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FIGH I N LINER'S HOL
AL WA ACROS S SL A
Deutschland Beaches Port with
Stokers in IronsPour Ar
raigned for Mutiny.
New York Herald Speoial Service.
New York, April 28.Four men of as
many nationalities were arraigned to
day before United States Commission
er Edward Stanton in Hoboken on com
plaint of the German vice consul, Dr.
von Hale, who charged them with mu
tiny on the Hamburg-American* liner
Deutschland. They asked to
vbe al-
lowed time to confer with the consuls
from their various countries and
this was granted. The case went over
until next Tuesday.
zThe alleged mutineers are Frederick
H. Kaysel, German Alfro Garro, Ital
ian Michael Sernegoralos, Greek and
John Strandino, Finn. They were
stokers on the Deutschland and were
taken on after the beginning of the re
cent general strike in Germany. All
the way across the Atlantic there was
fighting between the different nation
alities in the stoke room, the English
and Irish stokers clung together and
fought against the allied Latins and
Germans.
"When the big liner arrived in Hobok
en two days ago, half a dozen stokers
weer in irons and many more in band
ages. Until last night the ship's offi
cers thought they could handle the
gang, but about midnight things got too
not in the stoke room and a call was
sent for the Hoboken police.
The steel pit in the midriff of the
ship was a floating inferno when the
police slid down the iron ladders. The
English and Irish stokers were backing
upuie officers in a fight with the poly
got mutineers. Shovels, knives and
coal breakers, which are long iron
hooks, were used and several men were
knocked out. The police used their
night sticks and finally took four of
the ringleaders. The prisoners were in
bad shape.
BI RO W O N I N TH E
Insurance Commissioner O'Brien
I Appealed and, "Will
Investigate.
Bpeoial to Th Journal.
Duluth, Minn., April 28.A long
standing contention in the ranks of
the Modern Samaritans, having its
headquarters and orogin in Duluth, is
about to come to a head. The matter
is now in the hands of th estate insur
ance commissioner, T. D. O'Brien, who
will investigate the workings of the
order fully, and then take whatever ac
tion seems necessary.
The Modern Samaritans is a frater
nal insurance order, organized about
eight years ago. It has had a remark
able growth, particularly in the north
ern part of Minnesota, having now be
tween 7,000 and 8,000 members in this
state. It has lodges in the twin cities.
The contention which started about
'three years ago is over the government
of the body, and the fight really began
in West Duluth council No. 4, which
contends that the order is not fraternal,
according to law, because it is not gov
erned by a representative body, elected
by the members.
To allay the spirit of protest which
was rising in the order, the imperial
council met on April 10 and made an
amendment to the constitution, by
which the subordinate councils were to
have representation in it on the basis
of one member of the council for each
$,000 members in the state.
This is not satisfactory to .the recal
citrants, for the jreason that the imperi
al council, perpetuated in office as it is,
is in complete control, also for the rea
son that as these representatives cannot
be elected for more than one year
each, they cannot become members of
the executive board, and the executive
'board elects the officers of the imperial
council, and isvreally
the whoie thing in
the order.
Negotiations with the imperial coun
cil were entered into, but brought no
..-f result, and the West Dnluth council
i appointed George .T. Mallory and M.. Ja
4 coby to go to St. Paul and present the
14? matter to Insurance Commissioner
^"O'Brien. This was done yesterday, and
they were assure'd of a thoro jjavesti
if gation. '~'y\-
gf \V POLICE HANGED GAPON ^f^U
,\1 By Publishers' Press.
4i London, April 29.A new "vetfslon ot
ikth alleged execution of Father Gapon
Ipsis printed by the London Weekly Dls
f'Sj
paten. According to the St. fetersbxixs
correspondent of this paper, Gapon was
hanged by members of Russian secret po
lice on April 10, after he had out-llvea
his usefulness as a spy for the czar's
forces. They then, according to this
story, placed the onus tor, the murder
tho xevoluiioatotikf
RUINS AT MARKET AND O'FARRELL STREETS
This corner was one of the handsomest in San Francisco. The wreck at the left of picture is the Phelan Building.
