The San Francisco call. [volume], January 14, 1903, Image 2

About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913

Image provided by: University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA

                
Transfer Books for Participation in
the Beceipts Will Close January
22 in New York.
NEW TORK, Jan. 13.— The San Fran
riseo tstreet railway, syndicate, of which
3rown Brothers & Co. are managers, an
tounces that it will terminate by limita-
Jon on February 1.' Transfer hooks for
•articipatton- in.- the receipts v.-iil finally
lose at 3 p. m. January 22., Settlement'
rill bo made only with holders of record
f that date. Participation receipts prop
rly indorsed should be surrendered at
he office of Brown Brothers &"Co.. 00
Tall street, on and after February 2 next.
RAILWAYS SYNDICATE WILL
TERMINATE BY LIMITATION
GREAT BRITAIN BRINGS
THE SULTAN TO TERMS
Imperial Irade Permits Passage of
Khedivial Steamships Through
Dardanelles.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 13.-The
Brtfish Embassy here has obtained the
«!•-$_• of an Imperial ira.ie granting the
Khedivial Navigation Company of Alex
andria. Egypt, the same privileges for its
fhips to ro hence through the Darda
nelles without stopping as enjoyed by
other companies. The -rr.bassy had been
SKitatlrg the question for years with no
rrsiflt until it recently ordered! the Khr
divial stramer El Kahlm to pass through
the 'straits without stos>nlng. This was
accomplished without incident. When the
Porte nas notified of tLe embassy's ac
tion an irade was issued Just before the
6teamer's departure, granting the com
pany the privilege required.
ORANGE, N. J., Jan. 13.— James Web
eter Iximer, a six-year-old boy who is an
inmate of the Orange Orphan Home, is a
candidate for a share of the Fair estate.
Mrs. Charles Fair, who with her husband
was killed in an automobile accident
near Paris last summer, was the lad's
aunt and is said to have made especial
provision for him and for his brothers
¦ nd fiisters. One of the sisters will receive
a lar^c turn, it is said, as she was a
protege of Mrs. Fair. The boy's father,
iloorge Leffler, is an inmate of the Or
ange Poor Farm.
The lad was placed in the home by hfs
prandmother, Mrs. Nelson', who lives at
Newmarket. N. J. She supplies him with
clothing and pays his board. The boy
will be kept in the home until he is 1_
years old. after which be will be sent to
school.
Late Mrs. Charles Fair Said to Have
Made Special Provision for
the Lad.
BOY IN ORPHAN HOME
COMES IN FOR WEALTH
ST. LOl'IS. Jan. 13.— The St. Paul pas
fenger train on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad, due In St. Licuis at
5:."j3 p. m., and running fifty miles an hour
to make up for lost time, was wrecked
this evening by spreading rails five miles
northeast of Alton, 111., killing the engi
neer and injuring four trainmen. The en
gine was overturned, the baggage,* mail,
express and one coach, four In all, were
thrown on their sides and Jhe Pullman
deeper and remaining coach left the rails,
but remained upright. No passengers
were Injured beyond minor bruises 1 . The
d^ad:
ENGINEER FRANK HORN, Beards
town, 111.
The injured: -Mail Clerk G. L,. Mitchell,
Rock Island, log crushed; Mail Clerk E.
W. Ebcrry. Winchester. 111., leg crushed;
Baggageman Charles Pollard, Rock Isl
and, head cut; Conductor A. H. Pollard
(brother). Rock Island, bruised.
Engineer Is Killed and Four Others
of the Crew Are Severely
Injured.
SPREADING RAILS CAUSE
•WRECK OF ST. PAUL TRAIN
James P. Mullen, charged with forging
and uttering money orders, after two pre
vious trials in which the jurors failed to
agree, was convicted yesterday in the
I'nlted States District Court. Judge de
Haven will pass sentence Thursday. Mul
len, being found guilty on two sparate
charges, probably will have to serve at
least eight years. Mullen was a member
of the Marine Engineers' Association and
It was for forging the name of J. J.
Scarey, treasurer of the organization,
that Mullen was forced to- answer. *• - <
Mullen Finally Convicted.
Unidentified Negro' Meets. With a
Serious Accident on East
Street.
An unknown colored man, lying across
a track at Jackson and East streets, was
struck by an electric car, of which T. J.
Curtis was the motorman, last evening
and fatally Injured. /
The man was probably drunk /and un
able to help himself. Curtis claims he
did not seo him on the track in time to
stop his car. ' The wheels and fender
crushed the victim's Ieg3 and fractured
his skull.
