeds three millions. PR N LT CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The following ~alifornians are registered at New York hotels: From San Francisco—J. H. Larue, at | 2e Grand Hotel; D. David, at the Grand | Unfon; W. M. Kelly, at the Hotel York; J. W. Kemp, at the Hotel Belmont; S. V. Pesser, at the Herald Square. From Oakland—M. Greenburg, at the shiand House. AE’;‘;ol Los Angeles—W. B. Hoag, at the Park Avenue; E. S. Matthews, at the Victoria Hotel. 0 A 2 PROSECUTION RESTS CASE NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The prosecu- er have such. tion in the case of Colonel W. lg ll.lnnt. ¢ Town Topics, on a cl e O editor o e in connection with tes "Ti’.‘:.'fiy him in the Hapgood libel trial, ted today. Martin W. Littleton, Col- onel Menn's counsel, produced as his first witness William Green, who ex-/ pressed the opimion that the initials on the Ward by Colonel Mann. —_—— FRENCH TAX FOR REVENUE S, Dec. 27.—The financial com- mvl:!.Aegxot the Senate has raised the | rate of taxation on both French and | foreign imsurance ted that this increase will fi.g";;:me a year to the ffational revenue. body of the | precautionary | letter were not placed thero_ companies from 6 to $65,000; for park, $25,000; total, $771,- 10 francs per million of assured capltal. | 13, BRYAN ADMITS HE 15 A CANDIDATE Says No American Can De- | cline Honor of Nomina- tion for the Presidency ROOSEVELT TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. —In an in-| terview here today Willlam J. Bryan practically admitted that he would be| candidate for the Presidential nomi tion before the next Democratic Na- fonal Convention. | “While T have n t announced that | I would be a candidat aid Bryan, “I| have not stated that I would not be a| candidate, and do not intend to. Such a high honor as the Presidential nomi- nation is something that no American citizen should decline.” Bryan declared that he had never stated that President Roosevelt had | stolen the thunder of the Democrats, | although, he said, the President was now advocating many things favored by the Democratic party. PRAISES Bryan said that there was no foun- dation for the story that had been printed to the effect that he would, if nominated, favor the selection of Sen- | William J. Stone of Missouri as| of the Democratic national| i ittee. ¥, have never told anyone anything about the organization of the national committee,” he said. “I do not even| know that T will be interested in it fur- ther than that I do not want to see men the committee who are not good, clean men, who want a government for | the people and not for the trusts. I do like Roger Sulllvan of Illinois.” In speaking of the railroad tion enacted by Congress at legisla- its last session, he stated that he did not be- lieve that the legislation was what it sghould be, but he thought that the President took at he could get. He said that the gi g of railroad passes | was one of the most corrupting influ- | ences exercised in this count | an spoke before the Kansas State | '[p,wmw Association here tonight. | ——— MIEGE OF EMPRESS ENGAGED. RLIN, Dec. 27.—Princess Alex- toria of Schleswig-Holstein- rg-Glucksburg, has been be- d to Prince Augustus William, fourth son of Emperor Willlam. Prin- cess Alexandra is the second daughter Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Hol- stein-Sonderberg-Glucksbur) The Princess is three months young- er than the Prince. She is the niece of the Empres and the young couple are also remotely related on the male side, as they had a common ancestor t the beginning of the seventeenth century. he Princess has delicate features, is just complecting her education | der private tutors. Prince Augustus | is a student at Bonn. The Emperor | has thought about sending Prince Au- | Bustus to an American university, pos- | sibly Harvard, but it does not appear | that he has made up his mind on the | subject. Following the usual custom !in German families, the wedding of Princess Victoria and Prince Augustus | is not likely to be deferred longer than six months. —_—— See_the old year out at Swain’s Cafe, | {11123 Post s helow \a'] ) Music.