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"There Is a species of political mischief making which, while not punishable un der the penal code, is none the less calcu lated to cause apprehension." The declaration was received with stormy applause. The papers generally Ignore It, and the Freissinige Zeitung ob serves: BERLIN, Oct. 28.— During an address at a recent meeting of the Fleet Society in Hanover, Captain von Wellheim of the German navy is represented to have said: '.'German interests In the five republics of Central America, in view of American competition, can ,only be maintained when we have a fleet strong enough to say to the Americans 'Hands off!* " Captain von "Wellheim Makes a Sen - sational Speech. GERMA2T CRIES "HANDS OFF!" NEW YORK, Oct. 28.— A cable dispatch announcing the election of President Cas tro of Venezuela, who has been pro visional President for one year, has been received at the Venezuela consulate in this city. The official proclamation will be made to-morrow by the Congress of that country. other, continues one of expectancy. The economic condition of the country is re ported good, though awaiting the in creased animation that will follow the movement of the coffee crop. Troops on the .Frontier of Rosario de Cucuta Number Fifteen Thousand Colombians and Six .Thousand Venezuelans-Former Prosperous Inhab itants of Caracas Are Reduced to Beggary and Seek Alms on Streets VENEZUELAN NATIONAL EXPEDITION LANDS AND BATTLES WITH GOVERNMENT FORCES ON THE COAST OF THE STATE OF MATURIN SAN JOSE, Oct 28.-"I am glad I killed him. He deserved it. for h© ruined the life of nay first love." This was about all Harry L. El liott, who sjhot and killed J. W. Sherman In a house of ill-repute last night, would say to-day, after the excite ment of last night's tragedy had subsided End left him in a frame of mind that brought realization of the enormity of his act. That Elliott was In love with Bessie Bray before she married Sherman and that she had played fast and loose with his affections was the prime cause of the raurder. He maintains an indifference concerning his crime, except when the flrl's name is " mentioned, and then he bursts Into tears. Elliott has engaged State Senator Oneal as his attorney and will make a fight for his life. He does not deny the killing, but evidently will plead insanity and self defense. To some he claimed he had act ed in self-defense and that Sherman was WIFE WHOM J. W. SHERMAN SUBJECTED TO A LIFE OF DEGRADA TION AND THE MAN WHO, BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR THE YOUNG . WOMAN, ENDED THE HUSBAND'S CAREER* WITH A BULLET. VENEZUELA'S PRESENT. CHIEF AND THE FOE WHO WOXTLD DISPLACE HIM. LONDON, Oct 2S.-Slr Clements Mark ham, president of the Royal Geographical /Society, writes to the papers to-day ap {) ealing for subscriptions to the amount of another £1000 to cover the cost of the Norwegian whaler Morgenen, \u25a0which has been purchased as a relief, ship to the Aid an English Antarctic Ex ploring* Ship."- 1'ound Necessary to Send a Whaler to APPEALS 'FOR FUNDS FOB A KEIilEP BOAT The Discovery, on the voyage to Cape Town, showed very serious defects. Al though proving herself an "excellent and stiff sea boat, she leaked badly, turned out to be a slow sailer and was found wanting in adequate coal capacity.' These shortcomings. Sir 'Clements^ Markham points~t)ut. are, reasons. why a relief boat for, the Antarctic expedition is an impera tive necessity.-, , • \u25a0• . -. ') As the Discovery was the. first ship built In' Great Britain, for, polar -expeditions, these revelations are disappointing. • Antarctic exploring ship Discovery. DRIVEN OUT OF OAKLAND. J. W. Sherman, the man. who was shot Mrs. Sherman said she married her hus band a few months ago in Oakland. At that time Sherman was working for Gun zendorfer, at 209 Sansome street, San The Inquest over Sherman's body was hold this afternoon. Mrs. Bessie Sher man, over whom the shooting occurred, took the stand. She denied that her fath er, before his death, had asked Elliott to protect and watch over her. She said she ha.