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Hermann Zumpe Is Dead.
MUNICH, Bavaria, Sept. 4.— Hermann
Zumpe, the musician, ' died here of apo
plexy.
SAN JOSE," Sept. 4.— F. • M. % Lockwood
and J. A. Mehling. who;have alreadylse
cured a right of way for an electric rail
road from "San- Jose toAlvlso, this even-
Ing filed an application for a 'franchise
to build and operate a J road from the
northern city, limits on Second [street to
St.. James and on the latter to Market
.treet. •- ¦:...¦ .
Apply for a Railroad Franchise*.
P1TTSBURG, Pa., Sept. 4.— The Dis
patch to-morrow will say: i Theodore J.
Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Work,
ers, is missing. He dropped . mysteriously
out of sight and for several weeks neither
fellow officials at the local office 'nor the
members of his family have been able to
locate him.
Presidenl#3haffer of the Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers' Cannot
Be Found. : .*;"
PROMINENT LABOR LEADER
REPORTED TO BE MISSING
DENVER, Sept. 4.— A special to the Re
publican from Grand Junction Wil
liam Lafare shot and skilled E. T. Ai*.ssey
on Dolores River, in the Unaweep coun
try, this morning. Both were prominent
cattlemen, and their quarrel was over a
water right. La fare came to Grand Junc
tion and surrendered to the Sheriff.
One Prominent Colorado Cattleman
on Dolores River,- Unaweep
Country, Kills Another.
FATAL SHOOTING OVER
. WATER RIGHT QUARREL
Continued on Page 2, Column 6.
"WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.— On a requi
sition from the State Department the
Treasury Department to-day made out
checks for $377,000 in the name of
Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco.
This sum of money is from, the ' Pious
fund, the history of which is well' «..«,„.«
all over the -country. Mexico has been
paying to this country the sum award
ed as due from that country to the Pious
fund, and the division of the fund is
being made by the "State Department.
mediately $377,000 Paid by
Mexican Government.
Archbishop Riordan to Receive Im-
CHECKS ARE WRITTEN
FOR PIOUS FUND MONEY
VIENNA,, Sept 4.— The political ed
itor of Reichswehr.; a semi-official paper,
made the following \ statement . to-day:
"The Czar has decided" to remain away
from Vienna during his visit to Austria,
owing to the discovery of anarchist ac
tivity in the city by the Russian secret
police. The police were of the'opinion
that the risk of a public reception would
be too great.; In consequence,' the Czar
will irtfcet, Francis Joseph at Ejsenerz, in
Styria, where,: in; a little; hunting, lodge
belonging to the Emperor-King, anxious
deliberation will- take place.
"Meanwhile"" Count ¦ Lamsdorff, .-the
Russian Foreign* Minister, and -'Count
Goluchowski, ; Austro-Hungarian , Foreign
Minister, will .meet at Vienna' and "de
vise a • modification of the Austro-Rus
slan reform, programme for Macedonia,
which will be submitted to the two Em
perors at -Eisenerz.'.' ; • ; ; . ; ' •
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Anarchist Activity
in Vienna Is
Discovered.
EMPEROR TO
MEET CZAR
IN EISENERZ
both the State and Navy departments
will hold themselves in readiness to act
promptly if the Minister cables for as
sistance.
The officials do not anticipate that the
Sublime Porte will object to the transpor
tation of marines through the Darda
nelles to aid in the protection of Ameri
can interests at Constantinople.
The significant statement was made by
a high official to-night that it was not
the policy of this Government to let any
convention or international custom stand
in the way of effectively protecting
American lives in time of an emergency,
and the State Department is not con
cerned as to the method of transporting
marines ' to Constantinople in case the
Minister cables for their presence.
NEW ORDERS FOR COTTON.
Admiral Reaches Beirut and Hay Go
to the Dardanelles.
BEIRUT, Syria, Sept. 4.— The United
States cruisers Brooklyn and San Fran
cisco arrived to-day. -Rear Admiral Cot
ton immediately communicated with Con
pul Ravndal, receiving cablegrams with
instructions that superseded his sealed
orders.
' The State Department instructs the ad
miral to be in readiness to sail for the
Dardanelles at a moment's notice. Addi
tional Instructions < are given for safe
guarding the Consulate at Beirut and en
forcing amends for the attack on Magels
sen. Disorders here have ceased.
It would take the American warships
fully three days to land marines at Con
stantinople, it being about 900 miles from
here to the mouth of the Dardanelles, or
more than two and a half days" sail. As
no warships are allowed in the Darda
nelles under the existing conditions, the
marines would have to be sent up to Con
stantinople on launches.
The gunboat Machias Is bound for Port
Said to await orders. There are about ISO
marines on the three warships.
