WML PRINTS MORE NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER PUBttStaJN SAN FRANCISCO
THE WEATHER.
Forecast mad* at Saa Fraaei*co for
thirty hoax* coAlnr midnight. April 22:
Sic Ft&ncisco »ad vicinity Cleadr
Saturday; Urht south wind*, ch&nslac
lo westerly.
A. O. McADIE,
District For*c*jter.
VOLUME XCVII— NO. 144.
FRANCE TO MAINTAIN STRICT NEUTRALITY
France desires to maintain neutrality in the Russian-Japanese trouble and has taken steps to escape being
drawn into the complications in the Far East. The Russian cruiser Diana, which took refuge at Saigon
last August, has been ordered disarmed by the French Government. It is reported that Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky has sailed with his fleet from Kamranh Bay for Vladivostok. •
Moves Promptly to
Escape Being
Embroiled.
Gives Orders to
Disarm Russian
Cruiser.
Japan Is Incensed
by Kamranh Bay
Incident.
»
ST. PETERSBURG, April 22, 2:40
a. in. — Report* are current here that
the Russian second Pacific squadron
has already left Kamranh Bay and is
on the way to Vladivostok, bat the
Government will proceed with action
on the Japanese protest as If the
squadron had not continued Its voy
age.
A special service was held in the
Admiralty Church yesterday to offer
prayers for the safety of the squad
ron and its successful arrival at Vlad
ivostok- The service was attended by
Uigh Admiral Grand Duke Alexis, Ad
miral Avellan, chief of the Admiralty;
other prominent naval officers and a
distinguished congregation.
PARIS, April — The announcement
cf M. asses intention to resign as
Foreign Minister was but one of many
incidents in a day of much anxiety
throughout the Government quarters.
Following close upon the heels of the
«m;pfJr**lOT3i with Germany ..over
Morocco, the Franco-Japanese indict
ment suddenly assumed serious propor
tions and unusual energy was shown in
preventing its embroiling France in
complications in the Far East. In or
der to secure definite co-operation be
tween three departments of the Gov
ernment, namely, naval, colonial and
foreign, a conference was held this aft
ernoon between leading representatives
cf each department. This brought
about a clear understanding regarding
the measures necessary for the main
tenance of neutrality of Indo-Chinese
•waters, and orders were sent to Gov
ernor General Beau to specifically re
port the exact location of the Russian
Pacific squadron and whether it had
or had not withdrawn from French
waters.
Communications with St. Petersburg
led to orders being transmitted by the
Russian Government to Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky to vigorously respect the
neutrality of French waters. It was
even stated that Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff would carry the question
before Emperor Nicholas in order to
assure complete respect.
Probably the most significant devel
opment from the energetic measures
edepted was the receipt of a dispatch
trcra Saigon saying that imperative or
ders cad been given for the disarma
ment of the Russian cruiser Diana,
which sought refuge in the harbor of
Eelgon eight months ago for the pur
pose of repairs. The main portion of
the Diana's machinery must now be
handed over to the French naval au
thorities at Saigon.
The anticipated debate in the Cham
ber of Deputies of the Question of neu
trality was postponed owing to the
Dfe!c&£se announcement. The only ref
erence to the subject was the inquiry
by Deputy Deloncle pad the brief reply
from Premier Rouvier, who said:
"Formal, precise and repeated orders
have been given cur agents In Indo-
Cfaina to assure the absolute neutrality
of France in Indo-Chinese waters."
It was stated at the Foreign Office
late this afternoon that no represen
tations cf any kind had been presented
by Great Britain concerning neutrality.
At the same time it is anticipated that
some such representations will be
made. The fact that the British Em
bassador, Sir Francis Bertie, ha* given
up his Easter holiday and will return
to Paris to-night after a conference
with Foreign Secretary Lansdowne.
appears to support this view. How
ever, the cordial relations existing be
tween Franc* and Great Britain would
doubtless modify any representations
co as to relieve them from serious sig
nificance. Anything like an energetic
protest from Great Britain at this
time would deeply wound France, who
relies on the Anglo-French entente as
a counterpoise to Germany's menaces
over Morocco.
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OIU>KKS I»IV\ILMAME\T.
