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EVERETT. Wash., * June 26.— The Washing
ton State Federation of -Woman's -Clubs con'-'
eluded a very HUcressful three days' conven
tion ; this ' ;¦- afternoons Mrs. : E." C. . Brown of
Everett was elected president: , ; EUenaburg was
chosen for the convention - next year.
NEW YORK, June 26.— Sir Michael Her
bert, the ; British V Embassador at Wash
ington, and Lady' Herbert sailed to-day
on the "Celtic for"* Liverpool.
British" Embassador Goes Home.
..LOS ANGELES, June, 26.— There .were
no ; new, developments to-day, in connec
tion with the arrest, of R. H. O'Neill in
Indian 'Territory, nor has It been estab
lished in,a reasonable degree that he had
anything • to 'do > with the murder of
George L.. Mills in this city. The charge
upon which ; O'Neill is being ;held is fel
ony, embezzlement, the complainant being
W. R. Middleton of Covina, Cal.
Sheriff White said; to-day: / "O'Neill is
being held merely on the charge of felony
embezzlement. : There -is- no : other. (accu
sation/against , him. As to hig alleged
connection with the' Mills murder,"; I J have
nothing to say. I shall go .to 'Sacramento
and lay the matter before the Governor.*
I shall, ask for extradition papcra on-the
charge -of felony I embezzlement."
"Mrs.; B. 'L. ':' Mills, .widow of the ; mur
dered man; said to-day- she had heard her
husband speak of O'Neill 'and bis connec-
SAN JOSE, June 26.— Warrants were
issued this, afternoon for the arrest of
two of the members of Company B, Fifth
Regiment, N. G. C, who:tore down an
Italian flag from over the Italian Benevo
lent Society Hall because It wad not sur
mounted* by the "American- flag. One : of
the warrants is for '.William. 'Howes 'and
the other is made out in the ; name of
John Doe. S. Nocentelll JBwore .to the
complaint before Justice - Wallace. The
young men will be. prosecuted on charges
of malicious mischief. .A' short; time! ago
members of the same company jj removed
an Italian flag under similar circum
stances. • / -; f '. : , i i: l: ;*>7-.<v<Vi
Flag Incident to Be' Aired in Court.
Will Not Discuss Latest
Phase of the Mills
Murder Case.
The three men 1 were in jail for killing
W.' F." Bullard, a white man, who was
called to, quell a row at a negro dance
near' his house one night last week. The
mob : went to the jail and told the guard
they- had another prisoner to lodge in
jail. •: When the jailer . reached the' door
with-his keys' 1 the mob rushed upon him
and overpowered him. The three . negroes
were , taken" a mile from town, hanged to
a tree and riddled bullets.^ : - '.
ALBANY, Ga.,*June 26.— Three negroes,
Garfleld j McCoy, George McKinney and
Willey, were taken from jail at Newton,
twenty miles south of here, last night and
lynched.' [
Angry, Citizens of Southern Town
Hang Slayers of a White
- ." ' Man.
THREE GEORGIA NEGROES
ARE LYNCHED BY A MOB
Mr/ Riddle, the American Charge, when
he presents the petition at the Russian
Foreign Office will be received with the
same cordiality always accorded an
American envoy. In returning . the peti
tion to Mr. Riddle the officials will assure
him that Russia cherishes no ill will
toward the United States and that the ac
tion it takes with respect to the petition
Is necessary In view of Russia's unalter
able policy of refraining from interfer
ence in the internal affairs of other
powers and insisting on similar treatment
for Itself. The Russian, Government
hopes Us firmness in the matter will not
be .misunderstood, but in view of the an
nouncement of its position weeks ago, it
is surprised at developments which will
force a reiteration of its views.
Mr. Riddle. It can be stated, will be
subjected to no personal embarrassment
in presenting the petition and he will be
given to understand that the St. . Peters
burg authorities appreciate the fact that
he is only. carrying out his orders. Should
the presentation of the ( petition be "de
ferred until the return to St.' Petersburg
of Mr, McCormlck, the American Em-
subjects. It Is yet hoped that the United
States will appreciate the Russian view of
the case and will content itself with the
kindly expressions of sympathy which it
already had offered for the affair at
Kishenev. :' .'--'
Continued From Page 1, Column 2.
