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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 224.
STANDARD OIL
SQUIRMS IN VAIN
EVIDENCE AGAINST COMPANY
PILING UP
Interstate Commerce Commission Con.
tlnues Producing Witnesses Who
Give Valuable Testimony— At.
torneys Exchange Jabs
I'.y Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 11.— Direct charges
of collusion between the Standard Oil
company and the St. Louis & Iron
Mountain rallr.cmd were made during
: the second day's hearing of the Inves
tigation of the relations between the oil
companies and the common carriers of
tho country before the interstate com
\ mcrce commission.
Attorney Laforge, representing tho
Standard OH company of Kentucky,
opened the proceedings by a cross ex
amination of Haywood Maxon of Il
linois, who was the last witness at the
hearing yesterday.
The attorney read a number of letters
written by Maxon, in. which he threat
ened to make trouble for the Standard
Oil company because he had been re
fused a year's leave of absence.
"Is it not true that you havo about
1000 letters and documents in your pos
session belonging to the Standard Oil
company of Kentucky?" , asked Mr.
La Forge.
Admits Possessing Them
, "I have a largo number of letters and
papers addressed to officers of the com
pany and letters written by them to
their agents," the witness replied.
"How did you get them?"
"In the same way that for years I
got ■ information for the Standard Oil
company."
Attorney LaForge then read a letter
written by Maxon to C. M. Pratt, an
officer of the Standard Oil company in
New York, in which he said that he had
obtained 600 letters from one of the
company's ugents In Ohio and had al
lowed Commissioner Garfleld to copy
them for use In prosecuting the com
pany.
Has Many Passes
In answer to questions of the attor
ney regarding passes, Maxon said that
he had passes on nearly every railroad
In his. territory and used them in travel-
Ing on the company's business. He
obtained the passes, he said, from
Treasurer Holmes and other officials of
the Standard Oil company.
. A. J. Davidson, president of the St.
Louis & San. Francisco railroad, fol
lowed Mr.Maxon on the nt and. He said
that there are" no pipe lines on the rlghV
of way of his company for any con
siderable distance and that tho road
has no contract to install a pipe lino.
1 He said that the Cudahy Iteflnlng com
pany had made application to install a
pipe line from the Kansas oil fields to
St. Louis, and that the* proposition was
declined by the executive committee of
the railroad. The witness said that he
does not believe that the Cudahy com
pany is affiliated with the Standard in
this. ■
"Do you know of any reason why the
Cudahy people should not be given the
right to construct a pipe line and the
Standard should be given such a
right?" asked Commissioner Prouty.
• "I can think of no reason," said Mr.
Davidson. .
; The last witness of the day was S. L.
Hlbbs of Peoria, 111., who gave evidence
regarding the methods of crushing in
dependent dealers 'similar to that given
by previous' witnesses.
• During his testimony Attorney Miller,
representing the Standard OH company,
objected to the evidence, claiming that
it had no bearing upon the relations of
the ' company with the railroads and
saying- that It simply -was a "lot of
muck raking."
"Well," replied Commissioner Cle
ments, "if the Standard OH company Is
In the muck I see no reason why a rake
should not be used."
The hearing will be continued to
morrow. __-
DOWIE IS IN CRITICAL STATE
Venerable "First Apostle" Has Again
Taken to His Bed and May
Die Soon .
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 11.— The condition of
John Alexander Dowie. is said to be
Hearing a critical stace. The venerable
"first apostle" has taken to his bed
and his strength Is failing.
The swelling of the extremities,
which is a noticeable characteristic of
his affliction, Is said to have extended
upward . until within a few Inches of
the heart.
f Dr. Blanks, who has been in constant
attendance upon Dowie since his re
turn from Mexico, said that ho might,
in view of, his great vitality, live a
week or ten days, but that a fatal
termination of the disease within two
or three days will not be surprising.
