The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 29, 1906, Page 2

THE SAN 'FRANCISCO Ruef Is Endeavoring to HushiGlh Scandal of Haymarket Dunne Angered at Graham's Action co-defendant here, and I have also no- ticed that they invariably appeal to Judge Graham ss & man of large sym- pathies and generous impulses. Inas- much as Judge Graham has found It mecessary in the past to interfere with th orderly conduct of this court, and in that commection and in comnection with the proceedings mow before this court, it seems to me that I ought not 10 alled upon to do an idle and use- less thing. “Im eother words, I ought mot to be compelled to proceed with this inquiry in its present condition, because if the appilcation of counsel should be grant- ed by Judge Graham I want it under- stood that both cases will be sent to kim. I cannot, under the circumstances. proceed with the hearing of this macter with regard to the defendant Ruef. I would mot justified in so doing. This matter is ntinued until Wednes- day morning.” SURPRISED oby sur- should nave sonal vein, but natter bey 2 pe trans- artment of at he sup- The ¥ es upon rule 4, own by the San Francisco Su- " t provides d with any case w 2 notice, if made ' made in the de- been (the judge's) o sit, and in such ing to another contain twenty ranging from the mind of the jurors e to pay taxes down ts of Heney and e unsatis thre prosec ;Graft Pros | | | | Frank Maestretti will be among the | | witnesses subpenaed. before the Grand | Jury by the graft prosecutors to tes- | tify in the inquiry to be made regard- | ing the Haymarket, the Mason-street | resort conducted before the fire by Je- | rome Bassity. It was enmity that| erose over this resort which led to the | political separation of Maestretti and | Mayor Schmitz. { As investigation into the affairs of | the Haymarket continues, it becomes apparent that the resort will eclipse the Belvedere Music Hall in the way of | scandal and develop one of the most | lked-of sensations before the Oliver | Grand Jury. | Exceptional efforts are being made | by Abe Ruef and others identified with the administration to hush up the af- | fairs of the Haymarket, and the graft prosecutors are experiencing consider- able difficulty In guarding the wit- nesses from subornation. ! The rumpus between Maestrettl and Schmitz over the stock in the place that was declared by the Mayor to| have been slipped to Ruef without the | ecutors Experience Trouble Over Witnesses with which Heney and Burns are now working. He is charged with having primed Burns with most of the ammu- nition which has leveled "the walls guarding the administration’s secret enterprises and with working cease- lessly to bring about its political deso~ lation. No witness can be .dlctad by the Grand Jury for cause other than per- jury, friends of Ruef and Schmitz are pointing out, and if Maestretti is really to be called to the stand he will be practically immune from the conse- quences of any testimony that would involve either Ruef or Schmitz. Maestretti's absence from the jury- room can in no way affect the character of the other revelations to be made concerning the Haymarket, however. The place, according to the evidence now in possession of\the graft prose- cutors, was one of the lowest ever con- duoted under the management of Bas- sity—which is saying much. RESORT WAS NOTORIOUS It was so degraded a resort that the most hardened women of the night life 0N CHURCH BILL Measure Passes Senate of France and Will Prob- ably Be Completed Today M. BRIAND’S SPEECH PARIS, Dec. 28.—The Senate today completed the general debate on the new church measure, and the passage of the bill was voted today by 187 ayes to 87 s. There remains only the detalls of varfous sections, and it is expected this will be cempleted to- morrow. Minister ‘of Education Briand called forth repeated applause by assurances of the Government’s determination not to enter upon superfluous negotiations with Rome and not to accede to what he termed the Vatican's evident desire for persecution. The Vatican, de- clared M. Briand, had refused liberty. The bill does not violate the spiritual influence of the hierarchy, he contin- ued, and proof of this was found in the fact that many Bishops, clergymen and influential laymen considered the law of 1905 acceptable, but were com- pelled to refrain from submission thereto because of an obedience to Rome, which, the speaker said, ‘“re- sembles slavery.” The Government had offered the church the full benefits of the common law, hitherto demanded by executive’s knowledge is but one of the | ©f the tenderloin at first practically many interesting phases of the Hgy.