SHERIFF WHITE
STILL RETICENT
SAN JOSE, June 26.— One hundred men
armed with pistols and pitchforks came
very near lynching an Italian at Camp
bell to-night. The man was accused by
Ruth Williams, a 14-year-old colored girl,
of having attacked her on the street. He
was pursued and driven into a barn.
There he remained while a mob clamored
outside until policemen from this city ar
rested him and lodged him in jail here.
ITAXIAN AT CAMPBELL
ESCAPES A LYNCHING
San Jose Officers Arrest a Man Who
Was Surrounded by Angry.
Citizens.
DIPLOMATS OF NATIONS ARE AGHAST
pie. We look upon them as the bearers of the
friendly sentiments of the citizens of the
United States, to which I can assure your Ex
cellency the whole of Germany heartily re
eponds. I am happy that my hopes for a bet
ter mutual understanding between our two
countries through the personal intercourse
which my brother. Prince Henry, was abH
to hold with your Kxcellency's countrymen
hav? been fully realized and have strength
ened the bonds of friendship between Germany
and America. That my gifts of casts of me
dieval German architecture ha%e been received
in so gracious a manner by Harvard gives me
the greatest satisfaction. 1 hope that the
sample* relating to our old history will entice
many young students to come over and study
the originals and the people who live around
th<*m.
My slncerest wish is that our two people*
may become closer acquainted. No serious citi
zen in America, or Germany. I trust, believes
that the harmony and continuance of- our mu
tual Interests could be disturbed by ptrman
n«nt factors In our relationship.- We are knit
too closely togetber to allow of the develop
ment of any antagonism. It is my flrmebt
conviction that the fact of so many thousands
of Germans living and thriving in the United
States with their hearts still warm with their
love of their old fatherland will render the
teek more easy of smoothing the path of un
disturbed and progressive relations which are
of vital Impcrtance to our countries.
It is now my duty to beg your Exoellency to
thank his Excellency, the President of the
United States, for this joyous occasion, rcr
which we are Indebted to his klndne sb. We all
over here admire his flrmne*s of character, hlsy
iron will, his devotion to his country and his
indomitable energy, and we readily grasp the
hand iiroffered to us across the sea in cordial
friendship, feeling at the same time that blood
Is thicker than water.
Gentlemen, I propose the toast of his Ex
cellency, the President of the United Statts.
"God bles* him and the United States."
PALO ALTO, June 26.— A recent inves
tigation has brought to light considerable
property in the name of Mrs. Letty W.
Dimon, the aged lady who died alone in
the residence of her sister, Mrs. E. S.
Flint, on June 4 while the latter was in
the East. B. E. Kell of San Jose, as Pub
lic Administrator, investigated Mrs.
Dimon's property and found an aggregate
gum of $7133 deposited in her name in va
rious insurance and trust companies. Two
of the sums deposited are in trust for
Mrs. Flint, sister of the deceased, and
$1319 stands in the Union Trust Company
for George \V. Merieck of New York. He
is not known in Palo Alto.
Leaves a Valuable Estate.
Special Rate to Willits for the Fourth
of July Holidays.
An excellent opportunity to visit Willita
during the Fourth of July holidays is of
fered by the CALIFORNIA NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.
On the 2d. 3d. 4th and 5th of July tickets
will be on sale, with return limit Monday,
July 6. ai only $6.00 for the round trip.
summer outing.
Hotel Willlts, the largest and finest
hotel in Northern California, built by the
citizens of. Willits and opened last April,
offers splendid accommodations and ex
cellent meals. Terms, $2 00 to $3 50 per
day: $10 00 to JlsOO per week.
The mountain surroundings, redwood
forests and picturesque canyons make
Willits a most desirable location for a-
During 1902, the lifeboats of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution were
launched 2S9 times and saved 436 lives.
