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OUR MARINES LAND WHEN BOGOTA ENVOYS REACH COLON;
PROSPECTIVE REVOLUTION ADDS TO TROUBLES OF COLOMBIA
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15.— Three men cap
tured near Venice, 111., suspected of
being highwaymen, were "sweated" six
hours by Chief of Police Kelly to-day
and finally admitted that they had
been holding up the restaurant and sa
loon keepers generally throughout St.
Louis for a week past and that they
were bound together by a compact in
which each swore to forfeit his life to
one of the other two in case he* be^.
t-ayed them. -„
The men gave their names as, Frank
Rice of Chicago, Max Dalaje of New
York and Henry J. Ploehn of San
Francisco. They made a signed state
ment admitting that they were confi
dence men, footpads and burglars anfl
had operated throughout the country. :
Confess Despite Compact Forfeitin'g
Life for Bevealing 1 Their
Crimes.
OATH-BOUND TRIO
OF THUGS IN PRISON
WASHINGTON, Noy.is.^A revolution in Colombia is not impossible, according to an opin
ion t expressed in a 'dispatch received /at the State Department to-day, from United States Minister
'BeaupreVat Bogo'ta.^.It'was' dated November, 12," and. at that- time Beaupre described
'the feeling\in the'capital cityas panicky. The Minister had delivered to the Colombian Government
'¦¦ : his { ihstHicti6ris^sent*tb>him-5b'y the State Department on the 6th inst., advising. him that the United
;: States'- has entered into relations -with .the I Government of 'Panama and commending to the Govern-
Nov. 1 5.-—The; overdue -German steamer Scotia arrived from the coast at sundown
g- today,' flying the Colombian flag. Her agents signaled the Scotia to come alongside her
II^V wharf,but she is now anchored a mile; and a half from the harbor. Cutters from the United
.^HjBr r ..States auxiliary cruiser Dixie are plying to and from the Scotia, which has no communica
tion with "the shore. There is great- excitement, as it is said that General Reyes and his staff are
aboard the vessel. The United States converted cruiser Mayflower left her anchorage and steamed
to meet the Scotia! The moment^he:Scotia. anchored twenty marines from the Dixie were landed
here.' .' ¦ ¦• . " '. • - ," '•*¦',. . ,"- ", '. " .•• .
BOGOTA. Nov. 15 — Generals Reye's, Holguin and Ospina, who left here to-day for Panama
on a diplomatic mission/ have full '•powers to offer the isthmians a satisfactory treaty and such other
concessions las may .'bring the isthmus back to the Colombjan union. It is. expected that amicable ar
rangements will be made and such are heartily desired here. News from the State Department at
Washington is anxiously awaited;- ; . . ••
PANAMA Nov. 1 5.— United 'States -Consul General Gudger arrived this evening and was met
at the railway station byja' great number of persons, including the members of the provisional Gov
ernment/army officers and other prominent persons.. General. Obaldia was among those present. As
Consul General Gudger alighted from the train a military band played The Star Spangled Banner."
Sehir Arias, representing the \ junta,; delivered, a speech, in which he expressed the gratitude of the
republic 'of •¦'Panama for the recognition accorded it by President Roosevelt and also the pleasure of
tire people of Panama' at Gudger si return. Consul General Gudger returned thanks for his reception
and-said that^he and Rear Admiral -.Walker would call upon the members of the junta officially to
morrow. , . , -f^i - : : '
The United. States cruiser Boston has returned from her cruise to the South, which was with
out incident. ' ./'^ ' ' - ,
Ernest, Lefevre has, Been.- appointed director ot telegraphs.
Commissioners Empowered to Treat With Panama With
View oj 'Winning Seceders Back to Mother Republic. „
VIEW OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE NEW REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. SCENE tS THE PRINCIPAL SEA
PORT OF THE ISTHMUS AND POWERFUL FIGHTING CRAFT WHICH HAS JOINED THE FLEET OF '
AMERICAN WARSHIPS NOW WATCHING THE MOVEMENTS OF COLOMBIA.
There have been many efforts* to ab
rogate the Rush-Bagot treaty. Ship
builders on the lakes desire its abroga
tion in • order that they might . build
warships - for ; the United States navy",
which could be taken to sea- through
St. Lawrence River.
Senator ' Fairbanks is anxious that
sittings of the joint : high . commission,
which . failed several years . ago ' to sat
isfactorily, adjust [ existing
between the -United. States and Canf
ada; shall' be" resumed. If he Is' able to
bring this about the Rush-Bagot treaty
will be brought -before the commission,
with an idea : to its revision or ihterpre r
tation" anew, so : that thq-United- States
or Great Britain^ should -either so de r
sire. may' : place, training ships, • like the
cruiser, Yankee or, the ;Prairie" of ; the
United States navy, on the great lakes
to carry # " recruits ; from * training . sta
tions on cruisers which will fit theirffof
duty, on battleships land: other 'vessels
of the navy •' at V home, and - : in .foreign
watars. " ' '- ;- • v
CALL BUREAU/ 1406 G STREET," N.