‘hoyccued it, and Bassity was obliged market case that will be considered in | to recommend that it be improved and the jury-room. the evil it ;{nmckedh in t:s :n‘lde less b - grewsome. was when ese improve- VIOLATED BUILDING LAWS ments were under way that the row How the place was allowed to run|over the stock alleged to have been violation of the fire and building | laws and how the police failed to take | any action when cases of “shake- | downs” were reported to them by vie-| tims lured from the streets by fits women habitues will be told by wit-| nesses before the Grand Jury. | in Witnesses will also be called to tes-| tify to some of the political conferences that Maestretti held in the place, which he made his nightly rendezvous from the time it was opened up to the row | he had with Schmitz. | Friends of Ruef and Schmitz serious- | 1y question whether or not Maestretti will ever be called before the Grand J in connection with the Hay- | market. When asked about it yes- | | terday they came out openly and de-| clared that Maestretti was the safest | man in San Francisco so far as Heney and Burns were concerned, and that| no testimony would be given before the inquisitors likely to disturb him. SAY MAESTRETTI IS SAFE Maestretti, in other words, is re- garded by friends of Schmitz and Ruef ! as one of the most malignant elements passed to Ruef took place between the Mayor and Maestretti. Another complaint frequently regis- tered against the place was the age of | some of the girls taken to it by chauf- feurs and their tenderloin associates. | After the appearance of the place was improved it became even more degen- erate in management, and the fire that wiped it out performed an office that should have been done by the police the day after it was opened. That Bassity was allowed to run this and other infamous resorts merely because members of the administration entertained friendly feeling for him is one of the things that the prosecutors have set out to disprove. They have amassed evidence showing that the red- light district was the scene of one of the biggest grafts that besmirched the hands of men responsible for the ad- ministration of Schmitz, and before the Grand Jury returns its last indictment they feel confident that every man in the political life of the city who was enriched through wages of shame will be exposed. SIS SCHANITZ 1S RUINING CAMPS Facts in relation to Mrs. Alice Lastra, who is charged with being a disturb-| ing element in the refugee camp at Hamilton Square, were brought up at the meeting of the executive committee GANS AND HERMAN FINISH THEIR |hermtonse prove s ayor semmits | in his interference with relief work, is HARD WORK | using bad judgment and is forcing the | organization to tolerate unworthy per- | sons. In a letter addressed to R. J. Dus- tan, commander of Hamilton Square, | dated December 8, Mayor Schmitz stated that Mrs. Lastra was without shelter. He requested that a cottage be | furnished her, and offered to pay the | rent himself if any was to be charged. In reply to the Mayor's letter the Re- | lief Corporation declared that Mrs. | Lastra had been evicted from the camp because she had been a constant source of annoyance, property stolen from the California Optical Company having been found in her cottage. She had been offered a home in another square, it was explained, but had declined it. Mrs. Lastra took possession of a cot- | tage in Hamilton Square upon delivery of the Mayor's letter without having been assigned to one. She was protect- ed in her occupancy of the cottage by the police. Manager Fenimore of the California Optical Company was asked if the re- port was true that Joseph Lastra, hus- band of the woman, had taken property from the company, which was later found in the cottage. He declined to discuss the matter. After having installed a gas system in South Park and partially installed another in Franklin square to provide the camps with light and heat, the Re- liet Corporation has decided to aban- don the project owing to the fact that Mayor Schmitz and the Supervisors prevent the collection of rents from the refugees. The gas company has 28 —Joe Gans and pleted the hard- on work, and between this y are called ring on New Year's a character as to Neither of them xing, as they do risk injury to their hands. me work on the road, be of the kind which 1 or impair their TONOPAH, Herma ns weighed but a fraction more 13 ds at the conclusion of He gave out the state- will easily make the weight of pounds two entering the ring. “That be easily at the g and in the best ,” rema: the champion. let me add that I want the peo- been betting on me in/| ts to get down again and attention whatever to the reports which have been circulated that I have been neglecting my training.” Herman gave an exhibition of fast gymnasium work this afternoon. He| is below the 133-pound notch, and, if| g, will aim to increase rather crease his weight. The Herman | contingent is optimistic in regard to| the outcome. Manager Lewis looks for | his protege to take the laurels away | requ ho he rs before ws we “And ple w > have from the colored champion within | refused to make collections, and the twenty rounds. The fighters and their | refugees will have to find some other managers officially notified by | form of fuel and light. Manager of the Casino Athletic| Lieutenant Henry Scott, who has Club today that they would be required | been connected with the relief head- to weigh in at 1 o'clock on New Year's| quarters, for some time as assistant day, and that the lightweight battle |in the department of camps and ware- will be started promptly at 3 o'clock, | houses, will be succeeded in his work Pacific t In the event of a pro-|by Dr. R. D. Broderick. The corpora- longed contest Riley announced that | tion will pay for the transportation of Scott's family to New York, where he goes to join Ais company of artillery. NEW YORK, Deec. 28.