When the charges of irregularity, were made
rey duty was plain. It was to have them ex
amined and, if i there were Irregularities, to
have them- corrected. .This was exactly what
was done. The explanations were reported as
they appear In exhibit C, and to me most of
them se'emed satisfactory. I -was the more as
sured'in'this judgment. from the fact that the
Comptroller of the Treasury; who made a
searching investigation at the time and thor
oughly examined all the vouchers, allowed all
and a report was made to me which took them
up item by item and groups of items and gave
the facts and the explanations in each case".
To this report, which appears below as exhibit
C. I direct particular attention.,. -If Its state
ments are correct, «hei>. oncost -points Its* ex
planations are satisfactory.- 'Its accuracy in
all it3 speclfic_avermtnta has never- been ini^
peached In any quarter. On the main points
it is believed to be beyond successful chal
lenge.
These main points may -be thus summed wp,'
each In a sentence: First, names of military
postal clerks were put on the general roll till
the military appropriation became- available,
then they were transferred to the military roll;
second; the bond premiums of military postal
clerks were paid' for good reasons, which are
plainly set forth and which had the approval
oi the Comptroller; third, the purchases of
Porto Rico supplies were made from the r*»gu
lar department contractors named under com
petition and at regular contract prices; fourth,
the vouchers for expenses' of department offi
cials traveling on official business were made
as required by the Auditor; fifth, the lease of
the "Washington Postofflce was shown to be
entirely justified; sixth, the apparently double
payment of those employed In examining letter
carriers' claims Is fully explained. Th?s«
points embrace all that are specified In the
charges, except Items relating to appointments,
including the Individual coses of Lamer and
O. >H. Smith, and thus, the matters open to
question are reduced jo the appointments
which, all told. Involve thirteen clerks and
seven cleaners. Even this is not an irreducible
minimum, for several of these appointments,
as " shown ; In the explanatory statement, were
perfectly righUand beyond any question. • More
than one-half of the inspector's report is taken
up with a minute and detailed statement of the
cases of Lamer and O. H. Smith. Of the latter
I had no knowledge and say nothing. Of the
former I have some recollection, as it was the
only one of the cases that was appealed to me.
Lamer had been appointed a military postal
clerk ' for Porto Rico by the First Assistant's
bureau. He went under a promise from that
bureau of compensation at the rate of $1400
a year. At about that time I fixed the general
compensation of clerks In Porto Rico, as I
was empowered to do by law, at $1200 a year.
When Lamer returned he refused to settle his
unsettled account. on that basis and appealed
to me. Ho Insisted that he had been promised
$1400, and I found on Inquiry that this was
true. I ordered that he should be paid what
he had been promised, as I had a right to do.
Out of that question of rate and out of the
question of the actual length of his service
grtw the whole story of alleged . Irregularity,
which takes up one-quarter of the Inspector's
report, except as it Involves a few Items of his
expense account. One of the questions at issue
in the latter was the question whether In the
special Porto' Rican service '•Seldlltz powders,
pills, pennyroyal and calomel" should be treat
ed as a personal expense or as chargeable to
the Government.
bassador to Russia, the same programme
will obtain, unless in the meantime the
Russian Government is made aware of
extenuating, circumstances which \ put
the matter in a different light. Indeed,
it is declared Russia would be glad to do
anything possible to relieve the tension
in th*e United States, but feels unable to
sacrifice a principle which it. has fol
lowed hitherto and the ',¦ American, sup
port of which it has warmly indorsed.
The Russian Government ..readily ad
mits the sincerity of the American Gov
ernment's decision and declines , to | listen
to reports that the forwarding or the peti
tion has any ulterior significance . or .Is
any way associated with any other mat
ters. - ,- .V-^v:' ; ?
Hon. Henry C. Payne. Postmaster General —
Sir- In view of the partial publication. of the
Utter of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BriEtow on the so-called Tulloch charges and
of the accompanying reports of Inspectors made
to him in 1890 and 1900. I deem it Incumbent
on tne for a right public understanding to
make a further statement, supplementary to
my letter of May 27. and to present the 'papers
in their proper relation. •
•Appended to this letter, and to be treated
as a part of it. will be found first a complete
copy, marked exhibit A, of the itemized state
ment of the Tulloch charges as submitted to
me at the time they were made; second, in
parallel column a complete copy (except as In
dicated in the text) marked exhibit B. of the
confidential report of Inspector in Charge
Smith, which is the main 'documenfaccom
panying General Brlstow's letter: third, a com
plete copy, marked exhibit C. of the report
which came as a result of the examination
made when the Tulloch charges were sub
mitted, and which embodies the answer and
the explanation of the transactions referred to.