ROBBE O HE OEM S
A S SHE FLE FRO FIR E
St. Paul Woman Tells Thrilling
Story of Terrors in San
Francisco,
Special to The Journal,
Pueblo, Col.,/April 28.After walk
ing sixteen blocks over piles of debri3
and dead bodies to escape death in tho
earthquake and fire at San Francisco
Mrs. M. J. McLean, of St. Paul, Minn.,
who arrived her today tells of being
attacked by robbers when she was
almost dead from exhaustion and being
relieved of two diamonds. Her daugh
ter, who accompanied her, was also
robbed of her watch and a diamond
ring.
Between the earthquake, fire, sol
diers and robbers Mrs. McLean says a
person could have expected to die at
most any moment.
''Why, exclaimed Mrs. McLean,
"W saw the soldiers shoot down a
woman because she dared to light a
match to see where to lay her little
sick baby down. "We were ordered
about like dogs and the soldiers did
not take the least trouble to keep men
from insulting us.
Mrs. McLean and her children had
ben in San Francisco only seven
weeks. She is going to St. Paul to
join her husband.
"On the night of the earthquake
while the fire was burning my daugh
ter and walked sixteen blocks, the,
buildings falling, about us and the heat
so intense as to almost blister our
faces," said Mrs. McLean, "and then
we had worse troubles, for there were
thugs and toughs everywhere who
stopped women and took their rings
and jewelry."
SECRETlliE TO
'SQUEEZE' CONSUMER S
Allegations of Suit Started by
State of Ohio Against
Oil Men.
Toledo, Ohio, April 28.Alleging that
tho Standard Oil company and seven
teen affiliated companies have a secret
trade agreement by which they control
production and transportation of oil and
gas, Prosecutor L. Wachensheimer of
Lucas county today filed suit in the
circuit court asking revocation of their
charters and dissolution of the illegal
agreement.
In addition to the Standard the fol
lowing corporations are named as de
fendants: The Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern, Toledo & Ohio Central, Hock
ing Valley Railroad company. Stand
ard. Oil company of Ohio, of Indiana,
New York & New Jersey, Buckeye Pipe
Line company, Solar Refining company,
Ohio Oil company, Northwestern Ohio
Natural Gas company, Union Tank com
pany of Pennsylvania, Indiana Pipe
Line company of Indiana, the National
Transit company of New Jersey, Penna
Oil company of Penna. and the South
Penn Oil company of Pennsylvania.
It is alleged in the petition that the
production of oil was reduced for the
purpose of increasing the price to con
sumers that this reduction amounts to
50 per cent, while the price of gas to
the consuming public has been increased
100 per cent. The charge is made that
the companies named defendants have
bound themselves not to sell or trans
port oil or gas below a certain stand
ard rate.
Queries are directed in the petition
to the railroad presidents, asking, them
whether rebates are given, directly or
indirectly to, the oil companies and
whether the oil concerns have not been
givaa pipe line rights on the railroads.
It developed this afternoon that
Prosecutor Wachensheimer filed the
suits on behalf of Attorney General El
lis. This is especially significant, also
the announcement from the prosecutor
that the case will he prosecuted with
all possible dispatch. The fact that
the state is behind the Toledo prosecut
ing attornev in the action gives it
strength which otherwise it would not
possess. PREACHING, HE WILL
S^'MARCH THRU GEORGIA"
Son of General William T. Sherman to
Follow "Atlanta to the Sea'v
on Evangelistic Tour.
?A.frpia"'Atla^^
Route
isk x. 4 -f i
Special to The Journal.
Springfield, 111., April 28.Accom-
panied Dy an escort of United States
cavalry, the Rev. Thomas Sherman of
the Society of Jes-as, Sfc. Xiovds, -wTio \*as
been lecturing in St. Agnes church in^j
this city\ started last night for Chatta-)
nooga, Tenn., and next week he will
traverse the route taken by the federal
army* under his father, General Wil
TORTURE OFWEETOTS
CHARGE O PARENT S
Poles Twisted Out Hair of Chil
dren and Used Hot Irons,
Say Neighbors.