> WILLIAM J. BRYAN
; TALKS OF FUTURE
; POLITICAL MOVES
>
,3y Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 11. — A' dlspatcl
to tho Tribune from' St. Louis
' say a:
. M. C. Wetmoro of this city, c
personal frloiul of W. J. Bryan
yesuerday received from Mr
Bryan, who la In Kgypt, a lottoi
In which he says:
"I am satlslied that the things ]
havo been lighting- for aro grow
ing, but who will bo most avail
able In 1908 Is a question thai
cannot be answered now. I shall
not do anything to secure anothei
nomination and do not want It
unleaf circumstances uoem to war
rant _HH — tirno ulono can determine
■I'liis la tho llrst authoritative
statement ot Mr, Hi van's altitude
toward the - presidency In vjvh
The letter Is personal and his com
ment on the national situation it
more Interesting to tho public
from the fact that it is the frank
utterance of a party leader to v
coiilUlontlul friend.
Los Angeles Herald.
nnipr. (Dully by Cnrrlrr I CX nrtiTO
rnlUt: j Per Month J DO LENTS
ESTABLISHES SIGNAL POLES
One Mile Water Course for Testing
Navy Boats Carefully
Defined
Special to The Herald.
SANTA BAKU A HA, Mny 11.— J. F.
Pratt of the United States const
geodetic nurvey is in the city estab
lishing the signal poles by which the
new one-mile water course for tenting
the machinery of United States navy
boats will be measured. This course
was measured off and tested several
months ago by the cruiser Boston
and Is now definitely established.
The long trial trips of new men-of
war are also made In the channel off
this city, The cruiser California will
go over these courses on her trial
trips next month. The battleship
Nebraska will be tho next one to be
tested and then two other cruisers
now In course of construction at San
Francisco will also make their trial
trips near Santa Barbara.
HEAESE DRIVERS
STOP EUNEEALS
OVER 100 BODIE3 AWAIT BURIAL
IN NEW YORK
Strike In Which 1500 Men Are In.
volved Prevents Large Number
of Dead From Being
Interred
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 11.— The striko of
1500 funeral drivers ordered last night
tied up tho undertaking business In
New York city today so completely that
over 100 bodies remained unburied.
Hearses and carriages were driven
away from churches, mourners were
kept waiting all day In homes of the
dend and in several Instances non-union
drivers of hearses and carriages were
attneked In the streets and police pro
tection had to be called. '
May Convey Bodies on Trucks
In many cases undertakers appealed
to the board of health lor permits to
postpone burial, while others asked for
permission to convey bodies to the cem
etery on trucks or street cars, for
funeral vehicles were denied.
In cases where death had occurred
from contagious diseases and Imme
diate burial was required undertakers
were forced to make use of the coffin
wagons or such vehicles as they were
able to procure with drivers. The
strikers declared tonight that their
fight for fli a 'week instead of $12 is
on in earnest
Their employers, the Coach Owners'
association, decided not to grant the
increase.
TRIAL OF PRIVATE BECHEL ON
Guardsman Who Is Charged With
. Murder of Frank Rlordan Has
Preliminary Hearing
By Associated Press.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 11.— The pre
liminary . examination of National
Guardsman L. .N. Bechel, charged
with murdering 1 Frank Rlordan, took
place before Police Judge Shortall to
day. » •
According to testimony of witnesses,
Rlordan quarreled wjht a militiaman
named Merriweather, whom ho culled
a "tin soldier."
Bechel came to the assistance of the
latter, and during the scuffle which
ensued Bechel's rifle was discharged
and Rlordan killed.
Judge Shortall refused' to release
Bechel on bail. The examination will
bo concluded next" Monday. ,
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE TWICE
Aged Insurance Broker Who Lost All
In Disaster Held In Deten.
tion Hospital
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May. 11.—Over
come by grief by his losses In the fire,
friendless and without living relatives,
Joseph Dreyer, a bachelor, 70 years
old, an Insurance broker, formerly of
317 California , street, has twice at
tempted suicide since last Sunday.
He Is now held in the detention hos
pital, where he must be watched con
stantly, and will bo examined as to
his mental condition. Everything he
possessed in the world except his
clothes was destroyed In the fire.