* ISk INQUIRY INTO NAVAL SCANDAL ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ~With | the trials of Admirals Rojestvensky and Nebogatoff out of the way an effort g made with influential Lacking | mpel the authorities to make in-| quiry into the naval scandals of the| grand ducal regime, to which the de- feat of the Russians at the battle of the sea of Japan is largely attributed. | The Journal de St. Petersburg, which is | ministerially supported, in a leading article today demands an investigation of the charges of corruption brought| against officials and of dishonesty in| providing warships with defective| armor, guns and projectiles, which the defense vainly endeavored to intro- duce at the courts-martial of the two admirals. FIND TURKEY HAD - GONSUMPTION CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Dr. the Chicago Health Department has |begun an investigation following the | discovery that a turkey intended to grace a Christmas dinner was in the | last stages of consumption. J. Inwood had purchased a live tur- key on Christmas eve from Charles Klohr, & butcher. The gobbler was fat {and apparently in good health, but AW‘nen killed peculiar white spots were | found on the heart and liver. Inwood held a conference with the butcher, who refused to take the dead turkey |back. Then the matter was takén up with the Health Department. Drs. Whalen and Blehr of the city laboratory held an autopsy over the diseased organs and reported that the fowl was in the last stages of con- | sumption. Inspectors were sent to the | butcher’s shop, but it was decided that | he could not be held responsible, as he ‘had purchased the turkey in good faith. Efforts are being made to discover the farm from which the turkey came, as it is believed that others may be similarly affected. | _ BUST OF ROOSEVELT NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The clay model of the bust of President Roosevelt, to be executed in marble and set up in the| Senate Chamber at Washington, with | the busts of others who have been | Presidents of the United States, has| been finished by James Barl Fraser, the sculptor, at his studio here. The cut- ting of the bust in marble wilF be fin- | ished this winter. & —_— | FOR SAN DYEGO BOND ELECTION SAN DIEGO, Dec. 27.—The Council | committee on the proposed bonding | proposition will recommend the follow- ||ng for submission to the voters: For water system extension, $467,000; for $169,613; for boule- for Fire Department, 2 ‘Whalen of | | sewer extension, vards, $75,000; t care to see men on the committee | | sicians there ordered him home. | saia, Major Taggart Returns From the Philippines Army Officer of 'Divé:c:e? Court Fame Ill Major E. F. Taggart, whose divorce case was an affair of national interest, returned from the Philippines yester- day on the transport Sherman. He came home on sick leave and is'a patient at the Presidio Hospital. Taggart has been stationed at Leyte, where he was in comimand of two regi- | ments. As a refuge from the notoriety which resulted from the airing of his domestic troubles he found Leyte much to his. liking. He was attacked .by dysentery, however, and compelled to go for treatment to Manila. The phy- “Tag- The men of \médicine If he returned to Le gart protested. insisted. me before he would be {11 agdin, and | his only chance for restoration , they | it would be only a qnflon of | \health lay in a long stay in the United | States. |~ He gained weight during the voyage | home and on some days he feels fine. | He hopes to be ordered back to the Philippines as soon as the army doc- tors declare him cured. | By the decree of divorce the Taggart children were awarded to the custody Ior their father. When Major Taggart left for the Philippines, however, Mrs. Taggart seized the children and car- rled them away to France. She is now living with them in.-the East, where they are attending school. | - Taggart sald yesterday that he would | like to see the children, but would take no ‘stéps that would interrupt their {education. The topic-was not pleasing to ‘the warrtor and- he spoke of it | briefiy and with reluctance. to | £ GYRUS F. GILLETT PASSES AWAY EUREKA, Dec. 27.—The death of Cyrus F. Gillett, father of Governor elect Gillett, occurred yvesterday. death was not unexpected, as all the children went Saturday to.visit their | father, who was in a low condition, ‘o\vlng to a paralytic stroke. WELL-KNOWN ARTIST DEAD ‘Walter Appleton Clark Expires at His Home in New York ‘NEW YORK, Dee. 27.—Walter Am.