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The San Francisco Call.
THE WEATHER. '
.Forecast made at Baa Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight. June 10:
San Francisco and vicinity— Fair
Saturday, warmer; Hjrht «outh winds,
chanrins to wect.
A. O. McADIB.
Di«trlct Forecaster.
VOLUME XCVIII— NO. 10.
SAN v FRANCISCO^ .^SMURDAY^UNg|iO,^iO(m:
.PRICE FIVE CENTS:
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MILWAUKEE, "June . 9.— Milwaukee's
graft :. scandal, m exposed vby ; ; District j At
torney McGovern's v investigation ll ; Into
petty \u25a0;: steals { In ' connection with "< county
contracts, -will ~. probably i result' in i the - im
peachment 'of = Otto ;J.; Seidel \ Jr.;f the t Re
corder, of. Deeds, % and . the ; indictment ; of . a
dozen \u25a0 members _'of \_ the _'i Board \ of ; Super
visors. .VAVnumber. of prominent
men I Interested in| county, Jcontracts may
be j Involved : ( before i the ' Grand Jury , : which
convenes on .Tuesday,! finishes ; its ; work.".
;" While »' the :« present > lnvestlgatiohVbeing
carried \on % by ; the ; District *Attorney^ has
already; stirred ; thej peoplel; and \ the poli
ticians, the - men "concerned In It* are ; prac
tically /only "(small | f ry. r ". It i; is t' generally
predicted * that :; the ?< State's > will
lookFafterjblgger^game^anduthat tithe
Grand "Jury< will j seek | to ! get, to' the \ bottom
of the>alleged!;Woo.ooolboodle2trarisacOon
in J connection |wlthj| the / granting Sof the
street t[car;s franchise "-, to 5 the^ Milwaukee'
Ballway- and \ Electric [ Ught ? Company.Un
this "dealt one -city.; official Is ; said to -have
received a; lump" sum' of| s6o,ooo.*:, ;.; ;
r/,The? indictment > yesterday ,i by p the : Fed
eral ! Grand ' Juryi of , Frank G:\ Blgelow, 0 the'
former Jof i the First National
Bank," on » thirty 'j counts,^ wlll^i it i is
sald,l change lthe .entire] status 'of/ affairs.'
Bigelbwl Is } reportedSto t have | been*:, flrian
cially anterested 1 lnjthe | streetlcar^frah
chlse. );l The "' men Z formerly
BigelowrhayeJnoWi deserted -him, and Itiis
said I that he ,*m"ay y resent -their I action! by
revealing I some '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 < of r ' the % secrets \ which
former lgrand V juries 'have -not 'been ; able
to ; learn. <"''*\u25a0 \u25a0/ 7 ' "' " : .; " : "- \u25a0;"•'.•>-.\u25a0': 1
Special ' Dispatch Ito The Call.
District Attorney Stirs Up
Will Continue ""to tProbe
When President Roosevelt left Wash
ington-to-day on a two days' trip to Vir
ginia he was confident that the result
of the International negotiations for. peace
In . the ' Far East had been successful and
the final blow in the Russo-Japanese war
had been struck. So deeply Interested is
he In bringing the two belligerent nations
to a common understanding that he would
not * have '•, left the "White House at the
time when the situation was so delicate,
until he had obtained assurances that
his efforts 'to bring Russia and Japan
into - contact In an amicable spirit, had
been successfully .concluded.
' While extreme reticence . Is manifested
In x every official 2 and diplomatic quarter.
it ', Is - known authoritatively that the ex
changes which have been in progress for
. the . last '; ten days- between the .Washing
ton Government and the . powers \u25a0 of l the
world, including the two belligerents, have
been " successful to * an . expected degree.
President > Roosevelt, who has 1 taken the
lead ' in . the negotiations, has been . accord
ed r the cordial support oosf s the great con
tinental powers, including Russia's near
est . friend, France.
AThe direct representations; made
through ;Embassador. MeyerafSjL Peters
burg to the Czar were received by "Emper
or, Nicholas ' in a* most friendly spirit.