W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.— Fresh
water, sailors recruited from the vast
Middle W r est and trained on the 'great
lakes promise to become a highly. Im
portant factor in the United 5 States
navy of the future. *
To aid in their development there is
a strong feeling, in. Washington that
the Rush-Bagot treaty . of 2 1817, which
limits to almost nothing \ the ..naval
force of Great Britain and the United
States on ' the great lakes, should be\s$
revised, or its interpretation j so agreed
upon, that .warships suitable for train;
ing purposes may j -be . permitted to
cruise the great inland seas, . where
storms rise quickly enough and seaf
ways are sufficiently heavy to give the
rawest recruit from - Indiana, • Illinois,
Iowa,. Michigan or Wisconsin ' '¦ ample
opportunity to acquire the "sea habit.'*
The Rush-Bagot treaty confines the
naval force of each power as follows:
"On Lake Ontario, to a vessel not ex?
ceedlng 100 tons burden j and \ armed
with an eighteen-pounder;. on.the up;
per lakes, two > vessels not . exceeding
light burden and armed with light
force." . ¦ '-'¦
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Every one is inquiring "Who next?"
All. feel certain that a lead ; has -been
struck which will be productive )¦¦ of
sensational developments.'' - J
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.— William Zeig
ler when seen at his residence! to-night
said he knew absolutely nothing re
garding the indictments reported to
have been found against him in Jeffer
son City, : Mo., in connection with, the
baking powder measure scandal in the
Legislature. A
Attorney General Crow left for ! St.
Louis last evening, and It is said his
mission was to arrange for the speedy
arrest and return to this State of Zeig
ler.
It is said that the arrest of Zeigler
will follow the disclosures and that it
is more than probable a' way has been
found to snatch Daniel J. Kelly, the
legislative agent of Zeigler, from his
haven of refuge In Canada. Should
this be accomplished, it Is believed
other indictments will follow— that
lightning will strike some shining
marks in the political world. • -
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 15.—
The indictment of William Zeigler, the
multi-millionaire baking powder trust
magnate, was the reigning sensation
here to-day. While it was generally
felt that a true bill would be returned,
yet the fact that the Indictment had
been found was not known until the
metropolitan papers reached here on
the morning train. It is true that the
bill was found mainly on the testimony
given to the Cole County Grand Jury
by Evelyn Baldwin, the Arctic explorer,
vrhom Zeigler sent to the far -north,
and afterward quarreled with; yet the
evidence of W. A. Cochrane, clerk of
the Planters' Hotel in St. Louis, greatly
strengthened the story of Baldwin and
seemingly clinched the case against
Zeigler. '-^'t
Cochrane had refused to come before
the Grand Jury and was brought in on
an attachment. He was fined $15 for
his failure to appear. Cochrane
brought the books of the hotel, show
ing the arrivals on 'March 19, 1901, and
it is believed that the name of Zeigler
was found among those who registered
on that date.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
WAR VESSELS
MAY CRUISE
GREAT LAKES
WILL HALE
TRUST KING
INTO COURT
Having fortified themselves with
proof sufficient for their purpose. Sec
ond Vice President J. Ross Clark and
Third Vice President Thomas E. Gib
bon Journeyed to Riverside to have a
settlement with Hays. They sent for
him to come to the office of W. SI.
Prck, the Salt Lake Railroad • Com
pany's attorney "at Riverside. He re
plied that he was too busy and asked
that another appointment be made.
Then a peremptory demand was sent
calling him there, and he came.
According to the statements of Clark
and Gibbon he at first made vigorous
denials, but when they presented their
proof be finally admitted that he had
received more from the company than
he had been obliged to pay out In pur
chasing the land for rights of way. He
agreed to make a settlement, and then
and there executed a, deed to the rail-
PROFITS OVER COMMISSION.
As the Investigation progressed other
similar cases were found In which Hays
had acted as agent for the company.
In this *jnnection It is asserted now by
the railroad officials that Hays' com
mission was agreed upon and that
these profits were over and above any
commission, and that the railroad com
pany knew nothing of his having pur
chased property at lower prices than
he reported.
The officials of the company found,
during the course of the investigation,
that in the purchase of rights of way
the company was being held up for
high prices for all kinds of property.
while in reality those who sold the
property 'were not receiving anything
like the amounts which the company
was paying for it. The discovers'
came through statements made by a
wealthy resident of Riverside named
Evans. He Informed the railroad of
ficials that he had been paid a certain
price for property which he sold the
company and reference to the com
pany's books showed that Hays, who
had been the company's agent, had .re
ported that the price was $1200 more
than what Evans had received.
Another case was found In which
Hays had reported that a certain piece
of property had cost 510,000, and that
amount was paid him. The seller of
this property was seen, and he agreed
to make affidavit that Hays had paid
him only 5ST00.
Third Vice President Thomas E. Gib
bon was placed in charge of all right
of way matters last September. Soon
thereafter Mr. Halstead. his law part
ner went to Riverside and found things
which did not look right to him. When
he made his report to the general of
fices of the company a quiet investiga
tion was begun, which culminated last
Tuesday in a sensational scene In
Riverside.