‘ple»E ton Clark, the well-known artist and illustrator, died early today ate, his | home in this city. Mr. Clark was 41 years old. He was born in'Worcester, Mass., in 1886. In his profession he won a high place, and his latest work was the il- lustration of the modern version “Canterbury Tales,” by Percy Mackaye. DEATH TAKES THEM TOGETHER LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.—W. H. Bar- ret and wife, aged 62 and 64 years re- spectively, who arrived recently from San Diego died here yesterday after- noon within two hours of each.other. Both were victims of pneumonia. - The bodies will be sent to the southern city for interment. NEWSPAPER EDITOR 'DIES PITTSBURG, Dec. 27.—Charles Beck- with Fink of Latrobe, editor. of the Latrobe Advance and a pioncer news- paper man of Western Pennsylvania, dropped dead at his home yesterday, death being caused by apoplexy. PR AN TR CITY MARSHAL OF LAMAR MURDERED BY STRANGERS Loafers in Colorado Town Take Life of Horace Frisby During Fight ‘With Offieial LAMAR, Colo., Dec. 27.—City Mar- shal Horace Frisby was shot and killed here last night by two strangers, who subsequently escaped. There were no witnesses to the killing, but Sheriff George Thomas heard the shots and ar- rived at the scene in time to see the men making their escape. The Sheriff fired several shots at them and suc- ceeded in wounding one of them, but not severely enough to prevent him from getting away. There is no clew to the murderers, but it is supposed they were two men who have been hanging around the town for ‘several days and acting in a suspicious man- ner. —_—— HEAVY LOSS IN CHICAGO FIRE CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Fire early today destroyed the bullding at 107 and 109 Lake street,’ occupled by the Corbin Cabinet Lock Company, the Corbin Screw Compayy, the Robinson Furnace Company and rge H, Bishop, manu- facturer of handsaws. The fire gpread to -the building at 111 and 115 Lake street, occusv(bd by the hardware house of Lousky, White & Coolidge, the Read- Jade mr ins, 75c. Nell O'Nell and Karl Eber, 1744 Fi 44 Killmore. ing Hardware Company. and-the. Uni- versal Show Case Company, where the| damage is estimated at nso;o. The total loss is ’1! 000. His | of | RETURN JIPANESE 10 MEXIGO EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 27.—Immigra- | tion officers have succeeded in arrest- |ing five Japanese below here at Fort Hancock out of a large number that was smuggled over Christmas night, and all were deported to Mexico this | morning. Some had been previously rejected by immigration officers here, and all came under the pauper classi- | fication. Nine -Japanese applied for admission at the immigration bureau this morn- ing, and all were rejected under the “contract labor” clause, the officers be- ing satisfied that the Japanese were | under contract to go to work at Bar- | stow, Cal. | s —_——— BANK ASSETS ARE FORGERIES WAYNESBURG, _Pa., Dec. 27.—Fol- lowing " the recent disclosures of al- leged forged paper amounting to | $45,000 ' among the assets of the col- | 1apsed Farmers' and Drovers’ National Bank, it was reported today that the names, of eight of the directors of the bank_ were on the notes. Th3 signa- tures are declared to be forgertes. PR s L S BOYCOTTED FIRM GIVEN DAMAGES EL - PASO, - Dec. 27.-The firm of George L. Turner & Son has been given a verdict for $25,000 damages by the Territorial Court at Socorro, N. M., agalnst'the Santa Ria Mining company. The Turners in their complaint alleged that the mining company had boycotted them, .prohibiting its employes from trading with_ them. o WOMAN'S CGUSER 5 MISTAKEN Clerk Causes Distress to New York Matron by Say- ing That She Robbed Him DISCHARGE ORDERED NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—One of the most remarkable and distressing cases of mistaken identity ever brought be- | fore the courts in this city reached its climax today -when -the victim, Mrs. Alexander Trautman, wife of a promi- nent physiclan, was discharged on an alibi after a hearing in the Police Court on a charge of larceny from a man’s person. -After Mrs. Trautman had beén given her liberty her accuser, Peter J. Hogan, a clerk, was placed un- der arrest on a charge of assault pre- ferred by Mrs. Trautman. In support of her charge that Hogan treated her roughly when he caused her arrest Mrs. Trautman. bared her arm and showed the magistrate black and blue marks where, she sald, Hogan had seized her. The evidence against Mrs. Trautman was of so flimsy a nature that Magis- trate Finn discharged the complaint