INDIANA HAS EARTHQUAKE
Persons Jump From Their Beds In
Fright — Flash Like
Lightning
dy Associated Presa.
PETERSBURG, Ind., May 11.— Two
distinct earthquake shocks were felt
hero at 12:45 a. m.
A loud rumble was heard in the west
and buildings quivered, windows rat
tled and dishes rocked.
Many people Jumped from their beds
in fright.
The shocks were forty-five seconds
apart and tho first one was preceded
by a vivid flash similar to lightning.
PRODIGY DIES OF INJURIES
Francis J. McCarthy, 18-Year-Old
Inventor of Wireless Tele,
phone, Is Dead
By Associated Frees.
OAKLAND, May 11.— Francis J. Mc-
Carthy, the 18-year-old Inventor of a
wireless telephone, died today as the
result of injuries received May 8.
lie was thrown from a buggy while
driving to the foot of Broadway to go
to San Francisco on a boat and re
ceived injuries which rendered him un
conscious, in which condition he re
mained until 24 hours before his death.
NEW LAW AFFECTS '
670,000 MINEES
By Associate 1 Press.
LONDON, May 13.— The coal mines
bill, the object of which Is gradually
to reduce the hours of work till they
reach the eight-hour limit in 1909, with
out reducing wages, was passed unani
mously on second reading in the house
of commons today. The bill affects
670,000 persona. • , • ■
Previous parliaments had rejected
the same bill four times after passing
second reading. .. ,
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1906.
BOARD REVOKES
SALOON LICENSES
SAN FRANCISCO TO PREVENT
SALE OF LIQUOR
Police Commissioners and Other Of.
flclals Believe Therein Lies Pro.
tectlon of Clty'at Hands
"of Rioters
Vy Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.-That
the authorities here have no intention,
of loosening the tight grip on the reins
which have held the liquor dealers in
check since the city suffered its great
disaster was made plain today by the
emphatic declarations of Mayor
Schmltz.
When asked as to the likelihood of
the saloons being allowed to open fin
the near future the mayor not only
denied there was a possibility of such
action being taken, but, added that he
had decided that all drinking places
should be closed for an indefinite
period.
He attributed the remarkable ab
sence of crime and the exceptional
order which has prevailed in tho city
since the conflagration to tho fact that
tho» edict against tho selling of liquor
had been rigidly enforced.
Saloon Licenses Revoked
This stand of the mayor was em
phasized this afternoon when the board
of police commissioners met and unan
imously indorsed a suggestion made by
the mayor that all saloon licenses now
in existence be revoked:
San Francisco is today a city without
saloons. In discussing this sweeping
order the commissioners were a unit
in voicing the sentiment that the fu
ture welfure of thO city would be en
hanced by a fewer number of drinking
places.
A number of saloon proprietors have
in the course of construction temporary
buildings in which they hope soon to
be permitted to dispense liquors.
To these the commissioners Issued
a warning, advising thorn that the
number of saloon licenses to be Issued
In the future would be greatly cur
tailed, and that it was premature for
them to incur any expense in the way
of temporary building operations.
Men and Women in Riot
In San Mateo county, Just over the
border, the supervisors recently al
lowed tho saloon men to open their
places of business. The result was
disastrous. Thousands of men and
women flocked over the border and
indulged in drunken orgies.
It produced the nearest approach to
riotous conditions that has existed in
the city since the great catastrophe.
Chief of Police Dlnan appealed to
Sheriff Mansfield of San Mateo county,
begging him to see that all grogshops
within his jurisdiction be 1 closed.
Today Sheriff Mansfleld x made answer
that he would close all drinking places,
despite the action of the supervisors
of the county, even if it wore neces
sary for him to go to the extent of
calling upon the militia to aid him in
the work.
MANY BANKS TO OPEN MAY 21
Surprise In Store for San Francisco
Depositors
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.— The
Chronicle says today: 1
The Commercial banks have been
keeping 1 a secret which they Intend to
spring 'on the public as a surprise. It
has been formally announced by the
Clearing House association that tho
banks in the organization will open not
later than June 1.