Toklo • responded in an ' equally; amicable
way. So . near., are the two warring pow
ers - to" amicable contact ' at 'this " moment
that in all Washington circles.* official and
diplomatic.'- mere hopefulness t has ". given
way ; to" notable 'optimism." •,
"^lt Is not unlikely that, within forty-eight
hours a definite statement of the; situa
tion may * be ; Issued \u25a0 from St. » Petersburg.
communicate her peace terms to Rus
sia- directly.", the President . In the last
few days has been active . In counseling
moderation to Japan rather than In "en
deavoring , to ,' draw, ; from Toklo some
statement of probable terms. At the
Russian embassy to-night Count Cas
sinl, remained without advices from St.
Petersburg and he was unwilling to
comment on any phase" of the situation.
EXPECT A FAVORABLE REPLY. !
At;a'.lateJhour>to-nighti:Mr. Taka
hira, Japanese Minister, had* not -been
advised : f rom" Tokio -of .the^'delivery of
the; President's message k to -, the
peror,- but ,he was -expecting ";,' a cable
dispatch to that effect at any moment.
Minister Takahira was able} yesterday
to transmit to the President a message
from the Mikado that Japan was, with
Russia, desirous of ' peace, provided ilt
could J be ; obtained .under proper condl
tions.,^.'r \:...' i' ,..- .': ; - ..\u25a0 -.^: \u25a0;.. i;: -;- \u25a0'
\u25a0;•« Baron ; Speck ; yon i Sternburg.'x German
Embassador, has throughout been the
President's^rlght.bowerjln^the negotia
tions,^ and ; ; as ->. the "personal C envoy 'of
Emperor 'has ibeen ) able . from
the outset to assure the President abso
lute, and : hearty^! support of the German!
Emperor - in ; any teff ort^i to 'bring 'about
peace.; * Ittcan^be'aald ; that* for '-'days
the German Emperor : has • been >" supple- 1
mentlng"thetefforts .of %the! President
with ; communications *to the 7 Czar , urg
ing . peace. Through « Grand "'• Duke Mi
chael,'"; who : attend \ the tredtllns of j the
Crown \u25a0 Prince, ' the % Emperor sent * the
most urgent S advice \u25a0- to : the 1 Csar ' that
peace in the ' I nterest of Russia : be " con
cluded without 1 further, hostilities."- The
close » personal i friendship between -."the
President and the German Embassador.
has-been jan Important ,•• factor ,\ln '* the
preliminaries.^;' • '
jifAware of ' the ' preference .of: Japan .to
S : A formal ; reply to ; the - note may ? not
be r received ; for; several .'days,*, but, ; as
already -made : clear; informal,'assur
ances . that it | would - be/welcomed', are
already at hand. In viewof the signifi
cant | character of the document and of
the' attitude toward | it which boih Rus
sia' and- Japan : have assumed, v. *Is < re
garded 'in official and diplomatic circles
as ' the first- firm ' and decisive step
toward ultimate peace. • , ."*; .
X HAS ', SUPPORT i OF, GERMANY. .
important powers accredited] to this capi
tal. - While \u25a0no Intimation of \u25a0 the attitude
assumed , toward the proposition by either
Embassador Cassini or Minister Takahlra
is obtainable, it is known that other diplo
mats with i. whom - the President' conferred
cordially . indorsed • his ! intention. •
GRAFT SCANDAL
IN MILWAUKEE
The, interests to which -Hyde > dis
posed of his stock number some two
score individuals,- led 1 -by -Thomas -F:
Ryan.,, viee 1 president of i the K Morton'
Trust j Company, which - has \u25a0 close » rela-'
tions with ; the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, one of the ; Equitable "So-;
ciety'B principal * rivals. Ryan vls * said
to be heavily : insured in J the' Equitable,
as are, according ; to • reports, - many %of
the , others) who] acted • with .him " in : the'
purchase of the'-Hyde"' holdings. - \u25a0
The ; price paid " f or f the \ Hyde^ estate'
stock, r which- Is -to; be - trusteed-prac
tically In perpetuity," was not disclosed,
All of the resignations submitted to
the meeting are subject to the pleasure
of Chairman- Morton and. none has ; yet
been accepted. Just what action,Mor
ton will .take, as to these resignations'
was not disclosed, but' it was strongly
Intimated that President Alexander and
Vice Presidents Tarbell, Wilson v- -and
Mclntyre retired^ with; the belief that
their executive relations j : with . the
Equitable 1 had ended.