without the formality of bringing the most important witness into the court- room. This witness, who was an un- willing one, is known as Kitty Wilson, and she is almost a perfect “‘double” of the woman who was accused. Kitty ‘Wilson is known to the police, and the fact of her remarkable resemblance to Mrs. Trautman was recalled soon after the investigation of the charge made by Hogan had been begun. As a re- sult of a search by the police the miss- ing ‘“‘double”: was taken into custody today, and during the arraignment she was in a small room adjoining the courtroom. The necessity of taking her before Hogan was removed, how- ever, when Magistrate Finn, after hear- ing the testimony of the accuser and the' accused, sald there was no ground whatever for holding Mrs. Trafitman and directed that she be honorably dis- charged. The charge of assault against Ho- gan was withdrawn latér on .the| ground, it was said, that he was not| mentally responsible. Hogan was then | discharged, as was Kitty Wilson, Ho gan being unable to identify her as lhei woman who had robbed him. QUEEN HELENA IS PAINTER NAPLES, Dec. 27.—Under the guid- ance of Sjgnor Claclisco, the artist, Queen Helena has perfected herself in the execution of water colors and pas- | tels. Some of her pictures will beé sent to an exhibition at Venice, but under an assumed name, as thé Queén wishes to keep her identity secret. —_— GANAL - EMPLOYES HOLIDAY PAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 27,—Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commis- sion announced today that the commis- slon had dectded to pay the employes on the isthmus whose compensation is fixed on an hourly basis for January 1, February 22, May 3, July 4, Labor day, Thénksgiving day and December 25. The compensation for these em- ployes will be on the basis of an-eight- hour day. This will grant pay for the holidays to all the skilled mechan- Ies on the canal zone, who number about 3000. If such employes be re- quired to work on these holidays they will be paid time and a half in ad- dition. VETERINS GREETED BY THE POPE ROME, Dec. —The Pope received the 517 survivors of the disbanded pon- | tifical army today for the exchange of Christmas greetings. The holy father| thanked the men for their past services | to the church and regretted that con- ditions did not permit him to aid the| defenders of the papacy as he would like. He spoke separately to many of | the men. To Prince Lancelotti he said | that he was aware of his participation in the battle of Mantani, in 1867, and knew that he was the first man to bring Pius IX the news of this victory. Subsequently the survivors were re- ceived by Cardinal Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, who said to them: “You fought with gun and cannon; today I am fighting one of the most im- | portant battles of the church without guns and witliout men and éven with- ‘out money. 'But I do not despair of victory. I trust in divine mercy and the loyalty of the French Cathq‘llcs." e N e APPROVED AS RESERVE AGENTS ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The Mer- chants’ Natiopal Bank of Los Angeles was today approved as . the reserve agent of the First National Bank of Santa Rosa; the National Bank of Com- merce, St. Louis, for the Citizens' Na- tional Bank of Los Angeles; the New York National Exchange Bank for the First National Bank of Etna, Cal; the California -National Bank of Los An-/ geles, for the Phoenix Natlonal Bn.nk\ of Phoenix, Ariz. 3 Its Taste ‘This beer is more than just pure. The ingredients are of the highest quality, as well as pure—and that tells in the taste of : Look for the sign of the “Eagle A” ServdatM-Chu Cafeundnm. LEVEE DYNAMITING GOVEANMENT WIL SUE RHLADNDS Violations of Law. on the Care of Livestock Cause Federal Bureau to Act EVIDENCE COMPLETE| N | WASHINGTON, Deec., 27.