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, April 28.Torture rivaling
the inquisition was presented in the
Chicago Avenue police court today.
when Michael and Mary Janoszek, 87
Concord place, were held to the grand
jury in $10,000 bonds each on charges
of assault upon two of their, four chil
dren. Moans of pain escaped the
pinched lips of Mary Jauoszek, 6 years
of age, while her little sister Anne
sobbed in grateful relief at the escape*
of months of alleged torture.
Stolidly the Jauoszeks heard Justice
Maer denounce them and declare that
the mother should be beaten until she
dropped from exhaustion.
I didn't do it, defiantly muttered
the mother of the little sufferers. When
she lqoked at the children they shiv
ered, quailed and hid swollen and cut
faces in the skirt of the hospital nurse
called to care for them.
B-edhot Pokers Used.
The following are some of the cruel
ties alleged to nave been administered
to the tots:
Satin skin powder being best mad* It's best
for you. Flesh, white, pink, brunette.
CHARLEY FERRIS PLAYS
WTEH WILLIE HOPPE
Special to The Journal.
Chicago, April 28.Willie Hoppe
the young expert, defeated Charles Fer
ris of Minneapolis in a practice^ game
at 18.2 billiards at Schaefer's rooms to
night by the score of 400 to 212. Hoppe
averaged 14 2-28, with a high run of 55,
while Ferris averaged 7 16-28 with a
high run of 49. They will play an
other game Monday night.
BEER FOR MOURNERS
Frederick Diehlman Provides Repast
for Those Attending Funeral. -By
New York Herald Special Service.
Philadelphia. April 28.Frederick
Diehlman made a novel provision in his
wil for a free lunch of bread, cheese
ahd beer for those attending his-funer
al. He left an estate of $500.
MPPJP
^H$ MINNEAPOLIS^JOURNAL.
MID GREtD
MADE MJENTER KILL?
Police See Motive for Murder of
Wife and Seek Halyard
Professor.
MYSTERIES OF HARVARD
Professor John White Webster,
eharged with the' murder of Dr.
George Parkman, convicted and
hanged In Boston In 1850.
Lecturer Charles F. Eastman, I
oharged with the murder of Richard
H. Grogan, aoqultted In Cambridge
In 1900. I
Instructor Erich K. Muenter,
oharged with murder of Leon K.
Muenter, fugitive from police, April,
1906. I
By PuWisheW *iett.
on liani Sherman, in its famous march This Struqtusj was On* of the Finest Examples of Ecclesiastical Architecture in the United States, it waa:^uined by the
$
Speoial to The Journal,
Chicago, April 28.Light has been
thrown on the great mystery at Har
vard university, where Professor Erick
Muenter is accused of murdering his
wife. The motive is now described by
tne police as clear. It was twofold,
ambition and averice, they say.
Mrs. Muenter stood in the way of
the realization of Muenter's1
ambition,
the police and relatives of the dead
woman declare. The fugitive uni
versity professor had outgrown the
school teacher he married and is now
accused of murdering.
Averice, the other alleged motive
was to be satisfied by the collection of
the insurance money on Mrs. Muenter's
life. In this Muenfer failed when he
fled Chicago a week ago Thursday.
Tried to Kill Child?
Muenter now stands accused of hav
ing attempted to kill his wife's first
bapy four years ago when the family
lived in this city.
Neighbors living on the first floor of
the building in which the Muenters
then made their home detected gas and
found the mother and child in a room
where the gas had been turned on.
Muenter was found in another room
on a couch, pretending- to sleep,'' ac
cording to the neighbors, who told their
story to the police.? The child was
saved with great difficulty.
Was MysteiiousvMatt.
When Muenter was questioned he
Sfrs.
rofessed to be ygie&i%y J., alarjned.
Muenter told ,her ,Baxea$s* what
had happened and t|^yjNkr^e4fW to
watch Muenter. -f
Muenter was regarded as a deep and
mysterious man. and w*ts called by
them the iron minxled^ man,'* because
he was so inflexible and stubborn. He
was also regarded "*s a mystic and
dabbled in many strange "isms and
"ologies." One of his pet theories,
and one that caused him to be looked on
as mentally nubalaneed, was the
theory that the Scotch and German
languages could, be* amalgamated mio
a universal lanraagit.