lI VDE DISPOSES OF s STOCK. • i
The -new chairman, to further quote
Senator Depew, did not consent to take
the office until he -had received positive
assurances that he would have a "free
hand as to measures and men,",' Hyde
"divested"* himself of the majority, con-,
trol, but as made' clear In his letter ,to
the board retains a substantial inter
est in the society.. - ... ,;
NEW. YORK, , June 9^-raul Morton,
who retires from the . Secretaryship of
the .\a>T on July 1, was to-day elected
chairman of the' board of directors: of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
lils election marks . the first and .; most
Important step la the reorganization of
the society - and 'was followed .. by ' the
leader of the resicnatlons of President
James W. ! Alexander* - Vice 9 President
James 11. Hyde, - Second . Vice ' President
Gage E. Tarbell, Third Vice President
Georsre T. • Wilson and Fourth 'Vice
President William H. Mclntyre. 3 : ' s- '
It \u25a0is known . that Bray ton " Ives, : who
was from the outset of the controversy on
the side of the conservative element, pro
tested against some of the proceedings
cf the meeting and he is believed to have
voted against 'Morton's -election. %
"In- 'connection? : with . ; some Mother
policy/ holders; who. -like " myself," have
never :3: 3 had; /any ! : relation ' vwith> ' the
Equitable": except (as '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 policy. \u25a0 holders, ' I
have'j purchased * from V Mr.* Hyde • a ma
jority ;of , the 'Stock r ot 4 the society.-^ We
have made this purchase for the sake
of putting an * end -to the preseat un
fortunate ; condition i of ; the company's
affair*, not only In {the i Interest of the
policy holders, but for the general busi
ness - Interests of the entire country.
AYe purpose, upon | receiving the stock,
to :\u25a0 tminedintely divest ourselves of Jail
voting ; power.l and * accomplish *In f sub
stance and effect the plan of mutuallsa
t!ou already approved by the superin
tendent ; of : ; Insurance. :;We ?. propose "to
do »jthls i byjeonyeyingrft the i stock Ito Va
board i of Ufustees ""composedfof fmenfof
such'character?.as to command universal
confidence • and Ij having L ? no
Concerning:' : the"; {purchase "' fot \u25a0'-' the
Equitable stock and the disposition of
it, iThomas/F. Ryan said: . r \u25a0\u25a0
The men requested to hold the ma
jority, stock by Ryan are former Presi
dent" Cleveland, -George Westinghouse
of Pittsburgh and u Morgan:' J. - O'Brien,
recentlyn tly - elevated • toj the Chief. Justice
ship of,the J Appleg:ate division of the
Supreme! Court of 'this district. - . :
'Ryan|> Is" '.the /acknowledged < head of
the Metropolitan Traction Company and
only *a '\u25a0 fortnight \u25a0 ,ago ,' induced Morton
to -ally. himself '.with this Interest as the
operating chief * of ,' the \ New .York City
Railway 'Company,- by.' which title the
Metropolitan >\u25a0. surface 1 lines ; and \u25a0 their
affiliated '^companies' Mn 'Manhattan and
the Bronx'are'corporately known. . ' -
\u25a0 ".' HOLDS MMA JORIT Y OF, SHARES.^. \u25a0
:In addition^ to; the 502 shares held by
the Hyde; 'estate, : which Includes the
widow- of Henry B. Hyde, founder of
the . society,-. andv 1 his daughter, vipe
President Hyde is said to hold between
160 and'l7o : share», and itis these hold-
Ings which Un term yer refers jto as the*
"substantialslnterests"- which his client
retains. ;.Untermyer r : has since the be
ginning, of .;• the Equitable controversy
acted as Hyde's: counsel. X y
but estimates' vary from f3~>00,000 to
$5,000,000. - -,•{\u25a0 • ' >\u25a0-:, -j-vvA.: "\u25a0\u25a0
I. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE UNITED STATES. "WHO HAS SENT A NOTE TO
THE RUSSIAN AND .JAPANESE GOVERNMENTS EARNESTLY URGING
THEM TO END THE ; WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
Present Secretary of 'iNMy^Vilt 'Manage
Affairs of the EquiiaßleLrfe.