French Government Proceeds Against
the Russian Cruiser Diana.
SAIGON*. French Cochin China, April
21. — Orders have been given for sthe5 the
disarmament of the Russian cruiser
Diana, which took refuge under one
of the coast forts in August, ISO 4. She
has undergone important repairs to
essential portions of her machinery,
which now will be handed over to the
French authorities here.
Dispatches under date of September
€. 1904. stated that the French Min
ister et Tokio had informed the Jap
anese Government that the Russian
cruiser Diana, which sought refuge at
Saigon on August 10, would disarm.
It appears from. the foregoing dispatch
from Saigron that the disarmament of
Continued on Page 2. Column 1.
The San Francisco Call.
ANNOUNCES
HIS DESIRE
TO RESIGN
MinisterDelcasse May
Quit the French
Cabinet.
Colleagues Request Him to
Reconsider His De
termination.
Declare That Interests of Country at
This Time Require That He
Retain His Portfolio.
PARIS. April 21.— After a notable ser
vice of nearly eight years in the divis
ion of foreign affairs. Theophile Del
casse to-day informed President of the
Council Rouvier of his desire and in
tention to resign. This announcement
came as a surprise and shock to M.
Delcasse s colleagues of the Cabinet,
who Immediately took steps to en
deavor to secure a reconsideration of
his determination. A Cabinet council
was held this evening at which M.
Rouvier, in the absence of M. Del
casse, laid the situation before the
' Ministers. It was the unanimous de
termination of the council that the
interests of the country at this time
required that M. Delcasse retain the
; portfolio of foreign affairs. Accord
ingly, at the conclusion of the council,
,M. Rouvier proceeded to the Quai
d'Orsay. where he held an extended
' conference with the Minister of For
eign Affairs. The president of the
; council, voicing the wishes of Presi
! dent Loubet and the Ministers, earn
estly besought M. Delcasse to retain
It is evident that M. Rouvier's earn
est appeal caused M. Delcasse to
waver in his determination. When the
President of the Council came from the
interview h# stated to his colleagues
that he bore a favorable impression
of its results. M. Delcasse, he said,
had given no final answer, but had
promised to reserve his determination
until to-morrow, when a final answer
will be given.
It is believed that M. Delcasse will
yield to the insistence of President
Loubet and the President of the Coun
cil.
The motives leading up to M. Del
casse's sudden determination to retire
from the Cabinet are primarily attrib
uted to internal controversies over the
Moroccas question; and this to some
extent rra.s been accentuated by simi
lar controversies over French neutral
ity In the Far East. The opposition
has been quick to seize upon both
questions, and. headed by Socialists
and Nationalists, have directed their
criticisms against M. Delcasse. The
Socialist criticisms have been particu
larly vehement during recent days on
the Moroccan question and this ap
pears to have already decided M. Del
casse to surrender the question into
other hands. It is felt that his retire
ment now would be hailed in Germany
as a German triumph, and this is one
of the main considerations leading: M.
Rouvier to earnestly appeal to M. Del
casse to remain in the foreign office.
casse to remain in the foreign office.
The news of M. Delcasses inten
tions made a profound impression in
the Chamber of Deputies, where it wag
first received with incredulity. Later,
however, when M. Deloncle. (R.) ques
tioned the government on the neutral
ity question and M. Rouvier replied in
stead of M. Delcasse. it was realized
that the report had solid foundation.
Several Deputies stated that M. Del
casse had sent a letter of resignation
to the President of the Council and
that M. Rouvier had declined to ac
cept it, saying he would be obliged to
present it to the council of ministers.
It was as a result of this presentation
to the council that M. Rouvier per
suaded M. Delcasse to withhold his
final decision until to-morrow.
OPINION OF PTPIX)MATS.
Bolleve That Moroccan Affair* Are
Cause of Threatened Retirement.