Muenter is believed to be almost
within the ffrasp. of the detectives
searching the continent from coast5
coast for him.
4
Twisted broomjaandles in'thei* hair
until it was gulled out by the roots and
rubbed salt the wounded scalps,
BrOke the arm of little Mary because
she lost 16 cents, the limb still being
dwarfed and crooked.
Locked both little ones in a small
coalbox in the rear of the house for
two days at a time, feeding them only.^*/Jj
bits of bread jand weak coffee.
Seared the arms and back of both
chuldren with redhot pokers until they
were covered with blisters and deep
3ores.
Pounded and kicked Mary until both
her eyes were swollen shut, because- the
mother Baid, she bit her little sister.
Beat the children with a wire whip
and with pieces of broomhandles.
Broke the nose of baby Annie be
cause of a dispute among the -children,
"This is the most horrible affair ver
known in Chicago," said Justice Mayer
after five neighbors of the Jauoszeks
had told of the cruelties. "Go to the
criminal court. I hope you will both
be sent to prison forever."
to
MSittTS1 tfWfllH
W r' 4
Fred O. Schultz Grazed by Indict
ment of Brother Attacks
Prosecutor.
"April & -Frank
4*. Schult*, JGerman'" newspaper man
and former tar assessor/ waf found
guilty tonight by the jury which tried
him on the charge of extorting $50
from former" Supervisor Edward F.
Strauss.
No sooner had the foreman of the
jury announced the verdict and the
formal motion for a new trial had been
made by Schultz's attorneys, than
Fred C. Schultz, brother of the defend
mt. and also wader several g^rand jury
indictments, chafted one of the jurors,
E Lobel, from the court room into the
office of the district attorney^and there
assaulted District Attorney Francis E.
McGovern.
Schultz appeared to be hysterical.
His friends said later he did not know
what he was doing. Mr. Lobel, the
juror whom Fred Schultz had chased
from the courtroom, fainted in the arms
of First District Attorney August C*
Backus as he reached the district at
torney's office.
Special Assistant District Attorney
Guy D. *Goff and Julius F. Stamm sep
arated Mr. McGovern and F. C. Schifltz.
MINE MULE8 READY FOR STRIKE.
Publishers' Press.
Shamokin, Pa April 28.All the mine
mules in the Corbln and Excelsior col
lieries, owned by A. Robertson & Co.,
had their shoes removed by blacksmiths
by orders of the company today, in an
ticipation of a coal strike.
t\l\r\jriu
CHICAGO' S POO GIV E
FO FRISCO'S RELIE
Last Coins Generously Proffered
to Policemen Who Solicit
from Door to Door.
By Publishers' Press.
Chicago, April 28.One hundred
thousand dollars today was added to
Chicago's fund for San Francisco's
earthquake and fire victims and has
come almost wholly from people lo
whom a quarter of a dollar represents
a day's provisions for the family.
This touching of the very hear,t of
Chicago's charity was reached whon
2,000 policemen became canvassers
and the poor of the city were given
an opportunity to help-
ggrthquaK* but .win Be Be&mtfe ^.^^y m^m4m
Defective Page
esc-'"
A*
Sunday, April 29/2906.
f the many
who had not yet given, those who
could not afford it were readier with
their 25-cent pieces than those who
could give more. Hundre of citizens
were met with the salutation:
"This is San Francisco day and I
have come to see if you want to give
to help the homeless out there.'
"Gpd bless you," said one poor
woman living in a little cottage in
Superior street, to her caller.. I wish
I could give, but I have not a penny in
the house," and a tear rolled down her
face. The patrolman walked away, but
before he had left the block, the little
old figure came out and hurried after
him.
"Here it is, she said, 1 ran five
blocks oveir to my daughter's and bor
rowed half a dollar for those poo*
cieatures out there."
Officer Paul Cafferty of the Chicago
avenue station called on a woman in
North Franklin street. She could not
understand English and after he had
made his little speech, he held out his
hand and said: "San Francisco
give."
