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VOLUME XCVII —NO. 53.
DEATH BIDES
IN CROKER'S
f AUTOMOBILE
•Driver Is Killed and
Owner Is Badly
Injured.
Macliliie Collides With a
. Motor Cycle Chair In
Florida.
Accident Occurs While Politician's
Son Is Speeding Racer Along
the Beach.
DATTONIA, Fla., Jan. 21.—While
•speeding his racing automobile on the
beach to-day Frank Croker, son of
Richard Croker of New York, collided
"with a motor oycle chair driven by
one of the Ormond Hotel help. Croker's
leg was broken. His chauffeur, Aaroul,
was thrown forty feet in the air and
landed on his forehead and was in
stantly killed. The chair driver, New
ton Stanley, had his left leg broken.
Croker was in his racer, a 180-horse
fower machine, with his mechanic,
Aaroul, and was going at a mile-a-min
■ ute clip. Just ahead of him In the
same direction coming up the beach
from Daytonia to Ormond was a man
on a motor cycle, which was wobbling
. badly. Croker was driving his racer,
and started to turn out of the way of
• the motor cycle. As he did so one of
.'.the front tires of his machine flew off
. -and it rolled Into the sand. The ma
• 'chine" turned o\ three times. The ma
• chine crushed . loul's life out instant
ly. Croker went out at the second turn
'. and sustained a fracture of the right
'• .leg at the knee and several broken ribs.
t*ne of his ears is also badly torn.
Croker was hnmediately taken to his
■ •'apartments and cared for by several
. physicians, who worked for several
hours In binding up his wounds. He
• rallied from the shock and operation
and will recover.
The machine in turning went toward
' .the ocean and was partly submerged
. by the tide.
FAIL TO AGREE
: UPON VERDICT
Jurors in Sorenson Bribery
Case Growing Out of the
Land Frauds Are Dismissed
PORTLAND, Jan. 21.—The jurors
Bitting in the case of George Soren
son, tried for attempting to bribe for
mer United States District Attorney
. John H. Hall in an effort to have him
hush the land fraud cases in this State
reported to Judge Bellinger to-day
that it was Impossible for them to
• agree upon a verdict. In discharging
the jury Judge Bellinger called the at
tention of Francis J. Heney, who is
prosecuting the land fraud cases for
the Government, t«o the failure of the
jury to agree on a verdict in the face
of evidence which Judge Bellingci said
warranted but one verdict —that of
conviction. The court urged Heney to
summon the members of the jury be
fore the Federal Grand Jury, that a
• thorough investigation of the matter
might be made.
It is reported that two of the jurors
are friends of the defendant, Soren-
Bon.
Dispatches from Washington have
been published here to the effect that
Senator Mitchell will return to Port
land to insist upon an early trial, Infor
mation having reached him that the
• .prosecution is in no hurry to bring him
to trial and that an official very closely
connected with the prosecution of the
land fraud cases has advised friends in
this city that Senator Mitchell will not
. be brought to trial for at least a year.
Attorney Heney, who Is prosecuting
the cases for the Government, when
. shown the Washington dispatch to-day,
' said:
"If any person made such a state
ment It is utterly without foundation.
The prosecution refrained from causing
the arrest of either Senator Mitchell or
Congressman Herrmann because both
.. of them expressed anxiety to reach
Washington to attend to public busi
ness.
"As prosecuting officer I concluded
to await the adjournment of Congress
before pressing their case for trial. I
'am ready and more than willing to
give each of these gentleman a speedy
trial, and the prosecution will urge
the trial of their cases at the earliest
day the court can take them up in the
• next term commencing April 10, 1905,
.and no postponement whatever will be
' asked for by the Government."
■ The Federal Grand Jury to-day re
. turned an additional indictment
against Sorenson, charging him with
perjury in connection with the ac
knowledgment of the relinquishment of
. the George A. Howe homestead, one
of the tracts in the "11-7" district.
Lew Wallace's Condition Serious.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 21.—
Word has been received from Craw
fordsville that the condition of Gen
eral Lew Wallace has taken a decided
turn for the worse and Is now very
serious.
Death of Former Premier.
BUDAPEST, Jan. 21.—Count Julius
Ssapary, former Premier of Hungary,
died to-day at Abbazia, Austria.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast made at San Francisco for
thlrxy hours ending midnight, Janu
ary 22:
San Francisoo and vicinity—Clear
ing Sunday; light south winds.
