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11ARSHALLT&WN, la., April 15.— Moseg
Waterman, a pioneer Iowa Journalist ¦ and for
many years associate editor of the Tlmes-
Kejmbliean, Is dead.
SACRAMENTO, April 15.— When the
new State Horticultural Commission wns
Created' by act of the recent Legislature
Governor Pardee expressed" a desire to
appoint Ellwood Cooper of Santa Barbara
as the Commissioner. When the Governor
was in the south a few days ago he per
sonally tendered the appolntmept to Coop
er. The latter has signified his accept
ance of the offer, and his appointment as
State Horticultural Commissioner .w!ll
follow upon the Governor's return to Sac
ramento. Cooper Is a prominent' olive*
grower and has devoted much time to the
study of horticulture.
Well-Known' Santa Barbaran Will
• Serve as State Horticultural
Commissioner; , ¦.* V'r:
ELI#WOOD COOPER ACCEPTS
THE PROFFERED OFFICE
TOPEKA, Kans., April 15.— The official an
nouncement is made to-day of the appointment
of J. M. Gruber to succeed II. S. Cable as
general superintendent of the liock Island road
at this point.
The Inference from the Interview ' in ques
tion by which I am made to appear as diare-
Karding the lives of the negro and Filipino
RCldkrsis ridiculous, as my past record will
sustain. As to the portion of the Interview
telative to the Filipino and negro soldier be
ing disparaged. I was entirely misquoted for
the wording was of the harshest character,
when what I intended to aay was to express
an entirely opposite sentiment as to my feel
ings regarding the .Filipino and negro soldier.
L-class both as second only to tho American
soldier and I would venture any military en
terprise with cither one of those nationalities
I consider , the Filipino as susceptible to the
highest state of discipline and that when
brouKht to the test he would make magnificent"
fighting material. I would trust my chances
for success and my reputation also with the
Filipino or the negro soldier.
DENVER. Colo., April 15.-Gencral
Franklin D. Baldwin, commander of the
Department of Colorado, who has been
asked by the War Department at Wash
ington to explain an interview in this city
recently, in which he was quoted as
speaking disparagingly of the negro as a
Eoldier, says that his statements were
misunderstood. In an interview printed in
the News this morning the General says:
BEAUMONT, Tex., April 15.— A careless
workman kicked over a lantern at one of
the Caldwell oil wells on block 28, Hogg-
Swayne tract on Spindle Top, this morn
ing and started a fire that resulted in the
loss of property valued at 51,000,000 and
the bankruptcy of twenty or more of the
smaller companies. There were 175 wells
on the three blocks of the tract and only
five cf the derricks and pumps are left
standing. Every company that had prop
erty In the Hogg-Swayne tract is a loser.
The fire. swept the three blocks, covered
with derricks and pumphouses, clear of
all its buildings. The derricks left are on
the edges and are few and far between.
None cf the companies had a cent of in
surance. No settling or storage tanks
were burned, as there were none on the
Hogg-Swayne tract.
The fire started near the southern edge
of block 2JJind spread three ways. Pump-
Ing stations, derricks' and pipe lines all
fell before It. Large engines and thick
pipe melted ln the heat. It is estimated
that 170 of the wells sustained an average
direct loss of $3000. ' This Is exclusive of
half a million dollars more, the aggregate
loss in production and other. Indirect dam
ages. Fifty or more wells probably are
ruined by the dropping of tubing Into
them as a result of the fire. Among the
losers are: London Oil and Pipe Line
Company, Caldw.ell Oil Company, Spindle
Top Powy Company, Central Power and
Equipment Company, Pumping Stations
Dividend Oil Company, Detroit- Beaumont,
Palestine-Beaumont, Sun Company, Ad
vance Oil Company, Queen'City, Queen of
Waco, Drummers, ' Alamo, . • .Buckeye.
Ground Floor, . Manhattan. . Borealls ' and
Buffalo. All pumping rigs,' derricks and
pipe line equipments were destroyed. Ex
tensive losees were sustained by owners
of drilling rigs, among whom were H. B.
Ford,' Cartwrtght Oil Company/ John
Markham and J. W. Ennls. Knnls esti
mates his loss at 115,000 and others at
from J1000 to $4000. The Texas,- Sun, Lon
don Oil and Pipe Line, Guffey, Hlggins
and other companies lost heavily through
damage to their pipe lines. The Heywood
tract was saved only after hard work.
FRANKFORT, Ky, , April 13.— Frank
Cecil, who has been away from Kentucky
since his indictment last year as acces
sory to the murder of Governor Goebel,
and who recently surrendered, gave some
sensational testimony In tho trial of
James Howard to-day.