She understood that and hurried to
where her purse lay on the table in one
of her two little bare rooms. She
turned it upside down and one coin, a
quarter of a dollar, rolled out. She
gave it to the policeman and shouted
in her .mother tongue to. a little girl
that was passing, the girl turned lo
Officer Cafferty and said:
"She says that is all she has,
she wishes'it was more."
but
RISKS BLAST PERIL
lO SAVE HIS COMRADE
Daring Miner Rushes to Sputtering
Fuse and Outs it in the Nick of
Time.
Special to The Journal.
Yirginia City, Mont,, April as.
Fred D. Malone and Dick Peet, miners
working in the U. S. Grant mine, had
a hair-raising experience yesterday, in
which Malone- gave an exhibition of
unusual courage and coolness that
saved his partner's life. After charg
ing several blasts in the bottom of a
winz and lighting the short fuse, they
started to climb the ladder to a place
of safety. Malone, who was ahead,
had ascended but a few feet above
the spitting fuse and the dynamite
when his foot got caught in the ladder
and he could not extricate it% It
seemed as tho his death was inevi
table, but Malone at the imminent
risk of his life, dropped swiftly to the
bottom of the winz and cut off the
lighted fuse with his knife, thus pre
venting the discharge of the blasts.
He had just the necessary time to do
that, the burning end of the last fuse
being cldsfc^Jo the earth when he
reached it.
HOW SOME OTHER BUILDINGS FARED AT LELAND STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
DEFIES RIVALS TO
TAKE HER GLORY
Continued From First-Page.
my business competitors and we have
agreed that the old way is not the
right way. We will begin on a new ba-
sis."
Holidays Protect Banks.
Legal holidays are still being de
clared in order to protect the banks
there has practically nothing been done
in the way of transacting a large finan
cial business. It is certain, however,
that before long matters will have so
adjusted themselves that the financial
institutions of the city will be in a po
sition to continue their business in the
temporary structures that they are
now obtaining.
The day broke clear and pleasant.
with a warm sunshine, after one o&
the most disagreeable nights since theT
great fire.
Misery for Campers.
A cold wind blew from the north un
til a late hour last night, and it was
with difficulty that the people camping
out, especially on the ground, kept
warm. Additional blankets were dis
tributed in the various camps last night
and the suffering was minimized.
Last night was the quietest in the
city since the strict patrol was estab
lished. There was practically no firing
of shots anywhere and few arrests
were made and these only for minor
Streetcars in Operation.
Streetcars were in operation today
and the confusion and congestion in the
unburned district was less noticeable.
Many of the firms opened their offi
ces in residences and began straight
ening out their affairs with the view
of resuming business as soon as pos
sible.
The real estate board met the whole
salers association today to discuss re
suming business on'1
Clear Away ^bris.
There was much activity today turn
out the burned section,* many men being
engaged in clearing away debris in
preparation for the "immediate con
struction of temporary buildings. Fur
ther warning was sent out to all who
have safes in the burned buildings,
advising them not to attempt to open
vaults or safes of anv kind for the
present.
Safes Opened Contents Burn.
Several persons opened small safes
taken from the ruins and the contents
immediately took fire and were con
sumed. *l
There were fewer reports today of
falling walls, most of the dangerous
ruins already having been braeed.
Military officers in charge of the
camp at Golden Gate park report cori-1
ditions there excellent and that the
refugees are so situated that they not
only experience no suffering but no
discomfort.
Tents Made Watertight.
With few exceptions all tents have
been made watertight by beig lined
with tar paper, which was the principal
supply distributed yesterday. The oc
cupants of every tent have been sup
plied with a field cook stove and "the
refugees in need are given a double
army blanket upon request being made
to the officer of the day.
Within the last forty-eight hours ful
ly a hundred campers have left Golden
Gate park to occupy houses they left
in fear of fire.