—Secretary| Wiison of the Department of Agricul-| ture today transmitted- to the Depart- | ment of Justice nine additional cases of | alieged violation of what is popularly known as the “thirty-six-hour law,” ‘which provides that raliroad comvanhrs‘ shall not detain livestoek on edrs for e longer period than twenty-eight! hours without food and water, except with the consent of the owner of the stock, and then no longer than thirty- six hours. | The cases were one each against the | | Great Northern, the Oregon Short Line, | the Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and the Chicago, Burlington and Quin- cy and three against the Santa Fe. The Secretary forwarded the compléte evi- | dence in each case to Attorney Generalj Bonaparte and requested him to insti- tute proceedings. The law provides as | a penalty for violation a fine of $300. | Secretary Wilson says theré were | several hundred cases under consider- | ation by the Agricultural Department and that prosecution will be insisted | upon whenever the evidence warrants. The Attorney General already had other against the Southern Pacific, the | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, the | Big Four“and the Chicago, Milwaukee | and St. Paul roads. BNK ENBEZZLER GES TO ML 2Te-Willlam C. KANSAS CITY, Dec. Anderson, former assistant paying téller of the First National Bank of| his city, pleaded guilty in the Criminal | | Court today to embezzling $9000 of the bank's funds and was sentenced to| four years in the penitentiary. Anderson had been emploved in the, bank for eighteen years, whén he dis- | appeared on December 1. He was ar- rested at Austin, Tex. | Before séntence swas pronounced to-| day Anderson's attorney - announced | that the prisgner had deeded his home in this city over to the surety .com-| pany to cover the money he had spent, | which amounted to something over| $1000. 13 SUSPECTED MARYSVILLE, Dec. 27.—Two breaks | occurred in the southérn levee along| Simmerly slough today and great dif- | ficulty was experlenced in saviog stock on “the Rubel ‘place. Two ex- plosions. were: heard in the vicinity of the breaks -at' § o'clock this morning, and property owners in the district be- lieve that dynamite was used to de- stroy the levees, The levees are mnew,. but one that went out was solid and strong. The water in the river was not high enoush to cause such breaks. The damage does not amount to much REVOLT LEADER FOUND GUILTY TOMBSTONE, Ariz, Dec. 27.—In the Tnited States Court today Thomas Es- pinosa, a Mexican revolutionist. was sentenced by Judge Doan to serve two | years in the Territorial Penitentiary | and to pay $1000 fine. This closes the | Arizona cases against the revolution- ists, two of whom, Salcido and Varflla, were delivered .to Mexican authorities across the line and were since reported | shot. while the others are serving peni- tentiary sentences at Yuma. Espinosa held a commission as captain, conferred by the revolutionary junta. L BRI e i T INDIANS DESIRE RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP IN TRANSVAAL ational Congress at Calcutia Also Sounds Warning Against Growth of Military Expeditions ° CALCUTTA, Dec. 27.—The Indian Na- tional Congress, which s now in ses- sion here, passed a resolution. today, expressing. the indignation of the dele- gates that Indians should be denied the rights .of citizenship in. the Tr.nlvll]i and voicing the opinion that such pol- icy s fraught with danger to the Brit-| ish empire.. The Congress protests also | against the alarming growth of mili-| tary -expeditions. MORE MONEY FOR TEACHERS | NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Tlie Board of | Education has. decided to ‘increase the | salaries of 500 school employes. The increase aggregates-$24,000. '——-——'——"i. MONTAGUE, W. W. & 00.. m t OUR LEASE EXPIRES JANUARY EIGHTH, AND WE ARE SELLING ouT e T DESKS AND $TOOLS AT A 30% Discount All at cost umtll everything Is -nu. We bave over 70 desks which must be sold by January eightb. WEATHERED OAK - GOLDEN OAK - WAOGANY ONE EXAMPLE. leguhr low price, $28; now $19.60 delive s(»m Golden Oak. 30 inches long: drafw- ers ou both or with ome cupboards fue panel w ONE EXAMPLE (ALl Sizes). -~ 48.inch, regular §22. NOW . s15.40 34-inch, regular §24. NOW ... . 16.50 60-inch. reguiar §26. XOW . Solid_Golden OAK: beautitul quartersd oak, polished, projecting t8p. —We Deliver— 48-neh, $14.00 Same design. plain Solid Ouk, regular $20. NOW e Now $11.90 Regular low price $17.00. Qelivered Solid Golden Oak. larze aod four snis 42x30 inches: ome drawers; fine gloss A few very high- (rldr desks left at cérrespondingly low . prices. Also many other medium-grade foll-tops in all lengths at prices that will make them go. A few damaged desks at_ext gains. All at ettre. mast seil quickly. Call and gut our pick X —CASH ONLY— PACIFIC DESK CO. »866 MISSION ST. ar the Mint. Tel. Temp. 1851 SAM BIBO & CO. 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