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Railroad Men Disagree. LONDON, May 16.— Mrs. Pierre Loril larrt's dressing bag and jewel; case, the contents of which were valued at $60,000, were stolen a few days ago while she was traveling from '. Paris to London.' It is known that the missing. articles were on board the trahv at Paris and it : ls be-"' lieved they reached London,, but .they, wcie missing when , she ..reached the Berkeley Hotel, Piccadilly. \ The police are in v estigatine . Gems Valued at $50,000 Stolen From Her During Trip From Paris to London.. MRS. PIERRE LORILLARD LOSES HER JEWEL CASE Colombia, May 15.— General Victcriano Lorenco, one, of the of the recent revolution,; who had been kept in prison^ was tried before a court-martial yeslerdayTby iorder of General Slcard Brlceno and was sentenced to death.' Not withstanding several 'petitions addressed to General Bricenotohave the sentence commuted ¦ for humanity's , sake, General ? Loferico' was shot 5 o'clock this after "noonYat* the; Chiriqui ; Plaza. Sentence of Court-Martial at Panama Is Carried Out With Lit-i ¦ ' . : tie Delay. ' GENERAL LORENCO SHOT TO DEATH FOR TREASON 1 LONDON. < May- 15— Israel Zangwill,. the famous Hebrew-novelist; writing "about "the ! Ki8hltieff massacres; says : ¦"Tlie dark ages\ have , returned. • News from Kishineff puts back the clock of Eu ropean' time, -which : already Is slow enough In Russia:: The "middle ages fare outdone and the worst massacres even of the medieval " ghettos have * been surpass ed | In - Bessarabia. '}_ ; Here," ' then." . Is | the truth about; Kishineff: . . ( ;. 'The anti^Jewish : troubles ; at ; Kishineff durl ngr; two^ days ; of the^Russian ; Easter, April) 19 and! 20,: exceeded in /cruelty f and brutaiity"aU^thVaritl-Jewiah'dlsturbance3 which ' have taken ' place in Russia during Israel Zangwill Writes of Fiendish Cruelty of Russians. _ ATROCITIES ARE 'REPORTED. One of the Passengers Receives In juries That May Result in His Death. PLiACERVILLE. May 15.— A construc tion train employed In the work" of building -the railroad extension Niroujrli thH city struck a bus containing lh« driver tmd three passengers on CoHma Btreet in this city this evening. The bus was returning from Garder's Grove, where the Foresters were holding their unnual picnic. George Weaver, a well known mine owner, who resides on the west eide of the county, was the only or.e injured. Two of his ribs were broken Rnd It Is feared lie Is injured internally. The bus was demolished and both horses kUled- ; ' -j CONSTRUCTION TRAIN COLLIDES WITH A BUS SEATTLE, May 15— With the latest appliances for the completion of the wire less telegraph system in Alaska, Richard Pfcund of the Marconi Company left the city this evening on the City of Seattle. His apparatus, weighing several tons, will be transported over the White Pass and down the Yukon, past Dawson to Fort Gibbon, whence the system will be estab lished up the Tanama River to the new diggings at Chcna and Fairbanks. Alaska to Have Wireless Telegraphy. SALONICA. May 15— Vv'itti the excep tion of cruiser Gulseppe Garibaldi the warships have left here. It is reported here that Turkish opera tions in Albania are being resisted. It is stated that when the Ottoman commander arrived at Dlakova a few days ago he was refused admittance to the town and was bombarded by bis own artillery. The result is unknown. Ipek Is also hold ing out against the Sultan's troops and sixteen fresh battalions are -on- the way thither. Kijeva and Amlani, two villages nea» Dlakova, had to be shelled before the Inhabitants would surrender. A^hum ber of recalcitrant Albanian chiefs are hiding in those villages. SOFIA. May 15.— The Bulgarian Cabinet resigned to-day. Prince Ferdinand ac cepted Its resignation. [It Is possible that a coalition Cabinet may be formed. VIENNA, May 15— Panteff. the wounded Bulgarian leader, who has come here for treatment, says his force numbered 2000 insurgents. Sarafoff has divided Mace donia Into forty-five sections, each fur nishing a band. They have been equipped with bombs sufficient to last a year. Sarafoff promises that there will be more explosions. Captain W. F. Norton, Noted for His Deeds of Charity, Succumbs to Paralysis. SAN DIEGO. May 15.