The injured man seems to be about 40
years of age.
LIES ACROSS TRACK AND
IS CEUSHED BY A CAR
An entrance had been effected through
the transom over the. front door aud a
jimmy had be»n_ used in opening the tills.
Within the last month several crimes
of a similar character have been report
ed to the police from this locality. Val
Schmidt's drug store " on the- opposite
corner was robbed in the same manner
and a drug store near Bush and Polk
lost several hundred dollars two weeks
ago. About the time of the latter theft
four residences on Polk street, near Sac- 1
rarriento, were entered and valuables and
household effects stolen. The police be
lieve the thefts were committed bf a
grang of youthful burglars, ranging In age
from 17 to, 19 years. It 's expected that
f=ome ot them will be landed .behind the
bars before many days have parsed* -.
Burglars who for some time have op
erated on Polk street committed a daring
theft in Fred Hohlweg's drug store, on
the. northeast corner of Polk and Jackson
streets, •' Monday night shortly- aftor 10
o'clock. The Central Police Station was
immediately notified and the detectives
have since been watching the locality to
apprehend the thieve*.
Hohlweg left his place of business and
locked the door about 10 o'clock. He vis
ited a restaurant in the neighborhood and
returned very soon. When he entered 'the
<loor he observed that a chair, piled Tv'ith
books, had been placed near it and. be
coming suspicious, he made' an examina
tion. As a result the druggist found" that
two money drawers had be«n broken
open and about J1S0 In sold and silver
coin stolen.
The deceased was early impressed with
the possibilities^ of California and was
always ready to confirm his opinion with
the use of his money.
________________ ¦ ¦ •
Henry Pierce dearly loved a horse and
was the owner of some of the best in
California. He owned Auzelia, 2:05^:
Dolly Dillon. 2:07. and Janice, 2:0SU- He
was the owner for many years of the
Santa Rosa racetrack. He mad% his
greatest success in the East in 1901 and
IXC," where he carried everything before
him and made the greatest eueces^ of
any mail who had come from the West
in years.
ing fhe National Insurance Company, the
Kagle Automatic Can Company and the
Pacific Sheet Metal Works, and was one
«>f the original men in the Bensley Water
Works;, the predecessor of the present
Spring Valley Water Works. He was also
largely interested in the Pacific Steam
"Whaling Company, the Judson and Giant
Powder companies and the present Bowers
Rubber Company.
in Oi<" -establishment of the manufacture
of news print paper upon the Pacific
Coast, being largely interested in the old
California mill at Stockton.
He ¦ was largely instrumental In form-
its failure and rehabilitation was One of
The -firet to resubscribe for the full
air^punt.of his stock. He was a pioneer
water into the city of Oakland, and for
r. long time Henry Pierce was president
of the Contra Costa Water Company. He
was . o'ne of the early stockholders of the
Hank of California, and at the time of
Having been successful in this venture
nnd .retiring from the wljeat business. in
l^~2. the firm engaged largely in the own
ership of lands throughout the State and
business* property in San Francisco. "
William Pierce died in 1871, leaving
Henry Pierce the sole Furvivor of the
rirmof H.£ W. Pierce. The firm introduced
Starting out as a loan and commission
business, it noon became a pioneer ship
per of wheat fro:n California to England,
and until the early '70s shared with Isaac
Friedlander the distinction of being the
principal shipper of wheat to England,
for stvpral years the annual consignment
was upward of thirty cargoes.
Henry Pierce was born in Standish.
Maine. August " 31. 1827. leaving his
brother, Marshall Pierce, on the Atlantic
Coast as Eastern representative, he came
to San Francisco in the spring of 1850 and
founded the firm of M. 4 & II. Pierce.
whicU continued. JiuexUtRnce until about
1SC0, Tki:en the firm was changed to the
well-known 'house of . If. & _ W. PJerce.
v.hich has continued in existence from
then"" until now.
Henry Pierce, lover of horses and capi
talist, died yesterday morning at his resi
dence, 712 Pine street, of'pneAimonla. De
ceased had been suffering some weeks
from the attack and was unable to battle
agrainst or recover from the dread dls-
Hohlweg's Dispensary Latest
to Be Entered, $180
Being Taken.
Leaves Behind Him Great
Record for Financial
Ability.
Robbing of Pharmacies
. Is Made Specialty, by '
Thieves.
After Weeks of Illness
Henry Pierce Yields
to Disease.
