The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 31

DIFFICULT THGK IV PROBING AIOT Investigation of the Senate| Is Likely to Continue r Several Months More SEND TO TEXAS MAY W ASHINCG STON, Feb. 9.—The Browns- ate committee conti at 1ths. ¥ men I3 have been ‘Lsfiufld hers are of the white officers of the discharged negro battalion. The investigation has proceeded far ough to convince the committee that (ha only way.to get at the bottom of | the affair is by examining every man to see what he knows. It has been brought out that members of Company C had a chance to secure guns through the fact that their gun racks were| broken open. The feature of the testimomy which | most interests the members of the]| | committee is that all the men on the| |stand have said they would be able | to distinguish the report of the Spring- field rifles or the Krag-Jorgensen from | the reports of other firearms, and most | {of the witnesses said they did not hear any army rifies. The testimony of the white officers now under court-martial is being awaited on this point. L(\‘!"ll Senators who have declared | v believe some members of the | battalion were guilty of the shooting| now say their opinions will be shaken if the white officers should go on the THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, stand and say they could not detect reports of Springfield or Krag-Jorgen- sen guns. Senator Foraker has said that he | will get at the bottom of the affair if it takes all summer, and it is likely, therefore, that after the adjournment of Congress a subcommittee will be named to take the testimony. LA e A POPE PERMITS CELEBRATION OF PRIESTHOOD ANNIVERSARY Tells Committee It Can Make Desired Arrangements if the Church Will Be Benefited. ROME, Feb. 9.—Pope Pius received today a committee which has charge of the celebration of the jubilee of his entry into the priesthood./ The Pontiff said he would have pre- ferred to celebrate it privately, in prayer, but if it would be for the benefit of the chiurch he would submit to whatever arrangements were made, add\n; thpt what remained from the offerings on the occasion would be de- voted to the relief of the poor French dloceses. CRUSHED BENEATH ENGINE IWHEELS Two Members of a Section Crew Step on Track in Front of Moving Trains MEET AWFUL DEATHS LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.—Two nctlol hands of the Southern Pacific, Manuel Noble, a Mexican, and A. V. Mossem, were killed at the same-moment at | Shorb station, between here and Pasa- dena, this morning. Two passenger trains, bound in opposite directions, met at that point at 8:30 o'clock to- 1907. day.. The men killed were members of a section crew that was working on the track. As the trains approached from oppgsite directions the workmen Scattered. 3 Noble saw only the west- bound train approaching, and, stepping from that track to the other, placed himself directly in front of the east- bound train and was crushed beneath the wheels. At the same instant Mos- sem, ‘seeing only the eastbound train approaching, stepped on the opposite track and was killed by the westbound train. —_—— { SIX BODIES FOUND IN MINE 1 WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb. 9.—Six of the seven men entombed last night in No. 19 colliery of the Lehigh and ‘Wilkesbarre Coal Company were found de: today. The bodies were found in the/bottom lift. —_——— DEATH OF MAJOR HARMAN 31 UNITED RAILROADS MUST SETTLE Gallagher Will Compel Cor- poration to Pay $50,000|were s Due City as Pereentage E€OMPANY IS DILATORY The United Rallroads will be called | upon by the municipality this week xo‘ | pay into the city treasury the amount | GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Feb. 9.—Major | due as percentage of its gross receipts John Harman, a prominent member ufl(or the last two years. the American colony and vice president | of the Guayaquil-Quito Railway, died yesterday from an attack of apoplexy. Acting Mayor Gallagher stated ves-| terday that the corporation must pay to the city the sum of $50,000, approxi- | whi mately, which represents the amount due under charter provisions for the years 1905 and 1906. At the time of the April disaster tha corporation had not settled its obliga- | tions with the eity for 1905. About three months ago the corporation want- ed to pay tbe same percentage for 19 as it had paid in 1904, claiming all of {ts records had bgen destroy. In the fire. Gallagher refused to ac- uch a settlement on behalf of t hold that the receipts for than 1904 and ! icity was entitled to a larger pere The matter has hung fire since until now the percentages of two y |have fallen due. Gallagher beli that a sum in the neighborhood of - | 000 will be a fair compromise, and he | has instructed Expert Williams to | culate the exact amount due based a natural increase in the road's oney will be used to make up 59,000 proposed to be expended | for the temiwrary repair of streats. s Mang. charts. globes and school suppiles. 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