-Captain W. F. Norton of Louisville, Ky., died at Coro r.ado Be?ch early this morning from paralysis. During: his lifetime Captain Norton was prominently Identified with many business Interests In the Southern States and was the owner of one of the largo theaters In Louisville. He came to Ean Diego about six months ago. Ceptaln Norton was noted for his many deeds of charity and he freely gave assistance to worthy young working peo ple and to young married couples. He also was generous in his church associa tions, both In the South and the West, and it is understood he had made provi sion for a Coronado church in his will. Captain Norton was never married. He was about 53 years of age. Relatives from Louisville and Los Angeles were with him at the time of his death. He leaves an estate valued at several mil lions. The remains will be taken to Los An trclcs for cremation and the ashes will be conveyed to Louisville. LOUISVILLE MILLIONAIRE DIES AT C0R0NAD0 BEACH "To-morrow the Bulgarian Government will again call the attention of the pow ers to the terrible excesses in Macedonia. It seems that In the remoter districts the Bashl Bazouks are being allowed to cel ebrate a perfect carnival of ' vengeance and destruction. My correspondent on the frontier says that the villages In the neighborhood of Gabrovoska and Planina are burning. The Bishop of Nestrokop and all the Bulgarian notabilities of that district have been arrested and transport ed to some unknown destination. The blockade of Bansko and other villages continues. All communication between the towns In the interior is suspended." LONDON, May 16.— In a dispatch from Sofia the correspondent of the Times says: Bulgaria Will Call Attention of the Powers to the Ex cesses. VENGEANCE CARNIVAL IS ON IN MACEDONIA — - • Macedonia Divided Into Sections, Each With Its Band.. SAYS NEW DIVORCE LAW IS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL San Jose Judge Holds That It Comes Under the Head of Special Legislation. SAN JOSE. May 15.— Judge Rhodes to day declared the new State divorce law unconstitutional. The point came up In a divorce case. The new law, in his opin ion, is special legislation and in direct conflict with the general law, which pro v!0es that the divorce decree must be prepared and judgment entered imme diately. It is impossible, he said, to reconcile this with the new law, which provides that final judgment shall not be entered until one year after the court decision. WHITES AND NEGROES BEGIN SAVAGE WAR Deaths Are Reported as the Result of a Conflict in Missis sippi. LAUREL, Miss., May 15.— A race war has broken out near Burns, Smith Coun ty. The whites there are up fn arms and arc whipping and killing negroes wher ever they find them. One white man is reported to have been mortally wounded and several negroes killed. Negro Gets a Consulate. WASHINGTON. May 15.— Christopher Pharne has been appointed United States Consul at St. Thomas. He Is a colored man who has taken an active part in West Virginia politics and has been in the internal revenue service. The formal transfer of Consul Henry A. Johnson of the District of Columbia from Venice to Valencia has been announced. URGES KINO EDWARD TO ATTEND EXPOSITION William T. Stead Says He May B« . Forestalled by Kaiser or Czar. LONDON. May 15.— W. T. Stead's Re view of Reviews suggests that King Ed ward should break all records and visit tho United States In 130*. Mr. Stead thinks the St. Louis Exposition would furnish an excellent pretext, if ' any is wanted. The Review of Reviews add3: "If King Edward does not tako tho Initiative he may find himself forestalled by the Kaiser, or, incredible though It may seem, even the Czar." Choose New Pretender. MADRID, May 15.— A dispatch from Me lilla. Morocco, says the* Sultan's envoys, who are charged with a pacificatory mis sion to the rebels, have arrived there with $1<5,000. The rebel chiefs, it is added, have chesen a new pretender, named Hubcl Kader. He is a Moor of good family. Destroyer Paul Jones Accepted. WASHINGTON. May 13.— The Navy De partment has finally accepted the tor pedo-boat destroyer Paul Jones, built by the Union Iron Works and now at tho Marc Island Navy Yard. LONDON. May 13.— King Edward and Queen Alexandra returned to London from Scotland this evening. King and Queen Return. President Will Stop at Colfax. GRASS VALLEY, May 15.