The surprise to the public is to 'come
in the opening of the banks on Monday,
May 21, which is the date privately
agreed upon ~by the Clearing House
association.
One of the reasons for pot making
public the earlier day of opening Is that
the bankers, being most conservative
men of business, fixed an outside dato
beyond which they would not remain
closed, wishing to bo sure that no
accident might prevent their resuming
business at that time.
But now they hope to open and be
lievo that they will be able to do so on
May 21 or eleven days earlier than at
first stated.
If the savings banks follow their
original intention they will open on the
same day with tho commercial institu
tions.
TEN MILLIONS FOR NEW CITY
This Sum to Go Into Building at San
Francisco
By Asscelated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.— A $10,
000,000 corporation that will play an im
portant part in the work of rebuilding
San Francisco will bo brought into
existence when articles of incorpora
tion are filed with the county clerk
today. , , *
Tho corporation, which is to take the
name of the Loss-Leonardt-Deneen
company, -will embrace much New
York, San Franclßco and Los Angeles
capital, and in advance of the comple
tion of its organization has closed
arrangements and made contracts for
Immense amounts of construction ma
terial that will soon be going into many
big structures In the new San Fran
cisco.
Judge Henshaw of the supreme court
Is one of the financial factors In the
new combination, representing consid
erable local capital.
ROADBED COMPLETELY COVERED
Temblor Loosens Earth and Rock and
Tracks Disappear
By Associated press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 11.—Accord
ing to careful estimates, the damage
maintained by the Ocean Shore railroad
through the earthquake will amount
to $40,000 and Is conilned to the havoc
worked by a landslide that destroyed
about 4000 feet of railroad.
Between the end of the ocean high
way and Mussel Hock the route of the
Ocean Shore road lies along the side of
a precipltlous bluff for a distance of
two miles, and about 4000 feet of road
bed at this point had been cut out of
(Couttuued vi» l'wtt* TffU
PARDEE REFUSES REQUISITION
L. H. Mitchell, on Attorney General*
Advice, Is Not Surrendered
to Pennsylvania
By Associated Press.
SACUAMENTO, May 11.— On the
findings and recommendations of the
attorney general, who has made v
thorough Investigation of the case, Oov
erno* Pardee has decided to refuse to
honor tho requisition papers presented
by the governor of Pennsylvania for tho
iti-rent of I* 11. Mitchell, a prominent
mining man of Los Angeles, who was
charged with conspiracy and obtaining
money by false pretenses.
There were a number of count/I
against Mitchell, filed by those who had
purchased stock In the Han Joaquln
Mining company, of which Mitchell is
president.
FIEECE CONTEST
ON" IN TENNESSEE
SENATORIAL FIGHT BRINGS OUT
MUCH BITTERNESS
Party Lines Forgotten by Robert Tay.
lor and Edward Carmack In Last
Days Preceding the
Primaries
By Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Term., May 11.— A po
litical campaign of absorbing Interest
in Tennessee and irrespective of party
ended In this state tonight.
Tomorrow In a general Democratic
primary there will be nominated a can
didate to succeed in the United States
senate Edward W. Carmack, whose
term expires in March next.
Mr. Carmack and . former Governor
Robert L. Taylor are aspiring to the
nomination, which ia tantamount to
election, and the contest in which they
have engaged has been notable for its
bitterness. . ' •
Campaign managers . have Issued
statements making sweeping claims,
and that the vote will be large and close
seems the only certain element.
SCORE RACE TRACK GAMBLERS
Delegates to National Baraca Conven-
tion Would Wipe Out Every
Course
By Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. V., May 11.—"Wide
spread gambling in New York is due
to the exemption In the penal code
In favor of gambling on race tracks."
This declaration is part of a resolu
tion against all forms of gambling
adopted by the National Baraca con
vention in session here. Four hundred
delegates, representing 200,000 men in
Bible classes and Sunday schools, were
present and voted unanimously.