To-day, in response to the President's
letter offering him the Supreme Justice
ship, & cablegram was received from Gov-
Taft is known, as one high official "ex
pressed It. "to be thoroughly wrapped up
111 his work in the Philippines." ' His am
bition has been to round out his career
as a Justice of the United States
Supreme Court. but he has be
come imbued so entirely with the
spirit of the great work to be accomplish
ed in the Philippines, and is so perfectly
in sympathy with the ideas of the best
classes of the inhabitants, that he hesi
tates to relinquish his post at. this time,
even to accept the. distinguished honor
the President offered- to confer. upon him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.— After mature
consideration it has been decided by the
President that Judge Taft shall remain
in the Philippines as civil Governor.
For s-everal weeks It has been regarded
as settled that Governor Taft' would re
turn to this country, perhaps! in a few
months, to become a Justice of H*e Su
preme Court of the United States. Pres
ident Roosevelt .indicated to Governor
Taft In a letter dispatched to the Philip
pines more than a month agjo that he
could have the appointment to the Su
preme bench if he. desired it. It was the
President's purpose to name General
Wright as civil Governor of the Philip
pines. As soon as it was learned in the
Philippines that Governor Taft was likely
to leave the Islanders cabled protests to
the President. It was pointed out to the
President that Taft was Ideally equipped
for the position of Governor and that any
change at this time would be disastrous
to the best interests of the archipelago.
It was maintained that Governor Taft's
rellnqulshment of his post would retard
the development of the islands fully five
years.
Court Justiceship.
Relinquishes the Honor of a Supreme
The purpose of the War Department is
to have a major general and six brigadier
generals on duty in the Philippines for
some time to come. Other changes will
be made In the relief of officers who have
served there a long time.
• ¦ • "
TAFT TO REMAIN GOVERNOR.
A number of important changes in the
army will take place in the Philippines,
the chief of which will be the assignment
of General Wade, now commanding, a de
partment In the Philippines, to the su
preme command in the islands, to suc
ceed Major General Davis, who will retire
for. age on July 26. General Wade, who is
now a brigadier general, "will be made a
major general on the retirement of Major
General Hughes on April 11.
Generals Davis, Sumner and Baldwin
will be relieved from duty in the Philip
pines during the summer, and General
Wood, either General Carter or General
Bliss of the ¦war college board, or' both,
and Colonel Francts Moore of the Elev
enth Cavalry will be assigned to the com-
mand of departments there. Colonel
Moore, who is now in that country, will
bo made a brigadier general.
granted. It is expected he
will be assigned to Mindanao. He will be
come a major general in August, and It Is
quite likely that he will soon thereafter
be assigned to command a divlslou in
the Philippines. General Wood will sail
for the Philippines in April.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Brlga
dier General "Wood has applied
for service in the Philippines,
and his request has been
BURGLARS TAKE
DRUGGISTS' COIN
CAPITALIST DIES
OE PNEUMONIA
WADE TO BE SUPREME COMMANDER
OF AMERICAN ARMY IN PHILIPPINES
TROOPS REPEL
REBEL ATTACK
Successfully Defend the
Venezuelan Town
t of Cumana:
Capture Two Hundred Insur
gents and Quantity of
Ammunition.
WAR EXPENSES
TO BE DIVIDED
Britain.
Transvaal Agrees to Pay
$150,000,000 to
CARACAS, Jan. 13.— About 1100 revolu
tionists' under General Manuel Morales
attacked Cumana, In the State of Ber
mudes, on the. 4th, 5th -and 6th of this
month. Cumana was d«fendetl by 300
Government troops. On January 6, after
a hard. fight, which lasted lor several
hours, and .which was witnessed by the
British .cruiser Tribune, the revolution
ists abandoned the field, leaving 300
Mauser rifles and 29,000 cartridges behind
them and 200. 'of tlieir number prisoners in
the hands of the Government forces. The
statement has been obtained from rebel
prisoners that if Cumana had been taken
the revolutionary leader would have al
lowed h!s soldiers to sack the^ town for
eight hours. •
The revolutionists have been very ac
tive for' the. past week, knowing, as they
do, that if, the blockade Is raised their
cause will become much more difficult.
TRIES TO RUN BLOCKADE.
Two Blank Shots Cause Russian
Vessel to Heavo To.