It will be seen that the Tulloch statement
and the inspector's report are practically Iden
tical. At many points the language is exactly
the Eame. It ia as If they were written by the
same hand. The Tulloch statement was sub
mitted to me. The inspector's report was sub
mitted to the Fourth Assistant. It was the
business of the inspector to find whatever
seemed to call for explanation; It was left -to
the Postmaster General to find the explanation
and the truth.
I This was done by probing the Tulloch state
ment when it was presented. All of the trans
actions described as Irregular were examined
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.— Charlqs
Emory Smith, who was succeeded as
Postmaster General" by Mr. Payne, made
public to-day his reply to the charges
made by Mr. Tulloch in connection with
the postofflce investigation. His reply in
full is as follows:
PHILADELPHIA. June 23, 1003.
ANSWERS TTJLLOCH'S CHARGES.
Former Postmaster General Smith
'.C< Makes a Full Explanation.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow was in consultation with Chief
Inspector Cochran for several hours, dur
ing which the inspector carried in stacks
of documents'. It is asserted that there
will be at least six or seven more indict
ments before the investigation is ended.
In the Postoffice Department the offi
cials are trying to convey the impression
that the scandal has been smoothed
down and that the blackest clouds are
now past. This is regarded by many per
sons as really meaning that important
developments are in progress beneath the
surface.
"I'm all right," Mr. Payne declared, but
his physician has advised him to take a
vacation as soon as possible. Despite
this, he proposes to remain here unt|l
the end of the postal investigation is fn
sight.
Although Postmaster General Payne re
mained in his apartments Vesterday, ow
ing to indisposition, he attended the
Cabinet meeting to-day and also dis
cussed" at length with the President the
latest developments in the postal scandal.
He' did not go to his office.
tions to-day that the postof
fice scandal investigation should be vig
orously prosecuted and cleared up before
fall.
WASHINGTON, June 26.—Pres
ident Roosevelt, on the eve of
his departure for Oyster Bay,
gave final and definite instruc-
tion with a ! cash register firm. She also
saw O'Neill's name on her husband's
books. "Although I know my husband
had dealings with O'Neill, t never heard
that there was any trouble between
them," said. Mrs. Mills. "I never saw
O'Neill and know nothing of him except
what I learned from my husband." .'
except $160 in total amount. As to those points
of the explanation which were not satisfactory
to me I said in my letter of May 27, and can
only repeat: "I should not be altogether can
did if I did not say in some cases I. was not
convinced of the necessity or propriety of the
transactions. These questionable transac
tions consisted for the most part of placing on
the roll a few persons the need of whose serv
ices, was clearly shown. When these facts de
veloped the proper officers were instructed that
every proceeding which could not be justified
should be remedied and stopped."
The same report of the Inspector, made in
18W» states at the conclusion that during- the
course of the Inspection, "He request
ed the inspector to inform -the Inspector in
charge that when he struck the names of the
charwomen off the stations it would be well
not to mention them In his report, as they
were personal appointments of the Postmaster
T C do 'not know whether this statement was
made or not. but the fact is that of all the ap
pointments referred to In the report I had per
sonal knowledge of and personal interest In
only one. That was the case of a most esti
mable newspaper woman, long a successful
Washington correspondent, whom I had known
for twenty-five years, and who, through mis
fortune waB -In much distress.* Knowing her
need and being able to help her. I should have
been a brute if I failed to do so. As she was
on the roll of eliglbles. she could not be made
a clerkand.I requested that a place should be
found for her on the roll of laborers. Months
afterward I learned, to my surprise, that she
was enrolled as a cleaner, and. though a refined
lady of education, had conscientiously been do
ing a cleaner's work. Immediately I sought
to find a place more suitable to her position
and antecedents and happily succeeded. That
was absolutely the only case of all involved in
which I had any personal part. If anybody
thinks the Postmaster General should know
the number of cleaners and whether they were
all at work. I have nothing to say.