Cecil corroborated Culton, Broughton,
Golden and others as to the alleged con-
MINNEAPOLIS. Kans.. April 13.— Ervln
Kerr. son of a Methodist minister, who was
found guilty of manslaughter for having killed
A. P. Pophara, was . to-day sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
SPRINGFIELD, III., April 15.— The Senate
to-day passed the House bill making an ap
propriation of $5000 for the relief of Mrs. J.
P Altgeld.
FIRE DEVASTATES
OIL WELL TRACT
The Orpheum is doing its customary big
busincJK and W. C. Fields, the amusing
rccentrie juggler: Bruno and Russell, in
thtir grotesque dances and cakewalks;
Lizzie Wilson, the German, comedienne,
a:id Frank Aumann, who punches four
bags at once, this week's , newcomers,
ha.ve made big hits. The Colby family of
musicians continue to please and the Ma
son-Keeler company ln "Hooked by
Crook," MqCue and Cahill, ballad and op-
• « •
Tho present week of the Shakesperean
revival at the Grand Opera-house is given
over to the production of "King John"
and the play is meeting with remarkable
success. R. D. MaeLcan as King John is
scoiins rightly triumphs. Mr. MacLean
ls« admirably supported by Misa Odette
Tyler in the part of Prince Arthur. Next
week "Othello"* will be given with Mac-
I>an as Othello and Miss Tyler as Des
demena. • .
y the Tivoli company.
• • •
The last week has been a record breaker
it the California and the management
ha.* had much difficulty in accommodat
ing the crowds that hav« nocked to see
Dcnman Thompson's ir.usterpiece "Our
New Minister." It has been found neces
sary to give an extra matinee tuts after
noon In order to accommodate many who
have not yet seen the great show.
Beginning next Monday night, the ever
popular cctor. Err.mett Corrigan. will ap
pear at 'the California, supported by his
own rorr.pp-ny and Miss Fannie Gillette.
Mr. Corrigan will present "Trilby."
The famous prima donna. Zolie de
Lussan, made her final appearance
nt the Tlvoli Opera-house last night.
The little theater was crowded to the
doors and fairly echoed with the
applause of the audience whenever
De Lussan rendered one of the favorite
gongs from "Carmen." The singer was at
her best iCnd she held her listeners under
a epell. She was well supported by. the
entire Tlvoii stock company.
"The Dausht. r cf the Regiment" will be
eung during the remainder of the week
This afternoon "Magda" will be given
again and on Saturday night. The other
Sudcrmann play. "The Joy of Living,"
will l>e put on to-morrow evening- end tor
this evening and for Saturday afternoon's
bill "Aunt Jeannie," Benson's comedy,
•tin be presented fcr the first time m?re.
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
But one cannot but Imagine that Mrs.
Campbell mi not in best forai. sre has
shown herse'.f to srilPH'iiCy fsuSzcier.t
lierc-tofoie. Jt may be, also, thai phe pic
tures Magda that way, but the big heart
of the character is canting. >Tar.ce
O'Ncil, in epit*> o* her cair.parative cruo>
n^ss, and several ether sins that loom
up largely ln Mrs. Campbell's neighbor
hood, really better suggested the bigness
of Magda's make-up, better fe*.t / 'tbft
depth of her »<oul. Still, enq was pro
foundly grateful throughout for the
artist's art and for the eminent grace
and beauty cf the actress.
IVfth Walter Howe's really clever
Father Schwartz and a modest and Ilk—
able Heffterdingrk \>y Charles Bryant, the
cast ends. Marc MacDermott, as Coun
cilor von Keller, was almost as real as
a wooden Indian.
THE Sudermar.n cf "Magda" was
last night in evidence at the Co
lumbia, with the third Ma«rda of
Jocal cognizance in Mrs. Campbell. Mod-
J^ska. Nance O'Neil we have had, ani
now Mrs. Campbell, and with esch a new
llagia. Those were fortunate amori.z
last night's audience *.ho had first seen
Mrs. Campbell in her otiior plays, or, pos
yibly. [n sonr? ether racod than that of
last night. With an art as fine, as pol
ished, as complete, as she has shown In
her other characterizations, in conviction,
la rplrit. hrr Mapd-i is carioysfy infer
ior. The wonderful poise of her other
¦work is somehow want'rg here, the kt y
is over-pitched, the high note is touched
too lrequently. And the character lacks
in the nobility nnd cccth fo amply cug
gesteo in her Bcata, acd here even nor*
vitally essential. 'Jt is moreover wanting
In the FUfffTf»stlon of ihe vSsdcin and
*wet.'tn<fs that Magda has v.-or., that
rxists in spite of her rampant Individual
ism, and wiThoui these sympathy Is lest
for the central figure. One sometimes.
Indeed, came can£erous!y near sympa
tli:z?r:»f With Priia Schwartz last night,
particularly as he v/as very well done by
Walter Hov.c.
Charges Former Gov
ernor With Offer €b
Hire Assassin.