CANA BUILDIN
SPURS TH E ROADS
Continued From First Page.
the gulf ports. The acquisition of the
Trinity and Brazos Valley has given
the Bock Island an entry into Houston
and Galveston by Fort Worth and the
Frisco is already into New Orleans. The
Colorado Southern and New Orleans
Pacific takes them from Houston to
Now Orleans by Baton- Rouge, vwhere
connection is made with the Frisco's
New Orleans line. In addition to all
this the Bock Island will build a line
from a point south of Little Bock to
Eldorado, Ark.
It has purchased the Arkansas South
ern from Eldorado to Winfield, La., and
will ^extend it by the way of Alexan
dria to Eunice, where connection will
be made with the Colorado Southern
and New Orleans Pacific, giving the
Bock Island system another gulf coast
extension.
The activity extends further east.
The Southern railway has let contracts"
for $5,000,000 worth of second track
work, and the Chesapeake & Ohio is
going to expend $1,000,000 on second
track construction, in addition to a
large amount previously awarded.
It Is an tyifcrKten tew In most -London dry
goods stores to show no.clocks. The proprietors
don't want the shopper* to think ot the flight
W$^l^^^^m
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MICH BULK S Oil
M.C0H01 Bjti,
Continued From First Page.
$he only- bright spot in the picture at*
this moment.
^Representative Marshall of North
Dakota, who is one of the especial
champions of free alcohol, is greatly
discouraged over the prospect, and in
formed The Journal correspondent
today that it could hardly be more un
favorable than it now is. He,ascribes
the whole difficulty to Senator Al
drich's unfriendliness.
Democracy's Opportunity.
The Washington Times says editor*'},
ially in this evening's paper on thel
questio/: "It .will be no violation of
confidence to say thus publicly that!
democrats in congress are folding their
breath for fear something may scare
Senator Aldrich flmt oft his plans for
killing the denaturizedJ
Md.
this side of the
bay. The offer ot citizens of Oakland
of a large tract 6f land on that side
of the bay to the wholesalers had
stirred the real estate men to the im
portance of immediate kction to retain
these firms in San Francisco.
From present indications it seoms
that there will be no difficulty at some
sort of understanding ''between these
two important bodies.
Acknowledged by all to bo the
handsomest, most DURABLE
RANQB la tho market.
LOWEST PRICES-
FREE CONNECTIONS,
BRAND STOVE CO.
330-331 Fourth Ave. So.
And By
E. S. KANE,
and
1601 East Lake St
a
E. A. COLLETON,:
1X1 Bast Lake St.
OXFORDS
Ladies' Gun Metal. Patent Colt
and Vici Kid Oxfords. Ribbo* Ties,
bluchers and button, in all C11 f|f|
the popular fashions at..
6.0
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alcohol bill.
The Bhode Islander is framing a*
splendid chapter for the democratic!
campaign book, but iir can't be writ*|"
tetn till events shall nave made cer-f
tain that the alcohol bill is to be!
killed or^ amended into* a nullity. Tms|
alcohol bill' is going to be a mighty Ms*
thingiTiiTjis killed.'' I
Fusan,. Korea, will toaa.pt a port of eaU foi*
the reg-ular'Tmers plying between San Franc"
and toe CMetat. Fusan is'a coming port on
Asiatic coastj 3eia sow the terminus of th*
Korean, railway. soon to b* connected at
Yang wijth tjdt Cfaina Eastern and the Sil
system
TO COOK WITH GAS
AND
DO IT RIGHT
Famous"vABU,
MS RANGE.
vv
A Lady's very nob Corona
Ribbon
Tie:.*1.48...,
$1.25it8Col$1.9 Blucher
Specia in Ladies' Oxfords.
and1?l1.values Men's new. nobby Patent CWt and
6un Metal Blucher- Pt ftO
Oxfords at
Men's Patent Colt and Kid Blucher
Oxfords, Goodyear welt Afl
splej at Vfn.-xu
Men's Vici Kid Blucher 1
Oxfords at $19 8 and...*A'"5
Boys' and Youths' Vici Kid Blucher
Oxfords at $1 93 $ 1 4 8
$1-68 and ^v*
Child's and Mitees' Vici Kid Ox
fords at 69c. T9o. SI.25
98e and sj
Child's and Misses' Patent Colt Rib
bon TJes at 98c. $1.25 $ 1 .48
and K