Hordes of his political followers gath
ered about him and tried to cheer him.
But . the smile with which Maestretti
greeted "the gang" was evidently hard
to assume. At times it faded altogether.
At 9:15 o'clock exactly the buzzer con
nected with the jury-room burred noisily.
Maestretti started nervously, and an anx
ioiis whisper buzzed In the courtroom.
The door of the jury-room opened and
the twelve men filed Into the box.
The boss scanned their faces anxiously.
While one of the bailiffs went out to get
Judge Lawlor a painful hush reigned In
the courtroom. Maestretti lifted his hand
to his face. His arm trembled. The wait
became more painful every moment. "The
gang*' seemed almost afraid to whisper. '
Judge Lawlor arrived and took his seat.
•'Call the \u25a0roll."- he ordered.
"Gentlemen of the jury," asked Lawlor,
"are you agreed upon a verdict?",
"We are." replied J. H. Paige, and he
handed, a bit of paper to Clerk Martin.
Maestretti returned from his dinner
shortly after S o'clock In company with
Deputy Sheriff Jack Holland. There was
a strained, anxious look on his face. Gov
ernor Budd and Attorney Dibble tried to
offer him encouragement, but the boss'
attitude showed plainly that he could see
the shadow of the State's prison looming
up before him and that he could not help
feeling that he might be made to share
the fate of h!s associates, Wyman, Stef
fi :is and Rebstock.
Three ballots were taken, one before
they went to dinner. The first stood sev
en for acquittal and five for conviction.
The second was nine to three in favor of
clearing the accused manipulator of pri
mary elections.
gang. When the verdict was an
nounced a scene of wild disorder en
sued. Three Deputy Sheriffs were un
able to check the outburst of Joy from
the followers of the boss.
When the cheers announcing? the
acquittal were heard la the Police Com
missioners' room an adjournment was
ordered. The Commissioners went Into
the Bate-room, where they met the boss
and congratulated aim effusively.
The case was given to the Jury at 5:55
p. m. At 6:20 the jurors were taken to
dinner. They returned at B:3D. The ver
dict was reached at 9:15.
Frank A. MaestrettL accused of
subornation of perjury, was acquitted
last night on the third ballot. The
courtroom was packed at the time with
friends of the accused Board of Works
Commissioner and members of bis
MORTON IS SELECTED
BY THE DIRECTORS.
PRESENT SECRETARY OF- THE NAVY. WHO WILL. \u25a0 UPON. RESIGNING FROM I
THE CABINET ON -JULY. 1." ASSUME. TIIE< MANAGEMENT OF THE AF- I
FAIRS OF,THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. '
THOMAS M. BITTEXCOURT,
205 Gougb street.
AAROX S. BRILLIANT, 1645
Geary street.
ROY A. PRICE* 161S Hayes
street.
LEOX W. GOLDSTEIX, 142
Central avenue.
CHARLES BERWI.Y, 1010
Batght street.
Leopold weinsteiv, 2450
San Bruno avenue.
JOHN E. BECK, 119 Park Hill
avenue.
GERSO.V COH.V, 1411 Golden
Gate avenue.
CHARLES F. GU\\, 37 Ivy
avenue.
JOHN H. PAIGE, 817% Lar
kin street.
PATRICK BA.WOX, 2953
Twenty-flrst street. •
EDWARD C. DENXIGAA', 1715
Octavia streeC
Jury That Acquitted
F. A. Maestretti.
Secretary Taf t. has not yet acted, on
this request and will probably^ awaits the
arrival \u25a0 of a j Mr. " Unwin \ f rom . New.-. York;
formerly connected i with an = asphalt ; con
cern in Caracas, \ who will Jbe - questioned
regarding the check which is said to have
been- exchanged 'between Mr.* Loomis and
the= asphalt company, s \>;^ /' i -
The ; inquiry i : to-day , concerned chiefly
the Mercador clalm-and' Loomis*. connec
tion with; it: ,'The- testimony of Russell
was not made public. Its . effect . on j the
case cannot be learned at the War De
partment.^. At the , close of • the inquiry
Bowen filed the following request:
' "I; now have the honor respectfully to
suggest " that if : any doubt remains ' in
your j mind as to the culpability of Mr.