General Urlstow is entirely right in saying
that he spoke to me at the time about the in
spector's report. His statement would have
been complete If he had added what I stated in
my letter of May 27. as follows:
•'About the same time Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow informed me that in
spectors had found the same apparent or actual
irregularities In the Washington office.' I ad
vised him. according to my recollection, of the
Investigation which the Comptroller of the Treas
ury had made, and of the steps which were be
ing taken to rectify any wrong."
- I wish to accept the largest measure of re
sponsibility which belongs tq me in all these
matters, but it seems due to fairness to state
certain facts. The war against Spain, declared
three or four days later, was dated back to
April "21, 1MJ8. That was the . very day on
which I. was I sworn in as Postmaster General.
My first duty, before even familiarizing myself
with the department, was to make immediate
provisions for the letters of the scattered army
of • 250,000 men, which was promptly raised,
followed by provision for the full mail of the
islands. The administration had been installed
for more than a year. The department force
had been organized, and, of course. It < was
properly accepted a3 it was found. When the
Immediate duty In hand was taken up It was
discovered, curiously enough, that there were
absolutely no records of the military postal
service in the Civil War. There were no known
proceedings. We had nothing to guide us. We
had to make our own plans. The formation of
the' general plan and policy devolved on the
Postmaster General. The execution of. the de
tails devolved on the First Assistant's bureau.
We had at first no special appropriation and
so- had to meet the requirements out of the
regular appropriation. Afterward, when the
appropriation became available we had
to recoup the general appropriation in ordsr
that the regular service might not suffer. These
things were effected In part through the Wash
ington officials, and orders were given which
subordinate officials neither did nor were re
quired to understand, and out of it has grown
a vast .deal of unnecessary misunderstanding.
It "is my purpose to address you respecting
the letter of the Civil Service Commission on
the subject, but that will more properly form
a separate communication. The minor and un
important report of .'Inspector Little, made In
1000. I shall deal with in a different way. Re
spectfully yours, . ...
CHARLES EMORY SMITH.
KIEL, Prussia, June . 26.— The dinner
Civen'by 'United States Embassador Tow
er t£ the German Emperor to-nicht was
rr.aeTe the" "opportunity, both by the Em
peror ejad- the Embassador, to utter
speeches of. political significance. The
Kaiser to-day, received a cablegram from
Present Robsevelt thanking him for his
courtesies'.. Erabassador Tower said:
.Ilii with "a very great pleasure that I have
b-f a, pcrmfited to present to you Hear Admiral
I'utton and- the oincers of the . United States
r.avy' whp accompany him upon thte visit to
KieJ in response .to your invitation. They come
tier*-, with tfieir ships of war upon a mission
<Jf p«acj»/- bringing with them cordial senti
ments k>i friendship from America to Germany.
'l'"am. convinced, eir. that you and your people
*r.tertain. the^'same ttntiments in return toward
*ifie President and people of the United States.
.Yudr", interest in us has proven this on many
-memorable -occasions, esjtcially upon that of
\he vitit of his Royal Highness, Prince Henry.
Vho was .received throughout the country wilu
fienKJastraiions <.>f hearty and sincere welcome
•and tho; -.wljen he embarked, left behind him
th» jiniverial wish that he would visit us
c a£ain. " You have also given proof of these sen
timents in' the present you made of magnificent
casts '». Harvard L'niversity.
iiiitnal -understanding between nations, ae
between' individuals. Is best attained by per
pooat intercourse, which leads to better ac
¦*;uaiiH^.nce," and it is a happy outcome of an
SpcasjotrJike this. that friends strengthen their
tficnGshi-r. which in the case of two great
powers ' like Oermany and the United States
isi a hr-nefit to the whole civilization, extension
of cornmVrce and the peace of th« world.
Th/r 'JiClfSte our acquaintance becomes, the !
more v-j= are cure to discover how near our '
pMihs U* to earn other, how readily we may !