LA GUAIRA, Jan. 11— The Russian
bark Feodor, from Cardiff with a cargo
for the I-a Guaira-Caracas Railroad, ar
rived off this port during the morning and
was notified to, heave to. .The bark, how
ever, continued heading -for the port un
til the British cruiiJvr Tribune arrived,
fired two blank shots aivl signaled to the
British dfspatch beat Columbine to ap
proach. The ' Feodor then anchored out
side the port ~and her captain was al
lowed to land and communicate with the
consignees of the vessel's rargo. The
Feodor will be permitted to remain here
only five days.
JOHANNESBURG. Jan. 13.— Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain and the leaders of
the mining community have arrived at an
agreement in the matter of a financial
settlement. Under this agreement the
Transvaal war contribution will amount
to $150,000,000. A guarantee will be given
for an imperial loan of $130,000,000, which
is to Ue expended in public work in the
Transvaal and in the Orange PUver Col
ony.
An understanding was also reached
regarding the labor question. It is believ
ed the Imperial Government will consent
to the importation of Chinese laborers for
the, mines.
LONDON'. Jan. 14.— Details of the agree
ment reached by Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain and the leaders of the min
ing community of Johannesburg ar» lack
ing, but it la understood that the agree
ment implies that the Transvaal mining
industries will guarantee the interest on
$300,000,000, half of which is to be de
voted to public werks, while the other
half will be a war contribution to the Im
perial Government. It is estimated that
this will amount to $50 per head yearly
on the white population of the Transvaal.
The London papers this morning wel
come the arrangement as an equitable
compromise and as likely to have a bene
ficial effect upon the Rand Industry by
removing the uncertainty as to the Trans
vaal contribution.
FORMER LEADER OF. ROUGH RIDERS, .WHO WILL. BEE SERVICE
IN MINDANAO. AND. VETERAN WHO WILL, BECOME COMMAN
DER-IN-CHIEF IN THE PHILIPPINES.
DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT
MAKES FORMAL ANSWER
Informs Minister Powell That It
Cannot Accept the Propositions
Submitted by Him.
SAN DOMINGO. Republic of Santo Do
mingo, Jan. 13.— The Dominican Govern
ment to-day Informed United States Min
ister Powell that it could not accept any
of the propositions submitted by him look
ing to a settlement of the several ques
tions now pending between the two gov
ernments. The recent decree of the Do
minican Government changing the former
port dues is considered in some quarters
here to be an Indirect duty on the ex-,
portation of sugar, amounting to $2 per
ton. Foreign shipping is deriving benefit
from the conditions brought about by the j
decree. Norwegian steamers at present
are employed in carrying sugar to the
prejudice of American shipping interests.
Pomona's Officers Testify.
Testimony was heard yesterday by John
MADRID. Jan. 13.— The bark Santa Po
logna has foundered off the coast of Co
runna province. Her -crew,, perished.
Bark Founders and Crew Perishes.
ernor Taft suggesting, with a sincere ap
preciation of the tender made to him by
the President, that it might be better
for him, m view of all the circumstances,
to remain where he was. After this It
¦was announced, unofficially,, but entirely
authoritatively, that Governor Taft would
remain indefinitely as civil Governor ot
the Philippines. . r .- . .
K. Bulger, United j States Inspector of
steam vessels, relative- to the collision
occurring between the cruiser Marblehead
and the steamship. Pomona, which took
place on the bay January- 9. ' Captain J.
J. Shea, J. C. Eagle, chief officer,; R. G.
Robinson, chief engineer, and Leopold
Moller, third officer, all of the Pomona's
crew, testified that the ' Marblehead was
not blowing her .whistle and in the heavy
fog she was not discovered until the Po
mona was too. close, to veer her coursel
Cardinal Nine Out for Practice.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Jan. 13.—
Yesterday afternoon the candidates for
the varsity baseball team came out on
the diamond for the first regular practice
of the season. Work at fielding ground
balls by the Infield players and files by
the outfielders was the order of the after
noon. Coach Swindells was on hand,
watching the form displayed by the new
men. He will probably divide the sauad
Into two nines by the first of next week
and begin hard practice.
Among the -varsity players on the field
lost night were Captain Brown, Copp,
MrGilvray, Cowden, Crawford. Parker,
Lowenthal, Knight and Ball. Roosevelt,
'03, formerly captain of the Lake Forest
nine and tackle on the Stanford varsity
in the game with Michigan, has re
turned to college and Is a likely candidate
for the team.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1903.
2
APVERTISEIgSMTS. \
Rheumatism
What la the use of teUlng the rheumatic
that he feels as if his Joints were being
H^knows that his sufferings are very
much like the tortures of the rack.