A. O. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
PASSENGERS
HELD CP BY
MASKED MEI
Bold Robbery Takes
Place on a Train
in Oregon.'
Gold Watcb and Small Sum
ol Money Are Taken \
From Travelers,
It Is Believed That Bandits Intended
to Attack the Express Gar
but Lacked the Courage
PORTLAND, Or.. Jan. 21—What is
supposed to have been a plan to hold
up the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company's eastbound train No. 4,
known as the Spokane flyer, was partly
accomplished this evening just after
the train left the Bast Portland station.
Four masked men boarded the rear
platform of the last car at the East
Side depot. The track enters a dark
ravine a few hundred feet south of the
depot. As the train turned into the
gulch the four men entered the smok
ing compartment and commanded the
occupants to throw up their hands. The
thieves proceeded to go through their
victims, from whom they secured about
$100 and a gold watch.
When these few passengers had been
robbed the bandits' nerve seemed to
have failed them, for they stopped the
train and jumped off, disappearing in
the heavy undergrowth along the sides
of the gulch.
Word was sent to the city and county
authorities, who went at once to the
bridge and quickly organized a posse,
which started in search of the thieves.
UNCLE SAM
II ROLE OF
PROTECTOR
Becomes Financial Agent
for the Debt and Revo
lution - Burdened Repub
lic of Santo Domingo
SAN DOMINGO, Republic of Santo
Domingo, Jan. 21.—A protocol be
tween the Dominican Government and
American Minister Daf 'son and Com
mander F. C. Dillingham, TJ. S. N., In
behalf of the American Government,
was signed yesterday. The principal
conditions are that the American Gov
ernment guarantees the complete in
tegrity of Dominican territory, agrees
to undertake the adjustment of all ob
ligations of the Dominican Govern
ment, foreign and domestic, and the
conditions of payments; to adjust un
reasonable claims, and to determine
the validity and amount of pending
claims. Irf the case of the appoint
ment of one or more commissions to
reach such an adjustment the Domini
can Government shall be represented
fn order to protect its responsibility.
The American Government will take
charge of the existing custom-houses
and those hereafter to be created and
will name the employes necessary to
their management, the duties they will
exercise and their rights. These will
be considered Dominicans and sub
ject to the laws of the republic.
Out of the revenues collected at the
custom-houses of the republic the
American Government will deliver to
the Dominicans 45 per cent of the total
of the gross amount for the purpose of
attending to the necessities of the bud
get. The remainder will be applied to
the payment of the republic's debts.
ALARM OF DEPOSITORS
CAUSES BANK FAILURE
Suspension Notice Posted on the
Doors of a Lancaster Financial
Coijcern.
LANCASTER, Pa., Jan 21.—The
following notice was posted on the
doors of the City Savings Fund and
Trust Company to-day:
"The directors of this company
have decided to close its business.
They feel confident all debts will be
paid in full."
The company was organized in 1902
with a capital stock of $150,000.
Prior to that time the business was
conducted as a private banking insti
tution under the name of D. P. Loch
er & Son.
It was stated that the alarm of the
depositors during the present week
made the closing of the bank imper
ative.
TRAINMEN MAY SETTLE
TROUBLES WITHOUT STRIKE
Employers of Pennsylvania Road and
Management Confident That
Peace Will Prevail.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.—1t is
now regarded as certain that- there
will be no strike of the trainmen of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Negotia
tions looking to a peaceful settlement
of the differences between the com
pany and the men have not been yet
concluded, but after a conference of
three hours to-day both sides ex
pressed confidence in an ultimate
amicable adjustment.
THE Jff CALL
FORTY-EIGHT PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1905—PAGES 25 TO 36.
CZAR'S ARTILLERY READY FOR MOBS
Battle May Occur in St. Petersburg To-Day
CHALLENGES
CHURCHILL
TO A DUEL
»
Edward Clarkson Fa
vors His Fists as
Weapons.
Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald. Copyright, 1006, by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
LONDON, Jan. 21. —Much interest
is taken in London in the story of a
challenge to a pugilistic or wrestling
duel, addressed to Winston Churchill
by Edward Clarkson of Preston.
Churchill has not taken any notice of
Clarkson's letter. Indeed, the latter
could hardly have hoped for any cog
nizance to be taken of his truculent
epistle, for Clarkson not merely de
viated from the principles of duello in
regard to what may be termed choice
of weapons, but he neglected the ini
tial formalities.