Jf'llcw. them .together and how much we have'
«;.ch'ttt gain .by the maintenance of harmony
:?. th*> future as well as in the present and in
•!;» f »st. * America wiehes this, eir. with all
: s]ric«"r:r5-. . There are hundreds of thousands
of people of German birth or German extrac
tion ll.virjj in the United Ptates who look back
*rr'T» o t'.ieir new home with feelings of tender
JtSfC&OB toward their fatherland. They are
arr.or.p the', best of our citizens. Th"y bring
mrttb *th»>m. habits r,f thrift and industry and
arigb. Kleals of domestic life inherited from
.•ji\f fr.'ancestiys and which have contributed to
rf.ake .America, what it is. These people wiil
r'j'iie'e as we- all rejoice at the incident* that
.er* taking place at Kiel, and they, as all
•Americans, will be happy at the assurance we
; detifc f rcm your presence here to-night.
" • :-peakin£ tor the nation, I have the honor to
uumejr .to .yoO the ccrdlal greetings and hearty
, p'>'t; w'ifches of the President and the people of
.ti f ,1'nited States.
c Mr. Tower then" proposed the health of
the -German Emperor, the Empress, the
Crown Prince and the members of the
imperial fa-mily. Emperor William, speak
ing in" KngUfh, made the following reply:
In irtpondiug to your Excellency's warm and
sympathetic toast. I otter a cordial wf-leome to
the Anglican ' 6'iuadron. Admiral Cotton and
i.ib" officers, in the name of the German peo-
WASHINGTON, June 26.—
To His Majesty, Em
peror William H, Kiel:
I thank your Majesty for your
gracious welcome to the United
States squadron and for the
complimentary expressions of
your dispatch. I had already
received notice from Admiral
Cotton.. of the kindness shown
him and his squadron by your
Majesty. I am deeply impress
ed by these tokens of your
Majesty's friendship and good
will toward the United States,
and I reciprocate in the hearti
est- manner the sentiment
which your dispatch conveys.
•THEODORE BOOSEVEX.T.
Cornell was released from custody to
day after a lengthy hearing before Mag
istrate Hollis for want of evidence. War
den Meserve of the New Castle County
workhouse, Chief of Police Black and
State Detective Francis testified that
they saw Cornell in the front ranks of
the mob. In apposition to this members
of a fraternal order of which Cornell is
a member testified that Cornell was at a
carnival and that he did not get back to
Wilmington until after midnight.
William Kramer, the colored man who
was shot last night, died to-night. Kra
mer was shot by William Symms, a man
of his own color. The two men got into
an, argument in a restaurant over the
lynching of White. Symms was given a
hearing to-day and was held without ball
to await the action of the Coroner. •
Details from four companies of the Del
aware National Guard are on duty to
night in the armory In this city by order
of Governor Hunn. If was reported that
the detail was summoned in order to pre
pare for the ' bringing out of the entire
regiment in case of trouble.- This was
denied, however, by ope of the guard of
ficers, who said the soluiers were on duty
for the sole purpose of protecting the
arms and ammunition in the building.
Late this afternoon every saloon-keeper
in the city was ordered to suspend busi
ness until to-morrow. In addition to this,
all other public places, such as billiard,
pool and bowling alleys and the public
library, were requested to close to-night.
This was generally done. In line wlttr
the police precaution. Mayor Fisher to
night issued a statement requesting pa
rents to keep their boys off the streets at
night.
Though the streets in the central por
tion of the city late to-night were filled
with pedestrians, everything was quiet.
The police are preventing the congrega
tion of crowds by keeping every one mov
ing. The lawless element among the col
ored people is largely blamed for the dis
order of the last two nights. It Is said
that In certain parts of the town they,
marched through the streets and roughly
handled any white person who dared
stand in their way. On the other hand.
the whites are not held entirely blameless.
No arrests were made to-day In direct
connection with the lynching and the po
lice give no intimation that they contem
plate making any such arrests. It is
known that certain prominent citizens
have suggested to the police that further
arrests for the burnlne of White would
be Inadvisable, in view of the excitement
and disorder caused by the arrest of
Arthur Cornell of Indiana in connection
with the lynchine.