—The jury in the case of Colonel William D. Mann of Town Topics, charged with perjury, REFUGEE CHILDREN REGENE TOY ‘With shouts of glee and appreciation more than 500 chHdren from the un- registered refugee camps of the city received presents and enjoyed the at- tractive performance given by the em- ployes of the rehabilitation committee at the Empire Theater on Sutter street yasterday afternoon. It was a Christ- mas benefit and the spirit of the holi- day markedly prevaded the atmosphere of ‘the playhouse. The usual programmé of the theater was donated by the players, a cantata was produced by students of the University of Califor- nia and there was a Christmas tree and distribution of toys. The affair was a decided success In every way and a credit to the generous originators who made it possible by their individual contributions. The relief workers were assisted in_their undertaking by the manager of the Empire Theater, the entire troupe of players and the reg- ular orchestra. The programme of the playhouse was enjoved first and the acts of the pro- fessionals were roundly applauded by the children. Following the moving pictures the students of the State Uni- versity enacted their cantata, entitled, “Kidnap Santa Kan't Nap Santa.” This also came in for high appreciation and then the floor and stage were cleared and the presents distributed. Each child secured a parcel containing toys and candles. The young women of the Fruit and Flower Mission and Children’s Agency took part in the preparation of the benefit. The management was en- trusted to Louis H. Overstreet and Miss Hilda Steinhart of the Fruit and | Flower Mission, Miss T. BE. McCarthy | of the Children’s Agency and Miss Ger- trude Gabbs, Christian Ruess and |Henry Cahen. The ushers were young women of the relief force—Mlsses Flora Harris, Anna Silverberg, Helen Swett, Valerie Sarrat, Rose Rock, Ada Elliott, Rosalind Elliott, and J. T. ‘Welch. Pearl gatherers, young women who summoned the little folk from the vari- ous camps, were: Miss E. M. Kane, Miss Loniga, Miss Setaro, Miss F. B. Dur- heim and Mrs. Clemens. The committee on decoration consisted of Miss Corine Cook, chairman; M. S. Durheim, Mis: Louise Daly, J. P. Todd and J. T. Welch. |Harry T. Bogart and J. P. Todd were | doorkeepers; Louis H. Overstreet was Santa Claus. MENTION JORDAN - FOR POSITION WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—A meeting of the board of regents of the Smith- sonian Institution will be held January 12, when a secretary will be chosen to succeed the late Professor Langley. Henry Fairfield Osborn was recently selected, but declined. A number of men are mentioned for the position, among them being David Starr Jor- dan, president of the Leland Stanford University. o S A Tl e 3 TRANSPORT TO CARRY RELIEF ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Quartermas- ter General Humphrey has notified Sec- retary Taft that he has available two transports in which supplies for the Chinese famine sufferers may be sent. These are the Buford and the Warren, both at San Francisco. Secretary Taft upon the reconvening of Congress will ask for authority to use one of these vessels for the relief mission. e L CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—The following Californians are. registered in New York: San Francisco—O. Smith, Broadway Central; Mrs. R. White, Ho- tel Savoy. moving picture lights would be of poses. The club management announced AR P R that arrafigements were made with the Southern Pacific Company today, whereby the railroad will issue a spe- | from Tonopah far the fight—a rate of | one and a third fare for parties of There was little activity in the bet- | ting market today. Gans remains the wagers were registered in the local| poolrooms. SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 28—With a rum- ble and a roar which rattled the win- | powder exploded shortly before 8 lock at the Dupont Powder Works, }der Mills, three miles from here. | The bullding at the works were badly | wrecked, but fortunately no one was . killed. One man was injured. A great {cloud of smoke obscured the works that the entire crew of the black pow- der department had lost their lives. tonight returned a verdict of acquittal. | was working fully 150 yards distant in The case went'to the jury at 7 o'clock | the corning mill at the time of the later. barrel and suffered a badly crushed