WASHINGTON. April 21. — Diplo
mats in close touch with European
Chancellories hold the opinion that
Morocco more than the menace to
French neutrality in the Far East is
responsible for the threatened retire
ment of M. Delcasse, the French Min
of Foreign Affairs. It is learned
that France has informed Germany
that nothing could have been further
from her intentions than to injure
German interests in Morocco and even
has gone so far as to say that the
French position there not only fur
nishes a protection to the commerce
of other nations, but insures rather
than threatens the integrity of Mo
rocco, and thereby the maintenance
of the status quo. which was the espe
cial cause of concern to the Berlin
Government. So satisfied is Germany,
It is paid, with the attitude of France,
and fo different is that attitude from
Continued on Pace 2, Column 5.
SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY. APRIL 22. l'JO5.
MOTHER
NEW HEIR
IS FOUND
Hospital Chef Lays
Claim to Part of
Fair Estate.
Says He Is a Brother ol
Deceased Wile ol Late
Millionaire.
Asserts That Knowledge of the Re
lationship Came to Him Through
Death of Mrs. Nelson.
TOPEKA. Kan?.. April 21.— Another
i claimant for the Fair millions ap
peared here to-day in the person of
Frank Smith, chef at the Santa Fe
Railroad hospital. Smith says he is
a brother to Mrs. Charles Fair, who
■with her husband was killed on Aug
j ust 14, 1902. In an automobile acci
' dent at Evereux, France. Smith's
, knowledge of the relationship came
£ through reading a dispatch in a news
i pap*»r a day or two ago of the death
i last Sunday in Newmarket. New Jer
sey, of Mrs Hannah E. Nelson, mother
of Mrs. Fair. BmKh at once recog
nized his mother. On telegraphing to
Newmarket he found he was correct.
Mrs. Nelson had been burled by the
\ time the telegram reached him and he
i was therefore unable to attend the
I funeral.
Smith say? he left New Jersey in
I 1877 and has been in Kansas since
I then. He has not corresponded with
his* family for years, and had lost all
, track of them.
Smith said to-night that he was cer
i tain of his relationship with Mrs. Fair.
!He has retained attorneys who will
j look after his interests In connection
i with the Fair fortune.
SEEKS SLAYER
OF HER SPOUSE
Ep«clal Dispatch to Th» Call.
DENVER, April 21.— Hoping almost
; against hope to find here some clew
that may fix the identity of her hus
! band's murderer, believed to be a Den
' ver man, Mrs. G. A. Schmidt will come
;to Denver within a few days from
. San Francisco, according to a letter re
! ceived here by the officers of the local
lodge of which Schmidt was a member.
Schmidt soW his ranch near Brighton
last December for slightly over $2000.
; With thir money sewed in his clothes
j he started for the State of Washing
! ton. where he expected to reinvest the
money in farming lands. It is be
lieved that men who knew he had the
money followed him. On the night of
his arrival in Seattle he was lured to
■ a deserted cabin on the edge of the
town, where two unknown men mur
dered and robbed him. Then to cover
their crime they cut the body into
four pieces, which, after being sewed
securely in oil cloth, were weighted
and sunk in the waters of the bay.
The authorities at once began a
search for the murderers. One wai
arrested in February in San Francisco.
The other cannot be found. Schmidt
was insured for $1500 and the lodge of
fered a reward for the apprehension
of the murderers.
FORTUNE MADE
BY SHOPLIFTING
NEW YORK. April 21.— Three mem
bers of a gang of shoplifters, which
! came here two months ago from Chi
| cago. were sentenced to eleven months'
i imprisonment each to-day and a fine
iof $500. If the fine is not paid it will
entail a further* term in the peniten
tiary of one day for each dollar. The
, prisoners are Isaac Abramovich,
i Sophie Steinberg and Dora Glenor. The
I last named is known as "Queen
j Rachael."
Bank books showing deposits of $30,
\ 000 were found on the prisoners when
they were arrested. The police also
found, among other things at that
time, thousands of dollars' worth, of
i the finest Bilks, velvets and laces in
their fiat on the East Side.
Portmcuese Ministry Changes.
LISBON, April 21. — E. J. Coelho,
Minister of Public Works, Industry
and Commerce, has been appointed
Minister of the Interior, succeeding A.
A. Pereira <je Miranda. Joao Alarcao
becomes Minister of Public Works,
Industry and Commerce.
MAN KILLED
IN HOLD-UP
OF SALOON
T. Reilly Falls Dead
in Fusillade ol
Bullets.