Warships Will Be . in Readiness to
Sail for Turkey. < *
FRANCE TAKES PRECAUTIONS.
PARIS, Sept. 4.— It is authoritatively
stated that in view of the dis
orders in Turkey a French fleet will be
ordered to hold itself in readiness to
. Herran,' twice taken to task by the de
partment for his radical utterances re
garding the manner in which the depart
ment has been conducting the negotia
tions, is becoming disgusted. He has
given up all hope that the treaty will
survive and it is possible before the end
is reached he will make public a full
report of the negotiations.
¦ Meantime the rebel sentiment in the
isthmus in . favor of setting up an inde
pendent state embracing the Panama
canal territory grows apace, according to
the latest dispatches.
Minister Beaupre presented this mes
sage and the wrath of the Colombian
officials was centered upon him. The
State Department "was content to allow
him to become. the target for the shafts
of the irate Colombians until the author
ship of the message was traced direct to
the department. Now officials here are
standing by Beaupre and asserting he is
performing his duty satisfactorily.
WASHINGTON*. Sept. 4.— "The United
States may be forced to take action which
would be a source of regret to all true
friends of Colombia."
Such is the implied threat contained in
Hay's note, transmitted to Minister
Beaupre at Bogota, which set the Colom
bians frantic with anger, and led, it is
claimed, fo the defeat of the canal treaty.
The action implied was contingent upon
Colombia's, refusal to ratify the treaty
unamended.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
•'At the State Department due allowance
is made for^the possible excitement to
whichthe officials at Constantinople may
.be.subjected by the tense' situation. there
and the officials here are inclined to hope
that , a • few days may bring more assur
ances from Leishman. At the same time.
'.. The advices from the American Minister
have not caused the State Department to
swerve from its original programme to
confine the operations of Lelshman and
Rear ASmiral Cotton to, the protection of
American citizens and their \ property.
This Government will not, under any cir
cumstances, become involved in the polit
ical side of the Near Eastern question.
The European powers will be allowed to
fight out their differences uninterrupted.
But the statement is made on the highest
authority that no European complicaions
will be allowed to, deter this Government
frjjm taking prompt. and adequate meas
ures for ; the protection of American lives
in Turkey if the situation demands it.
V UNCLE' SAM IS READY^
: It was this warning, which is supposed
to be! the ground for Irishman's anxiety,
which suggested to the State Department
the possible necessity' of landing marines
to assist in the protection of the Amer
ican legation, and the .consulate general.
It. was admitted at the State Department
to-day that' already two additional Turk
ish-guards had been - stationed at the
American legation. '
Rear Admiral Cotton arrived at'Belrut
with the Brooklyn and San Francisco to
day and the Navy Department is -anx
iously awaiting reports from him. The
Acting Secretary expects ;to "hear over
night that the Machias has arrived at
Port Said. ' .
• « . sia and Austria, have
landed marines . from ' their station
ships to reinforce the guards around their
legations. He also cables that the Sub
lime 'Porte in a note to the foreign pow
ers assures them that no present Porte
can furnish adequate protection to che
exterior of the forelcn embassies and le
gations, but warns them against an at
tempt of the Bulgarian bandits, who may
succeed in eluding the Sultan guards and
attacking from the inside.
AMERICAN LEGATION GUARDED;
W "W ASHINGT0N - Se pt- *•—
m JH f Minister Lelshman at
m /^k / Constantinople says that
• l^f IT some • foreign ¦ govern
• r . r ments, pYesumably Rus-
Threat Which Led
to Treaty Defeat
Is Out.
SCENES NEAR CONSTANTI
NOPLE and united states
OFFICIAL AT BEIRUT. \
CARDINAL GIBBONS NOT
IN DISFAVOR IN FRANCE
Government Officers Pronounce Re
port of Intended Expulsion to
Be False and Absurd.
PARIS, Sept. 4.— A report published by
the Patrle that the Government might
expel Cardinal Gibbons from France .ow
ing to his alleged statements to the Bre
ton and other French clergy is officially
pronounced to be false and absurd. The
Government ofllcers also express indigna
tion at such a careless use of the Car
dinal's name.
Cardinal Gibbons wrote to the Asso
ciated Press August 8 saying that his al
leged meetings with the Breton and other
clergy of France were fabrications, with
out an iota of truth in them.
PAERY STILL RECEIVES
• THREATENING LETTERS
Sends Batch to United States Dis
trict Attorney With Request
to Investigate.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 4. — D. M.
Parry, foe to organized labor, continues
to receive threatening letters. To-day
he sent a batch of letters to the United
States District Attorney with the re- .
quest their authorship be Investigated.
Several of the letters are in the same
hand, and though they were mailed at
different places It is quite plain. Parry
thinks, that they were written by the
same person. ;.+ .-.'•' f i-
BRYAN'S STEP-GRANDMOTHER
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE
Mrs. Gano B. Cobb Passes Away
After Having Outlived a
-...Century.