— The citizens of Nevada County have gained their, point with President Roosevelt, who has consented to make a fifteen or twenty minute' stop at Colfax next Tuesday aft ernoon on his return from Reno. Grand preparations are being made to greet him. and the day will bo the biggest in the history of Colfax. BULGARIAN LEADER SAYS EXPLOSIONS WILL BE FREQUENT The most grievous aspect of the situa tion is that .no friendly haven opens be- 2 fore the wanderers. ' Inhospitable Russia stretches north , and - east. : Equally ; inhos : pStablo Roumanla • lies to the west. Tho outlet "south isblocked by. the Black Seai Emigrant [ aid - societies ; of Little Russia and! South}Russla are working, day ¦ atjd night 'to deal .with the problem, and are Inducing many Christians to; open -their homes v to the*, refugees pending arrange ments for emigration. • <>'> Little hope is entertained that the. atti tude of the Russians will undergo any substantial change with regard to the Jews unless it should become still harsh er. It Is said that powerful influences, in St. Petersburg, Including M. von Plehve, Minister of the Interior, are In favor of the practical extermination of--the-He brew element' as a measure • of ' national solidification. Ultra Pan-Slavist news papers frankly acknowledge motive, and propagate the. doctrine that whoever kills a Jew is a good Russian patriot. \ Thousands of Jews are migrating south, ward, often without i any. definite Idea, of whither they are bound orof how to ob tain food by the way. The forced exodus, from Kleff alone Involves 37,000 persons, whoso losses from the sale of immovable property under . duress run Into millions of rubles. Sixty-five thousand refugees from Klshenev are en route to the United States. '',",] .. ".'¦ y ONDON, May 13.— According to in- W- formation received here by the M'' English Jewish relief societies from Kiev, Kishencv and other Southern Russian cities the movement against the Jews has almost universal support. It is stated that this fact is. fre quently disguised, but is , also sometimes openly avowed. Police and soldiery are represented as utterly callous to the suf ferings even of women and children, ex-, ccpt where the attention of high officials has been directly called to the outrages. . the nineteenth century. Oh April 19, the .first day of . the Russian Easter, and to ward midday, a band of street urchins under the leadership of -older persons, commenced to break the windows of Jew ish houses , in . a square, called Novi Ba zaar. The police admonished the ruffians, .but did nothing to punish them. Encour aged .by Buch unexpected forbearance not only gamins,, but Russian workmen, com menced "to- assemble with cries of 'Catch the Jews.' '• '• - "Then '. terrible . pillage commenced. Armed with bludgeons, axes and bars of iron,* the wreckers commenced to batter .down the doors of the Jewish houses and shops. I received from Dr.Dorochewsky, ' aChristian physician at Kishineff hospi tal, the following statements: .. ... 'Sara Fonorgie, two large" nails driven through nostrils into the head. i , ". 'LIss, forcible distension and dlsartic ulatlon'of arms and legs. . "Charlton, lips cut off after tongue had been- torn : out. • • ¦ • ¦ - ."Seltger, •, eyes cut out. and twelve •'wounds^on the head." ' A carpenter -was surprised at work and both-bf 'his hands were sawed off with his own saw., ... r • • >• i A Jewish girl ..was assaulted by several brutes,; who. then cut'her eyes out with a pocketknlfe. ¦One woman after trying to defend her children was thrown upon the pavement, [disemboweled and feathers and . horsehair 'from her bed were stuffed Into her body. . Small children were flung out of win dows-and trampled upon by the mob. Forty-seven were killed ' on the spot, eighty-died of their. Injuries and COO are under treatment. Many will be cripples for,life. Four thousand Jews are without food or -shelter, and it is impossible for them to get away. . * * ST. • PETERSBURG, May 15.— The re ports'of a great Jewish massacre at Tlro sp'ol, Russia, are pronounced here to be without foundation. . Special Dispatch to The Call. Nearly all the underground workers have identified themselves with the un ion, but there are many surface hands still outside the organization, and it is evidently the design of the notice to force them into line. "Notice is hereby given by Jackson Miners' Union No. 115, Western Federa tion of Miners, that all men who are working in or about the mines and mills of Jackson mining district- who have not got a card in good standing in some local union of the Western Federation on or before the 2Cth day of June, 1903, will be declared scabs and published and treated as such." JACKSON," May 15.— The industrial situ ation here has been disturbed by the ap pearance of the following notice, printed in English, Italian and Austrian and post ed in conspicuous places on the main street: Placards Town of Jackson With Threatening Notices Addressed . to Non-Union Men. MINERS' UNION DISTURBS INDUSTRIAL SITUATION KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 13.