• The convention expressed hearty ap
preciation ■of the position taken by
Governor lllgglns in opposition to
gambling, approved his veto of tho
Coggeshall bill to Increase the tax on
racing associations and promised to
aid him In advocating a direct appro
priation' for the benefit of the town
and county fairs, "in place of the 5
per cent tax on the racing associa
tions." .
The convention voted to co-operate
with the reform bureau in Its antl
gambling agitation.
IDAHO FOREST ON FIRE
Sparks From Engine Ignite Big Blaze
Which Is Now Beyond All
Control
By Associated Press.
BUTTE, Mont, May 11.— Sand Point,
Idaho, advices Btate that a disastrous
forest flre is burning within a few
miles of that place.
Sparks from the engines of a Great
Northern train started the i.re, which
has now burned beyond all control.
Ranchers of this vicinity arc mak
ing efforts to save only their movable
property.
Several saw mills nnd many thou
sand feet of poles and posts have al
ready been destroyed.
METEOR FALLS NEAR SALINAS
Phenomenon Lights Up the Heavens
Near the Santa Lucia
Range
By Associated Press.
SALINAS, May 11.— People arriving
from the Corral del Tlerra country on
the Santa Lucia range, about twelve
miles from Salinas, report that a large
meteor fell in that section shortly after
dark yesterday, lighting up the heavens
as brilliantly as day.
Coming soon after an electric storm
it caused great excitement among the
residents.
RAINFALL DOES NO DAMAGE
Sacramento Valley Has Big Storm,
but Hay, Fruit and Grain
> Crops Are Safe
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO. May 11.— The heavy
rainfall in this locality yesterday and
last night did no damage to the fruit,
grain or hay crops.
The precipitation for the storm was
.24 of an inch, making 21.34 for the sea
son, against 21.78 for last season.
The storm was general throughout
tho Sacramento valley and the foothills.
Promotion Committee Meets
r?v Arnurlftted Preaa.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ' 11.— The
counties committee of the California
Promotion committee, representing the
156 commercial organizations of Cali
fornia, will hold its semi-annual meet
ing at Nairn, Cal., on Saturday, June
16, v 1906.
TEN DETECTIVES ,
MAY GO TO JAIL
By Associated Press.
JOHNSTOWN. Ta., May 11.—War
rants for tho arrest of Captain W. J.
Tauuey of the Plttsburg Detective
agency and nine v of his assistants on
the charge of murder were placed in
the hands of Sheriff Begley of Somerset
county today.
Tho warrants were sworn out by
Mary Papovlch, widow of one of the
men killed by the firing of, deputies
durlnw the dot at Windber. April 16.
EMPEROR AVERTS
EXPECTED CLASH
PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENT IS
COURTEOUSLY RECEIVED
Ruler of Russia Shows Interest In
Problems of Country and Im
presses Distinguished Caller
Favorably
By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 11.— The
hope of the establishment of friendly
relations between' the emperor and the
National parliament was further
strengthened today by* the audience
granted by Emperor Nicholas at Peter
hof to Professor Mouromtseff, presi
dent of the lower house. '■'■»;*
Prof. Mouromtseff returned to St.
Petersburg from the audience, ap
parently much Impressed by the em
peror's earnest interest in the problems
of the country. Though the radical
hotheads had been saying that Prof.
Mouromtseff would lay down the law
to the emperor and make a Bcene, the
half hour's conversation was skillfully
guided by both the sovereign and the
parliamentary chief so that friction was
avoided.
Emperor Is Courteous
To the constitutional Democratic
members of the house, who waited hl3
return from Peterhof at the consti
tutional club, Prof. Mouromtseff spoke
only briefly, laying especial emphasis
on the emperor's courtesy and consider
ation and his thorough knowledge of
the sentiment in the parliament and so
ciety.
Prof. Mouromtseff said political ques
tions were not gone into as he regarded
it as not fitting that the president of
the chamber should present at an of
ficial audience the views of any one
group or body.
Will Not Reply to Speech'
The burning Bubject of the reply to
the speech from the throne probably
will not be reviewed at tomorrow's sos
slon of the lower house, the time of
which body will be taken up with the
election of officers, the adoption of
necessary rules of procedure and the ap
pointment of a committee on credentials.