Masked Man Opens Fire on
Bartender Who Shoots
From Coyer.
Jtevedore Laid Low During the Duel
and Police Are Puzzled Over
the Strange Case.
A hold-up man whose face was con
cealed behind a black mask stealthily
entered the saloon of John C. Brutt at
1 Second and Brannan streets shortly
before midnight last night. When the
bartender refused to throw up his
hands the robber opened fire and in the
pistol duel that followed, Thomas
Reilly, a customer of the place, fell
dead, his heart pierced by a bullet.
Whether Brutt or the intruder fired the
fatal shot remains to . be proved. The
burglar made his escape try a side
door.
Reilly and Brutt were the sole oc
cupants of the place when the man en
tered by the side door. In deliberate
i tones he commanded Brutt 'to hold
jup his hands and no fooling. ' Instead,
I the bartender reached for his revolver
behind the bar. When the robber saw
this he opened fire. Brutt raised his
head above the bar and returned the
I fusillade. In all live shots were ex
changed and Reilly fell dead during the
volley.
The position of Reilly s body would
indioate that he was shut by Brutt. He
wae found face downward on the floor
near a small door that leads from the
grocery store to the bar. The door is
pierced by a bullet hole and' the mis
sile entered from the barroom side.
The big mirror behind the bar is
shattered by two bullets, both of 32
caliber, which were fired by the hold
up man. Brutt used a 38-ealiber re
volver, so when the autopsy is held
on the remains of Reiliy it will be
ascertained whether he was killed by
thi** bartender or the robber.
That two men were mixed up in the
job is a likely theory, though Brutt
says he saw but one. H. Verney, who
resides in the neighborhood, says he
saw but one man run out the front
door of the place and down Second
street, while Brutt positively asserts
that the man who tried to hold up the
place ran out of the side door. He
was not seen after making his — ape
from the saloon.
Police Officer J. S. Cook was the
first to arrive on the scene after the
shooting. He heard the shots from
where he was standing a block away
and ran quickly to the scene. He saw
nobody hastening from the place. He
thinks the man or men probably
turned into one of the numerous side
streets in the vicinity and made haste
toward the water front.
Cook picked up the robber's hat in
the barroom. It is black, well worn
and dusty. Brutt says the robber had
it turned down over his face, so as
to hold the black mask in place. The
saloon man describes the robber as be
ing a man of medium build, about 5
feet 6 Inches in height and wearing
dark clothes. He talked in a steady
voice and seemed cool and collected-
Brutt tella the following story of the
hold-up: "I was standing behind the
bar talking with Reilly, when a man
wearing a black mask and displaying
a revolver entered the side door of the
saloon. He said, "Hold up your hands
and no fooling!' I reached behind the
bar to get my pistol and he fired. I
ducked down and returned* the fire as
quick as I could
"I fired two shots and the robber fired
three. Reilly was standing at the end
of the bar but I was so excited I did
not see him drop till it was all over.
The robber ran out the side door. I
found Reilly lying face downward. He
was dead. Policeman Cook came in
shortly after and found the robber's
hat."
The saloon-keeper was very much ex
cited over the affair and was not able
to give a clear account of what hap
pened. He does not know whether
Reilly tried to escape or not. He does
not know whether the robber aimed at
Reilly, but if he did he could not have
been shooting at Brutt, for the bar
tender was directly in front of him,
while Reilly was standing at his left
hand side and he w^ould have to turn
directly around to have killed the lat
ter.
Detectives Ryan and McManus came
on the scene to make an Investigation.
They are not convinced as to who fired
the fatal shot, as there were no wit
nesses to the affair save Brutt, and he
was too wrought up to give a clear
version of the fatality. He will prob
ably be held pending an investigation.
R«illy was a native of Brooklyn, New
York, and 47 years old. He was a
stevedore by occupation and resided
HARRY E. WISE MUST FACE
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCENY
\ccused of Taking a
Dress Without Pay
ing Bill.
H. Kramer Avers the
Clubman Issued
Bogus Draft.
A warrant is out for the
arrest Of Harry E. Wise, son
of former Collector of the
Port John H. Wise, on a
charge of grand larceny.