Clarkson wrote, after making a de
mand for an apology for Churchill' 3
remarks regarding the aged Member
of Parliament for Preston, that if an
apology were not forthcoming he
(Clarkson) would be under the "pain
ful necessity of requesting Churchill
to fix time and place where they could
settle the matter in true Lancashire
fashion by Queensberry rules. Clark
son's letter concluded by saying that
if he failed to give Churchill the best
drubbing the latter ever had he would
feel asnamed of the name of Clark
son.
Churchill was described a few days
ago as the best-hated man in English
politics, which is assuredly a distinc
tion that does not often accrue to a
man of his years. On the other hand,
Churchill received no longer ago than
Thursday night last a tribute such as
might' have turned an older head. He
was chief guest at a banquet of the
National Liberal Club, which is rare
in the annals of that institution. Men
who have grown old and done yeoman
service in the cause of British Liber
alism gathered to do him honor and
for more than an hour listened with
rapt attention to a speech which, even
Churchill's enemies admitted, was
equal to his best and most brilliant
oratorical efforts.
Senate Ready for Swayne Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The Sen
ate, Just before adjournment to-day,
received from the House notification
that that body had named managers
to conduct the impeachment proceed
ings against Charles Swayne, United
States District Judge for the North
ern District of Florida. The Senate
immediately adopted a resolution say
ing that It was prepared to proceed
with the cas«.
ST. PETERSBURG PALACE BEFORE WHICH THE STRIKERS WILD ATTEMPT TO ASSEMBLE TO-DAY AND CZAR'S REL
ATIVE WHO IS IN COMMAND THERE WITH TROOPS AND MACHINE GUNS TO CHECK ANY ATTEMPT TO CARRY
OUT THE PROGRAMME OF THE UNION LEADERS.
HANGS HIMSELF
IN A THEATER'S
PROPERTY ROOM
Chorus Singer in Madame
Nordica's Company Quits
Life's Battle,
Special Dispatch to Th* Call.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Gay throngs
were passing into the Metropolitan
Opera-house this afternoon to witness
the production of "La Giaconda" and
singers and chorus were making ready
for the curtain's rise when a real trag
edy was enacted behind the scenes. De
spondent over news that his aged
father and mother, in Germany, were
ill and probably dying, Fritz Tasch,
one of the leading chorus singers, went
to the property room on the third floor
and hanged himself.
During the last three days the man
agement of the opera-house had been
aware of Tasch's mental condition and
had made many efforts to cheer him
VP. He told of having received letters
from his old home at Cologne, Ger
many, which said that his father and
mother were near death. He said that
he was their supporter; that he had not
seen them in many years and that he
wished to resign his position to go to
them.
Before any of the other singers were
about to-day he appeared at the opera
house, where he was handed three let
ters, two of which had been received
by the last steamship from Europe. He
retired and was not seen again until
his inanimate body was found by
Charles Link and Caesar Casamast tn
the property room.
Mme. Nordics, who sang the leading
role, expressed great regret at the sing
er's death, while in the chorus the
greatest of gloom prevailed.
DISTRIBUTING
NEW CABINET
PORTFOLIOS
Roovier to Retain Delcasse
at Head ol French
Foreign Oflice.
> PARIS, Jan. 21.—The formation of a
new Cabinet under the Presidency of
Rouvler is well under way. Following
a lengthy conference with President
Loubet this morning, Rouvier spent the
day consulting with those whom he
hopes to enlist in the Ministry. Those
with whom he had interviews included
Delcasse, who, it is certain, will retain
the portfolio of Foreign Affairs in the
new Cabinet; Sarrien, who It is reason
ably certain will be Minister of Jus
tice, and Deluzes Etienne, Bienvenu
Martin, Jean Dupuy and Antonio Du
bost, who probably will be Included In
the final list. Senators Poincarre and
Jauthier also are expected to be mem
bers.
DENIES RUMOR THAT HIS
RESIGNATION IS WANTED
Archbishop Chapelle of New Orleans
Declares Report From Rpmc
Is Foundatlonless. 1
ROME, Jan. 21. —It is announced at
the "Vatican that the authorities there
are surprised at the fact that, con
trary to agreement, Archbishop Cha
pelle of New Orleans has not yet for
warded his resignation as apostolic
delegate to Cuba. The authorities are
discussing the measures to be adopted
in the case of Archbishop Chapelle.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 21.—When
shown the Rome dispatch Archbishop
Chapelle said:
"There Is not a word of truth in
that dispatch. The correspondent has
been grievously misinformed. My
resignation has not been asked for."