WILMINGTON, Del.. June 28.— The dan
ger of further lawlessness as a result of
the lynching of George F. White for the
murder of Helen Bishop and the. arrest of
a man on the charge of complicity In the
lynching has not yet passed. While there
is no visible evidence that an outbreak
will occur, there Is a feeling of uneasiness
among the police authorities which has
caused them to take extreme measures
of a precautionary character to nip In tho
bud any further attempts of the whites
to wage war on the blacks or of the latter
to retaliate. ¦'•><* -r-.
Police Are Advised That Arrests of
Persons Who Assisted in Negro
Burning Will Precipitate
Serious Disorder. 'it
• . ..-*-. »>*«
William Extends His Welcome to the
United States Squadron and
' . ' Drinks, to Health of "
President.
fckrresses of Political Sig
• : n-ificance Are Made
•' '¦''::• : in Kiel.
SAN JOSE, June 26.— Eugene T. Russell,
a traveling salesman of Boise, Idaho, to
day began suit against Laura E. Russell
for divorce, naming Clarence T. Urmy,
the well-known poet and leader of the
choir of Trinity Episcopal Church, as co
respondent. A poem entitled "Realiza
tion" by Urmy is declared to be in a
great measure responsible for the break
ing up of Russell's home. It is as fol
lows:
Some home, for oh. I did not dream
How dear was our embrace.
What hope lay In your kiss and voice.
What heaven in your face.
For now, when you are far away,
My spirit acbes and cries
For clasp of arms and touch of lips.
And balm for ears and eyes.
After Mrs. Russell had become smitten
with Urmy she and her husband became
reconciled and Russell took her back to
her home in Idaho. Everything was going
smoothly until in a New York magazine
for December. 1902, appeared Urmy's
poem, which Mrs. Russell interpreted as
an appeal for her to return to California.
In the complaint filed to-day by Russell,
through Attorney J. W. Sullivan, it is set
forth that tne couple were married in San
Jose on July 1, 1897. The bride was the
i daughter of Mrs. M. A. Spangler, now
I residing at 280 South Third street. Russell
was a traveling: salesman for an agri
cultural implement house and his calling
took him away from home a great, deal.
Mrs. Russell spent much of her time with
her mother, and from April *, 1901, to
July 1, 1902, was a music pupil of Urmy in
this city. Russell alleges that Urmy. was
more than a teacher of music to his wife,
and a love affair sprang up oetween them.
Russell finally came to San Jose and,
hearing how things stood between pupil
and professor, induced his wife to go with
him to Idaho. For a time he thought that
she had forgotten Urmy. On November
24, 1902, he went home and found his wife
weeping and reading the poem in the
magazine. He took her to task and
she declared she was going at once to
Urmy. She demanded money to pay her
way to San Jose, and when he refueed to
supply her with funds she applied a num
j ber of viie eslthets to him. Mrs. Russell
' told ner spouse that if he did not give her
i money to go to Urmy she would pawn
J her diamond ring and go anyhow. The
same day she pawned her diamond ring
I for $45. He declares Mrs. Kussell then
came to San Jose.
Other instances of his wife's derelictions
are also alleged in the complaint.
Russell declares that these acts of his
i wife have undermined his health to such
an extent that he has been unable to fol
' low his calling. He asks for an absolute
; divorce.
i Clarence T. Urmy for a number of years
| has been society's idol. For ten or fifteen
j years he has been choirmaster at Trinity
Church, and his verse has been accepted
by all the leading magazines of the coun
| try. Urmy this evening denied that he
! had alienated the affections of Mrs. Rus
i sell from her husband or that he had
j been anything more than a music teacher
! to Russets wife. He declares that Rus
sell is laboring under a delusion.
Special Dispatch to The Call
Saloons Are Closed and
Troops Await a Call
to Arms.
At this point a check was presented
dated April 19 for $130, signed by Mrs.
Ross, payable to Mrs. Worn. It was in
dorsed by Miss Grace Worn. Miss Worn
testified that she had no recollection of
the check, but acknowledged the signa
ture to be genuine. The trial will be re
sumed next Tuesday.