A commission to investigate the
agararlan problem will be appointed.
Both vice presidents will be constitu
tional Democrats, the peasants having
been unable to agree upon one of their
number. The vice presidents probably
will be Prof. Grodeskul of Kharkhoff
and Prince Peter Dolgovoyoukoff.
HARVARD MAN ENDS HIS. LIFE
College Graduate Becomes Despondent
and Fires Bullet Through
•Heart
By Associated Press.
.NEW. YORK, May 11.— A special to
the Herald from Boston says: •
Because of despondency, Malcolm
McLeod, a Harvard Institute graduate
and football player, committed sui
cide yesterday', by. shooting himself
through the heart with a revolver.
He ended his life at his mother's
home in the Back Bay district. Two
years ago he played out his class
eleven at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and last year on the
Harvard second eleven. He was 22
years old and popular, and was looked
upon as a good candidate for the
'varsity team.
SELLS PLUNDER IN OAKLAND
Prisoner Says San Francisco Saloon
Keeper Allowed Him Safe
Privileges
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.— Captain
of Detectives Burnett is seeking a
claimant for 166 26-cent gold pieces,
$29.50 In sliver that passed through the
flre and is slightly discolored and forty
eight foreign^colna which were found in
the possession of Fred G. Hammill,
now In custody at the Stanyan police
station.
Hnnilll was arrested In Oakland. He
claims that a saloon man, whose place
of business was at Merchant and Mont
gomery streets, allowed him to take the
coins from a safe..
Ho was disposing of his plunder when
arrested.
BLOW BRINGS SANITY BACK
Inquiry Into Conduct of Government
Insane Hospital Reveals a
Strange Recovery
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 11.— Toduy's
session of the investigation of the con
duct of the government hospital for
the insane brought to light the acci
dental recovery of a patient named
Dodge.
Alexander Ross testified that he had
visited Dodgo at the asylum and that
Dodge was struck a severe blow on the
head by another patient.
Tin blow resulted in Instantly mak
ing Dodge sane.
FORM NEW STOCK COMPANY
Articles of Incorporation of $50,000
Concern Filed at
Coachella
Special to The Herald. /
COACHELLA. May 11.— Articles of
incorporation of the Coachello Valley
Stock company were filed on Tuesday
with the county clerk. Redlands is
named as the principal place of busi
ness. The capital stock la {50,000, of
which JKOO has already been sub
scribed.
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EXPECT SULTAN WILL YIELD
Amicable Settlement of Tabah Diffi-
culty Now Looked for In
London
By AMoctntnd Press.
LONDON, May 12.— Dlplomatlo ac
tivity seems to foreshadow an amicable
settlement of the Tabah difficulty. Both
at London and Constantinople, Turkey
Is seeking to make an arrangement
The grand vizier was to have had an
Interview with Bir Nicholas O'Connor,
the British ambassador at Con
stantinople, at 11 o'clock last night.* .
The latest dispatches from Con
stantinople state that Foreign Minis
ter Tewfix Pasha, the grand vizier,
nnd other of the sultan's advisers, coun
sel yielding to the British demands.
It Is understood that the decision now
rests with the sultan, who ia said to
havo ordered all the documents on the
subject translated Into Arabic to enable
him to pass upon them. Meanwhile, the
British naval preparations are matur
ing.
QUAKE CAUSES
MINE TO CAVE
SEVERAL NARROWLY ESCAPE IN
BANTIAGO DE CUBA
Lives of Superintendent Young and
Six Miners Only Saved by
Former's Knowledge of
Exits
By Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, May 11.— By
the caving in today of tho old workings
of a copper mine at Cobre, ten miles
west of Santiago, supposed to be due to
earthquake shocks, the lives of Su
perintendent Young and six miners
were endangered. „ : •■' .
All the Hghtß in the tunnel were ex
tinguished and it was only through
Superintendent Young's intimate knowl
edge of the workings that he and others
in the mine were enabled to make their
escape through the distant openings,
exits generally used .having being
closed by falling rocks and, earth.