LOS AXGELES, Nov. 15.— As a result
of the discovery of the fact that the
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad Company has been held up
for large sums in the purchase of rights
of way through a portion of Riverside
County. H. T. Hays, cashier of the Or
ange Growers' National Bank of River
fide, has deeded to the railroad com
pany property said to be worth $12,000.
Another result of the same discovery
will be that Major J. W. F. DIss. right
of-way agent, will be dismissed, from
the service of the railroad company,
probably to-morrow.
Hays Is one of the best-known men in
this section of the State and his bank
is perhaps the best known outside of
those In Los Angeles. Congressman M.
T. Daniels is its president and Hays has
occupied a confidential position with
him for years. He managed his cam
paign and secured his nomination.
which assured his election. Daniels Is
now in Washington and .the affairs of
the bank are in the hands of Hays and
<J. Rouse, vice-president.
The bank is not in the least involved
in Hays' financial trouble and is backed
by millions of capital, but Hays' con
nection with It is to be severed within
a short time. To what extent Diss is
involved the officials of the railroad re
fuse to state, except that they assert
that he cannot remain longer in their
employ.
discovery or fraud.
6p«e!al Dispatch to Tha Call.
' Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
Henry Ramey, a prominent young
attorney and son of Judge Henry M.
Ramey of the Circuit Court; Alan Van
Nata, son of a wealthy' wholesale drug
gist, and Carl Warner and Irving Mc-
Donald entered the cafe and one of the
young men addressed the women in fa
miliar terms, which was resented by
them. The women and their escorts
went to the Metropole, where all were
stopping, and were followed by the four
men. A round of cocktails was ordered
sent to the room of Mrs. Myrick. She
resented this and urged the quartet
to leave. A fight followed, during which
pocketknives were displayed, and Fur
long threatened to shoot the first per
son who attacked him.'
"You don't dare to shoot," McDonald
is alleged to have said.
Scarcely had he uttered the words
when Furlong pulled the trigger. "When
the report of the revolver was heard
McDonald's lips quivered for a moment
and his face grew deathly pale. Then
he staggered and felL
In response to a hurry call a police
ambulance was sent to the scene. The
officers found McDonald lying in a" pool
of blood tand suffering terrible agony.
CALLS FTJBLONO "BROTHEB."
When McDonald fell Mrs. Myrick be
came hysterical. She threw her arms
around Furlong's neck and cried:
"Oh, brother, brother!"
"I am not your brother," said Fur
long. "I never said I was."
"Don't talk that way, brother," said
the weeping woman.
"I am not your brother," repeated
Furlong.
The woman's demeanor suddenly
changed. "You deny me, do you? I'll
fix you for that."
Furlong made no statement at .the
police station. He was locked up in
what is known as "the woman's cgll,"
which differs from the other compart
ments of the prison in that it is In
closed with sheet iron, which makes it
Impossible to hold conversation with
those on the inside.
Furlong is a handsome young man
and an. exceptionally good dresser.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Nov. 15.— Joseph
Francis Furlong, aged 24. a traveling
man. residing in St. Louis, shot Irv
ing McDonald, aged 21, son of Million
aire John I. McDonald, at the Metro
pole Hotel at 4 o'clock this morning.
The bullet passed through McDonald's
stomach and he died four hours later.
Furlong went to the clerk In the Met
ropole, said he had shot a man, and
called for a policeman, to/whom he
surrendered. Furlong occuoles a cell
at police headquarters. Beyond saying
that the bullet was flred in self-defense
he refuses to make a statement.
Locked up in the women's department
at police headquarters are Miss Crace
Holt, aged 18. and Mrs. Lester Leland
Myrick, aged 21, both of New York, and
members of the "Governor's Sort" theat
rical company, which played in a local
theater last night. According to the
statements of both women, they met
Furlong and "William X. Lynch of
Cleveland, Ohio, and another traveling
man after the performance and took
lucheon with them in Schlltz's cafe.
ANNOYED BY FOUR MEN.
Special Dispatch tb The CalL
Rights of Way Sold for Large
Sums and Much Money
Withheld.
Commercial Traveler Fires
• Fatal Shot at a Rich
Young Rounder.
Bank Cashier Hays of
Riverside Among
Accused.
Bullet Stops Continued
Annoyance of Two
. Actresses.
Sensational Dis
covery in the
South.
Son of St. Joseph
Millionaire Is
Killed.
GIVES LIFE
FOR INSULT
TO WOMEN
RAILROAD
MEN UNEARTH
BIG FRAUDS
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Iiocal Forecaster.
Tcrecast rar-fio at San Fran
cisco for 30 hours ending mid
night, ZTcveniber 16, 1903:
Exa Francisco and vicinity —
rr-ir Monday; fresh north weft
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THE THEATES3. * *
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Alcazar — "The Club's Ba]MV-_
California — "Si» Hbpkta*.**'"' il *. '
Central — "Under ths Polar Star."
Columbia. — Virarinia Harned. . la'
"Iris."
Pischer'a — "Babes asd Boses."
Grand — "Ben Hut."
Orphtum — Vaudeville.
The Chutes— Vaudeville.
Tivoli— Grand Opera.
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