<2 known Eliott about five years. He had been at her home only once- She had received letters from him from time to time, but had never answered them. armed. Public sentiment favors Jm to some extent and it is hardly likely a jury could be found in the county that would convict him. Francisco. She had been in this city about a week. Sherman had met Elliott on the street yesterday and brought him up to the house last night. After | greet ing her ho left and a few seconds later the shots were fired. She said her hus band was unarmed. \u25a0 • ' The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict that Sherman came to his death from a gunshot wound Inflicted by Elliott, and charged him with the murder of Sher man. - : Mrs. Nolan, mother of Mrs; Sherman, ume to San Jose this morning and this evening took her daughter back with her to San Francisco. . ' \u25a0: Elliott came to' San Jose from Oxnard. He has conducted bootblack stands there, in Stockton and other places. Some who have seen him believe he is slightly de mented. . It appears, from all that can be learned of Sherman's career, that three months after he /married Miss Bray he induced her' to enter 'a- disorderly house in city. The only work he was ever known to do was in the grafting line— that is, so liciting for • fake photograph galleries, i and killed in San Jose by Henry L. El liott,, had a bad reputation, and It was only three weeks ago that he .was forced to leave Oakland, where he had placed his young wife in a notorious house,- known as the Palm Leaf.. Sherman's actions in Oakland were so despicable that the po lice arrested him as a vagrant. When his trial, came up some friends of his ilk procured his release. His young wife at that time told "the police that she had entered the house of her own accord, but that she would refuse to cclitinue a life of shame and would return to her mother in this city. The pair left Oakland, and after remaining In this city, for a few days went to San Jose, where the tragedy occurred.. . . ; . .;. . . Policy for Fifty Thousand * rv- '.' -\u25a0\u25a0-•' \u25a0\u25a0 Pounds. \ _, .' I NEW^TORK, Oct.. 28.-A Sun special from ' Paris to the ( Daily Express says the locarofflce of an American insurance eom 'pahyhas jiis't issued a policy of £50,000 on the Pope's life.. The company required a certificate * from "the j Pontiff's (physicians* before" undertaking the insurance and .was only willing to insure him for a month. An American Company, Writes a POPE LEO'S LITE INSITKED FOB A MONTH There was no demonstration when they met." Czolgosz; merely stepped to the front of his "steel cage and said "Hello!" ' ; \u25a0The "brother; ventured -the" remark: ; . ''i wish you .would tell .us,; Leon, = who got you. into this scrape.".;- " , ; ', . ;.: The* assassin answered . in a slow, " he's! - tating manner: : ; : " • K .•V';No: one. Nobody had anything, to do with it- but me." ; : - ; .' '\u25a0:.::\u25a0 " ! 'That \ is not; how ..you t were brought up," said his . brother, ."and you 'ought to tell us. everything; now." •. . ' . ' ' ;."I have, not got anything to teil," ihe answered in a surly .mariner. : - ': \ \u25a0 • .•'Do you want 'to 'see the priest again?" asked his brother. ..'._, , • -.iJ^ Czolgosz held his 3ast two interviews to-night, the ; first with Superintendent Collins and : the second with his brother and brother-in-law. Both of the Inter views were- brief, and the interviewers did most of the talking until the question of religion was mentioned,' when Czol gosz broke from his seeming lethargy and violently denounced the church, and the clergy, and made his relatives promise that there should be no service for him, living or dead. Prior to the late evening Interviews, Czolgosi reluctantly, received Fathers Fudzinski and Hickey. It was late in the afternoon, and occurred after he had once refused to meet them. When they reached the '. prison Superintendent Collins conveyed the request • for an in terview to th4 prisoner. Czolgosz sent back word that he did' not care to see them, but the priests asked to see him, despite his refusal. - Superintendent Col lins consented, and personally escorted tLem to the cell. The priests remained with Czolgosz three-quarters of an hour, and earnestly . pleaded with, the prisoner to repent and pray for "divine forgive ness. He rejected all their advances, however, and they regretfully, withdrew. They told the prisoner they would hold themselves ready to answer a call from him at any. hour of the night. Itwas 7 o'clock when Superintendent Collins '. went into the death-house and tried to get the prisoner to talk^to him. Although he re mained In ' the cell- some time he 'was ap parently not successful in getting . any thing material from; him. r v . ' ,At 8 "o'clock the brother'and'brother-in law -arrived and Superintendent Collins took them down to the condemned, man's cell/ ' . " •' '\u25a0 ' " " ' \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0•.. \u25a0-• / Assassin Grows Profane. All Relics to Be Destroyed. Waldeck v^olgosz, brother of .the mur derer, foreseeing endless- difficulties and possibly angry demonstrations as the re sult of an attempt to give the body.or dinary burial, heeded the advice .of Su perintendent of State Prisons Collins and Warden Mead, and formally relinquished all claim to it. He merely stipulated that at the close of the autopsy all parts of the body should be buried. All chance of an unhappy and unfortunate sequel to the execution, neither in displays of pop ular contempt or the exhibition of ghastly relics, is therefore finally prevented. 