— A big strike of general trades is threatened in Kansas City, according to the head men of several labor unions and prominent members of the Industrial council of this city, who say organized labor is deter mined to make this a "union town." Of ficers of the Employers' Association of Kansas City, however, declare with equal emphasis that the Industrial Council, or all the trades unions combined, cannut successfully order a general strike. Labor Leaders Are Determined to Make the City a "Union Town." KANSAS CITY FACES POSSIBLE BIG STRIKE I>r. Riddle Dies at Morris Park and His Stable Connections Are Suspended. NEW YORK, May 15— The race horse Dr. Riddle is dead from an excessive dose nf drug, and the stable connections of the horse in question are under suspension pending final action by the stewards of th«» Jockey Club. Dr. niddle raced in the name of J. Gardner, and was a start er in the second event of to-day's pro pramtn« at Morris Park, a selling affair pt seven furlongs. In which fourteen horsp« tan. The horse was ridden by Lightweight Jockey "Sailing and was said to be backed for a "killing." He at tracted attention in the paddock by his furious actions, as he required two men to han<1!o him when he was paddled and seemed then to be almost uncontrollable. The horse was taken back to the stable, tv hero he died within two hours. The ? inwards sent a veterinary surgeon to ex amine the horse and on the report of the eyrgeon issued the following ruling: "The stewards of the meeting order that the entries of J. Gardner and the liorse Dr. Riddle be refused and the license of Trainer William Howell be suspended and the case referred to the stewards of the Jockey Club." O7IJJDQSE OF DRUGS <**" KILLS A RACEHORSE The recent frequency of reports regard h:g the HI health of Ibsen would seem to indicate that the death of the famous writer is likely to occur soon. He is now 7i yean of age and has be«n failing for b considerable time, although the bril liancy of his genius and his literary ac tivity seem not to have diminished in the etress of physical ailments. FARIS,_May .15— The Lebaudy airship made another ascension to-day, circling Nantes, Rosny and Moisso- . In a series of evolutions over the Chateau de Rosny the ship answered her rudder readily. She covered slightly more than seven and a half miles in twenty-five minutes. Part of the course was against a -brisk wind. A slight accident to the ventilator did not interrupt the success of the trip. In Series of Evolutions the New Ves sel Answers Her Rudder Readily. CLEVELAND, May 13.— The special train bearing E. II. Harriman and party for New York over the Lake Shore arrived here at 8 o'clock to-night. Mr. Harriman was not seen, but his private secretary. who spoke for him. said that the report that Mr. Harriman is suffering from appendicitis is quite untrue; that no symptoms of that ailment had definitely appeared, and that a slight pain in his abdomen had been so relieved as to warrant the conclusion that there is no probability now of appendicitis. Mr. Harriman was reported to be sitting up in his car. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 16.— E. II. Har riman's special train passed through Buf falo at 12:30 o'clock this morning. Harri man's secretary said Mr. Harriman was resting comfortably and would undergo' an operation in New York if It was con sidered necessary. LEBAUDY AIRSHIP SAILS INTO TEETH OF WIND of physicians, Edward II. Harrl man, pillar of finance- and second in th<» world of corporations and stocks only to J. Pierpont Morgan, was to-day whirled through Chicago to his home In New York. So serious is 'his condition that an im portant confcrer.de which was to have taken place with prominent labor leaders, looking to the settlement of the Union Pacific strike, liad tu-W. abandoned. "Mr. Harriman was seized with nines* cast of Ogden. Utah, "Wednesday night," said S. 31. Felton. president of the Chi cago and Alton, to-day. "I would say that while I do not consider his condition alarming, it has been deemed advisable that he have rest and quiet for a time. Physicians have ordered that he forego business entirely and take care of him self until the attack of appendicitis with which he is threatened passes away." The special bearing Harriman arrived in the city over the Northwestern road at 12:05 o'clock this afternoon. It was switched to the Lake Shore and left at 12:3T», following the Twentieth Century Limited. The brief stop made here was for the purpose of purchasing necessary supplies for the sick man. CHICAGO. May 15.— Threatened with appendicitis and for th« last forty eight hours under the constant caxa Special Dispatch to The Call. COPENHAGEN, May 15.