The charge against Colonel Mann hand. The cause of the explosion is During that case Colonel Mann tes ficials refuse to make any statements. fled that the letters “O. K, W. D. M." | The corrugated iron roofs of the two from Count Reginald H. Ward, had not | explosion, .and the heavy machinery been written by him. ‘was considerably damaged. The charge committed perjury when he denied hav- | was completely wrecked, and machin- ing made the letters. ery and articles in the pulverizing mill BABY DIES SUDDI That the explosion was confined to and s half years of age, died yes- : a beby e T Teenue without the at. | the black powder department is con- ith his parents two days ago and was | TiAsn "ok ‘immediately on bia arival. | —_—————— —_—— To Cure Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Dfllgllll refund moneqy ir “.MTI. eI. ‘W. Grove's signature in each box. 25c. * sufficient power for illuminating pur- | cial rate for excursion parties to and fifteen or over. favorite at odds of 2 to 1. Many small SPRCIAL DISPATCH TO THE OALL. ———— dows of this city, 300 pounds of black . | o' | formerly known as the California Pow- and for a few minutes it was feared B. F. Brittsan of Santa Cruz, who and the verdict was reached four hours | explosion, was struck with a fying grew out of the Hapgood libel suit. not known, and the powder mill o appeering on a letter received by him | main mills were carried away by the It was charged that Colonel Mann!phouse, In which saltpeter was stored, were turned topsy-turvy. ENLY—Domenico Fusano, tepdsnce of & doctor. The baby arrived from | sidered remarkable. taken sl 11 silver manicure pieces, 76c. h’sfi.fol';:fl and Karl Eber, 1744 Fill- maore. . Np% Santa Barbara—E. L. Dreyfus, L. G. Dreyfus, Murray Hill Hotel. Santa Rosa—H. Shull land wife, L. G. Avenue Hotel. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 ure any Pazo Ointment ranteed to ¢ itch bl S SRR o the Pope, but it would not accord spe- cial rights to the hierarchy. The church's loss of property was her own fault, continued the Minister. The present bill would place the church within the law in spite of herself, and oblige the Pope, whether he desired to continue resistance, to resort to pri- vate worship, and this measure never would be accepted by the Catholics of France. The cessation of public wor- ship, if it came about, would emanate from Rome, M. Briand averred, and this would be clearly understood by the country at large. The Senate has ordered that M. Briand’s speech be placarded through- out France. LILLE, France, Dec. 28.—While ‘a number of the seminary students were fbeing expelled from their building here today Bishop Delamaire was ar- rested for an alleged insult to the commissary of police. He was tried in a police court and fined $5. NO REBUKE FOR IRELAND Alleged Fallure of Effort of Arch- bishop’s Enemies to Anger the Pope fuse to comment on Archbishop Ire- land’s recent sermon, wherein the French clergy were blamed for the present situation in France. enemies cabled a summary of the ser- mon to Secretary Merry del Val and in- voked the Pope’s intervention to pre- vent further attacks upon the clergy, such attacks clashing with the Vat- ican’s repeated praises of the unity and obedience of the French priests. The cable message was left unap- swered. A 1t was learned here today on relia- so long as the Bishops dld not attack dogmas they are free to express their personal opinjons. Archbishop Ireland's friends here regret the continual in- triguing which, it is sald, is intended to provoke an unfavorable impression of him and to lead tg, his losing the chance for a card They are striving to maintain | ./ friendship with the Pope and ‘del Val and the correspondents w informed that this friendship has not been affected by the tactics of the Archbishop’s ene- mies. —p WORSE THAN PRUSSIAN LAW Officlal Note From Vatican Denies Com- parison With Briand’s Measure ROME, Dec. 28.—An official note is- sued by the Vatican today says: “The comparison between the Prus- sian cultural law of 1875 and that of the Clemenceau cabinet, as made in the French Senate, was entirely wrong. The Prussian law, although hard and unjust toward the 'church, explicitly recog- nized the Catholic hierarchy as the foundation of the church. The funda- mental principle of the church and State separation of M. Briand's law is to ignore the hierarchy and to impede in an unjustified manner the ordinary practice of religion.” HOLIDAY TRADE A REGORD-BREAKER NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Bradstreet's tomorrow will y: With an unparal- leled volume of business for 1906, in- creased by a record holiday trade and a heavy volume of future orders booked, the commercial and industrial Interests of the country look forward with confidence to the development of 1907. Car shortages still prevail, al- though the situation is somewhat bet- ter in such sections as the Northwest and parts of the South. Copper is higher and spot is up, be- ing from 