GEMS FOUND
IN GIZZARD
OF CHICKEN
lowa Girl Recovers a Valu
able Necklace Lost
Months Ago.
Special Dispatch to Tne OaJl.
DUBUQUE. lowa, Jan. 21.—1t was
fortunate for Miss Mamie Gaulson of
Fort Dodge that she had chicken for
dinner to-day, for she recovered pos
session of a much prized necklace, set
with precious stones, that she lost two
years ago. The chain was found
stowed away in the gizzard of the
fowl, where It evidently had been for
months, as It is quite worn in some
places.
Miss Gaulson's family recently
moved to town from a farm south of
Gowrie. While picking flowers the
young woman lost her necklace. When
the family moved to town they sold
all but a few of their fowls and these
they killed, dressed, froze and packed
In a barrel.
When the gizzard of the last, a fat
old hen, was opened, the inner lining
was cut into and a lustrous speck was
observed. Much to the surprise and
delight of the young woman, her pre
cious necklace fell upon the table.
Artist's Injuries Prove Fatal.
LONDON, Jan. 21.—Robert Brough,
the artist, who was injured in the
railroad accident on the Midland Rail
road near Barnsley Thursday morn
ing, died to-day in a hospital at Shef
field.
Indian Appropriation Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The
House to-day passed the Indian ap
propriation bill. The appropriation
was amended only in minor details,
$50,000 being added for Indian edu
cation.
THE THEATERS.
ALCAZAR—"The Girl and the Judge."
Matinee to-day.
CALIFORNIA—"Shaun Rhue."
COLUMBIA—"A Country Mouse."
CENTRAL — "A Working Girl's
Wrongs." Matinee to-day.
CHl'TES—Vaudeville:
FISCHER'S —Vaudeville.
GRAND—"The Silver 611pper." Mat
inee to-day.
ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. Matinee to
day.
TIVOLI—Grand Or>era.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Labor Leaders
Ignore Emper
or's Warning.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 22, 1:05 a.
m.—Despite the assurances at mid
night that the situation was well in
hand and that ample steps had been
taken to protect the vast industrial sec
tion of St. Petersburg and insure the
safety of the city, the greatest uneasi
ness pervades the entire population.
Picked troops are stationed at vari
ous points in the city, and each house
contains a miniature garrison, with
gendarmes in the courtyards and ma
chine guns read for the first emer
gency.
The Winter Palace is strongly picket
ed, with Grand Duke Vladimir in com
mand. Final Instructions were issued
to-night.
The plan of the Government is to
prevent the workmen coming to the
center of the city to-day, by guarding
gates and bridges. A collision, there
fore, is believed to be more likely to
occur in the outskirts of St. Petersburg.
Meantime the strikers are carrying
out their original programme, The few
mills and factories remaining active in
the city were closed during the day,
one of the last of them being the Gov
ernment powder mill. Strike leaders
visited every shop in the city, and all
of thc-m, even those of thajautchers and
bakers and laundries, were closed.
Traffic was stopped on the street car
lines, the carmen having Joined the
strikers.
LEADERS IGNORE WARNING.
Preparations for the big demonstra
tion at the Winter Palace square at 2
o'clock to-day have not been suspend
ed, although the leaders have been
warmd that it cannot take place and
that the Emperor will not be there. The
workmen are all convinced that Nich
olas will appear and listen to the griev
ances set forth in the petition.
The deputation which on Friday took
the invitation to Emperor Nicholas to
attend the meeting has failed to gain
access to his Majesty. Father Gopon
to-day sent it by his secretary to Inte
rior Minister Svlatopolk-Mirsky.
During the day Antonius, Metropol
itan of St. Petersburg, formally ex
communicated Father Gopon on the
ground that he was causing the people
to rise against the Emperor, the head
of the church.
Rumors that the troops have plainly
Indicated their sympathy with the
strikers and that if it came to a col
lision they would refuse to fire upon
them are rife, and the workmen them
selves are thorouhly convinced that
such Is the case; but the authorities
maintain that the loyalty of the troops
is beyond question, pointing out that
the only time Russian regiments show
ed treachery was in the revolution of
18 ,, l They say that the troops then
were practically soldiers of fortune,
returning to Russia after the Napol
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