KOKOifo, Ind., Sept. 4.— Mary Gano
Bryan Cobb. step-grandmother cf William
J. Bryan, died to-day at her home In Ne^»
London in the 101st year of her age.
Mrs. Cobb was one of the pioneers of
this county. She was t>orn In Kentucky.
William J. Bryan has seen notified and
probably, will attend the funeral, to be
held in the Friends' Churcn at New Lon
don Sunday morninj. — .
CINCINNATI. Sept. 4.— Believing that
the body of her dead husband was in the
baggage car of the same train on which^
she arrived in Cincinnati this morning
from Los Angeles, Mrs. John A. Seigler
was horrified to learn from the station
authorities here that the corpse she had
accompanied from at least as far as Kan
sas City was that of a woman consigned
to a different destination.
John A. Seigler. a prominent Cincinnati
citizen, died in Los Angeles last Saturday
and that evening the body was placed on
board the train. It is believed the two
bodies were transposed at Kansas City.
The railway officials are making every
effort to secure Seigler's remains.
Mistake of Railroad Men Probably
at Kansas City Is Discovered
at Cincinnati.
WRONG BODY IS SENT
ON TBAIN" WITH WIDOW
COLOMBIANS
ANGERED AT
HAY'S NOTE
T T J *SHIWGTOW, Sept. 4.— Swiftly has the scene
iJLJ of action in the Far East changed from
Beirut to Constantinople and another
twenty *four hours may see an American warship
speeding to the Dardanelles with marines who will
be landed to protect the American legation and the
consulate>general at the Sublime Porte. Such a
contingency the State Department hopes will not
occur, but the uneasy tone of the cablegram received
to*day from the- United States Minister shows that
the situation is growing worse. The crisis unques*
tionably is near at hand, and not only the United
States but the powers of Europe anxiously awaits
the outcome of the tremendously alarming situation.
For many years It has been practically
the uniform custom of Presidents to ap
point men to positions in the Consular
service substantially without reference r to
whatever previous experience they may
have had. Quite naturally, the President
endeavored, always to select for appoint
ment men of integrity and ability, but
experience was not a determining factor
in the equation.
President Roosevelt, after consultation
with Secretary Hay, Assistant Secretary
of State Loomis and members of his Cab
inet immediately identified with the State
Department, has determined to appoint
hereafter to Important places in the Con
sular service men who already are in the
service and have had experience and
training In minor positions which will
render them the more capable of filling
places of higher grade and greater im
portance.
The change in policy does not extend
the civil service to the Consular service,
and it does not extend, necessarily, a Con
sul's tenure of office at any particular
place; but, it is pointed out, it does give
reasonable assurance to the manufactur
ing and commercial interests of the
United States, which particularly are In
terested in the extension of the country's
trade, that in a comparatively brief time
all Important Consular positions will be
filled by men of not only character and
ability, but with men who, by training and
experience, are especially qualified to ad
vance the trade Interests of the United
States.
Mr. Loomis discussed with the Presi
dent several appointments in the service
that are to be made soon. It is under-
Stood that all the appointees will be men
who are now filling places of lesser im
portance in the service. They are to be
promoted and. In turn, their places will
be filled with men who have not had the
experience they have had.
OYSTER BAT, L. I., Sept*.— An im
portant change of policy with respect to
the making of appointments in the Con
sular service has been decided upon by
President Roosevelt. He discussed th«*
change, to-day with Assistant Secretary
Loomis.
President Decides
on Significant
Reform.
NEW CONSULS
WILL BE IN
OF TRAINING
The immigration officials have been
communicated with and an investigation
will follow.
Anthony Demers and his brother Alex
are at the head of a shoe shining organ
ization which operates in Kalamazoo.
Battle Creek. Jackson. South Bend. Ind..
St. Joseph. Mich., Benton Harbor, Detroit
and Chicago.
"With possibly two exceptions the work
of polishing shoes is all done by Greek
boys whose ages range from 5 to 13 years.
The boys are shown how to polish shoes
and allowed to pick up what English they
can. Then their education ends. Demog
geor ran away on account of abuse.
KALAMAZOO. Mich.. Sept. 4.— Anthony
Demers, the proprietor of a shoe shining
stand, to-day confessed that he had paid
$73 for Nicholas Demoggeor, a Greek boy
13 years old, who ran away from him
Thursday.
Demers was "sweated" by the Sheriff,
and his revelation of a system of child
peonage followed. Every year boys are
being picked up in the streets of Greek
cities and sold into slavery in this coun
try. The purchasers pay from $u0 to ¥Z5
for a 6-year-old boy for the first year.