The cave-in occurred beneath the
famous Cuban shrine of the "Virgin
Mary, and slightly damaged the church.
IDENTIFIES, WRECK VICTIM
Mrs. William Hansen Says Dead Man
Is Her Husband— Native of
Honolulu
By Associated Press.
SAN JOSE. May 11.— Mrs. ■William
Hansen of San Francisco today identi
fied the body of the William Hansen
who was killed in the railroad wreck
at Edenvale Wednesday as that of her
husband. He was a native ot Hono
lulu,, aged 23, and for three years had
worked at his trade of candy maker
in San Francisco. . . k. ■ . . ;
He resided at 1522 Sanchez street and
he leaves three small children. • He
was thrown out of employment by the
flre and had gone to Gllroy In search of
work and was returning when killed.
EDITOR AND COUNT HAVE DUEL
Recent Exciting Encounter Between
Combatants Precipitates Use of
Revolvers on Field of Honor
By Associated Press.
PARIS, May 11.— Luclen Millevoye,
editor of the Patrlo of this city and a
nationalist member of the chamber of
deputies, fought a duel with pistols
today with Count Mathleu de Noallles,
as a result of the exciting street en
counter between them on May 9, when
Millevoye broke his cane over the
count's head.
Beyond the facts that pistols were
used and that two shots were ex
changed at twenty-five paces, no details
were obtainable as this dispatch was
filed.
FIRMS RAISE PRICE OF LOGS
Leading Logging Companies on Co-
lumbia River Take Advan
tage of Fire
By Associated "Press.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 11.— The
Evening Telegram announces an in
crease in tho price of logs on the
Columbia rtver. The paper says:
"Taking advantage of the enormous
demand for lumber In California and In
foreign countries, some of the leading
logging firms on the Columbia river
have raised the price of logs from $8 to
$10 1000 feet" , .
PATIENT COMMITS SUICIDE
Rich South Dakotan Fights Off Nurses
and Jumps From a
Window
By Associated Press.
SIOUX CITIT, lowa, May 11.—Fight
ing off two nurses and his wife, Lew
Wilson, a wealthy business man of
Presho, S. D., threw himself from the
second story window of a hospital here
today and was killed.
This was his third attempt at suicide
within two weeks.
Business troubles are given as the
cause.
"Erich Muenter" at Springfield
By Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 11.— A man
who insists that he is B. F. Carr, a
circus performer, is under arrest here
on suspicion of being Erich Muenter,
the Harvard I professor wanted in con
nection with his wife's recent death.
Kill Four at Lynchburg
By Associated Press.
LYNCIIBURG, Va., May 11.— Four
trainmen were killed and four. lnjured
In a collision today on the Norfolk &
Western railroad near here.
SALOON MAN GOES
BEHIND THE BARS
By Associated Press.
BAN FRANCISCO, May 11.— It. p.
Smith,' who conducts a grocery store
uml bar at the corner of Pine and
Webster streets, was arrested tonight
for selling liquor In violation of the
mayor's proclamation.
The police contiticated a quantity of
liquor and locked up. the grocer at the
Uolden Gate park station on the charge
of selling liquor without a license.
SENATOR
RAYNER
WRATHY
Koosevelt Accused of
1 Interfering in
00 1 ull(3
Maryland Man Declares
President's Advice
Wasn't Needed
Chief Executive Compared to Marl
Who Cannot Look at a Trap
Without Pooling With
the Spring
By Associated Preis.
WASHINGTON, May 11.— Senator"
Bailey's non-suspension amendment ap«
plying to orders of the interstate com
merce commission as covered by A Uib*
railroad rate bill, which has occupied
so much of the attention of the senate
in connection with that bill, was today;
adversely disposed of by the ' decisive
vote of 23 to 64, practically a party vote. 7
The debate on the provision was limit
ed to a brief political speech ' by -. its
author, in which he said the president
had changed his attitude on the ques
tion of maintaining the rates fixed by
the commission until the courts reach
a final decision.