Loomis I be ordered to return to. Caracas
and that, .with Captain ,- Parker and; Con
sul Hurst, 'l;; be instructed to take the
testimony of : any additional persons ac
quainted with the : facts in this case and
be -provided with', letters requesting, Mr.
Loomis' bankers and the, Venezuelan
Government to give to me certified copies
of any papers. that may tend to prove the
nature of j Mr] ; Loomis' . transactions while
he : was Minister Ho Venezuela." . :
; From this formal request - of , Bowen
the Inference, is\ drawn in official circles
that h<f believes he has about proved ) his
case against -the Assistant' Secretary of
State.-. • \u0084. .. . \u25a0:'-\u25a0.\u25a0•: „\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0, ;'..:\u25a0\u25a0 - r ;_--: :-'.\u25a0•
WASHINGTON. pres
.cnc^^^Qt^A^Jstan^iStcrc^r^Qf^Slate
Loomis" and '; Minister/ Bowcn"* Secretary
Taf 1 1 to-day ; heard ; a "statement t from £W .*
XV. Russell, i the ,: American 1 Minister i, who
has : been v : transferred .from. Bogota to
Caracas; and; who 'was . secretary V of the
legation under ' Lobmls 'at »yenezuela,. re
garding, matters' connected with what >is
known as the ' Bowen-Lioomis contro
versy.' :.. .: '.';: : .:'a\ '\u25a0;"..' : .' i --;"-" J ." .", \u25a0'."<'
Police Commission Adjourns
to Greet Defendant on
His AcquittaL
The 'note ' .which' was -forwarded? to; the
Russian and ; Japanese" Governments yes
terday !' is; rendered significant
by -the" fact" that .it ', was prepared i and sent
only! after; assurances : ; had .beenVreceived
", f roni iTokio j and • St. ; ; Petersburg \u25a0 that " such
a* proposition .wouldibe 'welcomed. > -While/
both'Sf Count v Cassinl;;-: the •. Russian J Em-/
; baasador,^ and ; Minister Takahira of Japan
were incognizant 'of i the hatureof; rthe note,
it' 1 was j not : sent ( to', the"* respective \u25a0 Govern
1 merits i through itheni.^ It 'was I cabled by
: directionTof ' the ; President! to , SL* Peters-*
; burg ; and : Toklo,'. and \ thereX delivered ? dl-"
; rectlyi to : the r Russian ; and -Japanese
\u25a0 ernments X i respectively _i% by/;? Embassadbr
•Meyer /and ' Minister Griscomr ' ; *: : " ; \u25a0 / -
IB In 'i addition ", to i the" assurances ; received
,by i President ' Roosevelt \ from | Embassa dor
-Meyer! after \his : audience •jwlth '« the "l Czar,'
and from • Minister. Griscom ;\ who; had 'con^"
ferred «with= the Mikado's Government,*, the
Presldentjhad indicated itb the representa-"
fives i of Rthe3 two 2 at £ this
capital I his 'intention^ He I also discussed
the f iubject\with \u25a0 repreaentatlves l of fother 1
PROPOSITION IS WELCOMED.
"With both Russia ' and Japan the
United * State's" has Inherited ties- of
friendship and' good will. It 'hopes for
the 1 prosperity and welfare of each, and
It feels, that, the progress of .the World
. Is act back by the war between ' these
two • great nations. '-" The President ac
cordingly/ urges - the . Russian and Jap
anese . governments ' not only. for: their
own ' sak.es, .but': In the Interest of [ the
whole -/civilised '„ world, to . open : direct
'negotiations - for - peace tvlth one an
other. The President suggests that these
peace negotiations be conducted direct
ly . and * exclusively; between the bellig
erents; In other .words, that . there may
be a meeting of Russian : and Japanese
plenipotentiaries \u25a0•: or delegates without
any Intermediary* in order to see If it
Is not possible for these representatives'
of - the ; two ; powers to agree to terms
of peace.'. The President earnestly asks
that ' the \u25a0 (Russian) (Japanese) ; Govern
ment do now -agree to such a meeting;
and jl* .asking ' the ''Japanese ; and . Rus
sian ; governments . to agree likewise.