"If the court please, we claim there
was a conspiracy between Mrs. Worn and
D." E. Perry to obtain nine-tenths of all
the property to the exclusion of young
Makin. -We are trying to prove that all
these papers were prepared bv Perry
and typewritten by Miss Worn," and that
young Makin never saw the papers until
to-day." v
"Miss Worn, did you ever converse with
Makin about these documents?" contin
ued the plaintiff's attorney.
"I did not."
"In your presence, did any of your
family discuss the matter with him?"
"They did not."
"Did he know that such papers were in
existence before his grandmother's
death?"
This question was objected to, where
upon Attorney Newberg stated:
Mrs. Harriet H. Sheldon, the first wit
ness examined, was employed as a nurse
by Mrs. Ross a long-time prior to her
death. She made an interesting disclos
ure. She testified that about four weeks
before her death Mrs. Ross showed her
a will, in which she (Mrs. Ross) left all
her property to her grandson, Robert
Ross Makin. This will was never pro
duced.
Miss Grace Worn proved an adverse
witness for the plaintiff. She testified
that -she was a member of the firm, of
Misses Worn, florists at 18 Post street,
San Francisco. She admitted that she
had copied the gift deeds on a typwriter
and that the copy had been furnished her
by D. E. Peripr. /
The deeds were dated April 24, 1901, and
signed on or about that date. The wit
ness would not swear she saw the papers
signed, however.
"Did you see the papers after they were
signed?" was asked.
"Yes. I think my mother showed them
to me."
"Were all the beneficiaries present when
they were shown to you?"
"Yes."
"Was Robert Ross Makin there?"
""No, he was not."
TALKS OF A CONSPIBACY.
The plaintiff, through his guardian, "Wil
liam McCann, sued Mrs. Worn, his aunt,
to secure an order of court setting aside
certain deeds of gift to the property of
the estate and also to secure a distribu
tion of the estate. Mrs. Worn claims that
the deed of gift was given to her a short
time before the death of Mrs. Ross.
The plaintiff now claims that Mrs.
"Worn used - coercion and undue influence
to obtain the deed. He further alleges
that Mrs. Ross was a sufferer from can
cer and was constantly under the influ
ence of drugs given to allay pain, and
that during her imbecility she signed the
Instrument . at the solicitation of Mrs.
Worn and her son-in-law, D. E. Perry.
Perry was Mrs. Ross' financial adviser be
fore she became seriously ill.
Both sides have a long array of wit
nesses, but the only witnesses called to
day were for the plaintiff.
NT7BSE SAW A WILL.
SAN RAFAEL, June 26.— The trial of
the Makin-Worn suit was resumed to
day before Superior Judge Lawlor of San
Francisco, sitting in Judge Lennon's
court. The efforts of the attorneys for
the plaintiff. Robert Ross Makin, were
directed toward, showing that a con
spiracy existed between Mrs. Anna S. E.
"Worn and her son-in-law, D. E. Perry,
to defraud Makin out of a fortune left
by his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Ross.
The estate left by Mrs. Ross is valued at
135,000.
Special Dispatch to The Call
Salesman Russell Accuses
Rhymster of Stealing
Wife's Affections.
Eniperbr Speaks Laud
\. -. jngly at a Rare
""•".¦• ... Dinner.
Claim That Mrs. Ross and
Her Son-in-Law Planned
to Get Ross Estate.
Authorities in Wilming
ton Preparing for
More Riots.
Clarence T. Urmy Fig
ures in a Garden
City Scandal.
Attorneys in Makin Suit
Make Some Serious
Allegations.
AMERICANS
WIN PRAISE
OF KAISER
FEAR EXISTS
THAT MOBS
MAY MARCH
MUSE OF POET
WRECKS A HOME
TRY TO PROVE
A CONSPIRACY
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1903.
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THatSthe ; Pbstbffice Difficulties Must Be Adjusted \ Before the
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FOR RAPID PROBING OF THE SCANDAL
PROMINENT MEN WHO ARE
CONSPICUOUS IN THE POS
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