1 The plan of burning his clothing- and papers will be carried out Immediately after the execution. .. The electrical, machine is ready for its work ; ; Auburn prison is carefully, guarded, the city Is in its normal' calm,' and .there seem to be.no circumstances standing in the way of a successful and expeditious execution of the law. Last Two Interviews. Czolgosz will have paid tribute with his life to the law, as the murderer, of Presi dent William McKinley, by 7:15 o'clock to morrow morning^, and Tunless he under goes a great change 'of heart and strength in the few hours of life. left to him, he will go to the electric chair un confessed and unrepentant. He suffered a slight nervous attack late to-day, but remained sullen and" stoical up to the time the prison closed at 10 o'clock! He refused to heed the words of the priests who came to urge spiritual preparation for death, and declined to either re-em brace Catholicism or renounce anarch ism. Hence, unless he changes his mind, there will be no ' religious ceremony kt the end. \u25a0.,'.. \u25a0 ' Czolgosz showed no, strength of love for kin, nor«3id he turn to any of those higher- considerations .which '.ordinarily claim , the thoughts of mehNocc'upylng hisi position. .. He may hav^ '. Biiffered .untold tor^aev^but outwanlly^eVteaiWed-isxiSien' .and indifferent;" - TKe State Isrriot*toMBur render' possession of his. body, and by sundown it will have been secretly in terred in ground , controlled by the of ficials of Auburn prison. „'; AUBURN, N. ¥., Oct. 2S.— Leon . F. Remains of the Electrocuted Man to Be Buried in the Prison Yard in Order to Prevent Dis turbances. , Tells Brother ; Not to Have Religious Ceremony \ Over His Body. • Condemned y Man Has but Insulting Words for Priests. REFUSES TO RECEIVE ALL CONSOLATION Continued on Page Twab • *•:••!\u25a0\u25a0! 1 1 1 1 : i m i m..:.;..h..m.m.» men of questionable enterprfse. A keeper of a museum in one of the larger Eastern cities telegraphed him an offer of $5000 spot cash for either the body or the gar ments of the murderer, and the owner of a klnetoscope wired Warden Meade that he would pay $2000 for permission to take a moving picture of Czolgogz entering tha death chamber. The superintendent also had his suspicions aroused as to the mo tives of some of the relatives of Czolgosz In seeking the body in view of their'pov erty and the trouble and danger possible In connection with its removal and dis posal. The superintendent chanced to meet Waldeck Czolgosz, brother of tha murderer, as he was being escorted to the death cell shortly after his arrival, and at once took the matter up with him. Ho asked Waldeck Czolgosz if he wanted the body. He said he did. Collins then told him that he did not believe ' it could \u25a0 bo removed without serious trouble, and strongly advised him against the attempt. The plan to -take It to Buffalo.' where Czolgosz had assassinted the President, he regarded as particularly dangerous. Collins discussed the matter from the standpoint of Czolgosz's family and said they would " surely . avoid 'serious annoy ance* and possible violence by consenting to burial here. He assured. WaldecK Czolgosz that he and the family could at- "This request is made upon the express understanding thatno part of the remains will be given to. any.: person, or society, but that the entire body will be, buried «n accordance with the law In the cemetery attached to the prison. U "WALDECK CZOLGOSZ. "Witnesses: John : A.- Sleycher, George A. Graham." The resolution of Superintendent'Colllns to prevent sensation in. the transportation or; burial of, Czolgosz took new "zest from two . offers that were' submitted 'to-day by AUBURN. N. Y., Oct. 28.— The. body of Leon F. Czolgosz, the murderer of Presi dent McKinley, will not be removed from Auburn. Superintendent of State Prisons Cornelius V. Collins and "Warden J. War ren Meade, after hours of controversy with Czolgosz's brother, ; succeeded in ob taining from j him the following relln quishment of the family claim to the re mains i when the executioner shall have finished his work: "AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1901— J. War ren Meade, Agent and Warden Auburn Prison; I hereby authorize you; as War den of Auburn Prison., to dispose, of the body of my brother, Leon Czolgosz, bury ing it' in the cemetery attached 1 to the prison,' as provided \u25a0 by the law of the State of New York, r \u25a0'_-'. .". • Remains of the Assassin Will Be In ' terred in Prison Grounds. BODY NOT TO BE REMOVED. \u25a0 The prison was absolutely, quiet at,- 10 ©'clock. A little crowd that had gathered Czolgosz walked ; to the ( back of his cell, sat* down on the edge of his ; ; cot', and did not I answer^ the last farewell. .'