23% cents to probably 25 cents a pound, the latter figure being for small lot: Raw sugars at New York have re- ceded to a level corresponding to the quotations for new Cuban sugar, drop- ping from 3.875 cents to 3.58 cents (30 points) awithout sales. In Cuban a record crop is promised, despite scarcity of labor. Beet sugar produc- tion this year exceeded that of Louisi- ana cane. Hides are easier, but tanners take only immediate requirements. The trade in alcohol is in a transitory period. Wood alcohol has dropped 30 cents a gallon, owing to the going into effect of the new law on January 1. Little buying is reported pending the changes. Business failures for the week end- ing December.27 in the United States numbered 161, against 227 last week 1905. Failures in Canada for the week numbered eighteen, as against twenty- 8ix last week and twenty-four in this week a year ago. Exports of wheat, including flour, for the United States and Canada for the week ending December 27 aggre- gated 2,249,982 bushels, against 3,448,- 248 bushels this week last year. G. Dun & Co. tomorrow will say: Christmas week made a favorable com- parison with previous years as to the volume of trade. Retailers’ stocks of ‘winter goods have been so well distrib- uted that there remain less than the usual assortments for bargain sales. Lack of snowgreatly facllitates building DDEI”I‘:IMII in m.ny'cm‘l' and w%rk s g id . although de- R L S L operations in this industry. Prices for packers' hides are firmly main- tained and some varieties have risen still higher. Tanners in need of prompt shipments are often compelled to pay a premium. ROME, Dec. 28.—Vatican officials re-| Ireland’s | ble authority that the Pope sald that and 212 in the corresponding week of | resident PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.—Alexander Johnston Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railway Company and one of the foremost men and finan- clers in the country, dled suddenly at | his residence in this ecity today of heart disease, aged 67 years. He was a victim of an attack known pro- fessiomally as the syncope.” satt had been in ill health for nearly a year. His condition was aggravated by an attack of whooping cough, which he contracted from his grandchildren | Wwhile at Bar Harbor in September. | He never entirely recovered from this |attack, and when he returned to Phila- | delphia he remained for several weeks |at_his country home in Haverford. He was much improved by the rest, and early in October resumed going regularly to his offices. Shortly affer- ward he was again stricken, having contracted a heavy cold. At that time | it was denled that his condition was serious, and there was no intimation that he was suffering from any heart affection. During November he was { sufficiently recovered to resume his (work and he continued attending to important matters until his birthday, | December 8. Again it was reported that he was seriously ill, but this was denied. NO ALARM WAS FELT Cassatt spent much of his time driv- |ing, and he was out as late as Monday. Subsequently he was known to have been confined to bed, but even then his condition was not considered as alarm- ing. While not feeling entirely well, Cassatt arose from his bed this morn- ing, but remained in the room. He appeared to be in good spirits, and his family was not alarmed about his condition and had no thought of his death. Shortly before 1 o’clock he suffered jan acute heart attack and became un- conscious. His wife and his daughter, | Mrs. W. H. Lunkett Stewart, were with but he was dead when the physiclan arrived. The latter said that death had been almost instantaneous. The news of Cassatt's death was at once telephoned to Broad-street station, and was flashed to the finaneial and business sections of the city. The ef- fect upon the local stock market was not as great as might have been ex- pected. Pennsylvania was quoted at 138% when the news was received and the stock dropped only ¥%. In the executive offices of the railroad for a time business { was practically suspended. Cas- satt's condition had not been thought such as to suggest any change in the presidency. The board of directors will not meet until after the funeral, for which arrangements have not yet been announced. WORKED TOO HARD Some months ago Cassatt made changes in the organization of the com- pany which put new duties on some of the higher officials. Among' these was Samuel Rea, third vice president, and it was suggested at the time that the act was equivalent to placing Rea in line for promotion. Pending the elec- tion of a successor, First Vice Presi- dent Green will assume charge of the railroad company. The operation of the railroad in the last year is said to have had much to do with the breaking of Cassatt's health. He was in Europe when sen- sational developments in the Inter- state Commerce Commission investi- gation of rebates brought him home. Deprived of his rest abroad, he plunged into routine work until he went to Bar Harbor. Aside from being the head of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Cassatt was president of six other companies and a director in twenty-three concerns, principally transportation companies, banks and trust companies. His wealth is estimated at between $50,000,000 and $75,000,000. NEW YORK, Deec. 28.