ACCUSES TAYLOR
IN GOEBEL CASE
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. April 13.— Tha
Grand Jury held a session to-day and
Lieutenant Governor Lee was before that
body for about ten minutes. It Is believed
that he was excused until to-morrow on
account of his nervous condition. Lieu
tenant Governor Lee was to have been
examined by the Grand Jury to-day, but
he sent word that be could not appear, as
he was physically unable to do so. He
remained in bed nearly all day at the
home of a friend, suffering from nervous
prostration.
Attorney General Crow visited Lieuten
ant Governor Lee to-night and about 8
o'clock the two came to the Courthouse
by way of a side street and entered with
out, attracting attention. They went
straight to the jury room and after ten
minutes Lieutenant Governer Lee-cnierge<l
and went directly to his stopping place.
The Grand Jury then called Senator Mor
ton.
Investigation Into the Hissouri Leg
islative Bribery Case Continues
at Jefferson City.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BEFOBE GBAND JURY
spiracy. He also Bald that Caleb Powers,
then Secretary of State, told him that a
man had been secured to come here from
the mountains to kill Goebel. If this man
failed to arrive. Powers told him, he
would be paid J2500 If he would fire the
shot. Cecil says he declined. Governor
W. S. Taylor, he testified, called him Into
his private office and told him the same
thing. Governor Taylor said he had saved
$2500 frflm his campaign rund and that he
would pay immediately. Governor Taylor
also mentioned Youtsey to the witness
and referred witness to him.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., April 13.— Ex-
Governor Taylor of Kentucky this after
noon characterized the story that he^had
offered Frank Cecil $2500 to shoot Ooebel
as "infamously false." He did not know
Cecil, he said, and had never seen him
that ho knew of.
BALDWIN MAKES
HIS EXPLANATION
Martin and Ridgeway, English charac
ter singers and dancers; George and
Laura Lewis, the "two Rubes"; Carita,
the girl conjurer, and other high-class
specialty people are pleasing large audi
ences at the Chutes every afternoon and
evening this week. To-night, after the
irgular performance, the amateurs «r/lll
appear, concluding their portion of the
entertainment with a new and novel se
ries of living pictures.
The second wrek of "Helter Skelter" at
Fischer's Theater Is even larger than the
first. People have packed the house at
c very performance since the opening
night and the show Is vastly improved
since then by the addition of new and pop
ular songs and specialties by the come
dlane. "You," by Maude Amber: "Dol
lie," by Winfield Blake, and the splendid
chorus. "Zamona," by Olive Vail and the
Fischer quartet songs get several en
cores nightly and the Spanish ballet
raises the audience to its feet.
Count L»eo Tolstoi's masterpiece, "Res
urrection," Is drawing Immense crowds
to the Central Theater this wcok. , The
play is en? of wonderful strength and <s
full of some startling bit^ of acting. The
Central stock company and stage effects
are very fine.
The show at the Theater Republic this
week is a most attractive one and is
pleasing large crowds nightly. The min-
F.trcls have a lot of new jokes and funny
songs and are up to date in every re
epecL Irwln's "musical cartoon," "The
Siego of Goat Island," is making a big
hit and is pronounced very clever.
* . . f
"Her Majesty," with Its romantic at
mosphere, crowds of gayly costumed peo
ple and massive stage effects, is a very
stirring and interesting play and is at
tracting large audiences this week at tho
Alcazar. It gives 'fine acting opportuni
ties to players, who are recalled again
end again. The success of Bertha Creigh
ton is most convincing.
eratic singers, and La' Fleur, the sensa
tional gymnast, are In their farewell per
formances. Next Sunday come Charles J.
Ross and Mabel Fenton, travesty artists
from Weber and Fields', New York; Sny
der and Buckley, musical comedians;
William Friend and company in a sketch
by Richard Carle, entitled "Miss Bruno's
Burglar," and other clever vaudeville peo
ple.
Bertha Grills was shown the overcoat
¦which Lawrence Waterbury found in the
front yard of his father's residence on
Waller street shortly after the robbery.
She ideulined It as belonging to Davis
and she also Identified a handkerchief
found In the overcoat a3 similar to those
Davis used.
Ernest Flude, a butcher boy at 815
Ha!ght street, testified to having seen a
tall man standing on the corner about
ten minutes to 1 o'clock of the afternoon
of the robbery and walk across the street
toward Mrs. Tuttle's residence. He did
not see the man's face and could not
therefore identify «hlm.
F. M. Crossley, a collector for a sewing
machine company, testified that he room
ed at 413 : 0'Farrell street during the
month, of February. He saw Nolan and
Whitelaw together there on February 9
ond had also seen Whitelaw and Davis
there together.
Thq case will be resumed this after
noon.
IDENTIFIES OVERCOAT.
WOMEN IN COUBT.