The complaining witness is
H. Kramer, a ladies* tailor,
who alleges he delivered a
dress to Wise for his wile
last February and that the
latter gave a worthless
draft in payment. Kramer
says Wise promised to pay
the bill, amounting to
$?7 50. but failed to make
good his promise.
rfarry E. Wise, prominent young
business man, former club swell and
bon vivant, is wanted by the police
on a charge of grand larceny. A war
rant was issued for his arrest yester
day afternoon by Police Judge Fritz
on complaint of H. Kramer, ladies'
tailor, 20 Sansome street, who accuses
Wise of giving him a worthless draft
for $77 50 in payment for a lady's
! dress.
Kramer says Wise came to him last
February a"d asked for credit on a
lady's dress. Kramer told Wise he did
not give credit, but agreed to make the
dress for Mrs. Wise and deliver it C.
O. D. According to Kramer, the dress
• was delivered on February 20 and the
i messenger who took the parcel was
I handed a draft by Wise on the old
I firm of Christy & Wise for the sum
When the messenger arrived with the
draft, Kramer discovered it was worth
less. He was quick to notify Wise
of the fact and s, ys the latter agreed
to pay the bill at once. According to
Kramer, Wise has been agreeing to
settle ever since, but when the tailor
tried to collect the money he was in
variably turned down.
Kramer complained to the police
several days ago and the bond and
warrant clerk wrote to Wise and asked
him to settle the account in order to
avoid trouble. Wise promised to make
good the amount without delay, but
again his promise counted for naught,
and the warrant for his arrest is the
result.
That Wise has been in financial
straits for some time seems to be the
general opinion of ail who know him.
He told several of his friends that he
was in all kinds of trouble and had a
hard time in settling his accounts, so
that is probably the reason he kept
Kramer waiting.
Kramer waiting.
Wise is the son of John H. Wise, for
merly Collector of Customs of this
port and prominent Democratic poli
tician in the old days. Ytrung Wise
cut a wide swath in club and busi
ness circles a few years ago and was
known as one of the best dressers in
town. Since that time he has lost a
great deal of money and consequently
the clubs and resorts have not seen
as much of him as they formerly did.
Wise is believed to have lost heav
ily in the stock markets within the
last few years. He budded out as a
political power on the strength of his
father's reputation some lime ago, but
did not last long as a shining light.
He was married only a short time ago.
He could not be found last night. The
warrant will probably be served on
him to-day unless the case is settled
out of court.
COMMISSIONER GARFIELD
COMING TO CALIFORNIA
Will Leave the Standard Oil Investiga
tions' In Kansas in Charge of
' : ■ '■.'. ; His Assistants.
:v; TOPEKA, April 21. — James R. Gar
field; ':< Commissioner . of i Corporations,
: left ; for California '•: to-night. . Garfleld
will not return "Kansas fto take* fur
ther : Dart ;in the Standard ". Oil investi
gation, which ■ he has been conducting
for two weeks past, but will J leave ; the
work i in- charge ; of * several agents .* of
the Department of .1 Commerce and
Ijabor. Garfield 5 held conferences this
afternoon with Governor Hoch and
Judge T Pollock of the United States
District Court. He refused to discuss
his work in ,* Kansas *or ': the > probable
time ;f or; the completion of his report.
■ » »
PHILADELPHIA WAXT3
REMAINS OF PAUIi JOKES
Urges Thai It Is Fitting to Bnry Him
Where He Received His
Commission.
PHILADELPHIA, April 21. — The
upper branch of the City Council by
a unanimous vote has adopted a reso
lution that the Government be re
quested to designate the city of Phila
! delphla as the place for the burial
of the remains of Admiral John Paul
Jones. The resolution makes the re
quest on the fact that the American
navy had its origin in Philadelphia in
revolutionary times and that the com
i mission of John Paul Jones as lieu
tenant in the American navy and his
fla* were received by him from the
city of Philadelphia.
' with his mother and sister at 91 Fed
eral street, a small alley running
off Second near Brannan. He was
known as a sober and industrious man
and was ready to~ start for Alaska
this afternoon. His aged mother is
prostrated over his death.
Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning
the watchman in a lumber yard at Sec
ond and King streets captured a man
•who is supposed to be implicated in the
attempted holdup of Brutt's barroom.
He was turned over to the police.
THE THEATER 3.
ALCAZAR — Man .From Mexico.**
CALIFORNIA— "Th» Cluwm."
COLUMBIA— "Red Feather.**
CENTRAL — 'The ' Corner Grocery.**
CHUTES V»«d«»in*. i
GRAXI>r-"I lalaon *~ > * •
ORPHET-~M— Vaudevill*.
TIVOLI — Comic Opera.
■ Matinees at all .theaters. ,
TOUXO MAN FORMERLY WELL KNOWN ;IX CLUB AND BUSINESS CIRCLES.
WHO HAS. BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED -WITH THE CRIME OF GRAND
LARCENY BY H." KRAMER. A LA DIES* TAILOR.
PREFERS
MURDERER
TO BROTHER
Kansas Girl Oilers
to Trade Him lor
Bandit.
- Special Dispatch "to The Call.
JEFFERSON • CITY. Mo.. April til—
Since : he has been In office, Governor
Folk has received hundreds of letters
from Kansans on matters which Inter
ested Missouri and the entire nation las
well. '„■ He received a letter, to-day, how
ever, from Rosedale, , Kansas, that 'is
given * first" place, so far as making: sug
gestions to the : Governor is concerned.
i The letter, is as follows:
: "To > Governor Folk— Dear^ Sir: My
sister and I ' have decided ; that. ,If ; you
will exchange, we will let you take our
brother and hang ■; him instead of Mr.
•Bill* Rudolph, as our brother is no ac
count 7 and never " will x be. - and maybe
Rudolph would be ;" if . you would give
him a chance. r "We got his picture out
of a paper, and put it up in our parlor.
We think he is a fine-looking man.
; Now,'- if you will please exchange^ for
our brother ■ Jim. let ; us " know through
the newspapers and we will be on hand
for our man. Tours truly. ' /'; "
■ . 'A KAN9A9 GIRL." .
Bill Rudolf 1 - ;";': the condemned Union,
; Mo., bank robber.- who killed Detective
Shumacher ■ while resisting arrest. _
■ * ■
KILLS HERSELF
IN CATHEDRAL
MILAN. April 21.— 1n the midst of a
great throng attending liood Friday
services in the famous Cathedral, the
Marchioness Maria Pallavicini, V»
countesH of Trent. Austria, committed
suicide to-night by shooting.
The suicide of the Marchioness oc
curred at the moment of the most in
tense religious concentration in the
great cathedral, where were gathered
15.000 Catholic worshipers.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HORSES DIE
IN FLAMES
OF STABLE
Fire Destroys Big
Market- Street
Barns.
Fire broke oat in the ' Nevada
stables on .Market street,.- near Sev
enth, shortly after 2:30 o'clock this
morning, . and before the - flames were
subdued a boat . fifty horses' had per
ished. . Several men were asleep* in
the place, but they, all managed to
get out. The cause of the blaze is un
known. . The building was totally de
stroyed, and but for the valiant effort*
of the fire laddies adjoining structures
would have been gutted.
would have been gutted.
i At first it was thought that all the
two or three hundred horses hi the
place would be roasted to death, but
the firemen managed to tear away the
front off the place, and in that way
save most of the animals. Several of
the maddened beasts on the second
floor fell through to the ground floor
while tearing frantically about in their
1 wild endeavors to escape and were
\ dashed to death.
~ The blaze was discovered by a night
: watchman, and >he turned in the
alarm. v The firemen did remarkably
good work and had the flames under
control twenty / minute* after the
alarm had been given. The toss may
I amount to $50,000. .
.—.. — . . ♦ •
' ITALY'S RAILWAY' STRIKE; :
| '.': WILL „BE DECLARED OFF
Many Employes Return ", to • Work and
the Regular sen-ice Is "
Resumed.'- *
ROME. April — The Senate" to
(day.- passed the Government's railway
1 bill « The strikers* committee of agita
; tion has officially decided {to,' stop the
| railway strike.'. Many employes have
; already, returned to work and the r»»
! tilar service has ' been \ practically Tr»
| sumed,