- . , • When • the 'relatives reached . the war den* s office | they j again renewed their re quest to, see the excution, \u25a0'\u25a0to which' Col lins replied emphatically: ,_ ... "Czolgosz will b'e killed at 7 o'clock to morrow, and if you apply, to the warden in the afternoon you may be able to see the body." . . - \u25a0 :•' " \u25a0 •:.\u25a0 - -' *j ' The two 'men were then let out' of the prispn. , , " 'A few minutes after, they had left Su-" perlntendent Collins recr/ved a telephone message § from ':', the ' cnief \u25a0 of police .... of Cleveland; announcing, that 'the ! father of the convicted man | had , signed an agree ment similar to the one . signed \u25a0 by tho brother." here "this afternoon, {giving the prison / authorities the disposal * of th«j body, -.i,. 7 •.>\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0•'.\u25a0?•.\u25a0.; \u25a0 - ' There was a painful pause of a few min utes, when tlio relatives resumed casual conversation with him, to which he re plied in monosyllables until the brother in-law suggested to Superintendent Col lins that he' and the brother be permitted to witness the execution; Before the' su perintendent* could reply, Leon Czolgosz said:';- \ * : \'0 - \\ '$'\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 , "Yes, Mr. Superintendent; let them see it." . - Collins ' told ' them that \ no such thing could be done, and ordered them to say good-by. ' ' \ Cannot Witness Execution. The brother looked j rather disturbed by the answer. Then, stepping up close^ to the bars, the .condemned man said: £j \ "And don't you have any J praying ovar me when I'm dead. I don't want it. T don't want any of their — \religion." And he answered with more vehftmence than he had previously shown: . . , «'No, — - them; don't send them here again. I don't want them." ; ; '- The brother-in-law. Interjected here: "That's right, Leon." . . - The superintendent and warden retire 1 at 10 o'clock, with the announcement that there would I be . nothing given out an-1 that no one would enter or leave the prison before £ o-morrow morning. Be fore the . superintendent had retired, the death watch reported • to him that «Czol gosz was sleeping soundly. Besides th? two regular men on the death watch in the corridor, an additional guard sat in Czolgosz's cell to-night. . about the main entrance at dusk quietly dispersed with out any. suggestion from police or guards. PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD, Oct. 28.— The Venezuelan nation • alist expeditioh,'...-which .left : here the night of the 15th, effected a landing on the coast of the state of Maturin, Venezuela, and engaged the Government forces, "i under General Maica, near Canos. Particulars of > t the fight are momentarily expected. It-is es timated that the forces, on the frontier of Rosario.de Cucuta number 15,000 Co lombians and 6000 Venezuelans, and on the frontier of Guajira, near Maracaibo, C000 Colombians and 3500 Venezuelans. Arrivals from Caracas give distressing accounts of poverty perceptible In that city. A large part of the once prosperous inhabitants are reduced to seeking alms in the public streets. - Business is practi cally at a standstill, and merchants ex press, the .belief that they will soon be compelled to close their doors altogether. WASHINGTON. Oct. 28.— Mail advices up to October 15 were received to-day from his country by Senor Pulido, the Venezuelan Charge <T Affaires here." They came from Edward Blanco, the Minis'er of Foreign Affairs, who reports that af fairs are tranquil there and the condition of the country normal. The situation f on the Tachira frontier, where the armies of Colombia and Venezuela are facing each _ «• *-^ *-' The San Francisco Call. 17*1 1 V- I SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1901. ASSASSIN CZOLGOSZ PAYS DEATH PENALTY IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR AT AUBURN PRISON AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 29.— At 7:13 o'clock this morning Leon F. Czolgosz, the anarchist who fatally shot President William McKinley at the Buffalo Exposition on September 6, was electrocuted. The assassin went to the electric chair unrepentant and unconfessed. Mrs. Bessie Sherman, tire Young Woman Who Was Widowed by the Tragedy of Sunday Night in San Jose, Testifies at the Coroner's Inquest That She Had Never Encouraged the Attentions of the Man Who Avenged Her ELLIOTT IS GLAD THAT HIS BULLET ENDED BRUTAL HUSBAND'S LIFE AND RESCUED GIRL HE LOVED FROM A CAREER OF DEGRADATION VOLUME XC— NO. 151. PKICE FIVE CENTS.