The courtroom of Police Judge Cabaniss
v r as again crowded to the doors yester
day afternoon when the preliminary ex
amination'of Michael Nolan, Bernard
Whitelaw, John Davis and Docia Nolan
on the charge of robbery at the residence
of Mrs. Ida Tuttle, 543 Haight street, on
the afternoon of March 4, was resumed.
A large number of women were aa usual
ln court, eagerly listening to the testi
mony.
Nothing of a startling nature was de
veloped. Ruby Grills, who fainted on the
witness stand Tuesday afternoon white
being cross-examined by former Gover
nor Budd, was recalled and asked a few
unimportant questions. Budd then de
manded that the District Attorney produce
the statement made by her while she
was confined in the City Prison, which
led to the arrest of Docia Nolan, but the
District' Attorney objected on the ground
that It was privileged. They argued the
matter and finally the Judge said ho
would take it under ndvisement and the
witness was excused till the Judge ren
dered his decision.
Mike: They say that they put a. prisoner in
the cell with you three men and you were
heard to say: "My God, if they went back on
you it is all oft with you all." I can hardly
keep up any longer. I am nearly collapsed.
But I am true blue. My people will not get
me out on bonds for fear I will see you. so
here I am. This is terrible, oh, for me. With
life staring you all in the face'. Now try and
fix up the contract marriage. That worries me
moro than anything else. My God, I want you
to get that John that had the shooting gal
lory — he lives out there — to come and swear
that It certain was a known fact that the lit
tle girl— Mrs. Tuttle's little girl. Keep Jt no
tsecret that all the neighbors knew that they
had money and jewels in the house, us she
told everybody their business. Mrs. Tuttle and
her mother told all the neighbors their affairs
— not one but everybody. Give Archie the con
fidence and tell him to try and fix it up for
me for my people's F.ake. My God, .this is more
than death for me. Hut my people will do all
they can for me, as they say all the rest are
going for life. Mr. Gould says life for you all.
.The fact that no marriage ceremony
had been performed between 'her and
Mike Nolan seems tc- t have caused her
great concern and she was most anxious
to have a contract marriage drawn up
and signed.
The missive has been in the possession
of the police for several days, but the in
formation was withheld until after the
preliminary examination. The pieces of
the. note have been carefully preserved
between glass plates and will no doubt
play an important part -in the trial.
The note is as follows:
"LIFE" FOB^THEM ALL.
What appears to be a tacit acknowl
edgment on the part of Docia Nolan of
her complicity in the brutal assault, upon
and robbery of Mrs. 1". V. Mathews by
the trio of thugs headed by the notorious
Mike Nolan has been discovered by the
police and the evidence obtained will un
doubtedly be used at her trial.
Curing the incarceration of the Nolan
woman in the City Prison, before her re
lease on bail, her every move was watch
ed and every endeavor was put forth to
prevent any communication between her,
end Mike Nolan, her consort. From in
formation conveyed to the police it was
learned that an attempt was to be made
to ccnvey a note to her pseudo husband
by one of the trusties. Sergeant Bid well,
in charge of the prison, instructed hi3
ir.cn to be on the alert and he also kept
a sharp lookout for the expected missive.
Several days ago the trusty in question
v/as seen to come from the women's quar
ters and before he had a chance to carry
out his intention he was seized and
searched. In one of his pockets was
tound a note in the handwriting of Mrs.
Nolan, written on several scraps of a pa
per bag.
The missive is characteristic of the
woman and shows the disposition on 'her
part .to shield her companions in crime
to the last. The tenor of the note shows
that she was weakening and a few more
days" confinement would undoubtedly
have caused the breaking down of the
spirit of bravado which she had display
ed frcm the time of her arrest.
Writes on Scraps of Bag
Paper and Trusty Is
Her Messenger.
Docia Nolan .Tacitly Ad
mits Guilt in Note
to Consort.
PRISON MISSIVE
IS INTERCEPTED
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I Next Sunday's Art Supplement
I "IN A BAD FIX."
j - BT ARTIST SIDKEY L. BBACXETT.
i Sidney J*.' Brackett was born ln Newton, Mass., Oct 11, 1863. .When a mar*
t • boy lie sho-wed great talent j for drawing". Ea studied art with the late John B.
? Johnston and the well-known portrait painter, Frederick P. Via ton, and at the
|" Boston Art Museum. Naturally a great lover of animals, he finds great pleas-
; S^£i ' ure ln portraying- them— perhaps his greatest success has been his well-known W¥%
) VA> paintings of kittens, of which he now makes a specialty. • . .' VjLy
? .He is a descendant of Captain Richard Brackett, one of the earliest colo-
? nial settlers, who landed at Salem in 1636. He is a member of the Boston
K ¦ Art Club, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the Colonial
* , Wars.. His pictures are to be found in many of the most prominent collections.
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