— Henrik Ib sen, the Norwegian poet and dra matist, is again seriously III. Hi? friends are very anxious regarding the outcome of his illness. Special Train Hur* ries East With Magnate. Famous Dramatist Now Seriously III. E. H. HARRIMAN. WHO IS THREATENED WITH AP PENDICITIS. HENRIK IBSEN, FAMOUS POET AND DRAMATIST, WHO IS I>YING» The crowd shortly afterward dispersed and the wounded man was carried Into the tavern, where he died during the night. Suddenly, as If it were a prearranged affair, the gang discharged half a dozen shots at the hat, several bullets piercing it. As it fell, riddled,' to the sidewalk in front of the tavern, it was used for a football. Buutz attempted to escape, but when surrounded began fighting. There j\f Tf shouts of "Hang the tenderfoot.'* A general nght";?o!lowcd.-!ki which "malny shots were fired and missiles hurled. Burtz was shot through the body and struck on the head with a bottle. Fi?gan is a rendezvous of cowboys for miles around and last Saturday night when the tragedy was enacted the place was full of them. The stranger had been ridiculed and made the butt of their fun all Saturday and in the evening the taunts were resented. Buntz was a Bible agent and had been over a considerable portion of Texas sell ing Bibles and canvassing. The latter part of last week he landed in Fagan and put up at the only public house, a com bii ation tavern and ba~. His dress was conspicuous and evidently gave offense to the frequenters of the place. He wore a long-tailed coat, patent leather shoes and a tall silk hat. HOUSTON. Tex.. May 15.— Details of a" most unusual tragedy at Fagan, Western Texas, have just reached this city. 'A silk hat, worn by Philip Buntz. a young man, whos.e home was in Brooklyn, was responsible for his death. The hat was shot full of holes and used 'as 'a football by a crowd of cowboys, who were in cenf-ed at the sight of such headgear in their environment. £l>ec!al Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, May 15.— Archbishop Ire land, in discussing the religious situation in the Philippines at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to-night, said that the Roman Cath olic church had determined to fall in with the American policy, of dealing with the question. "American ideas will prevail in the Philippines," he said. "The Bishops who are to go there are thoroughly American and are in thorough sympathy with the American policy. "Rome has left the so-called Philippine question to Monsignor Guidi and to the three American Bishops who are to go there. They are Dr. Rooker of Washing ton, Dr. Dougherty of Philadelphia and another to take the place of Archbishop Montgomery of California, who has- de clined the appointment. The Roman Catholic church and the American civil authorities are anxious for peace in the Philippines and hopeful of^ a settlement of. the questions to be decided. "The Roman Catholic authorities have accepted loyally and fully the policy of the United States and are shaping ail church matters in accordance with that policy. No better proof of this could be given than the. appointment of three American • Bishops to nil the episcopal decs in the Philippines. "The- settlement of the friar land ques tion is delayed,; but all things considered U , is making nlee/progress^ toward solu 'tlo'n."" ~- ~ ""C "***"*''""*"' " •;-?--—'" "Do you a think: the friars win be grad ually eliminated?" was asked. "That will be left to the American Bish ops," was the reply. Special Dispatch to The Call. Cattlemen Seriously Object to Sudden Sartorial Innovation. Roman Catholic Authorities Accept Policy of the United States. Fashionable Raiment the Cause of the Tragedy. Three Prelates Will Depart From This Country. American Bishops to Afljust Diffl- CululGSt Cowboys in Texas Shoot a Bible Agent. SILKEN HAT STIRS THEM TO MURDER IB SEN WEAR FINAL HOUR OF HIS LIFE POPE CLEARS THE WAY IN PHILIPPINES VOLUME XCIII— NO. 167. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAT 16, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ILLNESS OF HARRIMAN IS VERY GRAVE RUSSIA PERMITS OUTRAGES AND TERRIFIED JEWS FLEE IM THOUSANDS FROM HOMES DENVER, May IS.— Application was made before Judge Hallett in tlie United States Court to-day for the appointment of Harry P. Gamble, an attorney of Boul der, as Master In Chancery to - manage the Colorado and Northwestern Railway pending an application for a receivership. This action is the result of a disagreement between the Interests of C. B.CuIbertson and Colonels Dick, and it is understood that both side3 have agreed In this mat ter. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. PROMINENT. RUSSIANS WHO ARE ACTIVE f; IN CARRYING OUT THE CZ.^'S.NEW FOLIC-F.9R THE .EXTERMINATION OF THE JEWS AND CAUSING THEM TO : IN TERRORFROM THEIR HOMES. Policy of Extermination Is Adopted and the Slavist J^ewspapers Jtdvlse Slaughter.