An amendment offered by Senator
Rayner confining the court review to
constitutional questions was also voted
down, but not until speeches had been
made by Messrs. Rayner . and Bailey
in advocacy, and by Messrs. | Allison,"
Fulton, Long and Cullom in opposition.
Anticipated' Discussion ■-„'.'■■
The debate was in anticipation of thi»
discussion that is . expected to " occur
upon the Allison court review provision
tomorrow. Messrs.' Rayner and Bailey
contended that the Allison amendment
authorizes the broadest possible court
review, and the Maryland senator urged
that in it Senator Allison had achieved
a signal victory. ■ , >.;; .
Senator Fulton stated that he had
first suggested the language of the Alli
son provision. •. . ■ \!\ .-I-
A number: of other amendments',of
fered , In the main by Demicrats ' and '
Senator. La Follette were rejected. Tha
votes were generally alone ■ party , lines
during the entire day, but the Wisconsin
senator | voted with the Democrats jon
all propositions, and Messrs. McEnery
and Morgan, Democrats, voted with tha
Republicans on most of them. „ ;;
Accept Only Two Amendments ■'..';
The only amendments ' accepted dur«'
Ing the day were those offered by Sen-
ator Allison striking . out the j phrase
"fairly remunerative" in ' the ; provision
allowing: the interstate commerce com
mission to fix rates, limiting: the opera
tion of orders of the commission to two
years and making. the interstate com
merce commission the defendant in suits
challenging the rates fixed by. ifT"
The anti-pass provision heretofore
adopted was again discussed/ It is evi
dent that it will bo modified. „• ;
Before : Senator Allison • had time ; to
complete the presentation of his amend
ments. Senator Rayner took advantage
of an opportunity to present ' his ; con*
stitutional court review amendment
Says President Interfered :.
"I wish the president liad not inter*
fered In- this legislation,"., he said, iij
tContlnneq on Pmw Tw> ■
THE DAFS KEWS
FORECAST
Southern California: Foggy
during morning hours, followed
by clear and warm weather, with
southerly winds, changing to west
erly, is the prediction for Los
Angeles and vicinity. Maximum
temperature In Los Angeles yes.
terday, 65 degrees; minimum,
55 degrees.
I—Senator1 — Senator Rayner wrathy.
2 — Paper trust comes to time.
3 — Streets put on gala garb. . „.-
A — Captures tramp who uses pistol.
s—Relief5 — Relief work highly praised.
6— Editorial.
7 — City news.
B—Sports.8 — Sports.
9 — Southern California news. .
10— Markets.
11 — Classified advertisements.
12.13 — Public advertising. . '^^s
14_Will administer Catholic rites.
EASTERN
Interstate commerce commission con* •
tlnuos to pile up evidence agalnit
Standard OH company at Chicago. .. • ... .
Maryland senator accuses President
Roosevelt of Interfering > with congress
in railroad rate legislation.
Now York funeral drivers go on
strike, making It impossible to bury
over 100 dead.
FOREIGN
Emperor of Russia receives president,
of the lower houso and convinces latter
that he has "the best Interests of all'
his people at heart." • . ■ -„
Duel fought by Frenchmen at Paris
result* In two shots being Bred." ?t.
Prediction made In London that Tur
key will not refuse England's demands.;'
COABT
San Francisco police commission re-,
yokes every saloon licence in the city,'.
Bankers at Ban Francisco announco
Intention of opening their doors on Muy
k:t in injures crops nt Fresno and
knocks bloom oft tho grape vines.
LOCAL
Attorneys seek to save Morris "Buck's
. Btystery of Policeman King's absence
still unsolved, ;.' -. ■ • • .■• • ••'.-. ■.">!.
AY. C. T. 11. needs singers for Bunday
tervloes in Jail. ■ •■■- •
■ Noero . tramp who *h«t Brakeman.
Eriokoon near Saugua caught in Yuma.
Ban Francisco solona ask Los An- ;
Bolea'to furnlsa pttttm (DC new laws.