What he want3 to know is what wi_
permanently cure his disease.
That, according to thousands of rratt-
ful testimonials. Is
Hood's Sarsaparilla
It promptly neutralizes the acid in th»
blood on which the disease depends, com-
pletely eliminates it, and strengthens the
system against its return. Try Hood a.
r: -¦¦"¦'• v ' j ) s mpiraY pills. ; (
J >^fefp^H^ _^-J ie eec^ s °f Doan's in San Francisco are surprisingly wonderful and
j ddlfj™ convincing — The man with a back so bad he could not work
] JfWlH ' f rom its constant aVhing — The^woman unable to attend to house- j
I^^P^i^H^^f^^8_^Isl^_^B/ k /M^^^^ ' 10 '^ duties, so nervous, excitable, tired out and weary from her
I hH l^ii^^^^_H--__-Br I- mistake their trouble for a habit— All have been relieved and cured
• * - •-¦¦¦ .•¦.-¦;•. •.-/:; : ; . "-; •¦•"• '.,¦¦ - -j. , -r, . - ¦ .--^—J ¦•¦'¦-¦• ' ¦ ) ' '-'¦'. : . • - •
A Kidney and Blhdder Specific indorsed by the. people I niinr Pill rhi_!Olonn nrnni r Gure quickly any of tHe many ills which are due to sick
• you know. A modern remedy fpr a special ptirpose- and with M \Ul ¦.-¦VAN f HflNUNJ K| H I -kidneys-rheumatic pains, dropsical swellings, urinary de-
a reputation. earned by past •workings. | yuiiL unn i iimiuiuuu i lui _.l | rangements and every kidney troub i e f ro m common backache
KflnV _Stt*ftGi! ' A TDIA1 PDPP! rV , _-r _ '
-,*; Charles E. Schwartz, paper hanger, decorator, painter and whitcner, residence •
1731 Eddy street, shop 310 OFarrcll strcet.Jsays: "For atlcast'twenty years I have FREE TO SAN FRANC/SCO READERS. * ¦"¦-^ Marcraret Niter Cook of 7 Hunt street «vv "Ther- i*«« rt *l,;«-. in,
been subject to kidacy complaint, 'but, for the last twelve years the "attacks>ere. much . . luargaret *\lier LOOK 01 7 nunt street says. _ nere IS nothing like
more pronounced smd of much longer duration. When a man has been- laid up sev-. This coupon good for one free trial box of DOAN'S. tu e \ rxi \U T rnn tViilv inrf rnn«;rif»ntinii<;lv wv that Dr^-'e XTiAl'
eral times so that he could not leave the house;\vhen he used everything on the mar- KIDNEY PILLS. Write.plainly namcand address. ltlt UUUl ' 1 ' Can tfUl > 3nd Conscientiously Say that Doan S Kidney,
ket which came to liis notice from treading newspapers or which he was advised to - Send to Foster.-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., and a free *Pills Stopped my back achinsr, and I had attacks of it for vears some of
use by his friends; when he has invested in the most expensive electric belt pro- trial will be mailed you promptly. ; •• , r . "' v'v *¦?- x?
curable; when he has worn flannel bandages over the kidiieys for months; when , ; ' them SO bad that I did not know what to do with myself. When awo-
some. of the attacks were so severe -that he fell on the street; and had to be Nam- ' - -V*- • ' " ,- . * in tu u _ 1 ' -
taken home; when the pain was so; great: that it actually caused nervous chills; when '" .* man wno is annoyed like 1 nave been at last tincls a means to end that an-
the secretions from the kidneys were dark brown, scalded and rbbbed him of many V . . . ¦ t Y™Vo,,~_ c u a • «. 1 *i --1 r 1 u 4. • 1 • j . ,•
.night's sleep froiii their frequency; when that man has become so weak that the " Street ...' ..• • : "Pyance she.isnot only thankful, but IS also anxiOUS to do her friends
-" become^Vmhqsfa^ Ct and v acqiiaintances a good turn by acquainting them of the fact so
uXoXe/7^^ -""7— ; : ••••¦•••••-••••••••••••••;.7-:-- • . that they may profit by her experience. Let me emphatically advise
State •—-—, anyone suffering from kidney complaint or backache to use Doan's
-, Pills., and that I will "repeat' TtV n personal interview what I have stated above." °~ ~~~~- , . ¦••• -•¦•.- -. - _¦ "~"~" — .....-.- ~ — ° Kidney Pills." ...