—Alexander J. Cassatt was born in Pittsburg in 1839, and was educated in Germany and at the Troy Polytechnic Institute. He entered the service of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company in 1861 as a rodman, In 1867 he became superin- tendent of motive power and machin- ery and in 1878 became general super- intendent of the Pennsylvania system. From this time his rise was rapid, | Suddenly Taken Off K SETTLEMENT Neill Is Said to Be Near- ing Sueccess in His Ef- forts to End the Strike NO STATEMENT MADE . | Cassatt Is Railroad Magnate Dies of Heart Disease t vice and n 1880 he had become first vice| L oo o ToC president. In 1882 he resigned, and | did not again hold an officlal pgsition |of United States Commissioner of in the company until he was elected | yanor Neill to settle t trike of the Cassatt New | Southern Pacific Rallway firemen have 80 far beem without success. Several conferences were today participated in by Neill and the ratiway company offi- clals, its firemen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and so confl- dent wasx Neill of being able to bring the partles to an agreement that he stated early in the night that the strike would be settled before morning. He found, however, that the many compli- cations In the coutentions of the em- &ineers and firemen to the right of rezulation of the seniority list of the switeh emgineers and firemen should be brought before the brotherhood, and it was on this point, the very essemce of the trouble, that the failure to get the contenders together occurred. Mr. Neill will take the matter up galn tomorrow. to the presidency in 1889. planned and started the great York City tunnel system for the com- pany. FRICK WOULD AID HARRIMAN Peculiar Situation Will Arise If Steel Man Succeeds Cassatt i ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—If Henry C.| Frick should succeed A. J. Cassatt as| president of the Pennsylvania Railroad | system a remarkable situation will re- sult in relation to the searching in- vestigation which the Roosevelt ad ministration has directed of the Harr! man railroad interests. Frick is known first and foremost as the representative of the Rockefeller Standard Oil interests and he and Har- riman are closely identifled. Frick also | was a personal friend of President Cas- | satt, and, like Cassatt, he visited Presi- dent Roosevelt in the White House| and talked over the remedial legisla- tion which the President demanded last | HOUSTON. Tex., Dec. 25.—It is stated on reliable authority that a settiement of the Southern Pactfic firemen’s strike year and which he attained in some measure in the enactment of the, traffic rate bill. It was largely through Cassatt's re-| fusal to oppose the President’s wishes that anti-raflroad legislation was en- by arbitration, under the direction of United - States Commissioner ¢f Labor Neil seems probable. A positive announcement is expected not later than tomorrow, but neither the firemen's representatives nor the Southern Pacific officers would consent “Stokes-Adams | Though death was unexpected, Cas- | pregident has had keen respect and | | Advertising Agency acted, for had Cassatt not become passive in his attitude after talking|'® @ Statement for publication today. % PEORIA, 11, Dec. 28.—That the 1t th il- :::;; f{:;:de:;ufiioofii‘x': shown more | Strike of the Brotherhood of Locomo- nerve, it always has been contended,| ‘i Firemen and Enginemen may against that kind of legislation. The|SPread to the Pacific system of the Southern Pacific Company was not de- nied by Grand Master John J. Hanra- han today. The announcement was made from the Grand Lodge of the brotherhood that Charles M. Carr, third vice grand master of the or- ganization, had arrived today in San Francisco and would deal with officials | o fthe Pacific system, Hanrahan would NELIOET GASH, FORMERLY OF | not discuss the matter oo The contract between the Pacifie THIS CITY, DIES IN NEVADA | stem and the organization, although esteem for Cassatt ever since. Frick, however, it is pointed out, will not be so amenable, probably, to' that| influence, especially as Harriman, with whom he is in close relation in rail-| road operation, is personally Dbitter| against Roosevelt. somewhat different from that which s-efl-m:b-v'v-‘ TYVRAE Bt Gold- | ohtained up to May on the Atlantie eld, ere He Conducted am | system, in the main terms give the Advertising Agency | same rights to the brotherhood. GOLDFIELD, Dec. 28.—Elllott S.