The second year the price is advanced
$23. Each succeeding year a small ad
vance ia made in the amount paid untH
the boy is of age. Then the purchaser
must take his chances with his purchase.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Weeks must elapse before the wounded
woman will be able to leave the hospital
if she is ever able to leave it. Meantime
it is not probable that there will be any
official investigation of the shooting by
the authorities. Unless her relatives lake
the initiative there is no probability of
the institution of any proceedings which
might result in an arrest being made.'
Colonel Griffith and family had intended
returning home from their vacation to
day and last evening Mrs. Griffith was en
gaged In packing her trunks.
Manager W right of the hotel Fays- he
was sitting in the office when he heard a
ecream followed by the sound of a hoavy
body striking the roof of a porch almost
immediately above the entrance to the
office. About the same time a call came
The cause of the shooting is shrouded
in mystery. Colonel Griffith declares that
the ehooting was accidental; that whfte
his wife was packing a trunk a revolver
in }t was accidentally discharged and the
bullet Etruck her In the eye; that she
fell to the floor and thus sustained a frac
ture of the shoulder blade. He denied
that there had been any quarrel between
them or that they had ever quarreled.
There were no witnesses to the shoot
ing. Colonel and Mrs. Griffith being alone
in their room at the time.
One of the brothers of the wounded
woman, in discussing the case to-night,
said:
"Mrs. Griffith did not shoot herself; the
shooting was not an accident, in our opin
ion. We are sure there was no attempt
at suicide. "We believe that her broken
shoulder blade was not sustained by fall
ing to the floor after she had been shot.
That Injury was produced by either jump
ing or falling from the window of her
room to the roof of the porch below. Why
did ehe Jump? She may be able to tell
that later. We have been unable to get
any statement from her because her con
dition will not admit of her making a
statement. She may never make one.
What will we do? Nothing, until the
members of the family have held a con
sultation and possibly not then until our
sister is 2ble to express her desires as to
what course we shall take, and we will,
of course, be guided by her wishes. As
yet we make no accusations, but we be
lieve that that shot was not accidental,
nor was It fired with suicidal Intent."
INVESTIGATION NOT LIKELY.
Mrs. Griffith has not been able to make
any lucid statement as yet, but in the
delirium following the shooting and in
her unconscious state as a result of the
administration of anaesthetics, she has
made statements and appeals which indi
cate that she imagines herself in mortal
danger and she has appealed to those
about her to save her.
LOS AXGELES. Sept. 4.— Sirs. Griffith
J. Griffith, wife of the •well known capi
talist and member of the- Board of Park
Commissioners, who deeded SOCK) acres to
the city of Los Angeles for park pur
poKf. lies £.t the California Hospital In
this city hovering between life and death
from the effects of a pistol shot wound
In the head and a fall which produced
a compound fracture of the shoulder
Made. She was shot late Thursday night
in her room in the Hotel Arradia at Santa
Monica, where she, with her husband and
15-year-old son. had been spending the
summer months. Following the shooting
she either jumped or fell, it is eaid. from
the window of her room and landed on
the roof of a. porch on the level of the
floor below. After being treated at the
hotel and remaining there Thursday night
she was brought to Los Angeles this
morning on a special car and taken to
the hospital. She was unconscious when
that institution was reached. During the
day it was necessary to perform an ope
ration' to remove the bullet, and this o»e
rcvioa ehowea that the wound is a very
serious one, although Dr. M. L. Moore
is cf the opinion that the patient will
recover.
The bullet struck Mrs. Griffith at the
outer edge of the left eye and striking
the bone at the edge of the eye socket
fractured the bone and Eplit into frag
ments, one section of the bullet passing
through the eyeball and others glancing
Elong the ekull under the scalp. It was
necessary for the surgeons to remove the
left eye and some of the tissue surround
ing It. They found that the section of
the bullet had not penetrated the cavity
of the brain, but in such wounds there
is always danger of inflammation and of
loss of Eight of the other eye through
sympathy.
WIFE IS DELIRIOUS.
£ped*J Dispatch to The C*:i.
Claims the Weapon Went
Off While Victim Was
Packing Trunk.
Immigration Officials in the
East Will Conduct an
Investigation.
Money Paid for Boys
Who Begin Lives
of Slavery.
Husband Says Pistol
Was Accidentally
Discharged.
Confession Unveils \
Peonage System
. in America.
Wife of Griffith J.
Griffith Is Badly
Wounded.
GREEKS MAKE
CRUEL SALES
OF CHILDREN
MYSTERIOUS
SHOOTING IN
HOTEL ROOM
POWERS LAND MARINES TO GUARD CONSTANTINOPLE EMBASSIES;
WARSHIPS OF UNITED STATES MA Y SAIL TO THE DARDANELLES
Continued on Page 2, Column 4.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1903.
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