While the President does not feel j that
any Intermediary, should be called with
respect to the peace negotiations them
selves, he is entirely will ing to do what
he properly can, if the powers con
cerned feel that his services will be of
effect In arranging the preliminaries
as \u25a0 tit 'the time '\u25a0 and ? place : of " meeting.'
But ', If even "these preliminaries can ; be
arranged . directly . between the two
powers, or In any other .way," the Pres
ident will be glad,"; as his sole purpose
Is to bring about a meeting which the
whole .' civilized ' world will pray •; may
result; in peace.'^/': *i "
; \u2666•The President feels that the time
has* come when In the Interest of man
klml lie must endeavor to see If it "is
possible to bring to' an end. the terri
ble and lamentable conflict now being
vrosed. .
note;"*the*text of which by. authority 'of
the ; President ;" was | made public t late to
night ', at ; the/iWhite'iHouse :? by '^Secretary*
Lioeb;. has v been i forwarded >to j /the? Gov
ernments of -Russia and* Japan, by Presi
dent Roosevelt.: In :\u25a0 the ,:"" interest . of • • hu
manity .the President j urges ' the warring
nations to conclude peace.' • It '.'is sug
gested by .-the " President that the i nego
tiations, for-peace^be 'conducted -'"directly
and exclusively* 5 between \u25a0 the belligerent
nations. - The note; Indicates ; .the; Presi
dent's belief -that an",: intermediary, may
not ; be^ necessary to , effect conclusive ne
gotiations, ; but. likewise r expresses^ the
President's willingness to jdo all -that, he
properly .[ may "do to promote the- prelim
inary' arrangements for. 'a time. and place
for: the" meeting, of representatives of the
Russian and; Japanes e. Governments. "
..The note is as follows:
Progress of World
Is Set Back by •
Russell "From. t Colombia Gives
Bis Testimony^ :^iii - the
'/; . oMciaiiSquabble. ;;
Said to Belieye He Has
Proved His Charges
Against; Rival.
Executive Is Ready
1 to Promote the
Meeting-
Sheriffs Can Not Con
trol Clamorous Mob
of Ruef Men.
Yelling Gangsters
Raise a Riot
in Court.
Does v Not : Bel ie ve
Intermediary Is
... Necessary!
Significant - Wordis
.\u25a0of-? Minister
\u25a0 Bowen. *
Hopes Two Powers
Can Agree as
WJ \u25a0 l,vl I Mo.
PROSPECTS
GROW DARK
FOR LOOMIS
MAESTRETTI
IS DECLARED
NOT GUILTY
SUGGESTS THE OPENING
OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
"The President feels that the tiriie \ has come when, in the interest of riian^ bring to
an end the terrible and lamentable conflict npw being waged. * - *
not only for their own sakes, but in the interest of the whole civiti^
President Roosevelt's note to the Russian and Japanese Govern ' t .;
ROOSEVELT SENDS A NOTE TO RUSSIA AND JAPAN
EARNESTLY URGING TH EM TO END THE WAR.
She Call Pnnti Jvtorg^ejws Than Any Other PapeiPalijysiiid in San Francisco
.v , ' *THB THEATERS. «\u25a0 '
"ALCAZAR— "Judah/" \u25a0" . .
CALIFORNIA— "Marta of the Low
lands.": '\u25a0 '
COLUMBIA— "The Duks of KUU
i ' crankJe.".: ;V. -". ; \u25a0 ,
' CENTRA L-^-'.Tlie ; Eleventh ' Hour."
.CHUTES— Vaudeville.
GRAND— '"The , Financier/*
*«£oE™£— ' <Leah Kleschna."
ORPHEUM— Vaudeville.
TIVOLI— Comic Opera. '
• Matinees • at; all theaters to-day