| It was also announced from the gen- Gash, formerly of San Francisco, died|eral offices of the brotherhood that at his home in Goldfield on Wednesday | Fifth Vice Grand Master Andrew P. morning, December 26. Gash came to| Kelley had arrived at New Orleans to- Goldfield almost two years®ago from|day and taken up the work on the At- San Francisco, where he was connected | lantic system, assisting Second Vice with the firm of Caton, Bell & Co. For|Grand Master Shea, who was at Flous- several months past he has conducted | ton, the affairs of the Goldfield-Tonopah| EI, PASO, Dec. 28.—It is peositively and was well | aggerted by the striking members of known in newspaper offices throughout | the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- the United States. men that the Southern Pacific has im- Gash’'s death was the result of|ported from Chicago and other points typhold fever, contracted about twolga lot of strikebreakers who are com. weeks ago. He was 45 years old and| cealed here in cars under guard. Act- leaves a widow, but no children, and|ing Superintendent Wade of the Kl a mother, who lives at Macomb, Ill| pago dfvision admitted that several The remains will be taken to Chicago|men had beem brought here to replace for cremation. | the men who had left the service, but = idenl-d that they were strikebreakers BISHOP SMITH PASSES AWAY { or that they were under guard, though NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 28,—Bishop | admitting that they were accompanied } A. Coake Smith of the Methodist Epis- (him and a physician was summoned, | copal church, South, Asheville, N. C, died last night. He was elected Bishop at the general conference in Dallas four years ago. He had been in failing by the “company’s represeatatives.” He also stated that the conditions were practically normal. The firemen haye little to say béyond expressing confidence in. winning the health for some time. Pleurisy was the immediate cause of his death. OPERRTORS 1SSUE STATEMENT SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. GOLDFIELD, Nev., Dec. 28.—The mine owners met this afterncon and issued the following statement, which was sent to the president and secretary of the Miners’ Union and given to the local press for publication: To the Miners of Goldfield: A com- munication through your president, D. Roudebush, and your financial secre- tary, W. A. Willi: Realizing the necessity of coming to an understanding and an early ust- ment of the present existing condlitions between operators and miners of Gol field, it is not only desirable but an | imperative duty resting on all alike that the parties in interest be brought together for conference. To this end a representative body of the operators of the district voluntarily assembled and appointed a committee of five, who shall represent them in such con- ference. The sald committee is in- structed to meet with a like committee of the Western Federation of Min which shall be composed of miners tually employed in or about the min of Goldfield for a period of at least six months previous to December 20, 1908, belleving that a committee so com- posed is the only one qualified to dis- cuss present issues. Should such committee be appointed the conference can be held at such time and place as the joint committee may agree upon. The following gen- tlemen composing the committee rep- resenting the operators will be pres- ent: John Finch, J. P. Loftus, Thomas D. Murphy, Walton E. Dow- len and rven Ish. This step has been voluntarily taken to bring the arties interested together In con- ?.rem. ‘The operators do so in a spirit of fairness, confldent that as be- tween miners and operators there ex- ists no spirit of antagonism or ani- molltr and that whatever differences do exist on the question of wage scale fight. One of their number enlisted today in the United States army. BULGARIAN BANDS KTTACK VILLAGE. | ATHENS, Dee. Seres, European 28.—A dispateh from Turkey, forty-flve | miles northeast of Salonika, says that Bulgarian bands invaded the village of Cleoponasia and murdered two Greek | notables, their wives and children and | afterward burned the bodies and de- stroyed the homes of their victims. Bulgarians have maltreated Greeks in other villages. committee can be filed with any of the gentlemen above named. THE COMMITTEE. Finch is the manager for Wingfield and Nixon and the others are well- known operators. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured can be easily and satisfactorily ad- justed. Notice of the appointment of The Uptown Branch of the California Safe Deposit and Trust Com- pany has been moved from 1850 Geary Street and is now located in our own building a* = 1740 Fillmore Street South of Sutter Where we have provided every modemn con- venience for the conduct of our business and the comfort of our customers. * Private Rooms. Safe Deposit Vaults for phone Booth for Customers. Accommodations 3 for both Ladies and Gentlemen. The Callforala_Promotion : > its object the PROMOTING of G iorais b€ It bas nothing to sell. Its i eE et o BV e ol calt- Rent. Tele- i Affiliated with the Committes are ome dred and sixty commercial e b held D Of the Committee are 3